[IC] HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

[Wraithblade6]

Mithias looked rather down. He seemed a bit hurt. He leaned back in his chair and looked away, took a drink of his coffee. After a long moment, he said, "Then why don't you start now, Drac? Send me to the afterlife. Send Maka, and whoever else, because we are not your family." Mithias slumped in his seat and closed his eyes. "Don't you realize? If you hadn't ever killed Minx, Whatshisname would never have come after you? You're as guilty as he is, and just as stupid. I'm sorry for what you went through, but he failed to kill you and your family. Now I'm not a judge or anything, but I'm just saying, realize the road you're currently going down." He looked at him directly.

[Wraithblade6]

Eclipse steps up. "Witch. We should never have disturbed you, for I am certain we will regret it. Tell me the truth. What happened here? What happened to these innocent children?"

[supertinyking]

@Wraithblade6
Drac sighs, and thinks for a moment.
"...I've seen someone else go down this road.....he went down it for a very similar reason...but there is a very important difference between him, and I...He went after the good guys. Me? I just want to kill the bad guys..." Drac says, and he smiles slightly. " I wouldn't just murder everyone out of paranoia...but those who stray down that dark path...they will find me there. If I cannot dissuade them from it, then I will erase them from it. I let Asura try to save Minx..he failed on that part. I'll give people the chance to leave the dark road...before I smear them across it." Drac ends the conversation with that, and a slight laugh. There is than a knock on the door, and a door bell rings.
"Dad, I'm back. I got rid of that warlock....." Bug says, as he opens the door..and he is in a surgeon's outfit.

[supertinyking]

@Wraithblade6
"Oh, it was one of my sister's hair brained schemes to get rid of that pesky academy..." The witch says. "...The one that's in ruins a hour walk from here?"
"..What, wait? It's gone?"
"well..yea. Been like that for a few years it seems."
With this, the witch bolts past the two, and though the desert, moving rather quickly. Saeid rushes after her. "Oi, you still owe us answers!" He yells out, but the girl keeps running, and Saeid seems to be a bit slower than her, never catching up totally. The children tells eclipse one thing, over and over again. Beware the lady with the yellow eyes, and yellow hair. Over, and over, they chant this, in a haunting harmony...as they pass onto the after life.

[Wraithblade6]

@Wraithblade6
Drac sighs, and thinks for a moment.
"...I've seen someone else go down this road.....he went down it for a very similar reason...but there is a very important difference between him, and I...He went after the good guys. Me? I just want to kill the bad guys..." Drac says, and he smiles slightly. " I wouldn't just murder everyone out of paranoia...but those who stray down that dark path...they will find me there. If I cannot dissuade them from it, then I will erase them from it. I let Asura try to save Minx..he failed on that part. I'll give people the chance to leave the dark road...before I smear them across it." Drac ends the conversation with that, and a slight laugh. There is than a knock on the door, and a door bell rings.
"Dad, I'm back. I got rid of that warlock....." Bug says, as he opens the door..and he is in a surgeon's outfit.

@supertinyking

Mithias looked long and hard at Drac before he responded. The man was trying to be a hero, trying to fight the 'bad guys,' as he put it. Mithias understood that. He had been that way before himself, not too long ago. It wasn't the way he was anymore, however. He considered and sighed heavily. "Alright, although it worries me when you say you'd kill anyone. It sounds as though you'd blindly serve anyone if they took your family hostage. You're quite powerful, Drac. You're a god. I pray you will never be used in such a... Oh Bug. Hi. ... Ahem, We were just discussing the weather. A warlock you say??" Mithias tried to sound casual.

[supertinyking]

@Wraithblade6
Bug quickly takes off the bloodied apron he was wearing, revealing a blank, light grey scrub. "Hello Mtihias. Sorry you had to see that...Yes, nasty fellow. Liked to drain his foes of their life energy as a way to feed himself...if I was him, I would of just taken up cooking. It must of tasted better than un-refined life force.." Bug says, trying to make slight humor from the situation...

Never one of his strong suits.

