Cross Effects 3.0 - April 13, 2015—June 23, 2016

[theunknownhero]

Shirou (HF)

I can hear Tohsaka concern about Rider using her Noble Phantasm. Considering the first thing I saw here was giant demon of which Sakura was riding, I think her Pegasus won't be a problem. Still, I can understand why Tohsaka would be concerned, heck even I haven't gotten used to this place. After hearing Sakura comment how this is the Nexus, I turn toward Tohsaka and say.

"I take it you're also not used to this crazy place yet."

I then face Sakura, and say.

"Tohsaka and I still need to be properly informed about this place. We did only arrive a short while ago. We can discuss it when we're home, a place I still need to be introduced to."

[YOLF]

Tar

Henry stared at the ridiculous load Noel was bearing. It registed properly to him exactly one second after she dropped down how massive the backpack was. Being prepared was good, true, but there were limits to things. They weren't going on a week long expedition. He opened his mouth to talk, but before he could vocalize anything among the lines of that much weight proving an unnecessary burden both metaphorical and literal, she had summoned her guns and started doing... something.

Whatever the minor lightshow was, it seemed to have some sort of effect on the air. The thick atmosphere down in the sewers seemed to instantly become clearer and easier to see in, as though it had been cleaned. Was that magic? It certainly looked like she had drawn on some sort of supernatural power to purify the air. Well, given that and the size of the guns, which she didn't seem to have any trouble lifting, maybe there was something to her after all.

Regardless, the sewers smelled less. He kept his mask on.

"Why'd you bring so much crap?" He asked, shining the torch on her face. "We're not here for a pleasant jolly old hike. Just leave everything but the essentials."

With a sigh, he turned the flashlight away, and back over the walls of the sewer. He directed it down the passage, to the west, until he found the smudge he'd noticed again, and drew closer. Rather than a smudge mark, it was more like a dark stain that had been left on the side of the sewer that looked particularly recent. It was likely blood... and maybe something else. He couldn't be sure from just looking at it.

He called to the group, "Let's try this way first." And then he began wading down that way, flashlight and fun raised.

[Panda]

Emily

"Hmm, convenient," Emily admits to Abby, "Unfortunately, I don't have anything like that, so I just have to make do. She's all healed up now, anyway, so there's no need to move."

That aside, the poor guy doesn't sound like he actually wants us to move this somewhere private.

"And Mordred," the Changeling continues, "If they had ways of tracking the air itself or Hedge travel, I think they'd have caught up to us by now. That said, it wouldn't be wise to stay here for too long."

Bondage Boy? Then again, those pants seem to support her statement.

"For that matter, it might not be wise to go back to your place," Emily says after a short pause, "Considering how easily these people caught us unaware, I'd say they've been tracking you for a while."

Then an idea strikes, and Emily turns to Abby and Law, "Could we perhaps stay with you for a while? At least until this mess boils over. We'd be in your debt. Besides, you'd probably want to clear out quickly anyway. If it turns out that they can track us, then they won't be too far behind, and with how much attention...Bondage Boy," Emily can't help but giggle for a moment at the moniker, "How much attention he draws, I'd say it would be best if we all got going quickly."

[Knick]

Mia

Mia watched as the man was thrown across the hall and smacked against a wall. But he didn’t run, instead he just put his hand against the ground and began to repeat himself, calling out the same words over and over again as his hands  glowed.

“So don’t want to run…” Mia said, and then she moved.

Mia was fast you see, but in order to use that speed to the fullest she could only really move in straight lines. But naturally that would decrease her range of movement. However, in an enclosed place with walls that was no longer the case.

She moved, with a burst of movement she rebounded against off the wall and landed immediately behind the man. And the moment she did her blade lashed out. Focused he was, all his power and effort being put into his magic, there was no way he could follow or predict her movement.

“Now you won’t ever be able to.” Mia finished.

There Mia stood. Directly behind the crouching man, her blade entering his back, and with that action Mia stole his ability to walk, his ability to run.
 
With that strike Mia took away the movement of his legs.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Richard Maxwell

Of all idiots Richard ever met, an idiot who casually spat out help was quite the idiot. No, the one way for that idiot to become a bigger idiot was to grow a few inches. But he disgressed, after all it didn't matter to him if she decided to croak. Hopefully she would wisen up and find a corner away from everyone's sight to do so.

Altough, if he ever saw her proving herself as a danger to this city, he would give her a little help. And it wouldn't be the sort of help she could refuse.

"Well well, what do we have here?" said Richard, smiling kindly as he walked to the boy. Taking hold of him, he began to touch the boy's ribs, attempting to examinate the extent of the damage.

