[RP] A Single Element

[Noblejanobii]

A Single Element

Plot:Mages
They've existed amongst you since the universe began. They are the reason that you were born and the reason you will die. While they are few in numbers, they are far more powerful than any force mortals can muster. They are practically immortal, only able to die when the spell that keeps them alive is cancelled out. As such, not many of the original Mages still exist, but not many new Mages have followed them either. The war and destruction from over billions of years often being the result of the end of a Mage. And yet, they have remained undiscovered all this time.
So what changed?
They made a mistake.
Egyptian pyramids are known for their secret passageways. The Mages knew this as well. They helped build them after all. While many of them no longer use them, one of the few remaining originals, Enchanter, still utilizes his labs in the pyramids. It was on one day, while he was away from his labs, that an expedition funded by the American health company, Star Masses Health co., entered one of the labs by accident. They took everything. When Enchanter returned, he was frantic. The members of the expedition had taken all the samples from his lab: blood, tissue, and even equipment. While many might find this as nothing more than a minor robbery, it is important to remember that these samples were possessed by a Mage.
These were no ordinary samples.
The tests showed that.
Star Masses Health co. found something revolutionizing. The DNA contained in the samples was evolved light years ahead anything humans had ever dreamed of becoming. Upon infusion into lab subjects, the subjects evolved as well, both animal and human. Humans now had abilities, abilities that could control the elements, warp time, and even control the cycle of life and death. Mankind was changing. The Mages became fearful, as some found their own powers weakening. It seemed like things could only get worse. And then they did.
And then they did.
A traitor rose in their midst.
The Blocker, the weakest and strongest Mage, is mortal. The power of this Mage, unlike all others, is not flashy. A Blocker can go an entire life without knowing about the abilities within him or her. The Blocker cancels all magic that the Mages posses. The Blocker makes Mages mortal. The Blocker is the only being that can make the death of a Mage possible. Beyond their own magic, Blockers never see the true abilities of the Mages.
Or so it was thought.
But now that has changed.
The current Blocker witnessed the superhumans in person. Te Blocker knew what these abilities were. But, the Blocker did not care. Magic meant power. The Blocker had an idea. He went to Star Masses Health co., told them about the Mages, and created a plan.
He would reveal their existence.
He struck for Times Square.
During a live television interview for CNN, the Blocker spotted another Mage, Writer. He cancelled her magic. Her true appearance was revealed, her large black wings on display for all who were watching. She panicked and fled the scene. But, footage was caught of her flying away from the scene.
The Mages were now exposed.
The humans called for their extermination.
The Blocker is leading the humans.
Now, the Mages are forced to fight.
Which only leaves one question for you.
What is your side?

Rules:
-Pokemon Crossroads Rules
-Below is a list of the basic mages, but I'm more than willing to accept ideas for other ones, so feel free to ask
-Not too strict on roleplaying etiquette, but since this does has the potential to have a lot of characters, I think having a header with the character's name, their location, what Mage they are, and affected role players might be necessary.
-No god-modding, mini-modding, etc.
-No bunnying unless absolutely necessary
-No OP characters, but it is reasonable to assume that the older the character is, the more powerful they will be compared to newer characters
-PG-15, try to keep it in that area. Profanity is allowed but not encouraged. Gore can occur but nothing like innards spilling everywhere. Romance is allowed, but keep the explicit stuff out of the forum.
-Be nice to all role players!
-If you're going to do OOC chat, put it in double parenthesis above your header. I don't discourage it because some of the most fun I've had in roleplays was a direct result of OOC chat.
-Character limit? If you think there is one then you've obviously never heard my famous roleplaying stories that originate from my old years on PF1. But try to treat the characters with equal attention.
-I'd prefer it if everyone was active, but life can get in the way. I get that. So if you're going to disappear or something, try to let us know.
-Got a suggestion? Send it my way! I don't bite… hard.
- AWA1997 is co-owner and has the same powers this thread as I do. If you don't feel comfortable asking me something then please go to him about it.

Form:
Name:
Age:
Species (witch/wizard or human):
Element:
Appearance:
What abilities does your character have:
Personality:
Siding with Mages or Humans:
Crush:

List of Elements:
Life: reserved-Neo Emolga
Death:
Earth:
Air:
Fire: taken-Morzone
Water:
Blood:
Ice:
Art:
Writing: taken-NobleJanobii
Music: taken- Morzone
Disease:
Affection:
Malice:
Venom:
Shadows:
Storms:
Fate: taken-NobleJanobii
Space:
Enchanter: taken-NobleJanobii
Spirit: taken-AWA1997
Alchemy: taken-AWA1997
Blocker: taken-AWA1997

Superhuman List:Blood: taken- NobleJanobii
Earth: taken- Awa1997

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

“Due to the imminent threat that we have all witnessed, I believe it is safe to say that these so called ’Mages’ need to be dealt with immediately. I am a representative of the organization that will aid you in your fight against these wretched beings, the CEO of Star Masses Health Co. Any questions?”

“The chair recognizes the representative of the People’s Republic of China.”

A stout Asian man rose from his seat. He straightened his black suit jacket and yellow tie as he stared through his thin eyes at the businessman that stood in front of the United Nations on this day. He could see no reasons to trust this man. The delegate had watched the video of the Mages being exposed for himself and it had seemed to him that the true threat was the one called the “Blocker.” It had appeared to this delegate that the woman caught on video fleeing had posed no true threat to the world as a whole. Yet, as usual, the American public had gone in an uproar about the attack. Ever since the incident titled 9/11 it had always been the same with those dramatic individuals. No matter, there were other countries that could see reason to stop this madness.

“Please excuse me, sir,” the delegate said, “but I fail to see what the threat is. The only footage that has been shown to us of this so called threat has been the individual you call the ’Blocker’ attacking one of these Mages. If anything, it appears he is a bigger threat than any of these Mages. Thus, I must say without sufficient evidence, the People’s Republic of China cannot agree to endorse such an idea.” This seemed to rattle a few of the other delegates. China was a veto power, after all. If they could not get China to agree or at least abstain, then any efforts to neutralize this threat would be stopped dead in its tracks. However, what seemed to catch the representative off guard, was the smile that graced the CEO’s lips at the question. He chuckled and smiled broadly.

“I’m so glad you asked, dear representative. You see, during an expedition sponsored by our company, we discovered tissues and blood samples from these beings, as well as weapons that seem to be infused with their powers. These weapons each had some special ability that could easily kill a large group of people, and given the sheer amount of them, it is easy to see they were preparing for war. On top of this, why would they have stayed in hiding for so long if not to spot our weaknesses and then wipe us out? The facts are all there and you cannot deny them. On top of that, I have already prepared a weapon that will aid us in our fight against these Mages.” The CEO looked back to the stand and whistled. A head rose up from behind the stand. The woman stood up and flicked her long black hair over her shoulder.

“Yes sir?” she replied, her blue eyes striking the entire room into silence. The CEO signaled to her. The woman walked to the stairs and took her time in descending to the CEO’s side. Her blood red dress swished back and forth, even after she had finished walking. She sighed and gave the CEO a bored look. He chuckled once again and gestured to the Chinese representative.

“My dear, would you do us the honor of showing just how lethal a mage’s power can be to a human?” The woman’s large lips tucked into a smug smile. She licked her lips then reached down to her ankle.

“My pleasure,” she replied as she drew a small dagger from where it had been strapped to her ankle. She drew the sharp blade across her wrist and watched with fascination as a red liquid bubbled from the cut. The woman watched it in silence for a little bit then waved her other hand above the bleeding cut. Suddenly, the blood froze in place. The woman rose her hand and the blood followed, weaving through the air eagerly after her fingers. There was a tense air in the security council as she performed this trick. The woman watched her blood with a child-like amusement, until something in her eyes changed, the spark of a sadist. The blood froze and began to tremble. It broke from the woman’s arm and grew, changing shape into a blood sword. The woman’s wound sealed back over, the sword grasped tightly in her right hand. She spun and swung the sword towards a desk, the weapon breaking open the wood as if it were nothing. The woman smiled and looked at the CEO. Her smile faltered at his gaze; it was not enough.

The woman dropped the blade of blood, the sword deforming and splattering all over the floor. She extended her hand out in front of her, the palm of her hand facing the Chinese delegate. Her eyes turned a brilliant shade of crimson as the man in front of her suddenly froze, then, as she twisted her hand, he moved like a puppet on strings. He raised his hands in the air, waved, then dropped them. The other representatives watched in amazement as he began to perform a dance for the group, Gangnam Style to be exact. There were even a few snickers from the less professional delegates. The CEO noticed this show was definitely getting attention and waved his hand to the woman. Her eyes returned to their normal blue and she lowered her hand. The Chinese delegate collapsed against his table and grit his teeth, shaking from exhaustion. Yet, the CEO could tell not everyone was on board yet. He waved his hand in the air and signaled for the next member to begin his show.


Arian Black
The Enchanter
The Pyramids of Egypt
After doing a head count and noticing a few mages were missing Arian scoffed. “Why are there people missing when we have a serious matter to discuss?” While holding his nose to calm himself, he started to address who was there, “I am sure everyone knows why we are here,” he started saying pausing to glare at Araxie for a second before continuing. “They have the blocker as well as Mage tissue and blood samples. From what I have observed, they are implanting these samples into humans.”

Araxie looked appalled at the suggestion. She had heard of mortals doing something of this scale if it was to save their own, but solely because they were able to do it? That was downright disgusting! “Yes, it seems this process also gifts the subjects some of the abilities of the Mage the sample belonged to,” Arian said upon seeing Araxie’s disgust. He scanned over the small group again, then added, “I believe they mean to either capture us and experiment on us, or worse, exterminate us.” Arian slid his gaze to the nearby Fate Mage, but the African American man gave no indication of his thoughts on the statement. Typical. Arian lifted his hand into the air and spoke, “I see it best that we deal with this threat swiftly, show the world we mean them no harm and we are not their enemies. And I suggest we do so by offering them a gift, a subject, if you will, for them to see that we show no tolerance for disobedience either. On top of this, our revealing is of the highest offenses, and such an ordeal requires a punishment.”

Araxie stiffened in her chair, knowing exactly what was coming next. Arian wanted her to be the gift to the humans, to show the humans that the mages had no tolerance for mistakes. Arian smiled a little, realizing Araxie knew what he was to say next.

“I believe we send Araxie as a peace offering.”

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
The Egyptian Temples

"Are you Mad?" Rowan shouted, jumping up from his seat. He pointed his flute threateningly at the foot-taller mage. "You have no right to offer anyone up for anything. The only person who can make a choice like that is Araxie, even if the rest of us agreed to this ludicrous idea. And why should she be punished? It't not like it was her fault that stupid blocker revealed us! It could just have easily have been you. And if we are talking about punishments, you've caused more trouble by allowing those researchers to find your laboratories than anything else! Discovery wouldn't be a problem if humanity wasn't using Your devices to create superhumans."

Rowan took a breath to calm himself. He gave a supportive glace to Araxie before adding, "Giving one of us to them wouldn't work anyway. What if they do just want to kill us? They'd just kill the tribute as an easy target and we'd have one less person on our side. No, I've watched humanity for the last 2 millennia and appeasement has never worked to stop major conflicts."


(I wanted to use the real USA UN rep., but her biggest policy is anti-genocide. So that didn't work out. It'd probably be insulting to use real ones anyway.)
Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
United Nations

Marx's fingers tapped quickly along the tabletop. Beneath the table his feet moved back and forth in an energetic motion. Having become a mage only recently, he didn't feel like he had any obligation to help them. Marx hadn't really liked the mage that'd introduced him anyway. Next to him, his fellow representative from America stood up.

"John Brooks, Representing The United States of America." The tall, balding man introduced himself. "Thank you for that uh, enlightening display. I agree that these mages have been hiding from and possibly testing on us for too long. Representatives from my country have investigated explored the laboratory equipment, and too have used them to create what the developers labeled a 'SuperHuman.'" The man gestured to Marx, who stood up and gave an exaggerated bow and a wide smile to the group. In his mind Marx thought about what had happened to the actual superhuman, who he'd taken by surprise and killed, then taken his place.

"Thank you, Mr. Hunfry." The Representative said, and Marx sat back down, still with his smile. "I believe that these new 'SuperHumans' are the best defense against these mages. It is my suggestion that we use them to track down the mages mages and bring them into custody."

[Awasfriend]

Bernie Sumner
Space Mage
A desserted island in Alaska

Bernie grinned as the superhuman demonstrated her powers. This might be more interesting than he thought. As he watched the meeting unfold from a portal to his left and the mages meeting on the right. Knowing the superhuman might cause problems he decided to notify the mages. 'What fun would being the devil's advocate if he didn't mess with both sides,' he thought as he transported a note through the portal on the right into Arian's hand.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

Well, this was a fine, adorable mess. Now I've seen generations of humans make the same bumbling mistakes over and over again, but this definitely a whole new special kind of stupidity. Arian was griping about a few missing mages and the whole situation at hand with Araxie and stuff, but whatever. Those other mages were probably off sleeping or doing something lame, so it wasn't really a loss if they didn't show up.

"Rowan's right, don't even waste your time trying to appease humans," I shrugged with a casual smile. "Give them a meter and they'll want a kilometer and will never let you have it back. As for Araxie, nah, don't send a lamb off to the slaughter. We're civil and believe in second chances, right? Besides, blame the Blocker for that whole mess. Those kinds of shenanigans could have happened to any of us."

It would certainly save me the trouble of having to pick her up and dust her off before bringing her back to life again.

"Anyway, I say clean out any humans that have been implanted with the powers," I smiled, worry-free. "Easy. We've been using our powers our whole lives and they're only just getting used to them. And we don't need them waltzing around with any of that as a new toy to help them kill each other and go after us. As for the Blocker, now, this may sound rather laughably primitive, but you could axe him with something more conventional. You know, anything these humans have invented in their goal to keep up with killing each other."

Would be ironic, but poetic in a way.

[AWA1997]

Nicholas Flamel and Alma Breya
Alchemy Mage and Spirit Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

Nicholas leaned back in his seat. "How about we just make a video message to send them that will tell them that we mean no harm and hope they listen? We won't risk killing someone who did nothing wrong, and we may stop this war before it starts." he said. "If we can prove that we've actually helped them to advance, they may realize that, while some of us have powers that can be dangerous, we do not use them for the purpose I'm sure they think we do. And, if it doesn't work, us not retaliating unless absolutely necessary may send the right message again."

Alma nodded. "I agree with Nick. And getting mad at each other..." she glared at Arian for a second "...isn't going to solve anything either. The only person we should do anything about if we have the choice is that Blocker. He gave us all a bad name, but they forgive him for joining them against us."

Alex James
Blocker
New York

Alex smirked as he sat in his chair at home, watching the news reports that were still in a frenzy over the revealing of the Mages. It was total chaos, and he loved it. And, if all went well, the Mages would all be eliminated and their powers captured in order to be passed on to those truly worthy of them. There were many who tried to rule the world, but they all failed, usually due to the Mages' intervention. However, the major threats would soon be removed from the equations.

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
United Nations

Dagan stood up with Marx as the second superhuman brought in from America. He however seemed a bit more hesitant than Marx, only giving a small bow and not smiling at all. He didn't like this, and he wasn't going to pretend to. In fact, the power he discovered before the one they expecting had shown him that they were trying to make the Mages out to be the bad guys.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture, Jude Audrey, and Arian Black
Writer Mage, Fate Mage, and The Enchanter
The Pyramids of Egypt

Araxie let out a small sigh of relief and scooted her seat closer to Rowan. At least all the other mages supported her, even if this whole ordeal was her fault. At least they saw she wasn't completely to blame for this chaos. Still, Arian would probably never forgive her. Araxie had learned through her select encounters with Arian that the Enchanter held grudges quite easily and tended to blame others rather than himself. Still, it was not good for her to be on Arian's bad side.

"I don't believe the humans will listen to reason." Arian and Araxie looked over at Jude as the Fate Mage as he stood up. He brushed himself off then continued when he felt he had the attention of everyone in attendance. "I may not have been a mage for long, so please forgive me if my judgment is ill felt, but from what I have observed through the different periods of time that I have witnessed, humans do not… welcome peace so easily. They are a brutish species that prefers to shoot before they speak, rather than ask questions to avoid the fight in general. I believe we need to act quickly to subdue the humans before this becomes a full genocide." With that Jude promptly sat down.

Arian was boiling at the seams. How could all these imbeciles not see reason? These humans wanted blood! They needed a sacrifice! Arian slammed his hands onto the table, causing Araxie to jump a little, and growled at Rowan.

"How dare you attack me for such a mistake! I took precautions to prevent their entry. Their entry was wholly unexpected and improbable. I could not have prevented such an invasion of my privacy unless Jude had warned me so. Our resident Writer, on the other hand, was putting herself on display for the world by walking around in one of the largest cities ever built instead of hiding out like an intelligent being after the attack on my laboratories. Such a mistake does not render a second chance! The humans want blood? We'll give it to them then!"

Araxie sucked in a shallow breath and fell from her seat, scrambling behind Rowan and tears rising in her eyes.

"I didn't mean to!" she said as she trembled behind Rowan. "It was an accident, I'm sorry! Please don't kill me!"

Jude rolled his eyes. Jesus, these guys weren't much better than the humans in some ways. What was this? The Middle Ages?

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

The CEO smiled as he gained support from the American delegate. It seemed that changed quite a few minds by itself. Several more delegates voiced their support as well before the Chair began to bang his gavel.

"Undercurrent will cease!" The talking in the chamber stopped and all eyes were on the Chair. "We will take a roll call vote. Assistant Chair, if you will." The Assistant Chair called out each chair by name and recorded their vote. It did not take long. The vote was unanimous. The Assistant Chair handed the results to the Chair. The Chair cleared his throat and read the results aloud.

"It is unanimous. The United Nations has decided to declare war on the species known as the Mages through the use of these creatures known as the superhumans. Production of them is to be continued and done so as quickly as possible. Security Council adjourned." The Chair banged his gavel again and the delegates let out cheers, applause ringing out throughout the chamber. Elisabeth smiled as she looked around the chamber of the United Nations. And so it has begun.

[Awasfriend]

Bernie Sumner
The Space Mage
Alaska
Seeing that Adrian didn't read his note he sent another note to Rowan, "They have decided war, beware they already have three super humans and are wanting to make as many as possible before they officially declare it." Falling from the ceiling it landed right in front of him.

[AWA1997]

Nicholas Flamel and Alma Breya
Alchemy Mage and Spirit Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

"Arian, in case you haven't noticed, there is no way that she could've known that the Blocker would go after her either. They had to break into the pyramid to get your stuff, he just had to be nearby to blow her cover, and none of us were checking up on where he was. She's just as blameless as you. But, if you want to give them the blood sacrifice, how about offering yourself up as the sacrifice and giving them the blood with the least powers so they can't turn it against us?" Nick said, glaring him down. "I mean, you are the one who suggested it, and you are the one trying to kill another Mage for something outside of her power. It seems only fair."

Alma rubbed her forehead. "Nobody is sacrificing anyone." she said. "And the next mention of it will earn the person who brings it up a black eye."

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Mage meeting, Egyptian Pyramids

Rowan seethed at Adrian, how could he act so ignorant? "The spilling of blood will only bring more wolves." He said angrily, "How could any of us, beside Jude, have known the blocker was going to reveal her? I didn't know. You didn't know. Araxie certainly didn't know. If the discovery of your laboratories was unavoidable, then surely the revealing would be as well. There was no reason to hide away like frightened mice because before the blocker made his move, no human would be able to find us. Its not like you keep a record of where we go and what we look like in your lab."

Rowan was going to continue when a piece of paper suddenly landed on his head. He grabbed it irritably and read it. Somewhat annoyed, he said, "Apparently Bernie is watching the human leaders make their decision. He says they've chosen to hunt us down with an army of Superhumans, but it doesn't say what they plan to do with us when we're found."

Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
U.N. headquarters

Marx jumped up and stretched his vast height as far as it would go. He brushed his fingers through his hair, fiery sparks flying between them, and smiled as he watched the UN representatives file out of the room discussing various things. He was more interested in the Superhuman who'd shown off what her blood could do. Moving between people, he made his way over to her. Once he'd arrived he introduced himself with, "Why, hello there! Name's Marx. That was some nice work you did there."

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

"Oh please, people, let's not start fighting amongst ourselves, now!" I shouted to the rest of them.

It's just what those daft humans would want. If they saw this little squabble, they'd be jittering with glee.

I would have liked to get this discussion back on a civil track... before I had to heal everyone because everyone was beating each other up.

"Listen, we're all friends here, right?" I asked the group, but continuing before anyone answered anything. "I thought so. With that in mind, let's figure out who the real enemies are. Blocker is a real enemy. Those superhumans are the real enemy. And anyone who wants us all dead is obviously a real enemy. That's it! Not each other. Hey, what Araxie did is stuff I do all the time. Humans may be stupid creatures, but by golly, they sure are stupid in an interesting way! So of course I mingle with them to learn more about what these silly creatures are up to."

Except I usually did it as a squirrel, mouse, or a bird, but that was besides the point.

"Now then, I don't think the humans will listen to reason," I tried to convince the others. "After all, they were the ones who first declared war on us! They're the aggressors here, and we're simply out to defend ourselves! Now then, I'd like to make them learn it was a really bad idea to pick a fight with us and steal the magic powers only we were supposed to have. Good idea, huh?"

Of course it was a good idea.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture, Jude Audrey, and Adrian Black
Writer Mage, Fate Mage, and the Enchanter
The Pyramids of Egypt

Jude sat silently as the brutes argued over bloodshed. When Rowan made his announcement, and then Tyler soon after, nobody seemed to notice or care, so the Fate Mage calmly stood up. His lips curled back into a snarl and he shouted above everywhere, "EVERYONE QUIET!" Jude waited for his requested silence patiently, which he received quickly. Jude looked over everyone and said, "A common war strategy is to turn allies against each other, and that is exactly what is happening here, is it not? I'll be honest when I'm saying everyone's thought processes of sacrifice and blood is quite barbaric. What are we? The Mongols? We are far more advanced and civilized than the humans are. Why are we lowering ourselves to the level of their ancestors? While I cannot risk disclosing much of the future to you all, I will say then, giving s sacrifice to the humans does not end well. We should avoid such a proposition at all costs. Instead, we should consider the Life Mage's proposition instead. I believe our best bet is to take on and take out the superhumans as well as the facilities that produce them in order to eliminate any threat to us."

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

"Why, hello there! Name's Marx. That was some nice work you did there."

Elisabeth turned her head in interest as a masculine voice spoke to her. Who could possibly wish to speak with her? It was not the CEO or the earth superhuman. This voice was not either of theirs. It was a new, fresh voice that had never grazed her ears before. Elisabeth scanned the man, who called himself Marx, over. He was fairly dull looking, in her honest opinion, but then again, everyone did. However, his eyes seemed to hold a fire in them. They did say the eyes were the doorway to the soul. Mayhaps this man was a wielder of fire as she was a controller of blood? Elisabeth tucked her left leg behind her right leg and curtsied to Marx.

"A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mr. Marx. I am Elisabeth Scarlet, address me as you wish. I appreciate your compliment. I only recently received my abilities and have been practicing every chance I have received. Though it is possibly unwise to admit, this was the first time I used my abilities on a human, prior to this occasion I only practiced on insignificant creatures."

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Mage Meeting, Egyptian Pyramids

At Jude's shout and speech Rowan sat down in a huff, still giving Adrian an evil eye. After a moment he calmed himself and looked over at Araxie, giving her a friendly smile. He tossed the space mage's note on to the table in case anyone else felt like reading the exact wording. "Do we know where any of the superhumans or where they're made are? Mingling most likely won't work, as there's a good chance the blocker has described us all to them by now."

Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
UN Headquarters

"I shall call you Liz. And not a worry, I attained my powers only recently as well." Twirling his finger, Marx created a flaming halo, which floated brightly over his own head. Out of the corner of his eye, Marx could see a few UN members watching them and whispering to each other. "Those scientists gave power over the flame. It's quite fun really, there's no feeling quite like being able to burn the things you hate into ashes."

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

"I-If I may suggest something?" Araxie moved back to her seat and wiped her eyes. She looked around then said, "I know the Blocker recognized me on sight but, to be perfectly fair, I interacted with him a lot since we usually passed one another in New York as well as other places. Is it possible that he does not know at least one of us? Surely we have not introduced him to everybody just yet. If this is true, then we may have some element of surprise. It is also possible that they lack sufficient superhuman forces yet. Space said that they wished to create more before they officially challenged us. That suggests they do not have many right? Would they not all be kept in the same facility then?"

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

Elisabeth's eye twitched at the nicknamed but she thought it less of her to voice her complaints. At this moment in time, it appeared befriending this Marx character might be the best decision. They could both easily kill each other with their newfound powers and Elisabeth had no intention of such a thing occurring until she had tried herself against a Mage.

"Your power is much more destructive and arguably more useful than my own. Perhaps a combination of our abilities would be best suited in battle. I think it would be wise for my boss to collaborate with yours in the future."

[Awasfriend]

A note landed on Araxie's lap, "blood, fire and one other, so far. The man representing the blocker claimed to be the CEO of Star Masses Health Co. that might be a start."

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

You had to love Jude.

"It's a good thing superhumans aren't too many in number," I told the rest of the crew. "Or at least not yet, but if we don't do anything about this mess very soon, there will be more of them crawling about thinking they can rule the world. So obviously, we need to find out where this facility is, destroy all of the research, and make sure no more of these freaks are created. Once we're sure they can't make more, then we go about wiping out the few that currently exist."

Now... how to do that without coming on too obvious.

"We need a double agent," I purposed. "One of us who can get in on the inside and act like a human that's interested in seeking out superhuman powers, or find someone already on the inside who we can bribe for their help. Only then are we going to be able to find this place."

If the research was destroyed and the creation of superhumans was no longer possible, humans would know their place. Heck, if it weren't for us, they never would have had those powers to begin with. To me, they were trying to steal what was rightfully ours, and they had absolutely no right to do that. If they didn't have our powers, that was just too bad. They managed to survive this long without them, so they didn't truly need them.

Heck, I didn't have Araxie's powers and I had no desire to steal them. Or Adrian's, or Jude's and so on. So why couldn't they just live and work with what they had rather than try to steal our stuff?

[Noblejanobii]

Arian Black, Araxie Scripture
The Enchanter, writing Mage
Egyptian Pyramids

Araxie picked up the note in front of her and read it aloud.

"According to the space Mage, they have a fire and blood superhuman, as well as one that his powers are unknown. Maybe we could try and convince one of them we aren't all bad. Show them how we aren't truly evil. I think it would be difficult to send in a Mage."

"I agree," Arian said, "they might realize we already have powers and realize we're a Mage before we get the process to receive powers. Let's try and get someone inside first then if that doesn't work, we send someone in."

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Egyptian Temple

Rowan considered the idea. He wasn't sure how to go about either of them, but they seemed as good as any idea to him. Still, he had another question to ask. "Sounds as good an idea as we're going to get. But what do the rest of us do? We can't all stay in one place, we need separate places to hide. Especially if these superhumans are any good at tracking us."

Marx Hunfry
Fire mage
UN headquarters

"Why that sounds like a splendid Idea!" Marx said and laughed, though it sounded ever so slightly like a cackle. "I wouldn't really call him my boss though... More like a guide. I only really listen to him when I want too, otherwise all the fun would be ruined." Marx considered Elisabeth for a moment before asking, "Say, why'd you choose to become a super human? Got a grudge against a mage?"

[AWA1997]

Nicholas Flamel and Alma Breya
Alchemy Mage and Spirit Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

"Well, if we assume the lives of average humans, the Blocker will have to come out to find us since humans typically cannot tell the difference between us and them." Alma said. "So they may start to question his authority when he can't find any of us." she paused. "Though, that would also limit how much contact we can have with each other and if they do somehow find one of us, we won't get the news until it's too late to do anything."

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
United Nations

Dagan sighed and stood in the back of the room near a potted plant. He used his powers to manipulate the soil in the pot and let a small flower grow out of it. This power was useful, but not for what they wanted to use it for. It was a nurturing power, and he recognized it as such. He would never use it as a tool for war. It wasn't meant for that.

[Awasfriend]

Bernie Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska
A note appeared in the soil in front of the third super human. "It seems you do not want to fight if this is the case simply nod, if not shake your head."

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

Araxie's plan was to try and convince the mages we weren't all that bad. Well, of course we weren't, but that wasn't going to change the fact they were still making superhumans and I was pretty sure that wasn't something that was just going to be undone like changing clothes.

"Yeah, but those superhumans," I told the others, knowing we really should try to stop that, "they really gotta go. I'm okay with trying to convince regular humans that we can still be a friendly bunch, but those guys that just want to steal our powers to pulverize stuff... yeah, I'm not crazy about them hanging around. The research and technology stuff that made those things needs to go also."

Besides, there was another point.

"Plus, it's for their own good," I told the others in a simple and real people terms kind of way. "Every time humans invent a new weapon or way to destroy things, they use it on each other, and this is going to be no exception. Now that could get pretty catastrophic. So unless humans have a way to reverse the creation of superhumans, we've got no choice but to either destroy the superhumans and the technology that created them, or lock it all up and quarantine them and that research so that kind of thing can't spread to others."

"In any case, going undercover is going to be our only way of finding this place, if the rest of you guys still feel it needs to be shut down," I told the others, knowing going undercover was easy for me. "But if any of us gets into trouble, let's get a meeting place or have some way of contacting each other."

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture, Arian Black, and Jude Audrey
Writing Mage, Enchanter, and Fate Mage
Egyptian Pyramids

"I think that would be wise," Arian said. "It will be easier for the younger mages like Jude since they already have a hidden life to slip into. However…" Arian looked at Araxie. "Mages like myself will have a more difficult time, Araxie especially since her face was caught on national news."

"Maybe someone could go with me!" Araxie suggested. She pushed some hair out of her face and looked around the table. "I mean, Arian's right. I'll stand out but I certainly can't just hide out all day in an apartment or something it will look suspicious. So maybe someone could hide out with me."

"I think Rowan would be best for that job," Jude interjected, a ghost of a smile on his lips.

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

"My reason?" Elisabeth laughed a little then said, "Power. I know not who these mages are, nor do I care. My only thoughts are thanks to them for giving me such beautiful powers that I can now do with what I please. Is that not reason enough?"

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
United Nations

Dagan paused as he saw the note. He looked around a bit before picking it up and reading it. He stood still for a moment. They watched this whole thing, and they're still watching! He considered it for a moment before nodding just enough to be seen without drawing much attention. He didn't want to fight or cause an issue with the Mages, and if he could get them to get him out of it, then he'd be glad to do it.

[Awasfriend]

Bernie Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska
Seeing the nod he took the note, removing the evidence. After taking the note back he sent another to Arian. "The third might serve as your spy, he does not wish to fight."

[Noblejanobii]

Arian Black
The Enchanter
Egyptian Pyramids

Arian picked up the note carefully and read it before sighing a little. Bernie was always a tricky one, but they really had no choice but to trust him for now.

"Bernie says that the third superhuman has no wish to fight against us and the space mage also suggests we use this third superhuman as our double agent."

[Dragon Master Mike]

Osias Dryton
Storm Mage
The Egyptian Pyramids

As Arian finished his sentence, a figure stepped into the room. Wearing clothes liken to those worn by Egyptian nobility, his solid gold chain necklace swayed as he walked. "If you've summoned me, then I assume that there is something of importance to be discussed?" Osias stated, disregarding how late he had arrived. Silently, he walked forward and joined the group. In reality, he knew very well what this meeting was about. "I presume that this has something to do with our... little incident?" He said, glaring at Araxie. If it hadn't been for her, the humans wouldn't even have known about them. He hoped that he would be able to find some kind of entertainment in this situation, or else there would have been no reason for him to show up. After all, he saw no reason to be concerned by mere mortals, regardless of what kinds of powers they may have.

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Pyramids of Egypt

The tiniest of blushes appeared on his cheeks at Jude's comment, but he kept his face straight and his tone normal. "I'd be happy to." He said, looking both at Araxie and at Jude. "As for this Superhuman, are we sure we can trust him? And how would we contact him while being Absolutely sure that no one else knows about it?"

When the storm mage arrived and made his comment rowan replied, "Yes, it is about what the blocker has done. and what we're going to do because of it."

Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
UN headquarters

"Power!" Marx exclaimed, letting out a loud laugh, the cackle more evident this time, "Why, there is no better reason in the world than for Power! I myself saw in the deal the power to do what I wish, whenever I wish. Who's going to stop us, us superhumans? no one! What fun I could have!" He laughed again.

[Awasfriend]

Bernie Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska

"You could ask," said a note that landed on Rowan's lap.

Another note appeared where the other was, "I will contact you again when the others make their decision whether to trust you or not."

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music mage
Pyramids of Egypt

Rowan read the note ten crumpled it up and put it in his pocket. Stupid space mage and his notes.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture, Arian Black, and Jude Audrey
Writing Mage, Enchanter, Fate Mage
Egyptian Pyramids

"Great!" Araxie said when Rowan replied to Jude's comment. "Then we'll at least be able to blend in a little better and I'll be able to stay hidden much easier than if I were alone." However, when Osias entered and gave Araxie the same cold front as Arian, Araxie quickly shrunk down in her seat. She sunk down further in her seat when Arian leveled another glare at the writing Mage.

