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Post by Kidd Strife on Oct 7, 2006 6:16:21 GMT
"Where is she! What was she thinking!" Kidd was not happy about being so close to losing a friend. Why am I freaking and Reno's not?
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"Calm down! Don't distract them."
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 7, 2006 6:21:22 GMT
The other shadowcreeper finally picked up her trail. It shuffled to a stop behind her, pushing its beak-like muzzle into her hand amiably and snorting sociably. He turned and howled for Yazoo's attention.
Yazoo smiled. "Atta boy."
They approached the pair. Reno sighed with relief and took Nikky's hand. "Stay by me, and I'll stay by you. That's the deal, all right?"
Loz wrinkled his nose. "Ew, mushy stuff."
Ami brought the party to a halt as she dope-smacked him. "Hey!" he grunted.
"Lay off," Ami snapped. She linked herself back up with Kadaj and Kidd.
The other shadowcreeper had vented its rage on the cloak, and now it had Kamen's scent... it resumed tracking him...
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Post by Kidd Strife on Oct 7, 2006 6:23:31 GMT
"Let's keep going. If we find him don't break up all at once. We don't want to end up attacking each other.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 7, 2006 6:28:30 GMT
"Too right, Little Bro," Amnesty replied. Too many of us are wearing black...
Reno kissed Nikky's hand. "One of these days, Nikky, you're going to push me right over the edge," he joked.
Rude was extremely grateful he had not taken off the Sacrifice earlier when he sat down for a nap. Its weight was somehow reassuring-- but then, being armed with a nuclear accelerator is a very reassuring state of being.
"Everyone searches for Kamen now," Kadaj told his brothers. "Focus your energies on his presence."
They began mentally combing the room for him.
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 7, 2006 16:49:34 GMT
kamen slinked about much like a shadow or a snake. he found this very amusing.
nikky was beating herself up in her mind. she nodded and smiled slightly for reno.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 7, 2006 17:21:41 GMT
The shadowcreepers finally tracked Kamen down. They pounced on him, snarling and raising their hackles, talons piercing into his flesh, pinning him to the floor.
Yazoo heard them attack. "This way." He led them towards the dark sorcerer.
"Well, well, well," Kadaj taunted. "What have we here?" He laughed menacingly, pointing the Souba at his head. "So glad you could join us."
"Remember, he's still connected to Nikky," Ami warned.
"If he weren't, he'd already be dead," he replied coldly. "Come now, be a friend and tell us how to disconnect the young lady... and I might be merciful enough to kill you quickly."
"How did you connect with him in the first place?" Ami asked quietly. "Maybe we can reverse the process."
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Post by Kidd Strife on Oct 7, 2006 17:21:57 GMT
I don't like this one bit. He may be leading us into some kind of trap. Kidd just continued to follow the group.
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 7, 2006 19:29:09 GMT
kamen hissed and squirmed. nikky winced slightly. ''i'm not tell you anything...'' he glared.
nikky bit her lip. ''it was dark... i couldn't see exactly.'' she blinked... noting that kamen wasn't as monotone as usual.
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Post by Kidd Strife on Oct 7, 2006 19:35:42 GMT
"Will you just tell us you idiot! You don't have your goons to protect you now." Kidd held his hand out and a bright light appeared. "You should tell us before I make you blind." Kidd held his free hand toward Ami. Do you think he can transfer a status effect?"
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 7, 2006 19:36:09 GMT
Ami gestured Kidd to pull back. Wait a minute. "Just tell me what happened-- as you experienced it," she requested of Nikky, voice quavering slightly with the tension of the moment. "I wouldn't have escaped my mother if I hadn't known how to turn her control on me against her."
Kadaj sighed impatiently. "I'm waiting. I can wait all day if neccessary. Either way-- suffer no illusions-- you're going to die before the day is out. I just want to see if we can reach that point without losing the girl as well."
Reno stiffened. This guy doesn't care about Nikky... all he cares about is that stupid summon that's keeping him here. He made a move to step forward, but Rude pulled him back.
Rude watched the scene unfolding, knowing it would end badly if things came to that. I hope that boy is bluffing...
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 7, 2006 19:41:02 GMT
kamen defiantly kept his mouth closed. he hid a slight smirk.
nikky tried to remember... it was dark. she was covered in blood and dirt, soaked from the rain. he told her to hold out her hand close her eyes.... she gasped slightly and pulled up her sleeve. a dark spiraled tattoo went across her right wrist. she stared at it a moment. ''i.... don't remember that.'' she said quietly. ''i don't know what happened.... i went blank.'' she stared at ami... she could only remember parts of her life, no joke.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 7, 2006 19:48:43 GMT
The shadowcreeper pinning Kamen snarled, its strange "voice" rising and falling as its unease and ferocity ebbed and flowed.
"Heel, boy," Yazoo ordered in his calm, cool monotone. "Kamen, you have absolutely no idea who you are dealing with, do you?"
"I'd be happy to tell you, if you don't," Kadaj added, pressing the edge of the Souba against the sorcerer's juglar vein.
Again, Reno made an impulsive step forward. Rude tightened his vise-like grip on his partner's arm.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 7, 2006 21:30:47 GMT
A lightbulb lit up in Ami's head. "Hey, Sunset..." She looked over her shoulder at her. "You're a sorceress. Do you know how this Puppeteering business works? Or at least some way to temporarily block it?"
Until this point, the boys had taken little notice of Sunset, but now Yazoo observed that she wore the Seven Chains... A cultist. "Ami, do you realize who this person is?" he asked quietly.
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Post by Gdosimirj Sunset on Oct 7, 2006 21:57:43 GMT
Gdosimirj had been almost completely silent since her memory came back to her. She put out very little energy, only in moving with the group when she had to, defending herself from direct attack, and observing. She was regaining her lost energy.
Now, as Amnesty spoke to her, she moved back out of observational mode and into active mode. "All I know about puppeteering is from the puppet's point of view. I've never tried to control anybody else. If I knew how to break the spell, I wouldn't be here now." She pondered for a moment, then leered at the dark magician dangerously. "But I might be able to stop his Transferring spell for a bit. Let me think about that." She leaned closer to him, her eyes glowing. "While I do, you might think about telling us what we need to know."
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 7, 2006 22:11:12 GMT
Kadaj pressed the sword closer to Kamen's neck, drawing a few drops of blood. "Whoops," he said sarcastically. "Hope that didn't hurt too badly... because I want to save all the pain I intend to give you for later." Sunset, here's hoping you know what you're doing. "We, you see, are all dead men. We were puppets once... and our puppeteer, in the end, decided we were broken and threw us away. Which means I have little charity in my heart for your kind. In the service of that puppetmaster we tore the world apart... and to eliminate this one, we can do it all over again."
"Ami..." Yazoo continued quietly and with little change of tone as Sunset turned away, "this woman is a priestess of Jenova."
Ami thinged an eyebrow at him. "I know that."
Yazoo was genuninely surprised to hear this, but he made no outward show of it. "Then how can you possibly ally yourself with her?"
"She's like us. She changed. She wants to remove the curse our 'mother' gave her. I don't yet trust her entirely, but she seems determined to prove herself. And right now we need all the help we can get."
Yazoo didn't feel any deceptive vibes coming from this woman, but all the same, he purposed to watch her closely from now on. He'd had his associations with the Cult in earlier days, and came off much the worse for it.
I know you can hear me, Sunset. My sister is right about our need of your help. But if you make a single false move... or do to my sister what your friends did to me... I'll be happy to gun you down without so much as a backward glance.
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