[IC] HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

[Akihisa Yoshii]

@supertinyking

Clarent looked around, his instinct to obey his Master, but- then he heard it. The sweet pleas of a man who was about to die. Clarent grinned rather darkly and turned slowly, stopping with his eyes set upon Saied. "I will kill this one first, my Master. I'm sorry for disobeying you, and you may punish me later, but I cannot halt myself." His arm formed into a blade and he started walking towards Saied, but nobody moved to stop him. They could not bring themselves to get in his way, as he made a healthy clip towards Saied, holding his sword arm so as not to cut himself, but hold it.

Creed and Kevin watched this from above and Creed blinked. Normally, he liked Clarent's bloodlust, but not when it was directed at his friends... Creed started floating down and one by one the guild noticed the barely-opaque figure that looked like someone who was long dead. He landed next to Clarent and walked with him. "Hey buddy. Remember me?" Clarent's eyes darted at him and he made a noise as a negative response before looking at Saied again. "Aww, really? That sucks. C'mon, you couldn't forget your old pal Creed, right?" Clarent didn't answer.

Kevin remained floating above, not moving towards anyone. When Mavis hesitantly pointed at Minx, he hesitated before shaking his head. "I-I don't really want to talk to her right now... I don't know what I want to do..." Mavis then moved in front of him and glared at him, pointing at Minx again, with more force this time. Kevin, in slight fear of his well being and simply to get Mavis off his back about it, he floated slowly down to where Minx stood, saying and doing nothing else.

[kishin asura]

@supertinyking

Asura moves in front of him "chill dude. I'm not gonna kill you." He says "I stopped doing that a while ago."

[supertinyking]

Three men stood in Clarent's path, Kishin Asura, Blood, and Leeroy. Two of these men were ready to defend the defenseless Saied from his attacker, while the other reassured Saeid to the point of ceasing his fleeing, and standing ready for his attacker's assault, energy bade ready.
"....I won't be slaughtered like a lamb. If you wish for a fight...You've gotten one....." Saeid says, but still his legs shook with some fear. Where once arrogance and pride were, fear, and caution now roamed.
When Kevin appeared before Minx, her eyes widened, and she shook. "No no no, not this....have I gone so mad I see him still?" She asks herself, taking a step back.

A step back, into a blast of energy which pierces though her heart, leaving a burnt hole where most of her torso used to be. Unable to regenerate like Darkside, nor being able to heal via consuming sugar anymore, Minx collapses before Kevin, dying, as her body slowly begins to stop twitching. As her death slowly settles in, the figure which fired the shot could be seen walking down the street towards them..the only thing able to be made out from such a distance is they were wearing a hat.

A cowboy hat, to be exact.....

[Akihisa Yoshii]

@supertinyking
Kevin stared as he saw this and his mind worked to comprehend... Everyone stared. Creed looked at the approaching man, as Wendy took a step towards Minx before stopping. She'd been threatening to kill them all... but she still didn't like watching people die when she could help... It was then that Mavis tapped her on the shoulder and shooed her off, signaling that she should help. Wendy was surprised at the former guild master's appearance, but upon instinct she trusted her and ran over to Minx, unsure of whether she could completely heal her or just preserve her life for a few hours or so, not knowing the severity of the injury. She used whatever healing magic was at her disposal, but was prepared to fail.

Clarent turned to the approaching person and pointed his sword arm. "Who are you?!" He asked, growling. Creed just stood there, acting as a very interested observer. Anyone else of the guild was simply watching, realizing they should probably run, but not bringing themselves to do it.

[kishin asura]

@supertinyking

"If I wanted to kill you, don't you think I'd have-" Asura looks in minx's direction. Having heard the blast fire. As soon as he sees the approaching person, he clenches his fist "I'll be right back." He walks toward the mysterious stranger. Not looking for a fight, just a chance to land a punch

[supertinyking]

As the parties began to get closer, the figure became clearer.

A tall man, nearly nine feet tall, wearing a white, sleeveless shirt, two blue eyes glowing, making his pale grey flesh seem ghostly. His gauntlet still lightly smoked from the blast he had let loose, and barely visible was his frown, as he pointed right at Wendy, and talked loud enough for all to hear.

