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originally posted in:The New Dojo
6/22/2017 9:16:57 PM
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Arianna merely smiled in return, her body surging with newfound energy as she slid underneath the compacted combination of electricity and frost. Standing up, she circled around Felix still, the pistol raised and aimed to his forehead as she herself spoke.
"Each spell that you cast, I inevitably draw from your seemingly infinite power, learn more of your capabilities, and develop new strategies to cut you down. For such a benevolent man, you stand at an impasse with a foolish clone of a mass murdering bitch. Though it [i]is[/i] early into the fight.."
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A deafening cry went throughout the room as the entire throne room shook and trembled. Felix looked up at the roof, his eyes blank as his legs were separated from his body. But then, he began to melt. His entire body seemed to turn to a liquid like a disgusting bowl of ice cream in hot weather. His matter pooled across the floor and began to bubble as it did so. The liquid moved across the floor and towards the throne like it had a mind of its own. It then gathered together and all the liquid hovered and formed into a ball of blood.
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Arianna sickly looked up the formulating ball of blood, backing away from it as she steadied herself. She knew that Felix was a necromancer of some sort.. but this was something of darker proportions.
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A beam of blood shot out from the ceiling from the lake that was above Ari, and into the ball. As soon as it made contact the light in the room was snuffed out completely, but then the torches relit themselves a second after. Then, to Ari's beguile, Felix stood in front of the throne, as if nothing had even happened. "Hmph! I dare say Arianna, you are particularly vicious."
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"Particularly? What a fuсking joy.." Arianna muttered, breathing in slowly. If the lake was the source of the revival, or at least the ball of blood.. could she have tried controlling the blood? Her speed was enhanced incredibly thanks to the abilities from Irina that had kicked, but failure was not an option now.
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Felix checked his nails as he stepped away from the throne and closer to Ari. "Isn't it?" He said cockily. He looked up at the ceiling after seeing the girls glance and he drew a grin on his face. "Think you can do it? Arianna? Try it. It would make an interesting experiment." He told her, challenging her own thoughts.
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"...That's not normal blood, is it?" Arianna muttered, hoping that she would get a smartass remark from Felix. If anything, after seeing Isaac's capabilities... he would likely have some counters to blood-bending, or he was bluffing.
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"You think I would challenge a blood manipulator when it's my greatest asset?" Felix asked her. "Of course I took precautions Arianna. But in your case, I doubt that you thought I would weaponize Vampirism in its most feral form! A brilliant idea, if I do say so myself."
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"Figured you had a way to revive yourself. All necromancers do.." Arianna lightly motioned her left hand up, almost as if reaching out to touch the ceiling and the sphere of blood. She needed Felix to act if anything, for she was too tense to bring action upon him.
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"Mmmm. A plan is always a logical don't you think?" Felix asked rhetorically. "That being said, I'll ask you to relax now Arianna. Because I have a...proposal, for you." He told her as he walked closer to her.
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"A proposal? Everything comes with a cost, Felix." Arianna breathed in, rising up as she looked upon Felix, even bothering to wipe off the blood upon her jaw. She was beyond worried, but she was interested..
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"Of course. You're a clever girl Arianna, I wouldn't make this a one way street." Felix told her as he halted himself and looked at the girl, keeping eight feet between the two of them. "Also...my proposal can help us both. You have proven yourself adequate to me so I don't see why you cannot come in on this deal." Felix rambled on. "Tell me, Ari, do you know WHY I brought my family back from the grave? After all this time?"
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Arianna was silent, as she listened to Felix. Common tactics of persuasion and convincing others was merely complementing them, making them seem better than they were. She'd play along, though. "It never occurred to me, [i]why[/i] you thought of reviving the family. No one did, really. We were too dedicated to slaughtering and destroying everything that the returning Coldbournes stood for and wished to do, to our Dojo. ...Can you tell me why?"
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"Because they were tools, Arianna." Felix told her. "I needed my family to take down my brother, all of us, in a surprise attack. Then from there, united, we could take the world. Once that was done of course, they would have outlived their usefulness. That time has come now, Arianna. I want you to help me slaughter the remainder of my family, kill my father and take the world for ourselves..."
