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originally posted in:The New Dojo
Edited by Will:
12/5/2016 9:10:55 PM
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"I don't know.."
[i] She said quietly, easing her way out of the door and onto the deck. The mess Jackson had made was quite impressive, dead bodies sprawled everywhere. Ones with bullet holes in them, and ones in pieces. [/i]
[i] No sooner had they got ten feet onto the deck, when a massive spotlight lit them up like the night sky. [/i]
"Well, you two are quite the couple aren't you?"
[i] A voice spoke up, coming from across them in the darkness. It was almost playful, like she was incapable of taking anything seriously, in a sinister sort of way. The figure stepped forward into the fringe of the spotlight, making her presence known.
The woman was beautiful, pale skin under an immaculate pinstripe suit, with long Raven colored hair falling down her shoulders. She wore a sword at her hip, a katana in a blue sheathe that dazzled in the low light; like a million sapphires. As a matter of fact, she was immaculate in every way. Her shoes, hair, clothes, skin, like her life was based on perfection.[/i]
"Bitch."
[i] Riley snarled. This woman was the one who'd overseen her torture. [/i]
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[i]He raised his rifle to her, leveling it at his shoulder, and emptying the magazine at her. He had a pretty good idea of who this person was, but regardless, he saw her as another one of the soldiers he'd executed. Fancy names and titles meant little to him, and Riley's exclamation had keyed him in pretty well that this figure had likely been the one trying to butcher her.[/i]
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[i] She leveled her hand at the pair, and stopped the bullets mid-air.. the projectiles dropping out of the air with a clank on the deck. Riley tensed at the display of her powers. Metal-kinetics weren't uncommon, but no one wielded it with precision like that. It was easy to bring down a building, but plucking bullets out of the air when they were twenty feet from you..only one man could have done that. And Riley had put a piece of shrapnel through his throat. [/i] "Now, that's rude Jackson. I haven't even gotten to make my villain speech and explain my motives before slaughtering you." [i] She said with a pout. [/i] "You tried to kill me. That's enough for me." [i] Riley snarled, and the woman clicked her tongue.[/i] "No, I held you captive. There's a difference Riley, dear. Let me introduce myself; I'm Selene, head and founder of Unity." [i] She said, waving a hand encompassing the carrier.[/i]
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[i]Wolfe let his rifle fall on its sling, not bothering to reload. He didn't need to know who she was. If she was the one who had ordered Riley to be tortured, that was enough for him. He remained silent, but waited, to see just what she would do.[/i]
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"I am going to gut you." [i] She said, with a sinister smile that didn't reach her eyes. [/i] [i] Selene giggled like a school girl, shaking her head.[/i] "Do you know how many of your kind said the same thing? Until I had them laid open on an operating table." [i] Riley hesitated.[/i] "My kind?" "People with Powers, of course."
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Just what the world needs, another Doctor Mengele... [i]Wolfe said, although it was more of a low growl. He'd had a very low tolerance for anyone who messed with the people he loved, and to think that this individual was planning on cutting Riley up as some sort of sick science experiment, he was beyond disgusted. Some people were not human.[/i]
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"What the world needs, is people who wield those powers right, and not use them to kill for money." [i] She said sourly, looking at Riley. Seemed like Selene was jealous in a way. [/i] "You people have no clue what you've been gifted, the power of Gods, and you use it for personal gain. You're pathetic."
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Who's to define right and wrong? Certainly butchering and maiming people isn't right... [i]He replied, and much to Riley's surprise, he sounded almost identical to his father. Cold, emotionless, and almost... instigating. [/i] Some of the worst things imaginable were done with the best of intentions, for the "good of the people" and the "right reasons."