"Indeed," Arian replied. "The incident has caused quite a stir. They see us as threats, not allies. Typical of mortals, as you may know. However, they also have the blocker and are developing a group known as the superhumans using the tools they stole from my lab when they ransacked the place. They have abilities of some of the mages. So far we have only confirmed two elements, blood and fire. However, they have a third unconfirmed element that we are discussing the possibility of using as a spy due to the fact that they seem to have no wish to fight against us, according to the space Mage."

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

A ghost of a smile touched Elisabeth's lips. So this boy thought the same as she? Good. They would make excellent, powerful allies. This war was going to be fun.

"If only more thought as you did, Marx. Life would be so much more interesting that way. I look forward to our collaboration together. Fire and blood are two of the essential elements to life, you know."

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

I really wasn't too keen on the idea of trusting a superhuman as the double agent. Weren't we supposed to be getting rid of the entire mess the humans made? If they had no intentions of fighting us, then why get all suited up with powers for no good reason? Something stunk about the whole thing. Those superhumans got those powers for a reason, and I highly doubted this third one was going to betray the ones who gave them the powers in the first place.

"Hey, I thought we were getting rid of the superhumans, Arian," I shrugged, knowing we really couldn't trust them at all. "We can't trust one of them. What's not to say this third one is not going to betray us instead? Besides, we don't need #3's help. This is something we can do ourselves without running the risk of exposing us so the humans know where we are to hunt us down."

Not that I was worried myself, but there were others among the crew that might not fare so well.

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Egyptian Pyramids

Rowan mentally sighed and wished the others would stop blaming Araxie for the problem. It wasn't HER fault the blocker had shown up, he knew that she'd never want something like this to happen. He put a comforting hand on her shoulder, hoping to show he still supported her. As for finding out information about the superhumans, Rowan didn't like the idea of having Anyone on the inside.
"Can't we simply use Bernie to Spy on a super human or maybe one of the Scientists to find out where they're being made? With the blocker around, I don't think its safe for any of us to be near the superhumans and their bosses. I don't trust this 3rd superhuman either. He sounds like he could easily be forced to tell them about us if we contact him."

Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
UN headquarters

Marx smile did not dissapate as he replied, "Yes they are, they are indeed." He was about to say more when the American representative came over saying, "Mr. Hunfry, we must go. There are things that must be done." Marx wasn't happy about this. "What!? Can't you see I'm talking to someone? I want to get to know my fellow superhumans! Go bother the earth kid over there." He said in an annoyed voice, gesturing to the superhuman in the corner of the room. The representative looked somewhat taken aback and walked over to the other superhuman instead and began talking to him about plans for fighting and finding the mages.

Turning back to Liz, Marx said, "Since the "boss man" isn't going to get off my back until I do something he likes, do you have any ideas about finding where the mages are?"

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
United Nations

Dagan read the note before hiding it in the soil when he heard the representative was going to be heading over. He turned the dirt into a mostly-solid stone, with only the area directly under the flower remaining dirt, before practicing his ability to suspend the earth above the ground. When the representative 'caught' his attention, he put the dirt and flower back in the pot and returned the 'stone' to its original form, the note now hidden in the pot.n the representative 'caught' his attention, he put the dirt and flower back in the pot and returned the 'stone' to its original form, the note now hidden in the pot.

"Sorry, just practicing my abilities. What do you need?" he asked as he turned back to the man, hoping that the one who sent the note would remove it if the man went checking the dirt.

[Awasfriend]

Bernie Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska
Bernie took the note and dropped a different one imbetween the mages. That read, "I will be your spy, but this guy really doesn't want to fight, he might even be ok with not knowing where or who you are."

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture, Arian Black, Jude Audrey
Writing Mage, Enchanter, Fate Mage
Egyptian Pyramids

"I am very well aware of the situation, Tyler," Arian said. "But think of it my way. We use this superhuman as the spy then if at any point they show disobedience we kill them and when we finish this war, we kill him with the rest of his scum." Arian waved his hand in the air. "I mean, unlike us they're still mortal. I sincerely doubt he wouldn't be easy to dispose of."

"So you're just going to kill him no matter what happens?" Araxie asked, a tone of anger rising in her voice.

"Precisely," Arian answered. He noted Araxie's obvious growing rage and added, "Of course, his blood would fall on your hands since this is your fault we're having to use him in the first place." All the wind left Araxie's sails. Tears rose in her eyes and she slumped in her seat, wrapping her wings around herself in a short of self hug gesture. Then Bernie's note appeared. Jude glanced at it, then read it allowed. He paused after a minute then said,

"He would still die in this way too, it appears. But this would solve our solution for a spy."

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

"No but I have a theory. I've been practicing tracking people via there blood. It's difficult and draining, but I have no doubt with a sample of a mage's blood, I could track them in due time." Elisabeth smirked and pondered something. "If only there was a way to enhance my power, it would speed up the process significantly."

[AWA1997]

Nicholas Flamel and Alma Breya
Alchemy Mage and Spirit Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

"If he dies, the blood is on your hands as you're the one who let them get the means to create the superhumans." Nicholas said. "And I'll make sure you follow him to the grave. And trust me, I have my ways of doing it." he added, opening and holding up his Alchemy book, the page showing chemical formulas for objects that could destroy a Mage's body faster than it could repair itself. He then made the book disappear. "For all we know, he could have been brought in unwillingly, and we know for sure that he's trying to help us, even for "the almighty all powerful" super arrogant Enchanter that would be a major mistake, now wouldn't it?"

[Noblejanobii]

Arian Black
The Enchanter
Egyptian Pyramids

Arian narrowed his eyes at Nicholas. The Alchemy Mage always knew how to make enemies. He was very successful at it too. He always acted like he was better than Arian. But all the mages knew the truth. Alchemy was just cheap magic tricks. Enchantment was true magic that nothing could top.

"If you'll kindly recall, I threw my hat into the ring of support for this man being our spy. I just said we need to eventually…" Arian waved his hand into the air again then added, "dispose of him afterwards. As for the invasion of my lab, the humans blatantly ransacked my lab. There were no warnings or indications of its possibility to happen. And yet, Araxie had many warnings that she chose to ignore. Trying to make me the scapegoat when the rightful perpetrator is in this room is a waste of time."

[AWA1997]

Nicholas Flamel and Alma Breya
Alchemy Mage and Spirit Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

"Yes, use him as our spy, but no killing him afterwards." Nicholas said. "And you had plenty of things indicating that they'd find your lab. I mean, they've been checking out all of these pyramids for millennia, they were bound to find you sooner or later, and you refused to relocate. And on that subject, what warning signs did Araxie have that you didn't? None. None at all. You're more to blame than her. And she's not trying to use this as an excuse to kill innocent people who are trying to work with us on this. So, with that in mind, there would be no blood on her hands, and all of the blood would fall on yours. Or mine if I have to kill you to keep my word on this."

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Egyptian Pyramids

Rowan was feeling small, not just because of his size, but because he didn't like all this talk of punishment, blame, and killing people, innocent or not. "We cannot change the notes we have sang, but we can still choose what song we sing next. Are we really any better than the thieves and monsters that use our own powers to kill us if we accept help from this superhuman and then kill him for his kindness? Simply because they are mortal does not mean that their lives do not matter." He looked around at the mages in the room, from Arian to Nicholas to Jude and to the others.

"What we need now is information and protection. We have to be prepared for the superhumans, because whether through the blocker's guidance or another way, they will find some of us. We already have Bernie spying to try and discover the superhuman labs, so we need to make sure He is not discovered before we get the information. And there's also the blocker. If anything, he is the biggest threat and needs to be stopped. But if do nothing but argue about who messed up in the past, then it will only make us weaker in the future. A house divided cannot stand." Rowan stated, looking between Adrian and Nicholas with the last part.

Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
UN headquarters

"You could always badger the scientists who gave you the power to find a way to enhance it. Other way is you could carry around a pack of energy drinks and practice tracking normal people for a whole day. Feeling tired after practicing? Have a drink and you'll be ready and rar'in to go! What I want to do is ask this blocker guy about the mages. I bet he knows where they could be." Marx replied, spinning his fiery halo in his fingers.

The US Representative told the earth superhuman that meeting was going to be held with representatives from other countries that had the technology to create superhumans to plan what superhuman powers would be best useful in the hunt for the mages. He also said that the earth superhuman's presence didn't need to be there if he didn't want too.

[AWA1997]

Nicholas Flamel and Alma Breya
Alchemy Mage and Spirit Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

"That's the point I was trying to make." Nicholas said. "But it irks me to no end when someone thinks they're a god and that they get to call all the shots. And that's precisely what Arian's attempting to do, and why I'm not backing down from him."

Alma sighed. "Neither one is going to back down." she said. "But, maybe we can actually use this to our advantage. If either of them has a plan for any of this, I'm sure the other will find any and all flaws in it."

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
United Nations

"I don't care if I stay or go, just whichever is more convenient for those involved." Dagan said, leaving the gate open without sounding overly eager to step through it.

[Dragon Master Mike]

Osias Dryton
Storm Mage (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?7462-A-Single-Element-(SUDT)&p=170088&viewfull=1#post170088)
Egyptian Pyramids

Osias let out a faint grin at the sound of Araxie's anger. "This may be interesting after all..." He thought. Although Osias could be cruel, he still had some sense of honor. Along with Rowan and Araxie, he did agree with sparing the superhuman, should he choose to help them. "I would kill ten thousand men if it would further my goals," Osias began, "but I would not kill a single man who had sworn loyalty to me. If this man is to be our spy, then I could not agree to killing him... Nor would I sit idly and allow such a man to be slain." He paused for a few moments before continuing his speech.

"And Arian... Humans have been searching these pyramids for a very long time. Are you trying to say that it never occurred to you that some day they would find your lab? That there was no way you could make it more secure, so that even if they did find it, they wouldn't be able to get in?" As much as it pained him to realize it though, he knew Rowan was right. There was no point in arguing over what had already happened. Still though, he was interested to see how Arian would react.

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music mage
Egyptian temples

Rowan mentally sighed. Even if they agreed with him, they weren't doing a very good job of following the advice. He didn't really have anything to say to the other though, so he took out Bernie's note, the one that said, "You could ask," and a pencil. He scribbled out what Bernie had put and wrote instead, "After they finish, where do you want to go to hide?" He passed the note to Araxie quietly.


The American rep explained that they were attempting to get the blocker to be present, but it was uncertain at the moment. He also commented that even if he didn't come, he would be informed of what was decided as he would be working with a good number of the superhumans created. He finished by thanking the superhuman again for assisting in eradicating the mage threat, then left the room with some other nation reps.

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
United Nations

Dagan nodded. "Alright, if you can, give me some time to think over if I actually want to be there. And no problem. If they're as dangerous as they seem, I'm doing the world a service." he said, hating himself for uttering those words, even as a cover for working with the Mages.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

Well, now this was something! Arian planned on axing off the third superhuman whether he helped us or not. Nicholas, however, wasn't so crazy about the whole idea. To me, having the guy work for us and then betraying him was pretty dark. That would really make us look like the jackasses in front of the humans and I doubted they'd ever like us ever again.

Frankly, I think I'd rather just do away with the third superhuman right from the start and not even bother trying to utilize them for anything. But, that was unless, of course, another means was used...

"Okay, there's only way I'd ever go for the plan to have the superhuman be the spy," I told the rest of the gang, sounding pretty sure on this one. "When push comes to shove, if he does what he's told and comes through on his side of the offer, we'll keep the guy alive, but I want those powers stripped out however possible when this is all said and done."

I wasn't exactly sure if that could even be done or not or if the effect could be reversed. But, I figured it was worth bringing to the table.

"My only thing is I'm not sure if that kind of thing is possible," I told the others, shrugging and being frank about it. "My powers don't cover a reversal process like that. I figured we'd probably need to know how the powers were gifted to him in the first place. If the source is something physical like in his heart, arms, or something like that, we could yank out the augmented body part and I could just heal him back to his natural, pre-superhuman state, but I'm not sure that's how it works."

But even so, I'd still keep a very close watch on the guy. I don't even think I could fully trust him even if this whole plan was possible.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture, Arian Black, Jude Audrey
Writer Mage, Enchanter, Fate Mage
Pyramids of Egypt

Arian's brow twitched in anger. How could these idiots not see reason? These superhumans were not to be trusted! Alike all other mortals, these superhumans were just tools meant to be used by the mages, pawns on a chessboard. Arian saw no reason why not to use the superhuman, but he needed to be destroyed afterwards, otherwise they ran the risk of having another uprising. He took a deep breath and addressed each person carefully.

"Nicholas, I am not acting as a god, but it appears I am the only one within the boundaries of this room that can see reason right now. As a result, I am taking it upon myself to attempt to straight everyone else out so they may see the solution as well. For, as Rowan said, if we are divided, we will not be solving this issue. It would have been much easier if you all just agreed to my first plan, but no, apparently such a thing is unethical. Are you trying to avoid stepping on toes, Nicholas? Because these superhumans need to be destroyed and even one left is a risky chance."

"Osias, you have visited my lab before. Pray tell, did you not see me disabling the wards that protect its walls. I had defenses set up. Only a Mage or a blocker could enter my labs. I had appropriate defenses set up for the human investigators, but given the actions of my colleagues today, I'm beginning to believe this whole thing was sabotaged."

"Tyler, would it not be easier to just eradicate the problem at its source? I thought you were not a fan of the mortals. Why are attempting to protect one of them as a result?"

Araxie looked at the note and just shrugged to Rowan. She was unsure where a person like herself would blend in best.

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

"It does not work quite like that, Marx. I am a test subject, I do not get my own demands nor do I get free roaming rights. Both are great thoughts but ill in effect. However, you bring up a valuable point. The blocker, he might know the appearances, names, and lives of each Mage."

[AWA1997]

Nicholas Flamel and Alma Breya
Alchemy Mage and Spirit Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

Nick narrowed his eyes. "Well it sure seems that you are, since basically everybody here has told you that we don't want to kill anybody that doesn't have to die and you're still trying to convince us to. And I'm sure you're planning on doing it yourself if we won't as well. I know very well that you view the human race as insignificant bugs, but not all of us share that view. Especially since the majority of us, even if it's just by a small margin, were once humans as well." he said. "Not to mention, killing off someone who helped us clear our names would cause a bigger issue than leaving them alive. And as for stepping on toes, I'm not worried about that in the slightest. What I'm worried about is the fact that some of my research on making it possible for the humans to trust us if we were ever exposed has now gone to waste, and the rest of it will follow if you kill for no reason. If this so-called superhuman truly wants to help us, I doubt that he'd purposely do anything we dosagree with, so killing him would be pointless." He looked at Tyler. "And if we can't remove his powers, just leave him be with a warning to only use them if it seems absolutely necessary, and only do anything about him if he can't properly justify his reasons for using them. With the decision being by vote. Is that fair enough for everyone?" he asked. Wanting it to be fair without coming across as totally demanding. He was the bridge builder between the two groups of people, and his bridge was burning before its completion, so he had to find some way to put the fire out.

[Dragon Master Mike]

Osias Dryton
Storm Mage (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?7462-A-Single-Element-(SUDT)&p=170088&viewfull=1#post170088)
Egyptian Pyramids

Osias remained silent for a moment at Arian's response. He could tell that Arian was angry, but he had not gotten the reaction he had hoped for. "Fair enough." He said, looking away for a moment. "Are these humans truly such a threat though? After all, they are still merely mortals, regardless of what powers they may have. Is it not as simple as finding them and destroying them?" He questioned. He did not take the threat of these super humans very seriously.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture, Arian Black, and Jude Audrey
Writing Mage, Enchanter, Fate Mage
Egyptian Pyramids

"You obviously underestimate their power," Jude said Osias. Currently we only know of three superhumans and while the powers they possess can be lethal, they are not necessarily so. However, imagine if they got the power of life, death, or fate? They could alter the fabric of time itself, kill whomever they wanted, or even go so far as to make themselves immortal. It may seem as if they are insignificant mortals now, but much like us, they possess much power. They are also guarded by the nations of the earth right now. It would not be wise to make enemies of them." He looked around the table then added, "I support the action of putting this to a vote."

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

"Protect?" I asked Arian, shrugging with a casual smile. "Nah. It's means to an end, my friend. Sure, I'm not a fan of the mortals just as much as I'm not a fan of a rainy day, but there's a reason for the rain. I'm just not a fan of mortals that are trying to kill us, but most humans are clumsy, dim-witted, and impatient, I'll give you that. When it comes to using that superhuman to our advantage, it's something we could potentially make use of given our situation if everyone else was on board for that plan, but I'm still not a fan of the whole idea."

But Nicholas wasn't too entirely sure about the plan. He felt if it was impossible to remove the powers after he was done with his tasks, we should only let him off with a warning. Now that was definitely not happening.

"If his powers can't be removed," I told Nicholas, getting into the grit of it, "we don't use him. Period. Like I mentioned earlier, I would only go with the plan that makes as much of this mess go back to the way things used to be, before those humans exposed us. That includes cleaning out all traces of the superhuman technology and the superhumans themselves, whether it's by eliminating them or by stripping out their powers if it's possible."

But, we were still going to hold it to a vote. Personally, I didn't think stripping out the superhuman's powers was possible, and I honestly didn't feel like trying to hassle with trying to prove my own hunch about it wrong. I'd have to study the technology that went into giving these humans the powers in the first place, and we really didn't have the time for that. Plus, once someone had these kind of powers, getting them to relinquish it was extremely unlikely. Hypothetically speaking, even if the power removal were possible, we were still looking at a very complicated process.

"If we're voting, I'm voting on not working with superhumans and getting rid of all of them," I told the rest of the crew as I crossed my arms. "As Jude said, I already have a good idea on what these humans are going to do with these powers. They're going to get carried away from the power rush and it's only a matter of time before they do irreversible damage with them. Let's get rid of all of them now while they're still weak and haven't fully realized the full potential of these powers. The longer we wait, the more they'll come to understand what they have at their disposal, and the harder it'll be to get rid of them when we have to work against that. It's much easier to kill a newly hatched crocodile than it is to kill a fully grown one."

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture, Arian Black, Jude Audrey
Writing Mage, Enchanter, Fate Mage
Egyptian Pyramids

"So that it one vote for kill them all and not working with them," Jude said, making a note on a pad of paper that seemingly appeared from nowhere. "Anyone else?"

"I vote to that too. Kill them all, no cooperation." Jude sighed a little and marked another tally. He glanced around the room, rolling his eyes. If only they could see the future as he did, then they'd see where the best path lay. Oh well, that was their problem.

Jude spun his pencil and pointed at the other mages, motioning for them to voice their votes as well.

[AWA1997]

Nicholas Flamel and Alma Breya
Alchemy Mage and Spirit Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

"Hey, I'm putting this option out there because a good number of us are technically former humans. Not all humans go power mad, so killing all of them with that power, even if they're trying to help us and doing all they can to make that happen, would still be just as bad as them trying to kill us because we have the power we have." Nick said. "My vote is for cooperation and not killing."

Alma nodded. "I have to agree with Nick on this one. Put my vote with his."

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

So, we had a few more votes both in favor of getting rid of the humans and a few more for working with them. Great. Just what we needed. A hung jury. Boy, Blocker would kill himself laughing at this one if he were here right now.

I couldn't understand why Nick and Alma would vote for cooperating with the humans when I distinctly remembered it was the humans that attacked us first and were the ones that wanted us exterminated even though we did absolutely nothing to aggravate them in the first place. Also, the humans stole Arian's work and made those unnatural freaks with his stuff. And Nick and Alma wanted to cooperate with these people? Even while Blocker, the one who humiliated Araxie in the middle of Times Square and betrayed us, was leading them!? My goodness, where the hell did their sanity run off to? Why would you want to try and be friends with someone who wants your head on a stick!?

I just had to bury my face in my palm as I realized we just weren't going to come to an unanimous agreement here. Well, whatever, I wasn't going to budge one bit when it came to this decision. Yeah, sure, they could go ahead and try to befriend them, but I sure wasn't going to come running to give them a resurrection because both of them got their head handed back to them on a silver platter.

[AWA1997]

Nicholas Flamel and Alma Breya
Alchemy Mage and Spirit Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

Alma could feel Tyler's frustration. She looked at him. "You know, I wish I knew why you of all people, as the Life Mage, would not want to preserve as much life as possible. I mean, we're not talking about laying down and taking beatings, we're talking about not going overboard on killing humans in general, and sparing anyone who truly wishes to help us. And we're not actually going to contact them directly, so we won't be running as much of a risk here as what your frustration is telling me you were thinking."

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Egyptian pyramids

"I... I vote that we capture these superhumans and find a way to remove their powers without killing them. No cooperation. No Tributes. And the blocker... We need to kill him and keep a close eye on whoever becomes the new blocker afterward." Rowan said.

Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
UN headquaters

"Epic. Any idea where that CEO who was representing the guy went?" Marx replied, looking around the room for the CEO.

[Dragon Master Mike]

Osias Dryton
Storm Mage (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?7462-A-Single-Element-(SUDT)&p=170088&viewfull=1#post170088)
Egyptian Pyramids

"That is the smartest thing I have heard anyone here say since my arrival." Osias said in response to what Tyler had said about acting fast. He still didn't take the threat seriously, but he wanted to see these super humans for himself. "Do we know exactly where these so called super humans are?" Osias questioned.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

"Hey, don't give me that," I told Alma, really feeling she needed to think this over a bit more. "Trust me, I wish I knew why the humans declared war on us and want us dead in the first place. I don't recall any moment when I personally ruined their lives, but if I were to reveal myself out in the open, I know some of them would try to hunt me down!"

Life mage or not, that was just wrong on so many levels. Sure, life was precious and wasn't meant to be snuffed out without a second thought, but some of these humans were trying to outright murder us in cold blood. This wasn't about us going overboard on killing humans, it was about us trying to defend ourselves and undo the damage the humans caused by their thievery and exploitation. And really, what was the purpose of them stealing our powers? It sure didn't look like they were using them for good!

"I'm not out to make killing them a sport either," I told her frankly and sincerely, "but you've got to admit that what they did is just wicked and it's common sense we should try defend ourselves and each other while undoing the debauchery they've committed. Until they back off, surrender, destroy and undo the evil they've done, promise to never attempt something like that again, and acknowledge our right to live, I will show them it was a big mistake for them to pick a fight with us and will keep fighting until they do finally surrender and relinquish their stolen powers. Once they do that, I'll leave them alone if they vow to leave us alone. But until that happens, we're far better off standing and proving our ground. That, and I'm being a realist here. I doubt they're going to listen to us, so I foresee us having to undo their evil by force. But if you really want to try talking to them to persuade them to see things from our point of view... good luck."

As much as I admired Rowan, I doubted removing the powers was possible. First, we needed to find the means to do it and fully comprehend the process that the humans used to initiate it in the first place. And even if it was possible, we needed to get the superhumans to agree to it. Way easier said than done. But frankly, I didn't trust any human that felt it was perfectly okay to inherit stolen powers to use for whatever they wanted. That already illustrated wicked intention. And frankly, with Blocker around, we couldn't risk our necks to attempt to do such a thing. He made the situation dangerous and I didn't want to see any mage get killed because we tried to be the nice guys about this when we were targeted first.

[AWA1997]

Nicholas Flamel and Alma Breya
Alchemy Mage and Spirit Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

Alma sighed. "Who said that ALL of the superhumans thought it ok? If anything, this one proves that at least some of them were forced into it or weren't given all the details. Besides, if we can get even a few of them to back down or help us, it will make it a lot easier on us. And, even then, the Blocker convinced them we were monsters and they think they're protecting themselves. Or, at least, the stupider ones that lead the countries or over react to everything. Like Nick said, no, we shouldn't just lie down and take it, but we shouldn't become the monsters they think we are, now should we? Make them leave us be? Yes. Make them give up their powers? If possible. But show them that we are only acting out of self defense and only kill if necessary, and show them that the blocker shouldn't be trusted, not make them more certain that we're the evil he made them think we are."

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

"Fine, fine, only kill if necessary," I sighed to Alma, realizing we were just spinning in circles here. "You know, I would think any human would seriously question where these superpowers came from before getting them, but I suppose you could be right in saying maybe they were forced into it, which definitely puts a whole new spin on the situation."

It could, after all, have been a sick science experimentation that the unknowing recipient wasn't expecting and they were just used like a human lab rat. I hadn't considered that before, but if that's what was going on here, going the extra mile to find a way to reverse the effect would be the better and more ethical decision simply because what happened to them wasn't their fault or their wish. It was not at all going to be easy, but... it would be the right thing to do.

"Ok, I'll compromise here," I told Alma, getting into the thick of all this. "If we find a way for them to give up or reverse their powers, then we need to all agree that we do that and make sure the technology and whatever sick process they used to make this possible is totally annihilated so much so that they can never recreate it. But if we can't reverse the process and those powers are too embedded into that superhuman for removal, I don't know what to tell you. I just see a whole lot of ways that would backfire in our faces sooner or later and it shouldn't be our job to babysit the guy at all times to make sure he uses the powers for good."

"Now, as far as self defense goes..." I told her, laying out my feelings about this whole thing, "any human that comes after us armed with a weapon or machine intending to use it to kill us has to be taken out. If they're clearly unarmed, obviously we leave them alone. I'll even compromise and say unarmed humans that support the mage elimination still aren't a threat until they're armed and dangerous, because sure, if we do the right thing, maybe they'll figure out for themselves that we're not the bad guys here, and I sure don't fear a few protest signs and naughty words as long as that's the only thing they're flinging around."

There, she really couldn't complain about that now.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Writer, Arian Black, Jude Audrey
Writing Mage, Enchanter, Fate Mage
Egyptian Pyramids

Jude listened in irritated silence as the two children argued back and forth about the fate of the humans. Seriously, why was he the youngest one here yet the most mature. Could this group not go five seconds without an argument? Oh how pleased the Blocker would be at such a scenario. Jude could almost hear his laugh now. Jude took a deep breath and then cleared his throat audibly.

"If you two are done with your little hissy fits, I'd like to get on with the voting process." Jude scratched down the votes offered to him then looked at Araxie and Osias. "Your votes please?"

"I say cooperation but not kill," Araxie said quietly.

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

"I believe he filed outside with the other diplomats," Elisabeth offered. "Do you suggest we go seek him out?"

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

"Oh, trust me, we're done," I told Jude, really kind of embarrassed that fiasco went on for as long as it did.

Rather than try to chat about it any further, I just decided to think over how exactly I was going to go about getting access to wherever the superhuman blacksite was. If it made three of these mutants already, it was perfectly capable of making more, and I sure didn't want to try to face an army of these things. Just because one was immortal didn't mean they didn't have any work to get done.

As for the Blocker, I was sure we could all agree that when we were through with him, there wouldn't be enough left of him to make gravy.

[AWA1997]

Nicholas Flamel and Alma Breya
Alchemy Mage and Spirit Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

Alma and Nicholas both nodded. "Fair enough." Alma said. "At least it's something." "Agreed." Nick said. Alma sighed. "Sorry Jude, I could tell how frustrated he was and was trying to clear up Nick and I's side for him since he seemed to have been misunderstanding our reasoning."

[Awasfriend]

Bernie Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska
A tally mark appeared on cooperate but don't kill.

[Dragon Master Mike]

Osias Dryton
Storm Mage (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?7462-A-Single-Element-(SUDT)&p=170088&viewfull=1#post170088)
Egyptian Pyramids

Osias saw Jude look at him and Araxie for their votes. "Obviously, I think we should kill every last one of them, along with anyone involved with their creation." Osias said. "But I suppose if we can use the super human," he added, "I could agree to it under the condition that he be spared after helping us." Osias hoped that this statement was not seen as mercy. He simply felt that it would be dishonorable to kill him after he had promised to help them.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Writer, Arian Black, Jude Audrey
Writing Mage, Enchanter, Fate Mage
Egyptian Pyramids

"Well, counting up all the votes, it appears that cooperation without killing has taken the majority. Therefore, that is our plan of action. Any disagreements can be taken up with the complaint department that's five miles east then keep going until you fall off the planet. Okay? Okay. Someone contact Bernie and let him know our concurrence." Jude did not even glance up when Arian twisted a ring on his finger and vanished from the room. Jude looked up somewhat apathetically at the other mages and clapped his hands. "Well? Chop chop! Arian's obviously not going to deliver the message."

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Egyptian pyramids

"I'd imagine Bernie already knows, considering the number of notes he;s been sending us." Rowan said. He stood up and offered his hand to Araxie to help her up as well. "We should get going then and find somewhere safe."

Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
UN headquarters

"I do indeed suggest we find the man, Let the hunt begin!" Marx replied. He took his halo and tossed it Frisbee like across the room toward the earth superhuman. The halo soared over his head and exploded in a bright, but mostly harmless, explosion. He then Gave both Liz and the Earth Superhuman a smile and headed toward where the doors.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt

The final verdict was that we'd cooperate with the humans without killing. Well, I figured if that's what we were going with, I'd work around it however I could.

"Alright, I'm volunteering to see if I can figure out a way to reverse the superhuman creation process and locate where all of their research sites are," I told the others, knowing we could at least get that taken care of. "I can't guarantee I'll find a solution when we don't even know if a reversal process is possible, but I'll at least try to see what I can dig up. As for the research sites, I'll get locations first. We may still need them intact for a little while if we're to reverse the changes on those superhumans."

I figured no one would disagree with that for now. It certainly wouldn't involve any killing, but now it was just a matter of how I planning on getting that information and where I was going to get started.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture and Jude Audrey
Writing and Fate Mages
Egyptian Pyramids

"I see no objection to that. Go right ahead then. Anyone who wishes to join Tyler in his research is welcome to. If we can find a cure for these powers that might prove very useful in the future," Jude said, a hinting tone hidden in his voice.

Araxie looked over at Rowan. Where would be a good place to hide? It seemed like it would be dangerous to go anywhere relatively big. A more rural place then? India? No, they'd stand out too much then. Somewhere in Europe then? Was there rural country in Europe? It was a much different place than when Araxie lived there many many years before.

"Where would you suggest?" Araxie asked as she stood up from her seat.

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

Well… that was… unexpected. This Marx kid was definitely a bit on the insaner side of society. Still, that wasn't necessarily a bit thing. Much could be done in that regard. Elizabeth found herself looking forward to working with him in the future. He seemed like he could handle a lot of fun by her terms. Elisabeth cracked a small smile then followed after Marx to the door.

The CEO was outside, speaking with possible benefactors.

[Dragon Master Mike]

Osias Dryton
Storm Mage (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?7462-A-Single-Element-(SUDT)&p=170088&viewfull=1#post170088)
Egyptian Pyramids

Osias would have preferred to have the pleasure of fighting all of these super humans himself, but he knew from the beginning that that was unlikely. Things weren't going quite how he would have hoped, but it seemed that it would be interesting to see how this would unfold.

"I don't suppose that you have anything for me to do?" Osias questioned.

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Egyptian pyramids

"I figured we'd travel, instead of staying in one place. We should head home and pack some supplies first though." Rowan replied. He figured staying in one place too long wouldn't be safe. Looking over at Osias he said, "Well, someone, or preferably multiple someones need to work on hunting down the superhumans who aren't helping us. You could do that."

Marx Hunfry
Fire mage
UN headquarters

As soon as Marx spotted the CEO he walked over to the man and threw a long arm around his shoulders, interrupting whatever he'd been saying. "Hey Mr. Ceo man! You're a cool guy. But I gotta know were blocker is. He's the real star. Don't you go hiding him away now!" Marx looked around at who the CEO had been talking too and gave them a wide smile, licking his lips.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Giza, Egypt

I headed out to do my business. The quicker I got out there and got the full scoop on the super human process, the sooner we could undo the mess and hope to minimize the damage in the process. Even though there were plenty of humans that wanted us dead, the vote among the mages was to spare as many of them as possible, which I decided to go along with, but that still didn't mean I couldn't stun them or tie them up if they decided to be a pain in the neck about all this.

Morphing myself into a peregrine falcon and then go flying into Giza was the fastest way to get into the city without having to call for a transport. After that and transforming back into a human form that blended in with the society here, it was just a matter of finding a library to use a computer and get online. There was a one hour time limit for the one place I found, but I figured if I could work fast, I could get some information out of it. Computers and the Internet were relatively new when it comes to humanity, but that didn't mean I hadn't been brushing up on it. Not keeping up with the culture and the technology was going to get you strange looks like you were growing a second nose.

After finding a free computer workstation, I jumped online and dug into as much information as I could. A wealth of information was just a Google search away, and I found that Star Masses Health was in fact the firm behind all of Arian's stolen stuff. As it turned out, they were committed toward the production of more superhumans, and were augmenting the technology to be capable of mass production. But, thankfully, government regulations, eligibility, regulatory agreements, legality issues, insurance, contract agreements, and pesky stuff like that would slow them down significantly from changing massive amount of humans into these mutants. It would buy us some time to shut the project down, but it wouldn't last forever.

I might have to get creative with this one.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture and Jude Audrey
Writing and Fate Mages
Egyptian Pyramids

"I agree with Rowan. I believe you would be adequately suited for the hunting of the super humans," Jude added as he walked away from his seat. "I will also participate in the hunt myself but don't expect many tips from me. I have to keep time on course after all and the less you know of the future, the easier it is to maintain balance."

