The Final Armory – IC Thread

[CMRenji]

Ibuko stared at the lifeless body of the harpy with no remorse for a moment, but he then snapped back to reality to see a man lunging towards him. He saw the man jump behind him and kick a harpy. The man asked if he was okay. "Uh- yeah, I'm fine!" He then heard a loud gunshot and looked to see the harpy's head blown to smithereens. "Whoooaa.." Before he could even think, Ibuko heard an ear splitting screech. He turned to see a gargantuan crab querma. "Hmph!" He lunged toward it with his weapon at full speed, but the crab blocked it with his claw. Ibuko was struggling with the crab but he couldn't pierce it's thick shell. "Pale Blade!" With the utterance of these words, a pale white color slowly spread over his weapon. He jumped back, and the crab querma began to charge. Ibuko leaped forward with his weapon and made a large swipe with it. The crab halted in it's tracks as a white shimmering line crossed vertically across it's body and disappeared. The crab split in two down the middle and collapsed on the ground. Ibuko's sword then turned it's usual color as he placed it on his back. "I think my work is about done here."

[Christian Exodia]

Meanwhile, Alex was dealing with hell. Six different Quermas surrounded him. He did not have time to describe them, so he just took control of a harpy and took reign. He flew above, shooting card spears around them. He only killed a single one with all 104 of the spears. The harpy took back control of the mind, and threw him off. He took off running, the 104 changing into cards, fluttering back into his hand. "How did I get into this?" He asked loudly as he ran. But the largest of the Quermas, a large Cyclops, closed his path off. He tried sending out Psyche Control, but it just tuckered him out. He fell towards the ground, screaming "HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" outwards at the world. "HELP! HELP HE-mmmphhhhh" He was grabbed by the harpy, and mouth was closed by the wing.

[ParadoxCaller]

Still focused on his breathing, Sidus had no energy to answer the girl who came up to him. He didn't want to use that attack becuase of its drawbacks, but he was forced to and now he sufferd the consequences. He simply waved his hand in respons to the girl and tried to stand up. [i]Where do all these monsters come from?[/i] A new wave of Harpie Quermas dived towards Sidus and the girl, [i]Dammit I'm to weak to defend,[/i] but before the Quermas were even remotely near them, they were all blasted in the face and fell dead to the ground. Sidus looked in surprise at the girl who lowered her arm, were she wore a stange rifle-like gauntlet, [i]She has one of those weapons too?[/i] A growl could be heard from behind and Sidus quickly span around, only to see a large crustacean, possibly a crap approach, snapping its claws at the two. The girl fired three bullets at the crab but all they did was ricochet of its tough shell. [i]Can't let myself look weak now can I?[/i] Sidus stepped forward to face the beast. He slowly lifted his arm, making the crab levitate high into the air in the process. He then quickly withdrew his arm, causing the crab to slam back into the ground. It squealed loudly but yet seemed relatively unharmed, "Had enough?". Sidus raised his arm again and lifted the crab too. [i]Guess I have to use that attack again to weaken it?[/i], Sidus swung his arm infront of him, creating a small red spark that crisscrossed threw the air before hitting the giant crab, successfully breaking its shell along the middle of its body, "Now, Shoot it." The girl fired a new round bullets at the crab, slicing it in half and making the parts splatter all over the ground before them. Like before, Sidus felt the strain on his body after using that attack, but less this time. He looked at the girl, who seemed to give a conceding glance. Then they both looked towards the other two who were fighting Quermas on their end.

[Christian Exodia]

The cards shot out of his hand, and sliced the harpy to bits. They manipulated into wings, and off he flew. He was losing energy, fast. He noticed a group fighting Quermas, and the ones following him were closing in, fast. He took for a nosedive towards the ground, and slammed into it mere feet from them. He ran up while backwards, firing cards to stun them. He fell back, with the cards surrounding him. He fired them all at one, then took reigns of the same one. He took the mini-spears and started to punch the life force out of himself, and soon, he withered away. So did Alex's power. He used the last of the cards to fire at a random Querma of theirs to try and take it over. He then proceeded to faint. The cards would return after their purpose was served.

