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[Samurshy 708]

Misha brought over a case from the wreckage, Raiya was beginning to get very nervous. What's in there? What kind of weapon would someone like pretty boy carry around all the time? Is it a mind control chip? Or a death ray? Or maybe some sort of rune that casts a spell to enslave all my gang members under his control.  Raiya thought as she wiped some sweat from her brow. 

Zeke saw Misha pull out a case that he was sure Misha brought with him out of their apartment. He was now just as curious as everyone else who stood around watching. 

[Chickey 383]

Misha pulled out the key after a few seconds, unsurprisingly made out of gold. He unlocked it and let the heavy chain drop to the floor with a loud clank. "Part one, contrasting with Zeke joining for free, you will help us for free." He said as he started to unlatch a few things around the crease of the case. 

[Samurshy 708]

Part one? What is part two? Is part two inside that suitcase? Raiya thought. As Misha unlatched the locks on the case, Raiya grew ever more nervous. It must be a weapon of mass destruction, that is the only thing that I can think of. Raiya thought.

As Zeke watched Misha open the box he also glanced over at Raiya. She looked like she was sweating profusely. Zeke had never seen Raiya in this state before, and wondered what it was that Misha was about to pull out of that case.

[Chickey 383]

Misha didn't quite go on to part two. Around the case's handles laid another lock. This one a bit more digital than the first one. He put his thumb on a scanner attached to it and then put a combination of numbers into a small pad before the thing made a few beeps and then unlocked itself and fell off next to the chain on the ground. "Almost done." He commented.

[Azura 1,107]

Hikari watched Sayaa running over to a shop which had black smoke flowing out of the entrance. "Shane? What is he doin-" She saw cellos being used to fuel the flames for the pizza he was making. "What the hell is he doing?!" Hikari shouted before running into the shop, and without asking any questions, she sent a non-lethal blast of air towards the fire, which only neutralized the fire and left everything still in tact. "Are you out of your mind, Shane?" She asked him with a frustrated look.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

Sayaa realized she was both hyperventilating and over reacting. She shot Hikari a grateful look and tried to get her breathing under control, and for the briefest moment her form flickered. She didn't really get any taller, or bigger. She just looked a little older, and a tad more ragged. Basically, what she would call 'magical makeup,' a sort of illusion cantrip, failed for a slight moment.

[Samurshy 708]

Raiya took another big drag from her cigarette, preparing herself for something extremely stressful by allowing the nicotine to assuage her nervousness. The last few locks were bio-metric locks which really made Raiya go on edge. What kind of suitcase needs bio-metric locks on them? Raiya wondered. The atmosphere was thick with anticipation as everyone, even the gangsters surrounding them were on pins and needles. Some of the gangsters were preparing spells in advance just in case what was inside the briefcase was deadly. 

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"Now these are gonna be some top shelf pizzas!" Shane mentally congratulated himself, when suddenly his eyes saw the pizza fires in front of him waver and disappear. His ears then heard the distinct sound of Sayaa and Hikari screaming his name in anger and frustration. "What seems to be the problem, ladies?" Shane said as he pantomimed a fedora tipping motion with his hand. 

[Azura 1,107]

"Why couldn't you use something more appropriate like firewood instead of those hand-crafted cellos?" Hikari questioned Shane with a baffled look. "It just doesn't seem like the best idea.." She commented.

 

Nora on the other hand arrives at Archwave after half an hour of teleporting. All she wanted was to take a nap after such a long trip there. 'I guess there are disadvantages of my teleportation power compared to other teleporting espers..' She mumbled.

 

Since Nora's powers are based on fluid movement from one point to another instead of instantaneous A to B teleportation, she can't go from one spot to another within a split second. Instead, she would have to travel towards it. Since it's actually quite fast compared to a normal teleporter, she was classified as a teleporter even though the fundamental basics of her powers aren't the same. Nora is basically fit for close range combat instead of using teleportation as her weapon.

