RPG: Spiral Distortion

[shinryou]

Approved by LadyPSerenity

Long ago there was a magical sword that legend had it hand the powers to control all living and non living entities on earth. This however was untrue as the sword was actually cursed and took control of the person who weilds it by manipulating the persons emotions and feelings. The sword managed to come in possession of a powerful king who was overcome by the swords power. The power of the sword leaked out and seeped into the other people around the king castle. Those infected would find themselves developing strange abilities, but in turn they would slowly begin to lose their sanity. These strange abilities were labeled “distortions”. Over the course of history the sword was lost and the legend of it's curse was forgotten.

-----Present Day-----

"I---I didn't do anything!" cried a young man, he was wearing what appeared to be the uniform of a local high school. The high school student laid there against a wall trembling, fearing for his life.

He was surrounded by about five or six guys, "Eh? Don't give us that crap! This is our territory..." the one who led the small group said, sticking his face closer to the young mans face, "If I let you go... what kind of example would I be setting of our gang? Isn't that right guys?" he asked waiting for a reply, the man frowned, obviously unsatisfied without the answer. The young boy who they were terrorizing was shaking even more with an expression of horror on his face. The gang leader turned around but it was too late as a blade had already pierced his torso. The high school boy couldn't leave, but the shadowy figure that killed the man in front of him simply took a look at him and walked away.

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An alarm went off as a young girl awoke, "Ah... five more minutes..." she said drowsily waving her hand at the alarm clock that woke her from her slumber. After a couple more seconds she sprang out of bed, "Ah crap! I'm gunna be late for school!!!" she exclaimed jumping out of bed and getting ready. She quickly put on her uniform and bolted out of her room.

She managed to make it out of the house with 10 minutes left to get to school. She decided to walk it since 10 minuets would be more than enough time to make it there at a slow pace. She looked around at the city around her in awe. She had only arrived a few days ago and didn't really get a chance to see the local area. Her parents told her not to wander around especially at night, someone might kill kidnap her, "As if that would happen..." she said out loud.

(It's not to late to join for those who want to... just saying XD

Also, a Maximum of 3 posts a day to avoid leaving people behind...)

[Light Buster]

As the people filed out of the airplane from the States, a man with fair white hair with his personal luggage stepped out from the crowd. As he dusted off his clothes, he made his way over toward the baggage claim, to pick up the rest of his stuff. He was known as Peter Jefferson, and he is a journalist, for the American people. His flight just arrived on time and he had a job to do. Once he gets the story and everything down on his paper and camera, everyone will know what is going on. With enough time to spare, he began his trip toward the baggage claim, and into uncharted territories, of the darkests parts of society...

[Dr. Hax]

"Xanadu...You are one of the higher ranking members of the High Council and yet your record of laying low is horrid. Explain yourself..."

"My power requires me to expose myself in order for it to be used to its full potential. I do have the traits of a doppelganger, which means that I can use my target's powers when I take their form. I can even impersonate them but not for an extended period of time. I would ask that you please understand my position as a mimic."

The rest of the actual High Council deliberated amongst themselves, looking at Xanadu again when finished. The Grand Magistrate, leader of the High Council looked down and stated,

"Your position as a mimic does require interaction with others to be able to take the form of another human and copy their voice and other features so I will excuse this record knowing all this. We will still be keeping an eye on you from time to time though."

"Thank you, high honor. I must go out and scout gang activity. I will report my findings soon. For the High Council..."

The entire Council responded with "For the Council..." and took their leave as Xanadu took to the streets again taking the form of an educated teen.

[Zandan]

"Wake up Ayumu-chan. Ayumu-chan, wake up," an old feminine voice said, while old, wrinkle hand shook her.

"Five more minutes," the object being shook replied with a yawn, "just five more minutes Obaasan."

"You don't have time, school is starting soon," the shaking got a bit rougher, "you can't be late."

Ayumu rolled her closed eyes, "I need to tell them I barely even go to school one of these days," she thought as she slowly sat up, "Alright, alright you win Obaasan. I'm up," she yawned. She stood up, her arms reaching for the ceiling and her back arching, working out the kinks of the night's rest. Opened her eyes, preparing for a new day.

"Breakfast is ready, so when you take a bath and get dressed, come eat before you go to school," Ayumu's grandmother left the room, leaving her to get ready.

Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, Ayumu grabbed her clothes and headed for the bathroom.

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"Ayumu-chan, you should really get more sun, you're paler than a ghost," as always, Ayumu's grandmother never failed to comment on her appearance, "here comes the 'dye your hair' comment," Ayumu thought just as her grandmother said, "and you should really go dye your hair black, the neighbors have said you attract too much attention."

"Thanks for the food, I'm leaving," Ayumu said, not giving her grandmother the chance to say more. As much as she loved her grandmother, she really hated her grandmother. Always saying stuff about how it's bad to attract attention, how Ayumu would never find a good husband, how Ayumu should concentrate on school work. It was enough to drive her crazy.

She sighed, raising the hood of her customary cloak to shield her eyes from the sun, "Crap, I forgot to bring my change of clothes," she mumbled to herself when she realized she still had her school uniform on, "might as well go to school then," she sighed once again.

"This is going to be a long day."

(Bad post....)

[Keisai]

Tei sighs as he is walked to school."What a drag." he yawned. he hated waking up early in the morning for school. he kept yawning as he saw other people walking to school. he really didn't care though to him they would be just scared off anyhow.

[Dr. Hax]

Arriving to the school, Xanadu went to a biology class under the name Roland Clayberg. His normal voice would be fine enough because hey, who was going to notice the tone in his original form?

"Yo "teach", when are we going to learn more about the Krebs cycle?"

He just had to keep a normal profile and everything would be fine.

[Luzifer]

Hereru sighed as he listened to the lecture. His ears were focus but his eyes drifted across the skeins of clouds. His pencil made a similar motion across the text book page. He sighed.... so much work to be done, so much responsibility. But duty was duty.

After the morning class ended he stood up and began to head home... he only had morning classes this day and he had a schedule to keep with Gray Water. He didn't want to... he'd prefer to go to school full-time... but life wasn't a thing of pathetic wants and desires... life was a lodestone of duty. the mark on the his left shoulder blade reminded him of this.

"You don't look so good," said a young man walking beside, him. Tamaki had hanged around Hereru since the gang leader had come to the campus to study. Tamaki remained unaware of Hereru...illegitimate other life, and Hereru desired to keep it that way.

"Meh... y'know school... jus' a little worried about tes's s'all." Hereru replied with a smille and his laborers tongue; another mark of obligation.

"You of all people shouldn't worry. You haven't gotten less then an A on anything I've seen."

"Meh... the worries remain... they always do."

[TheThunderBringer]

Walking down the street, Sensuko noticed all the students on their way to school, some of them he recognized, they were, after all, his classmates from previous years. But Sensuko wouldn't be going with them, considering dropouts don't go to school.

Boooooring, how can they stand being ordered around by a bunch of stupid adults making them do stupid work?, he thought to himself. To him, life is meant to be lived, and living cannot be done trapped in a box of concrete with nothing but the sound of scratching pencils and fed-up sighs.

Sensuko planned to live, and what he wants to do he does, so he headed off to find something to do, and he knew just the places to look.

[Keisai]

Tei was in his classes going through them like normal, he wanted to get out, be free. the Red faction wouldn't do much with out him any how, considering that he was there star fighter. it was just about lunch time. he couldn't wait to get some food he was starving.

[smile1010]

Omie was looking out of the window, with her head propped up on her hand. It had taken her many months to even attempt into getting back in the civilian life. She had enrolled herself in Kyohaku High School only to protect her younger sister from any danger possible.

"Omie." The professor called, "Omie." he said more sternly. "Miss Etegawa!!" He slammed his ruler against her desk. Omie looked up half startled. "Yes?"

"Miss Omie, I am so pleased I got your attention. Now if you would please can you approach the black board and answer the question!" He said. Omie got up and stepped up to the board. She reached for the chalk and scribbled a few lines on the board. Stepping away from the board she walked back to her desk.

The professor looked flabbergasted at the board. "That..that is correct Miss Etegawa. However, how on earth did you answer that question. This..this is a subject that is 6 chapters ahead of what we are covering currently." Omie sat back down and continued to look out of the window. Just as she sat down the final bell rang.

Finally. She thought, gathering her belongings she filed out of the class. In hopes of catching her younger sister before she left.

_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

"Omie. I'm alright. It's just a bump. I hardly felt it." Omie and Rin we talking outside of a small coffee shop. Omie was trying to ice at the small bruise that formed onto Rin's forehead. "You shouldn't be playing such rough games Rin!"

Chuckling, Rin pulled away. "Omie, please calm down. It was just a game of soccer."

Resisting to ice her sister's head any longer, Omie pulled back. The intersection ahead seemed to be clogging. A car pulled up to the side of the street behind many cars, waiting for the light to turn green. As the car stood there the sound of the radio was flowing out "Detective have said that the increase of gang incidents are nearly doubled in the last year. Many civilians are joining a gang to try and protect themselves. The rate of people joining is said to be 1 person every hour. 'Please, those who have nothing to do with gangs stay away from dark places. Do not go anywhere by yourself, especially after dark. We are trying to limit any casualties by stationing the maximum amount of officers around the city.' Said the captain cheif today during a press confera-" The light turned green and the car drove away.

Rin looked wide eyes at her sister. "Omie..."

"Don't worry Rin, I told you I'd protect you. Besides, if I'm not around you can always defend yourself."

Rin looked down and said in a quivering voice, "Yes I know.."

"So.." Said a deep voice behind an alley way. "Where is my money?"

"I told you I don't owe you any- Ahh!" There was a crunching sound and a loud thump.

"You know what you owe me! It'll just have to be paid with a few broken bones" Another crunching sound and a scream.

"Please, please take what I have, don't hurt m- Ahhh!" Another yell accompanied with another sound of breaking bones.

Omie got up from her seat, "Rin. Stay away." Omie calmly walking to the alleyway, there she saw 3 broad shouldered men standing around a broken mess on the ground. "What a mess." Omie said, "Couldn't you guys of done this with a little less blood?" Omie questioned.

"Oh hello sweetling. How are you?" Said one of the men. The leader so it seemed. "Would you like to party with us?" He asked.

Omie pulled up her skirt, showing her holster and gun. "If you don't leave that man alone, I personally will kill you."

"Huh? What is a little girl like you playing with a big toy like that?"

Omie pulled out her gun, "Say hello to Fluffy!" Omie ran towards the gang members. Once of them pulled out a switch blade and tried to swing it across Omie's chest. She ducked low and swung herself around, kicking his feet under him. He tumbled like a rag doll. Omie got up and shot the man in the leg.

The other two men began to charge at her. One caring a knife and the leader was caring a small gun. "Why you little bit-" All of a sudden the butt of Omie's gun contacted with the leader's jaw. Breaking his bones instantly. With the last man Omie pointed her gun and shot. Dislodging the knife away from his hand, in turn blowing off a few fingers. The leader got up and went after her again. Omie stood her ground. She raised her leg, standing on only one and pulled her foot back. She let go causing her leg to go forward with a spring like motion, hitting the gang leader straight in the head. Knocking him out.

From behind Omie heard some shuffling. Quickly she remembered the first man she hadn't completely taken out. Turning around Omie saw the man raise a his knife over his head, getting ready to plunge it down Omie's head.

There was a loud "BANG". The man's eyes grew wide. An a bit of blood escaped his lips. With a final breath he fell forward to his knees. Omie saw that there was a bullet in the mans back. She looked up and saw the determined face of her younger sister. In the stance she taught her so many times, and with a gun firmly grasped in her small hands. She lowered the weapon and straightened.

They both looked around. There was a dead man in front of Omie, the leader was knocked with with a major concussion, and the last man was screaming with pain at his blown off fingers.

"Omie, are you alright?"

Distant sirens began to wail. "Rin. Thank you."

Rin ran into her sister's chest and began to quietly cry.

[Ωmega]

"Megumi! We've got another delivery!"

Megumi hurried over to the counter where her boss stood, overshot it a bit, and rounded back, grabbing the package as she did.

"I really wish you'd take those damn things off in here."

Megumi winked and smiled.

"You know I dont take these babies off!"

Without another word, she took off out the door. She skated off, picking up speed as she went along. She took notice of a high school on one side of her, which almost lead her to skate right into someone, but she was able to dodge him.

"Hmm, he was kinda cute. Guess that means today'll be a good day~"

[flyinorange]

Adamu was stuck in class, he sat and stared out of the window in a bored mind of his own. His professor was just going on about things he already knew. That or things that didn't matter. He sighed as he thought about how pointless School was. Suddenly he was snapped back into reality as he heard the word Adam at the end of a sentence said by his teacher. "Wha?" "What is the answer to my question" "Ugh, I was sorta thinking of your other question." "So you don't know the answer?" "No, but I was listening!" The class started laughing to themselves. "Okay then, I will repeat the question, and follow it with two new ones. What is your name? How do you not know your name? and How do you expect to get a job!!!!" Adamu went red. "Ugh, what a bastard" he thought to himself.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita Aumento,the former boss of the now dead gang The Underworld Risers rose from his chair and looked out across the city, he laughed as he remembered his days when he was king, he missed it but at 61 those days were far behind him. However the appearence of so many distortions unnerved him, walking over to his cupboard he rooted around untill he found his trunk. he opened it up to reveal an unusually long and bulky rifle which was older than he was, he had inherited it from his grandfather and Malavita had modified it so the ancient anti-tank gun now served as a high powered sniper rifle. he gripped the polished wooden hand grip and remembered how he had won his status as an underworld legend.

[Nespa]

She walked as always some people immidiatly stepped away from her, disgusted. Mutt saw she had to move through a crowd and pulled the teddybear in her arms it was a anoyance when someone stood on it. she moved into the crowd blending with it, barely seeable but that was what she did bes't disspear. She stopped infront of a big warehouse and waited for a moment when a group of men and women went in laughing she moved into the group. She cringed at the sounds and smells of the warehouse she really hated the bad rap music and the smell of the drugs that were being taken. Looking around she sighed men and women were clearly high and probely would not notice her if they actualy see her. Her eyes were pulled to a staircase with two big males infront of it that said 'vip' she smiled 'bingo'. she moved towards the stairs and waited in the crowd until a group of girls were herded towards the stairs al giggles and make-up, rolling her eyes she moved in to stand between them and walked the stairs. The vip area was worse than the dance area big clouds of smoke of a waterpipe filled the air luckily her target was surrounded by a rather large crowd of females, she moved into between them managing to stand infront "and then he asked 'please give me mercy i have a wife and kids' she reached into her teddybear's back and closed her hands around the knife "and i said 'why should i? your wife is already one of my women and your kids are running drug deals for me' the crowd laughed at his story and then a soft swisss sound was heard

. The woman screamed as the gang lord throat started bleeding clearly and he gurgled. In the panic some begane to flee and Mutt moved along with them. When she was outside she placed the knife back in her teddybear and walked to the street corner, a small suitcase was there she opend it and found her money. pulling a plastic back out of her teddy bear she stuffen the money in it and walked away dragging the bear behind her and singing a little tune what made most the strays in the street shiver

Mom was a drunk, daddy not around
dissapear and don't make a sound

The swiss of the the knife is al they wil hear
death is close when i am near, feel no remorse
feel no sad i'm not evil but just bad.

[Keisai]

Tei sigh let out as school finally let out." I guess it's time to meet the gang." he said to himself as he walked out the door. after a while of walking he walked into what looked like a training area. he looked around to see people using the firing range or the sword dummy's. he looked around to see his sword thrown at him. he caught it with great agility. He heard some one in the back say." Show us some of that Skill Tei!" He sighed as he drew his sword but as soon as he did it was put away and a few of the polls fell over with a clean cut. people were in awe. Tei heard a guy say." You see that! you can't even see his blade!" he ignored the awing men and sat down to see what was up for the day.

[shinryou]

(Try not to skip over school too quickly, a lot of stuff could have happened XD)

With school finally finished and Kanade just sat at her desk for a moment. No one talked to her through the course of the day, which was alright since she wasn't that comfortable with interacting with other people, at least not in real life. The high school student walked out the school gates and noticed the boy Tei from her class walking west, "Somethings off about some of the people in this town..." she stated to herself blankly.

She walked the streets taking care not to walk too closely to any of the gang groups. Walking down the street she eventually came to pass an electronics store, a news report displayed on the TV of the window display caught her attention. The reports were of the serial murderer going around killing several gang members of several group. She watched it until the report was done and just continued on her way home.

She finally reached her apartment building and took the elevator to the 7th floor, going through the door to her apartment. No one greeted her when she arrived home as usual, she lived away from her parents so this came as no surprised. She dumped her bag on her bed and sat at her desk, opening up her laptop, entering the chatroom she usually did.

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Shiroyuki has enetered the room

Shiroyuki: I'm looking for any interesting information on the serial killer in Shinjuku

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The girl waited for a reply from anyone who could provide answer. This interested her as without friend she didn't have much to turn to, to take up her interests. She stood up to make dinner and returned around 20 minutes later to a reply.

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Kala: If anyone knew anything, the cops would have caught him already idiot!

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The girl just sweatdropped and turned off her laptop, "I guess... I'll avoid getting involved in this gang stuff..." she said, going to sleep.

[Nespa]

Mutt stood before the t.v shop across from tei's trainings ground looking at the new "and so the serial killer has not been found yet" the news lady shifted her papers "in other news, owasi mokuba owner of the populaire club 'black hole' and suspected gang leader was murdert today. Acording to the witnesses he suddenly started to bleed from his throat, this death was very simillair to a couple of other deaths the cops however have not confirmed wether it is another serial killer or just seperat incident and now the weather". Mutt shrugged none ever saw her anyway and pulled a apple from her pocket sitting on the ground she started to eat it.

[Zandan]

(Wow...I was hoping for some meetings at school but I guess not...:wacko:)

Ayumu walked out of the school gate, "boring and pointless as usual," she mumbled. The only thing that seemed to happen was some teacher telling her she was going to be held back a year if she missed too much school, some idiot guy confessing to her as if he really had any business doing so, and someone taking the last of the bread she wanted at lunch. She had never had more satisfaction in freezing someone than that person who had the nerve to steal her bread. He would be found sooner or later, if not, he would thaw out and be just fine, probably.

Another sigh escaped her, she hated school. She abhorred teachers. She loathed idiots who confessed to people thinking that would automatically make them love them. And she despised people who stole her bread.

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Making her way up to her apartment was the easy part, going in would be difficult. It always was. Her grandmother would greet her, say something about her appearance, tell her to do homework, then tell her what was on the menu for that night's dinner. The same routine every single day. Ayumu hated it.

The door opened slowly as Ayumu walked in, "I'm home," she said in a quiet, more to herself than anyone in the place.

"Ah, Ayumu-chan. Welcome home," her grandmother said while cleaning something that didn't even need to be cleaned, "I see you haven't gotten the chance to go to a hair dresser yet," Ayumu rolled her eyes, "you can go anytime, I suppose. Make sure you do your homework. If you do a good job, I'll add something special to the curry tonight."

"Yes, grandmother," said the tired voice from Ayumu. She headed to her room, quickly getting dressed in her regular outfit. Her grandmother didn't like her outfit, thinking it, once again, 'attracted too much attention'. A small smile appeared on Ayumu's face as she got ready to leave, "time for the more interesting part of my day."

The door to the apartment opened and slammed shut before Ayumu's grandmother registered the quiet "I'm leaving" that was spoken by her granddaughter.

"Here we go," Ayumu said, heading for no where in particular. Just hoping to find some interesting people.

[-GAZKUL-]

On an impulse Malavita fitted a magazine onto the gun and walked across to the window through which he could see the kids leaving school, he remembered when he was their age he had already been recruited by the gangs as a goon. He raised the rifle to a firing position and out of longing for those days fired a round into the air, loving the imense recoil and loud crack as the high velocity round rocketed into the sky. In his prime a number of high profile assasinations among the ruling parties that defied the gangs had been atributed to him. Without thinking he pulled out the lond bladed bayonette and fixed it onto the end of the gun, in total the weapon was an impessive six feet in length and new members had often wondered how he could use such an unweildy weapon so well.

The feeling of longing that had resided in him for ten years now burst to the surface, how could he stay away from where he belonged and neglect that which he did best. Pulling on his battered boots and leather jacket on which the words "Underworld Risers" could be faintly seen. Malavita Aumento, The Terror From Below was back

[Dr. Hax]

Alright, I'm officially tired of being in a class. Time to leave...

Xanadu left the room and took to the streets again, sniffing fresh blood and gunpowder. A murder perhaps? Xanadu went to check it out noticing a dead man, a second missing a few fingers and a third scared to all high hell. Before them stood two girls, one of them packing heat under her skirt. In the shadows, he scoped the gun-wielding girl's body up and down to get details and took to her form, gun and all. Staying in the shadows, Xanadu, now a girl said,

"You should be careful when packing heat near an unmentionable place. You never know when the gun might go off on its own."

[~Shobu~]

Ryo sighed in boredom as "Owner" spoke to some customers with polite indifference. Mornings are always slow. He hated the daytime. There was never anything that interested him. It was night where everything took place. Only the petty gangs that wanted attention or to show off were the ones that started brawls in the daytime. Either way it was amusing to watch had he ever the chance to catch a glimpse of one. Sometimes the fights happened in the bar, but Owner was always quick to end it.

Ryo took out a cigarette and a light, but then he remembered the last time he tried to smoke inside the bar while on the clock and how Owner reacted and decided it was much safer to smoke outside.

"Owner, I'm going out back," he called over his shoulder and headed through the back door without waiting for a response. It was an alleyway. He felt more comfortable back there; it was more secluded and tight. He never liked wide open spaces. It made one feel all too vulnerable.

Taking a long drag of the toxin in between his fingers, he held in the smoke in his lungs as he did on a rare occasion, and slowly exhaled, watching the graceful grey wisps dance in the air. What a dreadfully mundane day.

Miyabi excused himself from the conversation he was having with the two young men and walked over to the row of intoxicants lining the wall of the dimly lit bar. He pushed his raven black locks from his eyes and poured himself a small glass of rum. It was a slow day so he allowed himself a drink every now and then. He hardly filled the glass half-way and took a quick gulp of it, feeling the warm sensation travel down his throat to his stomach.

Turning around, he surveyed the calm scene of the bar he opened about a year after coming to this city. It was his type of atmosphere. He did appreciate a little noise every now and then, which was usually supplied by the rowdy drunks and bar-hoppers as well as the occasional gang fights. His bar was destroyed at least once every two weeks by petty and serious fights. He actually had to close the bar down for an entire once in order to renovate it after one of the major fights. He didn't mind though. His old man just recently passed on and had no other choice but to leave his money to his only son. Miyabi didn't attend the funeral service. He wouldn't want to go even if he was invited.

He checked the time on his watch; a little after seven. Familiar faces usual began appearing a sometime around eight. He should call Ryo back in.

[shinryou]

In a random alleyway within the city's area some more gang related activity was occurring. There were about three men in their twenties standing another victim. Behind the three was a van. "I didn't see anything I swear!" the high schooler shouted, backing away from the gang members.
"You're lying..." the tallest of the three said, "Besides, don't hate us, we're just following orders here..."

A young man stood atop a building overlooking the alleyway with a grin on his face, "Humans are the greatest." he says observing the situation for a bit. The three men began to beat down the high schooler senseless until a shadowy figure entered the alleyway. Without the three noticing, the shadow lifted it's blade and struck at the three gang members heads. The bodies of the three fell to the ground, dead. The man from a top the building applauded , "Ahaha! Wonderful... I didn't think I get to see you tonight..." the man jumped off the top of the building and landed on the ground, "Urban Legend-san..." he said, putting his face up close to the slasher's face.

The dark figure drew it's blade again to attack Kazuya, but the man jumped back, "Ah, I was hoping we could join forces or something..." he said scratching his cheek a little, "But at least I have a little more information on what you look like..." he said pointing the the face hidden by the hood of the cloak the figure wore. With that, Kazuya bolted away from the alleyway. The shadow followed only to find the man had disappeared when it turned the corner.

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As the girl known as Ayumu walked the street, she may or may not notice that she was being watched from a distance, "So many... interesting people in this city..." the man said grinning.

[Nespa]

Mutt stood again and threw the applecore in the trashcan when she took notice of a police office across the street who looked at her 'here we go again' she moved one foot back and when he walked to his car and shifted to some papers and looked at her and walked towards her. Mutt pulled her bear in her arms turned and ran with the police man behind her "stop in the name of the law Marian!" she ran the street was to empty at the to blur and ducked into a few alleyways until she came to the alleyway where Ryo was ignoring him but took notice off the open door. She ran passed him inside hoping to blur with a crowd she turned when ze saw the bar but the floor was wet from a slight spill and she slipped and slided agains the bar "ouch" she saw a glass wobble above her and managed to catch it when it fell before it hit the ground. groaning she looked from her slightly up side down postion to the door aparantly the officer either did not follow or she lost him.

[Luzifer]

"Hey Aniki," said the older man. He was in his late twenties with black hair cut close to his head and a face that lay checkered with scars. "Nothing has happened since you left for school."

