Joshua

Joshua cursed under his breathe when he saw Omega getting trapped in the mansion through the scope of his rifle. He had no doubt the mage would be fine with just the trap itself but if the guards got involved there was no telling how things might go. Muttering a stream of curses he began looking around for targets to shoot. Maybe a bit of confusion and general chaos outside the mansion could help Omega. On the other hand, it also might make things worse. Well, shoot first, ask questions while or after shooting.

Lucus

"Ah so that's why you're here eh? Wondering about your origins... well I suppose if you really want to know, I'll help you out. Information is my specialty and I'm sure we can dig up some dirt on you here." Lucus said to Amaya before kneeling down, placing on hand on the ground. He then tapped the ground with his other hand several times before getting up and moving over to a seemingly ordinary spot. He tapped the ground again before nodding and standing up. She he stood up the ground rose with him, revealing two stone doors that blended in perfectly with the ground. The way now open he beckoned Amaya over" Just follow me and don't get ahead. If you plan on going somewhere, you let me know so I can follow. You aren't getting hurt on my watch, understand?"

"Well doesnt everyone have orgins that make them who they are. I cant keep living the life I am with the question of who really made me and the others and why were we made for? Dont everyone deserve to know....I know I may hate the answer, but atleast I wont be wondering why once I find out the truth."She commented before She watched him seemingly tap the ground, kinda like an idoit, in her opinion. She didnt see why he tapped a few random places on the ground before her eyes widen seeing two door move up from the ground before moving over to him. "I am not all defenseless...I think your only here to try getting mother to take you back for leaving those 3 years without a wod or anything."Said Amaya pouting some before sighing "as you wish, I wont lift a finger and I will hide behind you like a scared girl if any trouble is to hapen so I dont get hurt and so mother doesnt kill you for allowing me to get hurt."She commented before moving past him walking through the doors "lets get going, I dont know how long it will be before heniz or mother sends someone or people after me since I kinda disobeyed by leaving without a usual escort or even notifying them or even getting permission to leave on my own..."She added as she walked on not caring if lucas kept up or not

The next thing Amaya would know, she was pinned against the wall by some of the stone that made the wall opposite of her.

"You know, you need to watch your mouth little missy." Lucus said, calmly walking towards her with a small smile on his face and his eyes closed to hide the anger blazing within them" First off, I was gone for one year, and the only reason I was is because Heinz asked me to find information on someone who appears to have just spawned on this earth from no where. Secondly, I'm watching your back because I know Rose will pop her top if someone hurts you seriously. Thirdly, I know you can handle yourself but you're inexperienced in actual combat. I don't want you to get hurt by accident if something should happen.

Now, calm down. Take a deep breathe and center yourself. If you rush yourself you might miss details about your past that might be important. When you've done that, we'll continue onward, okay?"

Amaya was taken by surprise of the rocks as she wiggled some"I can heal myself and fight if I must I prefer not to fight for it harms others and you don't know what damage you did by disappearing "she commented moving some as ice formed in the cracks of the rock and the space before she broke free "can we just get past this and get this done I already know I will never hear the end of this from heniz and rose...maybe Joshua since he and his siblings found me" she. commented rubbing her arms letting out a sigh. This was a side of amaya no one has really seen as she looked around 'lead the way"she addds

GM Post

Silas managed to burn past the vines that Camomile (the midget) sent out at him, and kick the latter in the face, before blasting both her and several mooks with an explosion of sound that cleared the way to Earl Grey (the necromancer) for his onslaught. However, the tuxedoed man was not willing to just let Silas kill him, and blocked said kick with his staff, a staff that was as hard, nay, harder, than steel, being made out of carbon-fiber.

Earl Grey, whom Silas can see to be a youngish man with black hair, blue eyes, and a mouth that seemed to be always smirking, then launched bolts of Death energy (small e) at the operative, bolts that can be blocked by the latter's sword, but, if they hit, would further task his armor's regenerative protocols. Camomile, meanwhile, was recovering and launching bolts of lighting, which were as fast as light, at Silas.

Conor, meanwhile, had catapulted himself to the mass of undead snipers, and, with flames acting in conjucntion with his swords, ended the threat they posed as soon as it began...only to find that Anise (the Gunwoman), had strapped her Microwave Gun into her back, and was now drawing two plasma pistols, which spat out burning matter at Conor; who used telekenesis at himself to improve his already formidable speed.

