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Post by Master Psychic on Oct 22, 2019 16:01:10 GMT
Zeno turned to Theseus, looking him up and down as if he was studying him closely.
"...Okay." Zeno said as he backed off.
Hercule sighed in relief as he turned to Theseus.
"Thanks man." Hercule said.
"Did you do something bad, bud?" Faramond asked, raising an eyebrow as he stood next to the woman wearing the brown cloak.
"A long story not worth re-telling." Hercule sighed.
Garmath nodded at Theseus while Izanami's expression did not change.
"...Pleasure. Now that all of us are here, let's get down to the business at hand, we don't have a lot of time." Izanami said.
Hikrat folded his arms as he turned his gaze from Theseus to Hercule.
"So, this is your crew? I'm not sure whether I should be enthusiastic or worried. Are you certain you can trust their abilities to pull this off? This is my Universe these thugs are messing with and I want to know if I can count on your team's strength to take them on." Hikrat said.
"I can assure you that they are capable enough of battling whoever we will have to face. I tested them out myself and I have no doubt that I made the right choice in selecting them." Hercule said with crossed arms and a serious tone to indicate that he wasn't kidding around.
"Hm, I guess we'll soon find out if you are right. Before we begin, how much do any of you know about our Universe and us the Omnipotents?" Hikrat asked the Royal Guard.
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Post by IDEK on Oct 22, 2019 16:32:45 GMT
"We know a fair bit about it." Diana said, "I made sure to read up on it as soon as we were chosen for the mission. However, I personally found the files... lacking. There was far more information concerning the Omnipotents than there was about the universe, so I would still appreciate a bit of a run-down on how things are around here, just in case."
Theseus stood ever so slightly straighter behind her at the 'lacking' comment.
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Post by Master Psychic on Oct 22, 2019 16:57:41 GMT
Hikrat did not look surprised.
"Thought so. Iknaa, will you do the honors?" Hikrat asked, raising his hand.
Iknaa nodded as she moved towards a red curtain on the left wall, grabbing onto the curtain and moved it aside, revealing a hieroglyph of a large crown with 12 symbols above it
A sand gourd, crystal, a green deadly cloud, a silhouette on their knees begging, a pentagram, two twin snakes wrapped around each other, a corpse, a cockroach, a ancient vase, air, pyramid and...long hair.
"Long ago, when Universe 0 fell and the crests of the first Omnipotents were launched into the sky, the crest of this world, the crest of Majesty, landed in our Universe along with Horus's corpse which was reanimated by Necromancy and was mummified, it's task was to protect the crest of Majesty in Horus's tomb, underneath the tomb is the world's core. The elements split to various temples and each person who became a Omnipotent travelled a long way to each temple located in the four cardinal points to earn the gifts of Horus through a long prayer, those who were worthy to use his gifts were blessed by Horus. Before Lord Hikrat, the previous pharaoh was Lord Darius, who put most of his effort into subjugating the South, West and East to prevent enemies from invading his village and usurp his throne, make examples out of anyone who dared to cross him." Iknaa explained.
Iknaa looked up at the green cloud and the ancient vase.
"Luckily, two who already gained their gifts worked against him in secret and succeeded in dethroning him, Asime, the captain of the guards who later became Sekami, Omnipotent of Sickness and Setam, the pharaoh's vizier who became Kamest, the Omnipotent of Artefacts. With a open spot to the throne, there were two candidates, Hikrat and Etanfe and Hikrat won the throne, I became his advisor years later after the tournament he participated in. The Omnipotents are separated in the four lands ruled by Sultans, we dedicated our lives to make great use of Horus's elements so they wouldn't go to waste, our lives were given a purpose and made good use of our powers. For instance, I use my power to execute criminals and traitors, Houdini uses his to enchant weapons, Haji...and his 'tricks', Kaam has eternal youth and rules the East alongside the sultan Lotus, Hasina protects the insects, Sekami quit his job and started healing people of their ilnesses and diseases and Kamest created many artefacts to help the world but unfortnately, most people wanted to use the arfefacts for selfish desires. Before he died, his latest creation, the seven Orbs of Fulfilment, were launched into the sky and separated while one remained here on Earth but it was taken by the Neonytian woman named Cleopatra who was married to the Sultan of the West who was murdered by Anubis. After his death, Cleopatra fled with her dragon guardian and we don't know where she could be with the orb right now, she might be searching for them as we speak." Iknaa said.
