They were hiking up the mountain as the sun rose behind them. It's pale gold rays struck the gray pebbles and dirt around them, turning them a slight blue color. Nexo spoke for the first time in several hours. "I hate to rain on the parade, but we don't even know what to look for. A secret door? A passage way?" Essa hiked her small backpack higher and answered him without stopping or slowing her ascent. "This mountain has a large crater instead of a peak, it's not super steady because of the last eruption from 100 years ago. Once we reach the crater we'll find the entrance." Nexo walked and walked and walked, he closed his eyes, blocking out the now heavy sun, sweat dripped off his hair and down his nose. His feet continued their set way even with his eyes closed. "Nexo." He stumbled slightly, "Nexo, listen." His ankles felt wobbly and his head tipped forward towards the ground, his eyes felt good closed. "You are with me. You are safe. Sleep." The next thing he knew a sharp, tingling, stinging feeling on his cheek woke him. He forced his eyes open and saw his friends staring down at him in concern. Damian was rubbing the back of his hand absently. Nexo touched his cheek trying to clear the wool from his mind. Damian grimaced, "You my friend, have a hard face." "You slapped me?!" "You just keeled over and wouldn't wake up. We were really scared!" "What happened?" "I dunno. I was feeling really tired, then I heard this really nice voice in my head. It said it was safe to sleep." Damian sneered, "And you believed it?" Nexo glared back irritated, "I couldn't help it. I couldn't seem to fight it or think." Everyone shared glances. "Well if you hear it again tell us immediately okay?" Nexo nodded wearily and they trekked on. Half an hour later the reached the crater. The view was spectacularly breathtaking. Vast green plains surrounded by the small strip of tanned desert. Everyone looked at the other and took a deep breath. "For Simon." Damain put his hand out in front of them, and the others placed their's on his one by one. They all shared a solemn glance then single file they all made their was to the boulder ringed doorway. Inside it was dark. Stifling. Nexo could hear the fast breathing of the others, his heart beat in his ears. Once he stumbled over rough ground. After walking about fifteen minutes they all could see a faint red light glowing around the bend of the tunnel. Turning down it and squinting into the light they'd become unaccustomed to they beheld a large room. Severel hundred feet away the floor dropped into a cliff that led into the writhing pool of magma far below. The teens all stood quietlty and close together. It felt like the perfect place, for a trap!
Okay moar later. Leave comments or questions. Hope u all enjoy.
And NOW they realize that ....
"IT"S A TRAP!!!"
Sorry, just had to get that in there. Great chapter, btw!
HEY NO STAR WARS REFs IN MY STORY!!! GET HIM!!! Wait…..nvm it's good.
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Post by Essa Kryze on Mar 3, 2018 21:28:04 GMT
Chapter 23 The battle (pt 1)
A voice rang out, echoing around the chamber. "Welcome. Though you are a bit behind schedule. In the future, if there is one for you all, do try to be more prompt, and punctual." We all looked at each other in silence unsure of whether to answer or not. "Nothing to say for yourselves eh? Ah well, your right we should get down to the core of your visit. If any off you wish to surrender now, I will give you an easy death." "Never!" "No takers? How unwise. Then let it begin." Kk appeared out of the shadows in front of them and paused to survey the pitiful bedraggled teens before him. The red light shone on his metal armor, causing it to glint menacingly. "All together, we can overwhelm him!" "Uh, have you ever fought KK?" "Well, no. But I think this is the best chance we have." "Okay, lets do it." We all placed our hands together in a stack in front of us. "YEAH!" We turned around and began slowly drifting apart in separate directions. "HEY, KK! Why did you pick this place to make your last stand?" "Yeah! Face it KK, your finished!" "You've got nowhere to go!" "You might as well give up now!" cont.
