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Post by Xenos Infinity on Jun 6, 2007 7:11:43 GMT -5
read the end of his last chapter. I'll give you a clue: it involves Earth and Fire.
oh, and your personal text is wrong >_> it's BOUNDLESS, not UNBOUNDING. boundless means endless, unbounding means it doesn't jump.
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Post by yogurtfresh on Jun 7, 2007 17:12:35 GMT -5
i know it's a pun. anyways i'm liking how it's going so far. i still perfer strois were the bad guys and good guys encounter but dont fight, it gives you a sense of tension.
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Post by Xenos Infinity on Jun 8, 2007 7:17:20 GMT -5
next chapter up tonight.
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Post by yogurtfresh on Jun 8, 2007 12:12:17 GMT -5
woot total roxxors of de boxxors woo suspence!
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Post by Xenos Infinity on Jun 8, 2007 13:00:47 GMT -5
Chapter 11: Astral
From the Atlas of Chaos, section 2:
Many spells of chaos are unable to be performed conciously. That is, a mage cannot cast one intentionally. Astral Forms are part of this collection. The user's spirit separates from their body and is able to travel the world at incredible speed, through objects and without being seen. Such a spell has only been performed once: by the Lord of Chaos Xenos. No living Mages are known to be able to use these spells.
It was in such a state that I now found myself. My mind drifted from my body and I realised I did not know where I was or how I had got there. In the room I had been transported to were three people: surprisingly, given that I didn't know where his City was, Order was one of them. The others were Earth and Fire.
"Now, listen very carefully. I will only say this once." Order was speaking. The others remained silent. Unquestioning. Blind to the truth. "I have been thinking about what Chaos said. As much as I hate to say it, I think he may be right. This... other world, Corios, seems to be a place where I could find even greater power, maybe even some technology compatible with Magic. I want you two to go there through a Portal I will create for you, and conquer the world. I know it will be a difficult task, so I am providing you with some stronger equipment." He stood and walked out of the room, beckoning to them. Earth nodded, then Fire left. Earth turned to where I was. "They can't see you, and I'm not about to tell them. Come on." I gaped as he swept out of the door. How could anyone have seen me? I couldn't see myself! Even so, I decided to follow.
The corridors of the Order Realm were long and winding, designed to disorientate any would-be spies. They hadn't counted on such a spy being Lord of Chaos and a near-ghostlike entity at the time. Order strode up to a door and placed his hand against it. A symbol appeared around his hand; a Pentagram, the Crest of Order. He pushed and the door swung open into a vast room whose walls were lined with weaponry and armor. Two items in particular caught my eye: robotic suits of some sort, apparently designed from what technology Order had left from the last War. "These are for you. They will fold into cubes when not in use so you can hide them. Don't lose them." He paused, then turned to a large stone ring set into the northern (I don't know how I knew that, it was just instinctive) wall, then spoke.
"SolĂs, Master of Order past. Lend me thy might and open the way." A bright light shone from the ring, then seemed to solidify into a wobbling barrier, like a giant bubble-blower. "This is your portal. Go forth; Divide and conquer. And make sure to capture the leaders... Zero and Infinity. Dis Manibus is your friend." He saluted, then teleported. I grinned. So this was his game. I needed to warn Zero. Fire left, but Earth remained again. "I'm sorry. I need to follow his orders for now. I'll let myself get captured, so warn your friend Zero that I'm on your side. I swear by the earth itself I won't intentionally harm anyone." He swore as Fire's arm shot out of the portal and dragged him through. Luckily, while matter passes between worlds, Sound does not.
I felt myself returning to my body, then focused and let out a burst of power. A tear opened in my mind and I allowed my thoughts to flow through.
:Zero, this is Jon. Earth and Fire are entering Corios, with the aim of capturing your technology and magic. Earth is actually not following Order, so try and capture him. Fire is still your enemy. Don't tell anyone... even Infinity... Our lives may depend on it.
The connection was severed as I settled back into my physical form. I opened my eyes to see Sam grinning at me. "Nice recovery. Tyler tells me you've been spying on someone for us." Tyler blushed bright scarlet. "I didn't want to tell him." "Go on. It might be our only advantage." "What? What d'you mean? How did you know?" "Wind elementals can read minds and see Astral forms. I watched you all the way out of here, and saw what Order was doing. We need to make plans. There's no way we could survive if we went to fight them." Yet.
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Post by yogurtfresh on Jun 8, 2007 13:45:15 GMT -5
funny sofa. oh and the story was good. SUSPENSE!
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Post by Black Seraphim Zero on Jun 8, 2007 17:13:43 GMT -5
Earth, prepare to be captured XD
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Post by yogurtfresh on Jun 10, 2007 8:23:34 GMT -5
oh no! et tui!
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Post by Xenos Infinity on Jun 12, 2007 7:22:59 GMT -5
next chapter up later today. prepare to defend yourself, Order...
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Post by yogurtfresh on Jun 12, 2007 12:31:13 GMT -5
guess what i'm gonna say...
