malmshodes

Jumping the Multiverse V 3

Almond nodded at the young woman. "Yeah, I think so. Nothing seems to be broken, at least that's true if any of those people on television that say its not broken, because if it was you'd know it, are any sources to go by." He moved his knee and winced a little but the pain was one of those types that only complained for a few seconds before going away. "Oh yeah. I'm sure I'm going to be fine. How about you? That drop was kind of doozy. You didn't get hurt, right?"

He wasn't the only one who'd seen this before, or at least somewhere imagined seeing this before. "It's a big bright, isn't it? I mean the grass, and the sky, their lighter than they should be even in the sunlight." He turned his attention back to the old man who'd called at them. He was running now. Waving his hands frantically like a first time thrash metal band goer. "Get over here!" He yelled as he moved. His voice didn't carry very well. Maybe it had something to do with how much cardio you needed to do regularly before you were able to run and shout at the top of your voice for any period of time.

"Hmm?" Almond's left eyebrow arched as he turned to see what the woman was talking about. "What is--" He paused and leaned forwards to get a better look at the thing behind him. "That's." He shook his head and opened his again. "That's not right. It looks just like a pidgey, but that's just an anime/manga/ video game/ franchise character. They don't exist in real life."

He blinked when she said something and then turned to look at her. "What?" There would've been more but the bird lunged into the air and then rushed at him. He didn't have time to move and felt the bird's tiny body smash into him with a tackle attack. It wasn't fatal, even Almond could tell that from right away, but it hurt like hell and a half. He clutched his stomach and moaned. "Cheap shot. Cheap shot. Besides, they never get to attack first, at least that's how it goes in the game." He wheezed.

Suddenly massive shadow appeared overhead. There were tiny wings and a bulky body. It grew and grew until there was a large orange form in front of them. It stood taller than either character and easily outweighed them combined. The creature, despite its imposing size had a kind face. There were big black eyes, filled with intelligence. The creature didn't have to do much to bring things to a peaceful end with the pidgey. It simply spread its legs, leaned forward and let out a roar that would've made a lion go "Nope. Nope. Just nope. I'm going back to the cage." The bird-pokemon's reaction was about the same. It took off along with another dozen or so of its friends.

"Hey!" It was the old man. He was out of breath when he reached them. His hair was white, and his eyes were green. "Are you kids okay? I saw the boy get hurt and so sent my friend here." He walked up to the beast and patted it on the shoulder. "To give you guys a hand."

Crossing the Multiverse

Jim didn't stop when he was behind their target but kept going till he rounded another corner, just to be safe. He would've asked her what happened back there, but then he heard her words. They made about as much sense as anything else going on. Actually, they kind of made more sense since there was a logical reason for what had happened.

"So light's something we're going to have to watch out for then." He looked down at his hand and showed it to her. "Does this mean we're not going to really use our powers when we're together? I mean, this thing does give out a lot of light." He shrugged and looked around to make sure there weren't any of those dark ones coming towards them. "Okay, so I think we're safe for now, and by safe I don't mean there's no danger, just that the things wanting to kill us aren't currently in sight, maybe we can form a plan, because mine was only to get to the rift, but after taking time to think about it I've come to the conclusion that's more of a goal. Not a plan."

There was noise behind them. It was a strange chittering sound like a summer night filled with insects in the mood for love. "Uh. Well, let's walk and talk." He turned on another alley and started speed walking.

Jumping the Multiverse V 3

Maybe he got ahead of himself. Sometimes that happened. One second he thought he was busting up the soldier like entities and then next one he was being pulled back and scolded about running head first into danger by the strange spectral figure that brought on the miniature blizzard. "Oh." Almond blinked. "Well, I'm new at this." He sighed and then shuddered, hugging himself. "Plus I'm freezing. Not sure how your not cold but I can't feel any of my extremities." Then he laughed, it was nervous. "But thanks for not letting me die. That's appreciated and won't be forgotten." He scratched the back of his head because it seemed like something one should do when one was at the center of unwanted attention.

"They build a resistance." Almond nodded at the strange figure. "So then, is it an evolutionary thing like those monsters from that movie." He rubbed his numb arms to try and get something similar to feeling back into them. "They bred like rabbits and each new generation had something new." His brow furrowed in frustration. "God damn this is going to bug the hell out of me until I can figure it out!" Then he caught sight of what the thing was pointing at, and how the other things were starting to get close. They were still moving like snails on an straight away but that was still more than what he felt comfortable with.

A part of Almond wanted to make the whole. "Ladies first" joke but was only still alive because the thing had saved his life, a few times in a couple of minutes. It was sadly his turn to be a hero. He swallowed the lump in his throat. It took three tries before he nodded at his new partner and jumped in.

It wasn't anything like he thought it would be. He thought the portal would take a long time and he'd feel something that could only be half-heartedly explained by terms like "falling up, down, and every way possible while at the same time being completely still" but what it was really like was taking the last step off the ladder when there were two you forgot about. "Ouch." He whined as his knee protested against the force of the impact. "That hurt."

He paused to look around. The immediate area was filled with tall grass. There were a few houses in the distance. "Hey!" Somebody called. He couldn't see the person's face, but the figure was definitely a man. "What are you doing over there! Don't you know its dangerous walking around in the tall grass alone?"