Drac sighs, as he reaches into a coat pocket, and pulls out a pack of cigarettes, and puts one into his mouth.
"Do I even need to berate you on how bad those things are for you?" Bug starts, before a single retort from Drac shuts him up.
"Son, I'm already dead."
"..Right. Sorry, I keep forgetting about that at points." Bug says, sorta chuckling a bit at how silly he must of seemed. Drac takes a rather long drag, before letting the smoke leak from his mouth, slowly. The slight glow of the lit cigarette cast a rather..creepy light into Drac's face, making Mithias feel rather uncomfortable, as if he saw it somewhere else before..he could almost place hi-
Oh shit, it reminded him of that time Stine was in his face, with a lit cigarette.
"Mithias, do you need to speak to me about anything? Do you need medical advice, or the lot?" Bug asks, seeming to want to divert the flow of conversation.

[Wraithblade6]

@Wraithblade6
"Oh, it was one of my sister's hair brained schemes to get rid of that pesky academy..." The witch says. "...The one that's in ruins a hour walk from here?"
"..What, wait? It's gone?"
"well..yea. Been like that for a few years it seems."
With this, the witch bolts past the two, and though the desert, moving rather quickly. Saeid rushes after her. "Oi, you still owe us answers!" He yells out, but the girl keeps running, and Saeid seems to be a bit slower than her, never catching up totally. The children tells eclipse one thing, over and over again. Beware the lady with the yellow eyes, and yellow hair. Over, and over, they chant this, in a haunting harmony...as they pass onto the after life.

@supertinyking

Eclipse is somewhat stunned as he listens to the spirits chanting. The witch girl rushes past him before he could stop her, yet his eyes follow out the way she left. "Beware the lady with the yellow eyes and yellow hair." He repeats almost entranced. Saddened, Eclipse kneels and opens his arms in a wide hug. Child-spirits all gather in front of him and he comforts them, encouraging them to gradually float upward and away, finally released from their fears and sorrows and loneliness to be reunited with their long dead, lost families.

Moments later, a sober-looking angel drags his feet out of the cave back into the desert. The stone was no longer emminating an evil aura, as Eclipse had dispelled it. "The tragedies of long ago. At last they are resolved. Saeid, I don't think that witch did this. I'm not sure if we should go after her or not."

[supertinyking]

@Wraithblade6
Already Saeid was gone, a dust cloud showing the pursuit which abruptly ended. From the distance, it looks like the witch pounces on Saeid, knocking him over, onto the ground.....

[Wraithblade6]

@Wraithblade6
Bug quickly takes off the bloodied apron he was wearing, revealing a blank, light grey scrub. "Hello Mtihias. Sorry you had to see that...Yes, nasty fellow. Liked to drain his foes of their life energy as a way to feed himself...if I was him, I would of just taken up cooking. It must of tasted better than un-refined life force.." Bug says, trying to make slight humor from the situation...

Never one of his strong suits.

Drac sighs, as he reaches into a coat pocket, and pulls out a pack of cigarettes, and puts one into his mouth.
"Do I even need to berate you on how bad those things are for you?" Bug starts, before a single retort from Drac shuts him up.
"Son, I'm already dead."
"..Right. Sorry, I keep forgetting about that at points." Bug says, sorta chuckling a bit at how silly he must of seemed. Drac takes a rather long drag, before letting the smoke leak from his mouth, slowly. The slight glow of the lit cigarette cast a rather..creepy light into Drac's face, making Mithias feel rather uncomfortable, as if he saw it somewhere else before..he could almost place hi-
Oh shit, it reminded him of that time Stine was in his face, with a lit cigarette.
"Mithias, do you need to speak to me about anything? Do you need medical advice, or the lot?" Bug asks, seeming to want to divert the flow of conversation.

@supertinyking

Mithias shook his head to focus his attention back on reality. "Ah, um. No thank you, Bug. I came to check on your family and offer myself for any assistance. I wish I could heal, but all i can do is drink blood. There's some coffee."

[Wraithblade6]

@Wraithblade6
Already Saeid was gone, a dust cloud showing the pursuit which abruptly ended. From the distance, it looks like the witch pounces on Saeid, knocking him over, onto the ground.....