The young man then, in a burst of high speed, launched himself in the air again, using aggressive 'airbending' and 'earthbending' techniques to attack Anise, who now used magic for the first time, a minor Life spell that enabled her to equal Conor, at least for a while. But a while was not enough; Conor was, as mentioned, one of the best magical and mundane fighters in the world...

...A fighter who had mastered the physical and magical worlds, one whom ArcanaUnlimited, should they take an interest in him, would hold as proof that mastery over the mundane and magical granted people the right to rule (of course, their creed was actually that those who used magic and science both should be the rulers, but mastery over physical and metahpysical arts suited fine).

Anyway, point is, Conor managed to defeat Anise. It wasn't easy; the gunwoman managed to get some hits in with her pistol-whipping techniques, hitting Conor's armored stomach and shoulders, and she also managed to almost get away a couple of times, but in the end of the day, Conor knocked Anise unconcious, giving a short nod of admiration to such a strong woman, enemy though she may be.

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A live feed from the fight had been sent to Adric von Wainwright, showing Silas being attacked by both Camomile and Earl Grey from two directions. Was it the time that he will be captured?

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Heinz decided to 'trust' Lucus with Amaya's safety...for now.

Lucek said -snip-

There was no trap seals on the doors but there was teleport blocking seals around as was there dampeners around the property.

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[quote=Joshua Tamashii]
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All those in the mansion felt odd they would have a change of their emotions, the angry would become sweet, the sweet angry. The changes would also bring about more mental changes. They would not feel it unless they were really lucky.

All of them felt something in their mind like a comb int their brain.

Joshua

Joshua quickly found several targets, namely a small group of soldiers on patrol through his scope and a sad smile appeared on his face.
"Sorry guys. Job's a job." he muttered to himself before saying a small prayer and firing the first bullet. It struck home and hit the guard in and through the neck, killing him quickly while throwing the others into a panic. Joshua fired two more times and scored two more kills. His adrenaline now rushing he quickly looked around and took out a fourth guard in a watch tower. Well, panic was now set and Joshua began looking for new targets and taking some down while sparing others, typically any that looked like they wee a few year older then him.

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Lucus

Lucus put a hand gently on Amaya's shoulder
"Let's take our time." He said" I'll take responsibility for this little trip down memory lane okay?"

He took the lead and led her down the hall As expected of a place that had been through a massive explosion, the floor and walls were charred and most of the glass windows and any miscellaneous items were strewn about the floor, mostly burnt to the crisp. Lucus made sure to move anything that looked like it could cause potential injury, usually with a casual flick of his wrist. He let Amaya take her and examine whatever she wanted, keeping an ever watchful eye out However, as they proceeded he began to look a bit worried. Something wasn't right about this place. After all, it hadn't occurred to him at first but now it seemed like a rather obvious sign and he silently cursed himself.
"Hey Amaya, this place is supposed to be abandoned right? If so, why are the lights on and even working for that matter?" he said

Amaya nodded in agreement before following him. She watched him move any obstacles as she occasionally stop to examine things.

She silently stopped when Lucius stated a obvious fact that just dawned on her "Joshua's report stated that the building was more or less destoried by the explosion cause they couldn't find any of the other clones like me after the explosion so either they rebuilt this under the agency's radar or their was never an explosion when the tamashii family found me. I see evidence of an explosion so I am guessing they rebuilt in secret...we need to probably tread very lightly and possibly quietly in the shadows...just in case I am right...I hope I am not..."she commented

Omega's control of Otherness was good, very good, and his army of spirit familiars soon did their work on the house's innards, at least for the first few hours. However, the Mage, though still undetected, would feel the presence of other spirits, smaller in number but much more predatory, trying to eat the little familiars that he had sent out. Not merely that, but because they were formed of human creative acts, buildings themselves had spirits.

The manor included. Was Omega's magitech good enough against the spirits of buildings? It normally was. However, the spirit of this building had been awakened, and, furthermore, was made more powerful due to constant infusions of Otherness Magic and constant feeding of lesser spirits. And it was still hungry, still ravenous, ready to eat anyone or anything that was not its master...

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Chaos outside raged as Joshua shot at the guards outside. Though ex-military, it was clear that these guards had grown complacent guarding The Scandalmonger, and it took a while for them to group together. Nevertheless, several drones equipped with guns sped towards Joshua's position, these drones being small, fast little things that would not look out of place in Mass Effect. Once they arrived, some of them would begin scanning, others shooting.

