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Wouldst Thou Fight A God?

Feb 28, 2009 19:34

Characters: Evil!Tatsu [Tian] yoraetatsu, OPEN, and regular!Tatsu will probably get in on this at some point, too.
Date/Time: Saturday, may be extended to Sunday.
Location: Pretty much anywhere in the sphere.
Rating: PG-13 for violence, rating may go up later.
Summary: TIAN ANGRY. TIAN SMASH. Tatsu's evil twin is very displeased at humanity (though he can't ( Read more... )

~ff6: relm (renae), ~gundam 00: graham (virgo), ff5: krile (cara), ~ff8: selphie (lucy), ~breath of fire 4: ryu (tatsu), discworld: vimes (stoneface), ~song of the lioness: alanna (honor)

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Access Point, Saturday Midnight healing_death March 1 2009, 05:52:17 UTC

If it was possible to personify human anger, Honor was bordering on it. Her sword was already out when she stepped out of the elevator, eyes scanning the area for anything destructive or hateful.

Where was Tatsu? She was certain he would keep his word and allow her to come, no matter how stubbornly he didn't want her to come. Didn't he understand how she felt? She could never allow a friend to face something like it on his own, much less when he seemed scared by the Other.

She brushed a lock of red hair from her eyes. It would require cutting again soon. It was getting to the base of her neck. Her violet eyes still held that fire. Perhaps it was new confidence, seeing herself take on a fully-fledged knight. Perhaps it was a combination of reckless fury and protectiveness that forced her to ignore the possibility of death for a brief moment.

feathered_earth March 1 2009, 06:10:08 UTC

As luck had had it, the elevator had arrived at the Access Point just as Cara and Tatsu got there, so it didn't take long for it to come back up. Cara had her spear, of course... carrying it around with her had become a habit, and not one she was likely to shed anytime soon.

She glanced at Tatsu, forcing herself to ignore the unease that was building in her. This had to be rough on him... another version of himself, saying such horrible things... she wondered what would happen when they met him in person. I hope he hasn't hurt anyone. Not likely, but she could hope that nobody was injured too badly. Cara did her best to keep the worry from her face--she had to be strong for Tatsu.

The elevator slid open, revealing Honor already there waiting. "We're here," Cara said, stepping out.

yoraetatsu March 1 2009, 17:14:14 UTC

Tatsu felt like a dead man walking. How could the other him say things like that? Why did he feel the need to try to "cleanse" humanity? The most frightening thing was that there was a part of him that agreed with Tian, that said he was right. But humankind wasn't hopeless! He knew this.

He gripped his sword tightly, and exited the elevator with Cara. He nodded to Honor, his face grim. Looking up, he scanned the horizon for Tian. It wasn't hard to find him.

Off in the distance, a great shape loomed, but as soon as he had stepped off the elevator it began to race toward them. Tatsu gulped and tried to calm his mind. "It's time." He growled, low, and walked forward, putting his hands together and meditating. There was a faint glow, and then he was lifted off the ground, a red column of light surrounding him. He let out a cry, and there was a flash of light, before he transformed.

healing_death March 2 2009, 21:59:00 UTC

She nodded solemnly. Honor wasn't about to protest the meditating as a means of calming his mind, but she hadn't been expecting the light, or the transformation. She adjusted her shield and looked at Cara with a quick nod.

It was at this point that Honor realized she didn't want to die. She had things she needed to do, and not in the whorkaholic way. She swallowed hard, though, and shoved her fear away. Now wasn't the time. If Tatsu thought it was dangerous enough she could be hurt, Honor trusted that opinion.

She also decided she should start carrying a bow as part of her usual arsenal if she was going to be fighting things on a more common basis. She gripped Lightening hard, trying to remember the tactics she'd seen herself using. The fire in herself quivered slightly. Honor wondered if she could even pull it out in a fight in time to make it useful.

"Ready." Her foot slid back, balancing herself.

feathered_earth March 3 2009, 00:37:23 UTC

Cara stared for a moment at Tatsu's transformation before shaking herself out of it. She nodded back at Honor, with a very curious feeling. Not fear, not anticipation not adrenaline... but calm. There was just something so utterly familiar about this.

It was the absence of any physical fear that puzzled Cara the most, until she remembered that monster from her dream. A dragon couldn't be much compared to that. And this... other Tatsu... was hurting people, wanted to destroy humanity. That was just something she couldn't allow. She braced herself in a battle stance, waiting until the dragon was close enough to attack.

She couldn't help but feel for Tatsu, though... what did this have to be like, facing down another you?

yoraetatsu March 3 2009, 01:13:53 UTC

The other him could sense him. He knew that, and he had expected that. He calmed his mind, and launched himself into the air, racing towards Tian. They met, in the air, and stared each other down.

'Well met, my Other. A pity you cannot be around much longer. You refuse to accept my view. Therefore, you must die alongside them.'

