Pio's Apothacary | Scrapyard District | 8:37AM
A knock came to the door of Pio's clinic. Of course no one was around, which was exactly what the knocker wanted.
"You said they took him here?" A voice sounded from the other side of the door.
"Yeah, Boss. Rat like him couldn't afford a real hospital if he wanted." Another voice replied to the supposed "Boss".
A loud crash sounded in Yosho's ears as the door was kicked in. A group of three men came into the shop portion of Pio's establishment. One of them called out for service and received no reply.
"Good. Let's find that punk's body. We'll make an example out'a him. Ain't nobody who messes with Johny Expendable." Johny declared.
"That's right, boss!" A goon echoed behind him.
Yosho was in the neighboring room on a bed of sorts. He could feel his sense coming back to him. He could feel his heart begin to wake up and his mind sharpen. The rustle of objects and clatter of things being stolen by the men excited his sesnes, making them demand blood--demand death. It wasn't resting or thinking that brought peace to Yosho's mind. Even mundane tasks failed to fill the gap created in his heart. It was just like Lex told him once--he was a killer, and to deny that fact would drive him insane. Yosho didn't like it, though. He didn't want to be a killer. He wanted to protect and help people live their lives normally. Where exactly would he find the line between murder and manslaughter? Was he defending people if no one was around?
"Hey boss, what if the girl shows up? This probably don't look good." A goon said.
"Well we'll just have to have a little fun with her if she gets in the way...." Johny's voice continued, but the worlds coming after his initial declaration were useless.
"Don't mix up morality with killing people. When someone has to die--they have to die...." Lex's voice echoed of Yosho's mind.
They have to die.
Yosho's eye's opened. He took a deep breath, feeling the limits of his body. He sat up and looked around his current location. It was a small off-shot from the main room, hardly able to be called a "clinic". By the way the men's actions and voices resounded in the main room, it was likely the main room wasn't much larger. The set up was perfect for a swordsman. Yosho stood and walked over toward the door leading into the main room. The boards creaked in disdain and caught Johny's attention. Johny attempted to ask for who was there, but Yosho refused to reply. Johny and his band of thugs didn't deserve to hear Yosho's name. Yosho opened the door, eyeing each of the men. Johny was pale as a ghost, and the other two slowly reaching that chalky color. In Johny's hand was a gun, an object Yosho didn't recognize at all. The other two men hand knives.
"Y-you're alive?!" Johny cried in shock. "I shot you dead!"
Yosho's eyes kept digging holes into the men, tearing them appear mentally and understanding their strengths and weaknesses. By the way they held their weapons, Yosho could tell none of them had any formal training. Johny's tool was a projectile-based weapons. Knives were held weakly in the hands of his lackeys. Johny rose his weapon, pointing it at Yosho. He wasn't going to fire yet, though. He was too uncertain. He killed Yosho once, afterall, why would shooting him again do anything?
"What the hell are you?" Johny demanded. "Answer me!"
"No..." Yosho said, then sprang forward, drawing his sword off his back as he did so. Nightsplitter materialized for Yosho as he reached back, having previously been out of sight. Johny fired two shots. The first was easy to dodge, as Yosho dodged Johny's decision to shoot, not the bullet itself. In that time Yosho knew the speed and damage just one of those could do to him. It was a little more than frightening. Yosho had to play a bit safer to get close, feinting to the side as the next bullet killed the air where he was. Johny's trigger finger wasn't very reflexive, just scared. It was only two more quick steps for Yosho to get into striking range, and one more pocket of air slain by a stray bullet. Yosho's sword slid through the air more gracefully that a messy bullet, removing Johny's thumb from his hand and forcing him to be unable to hold the gun.
As Johny cried out, Yosho's blade came back around, slicing one goon's neck open as it flowed through Johny's frontal cortex and stopped with its tip poised in front of the last man's head before he could even react. The man had never seen a person move that fast. Just what was this boy?! Before he could voice a complain, he found the area between his eyes punctured by a quick jab.
Yosho put the man who was bleeding out out of his misery and looked around....
"i should clean up..." Yosho frowned, sheathing his sword, which vanished as it was let go. Yosho looked around for a bucket and rag and began to clean....
[IC] - Fantasia
10/24/2015, 12:49 PM #41
I gazed up at the sable-haired maiden with eyes so full of warmth it appeared she was crying silently. My trecherous mouth opened, "Why do you look so troubled, Princess?"
Slowly, she moved her eyes from the moon to me. She studied my imperfections before her for what seemed to be a blissful eternity before gracing me with her voice, "I've slain this land's only prince. What use, now, is a princess?"
As the maiden left my presence, so too did my heart.
