New Beginning 22: Once Upon a New Beginning...

[Humunculi]

The Planner: "We were simply making a statement/observation." I bow " We never said we were prepared or sure of ourself Ms. Supercomputer AI who is infused with Marv's planet......And Zale" I laugh slightly "We have also been wondering the same thing"

[Marvelous Miscreant]

"You hold me at a disadvantage. You know me, but I do not know you. I will have to rectify that."

"Accessing Cykosha Database: Retrieving Power Profile on Humunculi..."

"Profile Retrieved."

"Acquiring Relevant Data...."

"Data Stored in Mobile Form Memory Bank"

"Now we know of each other....Shapeshifter."

[Humunculi]

The Planner: I laugh hysterically "Well thank you for stating the obvious"

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Karma, unaccustomed to sarcasm, blankly replies, "You are welcome"

[Zaleramancer]

I beep to Karma-

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[Marvelous Miscreant]

Karma beeps back

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[Zaleramancer]

Beep.

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I apologize for my longwindedness.

[Humunculi]

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[Marvelous Miscreant]

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"Thank you for your cooperation in my learning, Sir Zale"

[Zaleramancer]

Speak in rhyming Haiku and then I'll be impressed.

[Humunculi]

The Planner: I laugh at the thought "Now that is something we haven't been asked since we spent time in ancient japan...but we should do so none the less"

The Speaker: I cough and clear my throat before saying
"Go kick a wick
because orange ryhmes with door hinge
and zale kicked a pale "

[Zaleramancer]

Also:

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Now, shall we discuss further bets?

[Humunculi]

The Speaker: 49 20 63 61 6e 20 73 65 65 20 74 68 61 74 "Also we would like to bet that someone will win the fight eventually" I say in a confident voice

[Zaleramancer]

Adverb Pronoun Preposition Demonstrative Preposition Adjective Noun.  

[Zaleramancer]

"So you really want to fight?"

I fold my hands and crack my fingers and tilt my head.

"Alright. I was going to wait for the others, but I'm sure they won't mind to badly."

"ReadySetGo."

I burst from my seat, breaking the sound barrier as I slide forward for a low sweeping kick.

[Humunculi]

your kick swings through where my legs appear to be, but meet nothing for my legs had become energy visualized

The Fighter: "Ha, you really thought that would work?"

I instantly disappear and then instantly reappear on either side of you, my arm are swinging at you as if I was holding something. The very instant before any weapon I would of been holding would of hit you a great sword, forged of the hardest material possible in this universe materializes out of then air  

[Zaleramancer]

As the sword thwacks against me, I make use of the extra force to roll away.

Two twin and rapidly healing cuts are left on my arms.

"Nope. But I just have to test your limits. Now, since we're playing with swords, let's see what makes you tick."

I reach into my sleeve and pull forth a sword hilt, followed by a huge blade of the purest white.

"Is it magic?"

Swishing the sword around, I stare at the Humunculi.

The ground beneath me cracks as I pound forward in one low leap, curving the sword is a wide scything swing.

[Humunculi]

I disappear the instant your sword would of made contact with me.

White fog begins to fill the entire area to about waist height and all grows silent

The Jester: I begin to telepathically speak with Zale and in a cynical voice inside Zale's mind he can hear me say "Who is ready to play' Then in a screeching insane, almost demonic voice"A GAME!!!"

I re-appear just outside of the sword's swing with a big, crazy, violent smile on my face. I then raise my foot and smash the side of it into the ground causing the ground with which zale stands on to shoot up into the sky

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

"Well, well, well, now we have a fight on our hands, don't we?" Maupin says with obvious glee. "Can Harold hear us through this thing?"

"No, I don't think so." Sherman replies.

"Harold, if you're listening you will focus exclusively on this fight."

[Zaleramancer]

I release the sword and hurtle into the air, drawing a new slim blue one.

Twisting like a cat, I swing it..

.. and a howling wind whips downward like a jagged knife.