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Post by Xenos Infinity on Jun 12, 2007 14:05:49 GMT -5
SUSPENCE?
Chapter 12: Technomagic
"Atlas of Chaos, section 1:
The cities of Allandria are few, but six are notable for multiple reasons. The Citadel, home of Chaos, is protected by an aura of energy capable of deflecting any magical attack from outside. Atlantia, The City of Water, is twenty leagues under the sea, southeast of the Citadel. Igneium, the Realm of Fire, is hidden in a volcano to the north of the continent. Magnetia, Wind's capital, can only be reached by those with pure hearts; The original Wind Elemental laid a spell on the clouds which support the city so they would part if a corrupted being tried to step on them. Terra, the Earth realm, is to the northwest of the continent and is concealed deep inside a mountain. The last of the known cities is Alinra, at the center of Allandria. Here live those who wish to remain neutral to the elements, and have taken sides with the Guardians. This small army of devoted warriors fights solely to defend their beliefs and will not actively attack Elemental forces. The City of Order, Solaeria, is known to exist, but its location is a closely-guarded secret. Only the Lord of Chaos is able to locate it, as it displays a total lack of chaos energy which he may sense if he has enough training."
I closed the book. "What do you make of that, then?" Sam pulled a face. I could tell what he was thinking without needing to read his mind. "There's no way we'd be able to get in, even if you found it. We just don't have enough power." Tyler frowned, then spoke. "Earth is on our side, or so it seems, which means we're only fighting Order and Fire. Order is the only one here at the moment, so this is probably the best time to strike. Even so, Sam's right. Order has been here longer than any of us and has far more power. Any ideas?" :Of course I have an idea. You'd think they'd have asked us first, eh, Boreas? :They are young. I don't think these two knew we'd been here, to be honest. You told Chaos there, but I didn't mention anything to Tyler. :Heh. Sorry I didn't tell you when the message arrived, Sam. I just wanted to watch your reaction to being asked for your elemental. Tyler and Sam both jumped simultaneously. I simply smiled. "Boreas... Wind, I presume. And Water, your name is Dresia, correct?" :Yes, you're right. I really don't know what my parents were thinking when they called me that, but I suppose I can't do anything now, can I? A blue glow appeared above Sam's head, morphing into a young-looking woman. Sam's jaw dropped. "You mean... the original Water elemental was a girl?" :Don't sound so surprised. After all, you fight like one. His mouth snapped shut and I chuckled. "Now, back to our conversation. As you said, we don't have enough power to beat Order, even without his allies. However, I saw something in his laboratory when I was there which might help." I snapped my fingers and the medical wing disappeared into a whirl of colour. Instantly another room formed, resembling Order's lab but with no weaponry and more portals. Each was labelled. Sam walked over to the nearest one. "Magical-technological compatibility testing? What kind of a name is that?" I smirked. "Laugh all you want. Go in, we'll follow." Dresia blinked, then floated through the portal behind him. Tyler went next, then I stepped through last.
The others were totally dumbstruck. The room was incredibly cluttered, but I simply focused and hung most of it back on the wall. Left in the centre of the chamber were three metallic cubes. Each had a glowing symbol above it. Water, Wind and Chaos crests. I strode over to them and picked up mine. "These are copied from Order's technology. They work like robots but run on magic and are controlled by the user's brainwaves. Whatever you want to do, it will perform the action at the same time." Sam walked over and lifted his cube. "How do we open it?" I tapped the cube's red face (each was a colour; red, blue, green, orange, white and yellow. The red face had an elemental symbol imprinted on it) and tossed it into the air. Instantly the cube unfolded, hovering in midair for a moment. A small robot dropped to the floor. Black, spiky hair. Purple sunglasses. Purple-and-black legs with yellow spikes covering its knees. A saber-like sword extended from the right arm. On the left, a shimmering, golden, gun-like weapon, with a guard covering my entire forearm. Its back sported a large, purple structure; like a grenade launcher, but with three barrels. I stepped over to it and spoke. "Dark Messiah, intiate primary fusion. Security code Omega Nine Nine." A sphere of dark energy enveloped the robot, swallowing me as well. As it dissipated, Sam swore. I grinned, and so did my new robotic armor. "Meet the Dark Messiah. Sam, your code is Gamma Two Five. Tyler, yours is Delta One Seven."
They proceded to activate their own exoskeletons. Tyler's was blue, with a thick visor covering his eyes and fins protruding from the waist like some sort of skirt. Sam's was almost totally blue, with spiky red hair and a faceguard much like the one on my normal helmet. Its armor was minimal, but we could all tell it was going to be fast. Tyler frowned, twisting round to look at the fins. "And these do what, other thank make me look stupid?" "Try jumping, then." He did so. Immediately the reason became obvious, his armor shifting shape into a Fighter jet like those found on airbases all over our home planet. As he landed, he grinned so widely I thought his face would split. "You did well. Now, what's our plan for the attack?"
