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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Dec 16, 2006 8:02:29 GMT
Mace bashed Jared in the head with the blunt end of his Mace, knocking him to the group and sending the Angel Cry out of his grasp... He swung it up and was about to bring it down on the fallen teenager...
Three gunshots later, he collapsed to reveal Yazoo standing behind him, melee pistols in hand... he too abruptly doubled over as images of his oldest brother's last stand started to pulsate through his mind, as the pain began to rack his body...
The last troopers rallied, descending on Yazoo and Cid... Yazoo pulled himself together and began firing at them again, a subtle rage burning in his eyes...
A scrawny specimen approached Cid, armed with only a pair of metal knuckles, aiming a powerful punch at the man's head with one hand while seizing the spear's middle with the other...
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Dec 16, 2006 8:11:39 GMT
Xima fought back all the more fiercely, like a cornered animal, rabidly attempting to repel Reno and Annie... She snarled and screamed, kicking out at Annie with a lethal silver spike heel... Annie ducked under it and swung her sword after it, but not quickly enough to sever the foot... Reno came from the opposite side, swinging the EMR at her head, finding it suddenly pulsating with green energy...
Joey, finding the two "forces to reckon with" occupied, tried to slip in unnoticed through the hole in the wall, moving like a streak of red... But Fruxas was too sensitive to be tricked... he shifted the Orphan's Curse in one arm, firing his bolts at Joey more quickly than marksmen twice his age could...
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Post by mistervillainman on Dec 16, 2006 8:11:57 GMT
42 felt the blade hack through his leg and barely let out a grunt of pain. As an elite clone, his tolerance for pain was EXTREMELY high. He simply dropped down to his new knee-length body height and grabbed Cloud's wrist roughly. He forced his arm to turn and began pushing Cloud's own sword into his chest right next to 42's...
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Rufus scrambled backwards, still firing as Loz moved towards him, then he suddenly tossed on aside, racked a loader on the bottom of the gun and fired an RPG round from the bottom, right into Loz' chest. The impact blasted him into the opposite wall and Rufus quickly moved to reload, not taking any chances.
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Post by Ru on Dec 16, 2006 8:16:53 GMT
Cid twisted the spear with both hands to throw the man's grip, but not quickly enough to dodge the punch, which hit him hard in the temple. Staggering for a moment, Cid gathered his wits and stabbed the man in the gut, flinging him aside against a building. He glanced over to Yazoo - what had that weird thing he'd done been about? He could hear gunshots from the inn, and a few screams as well from further down the way. Things were either going very well or very badly. "Ow..." he held a hand up to his head gingerly, neglecting even to touch where he'd been hit, "That's gonna leave a mark..." Scanning the field again, he caught something that made him question his mental state - Cloud losing a fight. "D*mn..." He shook his head, winced, then looked again, before stumbling over as quickly as he could towards that area of fighting.
"Hey, ugly! Put the spikey guy down, or I'll beat you senseless!"
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The Elite held up his own blade to block Rude's swing at his stomach, and rolled with the punch to his head, using the force to twist his own weapon straight up for Rude's chest, in a kind of spiral flip.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Dec 16, 2006 8:34:49 GMT
Rude felt a wave of searing heat come disturbingly close to him as he dodged back and away from the energy blade...
He counterattacked, jabbing underneath the Elite's blow at the clone's exposed ribcage.... he blinked as his shades fell neatly in two.
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Cloud stiffened at the blow, feeling the cold steel and the hot plasma side by side in his chest... he slumped forward, his strength just about gone... he feebly pulled the place out of his chest and jabbed it at the Elite, his mark going wide by miles... the world was getting dark... He thought he heard a familiar voice, but he was so out of it, he couldn't place it...
Kadaj looked at the combatants and blinked, unable to register what he was seeing. "No... d**n... way."
Ami heard him, but couldn't follow his gaze... "What is it? Kadaj, what's going on?"
He didn't answer her but instead found himself mechanically getting up, headed for the victorious Elite...
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Loz collapsed against the wall, the RPG round combined with the semi-automatic wounds too much to take. He glanced up at Rufus... and grinned at something invisible behind him... "It's been fun, Mr. President."
