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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Sept 19, 2006 20:32:18 GMT
Ami stepped forward, allowing her family resemblance to do most of the talking. "We're here to find and hopefully kill Sephiroth. You?"
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Post by Steve Harmer on Sept 19, 2006 20:32:44 GMT
Vince was slightly taken aback. Kill Sephiroth? From what he had heard that wasnt possible! He couldnt believe he's just slept in a cave possibly metres away from Sephiroth. Vince opened his mouth, not sure of what to say.
'I was just leaving. . . . . But err, Im kinda thinking I may stick around now' Vince added hopefully. He hadnt ever seen Sephiroth before.
(I am fearing for my life! For my third post Im in a bit of a tight spot!)
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Sept 19, 2006 20:40:22 GMT
Reno looked sideways at Rude. "Maybe you better clear out," he suggested. "You see, we may not succeed... and even if we do, there is the slight risk that we will blow up the entire cave by trying."
Ami gave Reno a look that said, "Blow up?"
Reno gave her a look that said, "Maybe. Sounds like fun, huh?" He stood aside. "So, if you'd like to beat a retreat, no one will think less of you..."
Ami disagreed. She barred Vince's path, drawing her pistols. "Hold it. Until we know whose side you're on, you don't go anywhere." I've had my back stabbed way too many times lately to take chances this near the end.
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Post by Gdosimirj Sunset on Sept 19, 2006 20:41:18 GMT
Sephiroth's fiery feet on the monster's back seemed to have no effect aside from the glowing heat spots left on the creature's tough plates. Sephiroth's blade smashed into the creature's long neck with an echoing clang, but bounced off with no damage but a scratch mark. The beast screamed in irritation and struck at Sephiroth like a rattlesnake, coiling and springing towards its own back.
Sephiroth leapt as the beast's teeth crashed into its own back. He landed on its head, and swung the blade downward to stab it in the eye- only it missed as the creature batted at Sephiroth with a mammoth claw. The Masamune flew from his grip as Sephiroth dropped, grabbing at the creature's nostrils for a grip, growling in sheer frustration.
The Masamune, now immaterial as it was no longer connected to Sephiroth by his grip, puffed out like a flame in a high wind before it could even clatter to the ground.
Meanwhile, the creature continued to bat at him, clashing its teeth, trying to bite him off of its own face. Enraged, Sephiroth swung up onto its head again, grabbed it by the horns, and with a battle cry, broke its neck. It dropped to the ground, thrashing about. Sephiroth, with much indignace, leapt off of the creature and casually grabbed for the thin air where the Masamune had landed. The blade enflamed to its former glory, and Sephiroth leapt upon the creature once more, stabbing it in the heart.
He tossed his hair. "That's what you get for believing this cave is yours."
He strode onward, towards Jenova...
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Post by Steve Harmer on Sept 19, 2006 20:46:08 GMT
'I told you who I am, Im Vince. Truly its that simple. Im a traveller and I was stopping here for the night and thats all thats going on' Vince said trying to reason with little miss bossy pants and convince the highly sceptical looking crowd. He looked to the gangstery type fellow 'and I wont be running away thank you' he said curtly. Vince smiled, held out his hand in front of the stranger (Ami) and said 'trust me, im on your side.'
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Post by Squall on Sept 19, 2006 20:50:23 GMT
Squall lowered his gunblade and ushered Vince to head deeper into the cave, " Stay on your toes..." Im gonna crap my pants! There was a steady roar of noise coming from inside the cave, making it impossible to tell what was happening where. " Sephiroths leaving a rather grim trail..." *points at the mutilated bodies lining the ground
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Sept 19, 2006 20:55:28 GMT
Where have we heard that before? Ami gave the others a slightly cynical look. "Okay, fine. I'll give Vince the benefit of the doubt, but one false move is all it'll take." Not too long ago I was hearing that message from everyone else. I can't forget some people CAN be trusted... but this is serious business we're heading into. She put her guns away and shook hands with him, but carefully, as though testing for a trap. "I'm Amnesty." I'm not feeling any deceptive vibes... but considering where we are, that might not mean anything.
Reno gave the guy a long look. "Give the guy a chance, Ami."
Ami rounded on him. "Didn't ask you, did I?"
Reno backed off as Rude stepped up. "Who do you suddenly think you are, remnant?"
The word "remnant" was like ice water in Ami's face. The stress of fulfilling her goal was starting to make her too aggressive. She tried to cool down and began moving forward again in seething silence.
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Post by Steve Harmer on Sept 19, 2006 20:59:45 GMT
Vince didnt ask what the term remnant meant. But it was clear something was going on here, a bit more serious than the usual dangerous monsters too! He followed the group tentatively, stepping in between the bodies as casually as one can in these situations. He was so lucky he hadnt been killed, he felt a little sick thinking about what could have happened. He would need to be way more careful.