"The first person to try to help her will be eating their own foot within the moment." Drac calls out, loudly. Leeroy, Blood, and Saeid all growl, and Saeid is the first to move forwards, towards Minx. Blurring, as he dashed forwards, Drac punches once, sending Saeid's ragdolled body flying, crashing into the wall of the guild building, blood spurting from his mouth, as he wheezes.
"Damn, someone should see if he is ok..I think I ruptured one of his lungs..." Drac says, but looks over at Minx, as he walks towards her. As he does, he moves Wendy back.
"Stay back, she's dangerous..." Drac says, as he approaches the dying woman. Raising his foot, he looks down at Minx. ".....Monsters have no place anymore. Good night." He says, before attempting to stomp Minx's head into pulp....only to have his foot caught by Leeroy's hand. Leeroy strains, keeping Drac's boot from meeting Minx's skull, but it's obvious that he won't be able to hold him off for any length of time....

[kishin asura]

@supertinyking

Asura forms a shield behind drac and body slams him against it "if that were the case I wouldn't have been here to do that!" He yells out. He didn't get a punch in, but that would have to do for now

[supertinyking]

Drac is knocked into the barrier, and it cracks under the blow.
"Asura, don't be stupid..." Drac says, grabbing him by the head, and slamming him into the ground. "I've seen to many people turn evil....and not be punished fairly. She let her soul start to rot for power. Power so she can kill and murder. Why let her do so?! You, you were able to see the light..She turned her back to it." Drac says, before being struck from behind by Leeroy, knocking him away from Asura just long enough for Asura to move.

[supertinyking]

As the large armada drifted though space, soon a hospital planet came into sensor range. The clone empire diverted course to it, and soon, a small shuttle with the emperor himself, and his generals was sent towards the planet.
"Sir, there is a harmless amount of radiation found on the planet." The pilot informs the emperor, but he simply nods. "Taken note of." He says, as the ship lands before a large city, the shields maxed in case of an attack from the inhabitants. The bay doors open, and out steps the emperor, and an armored man, with a insignia of the sun on his chest. The Emperor and Solaire of Astora set foot on this new world.
"A strange place..but it is kissed by the glorious rays of the sun. A odd beauty it holds." He says, smiling under his helm at the city, which was resting partially in front of the sun, looking quite nice at this hour. The Emperor simply begins to move forwards, his cape swaying in the savanna breeze.

[kishin asura]

@supertinyking

"I'm still a monster no matter how you look at it." Asura says as he gets up "I still find myself struggling to maintain my "sanity". Struggling to cling onto the humanity I have gained. Knowing I could lose control and go back to being what I had been. I believe minx still has a chance." He rushes between mind and drac and readies himself "if I can find my humanity, anyone can."

[Tyki]

@supertinyking

A few moments after the emporer lands and disembarks, an odd creature in armor with a height that matches his own even though he towered over most others, and a blade that dwarf's solaire approaches, asking tersly "state your buisness creature" seeming rather formal despite having obviously never seen a human before but was still surprisingly unimpressed. The gate behind the creature into the city proper seems to have been carved out of a great mountain due to the solid stone look of it, the wall hiding the city beyond

[supertinyking]

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A few moments after the emporer lands and disembarks, an odd creature in armor with a height that matches his own even though he towered over most others, and a blade that dwarf's solaire approaches, asking tersly "state your buisness creature" seeming rather formal despite having obviously never seen a human before but was still surprisingly unimpressed. The gate behind the creature into the city proper seems to have been carved out of a great mountain due to the solid stone look of it, the wall hiding the city beyond

@Tyki

"Hello good creature, My friend and I are seeking out to talk to your leader, could you please send them a message emissaries from another nation wish to negotiate a trade deal?" Solaire asks, being still rather chipper. The emperor looks over the sergal, and too looks...unimpressed. "Please make haste....time is important." The emperor states, lacking the manners Solaire showed. The pilot looked out of the bay doors, and sees the Sergal.
"Blimey they're big..." He says, and he adjusts the pistol on his hip, undoing the strap so he could draw it quickly if need be. After doing so, he returns to his pilot's chair, but closes the door to the helm behind him.

[supertinyking]

@kishin asura

"If you are defending her, you've obviously lost that sanity you claim to hold so dear...." Drac says, his gauntlet starting to glow. "After encounters with the likes of Darkside, Bob, and Stine, you'd still be willing to let her go on to become another mass murdering destructive force? If we don't practice prevention, it will only cost many more lives in the long run..." Drac says, his glowing eyes getting a slight squint to them.