Slowly, she moved her eyes from the moon to me. She studied my imperfections before her for what seemed to be a blissful eternity before gracing me with her voice, "I've slain this land's only prince. What use, now, is a princess?"
As the maiden left my presence, so too did my heart.
10/24/2015, 03:41 PM #42
Streets | Scrapyard District | 8:38 AM
Valerie was in a bad position. Not only was someone accusing her of being something special, but they were in the middle of a crowd. If this continued, she'd start to be judged by the strangers around her. She wouldn't have any clue of what they each individually were going to do or think about her. It was like being trapped in the darkness with creatures of all sorts. She was afraid. She didn't want to be here.
"Val, are you okay?" Anthony asked her sister.
"Y-yeah An-Anthony, I'm f-fine." Valerie realized she was sobbing. She looked around before re-addressing the man. "C-Can we talk someplace else?"
Valerie was in a bad position. Not only was someone accusing her of being something special, but they were in the middle of a crowd. If this continued, she'd start to be judged by the strangers around her. She wouldn't have any clue of what they each individually were going to do or think about her. It was like being trapped in the darkness with creatures of all sorts. She was afraid. She didn't want to be here.
"Val, are you okay?" Anthony asked her sister.
"Y-yeah An-Anthony, I'm f-fine." Valerie realized she was sobbing. She looked around before re-addressing the man. "C-Can we talk someplace else?"
It's always me doing the tedious things...
Dear Random Number God; Stay outta my way!
Dear Random Number God; Stay outta my way!
10/24/2015, 07:14 PM #43
Streets | Scrapyard District | 8:38AM
"Excuse us for a minute, I need to talk to Joel." Avi smiled warmly at the boy and girl. The fake smile immediately dropped when she turned around to walk away with Joel following.
After they got a significant distance from the two, Avi shot Joel a murderous glare to which the latter held up his hands innocently.
"What? I didn't know she'd react like that."
Avi let out a loud sigh. "Please restrain from your usual mischievous tricks, Joel. We'll just help them find their deus and we'll be on our way, got it?"
"Y-yes ma'am."
"Good, now let's go back. And remember, play nice."
"Avi's scary when she's angry..." Joel mumbled to himself as he followed her back to the siblings.
Avi returned with the same warm smile, but Joel seemed more passive than usual.
"So, uh, we'll help you find your deus. I don't care about whatever you're hiding anymore."
"Excuse us for a minute, I need to talk to Joel." Avi smiled warmly at the boy and girl. The fake smile immediately dropped when she turned around to walk away with Joel following.
After they got a significant distance from the two, Avi shot Joel a murderous glare to which the latter held up his hands innocently.
"What? I didn't know she'd react like that."
Avi let out a loud sigh. "Please restrain from your usual mischievous tricks, Joel. We'll just help them find their deus and we'll be on our way, got it?"
"Y-yes ma'am."
"Good, now let's go back. And remember, play nice."
"Avi's scary when she's angry..." Joel mumbled to himself as he followed her back to the siblings.
Avi returned with the same warm smile, but Joel seemed more passive than usual.
"So, uh, we'll help you find your deus. I don't care about whatever you're hiding anymore."
10/24/2015, 09:02 PM #44
Streets | Scrapyard District | 8:39 AM
The woman accompanying the man excused herself and walked away with him. Valerie tried to make her way out of the crowd but Anthony held onto her and kept her from leaving.
"Come on Tony, there's too many people here and it's uncomfortable." Valerie tried to pull Anthony with her softly.
"So. We're so close to finding a deus. We've gotta wait for them." Anthony pulled on Valerie's hands tightly.
The two came back and addressed the siblings in a softer manner. Valerie stopped struggling to leave and instead wiped her eyes.
"Sorry about my sister whining. She's 'uncomfortable' with this crowd and stuff, even though they aren't even paying us any attention." Anthony said.
Valerie looked around. He was right, they were still going about their own business. Even the people she tried to move through hadn't even been phased by them. She breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm sorry about that. Since you already know, yes I'm a...deus, but I'm not a good one, so you don't have to spread the word or anything." She scratched her arm and continued. "We sort of do want to help a man write a book about them, but it's more to help us. We're grateful that you're going to help us find one, so uh... lead away?"
Anthony nodded his head in approval as Valerie finished up. He gave her a few pats on the shoulder and was rewarded with a soft punch in the arm.
The woman accompanying the man excused herself and walked away with him. Valerie tried to make her way out of the crowd but Anthony held onto her and kept her from leaving.
"Come on Tony, there's too many people here and it's uncomfortable." Valerie tried to pull Anthony with her softly.
"So. We're so close to finding a deus. We've gotta wait for them." Anthony pulled on Valerie's hands tightly.
The two came back and addressed the siblings in a softer manner. Valerie stopped struggling to leave and instead wiped her eyes.
