11-18-2005, 01:44 AM
The minutes since Seventeen had arrived at the Watchtower had quickly become hours. Following his redemption challenge, the machine-hybrid had bumped into his human acquaintance from the Storage Facility. The two decided to pass the time by talking about their pasts inside the bottom floor of the tower. There Android Seventeen had listened to Alexander?s sad story. Apparently, the man had lost everything when Brim drafted him for his staff. The entire tale was one that deeply disturbed the cybernetic warrior. Being confused and unknowing about your past simply paled in comparison to having your wife and children torn to pieces as you were forced to watch.
As the two tried to get the most out of the lack of action outside, neither of them noticed the mist that was slowly drifting into the room underneath the front door. The fog silently traveled across the floor, and a shadowed figure assimilating behind the seated android. Seventeen noticed his associate?s eyes widen but did not draw a conclusion for several more beats. Alexander leaped from his seat, brandishing his small energy pistol.
?Move!? the human shrieked, his trigger finger was itching, but he couldn?t do anything with the machine-hybrid in the line of fire. Android Seventeen pushed away from the chair and rolled across the ground. He heard a single round discharge in the silent chamber, and then he heard a corpse hit the ground a second later with a resonating thud. Panicky, the cybernetic warrior kicked off the ground and turned around to find out what just transpired. The first thing Seventeen noticed was his new human friend, lying in a spreading pool of his blood. Alexander?s face was a memory?replaced by a pulpy mass of blood and bone. Standing above him, clutching a massive ki weapon, was a very familiar face.
?Vapor?? the machine-hybrid muttered. The triclops may have masked his appearance using his shapechanging powers, but the ki signature the android?s visor was displaying was a very familiar number. Disguised as one of the angels, Vapor blew the smoke away from his heavy ki rifle and leveled it with Android Seventeen?s face.
?Say goodnight, Seventeen,? the bio-android cackled. The machine-hybrid watched the energy flare to life inside the barrel of the gun, but he was not about to fall victim to some toy. With a sideways leap, the android narrowly avoided the massive slug of energy that exploded from the rifle. Seventeen was off the ground in a split-second, his speed had grown substantially since the last time he had engaged Vapor, and it seemed his enhanced abilities had bewildered his opponent. The bio-android spun to confront the cybernetic warrior but received only a fist to his jaw. Grunting loudly, the triclops crumbled into his gaseous form in an attempt to escape. However, there was no way in hell that Android Seventeen was going to allow Byrk?s lieutenant to escape. If the machine-hybrid could finish Vapor now, the threat of Byrk being released from the underworld would be gone forever.
Picking up the avatar?s blade from the floor, the android started after the viscous cloud of fog vanishing below the door. Outside, some of the celestial crowd turned their heads to watch the seemingly spastic machine-hybrid as he chased seemingly nothing. Android Seventeen darted over the small hills that filled the wastelands, but just as he was leaping over a small chasm, he realized that Vapor had vanished. Landing on the other side of the gorge, the cybernetic warrior tried to sense his opponent?s ki, but his abilities lacked the training to detect the ambush. The triclops? heel instantly broke the skin on the back of the android?s neck, and the insane amount of force sent Seventeen erratically bowling across the dirt. With a groan, the machine-hybrid flipped back up after a few yards and stabbed the long sword forward to prevent another assault. Vapor?s mouth curved up into a foul smirk as the bio-android advanced and impaled himself onto the sword. The monster continued to walk towards his rival, traveling farther and farther down the length of the blade.
Byrk?s lieutenant cackled as the trail of blood he left behind grew thicker. It was an arrogant display of power, but Android Seventeen was not one to be easily intimidated?at least by cowards. Letting go of the blade with one hand, the cybernetic warrior quickly created a yellow saber of ki. With a rapid slash, Vapor?s head rolled off his shoulders, only to be caught in his hands a few moments later. Unrelenting, the android threw the weapon aside and stepped towards his headless adversary. Yanking the sword back through the disabled bio-android, Seventeen kicked Vapor in the chest. The force knocked the injured murdered to the ground. Moving to capitalize on the shift in momentum, the machine-hybrid struck nothing but air with his next sword strike. Screaming an obscenity, Android Seventeen tried to locate the retreating bio-android.
?You can?t stop me, Seventeen,? the android spun around to deal with Vapor. The warrior was still half-gaseous, half-solid. Therefore, his form was still solid enough to resemble what he normally appeared like but was vaporous enough that his body constantly shifted and wafted in the tranquil air. With the air of dense mist around him, the bio-android resembled a phantom, ?I will find the eye, and I will free my master from perdition?don?t get in my way, or I will be forced to kill you,? before the cybernetic warrior could attack once again, Vapor completely dissipated into the afternoon air.
Defeated and disappointed, Android Seventeen let out a heavy sigh. He removed his bandana and patted the wound on his neck with it, but as gingerly as he tried to be, the dirty fabric still made the contusion sting. Not wanting to aggravate the painful injury even more, the machine-hybrid leaped back across the gorge and made his way back to the tall tower in the distance. He was divided between helping the army of angels against Brim or hunting down Vapor. Who was he to decide who the greater evil was? Both had committed the most heinous of crimes, but Seventeen just couldn?t bring himself to draw a conclusion. As he neared the watchtower; however, he decided that he would leave Vapor to Paige and Leo. Something had to be done to prevent the deaths of everyone on Kala, and the cybernetic warrior was damn sure he would make certain that something got done. Even if he had to forfeit his life in the process like many before him, he knew in his heart he had to do something?anything.