Having said that, he slumped over and died.
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Jared pushed away the feeling of the sudden demise, continuing to lead the charge towards the inner sanctum...
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Post by mistervillainman on Dec 16, 2006 8:44:51 GMT
42 felt the life essence of Strife fade away with almost satisfaction, then turned, shoving himself back up with one of Cloud's buster swords and holding his own sword in the other hand.
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Rufus turned to look behind him. What had the big oaf been grinning at?
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Post by Ru on Dec 16, 2006 8:51:19 GMT
"Hey!! You!" Cid pointed an accusing finger at 42 as he stormed over, stumbling slightly over the bodies and from his injury, "Get away from him, you sonofab*tch!" He hefted his spear up over his shoulder and charged in as best he could, aiming for 42's chest with the point. When he got close enough, he swung the weapon forwards over his shoulder, looking furious.
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The Elite twisted to dodge Rude's blade, but it seared a hole in his clothing and somewhat into the skin and flesh underneath. Putting on a grim face, the Elite swung his blade back down, aiming now for Rude's face, since he seemed so shocked from losing his shades. Perhaps, he could catch him off guard.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Dec 16, 2006 9:07:26 GMT
Nothing was there, not that Rufus could see... not as if it posed a threat to him, anyway... But someone WAS definitely watching him...
You go wait for me in the Medium Space, Loz. If all goes well... you won't be there long.
Where are you going?
To pay a visit to an old friend...
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As Cid challenged the Elite, Kadaj found himself standing over Cloud, staring down at him as his life slowly ebbed away... He didn't know what to think, much less what to do...
Cloud went limp and started to fall... Kadaj moved before he realized what he was doing, catching him... He blinked repeatedly, a cold feeling coming over him.
"Strife..." he croaked, trying to regain his composure as blood poured over him. "Strife, why do I have the distinct feeling we've been here before?"
Cloud was barely conscious... he couldn't hear or see anything happening in this realm anymore...
The familiar voice again, breaking through the haze of shock and pain... Cloud?
He blinked, staing vacantly. "Who...?"
Shh... He felt a gentle hand on his blood-streaked forehead. You're coming with me this time... if only for a moment.
I missed you.
His mind cleared for a split second... and he saw something no one else on the battlefield could see... a beautiful face looking down into his, smiling...
"Aeris."
And then the world he knew dissolved.
Kadaj felt frozen in time... he had pictured himself being present for Cloud's death before, but it had never turned out exactly this way before... he wondered if this was some kind of sick joke... but he could tell, almost without trying, that the corpse he was holding didn't contain a soul anymore.
He put him down, feeling unacountably creepy... like he needed to take about fifty showers... He heard Ami calling him, still demanding an explanation... but it felt like a voice from another world, another reality... How the h**l did I get here? He didn't know where the thought came from, but immediately, it was the only question that made any sense... How the h**l did I get here?
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Rude dropped under the clone's attack and delivered a sweeper kick at him, bringing his legs out from under him on the blood-slicked grass... He sprang forward and aimed the energy blade at the Elite's chest, straight for the heart...
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Post by matt on Dec 16, 2006 9:22:16 GMT
Akira bolted towards Cid and Vincent and began to battle off some of the clones. "Sorry I'm late." He said as he sent a clone hurdling into the crowds with a kick, knocking several clones away from him. He drew all three of his remaining swords( one in his right hand, and two in his left, which is his strongest hand) and charged spiraling into the crowd dismembering countless of the clones. Suddenly his attack was parried, and Akira was sent to the ground. An elite clone swung his blade down on Akira, who blocked it with the swords in his left hand, before kicking off of them, and landing on his feet, a few metres away.
Asuka moved towards the body of Sephiroth and removing her glove she touched against his face. Slowly his body turned to stone. Picking up Sephiroths sword, she grinned, and headed into the crowds fighting with Sephiroths blade, and her kunai. Cloud and Kadaj had told Blood to maintain this position, but that would be difficult with the number of clones headed his way. At least two were elite and the were about 20 others. Blood turned invisible, and snuck behind the crowds, slashing away at the weaker clones. They didn't see him coming, and he took out most of them in seconds. The elite clones (There were three of them) Turned to Blood and attacked him from three sides, cornering him by the inn wall. "This isn't looking good."