[Chickey 383]

Misha pulled his wallet back out and scrambled through it for a moment before he found two more golden keys. He slid them into two key hole openings at each side of the front of the case and twisted it open. Unlike before, a feint clicking sound was heard as the top half of the case opened up an inch, finally unlocked. "Part two..." He said as he slid the case around to face Raiya. "If I win, you'll also have to serve us tea while wearing this." He finished as he opened up the case. Sitting neatly inside within a foam outline that contoured to the shape perfectly was a high end white and blue striped bikini.

 

By this point in time Misha's serious face quickly started dissipating as he was clearly trying to hold in laughter. 

Edited October 14, 2014 by Chickey

[Samurshy 708]

At first Raiya didn't know how to react, should she laugh, should she cry? She was so flustered that nothing made sense. A bikini what type of man carries around a bikini on the off chance that there is some sort of bikini emergency? Wait, that's right. A pervert! Only a pervert would carry around a bikini at all times. A-and for him to even suggest that, I, the great Raiya, leader of The Crux Gang would wear something so uncouth is clearly a direct insult to me. He. Must. PAY!!! All these things were rushing through Raiya's mind. She didn't realize that as she was thinking these things, here outward appearance was that of anger and dismay. And what was once a whole cigarette was nearly incinerated in less than a second as she took a massive violent drag. 

"H-HOW DARE YOU! I CANT E-EVEN BEGIN TO-" She stopped herself, realizing she was too flustered to even form a coherent sentence. She took a moment collected her thoughts and then began to speak again. "A battle, eh? SURE HOW ABOUT A BATTLE TO THE DEATH!? SAUL! TEACH THIS MAN SOME MANNERS!"

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

"I think that is the operable question. Yes, why the f*** did you want to destroy something so beautiful to make a comodity that YOU COULD LITTERALLY F****** BAKE AT HOME. I! I! I! I! I COULD KILL YOU RIGHT NOW SHANE!" She bets a slightly charred cello with reverence, before clutching it to her person.

[Chickey 383]

Misha couldn't hold in his laughter anymore as Raiya started yelling. A clear smirk on his face now as began to clap his hands with a giddy expression. Misha stopped to close the briefcase and hand it over to Zeke as he got up. "Hold this for me, keep it safe my friend." He said with a chuckle as he turned back to the girl. "To the death you say?"  He asked with an curious look. "Well well, this is even more exciting than I thought... Are you sure? I wouldn't want to kill your second in command and then stop you from getting your third, right? Besides, Zeke told me not to seriously hurt any of your monkeys." He replied as he started to ready himself. He turned his gaze over to Saul now, inspecting him from the looks of it. He held up his arm and pointed to him. "I presume he's the gorilla?"

Edited October 14, 2014 by Chickey

[Samurshy 708]

Zeke took the suitcase and nodded. This was quickly turning out of hand, and Zeke didn't know what to expect from a fight between Misha and the templar. 

"THE ONLY ONE DYING TODAY IS YOU! Get him, Saul." Raiya yelled. 

"As you wish, boss." Saul said. The tall brute stood to face Misha in the middle of the large ring of gangsters that had formed around them to form a makeshift arena. "I am truly sorry about this." Saul said to Misha with a face of melancholy. He began to channel mana, readying a spell, but not casting yet. 

 

[Chickey 383]

Misha held up his hands in a submissive stance. "Fine fine fine. Whatever you say." He said to Raiya with a calm voice despite the situation as he faced Saul. "Oh there is nothing to be sorry about my dear man. A fight is a glorious thing. Every battle is a work of fine art to be cherished. I look forward to this." He replied as he trailed off. He politely gave the man time to channel his first spell, however he was in a fighting stance at this point. 

[Samurshy 708]

Saul placed his hand on the ground as he recited Ephesians 6:11, "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." As he spoke these words a magic sigil appeared under them that encompassed the whole of the makeshift arena. He then charged at Misha full speed, his fist pulled back for a direct punch. 