Hereru nodded standing against the outside of the building, looking at the impoverished people. He sighed sadly at something. "Not terribly surprising huh?" he smiled covering his early despair, "We keep a pretty tight rein on our turf." Not that it was hard... they had the smallest territory of any gang or sub-gang in the city, only 4 blocks. Which was fine since they were the smallest group to bear that name of a "gang" in fact, most people probably didn't even consider them a gang. That was fine with Hereru, no one went picking fights with them in order to prove themselves. He would prefer it to stay this way and made no effort to expand the gangs territory, despite some of his men being very capable and more then a match for some of the other smaller gangs. He would prefer to just be ignored and keep this one poor little section of town nice and quiet.

The rumors of murders found their way here but no local blood had beenshed. As long as this place was clean Hereru was content. He imagined this probably led to misgivings among his men about his lack of ambition. But they were only following him because they were loyal to a fault, not because he earned their respect. He'd be more than happy to see them go and see the Gray Waters Gang vanish from the earth. But... alas, duty.

Even his tattoo was hidden, the man beside him bore his gray crossed blades proudly upon his cheek, where all could see. Hereru hid his beneath his shirt. "All right, I'll check with the shop keeper for their protection money, that shouldn't take long. Then I have to go tutor some high school student for my job."

"Aniki you shouldn't need to work two jobs, if we seize the Black Hall's turf..."

"Not interested... we have all we need here. I'd rather let all the other gangs have their fights and violence. My duty is to protect the home of my father... no more."

[Zandan]

(lol, 'may or may not notice' XD)

The fourteenth sigh of the afternoon escaped Ayumu's lips, "nothing interesting at school and a boring walk after, this is getting annoying," she mumbled. It seemed that everyone chose this day to not do anything. A frustrated groan forced it's way out of her throat as her fist connected with a telephone pole, frost immediately forming on the surface of it, "crap, now I'm bored and cold. This day just keeps getting better and better."

A feeling that Ayumu was familiar with decided to show its ugly face. The feeling of being watched. She hated that feeling. It showed, to her at least, that whoever might be watching her didn't have the courage to actually talk to her. She loathed those kind of people.

"Say something or go away!" She yelled at nowhere, hoping whoever was watching would respond.

[shinryou]

(Let me know when people want to skip to the next day)

A couple of the people walking passed gave Ayumu a weird look, but a couple of minutes passed and Kazuya walked out of the place he had been hiding, "Ah... Good Evening Ojou-chan..." the man said smiling. He walked up bringing his face closer the the girl, "I'm sorry for following you around but, you're interesting..." he said grinning, "I know all about you, no affiliation with any particular group, just a slave to money..." the man reached into his pocket, "I'm an informant for different groups and I could use someone like you under my employ..." he took out a business card and handed it to the girl, "Here's my contact info if you're interested in the job, the pay is good..." he held his hand out to stop her from reply with anything, "Think about it for a bit and get back to me..." he said beginning to walk away.

[Keisai]

Tei sighed and stood up walking away from all the chit chatter. he hate hearing so many people in once place considering they were possibly the biggest gang in the city. he started walking down the street not caring where he went. he just wanted to think. not hear people blabber on about how they capped two guys. he wish his gang had a bit more class then what it was now. but he didn't care he shrugged and laughed a little.

[Zandan]

"Slave to...I hate him. I don't know him but I hate him," Ayumu's indignant voice came out much louder than she meant it to. She didn't care, she was hoping the business card guy heard her, "and who is he calling 'Ojou-chan'? Getting all familiar with me," her voice trailed off.

Ayumu looked at the man's card, memorizing the number on it. She would never admit it, but she really was in need of money at that moment in time; she would also never let that man know that she was actually considering his offer. In order to convince him that she wasn't, she decided to do the most mature thing she could think of.

The effect was immediate as the piece of paper froze, becoming hard enough to hurt, Ayumu shivered slightly feeling the drop in temperature inside her body. Her glare, however, was the complete opposite as she tried to burn holes into the back of the retreating man's head, "and you can have this back," she yelled once again as her hand reared back and threw the now ice-hard business card at him.

[shinryou]

The man swiftly turned around and caught the card between the fingers of the hand that was frozen. This may alarm the girl as, how the heck did the ice on his hand melt so quickly, "Tch tch tch, that's not very nice..." Kazuya states with a disappointed expression, "But, my offer still stands, you're.... an interesting character..." he raised the card and thew it back to the girl, the card moved through the air quite swiftly, and when Ayumu caught it, she's see that it was completely thawed out, "Like I said before, think about it.... and call me if you're interested..."

A couple of members from a gang ran out into the streets, "There he is!" they said, running towards him.

"Oh... sorry to cut our meeting short but I have to run.... a couple unsatisfied customers..." he said, waving to the girl then running towards an alleyway. The young man jumped from a wall and grabbed onto the gutter on the roof of the building, jumping up to the roof. By the time the gang members turned the corner he was gone.

[~Shobu~]

Ryo heard rapid thudding and instantly dropped his cigarette as he readied himself for the approaching figure. That last thing he was expecting was for some little girl to coming running past him and into the bar. He heard a loud thump, signifying that she had bumped into something.

Of course, a couple of police officers came running onto the scene in hot pursuit of the girl most likely.

"You! Boy! Did you see a young girl pass by here?" One of them shouted. Ryo merely shrugged. He wasn't trying to throw them off her path, but he knew that Owner wouldn't like cops storming the place. The cops grumbled in frustration and continued on their way.

Miyabi only heard the sound of the girl hitting the bar before he turned around. He blinked as he stared down at the young one who had just luckily caught a falling glass. The entire bar had fallen silent at the entrance of the girl. Quickly recovering from his state of surprise, he calmly walked over to her and helped her stand as he smiled gently.

"That was quite an entrance. Are you alright?" he asked as Ryo, who gave the girl a dispassionate glance, came slugging into the room.

[smile1010]

Omie felt wind lift her hair. She looked around but could see nothing. "Who's there??" She questioned.

"You should be careful when packing heat near an unmentionable place. You never know when the gun might go off on its own." Came the reply.

"Huh?" Omie strained to see through the shadows. "That voice is..mine?"

[Dr. Hax]

"Surely you recognize yourself, no? Quite a mess you made here..."

Sirens were wailing in the distance. Xanadu had to go quick.

"I would love to chat but I'm not going to rot in a cell. Ciao."

Xanadu ran off into another alley again, changing back into his normal form. He wanted to scout some more and identified a businessman walking away from a girl (Ayamu) who had just threw a frozen card at him. He walked up and said,

"I saw that, little girl. What did he want that pissed you off?"

[Nespa]

Mutt shook her head a bit and felt her body for any wounds, having to go the hospital would be a hassle. she smiled slightly "i'm fine" she wiped some dust of her dress "they did not care one bit when i was living with my drunken mother but when i turn stray they hunt me down" she shifted the bear in her arms but did not notice dat the drop caused a tear in it's back. suddenly the soft klingeling of knifes hitting the floor she looked at Miyabi and giggled sheepischly "now where did those came from..". before he or the other male could say anythingh she hopped backwards blurring with the shadows and running out the door again leaving the rusty and bloodied knifes where one was stil gleaming from fresh blood behind. Out she ran a few alley until she stopped panting holding her bear in one arm she used the other to lean on her leg as she caugh her breath as she saw someone coming her way "kazuya-dana" she said softly. she wasent sure when the dana part came she just always called him that the rare ocasions they met.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita put his rile in the back of his old and beat up pick up and drove towards a bar that he knew to be regularly smashed up by gang fights, he would recruit a few goons and set out to reconquer his old domain from the young upstarts who seemed to be ruuning the show these days. he passed the crowds of kids that had just been release from school, seeing a couple of cops talking at the side of the road he pulled up and asked them what was happening and they informed him that there has a powerfull distortion on the loose. Malavita was interested, wha better way to announce his return than to kill this distortion.

[Zandan]

(I'm assuming that Xanadu is wearing clothes instead of just the shorts and that his 'normal appearance' is the picture posted in the sign up thread. If I am wrong, please tell me so I can edit this post.)

Ayumu listened to the footsteps of the business card man fade as she stared at the now wet card, "this shouldn't be thawed out yet," she looked at the spot formerly occupied by the man she now despised, "who is he?" She asked the air in front of her.

"I saw that, little girl. What did he want that pissed you off?" A voice said, startling Ayumu. It took a couple of seconds for her to realize exactly what the newcomer said.

"'Little girl' you said?" She asked herself as much as him, "who are you calling 'little girl' y-whoa...giant person," Ayumu's voice trailed off as she looked at the speaker, taking in his appearance. Under the clothes she could tell that this guy was built like a body builder, she had to look up to see his face. "Anyone would be little to him," she thought as she answered the man's question, "Umm, he said...something about work and slave, and to call him and gave me this," she said, holding the soggy card out to the giant of a person.

[Dr. Hax]

(OOC: Xanadu is wearing a black hoodie and red boxing shorts with some running shoes.)

"Keep the card. Let it serve as a reminder of his poor scouting ability. You don't need to dress up in a professional manner to recruit someone. My name is Xanadu...no last name. I am one of the members of a group known as the High Council. There are nine high-ranking members who act as if they were the U.S. Supreme Court with one of the members as the Chief Justice. In this case, we refer to that member as the High Magistrate."

Xanadu brushed off his black, hooded shirt and continued,

"Each member, not just those nine possess some sort of gift. The top nine though are different. Their gifts are far more beneficial. We treat our disciples with respect and if they need a problem taken care of, we can handle it any way you would prefer. Your gift is actually quite interesting considering we have no members who can use ice to their advantage. As one of the nine justices of the High Council, I would be honored if you would join us. Besides, fire and ice don't mix well with each other. If you want further proof, I could show you my power. It may amuse you but it's pretty cool as well."

[shinryou]

A young man walked through the streets, carefully looking around to make sure he wasn't being followed. He quickly found his way to an apartment building in a poorer side of town. He made it up to the 3rd floor and knocked on the door of the apartment at the end of the hall.

"Ah... it's you, come in please..." Kazuya said, greeting his guest. The busy informant showed his visitor to the lounge, despite being in a bad part of town, the apartment from the inside looked quite upscale.

The man looked at Kazuya, "We're looking for information... to take down a new gang that has emerged..." he said, "Trans Shooters... heard of them...?"

Kazuya walked over to a bookshelf, "Hmm... yes I have..." he said, "And for that information..." he held out 2 finger to the man, "$200,000" he said. The man scoffed at him, but reluctantly threw him the money in the end, "Very nice..." he said, flicking through all the bills. Kazuya then reached for one of the books and pulled out a folder with the info in it, "There isn't much info on then yet... but here's what I have..." he said, handing the information to the man.

"Heh.... if we're not satisfied... you'll be the one who pays..." the guy said, trying to sound formidable.

"It wouldn't be the first time..." Kazuya said, showing the man to the door, "Let me know if you need anymore info..." and with that he closed the door. He walked back over to the desk in his study and looked down on a chess board displayed there, "Ha... the game is already beginning..." he said, grinning. He took one of the black pawns and moved it a space forward, "This shall be fun..."

[Nespa]

Mutt sighed in relieve he did not see her, she wandert the street again blurring en reapearing in and out of crowds and alley's. She was slightly in thought wondering why after 6 years the police stil made atempts to find her. getting out of her thoughts for a moment she reached into her teddybear and sighed, she stil had three knifes left. Because she was busy with her bear she did not watch where she was giong and ran into someones back and fell to her butt (ayumu) "s..s..sorry i wasent watching where i was giong" she hoped she did not anger a gang member, she could blure with teh shadows behind her but ther werent enough shadows to get away.

[Ωmega]

OOC: Heads up Shobu


BIC:

Megumi hurried along until she reached the address given to her. She went inside and noticed -something- seemed to be going on, but whatever it was wasnt any of her business.

She stood there for a moment and cleared her throat to get everyones attention.

"I have a delivery for a Shimura-san."

[Dr. Hax]

Looking down at the new girl, Xanadu said,

"You sound nervous. If it's my height, it's in the genes so I can't help it. If it's something else, then maybe I can help just as I am helping this girl."

Two potential recruits. This may be my lucky day.

Xanadu looked around and showed the holy cross tattoos on the back of his hands...the insignia of the High Council.

[Zandan]

Ayumu listened to the Xanadu's speech. Long speeches made her not want to pay attention, so she only caught little bits and pieces of what he was saying, "U.S. Supreme Court? What do they have to do with Japan?" She thought as Xanadu kept talking, "he's saying a lot about these people, but not saying anything about them. I hate this vague talking," her thoughts continued as she kind of listened to the man speak.

"...I would be honored if you would join us. Besides, fire and ice don't mix well with each other. If you want further proof, I could show you my power. It may amuse you but it's pretty cool as well," it seemed that Xanadu finished talking.

"Oh, so basically he wants me to join him. I don't know what he's talking about when he says fire though. Yeah, fire and ice don't mix, that's common sense, why is he telling m-" Ayumu's confused thoughts were interrupted by a sudden slam on her back and the ground rushing towards her face. An embarrassingly girlish "eep" and two hurting hands later, Ayumu was standing back up, glaring at whatever caused her distress.

"You sound nervous. If it's my height, it's in the genes so I can't help it. If it's something else, then maybe I can help just as I am helping this girl," Xanadu said before Ayumu could get a good look at the object of her anger.

"Hey! You should watch where you're going! I almost had my first kiss stolen by a slab of concrete!" Ayumu's yelled, pointing at the girl that ran knocked her down, "and what do you mean you were helping me?" She turned to Xanadu, "it seems like you were asking me to help you."

(disappointingly short, but it's all I can think of in the situation. =/)

[Dr. Hax]

"Believe me, I can hold my own."

Xanadu looked at the ice girl and closed his eyes to take her identical form. He...well, she grinned and spoke back to the original copy in that girl's voice.

"Happy now? I am one of the high ranking officials. I possess the trait of becoming someone's doppelganger...an exact replica of them minus their memories. I recruit because the Council can provide a home and a fresh start for those who join. Our kitchen serves some fine food and our dining hall is pretty big considering we have a nice amount of members."

Xanadu looked down at her new chest and her butt and chuckled, saying,

"I have to admit, you really have something going for you. Such nice proportions."

[Zandan]

Eyes widened, cheeks burned and turned crimson, fists clenched, anger reared it's ugly, righteous head. She would have been impressed if she didn't loath Xanadu with all her being the second he checked 'herself' out. Ayumu's hand immediately snatched the fake 'Ayumu's' wrist, already preparing to freeze the doppelganger into the next thousand years.

"You...you...you pervert!" Ayumu's voice was shrill with embarrassment, indignation, and hate, "change back! Change back right now!" The last thing she needed or wanted was some stranger molesting her by molesting 'himself'.

[Dr. Hax]

Feeling some cold run through the girl's hand, Xanadu said while grabbing the girl's wrist in return...

"Now, that isn't any way to talk to someone who can copy you in appearance and in voice..."

Xanadu smirked as blistering cold ran through her (currently) hand and continued.

"...especially when the one who can replicate you can use your power also in that form. If I were you, I'd consider letting go of my wrist before we both become popsicles. You're going to hear me out, alright? I'm not a pervert. If anything, one of the other Councilmen is a pervert...always surrounding himself with the dead, trying to prevent them from decaying so he can fulfill his sick, atavistic fantasies. His name is Calyx. I personally stay away from him as his "hobby" sickens even I. It's clear in the tone of your voice that you have some sort of angst, an insecurity, rather. Any problems with your family?"

[shinryou]

(I'll borrow some NPCs from peoples gangs XD)

An empty parking lot near an already closed shopping area two gangs appeared to be raring for a fight. Whether with permission from their gang leaders it appears that some of the grunts of the Red Faction wished to take over a part of what was the Grey Waters Territory. At this point the two small groups were just about ready to charge at each other. Just before they could a cloaked figure walked passed the two groups and pass the middle of the two groups, "Hey! The hell do you think you're walking huuh?" one of the dumber looking members said, grabbing the person by the arm, "What's wrong? Got nothing to say...?" the man started to laugh a little as members from both sides began to laugh at the cloaked figures lack of a reaction.

The figure raised it's other hand and shook the man's grip off, reaching over to it's arm and creating a large cut down the side of it's arm. "W-what the hell are you doing?" the man said, shocked at what the person was doing. The figure reached into it's own arm and pulled out a hilt, and along with it, a long katana blade which seemed much to long to fit within the persons arm. Before either group could react, the figures shadow began to loom over the surrounding area, "Teme!!!" the Red Faction grunt yelled, charging at the figure. With one clean swipe, the man was sliced into two pieces. He then turned to the other two groups and dashed over, swiftly slaughtering the gang grunts while they were stuck in a shocked state. After this was done, then took it's blade and traced a few words into the ground, 'Devour...' the figure walked away seemingly disappearing into the night.

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Kanade jumped out of bed, "A-ah... i-it was just some bad dream..." she said to herself, waking up. She looked over at the clock, it read '12:30am'. She dragged herself out of bed and turned on her laptop, "Well, I probably won't get back to sleep for a while anyway..." she said drowsily, rubbing her eyes a little. She went to her usual site and her eye's widened as she saw a reply to her earlier message:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

KeitaroKido: Look what the slasher just did...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The girl clicked on the attachment of the message an a picture slowly loaded. Kanade yelped a little bit as the picture came up. It was a parking lot with several dead bodies laid out around the place, "T-this is just... a-a joke right?" she said to herself, "There's no way that this person has this kind of thing... no one else knows about it..." the girl was visibly shaking now, obviously the scene that she was seeing now was too similar to what she saw in her sleep. The girl decided to go back to sleep, not wanting to dwell anymore on what she had seen. Maybe when she woke up again, she'd realize that this was all part of her dream as well.

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Kazuya smiled, looking over the same picture that had been sent to Kanade, "Ah... I love what humans are capable..." he said silently to himself as he stared over at the picture, "I wonder what the kings will do now that their pawns have all been taken out..." he grinned, using the black king to take the last white pawn on the board, "I wonder how the other pieces will move..." he pauses for a bit, "And when the time comes, what they'll do when their power starts to eat at their mind..." chuckled at the thought of this, "Things just got a whole lot more interesting with all their little gangs running around..."

(I'll be using these imaginary websites and chatrooms more in future, IC online if you feel like it.)

[Nespa]

Mutt shivert partly at the anger the girl was directing to her and partly because of fear. She was not used to being noticed when the other male started to copy the female her eyes widend and moved backwards until she was in the shadows as the two bickerd 'i can't take this..i can take not being noticed but peopel noticing me' she shivert. Clutching the bear she sat on floor and closed her eyes willing them away 'go way..i am not here just leave and go away'. Because of her ability Mutt had contact issues, she could stand across someone who paid her but just dealing with people with out busniss was to foreing for her. suddenly she felt tired and gave in, the running from the cops, the bar almost meeting kazuya and now these two? she was just tired. when she fell asleep she sagged to one side and the blurryness stopped.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita was crouched on a rooftop overlooking a fight between the members of a gang and goons under the command of the High Councill, his rifle cradled in his arms, he waited for someone who lookedimportant to arrive. A man in a black cloak seemed to be in charge of the High Councill contingient. The man never ordered any attacks ever again, a high caliber round fired from Malavita took his head clean off. Confused the gangers looked around desperately for the one that had killed their leader, Malavita put a round into the centre of the other gang and to his satisfaction he saw two men fall. Both gangs attacked eac other at the same time clearly under the impression that the othe ad fired the shots. Chuckling Malavita snuck away.

[Zandan]

Ayumu glared at 'herself' as she felt a chill run up her arm, she snatched her arm away, rubbing it to try to warm it up, "I've had my body much longer than you have, I doubt you're use to the real cold that will be coming up soon," she said as she waited for Xanadu's body temperature to drop as a result of using her power.

"...It's clear in the tone of your voice that you have some sort of angst, an insecurity, rather. Any problems with your family?" Xanadu said. Ayumu's glare deepened.

"I don't think that's any of your business," she decided at that moment that she hated this guy more than the business card guy, "besides, what kind of stranger asks another stranger about their-," her easily distracted mind was interrupted by a quiet "thud" to the side of her, in the shadow of a building.

She turned to look at the sound. The girl who had tried to make her kiss the ground was laying down, apparently asleep. Ayumu looked back at 'herself', her anger already forgotten, "Kind of a weird place to sleep, don't you think?" She asked as she walked towards the girl, kneeling down and poking her softly. Giggling slightly at the fact that she was actually able to do it. She had always wanted to poke a sleeping person she didn't know. Now she could cross that of her list of things to do.

[Dr. Hax]

A member of the Council called Xanadu. Answering in a girl's voice, the henchman said,

"Sir, Calyx is down. There's a bullet shell on the ground near us. In addition, one of the higher-ups of another gang has been taken down so now the Council and that gang are fighting."

"I'll relay this to the other six Councilmen and the Magistrate. No shooter gets away without a trace. Deliver the shell to the authorities without leaving prints but stay on the line with me. If I lose you, I'll know."

The man started bolting, bullet in a quartersack for forensics to check out. Meanwhile, Xanadu felt some slight cold, refusing to accept it. He looked down and said,

"I think she's out cold. Bring her with us. The Council will care for her."

[Zandan]

(OOC: I think a writer's block is showing itself. :banghead: I can't think of anything else to put.)

A confused glare was directed toward the doppelganger, "Us you said? When did I agree to go with you?" Ayumu mumbled under her breath, "pervert is telling me what to do with my own voice."

Picking up the surprisingly light girl, Ayumu started following her copy despite her quiet protests.

[Dr. Hax]

Hailing a cab, Xanadu said,

"The three of us need to head to the docks. The seawater will help the light girl come to her senses again so step on it."

"For three beautiful ladies? Sure. No charge since you're helping one out."

"Sis, help the girl in, would you?"

Xanadu turned to who he was copying and winked at her to play along. Seduction could be used to his advantage despite him really being a guy.

[Light Buster]

(OOC: Late post so I'm going to jump ahead.)

Peter, with his things unpacked and ready for work, was looking on a website that listed the recent number of crimes that occured on his trusted laptop that managed to get his stories written. Many of them happened recently and have been hitting around his area, according to the website. A good place to start, then he can expand onward and beyond to get his story to everyone. He had to make haste for the story or it will be bad for his record.

Seems that the crime level here is very high. I can get a lot of info here and make my story big here.

He continued to fiddle around the website until something popped up on the website. Apparently someone was here on the site along with him. Something, someone was tracking him the whole entire time. With his attention at maximum, that someone typed something to him. It said:

"The necessarity for the triumpth of evil is for good men to do nothing.........................................."

As Peter read the quote, he reconized it where it came from. His boss told him this quote, the very same that fired him up to began putting his full effort into this work. Was his boss talking to him? Before he got the chance to respond, the website, along with the internet browser suddenly disappeared, seemingly trying to cover up. It seems that Peter has a job to do, and he has to act fast.

[~Shobu~]

Miyabi didn't bother to follow the girl, even if she did leave weapons scattered on his cherry wood floors. For whatever reason the girl was fleeing in such a reason, it did not concern him.

"I have a delivery for a Shimura-san."

Miyabi turned to see a blue-haired on some roller skates (I presume she'd be wearing them).

"That is me," he said, approaching the girl with his usual smile, "What do you have for me little lady?"

Ryo flicked his cigarette to the ground and crushed it with his foot. He pushed his hair back and walked back into the bar. As he made his way to the counter, he stepped on some knives that littered the ground where the girl fell. Making a disdainful face, he took out a handkerchief from his vest pocket and picked up the knives, tossing them into the trashcan along with the cloth.

Returning to his work station, he glanced over at Owner who was talking to a blue-haired girl. She looked somewhat familiar to Ryo. He might have seen her around when he roamed the streets aimlessly with the Black Dragons. She had an odd name--Megatron or something of the sort. Leaning on the counter, he surveyed the tired scene. What a dull day.

[Ωmega]

[lol, yes, she'd be wearing them xD]

Megumi smiled and shrugged as she made her way over to Owner.

"I really have no idea. Im not allowed to peek inside, unless you give me permission to stay and watch you open it....though judging from the pack..."

She held it with both hands, lifting it slightly as if she were judging its weight.

"Feels like it could be a a bottle of something. Its fairly heavy so Im guessing its made with thick glass. And since this is a bar, I think Id be safe in assuming its liquor."

She handed him the package and let her eyes wonder around the place a bit until they fell onto Ryo. She stood and stared for what seemed like the longest.

"...I know you....you were Takashi's friend...."

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita entered the bar, it was a rough establishment and the perfect place to recruit goons to aid him in reconquering the underworld. Several large men were stooped at the bar and as Malavita approached they seemed to recognise him and he in turn recognised them as former Underworld Risers. The greeted each other like brothers and they explained how sinse Malavita left they had been longing for the day that the Terror from Below would return and lead them to dominance once again. They left to recruit members for their gang and Malavita left to persue his own goal, it was time that someone showed this "High Council" who was in charge now.

[Dr. Hax]

Xanadu's phone rang...

"Xan speaking..."

"Sir, we have information on the bullet. It's a .50 that came from a Steyr. We have a sniper roaming around causing trouble."

"Listen up...have Garland use that creepy eye ability to scout the entire area, looking for anybody with a rifle. He doesn't need to leave the stronghold to use it."

"Understood sir...It is pretty creepy, isn't it?"

"Indeed...I get nightmares because you never know whether he's watching you in your sleep or not. I'm almost at the docks. I'll speak to Garland myself this time."

"For the High Council..."

"For the High Council..."

