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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Jul 20, 2012 22:43:43 GMT -5
"I didn't think this thing could be destroyed, truth be told. This thing leads to Ivalice, right? And... I understand completely. I'm much the same way." Michael gave Gantz an understanding look.
Marisa nodded. "I'm sure Patchy knows a way to destroy this thing... I can feel its power."
Shining Armor continued to shake in his unconscious state, and tears still dripped down, but he seemed to relax slightly at Twilight's nuzzling.
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Post by DM: Dersite Merchant on Jul 20, 2012 23:00:02 GMT -5
Once Spike finally had his voluntary motor skills back, he hesitantly stepped up to the stallion and looked him over. He was still out cold, but he was still shaking and looked like he was crying too. Man, he looked to be in a rather awful state. Staring up at Gantz, he asked anxiously, "He'll get better...right?"
Criminy shifted uncomfortably in his position. This was all such a personal affair, and he was just some outsider guy who happened to stumble upon the whole incident as it began. What was he even doing there? "Um..." he piped up awkwardly, "if there's...anything I can do, I'd gladly help, but if not, I could...uh, just...go now..." He pointed slightly away as if to emphasize that point.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Jul 20, 2012 23:44:54 GMT -5
Gantz smiled down to the baby dragon and nodded to him. "Yes... It will take some time, and it will take some patience... But someday, he will be okay." He bent down and patted Spike on the head as he said this. "Also... If I know Twilight, she was likely here in the library to learn magic... Tell her at some point that if she wants to, she's always welcome to reference my translation notes of the Gran Grimiore. They'll likely come in handy on this world." "That sounds like it'll be the case." Cynder let out a sigh. "Either way, I'm just glad this is all over." There was a nod of agreement, as the young wizard looked amongst the group. "Maybe not completely over... But we're at least over the worst-" SHING-!! An odd feeling cut through the Wizard's senses like a heated iron through butter. "GACK!!" He literally recoiled in horror. All the while, the group looked to him with odd looks. "What? What is wrong?" Cynder asked, her tone getting worried. ........................... Gantz looked amongst the group with an expression of the uptmost worry. "Guys... I think we're in trouble..." Twilight lifted her head when she heard this. "Why? What's going-" CRAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Twilight's and the gang's answer came a bit quicker then they would've wanted thanks to the MOTHERFUCKING METEOR DESCENDING ON THEM AFTER CRASHING CLEAN THROUGH THE CIELING. "FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Gantz acted on instinct. Grabbing Criminy, whom he could tell was incapable of magic, he rushed over to Spike, Twilight and Shining Armor and wrapped his arms around them. "RUN!!!!!" And with that, he quickly teleported away. Cynder quickly took the hint and immediately went flying off... CRAAAAAASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The island itself quaked as the giant stone touched down, sending shockwaves and debris flying every which way, Cynder was sent twirling out of control by the crash and crashed into a wall, others suffering various similar tumbles. Gantz meanwhile reappeared after the chaos ended and looked about. "..... Sweet Jesus... What could've-?!?" He didn't have to look hard to find his answer. Floating out of the choking smokescreen and flames was a very familiar hulking figure.... Only now one could see his true face. It was pale white, almost like a corpse with equally pale eyes, and giant demon horns sticking out of either side of his head, accompanied along with fish gills on one side of his neck, hair similar to a lions mane, and an armor that appeared black and grey with a billowing demonic cape billowing behind him... And his snarl... There was definately shark-like jaws in that mouth of his, as he grinned widely. --------------------------------------- [Just imagine this]  ---------------------------------------- .......................... "Oh dear sweet god...." Gantz looked pale... Though in hindsight, perhaps he should've seen this coming. [glow=Purple,2,300]"Did you perhaps think that you and your naive little pets managed to kill me? HAAAAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... FOOLS. THE LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE MEAN NOTHING TO ME!"[/glow] Twilight could only stay where she was, her eyes wide, her face pale. All she could do was shiver... And then pass out. She was by no means prepared for something like this. Give her Nightmare Moon, she was good; Discord was another thing as well... But this? This defied it all. |
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Jul 21, 2012 8:54:34 GMT -5
Marisa had been taken completely off-guard by Exdeath's resurrection; the witch was blasted away by the shockwave and crashed hard into another store, unconscious.