"Double kill... multi kill... quadra kill... monster kill... holy s***" Joshua said as he shot down drones one after the other. He was starting to rather enjoy himself until the guns started firing at him. Seriously, just as he began to enjoy himself, something always began firing at him and ruining his fun: Homicidal humans, turrets, mobsters, turrets operated by homicidal humans that are being paid by mobsters. Really the list could go on but he had to stay alive right now and that meant moving. Which he did by quickly sliding down the hill he was on, storing his Dragunov and bringing out his Desert Eagle instead, taking potshots at the drones and a few guards until he came to the bottom of the hill and summoned his katana. Time for some hunting.

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"No point. If someone is here, they likely know we're here." Lucus said." The only reason they haven't tried trapping us is probably because they have some good measure of my abilities, are overconfident, or just very patient. But I agree with the treading lightly part. Just stick close to me and don't wander off. The last thing we need is to get separated. However, before we take one more step, I got one thing to ask you: Do you know how to fight off illusions caused by mentalism magic? If our enemy can use them and you can't fight them, we might be in a bit of trouble."

"Wouldn't causing yourself pain help fight them off? I know they can use a lot on you but not much with me I know who and what is real and what isn't right? Mother is better at mentalism then I"she added listening while nodding

((Guys, the RP is dead; here were my Story Plans:))

A World of Progressive Magic: An Arcane 2100s Storylines

General Story Outline

The first arc is the E3 arc, in which the PCs stop an MMO Maker with a God Complex from unleashing a game that would trap millions in the virtual world, and kill them should they die in said virtual world.

The second arc is the Mafia Arc, in which the PCs make war on the Mafia, in order to break their hold on human trafficking.

The third arc is set in Sicily, where Adric von Wainwight is trying to take over the original homeland of the Mafia. However, he's not trying too hard, and gets defeated in the first parts of the Arc. Basically, though, this is really an excuse for more character interaction, as well as fanservice in swimsuits.

For the fourth arc, I intend to ask Joshua Tamashii's permission to use his characters, Necro/Vladimir (though he will use the Vladimir identity to prevent confusion with the Neuromancer), and his 'Four Horsemen'. They will fight the various heroes and neutrals in Toronto, but only get temporarily defeated (or even win).

The fifth arc is the Nine Sages Arc, in which, to defeat Necro, the Neuromancer decides to imbune part of her power into nine Magi, called Sages. Each Sage has power over a School, and is recognized as the foremost paragon of said School.

((Still incomplete))

E3 Arc

There is one guilty MMO Maker, and three others that are not guilty. The guilty one is Akira Kariya, the maker of Lands of Gremania, while the not guilty ones are Elizabeth Cortez, maker of Elizabeth I: The MMO, Anya Tarnova, maker of Midgard Online, and Ken Saddler, maker of Hope Online, a Post-Apocalyptic RPG built on the concept of 'A World Half Full'. Elizabeth and Ken also know Magic; the Mentalism, Energy, and Mind schools.

Akira Kariya, meanwhile, is a genius at both technology and Magic, and is very powerful at both. He chooses to stay behind his booth, where he has an EM Scrambler installed, as well as a variety of other technological nasties. He purposefully counts on the other three MMO Makers to divert attention from him, with especial emphasis upon Ken Saddler. And, well, it's supposed to work.

ArcanaUnlimited, meanwhile, is prepared to risk exposure to get Akira's technology, as it can make the MegaCorps' members 'gods' of their own worlds. It helps them that the New York Convention Centre, which E3 has been moved to for plot purposes, is too large for the convention, and one-third remains unused, allowing them to hide a giant mechanical spider and several teams of invisible 'Special Forces', the Ghosts.

The E3 Arc would then end with a skirmish between the PCs (aided by Elizabeth and Ken), the PC villains, Arcana Unlimited, and Akira Kariya, the latter who uses his EM scrambler to disable the electronic equipment of the first group to go after him, then flee; if that doesn't work, he places his enemies in visions of their greatest fantasies. In the meantime, ArcU's giant mechanical spider is equipped with a microwave gun...

...that can disable all Magical shielding, is magically shielded itself, and is also equipped with a laser and foam sprayers that spray magic-disabling foam. The 'Ghosts' are equipped with assault rifles with armor piercing bullets, 'smart' grenades that explode at the right time, monomolecular knives, and invisibility suits that work on pure technology and cannot be detected by magic.