[Gabriel Maeso]

Joshua was surounded by 3 Mantis Quermas, he grinned and started spinning one of his scythes over his head, when it was spinning in a considerable speed he released it and made his chain grow bigger as it sipined around the mantis, he jumped sideways between two Mantis and grabbed back his scythe, the chain had given about 2 full spins around the mantis, he grinned and made the chain get back at it's the orignal size, but since it was around the mantis it made them colide and kept pressing them as the chain tried to get back at it's orignal size, it could be heard theyr bones and hard skin be crunched and broken, it was when it was to much for theyr bodies, they were made into pieces by the chain, which got back to it's original size, Joshua let out a small laugh and looked up to the eye on the sky, he then heard a louder and more piercifull shriek form before, he noticed that the Quermas that were still up, started running away. Joshua took a deep breath then turned around and ran towards Alexis, when he got to her and the guy he asked "Are you guys alright?".

[CMRenji]

Iboku looked over to where Joshua headed to, there he saw a girl with bright pink eyes that were able to be seen from far and a died turquoise hair, Alexis, his dearest long lost friend, he froze up for an instant, then a look of great joy came across his face. "A.. A... Alexis! Is that you?" He ran over to them and hugged her tightly. But she got a bit confused, she didn't recognized that boy at all, she pushed him away. Ibuko confused said "[i]W- What?[/i] A.. Alexis, it's me... Ibuko. Don't you remember me?" Alexis looked at his face for a moment, she suddenly startled and her eyes filled with tears, she then said softly "I...boku..." she then started to cry hard and hugged Joshua hiding her face against his body. Alexis was hugging Joshua and crying deeply. Iboku just stood there in shock. Joshua then turned his back to Iboku and told him that he needed to take Alexis somewhere to rest. He said he'd return soon and that Iboku should wait for him. As Joshua and Alexis walked off into the distance, Ibuko's face turned from surprised, to upset and angry. He punched his fist into the ground as hard as he could, which cracked the cement and made his knuckles bloody.

Ibuko looked with tears in his eyes to see that Joshua had returned. Iboku stared into his face for a moment, then he clenched his fist tightly and leaped toward Joshua. Iboku kept punching at him with malice in his eyes, but Joshua managed to avoid each of his blows. "D*mn you, you stole my friend! You... I bet you brainwashed her! How else could she have forgotten?! AGGH!"

[Gabriel Maeso]

Joshua dodged Iboku's attacks, and hear dhis words, his facial expression didn't changed, when Iboku said about brainwashing Joshua Joshua got tired of hearing all of that nonsense and punched Iboku on the stomach, making him drop his weapon and then trewshim on the ground. Joshua looked down to Iboku and said "SHUT UP! She didn't stoped thinking about you, you fool. On the day I met her she said that she was with a friend untill some Quermas attacked, she asked if I had seen someone else near, but she was the only one there outside from myself, I took her home so she could rest somewhere, she asked if she could stay there with me. I allowed, she tried to find you for months, but got nothing." Joshua then reached inside his coat and takes out a small iron identification fo some sort and said "This is her Orphanage ID, she asked me to trow it away, I didn't. I knew this could be important one day." Joshua then trew the ID over Iboku's chest "There is Boky-boky carved in the back, I believe that this was how she used to call you..." Joshua turned his back over to Iboku and then just turning his head enough that he could see Iboku's face he said "The adress carved below is where I live, if one day you may be willing to talk wihtout trying to kill me, drop by for a visit." Joshua then walked back to the main building leaving Iboku laying there in the ground.

[Christian Exodia]

Alex watched them walk away as he awoke. He trudged towards Iboku, while barely breathing. He slowly, but surely, threw him over his shoulder. He smiled, and put him on his shoulder. He inched over to a park bench, and collapsed after setting him down. His dream was long. Of poker cards and Quermas at the table, all betting against him. His Psyche Control was much more powerful, but his cards were all follies. "King-7-3?" Was his mind response to the worst hand of all, while the others were having Full Houses, Ace High Straights, and Royal Flushes. The color flushed from his cheeks as he lost every single penny he had. He wished the nightmare would just end.