Michael had tried to destroy the meteor with a concentrated soundwave... to no avail. He took the full brunt of the meteor's impact and got launched, bouncing across the floor a couple times before crashing into the wall, slowly hitting the ground, his body smoking. "Nnngh... n-no..." The audiomancer's body wasn't responding; all he could do was look up at the resurrected Exdeath. "D-Dammit..."
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Post by DM: Dersite Merchant on Jul 23, 2012 22:57:48 GMT -5
Criminy was suddenly pulled side as the wizard suddenly began panicking. He was held close with the young dragon and the two unicorns, and then there was a few seconds of nothing...
When the mall around them returned, it was utter chaos once more. There were bits of ceiling, flaming rock, and smoke everywhere... And out of the rubble came a very familiar figure, sans armor. Only upon hearing his voice could the terrified young man truly confirm it was the same awful being.
"What sort of terrible demon is he...?" he gawked in a hushed tone, sticking close to Gantz while Spike clung tightly to Twilight.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Jul 23, 2012 23:58:09 GMT -5
As the chaos continued, Exdeath continued floating over the gang, his smirk notable with a great amount of triumph. [glow=purple,2,700]"Now then little man... I shall offer my choice one more time... Are you to give me the book? Or shall I destroy what is left of this building and your allies? It would not take much, another meteor would snuff out the life before me within seconds."[/glow]
.............. Gantz looked around a moment, before looking to Criminy. "Hey, dude... Look after the Ponies... I'll handle this."
With that said, he got up from where he was, and confronted the demon before him, getting between Exdeath and the group themselves. His gaze was defiant to the extreme. "Back off creepo. It's the book you want, not them."
Before anyone could think that he'd point to anyone however, since he had already given Michael the book, he reached into his bag and pulled out.... A copy of the Gran Grimiore?
.......... WHAT?
Exdeath growled, as he held out a hand expectantly. [glow=purple,2,700]"Well? Give it here then. Some of us don't have all day."[/glow]
.... "Fine then."
The grin on the young man's face was unmistakable.
FOOM! Exdeath's eyes went wild with rage as the Gran Grimiore suddenly burst into otherworldly purple flames, it was ashes within seconds.
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[glow=Purple,2,900]".................. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?.... WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"[/glow]
"I got rid of the reason you were chasing me. You wanted the book, I couldn't give it to you. I couldn't keep it... So I made sure no-one else could either." Gantz said with absolution... He also prayed that Michael and Marisa would keep their mouths shut.
Otherwise the power-dampener that he placed on it, would've been for nothing.
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Jul 24, 2012 6:33:52 GMT -5
Marisa was in no condition to say anything; the witch had been knocked unconscious by the meteor's strike.
Unfortunately, when she hit the wall near Michael, the actual Gran Grimoire had fallen out of her dress pocket. Michael, despite his pain, had figured out Gantz's gambit and hoped that Exdeath wouldn't see him trying to slip it secretly underneath his body.
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Post by DM: Dersite Merchant on Jul 24, 2012 15:05:04 GMT -5
Criminy gave the wizard and understanding nod when issued the instruction and turned his attention to the two unicorns he heard called Twilight and Shining.
Looking between them and the young dragon clinging to the mare, he quietly suggested, "Um, perhaps it would be better if we relocate ourselves to a safer distance..."
While looking after the Equestrians, he stole a glance back at the scene at play. The demon appeared to have fallen for the ruse and hopefully wouldn't figure out that the real grimoire was in another's possession...
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Post by gantzgun74 on Jul 29, 2012 16:20:19 GMT -5
Exdeath was too busy eyeing Gantz with a look of the deepest loathing to rightly care about whatever the hell the others were doing at the time. His loss really, but truthfully the thought had not occurred to Exdeath that Gantz could create a copy of the Grimiore. His opinion of humans was relatively low in that way. "YOU MISERABLE LITTLE BRAT... YOU WILL PAY DEARLY FOR THE TRANSGRESSION THAT YOU HAVE COMMITTED ON THIS DAY."
"So? What else is new, Oh Master of the Void?" He replied defiantly keeping himself between Exdeath and the two downed ponies at all times. Despite this he kept his grin and flourished Soul Calibur about. "I'm ready for another round if you want. All you have to do is ask."
"TEMPTING..." Exdeath muttered still quite furious. "HOWEVER YOUR ANNOYANCES HAS REACHED THE END OF MY PATIENCE.... BOOK OR NO BOOK, I WILL SQUASH YOU LIKE THE ROACHES YOU ARE HERE AND NOW!!"
