[IC] - All the World's a Game

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"Oh yea the Disfrozen Portal..." Said Chung as he picked up his chestplate and showed it to Lily. "See this blue crystal in the center? This is part of the Disfrozen Portal. The Disfrozen Portal is an engine that my father started to work on. However after he was possessed by Demons during the invasion of my home kingdom Hamel he ended up almost nearly killing me, and I barely escaped. Eventually I found his documents for it, and as such I decided to carry on my father's legacy by creating it." He said as he placed his hand on the blue orb like crystal in the center. "The Disfrozen Portal is a special engine that can produce an indefinite amount of El Energy. El Energy is a natural energy where I come from. It's like the planet's very own energy source. After an incident where the El Stone was stolen and shattered everything went into chaos. Demons started attacking, and the only places where one was able to breathe was where there was a shard of the El Stone. El Energy is a very powerful energy source, and my Disfrozen Portal can produce an indefinite amount of it. However there is only one in existence, and you are looking at it. So in short yes that energy spike was from the Disfrozen Portal." He said as he placed it back down on the cot.

He then picked up his Destroyer as he took out a small cloth and started rubbing some dirt off it. "This right here? This is my most cherished weapon... it's called the Destroyer and it's a powerful cannon. It does not require ammunition. It's very powerful, and very heavy. It's been with me for as long as I can remember. It's very powerful, it can fire blasts of pure energy and even small missiles." He said as he stopped polishing it. "It may not require ammunition, but I do have to "reload" it after I fire a certain amount. All I have to do to reload it is pull a lever near the handle." He said as he lays the Destroyer on the ground next to him. "Whenever I activate my Berserk Mode though I don't even have to reload."

Medical Ward - Prometheus Labs

Lily was surprised by the Disfrozen Portal's capabilities and spoke again.

"Wow. You might want to tell one of the scientists here about it. I know they were looking into a way to create free, clean energy. I think they were also trying to find a way to create teleporters, but they couldn't create enough power. So far, we only have Fusion-Plasma Hybrid Reactors, but they wouldn't be as effective as your power source.", Lily said.

"Anyways, I suppose the 'Berserk Mode' is like your suit's overclock function, right?", Lily asked Chung.

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"Yea, the one named Six told me to tell one of the scientists here. I won't do that though until I can find the tools to repair it." He said as he was feeling pretty happy. He never really met anyone that actually wanted to use the Disfrozen Portal's capabilities for good, only people who wanted to use it for evil.


"If by Overclock you mean my armor activating the Disfrozen Portal to give me a hyper mode where my physical strength, magical strength, and my Destroyer's power to increase tenfold, but at the cost of becoming a bit more sadistic in battle then yes. Yes that is what I mean. The Berserk Mode increases my strength greatly, but while I'm in Berserk Mode it's like I gain a slight blood lust. I end up fighting more fiercely in that state. Almost without even thinking. It's like pure adrenaline coursing through my body as I maintain the form. As such I end up fighting without thinking. Though due to the increase in power my friends say that I don't really need to. Luckily the state only lasts for a few minutes before wearing out."

Medical Ward - Prometheus Labs

Lily thought about the Berserk Mode and spoke again.

"Well, adrenaline tends to do that to you. For us Spartans, we have something similar. It's called 'Spartan Time'. When it happens, everything slows down more than usual. We're able to see, plan, and react to any given situation in slow and fast-motion. It's even stronger when we get an adrenaline rush. Depending on the Spartan, we could react 15 to 75 times faster than the average human. It's a strange sensation. The only way I can describe it is that you feel incredibly focused on whatever you're doing, yet have complete awareness of your surroundings. Your mind feels like it's overloading, yet you keep complete control. Everything goes by so slowly, that you can see bullets traveling slowly through the air. We can usually slow down our perception of time at will, but Spartan Time sends it to the maximum possible reaction time. I heard that there are some Spartans that can even activate it at will, given enough training. For me, it's only about 15 times the reaction time of the average human.", Lily explained to Chung.

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"Wow... that's... so..." Said Chung as he begins to stumble while standing up. It was obvious that he was tired. There were dark circles under his eyes. As he tried to keep listening he let out a loud yawn as he slowly fell forward.

Chung was tired, he hadn't gotten a wink of sleep lately, and yet he still managed to keep fighting. Despite his training Chung was still young, and his body couldn't keep up with the lack of sleep. His body finally gave out on him as he fell forward toward's Lily. Chung had fallen asleep right there.

Medical Ward - Prometheus Labs

Lily quickly caught Chung before he fell over. She simply gave a small smile and lightly shook her head.

She then gently picked him up and laid him down in the cot. Once that was done, she decided to check up on Raven.

(He did seem depressed. It would probably be best to leave him alone, but I should make sure that he's fine.), Lily thought as she walked out of the medical ward and down the hall.

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As Lily laid Chung down on the cot he quickly curled up. Oddly enough he quickly got comfortable on the cot as he curled up in a ball, much like a cat or dog would if they were going to sleep.

As Lily was leaving Chung began to mutter something quietly in his sleep. "Fa...ther...." He muttered as Lily left. However due to the noise of the other Spartan's and doctor's talking in the room it would be quite hard to hear him.



Prometheus Labs-Locker Room-Sector 4
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Raven was at his Locker. He had gotten a small duffle bag out, and he started packing it with some of his belongings. It was obvious what Raven was doing. He was getting prepared to leave, but for where?

Locker Room - Sector 4 - Prometheus Labs

Lily walked into the locker rooms, only to see Raven with a bag and many of his belongings.

"What's going on?", Lily asked Raven, despite her lingering suspicion that he was leaving.

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Raven was still packing his belongings as he turned to Lily as she came in. "I'm planning on taking temporary leave. I want to go train out in the wilderness, a place where I'm more familiar with. I want to push my body to it's limits, along with my mind. It's the only way I can overcome my Nasod Arm." He said as he finally finished packing. "I know I really shouldn't leave especially since Chung is hear, but I feel like I must do this..." He said as he closed his locker.

"I already asked for permission to take temporary leave. I don't know when I'll be back though..."

Locker Room - Sector 4 - Prometheus Labs

Lily looked slightly concerned by Raven saying that he didn't know when he would come back from the wilderness.

"If you need physical and mental training, you know you could always use our facility. We have arguably the most intense training with the best results in the world. Why do you need to be in the wilderness?", Lily ashed Raven.