[Zandan]

(I could not, for the life of me, remember the Japanese version of the twin myth, so I used the Chinese version. The only real reason I even added it was because I wanted to lengthen the post. :unsure: )

"Sis?" Ayumu asked in her mind, "I have a pervert for a sister," her thoughts continued as the car traveled through the city. As she sat down she felt eyes on her, looking up she saw the driver staring into the rear view mirror.

"Twins huh? Do you know the legend behinds twins?" He asked. Without waiting for an answer the man continued, "It's an old Chinese legend where a lonely shepard boy meets a beautiful girl seamstress. They are both immortals in the heavens with the Jade Emperor ruling over them. They fall in love with each other, and as a result they don't accomplish their jobs. The Jade Emperor is displeased, and sentences them to be banished from each other, more like separated, really. They see each other only once every year, where a flock of crows mash together and form a bridge and the star-crossed lovers meet again," Ayumu's mind refused to stop paying attention; she was beginning to hate it. The man continued, "What most people don't know is that there is a continuation to this story. One year, the crows do not come, and the boy and girl, distraught, fly over to each other and stay for more than a day. The Jade Emperor, an angry guy, executes them. They vow never to be separated from each other though, even through death, and are re-incarnated over and over again as twins," the driver smiled, his eye suggesting what that the legend was at least partly true.

"So, what you mean to say is that," Ayumu was slowly gathering her thoughts, after paying attention to one thing for, what seemed to her, a long, long time, "this pervert sitting next to me and I were lovers in a previous life?" A simple chuckle was the only response, "No way! No way would I ever fall in love with this pervert!" A red-faced Ayumu yelled, completely forgetting the fact that the 'her' sitting next her wasn't actually her twin.

[~Shobu~]

(GAZKUL, did you come into the bar Liquor?)

Miyabi accepted the package with a "thank you" and headed to cellar to store it. He vaguely heard the girl speak to Ryo. She mentioned the name Takashi, a name that Miyabi heard often when Ryo spoke of his past from time to time. Miyabi convinced himself that it was none of his business and moved on.

Ryo looked up at the girl with a semi-shocked expression. "Takashi? You knew Takashi?" Of course this question was a tad ridiculous, seeing as Takashi was the leader of the Black Dragons, who were rather famous, or infamous depending on who is judging, when he was alive.

[Dr. Hax]

"Don't be jealous of the fact that I'm more attractive than you, sis."

Xanadu chuckled and got out of the cab saying,

"Thanks, sir. You done us a great service"

"It's no problem, ma'am. It's not everyday you get three beautiful women as passengers."

"I'm flattered, sir but sis and I are taken. As for the other girl, I don't think she's in any mood to speak. Sis and I have to get her to our boss so we'll be seein' ya."

[Ωmega]

Megumi raised an eyebrow, confused as to why he seemed so surprised.

"Of course, all the leaders know each other to some extent. 'Know thy enemy' and what-not. Though honestly, Wheelers have no real interest in all of that..."

She let out a small sigh, as if lost in thought about something.

"Shame hes gone. He seemed like a pretty cool guy. Wouldve been nice to get to know him better..."

She snapped back to reality, realizing what she had said.

"Sorry. Must be hard for you all to lose your leader....."

[Zandan]

Ayumu ignored the 'more attractive' her, while still paying enough attention to glare at the impostor, "I hope you can feel this, because I'm doing it as hard as I can," she thought as her glare deepened.

She heard 'herself' thank the cab driver and the cab driver's response, what really got her attention is when 'she' said, "I'm flattered, sir but sis and I are taken. As for the other girl, I don't think she's in any mood to speak. Sis and I have to get her to our boss so we'll be seein' ya."

Ayumu waited for the taxi to leave before she responded, "I don't have a boyfriend," she mumbled, just wanting to get that out before the real issue was addressed, so she raised her voice a bit, "What do you mean 'our boss'? I still haven't agreed to join you or anything. And who is this boss anyway?"

[shinryou]

Kazuya had been observing Megumi for a while now. In fact he was now sitting in the corner of the bar after having followed her their. Kazuya now stood up and began to approach Megumi, "I'd be careful... Megumi-chin..." he said grinning widely, "You may be next... being the leader of the wheelers... in fact for all you know..." Kazuya paused for a bit, "Your precious wheeler members may already be dead..." the man then glanced over at Ryo for a bit then back to Megumi, "If you don't be careful, you may end up like that fool Takashi..."

[Dr. Hax]

Looking back, Xanadu grabbed the unconscious girl and said,

"Sorry about that. I needed the cabbie to leave as soon as possible. Now then, my boss is actually the highest power within the High Council...Grand Magistrate Zargabaath. I must report to him that Calyx, one of the eight other councilmen has been killed with a sniper round and that in addition, a member of some second-rate gang was shot by the same rifle, causing a huge brawl between disciples of the Council and members of this other gang. Garland's our eye who sees what should be seen. He is also a councilman. I will have him run surveillance on the scummier areas of the city from the safety of his quarters in the stronghold."

Looking at the guards, Xanadu changed back to his original form, saying,

"Glory to the High Council, men."

"Glory to the High Council, Councilman Xanadu."

"Allow these two women entry. I have agreed to take the unconscious one into my care and supervision."

As the gates opened, Xanadu said,

"If you like, young one, you may stay in this haven for a bit until we sort things out with finding Calyx's murderer. Despite its appearance, this is a stronghold under the mask of a container yard warehouse. If you want a change of clothes, food and drink, or just a place to sleep and/or practice your power, just say so. We're always training."

[Nespa]

Mutt half opend her eyes but was stil to far out of it to struggle, she felt someone hold her. Useally she was kicking and screaming by now but she still felt to tired and the person who held her was warm, it kind of reminded her mother and teh few times she was actually sober enough to care a little more than useall. She losend her hold on the teddybear in favor of curling in the warmth it was now dangeling from her left hand by one paw, the action caused but ther distortion to activate again as her shirt to slide slightly up to show she was far to thin for her age. Closing her eyes again she mummbled her tune

mom was a drunk, daddy not around
dissapear and don't make a sound

the swiss of the knife is al they hear
death is close when i am near, feel no remorse
feel no sad i'm not evil but just bad

she let go off the teddybear causing it fall to the ground and make some odd clinging noises with her now free hand she grabbed xanandu's shirts as she fel back asleep.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita knew full well that it wouldn't take long for it to get about that he was back, the comrades that he had met in the Bar Liquor would tell every street punk and hired goon in the area that something big was about to happen. Soon he would have a gang with strength enough to challenge the three major gangs for control of the streets, however his main concern was to create an atmosphere of distrust and tension between the main gangs. Shouldering his rifle he headed for the turf of the Red Faction, his next target.

OOC-Malavita's rifle is a magazine-fed and scoped version of this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauser_1918_T-Gewehr).

[Dr. Hax]

As Xanadu brought the awakening girl with him to Garland, he said,

"Councilman Garland...I've a task for you."

"What might it be, Councilman Xanadu?"

"Bars, Derelict apartment buildings, sewers, old subway lots...Start scoping out a man with a powerful rifle."

"What's the occasion that you would request this?"

"Hours ago, a man with a rifle killed Calyx and a member of an opposing gang to get a brawl going. We have nothing against the other gangs as we operate on our own terms but the shooter is looking to start some up. Find him and let me know...I will snipe him with his own gun."

"Very well then...You wish to avenge Calyx...I shall find the man and report to you my findings. I needn't leave my room for this either."

Xanadu took the half-conscious girl to his room and got her a glass of water.

"Awaken, young one..."

[Nespa]

Mutt slowly came buy as she drank the water almost immidiatly the distortion started to work as wel making her blure with the bed partly. She blinked a few times looked at xandander and dropped the glass in favor off pressing herself into the wall looking around like panicked deer 'where am i? i don't know this place' the stress caused her even te blur more and she whimpered.

[smile1010]

Police officers were interviewing both Omie and Rin. As soon as Omie flashed her official military badge the officers calmed themselves. They took the two gangbangers in an ambulence and the last they put in a body bag.

"Well that's three less gangsters we have to worry about. Are you alright sir?" An officer asked the victim. He merely nodded. He hadn't spoken a word since Omie had stepped in and taken care of buisness.

When the officers had left Omie was left alone of the traumatized man. He looked at her and simply said "Thank you, Miss Omie." Omie looked at him with sympathy. "Please be careful from now on sir. This city isn't the same city it used to be. Take care of who are your acquaintances."


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Returning to school was nothing less then annoying. Clearly the news had leaked that Omie had taken down 3 more gangsters. As she walked through the hall she heard girls snicker and point. Guys looked at her with wide eyes. She saw a hint of fear in them as well.

She just turned the other way when anybody tried to approach her. Teachers treated her differently after each occasion occurred.

"Miss Omie!" Her math professor said. "Congratulations on yesterdays win!"

"Thank you professor." Omie said automatically. Class ended without a hitch. Again Omie went out too look for her little sister.

"Did anybody pester you?" Omie asked. Both were walking the streets eating ice. Rin looked at her older sister and gave a small nod. "A bit. It wasn't as bad as it usually is. They don't know that I was involved.."

"It's best that way Rin." Omie said. Both continued on.

In the shadows a figure stood there. He held something in his hands. He raised the camera to his face and snapped a few pictures of the walking girls. The short girl with shorter hair looked up at the other one with happiness in her face. Not to long will that happiness disappear.

The figure put the camera away in his duffel bag. He turned the opposite direction and began walking the streets like a normal person. He would show his findings to his boss. He'd know what to do with this situation.

[Dr. Hax]

Looking at the girl speaking to him, Xanadu said,

"Do not be frightened. You are within the safety of the High Council's walls. These are actually my chambers as I chose to look after you. There's nothing to be afraid of. Everyone in here is quite fair and just with outsiders considering we don't cause trouble. We just handle our business like men and move on. I never asked your name. As you might know, I am Councilman Xanadu, one of the eight actual councilmen overseeing affairs involving other gangs. You can rest here as long as you want."

Behind him showed up Garland, saying,

"Xanadu, I have found the man you are looking for. He is headed for Red Faction territory."

"Well done, Garland. I shall see to this matter myself...alone. Do me a favor and have nurse Kaelan watch over the girl. See to it that she is unharmed."

"How are you to match up to a sniper?"

"I possess the ability of a doppelganger. I can take his form and use his skill with the rifle against him. In addition, psychological warfare is fun when you have my advantage. I must be off. Glory to the High Council!"

"Glory to the High Council!"

Xanadu took his leave, heading alone to RF grounds. He was ready to meet this sniper to see what he is made of with and without the rifle. Only a sole though came into Xanadu's mind.

I will get answers from this pile of dirt even if I have to use KGB-style interrogation on him.

[Nespa]

Mutt ignored his words and remain pushed against the wall and pressed herself more when another male entert. she was inching to the other side of the bed hoping to make a escape, the nurse came in a smiled warmly though she had to squint her eyes to see her "now your perfectly safe there is no reason to.." before she finished her sentence mut hopped off the bed and amde a run for it. The nurse cursed "grab her! if she blur completely we wil never vind her". Mutt ignored the screams and dodged grabbing hands and guards she even slipped through a guards legs. she was closing in on a emergency exit when something sharp entered her nek and she fell to the ground last she saw before giving into the black were garlands boots. The nurse picked her up and thanked him as he left, a guard came to stand next to her "quite te trouble maker and fast to" he reached out and pulled the tranquilizer dart from her neck.

The nurse to her to a diffrent bedroom and laid her on the bed as the guard clasped a singler cuff around her ankle. She looked at mutt shaking her head "she is underweighted and clearly not in control of her distortion at all, the blurring seems to react to her need to flee and hide". The guard rubbed his neck "is the weight problem from a lack of feeding or does the distortion drain her reserves". The nurse shook her head "who knows but xanadu got his work cut out for him, she is contact scared and after she figured out that we were the ones who cuffed her i doubt she wants something to do with us mostly kids like her attach only to one person" she turned to him "try to figure out who she is and then report to xanadu" the guard nodded and left as she made a iv ready.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita drew a bead on several Red Faction goons in an area that had been disputed between all three major gangs for years, the loud crack of his rifle peirced the air and one of the goons was blown off his feet. Malavita knew that someone was hunting him but he didn't care, in his old age he had lost his fear as well as the ability to run particularluy fast. The crack of his rifle peirced the air once mora and another gang member crumpled. Deciding that his work was done he shouldered his rifle and pulled out the sub-machine gun he used for close encounters as he walked back to his truck.

[Dr. Hax]

A few more shots pounded through the air, giving Xanadu the signal he wanted. Following the sound, he came to a figure, rifle and submachine gun ready on him. Hiding behind a dumpster, he thought to himself as he studied his target...

Time for the main act to begin...

Xanadu took his new target's form and stepped out from behind a dumpster, submachine gun ready for combat.

"So, you're the one who killed poor Calyx and started an unnecessary brawl between my group and a second-rate gang. To be honest, I should thank you...Calyx had this sick obsession with the dead, using his victims' bones for his horrid rituals and cutting off the ears to make a necklace. It's really disgusting but you should have let that remain as an internal affair strictly for the Council to deal with."

Xanadu pointed his SMG and continued,

"I know I won't get any answers out of you just by standing here idle pointing a gun at you. So, instead, I am challenging you for answers. Killing you would mean failing my objective so instead, I will just cripple you."

Kicking a rock at the gunman, he bolted into a rundown apartment building to the second floor.

[Zandan]

(Whoa...isn't skill with a gun more memory than anything else? O.o Unless it's natural talent...)

(Skipping a bit since I'm a bit late in adding)

Ayumu woke with a start, "Where am I?" She asked the air and the bed she was laying on.

"You are in one of the High Council's strongholds in Shibuya, Ojou-san," said an impossibly deep voice; causing Ayumu to almost jump off the bed. She saw the man with the voice. He was tall, very tall. His was also bald, very bald, a fact that Ayumu would have laughed at if she wasn't so intimidated by the man, "I was told that you would be joining us."

Ayumu's head cocked to the side, her eyebrows furrowing in confusion, "I don't remember agreeing to that," she muttered, "did the pervert tell you that?"

"Pervert, you say?" A small chuckle escaped the man, "I assure you, there are no perverts here. Who, may I ask, are you talking about?"

Ayumu stared at the man with an are-you-kidding-me? look, "That pervert that changes himself to look like girl and checks himself out...he isn't a pervert?"

It was the man's turn to stare now, and stare he did. At least until he started roaring with laughter, "Now that, I would pay to see," the man said as his laughter died, dropping the overly polite facade he was putting on.

"I didn't want to see it at all," Ayumu mumbled to herself.

"Well, little lady, if you're not joining us, what do you plan on doing now?" He asked.

"I don't know," her voice trailed off, she thought of the only other place she could go. Her grandmother crossed her mind, "but can I stay here?"

[Dr. Hax]

Garland looked at the girl with a raised eyebrow and said,

"Councilman Xanadu brought you here along with the other girl who fled but is now tranquilized. Being malnourished, nurse Kaelan hooked her up to an IV. We can't allow the welfare of others to be in peril so we help out when possible. Would you like something to eat? I'm sure Xanadu would want you to be healthy. You can stay as long as you like...the other girl as well. I don't know why she's so skittish."

Garland took surprise and said,

"Where are my manners? I am Councilman Garland. After hearing about Councilman Calyx's death, Xanadu went off alone to deal with the murderer whom I've located for him with the use of my gift. We have rooms with which you can become more adept with your abilities, provided you have some."

[Nespa]

Mutt moaned and rolled over as the nurse frowned and scribbled something down before standing and walked out of the room she walked down a stairs in a big library she sat behind the computer and began to search on 'defensive blurring distiortion'.

The guard looked for garland and found him with ayume and smiled at her. "Sir in reqeust of the nurse i did some background research". He handed him some papers "her name is marian but the underground knows her as mutt the intresting thing is none knew she exsisted until 6 years ago" he handed garland another piece of paper "aparantly her mother a drunk who had 3 other kids taken by child services held her hidden for years, she has never been to school, the doctor or even outside until 6 years ago" he rubbed his neck "the kid had no other contact than her mother and even then the police only knew there was a child because of a small room filled with toys and other stuff, mom was drunk but clearly loved her until she died by choking on her own puke". He looked at garland wondering what he thought of it "she is probely heavely contact disturbed but managed to survive in the streets how is a mystery to me" he looked at ayume again.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita was amazed to see himself walking towards him but after hearing what the figure had to say he knew that its intentions wern't freindly. The rock missed and Malavita smiled as he thought that no matter how good the copy it would be no match for the real thing, lobbing a smoke grenade in through the door of the buliding he charged in, seeing movement in a doorway he found cover and opened fire.

[Dr. Hax]

Garland looked at the guard who arrived and said,

"I shall go investigate this "Marian" again..."

He walked into the room that held Marian and said,

"Are you awake yet, Marian? I'm your friend here and I want to help but I wish to know some things. Can you help me with that? I'll have a guard get you tangible food and drink if you want as well as a change of clothes."

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Noticing the fire headed for him, Xanadu said,

"Too slow, boy. This is how you engage in indoor combat."

Running through the smoke, Xanadu smacked his opponent with the butt of the SMG and ran into another room, putting his shirt on a coat hanger on the right side of the door frame.

"Rule one: Close quarters combat is far more efficient when indoors."

[Nespa]

Mutt had awoken half a our ago and annoyed by the iv she had pulled it out wincing she looked at her hand which was beggining to swell. When garland came him she glared at him when he called her 'marian' her mother was the only who was allowed to call her, it was her right not his "The name is mutt and i don't want food or clothes i want out of here" she tugged on the cuff around her ankle "i don't care what this place is or who you people are i am NOT gonna work for anyone". she was angry mostly because she wasent let out when she wanted to but also because this guy just more or less demanded answers she was not willing to give. people who wanted her to kill someone found a way to reach her and kept silent about it. As far as the underground knew she was either a informant or a simple stray.

Another guard walked into the room with her teddybear in his hand "counciler i found something strange in this bear" he showed the opening in the back and pulled out a long thin knife with dried blood on it. Mutt let out a angry snarl grabbed the nightlight that was on the table next to the bed and threw it at the guard's head with deadly acuracy, it shaddert and he went down from the blow bleeding. She looked at garland smilling kind of darkly.

[Dr. Hax]

"Tsk, tsk, tsk...Mutt, we wouldn't ask you to kill anyone. We do that..."

The nurse walked in to get the guard hooked up for surgery and said,

"She's a bit feisty, isn't she? Shall I prep her for shock therapy?"

"It won't be necessary, Kaelan. Look into her eyes...look at her facial expression. Anyone could tell that she had a horrible past. Do I speak the truth when I say that you had a bad past that involved your family? You tell me about your past and I'll tell you of mine so that you might take in some advice. We won't ask you to do anything. The other girl who helped you wishes to stay here. The least you could do is keep her company by staying here."

[Nespa]

Mutt rolled her eyes "how about you just uncuff me and let out off here doctor phil unless your really want someone to get hurt" she leaned on her elbows and looked to the nurse "i don't care about some other girl if it's the ice mush brain that i met al the allyway, she wasent friendly to me". she smiled innocently "i need my freedom and thats al i need, no stupid people trying to 'care' for me i got enough trouble with the police about that without some ugly old geezer like you bothering me about it as wel" she started to chew on her swollen hand, she wanted out this place was not safe and these people were dangerous. when teh nurse aproached her she gave a glance that made her stop in her tracks.

[Dr. Hax]

"Old geezer...You fail to see that we are not dangerous. We can keep you away from police yet the fact that you refuse our assistance simply seems like you want to be caught by them. From the safety of this stronghold, I can easily track my targets down. If you really wish to be caught by them, Kaelan will let you go free and two guards will escort you to the stronghold's entrance. You will be on your own, left to fend for yourself as I track you from here and call the authorities to inform them of your location. Then it will only be a matter of time before they apprehend you. See? Just as you showed cruelty to a guard and my nurse, I too can be cruel. I choose not to, though if you want me to be cruel, I will be."

Garland flipped a coin and said,

"It's your choice...Either here where you can roam as you wish while we handle the authorities and keep them away from you...or out there where you can flee as I have the authorities chase you. Be helped or be helpless...That's what it comes down to..."

Garland left the room saying,

"I'll give you some time to think as well as reflect on your lack of maturity. Kaelan, leave her cuffed here and attend to the guard...He needs your help right now getting some glass out of his head."

"Of course, Councilman..."

Kaelan sighed, looking over her shoulder at Mutt and asked...

"You just had to piss him off, didn't you? If I were you, I'd accept help where it is offered."

Showing a shoulder from her dress, she continued...

"My parents abused me when I was young. That's why I've these scars...I killed them for it. I injected Hydrochloric Acid into my father's heart through an Epipen when he was having an allergic reaction. I killed my mother through carbon monoxide poisoning using a gas-operated generator with a hose connected to the exhaust leading into her room during a blackout. I made sure she didn't turn on the generator by turning it on myself and leaving the house. I felt that they deserved their deaths for the crap they put me through. If I were imprisoned, chances are that I would be executed. That's when the High Council said they needed someone with enough medical knowledge to help or kill a person. I was happy to accept and now this stronghold is my new home. I said goodbye to my past and hello to my new job as a nurse. We're not bad people..."

With that said, Kaelan left thinking,

"Garland needs to show a bit more sympathy for her."

[Ωmega]

[Was the 3 posts a day rule lifted?]


Megumi stared at him long and hard.

"...Its Omega. Though Im curious how youve come to know me by Megumi..."

Who was this guy? How did he know her real name, and most of all, where did he get off threatening her? The Wheelers were more or less a bunch of harmless vandalizers with a love of roller blading, but when push came to shove....

Her thoughts went back to the other boy. Was he going to allow this guy to bash the late leader of his gang?

[Zandan]

(OOC: Is Garland an NPC or is Dr. Hax taking control of him?)

Ayumu watched the tall, bald Councilman leave, "Other girl?" She asked herself before remembering the one that ran into her, "Oh, wonder where she is," she muttered as she stood up.

Leaving the room she looked around, it seemed like a pretty big place, "That bald guy said they had rooms for everything but how am I supposed to find them in this place," her answer came in the form of a voice leaving a room.

"I'll give you some time to think as well as reflect on your lack of maturity. Kaelan, leave her cuffed here and attend to the guard...He needs your help right now getting some glass out of his head," Ayumu saw the tall, bald man leaving a room, she followed him.

She walked up to Garland, reaching up and tapping him on the shoulder, "Hey Baldy," she smiled, "I'm lost."

[smile1010]

The pictures were handed to the boss. Takumaru flipped through the pictures. He saw a short haired girl and immediately a smile cracked on his scarred face.

"She is perfect." Taku said. "I want her here by tomorrow night. Do you understand gentlemen." The gang members around hind nodded with evil grins on there faces.

"You will not harm her." Taku said, "You will bring her immediately to me. Make sure she does not see how to get here. Understood?" Like robots, the members all nodded. Some sparked with power as excitement began to build up. This was going to be there best kill yet.

The avenging of their fallen comrades will finally come to a closing.

"She will indeed fall hard, wont she boys?" All the members began to cheer. The lights began to flicker as a flow of energy began to wave through the room.

"Haha. I thought so." Taku grinned as he continued to stare at the picture of Rin.

[-GAZKUL-]

Reeling back from the blow to the head Malavita decided to get serious, he had a lot of work to do so he lobbed a grenade in through the door that his doppelganger had just ran through and left the building to find his comrades.

"Rule two: there's no shame in running when you're at the disadvantage"

He drove his truck over to the Bar Liquer where he was met by his comrades at the head of a veritable army of gangers, thugs, hired muscle and defectors from other gangs who seemed eager to accept the leadership of The Terror from Below. The Underworld Risers were back.

OOC- sorry to leave Hax, i'd like to get on with the story and that fight could have gone on indefinately

[shinryou]

(OOC: I was busy for the last couple days but no, the three day rule has not been lifted, so please make sure you follow it. Otherwise those who are not extremely active can get left behind by miles.

On another note, thank you GAZKUL for not making the battle go on for eternity XD)

Kazuya smiled, "Hmmm.... a name like Omega doesn't really suit your image..." the man said, looking the girl over for a moment, "And... in this city, there's nothing that I don't know..." he grinned for a moment. The man walked away from the girl and then turned around to face her again, "I usually charge for info like this but... I feel like giving you a freebie..." he said smiling, "Three of your wheelers have died today..." the man's expression was that of delight, he was wondering what kind of a reaction the girl would have to the news, "If you need anything else... I'll be around..." he said, beginning to walk out of the bar, "So I'll be leaving now, it's almost morning after all..."

[Nespa]

Mutt didn't listen to the nurse as she talked instead she looked around teh room checking for escape possibileties. She glared at the camera in one of the corners and blinked as the nurse had left, she looked at her swollen hand and shrugged it would pass. She sat still for about 5 minutes nad became bored 'i'm used to go where i want' she did not bother with the cuff around her ankel since she had no hairpins on her and wasent planning to bruize her by kicking the frame in hop it with let go. Instead she turned to ruining the bed, she ripped apart the pillow and sneezed as feathers flew. Next were the bedscheets she ripped them and threw them on the floor when she was done with the matrass the whole room was a mess. She shrugged collecting larger pieces pf the bedpiece and made a pile and laid down on it closing her eyes.

[Rei]

OOC: Just so happens that my character's occupation fits in well with what's happening, Gaz.