@supertinyking

With a gasp, Eclipse took off. "Not again!" He shouted as he flapped furiously to close the gap with Saeid.

"Release him!" He called to the witch. he'd attack her if she was attacking him.

[supertinyking]

@Wraithblade6
In a rather humorous display, the witch was actually hugging Saeid, tightly, in a manner similar to a glomp. In fact she was kissing his cheeks, before standing up, and dancing with joy, rather gracefully.
"They're gone! All of them gone! Hehehehehe! Now I don't need to be all alone anymore! No fear of being hunted, no fear of death! Whoo hoooo!" She says, being overjoyed seeing the DWMA in ruins. Saeid just stands, wiping his cheeks. "What a strange young girl.." He remarks. Shaula then turns to him.
"Young? I'm three hundred years old!"
"Wait, three hundred?!"

@kishin asura
"....Honey. Do you sense that witch?" Maka asks, currently half way though drinking a glass of tea. Asura could very well sense the witch soul near by. In fact, it reminds him quite a bit of Arachne, and Medusa in terms of power....which by now, was rather tame, to be fair. But a witch blipping in so..randomly just may sorta be a tad jarring to the kishin.

[Wraithblade6]

Eclipse fluttered to a stop, confused, but pleased that at least for once there wasn't any fighting going on. He walked up to them and sighed. His spirits were just starting to lift. "There now. Not having to fear death is a good thing. Let's try to be positive." He scanned around distractedly for a moment to be sure it was clear of anybody trying to kill Saeid. "My name is Eclipse Kornova, paladin of the sun goddess."

[Tyki]

@supertinyking

"i'm the high general. the one that negotiated the fact that you have a city at all" the high general replies, spotting the underhanded slight even if the clone hadn't meant it. After a good few minutes of watching the clone forces retreat, the gates open to invite the governer in to the rather changed city which would have probably surprised solaire and the clone emperor should they choose to visit against. While the governer would recognize the streamlined and efficient city layout which had most likely been described to him in the debriefing of his posting on the planet, the fuel lines embedded in the wall for small block units of bio generators intended for emergency power in case of the main electrical facilities going down was new and spoke of rather unprecedented rates for maximization and integration considering they already had incredibly small units able to be deployed at such a wide spread rate. The tram system had also been improved to the point that there was no actual reason not to use it to get around at incredibly rapid rates, the solar charging stations that powered the systems having been improved and optimized to the point that they were actually integrated into the trams themselves, allowing for it to go constantly albeit at a slightly slower pace so that people could actually get on it. One of the aforementioned trams was actually responsible for taking the governer directly from the gate to the gardening block and looked to have been developed and implemented especially for that route with rather comfortable seats and a fairly advanced air cooling system to assist with the desert heat.

When the governer actually arrives, he finds the gardening district to have completely changed from what he'd been told, the entire thing being one big greenhouse with new breeds of mystical flora, some of which sporting signs to their enclosure for staff to be the only ones allowed within due to specialty training. before he can think to sneak in though, he's actually witness to a small, boar like creature being dropped in only for the plants within to nearly instantly tear it to shreds while it was alive, the blue liquid produced from the action, that had been classified as 'mana' in his documents, being piped out through clear tubing and into a giant, central vat that people were still throwing random bits into. The tram deposits him at what appears to be a mix of break room and embassy, the second floor of which being where he was deposited which left him face to face with the high general that had been atop the gate when he'd first arrived, showing him just how sizable the sergals were when face to face.

"good to see you've arrived safely. the trams were the first to be repaired during the blackout but there was still worry with the experimental one. please, sit" The high general offers evenly, gesturing to a small chair at a rather large desk made of stone, seeming to have been specially made for the clones while the desk had not been, leaving his head barely popping up above the top of it. "i've come to understand that immigrants have begun to flood into your city. While this was to be expected, the size of people doing so was larger than anticipated so we need to renegotiate the terms of the contract so that you have more land, however that of course will come at a cost" the high general adds from behind his desk, typing at what the clones would think to be an antique computer that looked like something straight out of fallout with no actual graphics on screen and just cyan text on a black background, the entire thing being one, singular unit though it was obviously quite the upgrade over paper and quill which the high general had been subject to before. Behind the desk where row upon row of filing cabinets had been, there was only a singular server, the entire room cooled at a seperate temperature than the rest of the building, leaving it quite cold which the high general didn't seem to mind, his fur insulating him from the incredibly low temperatures.