[CMRenji]

Ibuko had lied on the ground in pain looking over at Joshua, seething in pain. He managed to hear everything Joshua said but afterwards, he fell into unconsciousness from the pain from Joshua's punch. In his unconscious state, he had nightmares, nightmares of a grey figure. He couldn't make out any features on it, but Ibuko constantly saw it in his seemingly unending nightmares. He dreamed of only Alexis and this figure. His nightmares continued for what seemed like days, but an eerie voice whispered to Ibuko and said "Wake up fool...". Ibuko opened his eyes to see the sun shining down on his face. He looked next to him to see a brown haired man in uniform. "I guess he moved me to this bench, much more comfortable than it would've been lying on that cold cement." Ibuko stood up and gripped his stomach. [i]Still feels sore... he sure put a hell of a lot of power in that one...[/i] The grey figure flashed in his mind for an instant. [i]Hmm, those were the most terrifying and realistic dreams I've had in years... but...[/i] "Oh! Wait... I almost forgot..." He looked at the card he had been given and took a look at the address. "I've got somewhere to be."

[Christian Exodia]

Alex slowly poked up at Ibuko. "Could I come with you?" He smiled, with a little blood going from his lip. His uniform was a little dusty from trudging, and he quickly relieved that. "I noticed you have a power too." He smiled, and he pulled out his cards. He shot his cards out, and they formed spears, while forming letters. They oddly made different words, trying to find an incoherency in syntax and perfection. They finally found one after a little time. The words were: "What is your name?" He smiled, and shrugged, smiling. "Tell me. And," He made them wait for an answer, while so, poking about in a swarm, in no pattern known to even the Dealer.

[Christian Exodia]

Alex slowly poked up at Ibuko. "Could I come with you?" He smiled, with a little blood going from his lip. His uniform was a little dusty from trudging, and he quickly relieved that. "I noticed you have a power too." He smiled, and he pulled out his cards. He shot his cards out, and they formed spears, while forming letters. They oddly made different words, trying to find an incoherency in syntax and perfection. They finally found one after a little time. The words were: "What is your name?" He smiled, and shrugged, smiling. "Tell me. And," He made them wait for an answer, while so, poking about in a swarm, in no pattern known to even the Dealer.

[Gabriel Maeso]

Joshua got back inside the school's main building, he then heard trough the school's speakers [b]–Atention all students who are still on school grounds, due to the mass out attack we had just some moments ago it is asked that you go to your houses, by tomorrow William Feuer, will give a speech at the School gates, for those who this might be interested, he asked to be present on his speech.–[/b] Joshua siched and went to the nrusery office, Alexis was there crying, he sat next to her on the bench she was sat on and said "Lexis... let's go home, you can rest the whole day." she just noded with her head and they got up, they walked back home slowly, she was quiet allong the way, when they got back to his apartment she ran to her room, he followed her and when she was lyig on the bed he covered her wiht a blanket and gave her a small kiss on the cheek. He went to the living room and stayed a while of the day looking by the window. He looked at the clock after a while, it was almost 3 PM, Joshua got up and said ot himself "It is almost time for the visiting time at the hospital..." he went to Alexis room and kissed her on teh cheek and whispered "I'm going to see Mana, I will be back shortly." Joshua then left the appartment and went down the elevator, when he got to the building's gate he saw Iboku coming over, he head ot his direction and when was about to cross paths with him he said serious "She is asleep, we talk along the way, come."

[CMRenji]

Ibuko looked over at the man. "My name... is Ibuko... Ibuko Zabe." Ibuko helped the man to his feet and dusted off his clothes. "Sure, you can come with me, I'm going to discuss what happened with that man from last night. This is his address, I believe that I passed by this place when I first entered the city." Ibuko started walking waiting for the man to follow him. "Oh, I nearly forgot to ask for your name." He stopped for a second and turned around. "Excuse my rudeness, I've just been through a lot lately, so what is your name sir?" He asked with a smile on his face.

