Shattered Planes Archives (Seasons 4 & 5)
Milky Way Galaxy => City Of Lus => Topic started by: Zero on July 06, 2011, 02:00:05 PM
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On board a new state of the art frigate that had been produced, Lucien sat in his chair. The city of the Suvian was the home to the ancestors of the Star Clan and he would see if any of those had survived. If not, likely it had new owners. Either way, he would be getting useful data on the galaxy for the IG's records and that would be only one of the reasons he was making this trip. The other was a more selfish reason, he was bored and needed to get away from it all for the time being for his own health. Pushing a button he sent out a transmission, but unlike most ships this had no IFF.
Greetings.. Who owns this place? May I dock my ship?
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The ship wouldn't see the city or anything in it as the city had Inversed just a while ago and therefore the city was inside the planet underneath so many layers of surface and all anyone would see from the outside was a big metal ball floating in space. Despite that, the city did get the message and AMI's large anime-digital blue eye flickered onto the metal like it was a tv.
Welcome to the City of the Suvian, I am AMI the city caretaker. Are you friend? Or foe?
AMI's voice was sent through both telepathy and transmission that appeared typed on the ships screens.
Meanwhile Rev and Gen had been back for a while and they had Addler with them.
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Addler was snoring comforatably on a digital bunk, the nly rhing he could find. He slept peacefuly for the first time in two days.
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Friend. Also do you mind if I dock this ship? A bit cramped in here actually. ]
With all the technology Lucien had brought with him to obscure his location from Interpol it was indeed cramped inside his frigate. He had jammer upon jammer, an invisibility generator, a radar masker and a force field around his ship. In addition, all weapons were armed and ready should Interpol find him this time around and he was starting to get tired of these games.
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Oh dear. You'll have to ask the current rulers of the city. I only tend to the city its self.
The giant eye winked in a happy-like manner before flickering out for a moment. Words replaced where her eye had once been with reading, "Please wait..."
AMI flickered into life back in the control room with Rev, Gen, and Addler. Rev was watching Addler and Gen was messing around with her ARSim. "A poor soul wants to dock his ship. He claim he's friend." AMI announced to the children. "Do want him to?"
"Mr.Addler sir, wake up!" Rev stood near Addler and went about poking the Zarethian in the forehead with a thin long metal stick like object that had at the very end of it a point that looked red, and extremely hot as it had steam flowing out the end of it. Gen stood by Rev watching till AMI showed up, then she turned around.
"People! Already?" Gen looked excited. "Yes let him in!"
AMI flickered out and reappeared back on the screen of the surface of the planet, this time it showed her whole form.
You may dock ^_^
After that, a hole big enough for just the ship opened in the surface of the planet, its path leading to the layer of the planet the city was in, but NOT as deep as the control room where the three were.
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Addler yelped awake and fell out of his bed. He stood up slowly, rubbing his forehead. "Hey what was that for?" He asked Rev, slightly cross. He removed his hand from his forehead revealing a small red dot. Addler healed it. "What? You said something about people? Already?" He asked, his eyes widening in shock. They really hadnt been here that long... "And did we send any messages out, telling people to come in?" he asked suspiciously.
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"You wouldn't wake up, so the computer suggested heat!" Rev joyously exclaimed.
"Message?" Gen shook her head. "No. We never sent any message out. This guy just came here out of nowhere."
"He said he was a friend." AMI supported, flickering back into view, in her usual hologram self, a feather duster in hand. She went about dusting the technology.
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Addler thought quickly. "Alright, well, be careful. I dont know if he is a friend but remember, dont trust strangers. I dont know what he wants but hes going to want something. People always do. " Addler told them, strapping on his holster and putting his pulse pistol in.
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"Maybe he just wants to stay here?" Gen suggested.
Rev dropped the hot iron rod and pointed to the pulse pistol. "What's that do?"
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"I dont think so, Gen." Addler said, straightening up and stretching. "Its a pulse pistol, Rev. Its for protection. It hurts people."
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Rev cocked his head and looked at the pistol curiously, "Why would you want to hurt people?"
"Then what does he want?" Gen asked.
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"So I can protect myself and you." He said. "And thats what we're going to find out, Gen." He said absentmindedly. "Where is he going to dock?" He asked AMI.
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"In the city." AMI replied then flickered out.
"This way!" Gen exclaimed and grabbed Addler's hand ushering him forward to what looked like a door.
"Caaan I see it?" Rev requested, following after.
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Addler rolled his eyes and allowed himself to be pulled by Gen. When Rev asked if he could see the gun, Addler rolled his eyes again."No."
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"But I just want to see how it works." Rev insisted as Gen led them through the door into what appeared to be an ordinary closet but made completely of data that looked to be in a completely different language and symbol system unlike any other seen in the dimension and it had no walls. Despite the fact it was bottomless Gen pulled Addler into it, Rev jumping in after.
After falling through the data the trio then flickered out like teleportation, except completely different. They flickered back into sight back in the city.
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His ship had docked. The ship looked crudely assembled, and it had been. For Lucien had been in a hurry, taken an old frigate and added tons of upgrades to it so it could survive the trip to the city. They would notice the frigate had more than the normal share of armaments on it. Out of the ship stepped Lucien, not even bothering to conceal his magic. Unlike the Narrikians he did not need to conceal his magic, for few would be able to trace the signature of an Ararrarorian at ease or easily at all. On his back hung Rezick's sword, strapped there and within reach. It had quite the number of enchantments upon it. No armor was on him as he did not wear armor yet, viewing it as un-needed.
"Hello...." Seeing an armed man, and two children that were in regal garb made him curious. Who were these children and why did they seem so important to him in this area, it was almost as if, wait...that Ai. She had said something about rulers. Trying to feel the magical signatures of the three, he got an overwhelming sense of magic from the first two, but was not sure what Addler's was. It was masqued by this overwhelming sense of magic.
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Addler picked up his pulse pistol. "Hello to you too." He said, aiming the pulse pistol at him. "Now, if you would please explain why youre here so I dont have to get all suspicious like." He said grimly.
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"Now now, Addler, no need for violence. Surely you remember Carl? Well I am Lucien now, not Carl, and have gone through a lot of changes." A turbin was worn over his head covering the jewel and he wore clothes that concealed the marks that were on his body, so that they would not be revealed to the people here just yet, as he did not wish for them to be revealed. Revealing those might lead to problems, plus he was not sure what they meant as he had not done any kind of research on them currently.
"As to why I am here, what can I say, this place is quiet and peaceful and does not have members of certain groups infesting it like roaches."
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Addler gritted his teeth. He didnt like being chided. "I remember Carl. What makes you different from him? Trouble always followed you like flees follow catarin." He said, not lowering the pistol. "We dont want trouble here. We want settlers, people to come into the fold of this new empire, not trouble makers."