[Chickey 383]

Misha stood silent now, carefully listening to everything that was being said. He wanted to inspect the sigil but the man didn't give him much time. As he charged Misha extended his arm out towards the man and went to fire a blast of energy. However to his surprise nothing happened. With his time to react gone he couldn't do anything to stop the man. His fist connected straight against his jaw, nearly dislocating it and causing Misha to stumble a few feet back. His vision was all blurry now and he felt dizzy, but he still tried to fire another blast to no avail. Now sure that something was very wrong with his magic he blindly threw a punch back at the man. 

[Samurshy 708]

As Misha threw the punch, Saul knew that he must have been disoriented, because the punch was much too slow and sloppy to be a punch that someone gave all their effort for. Saul moved into the punch but moved his head to dodge it. He then put his arm up between Misha's arm and his neck, grasping Misha's arm in a lock, before issuing two swift punches to the gut. Saul then empowered his foot with magical energy, stepped back a foot or two, and then issued an empowered kick that, would have killed a normal man, but sent Misha flying into the crowd. The crowd quickly scrambled out of the way as to not get hit by the flying body. Misha's body hit into some wooden crates which broke under the speed and power that he was sent flying. 

Saul looked over at Raiya who had a smirk of sweet victory on her face, he then turned his attention back to Misha, who was not dead but lying in a pile of broken wood from the creates he smashed into.

[Chickey 383]

Misha gave a slight groan as he rolled off the pile of smashed crates. Coughing a bit from being winded from the kick. However his next emotion wasn't exactly what would be expected. He started to laugh, rather loudly in fact. Considering his situation and tone, it was a bit more disturbing than his usual laughs. He slowly got up and adjusted his jaw back into place as his vision began to return to him. He rolled it around to make sure he was still fine and then dusted off his clothing real quick. Only after he made his way back through the crowd and into the ring did his laughter finally die down. "Now I get it... how foolish of me to miss it. You're a Templar aren't you gorilla?! Now it all makes sense. In a city where almost all threats are magical, you can deal with them all easily. Clever. I have to commend you on that." He stated with a cheerful attitude. 

 

He arched his back to emit a slight cracking sound. "And packin' some heat too arent'cha? I haven't been slammed like that for years. It's a refreshing feeling if I do say so myself..." He added as he waited for the man to continue. 

Edited October 14, 2014 by Chickey

[Samurshy 708]

"Yes, I am originally from the Templar order, an order that is almost extinct. I say originally because I was excommunicated." Saul said, is expression as serious as ever. "Raiya took me in when no one else would after I was excommunicated, I owe her and the Crux gang my life. So if she tells me to kill someone, I must do it." He said, as he rushed forward, attempting an uppercut.

Raiya's mixture of joy and anticipation quickly turned to anger as she saw him stand up and brush off the attack like it was nothing. "Kill him, Saul. Kill him, NOW!"

Edited October 14, 2014 by Samurshy

[Chickey 383]

"Oh I know of the Templars, years ago I knew one. They're an interesting lot." Misha was able to get out before the man rushed back at him. For some reason he had his hands rested behind his back. This time he had time to figure out how to deal with him, and as soon as he reached and went for the hit he dodged the uppercut to the side. From the man's flank he picked up his leg and slammed his boot down right on his knee joint. With Misha's force it easily snapped and broke. Afterwards he performed a combo of a roundhouse kick that reached up to the man's face to daze him, and then pushed off Saul's body with his boot and skipped a few feet back. 

 

"However even though I can commend you on the useful skill of stripping beginner level magicians of their power and then overwhelming them with your strength. Your actual fighting skill falls off against people with more experience then bar fights. Templars should be masters of close quarters combat. You wasted your potential fighting weaker people. You became slow and weak, never learning any technique besides feral attacks with no real challenges around." Misha explained as he waited for Saul to make his next move. His tone slowly grew more dark as he talked. 