Rowan's plan was not exactly what Araxie had had in mind. However, she had to agree, it was probably the safest. At least she would not be alone in her travels. She'd have to find a way to hide her face though. Maybe they hide in predominantly Islamic areas and she wear the full cover? Hm… Araxie wasn't sure how well that would blow over with Rowan.

"I think that would be a good idea. We can discuss plans further at either my place or yours. Which do you prefer?"

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

The CEO seemed mildly annoyed by Marx's intrusion. It was obvious to Elisabeth that this man had been working a deal and Marx's interruption was not a matter to be taken lightly. The CEO forced a smile, however, and pulled his phone from his pocket. He dialed a number and held out the phone to Marx.

"This is his number, why don't you call him yourself."

[Dragon Master Mike]

Osias Dryton
Storm Mage (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?7462-A-Single-Element-(SUDT)&p=170088&viewfull=1#post170088)
Egyptian Pyramids


Osias Grinned. There was nothing he would rather do than search for these super human's himself. "Contact me if you find any leads as to where these super human's may be." He said to anyone who was listening before leaving the room. He wasn't sure where the first place to begin looking should be, but Tyler had said that he was going to go research the super humans and try to get a location. Osias pulled out his phone ((I assume we have cell phones considering that it is the 21st century)). "Have you found any leads as to where these super humans could be?" He texted as he walked towards Giza.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Public Library, Giza, Egypt

I texted Osias.

Nothing too yet. Star Masses Health are the ones behind it, but I haven't found the location of the lab or where the superhumans are. I'll let you know if I find something.

I knew they had to be around here somewhere. They couldn't have gotten too far with Arian's stuff and sooner or later, they'd want to let the public or the media know. I tried to research recent published articles and news stories regarding Star Masses Health and the creation of the superhumans. While the procedure wasn't open to the public yet, someone had to know something about where the lab was.

In the meantime, I figured it might be a good idea to work on a kind of distraction for Star Masses Health. A lot of these humans used social media websites called Facebook and Twitter, and I decided to start a group that protested the creation of superhumans for religious reasons called RAN, the Righteous Action Network, that basically stated that superhuman transformations were ungodly and this was not the way humans were meant to be in the eyes of the Creator, making these practices spiritually unclean. Online, no one knew who I really was and they'd have no idea I was a mage. In the meantime, humans had a close attachment to religion, and I was already well-aware of groups that took this thing pretty seriously. RAN was the first group dedicated to the anti-superhuman religious movements, so it could potentially catch on with the public. I made it open to all religious groups and knew this was something most of them could agree on. I simply made a few Facebook postings and tweets and got them out there as a "call to arms."

https://abs.twimg.com/favicons/favicon.icoRAN - Righteous Action Network @RighteousActionNetwork - 2m
#Superhumans #technology We should be concerned about what superhumans mean for humanity's future and religious beliefs!

https://abs.twimg.com/favicons/favicon.icoRAN - Righteous Action Network @RighteousActionNetwork - 5m
#Superhumans #Truth Follow the Righteous Action Network, we cannot deface the way mankind was created with these so-called superhumans!

And if anyone traced it, well, anyone could have used this computer at the library. I'd say good luck to them, but in this case, even that wouldn't help.

My hour was up and I had to go, but I figured I could continue my research and social media postings from a cyber cafe or any restaurant that had free Wi-Fi. Meanwhile, making more RAN posts and Tweets might actually help me attract a few more members that might actually help me with tracking down where these places were.

[Dragon Master Mike]

Osias Dryton
Storm Mage (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?7462-A-Single-Element-(SUDT)&p=170088&viewfull=1#post170088)
Egyptian Pyramids


Osias wasn't expecting results yet. Tyler hadn't been gone very long. He thought that it might speed things up if he did some of his own research. He headed into Giza. Cell phone service wasn't very good, but Looking around, he found a coffee shop with a wi-fi hub. It was time to do some research into some leads. Digging around, he began reading some news articles relating to the mages.

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Egyptian Pyramids

"Let's head over to my place. I can grab some supplies while I'm there." He said, pulling out a silver ring which he placed on his finger. Rubbing the Mark on the top, he vanished and reappeared in his home. It was a pretty average home near the Atlantic seaboard of the USA. On a good day you could smell the ocean in the air. The place was messy, covered mostly in bits of instruments, music sheets (Both written on and blank), and an assortment of other stuff. "Oh great." He muttered to himself. He hadn't expected anyone to be coming over so he hadn't cleaned up. He quickly began clearing off his table and chairs of piles of magazines, music sheets, and junk mail.

Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
UN headquarters

Marx took the phone and smiled, looking around at the other people again. His fingers twitched. "What a nice guy, the kind of person who gets stuff done. Good to know he's more human than I am." He then moved away from the group, back toward liz. "You wanna make the official call or shall I?" He asked her.

[AWA1997]

Nicholas Flamel
Alchemy Mage
Paris, France

Nick sighed as he descended into his cellar, a wine cellar with a hidden room where he studied his previous incarnations and practiced his magic. He opened the book, passed down from incarnation to incarnation, filled with spells, recipes, and, most importantly, journal entries from his past incarnations. He consulted these entries to see what his two predecessors would do in these circumstances now that the others agreed to not kill unnecessarily.

His first incarnation, Blaise, was put in a similar situation, many centuries before his death. When confronted about his magic, he used his powers to shut his accusers up and stop the accusations, however, the method he used resulted in the death of multiple people, including the current ruler of the land. He never forgave himself for it and lived in solitary until he grew old and was only a few deacades from death. He then sought out the person who would become his replacement, training him for 20 years before dying and passing on his powers. He wrote many times in the book about not wishing for the secret to cost anyone their lives if he could help it.

His second incarnation, Merlin, was also put in the situation. King Arthur discovered his powers and he admitted the fact that he was, indeed, endowed with magical powers. Over the years, the two grew very close, King Arthur helping Merlin as Merlin helped him. Upon the king's death, the Alchemy Mage went on a journey, never to be heard from by the mortals again.

Nick had two stories, one of a Mage who sacrificed many lives to save his secret, and one of a Mage who sacrificed his secret and saved many lives. The secret was out, the whole world was aware, and maybe, just maybe, he could make a world-wide public announcement that could convince at least a few people that they weren't as bad as they were being made out to be...

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Public Library, Giza, Egypt

RAN was bringing up controversial issues. I had gained a few followers out of the group and they were doing a fine job ranting, but it wasn't escalating into enough momentum to become active in taking action. It had turned into more of a debate, so I opened protest rallies at specific locations and times.

I still couldn't get an address on the lab, and I knew that those early superhumans had to have been "test subjects" and weren't mainstreamed. So, I decided to use another account and reserve a holding spot to be a future superhuman, and faked that I was a VIP with a large sum of money that wanted superhuman powers to help better protect myself and interests. Using assertive negotiation tactics, I tried to force my way to the front of the line and get all the details I wanted as to where the lab was located, hiding my true mission with other questions such as the first day of availability, insurance coverage, legal contracts, and the like. Truthfully, I really didn't care about any of those things. I just wanted to know where this place was so I could crack into it.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Rowan's Home

"Okay," Araxie said just before they teleported to Rowan's home. The poor music Mage seemed a bit ashamed and embarrassed about how messy his home was. Araxie thought it was kind of cute and was careful to not step on anything. "It's okay, Rowan. You act like my home is any better. You've seen my private study. Doesn't it always look like a tornado has wrecked havoc in there? Or how about my bedroom? Is that one any better? We're writers. We're bound to be a little messy."

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

Elisabeth waved her hand and smiled. She wanted to see this conversation between Marx and the Blocker. No need to prevent such an amusing conversation from occurring.

"No no, you go ahead."

[Dragon Master Mike]

Osias Dryton
Storm Mage (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?7462-A-Single-Element-(SUDT)&p=170088&viewfull=1#post170088)
Egyptian Pyramids


((Oh, oops, kinda forgot that I really needed to reply to this for a bit)).

After doing some digging, Osias found an article talking about the super humans. While the details of exactly how the super humans were made were unclear. He did find one interesting detail: The breakthrough was made by an American medical company called Star Masses Health Co. When he tried to find information about their labs however, he found more than one location, and he figured that there must have been more than just that. It was possible that the research had been taken over by the government too, and had been moved to a secret lab elsewhere. Still though, it was a lead.

Osias pulled out his phone to text Tyler. "Investigate medical company Star Masses Health Co." He texted. He had decided that he was going to fly to the United States to investigate this company. He began heading towards the airport, keeping an eye out for anyone who looked like they might have a passport and money on them.

[Morzone]

(really, really, really, really REEAALLYY sorry for taking so long to post.)

Rowan Summers
Music mage
His home

"Your house isn't that bad..." Rowan said, pushing one last pile of music sheets off his couch. He offered the open seat to Araxie before stepping over the recently moved piles toward his bedroom. "So um... what kind of things should I bring for this trip-thing?" He asked, not really sure of himself. What does one pack when going on the run? It made sense the superhumans would check their homes, but what did he need to take to make sure they didn't follow them elsewhere?

Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
UN headquarters

"Aaaalrighty then!" Marx chuckled, pressing the "Call" button and putting the phone up to his ear. Let the fun begin.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Rowan's Home
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Araxie tapped her chin as she thought over Rowan's proposition. What did one take when they fled on the run? "Maybe disposable stuff. Some key belongings too. But nothing like too treasured and not too much." They'd need to take currency too of whatever country they were going to. Beyond that there wasn't much to take.

[Awasfriend]

Bernie Sumner
Space Mage
Rowan's Home
Affected RP'ers: Morzone, Gaster, Vigilante Janobii

After making sure the coast was clear Bernie slipped Dagan another note in his pocket. "Your offer has been accepted."

After slipping Dagon's note Bernie sent one to the two packing placing it in Araxie's hand. "If there is anything valuable you need hidden it will be safe with me, if you need anything ask I will be watching."

[AWA1997]

(Sorry, thought I replied already.)

Alex James
Blocker
New York
Affected RP'ers: Morzone Vigilante Janobii

Alex picked up his phone. "Hello?" he answered.

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
UN
Affected RP'ers: Flowey

Dagan read the note before putting it away like the others, glad that he could help out in any way.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Giza, Egypt
Affected RPers: Dragon Master Mike

I wasn't having too much luck with the investigation on these guys. But that was until Osias texted me and I whipped out my phone to check it out.

"Investigate medical company Star Masses Health Co."

"I'm on it. Thanks for the lead, my friend." I texted back to him.

Star Masses Health... to me, it sounded like they were trying to focus much more on their work than the personal fame. Either that, or they were waiting for the golden moment when it was too late for anyone to do anything about the superhumans they had been creating. It had to be something along those lines.

I was intent on making sure that "golden moment" never happened. Once I had the details, I was going to notify the others and then make my next move. They weren't in for a good time, that was for sure.

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music mage
His home, Atlantic seaboard, USA

Rowan moved into his room and begun digging around for two drawstring bags they could put the essentials in. When Bernie's note arrived, Rowan paused to think of what he might want to protect. Looking around his room, the word "Everything" came to his mind. "Now isn't the time to be nostalgic." He grumbled to himself. He'd have to keep thinking about it. He eventually found two bags, one blue with a starry night pattern, the other green with a leaf pattern. Bringing them out, he offered both to Araxie and asked, "Which one would you like?"

Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
UN headquarters

As soon as the blocker picked up Marx smiled a wide, toothy smile. "Hey! This is the blocker right? This is Marx, one fiery superhuman talking back to you! Hey listen, I need you to tell me where I can find some mages, or I'm going to start getting bored. You got a place my bloody friend over here and I can meet up with you?"

[AWA1997]

Alex James
Blocker
New York
Affected RP'ers: Morzone @Vigilante Janobii

"Yes, this is he." Alex said. "I will gather some notes I've taken when I was around the Mages to try to help you. Meet me in Times Square in, say, half an hour. Do you know what I look like, or will you need a description?"

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Rowan's Home

"I'll take the starry one, if that's all right," Araxie said, taking the bag from Rowan. Their fingers briefly brushed as she took the bag. "So any more ideas as to what we will need to take?"

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

"I know what he looks like," Elisabeth said to Marx.

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music mage
His home, Atlantic seaboard, USA

Rowan felt an explosion of butterflies in his stomach as his hand brushed Araxie's. "I um, I was going to, um, just bring some uh, um, cash and food and some, um, clothes and, uh, stuff." He said, stumbling over his words as he spoke. He quickly moved off to his room again to hide his embarrassment. He started pulling clothes of various thicknesses from his Dresser and putting them in his bag.

Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
UN headquarters

"My bloody friend here know what you look like, so the time is set. The beginning of the end starts in 30 minutes!" Marx replied with a slight cackle, shutting off the phone. Looking over he said, "We'll be meeting him in New York square in half an hour." He quietly slipped the phone into his own pocket.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Rowan's Home

Araxie sighed as Rowan left the room. She clutched the bag close and began to consider options in her head. Should she begin to collect food and put it in her bag? Or should she wait until they stopped by her house to fill her bag? Both? She wasn't sure what to do and she didn't like this situation at all. While she was grateful Rowan was coming with her, Araxie couldn't help but feel bad for dragging him along with her.

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

"Well, given we're at the United Nations right now, that isn't too far away. But if we want to catch him we need to leave now," Elisabeth said. "Are you okay with that?"

[Morzone]

(I won't be able to get to my computer all this week ((Not that I'm good at replying anyway)) but I figured I'd say something this time)

Rowan Summers
Music mage
His home, Atlantic seaboard, USA

After stuffing in the clothes, Rowan grabbed a few various things from around his room, some useful some precious to him. He headed back into the main room and noticed Araxie standing there awkwardly. "Um... feel free to take anything you want from here." He said, then headed off quickly to the kitchen before his nerves failed him.

Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
UN headquarters

"No Problem." Marx said, taking off for the door. "Can you fly by the way? With your power?" He asked as he walked down the halls.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Rowan's Home

Araxie paused for a second and opened her mouth to ask Rowan a question but he was gone before she could get it out. She glanced down and fiddled with the bag some more. She wasn't prepared for this! Why had she been so careless? This was all her fault, and now both she and Rowan were being uprooted because people had seen her for what she was. She scanned the room and began to shuffle around, not really sure what to get, but more feeling quite depressed.

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

"Who? Me? I don't believe that's how my powers work. I can push the body, yes, but flying is a bit past my capabilities I believe," Elisabeth replied simply.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Giza, Egypt

Computers were pretty much a new thing to me considering how long I've been around, but one thing was clear. I knew a cover-up when I saw one. Star Masses Health and their ritzy website made all kinds of claims about being "visionaries for the future" and were "paving the way for a better tomorrow," like I haven't heard that one before. The problem was there was only so much they wanted the public knowing. Obviously the dark and dirty stuff they wouldn't be posting for everyone to see.

Somehow, I needed to dive in deeper, but I just didn't have the techie skills to do that. I needed a bargaining chip for someone who did have those kinds of skills. Of course, I had my life powers, but it was going to be a tough judgment call. Plus, I didn't know all that much about servers, and hosting, and where all this information was on this so-called "database" thing or whatever it was. I was only just learning this stuff.

It came down to finding a human that would know their way around these things. That, and that human would need to be impaired with some kind of ailment or disability that I could cure with Life magic. I also would need to find a Star Masses Health employee that would have inner access, because obviously no company would link up their hidden internal databases with the rest of the internet.

This wasn't going to be easy, but it was better than having no plan at all.

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music mage
His home, Atlantic seaboard, USA
Affected RP'ers: Alphys

Rowan examined his small kitchen. He wouldn't be able to take much, his bag was already mostly full from the clothes and various small things he'd grabbed. He grabbed some bread, some fruit, mainly apples but some others, and a can or two of some various foods. He could just close the bag after stuffing it all in there.

Placing the bag over his shoulder, he headed back into the front room. He stopped however, as his attention was diverted by a sheet of music he'd tacked up to a board on the wall. It occurred to him that he'd have to leave his music behind, his instruments behind, leave Everything behind when he went into hiding. And worse he knew that with the blockers help, their hunters would easily find his home and confiscate or destroy everything.

Taking the music sheet off the wall, he sat down heavily on his couch and stared at it. Missing it already.

Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
New York City

"No? you just need to push harder. Limits are meant to be broken anyway. ah well then. I guess I'll stay grounded feel free to lead the way."

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Rowan's Home
Affected RPers: Morzone

As Araxie moved almost in a daze around Rowan's house, she noticed Rowan sitting, staring at a sheet of music. The sadness that flickered in his eyes could not be denied. Guilt shot through Araxie like an arrow. She couldn't make him do this. Araxie took a shaky breath. This was her fault, so she had to face the consequences of it alone. She'd have to push Rowan away. Araxie nodded to herself and walked into the room with Rowan.

"Look at you, all touchy feely with that music sheet. It's just some dumb scribbles on paper, get over it. You can just replace it with something later. If you're sad over something as stupid as that then you'll never survive on the road with me. And given you're such a pansy I guess it'll be a load off my shoulders anyway." Each insult that passed Araxie's lips was another twist of the knife she had lodged in her heart the second she had decided to leave Rowan behind. But it was easy for someone who knew Araxie as well as Rowan did that this was just a front, that Araxie was trying to push him away even though she really didn't want to. The way she gripped the bag he gave her, tight yet careful not to hurt it, was the best indication of this. But this was far from the only indicator. The way Araxie would not make eye contact with Rowan, the way her lips quivered as she paused between statements, and the shakiness of her breaths all pointed to her false actions.

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

"I know my own limits. They are to be respected and in time, with proper training, they can be raised. What you are thinking of is rules. Limits should never be disrespected. I would prefer not to kill myself before I got the chance to encounter a Mage," Elisabeth said quietly.

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
Giza, Egypt
Affected RPers: Neo Emolga

"Are you in any need of assistance, Life?" Jude asked, seemingly having appeared from nowhere.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Giza, Egypt
Affected RPers: Alphys

I didn't have too many leads, and that was a bit for a problem. I could spend months plowing through online phonebooks and that kind of thing and still turn up empty-handed. But thankfully, it seemed Jude had a knack for knowing these things. She definitely had some pretty awesome powers.

"Are you in any need of assistance, Life?" she asked me.

"Jude, let me just start off by saying that I have always loved the way you work," I smiled to her, loving her ways of seizing opportunity the instant it arises by presenting herself. "He's the situation. I need to employ the help of a few humans to get in on the inner workings of this Star Masses Health and how they've created these superhumans. It's all to see if there's a way to pluck those powers out of them and shut down the whole operation. As you already know, I'm not exactly a tech guru here. I mean, I can browse this Internet thing like most humans can, but this software and hardware stuff is beyond me."

That's just how living for generations works. You've acquired so many memories and experiences over the millennia that the new stuff kind of blurs with the old stuff. Later on, once I had the information I needed, I figured I would need to find a few medical experts also. But that was only if the info we got proved the superhuman process could be undone. If it couldn't, I'd need a whole other gameplan, but I figured I would cross that bridge when I got there.

"What I need is knowledge of two people," I told Jude, knowing she could help me with this. "I need a computer hacker expert and a Star Masses Health employee, preferably an employee that has high level database access, but doesn't enjoy his job and maybe gets a little flak from his bosses. Also, in both of these cases, I need someone who could benefit from, say, a little medical help either themselves or close family need that an ordinary doctor can't fix up. Either they or a loved one has a life-threatening disease or crippling disability. If all else fails, maybe even a family member revival if you and Death are okay with that. In exchange for giving me all the juicy details about Star Masses Health and this superhuman process, I lend them my services. I feel it's a solid plan and I want to give it a shot, but I need your help with it."

Ah, reciprocity. That's what makes the world go 'round! In any case, this might help the mage and human relations that Blocker so conveniently ruined. It might also help my own personal opinion of them. Before, I always thought humans were dimwits to some degree, but whenever they did something that I couldn't do, I was impressed.

[Noblejanobii]

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
Giza, Egypt
Affected RPers: Neo Emolga

((Jude's a guy.))

As soon as Tyler began to rattle off his demands, Jude froze time. He needed to fetch something to write this down with. Walking across the room, Jude picked up a pen and pad of paper, then returned to where he was before and resuming time. Jude listened carefully to everything Tyler said, making sure he got every detail and even rewinding time once or twice to make sure he had everything down correctly. Once Jude was sure he had everything correct, Jude looked up from his pad of paper.

"This is quite the demand. The hacker will be easy to obtain. In fact, I might already know just the individual. The employee, however, will be a bit more difficult to obtain. It might take some time." A grin split across the Fate Mage's face. "Thankfully I've got all the time in the world!"

With that, Jude froze time again. What would have probably taken hours to days of work, Jude did in no time at all, literally. When time resumed, Jude no longer held a pad and pencil in his hands, but two sheets of paper.

"Here you are, a hacker and Star Masses employee to the exact specifications you desire."

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music mage
His home, Atlantic seaboard, USA
Affected RP'ers: Alphys

As Araxie came up and spoke her piece, Rowan trembled slightly still looking at his music, which crumpled as his grip tightened. With each new insult he felt a cold knife twist deeper into his heart. Araxie might simply be pushing him away, but with Rowan's infatuation it hurt at a much deeper level than she realized.

But... deep inside, in a part where no words could, or at least none yet could, break or hurt him, he knew Araxie didn't mean any of it. Mot because of her voice or because of her shakiness, Rowan hadn't even noticed them. No, he knew because this wasn't how Araxie acted. He'd watched her for centuries, secretly enjoying every bit of her personality which he loved. And he knew this wasn't how she acted.

"Galileo was once forced out of home and business for teaching the truth about the nature of the solar system." He said slowly, releasing his tight grip on the music and setting it to the side. Looking up at Araxie he continued, "I'm sorry, I know I can't be sentimental at a time like this. There are more important things than my music here."


Marx Hunfry
Fire Mage
New York City

Ironic, considering you're walking next to one Marx thought as they walked through the streets of New York.

"And what's your opinion of these mages you're preparing to encounter?"

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Rowan's Home
Affected RPers: Morzone

Araxie felt her breath hitch in her throat when her insults didn't work on Rowan. Part of her had known they wouldn't but she had silently hoped they would because now she'd have to up her venom. But, when Araxie opened her mouth to deliver the next spew of insults, all that came out was a sob. Tears began to flow from Araxie's eyes and she collapsed to the floor, sobbing loudly.

"Rowan, please don't make me do this," she whispered in hushed breaths. "I can't let you come with me. I can't do that to you. You don't deserve such a punishment. I do. I can only imagine the mass pandemonium that will result when they find out all the music and stories we've written. Stories will be bad enough, we can't let humanity lose the sanctity of music too."

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations

"They are a threat from what I can tell. No one stays hidden for as long as the blocker has said they have existed and doesn't have some sort of ulterior motive. It's just a matter of what this motive is and how we end it," Elisabeth said.

[Neo Emolga]

OOC: Oops. Sorry about that. XD

Tyler White
Life Mage
Giza, Egypt
Affected RPers: Alphys

Talking to Jude had some interesting moments.

"This is quite the demand," Jude told me. "The hacker will be easy to obtain. In fact, I might already know just the individual. The employee, however, will be more difficult to obtain. It might take some time."

"Oh yeah, I get that," I told Jude casually. "Muddling around with ideas only got me this. Trust me, if I knew of an easier way, I definitely would have gone with it."

"Thankfully, I've got all the time in the world!" Jude grinned.

He suddenly phased in with two sheets of paper, and with just a glace, I saw he had given me everything I needed save for these two people in the flesh. Of course, that part was my job.

"Here you are, a hacker and Star Masses employee to the exact specifications you desire," Jude told me.

"I love how you can take a request like this," I told him with an appreciative smile as I was looking these over, "and just turn it into an art form. Thanks, Jude, I owe you one. This just saved me a ton of time."

He got everything. Names, addresses, family, the exact nature of their medical ailment, and whatever else I needed to make this work. It would mean taking a flight to the United States, but that was hardly a bother if this would dig up absolutely everything we needed as far as information goes. As long as the in-flight movie wasn't that travesty that the humans called Meet the Spartans, I couldn't see what could go wrong.

"I'll let you and the rest of the mages know the details once I get them," I told Jude, just so he could pass the message along in case any of the others asked him about what I was up to. "I don't expect it to take too long."

[Noblejanobii]

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
Giza, Egypt
Affected RPers: Neo Emolga

"I love how you can take a request like this," Tyler told Jude with an appreciative smile as he was looking these over, "and just turn it into an art form. Thanks, Jude, I owe you one. This just saved me a ton of time."

"I mean that's sort of my job, being the Fate Mage and all," he answered simply.

I'll let you and the rest of the mages know the details once I get them," Tyler told Jude, just so he could pass the message along in case any of the others asked Jude about what Tyler was up to. "I don't expect it to take too long."

Jude glanced at a nearby clock and shrugged. "If you want I could save you even more time and just jump you to whenever you need to be. It's not like I can't just jump to whenever I need to be if I'm needed later."

Jude cracked his knuckles and extended his left hand out to Tyler. All Tyler had to do was thing of the time and place he wanted to go, then he and Jude would be sent there instantly. Jude was aware that this would take somewhat of a toll on him energy wise, so he hoped that Tyler wouldn't be using him to jump too much. But it was worth it, at least in Jude's opinion. He needed to branch out before time's threads snapped.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Giza, Egypt
Affected RPers: Alphys

"If you want, I could save you even more time and just jump you to whenever you need to be," Jude offered. "It's not like I can't just jump to whenever I need to be if I'm needed later."

I could imagine that would be quite the workout for Jude, so I looked at the papers and had to decide carefully. I could save myself from having to go about one international flight, but after that, I had to play it as if I was responsible for all trips after that.

I decided to go for the hacker first. From what Jude found, this guy, Marc Rusnock, lived on Crown Street, Brooklyn New York. His problem was his father was dying of terminal cancer in SUNY Downstate Medical Center. The best way to enter that part of town was to make sure Jude and I weren't seen. Not everyone trusted mages given the recent shenanigans, so we had to be a little incognito about this.

"Let's go with Lincoln Terrance Park, New York," I told Jude, thinking we could both phase in that park during the middle of the night without attracting too much attention. "That should make things a heck of a lot easier for me."

Not to mention faster. So, I grabbed Jude's hand and prepared for the time jump. I wasn't sure what this was going to feel like, but I was ready for anything.

[Noblejanobii]

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
Giza, Egypt
Affected RPers: Neo Emolga

Jude nodded silently as Tyler stated his destination. Keeping this in mind, Jude began to calculate exactly what time he could jump to with Tyler at that location without anyone noticing as well as not disturbing the time stream. Once the proper time had been reached, Jude squeezed Tyler's hand, and his eyes glowed an icy blue, then they jumped.

Time jumping technically was instantaneous even though at the same time it was not. To a person who wasn't used to such a phenomenon, it could be a bit overwhelming. The library where the two men had been standing no longer surrounded them. Instead there was pitch black darkness and shimmering blue threads. These threads went every which way and directions. The gravity in this area was also nonexistent, but Jude navigated through the threads with Tyler in tow with relative ease, making sure not to disturb one thread of another. Jude wasn't used to towing someone around, so he made sure not to let go of Tyler. If he did that, it would be extremely dangerous for Tyler. Not only could it kill him by ripping him to shreds from the sheer stress on his body, but there were worse outcomes such as Tyler ending up in a completely different time or even another reality with no hope of being saved. So Jude held tight and made sure he didn't let go of Tyler. However, this did make it much more difficult to navigate the threads. It was also dangerous for Tyler to touch those, since their power was much more complex and untamed than that of the mages'. Jude could touch them and while it still had nasty side effects, he would be better off than Tyler.

Slipping this way and that, Jude spotted the exit portal just outside the threads. He slipped back and forth until the last threads faded away. That is, until one caught Jude's ankle. Jude cried out in pain, losing his concentration and causing the portal to start to close. Noticing this, Jude threw Tyler forward and sending him through the portal to his destination.

[Dragon Master Mike]

((Oh damn this is still going? Didn't think anyone was still posting here but now that I know I'll jump back in))

Osias Dryton
Storm Mage (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?7462-A-Single-Element-(SUDT)&p=170088&viewfull=1#post170088)
Egyptian Pyramids


After obtaining everything he needed for a flight through some less savory means, Osias had made his way to the airport. It occurred to him that he could possibly have enlisted the help of the space mage to open a portal straight to his destination, but he had no intention of relying on some lesser mage for help. After all, as far as Osias was concerned, he was the strongest of the mages. While Osias knew that this company was based in the United States, that was about all he knew. As such, he decided to start his search on the east coast. New York was a large city, as well as the location where the mage's had been discovered. Surely he could find some information there.

After reaching the airport, his stolen passport managed to get him through security. Osias's patience was being tested by the amount of time it took, but he had no choice but to sit through it. It wasn't too long before he was on his flight. "This might be a while." Osias thought as he looked out the window to his left.

[AWA1997]

((Oh damn this is still going? Didn't think anyone was still posting here but now that I know I'll jump back in))

((Yeah, sorry, my RPs tend to die on occasion, partially because I get busy, partially because others get busy, but I try to keep them alive as long as possible, so long as other people want to keep going.))

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RPers: Alphys, Morzone

Dagan thought for a second. "I think that if any of us could really fly, it'd be you, Marx. You know, rocket-style propulsion and such."

Alex James
Blocker
New York City

Alex gathered up some papers from all over his house, put them in a folder, and headed down towards Time's Square to meet up with the super humans.

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Musice Mage
Hise home, Atlantic seaboard, USA
Affected RP'ers: Alphys

Rowan froze, shocked and surprised as Araxie dissolved into tears. His immediate thought was to comfort her, and he knew he must, but fear of making a mistake and making things worse held him in place. At least, for a few seconds at any rate. As he listened to Araxie plead for him to not come with her, he felt the need to comfort her grow too strong for his fear to hold back.

Kneeling down beside her, Rowan put a tentative arms around her shoulders and gave a comforting squeeze. "There isn't anything else I can do in this war for survival. The only thing I know I can do is make sure you're safe. I want to go with you, its not a punishment. And there is a magic in stories and music that will live on no matter what happens. There'll always be some people who will see what stories and music for what they really are and will make sure they will never die."



Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (Posing as superhuman)
En route to NYC times square
Affected RP'ers: Gaster and Alphys

"Course I can fly! That's why I asked. It really is boring to walk, but if you two can'y fly then what's the point? I'd rather stay down here and get all buddy buddy with my fellow superhumans!" Marx said, letting out his cackle like laugh and elbowing each of them in the side.

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
Going from UN to Times Square
Affected RPers: Alphys, Morzone

"I just meant that of the three of us, you have the only power that would make sense to be able to fly without pushing limits or using some way-out-there method." he said, ignoring the elbowing.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Lincoln Terrace Park, New York, United States
Affected RPers: Alphys

My mind was blown. Seriously, Jude had an awesome power, and the fact he could navigate it like these timestreams were just his backyard were impressive. I took special care not to touch anything, because the last thing I wanted was to actually break something and then find out I caused something that allowed the Nazis to have robots or trigger an alternative evolution in cows that allowed them to have shark teeth. Okay, I didn't know if that was exactly what touching those threads, but I wasn't going to try and find out.

Suddenly, I heard Jude cry out and then suddenly I was flung through the portal. I landed face-first into the grass, and it hurt a little bit, but it was barely consequential. It definitely wasn't worth even using my powers for, that was for sure.

After I got up, I looked around, wondering if Jude came in with me.

"Hey, Jude, you there?" I asked, looking around at the park. "You okay?"

Nothing. There was no sign of the dude anywhere and I wasn't sure if all that happened was he just took a scratch and was surprised or if something really bad just happened back there. In the meantime, the park was somewhat quiet and the pathway lamps were lit. I didn't see anyone around, which was good. Everything seemed to be on the right track for the moment.

Now, I just needed to head Crown Street and pay Marc Rusnock a visit.

[Noblejanobii]

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
Time Dimension

Just as Jude had feared, despite his sudden halt, the thread that had caught around his ankle had snapped. Jude frowned in annoyance. He'd have to fix that, especially since the thread was obviously very new. It also wasn't a thread from his domain. That was the most annoying thing about Jude's job as a Time Mage. Often times the threads he managed got intertwined with threads from other universes. Given the color of this thread, a unique blend of green and black, it was obviously not of his domain, which usually held a distinct blue color. Jude reached out and grabbed both ends of the thread from where they were suspended in space. He placed the ends together and closed his eyes, sending his power into the threads. They quickly mended back together, but Jude worried that even for the short time they were apart, a temporal disturbance could have impacted the world this thread was for. Hopefully it wouldn't impact anything too much.

Meanwhile in another universe...

"You will surrender by order of the gods!" a mage with a large staff shouted as he faced off against what appeared to be a normal human. The human spun a solid black blade in his hands. "Make me," he returned. The mage charged forward and the two weapons clashed. The black blade hummed and sent the mage flying back. "Blocker magic," the mage whispered. "How?" "Humans are much more resourceful than you have ever given us credit for." The mage spit to the side then charged again, but at the last second he teleported behind the man. Before he could land a blow on the man's head, a rip in time and space appeared behind the two and sucked them both in. As they were being sucked in, the black blade stabbed into the mage's abdomen, then disappeared. The mage gasped as he and the man were sucked away from the world they knew to a new destination, a new life. Just as quickly as it had appeared, the rift disappeared, and the mage and man were never heard from again.