Rie sang, her sweet voice filling every corner of that pub Liquor - a smoky hole in the wall where she acted as performer and part-time bartender. These circumstances were only to be expected; after all, she was only nineteen. She should be in school, living an easy life, not earning her living. But the very thought of her spineless parents made her gut clench, even as she kept up the sweet and cute appearance the audience expected.

Soon she'd get out of here, though.

Soon.

She sighed inwardly with relief as the music ended, and Rie flashed that cute smile she was known for - perhaps even flashing a bit of her underwear as she went backstage. Her fans - her mouth curled upward sarcastically. That pathetic bunch of people who yelled her name over and over again in a screaming refrain: "Rierierierierie-" made her head hurt.

"You're off for tonight, Rie." Her employer, perhaps flashing a sympathetic smile at her, quickly hurried back behind the bar, where rowdy customers waited. She gave him a quick, unseen smile and slipped into the dressing room, not even bothering to take off the Lolita outfit she wore. Rie merely combed fingers through her glossy blue locks, adjusted the mini top-hat and exited through the back with her bag.

Something was different. It wasn't quiet, as it usually was.

Excited murmurs, faces tensed with concentration. Rie froze, backing up against the wall. Men. An underworld gang. She tried to sneak away in those ridiculous platform boots, hoping they wouldn't notice her.

[Dr. Hax]

(OOC: My bad, shin...I didn't exactly know what to do about the rest of the council...)

Not bad, kid...not bad...I'll let him run this time but not without a parting gift..."

After the explosion, Xanadu, still in his former foe's form, walked to Red Faction territory to handle his own agenda...he walked into an electronics shop saying,

"I need a nice Polaroid...this $250 one is fine..."

He planted the money on the counter and said,

"No need for a bag...I will be using this very soon."

He took a pen and headed to a roof where some RF thugs were messin' around...He noticed five targets, two of which were in a rap battle. Lighting up four and crippling the fifth, he took a picture of himself holding a gun and wrote on the back,

"I'm the guy you want...I keep guns and grenades on me...If your guys want to challenge me, search every piece of High Council territory for a bar or derelict apartment complex. It shouldn't be too hard. High Council territory is by the docks. I doubt you RF pigs will be enough to stop me so I've done a little more scouting. The High Council works under a container yard/shipping yard front so there's no doubt that their stronghold is one of the warehouses. They seem to handle things like a business instead--overseeing gang activity and whatnot and just minding their own business while loading and unloading shipping containers. You can seek their help if you want as well as the Wheelers but I'll be sending them here anyway to try their might as well. Good luck, Pig..."

After leaving the picture, he said as he walked away,

"Deliver that to your boss..."

Xanadu kept his previous opponent's (Malavita's) form and made for Wheeler territory. Buying a rope at a hardware store for $20, he took a picture of himself again, keeping it with him until he was done.

This is gonna be cake...

Stepping into a small gambling den, Xanadu lit the barkeep and a gambler, both Wheelers members and said to the rest of the patrons,

"If you don't leave, I will cut you all to ribbons as well in a storm of bullets."

Everyone left normally, looking at the man in fear for their own lives but then fled when they got outside. Taking the two corpses, Xanadu used the rope to hang them along a fire exit. The message on this photo said,

"High Council territory is where I am but I am not sided with the Council. They mind their business, working as a shipping company in a container yard. After some scouting, I learned that there is a warehouse that serves as their stronghold. If you want their help, go right ahead and speak with them. I'll be ready to "wheel" every one of you into a junkyard...In addition, those RF pigs will have their own territory stained red with their own blood. After that, the Council will have a formal meeting with their maker. Look for a bar or subway to find me...A shipping yard for the High Council...you can't miss that..."

Leaving the note stuck on the hanging barkeep, Xanadu laughed as he took a cab back to the docks in High Council territory.

[Light Buster]

As Peter began his investigation in the city, he couldn't help but feel uneasy. It was something about that quote that he saw back on his laptop that made him think more than just taking action. As he began to head into the city, thinking, he wondered.

I wonder, what is these gang wars really about? I won't rest until I found the answer.

When Peter entered a city, numerous police vehicles were all over the place, as if something was about to happen.

I bet something's about to go down here...

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita sat at the bar and watched the singer up on stage but his mind was elsewhere, he was thinking about the man who could become anyone and how he could counter him if it came to a fight again. The news that he had been credited with the killing of gangers of both the Red Faction and the Wheelers came in but it was of little concern of Malavita, besides he had a plan.

One of his men walked up to him and whispered in his ear "Did you knowthat the singer has a distortion, it might be usefull to us if we can get her on our side"

He was correct, he had heard that she could create a noise that would be painfull to anyone who heard it. Turning to the man he said "take the truck out to the edge ofthe city and pick up the supplies, come back when you are finnished"

The three major gangs would soon know the wrath of the Terror from Below, Malavita was going to lead the Risers into teir rightfull position as kings of he underworld.

He headed backstage to try and recruit a powerful ally

[Dr. Hax]

Arriving back at the docks, Xanadu stepped into the stronghold and kept walking until he reached the Magistrate's quarters. Knocking on the door, he said,

"Sir, I am coming in. It's me, Xanadu."

"Proceed, Councilman..."

As Xanadu entered, he said,

"With Garlan's help, I know which man killed Calyx. Apparently he frequents a bar which hosts itself in our territory. To avenge Calyx, I have taken his form, used his rifle to kill some members of the Red Faction and the Wheelers, left a photograph of the form I took with both sites and a message, saying that the other faction will be on their way as well to avenge their deaths that the culprit made. The photos also say that the Faction and the Wheelers can basically come here for assistance considering we leave everyone alone mostly."

"You've really thought this out, huh? Very well, but we will assemble and mobilize our forces after the fighting starts. Is that clear?"

"Of course, Sir. Glory to the High Council!"

"Glory to the High Council...Dismissed, Xanadu."

Xanadu took his leave to attend to his own quarters...

[~Shobu~]

Ryo glared threateningly at the guy who had interrupted their conversation. He was never really into the whole gang ordeal. He only cared for Takashi, who raised him all on his own. Therefore, Ryo wasn't angry at the fact that the boy had demeaned the leader of his former gang, but his father-figure and only friend. Had the boy not left, he might have just thrown a bottle at his head.

"What the hell does he know," he grumbled and looked to Omega--as she wished to be called--to see how she would react to the depressing information he had just given her. He remembered her a bit more clearly now. She had come and gone with messages and random deliveries for Takashi back then. She was alright, not as annoying as other girls thats for sure. That only made him even more pissed at what the other guy said.

[Ωmega]

She gave a half-hearted chuckle.

"Heh, yeah, what does he know...."

She felt her phone vibrating in her pocket and pulled it out. She answered it and her face went somber.

".....I understand......"

She hung up as her eyes watered, though she tried to keep herself from crying.

"Guess he was right afterall. Three of them are dead...."

[Yukiyuna]

Claire lays motionless on the flat-roof of a city building, humming silently to herself as the rising sun beated down on her pale skin. She didn't care whether or not she gets a sunburn, what difference does it make? She wished at this time that she had someone to love in her life, someone to stand by her in her time of need. Will I ever get something like that? Claire thought to herself as another gust of wind blew her hair in her face. No.
Her distortion was controlling fire, even though how much she didn't want one. She had it ever since she was a baby, her mother died giving birth to her and she killed her father with the flames. Claire doesn't even have a name-- it was lost long ago. People just call her Claire, so she's perfectly fine with it.
"Hn." She mutters, sitting up. "Its too quiet."
As quick as she said that, a few gun shots went off in the distance, almost making her jump back. But it didn't, mostly 'cause she is so cold and emotionless.
"Damn," Claire swears under her breath, "Will this Claire ever get a chance at peace?" (OOC: She tends to talk in 3rd person a lot.)
A few more gunshots are heard as Claire stands up, summoning her blue fire in her right hand. It didn't hurt, no, it felt good. She throws a fireball towards the dummy she put up, engulfing it into flames. This was what she did daily, practicing with her fire and trying not to burn herself like last time. Another gun shoots, which pisses Claire off a bit since she is trying to enjoy the day, yet she cannot bring herself to go see what all the ruckus was about. Her cold blue eyes glared at the burning dummy thats slowly turning to ashes. Sometimes she wonders what the hell is wrong with this world.

(OOC: Pictures of Claire:
http://img24.imageshack.us/i/blackrockshooteranimesc.jpg/
http://img377.imageshack.us/i/brs01.jpg/?a=j&ci=-1&rt=2)

[shinryou]

Kanade sprang out of bed again and looked around. She then grabbed her alarm clock to check the time, "6.45am... still about an hour before school starts..." she said, sighing. The girl got out of bed regardless and got dressed. Since she still had a lot of time to spare, she booted up the computer and connected to the usual site, "Ah... nothing new huh...?" she said, a little annoyed that there was no new info related to all the underground activity going on in this city. She decided it would be best to get up and go to the school grounds and hang around there. She left home and made her way to school

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Kazuya skipping happily down the street, "Ah, so many fun things happened last night..." he said, "If only I could have stayed a little longer and seen the look on those two peoples faces back at the bar. He stopped and looked at his phone, "I guess we'll probably end up seeing each other again..." he said to himself.

[Yukiyuna]

Claire leaped from flat-roof to flat-roof, enjoying the feeling of running and the cool breeze on her skin. She finally makes it to a small grocery shop's roof as she jumps down and heads inside. The door makes a short dinging sound, announcing to whoever is in here that someone has entered the building. Claire lets out a small sigh as she gets a bag and starts filling it up with chocolate bars, as she has a unhealthy addiction to them. She walks up to the counter and sets the bag down infront of the man who works here. He immediately looks shocked for a few seconds before telling Claire the price of all the chocolate bars. She quickly hands the man the yen, grabs the bag, and stalks out of the shop, chewing on a chocolate bar on the way.
"Hn." She mumbles through a mouth full of chocolate as she looks up at the still rising sun, "What day is it today? I wish I had a calender and a clock."

[Dr. Hax]

Xanadu paced for a bit and thought about going himself to Wheeler territory to speak with the leader there, with that, he could possibly earn some cooperation. He got into a cab dressed in a unzipped hoodie and some jeans and tied his boots for business. Hopefully things wouldn't get rough. He had to head to Red Faction territory after.

Getting out at his destination, he put on black, fingerless gloves and began loitering at a skate park, waiting for the first Wheeler to cross his path for questioning.

[Yukiyuna]

As Claire walks around the street silently, a cab passes by her, nearly running her over. She jumps back in shock, but continues down the street. She was a bit worried about getting killed by a gang, but she doesn't care if she dies. No-one would care. The sun was high in the sky now, shining brightly. If the sun could feel, then it probably wouldn't be happy. Gangs everywhere, people dying constantly, what was there to be happy about? Never has Claire ever felt happy. She just wants someone to be close to her-- thats all. Was that too much to ask? Claire finally sits down, leaning against a brick building. She closed her eyes and slowly drifted into a dreamless sleep.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita headed out to the back of the bar where a group of Risers were standing next to the truck he had ordered to pick up the "supplies". He threw the back open to reveal several dozen crates of military grade weapons and ammo. "If the Faction want a war then thats what they're going to get" he said to his goons "put this on" he said as he threw them clothing with the symbol of the High Councill emblazoned on them, pulling on his own councill disguise he placed several crates of the munitions into the back of his truck and with the rest of the group in tow he headed for the Faction compound.

The Risers blew the gate with one of the bazookas and then opened fire, Faction gangers dove for cover as the shots punched through the air. The Risers killed anything that moved, grenades and rockets dore gaping holes in the walls and a truck that was parked outside one of the internal buildings exploded in ball of flame.

Malavita let out a savage laugh "two can play that game counciller" he roared as they headed for home. The war had begun.

OOC- the temptation to light the fuse was killing me.

[Dr. Hax]

Explosions rocketed in the distance as Xanadu waited. He said to himself,

"Council territory is under attack, I see. He wants to really do this. I like that. But I think we should handle this legitimately."

A trio of Wheelers came by as Xanadu said,

"Oi, you three tell your leader that a fourth gang has come up from the underground. Speak with the leader of the Red Faction as well as your leader so that this disturbance can be put down. The Council will help since they have been attacked already. It is only a matter of time before the new band of morons decides to come for your territory as well as RF territory. I must be off."

Xanadu took a cab to the nearest police station and looked into a window to disguise himself as an officer. Walking in he headed straight to the commissioner's office and said,

"Sir, a fourth gang has just come up and assaulted the container yard. It would be best to round up S.W.A.T. and the military to handle this. I heard explosions myself so it is easy enough to assume that they have military-grade weapons."

"Very well then...get moving."

Xanadu made his way to the armory to pick out a .45 handgun, a greater zoom scope and some flashbangs. He said to the rest of the squads,

"Listen up! We're heading out to silence an upcoming gang that assaulted the port with what seems like military-grade weapons. Gather up S.W.A.T. and hinder them while I get military on the line."

Xanadu quickly made his way to a phone and called up whoever he could to round up some heavy weapons and armor. He headed out, loaded for bear after changing back into Malavita's form. Reaching a payphone, he called Council HQ.

"Guys, I knew about what happened...I saw the smoke myself. The councilmen are safe, yes? Alright...The two girls also? Well done. Me? I'm going for the guy's top men. No...just raided a police armory. S.W.A.T. and military will be coming to whittle down some of the new gang. Gather up everyone still alive and get to the safety of the underground below the warehouse. We're stocked with weapons there after working as a shipping company for so long. This guy wants a fight? He's going to get more than he can handle. I'm out, later."

Xanadu ran through to the roofs that bordered Wheeler and RF territory and took watch through the new scope of the rifle Malavita also possessed, taking aim on one of the Riser's truck drivers as they headed home. When the bullet flew, The truck turned on its side after piercing the driver's skull. A second shot to the gas tank was all it took to take out those in the truck as well.

I may be just a copy of you...but it would be wise not to underestimate me. Taking out a truckload of men is just me sending a message, calling you and some of your best men out for some fight with a doppelganger. I've still a lot of your men to waste though so I'll be waiting...picking off everyone I can pick off.

[Yukiyuna]

Claire was still tired when she awoke from her small nap.


Claire got up off the ground and stretched her arms out while yawning a huge yawn. She stuck a hand in the bag only to find out her chocolate bars were MISSING. She gasped and franticly looked around, trying to see if she dropped them or something.
"Damn, Damn, Damn." She cursed a few times, stomping on the bag and storming off down the street. How dare they steal this Claire's chocolate bars!! She thought as she took some blue fire into her hands and throwing a hot fireball at a house, catching it on fire. She did the same with the next houses, burning them down to nothing but dust and rubble. The people living in them panicked and ran out of the houses, calling 911 on their cell phones. They never saw Claire do it, though, as she had her back turned and was walking away as soon as they noticed the flames.



:-:-:-:


As Claire made it back to her "house" (aka run down shack in the forest near the town), she turned on the small tv and sat on her dusty old couch she found in the woods around her house. The first thing she saw when she turned it on was the news:

"A few houses were reported burning today, and we would like people to keep a eye out for this suspect who has been wandering around the streets alone for sometime:

*Picture of Claire on the streets*

We are awarding 12 million yen to anyone who turns her in or knows of her where-a-bouts."

Claire quickly turns off the tv, "Guess I'm never going out in public again."

[Dr. Hax]

Xanadu's cell phone vibrated in his pocket, answering it, he said,

"Xan here..."

"Xanadu, it's Garland. The container yard's been attacked by a new gang. I'm fine along with the two girls and the rest of the council. I will take the girls to a shack I found in the woods. It will be a temporary safe haven. I noticed the large convoy heading to another area. The shack there should provide you with a better view of everything. The other five councilmen and the Magistrate will attend to the stronghold some more. With their teamwork, it will be fortified better than before. I'll see you at the shack."

"Understood, later."

Xanadu got up and began traversing the roofs to reach ground level near the woods. At the same time, Garland was saying to Ayamu,

"We must get out of here, young one. I must get back to the infirmary to find Mutt. From there, we must get to a shack I found while running surveillance on the enemy convoy. Xanadu will meet us there."

[Yukiyuna]

As Claire finished up covering the windows with blinds, she suddenly felt terrified. The problem was: of what? It was almost as if someone knew where she was and was coming to get her. She decided that she better hide somewhere, but not too far from the shack, as she wants to see who was out to get her. After she blew all the candles (theres no lamps and stuff in the shack) she stepped outside and looked around for a good hiding spot, finding none, she hissed in fury.
"Do I REALLY have to hide behind a stinking TREE?!"
Claire stepped behind a tree that let her see them but they can't see her. She was slightly pissed that she had to get her outfit dirty, though.

[Dr. Hax]

(OOC: My final post for the day...Don't cause too much carnage, Gaz...*serious*)

Xanadu stepped into the shack, thinking,

Smoke from some candles...someone was in here.

"Come out of hiding...If you're female, I'm not here to harm you. If you're male, my reaction will depend on which faction you are sided with. I have some others coming here as well...A tall, bald man in black robes and two girls."

Xanadu waited against a wall for this mystery person to come out, wherever he or she was.

[smile1010]

Omie had finally gotten the call. This time they had sent a messenger. A retriever more like it. The messenger had come to Kyohaku High School to retrieve Omie. "The captain would like to have a word with you." He flashed her his badge and automatically omie began to get in the car.

Rin came running up, "OMIE. Where are you taking her!" She demanded from the messenger man. "You are to day here Miss Rin."

"But.."

"Just stay here Rin. It's alright. Go home and I'll meet you there when Im done."

"K."

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"Well, please elaborate at what happened." The captain said. Tapping her finger on the desk with her feet propped up. "Explain.'

Omie looked at her, then looked away. Slowly she began to recap what had happend.

After a moment of wondering the captain finally sat up straight. "I believe you did a good job Etegawa. After thinking it over I don't believe it could of been handled differently."

Nodding Omie kept quiet.

"You have done a good job. Etegawa. I truly commend you. But I have to bring you grave news." The captain looked at her somberly. "we had detected a nest."

Omie looked at her with wide eyes. "A nest..how many?"

"There is estimated that there is about 500 bangers."

"Are you asking me to take them out?"

"Yes. Not only that, I am asking you to go under development again."

Shaking her head Omie back away, "No.."

"Etegawa. IT MUST BE DONE!" The captain bit her lip, "think of your sister."

With the mention of her sister Omie look up... Determination entered her face. She gave a nod.

"Thank you.."

[Yukiyuna]

From behind the tree, Claire saw a strange man in a suit head inside the shack.

"Come out of hiding...If you're female, I'm not here to harm you. If you're male, my reaction will depend on which faction you are sided with. I have some others coming here as well...A tall, bald man in black robes and two girls."

Crap. How did he know I am here? She thought, It better not be because of those candles. Dang it, I knew I shouldn't have lit those. I guess I should show myself to him, it would be rude of this Claire to not.

So Claire did, she stepped out from behind the tree and headed inside the shack for him to see her.

"So, what did you want, boy? If your here for the reward then just take me. My life is worth nothing, anyways." She said in a cold and heartless voice, her face empty of any emotions. Claire was very pissed on the inside, though.

"Or, if not, wander back home like a good little boy. This is my home, you got that? Mine." Her icy blue eyes glared at the tall man for entering her territory. Will these people ever learn?

[Nespa]

Mutt glared at the guard that came in with a trey with some food and drinks "wow you really made a mess diden't you" she sat up her mouth thin line "that does not matter, i have some spaghetti for you" he placed the tray infront of her 'clearly he has not informed what happend to the other guard' and crouched "why do you call yourself mutt your not a dog are.." before he could finish his sentece mutt lashed out kicking him straight in the face and breaking his nose. He screamed and managed to get backwards before he got harmed more "what the.." he ducked for the flying plate of spaghetti and then had to dodge the glass off milk, he also dodged the tray she threw and looked at her frightend "I. WANT. OUT". Mutt gritted her teeth.

[Light Buster]

(OOC: Overdue for a post.)

Peter made his way around the city. There were a lot of crimes of every kind. He had to be careful himself, he can be a target for death. He continued to move around the city until a set of cars pulled up from his right side. He ignored them an continued his walk, knowing that if he stopped, it will mean trouble for him.

[~Shobu~]

Ryo's jaw hardened as he saw Omega's face change. He hated seeing girls cry. Although he had a bad attitude when it came to people, Ryo was always told by Takashi to treat women with courtesy at first. Takashi, though, was a lady's man. He was blunt, harsh, and brash with men, but when it came to a woman, he was always quick to please. Ryo may not enjoy the company of women as Takashi had, but he cared enough to become angry when one was hurting.

"It happens," he said, not really trying to comfort her but just to help her face it, "It's alright to be sad, but you'll have to move on in the end." The entire time he spoke, he did not look at her in the face. He was pretending to clean the bar even though he had wiped it down not ten minutes ago.

Miyabi didn't question what the men who were parking their truck behind his bar as long as they didn't cause trouble. He merely stood beside a dumpster, cigarette dangling from his lips. The man who had entered and left the bar seemed like his mind was all too preoccupied to notice Miyabi. The bar owner wasn't standing too close to the scene, only near.

When the man opened the back of the truck to reveal the cluster of ammunition, Miyabi raised an eyebrow, but stayed quiet and out of the way. He watched as the truck drove away. He had a good idea of where they were heading because of what the man was saying to his companions. If Miyabi was a good citizen, he would have somehow tried to stop them. But somehow, the sounds of destruction coming from the direction in which the truck had gone were pleasing to his ears.

[Dr. Hax]

At the shack, Xanadu said,

"Stay your tongue, girl. Reward means nothing to me and a gang attacked my home. I'm doing a scout op in retaliation to see where they are going. I will eliminate every one of them myself, if necessary. Their leader is who I want the most. What's your name anyway and why are you out here all by your lonesome?"

Over at the port, Garland stepped in with a guard and Nurse Kaelan and saw Mutt throwing a tantrum again.

"Peters, let me handle her. Dismissed."

The guard took his leave as Garland slapped Mutt and said,

"Calm down, you childish rat. We're taking you to a place in the woods for new safety. Since I'm not going to try to help Kaelan tie you down...Reznick...Fire your dart taser at her so that she can maintain consciousness but not be able to move

Reznick pointed the taser rifle at Mutt and pressed the button to fire the darts that stuck into Mutt's skin shocking her with 50'000 volts of pure electricity.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita heard the news of the attack on their convoy with grim resolve, he knew that he had made a mistake, his attack on the Red Faction compound was too agressive for a gang that didn't posess their own territory.

Hauling himself up from his bar stool he ordered almost the entire gang to move out and establish a base in one of the inner city buildings, he knew that this was unclaimed territory as most gangs tried to avoind setting up in residential areas to keep civilians out of the firing line. Malavita however knew that this was the perfect place to hide his fledgling gang untill they were ready.

He ordered two of his men to go and try and recruit that singer that they had seen. Malavita himself sat down and wrote a letter to sent to the High Councill offering to meet to dicuss a truce to end hostilities, Malavita would go and he asked them to come unarmed, he asked to meet in the apartment that he had fought his doppelganger in as it stood on neutral ground. Giving it to one of the gangers who would take it to the Councill's base while on a motorbike flying a white flag

[Nespa]

Mutt hissed as she was slapped and then shocked. she blinked when she was awake but could not move "what apart about just letting me go do you not get you insane old geezer!". To say she was pissed was a understatement he could have avoided everything if he just had let her go. the guard lifted her and threw her over his shoulder, mutt hower smirked in slight delight as something warm and wet came over him causing rezniick to pull a face off digust "i also had to go..". It was a small victory the peeing over him but is was a victory none the less to her.

[Zandan]

Ayumu watched as Garland left the other room again, "What is it?" She asked.

"It seems the gangs have decided it is time to do some damage to each other. I'm taking you and this girl to a safe location until it quiets down," Garland said, his voice serious.

Ayumu's eyes widened, some in surprise, mostly in indignation, "Why do I have to go to this safe place? I can take care of myself," her voice was controlled, but just barely.

Garland held up his hands, palms out, trying to calm her, he did not want to have to deal with another girl causing trouble, "No offense intended. Councilman Xanadu has taken you two under his protection. Right now, it is my job to make sure he does not fail."

"Well, I'm not going. Where is the pervert?"

"You're in luck, Councilman Xanadu is exactly where we are going, which means that you are, indeed, going," he smiled, slightly scaring Ayumu with the sinister nature of such a smile. He moved fast, once again scaring her. He picked Ayumu up, tossing her over his shoulder, "so Reznick has already picked up our other friend, so we are going to the safe house," he said as he began walking, ignoring the kicking legs and the assault his back was taking.

Ayumu could barely hear him through the incomprehensible threats she was yelling, completely forgetting that Garland touching her gave her the ability to freeze him.

[Dr. Hax]

A guard came running to the magistrate saying,

"Magistrate, a biker came by with a letter and a white flag he was waving. He says he wants to meet us in an apartment building and is also telling us to come unarmed..."

The guard handed the letter to him and waited, while the Magistrate read. Closing it, he said,

"It could be a trap. Xanadu had encountered someone before. That same person must have been the one who led this attack as well. Send Xanadu as our representative. They have some catching up to do. Get on a phone and let him know."

The guard went to a phone and waited,

"Xan here..."

"Councilman Xanadu? The Magistrate wants you to head to the apartment building where you fought the guy who led the recent attack. He wants to propose a truce but we think it may be a trap so we wish to send you as our representative. He says to come unarmed so be wary."