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"Mr.Addler! He's a guest!" AMI who was with them exclaimed in surprise then took the feather duster and started dusting off Lucien. "There there, Anyone in such a condition as yourself is always welcome in the city. Right children?"
Both Rev and Gen looked at Addler than AMI, and then back to Addler as if deciding. Rev still had one eye on the pistol in untamed curiosity and Gen watched Lucien, her mirrored-like eyes reflecting his every move. The magic they were made from however, was not so naive and started to flare up around the two in anticipated defense. The mixture of cyan and amber that surrounded the two shone brightly in a radiance of light.
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Addler glanced at AMI and then at the kids. He noticed the auras around them and became a little worried. "Guest or no, AMI, we can never be too careful."
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"Just....this. " Reaching his hand up, Lucien unraveled the turbin around his head. It was do or die time, time to reveal himself in full. "And the fact my book has been fused inside of me meaning I am no longer considered a Possessed." The red gem on his forehead glowed brilliantly, giving a show for the first time that it had been revealed to other people. Noticing the magical barrier around the two children, Lucien thought it might be a custom here or something so he tapped a small gem on a sash he wore, and a silver barrier surrounded his entire body more than capable of handling the pulse pistol's blast if it were to fire. "So children, you don't look like Addler. Who are you?"
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The mixture of Revelation and Genesis magic flared up brighter in response to Lucien's own weak signature, taking it as an offensive move. Sparks of amber and cyan crackled around the two kids, even Rev who had been more curious to the pistol than Lucien himself was now staring at the person AMI had called a guest. Hand in hand, both Rev and Gen now stared at Lucien their eyes watching and reflecting his every move looking not at him, but almost as if they could see through him to his very spirit and thus his figurative heart, reading his intentions, motives, and very person.
Rev and Gen hadn't displayed this particular ability in a while, as they had been learning about people in general and had wanted to practice conversation and finding out the answers to a persons heart through the ways other races did it. But when even their magic acted in defense, the two incarnations, naive or not, had that ability to fall back on. The ability to read hearts. To look through a person and see who they really were, through lies and deception, and any other illusion one could mask themselves with.
AMI continued to dust off Lucien.
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Addler saw the barrier raise and raised his pistol further. "That means nothing to me. I dont even know what a possessed is nor do I care for an explanation. Explain your purpose now!" He ordered, his own magic aura showing up. An emerald green aura.
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Under his breath a few words were mutterred in ancient narrikian, something along the lines of enough games. If they were to read his motives, the children would find that he was merely looking for somewhere that did not have nosy intelligence agencies snooping around every corner to live in so that he could regain some balance and tranquility in his life. Also he intended not to get shot by Addler's gun. Looking to Ami he asked her. "Could you please disarm Addler of the pulse pistol?" Taking off the gauntlets he wore, his magic level would seem to shoot up, up and up. It would literally skyrocket in the eyes of the children to a very high level or so it would seem. "As to my purpose here it is as I said. I grow tired of ditching Interpol's various mercenaries/bounty hunters and they have no authority here thankfully."
The trials he had been put through as a result of his father had caused him to lose his innocence, and to give up childish notions of fun. He had become more serious on the inside than he was on the out. True he might joke aroumd, but this was to hide the emotional pain that he held inside of him and had never revealed to anyone. Unfortunately the magic of the children would reveal that. Also would be revealed that he was indeed sick of interpol's various emrcenaries and bounty hunters that had become like a plague to him on a regular basis.
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In reaction to the raise of Lucien's own magic, the magic around the two children raised itself higher passed Lucien's level and then some, the glow growing brighter by the second till Rev and Gen were the brightest things in the part of the city they were in. The sparks cracked more violently around them and the ground beneath them started to vibrate a bit. This of course was only protection, Lucien's magic rose and this in turn caused the magic both Rev and Gen were made from to see it as hostile and overpower it to defend the two. It was a reaction not even the two Incarnations themselves could control as it was the magics own will.
Their answers received, Rev and Gen looked back at Addler.
"He is of no danger," Gen spoke in a more knowing and less naive tone from before.
"But he should be watched." Rev added in the same authoritative manner as Gen.
AMI stopped dusting Lucien. "While it is in my nature to help any guest of the city. The children are the current rulers of the city and Mr.Addler is also their guest."
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Addler looked at them in surprise. He reluctantly put his pistol back in his holster. He was curious about what the hell was going on. "Rev? Gen?" He asked them cautiously.
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Once the pulse pistol was put away, Lucien's magic calmed down. The book no longer needed to protect him and so the barrier around him faded as the turbin reformed over the gem on his head, the gauntlets reforming on hsi body and his cloak became heavier. It would seem he was giving off not a single signature, not even a bit of magic seemed to come from him now. As if he had shut down his magic, which in a sense was not true. The clothes just dampened the ability of others to detect his magical signature or energies.
"Why do you think I need to be watched?" The prospect of never having privacy was one that he did not exactly enjoy having to imagine, but he did imagine it and thought it over. This place was safe, and he could work on his invention here, the one that would allow him to turn the tide and help the narrikians actually have a hope of survival.
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But no amount of artifacts would shut off the magic signature from two magical entities with more power than that of the suppression. The brighter the two magic auras glowed, the further into Lucien the two child incarnations could see. Finally both cyan and amber energy disappeared altogether and the sparks came to a halt.
"Hes has another Spirit in him. One that is powerful but has hidden motive." Rev commented.
"He has greed in his heart and will do whatever he needs to in order to defeat those who chase him."
Both Rev and Gen then blinked and shook their head. They looked back at Addler.
"Can I see it later?" Rev begged again, both him and Gen seemed to show no remembrance of what had just taken place.
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Addler stared at the two gabberflastedly. "I...er... Wha... No!" He said, looking from the two to Lucien. "Er.. See! Thats why youre not trusted. Greed and alterior motives and making them act weird!" He said, shaking his head tiredly. Why the odd stuff always, always followed him he'd never know. Somewhere in some extradimensional plane, he was almost sure someone was playing Labrynths and Liches with his soul. He sighed and shook himself from such thoughts. "I would suggest you turn over any weapons to AMI." He told Lucien, not even bothering to look at him. He was staring contemplatingly at the twins.
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What appeared to jump out of almost nowhere was another ship, hailing the huge metal ball before it.
Piloting the ship was Haseo, bored as ever. Someone on this huge metal ball may be in need of an alchemist, or hell someone may interest him. You never know.
So hi, i'm Haseo Nyric. Im picking up some life up on there so can I come in?
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"Oh! Someone new is here!" AMI flickered out as Rev and Gen stayed on the city-layer with Addler and Lucien. Rev was still begging to see the pulse pistol.