KK glanced around then chuckled, "Children. Your battle tactics are pathetic." We all shared a glance then jumped at him. Essa did a side kick to the knee, while Lilly kicked the other. Simultaneously, Damian did a flying haymaker to the face. KK took an unsteady step backward, then two forward as Nexo tackled him from behind. To every ones horror though. those three steps were the only reaction to the barrage. KK smirked and lifting his hands, Essa and Damian were lifted into the air like ragdolls by an unseen force. KK made a flicking motion and the teens went flying several yard. The end of their flight met with the rock walls of the cavern. Nexo flexed his fingers open and focused into the glow in his mind. Liquid blue metal fire flowed out and hit KK . He stumbled back and grunted. Lilly pelted KK with rocks as he attempted to claw of the parietal layer of quickly solidifying hot metal. KK clawed off half of the face plate on his armor, his serious look showed though. "Two down, two to go. Join me for an extended visit won't you." "What's that supposed to mean?" Before Nexo could think or move KK threw him into the air. Nexo's thoughts raced as the ground came closer and closer. He relaxed his body to absorb most of the impact. His vision went blurry and he saw KK grab Lilly's limp body and toss it toward the others, he blinked back the darkness and saw KK's footsteps coming towards his face. His vision faded, he felt sleepy and his body felt heavy. Darkness descended.
Well, there's another chappie for ya. ;D Hope you like and hopefully I'll get the next out soon.
The strange white-blue glow of the computer washed King's face as he stared at the screen. W.A stood behind him looking over his shoulder with her arms crossed. C.W paced around behind her staring up at the roof. They had been at this for about six hours. "Blast it King, why did you have to give your agents such efficiant security? It shouldn't take six plus hours to hack a teenager's phone!" "Hey now. This is the Fourth Wall were talking about. Not some hot dog vernder's stand." King turned in his seat and frowned. "Fine, good point there. Thought I'm still not sure what to think about the Fourth Wall being kept a secret for how many years?" W.A gestured irately. "400 Last year, we had our Quadricential for the nation. But whose counting." He shrugged without looking away from the screen. "Yes, I was there actually. How much longer?" "Can't say. Anytime now." "Anything I can do to help this along?" "Yes, Be quite for a few blessed minutes." "I'll check on the equipment and vehicle." W.A walked away quickly. There were several moments of silence, then the computer beeped rapidly. "HA! It found it. Accessing now……We're in!" King leaned forward eagerly and pecked rapidly at the keyboard. "I have they're location.You ready to kick some KK C.W?" C.W paused for a moment, then rubbed his hand along his jawline, "I need a shave."
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Post by Essa Kryze on Mar 23, 2018 20:29:56 GMT
Thaddius looked out over the sweeping landscape surrounding the mountain. He closed his eyes and inhaled, the sharp fresh air stung his lungs a bit, but it felt good. He tried not to think of anything, to just enjoy the moment. But a bad feeling niggled in the back of his awareness. He had sworn to himself that he wouldn't have anything to do with his father…But here he was. He frowned his eyes opening, there was that familiar feeling. Empty, hollow. To get rid of it he practiced thinking of all the things that he had. Convincing himself he was satisfied. Almost. A soft footstep crunched on the gravel behind him. Thad spun around, then relaxed. It was only Fealon here to relieve him on watch. "Why do you feel the urge to creep up on me so quietly!" Thad snapped. Fealon blinked once, "I didn't. I just walked." "Whatever." Thad started to walk away but Fealon stepped to intercept him tapping his arm feather light. "You know, your father plans to control the whole world." Fealon whispered. His face intense with concentration. Thad felt a shiver trickle down his spine, "Yeah, so." Fealon's head tipped, the sun flashed off his glasses, his face studious and thoughtful. "So, I don't think he realizes his part in this scheme." Thad studied him warily. "He is powerful indeed, and a visionary. These things are nessicary, but ,unfortunately, not permanent. He is meerly of the pioneer species in the coming environment. But you…." Fealon's face twisted into a clever smile, "You can be so much more. You have so much potential, the potential to rise above your father in every way! More powerful than him! Better than him! Cleverer than him. Because you would be alining yourself with the winning team. Think of it. All you could ever want, and more." Thad pictured it all, the power, the glory, he would have it all, and final victory over his father for his treachery! Then he shook his head, clearing away the pictures. "Sorry Fealon as much as I dislike my father, I'm getting out. Of it all, I'm sick of being a pawn." Fealon's face turned red and twisted into a sneer for a nanosecond before it became calculating once more. "Very well. But you'll regret the choice you gave up."