[Tyki]

@supertinyking

"i shall send for the block captain, wait here creatures" the sergal replies evenly, leaving his fellow guardsman there with them, returning with a slightly taller but seemingly better equipped sergal with a scar visible under her helmet along her muzzle. "what is this i hear about emissaries?" she asks tersely, seeming to have been taken from the middle of something

[supertinyking]

@Tyki

"Ah yes, well me and m-" Solaire starts, before the Emperor looks at Solaire in a manner stating one simple thing.
Shut up.
"I am the emperor of an large empire. I'd like to ask about setting up a embassy, and a trade deal. Medical supplies, in exchange for food....Are you the leader of these people? You look rather....unassuming for that, I will be honest." The Emperor says, looking the captain over slightly. "I'd expect someone bigger, wielding expensive looking weapons and clad in armor that looks above your pay grade..."
Solaire looks over at the emperor. "Shouldn't we show some more..manners, sir?" "Solaire, these creatures honestly seem like the kind if it was up to them, we'd be dead already...or, they would try to kill us." The emperor retorts. Solaire sighs. "Some manners go a long way...." he mumbles. The emperor shrugs. "I doubt they really care..." He says.

[Tyki]

@supertinyking

"i am the captain of this block of the city. if you wish i shall retrieve one of the high generals if they are not busy with the queen" the captain replies tersly, obviously greatly annoyed by the emporer's words as he lips curl in a scowl before she exits back into the city. After a good hour another creature comes out with a lazy look on his face, clad in thick plate with green decals of an unknown metal that radiates... well... radiation but at a small increment. "i heard tale of annoying, furless creatures wishing to set up an embassy for the people they'd just insulted. i don't suppose you'd be unfortunate enough to be them?" he asks plainly, scars of long passed battles obvious under his helmet over both his eyes and along his muzzle

[kishin asura]

@kishin asura

"If you are defending her, you've obviously lost that sanity you claim to hold so dear...." Drac says, his gauntlet starting to glow. "After encounters with the likes of Darkside, Bob, and Stine, you'd still be willing to let her go on to become another mass murdering destructive force? If we don't practice prevention, it will only cost many more lives in the long run..." Drac says, his glowing eyes getting a slight squint to them.

@supertinyking

"Have you forgotten about my past? Where I'm from I was pretty much the bad guy." Asura says as he gets into a fighting stance "I abandoned my sanity and killed countless people. By those standards, I was just as bad. But I got a second chance. I got to change my ways. I became a hero, fell in love with an alternate version of the girl who killed me by falcon punching my face, made friends, and pretty much did a 180 on who I was. I believe minx can change. Otherwise I wouldn't be here trying to stop you. But enough of the preachy speachy going on. If you want minx, you gotta get through me. Plain and simple." His skin scarves flutter in the wind as he awaits drac's next move

[supertinyking]

@Tyki
"Unfortunate? Do you intend hostile actions?" The clone emperor asks, raising an eyebrow. "That is a very, bad idea..." he simply states. Solaire sighs. "Forgive him. He recently lost his wife, so he's less than happy..." Solaire says, and this gets him a rather angry glare from the Emperor, showing the subject was touchy.
"..Anywho, yes, we'd like to set up an embassy, and a trade deal. Medical supplies for food." The emperor says, Solaire letting out an audible sigh. The clone pilot shows his face again, and quickly retreats into the ship, closing the bay doors this time.

[Wraithblade6]

Eclipse and Mithias suddenly join the small group around Drac and Minx.

Mithias looks around, sees some blood and destruction and looks at Drac questioningly.

Eclipse gets flustered. "What ho is this bloodshed? Who are you sir to attack this little girl?"

[supertinyking]

@kishin asura
"...Look at her soul...." Drac simply demands. Those who could see would see something horrific. A darkness eating away at it...consuming it. "She's willing to give up her afterlife..a near eternity of infinite peace and happiness..for power to kill others. Look at her soul, for she is feeding it to darkness. Unless you force it out of her, she'll just keep feeding the darkness..until there is nothing left of her, and many, many more bodies, more broken families, more murdered men, women, and children. I know you think what I'm doing is wrong, but think of it like this..I kill her, she passes on. She still exists. She's left on this rode...she won't have that luxury." Drac says, stepping forwards. "So take your choice. Fight me, let her escape, and let her commit far more evil...or let me end her now, and make it so everyone comes out on top." Drac says, taking another step..