[Christian Exodia]

"Alexander Ryder. I am a Dealer in the big Casino in town. The high-stakes table. And I meet a lot of people in this place. Could you give me his description? I drift in the day, if not asleep. I might know where he is about now." He explains. "I am a prized man in the casino for the power I have with the cards." He has three cards pop out of his jacket, and shape into spears. "You know the giant cyclops in the battle? I brought him into the battle to fight. I was getting weak. Even with nearly 20 years of practice, I cannot get some of my powers down." He smiles. "Now, about the person you need to find? Picture please?" He held his out for the photo to identify the man.

[CMRenji]

Ibuko sighed as he realized he didn't have a picture of the man. "I'm afraid that I just met him, I don't have any photos of him, all I can do is give you a description. He wore a black shirt and a long red coat. He had dark jeans and dark boots on, and he had long, light brown hair. He also has an eye patch on his right eye. Can you track him with this information?" After describing Joshua to Alexander, Ibuko held his head feeling a sort of migraine coming on. [i]Uhh, why do I have this headache? I didn't even get hit in the head in the battle[/i].

[Senji the Emo Loner]

As Raio runs toward the place, he saw the sky turned red. Raio felt a bump on his throat, "Does that happens in the city?" but he knew it's not true. Rsio heard something like a battle going on, Raio picked up his pace, hopefully he would make it. He checked his wrists if he was wearing his wrist chains, but he wasn't. His wrist chains are his mediums for his Soul Weapon, and without them, Raio can't do anything helpful. "Oh man, I must have left them back at my room," he bumped his palm on his forehead for his laziness. "Even so, I still can do something," Raio was breathing deeply and was out of breath when he reached where the battles wre taking place. Raio sighed as he saw the place was in totally wreck, and no battles were happening. He just has missed a battle that can help him.
Then Raio saw three guys talking, two of them looks like they were fighting each other. He wanted to go to them until the speakers from the school told the students to go home. As on cue, many students came from the school and went around the battle scene. Raio fleed away from them and went back to his apartment room with his hands in pockets.

[CMRenji]

Ibuko looked up and saw Joshua coming out of a building some distance away. He gasped loudly. "There he is! Quick, Alexander, I'm gonna go get him real fast, you hurry up if you wanna come along!" Ibuko ran towards Joshua with dashing speed, he finally was a few yards away from him when he slowed down a bit. He stood still as Joshua passed by him. "She is asleep, we talk along the way, come." Joshua told him as he walked by Ibuko. Ibuko's face quickly got quite serious as he began to follow Joshua. "Okay, I'm ready to talk."

[Gabriel Maeso]

Joshua was walking at a quite considerable speed, but not runnign, just on a fast walk, he seemed like he was rushign somewhere important, he then stoped to wait to cross the road and turned his head just enough to watch as Iboku got near enough him he then said "You are the one seeking anwsers, I merely hold them." he then saw the cars stoping, the signal had turned red for them, he gave a step to cross the road, and while Iboku followed him he then said serious "Now let's skip the formalities, what you wanna know?"

[CMRenji]

Iboku walked with Joshua trying to keep up with his fast pace. "Well let's not get ahead of ourselves too fast. I don't even know your name. My name is Iboku. Before we start really talking, I'd like to know yours." Ibuko stopped for a second. "Well, care to tell me, stranger?"

[Gabriel Maeso]

Joshua stoped and turned to Iboku, he was serious, he looked on Iboku's eyes and said "My name is Joshua Glamriu." he then looked to a clock and said "You said you wanted to ge tin touch, so I will tell you a bit about myself, I have a sister named Mana, she is at the hospital for already 2 years, in coma, I lost my right eye when I went and succeded on killing the Quermas that attacked her and my uncle, he disapeared and she went into coma, that is my personal grudge against Quermas, I already knows yours, it is because they separated you and Alexis about an year ago." He then turned his back to Iboku and turned his head enough to see him and said "Now, I suggest you to walk faster, I got a very strict scheadule today." he was very serious, it sounded more like an orden than a suggestion.

