Re: The Grand Battle [Round Five: Battleopolis!]
11-28-2009, 10:52 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by Draykon.
The people in Central Park all looked up in curiosity, as eight black crystals materialized, and flew off. Amethyst herself was amazed. This was... an actual city! Living people and everything! But there were plenty of questions to be answered.
"Load Preset, Force Shield"
she whispered. The spell had been designed to effeciently block bullets without wasting mana, so she would do good to have it enabled.
She thought for a moment, then decided the best option would probably be the simplest. She walked up to a random person- a young boy- and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Excuse me, can you tell me the name of this city?"
The boy turned around and looked up naturally, but when he saw her face he did a double take. After a brief awkward moment, Amethyst realized it was her eyes. 'Solid Black' wasn't exactly a normal eye color, and that was excluding her strange clothes and purple hair.
"Oh um... colored contacts." She quickly explained. The boy nodded a little. "Umm... I don't know how you would be here but not know this, but the city's called BAttLeoPOliS."
The last word was different somehow. Not as though the boy had said it, but more as though he'd been recorded, and bits of his speech had been pasted together.
"I'm sorry, could you repeat that?"
"BatTLeoPoLis" Again, in the twisted voice. Amethyst nodded slowly, and began to walk away.
She was about to leave the park, when she was stopped by a voice. She turned around to see a teenage boy- probably about 18- pointing a videocamera at her.
"Don't think I'm not on to you!" He had shouted.
"Please elaborate" Amethyst responded, monotone as always.
"Don't play dumb! Unless you're saying no one's left the city in weeks just coincidentally!"
Amethyst's ears perked up a little.
"Question regarding this observation of yours: Are you physically unable to leave the city borders?"
The man turned red, "I... uh..."
"If you have not considered simply leaving the city yourself to see if it is a physical seal, please say so. But it occurs to me, how have you reasoned that no one has left?"
"Look man! I got connections! Traffic records, police reports, the borders've been dead for two weeks now. You can't hide anything from me, alien chick! I got this city wired!"
Amethyst smiled slightly.
"If you know everything there is to know about this city, excellent. But truthfully, do you even know its name?"
"Eh? Of course I know the name! It's BAttLEtroPoLIs?"
Again, the word had sounded like it had gone through a filter. Looking closely, Amethyst saw the man's mouth didn't match quite up with the words.
"A message to the director, whom I know is watching:"
"H-hey! Who're you calling?"
Amethyst paused. She had been prepared to rant out loud about how pointless it seemed to filter the city name like that, but seeing the man panic gave her a better idea.
"I have encountered an individual who has uncovered the conspiracy. Requesting permission to erase... Rock bind."
The earth rose up around the man's ankle, forming a small stone shackle.
"W-Wait!"
"The individual has expressed understanding of the city-seal program. He has also identified myself as an agent."
"H- HEA-"
The man's cry for help was cut off, as Amethyst herself screamed- no longer her monotone voice, but rather an impression of a scared little girl. A small crystal dagger sliced up the rock bind, before placing itself in the man's hand. He tried to drop it, but it simply flew with the same motions, effectively "stuck" to his him. Another crystal sliced several small cuts across Amethyst's body, as simple magic condensed the air, forming fake tears.
Though her 'colored contacts' and 'hair dye' made it a little less believable, it still seemed clear to the onlookers what had happened. Though Amethyst's body was about 14, the way she curled up on the ground crying made her look a bit younger. The man looked around panicked, before running off as fast as he could. Amethyst waited a bit, continuing her 'crying' until finally a concerned older woman began to approach her. Seeing this, Amethyst immediately took off running herself, chasing after the man, tracking his location through the crystal dagger.
The people in Central Park all looked up in curiosity, as eight black crystals materialized, and flew off. Amethyst herself was amazed. This was... an actual city! Living people and everything! But there were plenty of questions to be answered.
"Load Preset, Force Shield"
she whispered. The spell had been designed to effeciently block bullets without wasting mana, so she would do good to have it enabled.
She thought for a moment, then decided the best option would probably be the simplest. She walked up to a random person- a young boy- and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Excuse me, can you tell me the name of this city?"
The boy turned around and looked up naturally, but when he saw her face he did a double take. After a brief awkward moment, Amethyst realized it was her eyes. 'Solid Black' wasn't exactly a normal eye color, and that was excluding her strange clothes and purple hair.
"Oh um... colored contacts." She quickly explained. The boy nodded a little. "Umm... I don't know how you would be here but not know this, but the city's called BAttLeoPOliS."
The last word was different somehow. Not as though the boy had said it, but more as though he'd been recorded, and bits of his speech had been pasted together.
"I'm sorry, could you repeat that?"
"BatTLeoPoLis" Again, in the twisted voice. Amethyst nodded slowly, and began to walk away.
She was about to leave the park, when she was stopped by a voice. She turned around to see a teenage boy- probably about 18- pointing a videocamera at her.
"Don't think I'm not on to you!" He had shouted.
"Please elaborate" Amethyst responded, monotone as always.
"Don't play dumb! Unless you're saying no one's left the city in weeks just coincidentally!"
Amethyst's ears perked up a little.
"Question regarding this observation of yours: Are you physically unable to leave the city borders?"
The man turned red, "I... uh..."
"If you have not considered simply leaving the city yourself to see if it is a physical seal, please say so. But it occurs to me, how have you reasoned that no one has left?"
"Look man! I got connections! Traffic records, police reports, the borders've been dead for two weeks now. You can't hide anything from me, alien chick! I got this city wired!"
Amethyst smiled slightly.
"If you know everything there is to know about this city, excellent. But truthfully, do you even know its name?"
"Eh? Of course I know the name! It's BAttLEtroPoLIs?"
Again, the word had sounded like it had gone through a filter. Looking closely, Amethyst saw the man's mouth didn't match quite up with the words.
"A message to the director, whom I know is watching:"
"H-hey! Who're you calling?"
Amethyst paused. She had been prepared to rant out loud about how pointless it seemed to filter the city name like that, but seeing the man panic gave her a better idea.
"I have encountered an individual who has uncovered the conspiracy. Requesting permission to erase... Rock bind."
The earth rose up around the man's ankle, forming a small stone shackle.
"W-Wait!"
"The individual has expressed understanding of the city-seal program. He has also identified myself as an agent."
"H- HEA-"
The man's cry for help was cut off, as Amethyst herself screamed- no longer her monotone voice, but rather an impression of a scared little girl. A small crystal dagger sliced up the rock bind, before placing itself in the man's hand. He tried to drop it, but it simply flew with the same motions, effectively "stuck" to his him. Another crystal sliced several small cuts across Amethyst's body, as simple magic condensed the air, forming fake tears.
Though her 'colored contacts' and 'hair dye' made it a little less believable, it still seemed clear to the onlookers what had happened. Though Amethyst's body was about 14, the way she curled up on the ground crying made her look a bit younger. The man looked around panicked, before running off as fast as he could. Amethyst waited a bit, continuing her 'crying' until finally a concerned older woman began to approach her. Seeing this, Amethyst immediately took off running herself, chasing after the man, tracking his location through the crystal dagger.
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