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Rowan's Home
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

"B-But... Rowan when they find out we wrote most of what they have been reading and listening to for centuries now, they won't have any sanctuary anymore, will they? We create these stories and songs for them to be able to embrace their creative sides, and when they find out their so called "enemies" created most of these, won't they lose even more hope?" Araxie asked.

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: Gaster and Morzone

"Walking is healthier," Elisabeth commented, "but to each their own. Personally I find not running the risk of killing myself is a much better option than trying something with a high mortality percentage. In a contained environment I may attempt it. But not today." Elisabeth narrowed her eyes at the elbowing. "Oh? Why are you concerned with us? We are all soldiers after all."

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Crown Street, New York, United States

It was still way too early in the morning to wake Marc up, even though I was sure he would be elated that I could help his father. I still needed to keep this highly under wraps. As tempting as it was to run all over SUNY Downstate Medical Center's intensive care ward and cure everyone, I was pretty sure Death would want to have a word with me. What I was doing here was an exception because it would benefit us both. We needed that information. But really, I couldn't play these kinds of games all the time.

With that in mind, I couldn't have Marc learning too much about my real identity. Same thing with his father, Thomas. I hadn't gotten a look at him, but he probably only had a few days left.

After time passed and I finished a very early morning cup of coffee, I headed to Marc's apartment. I simply knocked on the door, and shortly after, Marc opened the door just a small crack to see who it was. He didn't know me, so obviously there were trust issues.

"Hello," Marc greeted me, but still sounding suspicious. "Can I help you?"

"Absolutely," I smiled, figuring that probably wasn't the response he was expecting. "Actually, I think we can both help each other. "I know about your father, Marc. I think there's something we can do for him, but I'm going to need your help in return."

"There's... nothing they can do for him," Marc replied, looking very depressed. "I just... I just can't bring myself to take him off life support. I haven't been able to sleep for three days because of it. And I've lost almost eight pounds since then. I can't eat, I can barely drive, and..."

It was definitely sad to see what a death in the family could do to people.

"Listen," I told Marc, "I know you have a strong set of computer skills, skills that I just don't have. Just like you, I'm going to need to break a few rules, but I have something that can help your dad. In exchange, I need your help in obtaining some information about Star Masses Health. But first, let's go see your dad. I'll fill you in on the details a bit later."

Normally, I expected him to be very apprehensive about dealing with a total stranger, but it looked like he was on the brink of just giving up when it came to trying to help with father.

[Noblejanobii]

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: Gaster

Kora still couldn't believe this was really happening. She had finally convinced Kritana to take a vacation. It was so unlike him to agree to this sort of thing, but, for some reason, he had agreed this time when Kora had asked. Not that Kora was complaining, she was absolutely overjoyed with this result. The two had ventured to a beach and Kora was currently in her most revealing bikini. She wasn't leaving much to the imagination, but if it meant finally catching Kritana's attention, then it was well worth it. Plus, Kora really liked this bikini and she never really got to wear it so it was nice to finally bust out the old swimming suit. Kora shifted over on her beach chair and looked at Kritana, the events of a few days prior.

It wasn't uncommon for Kora to request that Kritana take a break. He was such a diligent worker and Kora really admired that, but sometimes Kora worried Kritana would work himself into his own grave, which was saying something given this guy was the incarnation of death itself. Finally, a few days before, Kritana agreed. Kora wasn't sure what convinced him, but she had been overjoyed. Kritana had requested at least a day to plan it out, which Kora was fine with, and now they were here. Kora took in a deep breath and sighed, staring at Kritana over her sunglasses. They were at one of the finest resorts in the world, relaxing on the beach, a couple of drinks on the table between them. The weather was great too. Life couldn't get any better. Though, Kora had to wonder, was Kritana feeling as relaxed as Kora was?

[AWA1997]

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On Vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Kritana sighed as he repositioned himself in his seat. He stared off over the ocean, enjoying the view. He had agreed to this vacation, not because he wanted it, but because he wanted her to enjoy the world outside of his realm and she refused to go unless it was this way. He wasn't particularly relaxed, but he was able to keep it from showing. Well, for the most part. He was worried about the possibility of something going wrong with what was planned while he was gone. As part of his one day to plan the vacation, he put two of his most trusted underlings in charge of the underworld, one overseeing the check-ins and the other helping and supervising construction. He had an earpiece connected directly to the underworld communication system in his ear so that, if something went too wrong for them to handle, he could take care of it as soon as he could. Those thoughts were enough to keep him a little tense, but aside from that, he was relaxed. Honestly, he was just happy that he managed to get Kora to go out and enjoy herself, even if it meant he didn't have things running exactly the way he liked it. He reached over and grabbed his drink. He did seem to try to relax more than he already was, but how well that worked was questionable. He felt Kora's gaze and glanced at her. "Enjoying yourself?" he asked.

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
Going from UN to Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Morzone

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." Dagan said. "We're all working together, so we need to concern ourselves with each other, just not as much as we need to concern ourselves with the Mages."

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: Gaster and Morzone

"True true." Elisabeth looked around. "We are almost to Times Square. Is the Blocker here yet?"

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: Gaster

No, he wasn't relaxed. Of course not. Kora sighed a little but smiled at Kritana. At least he was concerned about her. Though he wasn't staring at her gorgeous body. Was the bikini even working? Jeez men could be so dense sometimes. Kora reached out and took Kritana's hand gently.

"Yes, I have a great view to relax me. Everything here is perfect, the sun, the beach, the air, and you." Kora giggled and lifted her sunglasses with her other hand. "Are you enjoying yourself?" she asked, "you seem somewhat relaxed. You should drink a little. It will help." Kora reached over and picked up her glass. "If you want I can drink with you."

[AWA1997]

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On Vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Kritana smiled slightly. "That's good." he said. "Honestly, I'm trying, but aside from sleeping when I need to, I haven't relaxed in billions of years, it's hard to just relax and enjoy yourself after that." He nodded slightly. "Alright, then let's see if the drinks will help, but you drinking with me is your choice." he added before drinking a little bit from his glass.

Dagan Dimitris and Alex James
Earth Superhuman and Blocker
Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Morzone

"I have no clue." Dagan said. "I've never seen the man in my life. But, if I had to guess, he chose this place because it was somewhaere in the middle of where he lives and where we were, so if he's not here, he should be soon."

Alex was there, standing around and waiting for the superhumans to arrive. He saw the group and wondered if that was them, but didn't approach them in case he was wrong.

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: Gaster and Morzone

"Quite the interesting deduction. But it makes logical sense." Elisabeth paused to think over everything she knew about the Blocker. She tried to recall what she had seen of him from the media and had a rough image of what he looked like in her head. But in Times Square, how easy would a rough sketch be to find? Elisabeth looked around, scanning the area. Her eyes landed on Alex and she frowned. He fit the vague description in her head, but was it actually him?

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: Gaster

"I understand. It's easy to grasp, knowing you. But just try. I know you'll start to feel better once you do." Kora held out her glass. "Well it is absolutely no fun to drink by yourself, so of course I'll drink with you. That's what friends are for, aren't they?" Kora took a sip of hers as well and smiled. "Does that feel any better?"

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris and Alex James
Earth Superhuman and Blocker
Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Morzone

When Alex saw her start to look at him and linger on him, he decided to approach Elisabeth and the other two. "Are you the group I was planning on meeting here?" he asked.

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On Vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Kritana sighed slightly. "A little, but not much." he said. "I'm sorry if I start to ruin your enjoyment because I can't enjoy it as much."

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: Gaster and Morzone

"I believe so," Elisabeth replied. "You are Alex James, are you not?" Elisabeth crossed her arms and glared his down, a red tint showing in her irises. "Depending on your answer my response to your approach may vary, so consider your answer very carefully before replying."

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: Gaster

"Don't be silly. Just keep being yourself and I'll be content. I don't mind. It's even better if you relax though, but if you don't then that's okay too. I understand," Kora said, taking another sip of her drink.

??? ???
??? Mage
New Orleans, Louisiana
Affected RPers: N/A

A young male stepped out into an alleyway. He pat the brick wall behind him as he stepped out, glancing to make sure the spatial rift was not visible to the naked eye. Once he was assured, the young man set out. He knew where the best spots were in this city, and his favorite was only a few blocks away. The man kept his head down, hiding his face, not wanting to be recognized too soon. That would not do, because it would blow the surprise he planned to throw for his fans. At least in this world people loved rather than feared him. It was a nice change of pace.

'You're just waiting for the perfect chance to kill them all, slaughter them like cattle.' The young man grimaced, trying his best to ignore the voice in the back of his mind. He would not indulge that part of him. He had made that mistake once, and it would not happen again of his own volition. He had enough blood on his hands, he didn't need more.

[AWA1997]

Alex James
Blocker
Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Morzone

"That I am." Alex said. "So you must be the superhumans." he added. He pulled out the file he had on the Mages. "I don't have full records on all of the Mages. Honestly, I don't think anyone knows how many are hiding out or what they can do. But this is what I have, and it might be able to help you weed out where they are. Some of these people I suspect of being Mages, but am unsure of."

The file contained pictures of Mages and suspected Mages, including Araxie, Rowan, Nicholas, and a few mortals. Aracie and Rowan were confirmed and had information such as height, powers, and other useful information, while Nicholas and the mortals were merely suspected, having only their pictures and locations listed. He had pages for certain power sets such as Blood, Earth, and Fire based on the blood the scientists had found, but had no information on the Mages that represented them. "Look them over and if you need any more information, let me know and I'll see what I can do." he said.

(If we had more Mages and/or superhumans, I'd add more info, but I can't really add more as is.)

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On Vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"I know, but... it just seems a little unfair to you. I know I don't relax well, that's why I tried to get you to try to enjoy yourself without me involved. It feels like I'm just weighing you down while you're trying to have a nice vacation."

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: Gaster and Morzone

"I see. And you wish for us to hunt down and dispose of these individuals, yes? Or would you prefer them be brought to you alive."

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: Gaster

"Well it wouldn't be a nice vacation without you so you're not weighing me down you're making the vacation!" Kora laughed before drinking another swig of her drink.

[AWA1997]

Alex James
Blocker
Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Morzone

"As far as I am aware, they cannot be killed outside of my presence as they have a form of immortality and I am the only one who can block their powers including said immortality." Alex said. "I could be wrong, but if I'm correct then there's really no choice in the matter and they will have to be brought to me or I must go to them."

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On Vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"If you say so." Kritana said, taking a big drink from his glass. He sat it down on the table and looked at Kora. "Is there anything in particular that you'd like to do when we get up from here?" he asked. He did plan out the vacation, but since it was more for her, he left a few gaps so that he wasn't completely controlling everything.

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: Gaster and Morzone

"Then we will bring them to you," Elisabeth replied. She looked at the folder again and frowned. "So, who should we seek out first? Do you have a preference?"

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: Gaster

'So many things. Most of them involving you without clothes,' Kora thought to herself silently. She sighed, knowing that probably wouldn't happen and thought it over. "Maybe we can go out in the water some. Like maybe go surfing or just out on a boat. I don't know what you have planned so I don't want to suggest something and mess up your plans."

[AWA1997]

Alex James
Blocker
Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Morzone

"Not really. Unfortunately, from what I can tell, the ones that I have fully confirmed the identities of are among the lowest caliber of the Mages. Their powers involve music and writing specifically and don't seem to pose much threat compared to some others that we've found the blood for in the pyramids. Though I will say to be on your guard since I don't know if they have things hidden up their sleeves that I have yet to learn about." Alex said. "But, of the possibly more threatening ones, Nicholas seems to be the most likely one of those I've been checking out to actually be a Mage, but I have no clue what powers he would have, or if I'm even right. I'm sorry I can't be of more help, but if I get any new leads, I'll fill you in."

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On Vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"My schedule is more of a rough outline this time, I wanted to let you choose what to do since I've never been on a vacation in my life and would probably ruin it if I actually made a strict schedule of everything. There are a few things I made sure to include specifically, but I tried to keep it as loose as possible."

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: Gaster and Morzone

"Understood. We will pursue them all then. I must also suggest you proceed with caution yourself. By revealing the mage of writing you have made your life a valuable target for the mages. And while their powers may not be able to reach you, they can still dispose of you through conventional means." Elisabeth looked at the file to try and see if Nicholas had a location listed.

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: Gaster

"A rough outline? My my Kritana, that's so unlike you. Very well. That's fine with me. Honestly I think I will enjoy anything as long as you are with me. After all, it's more fun with two people than one," Kora teased.

[AWA1997]

Alex James
Blocker
Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Morzone

Alex nodded. "I am well aware of this and I will continue as carefully as I can. Thank you for the tip, though." he said. At that moment his phone rang and he picked it up. "Hello?" he paused and listened to what the person on the other end said. "Got it, I will be there as soon as possible. Bye." He hung up his phone and looked at the trio. "I'd love to stay and try to help you, but one of my contacts says that they may have found another Mage, so I must be off." He held out three slips of paper with his phone number on it to them. "Keep me updated when you find or capture one and I will attempt to arrive as soon as I can." And with that, he was off.

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On Vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"Well so is this vacation." Kritana said. "I figured you'd know better what to do on a vacation than I would, so I tried to make it as flexible as possible so that we can both enjoy it as much as possible. So, which would you prefer, surfing, or going out on a boat?"

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: Gaster and Morzone

Before Elisabeth could respond to anything, Alex was gone. She frowned but decided it was better to not go after the man. She turned to her fellow superhumans and held out the file. "Who should we go after first then?"

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: Gaster

"Have you ever been surfing, Kritana? It's a lot of fun. I think that would be more fun for the both of us, especially if you've never been before, because then I can teach you!" Kora suggested.

??? ???
??? Mage
New Orleans, Louisiana
Affected RPers: N/A

The young man spun, forming a top hat, coat, and staff seemingly from thin air. He tapped the purple cane with a crystal skull topper against the ground twice, causing a table to appear. The young man could hear the whispers through the crowd, his fans recognizing him and others trying to see who he was. Good, he would give them an unforgettable show. It's what he lived for after all.

"Welcome citizens of New Orleans and travelers from around the world! I am Madder Hatter, a humble magician coming to you from a world beyond the one you know, here to give you the show of your life! Please, stand back and watch, but please, keep your money in your wallets. I am here purely because I enjoy the art and do not wish to deprive you of the funds that could be put to much better use." Madder tipped his hat and smiled at the crowd. "Shall we begin then?" Cheers erupted from the crowd to answer him. Madder smiled and threw his hands into the air.

Out of Madder sleeves shot several sets of cards. They flew and swirled into the air. Madder waited a second before snapping his fingers, causing the cards to all freeze in mid-air. Madder jumped onto the table then began to leap from card to card, stepping lightly, the toe of his foot barely fitting on the small card. Madder began to collect the cards as he went, plucking the out of the air until he had the entire deck back except for the one card he stood up. When he had that, Madder then quickly shuffled the deck and threw the cards at the audience. Several people shrieked, but before the cards could hurt anyone, they all disappeared in puffs of white smoke. Madder took a deep breath in and sucked in all the smoke. He sighed then tapped his chest. Madder reached inside his coat and pulled out a deck of cards, short the one he was balanced on. Madder jumped down to his table again and retrieved his staff. He spun it in the air three times before stabbing it into the table. Madder then encased it with cards. He closed his eyes and waved his hands back and forth over the cards. Suddenly, a group of lights began to move with Madder's hands, coming from within the barrier of cards. The lights changed shapes, a couple dancing, a bear frolicking across the sky, a cup of tea being poured, a group of horses galloping through the air, and so on. Anything that crossed Madder's imagination, the lights would turn into. It was quite the pretty sight.

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Morzone

"Hm..." Dagan said, looking at the files. "The Writing Mage probably ran off and vanished the moment she was revealed, so she may be difficult to find, but she's low risk when we do." he said. "The Music Mage seems to be close to the Writing Mage, so he may have gone with her, but, again, low priority. He said that Nicholas would be the best of the others to check out, but he's not completely convinced that he's a Mage, so that might be a wild goose chase or it could pay off more than the others. Do we want to go after low priority but difficult to find, or high priority but possibly a false alarm?"

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On Vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"No, I have not. But, yeah, I'll give it a try and you can teach me."

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: Gaster and Morzone

"Speaking from a logical standpoint, I believe it would be better to go after the one we have the higher probability of catching, and if he is not a mage, then so be it. We will waste less time catching this one than we would attempting to catch the other two. Statistically, we have a higher chance catching a mage going after the one without the guarantee of mage status than we do going after the other two."

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: Gaster

Kora smiled and giggled. "That's good. I'm glad we get to bond over something like that, together. It's nice to relax, wouldn't you agree?"

[Awasfriend]

Bernie Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska
Affected RP'ers: Morzone and Noblejanobii

Due to the blocker Bernie couldn't hear most of what the super humans were saying, but he did manage to hear that the three would most likely not be heading after Araxie and Rowan. Though he didn't hear the possible mage they were thinking about going after which irritated him. Might as well let them know,' he thought as he sent them a note.

"Letting you guys know the superhuman are not after you, let me know when you are ready to go and I'll open a portal there in the safest spots."

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Morzone

Dagan looked at the info sheet on Nicholas. "It says that he was last seen boarding a plane for Paris." he said. "And, if I know my history right, that's where the Nicholas Flamel of alchemy fame lived."

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On Vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Kritana smiled. "Me too." he said. "The relaxation part is questionable, but it's not bad."

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: Gaster and Morzone

"Well, then our verdict is simple. We are off to Paris, France. I'm sure interpol would be happy to help us. And if they aren't… well," Elisabeth's eyes flashed the color of blood, "I'll make them."

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: Gaster

Kora giggled and squeezed Kritana's hand. "Well you can relax with me any time," Kora replied with a wink.

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Morzone

"No need to already start that kind of plan." Dagan said. "For all we actually know, it could just be coincidence and it wouldn't look good if we went to a place of suspicion guns blazing or whatever."

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On Vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Kritana smiled slightly. "If you say so." he said. "Just let me know when you're ready to try to teach me how to surf."

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: Gaster and Morzone

Elisabeth narrowed her eyes. Who did this man think he was? Violence was always the answer! He wasn't suggesting they go in peaceful, was he? That was just ridiculous! "Excuse me, then what would you suggest we do?" Elisabeth asked.

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: Gaster

"I say lets just relax and enjoy the sun for a little bit. You could use a little bit of a tan, actually we both could. Spending all that time in the Underworld does not do our complexion any favors, does it?"

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Morzone

"We don't know if he even is a Mage, so if we go in assuming that he definitely is, we may make a mistake and make it look like we're a bunch of idiots who can't even tell a normal person from a Mage." Dagan said. "Of course, maybe one of us actually is willing to kill an innocent man and do it under the guise of trying to eliminate a threat he wasn't part of and won't even care that the mistake was completely avoidable." he added, strong accusation in his voice.

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On Vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"No, it really doesn't." Kritana said. "Like I said, though, just let me know when you're ready to go."

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 and Morzone

"You've obviously never been to war," Elisabeth answered. "There has never been a war without civilian casualties and that won't stop here. The Mages are dangerous and if we have a lead we should follow it. Besides, it's not like the US hasn't done this many a time in Syria." Elisabeth smiled at Dagan. “Why should we be any different? We just cry it was in the name of justice and all will be fine. Unless you’re just too weak stomached to handle it. In which case, just leave everything to me. I’ll handle it.”

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: AWA1997

“Like I said, lets just stay here for now. Rest. Relax. Drink. We can go surfing later when the tide is better,” Kora replied.

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Morzone

"We are supposed to try to remove the Mages without killing more than necessary. Yes, it may be necessary to kill a few in the long run, but that doesn't mean to go in like they're already guilty. Keep in mind, the person who made the list can't even see the Mages doing their magic. The only reason he caught the Writing Mage is that she used her powers to hide her wings. He has no clue who is a Mage and who isn't unless they have something like that. Since Nicholas is a possibly and not a definite, I'd say he doesn't have something like that, so the blocker has no clue whatsoever if he is or isn't a Mage, he's just throwing around names."

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On Vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Kritana nodded. "Will do." he said, leaning back in his seat and taking a drink.

[Awasfriend]

Brooke Fisher
Water Mage
Viceroy Resort on the island of Anguilla
Affected RPers: AWA1997 and Noblejanobii

Brooke was enjoying the waves making them a little larger than they were predicted to be. Not many noticed and those who did were fellow surfers enjoying the big waves. After a bit she decided to go on shore for a bit and relax making a nice entry on the biggest wave yet.

[Morzone]

Rowan summers
Music Mage
His home on US atlantic seaboard.
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

Rowan hesitated, then gave Araxie a tentative hug. "Our work transcends such petty things. If they lose hope we will sing a song and write a poem to their souls and reawaken it." He whispered in her ear. In his mind the sentence continued with something along the lines of 'I'd never leave your side, no matter the danger. Your more important to me than that' but he certainly didn't have the nerves to admit such a thing.

When he got the message from Bernie, it calmed him slightly, but even if the superhumans weren't coming for them first someone would certainly search their homes.

Marx Hunfry
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
New York Times Square
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997, NobleJanobii

Marx stared at the papers he was holding, the ones of information on the mages the blocker had given them. Slowly his eyes read through the section on the fire mage. No picture, no description. He was safe.

Shaking himself slightly to rid the trapped sensation being near the blocker had given him, he turned his attention away from the papers and toward the others. He yawned slightly. "Why don't we just go and raid these two mage's houses?" He gestured to the pictures of Araxie and Rowan, "We know they're mages and if they've gone on the run their houses are free for the picking. There'll probably be something useful for finding other mages in there. And if they're still there, ten we've got ourselves some mages to kill."

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 and Morzone

Elisabeth was about to argue with the Earth superhuman when Marx made his suggestion. She stared at him for a second. He had taken quite the interest in whomever the fire mage was. They had no information on the individual though. Perhaps Marx was looking for a rival. Elisabeth had to admit she was certainly curious about the identity of a blood mage. Nevertheless, Marx made a point.

"Fine," Elisabeth replied, obviously not pleased to not be going on a man hunt, but willing to make this compromise. "I see no downside to that option. Earth superhuman?" Elisabeth turned her attention to Dagan, still peeved enough at him to not refer to him by name.

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: AWA1997

Kora smiled at watched Kritana, fascinated with him, though she wouldn't say it. She hopefully didn't have to. Kora had always hoped Kritana would notice her affection for him, but if he had, she had never seen him acknowledge it. Though, his taking a vacation could possibly be a signal. He was doing this for her after all. Kora squeezed Kritana's hand lightly, purely enjoying being this close to him. He was a sweet man when he wanted to be, but only Kora could really see it.

Araxie Scripture
Writer Mage
Rowan's Home
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Araxie smiled at Rowan softly. She sniffled a little and thought it over. Rowan was right. Humans would never be able to abandon the arts anyway. It was too much a part of their culture now. Maybe, instead of dissolving the war into further chaos, this would cause a branch for peace. She hoped so. She did not want this war to last long at all.

"Should we stop by my house next? Or just avoid it all together?" Araxie asked, "I don't mind either way."

Madder Hatter
??? Mage
New Orleans, Louisiana
Affected RPers: N/A

Madder felt an elation in his chest as he watched his audience become enamored with his lights show. But this was just the beginning. Madder spun, the lights twirling with him, dissolving all the various images formed. Now it was time to tell a story. Madder began to hum a tune, the story playing out in his head. He could remember Maddox telling him this story. It was about a man and a woman. As the story began, the lights created the images in his mind. A man, wearing a cape and a fedora, walks into a town. All the women in the town are instantly drawn to, the man famous for his charms and good times. However, he is not interested in any of the women that fling themselves at him. He is tired of this ease. The playboy requests a challenge. He soon receives it, when he receives word of the Flower of Virginia, the lady of the town who will take no suitor. The man is pleased and begins his pursuit. At first, none of his attempts to sway the woman work, but little by little, her resolves breaks. Madder smiles, seemingly dancing on thin air in time with the lights. People had begun to clap in the rhythm of his dance. Above him, the Flower of Virginia and the playboy begin to dance, the man has won and will now dedicate himself to her. Or so the lady thinks! Just as they are about to kiss, the man throws her away, the conquest having been achieved. He is no longer interested, and leaves, searching for his next prey. Gasps erupt across the crowd, the ending holding quite the surprise. The lights dissolve soon after and people applaud the show.

"Did you enjoy the story?" Madder asked, "Because I can assure you, there is more where that came from." Cheers answer Madder back, coaxing him on to perform more. Madder's eyes light up and he smiled broadly, glad to answer the requests for more.

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Morzone

"That sounds like a plan." Dagan said, glaring at Elisabeth. "They're confirmed to be Mages, so I can't argue that."

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On Vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Awasfriend

Kritana sighed softly and looked back over the ocean as Brooke surfed in. He wasn't too familiar with the other Mages since few visited the underworld, but he recognized her, or, at least, he could sense her powers and piece together which Mage she was.

Alex James
Blocker
New Orleans, Louisiana
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Alex slipped into the building, trying not to be noticed by the man putting on the show. He sat back silently, observing him to see if anything happened that would tip off if he were a Mage or not.

[Morzone]

(The blocker sure got from NYC to New Orleans quickly)

Rowan summers
Music Mage
His home on US atlantic seaboard.
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

Rowan smiled and withdrew nervously from the hug, reaching for his bag that he'd let slip to the floor as he'd hugged her.

"Let's go to your house, It'd be unfair if I could grab my stuff and not you." He told her, standing up and offering a hand to help her do the same.

Marx Hunfry
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
New York Times Square
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997, NobleJanobii

"Fantabulous." Marx said, his eccentric air returning quickly. He folded up the papers on the mages, tucked them in a pocket, and stretched his long arms high in the air.

"So? Which house first? Writing or music?" he asked the other two.

[AWA1997]

(It's magic. Wait, no he cancels that out... He took an anime-plot-device-plane because the RP is moving so slowly. Perfect logic, eh?)

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
New York
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Morzone

"I say whichever one is closest to where we are now." Dagan said. He looked at Elisabeth. "How does that sound to the blood-thirsty blood-controlling tyrant, though?"

[Noblejanobii]

(We were going to have him take a lot longer but the pacing of the RP is so slow right now that I made the executive decision to have him get there much quicker. We can say a wind superhuman carried him or he has fighter jets at his disposal. Whichever floats your boat.

Also AWA, Madder is outside on the streets, not inside a building.)

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 and Morzone

"Which one is closer?" Elisabeth asked. "It's more efficient to go to the closest one first." Elisabeth looked through the files, spotting that Araxie's house was in Assisi, Italy. At Dagan's comment, she glared at him. "Sounds perfect. Like me."

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: AWA1997

"Is she bothering you?" Kora asked, having noticed the water mage as well. "If she is, I can dispose of her. I don't want her interrupting our relaxation time."

Araxie Scripture
Writer Mage
Rowan's Home
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

"Okay. Do you have everything? Once we leave, I don't think it's safe for us to return," Araxie said, taking her bag and scanning the area.

Madder Hatter
??? Mage
New Orleans, Louisiana
Affected RPers: N/A

Madder was about to begin his next story, some of the cards on the table lifting up into the air to be part of the next story. But as Madder began to shape the story with is mind, a cold crushing presence caused his chest to cease up. Madder felt his breath catch in his chest, a suffocating feeling building inside him. All the cards fell to the ground, Madder falling with them. He crashed onto the table, breaking it. Several people came to help him up. Madder rubbed his head and smiled.

"I apologize. It seems my magic has decided to stop working. And I only got to tell you one story as well. Perhaps if I move to another location, the magic may return. You all know how mysterious New Orleans can be. Perhaps my magic has decided to embrace the city." Laughter rippled across the crowd. Madder picked up his hat and dusted it off before placing it back on his head. He picked up his staff. "I do implore you go about your day, but if you do happen to see me again somewhere else, do stop by so I can continue to tell you stories. It's my passion after all." With that, Madder began to walk down the street. His pulse was racing, a cold sweat breaking out across his body. It was a Blocker! Madder should have known this universe would have had one too, since he had realized some time ago that mages existed here too. Still, it was just his luck. He was about to tell one of his favorite stories too! No matter. He just had to hope that the Blocker didn't follow him so he could continue his show. Pain emanated from his head, back, and right leg from his fall. He was obviously injured, though he acted like he wasn't, and needed to escape the Blocker's range in order to heal.

'Kill them. The Blocker is a threat. They always have been.' Madder grimaced. Great. Just what he needed. Perfect timing for the voices to start up their old chanting. 'No one loves you. They just act like they do. Quit this illusion, Madder, and show them who you really are.' Madder took a deep breath and exhaled. It was not a facade or an illusion. This is who he was. He was not that monster.

[AWA1997]

(Oops, my bad, but either way, he was hiding in the back.)

Alex James
Blocker
New Orleans
Affected RPers Noblejanobii

Alex watched as Madder's performance fell apart right when he arrived. He called in the news van and police officers he had prepared just in case. The news van pulled up beside him and he began to make a live broadcast to the world. Alex came on to the television. "Hello world, this is the Blocker coming from New Orleans where we have just found another Mage. He was performing a magic show that stopped immediately when I showed up. He pointed to Madder and the cameras followed. "That man right there. I have already called in the police and he will be arrested momentarily." As he said that, the police sirens sounded and their cars came into view.

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
New York
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Morzone

"At least there's one thing we can agree on." Dagan said.

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Awasfriend

"No, she's not bothering me." Kritana said. "Just wasn't expecting to see another Mage while we were here. It's a big world, so I thought they'd all be thousands of miles away."

[Noblejanobii]

(IT BEGINS! Mwhaha!)

Madder Hatter
??? Mage
New Orleans, Louisiana
Affected RPers: N/A

Madder heard the gasps from the crowd and looked over his shoulder. The looks of fascination and wonder were now replaced by horror and fear. It was just like when he had taken so many lives back in his universe. Madder dropped his staff, the item clattering to the ground as his hands trembled. He backed away slowly, not wanting to believe this. What was wrong with being a mage? He hadn't hurt anyone had he? He just wanted to have some fun!

"No! Please! I-I don't understand. I just wanted to tell stories!" Just then the police sirens began to draw near and Madder knew it was no use. He quickly spun on his heels and took off in a sprint. He turned off the street, heading back towards the entryway to the Underworld. His underworld. They couldn't follow him there! Probably. Madder wasn't sure to be honest but he couldn't stay here. The voices were too loud. They were screaming for blood and vengeance. They wanted him to embrace the monster. He couldn't do that. He couldn't validate those looks of pure horror the people had given him. Not again.

Madder ducked and weaved through crowds of people, purposely taking streets that would be difficult for cars. If he could make it to Jackson Square then he could make it to the portal. Madder could hear the sirens behind him as he dashed down St. Ann Street. Out of the corner of his eye, Madder spotted the steeple of the St. Louis Cathedral. He didn't have time to admire it now though. Or stop by Cafe Du Monde. This world's blocker sure was rude. Madder spotted the street sign for Decatur Street and immediately turned right to get to Jackson Street. Good. Now came the easy part. He was out of the Blocker's range. He could feel it. Madder slipped a card into his hand then threw it at one of the waiting horse carriages. It collided with the mechanisms holding a black horse in place.

"By the order of The Chariot, come to me my steed!" Madder cried. The horse neighed loudly and suddenly all that held it to the carriage snapped. The black horse ran over to Madder. Madder mounted it right as two police cars turned onto the road, with several policemen on horseback not too far behind. "Forward!" Madder commanded, holding to the stallion's mane. The black horse was off like a bolt of lightning, down Decatur Street towards the House of Blues. However, before they could reach the House of Blues, Madder turned the horse down a small almost hidden alleyway. It was a dead end to anyone who was not Madder. He dismounted as he reached the end and bolted for the wall. However, instead of going through it, like usual, he slammed straight into it. Madder felt panic cease his heart.

"N-No. This can't be!" Madder began to desperately feel all over the wall. "It has to be here!" He was trapped! They were going to catch him! Madder clutched his head as tears rose in his eyes, the voices overwhelming all his thoughts. 'EMBRACE US! LET US OUT! THEY WON'T CATCH YOU IF WE GUIDE YOUR HANDS!' "No! Leave me alone! I can't do that again! I won't do that again. I made a mistake!"

"You there! Freeze!" Madder looked up, pressing his back against the wall as the police approached. "Put your hands in the air where we can see them!" Madder shook his head. "I said put your hands in the air!" Madder shook his head again, more vigorously this time. If he let go, they were all dead. He was barely maintaining control now. Without warning, another officer fired his taser at Madder. White hot pained coursed through Madder's body as he screamed. That was the last straw. Madder collapsed to his knees, hands lip by his sides. He was silent for a moment, deathly still, before a smile spread across his face. The smile of a serial killer. His head snapped up sharply and tilted to the side. "Well hello there, ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for the real show to start?"

Meanwhile in another universe...

Four people sat a table in the Underworld of another universe. One wore a white newsies cap, a black tank top, and some long blue jeans with white boots. She stared intently at the cards in her hand, strategizing against her opponents in this intense game of cards. One such opponent was her son, wearing a black fedora with an orange stripe across it. He was wearing a black t-shirt with a matching hoodie. He watched his mother carefully, judging her expression before looking back at his own cards. Madeline had started to get serious, it appeared. Suddenly, both their concentrations were interrupted when a scream erupted from the throat of someone else in Elysium.