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"I don't care for debates on morality. I care that these powers are wielded by people who can use them, not people like her." [i] She spat. Riley tensed. A nearly imperceptible movement of Selene's eyes and a flick of her hand alerted Riley...who was trained in imperceptible. She sprung into action, raising her desert eagle in a diagonal arc, the clang of metal resounding as a throwing knife impacted with the gun. A knife that was heading for her chest. A man materialized beside Selene, little more than a boy really, no older than 18. He was shirtless, oddly enough, and wore jeans. Bandoliers of throwing knives criss crossed his chest in an x formation. Messy dark hair fell over his face, and he wore glasses. His body was lithe and made of sinew, more like corded strength than bulky muscle.[/i] "Oh. You're impressive hon. You'll be a worthy match." [i] The man remarked, a smile crossing his face. [/i] "I'm Trevellian." [i] So he had invisibility..[/i] "Selene, what the hell are you playing at?" [i] Riley asked, and Selene merely laughed.[/i] "Well, im doing exactly what I said; giving people powers who would wield them correctly." [i] Riley froze. Lodestone..[/i] "Yes dear, these were Lodestone's Powers. You really shouldn't leave bodies lying around..you never know who could make use of them." [i] As she said it, electricity danced across her skin in little sparks. Conduit..[/i] "A shame you disintegrated Steelheart. He would've been the real prize." [i] Riley was suddenly glad she had. This woman would've been near invincible if she hadn't. It all came together in that moment, why Unity was kidnapping people with powers. She was taking their powers and giving them to people. [/i]
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[i]Wolfe watched both the boy and the woman. There was nothing more to say. His mind was made up, and he would kill them. There was no if anymore, only guarantee. He drew his blade, unclipping his rifle and letting it fall to the ground. The edge glowed a vibrant blue, tytritium. [/i]
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"Trevellian, deal with our blue headed friend here. I want her alive. That power of hers is quite valuable." [i] She said with a sinister grin, motioning towards Jackson.[/i] "I'll handle her boyfriend." [i] With that, her hand pulses blue with electricity which she promptly threw at Jackson, taking the form of a thunderbolt that arced at Jackson. Meanwhile, Trevellian vanished into thin air..[/i]
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[i]He slammed the blade into the deck as she threw the lightning, dropping to the ground. Basic science may have actually proven practical, as the taller metal blade attracted the bolt, grounding it as he stood up, retrieving it momentarily afterwards. He had to close the distance and he had to do it fast. Drawing his right revolver, he fired three shots prior to teleporting and cloaking.[/i]
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[i]A ways to Jackson's right, Riley was fighting..well..the air. That's how it looked anyway, but the clash of metal rang out each time she lifted her sword, causing her to flinch because of her broken fingers. How she was fighting something she couldn't see, was remarkable. Her reflexes had to be unparalleled for it. That, and her hearing. [/i]
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[i]Closing the gap, Wolfe uncloaked and lunged for the woman, intending to impale her through the back with his blade. He had already sheathed his revolver, seeing as at this point it was not necessary. He had been watching Riley from the corner of his eyes, she was quite skilled in combat, particularly to be able to fight a cloaked enemy without enhanced sensors. It took years of training and practice to be able to sense the movements and behaviors of an unseen opponent. [/i]
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[i] As Jackson stabbed the Blade towards Selene's back, it was stopped abruptly an inch from her back, and swung up into the air, away from her back. Without even turning her back, the revolver in it's holster levitated from Jackson's person, coming face to face with his mask and unloading all the rounds in the cylinder in the blink of an eye.[/i] "You are good, I suppose I should try now." [i] Trevellian's formless voice said. With that, Riley felt a cut open on her face from a knife that was thrown. She could only dodge fast enough to avoid it impaling her face. The same thing went again, her thigh taking a graze. [/i] "Fast, truly, but what will you do when I throw two, three knives at once? What if I turn the air into a storm of flying steel?"
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[i]He took all three shots, the rounds smashing and ricocheting off of his faceplate. Sweeping his leg, he knocked the woman's feet out from beneath her. If she wanted a fist fight, she'd get it. The more that they made Riley bleed, the angrier he became. His movements became faster, more focused, his hits more powerful.[/i]
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[i] She took the sweep gracefully, turning the backwards momentum into a handspring, turning and landing on her feet. With a raised hand, she flicked a hand and sent a piece of fighter jet that Wolfe had destroyed earlier flying at him, the piece of metal easily fifteen feet tall and just as wide. [/i] "You fight with a bloodlust, Jackson. Sure you don't want a job?" ~~~ [i] As Riley leaned to dodge a knife that she heard whistling towards her, a burning pain erupted in the back of her thigh. He'd sent two knives flying at her from opposite directions? It made sense to her once he materialized, a dozen knives dancing in the air around him. Telekinesis.[/i] "Storm of slicing steel, hon."
