Re: The Grand Battle [Round Five: Battleopolis!]
01-08-2010, 04:17 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.
"It's funny, you know?" Luther commented, as he flung a half-dozen bone splinters out of his suddenly-restored arm. They turned into skeletal warriors as he continued. "Less than an hour ago, I was a successful businessman. Owned the biggest appliance store in town. I didn't remember anything about being dead. But now? Now it's all coming back to me."
Eximo did not waste time. With the cleansing now delegated to the VC Units, its processors worked faster than they ever had before. It unleashed six arms, each with a knife, and rapidly struck each skeleton in succession. The vacuum seemed to have Lutherion's minions well in hand, so Amethyst took the chance to prepare an especially intricate spell. However, Nathan leapt at her before she could finish, slashing her shoulder.
"Sorry, 'strawberry girl'. That clone may be out to kill me as well, but if I take care of one of you, it won't matter. And I'm more concerned about you than that weakling Aeon, or that easily-outwitted vacuum cleaner."
As if in response, Nathan was suddenly hit in the back by a thrown dagger. Amethyst smiled.
"I do believe it took that as an insult."
***
"What the hell is going on?" the chief shouted at Larry. "And who was that guy who jumped out of your car?"
"No idea, Chief. Look, I don't want to sound out of line, but I think whatever's going on, we're in way over our heads."
There was a sudden, almost imperceptible change in the chief's attitude.
"Maybe you are. Maybe the rest of the force is. But me? I don't think so. Not any more."
Larry was about to ask for an explanation, but then he saw the chief transform into a dragon before his very eyes and fly towards the battle.
"I am getting way too old for this job," he muttered to himself.
"It's funny, you know?" Luther commented, as he flung a half-dozen bone splinters out of his suddenly-restored arm. They turned into skeletal warriors as he continued. "Less than an hour ago, I was a successful businessman. Owned the biggest appliance store in town. I didn't remember anything about being dead. But now? Now it's all coming back to me."
Eximo did not waste time. With the cleansing now delegated to the VC Units, its processors worked faster than they ever had before. It unleashed six arms, each with a knife, and rapidly struck each skeleton in succession. The vacuum seemed to have Lutherion's minions well in hand, so Amethyst took the chance to prepare an especially intricate spell. However, Nathan leapt at her before she could finish, slashing her shoulder.
"Sorry, 'strawberry girl'. That clone may be out to kill me as well, but if I take care of one of you, it won't matter. And I'm more concerned about you than that weakling Aeon, or that easily-outwitted vacuum cleaner."
As if in response, Nathan was suddenly hit in the back by a thrown dagger. Amethyst smiled.
"I do believe it took that as an insult."
***
"What the hell is going on?" the chief shouted at Larry. "And who was that guy who jumped out of your car?"
"No idea, Chief. Look, I don't want to sound out of line, but I think whatever's going on, we're in way over our heads."
There was a sudden, almost imperceptible change in the chief's attitude.
"Maybe you are. Maybe the rest of the force is. But me? I don't think so. Not any more."
Larry was about to ask for an explanation, but then he saw the chief transform into a dragon before his very eyes and fly towards the battle.
"I am getting way too old for this job," he muttered to himself.
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There's no reason for this | Or this | Death is inevitable | You can't challenge fate | The smallest change | I'm overwhelmed
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