"Don't worry, I can handle it."

Hanging up the phone, Xanadu said to the girl he was talking to,

"Well, little girl, looks like for now you are getting your wish. I'll be back though. Business needs taking care of."

Xanadu left the shack, walking to a gun shop to purchase a revolver and some ammunition as well as a small knife. He stashed the revolver in one boot and the ammunition in his jacket with the knife hiding in his other boot.

Heading to the apartment, Xanadu hid the ammo in a garbage can with the revolver and kept the knife inside his boot. Walking in, he took his original form and said...

"I guess I'm here first, huh?"

[Ωmega]

"Yeah....these things happen all the time..." she said as she wiped her eyes.

She took a deep breath and looked back at Ryo, forcing a smile.

"Well, Ive got to get back to work. Please use our business for future deliveries!"

She took off as fast as she could, crying as soon as she left the building. She went as fast as she could, till she reached where the gang usually met. Inside was Youske*, waiting for her. He held her as she cried, trying to calm her down. Once she did, he handed her the information left behind.

"Some guy said theres a fourth gang, and that they did this. X and Y went off to the other territories to let them know whats up like he asked. He wants us to meet up with him somewhere....what do you wanna do?"

She looked over everything and let out a deep sigh.

"We'll go. Not to fight, but maybe see if we can offer some sort of support."

He smiled and nodded. "Sounds good boss."




*this is a character I'll make a sheet for sometime soon

[Light Buster]

As Peter heard the comotion, he knew that something was up now. He had to get in on the action. The people in the car got out and approached him from behind as Peter stopped walking.

(Unknown) "Hey, you from around here?"
(Peter) "No, why? I'm just walking around if that's okay with you, now can you please leave me alone?"
(Unknown) "You know where you are right?"
(Peter) "Why should I know?"
(Unknown) "You should know where you are because if you're in the wrong place, you can get killed."
(Peter) "Really..."
(Unknown) "That's right."

Peter made a 180 degree turn toward the people behind him. It seems that there were gangs here after all, the Yakuza. One of them pulled out a pistol in attempt to shoot him. He quickly grabbed his arm and disarmed him. He then kicked him away toward the others as they scattered. The rest of them charged and Peter used the pistol's butt to knock the rest of them out cold. Peter looked at the pistol and stowed it in his pocket.

I'll be needing this later, what I need is there car...

He then walked over and into the car and drove off, seeing that he's going to be needing that as well.

[Dr. Hax]

Xanadu took out a piece of paper and wrote,

"Out to lunch...will be back...am unarmed."

From there he left for Wheeler territory as a Wheeler crony to prevent discovery. When he got to fast food joint, he got what he ordered and sat to eat, looking at a crying girl with a guy holding her. He changed into councilman's form and yelled,

"What's wrong, miss? Perhaps I can help, depending on what the problem is."

(OOC: Final post of the day...)

[Yukiyuna]

(OOC: Sorry for the late post, I couldn't get on AF due to internet issues.)

"Stay your tongue, girl. Reward means nothing to me and a gang attacked my home. I'm doing a scout op in retaliation to see where they are going. I will eliminate every one of them myself, if necessary. Their leader is who I want the most. What's your name anyway and why are you out here all by your lonesome?"

Claire was glaring at the man the whole time he talked, by the time he finished she felt like stabbing him in the arm with a pencil. Though how much she hated this guy, she was a bit jealous at his mention of having a home. Before she had gotten a chance to talk he had gotten a phone call,

"Xan here..." There was a long pause before he finally said, "Don't worry, I can handle it."

Claire was about to say something but she got interrupted again by him saying,

"Well, little girl," Claire hissed at his choice of words, "looks like for now you are getting your wish. I'll be back though. Business needs taking care of."

After the guy took off out of the shack, Claire was left with her thoughts.
Atleast he's gone, She thought, But he said he would be back. Claire mentally sighed and plopped down on the couch, getting some much needed rest.

[smile1010]

"Your heart beat is below normal. About 25 beats a minute. Meaning you use little oxygen to fuel yourself. You are in the perfect state to go under development." The doctor held the clipboard close to his chest. "Are you ready Miss Omie?"

Omie was sitting on the examination table in only her under garments. Her hair curtained her face as she looked down. "I am ready." Omie stepped down from the table. She began to shiver. The cold metal rubbed against her skin. Goosebumps crawled up and down her arms.

"It's best if we are in an area with no furniture. Once you start seizing I don't want you to hit anything. Is this understood?"

Omie simply nodded. The doctor pulled out a small suit case. He opened the case and pulled out a syringe. He inserted the syringe inside a bottle of fluid and pulled back from the other side. Liquid filled the syringe all the way. As procedure the docor tapped at the tube to get any air bubbles to the top. Gently he pushed on the other side of the syringe to get some fluid out along with the air bubbles.

Omie walked to the doctor, turned around and got to her knees. She lowered her head and exposed her neck. The doctor bent over her and slowly inserted the syringe, pushing against the butt of the syringe to inject the liquid into the girls neck.

Omie winced when the syringe pierced her flesh. As soon as the liquid entered her body Omie's body began to go through convulsions of pains. She clenched her mouth. Muffled screams escaped her tight lips. She slammed her head against the tiled floor and began to scream uncontrollably. Automatically her hands went to her head. And painfully began to pull some of her silver hair out.

Curling into a ball she continued to scream. Tears escaped her eyes as her vision became blurry. Looking up she saw the ceiling lights in a haze. "Ahh! Aaaaaaaaah!!!" She heard her own voice as an echo. Slowly the taste of iron seeped into her mouth. She had tried to bite her lip in an attempt to muffle her screams.

The doctor stood back with his clipboard clasped tightly against his chest. Once or twice her scribbled down some notes. He observed Omie's seizure. She contracted her body, arching her back as far as her body can go. And rolling up into a ball as tightly as possible. Her fingers became spread out and tense. Like claws of an unnatural animal. Her pupils contracted so much, it seemed like she had none. Her muscles spasmed it was visible from 20 ft away.

"Ahh! Aaaahhhh!!!" Omie continued to scream. Beads of sweat began to form. She beat her fist against the tiled floor so hard that her fist began to bleep. She clenched her hands so tightly, that her nails bit into her palms and they began to bleed as well.

"A little while longer. Miss Omie."

After 10 minutes Omie's body slowly grew limp. Her voice was hoarse and she took big gulps of breath. Her pupils became cat light slits.

"How are you feeling, Miss Omie?"

Omie simply nodded.

"Good. We will begin phase two, of your development."

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita arrived to find a note saying that the Councill's representative would be back later. Malavita had decided that honour was the best policy here and had come unarmed, it was a gamble which he hoped would pay off. His phone rang and he was informed that they had found an empty apartment building in a residential area to use as a base, smiling he said "good, take a rest for now but post guards in case of an attack".

Silently happy that the area was unclaimed and they should be safe there for now. Malavita gave the apartment a quick once over, noticing all the exits and possible ascape routes as well as the scorch marks and bullet holes from his previous outing there. He would wait for the emissary and attempt to end hostilities between the Risers and the Councill.

OOC- sorry it took so long but i can only get on in the evenings.

[Dr. Hax]

"Ah crap, gotta go...If you see the Wheeler's leader, tell them to meet the Council in the bar around here. I'll send the rest of the councilmen there to discuss things."

Xanadu waved and ran for the apartment. When he got there, he said,

"Sorry I'm late. I can sit still on an empty stomach. So, let's get down to business, shall we? What is this I have heard about a truce?

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita said "There is little use for pointless bloodshed between gangs, our attack on the Red Faction was merely a way of introducing ourselves. We lack the manpower to become a major gang at present but we have experienced and well equipped gangers, a war between our two organisations would just be futile. So i propose a cessation of hostilities for the time being to allow peacefull trade to exist between our gangs."

He was unsure of how this man would react to the suggestion as he was well aware that now would be the best time to attack the Risers while they where at their weakest but he decided to try.

[Ωmega]

Megumi watched as the other man came over, asked if everything was alright and then quickly leave.


"Did you ear what he said? The Wheelers leader?"

"Yeah, that looked like the guy from earlier. We gonna follow?"

"No. -Im- going to follow, you go back and check on the others."

"Megumi, dont be stupid!"

"This isnt up for discussion, -Alpha-."

He looked at her and sighed. Her using his street name meant she meant business.

"...Fine...-Omega-."

He got up and left. Megumi sighed to herself. She'd rather not risk anyone else losing their lives. Besides, if she lost her own, Youske was there to take over. She took a deep breath and followed, though far behind, the man from earlier. She watched him enter a building and slowly followed. She stayed a decent distance when she started hearing voices. Slowly, she made her way towards them so she could better hear what was being said

[Zandan]

Ayumu had never felt so embarrassed in her life. Here she was, being carried over the shoulder of a tall, bald man to a safe location, and she couldn't do a thing about it. There came a time during all the kicking and screaming when Garland's patience dwindled a bit. The stinging of her behind was was evidence of that. She felt so degraded. Ayumu had never been spanked in her life, but now at age seventeen, she was placed on the knee of Garland, and spanked.

He said it was because she was acting like a child, so he treated her like a child. He even started talking to her like she was a child, saying things like "don't be a naughty girl now or I'll have to punish you". Ayumu half expected for the words "time out" and "when we get there you go straight to the corner" to come out of him mouth. She had long since stopped fighting, trying to keep what little dignity and pride she had left in tact.

"I hate you, I really do," she said to Garland's back, tempted to bite it. She didn't give in to temptation for fear of more stinging, "I prefer the pervert over you any day," she mumbled.

A chuckle passed through his lips, the vibrations rippled through his body, "Well, I enjoy your company after you learn to behave. It's nice and quiet," not even trying to hide the amusement in his tone.

'The nerve of this idiot!' Ayumu thought, she wanted to hurt him. She wanted to hurt him bad. It was at that moment, she finally remembered she had a weapon. A satisfied smile graced her lips with its presence. Before the satisfaction could actually come, Garland spoke up again.

"Well, here we are. Home away from home," for the first time, Ayumu looked around. They were in the woods. In front of a shack. A rundown shack.

"This is the place?" She asked, not wanting to believe she had been carried from a perfectly good city, with perfectly good apartments, to a rundown shack in the middle of nowhere.

"Yep, this is the place. Let's get you inside, little missy," he chuckled again. The man really seemed to like the sound of his own laugh, he laughed a lot.

He opened the door using Ayumu's legs to push it, much to her annoyance, and stopped, "Well, it seems there is another here. This place isn't as secret as I thought it would be."

[smile1010]

Rin walked home by herself. "Omie." She thought to herself. Her sister has always been a fighter. She's has never lived a life of a normal girl. She's shelter Rin as much as possible. But, of course, some of the discord and chaos had come her way. With her head down, she walked all the way home. Alone.

"Boss wants a word with you, love." said a deep voice.

Rin looked up startled. "Wh..whos there?"

A solid shadow floated in front Rin. It landed on the floor and became a flat black circle.
Slowly a man began to rise out of the black pool. Once he was completely out he smirked at Rin and said, "Why hello little girl. How are you."

Slowly she began to back away. "Who are you!" She asked.

"Your worst nightmare."

In a swift motion, he created a ball of dark mass around his hands. Quickly the flung it at the fleeing girl. It almost instantly enveloped in darkness. Stunned by the darkness Rin fell to her knees. She looked up into the sky and saw one single cloud. "No..Omie.." Slowly her eyes closed. She began to fall forward but the mysterious man grabbed onto the back of her color. "Tsk. Falling asleep on our first date."

Chuckling the man threw Rin over his shoulder. He stepped back into the black circle and slowly sunk into darkness.

[Dr. Hax]

"Hell of an introduction...When you attacked the container yard, some of the containers had some nice sports cars. That's a lot of money tossed down the drain but it's okay. The container yard bit is just a front for us to lay low. When you attacked us, blowing up a truck cost us a few guards. I only did what was right by taking out one of your truck drivers and then blowing up the gas tank on the bottom of the truck, taking out all extras within it. I suppose an alliance is fine even though you did kill Councilman Calyx. He sickened me in a way...being obsessed with the dead and all. At least I don't have to hear his ramblings anymore. If you're looking to make a name, why not have your guys join the Council. It would add to our manpower and increase the chances of finding a new councilman to take Calyx's seat. Since you are requesting an alliance, I guess it wouldn't hurt to accept. I am Councilman Xanadu, doppelganger of the group. I'm the one who fought you in your form. You got a deal but I still know not your name."

Xanadu put a smile on his face as he held a hand out.

[-GAZKUL-]

The offer of alliance with the High Councill seemed reasoanble as it would allow the Risers to gain strengh and benefit from the influence of the councill.

Smiling he shook the hand offered to him "Malavita Aumento, but i think you should know that this conversation is no longer private." he said.

OOC- your call MaruDashi

[Dr. Hax]

"Oh, I'm aware of that, Malavita. I wanted them to start something with the RF pigs so i called them here to let them know of it. Currently, we're in the process of rebuilding our container yard. That's our main source of income. It draws the least amount of attention, rakes some cash in and occasionally, we get some nice stuff that we can't help but steal and sometimes, sell ourselves. Don't get me wrong. Sometimes, we involve ourselves in the killing of others. Businessmen, political figures, protesters, pimps...We do our part. I noticed your battlefield tactics...skilled with a gun...I like that. As a start of our alliance, I've a gift for you. In a garbage can to the right when you exit the building, there is a Colt Python revolver with a box of .45 rounds. It's a beautiful gun and unlike semi-automatics, these rounds aren't designed to pierce. Due to their slow muzzle velocity, they instead lodge into the skin to cause more pain. The wounds caused by those rounds take a long time to heal and some of them just don't heal, period. Have fun with that toy."

Xanadu opened up the cell phone and said,

"Grand Magistrate, we have an alliance with a group known as the Risers. Do not show hostilities to them. They wish to help us rebuild."

Looking at his new ally, Xanadu said,

"Well, Malavita. You know where the port is. Head there for now while I speak with this Wheelers leader and get a fight going between them and the RF pigs. From there, the police will be called. That will be my cue. Since I can impersonate people, I will just take the form of an old woman."

[Light Buster]

As Peter drove throughout the city looking for action, he came across a random gang attack on the steet and stopped in a dark shadow. He took out his camera and began to take pictures of the war. So, this was one of the things that is going down in this city. Now he knows about the gang wars now. He needed to trend carefully, lest he wants to get killed himself.

[Ωmega]

Megumi's heart froze a bit when she heard that the conversation was being listened on. Her whole body froze when she realized they were speaking about her.

She stood there, unmoving. Should she take off? Well, from the sounds of it, they needed her for something, so it'd be doubtful they'd harm her....right?

She took a deep breath and came out into the room.

[Dr. Hax]

Seeing a woman walk in, Xanadu said,

"I remember you. You were upset about something before. I'll ask about that later. For now, introductions...Malavita...adept sharpshooter of the Risers. I am Councilman Xanadu, doppelganger of the High Council. By the term "doppelganger" I mean this..."

Xanadu morphed into the girl and said in a girl's voice,

"I can use your body for beneficial purposes not meant to damage reputation. If I want information out of someone, I could always try to seduce them. If it takes more, we both could pose as twins...all the more attractive. I once used his form and skills with a gun to fight himself. He's not bad. You must be the leader of the Wheelers, yes?"

[~Shobu~]

OOC: This post is a little pointless, but I'll be making a character sheet for the mentioned girl very soon. This is just a post that implies I'm still active in this rp, haha.

Miyabi glanced around the bar, seeing the faces of regulars and newbies. Most of these people were from local gangs and often chose Liquor as their meeting place. Hence the reason he has to renovate his bar at least four times a month. By now regulars tried not to start too much of a ruckus, knowing they'd be owing Miyabi quite the amount of money after their little scuffle. New-comers had the misfortune of mingling with the contents of Miyabi's violin case.

He looked over to Ryo who was pouring some scotch for a pretty young girl, a face that popped up every now and then. But lately she's been coming more recently. Miyabi didn't pry and Ryo didn't care. She was a good customer. That's all Miyabi needed to know. Although, she did catch his interest in more ways than one.

[Ωmega]

Megumi was surprised to see a double of herself, talking to her. She forced the surprise off her face, trying to seem serious. Part of her was still scared though, and it was obvious she had her guard up.

She looked over the two of them carefully, looking for movement that might be hostile towards her.

"Yes, Im the Wheelers leader. Im assuming youre the one who told a few members to come see you. I came to find out what happened, what you want with me, why I should help you and what happens if I refuse to help."

[Dr. Hax]

"Of course...I told them to have you show up for two things...one is the fact that my stronghold could use a bit of a repair crew. It may not be your style but hey, the more help, the better. The other thing strikes me as odd. Doesn't it seem strange that the Red Faction has been remaining under the radar for some time? If anything, please watch your back. I fear the Faction might be growing stronger with each passing day. To confirm this, I wish to collect intelligence and get answers. Do either of you know anything further about the Faction? An insignia, purpose of existence, something?"

Looking around, Xanadu continued,

"If you wish for protection, the Council's stronghold will allow you it. We function under the front of posing as a shipping company and container yard so as to not draw attention as well as rake in some cash."

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita was a little confused as to what the Wheeler leader was doing trying to overhear their conversation but was interested in what sounded like an alliance against the Red Faction.

"Bear in mind that if you do anything too rash then the police may become involved, if it looks like three of the four major gangs are uniting then it will be harder to keep operations secret. The Risers can offer military grade weapons to both of your gangs but we will expect payment for our services."

"We are on your side for now but if the wind changes then we will change with it. As for the Red Faction if they pay us highly enough then we will keep them supplied too, I neither know nor care about minor things like purpouses just aslong as we get paid."

Turning to Xanadu he said "repair crews are on their way, our stronghold is in an inner city residential area, operating from an abandoned apartment building. we smuggle weapons and explosives in from abroad and then sell them on."

[Dr. Hax]

"So the Risers can provide high-grade weapons. The Council can provide a bit of a safe area. As for payment coming from the RF pigs, disrupting cash flow would be imperative. Reading into the papers will help out a bit. Capturing a couple of those parasites for me to take care of will also prove useful."

Xanadu looked again and continued,

"Don't worry about interrogation tools. I have that covered."

[Ωmega]

She looked at the two and raised an eyebrow.

"...payment?"

Her arms folded over her chest.

"So this is a sort of mafia? We pay you for 'protection', and if not, then 'bad things' will happen to us? Am I following correctly?"

[Yukiyuna]

(OOC: Sorry for the lack of posts, I haven't been able to get on due to internet issues (as said above) and because of the fact that I lack ideas. Sigh.)

Claire woke up with her heart beating wildly, she looked around to see fire all around her, eating up the shack of which she is in. Oh no, She groaned in her head, Not again.
Because of the nightmare she had, Claire put the shack on fire in her sleep. She could feel the fire caressing her skin and the heat that came from it. It didnt hurt at all, having fire touch her. Claire sighed and got up, running out of the shack. There were sirens going off at a distance, reminding Claire that she can get captured by someone if she didn't leave soon. Like, now. Right now. NOW! She took off through the forest, heading in a random direction. She climbed up a huge tree and sat on a branch, looking out at the shack and seeing people surrounding it, pouring water on it to put out the fire. It saddens her to see her beautiful fire be wiped out like that.

[Dr. Hax]

Looking at the Wheeler's leader, Xanadu said,

"We don't collect money from protecting others...just from shipping stuff out. It's more like an offer that you can choose to accept or refuse. Nothing bad will happen if you refuse but if you accept, we can provide shelter and extra backup should something happen. We have an infirmary for wounds and such, a dining hall, rooms for sleeping and making yourself at home...showers included and rooms to sharpen your abilities...well, except for long range shooting...sorry, Malavita..."

Xanadu held his hand out saying,

"The choice is yours...I'll even introduce you to the councilmen."

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Over at the shack, Garland said,

"My god, what is Xanadu doing? I can clearly see him talking to whom he fought with. He's also talking to the leader of the Wheelers...Stay wary, councilman..."

[Yukiyuna]

Claire didn't know where to go next.

She had been running through the forest for 10 minutes before finally reaching the town. Climbing up a building, she laid down on the flat roof and looked up at the sky.

"What now?" She murmured as she rubs her arms to create friction, "Theres nowhere for me to run, nowhere to stay, no-one to look up to."

Click.

Claire sat up and turned her head, to see a shirtless man behind her with tattoos all over his body holding up a pistol, aiming right at her.

BANG!

Claire silently screamed, feeling the bullet fly right into her left arm. She placed her right hand on the wound, sending cold glares at the man. The red blood was seeping through her fingers.

"Guys! I got her! We're gonna be rich!" He shouted at his gang members whom were watching from the ground. The man tried to lift Claire up over his shoulders, but ended up getting burned by her. Screaming, the man dropped her and jumped down to his gang members, running off with them down the streets.

"Feh. Pathetic." Claire hissed while trying to stop her arm from bleeding. It was a useless attempt, she realized, as she was tired and already lost a lot of blood. Closing her eyes, Claire laid back and drifted off into unconsciousness.

[Dr. Hax]

Overhearing the gunshot, Garland remained silent, behind cover until the gunmen left without the technically homeless girl. He got on his phone and said,

"Magistrate, the girls aren't here..."

"I will send out Councilwoman Kaldea. Her sword tactics go unmatched. You keep a watch on the assailants and the escapees, Garland."

"Very well then. Glory to the High Council."

"Glory to the High Council."

The Magistrate spoke directly with Kaldea. She only responded with...

"I will stain my blade with blood. Glory to the High Council."

(OOC: I wish to leave Yukiyuna in charge of Councilwoman Kaldea.)

[Ωmega]

Megumi looked at him, then down at his extended hand, then back at him.

She was hesitant, but she extended her hand and took his. She held her breath as she shook his hand.

"Deal."

[Dr. Hax]

"I know not your name."

Xanadu shook hands with the lady as he smiled.

"When it comes to interrogation...nothing says "I love you" like jumper cables to a man's gonads while they're connected to an active car battery. Sometimes Russian gulag torture is where it's at. Pain equals answers sometimes. I've done torture ranging from beating someone with my fists to firing arrows into someone and even up to blowing out joints and bones with a shotgun for impudence. I'll take you two to meet the councilmen from here. I also have a gift for you, young lady."

[Zandan]

(Completely changes what I was going to do with Garland suddenly gone from the shack safe house. Umm...Dr.Hax...Claire wasn't captured, the guy dropped her when she burned him.)

Garland was gone, which made Ayumu a very happy person. She and the other girl were now being 'protected' by the single guard named Reznick. The man seemed to view both of them as prisoners, which Ayumu did not understand. The moment Garland left, a swift and angry sounding, "don't leave my sight," came out of Reznick.

Everything Ayumu moved, he tensed, as if she was going to attack him. She thought about doing it just to prove him right. So she did, suddenly charging him.

Reznick tried to pull a taser out, but in his surprise, he never got the chance. The moment Ayumu's hand connected with his face, he began freezing. Frost formed on his skin and his muscles contracted and relaxed wildly trying to warm up the suddenly cold body. Fatigue quickly built up and the man's body gave out. He collapsed on the ground, pass out cold. Literally. Ayumu shivered as her own body temperature dropped.

Ayumu smiled, "well, that was easier than I thought," she mused, looking at the passed out guard. She looked back at the other girl, who really did seem to be a prisoner, "well, I'm getting out of here. You're welcome to come along, but I'm not waiting around for you," she said as she departed the shack, going towards where she thought the city would be.

She began hearing the familiar sites of sky scrapers, apartments, and cars that come with a city. As she passed one building. BANG!

Ayumu jumped and fell, the sound of a gunshot scaring her. The direction of the sound seemed to come from above her. The smart thing to do would be to go the opposite way, away from guns and a possible death. So Ayumu decided to investigate the sound. Climbing the fire escape of the building to the roof, Ayumu saw a weird sight. A girl, bleeding from her arm. It was weird, to Ayumu at least, because she didn't see what caused this girl to bleed.

The blood was pooling into a puddle underneath the girl, "Oh crap, she's going to die. I just know it. She is going to die right here, in the puddle," she said, showing off her amazing genius. She decided the best course of action would be to poke the unconscious girl. So she did.

It wasn't until the twenty eighth poke that Ayumu remembered something she actually paid attention to in school, in biology class. The effect cold has on the human body. Vasoconstriction. If she cooled her body down enough, the veins and arteries in her arms and legs would constrict, slowing the blood flow. Ayumu's eyes widened at the revelation. She could use her power to help someone!

A simple touch on the girl's arm was all it took, the cold spread through Ayumu's fingers to the girl's body. The flow of blood slowed even as the girl shivered, Ayumu shivered with her. Tearing a long strip of cloth from her cloak, Ayumu wrapped it around the injured arm.

"Well now, we just have to wait a bit for her to wake up...maybe."

[Yukiyuna]

(OOC: Ohmygosh. Im gone for one second and everyone started putting me in there posts. Dr. Hax, I might have if I had been captured, but I haven't so I dunno what to say. XD Btw, Zandan, I love your post.)

Claire couldn't move from this spot.

She couldn't bring herself to get up, talk, or pretty much do anything.
Am I to die today? Claire thought, What a horrible life I lived, I would like to say I hate you to my mom for putting me through this torture, my dad for--

Poke.

What? Claire wasn't sure just what she felt. Was someone... poking her?

Poke poke.