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[i]He watched it come towards him, simply walking, eventually leaping up and vaulting off of the piece of metal, landing back on his feet. He continued to approach her, not speaking. Rather than draw a weapon, he instead pulled forth a grenade, detonating it in his hand. However, it was not a fragmentation grenade or a flashbang, it was tear gas. He knew this was a risk to take with Riley, but with the way the wind was blowing, he could incapacitate all of them with the gas. None of them had filtration units, and he doubted that they had the military training to resist chemical weapons. [/i]
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[i] Selene laughed, out loud and with true amusement.[/i] "You don't think I'm better prepared Mr. Wolfe? What do you think someone would do when they have the capability of stealing powers from Gods?" [i] She said, and thrust a hand towards Jackson. A gale force wind erupted and knocked Jackson flat on his back, and blew the tear gas away and dispersed it. Aerokinesis.[/i] "Why, they would steal as many as possible." [i] If Unity had been capturing people with powers and stealing them, how many abilities did Selene have? [/i] ~~~ [i]Trevellian launched a half dozen knives at Riley, who merely grimaced as her lithe..and bleeding, form dodged and weaved gracefully, batting knives away and letting them brush as close as cutting strands of her hair. [/i] "You talk a lot, and you're annoying." [i] Riley said, sounding indeed annoyed. She burst forth with a blast of speed, swinging the sword wide and outwards, and Trevellian grinned at the reckless attack. If only Riley was actually mediocre at killing. One of Trevellians floating knives blocked the blade as he ducked in close to shove one between her ribs, where he was met politely by the barrel of a desert eagle to his forearm. Riley pulled the trigger, blasting the massive round through flesh and bone to a chorus of Trevellian's screams, his hand and half of his forearm falling to the deck.[/i] "Bitch!" [i] He screamed, clutching the bleeding stump. [/i]
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[i]Wolfe teleported after being knocked to the ground, reappearing behind the man, revolver to his head. He pulled the trigger before the man could even finish his word, the .44 copper-jacketed round ripping clean through his skull, spraying bone and brain out of the side of his head. One down, now they could focus on the other.[/i]
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Edited by Will: 12/7/2016 12:04:50 AM"Oh. You've killed one of my favorite pets. Shame." [i] Selene said, not sounding the least bit sorry. Stepping backwards a few feet, she raised her arms and twirled her hands in an arc. [/i] "Riley dear, you should really pass on that bit of advice to your friend Ronin. You know..the one about not leaving bodies lying around?" [i] Amidst the flames of the wreckage on the deck, bodies began to rise...bodies Jackson had shredded with rifle rounds an hour earlier. The ones that were actually intact, which equalled a half dozen men dragged themselves to their feet, walking through the smoke and towards Riley and Jackson..as if they'd just gotten up from a nap. While this occurred, Riley stood frozen, eyes on the approaching bodies, pistol having fallen from her hand..clattering on the deck.[/i] [i]Her mouth opened to say something, but nothing came. How.. She stumbled backwards, her hands shaking feverishly.[/i]
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RILEY! [i]Wolfe shouted, sounding like a soldier.[/i] I need you... Christ I f*ckin' need you.... [i]He said, more calmly, almost pleadingly. Reaching for the pistol, he picked it up, and began scoring nasty headshots, hoping that these reanimated corpses were like the zombies he'd seen in movies and television shows.[/i]
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[i] While the bullets hit their targets, the bodies refused to fall. The worst part was, they weren't moving like zombies, they were moving like human beings. Dodging the bullets and running towards the pair. All the while Selene cackled and Riley stood transfixed, like she had seen a ghost. It could almost be compared to the first time Jackson saw Schrader back from the dead.. [/i]
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[i]Jackson drew his combat knife from his waist, and spun it forward in his hand, his gauntlet blades extending. As they came, he attacked. The first he gutted, flipping the man to the ground, and curb-stomping his head. The second he decapitated with his blades, the third he knifed in the heart. He had to keep her safe. He wasn't going to lose anyone. Not anymore. Not again.[/i] Riley, please... I need you... [i]He said, slamming another to the ground, snapping the man's spine with a powerful stomp.[/i]
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[i] Only one kept coming, the one he stabbed through the heart. The one whose skull he crushed, decapitated, and the one who's spine snapped stayed down. So what was the pattern there? Meanwhile, at Jackson's calling, Riley finally snapped out of it. He sprung into action and swung horizontally, relieving the last one of his head.[/i] "Incapacitate them. They're already dead, so make it to where they can't move or see. Snap legs, spines, decapitation." [i] She listed off, still clearly shaken and stammering her words. But how did she know this..?[/i]
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[i]He caught the one sprinting, withdrawing his knife and slamming it into the man's neck, pulling it sideways and into the bone before yanking downwards and out, effectively breaking his neck and nearly decapitating him. [/i] You're gonna be guiding me here, [i]He said, readying his knife for another kill.[/i] You know these powers, I don't.