"Kick some KK" Best line yet Every evil player's dream in the LOTR RP
Anyways, amazazing chaptahs! The tension iz real.
I'm glad I got away with that one. >.> Thanks! Oh, lol. I get that, even though I don't RP, I'v visited. I don't even know why I picked him to be the bad guy.
Thanks so much! :3 I'm glad it's almost over. :H
But some of you may hate me for the last chapter…..
Nexo's eyes drifted open slowly. He blinked a few times attempting to clear the blurry smears across his vision. After a few seconds his eyes cleared and he found himself stareing up at a plain white celieng. Turning his head and wincing he looked around. It felt like he had six german jazz bands in his head. His gaze fixed on the gurney a few feet to the right of him. Lilly lay upon it, still. Nexo moved to get up and check on her but found he couldn't. Lifting his head with effort he realized that KK, or one of his men had strapped him to the gurney, his hands were encased in metal balls. Letting his head fall back to the pillow with a poof he half closed his eyes and rested a few minutes. As Nexo rested his gaze wandered the room. Slowly a trickle of cold dread started to slide down his back, that steel and glass cabinet filled with bottles. A near by stainless steel table. The gurneys in a sterile white room smelling of antiseptic. Nexo's stomach dropped and felt like it had a cold stone in it as he realized where he was. "This is a lab!" "Very perceptive Nexo." Nexo hadn't heard KK come in, but he stood near the door now watching him through lidded black eyes. "Tell me, are you afraid? It's okay to admit it, most people would be." Nexo could hardly swallow. His throat was so dry it felt like sand should be pouring down it. "N n no." "Lying doesn't become you. Don't worry this operation won't even hurt enough to put you under. Quite painless." KK paced over to the far side of the other gurney, "And to help you I'll let you watch me do your friend first so you can see how safe it is." "You monser! What are you going to do to her!" Nexo strained uselessly against his tethers. KK chuckled warmly in response, "How cliche. I'm going to do what I've done many times before, and will do again when my empire rises. Such shame you other friend died before I could extract his powers as well. But to make an omelet some eggs must be broken." Kk snapped on rubber gloves and picked up a syringe filled with watery pale amber liquid from the tray. "Farewell to your little rebellion. You wouldn't have won anyway." Nexo lay sweating. Me next!
Chapter Sixteen: Normal? (Part 2!! Also, I need a life. What am I saying someone slap me, I'm on vacation!!! )
Nexo looked over at Simon. "So, what are you guys supposed to do anyway?" Simon cocked an eyebrow at him, "You mean our organization? We are supposed to enforce justice, liberty, and freedom. Those sorts of things." Nexo pondered on that for a second. "So, does it work that way really?" Simon looked very serious, "Do you want the truth?" Before Nexo could respond Essa called back, "Hey, guys. We have just arrived at KK's last known hideout." Everyone clambered out of the car and stretched. Damian leaned closer to Essa and whispered with a concerned look on his face. "Who tipped us off about this place, I thought that the boss said that they couldn't find it?" Essa shrugged slightly, "I think Fealon actually tipped them off." "Hmmm." Was all that Essa got in return. She tilted her head in his direction. "What's wrong?" Damian shrugged in reply. "Nothing yet. But I got a weird feeling that KK's got something we don't know about in here, and I always listen to my gut." Essa, smiled wryly in return. Cautiously they entered. Essa drew her weapon, then turned her head to stage whisper to the others, "Okay, the hallway goes left and right here. Lets split up. I'll take Nexo, Fealon and Simon with me. Damian you take the rest. Fealon? You tipped 'em off to this place, wanna guess which way we should go." Fealon looked up quickly, his browed creased nervously. "Perhaps it would be wise for Elliea to go left and for Damian to go right." Essa nodded, "You heard him boys, lets do it." As the groups split up Simon followed Essa slowly, then he touched Nexo's shoulder. They stopped and Simon looked deeply into Nexo's eyes, with a strange sad look. "You asked for the truth. The truth is, No one is ever “free”. True freedom...liberty, they're not about your body." He put his finger on Nexo's heart, and his voice was suddenly husky. "It about your mind. When you stop limiting yourself, well that, is where all that we know...ends." Simon turned away and went to catch up with Essa, leaving Nexo a lot to chew on.