Back out on the metal surface of the planet, AMI's eye flickered into view and transmission was sent out through telepathy and on ship screents.
Welcome to the City of the Suvian. I am your caretaker AI, AMI. Are you friend or Foe? ^_^
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Oh that's a surprise. I like to think i'm a friend. Haseo responded, laughing a little at the comical face that appeared on the face of the metal. This place was gonna be interesting, he could just feel it. He grinned, showing his pointed teeth.
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Due to her mess up with Lucien earlier, AMI had to be sure this time as they didn't want bad people in the city, so through transmission,
Are you lying? was sent back.
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Haseo laughed a little, it could be heard on the microphone even Nope. Not lyin'
He sent the transmission then began sort of doodling in white chalk on his dashboard. It was an alchemic circle for nothing in particular, he just liked to draw them.
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Closing his eyes for a moment and concentrating Lucien thought about the words that had been spoken by the leader of the Zarethians, their equivalent to a president Addler. According to him it would be wise to give up all weapons. Then again, there was the problem of AM fields that was prevalent and he was not sure if the children were that devious yet, but they seemed to be wise and at the same time Na?ve and care-free. Something he envied them for, for he would never be care-free again he had promised himself that much after hearing the news about the death of his mom. He truly was a child cast into the adult world and forced to adapt. The children seemed balanced and calm while Addler seemed paranoid and freaked out.
Living here would be nice, so he tried to summon the AI, AMI to him. Currently the best course of action would be to follow the demands of Addler, at least until he found a solution for the myriad of problems that he had to deal with. So, he said to AMI should she arrive. "Here." He offered her all the weapons that he had on his person except for one weapon, one that he would never give up and that was the sword of his father Rezick, one of the few ties to the past that he had left and could keep for himself. With that he turned towards Rev and Gen and asked the inquiry....
"So children, do you want to see something similar to Addler's pulse gun?"
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You may pass. Have a nice day. ^_^ AMI then flickered out as a hole the size of the ship opened up in the metal surface of the planet leading to the city-layer.
AMI flickered back in with Rev, Gen, Addler, and Lucien. "We have more guests. Isn't that delightful?" She took the weapons from Lucien which
flickered and became data, then faded away, 'filed' away for later. "But.. oh dear. This place is much too cluttered for guests!" A broom appeared in AMI's hands and then she and the broom grew to double their size.
As AMI went off to 'sweep,' the city, Rev answered Lucien. "Is it exactly like Mr.Addlers?"
"I wonder where all the people are coming from..." Gen pondered aloud.
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Haseo parked up the ship, getting out of it and twirling his chalk in his hand. All he noticed was the small group huddled together.
"Uhm...Hey?" He called to them, approaching.
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Addler sighed. He hoped that for once, just once, that this person wouldnt be any trouble. He didnt trust Lucien anyway and wanted to keep the damn kids as safe as he could. "I dont think giving kids a gun is a good thing." Addler warned Lucien, shaking his head before going to meet the new man.
"Hello, my name is Addler. This," He said with a sweeping gusture to the room around them, "Is the city of the Suvian. Who are you?"
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"Haseo." The fox replied, checking the circles on his palms to ensure they were still intact. Afterall he knew nothing of the place, he may have to create a weapon or something to get back to his ship and escape.
"Don't worry 'bout me intruding. I kinda just wanted to check the place out. Visiting." He smiled, holding out his hands showing he was unarmed.
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Addler shrugged. "Nice to meet you, Haseo. We already have one visitor I dont trust." He said, turning and motioning for him to come with him. "The little boy is Rev, the little girl is Gen. The guy is Lucien and the AI is AMI." He said, pointing to them each in turn.
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"Sup." Haseo nodded towards Lucien and AMI before looking to Rev and Gen "Hey there" He smiled to them "My name's Haseo." He gave a little wave. He did so love children.
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Slowly Lucien took in the events that had gone on, and an internal argument occurred between himself and his book about what the next course of action should be. Closing his eyes, and weighing his options Lucien took a moment to compose himself. Responding to the kids would take tact, and so he looked at them and said to them.
"No, the gun I will give you is not like the one Addler has. It is very different from that one actually, and is better suited to dealing with problems. If you want more information, I could transmit it telepathically to you if you wish. Also do you mind if I add a few things to the defenses of this place to make any would be intrusions not occur?"
Honestly Lucien did not feel very patient or tolerant. And Interpol wouldn?t get the best of him this time around, he would be prepared for those Neanderthals. The only thing was of course that they could cause him problems and they had, the mercenaries that he had to kill on a regular basis and took no pleasure in doing so being one key example of why he wanted to be left alone by those idiots. His palm stretched out and a gun, but not a pulse gun appeared in his hand. This gun was one that he had made, a solar laser gun and one that even a child could hold. With a flourish, he offered it to the children Rev and Gen despite the orders of Addler.
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"I... What in the hell is wrong with you, man?!" Haseo outburst at the man handing a child a gun "You don't give kids guns dude" The alchemic circles on his palms were glowing light blue.
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Rev took the gun offered to him by Lucien but said nothing in answer to the question about defenses. After examining it for a few seconds, he looked back to Lucien and asked in an innocent voice. "Caaaan I take it a part?"
Gen looked to the newcomer while Rev messed with the gun, "Hey look!" She pointed. "He's got doggy ears!"
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"Well, what do you have to offer in return for the gun?"
"Parts to build things like that aren't cheap. "
And he wasn't lying either. It had taken a lot of effort and money spent on his part to get the gun manufactured. So he looked at them both for a moment and thought of something. "How did your AI convert my weapons into nothingness?"
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"You gave the kid the gun now you wanna charge him for it? The hell is wrong with you...." Haseo muttered before Gen pointed out his ears "They're fox ears actually" He smiled to her and knelt down to her level "D'you wanna touch them? I also got fox hands and a tail" He also pointed out his teeth. He loved meeting offworld kids and confusing them with his Fioan physiology.
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Addler sighed. "Lucien, these kids are geniuses with tech. Theyd probably make it BETTER." He said, scratching the back of his head. This day was seriously getting weirder and weirder. "Rev, dont give him anything. Not yet." He warned. "Also... we should probably be having lunch right about now, if anyone is interested."
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"Are you a friend of Mr.Addler?" Gen questioned.
Rev looked crestfallen at the fact Addler wouldn't let them see his gun, and Lucien wanted something in return to which Addler had told them not to. There had to be something they could trade that didn't endanger the city. "She turned them into dat-- That's it!" Rev exclaimed loudly then took out his ARSim. Pointing the device to the floor next to Lucien, Rev pressed a button and a thin beam of red light shone from the device to the floor.
