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Preparations; Combining Forces
Topic Started: Mar 25 2011, 06:54 AM (1,766 Views)
Lunarmage
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"These are people who are going to help with securing this world against the coming war. The woman who just left was the Goddess Hel. As for what we are doing, we are discussing the payment for their services".
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Obsidian looks to the newcomers. "If you are here to help as well then you are most welcome. I look forward to knowing you better. I hope we can work well together to stop this apocalypse from happening."
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Two days go by. Fal is unable to determine where the formula came from. Infaeri finds and receives instruction from Fatima in regards to dedicating kills to a God. Kira and Damian sit and occasionally are joined by Dukat and discuss (at length) the coming war and what can be done. Dukat and Kira don't really see eye to eye. Asv is for the first time in 80 years free to do as he will, and is having a hard time finding out what it is he really wants to do. His hands and arms however are itching to hold something, and hit things, metal. He does however find that while he sits his fingers will idly carve and sculpt on their own, and when he gets the tools and a piece of metal in his hands, he carves out some of the most impressive yet disturbing things in the metal. Some of the nuns cross themselves and scurry away when they see what he has sculpted. Obsidian is introduced to a young man who specializes in crystal magic.

Meanwhile in China town:
Keicho Yao is meditating and is having visions of the city in flames, Oni running around, raping and eating women, men and children. In the distance a giant blue line can see seen pulsing and rippling with energy. A great tear appears in the sky and more Oni come through to terrorize the humans. Then another tear opens and more Oni come pouring through, but they ignore the humans and instead set upon the other Oni with a vengeance, the city is torn apart with their fighting, great gouts of flame and energy come pouring over the buildings that are still standing and balls of fire and energy explode in the streets. Keicho has long been aware that within human society there has been a secret order of people dedicated to protecting people. They have a sanctum at a cathedral on 5th avenue.
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Obsidian is fascinated by the crystal magic and plys the young man with all kinds of questions about how it works and what it can do. His own natural crystal abilities are far different in many ways and the crystal magic presented a unique opportunity to learn more.

Infaeri learns what she can from Fatima about the dedication process, which all in all didn't seem that complicated. She loved her new ability and would practice and play with her new fire any chance she got. A few times she lit some things on fire in the cathedral, purely by accident of course ;), and there was a panicked rush to put out the flames before any real damage was caused. When this happened Infaeri would smile and apologize with no real sincerity. Her goddess had given her power and she wanted nothing more than to be in a wide open space so she could burst into flames and throw fire to her hearts content. The coming war will give me my opportunity. Until then relax. She was less than happy about being "owned" by the goddess Hel, but she was grateful for the transformation, so she resolved that her dedications would be sincere and often. Bored by all the waiting Infaeri seeks out Fatima again. "Why do you serve the Order? Why not set out on your own?"
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Fal finishes his armor and hits the drawing board which is quickly covered in equations, symbols and pictures the would baffle Einstien.

He wanted to build an EMP / ECM unit to put on 22's backpack but the shifting paint was far more fun. Taking breaks from his problem solving he looks for two things, a lab and a foundry. All the while enjoying the food 22 had brought him when he suddenly had a thought. "Skeelos! What do you know about building things?"
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Obsidian:
The young man answers all your questions and presents others that he hadn't thought of and answers those too. He tells Obsidian that for the Holy weapons Father Damian wants to forge they will need pure (or as pure as possible) of Quartz Crystal. Father Damian wants weapons of Crystal, because it will make spells and other abilities easier to wield against the forces arrayed against them.

Infaeri:
Fatima sits down in her quarters. "I serve the Order because they in turn provide me with enemies to fight, food in my stomach and spells and artifacts with which to fight our enemies. My mentor taught me the ways of combat and wizardry and inducted me into the Order of Samson, which gives it's members powers to fight Demons and Deevils. There isn't much call for our Order, in fact several times there has been a call to disband it all together. It seems it was wise not to. Father Damian has been a long time supporter of our Order. Does that answer your question"?
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Dukat and Kira exchange opposing ideas calmly, though Kira's frustration both at his own lack of influence over the situation (due to his lack of power) and his inability to resort to a more "physical" solution to their disagreements (due to the spell Sanctuary) flares from time to time. Still, he retrains his tone and body language like an educated diplomat. Dukat still thinks that they need to be looking for a new, more permanent solution to their problems, and is a little frustrated by the lack of support.
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= Obsidian =

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Father Damian wants weapons of Crystal, because it will make spells and other abilities easier to wield against the forces arrayed against them.