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"Yet, your father ranted about treachery and betrayal.. but I see the point. ...How long before I would be casted away, like Tywinn and the rest? Wasn't I just a naive little girl, whom would die before I witnessed your truest of capabilities? And what of my brother, or clone, whatever you would call him? ...Apologies, for being so inquisitive."
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"Arianna...I would never discard you." He told her as he took a step closer. "After all, I need someone willing to do what needs to be done in my new world. One that is flawless and without those who would seek to hinder its glory. And as for your brother? Well, if you were to accept my proposal, I can...remove...the vampirism from his bloodstream."
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"Without those who would seek to hinder it's glory.. it's kind of you. To say all of that." Arianna figured that Irina would've loved Felix, really.. well, the Irina of the past. "...Explain the "removal" to me."
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"The plague I created eats away at the blood cells in the boys streams rapidly to the point where there is little oxygen flow to his brain. Because of this, the body changes and evolves into one of my creations, a feral. It seeks blood from outside sources to sate its own blood. I cannot guarantee your brother will not feel pain in the process that is long and annoyingly tedious to explain...but he won't be converted into a mindless beast either."
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"...I understand." Arianna sighed, nodding with some amount of approval. "...The Dojo would not help me, for being the daughter of a maniac. The Dojo would not help Isaac, for being a traitor, and one who hungers for power. Alex is dead. Falk and his daughter are likely dead. Whoever takes control now.. will be another god among men, concerned only for themselves under their facade. If I returned, there would be no change. Just a celebration, and boom - nothing. ...Thank you for the choice, Felix. I will accept your offering." Arianna didn't know if she was being played or not. But Felix was her only ally, the only person that was there for her and Isaac. She nodded, placing her fist over her heart in some sort of pledge.
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[spoiler]RED ZONE[/spoiler] "Ah..." Felix said as he walked closer to Ari, so that he was in speaking distance. He put his hands behind his back as he walked and held them together, nodding in approval. "Arianna...this choice...it was the right one, I assure you." He told her. "Together, we can take control of this imperfect world and make it beautiful. And you, will be at the helm..." He told her as he got even closer to the girl.
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Arianna had a good idea of Felix's true goal. If he would not toss her aside, if she was equal, and if she would be "at the helm".. "Stop where you are." Arianna whispered sternly, her voice laced with poison. "...You're right. A plan [i]is[/i] always logical - so you'd turn the emotional, ex-Dojo girl that bested you in combat as a "perfected" slave, wouldn't you? Not cast her to the side, or simply kill her." Arianna was hiding away her fear, buying herself some time: she could not allow Felix to get close, yet she had to keep watch on his magics, too..
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Felix raised an eyebrow at the girl as she spoke. "Mmm. These are your own thoughts, not mine Arianna." Felix told her. "If you truly think that, then I suppose this deal of ours cannot continue. But if you put aside these paranoid thoughts, you will rule the world..." he told her as he denied her order and took another step closer, so that he was able to look her in the eyes and was a hands reach away.
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"Alliances and promises are built upon trust." Arianna backed away, out of hand's reach. "You give me no reason to trust you.. but I [i]want[/i] to help you. I want to help conquer and control this world, and wretch it from the Dojo's hands!"
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"Then what must I do to earn your trust...Arianna...?" Felix asked. But Ari could hear a hint of annoyance as he spoke.
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Arianna stared at Felix, biting her lip for a moment. "You know of my capabilities, and my powers. I know nothing of your's, necromancer. I know naught if you will save Isaac."
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Edited by Inflatablepants: 7/1/2017 8:08:39 PM"I will show you my capabilities, Arianna." Felix told her. However before she could pick up on the ominous tone of the crown Prince's voice she heard the smashing of the pavement behind her. Before she could turn she felt the smack of the tendril hit her back as she was sent flying towards Felix. Then, she saw the sharp spike of ice in his right hand brought up as she flew towards his opened left hand. Her throats was caught in his cold grip and he slammed her into the ground, giving her no time to recover before he brought the spike of ice down, and stabbed her through her stomach. "But, I've changed my mind. If trust is the only thing you rely on, and knowing a paranoid girl like you, I will never earn that trust. So, you will die. And I will simply take the world myself." [spoiler]end of chapter 36[/spoiler]