The goal of the PCs is to capture Akira, or kill him. Same for the PC Villians. Failing that, to get a copy of Lands of Gremania. (Note: This might be optional, Not merely that, but an NYPD force is heading towards E3; a secondary goal for the Agency is to increase cooperation between the NYPD and it. Actually, I'll be railroading this; whatever happens, Agency-NYPD cooperation rises, either because of the shame of failure or the shared glory of success).

Character Interaction Interlude

You get to do whatever you want for one week as long as it involves interacting with one other character. Also, Heinz gets humiliated by the President and has dinner with her afterwards.

Mafia Arc

Two weeks after the E3 Arc, Heinz Harper summons the PCs again, to tell them some news: (Note: This might be optional, Thanks to the increased cooperation between the NYPD and the Agency, it is now possible to mount a search for 'Babylon', a secret brothel run by the Mafia).

Babylon is a brothel that, thanks to Timespace, is made larger on the inside than on the outside, allowing it to fit 500 Sex Slaves, 250 of them children. This is horrible, and so Heinz wants it destroyed, the children rescued, and the villains behind this killed 'resisting arrest'. But, before it can be destroyed, it has to be found, first.

So, investigations begin. The Agency members are split into two teams; Omega and Joshua (Balthazar is forgotten) are sent to track down the Scandalmonger; a Magical Paparazzi who knows a lot about the rich and influential people, and their kinks. The Scandalmonger has a weakness for money and luxury, and can be found in the Bahamas. Since her estate is warded against Teleportation, Joshua and Omega will have to parachute there.

ajm8888/Mass City controls The Scandalmonger.

The second team, composed of Conor and Silas, are sent to destroy a Mafia Warehouse containing cocaine to distract the Mafiosos from the investigations. However, they get a surprise; Krodin's new PC is there.

In the meantime, Ascot, Amelia, Amaya, and Rose go shopping, in order to distract Ascot from the investigations (Heinz, meanwhile, doesn't go, because he has to monitor the situation). However...this doesn't go according to plan, as Ascot is separated from the team by Jack, who then fights, defeats, and psychologically torments him; this is to show that Ascot isn't invincible.

After the investigations, it's found out that a lot of rich and influential people, some known for strange sexual kinks, have been spotted frequenting a high-rise building in Manhattan, supposedly to party. What's wrong with that? Simple; a lot of the people joining the parties are known enemies, either in the corporate world or politics.

Agency members are sent to this High-Rise building undercover, only to find that most of the 'partygoers' are illusions; one of the toilet stalls leads to a labyrinth of rooms that, when explored further, are much larger than can fit in the building. The rooms are filled with Sex Slaves kept for Unethical Hedonism, with Suppression Collars placed upon them so that they cannot develop powers through trauma. The Agency members are expected to flee, but are intercepted by a 'bouncer' and several Mafiosos.

They defeat them, of course...only to find that, since they are now present in the building, Heinz Harper can track them through scrying, and, with the help of several Magi, teleport a ready-made force of Agency and NYPD members to attack Babylon; of course, the Mafia were not going to take this lying down, and threaten to collapse the Timespace spells holding the labyrinth together, getting the force stuck in a pocket dimension.

The PCs, of course, are supposed to find ways around this, but if not, Heinz just points out that if the Agency/NYPD force can portal in, they can portal out as well, and take the sex slaves with them. Whether he is bluffing or not is unknown, but the Mafiosos yield before him, but on the condition that none of them be arrested. Grumbling, Heinz allows this (a sign that he was bluffing), but vows revenge.

Notes:

[11:46:06 PM] John D: sorry
[11:46:06 PM] John D: sure
[11:46:08 PM] John D: sex slavery
[11:46:40 PM] John D: well, I do lack empathy... I say just write it.
[11:46:52 PM] John M: Thanks.
[11:48:19 PM] John D: it depends on the angle you introduce
[11:50:23 PM] John M: Ah.
[11:50:49 PM] John M: Well, I'm introducing an establishment that, thanks to Spatial Magics, is much larger on the inside than the outside...
[11:51:02 PM] John M: ...allowing it to fit 500 sex slaves, 250 of them children.
[11:51:41 PM] John D: don't hover on it unless you want to profile how grotesque it is; otherwise, it's just a simple, sad fact of the way things are.
[11:54:16 PM] John D: Steve walked into the building and was guided through a large hall. Along the way, in darkened alcoves, Steve could see what this place was really used for. Buttocks and breasts and sweat, As he passed one, he was shocked to find a slim figure he thought to be a woman was in fact a young boy. Averting his eyes, he hurried on.
[11:54:21 PM] John D: or somesuch
[11:54:29 PM] John M: Thanks, that works.
[11:54:36 PM] John D: no direct details, but there's no mistaking
[11:55:50 PM] John M: Again, thanks.