"Well maybe I can help with that when the time comes."

= Infaeri =

"It would appear that your order isn't going to be able to do that much against the Demons and Deevils when they get here so I'm not sure what you have been doing all this time. Who was your mentor?"
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22 looked up. "I have a very basic understanding of electrical devices and can repair and clean most types of materials and machinery."
Gantu gets fed up with sitting around after about half a day. "Well if no one needs me here, I'm going back out to help the police."

He then returns to the police station and begins to help them with their normal work.
Edited by Arthotus, Mar 30 2011, 08:43 PM.
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"Perfect." Says Fal, 22 just became even more useful. He just had to teach him a few of the simpler parts of making certain ammunitions and he would only have to do half the work.



Dee wakes up the evening after the meeting after dreaming of hellfire and demons. He isn't sure what to belive but he supposes that if he and his brother can exist then demons can't be that crazy. After all, Gantu looked enough like one and Dukat fought like one.

He hops out of bed and stretches, a small growl escaping his throat. He exits the cathedral quietly and heads to the woman who had offered to make them costumes as fast as he can, she was up late last time they were there but he wasn't sure if he would be as lucky again.

If he manages to meet up with her he inquires about the offer to see if it was still valid. He needed something to fight in that wouldn't slow him down if he were to be fighting something half as scary as they made the demons to seem. If he misses her he tries in the morning instead, hunting down random low lifes for the night and gathering info as he generally did. Usually at the end of a sword.
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Asv. doesn't know what to do, he spends most of his time wandering the grounds at night, restless. He doesn't sleep, only stands at the window in his quarters till the sun goes down. The quiet voice that was the pulse of his life was now bombarded with his own thoughts, he tends to ignore the others, watching them but never interacting; he avoided Damien as much as he could, the power he had used on him earlier was dangerous in his mind, like an addiction, he wanted that feeling again, instead he tightens the belts on his cloths to make them bite into his marred skin... Rather feel pain then nothing at all...
He tends to take things apart now, not really knowing he is doing it, only that he needs to do something and the drive was almost maddening. Once given the tools of the trade, he sets to work without stopping.
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Fal:
Research into foundries and labs reveals that some of the biggest ore processing plants on the east coast were in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Labs can be found all over, including here in New York. Most of the ore processing plants are now closed, though you suspect that Zotacorp would have the monies to buy them.

Infaeri:
Fatima smiles and a small chuckle escapes her lips. "I think that you like all of our enemies underestimate the power that the Order has at their disposal. It is true that we may fall, but that will be more due to our being overwhelmed by numbers rather then the Demons and Deevils besting us in individual combat. My master was Ashram the Mad. He was a Sufi Muslim Mystic. He had visions that seemed to have broken his mind and drove him insane. He was however the most lethal warrior that ever took to the field of battle. He only took three students in all his life I am the only one who remains alive. The other two perished fighting off a necromancer in Egypt a dozen years ago".

Dee:
Tami is up and about and is more than willing to make what you want her to. She takes Dee's measurements and settles down at her work table and draws out a few ideas. She draws up three different styles of cloaks that would not only cover Dee from head to toe, but be able to keep him warm in the winters and cool in the summers.

Later on, on the second day Damian gathers everyone together.
"I have everyone assignments. "Kira and Dukat are going to oversee the construction of defensible positions. Obsidian, Infaeri and Asv will work on the forging of holy weapons with myself and Fatima. Kira and Dukat, we have three people trained in Stone Mastery that will be your primary engineers, plus another two hundred construction trained people with equipment. Any questions so far"?
Edited by Lunarmage, Mar 31 2011, 03:53 AM.
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OOC: Dukat is also quite demonic in appearance, hence the species "demon dragon-mage"

==Dukat and Kira==

Kira was pleased with the assignment, it gave him the freedom to work as he wished and allowed him to put a number of his personal expertises to good use, in addition it allowed him to work with a measure of power again. He had experience building pyramids, building nations, organizing labor forces, leading, and working with magic. Perhaps most valuable would be his life experiences on Rifts Earth, a place where demons were not uncommon and such pyramids existed to help control certain more powerful gateways, called nexus points, and prevent their misuse.