After a few more seconds of button pressing, from the end of the light data started to gather and in its place a duck materialized, a bubble-gum pink duck that was about half the height of Lucien. It had lavender eyes, black bill, and feet. The moment the beam disappeared, the duck quacked and hugged Luciens leg. "Father?" The voice of the duck was a high squeak.
"Will that work?" Rev asked.
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"I could kill some lunch, whats the cost 'round here?" Haseo motioned to Addler before looking back to Gen "I've never met Mr. Addler but he seems like a nice guy doesn't he?" He laughed a little.
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"AMI." Addler called, hoping the AI would hear. "The guests are hungry and respecftully request edible food." He said, producing a sandwhich for himself and then magicing one for Haseo and tossing him it. "You never want to let AMI make your food." He warned him. He remembered the salt water incident and scowled.
Then the duck appeared and he just stared, his half eaten sandwhich forgotten and his left eye twitching.
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Haseo caught the sandwich and wolfed it down "Thanks man... Sure does seem like a nice place" He eyed the area they were in.
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"Turned them into data. I understand now. Need to work on building something similar to that, but working in reverse from the data translation." The duck as it attempted to hug him would find itself encased in a barrier which analyzed the composition of the duck and how it was made, and recorded the information in his memories for future research on the subject. Extending out his palm Lucien concentrated his energies, and released them to summon a banquet table full of various foods, and juices. There was no wine or soda on the table however.
"If you want, you can eat children." With that Lucien magicked up a plate for himself, and grabbed a subway sandwich he magicked into the air, one with meat balls, shredded cheese, ranch, lettuce and cucumber. Eating it slowly, he looked at the kids and almost felt sorry for them being so naive, but as they were naive they would make a good weapon to bring down the Anrufe.
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Haseo sighed, he did have some plans to attend to after all; From hearing about a certain group he had an appointment with.
"Hey uhm, Kids. Would you possibly mind if I came back here a little later? I might have a playmate for you" He smiled to Gen
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Lucien would get nothing from recording the duck as the real data it was created from was encrypted to the point Lucien would know nothing about it even if he had a million years to work on it. The duck its self was an Augmented Reality Intelligence that was better known as an ARI, this made it able to use a data modification version of 'magic,' and also let it have self awareness and the ability to learn. When it was being analyzed the duck kept repeating the same word in annoying short quacks. "Dad. Father. Dad."
"So will that be enough?" Rev asked Lucien again. "The duck ARI for the gun?"
Gen nodded to Haseo. "You're welcome anytime! We want people here!"
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"I'll be back, don't worry." Haseo sort of tossled Gen's hair. He stood and nodded to Addler and Lucien before walking off to his ship and floating off. He flew to Felicity.
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His book projected once more, walked over and smiled at the children. "Can I borrow that device?" It asked, looking at the Ar-sim controller they held. Hearing about the words that had been mentioned, the book sent out a signal to a few dozen of the clones to make plans and enact them. "I want to try something with that device if you will allow it...."
The barrier around the duck adapted and would not allow RD based stuff to pass through yet. Lucien looked at the children. "Do you mind if I alter it a little with the device you have in your hands so that I can make a few modifications to it?" A duck was not what he had in mind, no he had something else in mind that would survive longer than the duck.
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"Nuh-uh." Rev shook his head several times. "This controls the whole planet and the city its self. Gen and I are the only ones besides AMI and Archon that get these. Sorry Mister."
Gen had walked over and rejoined Rev in front of Lucien, her eyes on the duck. "But we can alter it for you!"
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"You can alter the duck for me?" asked Lucien, now a bit curious. Reaching into his pocket he magicked up his photo album and began to look through it, at the various family members that had died when Shuma was taken by the Anrufe. Finally choosing one, a teenager that had been moral and was named Taji he held out the picture to the children. Taji would be making an early return in one way, and once Lucien figured out ressurection type spells well, he could revive his entire family with ease.
The book looked at Rev. "You don't have control over your magical powers? Do you want me to render an assist?"
"Hmm.....so the device controls the entire city you say?"
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Addler nodded at Haseo. He didnt seem to be too bad a type. Then he glared at Lucien as he attempted to barter with the children. Addler sighed and continued eating his sandwhich.
"If that device controls the city, you cant have one." Addler said firmly. "This city belongs to Rev and Gen, is their home. Ill not see anyone take it from them." Addler told Lucien.
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A period of time later, in a completely different area to where Rev, Gen, Lucien and Addler were, a bright multicolored light flashed as Haseo and the newly created still-nude Freya appeared.
Haseo was in a very poor, drained state. He collapsed entirely on the floor, his body steaming and smoking from the alchemy he had performed on the Felicity.
Freya was still emanating a very visible multicolored aura as she looked at her collapsed Daddy.
"....Daddy?" She asked, looking at Haseo "Daddy are you okay?"
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Hours had passed and it was currently midnight in the City, though you wouldn't know it as the city was underground. Rev and Gen had both gone off with Addler and had left Lucien with AMI after making it clear to Lucien that he wasn't going to get an ARSim as it was the master device to the city and planet. When even that didn't work, the two had sneaked away, leaving very life-like holograms of themselves in their place. After all, a kid could only take so much of standing in place before they grew bored. Rev and Gen were of no exception to this.
Now as Rev was nowhere to be found, having ran off to mess around with Lucien's gun, Gen was the only one to sense the sudden appearance of a large magic signature. "Mister Addler!" Gen called out to the Zarethian, "Someone else is here. But it's a different signature from the Fox Man!"
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"EXPLODING BURRITOS!" Addler shouted, suddenly waking from his sleep and accidentally falling out of bed and onto the metal floor. He groaned. One hour. ONE HOUR. Thats how much sleep he got after dealing with Lucien and Rev and Gen and finishing off his sandwhich. He sighed and pushed himself off the ground, rubbing his forehead. "Another person?" He asked tiredly before sighing. "Lets go check it out...." He said, forgoing his pulse pistol and walking towards where he sensed the signature.
"Ah crap." He muttered, running up to Haseo and checking for a pulse. Only then did he stop to look at the fuzzball with an expression that clearly had WTF written all over it. "Um... Hello?"
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Haseo was alive, just completely tapped. His heart was running slower than usual, he was overall unconscious.
Freya looked at the man touching her Haseo "Don't hurt Daddy!" She lifted her hands at Addler, scared of the new person touching her Daddy. Addler would have felt himself being slowly lifted up by Freya's fear alone up until.... She seemed to literally feel that the new man didn't want to hurt Daddy.
Addler would have dropped back down to the floor. Freya was scared.
