Author Topic: Cross Effects 3.0 - April 13, 2015—June 23, 2016  (Read 14361 times)

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Crest

It was consuming him; it attacked him as he struggled. And as it did everything Crest has ever felt burst free, trying to bind it, trying to command it, all in an attempt to save himself, and so images flashed before his eyes.

A small fishing village appeared, and hope shined. A family before him, his mother, his father, and his dear older brother, and sadness swallowed the hope. Sites of magnificent sights, fields of gold, clear lakes and massive mountains, and wonder subdued the sadness. 

And then a man, a man with blue hair dressed in pure white. The light danced around him as he looked down on him. And then the rage burst free and exploded.

It was his fault, everything was his fault. His pain, his suffering, he would never be able be able to reach his dream, never be able to live his life, and it was all because of him!

As the rage flooded his mind he felt the arms wrap around him and drag him away from the wall. Someone dare bind him?! They would get in his way?! They would try and stop him?! And so in his rage his arms reached back and bent over his head, grabbing the head of the one grabbing him from behind. The moment he did his limits were rejected, and his arms seemed to crack and explode in black.

“RAGHH!” and with now unrestricted strength he threw the one grabbing them down the room like a filled sack.

He will reject it, he will reject it all, that one that took everything from him, that one which was the source of all his suffering. He will reject everything that one holds.

And in response to his desire, to his mental roars filled with indescribable rage and hate, the black smog around him bent, it filled the air around him and began to condense. And as this occurred Crest collapsed again to his knees, his palms hitting the ground as he began to roar in even more pain.

And across the room Rebeca laid there, and the darkness around he began to fade, until it stopped completely. And at the moment he breathing evened out, as she seemed to sleep.
 

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Sakura

"Okay." Sakura looked back over her shoulder at Shirou as she led her sister upstairs. She smiled shyly at his gorgeous golden eyes and brass hair. She was sure everything would be fine. Definitely.

A warm feeling bubbled up from within her as her sister lightly laced her arm with hers. Sakura leaned her deep purple head against her sister's shoulder as they walked. The soft feeling of her clothes and skin was sublime. Sakura wanted nothing more than for this to last forever. These past few hours had been some of the best times of her life.
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Caedia

The magick user let out an outraged Cry as she was thrown by her head and sent careening across the room. She slammed against a bottom row locker and hit it hard enough to leave a slight sent in the metal. As the dark smoke condensed and Crest's screams of torment increased in intensity any relief she would have had from him not caving his skull in soon disappeared. This was getting bad. Really bad. Worse than fighting an ogre with her bare hands.

For a moment part of her considered slamming her blade through his skull. Besides the fact that her neck hurt and she was a little pissed off at being thrown if that smog became hostile there was nothing she could do about it. She had seen some of what it could do last night. Maybe killing him would stop things from getting out of hand but there was also the chance it would just annihilate her and make it hostile.

But she wouldn't do nothing. Caedia grunted and rose to her feet before slowly moving towards the cloud. A few feet away from it she stopped moving and shouted, "Crest! If you're in control act like it!"

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God, no.  Lancelot, please do not lose yourself to madness again, the blond thought before every hair on the back of her arms and neck rose.  Time seemed to freeze as she was aware of something large and deadly looming behind her.  Filling her limbs with prana she managed to dart out of the way of the giant monster that wanted to end her existence.  Teeth gritted, pandemonium raged in the darkness around Saber.

Her grip tightened around Excalibur as she took a deep breath.  The holy blade flared to life as she began to pour prana through it, her dragon reactor flaring to life and making her glow ever so slightly, lighting the tunnel and giving Saber a good look at the horrors around her.  She pivoted, brought up her blade and a current of wind spiraled around her, slinging sewage and smaller affected aside.

She saw Noel begin attack Lancelot with something akin to magic and gritted her teeth.  There was no time to chastise the girl now, no, the behemoth was the threat now that was attacking them.  "I will not allow you to continue," the blond bellowed into the cavern before launching herself at the mighty beast, swinging her glowing sword at its massive form.


Rin

Rin blinked as Sakura laid her head against her shoulder.  Rin rested her head against Sakura's and said, "Hey, you know things'll get better right.  I mean, you have your Shirou again after all.  Even though that Rider is kind of weird."
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Sakura

Sakura blinked. Better? How could it get better? She had her Senpai and her sister, and even Rider. She couldn't think of a way it could get better, really. Asking for anything more would be selfish, extremely selfish.

"Nee-san, everything's great now. I'm happy the way things are right now, I promise." She closed her eyes as they walked down the hallway. "I love you..." She said quietly to her sister.

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Rin

Rin smirked at Sakura's happy, closed eyed look as they walked together.  She said in a lilting, teasing tone, "Well, I can think of a few things I want."

She hugged Sakura close and kissed the crown of her sister's head.  Saying that Sakura's Rin loved her too would be wrong, and this was a Sakura.  Arguing dimensions and different versions of people academically wouldn't work, and if anything it would hurt Sakura and her fragile state right now.

So when she replied, "I love you too, little sister," Tohsaka Rin meant it.

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Crest

That image continued to flash before his eyes as he screamed, that face, that posture, those brilliant lights. Again and again the appeared in front of his eyes, and each time they appeared a question was ask.

‘What will you be?’

Each time the question was asked, each time the images assaulted him, his rage grew. His body shook from the pain and fury. But in his rage, within this momentary insanity he was force into, something became clear to him.