'Why are you doing this?!' Tatsu cried in the other's head. 'You and I... we can live peacefully with these people. They don't have to be destroyed!'

'As I thought. You have been polluted. I wonder, will your friends mourn your passing?' Tian launched himself at Tatsu, and Tatsu responded in kind. They met in the air with a flash of fire and swiping limbs, both of them screeching ( ... )

healing_death March 3 2009, 01:31:16 UTC

It was hard to watch Tatsu (or what she guessed was now Tatsu) fly off to fight his Other - Tian was it? She growled, furious for being useless except to sit and wait in her padded cloth. She gripped Lightening harder, praying to the Goddess she wouldn't die when Tatsu left the fighting with the other dragon, now coming at her. And then one was shoved into the tube above her, some blood coming down on her.

There was a sickening crash as her friend slammed into the ground, the other dragon no more than a bad memory. She looked at his form. Tears came to her eyes. Her mind was on repeat: don't die, don't die, don't die. She tossed Lightening to the side; her shield came off rapidly as well, red marks from the leather forming from the hasty removal.

Her hands gently touched his chest. Her heart pounded. Don't die. Don't die. The purple fire was easier to call. She dug deep, the air around her glowing violet. Her voice cracked as she began a habitual prayer, "Great Mother, give me strength." Her hands glowed briefly while she began to ( ... )

feathered_earth March 3 2009, 01:42:23 UTC

Cara was ready to charge in and fight when Tatsu flew off, taking the battle away from their help. She gripped her spear, only able to watch anxiously... her heart leapt into her throat at the sight of Tatsu breaking off and Tian flying towards them, and it stayed there when Tatsu transformed again and tore apart the other dragon. She ducked from the blood that rained down.

"Tatsu!" Cara dropped her spear and dove into her pockets looking for... something, anything, to help, but of course they were empty. No healing items, couldn't use magic... panic rose in her. He was going to die!

But it vanished when Honor knelt next to him with the strange purple glow of her magic. Cara hurried to Tatsu's other side, watching anxiously and wishing she could do more to help. "C'mon Tatsu, wake up, you'll be fine... you're not going to die..." He's not going to die, he's not going to die, she repeated to herself, staring. He'd be fine... right?

yoraetatsu March 3 2009, 01:48:27 UTC

Tatsu's breathing steadied a bit. There was a pained expression on his face, as if he were in some sort of horrible dream. He curled up, as if he were sleeping, but otherwise said nothing.

healing_death March 3 2009, 02:15:17 UTC

You're going to live, even if I have to storm the Peaceful Realms. She let her hands slide off him, steadying herself on the ground. Stars danced in her vision. The violet orbs opened and she saw him clearer, relieved at the movement. Her face reflected the pain on his face, worried for him, but allowed herself to breath in deeply, steadying the shaking limbs.

"Let's get him to my house - the Medical Island is overworked as it is." She grabbed her sword and shoved it into its sheath, ignoring the less meaningful shield.

She was all business now. He was injured, still, perhaps, and it would relieve the medics there of one patient if she simply cared for him herself. "He's just out, alright?" It was both a reassurance to Cara and to herself. She gently pressed an arm under his back, pulling him up.

feathered_earth March 3 2009, 02:21:24 UTC

"Right," said Cara. She slung her spear over her back, rising and watching Honor... it looked as though the magic had taken a toll on her, and even though he was all right for now there was no way Tatsu was going to wake up anytime soon.

"Here, let me get him," Cara said, moving to get Tatsu's arm over her shoulder. Despite her slight frame, his weight wouldn't be a great burden on her. Besides, she was still fresh as a daisy, unlike the two of them.

healing_death March 3 2009, 02:32:25 UTC

"I'll help." She glanced up. Admitting to needing Cara to get him instead of herself was admitting she was weakened from that healing. She pulled up. "It'll be faster if we both go. I don't think he can help us much right now."

She breathed in, standing. "Let's... get him... to a bed."

feathered_earth March 3 2009, 02:42:01 UTC

Cara nodded. She was going to suggest that Honor lead them there, but if she insisted on helping Cara wouldn't object. She hated feeling or being weak too. "All right." Fortunately the elevator was right there--the two of them got Tatsu back to Honor's place and got him settled in a bed.

Well, if Tatsu was going to be here there was no point in Cara going back yet. She'd have to ask if it was all right to bring Lucky over, since it looked like Tatsu was going to be here for a bit.

healing_death March 3 2009, 11:03:21 UTC

Honor sat herself on her bed, the other one in that room, probably a little more exhausted than normal. It wasn't like her to shove a guest into Gundam's room. Though she was strong, dead weight was still heavy to carry, even between two melee fighters. She bowed her head, muttered a word of thanks, and looked up at Cara.

"Thank you for helping." At least he was going to be okay. That was the most important thing. She wasn't sure how well she could handle someone else dying, especially this time right in front of her eyes.

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