Sicily Arc

Adric, using Timespace-trained operatives, attacks the Mafia families of Palermo in an apparent attempt to take over Sicily, however, he chooses not to devote too many resources on such a risky venture, as its true purpose was to distract the Agency from his attempts to rebuild his empire. This is because the Sicily Arc is actually an excuse for three things:

1.) To introduce the concept of a Mega-Demesne, aka a Demesne created by a place being both the centre of a geographical region and a centre of commerce.

2.) Interaction between the Agency PCs.

3.) Ascot finally admitting his feelings for Amelia.

Necro/Vladimir Arc

((Joshua, can I have permission to use your characters? Also, you can fill in this section, if you want.))

Nine Sages Arc

After the shock of their defeat by Vladimir and the Four Horsemen, Ascot, Amelia, Omega, Conor, Heinz, Rose, Silas, and Thaz are sent a mysterious message, asking them to come to Pittsburgh, where the Neuromancer continues to reside. There, they would find the answer to the problem if Necro/Vladimir. In Pittsburgh is the Neuromancer's house, which is continually besiged by a few hundred protesters asking her to 'End Magic' and 'Change Humanity Back to Normal'. The group pays them no mind, and continues on to the house.

On entering the house, however, the group find themselves in an Escher Room dimension, having to navigate a maze of stairways, which in turn lead to another portal, where they encounter a beautiful, paradisial landscape, where the Neuromancer holds her real laboratories. Once they get to the doorway of the foremost lab, the Neuromancer greets them, saying: 'Welcome to Supernal Horizon'.

Supernal Horizon is the dimension where Mana, and Magic, comes from, and flows to the universe. There, the Neuromancer studies both physics and metaphysics, and has advanced in both, to the point where she can change reality herself. But, and here's the most wonderful part, her studies have actually helped her retain her essential humanity, and she still cares for the world. Because of this, she has decided to endow part of her power to nine people, who are defined by 1.) A strong sense of right and wrong, and 2.) their skills in the Nine Schools.

But, someone would ask, only Eight were summoned! The Neuromancer then introduces the ninth member of the formative group; a 13-year old named Constantine Ramiel King; a master (small-m) of Mentalism. Together, the group would be the Nine Sages, who would be given ultimate power in one School. Ascot would be Law, Amelia would be Death, Omega would be Otherness, Conor would be Energy, Heinz would be Fate, Rose would be Life, Silas would be Timespace, Thaz would be Matter, and Constantine Ramiel King, of course, would be Mentalism.

After the Nine Sages have been empowered, the Necromancer reveals that she, and Guttierez Corp, have been using the confusion of the fight against Arcana Unlimited to create a Portal to Mars in Manila, which, due to its central position in SouthEast Asia and its history as a centre of commerce, has become a Mega-Desmene (the reason why other places in the world aren't Mega-Desmenes is because they have to be both in a near-central position and a centre of Commerce; Sicily and Havana also qualify). This Portal to Mars is created for one purpose: to pave the way for a colonization of Space.

Vladimir, however, wants to capture the Portal, then lead an army of his loyal followers and enslaved captives to Mars to form his private kingdom there. And so, he, with help from Arcana Unlimited, invades Manila...but is confronted by the Nine Sages, who had been apprised of the plan by the Neuromancer, and situated there as an ambush. This will be the final confrontation.

Manila is defended by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, which, due to subsidies from the US, as well as the Coming of Magic, had become more powerful than they were 80 years ago. Now, the AFP is armed with soldiers in Power Armor, transforming tanks and other war vehicles, and even a Zepplin that can transform into a magitech dreadnought. Thsi dreadnought is armed with magitech lasers, as well as railguns and coilguns and missiles, and, furthermore, can dissolve into motes of metal should it be destroyed - except for the escape pods that the crew would use.

However, the prime defense is still the Nine Sages; Ascot, Amelia, and Constantine are disguised as adults in order to avoid a scandal. Once the enemy reaches far enough, the Nine Sages, along with Joshua and Amaya, would move, and the final battle would begin. Ideally, Necro/Vladimir would be defeated, and the Portal to Mars saved.

Epilogue Arc

Character Interaction and Epilogues.