Twenty minutes later, something seemed to be wrong. Essa and her friends entered a large, high roofed room. It seemed virtually empty. "Okay. Nothing here, lets move on." "Wait! Uh, I think we should check the place out. You never know right." Everyone looked back at Fealon surprised. Essa shrugged nonchalantly, "I guess it couldn't hurt anything. Fealon's the one who's had all the good ideas lately." Essa had holstered her weapon and they all moved towards the back wall. As they stepped closer Simon realized that there was a small door in an alcove. He turned and lifted an eyebrow and tilted his head at Nexo. Nexo shrugged and moved forward to investigate. Essa and Simon stood behind him watching to see what happened, as Nexo reached for the door handle, Simon briefly wondered where Fealon had wondered off to. At the same time as Nexo grasped the knob, there was a contemptuous laugh. They all turned and saw Fealon. He stood near the other door and sneered, the light reflected on his glasses as he tipped his head. "So. It was as KK promised, Destiny is to much to resist. You have been easy enough to handle." He moved back farther and palmed something. "I hate to leave you like this but I have other things to take care of. But because your all so good a fixing things, how about replacing the roof and walls for me, they're quite old." "You traitor!" Simon yelled, he started stalking forward, but was knocked off balance by a sudden tremor running through the entire building. Fealon smiled confidently and turned to leave, but looked back. "Oh, I almost forgot. To make sure you don't follow any time soon." He slammed the door behind him and suddenly the floor crumbled in front of the alcove. Essa screamed as the floor disappeared from under her feet. Nexo ,still close to the door and on solid ground, threw himself onto the floor and reaching out grabbed Essa's hand and Simon's. He gasped when his shoulder felt the shock of their hanging weight, for a few agonizing seconds, he strained to pull them up. Then he yelled down to them over the rumbling of the damaged building "I can't pull you up, can either of you climb up my arms?" They both shouted the negative. Nexo groaned as sweat poured off of him, "Think fast, I don't know how long I can hold you guys!" He gritted his teeth and willed the screaming muscles to hold out longer. Simon looked up at him. "You can't hold us both! Elliea is lighter than I am!" Nexo looked into the calm, resigned face of his friend. Then he realized what Simon was thinking. "NO. Don't you even think of that Simon! Don't! What are you doing!" Simon's determined eye locked onto Nexo's. "What needs to be done. Remember what I said!" Nexo gritted his teeth again and gripped his friend's wrist with everything he had, but Simon twisted his hand and slipped out of Nexo grasp. "NOOOOOO!!" A tortured yell mixed with Essa scream. But Simon was no longer in sight, only darkness hung beneath them. Nexo summoned strength with his will and jerked Essa up next to him, they lay on their backs panting, Essa shook with sobs. Quickly Nexo stood up, he wiped at his face and pulled his friend up to her feet. "Come on we have to get out before this whole place comes down!" Essa wiped at her face too and they both bolted for the outside. Grief would be saved for later.
Well. Comments and questions? More as soon as I can.