Initially Kira maps out the major nexus points on Rifts Earth and confers with Dukat over the map. "There are about a dozen places in the world where scores of leylines intersect creating unusually large and powerful nexus points. These will be the most valuable places in the upcoming war. They will be places of power for whoever holds them because both demons and pyramids can draw upon the energy there and use it in a plethora of ways."

Initially Kira wanted to set up the strongest possible defense, building a large pyramid in Calgary (the most powerful super nexus on Earth), or possible three small pyramids on the super nexus points in St. Louis Missouri, East St. Louis Illinois, and the Ohio Valley. All three, Kira reasoned, were in very close proximity to each other and would allow for a strong defensive grid in a place known on his Earth as The Magic zone.

Dukat argued for a more balanced approach, with expansion in mind, keeping with his more aggressive battle philosophy. One in Calgary, the most powerful rift, one at the Devil's gate St. Louis Missouri, and one in Mexico to allow for expansion in to South America. Kira persuaded him that they would be spread too thin initially and wouldn't have the power necessary to hold that kind of territory.

Finally they settled on a pyramid in Calgary, one at the Devil's Gate in St. Louis Missouri, and one in St. Louis Illinois with plans to quickly expand north , drawing upon the power of the near by Missouri and Illinois gates to take over the Ohio Valley super Nexus and build a fourth pyramid there as soon as possible. Control of those three nexuses would ensure a near iron grip on a The Magic Zone. The magic zone would be a source of great power in North America, and holding the Calgary rift would be key as it was the most powerful super nexus on Rifts Earth.

Once this had been accomplished they may have sufficient power to turn south toward Mexico and South America where two more super nexus points should be. Kira knew all those areas well, as he had once built an empire in the south, and had been a psi slayer for a long time in the north. "If we are fortunate," Kira concluded, "the demons will not have a great deal of knowledge about this planet and the locations of its places of greatest power, if we are fast we may be able to expand and grab a few before they are even located, and draw upon their power in order to construct pyramids with haste. Humans failed to do this on the earth that I am familiar with, there was too much chaos at the time and they didn't have the skills available to us now. Hopefully we may be able to tip the scales in our favor this time with my knowledge and prevent a similar thing from happening here."

"If what you have told us about your Earth is true," Dukat replied, "and we can draw that much power from these places, we may even have the power necessary to wage more than a defensive war against these creatures."

Kira acquiesced gracefully, "what we really need are more stone mages. The more pyramids we can build and control now, the better everything will be later." Thus he inquired to Damian about where they might acquire more mages.
Edited by Beowulf, Mar 31 2011, 06:48 AM.
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Infaeri smiles slightly. "A pity you are the only one left. Your master took only three students? How did he choose? What were your qualities that made him pick you over others?"

Obsidian sets to work as quickly as possible preparing to make the holy weapons. He begins studying what he can about forging crystal weapons to supplement what he knows of crystal already.
Edited by ScaerieFaerie, Mar 31 2011, 07:17 AM.
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Fal smiles as the possibilities fill his head. Having this much money at my disposal, I could go back to Rome and lay waste to it. Humans don't like to part with their money, it is power in their world and they cling to what little power they have. Pathetic really. Maybe he would have to threaten then man, or even play the boss off him. He didn't particularly like asking for things, maybe he could skip the buying phase all together and just threaten, kill or maim the right individuals. He liked that idea best, after all he hadn't got the chance to try his new rifle on an actual person and it had been far too long since he had gone on a killing spree. The buzz kill said nothing of laying low over here, but that was far too short term. He could steal a truck full of lab equipment and chemicals but when he ran out he wold have to do it all over again and he definitely couldn't just steal a foundary.

He wasn't thinking big enough obviously, he spent the entire time in Rome bowing under them he'd had enough. Mountain lions were predators who served no one, especially one like Fal. Pennsylvania is where he sets his sights, he looks up where the head of state lives (like presidential building type thing not actual home... Unless he can get that XD)

He would need more things to do this. He grabs his welding mask, apron and tools and sets to work.

Step 1
He builds a pair of spring loaded wrist holsters designed for the pair of Barretta .45's. If he can build ammo (which I'm pretty sure he could) He'll build 200 glasier rounds (Of some type, I'll figure out which one when I have the book) in .45.