"Madness hands!" Madeline and her son's heads snapped up, looking to the sky where two white gloved hands began to descend towards the mage sanctuary. Madeline began to hyperventilate, flashes of suppressed memories from the last time she had been summoned returning all at once. Her eyes were distant and unfocused, but Maddox was not about to let his mother suffer again.

"Mom!" he shouted, "Mom!" Madeline looked at Maddox and squeaked out,

"She's snapped. Maddie's snapped. They're coming for me. They're coming for me!" Maddox grabbed his mother roughly by the shoulders and pulled her from her seat.

"There's no time to panic, Mom! We have to get you out of the underworld." Maddox looked up again. It seemed like he wasn't being summoned. The other hand had to be after Madder. That could be dangerous, but he didn't have time to save them both. Holding his mother close, Maddox began to make a run for the gates to Elysium. There was a loud crash as the first hand collided with the ground where Maddox and Madeline had been playing cards not too long ago.

"All mages! Hear me!" Maddox looked over to see Terra, the original earth mage, leading several other mages. "Protect the madness mages at all costs! Those hands are not to reach Madeline or Madder! Understand me?"

"Yes ma'am!" the mages shouted back. Terra stomped the ground and a large wall of earth ripped through Elysium, blocking one hand from view. Several other mages, fire, ice, water, and even magnetism went on the offensive, trying to stall or destroy the two hands. Maddox couldn't waste their efforts, the gate not too far ahead. He forced himself to go faster. If they could escape Elysium then they would gain somewhat of a lead on the hands. And then he heard it.

"The hand got through the blockade! Maddox! Watch out!" Maddox looked over his shoulder to see one of the hands headed straight for him. There was no escaping it. He grimaced.

"I'm sorry, Mom." Madeline lifted her head a little, coming out of her daze slightly.

"What? Maddox?" Before it could dawn on her what her son was about to do, Maddox threw his mother forward, sending her through the gate and into the mortal realm of the underworld. "Maddox!" she screamed as the hand grabbed hold of him. Maddox put up no resistance, knowing it was too late now. He could hear the screams of his mother and the shouts from other mages as they tried to hold off the other hand. Maddox was lifted up, slowly being taken to the location of the summoner. He began to wonder if, because he was not pure madness mage, this might not affect him. However, as soon as the thought crossed his mind, a shock went up his spine. His thoughts began to twist and his morality was lost. All that consumed him now was the thirst for blood. Maddox began to laugh, a twisted smile on his face as the second hand broke through. It shot forward like a bullet, snatching up Madeline without any difficulty. And then everything went white.

At the same time, in Walt Disney World, a girl named Maddie Hatter was having tea with the current Magnetism mage, Dennis Masher. The two were enjoying quite the lovely conversation about tea and the current events of the world when suddenly, Maddie just vanished, there one second and gone the next. Dennis stared at the air for a split second before reacting to catch Maddie's tea cup. He sighed with relief and placed it on the saucer, but frowned. Something was up. And it was not good.

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 and Morzone

"What? Me being perfect? I know. Glad to see others acknowledge it," Elisabeth replied smoothly. Suddenly, her phone began to ring. She pulled it from her pocket and answered, "Hello?" She frowned at the voice on the other end. "No I was just in a meeting with him." Elisabeth looked at the other two before saying, "He found one? And it... what? Oh my. Yes sir, I will make the suggestion. Thank you." Elisabeth closed her phone and smiled devilishly at her fellows. "Well, boys, I think we should somewhere that's broadcasting the news. You're going to want to see this."

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: AWA1997

"Yes I understand," Kora replied softly with a smile. Good. No threat to their vacation here. It was going to be a very peaceful day. Kora could tell. Nothing could ruin this moment at all. Absolutely nothing. "If there's anything bothering you, just let me know, okay, Kritana?" Kora added with a squeeze of her hand.

[Morzone]

(Ah yes, the anime-plot-device-plane. How could I forget XD)

Rowan summers
Music Mage
His home on US atlantic seaboard.
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

Rowan thumbed through the contents in his bag. Clothes, food, money, passport, Some paper and pencil...

"Just one things..." Rowan muttered, disappearing into a side room. The room was large and full of every instrument imaginable, from the kazoo to a tuba to an electric violin made from a baseball bat. He dug through a cupboard until he pulled out a small-ish, dusty wooden box. Opening it, he took from inside a and carved wooden flute, which he tucked carefully inside his pockets. He might be able to summon any instrument for him to play at will, but something about the flute had always felt special to him.

Coming back over to Araxie he told her, "Alright, I have everything."

Marx Hunfry
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
New York Times Square
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997, NobleJanobii

Marx smiled excitedly. "Sounds like you heard something interesting~" He said. Sticking his thumb over his shoulder at the many giant television screens that New York Times Square was famous for he said, "Maybe one of those could tell us."

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture
Writer Mage
Rowan's Home
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Araxie waited patiently as Rowan picked out what he wanted to bring along. She ran through her head everything she thought she would need as she waited patiently. When he returned, Araxie smiled at Rowan and held out her hand. "Well, then, let us head to my home."

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 and Morzone

Elisabeth scanned the jumbotron boards before spotting one that was broadcasting exactly what she wanted. Elisabeth smiled and gestured to it, a news reporter on screen with subtitles at the bottom.

"It seems the Mages have gone on the offensive officially. Just minutes ago, another mage was spotted posing as a street performer in New Orleans. Upon being exposed, the young man fled, where police pursued him from Bourbon Street to an alleyway just down the road from Jackson Square. The mage was cornered and attacked by a policeman with a taser, when suddenly, everything went berserk. All five officers that cornered him are now dead, each with carvings covering their bodies. In addition, several civilians have been taken out, but the mage is nowhere to be found." The woman paused then said, "I am now receiving word that another mage has been spotted in Scotland. Stay tuned as we inform you of these developments."

[Morzone]

Rowan summers
Music Mage
His home on US atlantic seaboard -> Araxie's home, Assissi, Italy
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

"Alright." Rowan agreed. For a moment he imagined the two of them holding hands as they warped together, but he quickly pushed the image away. Twisting his Ring, Rowan vanished and suddenly reappeared outside the door of Araxie's home in Italy.

Marx Hunfry
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
New York Times Square
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997, NobleJanobii

Marx whistled appreciatively.

"Found two mages already huh? Bet it's the blocker. That guy sure doesn't waste time does he?"

He looked between the other two then addressed Elizabeth. "Well? Which one's the blocker at? I'm claiming whichever one he isn't with."

[AWA1997]

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Awasfriend

"Alright I'll let you kn-" Kritana stopped suddenly, his eyes going wide as he sat up and grabbed his chest. "S-so many... early deaths..." he said. "Get- Get me to the underworld. S-something's gone horribly wrong..." he added, ignoring the pain in his chest as he spoke, but collapsing immediately after.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture
Writer Mage
Rowan's Home
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Araxie stared at her quaint home in silence for a moment, taking it in as if it were the last time she'd ever see it, since it might actually be. Araxie looked over at Rowan with a somewhat sad look on her face before she went up and unlocked the door, leading Rowan inside.

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 and Morzone

"Another one in Scotland? These Mages don't waste time it seems," Elisabeth commented with a smile. "They did not mention the Scotland Mage over the phone meaning the blocker is in New Orleans. Shall we head to Scotland then?" she asked.

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: AWA1997

"Kritana!" Kora shrieked as he collapsed, obviously in the middle of having a heart attack. Screw blowing their cover, Kritana's health was more important. She grabbed her back and scrambled through it before locating her pen. It was enchanted with the blood of multiple Mages for different abilities, one such being space. She clicked the cap and the two of them were suddenly in the underworld.

[Morzone]

Rowan summers
Music Mage
His home on US atlantic seaboard.
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

Rowan followed Araxie into her home. He'd been here before, and had seen all of her writing materials many times over by now. As he entered, he let his eyes wander around, partially to look for new details and partially to take in the place for what could be the last time.

Marx Hunfry
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
New York Times Square
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997, NobleJanobii

"Scotland it is!" Marx cried happily. He pulled out of his pocket a phone, which he then tucked into a shirt pocket. "Stupid things not fireproofed yet. I'm going straight there, go find out exactly where this mage is and give me a call. Hate to break up the gang, but I think I'm done waiting."

Taking a few steps, Marx made a running jump into the air, and his lower body exploded into flame. Now with nothing but his torso and upper body visible, the flames propelled him high into the air, at which point he stopped and abruptly shot off Due east.

[AWA1997]

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
On vacation with Kora
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Shortly after he collapsed, Kritana's body glowed slightly as the magic that kept him immortal kicked in, it then began recovering from the heart attack, his heart pumping and his breathing stabilizing. But he didn't stir and his pulse showed that he was still under a lot of stress.

As soon as they arrived in the underworld, the man that Kritana left in control ran over to them. He saw the unconscious Kritana and looked up. "M-miss Lolita, please tell me he isn't one of the people who just died." he said, gesturing to a large mob of people. Usually the lines in the underworld were fairly short, but these lines were nowhere near that short, were growing quickly, and it seemed like almost none of them were supposed to be dead as they were ushered to the side where the people who had discrepancies in their time and method of death were always taken to wait for Kritana to work out what happened. "We don't have another major disaster scheduled for weeks, and we just got flooded with people who shouldn't be dead."

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture
Writer Mage
Rowan's Home
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

The house was tidy, well put together, a small coffee table in the front with a stray glass that hadn't been put in the sink yet. Araxie walked over and picked it up, moving to the kitchen to place it by the sink. She would wash it the next time she visited. Araxie looked around the small kitchen and when she didn't see what she was looking for, she moved on to her study. This room was a complete mess of papers, some in stacks others crumpled up. One couldn't even really see the floor because of it. Araxie walked in, weaving through the piles easily before locating what she had been searching for, her rosary. Pocketing it, Araxie walked to her bedroom and began to collect other essentials plus any items she didn't want the superhumans finding. Araxie sighed and looked at Rowan when she was finished.

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 and Morzone

"That idiot!" Elisabeth shook her head at the disturbance Marx had caused. She turned to her fellow superhuman and said, "Let's go." When suddenly a bright flash of light ripped across the sky then struck Times Square. People began to scream and flee as a woman with a white newsies cap and black tank top scanned the area, holding a scythe in her hand.

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: AWA1997

"He's not dead but he's under great amounts of stress from all the dead that shouldn't be dead." Kora looked at the man in charge. "I am going to take him to his room. Please try to keep everything under control, I'll be back to help as soon as I can. Maybe take them to a sort of holding area while we try to sort this out."

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Morzone

Dagan nodded and opened his mouth to respond as the woman appeared. "A third Mage on the offensive?" He immediately panicked and moved away from the woman, mustering up all the power he could to put a barrier between her and both the civilians and himself.

Temporary Ruler of the Underworld
Underworld Worker
The Underworld
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"Will do, ma'am." The man said, saluting Kora before getting back to work. He called in more workers to process the shouldn't-be-deads and began to escort them to a large building that had just recently been finished being built and furnished. "Make yourselves at home, those of you who are coming with me either aren't supposed to be dead yet, were supposed to die another way, or both, so just bare with us as we try to get this sorted out. We will get you all out of here or get your cause of death sorted as quickly as we can, but until the reason that you all died prematurely is stopped, we can't do anything, and with the sheer number of people affected, it will be a while after that before we can get you back out. We will extend your lives past your intended death date for the length of time that you spent here, and we do keep a very well-organized log book of all who visit for that very purpose. We apologize for the inconvenience." he announced over the intercom.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York, United States

Family seeing family in the hospital wasn't too much of a problem. I told Marc to tell the hospital staff that I was simply a friend from out of town. They didn't have a problem with it and Marc led the way to his father's room in the Intensive Care Wing.

Everything around here was kept insanely clean and orderly and I could definitely make out the sanitation smells of alcohol in the air. When we got to his father's room, the curtain was closed and Marc pulled it aside so we could both enter.

His father, Thomas, was in terrible shape. He was hooked up to a spider web of tubes and wires and had more IV bags suspended in the air than I had fingers on my hands. Man, with all the chems they were pumping into this guy, his body must have been more medication soup than anything else.

"I know you said you could help him..." Marc told me, glancing at me before looking to his father with a hopeless face. "The doctors have tried everything though. I mean, you don't look like a doctor to me, but... I'm not one to judge."

Ha, I was even better than a doctor! Of course, Kritana and I had to come to some agreement before anyone did anything big. And if I just went ahead anyway without asking permission, well, we sometimes had a chat about it, but I'd make it up to him somehow.

"Just relax," I assured Marc as I approached Thomas in what would have been his deathbed. "I got this."

Given Thomas's current state, I estimated Kritana would have had his hands on his guy in less than a week, but that was about to change. I started by pulling the bedsheets aside, and laid my hands on his chest. Really, wiping away all the terminal cancer and junk was just as easy as flushing a toilet, or at least it was for me.

Let's get you back in action.

Gone. Not only did I just flush away all the cancer, infections, and other grizzly junk that had decided to make his body a condominium, but I restored his stamina and vitality. Essentially, when he suddenly woke up, it was as if all that had happened was he just woke up from a really long night's sleep. He was a bit startled, which was totally understandable. Not too many humans know about stuff like this, so it does catch them off guard quite often!

"Oh my god, what's... what's going on!?" Thomas exclaimed, suddenly looked around the room.

"Hey there, name's Tyler," I told Marc's father. "I'm a friend of your son. How are you feeling right now?"

Oh, he was finer than fine, but I enjoyed asking that question anyway. It made my job much more fun.

"I'm..." Thomas spoke, suddenly even more surprised. "Did... the treatment work?"

I looked at the vitals monitor jokingly. Oh, I didn't need that piece of machinery to tell he was fine, but it was fun to see the sudden and instant change in line graph vital readings.

"How did you do that!?"" Marc exclaimed, suddenly in total shock. "Are... are you an angel!?"

I snickered at that. Ah, as much as I wished I could do this all the time, well, things needed to die at certain times and I couldn't abuse my powers so that everyone could live forever.

"Not quite," I told them, still with a confident smile. "I happen to be the Mage of Life. I know some humans have become scared and frightened of us in recent times, but we're simply moderators and governors of some of the elements of the universe."

"You're... one of them?" Marc asked, very surprised. "I... never would have thought."

"It's okay, we've tried our best to keep things secret," I told them. "I'm sure you're familiar with some of the more recent incidents that have been going on and how what we do isn't quite so secret anymore. Well, I'm here to tell the story of things from our side rather than the media's. We're not bad people. In fact, many of the Mages do great things and the world wouldn't be the same without them. And yes, while I'm the Life Mage, there is a Death Mage too."

"But why?" Marc asked, still unable to understand. "Why have death?"

"Well, imagine for a moment what the world would be like if everything and everyone lived forever and never died," I told him, trying to make him comfortable with the whole life and death thing. "It might sound wonderful at first, but food sources would run out rapidly, masses of living things would be forever suffering in starvation, and the world couldn't support so many living things at once. There would be no room for it all and people and animals would be living in piles of each other everywhere. So, everyone gets a chance at life, but they've got to make the best out of it with the time they have. For some, life is short and long for others. Just like school or even a stay at a hotel, when time's up, it's simply a matter of checking out so another person can move into your room. If the balance isn't kept, very often disaster strikes."

"But what about starving children?" Thomas asked. "And war? And natural disasters? It is fair those people had their lives taken from them so unexpectedly?"

"Ah, I love these questions," I told him, kind of speaking with a bit of sarcasm there. "You bet I wish we could feed all those starving kids. But I wish I could stop a man and wife from having a kid if they couldn't feed them, too. Some do anyway even when they know the consequences. And as much as I wish war could be wiped out, well, as long as there are differences in human opinion, belief, and thought, well, you're going to have some people get so angry about those differences that they'll resort to physical violence. As for disasters, that too is the result of people getting caught in an ever-changing world that won't stick to one shape forever. But where a forest burns to the ground, a new one will form. Where an earthquake destroys a city, a new one will be rebuilt from the ground, newer and better than before. You also need to remember that in the grand scale of the universe, we're just a very tiny part of something so much bigger. But that doesn't mean that what each human does here isn't important. And you, my friends, have a role to play in that!"

Of course, I needed to get those IVs and monitor wires removed so we could get out of here. If the nurses saw this, they'd cause quite a stir. So I needed to get both Thomas and Marc out of here before anyone saw this.

[Noblejanobii]

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
Times Square
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 and Morzone

Madeline's eyes opened slightly before her image flickered out of existence, as if she had never been there in the first place. Elisabeth paused, turning her attention back to the news boards. Four series of attacks were going on across the world: New Orleans, London, Paris, and Glasgow. These four Mages were all slaughtering people left and right. Elisabeth looked at Dagan.

"I believe we have to split up. The Blocker is handling the one in New Orleans and fire guy is going after Scotland. I guess I can go to Paris and you can go to London?"

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
The Underworld
Affected RPers: AWA1997

Kora heard the announcement over the loud speaker as she carried Kritana back to his room. She placed him on his bed then got a wet washcloth and placed it on his forehead. She sighed then walked back to the main area to help handle the dead.



In London...

Madeline gasped as she reappeared in the middle of London, just below Big Ben. She looked around, her senses regathering for a second before the madness took over again. Seeing a stalled carriage nearby, Madeline sliced through the chains with her scythe and mounted the white horse, her madness influence keeping the steed under control. Madeline then spotted someone nearby, aiming a gun at her. Now that simply would not do. She spun her scythe in the air before slashing through them. At first, the person appeared unharmed, then suddenly they began to shiver and vomit, blood dripping from their nose and bruises coating their skin. Madeline smiled. Septicemic plague. Personally Madeline preferred bubonic but it was really a roulette with this. As the man coughed and slowly died, people around him began to gain accelerated symptoms of plagues as well, but not just Septicemic. Bubonic, pneumonic, Pharyngeal, and Meningeal showed up as well, spreading like wildfire through the streets.

"It's Pestilence!" someone cried, "The mages have harnessed the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and unleashed them upon us!" Madeline looked over at the person and thought over the proposition. That wasn't a half bad title. She liked the sound of that. No. Madeline grimaced. What was she doing? Not again. She had already taken out half of London once. Why was she doing it again? Madeline gripped her head tightly and shook it, starting to come to her senses again.

"But couldn't it be righteousness? Look at the white horse she mounts!" someone else called.

"Then why is she attacking us?" Madeline cried out before urging her horse on, ridding through London as she tried to fight back against the voices in her head.



In Paris...

"Tea! Tea for everyone! You can't not like tea! I won't allow it!" Maddie cackled loudly as tea cups filled the area, spilling their contents and forcing tea down the throats of the citizens of Paris. She formed a sword of tea and sliced through the chains of a horse tied to a post. A tea pot formed over the horse and dumped gallons of tea on the horse, turning it a red. Maddie mounted the horse and reared it, galloping through Paris pouring tea everywhere, flooding Paris with it.

Meanwhile, atop of the Eiffel Tower, another mage stood, his red and blue eyes analyzing the situation. This was not good. What did a time and space traveler have to do to get a break from his actual home? It seemed he'd have to settle this on his own.



In Glasgow...

Maddox raised his head and smiled. This power felt great! And better yet, he could feel both sides of his powers pulsating. He was alive. Maddox spotted a horse tied to an abandoned carriage nearby and walked over to it. He touched it and shot death volts into the horse. Before its soul could escape, however, Maddox grabbed its soul and shocked it into existence. The body disintegrated and the soul solidified. Maddox mounted it and formed his hook swords. Maddox began to ride through the streets, shooting death volts through the air, killing without remorse. It felt great to unleash himself after so long of restraint in the underworld!

[AWA1997]

???
??? Mage
Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

A tall man with short, blue-violet hair, bright purple eyes, pale skin, and what appeared to be robes from many millennia ago stood watching the screens in horror as he saw what was happening around the world. He pulled out a compass enchanted with Space Mage blood and set it to Enchanter. At first, it pointed at him, but with a tap of his finger, it pointed directly to where this world's Enchanter would be, and he used a Space Ring to teleport several times at the same interval in hopes of getting to the Mage faster than he could walk it.

In the underworld

As the "four horsemen" all arrived and began attacking, the underworld's traffic started to worsen. Seeing the influx of more and more people, the man standing in for Kritana came over the speaker. "All workers please report to processing, this is an emergency and we require all hands at the posts." he said. As he did, the other workers arrived, opening 40 more check-in posts to the underworld. He flipped on a sign above the entrances that the workers all thought Kritana was crazy for installing, but were glad now that he had. He quickly programmed the sign to say "If we tell you there is a discrepancy in your death, please report to the tallest building closest to us."

Kritana had begun to relax in his bed as Kora left, but the moment that the influx of souls occurred, breathing became difficult for him and his heart began to give out again, but this time he began to recover before anything could come of it. The power of the Life Mage was keeping him alive, but he had already come to the brink of death twice in rapid succession, how long would that one immortality spell last under these circumstances?

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
Times Square
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Morzone

"Sounds like a plan." Dagan said. He paused and looked at the ground. "Well, let's hope I can do this." he said. He focused on the earth beneath him and caused a small platform made out of it to rise from the ground, lifting him with it. "Well, that answers that." he mumbled before taking off towards London.

[Awasfriend]

???
??? Mage
London
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Bursting from an alley came a young man in his twenties. As much as he wanted to fight he was put on damage control. Typical give the youngest the boring job. The young man raced after the woman on the horse releasing a vial of liquid as he went it wouldn't stop the plagues true, but it would stall the spread rate.

Bernie Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska
Affected RPers: Neo Emolga
Normally he would slip a note, but this couldn't wait for him to find it. "Tyler we have a problem," came a seemingly disembodied voice beside Tyler just loud enough for him and the two mortals to hear. "Rouge mages are starting a war, the underworld is being flooded you might be able to help. Where do you want me to put your friends?"

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Araxie's home
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

Rowan watched Araxie with an expression that resembled his feelings of sadness at being forced from their homes. When she finished he resisted the urge to hug her again. Instead he said, in a slightly choked voice, "Ok... Where, where should we go first?"

Marx Hunfry
Fire mage (posing as super human)
En route to Glascow, Over the Atlantic ocean
Affected RP'ers: None.

Marx glanced back as he saw a white flash over the distant skyline of NYC, but decided against going back. Instead he focused on speed, trying to cross the expanse of water as quickly as possible. Once he was satisfied he could've raced a nuclear missile and won, he let his mind wander to other things.

He wondered which mage was going rogue in Glascow, whether or not he would be able to subdue them, and- he feared this above all- that this mage would recognize him for what he was and blow his cover. He was a pretty new mage, and had barely met any, but still, if the humans found out that he wasn't actually a superhuman...

Shaking the idea from his head, he pushed his speed again, trying to imagine creative ways to use fire to defeat a supernatural, immortal being.

[Noblejanobii]

Arian Black
The Enchanter
The Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997

Arian was pacing back and forth within his labs in the pyramids. He was attempting to decide what to do with all his belongings. He was very much tempted to create a pocket in space to hide all his belongings but he would need an anchor for it and Adrian was not sure where he trusted it to be. It didn't help with the news he could hear playing in the background of his lab. Everything was going to hell and whomever these rogue mages were did not help the situation at all.

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: AWA1997

Kora moved quickly back to the head of the underworld. She noticed the sign that Kritana had installed was on and was suddenly glad for its presence. Without it, this influx would not be any easier to conquer. "Hey!" she called, "Open another stand. I'll help out too!"

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
United Nations
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 and Morzone

Elisabeth watched Dagan go and began to formulate her plan of attack. She needed to get to Paris, fast, but how? Elisabeth sighed then pulled out a knife. She was hoping to not do this until she was in a less stressful environment but desperate times called for desperate measures. Elisabeth sliced her wrists and let the blood dribble down her arms. It swirled around her arms before forming a large pair of crimson shimmering wings. She flapped them and shot into the air, planning to fly all the way to Paris, seeing no other alternative.

Madeline Hatter
Madness Mage First Incarnation
London
Affected RP'ers: Awasfriend and AWA1997

Madeline blocked several bullets with her scythe, her horse neighing in surprise. Madeline urged her horse forward, charging through the streets and further spreading the blockade as the voices in her head warred for dominance. She just wanted to be left alone but she also wanted to slaughter all of London.

"Please!" she cried out, tears coming from her eyes, "I just want someone to help me." Madeline looked at the dead bodies. "I can't stop. I just want someone to help. I want to find my son. Please."

Araxie Scripture
Writer Mage
Rowan's Home
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Araxie paused then hugged Rowan again, sniffling, some tears leaking from her eyes. She remained silent, her face buried into Rowan for several minutes before pulling back.

"S-Sorry. I'm just... you know." She rubbed her eyes. "We have to go somewhere remote, where we won't be easily recognized. Where is somewhere that fits that description? Maybe the south pacific?"

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Araxie's house
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

Rowan felt his mind freeze up as Araxie suddenly hugged him. To others it may have seemed a few seconds, but to Rowan it to him an age and a half to brings his nerves back under control, to dare to give Araxie a slight squeeze in return. Then she broke away, rubbing the tears fro her eyes, and leaving Rowan with an empty, lonely feeling in his chest.

He looked at her then glanced down at his own features. "We might stand out some in the south... How about Canada? It's always been a very welcoming place."

[Awasfriend]

John Smith
Science Mage
London
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

John turned on his hover shoes, to help him catch up to her. "Madeline," he called to her while changing the properties of the pavement beneath the horse's feet to be slicker than ice. "I know where he is leave them alone."

[AWA1997]

???
??? Mage
The Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

The man teleported inside the pyramid on the far side of the room from Arian. "Hello, sir." he said. "My name is Castor Spellman and I require your assistance. I'm the original Enchanter from another universe, and the four Mages attacking your world came from mine through a tear in time-space. It takes the effort of our most powerful Mages to stop two of them, and we've never dealt with the other two snapping yet."

The Underworld

Kritana's stand-in nodded and pressed a button, opening the last stand they had. "We're going to be backed up for weeks by the end of the day at this rate." he muttered as he continued processing the souls.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York, United States
Affected RPers: Awasfriend

Usually I'm not one to give speeches and lay down all the facts about the meaning of life and all that stuff. But I was actually proud to give Marc and his father Thomas the details about the roles of Mages and what our jobs were. It actually felt pretty good.

And then, of course, something that royally took a steaming hot turd dump all over that suddenly came up.

"Tyler, we have a problem," said a voice. "Rouge mages are starting a war, the underworld is being flooded you might be able to help. Where do you want me to put your friends?"

Boy, was this embarrassing. And here I had just gotten Marc and Thomas to see and understand things from the Mages' point of views, and then this nonsense happens.

"Sounds like I'm needed," I told Marc and Thomas with a friendly smile. "Marc, take your dad back to your apartment for now. I'm not sure what's up exactly, but these kinds of things sometimes happen. We'll work it out, but for now, relax. I'm going to need your help later."

Marc nodded, but I could tell from the look on his face that he wasn't so sure about this whole thing right now. Regardless, they headed out of the hospital and I figured I'd reply back to Bernie.

"Holy mother of pearl, wait until AFTER I'm done talking to the humans before mentioning a Mage civil war!" I told Bernie, thinking that was such bad timing. "Anyway, take me where I'm needed most, and I've got to know what's been going on. I've been working on trying to get to the root of the Superhuman thing and I was hoping to get that covered sooner rather than later."

Still, rogue mages? I didn't get it. Wasn't the real enemy these Superhumans and Star Masses Health?

"So, who needs my help?" I asked Bernie, figuring he knew more about what was going on than I did.

[Noblejanobii]

Araxie Scripture
Writer Mage
Rowan's Home
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Rowan brought up a good point. Though in places like New Zealand they might not stick out, the less populated locations in the South Pacific might be more of a problem. Still, Canada also might be a bit too populated. Maybe they could find somewhere that wasn't too heavily populated but also not too small so that when they moved in it didn't cause too much of a disturbance? Did a place like exist in Canada?

"We would probably have to go to a more northern part of Canada where there's less people but not too few. If we stay too close to the lakes or the border people might recognize me even if I try to blend in."

Madeline Hatter
Madness Mage First Incarnation
London
Affected RP'ers: Awasfriend and AWA1997

Madeline felt her horse start to slip but looked down to see the ground was just fine. Then someone called her name and she looked up to see one of the Science Mages from her universe. He asked her to stop that he knew where Maddox was. But didn't he understand? No, only madness Mages understood. And how could she explain it in a way that anyone else could comprehend? Even Maddox had not understood exactly what Madeline and Madder spoke of when he had asked for an explanation of the snap. Well, now he did. Tears traced down the sides of Madeline's face.

"I-I can't, John. I can barely retain control as it is. And I can't even stop myself from hurting people while I have control. This is the result of my third time being through this and I can't stop myself. And if I can't stop myself, there's no way Maddox or Maddie are going to be able to stop." Madeline sniffled as she guided her horse to more stable ground. Her head pounded as the voices screamed in a jumbled unison. "I'm sorry," she whispered before charging at John with raised scythe.

Arian Black
The Enchanter
The Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997

"Quite the mess you've gotten us into," Arian replied to Castor sourly. "We already have a war between humanity and the Mages going on. At least before we might have been able to redeem ourselves but now we have no chance at that! And Jude, that Fate Mage! His job is to fix these rifts! He's new to the job but he has all the time in the world and he's already royally screwing things up for us. Everything would run so much smoother if everyone just did their job!" Arian straightened his collar then glared at Caster. "As such, it would be hypocritical of me to not aid you in your plight after having given such a speech. What do you require of me?"

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
On Vacation with Kritana
Affected RPers: AWA1997

Kora stepped into the last stand. She began to process souls as fast as she could but also had a monitor set to watch over Kritana. That way if something happened to him she could rush to his side without wasting any time. He looked to be under a grave amount of stress right now. She could only wish she could be there for him. Instead, however, her shadow was there, tending to him.

Kora's shadow noticed the washcloth has fallen off Kritana's face. It reached over and placed it back on him before standing off to the side, not quite sure what to do. After a moment, it reached out and placed its hand on Kritana's as moral support.

Madder Hatter
Madness Mage Second Incarnation
New Orleans
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997

Madder gripped the side of his head as he watched everything transpire through New Orleans. Using a locust Yu-Gi-Oh card, Madder had unleashed several swarms of locusts throughout New Orleans, causing people to dub him as Famine. Still, he wasn't enjoying this. It wasn't like his first snap where everything had given him a rush. This time he wasn't enjoying it just as much. Maybe it was because his sane side was fighting for control. His sanity didn't want this. That wouldn't do. This world needed to know his power! They need to fear him! No, the reason he wasn't having as much fun was because he wasn't killing first hand. Madder summoned his carving knives. Well he'd just have to fix that!

Maddie Hatter
Madness Mage Third Incarnation
Paris
Affected RP'ers: None

Maddie cackled as she watched people fighting in the streets of Paris. War, as they called her, was forcing everyone to drink her tea, and those who survived the drowning were filled with the undying urge to kill. Now the survivors were fighting to the death, only one able to come out on top. Still, Maddie could tell she wasn't alone. There was another Mage in the area and Maddie could guess their intentions were to stop her. So now she was on the hunt for this Mage, intending to kill them before they could stop her fun.

"Come out come out wherever you are~" Maddie chanted as she rode through the streets of Paris. Visions watched carefully, tailing Maddie via the rooftops. She hasn't spotted her yet but he wasn't sure he could hide from her much longer. While snapped, Madness Mages were very adept and natural born hunters. She'd locate him eventually, but he had to hold out for the perfect moment to strike.

Maddox Hatter
Wraith Mage
Glasgow
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Life was such a great feeling! Having only been alive for a short time, Maddox never truly knew what it meant to be alive. Now he did. And it was great. He didn't have to hold back on his powers anymore! He unleashed death volts wherever he pleased and smiled as screams filled the air. If this exhilaration was what life was like then Maddox never wished to return to the underworld. Life had been cruel in taking this from him but now he was experiencing it and never enjoyed it more. Maddox threw back his head and laughed loudly as he stabbed his hook sword through another victim. If he had it his way, Maddox would never return to the land of the dead.

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, alternate universe first incarnation
Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"Actually, I think him fixing it was what caused the trouble. From what I saw in Time's Square, the first one to appear in your universe tried to run and turned into a dead end, which I believe is where the tear he found was located. Just before I saw that, I noticed that the entrance I took was blocked off as well. I fully believe that what was an instant for him was long enough for us to get through, but not get back out." Castor commented. "As for what I need, I brought nothing except the Space ring on my finger and the compass in my hand. I need any blood you can lend me and any materials you have that I could enchant. If you have a Death Mage, his blood would likely be the best to use since three of them are dead and only one of those three could even possibly resist Death's powers. For the fourth of them, though, we need to make something to contain her and return her to our world alive, and preferably not in her current mental state. Do you know of any way we could do that?

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
The underworld
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Despite not being conscious, Kritana began shifting uncomfortably, his body feeling great pain as the number of unnecessary deaths rose. It seemed as if the moment his body had healed up enough to do anything, it was trying to power through the pain and get him up, the same way he tried to power through the initial heart attack. However, when Kora's shadow put her hand on his, he held it lightly as his body relaxed a bit, almost as though knowing she was watching over him helped to soothe him.

[Awasfriend]

John Smith
Science Mage
London
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

John dropped and rolled narrowly avoiding the blow, he needed to keep her occupied with out making her madder. "How can I help," he asked tossing a vial on each side of the street to help prevent the diseases from getting to the people still on the street.