(((I'm totally lost with whats going on here, so i'm only gonna rp Akira and Blood mostly for now.)))
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Dec 16, 2006 19:02:31 GMT
((Just for your information...
The Masamune was plunged into Sephiroth's chest and bent double to keep him pinned down in case he decided to pull some "coming back for the dead" stunt again. Asuka would first have to pull it out, then straighten it, for it to be any use to her.
Sephiroth was killed by Kadaj beheading him, so Asuka would have to petrify his head, then his body. The one is several feet away from the other.
Most of the clone troopers and Elites are already wiped out. There are ten troopers at most left on the battlefield, and probably three to six Elites.
And one last note for everyone... if the bad guys can come back from the dead over and over, so can the good guys. What I mean exactly by that, you can guess.))
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Post by Squall on Dec 16, 2006 19:46:34 GMT
Squall charged up unseen behind an elite and chopped off his head with a clean slice from his gunblade, then looked around exhausted to see where he could help. He picked out a elite or two in the distance and went to head towards them, but stopped ubruptly and muffled a cry. Ami...? What happened?... when he regained control of his body he rushed over and dived to his knees at her side, " Ami!" he locked at her body and was unable to see anything serious, " Whats wrong?"
Phil headed towards cid, spotting his injury from a mile away, aware that he was struggling. " Fancy a hand?" he said as he stood beside him, staring at 42, trying to gauge him, reading him...
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Dec 16, 2006 20:10:02 GMT
Ami winced and looked up at Squall, worry written all over his face... "I'm OK, Squall... I'll be all right... it's my neck... I can't move it." She tried to straighten it again, but the pain was so bad it made the world turn white... she screamed and gave up. Tears were already streaming down her face... "Shinra killed Loz, Squall... He shot him to death," she sobbed.
Kadaj looked around the battlefield... dead clones lay everywhere... the few that survived were about to be killed by the heroes that were left... Cloud was dead with a plasma sword sticking out of him... 42 had the Buster and was advancing on Phil and Cid... the room where Xima and Rufus were hiding echoed with the sound of gunshots and plasma clashes... one of his brothers was dead... Ami was lying incapacitated on the ground... green blood was everywhere...
He tightened his grip on his sword. This... this is what turned Jared into what he is... a war machine instead of a child... This is what my mother always wanted...This is what Xima is, the Abomination... The entire scene felt completely surreal... he felt strangely disconnected from the world around him...
Automatically, he began heading for the Inn, the room where Xima and Rufus were waiting... but he could see from the corner of his eye, someone in dark clothes, racing forward to intercept him... I was wondering when he'd catch up. He turned to block the figure...
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Post by Squall on Dec 17, 2006 11:44:25 GMT
squall wiped the tears from Amis face and swallowed hard, I shouldve been protecting you... Squall looked as though he was about to burst, averting his eyes and looking off into the distance, suddenly his eyes focused in on something and he smiled, "... Youll be alright"
Phil looked down woefully as clouds body, Is it too late to save him?... rage flowed through phils body, he looked over at Cid " Lets drop this bastard."
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Post by matt on Dec 18, 2006 16:44:40 GMT
(((Okay... ignore the whole masamune thigy, Asuka petrified Sephiroths head and body seperately, including the sword and then headed into the battle. Blood is only cornered by one elite and two regulars. Sorry for the inconvenience.))
Blood pushed the elite away from him with his sword, as he was cut into by a clone from the side. He fell to the ground, only for a second before flipping over the building and landing above it. Clutching his wound as the clones jumped up after him, he leaped off of the building and ran. Sending a fireball behind him he ran faster. He was just too beat up to fight. His old wounds had never had any time to heal.
