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Kings and Killers: A Classical Fantasy Adventure (Chapter 1)

Merry Christmas!

Kings and Killers: A Classical Fantasy Adventure (Chapter 1)

I like the post!

@cyrania how are things?

Gods, Men and Everything in Between

I didn't even know you messaged me until today. I'd still be interested.

Capes of Samekh - A Post-Worm RP

The helicopter crashed to the ground. Whatever control Spindle had was lost. Her concentration divided between so many things had taken its toll. SWAT's powers accentuated her already precarious situation. Her failure to hold the chopper in place would be her undoing.

Their orders were to regard Spindle as a secondary priority. Saving the hostages were primary. However, for SWAT, in order for him to save the primary, he had to deal with the secondary.

SWAT jumped to his feet and began running toward the kidnapper. He waved his arms in the air and shouted with an intense urgency, "SPINDLE!!! LET THEM GO BEFORE THERE IS NO ONE LEFT TO SAVE!!!"

As he spoke, SWAT bombarded her with all the intense emotion and desire he could conjure up. The closer he ran the more she would be manipulated by it. He would run until he was about 10 feet away. His power wasn't just a feeling at this point. At this distance, and this potency, his power had now snatched her with a death grip. An immense need for her to release the hostages safety, implanted themselves into the depths of her brain. More than her lungs needed oxygen, more than the allies she fought for, she had to get those hostages to safety. Or die trying.

Judah hoped that the trust he had built since the beginning of their encounter would be enough to "seal the deal." If not...it would get messy. His bluish shield still shimmered around him as if to confirm his own thoughts.

Kings and Killers: A Classical Fantasy Adventure (Chapter 1)

Sorry for the long wait.

Kings and Killers: A Classical Fantasy Adventure (Chapter 1)

Cicero Bladewalker

Cicero looked over the woman and replied, "Seems like a fair deal." He took 10 coppers out of his pouch and placed them in her hands. Taking hold of the head of lettuce he turned to his companion, "Any luck on spotting him?"

He really hope the man had not disappeared completely. He was the key to figuring out this town after all.

Kings and Killers: A Classical Fantasy Adventure (Chapter 1)

That was a good post. We'll keep those notes I sent you in mind for future updates. I'm gonna have Cyrano haggle. "10 coppers? That's a little much..."

Capes of Samekh - A Post-Worm RP

Judah took the spool of force fields Presido had dropped on the roof and hooked it onto his tactical belt. He began to shimmer with the bluish tint even more so. He was glad to be on a team that had his back. He would have to thank her when this was all over. To take a simple power that protected oneself and transform it into an all-around utility was quite remarkable.

Then Spindle mentioned it. That name. His true identity casually unmasked. How did she get a hold of his information? Was it a mole within the organization? It wasn't a stretch to surmise his footprint could've been traced until this point. The unspoken rule was broken then too. Judah's identity revealed on national television by the terrorist Patriarch those many years ago. Changing his cape name was one of the precautions he took after Behemoth Day, but his real name would stay with him. Serstol had made sure of that.

Now this freewheeling kidnapper was "requesting" him using his name to kneel?! Anger boiled beneath his skin and began to expand into the immediate vicinity. Unknowingly, he took an aggressive step forward. Suddenly, as if in response, a still small thought came to him, Judah, just breathe. He took a deep breath through his nose and exhaled slowly out his mouth. The oxygen flowed through him, enhancing the rational portion of his brain. The anger within him quelled like the fuse on a bomb as he began to release feelings of peace into the vicinity. Using his own sensing abilities he chose to sense those very same emotions and calmed himself.

His logic returned to him, Judah began to construct a strategy on how to deal with Spindle. It was obvious there was more cards at play here than originally thought. 4Sight revealing that one of the hostages had simply been released and went off into an alley. The girl wanted to rattle him; he would play her game. Unknowingly, she would be playing into his.

SWAT played off the step he took toward Spindle as an act of obedience by taking a knee with his other leg. At the same moment he instilled a much greater sense of cooperation and trust toward Spindle. Her desire for cooperation would increase 5x the amount previously. Seemingly connected to Judah's act of submission. In actuality, intertwined to Judah's own manipulative power that had already wormed its way into her brain. Her own abilities would be affected. Decreasing her precise control of her threads, but imbuing more destructive potential.

SWAT calmly replied to the girl, "You'll forgive me. My knees aren't what they used to be." Taking a single knee afforded Judah a much better tactical advantage while conceding to Spindle's demands. He rested his dominant hand on his belt nearby his sidearm. Just in case. She was within his effective range. Then he continued, "I'm still waiting for you to show your cooperation, Spindle. I've done as you asked. What about you?"

Kings and Killers: A Classical Fantasy Adventure (Chapter 1)

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Kings and Killers: A Classical Fantasy Adventure (Chapter 1)

I have an idea for her that could bring us on the same page quicker. I'll message you Cyrania.