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Addler felt lifted into the air. He looked at the girl, at least, he thought it was a girl stoically, one eye raised. "Hey, there its gonna be okay. Im here to help." He told her once on the ground. "AMI, please brings some medical supplies here." He said to what seemed to be no one in particular. He put his hands on Haseo's chest and poured a bit of energy into him. Addler didnt have much left, since the kids often kept him up late at night but he did what he could.
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"She's like us!" Gen pointed out after having followed Addler. "But with more hair." She tilted her head a bit in curiosity looking at Freya with an expression of wonder at the girls words. "What's a daddy?"
AMI flickered into view by Addler, this time she didn't have her usual maids outfit but one of a nurses, her hair was up in pigtails and she carried a large first aid kit about the size of a suitcase. "Oh the poor dear," AMI expressed dropping the first aid kit near Addler, the sound of it clattering the floor as loud as thunder as it echoed and reverberated off the walls and throughout the city. Obviously, it was no normal first aid kit.
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It was enough at least to bring Haseo out of critical condition, he stirred but did not wake.
"Why isn't Daddy moving anymore?" Freya asked, puzzled. The new man seemed nice, and he pulled Daddy's feeling back into him which was good.
Freya looked at Gen "Wow! You're shiny!" She ran over to her, smiling "That's a Daddy" She pointed at Haseo.
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"Thank you, AMI. " Addler said, shifting through the bag and finding an IV drip and a needle and hooking both up. He stuck Haseo with the energy filled IV strain. "Your daddy if very, very tired right now, little miss. " Addler said, glancing at her. "Whats your name, little miss?" He asked, magicing a pillow and cot from his room and levitating Haseo on it.
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"So his name is Daddy?" Gen asked, her curiosity getting the best of her. "What's your name?"
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Freya tilted her head in wonderment for a moment, what did Daddy call her? Foya? Reya? Freya!
"My name is Freya!" She stated, almost melodically "And yes. That's Daddy" She looked at Gen again for a moment... Something was wrong with her. Same with the new lady that appeared. She couldn't feel them like she could Daddy and the nice man. "Why are you different to Daddy and the nice man?" She asked Gen, staring.
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"My names Gen, I'm a magic incarnation." Gen pointed to Addler and then AMI. "He's Mister Addler, he's our ally! And that's AMI. She's an AI." Gen then stared. "What are you?"
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"I'm.... Freya!" Freya unfortunately had absolutely no idea what she was, to her she was just... Freya.
Haseo was beginning to come to, stirring before muttering "Where am I?" His eyes were half open. He suddenly shot up "Freya?!?" He asked, looking around for his newly created daughter.
"I'm right here Daddy!" Freya giggled before floating towards Haseo "This is Gen! She's a magic incarnation!" Freya did not know the meaning of either the words magic or incarnation, just that Gen was one.
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Addler glanced at the floating gril before calmly pushing Haseo back down to the cot. "Hey, calm down there. Your energy levels are extraordinarily low. Not much lower and youd be gone." Addler warned, tossing him a sandwhich.
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"Welcome to the City of the Suvian, Freya, and Mister Daddy" Gen looked over to Haseo and Addler. "Rev and I are the rulers alongside AMI and Archon. But you can stay here as loooong as you like! Soon we'll be an empire, and more people will come!"
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Like a hundred questions came to mind for Freya at that moment. She floated over to Gen and stood on the floor facing her "What's a City? What's a Rev? What's a Ruler? What's a AMI? What's a stay? What's a empire? What's a people?" She reeled off these questions as well as she could.
"Is Freya okay?" Haseo asked Addler, taking a bite of the sandwich.
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As soon as she started asking the questions Addler's face and shoulders sagged. "Yeah," He sighed. "Apart from being the cute little fluffball she is theres nothing wrong with her." He said tiredly.
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"Viewing orb."
In a room he had found to his liking Lucien was currently watching the events of the dimension with the viewing orb. It would be wise to get informed of everything that was going on in the dimension after all. Once he had watched enough, he reached out with his magical signature and felt around sensing for the problems of the high level signature he had detected. Walking out of that room he stumbled upon Freya, Haseo, Addler and Gen.
"So Gen, where is Rev? Also mind summoning Ari?"
"And who is she?" asked the book pointing at Freya as it once more projected. This time the form was more casual, that of a teenager and not armed.
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In response to Freya's questions, Gen understood as it hadn't been very long since she and Rev were the same way, questioning everything and every word around them. "They city is what's around us. A ruler is something that owns the city and watches after it, that's us. AMI is her," Gen pointed to AMI who was still standing nearby, "And Rev is..." Gen stopped and blinked. She still have the word for what Rev was. They technically weren't related. "Rev is an incarnation of magic too!"
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"Oh.... What's magic?" Freya asked, puzzled until Lucien walked in "Who's that?" She pointed at Lucien and the book which also accidentally launched an energy blast at the two of them. Given the sheer power of the accidental blast, it would have likely taken power equal to that of Gen's to actually stop the attack.
Haseo leaned in to whisper to Addler "I think im gonna be blacking out again soon, I can feel it fading..." He sighed, while energy was returning his body was still in a poor state "Don't let him too near my daughter.... I don't trust him." With that Haseo passed out again.
Funnily, Freya was still naked. She looked at herself then at Gen "Where's your fur? Why do you have this instead?" She touched Gen's clothing.
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Addler nodded. "Thats Freya, Lucien." He said, standing up and looking at the three people. "Come on, lets go back to my room. Freya's dad needs some rest." He said before Freya shot a ball of energy at Lucien. He jumped back insurprise. Holy shit, he thought to himself.
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As the blast came towards him, Lucien appeared not to be worried in the slightest. Why the attack did not worry him however was something people did not know currently. Before the blast could even reach him he slapped a button on his belt and armor materialized on his body. Only this armor had a compound on it that to some degree would render magic used against it ineffectual. The armor took the brunt of the blast leaving him for the most part unscathed, but it had completely ruined the suit of armor and he would need to spend time rebuilding it.
"So Freya, why did you shoot the magical equivalent of a laser at me?"
Armor and some other technologies could be used. After all, Addler had not told him to hand over ALL technology that he had on his person. It was a good thing he incorporated beaming technology to a suit of armor and to his belt after all.
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Freya jumped when the armor materialized around Lucien which again launched another magical blast in a shockwave form around her "WHAT IS THAT?!?" The armor had scared her as she took a step back. She wanted Daddy here to help her.
When that thought crossed her mind, Haseo literally materialized in front of her; Unfortunately still unconscious as he fell back onto the ground.
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Another shockwave of energy came, and Lucien had no time to push the belt. But with magic, a lot of things could be possible and so Lucien closed his eyes. Calming himself down by taking a deep breath, he gathered the energy of magic that was within him and began to give it shape, and form it into what he desired, this time into the magical equivalent of a mirror shield around himself which meant that it would in-effect absorb her attack but with a variation. It would not send her attack back at her, but rather to another destination somewhere way outside of this place and away from him. Now he thought of another spell that he could use.