OOC: Kinda short compared to what I've been doing in the last few days, but I wanted three posts, and I was kind of at a loss for ideas.
As the two tried to get the most out of the lack of action outside, neither of them noticed the mist that was slowly drifting into the room underneath the front door. The fog silently traveled across the floor, and a shadowed figure assimilating behind the seated android. Seventeen noticed his associate?s eyes widen but did not draw a conclusion for several more beats. Alexander leaped from his seat, brandishing his small energy pistol.
?Move!? the human shrieked, his trigger finger was itching, but he couldn?t do anything with the machine-hybrid in the line of fire. Android Seventeen pushed away from the chair and rolled across the ground. He heard a single round discharge in the silent chamber, and then he heard a corpse hit the ground a second later with a resonating thud. Panicky, the cybernetic warrior kicked off the ground and turned around to find out what just transpired. The first thing Seventeen noticed was his new human friend, lying in a spreading pool of his blood. Alexander?s face was a memory?replaced by a pulpy mass of blood and bone. Standing above him, clutching a massive ki weapon, was a very familiar face.
?Vapor?? the machine-hybrid muttered. The triclops may have masked his appearance using his shapechanging powers, but the ki signature the android?s visor was displaying was a very familiar number. Disguised as one of the angels, Vapor blew the smoke away from his heavy ki rifle and leveled it with Android Seventeen?s face.
?Say goodnight, Seventeen,? the bio-android cackled. The machine-hybrid watched the energy flare to life inside the barrel of the gun, but he was not about to fall victim to some toy. With a sideways leap, the android narrowly avoided the massive slug of energy that exploded from the rifle. Seventeen was off the ground in a split-second, his speed had grown substantially since the last time he had engaged Vapor, and it seemed his enhanced abilities had bewildered his opponent. The bio-android spun to confront the cybernetic warrior but received only a fist to his jaw. Grunting loudly, the triclops crumbled into his gaseous form in an attempt to escape. However, there was no way in hell that Android Seventeen was going to allow Byrk?s lieutenant to escape. If the machine-hybrid could finish Vapor now, the threat of Byrk being released from the underworld would be gone forever.
Picking up the avatar?s blade from the floor, the android started after the viscous cloud of fog vanishing below the door. Outside, some of the celestial crowd turned their heads to watch the seemingly spastic machine-hybrid as he chased seemingly nothing. Android Seventeen darted over the small hills that filled the wastelands, but just as he was leaping over a small chasm, he realized that Vapor had vanished. Landing on the other side of the gorge, the cybernetic warrior tried to sense his opponent?s ki, but his abilities lacked the training to detect the ambush. The triclops? heel instantly broke the skin on the back of the android?s neck, and the insane amount of force sent Seventeen erratically bowling across the dirt. With a groan, the machine-hybrid flipped back up after a few yards and stabbed the long sword forward to prevent another assault. Vapor?s mouth curved up into a foul smirk as the bio-android advanced and impaled himself onto the sword. The monster continued to walk towards his rival, traveling farther and farther down the length of the blade.
Byrk?s lieutenant cackled as the trail of blood he left behind grew thicker. It was an arrogant display of power, but Android Seventeen was not one to be easily intimidated?at least by cowards. Letting go of the blade with one hand, the cybernetic warrior quickly created a yellow saber of ki. With a rapid slash, Vapor?s head rolled off his shoulders, only to be caught in his hands a few moments later. Unrelenting, the android threw the weapon aside and stepped towards his headless adversary. Yanking the sword back through the disabled bio-android, Seventeen kicked Vapor in the chest. The force knocked the injured murdered to the ground. Moving to capitalize on the shift in momentum, the machine-hybrid struck nothing but air with his next sword strike. Screaming an obscenity, Android Seventeen tried to locate the retreating bio-android.
?You can?t stop me, Seventeen,? the android spun around to deal with Vapor. The warrior was still half-gaseous, half-solid. Therefore, his form was still solid enough to resemble what he normally appeared like but was vaporous enough that his body constantly shifted and wafted in the tranquil air. With the air of dense mist around him, the bio-android resembled a phantom, ?I will find the eye, and I will free my master from perdition?don?t get in my way, or I will be forced to kill you,? before the cybernetic warrior could attack once again, Vapor completely dissipated into the afternoon air.
Defeated and disappointed, Android Seventeen let out a heavy sigh. He removed his bandana and patted the wound on his neck with it, but as gingerly as he tried to be, the dirty fabric still made the contusion sting. Not wanting to aggravate the painful injury even more, the machine-hybrid leaped back across the gorge and made his way back to the tall tower in the distance. He was divided between helping the army of angels against Brim or hunting down Vapor. Who was he to decide who the greater evil was? Both had committed the most heinous of crimes, but Seventeen just couldn?t bring himself to draw a conclusion. As he neared the watchtower; however, he decided that he would leave Vapor to Paige and Leo. Something had to be done to prevent the deaths of everyone on Kala, and the cybernetic warrior was damn sure he would make certain that something got done. Even if he had to forfeit his life in the process like many before him, he knew in his heart he had to do something?anything.
OOC: Kinda short compared to what I've been doing in the last few days, but I wanted three posts, and I was kind of at a loss for ideas.
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