Bernie Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska
Affected RPers: Neo Emolga
"Normally I would," Bernie replied, a portal to Glasgow opening, "the numbers of dead are growing by the minute. No one is taking on this one yet. I will warn you though that the fire super human is on his way there."

[Noblejanobii]

((Elisabeth is on her way to Paris. Marx is on his way to Glasgow.))

Arian Black
The Enchanter
The Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997

Arian turned a glare on Castor. "Then he should have sealed them up before you were allowed to enter in the first place. Either way, that Fate Mage is to blame for this chaos. Just as the Writing Mage is to blame for exposing us. No wonder Jude was against using a sacrificial lamb. He knew he would screw up and be a candidate as well! That conniving man! He just wants to see the end of us all. Well I won't allow it." Arian gestured to the laboratory surrounding them. "Everything I have that was not stolen when my labs were raided is located here. If it fixes the mess that Jude purposely caused then I will allow you to use what you wish, though I have no ideas as to how to contain a living specimen. It may not be obvious given how forgiving I am but I tend to think if someone has done something wrong on a grand scale, they are better off dead."

Madeline Hatter
Madness Mage First Incarnation
London
Affected RP'ers: Awasfriend and AWA1997

How could he help? Madeline didn't know. She couldn't think straight well enough to decipher a solution. She felt herself slowly suffocating to the voices. She wanted help but how could she receive it without knowing what she needed? This was an impossible situation, it seemed. The only way out was to kill them all. Even Maddie. Madeline lowered her head. Maddie didn't deserve to die from this! But if Madeline couldn't free herself then how could she? "I don't know!" Madeline cried as she slashed at John again.

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, alternate universe first incarnation
Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"Yes, I can see how forgiving you are given how you so easily throw someone else to the sharks for what would've been a minor inconvenience had anybody else slipped through than the person who did. God forbid anyone make any mistakes whatsoever when they're still a young Mage." Castor said, sarcasm dripping from every word. "This can still be fixed, and I don't know about your universe, especially in the midst of this war you seem to be having, but I've seen a couple universes where people are grateful when others are revived, even if the reason they died was a mistake on the mages' part." he added, walking over to look at the supplies he had to work with.

[Awasfriend]

(Oops fixed it.)

Bernie Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska
Affected RPers: AWA1997

Watching the progress of the new Mage taking on the rouge in London and the progress the spy was making he decided to speed up his progress. Opening a portal underneath Dagon in case he fell Bernie opened one next to him. "Would you like some help getting there sooner?" He asked the superhuman warping it slightly so he couldn't use it against him.

John Smith
Science Mage
London
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Pulling his ball out of his pocket he quickly shaped it into a staff and blocked the strike, "how about you take a deep breath," he told her increasing the oxygen around her, hoping it would help her clear her thoughts.

[Noblejanobii]

Arian Black
The Enchanter
The Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997

Arian, being the oblivious man that he was, did not pick up at all that Caster was being sarcastic. "Exactly. First Araxie and now Jude. I swear these mages are just incompetent." Arian sighed and shook his head. "Kritana won't allow it. He'll send back those that weren't meant to die but if they were meant to die they will stay die and Kritana will do everything in his power to prevent people from escaping. That OCD maniac likes to micromanage everything and if so much as one soul slips out of place the man goes berserk."

Madeline Hatter
Madness Mage First Incarnation
London
Affected RP'ers: Awasfriend and AWA1997

"Take a deep breath?" Madeline stared at John and laughed, but it sounded like the laugh of someone who wasn't completely sane. "Oh my, you don't know anything. I have thousands of voices screaming in my head at once. They all chant in unison or in discord. Kill, kill, blood, blood, revenge, vengeance, slash, cut, disease, plague, destruction. And they don't go away once I die. No no. I hear them constantly in the underworld. The difference here is that they are so much louder. You can't see her, but I can. I'm fighting her, but she is stronger. She, the personification of my voices, is fighting for control of my body. A deep breath won't help me, John, nothing can help. Not when she's this close to taking control of me."

Suddenly the space next to Madeline opened and Madder stumbled through on his black horse. The portal closed up by in the few second glimpse one could get of New Orleans it looked as if all the locusts were gone and except for all the dead bodies are, everything was back to normal. Madder collapsed on the ground beside his horse and groaned.

"Madeline," he wheezed, "I can't win. He's too strong."

"Brent?" Madeline asked, twitching unnaturally. Madder looked up and smiled.

"Hey. Long time, no see, huh?" he replied softly.

"How are you... what are you doing here? Madder's convinced your part of his soul split off to be with Amy."

"I don't have time to explain. Long story short, I am Madder and he is me, but for right now Madder is insane and I am not. But he's a fighter. How do we stop this?" Madeline was silent for a second before saying,

"You can't."

"You can't?"

"No," Madeline answered with a quiet sigh. "I can barely keep her at bay as is."

"Her?"

"My insane persona. All the mads have one. We don't know how to defeat them. This is my third snap and I can barely maintain what little control I have." Madder's eyes widened and he swallowed roughly before gripping his head tightly.

"Agh he's gaining the upper hand. Madeline! Please help me!"

"I'm so sorry, Brent, I-I can't. I can't even help myself." Madeline suddenly shook as if she had been electrocuted and grabbed her head before snapping back to life. "Now that's better. Madder, wake up. We have work to do."

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, alternate universe first incarnation
Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"Do you just hate every single other Mage in your universe?" Castor asked as he worked.

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
Headed to London
Affected RPers: Awasfriend

Dagan did the equivalent of stumbling, but regained his balance. "I would, but the superhumans may get suspiscious if I show up too early."

[Noblejanobii]

Arian Black
The Enchanter
The Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997

"What I feel is not hate. I simply deliver criticism to every fault I see. Sure, there are particular mages that I am not fond of at all, but I do not hate them. They simply do not live up to my standards and I am trying to aid them to reach these standards. If they do live up to these standards then everything will run much more smoothly. Sadly, not everyone does. But that is why I have taken this burden on to correct everyone's efforts."

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation.
Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"Look, you probably don't want my opinion, but I'll give it to you anyways, and I'll give it without any frills or dressings. If I had to deal with you on a regular basis, I would start ignoring you completely. Just from the conversation we've had so far, you're not the most likable of people. You set standards for everyone and want them to be absolutely flawless and don't accept even the smallest of mistakes from other people." Castor said. "And everybody makes mistakes, even you, so you either need a reality check, or some sort of attitude adjustment. But, hey, that's just the opinion of one of your counterparts from another universe, nothing that can actually make a difference, right?"

[Noblejanobii]

Arian Black
The Enchanter
The Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997

"You are correct. I do not care what your opinion is. You don't know how my universe works. Just as I don't know how yours works. Since I am very courteous, I won't offer any advice on how to run your universe. But it must be chaotic in your universe if you don't have a ruling order. What, are your mages at war with each other over something as silly as the concept of love?" Arian laughed at his own joke. "As if that could ever happen."

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation.
Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"Our universe functions very well when the only two that are still alive and have been from the start of the universe are not at each others' throats." Castor said. "It is only when those two start trouble that things sour, and most of the time they're fine so long as they are nowhere near each other. Currently, though, they are fighting, and it can be traced back to the concept of love, but it more falls towards the powers one of those involved. They both love each other, want to be with each other, and want to have children. The issue is that our Death Mage does not feel it is worth it since he is unable to control his Death Touch power no matter how hard he tries, making him unable to actually raise a family unless the child is a Mage, while our Life Mage feels it is worth it for the chance of getting a Mage child."

[Awasfriend]

Bernie Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska
Affected RPers: AWA1997

"It will look like you apeared out of the ground, one of the other mages you were warned about just apeared in your destination. There is a mage fighting them, but he most likely won't attack you. He seems to know these mages. He will most likely think of you as back up."

John Smith
Science Mage
London
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

John attempted to disarmed Madeline while she was distracted when Madder apeared, "Embodiment of madness if I may ask what is your name?" 'Things just went from almost impossible to practically impossible, with out killing them,' he thought.

[Noblejanobii]

Arian Black
The Enchanter
The Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997

Arian sighed and rolled his eyes at Caster. "Honestly, your universe is much more immature than mine is. Really, arguing about children? Love and children are trivial matters to be handled by the mages that dictate emotions and life. Someone who is a mage of death or anything that does not directly relate to love or children should stay out of these matters. If a universe is entirely run by beings driven by the primal instincts of mating but hold onto the finite concepts of love then the only thing that can result is discord. You might as well kill both of them off and start anew. Then, maybe, will your universe be at peace."

Madeline and Madder Hatter
First and Second Madness Mage Incarnations
London
Affected RPers: AWA1997 and Awasfriend

While John thought he could easily disarm Madeline while she was distracted, this was not so. Before John could take away Madeline's scythe, several hats formed a wall between Madeline and John, preventing him from drawing any closer to her. He would have to try harder than that if he wished to disarm her.

"I'm Madder Hatter," Madder replied, "or Brent Hughes, whichever you prefer. Second madness incarnation. I'm surprised you don't know me. I'm pretty infamous around the mage community." Madder's voice was obviously strained and his face pale from the internal war going on.

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation.
Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"Meanwhile yours is fighting a bigger fight over whether or not to allow Mages, beings that have existed since the universe began and who keep order, should live or be killed off. And, honestly, neither of them can help it. Life is a succubus who is always fertile, while Death has killed every mortal he ever touched, including many of his own children on accident, whether he meant to or not. Besides, our Time Mage at the time said that they'd work it out eventually, and he and his successors do a pretty good job of keeping the timeline in tact. It's actually supposed to happen some time soon, shortly after our current Time Mage dies."

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
On his way to London
Affected RPers: Awasfriend

"I would love to get there faster and to help out sooner, but it would still be suspicious for me to arrive so soon."

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York, United States
Affected RPers: Awasfriend

Glasgow, huh? Well, I was hoping things hadn't gone too out of control.

"I'm on it," I told Bernie as I stepped through the portal. "Keep in touch in case things get worse elsewhere!"

Not that I was looking forward to stepping into something even more drastic, BUT I could at least do something about it.


Tyler White
Life Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

After stepping into Glasgow's Victorian-style streets surrounded by old city buildings, it got me wondering how Kritana was reacting to all the extra death going about. Thing was, how much and how far was I to take the revivals? I figured we could just chat that out later.

Still, I heard plenty of screams and police sirens. Definitely sounded like Bernie wasn't kidding on this one. I decided to go incognito for now. I shapeshifted into a simple Glasgow police officer. Whoever was responsible for the attack probably wouldn't suspect I was working behind the scenes, just as long as I kept my powers hidden and out of sight.

All I had to do was follow the sounds of commotion and disruption. And it didn't take long before I found the source. Maddox. Riding around on a poor, mesmerized and enslaved horse and unleashing death volts through the air, which killed everyone and anything they struck down upon. And he was stabbing innocent people with a hook sword. I highly doubted Maddox had gotten Kritana's seal of approval before causing this ruckus.

Well, now I could see why Bernie had interrupted my meeting with the humans. Definitely wouldn't hold this against him, that's for sure.

"We're losing control of the situation!" a younger, panicked police officer cried out into his radio communicator. "This has to be the apocalypse!"

Apocalypse? Nah. Way too early for that.

"Get to someplace safe if you don't think you can handle this!" I advised him. "Radio for backup and give them a sit-rep!"

Some police officers had begun to open fire upon Maddox, but I imagined that probably wasn't going to do much against him. I figured anyone with this much deathly power probably wouldn't fall over flat just after a few gunshots. But if they at least pestered him, well, now that would be fair game.

I turned and I saw and heard a crying human baby in a carriage while the mother was lying face down in the street, obviously killed from one of Maddox's death volts. Her body was even sizzling from the deathly aftermath of the strike as I imagined her death must have only happened less than just a minute ago.

Now we just couldn't allow that to linger on.

Indiscreetly, I used my revival power to resurrect the mother, trying to keep it hidden from sight. All of the wounds and bodily harm that had come to her was undone, and suddenly she woke up as if nothing was wrong. She was completely shocked and bewildered, but she was definitely alive again and unharmed.

"Ma'am, we need you to evacuate the area!" I told her, grabbing her wrist and pulling her up from the ground, totally playing the role of cop and not the 'it was me who revived you' act. "This zone is no longer safe!"

She just nodded and rushed out of there, racing down the street with her baby as fast as they could go. In the meantime, I grabbed a shotgun from a nearby police car that had slammed into a wall as a result of the commotion. So far, it hadn't seemed like Maddox caught on.

Just then, a trio of death volts had struck several police officers trying to take cover behind another police car that was part of a road block. As I had expected, it killed them on the spot, but... well, all I had to do to undo that little blemish was draw the revival circle out of sight and suddenly all the damage and harm that had come to them was undone.

"What the...?" one of them asked, suddenly realizing he was alive again. "Were we... I thought we just got hit!?"

"Now's not the time, get back to the fight!" I shouted to them, playing the part by shooting at Maddox, even though I knew it wouldn't do a thing against him.

They looked at me for a moment, unable to understand what just happened, but they didn't suspect me for being the reason behind their revival. Ooh, now I could have a lot of fun with this.

In the meantime, I scanned the area. Maddox had killed quite a few people and it would take a bit of time to revive them, but I was confident I could revive them faster than he could kill them. Meanwhile, time was not on his side. As I heard a police helicopter in the air and lay heavy, suppressing machine gun fire upon him, I kept wondering how far Maddox was willing to take his little killing spree before things got even more stacked against him.

[Noblejanobii]

Arian Black
The Enchanter
The Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997

"My universe is only in this mess because the other mages will not listen to my excellent advise," Arian replied, "and such excuses are not acceptable. Instead of caring about their emotions the two mages should have dedicated all their time to controlling their powers. Then this conflict would have been avoided."

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
In the Middle of the Atlantic/In his own realm
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Awasfriend

Suddenly a rift in time split open and Jude poked his head out. "Step through the hole or I'll push you. We don't have time for this. Well, I do, but you don't. Now go through the hole. I'll make sure they don't notice how quickly you reached London. Happy?"

Maddox Hatter
Wraith Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Neo Emolga

Foolish mortals. One could not kill an immortal being with mere bullets. Death could not be vanquished from a combination of metal and ignited sulfur. Such things were simple ideas that did not apply to Maddox. As they shot at him, Maddox would feel a pinch from the hits, but his body would heal the wounds instantly. If anything, Maddox found this more of an amusement than anything else. Oh how they struggled when they realized the end was near for them.

Still, Maddox was more focused on the revelation he had been pondering since he first set foot in this world. He was alive. For the first time since Maddox could remember, he was feeling. His chest rose and fell as he breathed, crisp cold air entering and exiting his lungs. Wind brushed his face, stealing away the heat that the sun bestowed upon him. All sorts of sounds, smells, and sights surrounded Maddox. His senses were almost overwhelmed from how different the world of the living was from the realm of the dead. Maddox was amazed at the echo the bullets gave off as the bounced off the buildings, the chills that ran up his spine as he rode on the back of his dead steed, and the vibrancy of all the colors Glasgow's horizon held. It was truly beautiful. And that's why these people had to die.

The voices were clear as well. They all delivered one single message. If Maddox did not kill, he would be killed. They would send him back to the Underworld and no longer allow for him to enjoy the gift of life that he had been allowed for this short time. And that simply was not fair! He deserved to live the life he had been deprived of! He deserved to know what it felt like to be alive! Maddox deserved to live! And these people that were attacking him were not going to let him live!

"I won't let you send me back!" Maddox yelled as he shot several death volts at some officers trying to hide behind a police car. "I refuse to go back there when I just got here!" Maddox shot another string of three death volts at some officers trying to ambush him from behind. "And if you will not let me live, then you must die!" Just then the helicopter let off a flurry of bullets onto Maddox. His body had a more difficult time of regenerating now but even this could not send him back to the Underworld. Maddox summoned a second hook sword and crossed the two of them, aiming both blades straight into the air at the helicopter. His body began to pulsate, a black coloring filling the air around him momentarily before it was drawn into the swords. Then, it unleashed, launching a large single death volt into the air, straight at the helicopter.

[Awasfriend]

John Smith
Science Mage
London
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

'Of course that failed,' John thought. "Madder, the one who managed to postpone his original descent into madness?" He asked, attempting to melt the hats between him and Madeline.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Well, the shotgun shells weren't doing too much to Maddox. Might have helped if they were slugs instead of buckshot, but in the overall picture, it probably wouldn't have mattered. As soon as I ran out of them, I just tossed the shotgun aside. The whole thing was for show anyway.

Maddox was definitely going nuts. I didn't know what his motives were or how he even got here in the first place, but he was simply trying to kill whoever was in sight and kill as many people as possible. That was easy to tell for anyone just from watching this guy for five seconds.

"I won't let you send me back!" he shouted as he unleashed more death volts at the police. "I refuse to go back there when I just got here! And if you will not let me live, then you must die!"

They probably had no idea what he was talking about. Every bullet that hit Maddox was at least putting some kind of strain on him. Even though I could tell he was regenerating the wounding, it seemed the heavier the fire got, the more it slowed him down.

After killing a bunch of cops, he then conjured up a second hook sword and threw both of his swords at the helicopter. As if that wasn't enough, he then directed a massive death volt right at the helicopter, striking it hard and causing it to explode loudly, throwing flaming pieces of metal and embers in all directions. Well, I was quite sure those pilots and that gunner got wonderfully fried, but it wasn't something I couldn't patch up. But, first come first serve. I worked on reviving the first batch of cops that Maddox slaughtered, followed by the second. I was sure the police report was going to seem awfully strange that the damage cost was astronomical but casualties were zero and all officers, even the crew in the helicopter, were safe and alive even though they had just been blown up.

Reviving the crew wasn't any more challenging than the cops, really. Their bodies had been blown to bloody bits and giblets, but it was simply a matter of restoring and regenerating them completely, and bestowing the breath of life into them again, which yanked their souls right back into their bodies and suddenly they were alive again. There was only one minor catch: their clothing was still in tatters. I figured there wasn't much they could do without their gunship or their weapons, but hey, at least they were still alive!

"Officer down!" one of the older cops shouted. "God dammit, where the hell is that backup when you need it!? And who is this bastard!?"

While more cops were showing up to the scene, they were starting in bring in SWAT teams and even a few armored personnel carriers showed up with heavy machine guns mounted on the roofs. The situation crisis response was rapidly escalating and it seemed time was not on Maddox's side. If he kept it up, the military was bound to get involved and I had a distinct feeling Maddox would not enjoy that in the slightest.

In the meantime, I just kept reviving whoever became the victim of a death volt or a hook sword fatality. Eventually, I caught up and Maddox's killing spree had been reduced to a distinctive zero. I could easily imagine he was starting to take notice his victims were simply getting back up again perfectly fine no matter how much damage and punishment he unleashed. I knew he would suspect something was up and wasn't making sense, but he wasn't going to be able to tell what or who was responsible for all the revivals. I blended in perfectly with the other cops and even they thought I was one of their own.

Another armored personnel carrier had rolled up behind us and was unleashing a storm of bullets from its mounted machine gun. Meanwhile, SWAT officers came rushing out of the carrier and were taking attack positions behind whatever strong cover was available. I kept playing the role of cop, and I knew as long as I acted like one, Maddox wouldn't be able to distinguish me from all the other hundreds of cops that were gathering around the area. That would mean every one of these guys could just easily get revived and get back into fighting again. The only cost incurred on the humans in this whole mess would just be monetary ones.

"We're dry on ammo!" I shouted to the SWAT guys. "Hand me something to shoot with, for god's sake! This psycho isn't stopping!"

In just a few seconds, one of the SWAT officers handed me an M16 assault rifle. His buddies were also handing over bigger firearms to every cop there, and it was just becoming complete pandemonium as more and more guns were aimed and fired at Maddox. Ah, humans and their flashy toys. Learning to fire this thing didn't take too long as I watched the others do it. As I sprayed bullets at Maddox, I couldn't help but smirk. No matter who he killed, they'd just get right back up again.

By now, four armored personnel carriers were firing upon him, along with a few hundred cops and several SWAT teams. Meanwhile, I heard a second helicopter flying overhead, preparing to get into attack position. Hmm, I wondered how much more of this Maddox could take!

[Noblejanobii]

Madeline and Madder Hatter
First and Second Madness Mage Incarnations
London, England
Affected RP'ers: Awasfriend AWA1997

Madder snorted at the name and shrugged. "Most people just call me that guy that murdered half of England but hey whatever floats your boat, mate." Madder looked at Madeline. "I know where Maddox is, Madeline. If you get ahold of yourself, we can go."

"Madder… I don't know if-"

"That's not an acceptable answer, Madeline. Think about this for a second. The only reason I have an inch of control is because I know Maiden wouldn't want me doing this. Do you think Maddox would want you doing this?"

"N-No…" Madeline squeaked out, her face pale and her eyes wide as the realization came to her. She let out a long slow sigh then smiled. "Thank you, Madder." Dismounting her horse, she put her scythe on her shoulder. Madeline looked at John. "I would suggest locating Maddie. She's going to be the most unstable of the four of us."

With that, Madder summoned a card to his hand. He pressed it between his palms and began to chant what sounded like Latin, then threw it into the air in front of them. Suddenly, a portal opened, a blurry image of Maddox in Glasgow on the other side. Maddox summoned another card to his hand, The Tower, and looked at Madeline. Without a word, the two charged into Glasgow.



Maddox Hatter
Wraith Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Neo Emolga

Things were not looking up for Maddox. Just as Tyler predicted, Maddox had caught on to the fact that his casualties no longer seemed to stay dead. He thought about retreating, but discarded the thought. He still had another trick up his sleeve. Maddox flicked his wrist, summoning a pocket watch to his hand. Holding it by the chain, Maddox let the pocket watch fall open, the face towards the soldiers. It began to glow but before anything could occur, space ripped open between Maddox and the soldiers.

"Tower, please, bring me your shield!" A red barrier formed between the soldiers and the Mads. Madder threw out four more cards to strengthen the barrier, his eyes glowing the same red. "Go Madeline! I don't know how long I can hold this!" Madeline turned to face Maddox.

"Maddox Poe Alastor Hatter! You stop this nonsense right now!" Madeline shouted. Maddox stared at Madeline, startled by the sudden cease in gunfire. He watched as Madder directed two of the cards to extend the barrier to protect them from the helicopter as well. Intriguing.

"Why should I, Mother? I finally have my chance at life. I get to experience the earth beyond the underworld! I finally get to live! Don't you want that for me?"

"I do, sweetie! I do. But killing people is not a way to live. I know, Maddox. Earth and all its wonders are fantastic, but is it right to strip other people of their ability to experience it?"

"If I get to experience it, then yes!" Maddox snarled at his mother. "I have lived all my life in the underworld! I've never seen the sun before, Mother! I've never felt the wind! Everything here is so… beautiful. And they're trying to send me back to the goddamn underworld, to a father that stripped me of my ability to see this."

"Maddox Hatter! You will not speak of your father like that. We both know it is not his fault that you died. Please, Maddox, just listen to me-"

"No!" Maddox yelled, "You're just trying to strip me of life too! I thought my own mother would support my decisions but I guess not. Which means…" Maddox summoned another hook sword to his hand, the blade sparking to life with black voltage. "you have to die too."

"Madeline! Watch out!" Madder screamed as Maddox charged and stabbed Madeline straight through her chest. Madeline didn't flinch, she didn't move, she only smiled. As her blood splattered across Maddox's face, something lifted from his eyes. He gasped and released the hook sword, the weapon disintegrating as it left his touch. Maddox dismounted his horse and picked up his mother's body.

"No! No no no! Mom! Mom!" Madeline's eyes fluttered slightly and she coughed.

"Hey baby, are you back to your senses?" Tears began to trace down Maddox's face.

"Mom! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I didn't mean to hurt anyone. Mom, please, don't die again." Madeline reached up and touched Maddox's cheek.

"Shh, it's okay, baby. I know you didn't mean to. I don't mind dying. Third time around, you get pretty used to the feeling. Though I can tell you're not as strong as your father just yet. Even at full force you couldn't kill me with one shot of a death volt. Your father killed me at barely half strength. But still, you're so powerful, Maddox. I'm so proud of you, though it'd be nice if you didn't kill people with those powers."

"Mom, now is not the time for jokes," Maddox said flatly as Madeline giggled.

"I'm sorry but when your mother is completely insane that kind of thing tends to happen." Madeline sucked in a shaky breath. "So how does it feel, Maddox? How does it feel to finally be alive?" Maddox lifted his head a little and closed his eyes.

"Warm," he murmured, "the sun is so warm. The wind is chilly but not horribly so. The colors are all so vibrant. The sounds are so melodical. The air is so crisp, so fresh. Everything is breathtaking. I love it." Maddox sniffled, tears still coming down his cheeks.

"I'm glad," Madeline whispered, no longer able to speak up above that volume. "Enjoy it, okay? I know I won't be here to enjoy it with you physically but, I'll be watching over you and experiencing it all with you, even if you don't want me to." Maddox chuckled and let Madeline pull his head down so she could kiss his forehead. "I love you, Maddox."

"I love you too, Mom." Madeline's head lolled back and Maddox gently closed her eyes. Then, her body slowly disappeared, merely fading from existence as her soul was sent back to the underworld.

Meanwhile, Madder was silent. He was putting all of his strength into these shields but it wasn't going to last. Maddox winced as one of the cards above Maddox caught fire, then one of the ones in front of Madder burst into flames as well. Madder stepped back, drawing closer to Maddox and condensing the shield to a ball around the two of them, barely large enough for both of them to stand in. They were trapped.

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
London, England
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Awasfriend

Dagan nodded. "If you can make sure that nobody realizes how quickly I got there, then fine." he said, heading through the portal provided, right as the two Mages left London. He grumbled. "I was too late." he muttered. "I hesitated too long." He paused before finding a secluded area. "Do you guys know where they went?" he asked the Space and Time Mages, hoping to be able to help where they went since he couldn't help there.

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Castor sighed. "Or maybe you need to quit putting the blame on everyone else for what may or may not be in their control." he said. "As the Enchanter, you are the person that requires the most contact with the other Mages. If I acted the way you do, I would have no supplies to work with because nobody would work with me so I could get them. Honestly, I'm surprised you do. You should be one of the most understanding Mages when it comes to mistakes, because I can guarantee you that you had made mistakes that seemed bigger in the moment that they happened than they turned out to be, and the ones you're blaming for everything made mistakes that seemed smaller at first than they ended up being." He stopped to mutter his incantation and packed up what he had made. "Now, if you'll excuse me, Mr. Almighty, Infallable Enchanter, I have to go and try to save what's left of your world." he said before teleporting, first to London, gaining the attention of Dagan as he teleported in. When he saw no sign of Madeline, he pulled out his compass, which showed the direction she was in before snapping to Madder when she died, showing him in the same place she was. He then tried to find Maddox, but couldn't locate a Mage whose power type he had never infused into the compass. Dagan started towards him, but he vanished again, teleporting to Glasgow to see what was happening there.

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
Underworld
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Even though Kritana had relaxed significantly when he had taken Kora's shadow's hand earlier, he became more restless and obviously in more and more pain than before as people were being killed and revived left and right in Glasgow. But, as the fighting in the areas of the first three Mages slowed and stopped, he returned to an even more stable state. Still under stress from the last of the Mages still terrorizing their area, but not near as much as when all three were attacking.

[Noblejanobii]

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
London
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Awasfriend

"I told you to hurry up," Jude's voice echoed from behind Dagan. "Well, one of them just died, so there's two in Glasgow, but the more lethal of the three remaining is in Paris. If I were you, I would pick up the pace. The situation... it's not exactly pretty.

Arian Black
The Enchanter
The Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997

Arian merely snorted as Castor's words. Foolish man had no idea that this was all just part of his master plan. Yes, it was all his fault. But that was on purpose. Very much on purpose.

Maddie Hatter
Madness Mage Third Incarnation
Paris, France
Affected RP'ers: N/A

Oh how foolish these people were. They thought they could stop her? She already wiped out most of France. Now she was just picking off the stragglers. Still, these fools thought they could stop her when all of Paris's police force had not stood a chance. Maddie looked over her opponents. She recognized them all except one. All but one were from her world.

The first was Terra Mere. Wife of Paradoxes, Mother of Space, Mother of Time, Mother of Animals, Mother of Nature, Best Friend of Life, Enemy of Death, First of Earth. By far the most powerful of the earth mages, her temper made her volatile, the equivalent of a ticking time bomb. She could have easily killed Maddie by now if she had wanted to, but she was holding back. And that was her mistake.

The second was Michael Kerauno. The original Magnetism mage, he had died close to the beginning of the universe, but that did not make him any less powerful. He also was holding back, which was costing him greatly. Maddie had almost completely worn him out, but he was still clinging to consciousness.

The third was Haruka Vijon. The man who often escaped from one world to another, burdened with the ability to see but not change the future. He had been relatively useless in this fight beyond using what enchanted items he was wearing, most of which were now broken. He also was barely clinging to life.

The final was one Maddie did not know. She was of this world, not hers, but had blood powers. Though she did not appear to have immortality. She was obviously straining herself, but refused to back down like a childish mortal. Still, her mentality was different than the others, she was out for the kill.

Maddie giggled before lifting her hand in the air. She winked at Haruka before forming a giant teacup over him. Haruka barely had time to look up before it slammed down on him. Haruka still managed to duck out of the way, like a pest, but that was no matter. She would crush him eventually. His future vision would fail him eventually. The earth below her began to warp before splitting, forming a capsule around Maddie. Maddie paused as darkness encased her. Oh? Did Terra really think this could cage her? Maddie took hold of the moisture in the air and turned it all into tea. Forming a ball of tea, Maddie threw her hands out to the sides, slicing the capsule open. Maddie stuck her tongue out at the three as she observed them all.

Terra was panting, sweat beading down her forehead. She was overexerting herself in this fight to capture not kill. Michael had only slightly uneven breathing, his hands out to the side as he prepared another attack. Haruka was down on one knee, attempting to catch his breath, the human standing between him and Maddie. Blood was splattered all over the mortal's body, but she did not seem to mind, as one would expect of a person with blood powers. She extended her arms, sending was appeared to be bullets of blood at Maddie. Maddie twitched her fingers and tea formed a bubble around her, blocking all the bullets.

"My turn," Maddie giggled, shooting a spear of tea at the girl. Haruka pulled her down, the spear barely missing the girl as she collapsed to the ground.

"I can't believe a mage just saved me," she grumbled as she stood back up.

"Mages or not, you're still fun to play with," Maddie said with a laugh. "Now, how long before you die? I've wiped out all of Paris, so now I think I want to go somewhere bigger. Maybe Tokyo? Only you stand in my way. Is it because you don't like tea?"

Michael grimaced, not liking where this was going. But they didn't have to fight much longer, hopefully. At this point they were just stalling for more backup. Though, if backup never arrived, Michael was unsure what they would do. They might be forced to kill Maddie, which did not seem like an option.

[AWA1997]

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
London, England
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Awasfriend

"Ok, send me there, quickly. Don't even bother with disguising how quickly I get there. I'll just say that I can't explain how it happened." Dagan said.

Castor Spellman
Glasgow
Pyramids of Egypt
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Castor sighed as he showed up in Glasgow. "Hey, Madder, Maddox." he said calmly as he stood as he looked them over. "I see that you two have come to your senses at least for the moment. Do you think you can stay that way long enough to help with Maddie? I have a feeling that we'll need all the help we can get so that we don't kill her."

[Awasfriend]

Bernie Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska
Affected RPers: AWA1997

"Several mages are covering her, but they don't look good," he told Dagan opening a portal right outside the battle.

John Smith
Science Mage
London
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"Thanks for the lift," John told the Space mage running through the portal after picking up one of the hats Madeline hid behind. Things were not looking up for the mages fighting her. "Maddie!" John yelled at her away from the portal hoping to draw her attention away from it. Tossing the hat he grabbed towards her transforming it into a teacup and saucer right before it reached her.

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Araxie's Home, Italy
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

Rowan Thought it over. "Northern Canada works, then. To be honest I was more worried about our skin tone, which would stick out in southern pacific areas, especially in places with less tourism."

He paused, feeling in the air the daunting task of going on the run. Eventually he said, somewhat awkwardly, "I guess... we should go."

Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (posing as Superhuman)
Glasgow
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii, Neo Emolga

It didn't take Marx long to discover disturbances when he flew over Glasgow between the sirens, the panic, and smoke trailing from destroyed materials, He could easily tell the general location of the mage. The helicopter shooting down into the street helped him too, though only a little.

Hovering above the helicopter, Marx looked down into the chaos below. All of those soldiers shooting at those shields of cards... Clearly the first step was to break it open. Aiming carefully, Marx focused his energy to create flame as hot as he could manage and fired three bolts of searing white flame crashing down onto the shield of cards.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Morzone

Maddox had created some kind of weird red barrier reinforced with cards to protect himself from the police force. I didn't know the full nature of it, but despite the attempts to shoot it down, most of the bullets bounced right off. For now, it seemed like we had Maddox on the defensive, but we still couldn't tell what was going on inside.

In the meantime, anyone that Maddox killed had been resurrected, so the only things that were lost were just a few police cars and some building damage here and there. All things that were easily replaceable.

The good news was at first, it seemed like the bullets weren't doing much to the barrier, but they were damaging it slowly but surely. One of the cards suddenly caught fire, followed by another. The cops didn't know what kind of barrier this was, but they knew they were at least damaging it.