The Truth.

It was what people called the Saint’s power, it is what, when he heard that voice for the first time, declared as what will end him. Truth, Truth, Truth.

And in that moment something changed among the dark fog, it grew denser, but it was no longer wild, it collected upon his form, on his upper back, and it became nothing but pure blackness. So solid, so dark, it could not even be called a ‘smoke’ anymore, but rather it was as dark as the darkness of space.

And as he roared it changed even more, the blackness elongated and stretched. Two ‘ribbons’ formed around his arms, hovering around them within the air, as two more appeared and hung in mid-air. Their movements were unpredictable, un-recognizable, it was if they jolted around like lightning, but at the same time flowed like a stream, smooth yet blocky. So alien, so impossible, that if anyone even tried to truly describe these ‘ribbons’ they would fail completely.

This was what he was.

He was one who Rejects Truth.

And so Crest sat there on his knees, panting as sweet dripped from his face, the ribbon calmly floating in midair around him, jolting and flowing. The rejection that broke free defined and controlled.
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Sakura

Sakura began to cry tears of happiness. She'd thought this feeling had been lost forever, resigned to be sweet memories and nothing more. To have the ability to say these words was a joy beyond words. She held firmly onto her sister's arm as they walked into a room, a bed made and everything fairly neat. An older computer sat on a desk next to a window.

"Is-is it okay?" Sakura fidgeted nervously,  This room felt weird to her.

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Rin

Rin blinked as Sakura began to sniffle and then cry as she was shown to her room.  Rin pulled the shorter girl into a hug and said, "Hey, hey, its okay now.  Or are you crying because you're happy?"

Rin smiled as she reached up and used her borrow sleeve to help dry Sakura's eyes.  "Is-is it okay?" Sakura asked, while fidgeting.

Rin looked around the room and nodded, until she saw the computer.  Something akin to fear spread through her aquamarine eyes as she stared at it.

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Sakura rolled her eyes at Rin's display of her luddite nature and laughed softly. In a teasing voice, she said "Nee-San, you don't need to use the computer you know."

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Rin

Rin swallowed and asked, "Then why is it here?  It may wake up in the middle of the night and try to kill me.  Luvia showed me this movie once and  . . ."

She shivered.

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Ignis continued to stare at what looked like a police officer holding a car.  It wasn’t that she couldn’t understand her but rather, that she wasn’t Relius.  No matter how much she was threatened, Ignis would never listen to anyone other than her master.  Her orders were to capture the swordsmen and her job is to protect Relius.

She began floating backwards, her eyes focused on the officer.
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"I see," Sarse responded simply.

The angel smiled politely, and said, "I believe in paying trust forward. My inquiry is not from doubt in my own judgement. It is part of it. Yours is a right answer, so for now I am satisfied." And so he turned around and began to walk, before stopping to look back at the aged man. "At this time, I wish you luck and I hope I will be able to trust you based on your actions."

Content, he walked off.
The half-elf followed his friend, disappointed that Just had refused his offer of help. He had power available to help make Just's men safer and had been rejected; however skilled the man's knights were, surely help would be appreciated? It didn't make any sense. He wasn't sure if he understood the implicit pieces of Sarse and Just's dialogue either. He partly agreed with Sarse on matters of trust, but was confused as to the wording.

"What next, Sarse?"
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Seras

Oh no you don't.

The moment the blood-stained robot started to float, Seras crouched slightly before pushing off the ground with all the strength her legs could afford her, leave a sizable dust cloud in her wake as the asphalt under her feet shattered with the force of her jump, sending her rocketing towards the robot lady, car still in hand, ready for the inevitable counter-attack.
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[8:49:50 AM] Daniel Mahan: He can still get RAEG
[8:49:52 AM] Daniel Mahan: Just better at not loosing his marbles over it.
[8:50:09 AM] Helligator:> losing his marbles over it
                                      I seeeee what you did there


[11:00:22 PM] francobull III: elf, will you do rin?
[11:00:33 PM] Jennifer Bratcher: I would love to do Rin!
[11:00:39 PM] Jennifer Bratcher: I'd bend her over and . . .
[11:00:45 PM] francobull III: woah woah

francobulli'd - Today at 4:53 PM
i litterally
said
FORCE
not penetration
sheesh



Sakura Today at 7:09 PM
don't see anything that triggers my gm senses

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Michael

"They'd only be a warm-up if they're armed," Michael pointed out, "As it is, I don't see why we can't leave something like that to the police."

The immortal considered it for a moment more, then shrugged.

"Then again, either way, I suppose it'll do to pass the time," Michael continued, "Though I'm with her on this. Already had one piss-poor fight today, not in the mood for another."
[8:49:50 AM] Daniel Mahan: He can still get RAEG
[8:49:52 AM] Daniel Mahan: Just better at not loosing his marbles over it.
[8:50:09 AM] Helligator:> losing his marbles over it
                                      I seeeee what you did there


[11:00:22 PM] francobull III: elf, will you do rin?
[11:00:33 PM] Jennifer Bratcher: I would love to do Rin!
[11:00:39 PM] Jennifer Bratcher: I'd bend her over and . . .
[11:00:45 PM] francobull III: woah woah

francobulli'd - Today at 4:53 PM
i litterally
said
FORCE
not penetration
sheesh



Sakura Today at 7:09 PM
don't see anything that triggers my gm senses