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Post by Samon Ocean Lord on Jun 14, 2007 15:14:07 GMT -5
Great story Can't wait for the next chapter so there is going to be CUSTOM ROBOS!
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Post by Black Seraphim Zero on Jun 14, 2007 17:48:39 GMT -5
O.o How did YOU find your way here? No offense, I've known you on EVERY ONE of Chaos's boards but just NOW you find your way here? I digress. I'm too busy watching random videos
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Post by Xenos Infinity on Jun 15, 2007 10:14:42 GMT -5
sorry about that. he watched me putting the URL in last time I came on and made an account >_> next chapter up later. I'm busy on FF3 and AQ at the same time, both trying to find/beat bosses.
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Post by Xenos Infinity on Jun 16, 2007 6:49:02 GMT -5
Chapter 13: Unexpected Calling
I smiled, stepping onto the edge of a cliff. Spread before me was my army; not exactly a large force, but combined with Water and Wind it was more than enough. Planning our attack had not been difficult. Astral Travelling leaves a trace of the user's magic, and Wind magicians are more than capable of following them. It turned out that Solaeria wasn't where I'd been after all.
Order was making a base in Fire's volcano while he was gone. When we finally reached the place, we were ready to attack. I had exchanged my robotic armor for a lighter suit, made completely of a strange metal which the smiths could work, but knew nothing about. Supposedly it changed its shape and properties to defend the user, but I hadn't tested it yet.
I opened my mind and felt my troops, waiting for my command. I also detected Order, waiting to hear what I was going to do. Three mental commands rang out above the clamour of the three armies. Different voices, but one message. :CHARGE! The change was instantaneous. I grimaced as the first wave of men unsheathed their swords and raced forwards, then drew my own weapon. I had bought with me the weapon I had seen in my last dream, which had appeared in the Armory soon afterwards. It instantly morphed, changing into a shimmering red longsword which almost seemed to have a liquid surface. Not bad. I suppose I should go and test it. I felt something loosen inside my head, then gasped. It was as if someone had broken a dam holding Xenos' magic back. Power flooded my body and I felt a thought pass through my head. :Do not guide the magic. Let the magic guide you.
I relaxed and allowed my power to direct me, leaping forwards into the middle of the army and forming a shield around them. It was only just fast enough. As it solidified, a blast of yellow energy slammed into it with force enough to make the ground shake. Order had prepared quickly, his army rushing from the Volcano, but not fast enough. I lunged forwards, releasing a surge of energy and flinging a group of Order Mages skyward. They hung in midair for a moment, then suddenly shot towards the mountain and into its surface. I felt them die, then looked up. Tyler was floating there, launching bolts of white lightning into the enemy's newly-formed shield with determination so obvious he might as well have been holding up a sign to declare it.
The battle lasted for almost six hours, magic fuelling my rage and allowing me to kill every warrior who tried to stop me almost before I knew they were there. I only saw fleeting glimpses of Sam and Tyler during the fight - Sam was acting with a group of Healers to treat the wounded and get them off the battlefield. I only slowed down when I felt a huge wave of death sweep through both Order's army and my own at the same time. There was only one person who could have cast a spell of that magnitude. Order had joined the battle.
I felt my strength recover, then flew upwards to face him. I created a reflective barrier round myself as I did so, which was fortunate because he immediately tried to blast me out of the sky. I felt my aura waver, then return to normal. "You came. I thought this would attract you." He sent out another blast. This time, my shield shattered as if it has been glass. "You're so feeble. I don't even think you deserve to live." Another spell, this time immobilising me. He floated closer, then placed his hand over my heart. "Begone." I felt a massive impact on my chest as he spoke, then a strange emptiness. I suddenly realised he was drawing my magic away. And Xenos was going with it. ARGH! :There is... nothing I can do... to stop him. You must find your own way from here... Remember, I was a source of power for you. Everyone has their own magic, and yours is greater than mine. Suddenly, it was gone. I felt my levitation spell disentigrate, then air rushing around me. I suddenly realised that if I hit the floor I would break my neck. Crunch.
I opened my eyes. I was lying on the edge of a huge chasm, the bottom invisible due to its depth. There was no light, but I could still see, just. I looked around. Nothingness for miles. The abyss was the only visible feature in wherever I was. Suddenly, I felt the floor beneath me crumble and began to fall. Panicking, I tried to levitate, but nothing happened. A white streak launched itself out of the sky, zooming to my arm and wrapping itself around me. I sighed with relief. Whatever this thing was, it was friendly. I could sense that somehow. It dragged me up into the point where the sky should have been. A bright light filled my vision. I opened my eyes slightly. Standing over me was a rather surprised-looking being. I could make out wings. Feathered wings. A strange symbol chalked onto the floor. I heard a voice in a language I didn't understand, yet I knew what it was saying. "Lord Zero isn't going to believe this." The being raced out of the building I was in, then leapt into the air, flapping his wings and gaining height rapidly. Zero...? Could it be? I tried to think further, but I had no energy left. My head dropped back, and I fell asleep.
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