"....I see dark and feel stupid." "No. focus on something you like. Then visualize an image of that going into a doorway that leads to your consciousness." Immediately he thought of her smiling face. Inwardly he shrugged and struggled to visualize a doorway to put the image through. "Whoa!!" Suddenly as he moved through the visualized door he was surrounded by swirling thoughts, images, emotions, and the pulsing light of energy moving through his cranial mass. "What should I look for?" He addressed his friend even though he couldn't really see her. Her answer materialized into his awareness as his brain translated the sounds of her voice. "You'll know. Just look around." Thanks a lot. Very helpful. Taking a quick look around he saw nothing specifically aw-striking. So he visualized other areas of the place he was in. Then after a minute of two he saw something out of the corner of his perception that caught his attention. He moved closer to it. It appeared to be a small nodule made of blueish light. It was very bright as he beheld it and guided by instinct he visualized stimulating it. It flashed in response and folded into a flower like structure of light. Again he visualized it blooming and unfolding. It did so and like water out of a dam, liquid-y blue ran all over everything in his brain. It turned so bright and shiny in his consciousness that he opened his eyes lurching forward as he did so. "WOAH!!" What was that??!" He looked over to where his friend sat smiling. "Did I do it? I don't feel particularly different." "You did. Now your like us." "Can everyone do that?" "No. Only some." "Wow. So what's my power?" "I don't know! Try it out." Nexo hopped up and putting his hands out squeezed his eyes closed and pictured the liquid blue stuff. Lilly's surprised and delighted squeal made him open his eyes. Blue-silver fire danced on the sand as it dropped from his fingers. It burned on nothing and his effort to smother it with a pillow did nothing. After a moment it winked out and left a pile of cooling glass ,from the sand it was on, in front of their astonished faces. "Try something else." Lilly said turning to him with dancing dark blue eyes. Nexo had destroyed now he attempted to create. Picking up a near by twig he focused on it. After a moment he opened his eyes again and saw blue-silver shiny buds all over the twig ,which was encased in the same colored metal now. The delicate metal buds looked just as realistic as real ones as they pranced along the branch in varying stages of blooming some all the way opened into flowers. They both stared at it for a moment before Nexo wordlessly handed it to Lilly who examined it closely. "It's beautiful." Their gazes met in amazement for a moment. "Can Essa and Damian do things like this?" Lilly nodded, "All of us in the force can and I suspect The First and Second can too but I've never been able to prove it." They looked back at the twig. Lilly's gaze still rested on it as she spoke up quietly. "Get some rest Nexo, we're glad your on our side for this." Nexo nodded feeling tired and numb as she gestured to his sleeping bag near Damian's His head hitting the pillow was the last thing he remembered.
Time: sometime in the morning Place: same place in the desert that they were
Nexo resurfaced from his deep sleep feeling like cork bobbing in water. After a moment the fuzzy cotton balls in his brain cleared and he realized that there was something covering his eyes. Reaching up and brushing it aside he found that it was Damian's arm that had been flopped on his face on accident. Nexo stood up, stretched, rolled up his sleeping bag and threw it into the jeep they'd picked up at HQ and THEN realized he was not in his new house. He was standing in the desert with crazy powers, on a desperate mission to stop another super power baddie. He sat down hard, and tried to calm his swimming head. Who would have thought that HE, out of all the random Joe's, got to be part of this. He glanced around the camp, the others were all still fast asleep. His stomach rumbled, demanding attention from him and he turned to rummage through their supplies in an attempt to concoct breakfast. Almost thirty minutes later the smell of coffee and frying bacon beckoned the others awake. Essa sat up and shaking the sleep out of her eyes, looped her long braids up, pinned them and began putting her standard issue combat boots on. Nexo glanced down at his, grateful he could wear something over his socks finally. Lilly sat up and wandered into the tent they'd erected last night to change and brush her hair. Nexo shifted his gaze to Damian wondering how he would awaken. Moments later Damian shot up and hobbled up to the campfire. Essa turned and started at her friend's appearance. "Ah! oh, Damian....uh your hair...your face....uh..hmm." Damian blinked muttered something then turned to Nexo, who backed away in shock. "Coffeeeeeee........" "Uh sure sure!" Nexo poured him a mugful unable to look away from the sight in front of him. Damian snatched it from him and shuffled back towards his sleeping bag. "Coffeeee...." Essa and Nexo shared unnerved glances before Nexo went back to flipping the bacon. After a moment of quite Lilly bounded out of the tent and plopped down next to Essa. She glanced about taking it all in. "Wow, I didn't know Nexo could cook!" "Ha ha. I've been a bachelor for years. I can't live on pizza no matter how nice it sounds." She smirked at him, "Where's Damian?" "DON'T ASK!" Essa and Nexo both shouted simultaneously. "Oh. Okay then." Damian returned and got a second cup of coffee, this time he was all put together and her sat next to the others chatting happily. After they polished off breakfast and tidied up Essa announced that they were moving out and continuing to track Fealon. TBC.....
Well there, I made up for the delay. Hope you all enjoy and leave comments about any questions or things you want to say. Thnx.
I am good with that kind of AJKDFHJKLHzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz… That would suck. 
I can see it in my mind…please…brain squeegee. 
Best line yet 
The tension iz real. 