"Broken ribs, shattered skull, cramps and torn blood vessels. Oh my, that is quite the beating he's got there." he added with a chuckle. Then, he commanded the snow surrounding them to approach and gather in his hand, swirling until it became a pristine ball of floating water. Removing his glove with his mouth, Richard poked said ball with his ring finger, the water now turning into a green glowing liquid.

Applying the substance on the damaged areas, he grinned slily as the liquid permated inside the child's pores. Then, he gathered more of the potion and inserted it in his mouth.

"Of course, no matter the injury, it is but a papercut to my magic. Admire, for I am Dr.Richard, world's greatest doctor!"

And he proceeded to laugh maniacally.

[Panda]

Guts

The sequence of events that followed was...confusing, to say the least. After all was said and done, car-lady and the skeleton guy seemingly vanished from the building, leaving just that girl and Lorenzo, who proceeded to have what could best be described as 'a moment'. A moment, while the police station was ablaze and the alarms blared around them.

The mercenary's exasperated sigh was cut off by the girl asking him to come out. Shrugging, Guts strolled out, placing Dragonslayer on his back once more.

"Do I even want to know?" Guts asks Lorenzo, gesturing to the ruined police station around them ignoring Medaka for the most part. Girl was tough, and she seemed like she was friendly with the pirate, but not much else to go off of.

"Actually, no," the mercenary backtracked, "First, we should probably get out of here."

[Umbra of Chaos]

Urthemiel

The Old God watched Adjutor fall asleep and fall face first onto the ground. She moved over to him and laid her head on his back before closing her eyes and drifting to sleep as well. Her eyes snapped open to see the infinite expanse of the Fade. Murky green filled the space between the miniature islands of earth scattered across the dreaming world.

Now she just needed to find her apprentice. The Fade was literally endless but Urthemiel was confident in her ability to have it respond to her wishes. After all, was it not the Old Gods that instructed the Dreamers of the Tevinter Imperium? The world  larger rocks drifting through the air formed a bridge connecting Urthemiel's island to a smaller one drifting in the distance and inscribed on every one of them was the glowing mark of the Old God of Beauty.

As that formed the woman focused her vibrant gaze on the lump of rock she had to shape. Dark earth flattened and transformed into gold and sliver that soon had depictions of each of the Old Gods carved into it. At the center of the flat planes was an ornate throne that looked like lyrium although it was only cosmetic. If the vibrant blue light of the mineral was real she would probably have died. Despite that she comfortably lounged on the throne as she waited for the boy to ome to her. It felt good to have people come to her after so long.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Lorenzo Remei

Lorenzo hugged Medaka tightly and smiled. His body was trembling, but not due to fear. He had known fear for far too long, scared to accept his own weakness and scared of others. But not anymore, this was not a time to be scared.

Smiling, he looked at her and grinned.

"Let's go, Medaka." said Lorenzo.

[Panda]

Adjutor

As the teen continued to focus on the rage demon, the sound of rocks sliding in against one another registered, drawing the teen's attention to a bridge that was forming right in front of him, every rock making it up marked with the same symbol. Curious, the teen ran a hand along his cheek, tracing out the mark Urzara carved out there. As expected, it was more or less a match.

Sighing, Adjutor took one step, testing the grounds and the general state of physics. Unlike the Shadow, physics didn't seem to be taking much of a lunch break here. Making his way along the bridge, Adjutor grew a bit bored and decided to try making something with the Armogarians to pass the time. A Newton's cradle came to mind, the teen focusing for a moment before the item emerges from his hand, at which point the teen realizes that the tattoos hadn't been on his arms when he came in. The surprise brought the teen's progress to a halt, at which point the construct promptly vanished.

Well, considering that Ur had to put me to sleep to get me here, it would stand to reason that a land of dreams can be shaped to some degree by willpower.

With this in mind, the teen took a moment to conjure a simple ensemble of a colorless shirt and matching pants before continuing on. After some time, the bridge led Adjutor to an island, where the path was now bordered by panes of gold and silver depicting various beings that Adjutor didn't really recognize at all. Further along the path, Adjutor spotted Urzara, lounging on a throne made of glowing blue rock.

Making his way over, Adjutor soon stood before Ur, wondering about the panes but focusing on Ur nonetheless. The teen remains silent, deciding to let Ur take the lead here.

[yinsukin]

Medaka Kurokami

It seems as though Lorenzo was back to normal.  Still, her work was not done yet.  She promised the bird she would fill him with love and that was exactly what she was going to do.  She made a silent promise to herself to stay with him until her job was done.