Well, that definitely felt like a poke. She sighed in her head, But... seriously? Why is someone poking me?
All of a sudden (when the poking stopped), there was a cold hand on her arm, freezing her. Claire shivered a bit and felt the person do the same. When she (Claire guessed it was a girl because of her hand size/feel) finally removed her hand, there was a sound of a rip in clothing as some cloth was wrapped around her wound.

"Well now, we just have to wait a bit for her to wake up...maybe." A girl's soft voice whispered. So it is a girl, Claire cheered in her head, I guess I should "wake" up now.

Sitting up slowly, Claire opened her cold blue eyes, seeing a girl in a gray cloak with blue hair (OOC: Thats what your character looks like... right? Ugh, imma go check.)

"So. Your the person who saved me," Claire said, glaring at her. "I'm guessing you can control ice, am I right?"

[Dr. Hax]

Hanging up, Garland returned seeing his guard frozen and the injured girl being cared for by the one who froze Reznick.

"God damn it...If Calyx were still alive, that girl's body would have been a bomb by now. No one hurts Council members."

Garland maintained a stern watch, using the mental eye to run surveillance over the region by the shack. He continued to look, saying...

"Kaldea will find them eventually. I will report back to the docks..."

[Ωmega]

"Omega. Only a few people know m real name, and Id like to keep it that way."

She let go of his hand and looked him over again, curious.

"Id be more than happy to meet these other council men of yours, but I have to ask, why the Wheelers? We're really just a group of misfits, we really dont get involved with territory battles or anything of that nature. So what exactly do you hope to benefit from us?"

[Zandan]

(Well, sorry Dr. Hax but I'm going to have ignore some aspects of your Garland post. Ayumu and Claire are not at the shack. I'll pretend that he saw Reznick frozen through his telepathic site thing...)

Ayumu sat back, her arms hugging her knees, trying to warm up as she waited. Well, this is already boring, she thought as she stared at the sky. The sudden noise of a voice startled her into falling back.

"So. Your the person who saved me," the voice said, "I'm guessing you can control ice, am I right?"

"Who's there!?" Ayumu nearly screamed as she looked everywhere but the girl that spoke, "I'm warning you! Show yourse-," she stopped herself when she saw two very blue eyes glaring at her, "Oh hey! You're up," Ayumu said, her smile stretching across her face, "I can't believe it worked!"

Her happiness was completely wiped away when she heard a familiar voice bombarding her ears with a speech. She stopped paying attention at "two-faced snot". If there was one thing Ayumu hated more than a long droning speech is was insults in that long droning speech.

"Use your powers for good instead of being an insolent twit who knows no respect for elders."

"Shut up, shut up, shut up!" Ayumu yelled at the bald man, "you're so annoying, Baldy! I'm trying to talk to this person," she turned to the wounded girl, "so, what's your name?"

[Yukiyuna]

"Who's there!?" The girl almost screamed as she franticly looked around everywhere, "I'm warning you! Show yourse-," She stopped when she finally saw Claire staring at her, "Oh hey! You're up," She said, a big smile stretching across her face, "I can't believe it worked!"

What is with this girl? Claire wondered silently, as she turned her glare into a look of confusion. All of a sudden a loud voice bursted through the air saying,

"Use your powers for good instead of being an insolent twit who knows no respect for elders."

Her confusion grown when she yelled,

"Shut up, shut up, shut up! You're so annoying! I'm trying to talk to this person," she turned to me, "so, what's your name?"

Claire sighed, "Ain't got one. Names are pretty but useless, just call me Claire. Now, are you an ice wielder or not?"

[Zandan]

"No!" Ayumu exclaimed, "since you don't seem to care I will call you Shimizu," she said, pointing at the girl as if that drove home a point she didn't make, "your eyes match it."

"My name is Ayumu, you can call me Ayu," she said, smiling. She liked this girl. The girl had barely said anything to her, but she was awake. Ayumu believed that she saved Claire's life, so she liked her, "I don't control ice, I'm just able to lower the temperature of things," she moved very close to the girl, staring into the eyes she 'named' her after, "can you do anything? Huh? I wanna know!"

(Short...but I can't think of anything else. Shimizu means Clear Water.)

[Yukiyuna]

"No!" The girl exclaimed, "since you don't seem to care I will call you Shimizu," she said, pointing at Claire, "your eyes match it."

Shimizu? Claire thought as a frown came upon her face.

"My name is Ayumu, you can call me Ayu," she said, still smiling. Claire rolled her eyes. "I don't control ice, I'm just able to lower the temperature of things," Ayumu got very close to Claire, staring straight into her eyes, "can you do anything? Huh? I wanna know!"

Claire scooted back away from the girl, holding a finger up. Suddenly, a bit of blue fire appeared at the tip of Claire's finger, shining brightly.

"Does this answer your question?" She murmured, as she made a fist with the hand she used to put the fire out.

"This Claire should be leaving now..." Claire said, standing up but flinching in pain as she felt more blood coming out of the wound on her arm.

[Zandan]

(I don't think I've ever put Ayumu's eye color...now I can't think of an eye color to match her...don't want to make it the same color as her hair though.)

Ayumu stared, transfixed by the fire. Her eyes shined with amazement, "That's so cool," she whispered. Her shoulders sagged with disappointment when Claire put the fire out.

"This Claire should be leaving now..." Claire said, standing up.

Ayumu's shoulders sank more in disappointment. She noticed Claire flinch, and perked up a bit. She looked at the girl and saw a dark spot growing on the cloth around her arm, "Ah! The fire must have raised your body temperature, so the blood is flowing fast again," without asking permission Ayumu leaped up, grabbing Claire's hand, "you might feel a little chill, Shimizu-chan," she said with what she hoped was a reassuring smile. Before Claire could say anything, the cold once again traveled from Ayumu's body to hers.

Once again she felt the shiver in both of them. Ayumu's arms and legs began getting numb with cold, she had used her power more than she usually did.

Ayumu once again grabbed her cloak, ripped another length from it, and tied it around the wound, "We should get you somewhere to get you fixed up."

[Yukiyuna]

"We should get you somewhere to get you fixed up." Ayumu suggested after she tied more cloth around Claire's wound.

"No, no," Claire disagreed as she stared at her bandaged arm, "I'm fine,"
"Though I rather dislike getting cold." She added quietly as she glared at the girl. She probably heard that. Sigh.

"Haha! There she is, boys! The walking load of yen! Grab the girl she's with and I'll take Little Yen down to the police station." The man Claire saw earlier, now with reinforcements, shouted from below the two girls. "Look! She's still wounded from my last shot! Perfect! Maybe the police will pay extra cash." The gang had climbed up the building quickly and was now standing in front of the girls.

"Whatever." Claire sighed, walking up to the gang people and allowing the leader to pick her up. Seeing Ayumu's confused face she said, "What else can I do? I cant use my fire, I'm wounded, and plus I hate my life."

"Haha! This was too easy!" He exclaimed as he lifted Claire over his shoulder, "Boys, get the other girl. We could use her for many... activities."

[Zandan]

Confusion was a feeling that Ayumu didn't like. Confusion is what she felt when Claire decided to willingly be grabbed by the guy that Ayumu didn't know. Confusion is what she felt when Claire told her the reasons.

Anger was a feeling that was a constant companion to Ayumu. Anger is what she felt when she realized what was really happening. Anger is what she felt when the man that tossed Claire over his shoulder said to take her for "activities".

Rage was a feeling that Ayumu was less familiar with. Rage is what she felt when four out of the seven guys, including the apparent leader, grabbed her. It seemed like overkill to have four guys grab one girl. Ayumu didn't care. They were all touching skin with their hands, giving her access to her power.

"Whoa, this chick is cold," one of the guys commented, "looks like we going to have to warm her-," he wasn't able to finish the most likely lecherous statement as shivers took over his body. Four men fell to the ground, now pale piles of coma patients.

Ayumu expected that, what she didn't expect was the intensity of her own reaction. Her entire body shook wildly, trying to find any warmth it could. Her lips took on a blue-ish hue, her pupils dilated, she tried to walk towards the man holding Claire only she now didn't know why. She fell to the ground, wondering absently what she tripped on since there was nothing there to get in the way of her feet.

"Wha-wh-what-" she asked no one in particular. She couldn't get the whole question out before her eye lids started to cover her vision.

"Well, that makes it easy," a voice said, "didn't know she could do that but whatever. Maybe we could fetch a price for her to, if not, we can still 'use' her. You, pick her up," the order was barked at someone.

A distant feeling of being picked up and moved was the last thing Ayumu felt before being swallowed by the world of unconsciousness.

[Dr. Hax]

"Councilwoman Kaldea, where are you? I'm currently scouting the two girls out to better your chances of finding them. Give me a few minutes and I should have a lock on them."

Garland closed his eyes and focused on rescuing the two girls. Helping them was important although leaving the cold one to die was appropriate.

Why am I even helping to locate the human icebox? Rez got frozen by her so it's only right that she dies. The High Council doesn't give second chances.

[Nespa]

(ooc hax mutt never left, she still at the shack just getting feeling back in her body and is pretty pissed ;p)

somewhere between the trip to the shack and the headquarters mutt had fallen asleep and she woke at a thump sound. she blinked and saw ayume leave "hey..hey don't leave me with these creeps!". having some feeling back in her body she tryed to stand up only to fall to the floor with a loud thump. "aw...stupid stupid people" she muttered when garland came into the shack talked into at phone and then left again "hey! how long until this shock stuff is over". she blinked as he clearly did not plan to return "why the *peeppeeppeep* did you drag me here in the first place if your gonna leave me anyway!" she sighed as her body shifted between blurrynes and not blurry, grumbleing she dragged her hands under her chin and muttered something about worthless creepy geezers and stupid ice box girls.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita listened to the conversation but his mind was on his gangs survival, the alliance with the Councill was a very good idea as it both ensured their survival for now as well as being a potential source of income and recruits. The Wheelers on the other hand might not be as usefull, it had originally been his plan to destroy them after the Red Faction but for now they would behave civilly.

"Right I'd better go and link up with that repair team." said Malavita as he left the apartment, removing the shotgun from under the sofa as he went.

[Dr. Hax]

"Geezer!? I should abandon you for that but you're about as foolish and unintelligent as the typical street trash. What can a vagrant do that an elder can't do better?"

Garland had enough now...He was right to be pissed at an impudent girl who knew nothing of her situation.

Over at the apartment, Xanadu said,

"Don't forget the revolver I left, Malavita. It's old but worth it."

Turning, he continued,

"Well, Omega, shall we go? I'll see that you get proper treatment."

[Nespa]

Mutt glared "excuse me?! your little friend could have left me in alleyway and there would no problems for either off us" she mannaged to sluggischly sit up "your the one that dragged in this, i was perfectly fine on my own the bloody 'gift' i have is causing me to look like this and by the amount of stress you guys are giving me i give it a week until i am dead since i am incapable of controling it! she panted slightly and mental winced 'great now he has more power over me'. .She coulden't control the blurryness at al it was tied to her emotions and drained her her body at the same time, it was the main reason she looked half starved half off the time. Despite her experience in the field was the fear of getting caught or wounded by a attack stil big.

[Yukiyuna]

(OOC: OMG! I officially hate this forum now. I typed all this out, which took forever, and when I sent it, it said I was logged out! OMGG!!)

Chuckling, the leader jumped off the building, followed by the gang members. Slowly heading towards the police station that was one block away, he said, "This is perfect, we are going to be rich!" Thinking of all the things he is going to buy with the money, he quickly added, "We are going to have a mansion, a flat screen TV, a huge bathtub big anough for ten plus me, and we're gonna join the Mile High Club!"

Groaning, one of the gang members replied with, "I just want pizza."
"Me too!" One of the other gang members agreed, smiling a huge smile.
"God, you guys are freaking IDIOTS!" The leader screamed at them, which caused them to flinch back and put on their best 'scared' face.
"Oooh, so scary." The one who said he wanted pizza, teased. He let out a huge booming laugh which shook his whole body.

Wow, Claire thought to herself, These guys really are idiots. Now I feel bad, which is surprising, for getting us into this mess.

The leader shook with rage, but quickly calmed down when they reached the police station. Stepping in, they saw a police officer dressed in blue staring at them with his mouth wide open.
"Yo!" He greeted, setting Claire down in front of the police officer, "I got the girl! Where's the money?!"
The one gang member who was carrying Ayu set Ayu down too and said, "Ya! Wheres the pizza?"

"Um, err.. Yes, here it is," He stuttered, handing the leader a huge bag full of yen with shaking hands.
"Yay!" The leader cheered, running off with his gang and a huge bag of yen in his hands.
"Guys! We need a docter in here!" The police officer shouted towards a door, which out came a doctor in a white coat. "One of the girls is sick, the other is wounded. I will take the other one to the jail cell. When you are done with this one, go look at the other." (OOC: Sorry if that sounded confusing XD)
"Alright," The docter nodded, leaning besides Ayumu to look at her.

Lifting Claire up, the police officer brought her inside a back room full of, luckily, empty jail cells. Shoving Claire inside the closest one, he smirked smugly and said, "Don't even try getting out, these walls and bars are made of special ingredients, made specifically for people with Distortions."

"Whatever," Claire rolled her eyes and crawled into the right corner, holding her knees and her chin rested on them.
"No back talking! The doctor will be seeing you in a moment to look at your arm!" The police officer nearly screamed at her, banging his fist on the bars before scurrying out of the room.

Whatever, Claire repeated in her head and rolled her eyes once more before silently wondering how Ayu was doing.

[Ωmega]

Omega watched as the other man left, then redirected her attention back to this 'councilman' that made the offer to her. She held her breath a bit and nodded.

"Just lead the way."

[Dr. Hax]

"You know, Omega, being a councilman isn't bad but it isn't good either...always showing up at council meetings, working legitimately. Sharing power with other councilmen and a Grand Magistrate. It gets boring sometimes."

During Xanadu's talk, his cell vibrated,

"Xan here...I've got you on speakerphone."

"Sir, we need to make repairs on the Gallardo. The alternator's busted and the serpentine belt has been severed from the explosion. When's our deadline for shipping the car out?"

"Four days from now, "Shmitty". Hurry up and get it done. Exotic cars were not meant to be lemons."

"At once, sir."

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita picked up the gun that Xanadu had given him as he left, silently laughing at the fact that neither of them had come unarmed as he had asked. "This is someone that i can do buisness with." he thought as he looked over the revolver, checking it for damage, it was old but compared to his rifle it was brand new, stuffing it into his jacket he headed to link up with the repair team.

The truck picked him up, checking that the supplies he had requested were on board he turned to his goons "this alliance will help us to gain the men and equiptment that we need for our war, they are good allies and we will make the most of them, for now we will help rebuild theur docks and give them the gifts"

[Ωmega]

Omega wasnt really sure if she should say something, or just follow the guy. She decided to do the latter. While following, she sent Youske a text from her pocket. Sometimes being a typical girl who adored texting and cell phone charms came in handy, especially when it came to blind texting.

'Want us to join group. I accepted.' was what she sent.

"So tell me, what does this council of ours do exactly?"

[Dr. Hax]

"A good question, Omega. The eight councilmen themselves are the strongest of the strong in the team. We work together, holding meetings to discuss plans and information. The Grand Magistrate heads the meetings. To put it in a different way, think of us as the equivalent to America's Supreme Court. The Grand Magistrate is the Chief Justice while the other seven are standard judges. That's the deliberation/scheming process.

Next comes income. To keep under the radar with a low profile, the High Council bought out the docks and now work as a shipping company that transports packages from a container yard to cargo ships. That's our way of acquiring funds and other things we may need or want.

Last comes protection and hospitality of allies. To ensure that everyone is happy, we have two military-style mess halls disguised as warehouses. We also have a few of our own infirmaries so as not to risk getting arrested. The main keep is the largest warehouse. The area in there with the largest door is off-limits to all personnel and other individuals. Only councilmen and the magistrate may enter.

So now you see, strong relations allow for powerful allies. Malavita, the guy who was with us before had gotten a hold of military-grade weapons, hence the attack on the container yard. I will make sure to introduce you and Malavita to the other councilmen and the magistrate before you make yourself at home with a hot meal. Malavita killed one of them before allying with us. There used to be nine in total. Calyx was his name. His power allowed him to cast out power channeled from the suffering and agony of others. He was very much obsessed with the dead...talking about them and all. It's a shame we lost him but then again we should also feel at ease now that it's quieter in the council room."

When Xanadu reached the container yard, he said to Smith,

"Shmitty! How's it going with the car?"

"Serpentine belt's hooked up...We just have to get this thing a new transmission and maybe a paint job. After that, I'd say we're good to go."

[Ωmega]

She listened to him, taking it all in.

While he was talking to this other person, she looked down at her phone.

'You crazy?!'

She quickly sent Youske a quick message.

'Yep'

Omega stuck her phone back in her pocket and looked around a bit. She had to admit, she wasnt too familiar with this particular area...which was rare for her.

[Dr. Hax]

"May I present to you, Omega...The councilmen who are here..."

From left to right, Xanadu introduced them.

"Surely you have heard of mysterious abilities, right? We refer to them as the distortions of reality. Councilman Cepheus is a pure poison gel locked in skin and bone. He is capable of speech but doesn't try often to speak. Instead, he uses gestures. His distortion allows him to ooze out of his empty human husk and force his way into another, killing the organs all at the same time. He can then head to another hostile to do it again and return to his husk.

Councilman Baccus is capable of melding with shadows, becoming one with them only to strike silently at night by consuming the victims entirely through use of the entire shadow. During nights, he may become a shadow beast, emanating a purple aura. This is the power of pure shadow in the form of concentrated energy. Think of it as a dark form of electricity.

Councilman Souren does not speak whatsoever. He grunts due to the fact that he wears a buffalo's head over his own. He was known to have killed the buffalo with his bare hands. He ripped off the head and now wears it, fur, skin and bone. He does it because he believes he can draw the power of a buffalo from it. As such, he has become a virtually bulletproof powerhouse. We ran experiments on him to see what he could tolerate. Fire torched him but didn't kill him and neither did electricity. Poison gas he couldn't tolerate. He's also afraid of water. Due to his size, it would be very hard for him to swim.

I already told you of Calyx...There are two still out doing a job for me. I'll introduce them later. You already know my power...being able to take the form of my target and being able to use their abilities while in that form.

Councilman Vega is a master tinkerer with an amazing mind. You give him some parts and he will do something with them.

Lastly, you have the head of the High Council, Grand Magistrate Zargabaath. We cannot inform others of his abilities. Please make yourself at home. I have business to attend to."

(OOC: I needed to create a council of elites...my bad if it's too much.)

[Ωmega]

She stood there and looked them all over. A few were intimidating looking, and some of the powers weirded her out a bit, but she tried not to show it.

Omega gave them all a small bow to show her thankfulness and honor of meeting them all.

[Nespa]

Mutt had enough, she felt her limps enough to make a break for it and wasent allow the chance to slip through her fingers. grabbing a nearby pillow stil acting as if her limps were rejecting she garland "do me a favor" suddenly she stood and threw the pillow at him "AND STAY OUT MY LIFE!" she ran past him and the guard blurring imidiatly with her surroundings, do to the fact that she was stressed she was close to being almost invissible. she ran into the city and in and out of alleysways until she was in the wheelers teritory, stressed and tired she sank to her knee's and in a half pipe. She gasped and started to cough spitting out blood at the same time.She laid down not caring where she was at the moment and passed out.

[Dr. Hax]

Garland shook his head after the angry girl escaped. He called up Xanadu and said,

"Xan, the hostile girl has escaped. What shall be done?"

"I'll have Councilman Vega take care of it with one of his "toys". He won't take the same crap from some vile wench."

"Fine then. Have him run the field test on the large spider droid. Have it capture the girl, incapacitating but not killing, if necessary."

Garland hung up and walked to a cab pickup post to make his way to the docks again.

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Xan was shaking his head as he said,

"This vagrant girl is starting to become a malnourished problem. Vega, send that spider drone you love so much but do not kill her. If she resists, incapacitate but under no circumstances are you to kill."

Vega grinned and responded with a creepy,

"Finally, one of my creations gets to play."

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita and his crew stopped in an allyway to discuss the current situation, he for one had not forgiven Xanadu for soiling his reputation with the other gangs. He had been after a peace treaty rather than an alliance, "Find out why they were so keen for an alliance with us and get in touch with the Red Faction about talks." Malavita shouted, his fuse breaking at last, "Tail every known Councill official and make sure they don't catch you and get Ibanez on the line about some heavy duty supplies" he ordered. Malavita was not a good actor and it had taken all of his self disipline to refrain from shooting Xanadu during the talks.

His phone rang and a ganger informed them that they had found a girl passed out in a half pipe with what looked like most of the Councill trying to find her. "I'm on my way" he said as he climbed into the cab of one of the trucks "we'd better make sure they don't find her, and keep a look out for any Wheelers, they have allied with the coucill and i don't think their leader was bluffing" Tyres squeeling the truck load of Risers headed for wheeler territory.

His orders had been to have the rest of the gang haed to help repairs on the docks to keep things peacefull if not freindly between the two factions.

OOC- over to you Nespa

[Dr. Hax]

"Go, my creation, find the girl! Walk as my first spider, killing anything outside of the target!"

An eye lit up as a metal orb sprouted legs and scuttled out, jumping from building to building from time to time. Reaching a high point, the spider used an eye to scout the surrounding area. It zoomed in on a familiar truck and beeped on a monitor to Vega's watch...

"My pet found an interesting truck...It kind of looks like the one the new guy was using."

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Xanadu closed his eyes and shook his head in disappointment. Turning around, he said,

"Malavita...we need to talk about an important matter. Come to the council meeting chambers but bring no weapons whatsoever."

Kaldea should hurry up with finding the girl...Garland is on his way back though.

When Garland came back, he said,

"Councilman Xanadu, who is this man and why is he here?"

Xanadu replied simply,

"This is Malavita, the man who headed the attack on the port before. We currently have an alliance that we hope to make permanent. He has access to heavy weapons and ordnance. He will be coming to the meeting chambers because an important matter will be discussed. You will get filled in on the matter."

(OOC: Sorry, Gaz. Spiderbot has to do its job. Plus, I'm playing a huge role.)

[Nespa]

Mutt groaned as she heart someone talk "why does that 'council' want this one anyway, she looks like she could die any minuté" someone prodded her side with a shoe and she held herself still"as another responded "beats me, i don't get that council thing anyway..hey isent that malevita's truck?" carefully mutt opened a eye only to close it again when one the men picked her up gently "george..since when does malevita have orbs with eyes and spiderlegs on his truck". Mutts eyes opend in shock and looked up at the male holding her "let me go if you want to live" the male blinked and was about to ask why as the spider jumped at them. In shock he dropped mutt who managed to land on her feet and grab his wrist and pull him along ignoring the screams of the other as she fled in a nearby alleyway she pushed him behind a dumpster "it wants me and i am pretty sure it will kill if your in the way" she coughed again and glared at the blood in her hand before starting to run back to the alleybeginning "hey *cough* you piece *cough,cough* metal junk over here" she ran off again but didn't make further than halfway the alleyway before she was out of breath and coughing. she sank to her knee's 'i am not gonna obey them they are not mother!' she crawled backwards slightly when the spider aproached "i *cough* advise to *cough* not use any * cough* shocks if you want me alive" she panted blood trailing from the corners off her mouth. The male looked in shock and surprise from behind his perch behind the dumpster *shock? those council members shocked her if that is how they treat there people..when the spider is gone i gotta talke to malevita* when he was sure the spider had only eye for the girll he ran off.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita got the call from Xanadu to come to a meeting but he simply hung up, he had way more pressing matters to deal with. Parking in a side street near to the sounds of fighting he opened the back of the truck and the Risers piled out, quickly he opened a crate and started passing out weapons, grabbing a couple of heavy machine guns and a bazooka they headed to where what looked like a metal spider was advancing on a girl. The twenty well armed Risers got into firing positions and Malavita aimed his rifle at the metal monstrosity. "Fire" roared Malavita and the metal beast was met by a wall of bullets and bayonettes.

[Yukiyuna]

(OOC: Sorry Zandan, but you never posted D : )

After the doctor came in to fix her arm, Claire had been looking around for a way out for hours.

"Damnit!" Claire cussed, banging her fist of a wall, "Theres no way out of here!"

Hmm, Claire thought, I wonder if its possible to scream my way out? Maybe someone will hear me, theres a small barred window in here.

Taking in as much are as she could, Claire released a ear-piercing scream, loud enough to blow eardrums. Cmon, Please let this work, please let this work. She chanted in her head as she let out another extremely loud scream.

(OOC: When everyones done with what they're doing thats so important, SAVE ME FROM THIS HORRIBLE JAIL CELL!! Btw, don't do it really soon because imma be gone for a week because of a move.)

[Dr. Hax]

"They've wrecked my wall-climbing recon/death machine!"

Vega was quite angry but pleased with the results.

"I'll just have to toughen him up using a partially different design."

The Grand magistrate said,

"To the meeting chambers..."

The councilmen except for Kaldea, master of blades, still going after the girl, went to their appropriate seats to debate as the chamber doors closed.

Zargabaath: "This meeting is called to order. Where's Kaldea?"

Xanadu: "She's out trying to get the girl back here but she may have to kill a few people in the process."

