Lords of Creation (Story Thread 2)

[Philote]

Gilgamesh watched as the fight came to a stop as a quake moved through the arena. "Get back to your fight, Heroes!" he called "I will not have the fight be brought to an end over such a trivial matter." Gilgamesh sat back in his seat, the others could deal with whatever the commotion was. His pantheon would warn him if anything important was affecting his people.

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

The Babysitter set her face into what she hoped was a determined look.

"Well, lets go."

She saw Graces expression. She grabbed Graces hand again, this time much firmer.

"We're gods, aren't we? We have responsibilities. First things first, we have to take those big guys. No telling what they could do. Come on!"

She took flight toward one of the shadow muffins.

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

The Veteran looked sheepish, and took Crav aside.

"Can't say this in front of the boys, you understand. I was hoping that you would know what to do. Your a god, after all. Me, I'm just a servant."

[Mik_Hael]

".....well this is new....where the hell am I?" I'm floating in a sea of shattered memories...a large chunk seems to be missing...I can tell what's happening outside, but just barely...I think I'm encased in crystal. "Let's see....got it." An image of a mask takes shape and flickers slightly, before revealing the city "...what the heck happened..." the city is covered in crystal. And three evil looking versions of muffina re inside attempting to destroy it. "....well this can't be good, there has to be something nearby to help...go it Grace."

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Grace: "Why is this happening, I know that he was a jerk sometimes bu..."

"Grace, can you hear me, I need you to."

Grace: "Ack!!!! No, no, get out of my head, you have no right to be in her eafter.

"Stop, this is serious, the world might hang in the balance. I need you to get to muffin, tell him that I need his help, he needs to destroy his counterparts. I don't have much time, but get...."

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"Darn it, the connections gone, I can't opperate the mask correctly from here....come on Grace...you have to do this."

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Grace: She shut her eyes grimacing for several seconds ".....Darn it." she burst into the air flying towards the giant monster.

Muffin: "Brooaroo...."

Grace: "Not now crea...Mufffin, Mik Hael needs our help, I need you to break thorugh the barrier and destroy the things that look like you. Can you do that." Grace places her hand on the creatures head and a surge of power leaks through."

Muffin: "....BROOOOOOORRAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The creature raises to his full height and rushes towards the dome, he slams into it at full velocity and begins hammering wildly with his fists, cracks appear on the surface of the crystal, and after several seconds, a fist makes it through. Making direct contack with the jaw line of a Cormuffin.

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Far, far away, the monster king watches the entire situation play out, from an undisclosed location. The mirror, has been attatched to an outcropping of crystal, the two artifacts are bound together so that the images of the crystal are displayed on the mirror.  "the situation is deteriorating faster than I would have suspected, but no matter, it shall serve it's purpose. " He begins a short soundless laugh that is only detectable by ripples in the surrounding area."

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The miracles of dephos had an unfortunate side affect, the crystal, began to waver slightly before the cracks suddenly stopped spreading, and began healing...except for those made by Muffin....

Grace: "...that's interesting...it must be because Muffins one of Mik Hael's creations...maybe..." Se placed her hands on the outside of the crystaland immediately felt a shar streak of pain as the darkness tried to spread through her. ''No, I have to do this!" She concentrated and the crystal began to quaver, the orignal program was strong, it would take a while to break through.

[Zaleramancer]

Zaya had started moving the minute she felt the surge of divine power. She had shapeshifted into a younger form, and had moved as fast as she could- but not quite fast enough.

The crystal bubble was an effective prison..

"This is irksome."

[Marvelous Miscreant]

"Just a servant? Don't sell yourself so short, you command a lot of respect here. I may be a god, but I have my flaws. I'll tell you what, we can do this together. Your knowledge of the troops and my Power. They won't know what hit 'em!"

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

(7 motes previously +3 motes, Total: 10 motes)

Mina and her entourage had started running the second they saw the crystal dome start forming above and around Spectropolis. The situation was so definitely not good. Upon arriving, they started throwing the full force of their power at it breaking a hole in it in mere seconds before working to completely eradicate the whole thing from the outside of Spectropolis.

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

"Yeah. All right! Let do this." The Watcher looks around furiously. And an Idea suddenly dawns.

"This castle," he asks, "Can you make it get up so we can take those things on fair and square?

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The dark muffin staggers back from the originals punch, but begins to regain it's balance. At least until a figure runs down real muffins arm and dose a flying kick into the fakes face, knocking it down proper.

The Babysitter reflects that she will never do something that cool again in her entire life before turning to grace. "So, you seem to know where your going. Where to?"

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The top of the dome cracks apart and the Watchman flies out and surveys the desert for Mik Hael.

"Where are you, you rat bastard." he mutters under his breath before spying a structure in the distance.

Ah, yes that certainly was a doom fortress. The Watchman set off toward it at all speed.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

A mischievious  smile spread across Crav's face, " I certainly can. All Aboard!" Crav cncentrated. His muscles strained as he let his power flow forth into the castle's foundations. It began to rise, slowly at first as it displaced tons of the ground. Finnaly it rose to it's full height on earthen legs and began to stride towards the Muffins.

(Mote cost ?)