Perhaps she would stop if her dad asked her to. Not good at imitating people, Lucien decided that the best bet would be to cause her dad to wake up. So he focused and held out his palm and gave the magical energy within him once more shape and form but this time different from the form that he had first cast it out as, the banishment shield. Instead this was one of healing and revitalization. Haseo would find himself awaken full of energy, as Lucien?s energy would take a severe dip for the worse.
"Revive and Revitalize." Finishing the spell, he collapsed.
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"That's magic." Gen pointed to the energy attack. "Rev and I are that, but sentient. We speak for the magic."
Following behind Lucien was the duck ARI, at his side at all times.
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Of course with the sheer amount of power behind any of Freya's attacks it would have shattered the magic shield since Lucien outright did not have the reaction time to cast a complex enough spell to shield from it.
Fortunately for Lucien however it was literally a pushing spell, no real harm dealt by it.
Freya looked at Gen "Gen i'm scared. When will Daddy wake up?"
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Slammed back by the blast that had been sent out by Freya, Lucien was knocked onto his back. Getting up on his own without any help, a scowl now on his face it had been determined by him that this entity was indeed powerful enough to bypass his magical energies and attack him with her magic. Well that would be something he needed to remedy. Turning towards the prone form of Haseo on the ground Lucien let the energy in his body be gathered and surge, and didn?t cast a spell this time. No this wasn?t a spell but a use of magic without an incantation or spell, as healing rain would fall on Haseo that would also restore his biological energies. Rather, since it was a direct application of magic Lucien would be more drained than if he had used a normal spell as opposed to this direct application of magic. So he nearly collapsed to the ground possibly squishing Ari if such a thing was possible. One thing was certain, Freya had a lot of magical potential in her and he would need to make wards on himself to protect against her powers both now and in the forseeable future.
"You know, pushing a person is considered rude." said Lucien to Freya.
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Addler tried to interevene, getting between Freya and Lucien. "AMI, can you look after Haseo?" He asked before getting down on eye level with Freya. "Hey..." He said soothingly. "Hey, its going to be okay, alright. Calm down, alright? No ones gonna hurt you or anything." He said, glancing back at Lucien. "Quiet, alright, shes scared."
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"Y-You're scary mister" Freya shook, looking at Lucien with almost terrified eyes until Addler came along.
Haseo opened his eyes and looked up at his created child. He sat up and looked over at Lucien "Yeah uh... Thanks I guess." He gave him a nod before putting his arms around his daughter "Don't be scared Freya. Daddy's here...." He muttered, hugging his child warmly. He felt he was going to pass out again but he could at least console her.
"Mr uh.. Addler was it?" Haseo looked up at Addler "If you could possibly ensure Freya is clothed and fed and such, i'm pretty sure i'm gonna fade again in a few minutes." He ran a hand across her furred face before passing out again.
This had at least calmed Freya down as she looked at Addler "Why won't Daddy stay awake?"
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Addler nodded as Haseo fainted again and magiced him back onto the cot. "Your daddy is very tired, Freya, but hes going to be okay. Do you want to go get something to eat now?" He asked kindly.
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"A child such as you Freya will need clothing. So I hope you don?t mind Freya if I give you a little present."
Lucien?s eyes flashed silver and Freya would find herself clothed, but not with normal clothes. No normal clothes could survive the amount of magic this child had, and so it was lucky that Lucien had decided on something else for her to wear something more technological that would give her a bit of a boost if she would need it as it had AAM technology inside of it. In fact the clothing he had given her even though it was tasteful was a Second Skin, one of the v2 varieties.
The v2 was something he had did some work on re-making after the loss of the original inventor and this was one of the few times he had been successful even with his magic. Things were coming along nicely but too slowly for his tastes and so he would have to step things up a notch.
"Also, I will have to leave soon."
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Freya jumped again at the new clothing, she didn't understand where it had come from and it literally disintegrated upon her jumping. Any clothing would work generally, just the fact that it appeared on her frightened her and made her destroy it as fast as possible.
Then her tummy rumbled.
"What's eat? Why does my here hurt?" She pointed at her stomach. She was hungry but she didn't understand the words.
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"Do you mind if I give you some clothing?" asked Lucien. This time he would try politeness. "Trust me, you need it. As for eat, it is generally what makes you less hungry..." And he went on to explain what hunger and eating was to her, so the child would understand. She seemed to respond better to Addler or Haseo than to himself however. Perhaps it was that she did indeed think he was scary.
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"What's clothing?" Freya looked at Lucien somewhat scared but less than before "And I want to try an eat"
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"Clothing is like..." He showed her a picture of his clothes. "This. But for you. "
"And you want some food? Well I can oblige." With that his eyes flashed once more, not a spell but a simple summoning. A banquet table full of various foods appeared near her. "Feel free to eat."
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Freya nodded at the idea of clothes "Okay."
She then walked over to the table and began biting the table itself. This hurt her teeth.
"OWOWOWOW" She shouted stepping back from the table "Eat hurts" Tears rolled from her eyes.
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"You don't eat the table. Here..." Lucien handed her a sub way sandwich.
"And now for your clothes. What are your favorite colors?" This time he would do things right, not antagonize the child and would help her learn. So he cast a spell that would cause the pain in her mouth to be non-existent, but only after the fact. He could not rewind time like a Templar nor did he know about the Templar order yet or would he ever become one.
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Addler shook his and stopped her from biting the table. He magiced some clothes and a juice box. he put the clothes on the table and handed her the juicebox. "Here, this is something to drink." He took out an apple and cut it magically, putting the pieces on the table. "You can eat those if you want food."
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Freya smiled and happily ate the sandwich and apple pieces before then grabbing the clothes. She pointed at her fur "I like this color." she smiled to Lucien while looking at the clothes "...How do I clothes?"
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(Quizno's is better.)
Gen didn't know what to say, there were too many things new to her as well. Though her and Rev knew what food was, they hadn't seen so many kinds before, and a lot of what was happening was different than usual. Especially with this person named Lucien. "Try pudding!" Gen piped up after being silent for a while. "Rev and I had it on Duppin. It makes you speedy!"
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"Well as for clothes..."
Lucien pointed his hand at her. "Don't be scared, and please no more energy blasts."
Mist came out of his palm, wrapping around Freya gently. When it dissipated she would be clad in a second skin v2 adapted to her tastes and desires and an empty holster would be clipped to the belt of the outfit.
"There. If you want pudding or something else let me know."
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Freya looked down at the clothes. She preferred just being in her fur but since everyone else had them she'd wear them too.