Zargabaath: "Very well then. Discuss the matter at hand. Xanadu, you made the most contact with the girl Kaldea is after. Fill Garland in on what he has missed."

Xanadu: "Garland, the girl named Mutt...she fled, didn't she?"

Garland: "That she did and another froze Reznick to help her escape. I ask that you do not kill her."

Xanadu: "I had no intention of killing her from the start but she's malnourished and doesn't really want to accept help so I plan on forcing it upon her whether she likes it or not. In addition, a man named Malavita is now our ally. He and a group known as the Risers made an attack on the port before we formed an alliance. We even have the Wheelers on our side to take down the Red Faction as their influence is at a steady increase."

Vega: "Although they attacked and wrecked my spiderbot, I got good data. Still, they destroyed a Council project without permission. They must be punished."

Xanadu: "There's something strange...When I was talking to Malavita to get him here, he hung up on me in mid-sentence."

Baccus: "Knowing that, wouldn't it be safe to say that he was leading the attack on the bot? It's probable from my view."

Zargabaath: "Fine then, here's what will happen. Garland, you will locate Malavita and the attacking men. Cepheus' ability of oozing into others to kill their organs will work well since he's nothing more than pure poisonous goo inside an empty human husk. Xanadu's ability to turn into a Riser would help out also. Lastly, Souren's ability to be practically a bulletproof tank who can take explosions, fire, ice and lightning will decimate them flat out. You three are assigned this one so get out there."

Xanadu: "Yes Magistrate..."

Cepheus: "hiss"

Souren: "grrr...GRRR...GRAAAAH!!!!!!!"

The three of them walked out as Zargabaath said,

"They will leave Malavita alive for questioning and you know how Xanadu gets when interrogating someone. He uses KGB-style torture and "Death Gambling"."

Xanadu said to Cepheus and Souren as they walked out,

"Remember to leave Malavita alive...do NOT kill him. Kill all the others. Do not stop until all of them except for Malavita are dead."

Cepheus: "hiss"

Souren: "grrr..."

[Nespa]

Mutt managed to get out off the way just in time behind a garbarge can before the shooting started, she made herself small and covert her ears. When the noise stopped she carefully came out off her hiding place. one of malevita's men aproached her and she did not struggle when he lifted her and turned to malevita "she seems fine but she far to skinny someone her age". He shifted her so that she was carried like a todler, she coulden't care at the moment and wrapped her arms around his neck as he walked to malevita "i am not big about honor codes and stuff but sending a piece of electric machienery after someone who isent even strong enough to defend themselfs.." another stood beside him scratching his head "so what do you want to do now malevita, that council is probely gonna be pissed off" they look at him.

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a younger nurse aproached xanadu as he spoke with souren and cepheus "councilman xanadu in asignment of the head nurse i reseacherd mutts distortion" she handed him a piece of paper "blurring distortions aren't very common and the reason why is logical most born with this distortion do not often survive since it's pretty much uncontrolable and constantly drains the body reserves" she handed him another paper "the ones that survive either had parents with distortions or endend up in hands off the army or something alike to that". She handed him mutts medical chart "mutt was in reasonable condition when she was brought in but with everything that has happend..lets just say if we don't get her back soon she wil probely die" she tilted her head to one side "perhaps councilman vega can make something that makes it easy for us to control both her and the distortion seeing that shocktherapy or other ways off our 'corrections' wil probely do more harm than good" she looked at him

[Dr. Hax]

"Go to Vega then...He's the tinkerer you should be talking to him. He's still a bit heated about the destruction of his spiderbot. No doubt he's going to make an upgraded one, maybe even something else to support it. He could try to make something to avenge Calyx but you'd have to talk to him about that."

Xanadu continued to move with Cepheus and Souren following. Taking their time was alright as the days of Malavita's men were marked with a few minutes from now as an expiration date.

[Yukiyuna]

(OOC: Imma use your idea, Nespa :3 No-one is gonna get me out anytime soon, so...)

Claire sighed, This is NOT going to work. She realized as she finished off her 50th scream.

She whined and laid down, looking at the ceiling.

"Oi! Stop your screaming and whining! Sheesh!" The police officer yelled at her when he came into the room, "And luckily for you, we are sending you to the Council."

The.. council? Claire was clueless as to what the council was, but she was getting out of here!

"I just finished talking with one of their members on the phone. They might come and pick you up soon."

Might?

[-GAZKUL-]

"I'm not sure the spiderbot was sent by the councill" said Malavita to Mutt, "besides where are they going to get technology like that?" "The fact that we could destroy it without the heavy duty supplies must mean that this is just an experimental model"

One of his gangers walked up and informed him that Ibanez had delivered the big guns, also that the Red Faction were willing to talk to them. "Take all the gang and the guns back to base, prepare for an attack." He slung his rifle over his shoulders and turned to Mutt he said "I'm going to meet the Councill at their base and find out what's going on."

[Nespa]

Mutt just whimpert and strenghtent her hold on the gang member "they are recruiting people with distortions why i don't know" she looked at the remains off the spiderbot "i refused, i don't wanna be leashed like some dog and now they are hunting me"she looked at malavita "they are really dangerous, you have to move your gang elsewere surely they are gonna use people with a distortion against you also they have this creepy old geezer who aparantly can track people without techology or even leaving that dump". The gangmember holding her looked at malavita "what do you sugust we do boss" he fingered his gunn.

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The nurse nodded and walked to vega "council member vega" she smiled at him as he turned to her "i have some information on the girl your spiderbot hunted it's crucial we get her back but the distortion isent controlable by her" she handed him the papers "perhaps you like the chalenge of making something that wil control both her and the distortion?" she handed him some papers "she has already harmed two guards so she can be pretty agresieve if she is pushed enough" she pulled a sour face.

[Dr. Hax]

"Souren, a truckload of men. Stay here in the middle of the road and block them. If they try to get past or if they get hostile, demolish the truck and its contents."

"..."

Souren did as asked and stood still in the center, breathing heavily like a steam en. Xanadu and Cepheus walked forward and said,

"Cepheus, be ready for anything. Stick to the shadows. Attack when I say so."

Cepheus ran into a hiding spot and hissed slowly. When Malavita said something about preparing for an attack, Xanadu said,

"What do you think you're doing, hanging up on me mid-sentence, not to mention destroying the spider recon bot? At most, it was designed to incapacitate using stinger shotgun shells. Think of the shells as mini-tasers. It would fire them like an automatic shotgun. All we wanted was the girl because she was malnourished and didn't want help when it was offered. We've had no choice but to tase her before as she was about as wild as a stray cat. Now then, why the truckload of men? Keep in mind that if they try to leave or if they try to attack, Councilman Souren will show your men why he's nicknamed "The Human Tank."

Xanadu kept a stern face going as he questioned Malavita's actions.

"He will leave one of them alive for interrogation, if necessary. I always take good "care" of the ones I question."

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Vega was pacing as he heard about the challenge...

"Something linked to Garland's ability to use an eye of distortion, maybe? I would need some of Garland's blood in a vial and a couple precious gemstones to make something. I'm sure the men at the container yard can provide some extra metal for me. Talk to Garland about using his blood and then go outside and look for a man nicknamed "Shmitty". Xanadu said he was installing a new alternator for a Gallardo or something...one of those exotic cars that are really expensive.

I will make blueprints and put the data on a large-scale monitor."

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita turned slowely to face Xanadu and said in a calm voice "what we saw was that chunk of metal attacking a malnourished girl who looked like she needed our help, we acted on common sense. I hung up on you because we had more pressing matters to deal with than councill meetings. Why do you want people with distortions and why are you attempting to take her by force? If she dousn't want do be chained like a dog then why are you hunting her?"

He motioned for his men to stay still and drop their weapons, their survival was his priority as was Mutt's safety.

[Dr. Hax]

"Malavita, she would have kept on escaping us by unintentionally blurring through us and objects as if she were temporary anti-matter. We wish to suppress the blurring and get her some proper nutrients. Councilman Vega sent the spiderbot with stinger shotgun shells to shock her into incapacitation and bring her back without the need for resistance. It was designed as a non-lethal device. The shells we just for incapacitation to buy time to escape or capture prey. You managed to destroy it with ease so now Vega is indeed pleased with the data you provided him with. We will transfer five thousand to you for the data you've helped us collect. If you wish, you may meet the other councilmen through introduction starting with ol' Souren over there blocking the truck. He does not speak at all. He just growls, grunts and roars. He is known to have taken down a buffalo with his bare hands. He now wears the buffalo head over his face to supposedly gather strength from that which he killed on his own. As a result, we now possess a fast-moving juggernaut who survives bullets and explosions with ease."

Pointing to an alley, Xanadu continued as a figure came out.

"Councilman Cepheus is a very unique individual because he is not human in the least bit. He just uses that human husk to get around and keep a low profile. His true form is that of a volatile, gelatinous mass...A blob of poisonous, viral goo who oozes into various orifices on the body and kills all the organs simultaneously and then oozes our for either another victim or to return to his husk. Cepheus is literally inhuman but hisses and uses gestures to communicate."

Councilwoman Kaldea jumped from a building, landing next to Malavita while holding out a sword. Xanadu put his hand on the blade as a way of saying to stand down.

Xanadu: "Malavita, this alluring woman is Councilwoman Kaldea, master of the blade. Sleek, sexy and very deadly...We originally sent her out to find the girl as well as a second girl whose abilities we know not of."

Kaldea: "I have information regarding one of the girls. It turns out she is holed up in a cell at the PD...I just got off with an officer so he will be expecting one of us to arrive to pick her up. Why not have Souren do it?

Xanadu: "He's powerful but why make him play babysitter? I'll pick her up myself. Return to the docks."

As Kaldea ran, Xanadu said,

"Cute, isn't she? I could never have a shot with her so why bother? Before I forget, Vega wants to see you personally. I think he wants to reward you as well as the council for your help. I was going to interrogate one of your men if you decided to attack since KGB/Gulag-style torture gets a lot of answers...what with electrocution, burning, cutting limbs off, shooting, breaking bones...that whole spiel. I also do something called "Death Dealing. You'll like that when we interrogate an RF member. I'll even let you take part in applying the torture after I show you. Sound good? I mean they are spreading influence to their police district...dirty cops and SWAT now...not good. Very disgraceful to justice. Grand Magistrate Zargabaath keeps up with current events without the need for using his powers."

[Zandan]

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

What was that annoying sound?

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

Shut up! You stupid beeping sound! I'm trying to sleep.

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

Ugh, fine. I'm getting up.

Ayumu's eyes opened to an unfamiliar white ceiling covering a similar white room. The beeping sound coming from a machine next to her. She followed the cord with her eyes, moving the finger it was hooked to into her vision. Hospital. I'm in a stupid hospital. I hate hospitals. She sat up, I gotta get out of here, she began sliding out of bed when her arm stopped her. Rather, what was connected to her arm stopped her. Handcuffs. She was cuffed to the bed by her right wrist. She looked around frantically, her clothes were gone too. Only the gown she had on covered her.

"So, I'm a prisoner in a hospital. Well, this is annoying," she said to herself.

"Not half as annoying as when you appeared in my building," a voice made Ayumu jump.

"Who's there!?" she almost screamed.

"I am Detective Kojima. I've come to ask you a few questions. First question, what is your name? You were not carrying any form of identification when you showed up at the police HQ," the detective's voice was serious, intimidating.

"Tsugihara Kana," Ayumu answer, a defiant glare showing itself. (OOC: Tsugihara Kana is a popular Japanese idol.)

"Kana-san? My daughter is a big fan. Tell me, why are you here in Shibuya being turned into the police department by a gang of ruffians?"

"Umm...They pro-protected me from another gang, then I asked them to take to to you all," Ayumu was scrambling for the best, or worst, lie she could think of.

"Interesting. So, tell me, why does the news have you in Tokyo while you're here in Shibuya?"

Ayumu had nothing to say to that. It wasn't like she expected the detective to believe her in the first place.

"So, you won't tell me your name. Well, I sure you won't mind staying here until you do," the detective said as he left the room. Ayumu heard the small 'click' of a lock.

"I gotta get out of here," Ayumu repeated to herself. She looked around the room for something she could use. The curtains separating the two beds in the room, the sheets on the beds...there was nothing, "first I have to get out of these cuffs," she looked at the handcuffs, glaring at them hoping it would scare them enough to let go of her. Of course, the handcuffs weren't intimidated, they held on to her. The shine of the metal promised that they would not let go of her without a fight. If these things were a boyfriend then I might find that cute, she thought.

Ayumu looked at the three links holding the two cuffs together, she saw in movies that the middle one was always broken when some strong man pulled them apart. Ayumu wasn't a strong man but she did have a weapon that would weaken the metal. Her body wasn't cold anymore, thanks to the doctors and nurses at the hospital. She touched the middle link of the handcuffs with her finger. Immediately, frost started to appear as the metal got colder and colder, she shivered slightly, inanimate objects were always easier on her body. Ayumu placed her feet on the bar of the bed that the other side of the handcuffs were locked on to, grabbed the cuff trapping her wrist and pulled with all her weight.

The break was sudden, causing her fall on the floor with a yelp. (OOC: I'm going to rush this part a little bit, I don't want this too long.)

She looked out the window, she was on the second floor, perfect, she thought as she tied the ends of all the sheets and the curtain in the room, she tied one end to the bed. The window opened easily enough and she threw the improvised rope outside. Quickly, she slid down the sheets as some people outside looked on in confusion.

Ayumu heard a yell in frustration from her old room as she ran down the street, "now to find something to wear," she said to herself.

[Dr. Hax]

Xanadu waved to Malavita and ran to the PD. When he entered he said to the receptionist's desk,

"I'm here to pick up a girl. The High Council called before saying that someone was coming. She looked like one of those orphan children who fend for themselves. It's horrible."

When the cell was unlocked, before Xanadu was the girl.

"Remember me, girl? I've a home for you. Please come with me as I'm the one who got you out of here."

(OOC: Short post, I know. I'm strapped for time, though.)

[Nespa]

Mutt trembled a little but said nothing, the gang member holding her looked between xandadu and malavita clearly wondering what he was gonna do and muttered "yea and shocking her is really a good way to get her to trust you". He went silent at the glares some off the gangmembers gave him. Mutt just laid her head in his neck and he frowned "malavita...it feels like she getting lighter and her heartbeat seems to slow down as well" he rubbed her back.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita was pleased that the Councill had allowed them to take care of Mutt, as one of the gangers informed him that she seemed to be getting lighter he decided to head back to base and have the doctor have a look at her and see what the trouble was. He quickly phoned Xanadu to tell him to leave the Red Faction as they were currently involved in peace talks before returning to Mutt. "Are you okay" he asked, unsure of what was happening he decided that the bst course of action would be to get her onto the truck and head for home.

[Dr. Hax]

Going to voicemail after calling back, Xanadu said,

"Malavita, I pray that you can actually handle the girl with out her "phasing" through the truck. The council said she could become a blur from time to time against her will when she's weakened. When she starts blurring, think of her as a sort of anti-matter, unabsorbed by objects and partially free of reality. We do have a bunch of nurses at the docks but if you don't want the help over at that ER. Vega's in the process of trying to create a device that can prevent the blur. That will take a while though. After that, Grand Magistrate Zargabaath has a question to ask you personally."

He then phoned the docks saying,

"Get the magistrate for me, Baccus."

Zargabaath: "What is it Xanadu?"

Xanadu: "The guys we are allied with...Their leader wants us to lay off the Red Faction because the two groups are getting into peace talks."

Zargabaath: "I'll talk to him personally but just in case, the councilmen will all be in the shadows near me in the meeting chambers...except for Vega. Let Vega play with his toys."

Xanadu: "Very well then. Glory to the High Council!"

[Nespa]

Mutt looked at him but said nothing, she simply did not have the energy for it. The distortion was slowly pulling on her last body reserves and her body was diong it's best to keep the circulation giong without having to shut down. Another gangmember stood beside malavita and pressed his finger to her neck "she needs help quick boss, i think she is slowly dieing". The gangmember holding her frowned "maybe we should give her to the council malavita, i mean they clearly have more knowledge about what is giong on with her than we do" his tone had a bitter edge to it. Truthfully he did not want to give her up to the very people that tryed to take her by force "maybe we can make the deal that as soon as she is healthy she returned to us?" he looked to malavita.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita decided that the best course of action would be to ask her wether she would prefer it if they were to hand her over to the councill untill she was better or wether she wanted to stay withe them and let the Risers doctor have a look at her, speaking loud and slow Malavita asked her. As his phone rang he looked at the voicemail that said that this Magistrate wanted to see him, mildly curious wether or not it would be the same Magistrate from his incursion into the underworld forty years ago.

Whatever her distortion was he personally felt that they could handle it but it was what was best for his comrades that he would base his choice on. As much as he didn't trust Xanadu he hoped that this man Vaga would finnish the device soon.

[Dr. Hax]

Vega: "Damn! Smith (Shmitty), can you please figure out what happened to the machine?"

Smith: "I will get right on it, councilman."

Vega: "In here, it's "professor" Vega, not "Councilman". Try to remember that."

As Smith looked inside the mysterious machine, he noticed some blown out circuits and broken coils.

Smith: "Professor, I think you should come see this. It might be the source of the problem here."

Vega walked over and got surprised when he saw the problem.

Vega: "Perhaps I put too much power over a short period of time. That or the heat-proof wires and coils were faulty.

Smith: "This may just be an assumption on my part but please hear me out anyway. Perhaps we aren't using the right gemstone. Maybe the emerald isn't the right one. Shall we experiment with some more, professor?

Vega: "Yes, but after we contact the company that made these wires and coils. I want a fresh crate of each delivered here quickly. Find a jeweler as well since we need more gemstones of decent size. The health of that girl is at stake. We can worry about the spiderbot upgrade later."

Smith: "I'll make the calls."

As Smith ran for a phone, Vega thought to himself,

Was it really too much juice in a short period of time? 750,000 volts within ten minutes is too much? Erg...

[Nespa]

Mutt just looked at him with half closed eyes, the gangmember that checked her pulse pulled a sour face "she isent even aware off her suroundings anymore " he looked at malavita "forget our doc, she needs a hospital and fast". Mutt half looked at him and mumbled "mummy was a drunk..dad.." she yawned and closed her eyes snuggleing in the warmth of the gangmember who looked sourly back.

[Dr. Hax]

Smith came back with a box saying,

"We got the goods, professor. Give me a few minutes and this thing will be up and running again."

Vega: "Good but make it quick."

Smith: "I'll work as fast as I can but I have to be careful."

After spending a few minutes, Smith came back, breathing heavily.

Smith: "It's ready. We can start anytime."

Vega: "Excellent, now let's see what we can do if we take out the emerald and put in a turquoise instead."

Vega walked to the machine and replaced the gemstones, walked behind a plexiglass screen and pointed.

Vega: "Startup at 50,000 volts, Alexei. Sander, start recording."

Sander: "Yes professor, writing down data now."

Alexei: "Yes, professor. Initiating startup...capacitor output at 50,000 volts. Your orders?"

Vega: "Bring it up another 50,000 volts."

Alexei: "Yes...Capacitor output rising to 100,000 volts. Shall I add more?"

Vega: "Yeah. Double the output."

Alexei: "Capacitor output rising slowly to 200,000 volts."

Vega: "Add another 50,000."

Alexei: "Very well...Rising to 250,000 volts. Your orders, professor?"

Vega: "Wait it out for ten minutes to see what happens. Sander, have you been getting all this?"

Sander: "Of course. It's all on this clipboard."

[-GAZKUL-]

The Truck containing the Risers arrived at the Councill hospital in a cloud of dust, Malavita had driven like a madman to get Mutt to the people who knew how to handle her distortion and hopefully could make it more controllable. Malavita didn't like or trust the Councill but he knew that they had far more chance of helping her than the Risers, he himself had carried her to the desk and informed the guard that Xanadu had told them to come for help. He ordered his goons back to base and remain on standby in case of an attack by rival factions but as they had entered into a peace treaty with the Red Faction this seemed unlikely.

[Dr. Hax]

Xanadu came back with the previously locked up girl and looked at Malavita,

Xanadu: "I presume you're here for the sake of that girl? Nurse Kaelan, please take her to the ER... We have heard of her blurring problem and so Councilman Vega is currently working on a device to suppress the blurs. I believe the Magistrate wanted to see you personally. Please see him immediately. Two guards will pat you down for any weapons you may be holding onto. That's protocol for you. Kenneth, Anderson, search him."

Both guards began searching through his clothing for weapons, pulling out a revolver, grenades, a submachine gun and a rifle.

Xanadu: "Confiscate them for now, men. Get moving, Malavita while we work on mutt's problem some more."

Souren and Cepheus came back next to Xanadu and remained in their usual silence.

Xanadu: "Ah, welcome back. I have to talk to you both and Councilman Baccus as well."

[Nespa]

Nurse kaelen nodded and pressed a button several nurses came running with a brancard.The guard took her over and they went into the hospital area "heart beat is low, no damage to the main organs yet" mutt looked at the flashing lights above her as someone placed a oxygen mask over her face "put a iv with fluids and nutrients on her" she was suddenly turned on her side and hissed when a sharp needle entered her neck "what was that for" the nurse that talked to vega looked at the nurse kealen "a musscle paralyzer, i sugust you keep her paralyzed as you rememeber she harmed two guards and she wil not be happy when she is strong enough and realizes where she is again". the nurses looked at her for a moment before nodding "we will cuff her ankle to just incase the parazlyer runs out". The nurse nodded "good idea now if you excuse me" and left. Mutt groaned as they putted her on a heart monitor and several other machiens. When that was done the nurses washed her a bit and putted her in clothes that al employee's were required by the council during her whole treatment she weakly muttered one name "mala..vita" they looked at each other and one called the younger nurse while the other went to tell the guard that was with malavita that she was stable.

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the nurse went to Vega and stood next to him behind the glass "profesor vega, the girl has been brought in we use a musscle paralyzer to keep her under control at the moment" she looked at the machiene "she has also have been cleaned and gotted councill employe clothing since i assume we are not letting her go again". she blinked as her cellphone rang and answered "yea...oke i'll tell him tell xandadu as wel we can use this" she hang up again "aparantly our little blurring girl has a soft spot for the risers leader malavita" she watched as the machine was loaded with power and waited for answers and orders.

[Dr. Hax]

Vega gazed at the beauty of his creation and smiled. He was in awe at what he had done but he was not finished yet.

Vega: "If necessary, sedate her so she keeps calm. Alexei, activate the harmonic resonance emitter!"

Alexei: "Emitter activated, professor."

The machine altogether made a low-frequency noise as Vega smiled by his progress.

Vega: "Kaelan, run surveillance on the girl to see if she blurs again while the machine is running. This is the big moment..."

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Xanadu walked with Souren and Cepheus to Baccus' quarters and said,

"Baccus, we need to discuss something."

Baccus: "Go ahead, come in and close the door. What is it that you wished to talk to me about where you had to bring Cepheus and Souren in as well?"

Xanadu: "Personally, I am starting to lose trust in Malavita and his band of rogues. This is why we will be on standby until further notice. We will wait at the Risers base but we will not attack unless attacked first."

Baccus: "Have you forgotten? I strike my best at night. Not much shadow in the day."

Xanadu: "Which is why we will enter the fray at nightfall. You can become a shadow beast, Souren is a walking juggernaut, Cepheus is just goo in a human shell and I can transform into Malavita to trick the enemy. Then it's only a matter of time, got it?"

Baccus: "Understood...We strike at nightfall and leave no survivors, right?"

Xanadu: "I want a few left alive for interrogation. Other than that, spill their blood everywhere. The docks will be getting much more fortified in the evening."

Baccus: "Him?"

Xanadu: "Yes...him. Do you all remember the plan?"

Baccus: "Yes sir."

Cepheus: "hiss"

Souren: "grr"

Xanadu: "Good. Remain innocent until then. I will talk to the magistrate myself about this plan."

[Nespa]

Mutt moaned as she woke up *beep beep beep* 'whats that noise, it is not my alarmclock'. she blinked and opened her eyes and looked around the room, it was white and next to her was a small table and little further a heartrte machiene 'a hospital..but how' vaguely the memories from before came to her, she fled was found by members of malavita's gang even managed to protect one and then the distortion drained her and everything went black. she blinked when a young nurse came in her sight imidatly she started to half blur with the bed "so you awake" a nearby intercom buzzed and said something she coulden't understand "understood" the nurse said and turned from teh intercom to her. Mutt tryed to move but found she coulden't "safety precoutians, you harmed yourself and others so we drugged you with a paralyzer" a soft humming sound was heart and the blurring stopped but mutt didn't understand why did she stop blurring and panicked causing her heartbeat to rise like crazy, the nurse cursed and inserted a needle with a light sedative into her arm "i..want..out..." she was aware but felt drowsy but she did understand where she was, malavita must have brought her back to the council theonly qeustion she had was why?. The nurse pressed the intercom button "it is sucessfull profersor, she stopped bluring and she is awake do you want to talk to her or should i call council xandanadu?" she looked at mutt for a moment.

[Dr. Hax]

Vega: "No, Kaelan. I've got this one. Smith, Alexei...The harmonic resonance emitter is a success. The garnet was the perfect gemstone it seems. Excellent job. Go celebrate while I visit our new patient.

Vega grabbed a tranq gun and some sedative filled darts and left the room, leaving his lab coat in the office. Getting back into his councilman's robes, he walked into to see a chained Mutt.