[Zaleramancer]

Zaya shadowed the Watchman, muting her aura and transforming into nothing more than smoke.


He was bound to go somewhere interesting.  

[Mik_Hael]

".......maybe if I can still control the crystals from here." I reach out my consciousness to the dome but it is thrust back by a web of chaos and pain. "...Darn IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....wait what's the Veteran saying....that'll do." I focus and check to see if the castle is unnaffected. "Yes!!!!!!!!!!!" I concentrate and on the control board a small notice pops up.

"Press to enter battle mode"
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Grace: "We need to reach the top!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I can't shut down the entire thing from the ground, but if I get to the center of the dome I should be able to overpower the program all at once.

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Muffin: "BRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"" Mufffin delivers a powerful punch, cracking the face of the Cormuffin open, revealing a hollw enterior, befor whipping around an shattering it. A reign of shell falls upon the city dissapating just before hitting the buildings. "Bragh....." Muffin spots another Corumuffin and runs towards it. The two lock in combat.

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Monsterking: The being flicks his hand and the images change, the crystal captures pictures of each of the gods, and the city itself, as well as each of their actions. He stops on the Watchman, "Good, good, everythigns going just as planned.

[Mik_Hael]

(Waited two seconds and it would''ve been free.)

[Marvelous Miscreant]

"Oh what's this?" Crav noticed the small button. "Battle mode? Seems useful." Crav presed the small button and the castle came alive with defenses. Spike, guns and traps all activated.

"Now we're talking!"

[Zaleramancer]

The Hag-Queen sees the crystal looking at her, and feeds the information back into it.

Suddenly, It's looking at her looking at it looking at her. This rapidly expands into a confusing array of junk information.




(Inherit: Curse)

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

He skids to a stop as he watches the Castle stand up. He prepares to fight, before a cry of "EVERYBODY IN!" calls from below as watchdogs leap up the legs and make their way inside.

Two grey and one white figure shoot past him as he he reaches out and grabs the greys one.

"What's going on?" he asked the Watchers.

"Don't know boss, Evils afoot. We're gonna go fight it!" says the veteran.

"What is this!" he says, pointing to the battle castle.

"Crav made it." says the teenager.

"It's Castle Von Trapt, Battle mode!"

The Watchman lets them both go, at a loss for words. They fly up into the cockpit. He follows.

The Watchdogs are all seated at various crystal consoles. Crav stands to one side of the throne. On the throne, sits the Teenager.

"Why me!" he calls.

"Because your real young. Would be embarrassinfor me to do this. Now say it!"
"No, I'm not saying that-"
"You say it boy! YOU SAY IT AND YOU MEAN IT!"
The Teenager mumbles something.

"LOAD BOY!"

He sights. "CASTLE VON TRAPT, ACTION!"

The Castle starts to move toward the Cormuffins faster.

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The Babysitter nods to grace. "Alright, lead the way!"

[Mik_Hael]

Monsterking: "Che..." He flicks his hand sending a small surge of energy through the crystal. (bless-1) that corrects the error and sens a large spike towards the hack goddes....seconds later, similiar spikes errupt around the dome, several of which are aimed at Grace and BS. "I've accumulated all of the information I need. i would have liked to gain more information on Gilgamesh but my....Mik Haels fight with him is enough." The monsterking detatched the mirror from the crystal and sent a short miracle ( -3 cloak. ) ....the crystal shimmered for a second before dissappearing. The monsterking laughed before sending a program through the crystal. The crytsal began to expand, and change shape, masking the presence of all within, and forming into a large mass.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Aox was really panicking by this point. The sky had become crystal and his opponent was displaying some very threatening powers. It was time to up the ante....with a little suprise he had whipped up back when he was experiementing with fireworks.

Aox drew several ceramic tube from his bab and carefully lit the ends as Rhogar approached.

[Mik_Hael]

On the display screen a black on white mask pops up, and begins listing a display of crystal attacks and utilizations.

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Grace: "Alright foll..." She is interrupted by a sudden black crystal speeding towards them and almost impaling the two.. "What the fu...." She's interrupted by another. "Come on!!!!!" The two speed upward spiraling to avoid the outcroppings.

[Zaleramancer]

The spike passes through the smoky form without causing any harm.

Zaya wondered if it would be worth it to use sympathetic link caused by the crystal to find and destroy whoever was doing this.

To risky. Zaya drifted towards the edge of the crystalline bubble and materialized just long enough to strike it.

A infinitesimally small hole opened- just big enough for a certain cloud of speedy smoke to dribble through.

The Hag-Queen was outta here.  

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

A large spike of the crystal dome shoots a large spike toward Von Trapt.

The the battle screen (A large crystal plate smiler to Zaya's scrying device) starts flashing red as the spike closes in. The teenager panics. "Evasive maneuvers"

"No time." calls the Veteran.

The Watchman, running on adrenalin, leaps behind a console and punches a command through the network. Suddenly the castle grows and arm, and in that are is a giant crystal shield. Crystal meets crystal as the projectile shatters.

Up on the throne, the teenager is looking around. "Did I do that?"

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"Grace! If our lives weren't on the line this would be the sickest thing ever!"