[CMRenji]

"Hmph, I kinda just asked for your name bud, I don't think I needed your life's story." Ibuko continued walking along side Joshua. "That moment where I snapped at you back after the fight, I don't normally do stuff like that but you just happened to piss me off in the right way. You see, Lexy is the single most precious thing in my life, I hold her more dear than my own life. To see her holding you and that menacing face of yours made me a bit protective." Ibuko continued to keep pace with Joshua. "After were done with whatever it is were gonna do, I want you to take me to see her. I need to talk with her, and set us straight..."

[Gabriel Maeso]

Joshua continued walking as Iboku anwsered, when he heard his words he said "My menacing face? Hehe..." sudently joshua stoped by a flower stand and took out his wallet and poked a young lady with long brown hair that was standing ext to it, she then said surprised "Oh! Mister Joshua! Soryr to not see you there I got spaced out again." she said while bowing in appologies, JOhsua let out a small laugh and said "Hehe, that is very much like you Caroline, well it is the usual." she laughed and said while wraping some white lillies on a piece fo silk "Please, just call me Carol. Well you know it will cost the usual. Uh? Where is Alexis?" she finihsed saying while handing Joshua the flowers, Joshua got the money and paid her while he got the the flowers in hand and put the wallet back on his pocket and said "She was a bit tired after school, so I let her resting at home." The girl then sighed lightly and said wiht a smile "I thought that something had happened to her, well you better get going. And tell Alexis I said hi when you get back home!" Joshua then smilled adn said while he got back on his track "I will, bye Carol, see ya around." Joshua thne turned to Iboku, he had a weird expression on his face, Joshe then said before Iboku could say something "What? I pass by here everyday for already 2 years, it is expected that I know the people around here." as they passed by a small amrket a man sitting behind the balcony shouted to Joshua "HEY! JOSHUA! WANT ME TO GET THINGS READY FOR YOU TO GET LATER?" Joshua then shouted back "I would apreciate it Gerald!" Johsua then continued walking, as he stoped to wait to cross the street he looked back at Iboku and sighed and said "Well... I guess that is has no problem on you two talking, you got a whole year separated, you sure have lots to talk about." he then waited fro Iboku's anwser.

[CMRenji]

Ibuko stood there with a bit of a confused face for a second. "Okay, perhaps I misjudged you Joshua. I know what it's like to be judged, and I hate it. I would like to sincerely apologize for my prejudgements. Perhaps one day we could be friends, but I want to make sure your a good person before that happens." Ibuko looked up and continued walking. "Come on, we have somewhere to be."

[Gabriel Maeso]

As they walked a bit more Joshua grinned and let out a small laugh while he stoped and his coat whiped to the right as he stoped and turned to Iboku, he hten looked ot Iboku and said "Hehe, I understand, I'm not the best person all the time, you don't need to apologize." he then turned his back to Iboku and said while facing a large gate "Now if you excuse me, there is someone in this hospital that I need to see, you can come along if you want to." Joshua then walked inside teh Hospital gates, and walked in direction of the main door.

[Christian Exodia]

Alexander caught up with the two, running. "Damn! Damn! Damn!" He stumbled, having his cards fly. He snapped, and as he ran, they slipped back into their place. He smiled as he slipped into the hospital, right after the two. "Sorry. I have my places to be as well, Iboku." A kitten purred as it slipped out of his jacket. "Must have gotten in when I tripped..." He mumbled, but let the kitten stay. He had a thing for animals, and smiled. "Welcome aboard, Ace." He looked at Joshua. "So, who are you? I am a bit of a new accomplice with the guy you are with." He chuckled, and made sure all 156 cards were tucked in their places, and used Psyche to get a single card gone.