"Sorry about my sister whining. She's 'uncomfortable' with this crowd and stuff, even though they aren't even paying us any attention." Anthony said.
Valerie looked around. He was right, they were still going about their own business. Even the people she tried to move through hadn't even been phased by them. She breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm sorry about that. Since you already know, yes I'm a...deus, but I'm not a good one, so you don't have to spread the word or anything." She scratched her arm and continued. "We sort of do want to help a man write a book about them, but it's more to help us. We're grateful that you're going to help us find one, so uh... lead away?"
Anthony nodded his head in approval as Valerie finished up. He gave her a few pats on the shoulder and was rewarded with a soft punch in the arm.
It's always me doing the tedious things...
Dear Random Number God; Stay outta my way!
Dear Random Number God; Stay outta my way!
10/26/2015, 12:48 AM #45
Deus's Apartment | Fantasia | 8:30 AM
BGM: Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhBkViAPF0I
Several minutes later, again, Deus had another reddened portion of his face, resembling a hand print, on the opposite cheek. He whined slightly as the girl before him shifted uncomfortably in her chair and huffed.
"Well... since these social expectations are new to you... I suppose I have to let it slide." Dahlia said, begrudgingly.
"Sorry...." Deus whimpered.
"But now that I'm here... how... do I get back?" Dahlia pondered.
"Back? Back where?" Deus asked, slightly confused.
"Back to my world, Deus..."
"Oh... oh. Um...."
"And I swear to god, if you tell me there is no way for me to go back, I'll make your ass match your face."
"Well... there is one way..."
"And that is...?"
"You have to become a Magnus."
Dahlia blinked momentarily, what did he just say? she's have to become something? That sounded like it might take awhile or completely change who she was in the first place. She elected not to fret about it immediately and instead gather more information.
"A what?"
"A Magnus!"
There was a short, awkward pause between the two before Dahlia realize he wasn't about to elaborate without some sort of prompt.
"What's... a Magnus?" she asked.
"Oh, that's what I am. Magni are people who can manifest just about anything they want in this world with a thought."
"So.. you're like... a God?"
"That's what my name means, so yes... I think." Deus confirmed.
"How will that help me get home though?"
"Oh I can also travel through portals of a sort. A more powerful is needed to get the the Real world. You also kind of have to reaccept reality, and that's easier said than done. That portal nonsense was actually how we survived the fall off of Maker's Rise."
I forgot about that... Dahlia thought to herself. "Well... can you teach me how to become a Magnus?"
"I can, but it will take a long time."
BGM: Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhBkViAPF0I
Several minutes later, again, Deus had another reddened portion of his face, resembling a hand print, on the opposite cheek. He whined slightly as the girl before him shifted uncomfortably in her chair and huffed.
"Well... since these social expectations are new to you... I suppose I have to let it slide." Dahlia said, begrudgingly.
"Sorry...." Deus whimpered.
"But now that I'm here... how... do I get back?" Dahlia pondered.
"Back? Back where?" Deus asked, slightly confused.
"Back to my world, Deus..."
"Oh... oh. Um...."
"And I swear to god, if you tell me there is no way for me to go back, I'll make your ass match your face."
"Well... there is one way..."
"And that is...?"
"You have to become a Magnus."
Dahlia blinked momentarily, what did he just say? she's have to become something? That sounded like it might take awhile or completely change who she was in the first place. She elected not to fret about it immediately and instead gather more information.
"A what?"
"A Magnus!"
There was a short, awkward pause between the two before Dahlia realize he wasn't about to elaborate without some sort of prompt.
"What's... a Magnus?" she asked.
"Oh, that's what I am. Magni are people who can manifest just about anything they want in this world with a thought."
"So.. you're like... a God?"
"That's what my name means, so yes... I think." Deus confirmed.
"How will that help me get home though?"
"Oh I can also travel through portals of a sort. A more powerful is needed to get the the Real world. You also kind of have to reaccept reality, and that's easier said than done. That portal nonsense was actually how we survived the fall off of Maker's Rise."
I forgot about that... Dahlia thought to herself. "Well... can you teach me how to become a Magnus?"
"I can, but it will take a long time."
Sometimes I feel like the only normal person here
"My Threshing has been Extra Princely Fresh"
"My Threshing has been Extra Princely Fresh"
Hazmer Baybee
11/02/2015, 06:03 AM #46
Streets | Scrapyard District | 8:40AM
"Right, to find a deus. Let's see, maybe we can stir up some trouble for someone who's been stirring up trouble around this place. He's a daemon so I need to get someone to help."
Avi leaned in close and whispered into Joel's ear. "You're not going to ask her, are you? You know she'll get really angry at you if you wake her up this early."