The young man obviously knew it was time to act. "Not if I can help it!" He jumped up to Exdeath and clashed with his sword. "Come on, it's me you want! Come get me!" He further illustrated this by calling on a power no-one had seen from him yet. The energy was massive and seemed to suck the electricity clean out of the air. "Here we go!! I summon thee!! Quetzelcoatl!!!"
From the electricity and the static, a powerful image appeared; a giant falcon made of pure electricity and covered in glowing white glyphs. It let out a powerful screech and fired off a giant volley of lightning at the demon, moving at such speeds he never had a chance to dodge or block.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By the end of it, Exdeath was smoldering over from the blast covered in scorched marks. He appeared hurt, but not quite out yet. "YOU INSOLENT LITTLE MAGGIT!!!!" He loomed over to a somewhat tired Gantz and grabbed him by the neck. "I'LL DEAL WITH YOU RIGHT NOW!!!!"
[Anytime Spike. XDDD]
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Jul 29, 2012 16:43:57 GMT -5
Marisa was out cold still, as was Shining Armor. Michael had managed to safely hide the Grimoire, thankful that Exdeath hadn't noticed the ruse.
"N-No..." He gritted his teeth as he watched Gantz get grabbed by the Master of the Void. The teenage boy, gripping Tolerance in his right hand, lifted the danmaku pistol up, trying to take aim... before he collapsed. Even if he had the strength to fire, his arm was so shaky he thought it unlikely that he would've landed his shot.
'Damn it... is this the end? ...I don't want to die yet...' He looked at Gantz and Exdeath, gritting his teeth.
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Post by DM: Dersite Merchant on Aug 1, 2012 15:25:43 GMT -5
It was no use; the ponies were still out cold, and he couldn't seem to take them. Criminy glanced again back at the scene playing between Gantz and Exdeath. At least the wizard was still keeping the demon busy...but for how long?
A tiny "No." escaped the terrified hatchling's lips. His two surrogate pony siblings were out cold, Michael and Marisa were both down for the count, and Gantz was completely at Exdeath's mercy. Criminy...well let's face it, he didn't exactly have much to offer. Never had a greater feeling of desperation struck the young dragon.
Frowning in concern, Criminy looked Spike's way. The poor little guy was shaking all over from fear and had squeezed his eyes shut so as not to watch. Criminy tried to think of what to say that could possibly ease his worries, but no words came to mind.
But just then, and odd floating card materialized in front of the dragon. One unlike any the young bookworm had never seen before. It pictured green flames.
As if purely on some strange instinct, Spike blurted out the words, "Dragon Sign: Emerald Dragonfire!" before opening his jaws wide. Out of his mouth came a stunning and powerful get of green fire that honed straight in on Exdeath.
When it was over, Spike's knees buckled as he fell into a kneeling position and rested against Twilight. A stunned Criminy slowly knelt down to examine the dragon more closely. "H-How did you...?"
But Spike remained unresponsive; he just knelt there, completely still aside from the constant shaking. "Um... Are you OK...?" the boy ventured in concern.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Aug 1, 2012 19:26:54 GMT -5
Gantz had felt the energy long before Exdeath did. And the master of the void only took notice of it when Gantz cast a barrier over himself to protect from harm. "?!?!? WHAT ARE YOU-?!?!" He turned...
FOOOM...
"GAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!!!!" The jet of flames blasted the master of the void backwards where he crashed into the wall... HARD.
The energy seemed to effect Cynder who immediately awoke. Looking at the spectacle, her eyes were wide and her attention just transfixed. "W-What power...." she continued staring even after Spike's stamina wore out and the little dragon passed out into Twilight. Suddenly that little dragon reminded her more and more of Spyro...
With Exdeath, he peeled himself off of the wall. However that last blast obviously took a lot out of him as he floated limply in the air. "Y-you little pests!!! I-I'll vanquish you all to the void!!!!" Give Exdeath this he was a persistant Motherf@cker. He loomed around upon saying that. "Your little surprises amount to not! For this war if attrition is over! And now I-"
There came a whistle which quickly caught the demon's attention. Exdeath turned.
There was the sound of glass shattering as Exdeath SCREAMED trying to clean the glass shards from his eyes... wait... was the glass the remains of an Elixir bottle? He remembered seeing it... But who would chuck an elixer bottle?
AND WHY WAS IT EMPTY?
He found his answer, form of, Gantz whom charged at Exdeath, glowing from the energy granted him by the Elixer. "AND THERE!!"