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Post by Squall on Sept 19, 2006 21:03:06 GMT
Squall watched the stranger hop between bodies infront of him... Not exactly bad guy behaviour? He thought looking over at Ami, The guy would have done something now if he was bad? " the monsters are starting to get bigger..." Squall said sternly
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Sept 19, 2006 21:26:31 GMT
"And how," Ami said, pointing ahead. She could feel the blood draining out of her face.
Reno and even Rude were dumbfounded.
A huge dragon lay dead. Reno could tell by the wounds that the Masamune hadn't sliced up this creature... Sephiroth had killed this monster with his bare hands.
Gulp...
Ami went further forward and noticed something. "Reno, what's that you have there?"
Reno looked down at his hands. "Oh, yeah. Guess I forgot to leave it in the car." He still had the Final Blade.
Ami put her palm up, as if to say, "Let's have it."
Reno looked at her quizzically and shrugged. "I don't know what the h**l I'd do with it anyway. I s**k at swordfighting." He handed it over. "But I get one of the pistols."
"Only if we trade back later."
"Whatever."
Reno inspected the acid pistol. "A Shinra 997," he said with a hint of envy. "I didn't even think they made these anymore."
"They don't," Ami confirmed, edging her way around the beast. "I found them in a pawn shop."
He isn't far now...
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Post by Squall on Sept 19, 2006 21:29:31 GMT
Squall stared at the beast, ... Could we have killed this thing? Certainly not unarmed... Squall knocked on its skin, which was rock solid... " Lets hope he kills anything else like this..." What are you gonna do with that sword?
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Post by Steve Harmer on Sept 19, 2006 21:30:24 GMT
Vince looked at the dead monster. His mouth hung open. It was huge, and one man had killed it. It was becoming freakishly more obvious that the Sephiroth stories he heard growing up were true, and it seemed that he was the reason these people were in the caves.
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Post by Gdosimirj Sunset on Sept 19, 2006 21:41:21 GMT
Sephiroth approached an enormous, ornately carved door. There were decorations of gold and glowing, magical runes carved into it. It looked fairly new, as if it had been installed within very recent years. "Such craftsmanship." His head tilted slightly as he sensed what was on the other side. "Pity." He generated a blast of fire and flung it into the door, forcing it open with a BANG.
Inside, the cavern was crowded with glowing stalactites and stalagmites that gave off a faint violet aura. This light was supplemented by eerie blue carbon lamps, casting the entire area in cold shades of the ultraviolet area of the spectrum. An area was blasted out of the middle of this stone forest, and an abominable device was set up along the walls...
On a mechanical pedestal, formed jointly in the interests of ceremony and utility, sat a huge glass stasis tube, lit with ultraviolet light, containing Jenova's floating body. Though all conventional knowledge said she should have been comatose, her absent smile seemed to widen...
To its left was a long, coffin-like chamber made of a grey, transparent material lined by several indicator lights. This was connected to the pedestal by an array of cables and tubes.
The right side of the pedestal was attached by similar tubes and cables to a silver cylinder featuring a glass hinge door, topped off by a large red indicator light. The entire place had a thin layer of fog clinging to the floor. And hung on the wall behind this entire apparatus is an enormous array of ceremonial clothing for Jenova herself: a kind of long, metallic battle dress woven of spun platinum, a silver headdress, and a chrome chain-mail shawl.
There were benches arranged symmetrically in the open space in front of the pedestal, and several control arrays, similar in appearance to big computer banks, were scattered hither and yon, staffed by the cult leaders. The entire setup was rather like a twisted version of a church. Hidden amongst the stalactites and stalagmites, weapons and battle clothing could be spotted, enough for the entire "congregation".
Sephiroth held his arms wide as a hushed murmur swept over the room, whispers of "Is it really him?" and "The very image!"
His voice echoed as he addressed his audience. "This is a day of reckoning..." The voices gasped. "I have returned!" A cheer broke out. He could not keep a grin off his face, but then immediately cut them off by drawing the Masamune with a swish.
"Even as our time of triumph approaches, there is coming in my wake a group of FOOLS..." The crowd cringed at his echoing voice. "...who dares to try and stop us! Will we allow it?!"
"NOOO!!!" the congregation shouted.
"Go, then! Go and stop them! We will show the world our power!!!" A group of the warriors and wizards rushed to ready for battle, pulling on chain mail and grabbing weapons. They rushed past him, out the door, as Sephiroth approached the pedestal...
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Post by lutz on Sept 19, 2006 21:41:36 GMT
Lutz came dashing at great speed and finally found the group. He picked up their sent from outside the cave to here.
Lutz: "Sorry it took me so long to get it together.....Vieve will pay even though I never wanted to hurt her...."
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Sept 19, 2006 21:49:03 GMT
Amu was suddenly struck with a vision of a horde bearing down on them.
This could translate to only one sentiment.
"Oh, s**t."
Reno turned to her. "What?"
He looked ahead-- and saw the horde bearing down on them. "Oh, S**T!!!"
Ami barreled at them, sword at the ready. Reno and Rude followed suit, Reno firing the acid pistol for all he was worth.
Ami swung the sword at the first cultist that got in her way, and suddenly there was one less cultist in the world.
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