Feeling a blade against his shoulder, Blood was knocked to the ground by the upcoming clones. Blood raised his hand as his eyes turned yellow and his skin turned an even paler white. "Haven't done this in a while", blood muttured as he summoned La Magra the Blood God to nearly triple his speed, strength and stamina. Rushing ainto the clones he sliced through them easily and stopped. That took up the last of his energy as he looked around at the destruction and dropped to the ground.
Unknown looked towards 42. "He may have beaten Cloud, but is was no match for me." Unknown prepared his attack by surrounding 42 by a spiraling series of firaga attacks, not intended to hit 42, but rather to stop him from moving. Then he prepared himself for one of his most powerful attacks. Giga flare. "This is for what you did to Cloud", He shouted as he rocketed himself into the air and fired the incredible beam from his mouth, sending him further up. He then spiraled down, drawing his seven swords and combining them (Modelled after Clouds swords) and cut through anything that survived with Omnislash (Inherited from Clouds cells.)
Ryushi and Akira were fighting off a hoard of clones togethor. "Theres too many!" Ryushi shouted as he rammed one of them into a wall with his fists. Jumping backwards Ryushi summoned his Aeon Anima, and let him lay waste to the crowds. Akira flipped away, and saw that Ryushi had this area handled, so ran too see If Squall needed some help. Asuka stopped for a moment to see Anima destroying the clones, before throwing her kunai into a clone headed for Akira from behind. "You ought to be more careful. This is battlefield, not a park."
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Dec 19, 2006 0:11:38 GMT
Ami looked up at Squall and managed to summon a painful smile, for she could feel his unjustified guilt... "OK," she answered quietly. I already know I'll be fine... but thanks for trying to help. It's only my heart that I'm afraid may not heal... it was bad enough losing him once, but twice?
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Aeris... where are we?
We call it the Medium Space... the only place where the dead can speak to the living, unless they are bound in heart and mind. Those whose minds have not learned to know the patterns of Lifestream yet come here to begin the transition.
So this is where you begin to lose your identity.
Except in very special cases, yes.
Cases like you?
Like me... and obviously the brothers. We had quite a time trying to figure out what to do with them, Cloud.
It wasn't obvious?
I can tell you aren't as sure of yourself as you sound. You've seen they have changed... to the extent one of them tried to save your life.
Is that enough to redeem them for what they did?
No. But they did several other things, in the year since you saw them last. But we aren't here to talk about them. If you're that curious, ask them when you get back.
What do you mean, get back? I thought--
Cloud, all this happened because someone changed the natural flow of time. It, too, flows like a stream... some even believe it is an integral part of the Lifestream itself. I wouldn't go so far as to say THAT... it has a few unique properties... but like the Lifestream, it can be brought under control by those who have the gift. People like Joey. Or anyone in the Council. In this case, the entire Council. The damage done can be undone, very easily. But we need the child first to be exorcised. When that's done... everything that followed her posession never happened. The war. The clones. The resurrection. The time machine. Even your death. All those things were results of Jenova being returned to a body. When she is evicted, it's over. It will take all of us... all the Council... to keep the flow of the Lifestream stable as it attempts to correct itself. But the chances are high that it will work.
What are the chances it WON'T work?
Not high enough to be too worried.
So... what happens IF it doesn't work?
The entire fabric of space and time will unravel.
...Maybe I'm missing something, but if that happens, we go with it, right?
Right. But I'm telling you, it won't happen... I think.
If it never happened... will I... remember I came here?
You will be one of the few who does remember anything. Someone has to bear witness to this so it will never happen again. So I chose those among you I knew could safely keep a secret.
Who else will know?
They'll be obvious to you, when you get back.
What if I don't want to go back? What if I want to stay here... with you?
Cloud... believe me, I'd like nothing better... it does get lonely here, sometimes.
But I can't stay.
No.
Why not?
It's not your time. The Lifestream itself has decreed you still have a life to live. If you don't go back...
Time and space will unravel.
Exactly. We just can't seem to catch a break, can we, Cloud?
I guess not.
Don't worry... your time will come. And hopefully... things will be good enough for you by then that you'll wish it would come later.
Things will never be good enough for me to stop missing you.
Time will tell, Cloud. Time will tell.
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