Medaka softly freed herself from the pirates grip and stood up.  "Yes of course. I think I might have more than a few broken bones. Lead the way."  She said, her attention on the man in front of her.

[yinsukin]

Roxas

Roxas woke up, his body still sore from the sparing match with Rikuyo.  As he became fully conscious of his surroundings, he noticed that a strange man was laughing like a maniac above him.  He stood up looking around at his surroundings.  He noticed a girl, who was holding a chalice filled with unnerving dark energy and Rikuyo.  Rikuyo looked extremely upset.  He was not sure what to do in this situation.  He faced the crazy man, feeling a bit weirded out.

"Uh whats going on?"

[SINIB]

Faust

Faust flew over to where Vanguard was, standing atop the giant crow as if soared through the sky. After a short time, he arrived at the remnants of a park devastated by a great battle that had occurred there only minutes before. He jumped off the crow and floated down to the ground gracefully, walking towards the weak, barely detectable, magical energy Vanguard was giving off. He walked around, searching for the enormous man when he felt something metallic touching his foot. Looking down, he saw what appeared to be the remnants of Vanguard’s helmet, although it was barely recognizable as such—it was more akin to a deformed glob of iron, smelted badly and subsequently tossed aside like the trash it was.

Faust sighed. “What did you get yourself into. . .” He wondered aloud before picking up the helmet and pouring magical energy into it, casting spells to stabilize its wavering core. “Are you alive?” He asked the helmet.

[SINIB]

Irisviel

Irisviel nodded at Towuh and smiled at Sakura. “All right, let’s go then.” She led them down the large hallways to the Solar, walking in and holding the door open for her guests. Inside was a large room befitting the rest of the castle. It had a high ceiling and a bed within, but there was a large table next to a fireplace. Irisviel seated her guests at the table and walked over to the fireplace, lighting it with a minor spell before she joined her guests at the table.
“So—Togan. Just what are you, and what do you want?” She asked seriously, getting straight to the point. “Why did the dragon attack you earlier?”

[Elf]

Saber

Saber eyed Noel's pack and said, "If you are carrying food in there, do not discard it.  I hate seeing food wasted and I -we may need nourishment if this expedition tarries on overly long."

The girl had done something with her absurdly large guns, they made Forest's cannon look small in comparison, and it seemed to lessen some of the tension here.  Henry complained about Noel carrying the giant pack, but Saber payed it little mind.  It might have food in it, which she wasn't going to begrudge anyone  Besides, the girl was an Elite.  If she could not handle this, then she was not meant to hold the position she had.

"Let's try this way first."

Saber nodded and started to walk.  She rose until she was walking on the very surface of the foul water, her sword at the ready.  The former king could see the dark stains as well, but Saber was not sure if they could be blood or something even more unpleasant.


Rin

The raven haired Tohsaka heir rubbed her forehead at Sakura's words and Shirou's proclamation.  So this place is bedlam then, she thought with a sigh as she moved towards Rider.  "Fine, I think I can hold on.  If things are too bad I could just grab your hair, Rider."

[Cherry Lover]

Rider

Rider's heart twinged as she saw Sakura whimpering and grasping at the empty space where the other Shirou had been. The girl began to awaken, buring her face into the coat she was holding, obviously worried about where he might have gone.

Before she could reassure the girl, though, Rin exploded in response to her question, clearly unaware that, unlike their home world, there was no need for secrecy in the Nexus. Rider was about to correct her, but Sakura spoke first.

“Don’t be silly, there is no association here. This is the Nexus, we’re not on Earth anymore—nobody will care", she said as she rubbed her eyes, making no effort to leave Rider's gentle but firm grasp.

Shirou then also responded, backing his lover up, before addressing Sakura and saying that they needed to learn more about the place they were in.

Come to think of it, so do I, she thought.

Then, Rin walked towards her, and began speaking once more.

"Fine, I think I can hold on.  If things are too bad I could just grab your hair, Rider", she said.

Rider nodded, and began to stroke her master's hair gently, trying to soothe her.

"Now Sakura is awake, it should be fine anyway. I won't need to carry her. We should get back as fast as we can. Sakura needs to rest and you, Rin, need to warm up", she said, noticing the ice in Rin's hair.

"And, Sakura, don't worry about the other Shirou, he just left to finish what he was doing before we met him. He gave us directions to his house, so you can visit him when you want", she added in a soothing tone, now addressing her master.

Then, she walked over to where her Pegasus was standing, still carrying Sakura.

"OK, everyone, get on", she said.