"...Wait, dragons can become guardians?" Dietz asked, tilting his head in confusion.
"Sure, regardless of whether you are a man, woman, child, creature or whatever, anyone has the potential of becoming a guardian by their own choice or someone else's choice." Faramond added.
"Yeah, well when I'll see a Neonyte actually becoming a guardian, we shall put a pin to that theory for the time being." Dietz deadpanned.
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Post by IDEK on Oct 22, 2019 17:01:38 GMT
"Who's to say one already hasn't?" Theseus asked.
"It'd probably be unfair if a neonyte became a guardian. We've got so many powerful abilities as soon as we're born after all, we don't need the extra boost." Diana offered.
"Ignoring that, please, continue." Erinye nodded.
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Post by Master Psychic on Oct 22, 2019 17:24:36 GMT
"Right. The Orbs of Fulfillment, when brought together, summon a entity known as Geb, who can grant any wishes without limits, whether it's to bring people back to life, control the fate of other people, become immortal or simply wish for complete annihilation, it can give you anything your heart desires. But the wishes aren't infinite, you only have three wishes available to ask of the genie, depending on how many wishes are used, the orbs will lose their power and they won't be usable for atleast three years, it takes a lot of power to grant these wishes." Iknaa explained.
"Well, atleast that way, no one will be able to abuse the power of the orbs for eternity so that makes it fair. But why split them in different parts of the cosmos instead of leaving them on Earth if Kamest wanted someone to use the orbs?" Hercule asked.
"Our land is filled with deceivers and treacherous folks, Kamest figured that perhaps whatever life is out there beyond the stars could need these orbs more than we do and perhaps one day someone with a kind heart will gather the orbs and use them for good reasons. The six orbs probably made their way to other planets at this point and Garmath confirmed to us that the survivors from F2 are after those orbs, which is probably why they killed those people from F11 and took the robotic head so they can search for the orbs without blindfolds. Whatever intentions they have, they're probably not good. We lack the means to travel to other planets but perhaps you six can find the orbs and stop F2 and Cleopatra from what they are planning to do with Geb." Iknaa said.
"So, we're in for a long treasure hunt in different parts of the Universe. When we get back to the ship, I'll have the scanners search for the planets the orbs ended up. Ugh, this would be easier if the dude just shoved the genie into a lamp like in most egyptian movies instead of having to go through the trouble of flying around back and forth for 7 glowy balls while dealing with groups of assholes coming at us at the same time, this is gonna be a pain in the ass." Dietz sighed.
"I'm pretty sure that Geb would suffocate if it got shoved into something as small as a ordinary lamp." Iknaa said with a roll of her eyes, almost scoffing at the idea.
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Post by IDEK on Oct 22, 2019 17:43:05 GMT
"Geb must be a pretty big guy, then." Diana commented.
"Thank you for debriefing us." Theseus nodded, "This will all be of great help."
"Have you happened to hear anything about the Space Pirates?" Bacchus asked. "We've received word that they were heading to this universe for the same reason, but haven't received any confirmation that they've arrived yet."
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Post by Master Psychic on Oct 22, 2019 18:07:58 GMT
"No. If the orb was still on Earth, they probably would of made their presence known if they wanted the orbs for themselves, you will probably encounter them anyways when you get to wherever the rest of the set are." Hikrat shrugged.
"We'll have a big series of battles ahead of us with all these groups racing to the orbs. Do we get any extra people to help us out in this mission?" Hercule asked, looking at Hikrat, Garmath and Zeno.
"My element isn't useful in combat and Zeno can't risk his life in dangerous battles especially since he is the future leader of Heiwa. But, Izanami will assist you, she is after F2 herself." Garmath said.
After calling her name, Izanami lowered her arms and walked to the Royal Guard, looking up at Hercule with furrowed brows.
"As much as it pains me to work alongside enemies that I fought before in the past, I'm willing to let what happened before slide because we have a common goal this time. I have history with the assassins of F2 and I know what they are capable of, you will need my help if you want to succeed in stopping them. But make no mistake, this cooperation is temporary, this doesn't mean we'll become besties for life, you got it?" Izanami asked.
"Don't worry, The thought of you being invited to my wedding never crossed my mind." Hercule said with one fist placed on his hip.
