zandyne
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Post by zandyne on Aug 22, 2009 2:53:49 GMT -5
His face was set into a grave stare, "Feel free to humor that offer once Kali's gone, Jockey. If you or I bite the dust before then so be it, but I ain't going anywhere anytime soon. I came here for a show and it hasn't even started yet. But don't you worry, Sir Justice, I'll protect the stage if it really comes to that."
A thought vaguely occurred to him that maybe he was toying with his words too much, but he couldn't bring himself to care enough to clarify. The more exchanges the better was the prevailing rationale.
Kali's next words boggled him, and the scent of new magic was hard to detect and made his head buzz like he'd consumed alcohol but he knew something not intended for him was being set into motion. Ivan chuckled darkly at the mention of a rubber ducky, curious exactly what he meant by it but opted to watch this time instead of snark.
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Post by SuperDrops on Aug 22, 2009 4:55:25 GMT -5
For a few seconds Excelsior couldn't do anything but gaze at Kali in slack-jawed amazement for this seeming complete non-sequitur. Then he felt it. The illness, the nausea, the feeling of his skin trying to crawl off of his muscles, the unmistakable feeling of strong magic. He heard the thundering sound of the overproportioned and whirled around, his head already swimming.
In the face of the gigantic bathtime toy Excelsior felt oddly amused, if it hadn't been for the waves of raw magic emitting from the construct he would've laughed. Likes this however all he managed was a humorless snort. He stepped back ever so slightly, trying to take stance, but feeling a bit weak in the knees. "A rubber ducky? Seriously? Not even one of those devil duckies? Does you father know you're up past your bedtime?" he spoke, slightly wavering.
The duck grew closer and the ill effect got stronger. Something had to be done. He would not loose it in the face of a plastic waterfowl, not in front of an audience. He crouched down just a little and his eyes started glowing blue as he charged up his eyebeams. He fired it at the duck, instinctively aiming for the head, in order to take the creature out. The electric blue streams of high-powered photons cut through the air and right through the head of the duck. Only it had absolutely no effect. It wasn't repelled, reflected, or absorbed, it just went straight through.
Excelsior had to take another step back to make some more distance between him and what he was now sure to be an illusion. It had been a long time since he faced magic, and he was seriously out of training. When he couldn't take out the illusion, which now mockingly quacked again, he'd have to take out it's constructor. On this thought he turned to Kali and fired his eyebeams against, aiming directly for the chest.
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Post by Ninmast on Aug 22, 2009 10:19:59 GMT -5
This time, it was reflected back, though Kali made no motion to do so, suggesting that the barrier had been up and waiting for him to try such a thing.
"Now, now," Kali scolded, "don't be silly. You should have known I was expecting such a thing. You're wasting valuable time, Excelsior. It comes ever closer."
And illusion though it may have been, the colossal magical energies emanating in waves from it continued to assault him.
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Post by Toriji on Aug 22, 2009 11:07:15 GMT -5
Toriji sighed at the fact that Kali was focusing on one person. One-on-one, they'd stand no chance. If this was the way it would be, he should just escape right now. But he didn't, he just jabbed his oversized sword into the roof of the building and sat upon the billiard ball sized crystal in the hilt. He seemed to be mumbling to himself. A Ninpo. Surely Kali would hear him and know what he was up to, but he didn't care about that, he just continued. Nin, Ko, Zetsu, Hij. Nin, Ko, Zetsu, Hij..." He repeated the same four words over and over. A smile began to sprawl out under his mask. This would be quite and explosion indeed.
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Post by Ninmast on Aug 22, 2009 11:28:32 GMT -5
The sound of Kali tut-tut-tut-ing reached Toriji's ears over the sound of his chants. "Toriji, silly boy, for shame," he said as he walked casually over toward him. "And then you complain about being compared to a ninja. Stop that silly chanting right now, it will do you no good. Do you think this tower channels magma from the very bowels of the Earth without adequate protection?"
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Post by TrueBlue© on Aug 23, 2009 21:27:22 GMT -5
Just as Kali said it, the lava's roar grew louder, more thunderous. More...
Mechanical? No.
"I a-am SO sorry!"
A grand, gleaming emerald construct blasted out from behind the orange hellfire and through blackening air above the gathering. She had four broad, wooden wings flared out and blue fire blasting out of her massive boots, and she touched down on the edge, away from them. She stood there, it seemed to her, for the second time in her pseudo-life, and she took a tentative, squealing step forward. The metal beast was fasting lubricant, it seemed, but not all of her manners. Epic True stopped, seeing Kali busy with someone else. Her bionic eyes took them all in; Toriji and Kagetsuki, she knew, but why were they here? Where was Asrai and that hyper flower kid? What... Oh.
"Is thi-is... the wrong universe?" She seemed to whisper to her fellow bystanders, though it was as loud as her normal voice.
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Post by Ninmast on Aug 23, 2009 21:56:32 GMT -5
"Ah, little True," the Man-Demon turned and greeted her cheerfully. "I was ever so hoping you would make it. But yes, it does seem you've mixed up your universes again. That must be ever so troubling for you to keep track of sometimes. I know keeping track of them all is certainly a hassle, from personal experience."
