Teoinsanity said
"No,Dont go out like this,don't suicide bomb,I'll get you out f the suit,you could make a great hero,an actual hero ,don't go"
ZacksQuest said
"Oh, I've done too much to go back. But thank you for trying- that says even more about your goodness- a goodness I can't emulate. Now go. They're coming down."
ZacksQuest said
The Visionary did not see them go, but he heard a quadruple pair of squeaky-wheeled robots and a motorcycle drive away. He heard the crashing of doors, a bunch of thugs yelling."Ey, the hell'd they go!?""Who the f**k's this guy?!"He heard the clatter of feet. They were turning to face him. This was the end. "I am death incarnate." And, to make one solemn last farewell to Teo, he used a variation of the kid's catch-phrase in his final moments. "Hasta f**kin' la vista, assclowns."He heard and saw nothing after that.The explosion ripped through the building, incinerating all of Carmine's remaining goons. The Visionary himself was obliterated instantly, reduced to something less than ash. A shockwave ripped through the building, shattering windows to both the high-rise and adjacent buildings. And then, like a house of cards, the building collapsed downwards, collapsing into a pile of rubble and debris. Though the ash kept everyone in the adjacent buildings trapped inside for a while, first responders later noted the dead- all were Carmine's thugs and The Visionary's psychopathic Watchkeepers, as well as the badly mangled and charred corpses of Mask and Carmine- identified by dental records and some sinew that somehow survived the burning and collapse. But The Visionary was not mentioned. Only those who escaped- Dust, Teo, Bullet, Soufflé, knew he was ever there- only the craters in the streets were evidence of his activity there, and those were soon mended. However, across the world, thousands of miles away from Gotham, a message was sent. "O'Cule Dead. Initiate Alternative Strategy."
Teoinsanity said
Teo sees the blast and heads back,only the memory center of the brain survived the blast,Teo grinned and put the brain in a jar
ZacksQuest said
They came in through the harbor- an immense vessel, almost the size of a military battleship, adorned with religious symbols across the hull- crosses and intricate patterns. The ship, the , was manned by a small army of people clothed in chainmail armor and metallic suits. Sitting on his immaculate throne- only the best for this Messianic cleanser of evil- in the captain's quarters, flanked by three of his most trusted advisors, The Bishop waited anxiously to arrive at the docks. Through his divine will the efforts of his Holy Army remained absolutely unseen, bending the light around the vessel and pulling the wool over the eyes of the sinful sheep of Gotham. The Bishop slowly rose from his throne, exiting the captain's quarters and looking out upon the grimy, scum-filled city. He sniffed the air tentatively, then growled. commented The Bishop, He noticed a small yacht off the harbor- with flashing colored lights and people on deck: young people with alcohol and a variety of drugs. Half-naked women and men alike danced and writhed for the pleasure of the onlookers- or that was what he saw, in any case. In actuality, they were simply well-to-do teenagers dancing and, suprisingly enough, not even drinking alcohol or doing any illegal drugs. But The Bishop thought he saw a gathering for debauchery, and he was disgusted by their greed and lust. They, he decided, would be the first to die. He raised his gauntleted hand- his God Hand- and willed a ball of light to emanate from the aether. It struck the yacht and it exploded violently in a mix of light and hellfire, consuming all on board. Many more would fall before he was done, if he had anything to say about it. Obviously the young apprentice who called himself The Visionary had failed in his duty, for sin still existed in this pestilent hole. He would cleanse it. He would cleanse it all. Then they began docking and unloading the supplies under the shroud of a mystic veil.
ZacksQuest said
((Hang on. The Bishop is shrouding the ship in an illusion shroud. Teo, and, really, most superheroes, at this point, should not be able to see through it at all, let alone straight through all the layers of illusion he's weaving. I know you want to kill off The Bishop so I can go back to RP'ing The Visionary, so you can bring him back from the dead and reform him and make him Teo's mostly-robot side-kick, and that's cool, but at least give this villain time to set up shop, man.))The Bishop was surprised that this hero was able to see through the first illusion shroud. That said, it was a thinly-veiled shroud, really meant to be unseen by normal civilians. But for Meta-Humans and gadget-using heroes, and this kid seemed like he was an amalgam of the two, The Bishop had several other layers weaved in place around him and his men, meant to withstand any kind of inhuman scrutiny. So, to Teo, they resembled ordinary dockworkers. The ship resembled a large cargo vessel. The crates of Holy Weapons turned into crates filled with steel and lumber and all other base production materials. The Bishop himself looked like a surly, copper-haired supervisor with a bushy mustache. "Hey, one o' them supers. Did you see that!? That ship exploded! We all freaked out, but we gotta keep working an' fill our quotas. What if there's- there's some kinda mad bomber on the loose?! I didn't see whoever did it, but please look for whoever did this. We can't work in peace with this going on."((Pleasepleasepleaaaase don't let Teo see through it right now. Let the baddies set up their stuff and get away just this first time please. : ) ))
Teoinsanity said
"why do I smell,cheap church perfume?"He says,sniffing around
ZacksQuest said
"What's this about churches? Buddy, I have too much shit to do in the day to worry about religion and crap. But I dun' think churches have special perfumes or whatever."Then, before Teo could sniff out anything else, the cloud of smoke from the ship floated over to where the dockworkers were, masking all scents but smoke and fire. Everyone coughed, including the Bishop, although it didn't really bother him, and he said, "Gah, we can't work with all this smoke around, kid. Shouldn't you be over there?! There might be people you can save!"
Teoinsanity said
Teo gets in a fire fighter getup,and runs at the flames with a fore hydrant on his head,a few of the butler bots dressed as firemen help out too
ZacksQuest said
While they were preoccupied, several of the dockworker/Templars began moving at twice the speed, carrying crates inside. The most important veils were shrouded over the crates themselves, but all of them were shrouded at a level that only a demon on the power of maybe Etrigan could see through. It was draining and very difficult to maintain for long periods of time, but desparate times called for extended endurance, and the sweat The Bishop was making was actually helping his hard-working dockworker facade. He walked over. "Thanks, kid. You did us an' pretty much every factory in Gotham a service... so are there any survivors? I dun' think so, but I really hope that at least one of 'em's alright, y'know." Just a little more time to buy, then all the crates will be loaded up.
Teoinsanity said
"there was no one in the factory,thankfully""but I still s,ell cheap church perfume and candles"
ZacksQuest said
The Bishop sniffs around. "Huh. I do smell candles. That's funny, though. I mean, it's Old Gotham 'n all, but there shouldn't be really any candles. Ain't the good kind, neither. The scented kind. Again, dunno bout 'church perfume' n' whatnot, but I do smell candles. Weird. Anyways, thanks for your help. Glad to hear nobody was in the factory. I think there might've been other people on board the boat that first went up, though. I just can't believe I saw... I saw people die today. I mean, nobody could've survived that-" and, looking at Teo, "-well, y'know, nobody who ain't a super or meta like you, y'know. Damn shame. This city's really goin' down in the pits nowadays, ain't it?" The Bishop asked- but he already knew the true answer. Yes, it was going into the pits- the Pits of Hell. But he didn't say that, he just did his best dockworker attitude and kept the conversation going while the Templars loaded up and the fog rolled in.
Teoinsanity said
"well,il be on my way"He flys off then turns around."oh yeah,and if a crime lord moron named Bishop comes around,would ya tell me,I have a score to settle with the chess piece"