Vega: "Mutt, is it? I am Councilman Vega. You might have noticed that the blurring has stopped. Thanks to myself, Smith and Alexei, we have made a machine meant specifically for this. It's called the Harmonic Resonance Emitter. It emits a low-frequency noise that stimulates your brain. Great idea, isn't it? The reason you are back here is because a man known as Malavita brought you here. We are advanced in medical technology so we are helping you by giving the proper vitamins and minerals via an IV bag. You are chained because you hurt a guard as well as yourself. We removed the glass shards but because of you, his face is still bandaged up. You just don't seem to realize that running all the time without eating and whatnot will eventually lead to your death and yet you keep saying that you want out. You won't be leaving until properly nourished and up to a decent weight. You will also be learning proper speech and manners. Acting like an animal all the time is pathetic. Was it daddy problems? It probably was. Mommy was probably involved too, huh? This is a way at getting back at them. Learning will help you in the long run. Kaelan will teach you the basics of the English language but for every time that you are rude or rebellious, you will be disciplined. You will not be electrocuted though. At most, just a hard smack across the face will be enough. Well, we start tomorrow. Be good and have fun because you are not leaving until you have properly learned English. The restroom is right next to you and the chain is long enough for you to reach the toilet and sink. Good luck."

[Nespa]

Mutt rolled her eyes at vega's speech "maybe if you people would leave me alone for once none would not have gotten hurt in the first place" she narrowed her eyes "i was for someone with my condition in perfect health, the skinnyness was normal for me and i am NOT starving myself on purpus!" she glanced between kealen and vega "i actually had some money but i lost it because some stupid copper decided to chase me it was enough to keep me fed for three bloody months" she glared at vega again. "because your little buddy took me here against my will and you people kept ignoring my wish to leave i became stressed what causing this 'talent' of mine to overreact so form my point off few it is you people that almost caused my death in the first place so do not try to push your ignorance on me" she kicked the rail of the bed where the ankle chain stayed "i want out, i don't want any so called lessons in gramma or manners and i most defiantly wil NOT obey your retarted demands, i rather be placed in the care of malavita!" she tugged on the ankle chain a bed and rolled over so her back was to them.

[Dr. Hax]

Xanadu overhead the conversation form Baccus' room and walked in with an eyebrow raised.

Xanadu: "Retarded, you say? This coming from a person who got chased by a cop?"

Xanadu walked to her, taking the back of her head and smacking her face against the wall.

Xanadu: "I'll have you know we don't get caught by cops. We run a legitimate business that places us far above the likes of filthy pile of crap vagrants like yourself. We have financial security as well as a weapons cache and guards, even a medical system. What do you have? Nothing more than a cockney attitude and a poor family life. You're nothing. From the start, Malavita and I did not trust each other. We are destined to fight again...man-to-man but this time, I want a piece of him, hand-to-hand...that is the prime basis of all combat. What Councilman Vega designed and made was meant to eliminate the blurring."

Vega: "I'm heading back to my lab Xan, care to join me?"

Xanadu: "Without a doubt. I'm done talking to this pile of trash...Give me the tranq gun."

Xanadu placed a tranquilizer dart in and fired into Mutt's back.

Xanadu: "Maybe now you'll know your place. Sweet dreams as we'll be moving you somewhere else."

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita wandered through the hospital, he had tried to follow the Councill members but had been informed by a guard that onl councill members were allowed acess. The guard was now flat on his back with a large bruise on his head, Malavita knew that the councill didn't trust him but he was worried about Mutt. He was an old man, at 61 he was far past his prime but his forty years experience in the underworld ment that he was not to be trifled with, pausing in a doorway he heard a guard sying something about moving her to a "secure" location. He knew that his base would be secure from attack as it was located in a civilain area and any attack would cause considerable casualites to the local population. Drawing a long knife from his belt he decided to tail them and get Mutt out of there now that the device was finnished. "you're a dead man Xanadu" he snarled as the fury rushed through him, he had trusted them and they had betrayed him, the guards fell in an outburst of anger before he left to find and kill Xanadu.

OOC- I'm going to ba away for a few days, just thought i'd give some heads up. i'll be back thursday-poss friday so don't count me as out just yet.

[Dr. Hax]

Xanadu and Vega walked into the soundproof lab and bolted the door to discuss plans.

Xanadu: "Good job with the resonance emitter. I've a plan to make a strike at the Riser base. We will use the cover of night for it. Baccus, Souren, Cepheus and myself will head there and wreak havoc, killing most but capturing one or two for questioning. How's progress with that new weapon you're trying to make?"

Vega: "Very good, actually. It's a new form of railgun that fires shells filled with a catalyst. When the shell breaks, the catalyst will spread to whatever it touches. When it makes contact with the air, it becomes caustic and will eat through flesh, bone, stone and even metal like a hot knife through butter. All we have to do is target the Riser buildings with the shells to weaken them and then use some explosives to collapse them with ease."

Xanadu: "Why don't we makes the explosives something they wouldn't expect? Maybe make them to look like normal house spiders that pack a punch."

Vega: "Genius, Xanadu! Let's get cracking!"

[Nespa]

Mutt hissed as xandadu pushed her against the wall with her face 'i am not keeping people against there will and they are calling me trash'?. Mutt had raely been angry before meeting these people it didn't matter nobody saw her and she was fine with that 'this was what you feared didn't you mother...this is why you hid me, once people see me they wont leave me alone until i do what they want..' she squirmed a bit as she saw xanadu grab a tranquilzier gunn 'that is why you told me to fight if they did see me, to keep refusing because once i give in my freedom wil over'. she hissed when the dart entered her back and glared weakly "rather..a piece of vagrant trash..than giving in your masters commands" and gave into the darkness.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita phoned base, "something's going down. leave the city, spread out so as they'll never find you. after i've got Mutt i'll join you" the preparations were in place. Leaving the dead guards he haeded outside to get a good vantage point to find out where they went, fitting the haevy flash suppresser onto his rifle he scanned the area through the scope. Malavita would find her.

[Dr. Hax]

Baccus walked out of his room and saw the dead guards.

Baccus: "Souren, Cepheus, nightfall has arrived now. Let us get Xanadu as we've work to do."

Xanadu: "It's nightfall...time for me to strike back at the Risers..."

Xanadu stepped out of Vega's lab and looked at Baccus, Souren and Cepheus.

Xanadu: "The time of reckoning is upon us."

Baccus: "You've wanted a piece of Malavita for a while now, huh?"

Xanadu: "That's right. He's mine..."

Garland: "I will take shelter in Vega's lab and spot targets for you. I'll even search for Malavita for you, Xanadu."

Xanadu: "Go then, hurry. Cepheus, Souren, Baccus. Wait a bit until Garland has located Malavita's men. If any start fighting, kill them all. Malavita is mine and mine alone. Vega's working on the two projects right now but it won't be long. He has Shmitty and Alexei with him to help."

Zargabaath: "You're going ahead with your plan, huh? Fine...Kaldea and myself will stay with Garland and Vega. I have never used my powers yet but perhaps the time is near for using them."

Zargabaath, Kaldea and Garland went into the lab saying one thing...

"Glory to the High Council!!!"

Xanadu & Baccus: "Glory to the High Council!!!"

Cepheus: hiss

Souren: GRAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[-GAZKUL-]

"Distraction number one coming up" he thought as he pressed the button on the detonator, a huge plume of smoke and flame rose up from the councill's docks. The repair team had done their job, the explosives that they had planted set off the fuel tank and Malavita watched as the detonations tore through the docks. It had been open war from the start as far as Malavita was concerned, the negotiations had been mere diversions for his men as they did their jobs and he found out who they were up against. Sliding down the ladder and through the skylight into the hospital he drew out his knife and advanced through the building to where he thought Mutt was being held.

[Dr. Hax]

The explosion tore through as smoke rose again. Xanadu made one sound...

Xanadu: "...AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!! Good, good! I had a feeling he would make his move."

Garland called for a moment on Xan's cell.

Garland: "What was that?"

Xanadu: "Our friend seems to have planted explosives in places around the docks. Have you located him from the sanctity of the lab?"

Garland: "The infirmary, Councilman..."

Xanadu: "Good, he's mine and mine alone."

Turning to his party in a low voice, Xanadu continued,

Xanadu: "Souren, Cepheus, Baccus, head to the Riser base and wait in civvy buildings to ambush. They don't have the balls to hurt civilians like we do. Vega's almost done with his creations."

Kicking the door open, Xanadu waived and let out a smirk.

Xanadu: "I figured that you would do it. Now, you and I are going to settle this man-to-man. Drop your knife, kick it into the corner and fight. Hand-to-hand is the basis of all combat. You should know that by now. I may not be Baccus, Souren, Cepheus, Kaldea or any of the other councilmen but I can assure you, you've a challenge on your hands. Get on your guard...Prove to me that you can truly be a gang-related influence."

Xanadu closed his eyes and transformed into his opponent, Malavita again.

Xanadu: 'Can you really fight yourself!? If you can, then prove it! Try to beat the crap out of yourself!"

[-GAZKUL-]

Seeing Xanagu transform into him again he didn't hesitate, he didn't show emotion, he sheathed his knife and raised his fists. "I may be an old man whose time has passed but you're thirty years too early to win this fight." He charged, his lack of speed being made up by sheer brute force.


OOC- finnish this then i'm out.

[Dr. Hax]

Xanadu smiled and went for the leg sweep to get Malavita on the ground.

"Ah, now don't say that. Garland's around your age and he can still make himself useful and despite Kaldea being younger than me, she can still, how you say, keep up with the best of them. So, to focus on age when it comes to combat or pretty much anything is immature. Child or geezer, I will defeat you with extreme prejudice. When I do, I will show you why I am called, "The one-man lie detector"."

He stood his ground, locked his legs and said,

"Come on, get up and continue. Men never strike the opponent when grounded. It's sort of an unwritten code to several groups. Even some prison inmates follow that code and they haven't even been in the military. It's a thing men do."

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita made a swift move and grabbed his submachine gun, firing from close range he smiled "You don't become a king here by following rules". Jamming his gun under his opponents chin he said "any last requests". Brutality had been how he had risen from being just a goon to an underworld king, "You should have checked who the previous Magistrate was boy" he said

[Dr. Hax]

"I do have a request actually."

Xanadu whistled loud...

Garland: "He's doing it, Magistrate! He needs your help!"

Zargabaath: "The time has come, finally...None of you know of my power but now all of you will see."

Zargabaath's eyes glowed purple as the docks went pitch black. Xanadu stepped away as everything metal within the infirmary was electrified. Xanadu laughed and said,

Xanadu: "Behold, only a fraction of Zargabaath's wrath!!! How does it feel to have 250,000 volts coursing through you? You want to play dirty? We can play dirty! I love death gambling so much it's like a new form of S&M for me now let's go and remember...metal equals shock...The only light available comes from the electricity emitted."

Xanadu picked Malavita up by his neck and hurled him a few feet back to a metal counter.

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita flipped himself clear at the last minuite, landing heavily on the floor he felt his gun burning his hand, ignoring the pain he emptied it in Xanadu's dierection. "electrified bullets and blades too, see if you can take this" he snarled as the drew his knife, thankfull for the plastic grip and lunged at his opponent. he would die happy if he could take this guy with him and untill that he wouldn't let himself die.

[Nespa]

Mutt groaned as the guard that carried her out off the building and onto parking lot of the councill headquarters.

dream

Mutt stood in a field off flowers and saw a familiar presence a little farther away "mom?" she ran a bit to the figure and smiled when it turned around. "mom,moooom" her mother smiled and opened her arms allowing mutt to hug her. "why are you here, someone needs you". Mutt looked up confused "i like it here the 'sickness' isent present here and i can't control it anyway". Her mother shook her head and chuckled "they told you you cannot control it diden't they"". Mutt mumbled something around kinda and pressed her face in her mothers stomach "you can control it, you always did if you coulden't control it how could you survive so long?". Mutt blinked she had a point she could control it to a degree that she always dissapeared enough but reapeared enough when someone needed to see her. her mother smiled and started to fade "use it marian and help him who wanted to help you" mutt blinked.

end dream

mutt blinked a little and saw they were in the parking lot when everything turned dark. Quickly and surpressing the pain she pulled the needle from the iv from her hand and stabbed it in the guards eye. he screamed in surprised and dropped her. she ran back towards the infirmary but stopped, remembering she needed to bash up the machiene that caused her blurry to stop. she turned and went towards the exit hoping to find a riser that could help her.

[Dr. Hax]

"Bullets matter not to me...We've business to settle, man-to-man. I love fighting you it seems...The bloodlust is great, isn't it?"

Strafing the rounds and clashing blades, Xanadu continued...

"Just the feeling of sending voltage into your opponent is grand. But that's not all. Zargabaath will change things up soon, so be ready. This is now a battle involving the elements, something you've never truly experienced, huh? Doesn't it feel great to wield this kind pf power? ...and to think we were going to annihilate the Red Faction before your half-rate, sorry excuse of a gang."

Kicking Malavita away, he went for a slash at the forearm.

[-GAZKUL-]

Out on the carperk Ibanez saw Mutt walking towards him and he ran over "What's the trouble" he inquired

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Malavita took cought the slashing blade and smiled "by the way we tipped off the police about the location of your base and the fact that you're gang was behind the civilian deathes when you attacked our building". Snapping the blade he headbutted Xanadu hard and climbed the ladder up onto the roof.

[Dr. Hax]

Falling to the ground, Xanadu laughed at his pain...something he wanted for so long...

Xanadu: "Are you sure about that? I don't recall you having any GPS. All I did was give three men an order. Since you have made a false accusation, there's always a backup plan...Zargabaath!!! Change elements!!! Vega, prepare our newest creations!!! Garland, do you have lock on the various locations?

Through an intercom, voices could be heard...

Garland: "Riser targets locked."

Vega: "Releasing middle-grade spider tanks...I'm sure our Riser friends will find these a lot harder to defeat. Garland, guide them..."

Garland: "With pleasure..."

Zargabaath: "Changing element to ice. Good luck you two."

The electricity stopped as the lights turned on. The ground became frozen and the temperature became lower as Xan pulled Malavita back down.

Xanadu: "I never said you could leave...Ice is always fun, no? I loved lightning but I love ice also. I'm going to lock you in limbo...make your veins, blood, feet, heart...and that diseased, old brain of yours stick solid in pure stasis. Did you like the ice as a child? Zargabaath, close the roof hatch with thick ice..."

Zargabaath: "Yes, of course..."

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita hit the ice with a crunch, struggling to get upright he found that he was unarmed "Not yet" he thought as he desperately looked around for a weapon and found none. "so this is the power of the current magistrate" he laughed, "back in my day you became a leader based on your own raw power and strenght rather than flahy magic, times have changed indeed" "Why do you fight councillman?" he asked, his mind was calm now as he thought of his comrades who scattered and vannished as he ordered, his war was not their war and he only hoped that they could survive to live and carry out their dreams.

[Nespa]

mutt turned to him "malavita is fighting a council member but he does not have a chance since he has no distortion, i can help but mine is blocked to a due to a machiene somewhere here in the area around here" she looked at the other buildings and ran a hand through her hair 'how am i am suppost to help if i can't even acess that 'talent' of mine..'. She had no idea in which building the machiene was and bit her lip for a moment and then looked at Ibanez "blow everything up except the infirmary hopefully we blow up the right building" she blinked when teh lights came back on.

--
The guard hissed as he covert his eye with his hand and pulled out his cellphone and called a number "garland the little monster has escaped again, she putted a freaking neeldle in my eye". he looked across the parking lot.

[Dr. Hax]

Garland: "Kaldea, take care of that mistake in life. She wants to blow up everything? Beat her consistently and dump her off in a graveyard."

Kaldea: "If that is what you wish..."

Kaldea opened the door with Zargabaath locking afterwards. She saw Ibanez and lodged a blade in his skull, looked at mutt and kicked her against a table.

Kaldea: "Ibanez has a few friends to catch up with in the afterlife. No one will be blowing up anything. I will be disposing of you personally."

Pulling out a phone, Vega called Baccus, saying,

Vega: "Baccus, have you, Cepheus and Souren search the outskirts of town for Risers...kill them all. We are sending mid-grade spider tanks to help."

Baccus: "The shadows and the night are what I specialize in...This will be cake. Souren, carry Cepheus with you and follow me."

Kaldea kept on kicking Mutt until the guard came forward and sliced Mutt's left eye.

Guard: "That's for my eye, witch! You may continue, councilwoman."

In the infirmary, Xanadu pushed Malavita into a chair and strapped him down...

Xanadu: "I guess it's time for a history lesson to help explain this so pay attention. My parents discovered my power when I was very young...They became scared and either beat me or locked me in the basement of my old house. I bear the scars as proof."

Xanadu let down his robes and revealed scars all over his torso.

Xanadu: "Do you see now? From all the beatings, I eventually became stoic, ignoring the pain and not showing emotion when I got hit really. When I got older, I grew tired of the beatings, waited for my father to come down since I had a feeling he was going to beat me again and I morphed into him. It didn't take long before I knocked him out and crucified him, leaving the cross on the floor. I headed upstairs in his form, lied about the beating and took my baseball bat downstairs to lodge a few nails into it. I came back up and struck my mother when her back was turned. I wanted her to face the same fate as my father so badly...They both deserved it but it wasn't enough. I wanted a lot of people to understand my pain by feeling what I felt. Before I joined the council, I had a penchant for murder and assassinations. Seeing as I was able to morph, killing was easy. The council knew about my talent and recruited me, eventually making me a councilman afterwards. They were my new family...They treated me right and provided care for me. Eventually, I developed a love for torture after seeing videos of what the KGB would do in Russian gulags. I noticed people playing dice one day on the street...illegal gambling...I combined that with KGB-style torture to form "Death Gambler's Interrogation", a new style of getting answers. What we use is not flashy magic...It's strategic fighting. Some of us, not just myself have had a bad past. Garland, for instance...He originally came from Germany and was part of a division known as the Geggengeist Gruppe. They supposedly specialized in hunting the supernatural back when they thought ghosts were not just folklore. They discovered Garland's ability and tried to kill him in response...He fled all the way here and maintained safe haven here at the docks, not knowing we were actually a gang. He agreed to help us and is now a councilman. Vega was picked on in high school, beaten from time to time because of his superior IQ. He killed his antagonists by splashing a liquid on them that was much more caustic than hydrochloric acid. Nothing but bone remained supposedly. We hid him from the police and now he works as our weapons manufacturer with a few other men. I don't know of Baccus' history but as for Cepheus, we think he may have been subject to a chemical spill at a facility that didn't do a good job of disposing nuclear waste. We assume he became an oozing construct due to the radiation. He killed one of our guards and took his body as a home. Baccus saw it and welcomed him in. Zargabaath made him a council member. I'm sure I already told you of Souren killing a buffalo with his bare hands and wearing the head to draw strength to his body, making him a virtually invulnerable tank. Councilwoman Kaldea was raped from time to time because she lived in a bad area. Being a specialist with blades, she cut down those who had their fun with her. She's not afraid of men and still has feelings for them which I think is a bit strange considering she was tormented for so long. Calyx had no potential education but had a knack for playing with the dead and using their bodies for various purposes, one of them being turning the corpses into bombs. No one knows of Zargabaath's history, not even I. You ask why I fight...I fight in retaliation. You killed a council member. I felt the Council should compensate for it so we fought back. Excuse me for a moment..."

Walking to the intercom, Xanadu pressed a red button,

Xanadu: "Trent, Manfred, bring six death gamble boxes and an ebony die."

Having the boxes brought, small and getting bigger, they were laid out in numbers. Turning, Xanadu continued...

Xanadu: "I'm going to roll this ebony die. It's not rigged in the least bit. In the boxes to your right are weapons with a number on each of the boxes. I am going to roll the die and use the weapon in it to get answers out of you. Every wrong answer gets you hurt...Impudence gets you hurt...Silence will get you hurt. Destroy anything further or kill anymore of my men and I will kill you on the spot. All I want are some answers and you are free. The higher the number on the die, the more painful the weapon that will be used. Pray that you do not get anywhere around four and six. I once killed a man with a level 6 weapon...an RPG. He only had to guesses...One was for me loading the warhead while the second was for blowing him to pieces. Since we are indoors, the RPG is not a choice...I replaced it with something else. Shall we begin?"

Xanadu tossed the die to the ground in the freezing chamber while saying...

Xanadu: "Zargabaath, earth element to block the door and skylight."

(OOC: For this I will be rolling an actual 6-sided die to make things a bit fair.)

[Nespa]

Mutt yelped when ibanez was killed infront of her and was kicked into a picknick table and the felt her eye slashed when she was disorientented she crawled backward 'hwat can i do..without the blurrying' she dodged another attacked from keldea and ran across the parkinglot but suddenly stopped 'i ran..i always ran and for what?only to run again?' she ripped the sleeve of the suit she was wearing and begane to wrap it around her left eye 'the blurrynes..it's mine and mine alone..i should be controling not the otherway around 'that man wanted to help and he died for that' she noticed a iron pipe by her foot it was a bit scorched so she assumed it was blow here with one of the explosions and picked it up and turned slowly to kaldea "game..over" she blurred not halfway like she used to but completly only a very faint outline that you would only see if you squinted your eye's remained visible. using her experience as a assasin she attacked kaledea and hit her with full power in the face a sickening but for mutt satisfactory crack was heard but she backed away just incase, these people were not normal.

[Dr. Hax]

Kaldea fell to the ground unconscious as Kaelan picked her up and dragged her back into the lab. Zargabaath and Vega noticed her and got angry...

Zargabaath: "Let out some tesla bots, Vega."

Vega: "What's the plan?"

Zargabaath: "Taking her into the middle of nowhere and abandoning her to fend for herself. Surely, the Risers will notice and launch a counter-offensive which is why Xanadu had Baccus, Cepheus and Souren to hold them up.

Vega: "Tesla bots deployed and charging...attack occurring soon...please standby."

Zargabaath: "How's Kaldea doing?"

Kaelan: "Blunt force to the side of the head knocked her out cold."

Zargabaath: "Fully charged, Vega?"

Vega: "Firing..."

[-GAZKUL-]

Ibanez's final phone call had not been wasted as the mortar shells rained down on the building around the hospital, fired from Faction, Risers and Police alike, all united to destroy the councill. The buildings crumpled and fell, with a smash the device fell from the top floor of one of the blocks onto the concrete far below. Kortez, Malavita's right hand man and the Risers only distortion smiled as he watched the carnage. He lead a group of Faction and Risers to Mutt's rescue, they smashed through the lab doors, a shotgun shell pulverised Vega's head and he hit the floor as the gangers trained their guns on The Magistrate "You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law" said Skorpius, head of the Police contingent as Faction members released Mutt.

Malavita smiled to himself as he heard the gunshots, Allying with the Faction was a good idea, turning to Xanadu he said "before we begin i really should mention that after getting released from prison twenty years ago i did some work for the police, such usefull allies. Ibanez was an agent who supplied us with weapons from the government. Now let's contiue" he snarled as he broke free of the ropes.

[Dr. Hax]

Hitting a button, Xanadu spoke into a private channel...

Xanadu: "Stronghold has been compromised...Magistrate held at gunpoint by groups of officers...Fire up new weapon and deploy catalyst spiders...Target officers and initiate fire sequence."

Vega: "Understood..."

Through small hatches in the walls, decent-sized spiders jumped out, scuttling at high speed. Some got on to the officer's faces and detonated. During that lethal distraction, with the roof breached, a hatched next to the warehouse itself opened, revealing a heavy weapon.

Xanadu: "It seems one of the creations has made its debut appearance. Now to show your boys in blue the other one.

The biorail made a solid noise upon firing, detonating a shell around the officers. After the shell broke, the catalyst splashed on many of them...it then started eating through them, clothes and all.

Xanadu: "So...it really does work...fascinating...Your boys seem to be in a bit of a jam...and look...Red Faction...I can now kill two birds with one stone. You and I are trapped with nothing but stone surrounding us."

Going back to the intercom, Xanadu pressed the button...

Xanadu: "It works...these officers and RF pigs are enduring an acid bath as well as explosives. Ready another round...How are Smith and Alexei doing?"

Vega: "They're just finishing up. Deploying heavy spider "Black Widow". This thing is armed to the teeth."

Xanadu: "Magistrate, turn your area into a ground-up earth area...uneven rock and whatnot. That should buy you more than enough time. Fire the next round!"

[-GAZKUL-]

Malavita clamped his left arm around Xanadu and made as if to hug him, his left holding him in place while Malavita's right fist slammed into his stomach, in his fist he held a grenade, his last weapon. Whispering in Xanadu's ear he said "It's time we made amends for our crimes and be at peace with the world". The explosion tore Malavita apart and blew the lab to cinders. The sierens of Police and Army veichles could be heard drifting through the cold evening air, Malavita Aumento, Head of the Underworld Risers and ex underworld king died smiling knowing that he had repented for his sins.

OOC- aaand i'm out.

[Dr. Hax]

Xanadu...Once a man known for torturing his victims and stealing forms and skills...He now lay dead with Malavita...It was a perfect end to a perfect fight. An underworld king and a respected member of the High Council...dead...Before the explosion, only one thing ran through Xanadu's mind...

Well done, Malavita...You finally caught me with my guard down...You are the first and only person to have done some damage to me. Atonement for our sins sounds like a grand idea...