[supertinyking]

@Tyki
"No need for that. We clones are able to build up, rather than out. In fact, construction was about to begin soon." The Governor says, as he reaches into his pocket, and pulls out a small, extremely neatly folded scarf, unfolding it and putting it on.

[supertinyking]

@Wraithblade6
Raising an eyebrow, the witch looked a tad confused.
"You worship...that thing?" She asks, pointing into the sky, where the extremely creepy sun could be seen laughing at them. Saeid looks up, and seems a bit..surprised.
"How did we not notice that before...?" Saeid asks, looking over at Eclipse with an expression one movie quote could explain.
"..WHAT IS THAT? WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?"

[Tyki]

@supertinyking

"understandable. i also heard that one of your men was killed by one of my captains. after hearing the events that transpired i can understand why and i send my condolences. she was punished severely for it despite the extenuating circumstances however, i must urge you to not do something similar again. as you know, my people are not like your's, we are not ornately gifted with mystical abilities so most of our exams brings the physical ones to bear, but when you mess with our abilities to reason and hold ourselves back, things like that will happen" the high general states evenly, obviously not happy about the circumstances that had arisen due to one of the governer's men.

"further more, i neglected to inform you of the exams held by the entire populace at regular intervals to maintain combative quality and knowledge. The captain that visited you handled them well up to a point however i need to fill you in on the rest. The exams are meant to maintain military, civil, and academic knowledge and to that end they have been changing drastically with each interval. the best block within each city, town, or settlement is given a reduction to their block taxes, while the worst one is given an addition to their block taxes equal to the addition so that everything balances out. The test is formatted very intentionally so your attempts to change which test was held in what order was rather... unscrupulous if you get my meaning. i do, however, understand why but i would still suggest it in the future. I must also request that you hold your own tests for your own populous in the future so as to avoid another incident. Each one is held semi-yearly meaning twice a year or every eight months. i know your people are foreign, but you're on our planet, under our graces, and subject to our laws while you are here. in essence, when it comes to running your city i am your boss. However, when it comes to managing your people, your emperor is your boss. Do i make myself clear?" The high general asks evenly, seeming rather all too familiar with dealing with people that do not wish to be dealt with by him as his tone grows rather terse towards the end.

[kishin asura]

@supertinyking

"I do." Asura says "in terms of power she doesn't seem all that impressive. But how did she get here so quickly?" He gets up "I might just go and see....."

[Wraithblade6]

@Wraithblade6
Raising an eyebrow, the witch looked a tad confused.
"You worship...that thing?" She asks, pointing into the sky, where the extremely creepy sun could be seen laughing at them. Saeid looks up, and seems a bit..surprised.
"How did we not notice that before...?" Saeid asks, looking over at Eclipse with an expression one movie quote could explain.
"..WHAT IS THAT? WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?"

@supertinyking

Eclipse lifts his head. "Oh. Well not that specifically, heh heh. You see, there is a goddess of light and love who's name is Iomedae in a realm far far from here, yet the reach of her goodness stretches across all boundaries, including time and space. It is she who owns my heart, and to her do I lead all who are destined to cross my path." He looks up at the laughing sun thing again. "Erm, does it always do that?"

[supertinyking]

"Yeeeaaaaaa......." The witch says, as she stretches. "Being dead sure dose make one stiff..."
"Yea, I'd guess." Said says, beginning to wander into the desert.
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"I'll tag along." Maka says, putting on a new, more combat oriented outfit.

((On a tablet))

[Wraithblade6]

Eclipse begins to walk with them. "So my witch friend, what do you intend to do with yourself now that you are alive? I'd like to know more about you and if you know anything about a yellow haired lady."