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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:11 pm
~The air is foggy, thick, and the water is cold, still. A solemn ship floats on, making no noise as it drifts. It's hull has been ripped apart, and it's mast is snapped. The fog follows it, wherever it drifts. On the deck, huge holes make it difficult to walk. A faint electric hum can be heard by anyone who makes it that far.~
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:17 pm
While searching for her old ship, Ai happens to come across this abandoned one... "What is this ship doing here...?" She examines it and suspiciously tilts her head... "Looks old... but...Something about it screams...etheral." While carefully stepping onto the ship, Ai draws her b*****d sword and slowly creeps around.
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Ai Genjitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:23 pm
A hooded man emerges from the lower levels of the ship. His face is covered, and he stares at the woman. His eyepiece flickers. "Ai Yuki Li. No true threat detected." The man turns around, and returns to the lower levels.
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:31 pm
"What the...!?" Ai stares back at the hooded man as he floats in front of her. "...'No threat detected...??-- Hey, wait!" Ai follows the man out of curiousity but the stench of a familiar miasma fills the air making her senses go off. "Augh... This scent..." She tries to ignore it and continue following the hooded man.
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Ai Genjitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:35 pm
The man pauses, and turns slightly. "Motive for Intrusion? Suggested Action: Exit from whence you came." He turns back around, and remains silent. The silence is broken by the opening of a hatch on the floor, from which a gun turret pops out, and aims at Ai, as a warning.
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:42 pm
"Ah...--" Ai turns her head slightly and sees gun turrets retract from their hidden spots, "..." She turns her head again and takes a deep breath, then continues to follow the man but being very careful while she steps... ("I'm not leaving... I feel the very darkness of the netherworld here... and someone who doesn't belong...")
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Ai Genjitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:47 pm
The hooded man turns completely around, facing Ai head on. "State your motive for attacking this facility." He holds up a bony hand, and holds his palm flat forward in a 'yield' position. Three more turrets emerge from the flooring, each aiming at Ai from a different location.
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:53 pm
Ai stops in front of him while he halts her, "I'm not attacking your 'facility'... But I want to know who you are and why I suddently feel like you don't belong in the human world..." Her eyes flicker back and fourth at the turrets pointed at her. Plenty of them to kill her on the spot and seems a hard to get out of the way, but Ai remains calm. "Who are you..."
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Ai Genjitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:00 am
The man pulls down his hood, revealing a bare skull, devoid of any visible signs of normal life. "I am vessel number Zero-Zero-Two-Four, assigned to keep guard of my necrofacility. Formerly known as Light Aki Ra, a renegade paladin who was executed. Leave now. Harming humans is not my higher task." The turrets retract, and the man continues blocking her path with with hand extended.
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:04 am
"...A Skeletal being... a sentient one at that." She mummbles to herself for a moment and then thinks to herself, "Light Aki Ra... That name is ringing at the back of my mind...-- What was your occupation when you were alive? Tell me more about your name too..." Ai stands still and waits for her answers.
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Ai Genjitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:09 am
The man nods. "I was formerly known as Light Aki Ra. I was a Paladin. I killed my birthparents, and fleed from my occupation. After that, I robbed the home of a Geomancer, and stole his identity, and lived as such for the remainder of my days, until said Geomancer ended my life." The man points behind Ai once more. "Leave."
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:16 am
"Pala...din..." The miasma of darkness starts to grow thicker while the ringing at the back of Ai's head grows loud, almost as if it was an alarm to awaken her old memories, "...The only paladin I've ever known wasn't even a paladin any..--" Ai gasps and covers her mouth at the shock of the familiar title, "No... I thought you were completely dead...!! Ai's body shivers slightly as she comes to realize that this skeletal lord is none other than the Ex-Paladin slaughterer, Maruna...
"...I guess the darkness really wanted you to live... in this form." Ai points her sword at Maruna, "Though I am by far I am no Paladin, I'm going to return you back to Hell..."
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Ai Genjitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:25 am
"I fail to see why you've taken a vantage point. I require protocol assistance." The man places a hand over his headset and mumbles. "Divine Sehv, a pirate by the name of Ai Yuki Li has boarded and penetrated the Necrofacility's inner levels. Protocol?" The man nods. "Very Well."
"Ai Yuki Li... I've been given permission for full engagement. I request you leave before harm is forced upon you, and forget what has crossed your mental reference bank." The bone in the man's body begins to burn, as it chars away, something else begins to show through.
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:30 am
"Sehv... Even you have turned just like Maruna..." Ai shakes her head and speaks a bit of Abyssal to herself. A pair of black demonic guantlets with small bat wings adorned on the sides equip themselves to Ai's arms. "I'm not leaving until you tell me what this facility is for and why you both aren't buried 6 feet underground..." He guantles grow bright purple as she stands ready for action. She quietly watches Maruna's body change...
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Ai Genjitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:39 am
"Sehv is the Divine Ruler. His goal is to save the world. Do not speak of Sehv in a way that implies he could ever diiieeee..." Bandages begin to magically creep up from inside his robes and wrap around his face. "Damage levels becoming massive. Deleting intelligence mod, deleting communication mod, deleting restraint mod. Reinstalling combat memory. Battle Capacity: 56 %"
The man's arms are covered in black claws, extending from his burning fingertips. Small embers continue to fly out from beneath the wraps and robe. "Final Chance... Leave... Now...." The man strains as he begins changing mentally.
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