Edited October 14, 2014 by Chickey

[Azura 1,107]

Nora couldn't be seen carrying two large blades on her back, so she had to stick to the shadows. She connected her phone to a computer at the base in Axoana to trace the location of the last call that came from Nicky's phone. A minute later, she received a pin-point location on the map. It was a small building within a rather dangerous area that one one goes to. The area was reported many times for murder, gunfights and rape. "Why would he be there?" Nora said before teleporting near the ground towards the favela.

[Samurshy 708]

Saul let out a grunt of pain, but didn't scream. his head pulsed with pain and his leg burned in the agony of his snapped bones. He charged his hand with energy and attempted to punch at Misha but ultimately failed. All he could do was kneel there. And as he knelt there, in front of Misha and Raiya, he thought back to when he was excommunicated from the Templar order. The one woman he loved, Tiana, a Templar maiden. He had his eye on her since the beginning when he joined the order, though she never realized it. And eventually when he summed up the courage to tell her, she denied him. She told him that the only one she loved was Amarath, the pretty boy Templar showoff, who was always picked first for missions; who was always clearly the favorite of the order. Saul thought he could just let it go, the love that he felt for her. But, when he stumbled into her bed chamber one night to find Amarath and her embraced in passionate love, only white hot rage burned in him. He could no longer control himself. He beat Amarath to death with a candle stand, and afterwards held down Tiana and his way with her. Normally the Templar order would have just executed him for his crimes, but they thought that that was taking the easy way out. So instead, they exiled him, burned all his assets, and forced him to walk a life of solitude. He vowed to live his life with moral virtue from then on, to atone for the atrocities he had committed so very long ago. He devoted a few years to charity work, and relief efforts in war torn parts of the world. It wasn't until Raiya extended her hand to him, that he realized he still had a way to utilize his skills that he gained throughout his Templar years. Saul knew that he would have to atone for his heignous crimes, he just didn't know that today was the day that retribution would come full circle. But now he was sure of it, that today was the day he received his comeuppance. Saul looked up at Misha with an expression of a mixture of sorrow, remorse, and peace.

Raiya at this point was standing, as before she was siting down on the roof of the two-story building that the snipers were posted on. She was standing and yelling something, something Saul couldn't understand.

"GET UP SAUL! KILL HIM, YOU WORTHLESS MONGREL!" Raiya yelled as loud as possible. At this point, she already knew it was too late. Saul had already given in. Raiya continued to yell, because the only alternative would be to cry, and she could not show weakness in front of all of her subordinates, so she continued to yell pointless obscenities. 

[Chickey 383]

Misha waited politely with his arms still behind his back for the man while keeping a friendly look. However at this point he figured the man wasn't getting back to his feet to fight. His hands fell to his sides and he gave a look of disappointment now. "Why the long face?" Misha asked, trying to not to chuckle but failing. He didn't really want to kill the man, he figured it wouldn't leave the best impression of him on the gang or it's leader. However the rules of this fight were to the death, and he couldn't just disappoint everybody now. 

 

Misha walked over with a sigh, booting him right in the chest to knock him over. As soon as he rolled off his back Misha picked him up by his clothes and heaved him to his feet. He grabbed Saul in a headlock from behind and then abruptly snapped his neck. Dropping him to the ground as soon as it was over. Afterwards he looked around, carefully inspecting the expressions of everyone around. And then finally turned his gaze up to Raiya. He didn't say anything and just lifted his arms up and dropped them back to his side in a shrug like gesture as he wondered what would happen next with a small grin on his face.

Edited October 15, 2014 by Chickey

[turndown4whut 9]

Shane had not considered the consequences of his actions. All could do now, is practice the ancient art of his people, the "Daniels Way," if you will. That art, is damage control.

 

"Well ladies, I know you're mad, and I'm sorry, but let me say this, I have a surprise for you! And it may or may not be cello shaped! I saved a special something just in case one of you guys decided to get musical on me." 

 

With this, Shane hoped he had bought himself some time.