Almond tilted his head. "Is it just me or is this really familiar?" As in response there was a rustle in the grass behind him.

Crossing the Multiverse

Jim blinked at the weapon in Rae's hand. He didn't say anything but a part of him felt a bit envious over the whole thing. He didn't say anything about it though and instead decided to focus on the fact that they had something which could do some real damage to their shadowy attackers. Well, that is, they would if the shadow forged item was anything like what it did in the game. He leaned forwards, anxious to see the result of such a weapon in real life, but didn't get the chance because as quickly as it had appeared, the weapon vanished like a puff of smoke.

"What happened?" Jim said, blinking. He didn't blink out of surprise, as a way to pause, or in order to express surprise. He blinked because his eyes were dry and that's what you did. "You had it!" Of course, he didn't stand there while he was saying that. He grabbed her and pulled her down before rounds of fire flashed over where their heads and just been. "Well!" He called over the projectiles. "At least their aim is as good as any low level minion in an action movie. That's a plus, right!"

The young man glared at his hand and yellow power started surging up and down his arm and then into his palm. "Hey, so I've got an idea." He pointed with his none-glowing hand, in case that would cause him to fire. "Let's go over there. That street leads into other more narrow streets. I can' say with any certainty but since we're outnumbered maybe the narrowness will be some help. Plus, there's more ways to run." He pointed at his glowing hand. "I'm going to blast through the window and then we'll run like hell. Sounds good?"

Jim dind't wait for a reply. He blasted without bother to aim and yelled "Let's go" before going.

Tales of the SDF, Episode One: Operation Thunder Crack

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Oh I know plenty about the Wild Hunt. I got the idea of using the Wild Hunt from the Witcher 3, and Witcher 3 is pretty detailed about it. :)

Anyways, I have some ideas now. You guys will have your post within the next few minutes.

@Aragorn

Oh! I haven't read any of the books after the first one. One of these days I'l be sure to look them up :)
lol I learned about it from the Dresden Files :P

Crossing the Multiverse

Thanks for understanding :)

Yeah that sounds good. Plus we'll be constantly thrown curve balls because the rules of the universes keep changing so we'll constantly being forced to ada;pt :P

Tales of the SDF, Episode One: Operation Thunder Crack

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Yeah, usually I'll either watch/rewatch some anime, read one of my many books, or do some off the side writing in one of my notebooks. I don't have any irl friends who RP. :/ At least, not that I know of.

@Aragorn

Sometimes research works wonders for writing. Maybe look up current military capabilities of air craft, or creatures associated with the wild hunt?

Crossing the Multiverse

"I don't know." Jim said still staring at the lightning going around his arm. "Its not hurting me, but it kind of tickles like a continuous static without the pain." He blinked when he felt movement and turned to see the shadows gathering in the woman's hand before turning a trash can into the victim of an accidental game of target.

"Holy shit!" He echoed. "That's awesome. I'll try too." He glared at his hand, hoping it wouldn't embaress him. The lightning slithered up his arm like a cocaine fueled tree climbing snake. It gathered into a ball of light. He aimed it at the firing enemies and let go. A flash of lightning burst forwards and then the creature burst outwards. In response the others jumped and took cover behind some nearby cars.

Jumping the Multiverse V 3

Sorry. I forgot to mention Friday-Sunday aren't the most productive times for me. It's because I always work full shifts and its busy and writing is just harder. I'll still usually be able to get a post or two to you, but there's probably not going to be much more than that. :(

Jumping the Multiverse V 3

"I'm going to die, aren't I." It wasn't a question, but you couldn't tell by the voice. You had to read between the lines and see the period at the end. "This isn't how I wanted to go!" He closed his eyes and tried to curl up into a fetal ball so tight even light couldn't escape. "It wasn't supposed to be this way. I was supposed to go at the ripe age of ninety-eight after giving up on the world and getting my heart to blow up after an extensive visit to a Las Vegas all you could eat buffet!"

Then something happened. Strange mumbling filled the air and a new figure appeared. Almond hadn't seen where the man came from, or woman. He was only assuming it was a man because of the voice. A bit of snow landed near him, and that was just the first frost before the avalanche. Soon they were surrounded by cold. It was so bad a part of Almond couldn't help but look longingly at the heated projectiles, wondering how close he could be to one of those spheres of warmth before it did skin damage.

Which was when he noticed they stopped coming. "What in the world?" He looked around and saw the black soldiers weren't firing any longer. They weren't doing anything. They only stood there like statues, covered in snow. The figure spoke again but this time he spoke in English. He told them they were responsible for the world and stopping whatever the things were. First however they needed to destroy the creature's cores.

"How?" He said as he got to his feet and looked around. There was a metal bar on the ground. He picked it up and gave it a few practice swings. "Hope this works." He hurried up to the first creature, in case time was a factor and took a swing at its center of mass. The marks on his arm flared yellow and the air suddenly grew still. The bar made an impact like a bullet going through eyes, and pieces of frozen demon minions went everywhere. "Wow!" Almond took a moment to blink at the destruction but then hurried on and did the other four villains.

"Come on." Almond said to the woman. "Maybe this is what we're supposed to do?" Without waiting for either of them he started again towards where the rift should be.

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