"I want a pudding!" She piped up after what Gen had said.
Literally at that, a pudding cup appeared in her hand and she began eating it.
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"Dont you have to leave soon, Lucien?" Addler asked, sighing and watching the chaos. He really wanted for some peace and quiet.
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"So Freya, do you want my help to control your abilities to a better degree? I could teach you some of what I know if you want. Of course you would have to make it to where your blasts and what not are more controlled which means that you don?t let them pierce people?s shields or armor. Armor is a form of clothing, but it is made to be more durable than clothing."
His book once more projected.
"Hello Gen. "
"Thanks for reminding me Addler. Hey Gen, you mind if I come back later and leave a book mark so I can teleport here instantly?"
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Freya did not understand what Lucien had just said at all so she looked at Addler, confused.
"I think Daddy might know what you're saying, mister." Freya sort of looked down at the floor.
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Addler bent down to her level. "Hey, Freya. Your dad is gonna be alright, okay? We're making him better." Addler said comfortingly.
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"Why do you want to come he--"
"GOT IT!" Just as Gen was responding to Lucien, Rev teleported back into the room they were all in carrying what somewhat looked like Lucien's gun, but was much bigger, and had a bunch off odd parts and things sticking out like it was half finished. "Watch this! I improved it!" Rev pointed the gun to the wall behind Lucien and hit the trigger.
As soon as the gun was activated it shot out what looked like a normal looking beam of lightning, except, when it hit the wall, slowly, little by little that part of the wall started to disintegrate and spin, the gravity condensing its self and becoming denser in the spot that was hit. Seconds later, what remained of the wall was a quickly expanding blackhole. But unlike most blackholes, this one wasn't just a hole. It was like a mass of black lightning spinning in such a way it had the same effects as a black hole.
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"Wow. You are good with guns Rev. And as to why, I am still training myself. This place is quiet enough for me to continue teaching myself how to fight for when the galaxy reaches sorer straits than it already is in. " When it had the same affects, his book immediately did work to counter it through magic forming spells that would counter it and forcing Lucien to cast those to protect himself.
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Freya screamed, jumping out of her seat which launched another blast. This time at Rev. "DADDY DADDY DADDY DADDY" She ran at her father and Addler, terrified by the new blast.
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"ACAMBILASTOLSTAV" Addler cursed, grabbing Freya up as she ran towards him. "REV STOP THE BLASTED THING!" He yelled, making an anti gravity barrier to counteract the black hole with magic.
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A blast of Revelation magic, amber in color, surrounded Rev and negated Freya's blast. "Can I improve yours now?" Rev asked of Addler as he held out his hand towards the black hole, reducing the gravity through magic and causing the blackhole to lose its structure. With no spin left, all that was there was black lightning, which quickly faded.
"This place isn't for fighting though." Gen looked at Lucien, "It's for people to live when we make an empire!"
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Freya shook, terrified of Rev "I want Daddy...." She cried, she couldnt bring herself to look over to Rev.
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"True kids. But out there are people that will try to collect you, freya, and rev. And drain you of your power. Groups such as the Anrufe for example. One of the reasons I am training myself to fight. You will need someone here to protect you in full control of their magical abilities even with the aid of Ami, Archon and Addler along with Haseo and Freya. The Anrufe still have superior ships which means this place isn't very well protected. I must go now and see what it is that I have sensed with my magic. May I be allowed to return? Also I will be leaving Ari here since I don't want the duck you created for me to be hurt by anything I will experience on my journey."
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"Hey, shhh, its okay. Everythings going to be alright." Addler said soothingly, rubbing Freya's back as he carried her. "Rev, please demonstrate weapons at a firing range or something. Then you might be able to take a look at my gun."
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"What's a shooting range?" Rev questioned automatically.
"But the magic protects us." Gen argued Lucien.
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"Kids, may I share a memory with you to prove how ineffective magic is at protection inside of AM fields?" asked Lucien, his eyes beginning to spark with energy once more. "Also Rev, mind if I take the gun and examine it?" Lucien turned to Freya and said. "Your dad will be fine. No need to worry or cry." He concentrated and sent most of his remaining magical strength into Haseo to heal him up and make him right as rain.
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"Rev, Gen, a firing range is where you experiment with weapons. Accidents will always happen so its best to be careful."
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Freya just kept crying... She was terrified. This was all too much for a child who had JUST been born.
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Addler rubbed her back and cooed to her comfortingly. He didnt know how old she was but she didnt seem too old. This worked with his grandkids all the time.
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Freya finally stopped crying, climbing down off of Addler. She looked over at Rev, still scared.
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"Freya, before I go.... Just so you aren't scared so much of everything." By that time he had taken the gun away from Rev and stashed it in a pocket dimension, so as to prevent the place from becoming a black hole. "Here." He took off one of the rings on his finger and activated the constructor system within the ring and then slid it onto her finger. "What I gave you is called a Constructor System. What it essentially does is allow you to create things made out of energy to protect yourself without draining your magical energy." Lucien smiled at her.
"But now I must be off. " He tossed down a crystal which anchored to the room he had been in, binding itself with magic so it would always broadcast energies that would allow Lucien to teleport back to there.
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"No! Mine!" Rev pulled the gun away when Lucien tried to take it and pointed to the duck which stood behind Lucien. "We traded. The ARI-duck for your gun. You never said I'd have to give it back."
"Yeah! No take-backs!" Gen agreed.
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Freya decided to copy Rev and Gen "No take backs!" She had no idea what she was saying, nor what the ring Lucien had just given her did. It was pretty though "But thank you for the ring mister." She smiled before... "What's a duck?" She asked Rev, still scared of him but still so curious.
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"Fine. I will let you keep the gun. But no shooting it while Freya is around."
"And now if you don't mind, I must cast the anchor spell so I can be on my way. And so the coordinates of this place are able to be teleported to."
"Anyway Freya, here." He tossed her the manual on the constructor system that he had just magicked up.
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The manual hit her square in the face which knocked her over. She hadn't yet gotten the hang of catching.
"Why?" She cried out, standing up "Why did you throw that at me mister?" She was clearly upset
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"So you would catch it. "
Lucien pointed at her and she would be healed up completely.
"Now listen. The manual is sort of instructions on how to use what I gave you. Ask your father Haseo to read it to you some time if you would. "
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"A duck is that." Gen pointed to the bubble-gum pink duck that stayed at Luciens ankles at all times. "It's a bird animal. Like kitties, and puppies, and bunnies! But this one flies."
"But this ones made from data!" Rev spoke up. "We can make ANYTHING from data!"
Luciens bookmark spell failed as soon as it was cast for some unknown reason.