40 explosive shotgun rounds and 20 fleshette and 500 AP rounds in 5.56.

make/mod weapons (1d100=61) = pass

Step 2
He draws up designs for a weapon for 22 (Rpad from the contemporary weapons book, Scandinavian heavy weapons.) He may need better facilities to make one but some type of long range heavy cover would be nice. For now he would mod the back pack.

He mods it so that it puts out some of the stored energy utilising 22's conductive body to effectively turn his entire body into a neural mace and installs the jamming unit. An EMP would most likely be too big of a power draw on the battery he would add that later.

mech eng / elec eng (1d100=56, 1d100=10) = pass / pass
ECM (1d100=20) = pass

Step 3
He turns to his car, he'd made it's guns ammo but he needed to armor the interior. (Was gonna post roll but it's a fail) even with all his thinking and drawing he couldn't think of a way to do it without restricting mobility, he would have to consult the internet later.



Dee thanks her and give the designs a look over (And picks one?)

Dee tilts his head. He had no assignment, handy. Especially since he really hated waking up early for the day dweller's convenience. Maybe he would have the chance to torment them all night when the demons came.
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Gantu waits for some kind of assignment, and since he doesn't get one, goes back to helping the police.


22 continues to cook for Fal and draw energy, until he is asked to do something else.
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When the planning phase at the cathedral is complete, Kira calls the "villains" together for their debrief in a meeting room on the top floor of Zotacorp. First he checks international and Roman news to see what exactly is being recorded about the events in Rome and at the Vatican.
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Keicho Yao arises from his mediations, taking some time to ponder over the significance and the possible more symbolically interpretive meanings of it. Unrolling his meditation journal he makes a detailed entry concerning the vision and his present theories of its portents, in his typical beautifully flowing hand.

Caligraphy 47% 1d100=1, 1d100=19, 1d100=48 Success

He then rises, rolls and ties his mediation mat, and returning it to its proper place, then heads out to find a rickshaw, or if necessarily more suitable, a taxi cab, to take him to the general vicinity of where his vision showed the rippling blue line that tore through into the spirit realm of the oni.
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Infaeri heads back to Zotacorp for the debrief called by Kira. Going straight up to the main office she flops into one of the big chairs swinging her legs over the arm. Snapping her fingers periodically she watches a blue flame materialize and dissipate as she does.
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Asv. comes to Damian's meeting last and remains at the back of the room; there is a strong smell of wood ash and metal coming from him, he has taken the sleeves off his long coat, angry burns run underneath the straps on his arms that hold his claws on, but he doesn't seem to notice or care about them. The bare skin on his arms are covered with scares, most of them look like symbols that have been carved into his flesh. He listens to them talk, wanting to go back to work; he had his free will back, but this was what his mistress wanted and it was the only thing that calmed his mind. He slides his claws together on his hands, no longer the rusted grind of scrap metal but the smooth slide of very well made knives slide across one another. Asv. looks to the two that were going to be making weapons as well, raising his head slightly, the light reflecting off his eyes like an animal in the dark. He had met the women but had only seen the man the day he came here, in truth he didn't know any of these people and he didn't want them in his way. If no one address him he will return to what he was doing.
Asv. does not go to the meeting called by Kira, whatever business they had at the Vatican had nothing to do with his task set to him by his mistress. If they wanted to speak to him, they could come to him, he had work to do.
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Fal doesn't hear the radio over his working and continues about his merry business.
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==Kira==

Kira waits at the appointed place at the appointed time, finding that only Inferi reports as instructed. Well, this has been a dismal failure. He had expected to see at least three more faces here (Fal, 22, and Zotan). If no one else shows within 1 minute of when the meeting was supposed to start, Kira locks the doors, has a private discussion with Inferi using telepathy so he can be sure even Zotan isn't listening in, then dismisses the meeting.
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Infeari leaves the meeting for the cathedral again, anxious to use her new powers to help make the weapons for the war.
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==Kira==

Kira sets to work about locating the absentees. H would check with Zotacorp first, assuming they were keeping some kind of eye on all of the group.
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Kira:
Zotacorp employees tell you that both the cat and the 'dog' are down in the garage working on something.


Asv.
You are provided with some basic crystals to work with to see how you can carve them or etch into them as well as some designs that will be etched into the Holy Weapons when the time is right.

Gantu:
Basic police work going on. Nothing overly exciting.

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