"Yeah, I don't care if I wake her up early or not. Besides, she told me that I could call her anytime I want for her help." Joel turned his attention back to the siblings. "So, you familiar with a crappy-looking two-story library around here?"
Last edited by Lunasa Prismriver; 11/02/2015, 05:20 PM. "Right, to find a deus. Let's see, maybe we can stir up some trouble for someone who's been stirring up trouble around this place. He's a daemon so I need to get someone to help."
Avi leaned in close and whispered into Joel's ear. "You're not going to ask her, are you? You know she'll get really angry at you if you wake her up this early."
"Yeah, I don't care if I wake her up early or not. Besides, she told me that I could call her anytime I want for her help." Joel turned his attention back to the siblings. "So, you familiar with a crappy-looking two-story library around here?"
11/02/2015, 07:03 AM #47
Streets | Scrapyard District | 8:40 AM
"YESS!" Anthony threw his fist up into the air. "We're going back AND we have a group!"
"Yes, we just came from such a place." Valerie answered the two.
"Wait..." Anthony paused. "Why are we going back? The old man doesn't have any books on deus. In fact, that's kinda why we left."
"YESS!" Anthony threw his fist up into the air. "We're going back AND we have a group!"
"Yes, we just came from such a place." Valerie answered the two.
"Wait..." Anthony paused. "Why are we going back? The old man doesn't have any books on deus. In fact, that's kinda why we left."
It's always me doing the tedious things...
Dear Random Number God; Stay outta my way!
Dear Random Number God; Stay outta my way!
11/05/2015, 04:25 AM #48
Streets | Scrapyard District | 8:41AM
"Well, what you don't know-and aren't supposed to know-about the library is that there's a secret room where a Valkyrie lives. She's a friend and she owes me one for saving her ass a couple weeks ago. We'll need her help if we're going to take on a daemon If she isn't there, I guess we'll just borrow a few weapons to make up for it."
"Well, what you don't know-and aren't supposed to know-about the library is that there's a secret room where a Valkyrie lives. She's a friend and she owes me one for saving her ass a couple weeks ago. We'll need her help if we're going to take on a daemon If she isn't there, I guess we'll just borrow a few weapons to make up for it."
11/05/2015, 05:26 AM #49
Pio's Apothecary and Clinic | Scrapyard District | 8:43 AM
The journey did not take too long thanks to the absence of any events worth mentioning. Pio visited a general goods store ran by a middle-aged man with enough gusto to fill the entire city, located a few minutes of walking distance away from her apothecary. There, she purchased some dry bread to shoo away the gnawing hunger and clean bandages for her patients, using half of the money she received for the two items. Then, she went to a repair shop owned by a cranky old handyman to check the pricing on fixing her heater. Unfortunately, she didn't even have one-fourth of the money required to pay for the repair, so she sorrowfully bid goodbye to the old man before coming back to the apothecary to see Yosho cleaning up the mess.
"EEP!" Pio screamed when she saw the men Yosho killed. She saw a lot of people die while running the shop, but each death was none the less scarring for her fragile mind. "Wha- WHAT HAPPENED?!"
The journey did not take too long thanks to the absence of any events worth mentioning. Pio visited a general goods store ran by a middle-aged man with enough gusto to fill the entire city, located a few minutes of walking distance away from her apothecary. There, she purchased some dry bread to shoo away the gnawing hunger and clean bandages for her patients, using half of the money she received for the two items. Then, she went to a repair shop owned by a cranky old handyman to check the pricing on fixing her heater. Unfortunately, she didn't even have one-fourth of the money required to pay for the repair, so she sorrowfully bid goodbye to the old man before coming back to the apothecary to see Yosho cleaning up the mess.
"EEP!" Pio screamed when she saw the men Yosho killed. She saw a lot of people die while running the shop, but each death was none the less scarring for her fragile mind. "Wha- WHAT HAPPENED?!"
11/05/2015, 01:04 PM #50
Streets | Scrapyard District |8:41
"I've got my own weapon." Valerie brung out a small length of her gray chains. They faintly glowed blue and gave off a slight chill. "But Anthony and I haven't been in a fight before, so I've never used these on another person..." She looked down at her chains for a while before looking back to the man and woman. "My name's Valerie, and this is my brother Anthony. If we're going to be traveling with you two, I think you should at least know our names."
"I've got my own weapon." Valerie brung out a small length of her gray chains. They faintly glowed blue and gave off a slight chill. "But Anthony and I haven't been in a fight before, so I've never used these on another person..." She looked down at her chains for a while before looking back to the man and woman. "My name's Valerie, and this is my brother Anthony. If we're going to be traveling with you two, I think you should at least know our names."
It's always me doing the tedious things...
Dear Random Number God; Stay outta my way!
Dear Random Number God; Stay outta my way!