SLICE!!!! Soul Calibur's blade sliced Exdeath across the face. Gantz however, showed no mercy, smacking and slicing Exdeath with his sword with great skill, speed and strength. He was doing everything in his power to take advantage of, not only his gained back strength, but also Exdeath's weakened state. "TAKE THIS! AND SOME OF THAT!!! AND ONE OF THOSE!!! AND EXPLOSION!!" He swung his sword down, which summoned several spheres of energy to explode outward and send Exdeath skyward.
As Exdeath hung in the air from the hang-time, he looked down and found Gantz chanting an incantation while pointing Soul Calibur at him. "LATER TIN CAN!! SCATHE!!!!!"
A magic circle appeared at the end of Soul Calibur's blade...
Exdeath's eyes widened.
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We see outside the mall.......
BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!! Before a giant non-elemental beam blasted out of the roof, sending a greatly burnt, bruised and battered demon flying through the skies of Void city, landing place yet undecided.
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Back inside, Gantz let out a sigh as the Scathe spell dissipated, and left him on half a tank of magical energy. "Phew... Glad that little dragon reacted when he did. Thanks to him, we managed to get rid of that lumbering oaf..."
He turned to look at Spike, Twilight and Shining whom were asleep on the floor. Cynder was standing next to Spike to better examine him.
".... Well... Only one thing to do." He walked up to Michael and Marissa, focusing his energy...
After a moment, a Curaga spell healed the two up. "Thanks for playing along with me back there. The Lummox shouldn't bother you again after that... At least until he heals up, but then again, he'll probably be after me when that happens... But one can only hope right?"
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Aug 1, 2012 20:35:34 GMT -5
Michael picked himself up, dispelling his pistols. "Yeah... one can hope..." Marisa groaned as the witch slowly picked herself up. "Oowwww... fuck that hurt..."
Michael looked over at Spike, shaking his head. "I can't believe that Spike did that... Guess we were wrong about his ability... daaaang... We'll have to tell Twilight when she wakes up... he saved us all. First things first, though..."
Marisa carefully got up, shaking her head and getting her broom. "R-Right, ze. We need to get them back home..." Marisa picked up Twilight, holding the violet unicorn over her shoulder, sitting on her broom with Spike in her arm. Michael picked up Shining Armor (with a little difficulty, as the stallion was quite heavy) and joined her on the broom; Marisa kicked off, hovering in the air.
"Yo... thanks much, Gantz. See you around sometime?" Michael gave the wizard a slight grin. Marisa began to fly her broom back towards the house in the woods.
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Post by DM: Dersite Merchant on Aug 1, 2012 21:22:08 GMT -5
Criminy watched as the two flew off with the two ponies and the little dragon. That just left him alone with the wizard and the elder dragon.
After an awkward moment of silence (awkward for him, anyway), he finally spoke up. "So...um, Gantz, is it? It's good to know the Grimiore is still safely out of the wrong hands. And who knew such a little guy like that could pack so much power...?" He hoped sparking a little conversation would help things feel less tense. He then adjusted his glasses as he glanced between Gantz and Cynder to see who'd respond first.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Aug 2, 2012 21:04:10 GMT -5
Gantz let out a sigh as he watched the bunch fly off. Was it in relief? Maybe... But why didn't he feel relieved? "I'm just sorry that he... No... That he and his little pony friends had to get mixed up in all of this..." He groaned and put a hand to his face. "Exdeath was after me, not them... And if he ever learns that the Grimiore is still out there..."
..... Truely a chilling thought. "Their dark times aren't over yet... They probably won't be until Exdeath is finally out of the picture."
With that said, he looked to Cynder, taking her in with a contemplative expression. "You want to go with them don't you?" Cynder responded by looking to him in equal contemplation. "... It would be better if you did. If you and Spyro work together, maybe you'll have a chance against Exdeath IF he comes around again... In the meantime though, you can tell them not to worry. When he heals, Exdeath will be gunning for me... At least I hope."
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There was so much going on Cynder had no way of knowing how to take it. How had this man known of Spyro? How did he know Exdeath? How did he come in contact with the Gran Grimiore?
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After a moment, she took off flying... She decided it was better if she listened to him. They needed her... And they'd need Spyro too.
Back down with Gantz and Criminy...
The man looked to Criminy with a shake of his head. "... First and foremost... I want to apologize. I never meant for this to happen... Think you'll be okay?"
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