Re: The Great Belligerency [Round 3: Eternity Plateau]
08-22-2011, 02:18 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.
Minotaurus excused himself as he contacted his employer.
"This is Minotaurus."
"Report."
"Aran performed the task I gave him. We have retrieved the weapon, all that remains is to provide him with it."
"We?"
"I have recruited Ms. Ambrose Lom. I have not told her any sensitive information about you, and I have no doubt provided you with sufficient data on her from my time on New Shambhala."
"Noted. This is acceptable. I have another mission for you which cannot wait; I will transport the weapon to Aran separately. In the meantime, continue to follow protocol regarding what you tell Ms. Ambrose."
"Another mission?"
"I will provide you with details upon your arrival. I have reason to believe this channel may not be completely secure. You may wish to inform Ms. Ambrose that you will be leaving the dimension."
"Understood."
He walked over to his new colleague; she was examining the sword with surprise.
"This doesn't look like a god-killing weapon," she mused. "Just seems to be an ordinary sword."
"Its power is sealed in this world. But we have no time to discuss it right now. My employer has sent us on another mission. We will be leaving shortly."
"Aren't we supposed to be giving this thing to that creepy bug guy?"
"That will be taken care of-"
He was cut off as they disappeared.
***
The Executor was well attuned to the Void between dimensions. As such, when a powerful object passed through it, particularly one headed towards a world he was already observing, he could not help but notice it.
At first, he attempted to interrupt the transfer entirely. But it soon became clear that the item's sender had other ideas; he could resist, but it took far more power than he was comfortable with using.
Relenting, he settled for merely disrupting its path. It seemed likely that someone was interfering with his battle; hopefully the object's new trajectory would impede their plans enough to discourage future attempts.
***
Soft looked at the sword that had crashed in front of her. Yes, this was clearly a weapon suited for a hero.
He just needed to earn it. As soon as she caught up to him, she would tell him that. And perhaps teach him a lesson about going in the right direction.
***
When Cole arrived at the next village, it was in ruins. Huts burned to the ground, bodies everywhere.
It was fairly obvious that one of his opponents had been this way. He idly wondered which one.
Then he saw a woman, badly wounded, lying against the ruins of a hut. She coughed and groaned; he walked over to her.
She muttered something incomprehensible, and pointed in a direction. Then the last of her strength gave out.
Cole could only hope she meant "they went that way". With nothing else to act on, he flew off in the direction she had indicated.
Minotaurus excused himself as he contacted his employer.
"This is Minotaurus."
"Report."
"Aran performed the task I gave him. We have retrieved the weapon, all that remains is to provide him with it."
"We?"
"I have recruited Ms. Ambrose Lom. I have not told her any sensitive information about you, and I have no doubt provided you with sufficient data on her from my time on New Shambhala."
"Noted. This is acceptable. I have another mission for you which cannot wait; I will transport the weapon to Aran separately. In the meantime, continue to follow protocol regarding what you tell Ms. Ambrose."
"Another mission?"
"I will provide you with details upon your arrival. I have reason to believe this channel may not be completely secure. You may wish to inform Ms. Ambrose that you will be leaving the dimension."
"Understood."
He walked over to his new colleague; she was examining the sword with surprise.
"This doesn't look like a god-killing weapon," she mused. "Just seems to be an ordinary sword."
"Its power is sealed in this world. But we have no time to discuss it right now. My employer has sent us on another mission. We will be leaving shortly."
"Aren't we supposed to be giving this thing to that creepy bug guy?"
"That will be taken care of-"
He was cut off as they disappeared.
***
The Executor was well attuned to the Void between dimensions. As such, when a powerful object passed through it, particularly one headed towards a world he was already observing, he could not help but notice it.
At first, he attempted to interrupt the transfer entirely. But it soon became clear that the item's sender had other ideas; he could resist, but it took far more power than he was comfortable with using.
Relenting, he settled for merely disrupting its path. It seemed likely that someone was interfering with his battle; hopefully the object's new trajectory would impede their plans enough to discourage future attempts.
***
Soft looked at the sword that had crashed in front of her. Yes, this was clearly a weapon suited for a hero.
He just needed to earn it. As soon as she caught up to him, she would tell him that. And perhaps teach him a lesson about going in the right direction.
***
When Cole arrived at the next village, it was in ruins. Huts burned to the ground, bodies everywhere.
It was fairly obvious that one of his opponents had been this way. He idly wondered which one.
Then he saw a woman, badly wounded, lying against the ruins of a hut. She coughed and groaned; he walked over to her.
She muttered something incomprehensible, and pointed in a direction. Then the last of her strength gave out.
Cole could only hope she meant "they went that way". With nothing else to act on, he flew off in the direction she had indicated.
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I'm serious | It makes perfect sense | Easy as ABC! | I can't even explain it | Cleaning up someone else's mess
I suck | I rule | I've got it made | Really, I'm serious | This bugs me | It's all lies | I want to believe | Beauty is a curse
I'm serious | It makes perfect sense | Easy as ABC! | I can't even explain it | Cleaning up someone else's mess
I suck | I rule | I've got it made | Really, I'm serious | This bugs me | It's all lies | I want to believe | Beauty is a curse