Meanwhile, the civilians had all been evacuated from the surrounding area. A second helicopter had positioned itself to lay another barrage of gunfire upon the shield, dealing even more damage to it. From what I could tell, the police weren't even going to ask Maddox to surrender. This was something supernatural they were dealing with and they didn't want to risk even trying to capture him only to have him break loose later on and kill more people. Couldn't blame them there.

It wasn't long until some military support had arrived. Now, beyond the bullets, they were starting to fire anti-tank rockets upon the shield to finally break it open completely. Meanwhile, I looked up to see Marx, launching firebolts upon the shield of cards to deal even more damage to it.

I wasn't sure if Maddox was going to retreat back to where he came from, but staying here looked like certain suicide.

[AWA1997]

(I just realized that I didn't tag everyone in my last post...)

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
Paris, France
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Awasfriend

Dagan rushed through the portal when he saw that John was acting as a distraction. He looked around to get his bearings on what was happening. "Someone bring me up to speed, please." he said, preparing to use his powers as a barrier.

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Morzone, Neo Emolga, Noblejanobii

Castor put up a barrier of Stone as the attacks began to threaten him as much as the other Mages. "I can't keep this up long, if you think you can hold yourselves, I need to know soon." he said urgently as rockets began to pound against the solidified earth.

[Noblejanobii]

Maddie Hatter
Madness Mage Third Incarnation
Paris, France
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Awasfriend

It was not looking good for the team facing up against Maddie. Elisabeth was unconscious, surrounded by her own blood, having been sent flying through the window on the top floor of a four story building. Michael was off to the side, on his knees, barely able to keep his eyes on Maddie as he spit up blood. Only Haruka and Terra were still fighting against Maddie, and she was not even breaking a sweat beating them. Their only saving grace was John's intervention at the last second. As the hat turned into a tea cup and saucer, Maddie reacted immediately, sending out tendrils of tea to catch the cup and saucer.

"Now that was just rude!" Maddie said, retrieving the tea cup. She picked it up and inspected both the cup and saucer before glaring at John. "You could have broken the tea cup!" Without another word, Maddie began to send the tendrils of tea after John.

That was when Dagan ran up to Michael. Michael gasped for air before replying softly, "We're getting our asses kicked. Miss blood over there hasn't woken up sent Maddie knocked her straight in the skull with those tea tentacles or whatever. The other two are doing their best to hold her off but in all honesty on Terra's powers have very offensive capabilities. Haruka is just using whatever jewelry he has to fight. And my powers don't seem to affect her for some reason. Either way, we're in a mess since we need to catch her alive."

Maddox Hatter and Madder Hatter
Wraith Mage and Madness Mage Second Incarnation
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Neo Emolga Morzone AWA1997

It was too much. The constant barrage of attacks was causing the shield of red to cracks. The smell of burning paper filled the bubble as both the remaining cards threatened to burst into flames. Madder could feel the life being sucked out of him as he put everything he had into keeping this barrier up. He did not care if he died, but Maddox had to live! If only for a little longer! None of this was his fault. Suddenly Madder felt something rise in his throat and began to cough, blood dribbling from his mouth.

"Madder!" Madder waved off Maddox, but he knew that the real risk was kicking in. He was exhausting his temporary immortality to the point that if he took too much more, he would die. "Madder!" Maddox suddenly shook Madder as one of the cards burst into flames. The sudden shaking broke Madder's concentration, causing the barrier to fall right as the three shots of flames had been fired. Now in full view of Tyler and the other soldiers, Madder collapsed onto the ground, barely able to stay awake as Maddox just stared up at the sky. He slowly lowered his head, tears tracing his face as he waited for the inevitable, but it never came. Suddenly Castor was there with a barrier of stones to protect the two from being hit. Madder's breathing began to even out as the immortality spell no longer had to work against Madder's magic. Maddox picked up Madder and ran over to Castor. "We'll do our best," Maddox said, "please just get us out of here."

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Assisi, Italy
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

"Oh well I think the islands near New Zealand and Australia might not be bad but you're probably right." Araxie paused at the awkwardness in Rowan's voice. She sighed a little and nodded, looking over her house one last time before gesturing towards the door. "Shall we go then? To Canada?"

[Awasfriend]

John Smith
Science Mage
Paris, France
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

John dodged the tendrils using one of the building as cover. "You know I prefer my tea in a cup," he told her as he softened the ground around her causing her sink slightly.

[Noblejanobii]

Maddie Hatter
Madness Mage Third Incarnation
Paris, France
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Awasfriend

Maddie growled in frustration, sending tendrils after John until she felt herself starting to sink. Maddie raised her hand into the air and slammed tea into the ground below her, forcing herself out. Using the cup and saucer John had thrown at her earlier, Maddie used her magic to enlarge the saucer and held it in the air. She stepped onto it and smirked, the object now almost like a magic carpet.

Terra slammed both her fists into the ground, earth slamming and tipping the saucer. Terra straightened a little, unsure if she had caused any damage when a giant tea cup suddenly slammed down on her. It lifted then slammed down again and again. Terra tried to focus on the ground in an effort to halt the cup in some way but the repeated attacks would not allow for it. She was on the verge of following Madeline when Haruka dove under the cup and twisted his space ring, warping both he and Terra a little ways away.

"Are you okay?" Haruka asked, his white hair hanging over his pale sweated beaded face. Terra coughed a few times and gasped for air. She nodded a little, feeling Life's spell already starting to do its stuff. She'd have to remember to thank her later. Terra looked back towards Maddie, who, in an attempt to destroy everyone, was now resorting to knocking down buildings.

"We can't stop her. She makes Madder look like a Saturday morning cartoon villain," Terra muttered as she stood up. Tapping her foot on the ground, a strip of earth rose to stop a building from falling on she and Haruka. "Maybe Castor has had more luck?"

[Morzone]

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Araxie's Home, Italy -> Edmonton, Canada
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

"Yeah." Rowan said, putting on an 'i don't want to cry so I'll put on a brave face' expression. Making sure his bag was secure over his shoulder, Rowan twisted his Space ring.

In an instant he appeared on a quiet side street in Edmonton, Canada. The capital of the Alberta Province. He figured it was good place to start. Large enough that they wouldn't stand out and comfortably far away from New York City. It occurred to him he hadn't said which city he'd been planning to go too and wondered if Araxie would know where to go.

Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (posing as Superhuman)
Glasgow
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii, Neo Emolga Nablejanobii

Initially Marx smiled at the sight of the cards collapsing, but his expression turned to one of rage when he saw Someone carrying Madder toward another person. He knew two things: only a mage could've kept Madder alive from that barrage of attacks, and a mage would only trust another mage in a time of need like this.

He had only seconds until these mages would escape. Flipping over in the air, Marx dove downward, streaking toward the place where the three mages were converging. With a yell of anger he threw a blast of fire between Castor and the other two mages, creating a wall of flame between them.

With a small explosion Marx landed amongst his wall of flame, sending rubble in all directions. Increasing the flames to obscure his figure, marx shot two more blasts of searing flame, on toward castor and the other toward Maddox and Madder. He knew trying to take on multiple mages at once likely wouldn't end well, but he was relying on the need to protect the unconscious Madder to inhibit Maddox's ability to fight, especially with the soldiers all around them. Besides, even if he only killed or captured one of these guys, he could count that as a win.

[Awasfriend]

Berni Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska / Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii
AWA1997

It seemed these two mages were needed where 'Maddie' was, and a fire ball wouldn't help them get there faster. 'I don't think so,' Bernie thought as he opened portals sending the fire balls to the ocean where nothing would get damaged.

John Smith
Science Mage
Paris, France
Noblejanobii AWA1997.
John leapt over to the unconscious blood mage causing the building that was about to hit her to crumble around them. "Dude of this world do you know where your friend will be safe?"

Brooke Fisher
Water Mage
Paris, France
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii
"I heard Paris under attack," a boy told his friend. "Yeah it's a mage said to be drowning people in tea."

'That must have been why Kritana left,' she thought as she dove into the ocean causing a small vortex as she transported herself to a swimming pool near the action. Using the water from the pool for wings she shot toward the place building were falling. Finding one propped up by a pice of Earth she dove under it. "How may I assist?"

[Noblejanobii]

Madder Hatter
Madness Mage Second Incarnation
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Awasfriend Neo Emolga

Maddox had nearly reached Castor when Marx crashed down. Maddox's eyes widened in fear and tears began to trace down his cheeks. He flinched up and waited for the flames to engulf him, but one again he never felt their heat. He saw a portal had opened up to capture the fireballs. Maddox clutched Madder close to him, the previous incarnation still recovering from the shield. He began to panic, the wall of fire preventing him from reaching Castor.

"Why? WHY?" he shouted, tears coming down his cheeks. "We just want to go home and you're trying to kill us. Why won't you let us go home?"

Maddie Hatter
Madness Mage Third Incarnation
Paris, France
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Awasfriend

Michael raised his eyebrows at Brooke. "Another Mage I assume? Right now we're stalling. It would be one thing if we could kill her, but she needs to return to our world alive." Haruka rubbed his head.

"If Madder or Madeline could get here then we'd be golden. We're screwed if that doesn't happen." Haruka paused and caught Michael and Terra watching him. "Yes, I did see that in a vision. If there's no aid, she will destroy the world."

Maddie raised her saucer higher into the air as brown clouds began to cloud over Paris. Suddenly scalding hot coffee began to rain from the sky. Terra covered the group in a sheet of earth, but the sizzling noise made it evident that the tea would eventually burn though.

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Araxie's Home, Italy -> Edmonton, Canada
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

As soon as the cold air hit her, Araxie began to shiver uncontrollably. She exhaled an icy white breath and looked at Rowan. She gave him a small smile before shivering again.

"I'm not very familiar with Canada. Where are we headed?"

[Awasfriend]

Brooke Fisher
Water Mage
Paris, France
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii AWA1997
"Understood," She told Haruka getting out of Terra's shield removing the liquid from the tea.

John Smith
Science Mage
Paris, France
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Seeing what the water mage was doing he decided to assist clumping the now waterless tea together.

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Morzone, Neo Emolga, Noblejanobii

Castor saw the figure, as obscured as he was, in the flames. He summoned a large piece of stone from the ground and smashed it into the wall of flame, trying to snuff it out, at least partially. "Let us go, we don't belong in this world, we are trying to get back to ours, and your world is in danger as long as we're all here." he said

Dagan Dimitris
Earth Superhuman
Paris, France
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Awasfriend

"I don't know of anywhere, and I don't have any quick mode of transportation." Dagan said. "If I can get fast transportation, then I don't care where she goes, but I'm staying. I'll help fight however I can. But, since you guys already have someone with my powers who is stronger with them and has had them for longer, if I won't be of use, let me know."

[Awasfriend]

Berni Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska/ Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii
AWA1997

"You guys are badly needed in Paris, would you like a lift?"

John Smith
Science Mage
Paris, France
Noblejanobii AWA1997.
"We need any help we can get," John told him while he hardened the Earth Terra was using as a shield to last longer. "Can I leave her here," he asked Haruka and Terra.

[Neo Emolga]

Back into the mix.

Tyler White
Life Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Morzone AWA1997

With the shield breaking apart, I could see Maddox was trying to hold it together, but he wasn't doing such a bang up job. In the meanwhile, him being distracted with doing that made my job of keeping everyone else alive and relatively pain-free was a lot easier. He still hadn't figured me out from the other cops in the area, so at least my cover hadn't been blown yet.

"What the hell is all that!?" one of the soldier shouted, trying to talk above all the mayhem.

Obviously a lot of mage work. Well, to me it was obvious. To humans, this must have looked like the biggest, fiery mess of pyrotechnics and supernatural anarchy they've ever seen that made the Ghostbusters movie look like a sparkler in comparison.

"Why? WHY?" Maddox shouted. "We just want to go home and you're trying to kill us. Why won't you let us go home?"

Well, probably because you were trying to kill everyone else. That'd be my first guess.

I did a quick survey of everyone in the area, and the humans were fine. Some of them were still in complete shock that they should have died when they didn't, but otherwise it had worn off as they left the area or just simply got back into the fighting.

"Come on..." I muttered, hoping this would be enough to either finish Maddox off or at least get him out of here. "You know it's over..."

I was sure this wasn't the only place I was needed either, but in case Maddox broke his containment and started attacking people once again, I needed to be ready with the revivals. But hopefully he'd be put down and I could help with revivals elsewhere.

There certainly was no shortage of dead people around, I knew that for sure.

[Morzone]

Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Neo Emolga AWA1997 Awasfriend Noblejanobii

A few muttered curse words escaped Marx as portals negated his fireballs. Not so much because they had stopped his attack, but he didn't know who'd created them. He didn't know the powers of any of these mages. For all he knew there were more in the crowd he didn't know about. But he couldn't focus on that now, not in the middle of a fight like this one.

Through the noise he heard a cry, a plea, as to why he was attacking them. He made no reply, feeling annoyed that they would think words would convince him now that the fight had started. Then a shadow crossed over him, looking up he saw a large portion of rock and stone smashing down onto his wall of flame, partially snuffing it out. On one side of him, the side toward maddox, remained blocked by flame, but facing castor Marx was suddenly without cover, apart from the mound of rubble that remained of the boulder. Immediately the flames at marx's feet rose onto his body, covering his physical features and making him quite difficult to look at directly. Hopefully he wouldn't be recognized by the mage -he hadn't even met most of the mages- but even so it wouldn't be hard to remember one or two of his physical features.

Turning back to the offensive, Marx pointed toward the Boulder's rubble and a fiery red glow appear from beneath it. The chunks of rocks exploded outward in deadly trajectories, pushed onward by the explosive heat from beneath them. Marx aimed a few at Maddox, just to keep them busy protecting the unconscious mage, but the majority he aimed for Castor. As Stone and flame rained down toward the mage, Marx let loose a terrible laugh of joy, the laugh of one madly happy at a chance to attack and maybe even destroy his opponent.

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Edmonton, Canada
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

Rowan relaxed and smiled as Araxie appeared. Despite the current threat to the mages, he couldn't help feel excited to at the prospect of staying by her side for a good while.

"I have a friend who lives not far from here." Rowan explained, starting to lead the way down the street. "She's... kind of eccentric but has a love for music." Pointing down to the far end of the street, Rowan revealed a two story house that looked as if the builders had switched building plans half way through. The first floor was stone, but the upper floors had a very modern look to them. The effect was rather offsetting.

"Yeah..." He trailed off, wondering if it was weird to have friends who lived in these sort of places.

[Awasfriend]

Berni Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska/ Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Morzone NeoEmogla

Bernie sent the rubble to the ocean again. 'So he thinks hiding his appearance will keep us from finding out, to bad I already saw you, Marx.'

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Morzone, Neo Emolga, Noblejanobii Awasfriend

Castor put his arm up to shield his face from the rubble and flames, and his eyes from the brightness of the fire. He thought for a moment before hitting the ground with his hand and creating stone armor for himself. Once done with that, he charged at the Fire Mage. If he wasn't going to listen and was just going to attack and possibly kill them, then he'd need to try to knock him out or something. And, unfortunately for Marx, he had no fear of pain or death.

[Morzone]

Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Neo Emolga Noblejanobii

Those portals were really getting on Marx's nerves. He made a mental note to find out who was behind them and shut them down once this fight was over.

Marx watched as Castor covered himself in stone armor. Marx smiled and laughed again, using flames to propel him away from the charging mage. Marx began a sort of dance around Castor, always on the move and always remaining several feet away from him with his fire propulsion. Carefully Marx fired a continuous stream of flame at Castor, only this time he focused less on explosive energy or light, but on heat. The heightened intensity of the heat would turn Castor's stone armor into a stove, baking the mage inside. Occasionally he shot a fireball at the wall of flame, just to make sure the other two mages weren't planning to join in.

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Morzone, Neo Emolga, Noblejanobii Awasfriend

Castor frowned as he backed off. He may have no fear of it, but it didn't mean that he liked it. "Ah yes, the tactic used by every Fire Mage I've ever seen." he grumbled. He started peeling off the armor, not taking it off near as quickly as he put it on. He then caused a cactus to shoot up out of the ground behind Marx.

[Morzone]

Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Neo Emolga AWA1997 Noblejanobii

It may be one of the oldest tricks in the book, but it worked. That's why it was still in the book. He couldn't really say he was surprised to find the mage in front of him could molt his armor and create it faster than his heating, he was himself controlling multiple types of flames at once.

What he was surprised about was the cactus he suddenly ran into as he was stepping back from Castor. If his fire armor had been heat based rather than light based, it would've singed away any spikes immediately, but as it was all they did was curl slightly and jab at him as he stumbled into it. Annoyed, he burnt the cactus to a crisp and focused again on Castor.

The answer to quick molting would normally be to lower the spread of his flame and increase the heat intensity to the point where even the molting couldn't handle it, but in this fight there was too much movement for that. Instead Marx kicked at the ground, sending a sheet of heated flame through the rubble they both stood on.

Suddenly the ground underneath Castor's feat exploded, sending rubble flying again. Marx had turned their fight stage into a minefield, exploding the rubble strewn ground to throw Castor off balance, as well as throw burning rubble in his face. Marx continued his stream of intense heat though, even if it wasn't doing much now. he wanted to keep the mage on his toes.

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Morzone, Neo Emolga, Noblejanobii Awasfriend

Castor jumped back and forth across the unsteady ground, trying to avoid taking the full force of any of the damage. While doing so, he grabbed at a necklace he was wearing, which began to glow and he began to levitate. "I'm going to have to use all of my tricks to take you out, aren't I?" he asked. Before waiting for an answer, he pulled a ring that didn't match any of the items he had taken from this world's Enchanter from his pocket. It was the one magical item he had kept even in death. A ring made from stone with two faces. He twisted it and a bright pink barrier formed, positioned in a way that seemed reminiscent of the way the oldest-known warriors in the world wore their shields, and the shape confirming it. At the same time, a dark purple club formed in his other hand. Both seemed made of pure energy. He then rushed at Marx faster than he had on the ground, club at the ready to hit him if he got close enough.

[Morzone]

Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Neo Emolga AWA1997 Noblejanobii

At first Marx was very impressed with the mage's fancy new club and shiel, but as Castor flew at him at such speed he found himself caught mostly off guard. Creating an emergency explosion, Marx threw himself backward, away from Castor and avoiding his strike. Marx tumbled along the ground for a distance before propelling himself into the air as well, breathing heavily.

Marx Shot higher into the air, the flames surrounding him multiplying faster than a nest of rabbit on steroids. "You want a trick? have one!" Marx growled. The flames surrounding him broke away from his body, but didn't immediately shoot toward Castor. Instead it writhed and morphed into what was unmistakably a dragon. The dragon roared -which really just sounded like the crackling of lame only louder- and flew toward Castor. His claws and fangs glowed white hot. Unlike the main body, which was practically insubstantial and mainly just a bright mass, the claws and fangs, as well as the fire streaming from the dragon's mouth, was of a deadly heat intensity.

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Morzone, Neo Emolga, Noblejanobii Awasfriend

"That's a new one, I'll give you that." Castor said, putting up his shield to block the fire coming from within the dragon's mouth. He then took off away from the dragon before circling back around in an attempt to make Marx hit himself with his own attack. Or stop the attack when he saw what Castor was doing. That would work too.

[Morzone]

Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Neo Emolga Noblejanobii

And he had thought he'd been using old tricks...

Marx watched as the flame dragon rushed after Castor, only to be suddenly rushing directly at Marx. Marx threw up his arms to shield his head- and he passed straight through the dragon, unharmed. By the time he'd come out the other side Marx was no longer pretending to guard himself.

He raised an eyebrow at the mage as if to say, "Did you really think a fire mage would be burned by his own flames?" Though in a moment the expression was replaced with concentration again. The dragon circled back around and bore down on Castor, its claws reaching, its tail, which temporarily glowed white hot as well, swiped at him. but What Marx was mainly focusing on was a second large mass of flame, which was slowly morphing into a second dragon.

Down below, as Marx prepared his second beast, the wall of flame and remnants of his previous fiery attacks died down and mostly vanished so as to conserve Marx's energy.

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Morzone, Neo Emolga, Noblejanobii Awasfriend

"Honestly, no, I didn't expect it to work, but I thought there may be a chance and that it was worth a shot." Castor said. He focused on blocking the dragon in front of him before dropping his levitation and opening a portal on the ground that would put him behind Marx. "But then, I have more tricks to use as well." He added, swinging his club and shield both at the Mage.

[Morzone]

Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (posing as super human)
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Neo Emolga Noblejanobii

Marx thoroughly hated portals at this point.

In a panic Marx whirled around and fired and explosion at Castor, managed to deflect the club's swing to barely miss him. The shield however, struck him full force and the fire mage went flying. He crashed downward onto a rooftop, his nearly-a-second-dragon dissipated as Marx groaned and struggled to get up. the flames back on the ground near Maddox wear completely gone now. The remaining dragon, at first slow to react, flew over and hovered by Marx, guarding him in while he was down.

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Morzone, Neo Emolga, Noblejanobii Awasfriend

When Castor landed, he hurt himself, taking twice the fall that Marx did. The difference, he was prepared for it. "Look, you and your planet want us out of your hair, and we want to get out of your hair. In fact, we still have someone from our universe running completely rampant and we need to stop her before she destroys your world and everyone in it. Including you and anyone you may care about." he said, not letting his guard down in front of the dragon.

[Morzone]

Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997

Marx groaned again as he sat up, watching the other mage. The dragon growled, looking a lot like a cat prepared to pounce.

After a moment Marx sighed. "You say you have another one of you running rampant. Where are they right now?"

[Noblejanobii]

Madder and Maddox Hatter
Madness Mage Second Incarnation and Wraith Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Awasfriend Neo Emolga

Maddox had been frozen out of fear the whole time. Did he dare to move and attack, but possibly incur more danger for Castor and Madder? Or did he remain motionless but as a result provide no help whatsoever? This dilemma kept the young mage frozen. How could he help when he had never practiced his powers on living targets before? He was still very weak in that regard, and he was terrified. He didn't want to kill anyone else! That had been the madness inside of him that had sought that. But Maddox didn't want that! But these people... they did not understand. Was it because they didn't have a madness mage here?

When the two mages crashed down, Maddox quickly fled to Castor's side. Holding Madder against his chest, he knelt down next to Castor and glanced around. He looked up at Marx and nodded. "Yeah, and she's still in the same state we were. It's not like us though, she's never had this happen before. I mean... neither have I, but she's still alive whereas I'm... well not. She has to be captured alive otherwise the whole fabric of our world will be ripped. And the only way to counter a madness gone wild is..."

"With another madness," Madder finished quietly, watching Marx through his slitted eyes. "She's in Paris," he added, "and she's holding her own against several of us if we haven't been picked up yet."

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Edmonton, Canada
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Araxie looked around curiously. The house looked quaint, a nice feel to it. She looked at Rowan at the mention of his friend. Oh? That was nice! Araxie smiled at Rowan.

"Oh? Well I don't want to be a burden so if she doesn't mind us staying, then I'd be fine. Does... does she know our secret? Will she recognize me? I'm worried about you, Rowan. I don't want to cost you a friendship because of my mistake."

Maddie Hatter
Madness Mage Third Incarnation
Paris, France
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Awasfriend

Maddie frowned heavily at the dispersal of her tea. "Who dares to touch my tea?" Michael winced. "That was the wrong decision!" he yelled as Maddie began to scream. It began to rain tea pots, saucers, cups, and axes. The pottery began to shatter everywhere, and creatures began to form out of the broken shapes. Dragons, monsters, and more filled Paris and began to attach the mages and superhumans.

[Morzone]

Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Noblejanobii

Marx nodded, then suddenly flicked his fingers at Maddox and Castor. A minuscule spark flew over and land on each of one their pants legs.

"That spark will let me track your location. If you go anywhere other than paris, I'll send more superhumans after you. If you ditch the clothes to lose the tracker, I'll send the superhumans to Paris. If you need to take your hurt friend somewhere safe first, go ahead, whatever. Once you go back to.. your world or whatever the sparks should vanish."

He sighed and waved a hand at them as if wafting them away. "Now hurry up and go. I haven't got the strength to fight all of you, but if you don't hurry up I'll set Tabasco breath on you." He told them, sounding tired. The fire dragon hissed.

Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Edmonton, Canada
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

"Don't worry, It'll be fine." Rowan reassured her, "She doesn't know our secret."

He walked up to the door and rang the bell. The sound of a hunting horn blared from inside the house.

"Huh, she changed it." Rowan half laughed, "It used to be a cannon blast"

A minute or so later, the door opened to reveal a very colorful looking woman. She appeared to be about 25 or so, with shoulder length curly hair that seemed to have been dyed rainbow. She wore a bright pink shirt supporting some Canadian band, and her hands looked like she'd been working in a workshop all morning.

"ROWAN!" She squealed, happily giving the music mage a hug.

"Hey Vivi." Rowan replied as she released him from her killer hug. "Um, this is my friend Araxie."

Vivi leaned toward Araxie, squinting at her suspiciously through narrowed eyes. Rowan bit his lip, hoping that she did not in fact recognize Araxie. In a moment however, Vivi stood up straight again, clapped her hands and said, "You're not colorful enough! You too Rowan! How are you going to enjoy life if you can't show off a little color. Always dark green! Sheesh!"

Rowanlet his breath out in relief. "Vivi, I've been having a little trouble lately, do you think we might be able to stay with you for a bit?"

"Of course! I'd love to have you here! I can show you my new instruments!" She said excitedly, turning and heading back inside. "Come on you two! The duck never quacked by standing around on the doorstep!"

(say Noble, what happened to the Blood superhuman? I haven't seen her since she left New York to Fly to Paris)

[Noblejanobii]

(She's currently unconscious in Paris. Michael made a comment about her several pages back about taking a tea tentacle to the skull then being flung into a building. John has her right now I believe.)

Madder and Maddox Hatter
Madness Mage Second Incarnation and Wraith Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Awasfriend Neo Emolga

Madder chuckled at the "hurt friend" comment. "I'm not hurt, simply recovering. I'm Maddie's predecessor after all. I'm the closest to her power level that we've got still alive." Madder narrowed his eyes and shot a glare towards to the troops. "No thanks to them. If Madeline were still here, this would be a much simpler task. But since they decided to piss off Maddox in his fragile state, she had to sacrifice herself for him. A mother's love."

"Can we please not talk about it?" Maddox asked quietly. Madder glanced up and saw the hurt in his eyes. Right, first conscious kill. Madder sometimes forgot not everyone was a serial killer. When guilt haunts you constantly that's an easy thing to forget after all. "Sorry," Madder replied. He rolled out of Maddox's arms and stood up. Dusting himself off, Madder straightened his clothes and glanced to Castor. "Shall we be going then? The longer this goes on the more likely it will be Maddie can't be stopped."

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Edmonton, Canada
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Araxie immediately took a liking to this Vivi woman as soon as she saw her. She was so colorful and bright! Araxie could already feel a story brewing in her head from all the inspiration that seemed to surround this woman. Araxie giggled as Vivi bearhugged Rowan. She felt the breath cease in her chest when Vivi looked over her. What if Vivi recognized her? She'd cost Rowan a friend! They'd have to go somewhere else! Would they ever be safe? It felt like forever before Vivi exclaimed about Araxie not being colorful enough. Araxie glanced down at her outfit self consciously. Was it not a nice outfit?

"O-Oh... I actually quite like this outfit but it probably is not fit for a winter climate. Maybe you could fit me in a warmer outfit later?"

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Morzone, Neo Emolga, Noblejanobii Awasfriend

Castor nodded. "Yes, just one moment." he said. He handed Maddox and Madder both some of the jewelry he had enchanted, letting them know what was what, then taking hold of them and teleporting them to Paris. Unfortunately, he was unaware of the dangerous rain and barely managed to use his shield to stop one of the teapots from crashing on top of the three of them.

[Awasfriend]

John Smith
Science Mage
Paris, France
Affected Role Players: Noblejanobii
John gently placed the super human on the ground next to him, before transforming his skin to steel.

Berni Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska / Paris, France / Glasgow, Scotland
Affected Role Players: Morzone
As soon as the unconscious super human was on the ground Bernie opened a portal and placed her at Marx feet, "she's still alive Marx, but she needs medical attention," came from the portal.

[Noblejanobii]

Madder, Maddie, and Maddox Hatter
Madness Mage Second & Third Incarnations and Wraith Mage
Paris, France
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Awasfriend Neo Emolga

Madder flinched at the sound of breaking pottery. He scratched his head and clicked his tongue, observing the situation from under the shield of ice.

"What did you guys do?" he called to Terra, Michael, and Haruka. Terra scrunched up her nose and shook her fist at Madder.

"I don't need your sass! This is your fault, you know! So help me if you weren't needed I'd crush your skull right now!" Madder held his hands in the air.

"Calm down! We all screw up from time to time. This is just one of those times for you." Madder tipped his hat off and let it roll down to his left hand. He throws it out into the fray before following after it, summoning two decks of cards to his hands. "Maddie!" he yelled, "Hey Maddie!" Madder threw out one of the cards and chanted, "I call upon the power of The Moon to grant me the ability of flight! May my plea be heard and recognized!" The card spun in the air before freezing and expanding, bearing the mark of the Moon Tarot card. Madder leapt onto it, his hat in the air above him casting a shield protecting him from debris.

Maddie saw the movement and turned her attention to Madder. She smiled and sent tea tendrils after him, crashing into the ground all around him and creating a spider web around Madder.

"So many companion finally arrives! But you're not quite ripe yet. Did you revert? How sad. We can't have that."

[AWA1997]

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Paris, France
Affected RPers: Morzone, Neo Emolga, Noblejanobii Awasfriend

Castor looked at Maddox. "Be careful around here, Maddie's the most powerful Mage we've seen yet." he said. "You should be able to defend yourself with everything I gave you, and maybe even clear out some of the creatures she's making with a few offensive tactics." With that, he twisted his stone ring again, his pink shield became a pink bow and arrow with a heart as the tip, and the club became a much larger and sturdier-looking shield than the pink one had been. With the new weaponry, he moved further to the outskirts of the battle and launched arrow after arrow at the creatures Maddie had summoned from the broken tea pots, cups, and saucers.

(The appearance of the bow and arrow is purely cosmetic, it doesn't actually have any power of Love or anything.)

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Morzone AWA1997

I kept tabs on the mage fight, watching these two guys duke it out with each other. I was too out of earshot to hear what was going on. However, the humans were given the order to ceasefire and they weren't sure which of the mages to engage.

In the process of watching over all of the humans, I had no clue what was going on between these two. For now, Maddox seemed like he stopped attacking, which was good enough for me, but there was no indication if he would start attacking the humans once again.

"What pray tell is going on between these two psychos!?" one of the soldiers asked.

I shrugged. I had no idea myself. I didn't recognize either of these two and for all I knew, they could be against the mages or not. But even so, trying to heal one or the other would blow my cover. I simply had to keep the disguise and just follow the same actions as the rest of the humans. If some human got killed as a result, I could revive again if it was needed.

[Morzone]

Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Neo Emolga Noblejanobii Awasfriend

"Straight to paris huh..." Marx sighed, feeling the sparks move. He leaned back against the roof, his dragon shrinking down to the size of a small dog, now barely hot enough to warm him up.

Marx frowned as a portal suddenly distributed Elisabeth next to him. "she's still alive Marx, but she needs medical attention," came from the portal. The fire mage frowned. Whoever made the portals might be trying to help, but they had no tact. Sympathy and help was not something he wanted right after being defeated.

"Oh whatever." Marx muttered under his breath, crawling across the rooftop to Elisabeth. Looking her over, she seemed to have been knocked out, probably from some hard hit to the head or something. "No good for either of us huh..." As he had no medical expertise, he'd have to get help. Carefully picking her up, Marx floated Elizabeth down from the roof, over to where the soldiers were watching, clearly confused by what had been going on. He'd have some explaining to do.

"My name is Marx, I am a superhuman who has been enhanced to fight the recently discovered mages." He paused for a moment, then continued, "My friend has been hurt, and needs some medical assistance. Can any of you help me?"

Rowan Summers
Music mage
Edmonton, Canada
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

"Sorry..." Rowan muttered to Araxie, following Vivi into the room. The rainbow-haired lady bustled around excitedly, brewing up a quick drink for her two new guests.

The first floor of Vivi's house looked like a relatively normal one. Wooden tables, a fireplace with comfy looking chairs, a small kitchen and dining room. The only thing that seemed odd were the decorations. Where a normal home might have paintings or pictures, Viv's walls were decorated extensively with historic war materials. Shields, swords, and banners were everywhere. She even had a glass cabinet with a collection of horns.

Finally she sat the two guests down at her wooden table. "I'd be so happy to get some warm clothes! but before that you two need to get warmed up, with: Vivi's special spice of life drink!" She exclaimed happily, offering a mug of the drink to each of them. Rowan hesitated before drinking, remembering the last time he'd tried one of Vivi's "specialties." Still, he picked up the mug and took a sip. Ugh.. tea with Tabasco sauce, and a few other rather strong flavors mixed in. He could see where the "spice" of the life came from...

Vivi smiled. "Well? what do you think?"