"I'll give this bitch three days before she drops her Tsundere act and reveals to us how emotionally vulnerable she is, I doubt she is as tough as she wants us to believe." Dietz whispered to the other members.
"With Minkah's element spreading itself out and affecting the souls of the people who passed away, you will need a Summoner who also happens to be a Guardian. Now it's time for you to introduce yourself." Hikrat said, looking at the cloaked woman.
"Oh, r-right." The woman nodded.
She put her hands on her hood and lowered it down, revealing her face.
The woman looked young, she had brown eyes, a black star tattoo'd on her forehead, straight brown chocolate hair with her long hair split into 6 plaited ponytails covered in beads. She turned to face the group.
"My name is Nephthys, I'm a Summoner and also the Guardian of Summoning. I have experience when it comes to the angry souls of the dead and I can give you helpful tips on how to fight them and perhaps show you what I can do...I...I hope we can work together and do our best." Nephthys mumbled silently, looking at the ground.
"Hey now, hey now, you can do better than that, you are a guardian just like me, you need to be more confident, don't make them think you are scared or something, they won't bite." Faramond grinned as he forcefully patted Nephthys on the back, almost knocking her on the floor.
"Ugh, okay! I hope we can work together and do our best!...Was that good?" Nephthys asked, looking nervous.
"...Eh, it could of been better." Faramond shrugged.
"...Oh." Nephthys sighed, blushing out of embarrassment.
"...And we have her opposite counterpart, this is gonna be fun." Dietz whispered to the others.
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Post by IDEK on Oct 22, 2019 18:29:01 GMT
"Sometimes you just have to work with people who don't like you that much." Theseus whispered back to Dietz. "It's a part of life."
"Well." Diana said, opting to completely ignore Izanami and walk up to Nephthys. "It's very nice to meet you, Nephthys. My name is Diana Landebert! It looks like we'll be working together for a bit, huh?"
Meanwhile, Erinye was looking at Izanami with heavy eyelids.
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Post by Master Psychic on Oct 22, 2019 18:35:58 GMT
"Yes, of course. I...never fought alongside a Neonyte before or travelled to...space. It should be a interesting experience, I suppose." Nephthys, trying her best to smile.
Izanami din't seem bothered by Diana ignoring her before she looked at Erinye.
"Do you have something to say?" Izanami asked.
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Post by IDEK on Oct 22, 2019 18:41:56 GMT
"...You have history with F2?" Erinye asked. "..Do you mind if I ask, about that history?"
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Post by Master Psychic on Oct 22, 2019 18:46:46 GMT
Izanami closed her eye, inhaling.
"...When Hanzo was still around, I happened to be involved with F2's schemes but after the incident with Chuo Omesata, I left on my own terms. We were teammates once...that's all you need to know." Izanami said before looking the other way around.
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Post by IDEK on Oct 22, 2019 18:49:19 GMT
"..So you would know about their members, due to working alongside them?" Erinye pondered. "That makes sense."
Bacchus looked over to her, his scythe resting against his back. "Then it's a good thing we've got you with us."
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Post by Master Psychic on Oct 22, 2019 18:57:40 GMT
Izanami simply nodded.
"We should probably get going before either one of these groups make it to the orbs first." Izanami said as she headed towards the door.
"Okay, before the rest of us go, do we need to know anything else about the Orbs, Geb or did anyone happen to have these any of the orbs besides the one on Earth?" Hercule asked the others in the room.
"...Hm, wait, now I just remembered. Kamest had a old friend, he was...archeologist, I think, his name is Majin Akuma, he had one of the orbs with him but we haven't seen him for a long while, he might not even be on this planet for that matter." Hikrat said.
"How does the fucker look like?" Dietz asked.
"He has red eyes, a small goatee and a fez...atleast from what I remember." Hikrat shrugged.
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Post by IDEK on Oct 22, 2019 19:18:10 GMT
"...Anything.. else?" Erinye asked, squinting. "Just in case he took his fez off since you last saw him?"
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Post by Master Psychic on Oct 22, 2019 19:23:23 GMT
"The color of his hair is black and it was long, I think. But that's all I can remember." Hikrat finished.
"Okay, we'll keep that in mind when we'll try to find the guy on one of the planets...assuming he might still be alive, if it's been that long since you last saw him." Hercule said.
"Please be sure to give us an update on the situation when you find one of the orbs or encounter F2, Cleopatra and those pirates." Garmath suggested.
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