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Post by zandyne on Aug 24, 2009 1:19:21 GMT -5
Ivan snickered at the new arrival, all they were missing from their zoo was an authentic angel and maybe an alien if the robot didn't already count as one.
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Post by TrueBlue© on Aug 24, 2009 10:24:11 GMT -5
She plenty did count as an alien, technically, thank you for asking, but that was almost a past life now. Epic True nervously brightened at being addressed, her attention snapping to the Man-Demon with an actual SNAP.
Whirr. She nodded slowly. "Tota-ally. I think I already know wha-at's going on here, un-unless we-e're past the part where—CHK—No... I'm sorry, you can continue whatever you were, um, doing. I'll just watch for a second." The android seemed to freeze up, going silent. But then she let out an awful groan, shifting her very immense weight and "whispering" again. "...Whi-ich is canon?"
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Post by Ninmast on Aug 24, 2009 13:18:20 GMT -5
The Man-Demon motioned to the various assembled personages with a wave of his hand. "They just arrived, my dear, and presently, the one dressed like a purple Superman is under assault from an illusionary rubber duck with very real magical energies radiating off of it. It should make him quite ill and silence his annoying mouth for a time." He sighed and pressed a hand to his forehead. "His constant arrogance was getting ever so disruptive ..."
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Post by zandyne on Aug 24, 2009 23:56:52 GMT -5
He ended up tilting his head to the side as Kali explained what he was doing to cause Excelsior discomfort, but at the mention of just what was ailing him he burst out into jarring laughter.
Even Deva and Agari seemed to be laughing at his unfortunate condition.
He continued to shake with laughter as he tried and failed to put into words the humor he derived from it, regardless of how he was surely grating on the nerves of the others.
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Post by SuperDrops on Aug 25, 2009 4:30:51 GMT -5
As the illusion drew nearer Excelsior began staggering and swaying, seemingly hardly able to stay up still and grand like he liked to. His high-fueled blood purged most toxins rather quickly, meaning he never got drunk, but with magic washing over him like this he could "enjoy the luxury" of that feeling nonetheless. He swung his fist at the duck, but instead of the illusion vanishing on touch it yielded to his fists, his fist burying a small way into the gigantic rubber body and then being bounced out. He gritted his teeth and just wanted to turn to Kali to sarcastically compliment him on an illusion well-crafted when the emerald creature appeared.
"Holy... you know how to stage a goddamn Party, I'll give you that..." Excelsior said, speaking slowly as to avoid distortion of his speech. The duck was now bumping his shoulder and giving him a splitting headache and the feeling that his stomach was rotating. He tried to shove it away, to no avail. He sighed heavily and closed his eyes. He just didn't get enough practise against magic in this universe "Alright, Kali, I got the hint... call it off and I'll let you decide when I'll kick your ass..."
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Post by Ninmast on Aug 25, 2009 5:07:42 GMT -5
Kali chuckled as he once more turned his attention to the superhero, walking casually over to him, though in Excelsior's inebriatingly toxified state, he would no doubt seem to be bobbling around and fading nauseatingly in and out of focus. "You'll let me decide?" he asked as if the idea were mildly amusing. "You'll let little ol' me decide when you shall, to use your crude, tasteless language, kick my ass?"
"My dear, dear Excelsior," he shook his head condescendingly as he reached out and patted the man's cheek as if he were a precious child, "clearly, you do not yet comprehend my identity. Allow me to elaborate. Your hatred of Darien Brooks is well-known to me. You hate who he is and how he goes about doing what he does." The Man-Demon cupped his hand gently beneath Excelsior's chin and lifted the man's gaze to his. "But do you know why he is that way, hmm? Do you know the reason for his ... antisocial psychosis?"
The beautiful man with his soft, velvety voice took several steps back and threw his arms wide. "You are looking at the reason, dear Excelsior. I am the reason you hate him so."
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Post by SuperDrops on Aug 25, 2009 5:16:50 GMT -5
Excelsior gave a humorless snort and started to actually support himself on the floating duck to steady himself a little. He was almost as mad at Kali for making him stagger like this as he was for him killing all these people.
"Wrong, Psycho. The reason I hate him is because he threatens what I hold most sacred: Life. I don't care about his excuses or "reasons"!" Excelsior said, actually making air quotes with his fingers "And concerning my "crude language", it gets the job done. I don't feel the need to hide my contempt or my intentions behind pretty words like you do. But what else is to be expected of someone calling himself the son of the Lord of Lies?"
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Post by Ninmast on Aug 25, 2009 5:20:30 GMT -5
"One can be civil and mature without hiding contempt or intentions," the Man-Demon countered easily. "In truth, I hold no contempt for you at all." He smiled as he held his arms wide. "After all, why should I? And neither am I hiding my intentions. I have, after all, promised to share them as soon as the boy arrives. Is it wrong of me to not wish to have to repeat myself? Or is it wrong of you to be impatient, like the child you behave as?"
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