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Morzone AWA1997

Marx, a superhuman. Well, this was an interesting development. He introduced himself and his wounded friend Elizabeth to the soldiers, trying to get medical assistance for her. Sure, the soldiers had their painfully slow medicine and I could heal her instantly, but it came down to the question of should I help the friend of one of these superhumans?

I just couldn't say no to it in the end. She looked really beat up. I might get chewed out for it later and for blowing my cover, but then again, I wasn't alone. As I stepped up to Elizabeth's unconscious body, I focused my power and completely healed her.

"He was a mage the entire time!?" one of the soldiers shouted in surprise.

"Yeah," I replied casually. "You might have noticed some of you died and then kinda sprang back to life. Well, let's just say that happening and me being here wasn't a coincidence."

Now, I wondered what would prevail. Marx's desires to kill all the mages despite the fact a mage just healed his friend, or him realizing mages can be nice people and maybe they shouldn't be killed. Either way, all these soldiers were now watching his next move.

[Morzone]

Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Neo Emolga Noblejanobii

Marx hand tightened into a fist as soon as he realized that it was a mage who had just healed Elisabeth. His fist sparked and flamed dangerously for a moment, as if about to launch a fire attack at the healer.

After a tense few seconds, Marx relaxed his hand and the fire faded. Though he certainly didn't look very happy about it. "I'm not that low. I owe you a favor for healing her, so I won't attack you this time."

Making sure he was holding Elisabeth securely, he launched himself up and away from the mage and the soldiers, jumping from roof top to roof top until he was a good distance away from it all. His pride hurt, it throbbed inside him like a physical wound. The pain fueled his desire to hunt down the rest of the mages, even if it meant he had to stop and become stronger first.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Morzone AWA1997

Marx wasn't too thrilled to discover I was a mage. He actually looked ready to strike with his hand turning into a nasty and fiery sparkler, but he decided to stand down. I figured everyone watching him was probably a very persuading part of it. If he attacked me in front of all these soldiers whose lives were just saved by the same mage, it would definitely not look good for the cause of the superhumans at all. Not one bit.

"I'm not that low," Marx told me. "I owe you a favor for healing her, so I won't attack you this time."

"This time? " I asked him logically. "But why attack me at all? Must violence always be the solution? Why not use your powers to help people rather than hurt?"

He just fled the scene with Elisabeth, looking like he wasn't ready for a non-violent reaction to sting so deeply. Sure, I had allowed him to run off unharmed, but it would disarm Marx. It would cause him to question his actions, and if not his, then those around him. When Elisabeth would learn she was healed by a mage, Marx's actions of going against mages would be questioned by her the next time he decided to strike. It would definitely undermine his mission. But more importantly than all that, I hated seeing people in pain. There were still good humans out there, even if there were bad ones in the mix.

"So you're a mage?" one of the soldiers asked me. "What's your story?"

"It's a long one," I told him. "Let's just say this mess got a lot more deeper than we were expecting. So, I'm cleaning up the mess and undoing the effect of anyone killed as a result of these attacks. None of this should have happened, but at least we can fix it up as much as we can."

"They had us thinking all mages were a problem," one of the others remarked. "You don't seem half bad, though."

"That's why you need to question everything you hear," I told him with a confident smirk. "I've been around long enough to know what propaganda does to people sometimes. That stuff is poison for the brain."

[Awasfriend]

Berni Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska / Glasgow, Scotland
Affected Role Players: NeoEmolga

Bernie opened a tiny portal next the Tyler's ear, "when your ready London is still suffering from a plaque," he whispered through it.

[Noblejanobii]

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Neo Emolga Awasfriend

"Indeed it is, Mage of Life," Jude said as he flashed into that instance. "Not all of us mean harm. Not even the ones that have attacked you today. I cannot go into many details, lest I rip the space time continuum again and possibly cause a greater disaster than this, but let's just say… they were dragged here against their will and are being impacted by a side effect of their powers. I have spoken with one of the previous time keepers of their universe, and he has confirmed if they were in their right minds, they would not have acted violently. Surely you all can understand given how they stopped attacking after a little while. The one still causing destruction is still suffering her side effects, but she should be returned to her normal state shortly." Jude let out a long sigh. "Sadly, not everyone will be open minded to our explanations. This will not be helpful to our cause."

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Elisabeth groaned a little as Tyler healed her but only started to awake after she had been carried a ways away. Elisabeth felt herself being carried and when her eyes focused on Marx, she growled.

"Put me down! What on earth are you doing? You should be fighting the crazy-" Elisabeth paused and looked around. This wasn't Paris! Where was this? Scotland? Wasn't that where Marx had been sent? How had she arrived here? Last she remembered, the psychotic mage had hit her into a building, and then nothing. What had happened since she had been knocked out? "Where are we?" Elisabeth asked quietly.

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Edmonton, Canada
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Araxie smiled at Rowan and pat his shoulder. "I don't mind," she whispered back. She found herself gazing around at the house interior. So many weapons as decorations! Vivi definitely had a… unique taste. Araxie had to wonder how these two became friends.

Araxie accepted the drink politely but noticed Rowan's hesitation at the drink. Ah, so that's how it was. Araxie had practice eating or drinking without tasting. Arian had gotten her in the practice whenever he wanted to test his cooking. Araxie breathed in through her nose and held it before taking a drink from the cup. Even without tasting it, she could feel the spices burning her throat. It took every bit of her control not to cough. Araxie forced a smile and giggled.

"It's got an interesting flavor. It's not something I've ever had before, that's for sure."

Madder, Maddie, and Maddox Hatter
Second & Third Incarnations Madness Mages and Wraith Mage
Paris, France
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Awasfriend

Maddox looked between Castor and Maddie with fear. He was about to protest but Castor was already off to take on the monsters. Well, he could help with that. Best he not help with Maddie. He had the highest risk of accidentally killing her. Maddox summoned his two hook swords and charged at another monster, slicing it to pieces.

Madder looked around at the spider web as Maddie lowered herself. She smirked at her previous incarnation then chanted,

"Brown as tea and sharp as a knife, I summon a strike made of light!" Madder's head snapped up at the chant and tried to summon a shield but was unable to do so in time. He cried out in pain as electricity coursed through his body. Madder collapsed to his knees on top of his card and gasped for air. It felt exactly like the death volts except hot instead of cold, and he didn't die afterwards. Madder flicked his wrist and flung a card at Maddie.

"Joker Joker oh great man! Draw out the lunacy and lend me a hand!" Maddie gave Madder a confused look as the card drew closer. It drove into Maddie's chest then vanished. Maddie grabbed her head and cried out in pain. The spider web dropped and Madder tapped his big card. He rose up to Maddie and flew behind her. He held out his hand and the card came out Maddie's back. Maddie still remained in a crouched position but she was starting to calm down. The pottery rain stopped those the monsters kept moving.

Madder looked at the card and sighed. The joker now looked like Maddie. It had sealed her Madness for now it seemed. But he'd have to be careful. If the card was destroyed she could return to her unstable state. Madder was about to see if he could speak to Maddie when he heard the sound of high winds. Madder looked over to see a press helicopter drawing near. Were these people mad? Madder held down his hat as the helicopter's winds sped up, but Maddie was still recovering and her hat went flying. Madder reacted without thinking, reaching out and grabbing it, but in doing so the card slipped from his fingers and flew off in the winds. Madder wanted to swear so badly but now was not the time to be teaching Maddie such language. She wasn't over 200 years old yet, such language wasn't acceptable from her. Madder tightened his grip on Maddie's hat and flicked his wrist, sending a second card flying.

"I summon thee, the brightest of stars, to shine forth with the brilliance with the power of a sun! Blind but do not harm those above so that we might be done!" A bright light erupted from the card and Madder grabbed Maddie and dove down to the ground. The monsters of tea cups began to collapse as Maddie passed out. Madder ran over to the other Mages. "We need to go, now!" he said.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Morzone AWA1997

"When you're ready, London is still suffering from a plague," Bernie suddenly whispered in my ear.

I figured the people here were probably safe for now, even though the damage done to the city was pretty severe. All that stuff was replaceable, though. Expensive, but replaceable. I had my limits, though. I was the Life Mage, not the rebuild-it-back-from-the-ground-up-perfectly-good-as-new mage.

"Indeed it is, Mage of Life," Jude said. "Not all of us mean harm. Not even the ones that have attacked you today. I cannot go into many details, lest I rip the space time continuum again and possibly cause a greater disaster than this, but let's just say... they were dragged here against their will and are being impacted by a side effect of their powers. I have spoken with one of the precious time keepers of their universe, and he has confirmed if they were in their right minds, they would not have acted violently. Surely, you can all understand given how they stopped attacking after a little while. The one still causing destruction is still suffering her side effects, but she should be returned to her normal state shortly. Sadly, not everyone will be opened minded to our explanations. This will not be helpful to our cause."

I could imagine most of these humans couldn't even begin to grasp the depth of all this, but at least they couldn't say they weren't warned or no one ever informed them of anything. But, I could imagine it was a lot for them to take in.

"I'd better go," I told Bernie through the tiny portal. "Let me see what's up in London and I'll work on cleaning up."

Although I could imagine we were just getting started.

[Morzone]

Marx Hunfree
Fire Mage (posing as Superhuman)
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

The Fire mage sighed and started descending toward the nearest roof.

"We're in Glasgow, Scotland." Marx told her, landing on the roof and placing her on her feet. Then he sat down on the roof's slant and covered his face in his hands.

"I don't think we're ready to fight these mages." He said, dejectedly. Certainly he was without much of the confidence he'd had back in New York.


Rowan Summers
Music Mage
Vivi's House, Edmonton, Canada
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

Rowan had to respect Araxie's ability to fake drink. He'd just add it to the things he admired about her.

Vivi looked positively delighted at Araxie's reception of the drink. She finished her own mug then jumped to her feet saying, "You should see my inventions! I'm going to revolutionize the musical world!"

Before Viv could try and lead them anyway however, Rowan interjected with a quick cough. "Um, Vivi, do you think you could Show Araxie to her room? We should probably put our stuff down first."

"Oh, Right! You always were pretty sensible Rowan. Come on, they're through here." And she lead them down a hall to a small but comfortable looking bedroom. "There's another one right next to it for you Rowan, and the bathroom's in the hall there. If you need any winter clothes I'd be happy to lend you some of mine. Anyway, go make yourselves comfortable!"

[Awasfriend]

Berni Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska / Glasgow, Scotland
Affected Role Players: NeoEmolga
"Alright," came from the portal as it expanded enough to let the Life mage through.

[Noblejanobii]

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Neo Emolga Awasfriend

At the Life mage's decision to go to London, Jude cocked his head back a little to look at the sky. It appeared things were starting to wind down. It was calm and somewhat peaceful. But if only it could remain that way. It wouldn't, Jude knew, but if only.

"I will fetch the Enchanter, he has been working on a counteraction to the plague since he first heard of the attacks. He may be able to help as well," Jude announced. He snapped his fingers and vanished, appearing in Arian's lab. The Enchanter mage did not look up. He merely greeted Jude with a wave of his hand. "Your services are needed, Enchanter, is the cure ready?" Arian straightened a little and mixed two last chemicals together in a beaker. Setting the beaker aside, Arian fetch a wand shaped stick and placed it in front of him. Retrieving the beaker, he dumped the pink colored contents onto the wand. Waving his left hand over it, the pink liquid slowly absorbed into the wand. Arian picked it up and held it out to Jude.

"Here," he said simply. Jude bowed a little then reappeared in London.

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Elisabeth's nose scrunched up at the proposition of not being ready. Deep down she knew that was partially true but she had never planned to address it herself. The mages would see that as weakness they could pounce upon! Elisabeth slapped the back of Marx's head and snapped,

"Pull yourself together, fire rat!" Elisabeth rolled her eyes and made an annoyed sound. "I swear all men are weak. You obviously don't understand the tactics of warfare if you just admitted that out loud when these mages hold powers beyond our own." Elisabeth crossed her arms. "It was our first field experience though, don't be so hard on yourself. The public will be hard enough as is, just keep your head above the water, all right?"

Araxie Scripture
Writing Mage
Edmonton, Canada
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Araxie followed along quickly, still trying to take everything in. She wouldn't lie to herself when she said she was relieved Rowan took her elsewhere. This was all a bit much to take in at once. Thanking Vivi for her room, Araxie walked into her room, put her stuff down and collapsed on the bed. It was so soft, it felt so nice. She had to admit that for a second, she didn't feel like an outlaw. How long would that last though?

Surely Vivi would find out eventually that at the very least Araxie was a mage. There was no keeping that cat in the bag. Araxie was actually surprised Vivi hadn't already known. Maybe she didn't watch the news? Who knew. For now, Araxie would just remain on guard. Better safe than sorry.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Glasgow, Scotland > London, England
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Morzone AWA1997 Awasfriend

Since my position had already been put out in the open, switching areas would allow me to conceal myself once again. As Berni opened the portal to get to London, I stepped in, expecting just about anything to be flung around.

After arriving in town, I could immediately sense it. It wasn't just one plague either. There were a wide variety going around from pneumonic, meningeal, pharyngeal, septicemic, and bubonic. Just wow. It was rare to see things ever get this bad and I've been around for a long time. Unfortunately, whatever had caused this had been at work for a while.

The body count was also extreme and was rising at a ridiculous rate. Problem was, I couldn't just revive everyone like before. They would just get infected again and keep dying over and over. The level of pestilence was so severe that it was even beyond me to fix it. Not only that, but I couldn't even revive them long enough to survive an evacuation.

I also wouldn't be able to Lifestrip enough of the bacteria myself to curtail the spread either. Whoever had done this wanted to be entirely sure it would be decades before London could undo this kind of damage...

Somehow, I had to think of another way to fix this. But this might have very well been something beyond even me.

[AWA1997]

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
Underworld
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Now that only the residual plagues and reviving the wrongfully dead were the only issues necessary to fix, Kritana woke up and began to move sluggishly. He moved the damp cloth from his head and started walking unsteadily to the entrances, stumbling every few steps as he did. He looked at Kora. "How bad is the damage?" He asked. He looked horribly sick, his skin ghostly white, but he needed to help sort this out. "What happened?"

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Paris, France
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Awasfriend

Castor saw that things had calmed down and sighed, twisting his ring one more time as his sword and shield vanished. He looked around, and spotted a figure coming near. He heard said figure mutter curses as he drew near. "Sorry that I didn't help with this." Nicholas said. "I saw it, but my powers require me to plan ahead, and I didn't have anything ready that I could use in this situation." He pulled some vials from his bag. "Do any of you need anything to get your strength back?" "I don't, some of them may, though." Castor said. "But if you have a method of world-wide broadcast or know where I can get one, I can try to send a message to the world about what happened and try to clear it up."

((And the return of two of my ... I think I have four characters?))

[Dragon Master Mike]

Osias Dryton
Storm Mage (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?7462-A-Single-Element-(SUDT)&p=170088&viewfull=1#post170088)
Egyptian Pyramids


Finally, after a very long flight, Osias arrived at JFK International Airport. Unaware of what had been happening with the other mages, he got off his plane and headed out of the airport without any issue. "Maybe next time I will ask berni to teleport me." He thought, lamenting at the idea that the other mages may have made more progress than him in the time it took him to cross the Atlantic. He began to build some moderate cloud cover overhead so he would be ready to fight if the need came.

After making his way a short distance from the airport, he began to look for someone from which he could obtain some money. He took out his phone and considered texting Tyler if he had found anything, but decided against it. He had arrived in the United States, he didn't need Tyler's findings when he could look in person.

After getting some money, he took a taxi into Manhattan. By human standards, the eight years since he had stepped foot in New York City were a while. But for Osias, it had only felt like yesterday since he had last been there. He took the taxi into time square and got out. It occurred to him that he wasn't really sure where to look. He believed that Star Masses Health Co had a lab in NYC, but he wasn't sure where it was, or how he would get in to investigate. He began to look around to try and find an answer.

[Morzone]

Marx Hunfree
Fire Mage (psoing as superhuman)
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

"Ok, You're right." Marx replied, getting to his feet with renewed vigor.

"But I found someone important we need to find and target. One of the mages can create portals at extreme distances, and it's how the mages are getting around the planet so fast. Plus if whoever creates them is watching your fight, they can use the portals to negate any projectile you use. Several of my attacks were blocked that way."

Marx grimaced for a moment then added, "It's... also how you got here. After I was defeated, the portal mage made a portal in France to drop you off here in Glasgow."

Rowan Summers
Music mage
Edmonton, Canada
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

As Rowan distributed his bag on to his bed, he heard Vivi enter his room, closing the door behind her. The music mage turned to face his host, who had a serious expression on her face.

"So why are you here Rowan?" She asked, keeping her voice low.

"Araxie and I just need somewhere to stay for a bit." Rowan stared, but Vivi interrupted him.

"I know she's the mage who was revealed in America, Rowan. you don't have to hide it from me."

Rowan sighed. "So you did recognize her.. well, since she's the one who was revealed, she'll be targeted the most. So I'm sort of staying with her, and we needed a place to lie low."

"Well, Alright. You're always welcome here Rowan, you and all your friends. I'd hate to see my Rowwy-poo get hurt!" she said, giggling slightly at the name. Rowan was less amused by it.

As Vivi turned to go, Rowan quickly called out to her, "Vivi, make sure not to let Araxie know that you know she's a mage." When Vivi looked surprised he added, "I want her to feel safe, I don't want her thinking about what happened in New York." Vivi, if not entirely convinced, still nodded to keep it a secret. She left the room, skipping and humming down the hall back to the kitchen.

[Noblejanobii]

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Neo Emolga Awasfriend

Jude strolled through London, observing the damage Madeline, and by extension he, had caused. He knew she had just been startled but this much damage caused from a mage? What exactly was the source of this power? Was their universe so barbaric that they needed powers like this? Jude wasn't sure he wanted to know the answers to those questions.

It wasn't long before Jude spotted the life mage not too far away. He sped up his walking pace and waved to Tyler, the glowing pink vial in his hand.

"Tyler!" Jude called. He ran to the life mage's side and smiled. "Arian said this would help. Would it be worth giving it a shot?" he asked.

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
The Underworld
Affected RPers: AWA1997

Kora looked up as Kritana spoke up. She immediately walked over and grabbed him before leading him back to his bed.

"It's nothing we can't handle. The Mages upstairs are handling it. You just relax and rest more. You look paler than the souls that have been arriving and I refuse to let you work in such conditions."

Madder Hatter
Second Madness Incarnation
Paris, France
Affected RPers: AWA1997 Awasfriend

"No offense, guys, I don't think that will help." Madder scratched his head before gesturing to the destruction in Paris. "We can't just apologize and say "oops my bad" for destroying four different cities in a world we don't belong in. That's not how things work for humans."

"Maybe we can give the Mages here a chance." Madder looked at Maddox. "Sure Maddie has to return alive but we don't. Show the Mages from this world killing us! Make them seem like the good guys. That could work… right?" Madder shook his head.

"No, I'm not letting you do that. You've just gotten to experience life, Maddox. This is the chance you never got. You can't give it up now." Maddox smiled a little and shrugged.

"Yeah, and it's been nice, but if we get rid of just you, it might not be believable enough. But if it's both of us, that might be enough. Besides, as great as this place is, I'd rather be here with you and Mom, and not be chased as fugitives. So maybe another day. For now, I just want to go home." Madder whistled and crossed his arms.

"You're a beaver man than I. All right guys, let's get this show on the road. Anyone know where the space and or time Mages are? Maybe they can project our images."

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

Elisabeth paused then shrugged a little. That didn't really bother her much. She had been fighting alongside Mages from another universe after all. She didn't like it, but if it helped reached their ultimate goal she didn't mind it.

"That's okay. We just need to grab him next time he tries to grab us. Yeah?"

[Awasfriend]

Berni Sumner
Space Mage
Alaska / Paris, France
Affected Role Players: NobleJanobi
"I'm here, hold on while I get him," he told the Madness mages.

"Jude, the other mages have a plan you might want to know about when you get the time," Bernie told him through a small portal near his ear.

[AWA1997]

((Sorry for taking so long, guys.))

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
Underworld
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

"I'm fine, Kora." Kritana said, trying to get away from her, but finding himself too weak to actually do it. "This is my job, not yours. I let you help, but you shouldn't be working while I rest. I may not be completely recovered, but I'm good enough to do my part."

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Paris, France
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Awasfriend

Castor nodded at the two Mages willing to give up the lives they just got back, or, in Maddox's case, just got a chance to experience. "I have to agree with Madder, if I were in your shoes I wouldn't be able to do it. I'm sorry that you have to lose your first chance like this." he told Maddox. He looked around. "Ok, Madeline died before, in front of people, and we're going to kill Madder and Maddox and broadcast it, but I'm sure they're going to want an explanation for the absence of Maddie, they probably don't trust a Mage's words, and they would definitely want her dead, so what do we say about her?" Nicholas shrugged. "I have no clue."

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
Glasgow, Scotland > London, England
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Morzone AWA1997 Awasfriend

Tyler knew he had to be creative. To him, he knew he was going to have to break some rules and there was no telling how Kritana might react, but even the nature of the situation, he felt it was better to act now and talk about it later.

He began the revival process, but under different circumstances. Each civilian he had revived had their genetic makeup altered to have the antibodies needed to fight the plagues and make them completely resilient to the diseases. He knew there was a catch. These particular humans would be immune to the diseases for the rest of their lives, not just for the duration of the attack. Tyler realized it was the only way he could correct the wrongful deaths given he couldn't completely wipe out the plague itself.

At that moment, Jude came up from behind him, showing him the pink vial.

"Arian, huh?" Tyler replied to Jude. "I guess that depends. What is that and what does it do?"

[Noblejanobii]

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Neo Emolga Awasfriend

Jude knew Tyler had begun the revival process. He just had to hope he wasn't too late. Arian would be so pissed. Jude started to speak when Berni whispered to him. Jude nodded and smiled at Tyler. "One moment please." He tossed the vial into the air and disappeared. A second later, a version of him from the future (shortly after all of this was resolved) appeared and caught the vial. "Okay, now, Arian has said that this will help remove the plague from the air. But we'll need a water mage if we want to proper distribute it. Would it be worth a shot? I know how to contact little Miss Water if needed."

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
The Underworld
Affected RPers: AWA1997

Kora stopped and turned to face Kritana, giving the Death Mage a stern look. She wouldn't admit but she was in a really foul mood. First her vacation had been ruined by this whole fiasco with the influx of deaths! And then Kritana was in awful sorts because of it, so now he'd probably never leave the Underworld ever again because of course on the one day they did take a vacation together was the one day Murphy's Law decided to strike. What she wouldn't give to rewind and return to when they were just laying side by side on the beach. Kora started to open her mouth when tears began to well in her eyes.

"I don't care if it's your job, Kritana! You're so weak right now, and we have no control over what's happening up there. Another wave could come soon and we won't have any way to stop it, and if you're not strong enough then you could... then you could..." Her tears began to trickle down her face as Kora shook from her sobs. "I just wanted you to relax... i-is that too much to ask for? You always work so hard, I just thought you deserved a break, a-and now you're in this state, you need this more than ever. Please, Kritana, please... go back to bed."

Madder Hatter
Second Madness Incarnation
Paris, France
Affected RPers: AWA1997 Awasfriend

Maddox smiled at Castor and tipped his hat. Truth be told he didn't really want to go but if he was going to live somewhere, he wanted to be alive in his world not one in another universe. At Castor's point, Maddox glanced at the unconscious Maddie before looking at Madder. Madder caught Maddox's gaze and raised his eyebrows in confusion.

"What are you thinking?" he asked quietly, recognizing that as Maddox's thinking expression. He used it quite a bit when they played Blackjack together.

"Your knives, do they cancel immortality?" Madder summoned his knives and held one out.

"This one? No. Maddie's the one with the immortality canceler. I, on the other hand, have two knives that delay immortal recovery. It prevents a mage from healing as quickly, generally speaking. I commonly used these when I was carving up Life because-" Madder froze, the memories surging forward in a tidal wave. His expression darkened and his eyes lowered to the ground as shame rose up within him. He sighed a little then shook his head. "The point is, the wounds don't heal as quickly. Why?" Maddox simply stared at Madder before glancing at Maddie then back at Madder. It didn't take Madder long to connect the dots. "You want me to carve her up so it looks like she's dead?"

"I mean I've heard what you and Mom did in London and I seriously doubt you've forgotten your skills." Madder sighed again, louder this time.

"Jesus Christ, Maddox. Fine. But we better do this quick then. Her wounds will heal in roughly an hour after I carve them. Let's just hope she doesn't wake up while I'm doing it."

[AWA1997]

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
Underworld
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Kritana sighed and pulled Kora into a hug for the first time ever. "Kora, please don't cry." he said softly. "Look, I know you won't want to hear this, but if another wave hits and it's as strong as you fear, then resting won't help me, only Tyler can, and I'm not even 100% sure about that because, to my memory, we've never needed to revive a Mage." he sighed and pulled away from the hug, looking deep into her eyes, tears showing in his own. "You're the closest friend I've had in my entire life, and the best employee I ever had, I know you only want what's best for me, and I appreciate that. I promise, after we sort everything back out I'll go back on vacation with you, I'll even do it without so much as an earpiece to keep me in contact with anyone down here, but we need as many hands helping with this as possible, because we've never had a tragedy this big before, not even a scheduled one, and we don't know who's going to be revived when, and I can't extend their lives to the right degree if they're revived before we can get them through. I'll even let you choose what part of the job I do so that I don't overwork myself."

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Paris, France
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Awasfriend

Castor nodded. "Then it's a plan." he said. "When we do this, we'll let them know not to look if they can't handle it and to make sure children can't see it before we show any of you three. We don't want to traumatize anyone just to show the Mages here in good light."

[Noblejanobii]

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
The Underworld
Affected RPers: AWA1997

Kora froze up when Kritana hugged her. Slowly moving to return the embrace, Kora wasn't sure what to think. She listened quietly, sniffling every once in a while. He was offering so much as compensation, Kora felt as if she couldn't believe her ears. But Kritana was right, they needed all the hands on deck they could get. Even though she didn't want to risk Kritana hurting himself again, she could tell her wasn't going to budge on the issue. She smiled kindly and nodded. "All right. Maybe we can put you with the other employees in the center where they're extending people's lives. That won't be too tough right?" she asked.

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
Paris, France and London, England
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 Awasfriend

"Mhm I see what's going on here. But we can't put a "mature" warning on a broadcast. At least, I don't think. Maybe have someone say they're about to kill the rogue mages, and that one is already down. State that it's a proof that the mages mean no harm and will not allow rogues like these to torment the world anymore?" Jude proposed as he popped into existence.

"Oh great it's parallel universe Chronos," Visions mumbled as he crossed his arms.

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
London, England
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Awasfriend

After Jude told him what the pink vial did, Tyler immediately nodded.

"Way better plan than what I was doing," Tyler told Jude, figuring getting the water mage to help with it would be a good idea. "I doubt Kritana would want me to keep making revived humans immune to disease, so let's definitely go with this instead."

The right thing to do, in Tyler's opinion, would be to remove the plague, not make everyone immune to disease entirely, but given the situation, it was as though Tyler's powers were too strong and having a batch of humans completely resistant to disease was likely doing way more than what Kritana would ever find permissible.

[Morzone]

Marx Hunfree
Fire mage (posing as superhuman)
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Noblejanobii

Marx stood up, some of the previous fire burning in his eyes again. "We should probably head back to New York. Let's collect ourselves and get some information before striking out again The sun was setting, which meant it would still be mid afternoon back on the US east coast.

Rowan Summers
Music mage
Edmonton, Canada
Affected Rp'ers: Noblejanobii

After some time Rowan found that, anxious as he was, sleep fought to close his eyes. SO he snoozed quietly in his room while out in the main area Vivi was busy humming away cheerfully, doing some cleaning. She hadn't really expected guests, and while she never turned them away if she could help it, it would be nice to have the house a little tidier. Then she could go upstairs and prepare a spectacular show. The thought of it excited her.

[AWA1997]

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
Underworld
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Kritana nodded. "You're the boss right now, Kora." he said. "You know what needs done right now better than anyone here, including me, so whatever it is that you need me to do, I'll do, as long as I'm actually doing something to help fix this issue." He added, smiling, before heading to where the Shadows Mage assigned him.

Castor Spellman
Enchanter, Alternate Universe First Incarnation
Paris, France
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii, Awasfriend

"That's what I meant, have someone explain the situation and what's going to happen at the beginning of the broadcast, and give them enough time to get children and anyone squeamish away from it. There will probably be some people who see it because they can't get away, but it's better than everyone seeing it."

[Noblejanobii]

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
London, England
Affected RP'ers: Neo Emolga Awasfriend

Jude chuckled. "I doubt Kritana will mind if it's only a few. And if he does then oh well. Now let's see, where did that water mage get off too? It might be faster if we have an item enchanted with her blood. You wouldn't happen to have such an item? If not, I can attempt to locate her," he suggested. Truthfully, Jude had some idea of where the water mage was but given that he'd rip open the space time if he traveled there it was not ideal.

Elisabeth Scarlet
Blood Superhuman
Glasgow, Scotland
Affected RP'ers: Morzone

"Right, we've got some valuable information about them even if we didn't catch any. I may have fought alongside them but it gave me some interesting intel that I think our bosses might want to know about." Elizabeth stood up next to Marx and drew a knife from her boot. She slit her wrists and formed wings from her blood. Flapping them a little, she glanced at Marx. "I probably won't be able to keep up with you but I'll get there when I get there. Unless you would rather carry me."

Kora Lolita
Shadows Mage
The Underworld
Affected RPers: AWA1997

Kora nodded, watching Kritana walk off. In all candor, she really wanted him to stay close to her, but the soul sorting stations could get a little rowdy, like when a bunch of people have their flights cancelled at once. It wouldn't be the first time if fights broke out between the souls waiting in line. Kora did not really want Kritana in the middle of that if a fight broke out. At least in the center the souls would probably be a bit calmer and there were much more staff there to help Kritana. Kora stepped back into her station and started to sort through souls again, directing them. It seemed like the wave had slowed considerably, so at least the influx of souls was no longer growing. Though Kora noticed a few souls popping back into existence while waiting in line. Not good. That meant Tyler was reaching them first before their lives could be extended.

Jude Audrey
Fate Mage
Paris, France
Affected RP'ers: AWA1997 and Awasfriend

"Okay I think that sounds like a good solution," Jude answered. "So are we ready to start? Or are there any more preparations that must be made?"

"Um I just thought of a possible problem. So, Maddie is supposed to be dead after I... carve her up," Madder stated, "but when Madeline died, her body literally like poofed. I have no doubt ours will too. Is there anything we can do about that? Is there like an illusion or something we can do to disguise that?"

[AWA1997]

Kritana Sephtis
Death Mage
Underworld
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii

Kritana honestly wasn't too happy with being put on this job, he wanted to be helping getting people through, but he needed to help somehow, and it was the only way he could convince Kora to let him do so. As such, he started working as best as he could, finding them on the lists and writing in the margins when they got in to the underworld and having them wear bracelets that would track when they were revived. He might not be able to get exact with this method, but it was the fastest method he had at his disposal where he could get close to it, and speed was of the utmost importance at the moment.

Nicholas Flamel
Alchemy Mage
Paris, France
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Awasfriend

Nick thought for a moment. "If I knew what it looked like I might be able to simulate it." he rummaged through his bag and pulled out some vials, most seemingly empty. "Let's see, I would need something to hide her from view, so..." he took some of the vials that didn't appear empty and mixed the contents, which reacted violently for a moment before calming down. He then poured some on his hand, causing it to become invisible once fully covered. "Ok, if we do this right, we can make it look like she vanished like that, but I'm not sure what the 'poof' looks like, so that may not be enough."

[Noblejanobii]

Madder Hatter
Second Madness Mage Incarnation from Another Universe
Paris, France
Affected RPers: AWA1997 Awasfriend

Madder paused and thought it over. The alchemy mage had whipped that up pretty quickly. Maybe he could see what their poof looked like then simulate it with Maddie after? It could work. But could it be whipped up so quickly? Madder turned to Nicholas.

"How fast can you create a potion based on seeing one of us go poof? You whipped that together pretty quickly. Maddox and I can try to describe it to you as best we can but unless you see it, our descriptions probably won't be sufficient."

[Neo Emolga]

Tyler White
Life Mage
London, England
Affected RPers: Noblejanobii Awasfriend

"I find it's best to stay on good terms with Kritana," Tyler snickered. "We've had disagreements before and sometimes it goes on longer than it really should have."

"As for anything enchanted, nope," Tyler replied to Jude. "See if you can get that water mage over here when you get a free moment. Some days, trying to work with regular humans is tough. They're so fragile in some ways, but giving them even just a bit more than what they're usually used to and they'll go off the walls."

In this case, immunity from disease was that "more than what they're usually used to." To some, they'd test their luck too much and get killed from something else. It was the reason why Tyler, despite the good-hearted temptations, couldn't just wipe away everything that kept the balances in check. He hated cancer, AIDS, malaria, and all the others, but if they were wiped, along with every other ways people could die, they would just multiply and the entire world would collapse. And then there was that constant fear that humans had of the unknown and being terrified of what happens after death when really, it wasn't all that bad. But until one knew the truth, it could petrify them.

The balance between life and death was shaky as well. When could Tyler and Kritana decide when it was "not someone's time?" There were times when even Jude had to step in and decide if it wasn't what fate intended.