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Freya had a lot of questions on her mind but this time she decided to just ask later "Hey you're a shiny magic too!" She pointed at Rev "I can't feel you." Looking at Rev she then looked at Lucien "You have two."
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"Yes, and I must go."
With that he grabbed the duck up into his arms, and teleported away.
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"Er.... Right..." Addler said, Scratching his head. "What do you want to do now?" He asked the children.
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"Make an empire!" Both Rev and Gen piped up in unison to Addler.
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"Make an empire!" Freya piped up almost straight after "...What's an empire?"
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Addler sighed and rubbed his forehead. "Erm, howabout sleeping first? We can go make an empire in the morning." He told them. "And, an empire is a group of people, Freya."
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Freya yawned loudly "What's a sleeping?" She was clearly tired, she just didn't know what sleeping was
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"But we don't need to sleep!" Rev automatically protested.
"As long as there's magic, we can stay up forever"
"and ever!" Both Gen then Rev said after one another.
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Addler sighed. It was going to be a long night. "But I need to, and Im sure Freya does as well."
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Freya yawned again, sitting on the floor "I can stay up toooooo......" She muttered before sort of flopping back and falling flat asleep; Snoring in a cute, childish way.
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(I'm timeskipping this is going WAY too slow.)
"Oh dear, don't sleep there. The floor is much too hard." AMI expressed before snapping her fingers, blankets and pillows appeared, made completely out of real data.
Rev and Gen watched AMI and finally nodded at Addler.
"Okay sleep first."
"Then we'll make an empire!" Gen, then Rev, exclaimed.
~The Next Day...~
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Freya woke up at pretty much the crack of dawn and ran over to Haseo who was sleeping in the same room.
"Daddy! Daddy! Wake up!" Literally as she said it, Haseo's eyes burst open.
"W-" Haseo shook awake, sitting up "F-Freya?!" He looked at her, getting up and out of the bed "You're okay!" He hugged his child before him.
"Im okay Daddy!" Freya giggled, cuddling her father "I met Gen! She's really nice! She's gonna make an empire!"
"Uh...Right honey" Haseo chuckled, noting that in the bed across from him Freya had moulted much of her fur leaving just skin in most areas of her and that she was now clothed "Let's go and see your new friends I guess"
He stood, carrying Freya and walking out of the room.
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Addler was sitting at a data made table sipping some coffee. He looked very tired and his clothes were wrinkled. "Haseo. Freya." He nodded to them and taking a sip.
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Both Rev and Gen stood beside the table looking up at Addler, watching him intently.
"Can we make an Empire now?"
"Can we?"
"Can we?"
"Can we?"
"Can we?"
"Can we?"
"Can we?"
"Can we?"
The two had repeated themselves so fast that it couldn't be figured out who was asking at what time. They seemed to be intent on gett Addler to move and actually do something, though. Was this really what an ally was? Were they all lazy?
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"Addler was it?" Haseo gave a nod to Addler "Thanks for the medical attention last night man. I owe you big."
He sat at the table and put Freya down next to him, who immediately got up and ran up to Gen "Gen! Can I make an empire too?"
Haseo chuckled, so this was what his child was like... It made him glad to see he had not created a monster, but a perfect little girl.
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Addler nodded and peered at him over the rim of his mug. "Its nothing, honestly. You just needed rest." He shrugged.
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Gen stopped asking and looked towards Freya, "We can all make empires!" She exclaimed, completely taking the term 'empire' out of context. "We just need people and... and..." Gen looked up at Addler. "Mister Addler what else do we need?"
When Rev realized Addler had ignored them asking, he asked louder, the Revelation magic used to amplify the sound, "CAN WE MAKE AN EMPIRE NOW?!" Rev's voice echoed off the metal of the city and bounced full back towards Addler, the coffee cup shattering.
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Addler fell backwards in his seat out of shock, covered in hot coffee and shards of data-porcelain. He squinted and rubbed his face, easing his headache with magic. "I... er.. people, ships weapons and stuff." He said confusedly.
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"Lets make some people weapons ships and stuff!" Freya yelped in excitement, running back over to Haseo "Can we, Daddy, Can we?!"
Haseo was somewhat... Taken aback.
"Uhm..." The Alchemist looked to his daughter "I can make you ships if you want I guess honey..." He looked to Addler "I really should ask the situation and why it is my daughter is asking me to make ships"
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The moment the coffee hit the floor it was absorbed by the ground itself and faded like it was never there. The rest of the shattered data created cup disappeared as well.
"An empire, Mister Daddy," Gen piped up in answer to Haseo, calling him by the only name the two had been told. "Mister Addler and his people are our ally who we found when Archon our rolemodel told us to get one. He's going to helps us make an empire! We told Freya and she wants to make one too!"
"But Mister Addlers taking too long!" Rev exclaimed in complaint. "It's already been two three days."
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Addler righted himself and rolled his eyes. "These children here wish to make an empire of sorts. Its their only dream as far as I can tell. I'm here to help them." He turned his attention to Rev, drying off his clothes with magic. "You might want to get more people, Rev. You could ask AMI to send transmissions to other empires and see if you can get allies and more people."He suggested.
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"I uhm..." Haseo looked from Freya to Rev and Gen "Okay then I guess." He smiled, ruffling his daughters hair "Me and Freya could help you"
Freya giggled in excitement "Gen! Daddy says I can make an empire!" She hopped up and down, her magical aura quirking up and down actually becoming visible.
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"But what if they all turn out like that Lucy guy?" Rev asked. "Do we want people like him?"
"So are you an ally too?" Gen looked to Haseo. "Archon said we should make lots of allies."
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Addler rubbed his forehead. "I dont think they'll all be like Lucien. Not all of them at least. We could sort through their motives with magic before allowing them to enter the city." Addler suggested, sitting down in the chair again and magicking himself some coffee, frowning slightly as he did. He knew how to run a city, a nation, an empire, yes, but he ran the military side. He didnt know as much about civilian issues. He sighed. It was troublesome to get used to soldiers who would jump when you said jump and have to deal with civilians who asked too many questions.
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"Sure I guess" Haseo chuckled, putting a cup on the table, filling it with water and drawing an alchemical circle on the table below it. He activated it and it turned into coffee "I don't see why not."
Freya literally flew upwards in excitement "Yaaaaay! I'm an allies!!"
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"That's two allies now!" Gen exclaimed excitedly.
"YES!" Rev jumped in excitement, dropping the gun in the process. "Now we just need lots and lots and lots of people."
"And maybe a new name!" AMI popped out of nowhere, a broom in her hand which she was using to sweep the floor. "My former creators the Suvian have long since abandoned this place. And if you intend to bring others here, you wouldn't want to confuse the poor dears. They may think you're inviting them to a ruins or something."