Magical Strike Force S

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"If it comes down to fighting Shana... I will do it, please don't interfere with my fight unless I die. She's my sister, my only family, my blood. I will not let these people take her away from me. I am sure she'll come back to me".

 

Kai nodded whilse still working some of the controls on the ship's status board. He was trying to figure out the weapons systems.

 

"Don't worry. My battle is with the people who took her. They need to learn that what they did will lead to their deaths."

 

"They were the reason I began to collect the artifacts at such a young age. They attacked the city I lived in as a young man and left no witnesses...I was away at the time. And when I returned they had slaughtered everything."

 

Kai shook his head in an attempt to get rid of the voice in his head before turning to Terranova.

 

"Captain. Do you...feel sorry for the mage? Knowing that the only reason he sought the artifacts was to avenge his family when these people attacked the city. I can't help but...feel sorry for him. Knowing that he lost everyone...but I managed to keep Hizuni at least."

 

He banged his head against the wall.

 

I never used to think like this. I never used to feel sorry for my enemies. Why? Why do I feel sorry for the man who took everything from me? Why do I feel the need to forgive him?

[Shana]

Illya looked at Kai with a frown.

 

"I can't lie that I do feel a bit sorry for him. He had everything taken away from him but I can not condone the fact that he chose the same path that those who did it to him. He chose the path of revenge, but when you affect others and give them suffering, aren't you becoming the same thing you want to destroy? Evil only brings more evil. Killing only brings more killing", Illya said. "It's not a sin to want to do justice, but if it means becoming a monster... is it really worth it to sink that low, only to find your adversary and see yourself reflected in him?"

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"Evil only brings more evil. Killing only brings more killing. It's not a sin to want to do justice, but if it means becoming a monster... is it really worth it to sink that low, only to find your adversary and see yourself reflected in him?"

 

Kai nodded.

 

"You do make some good points, I will grant you that. But how do you know that the artifacts did not corrupt him? He had no one to help him...to get the artifacts away from him before they had established their hold on him. He had no help. From anyone."

 

He turned toward her with a thoughtful look on his face.

 

"If Shana were to attack you...and you were on the very brink of death with no chance of survival...and there was no chance of her coming back...would you hate me if I killed her before she could land the killing blow? Or if I lost control and killed her...would you hate me?"

 

His eyes narrowed dangerously.

 

"Would she hate me if I was forced to kill you through some unforseen consequence of the battle we are going to fight in a few hours?"

[SkywalkerRules]

((Okay. This is my first time doing this. Please correct me if I'm doing anything wrong, and I'll try my best to change it...))

 

Reina Wu walked the planet Planet Sigmund. She wanted to find something to do, and places to see. As an explorer, she wanted to look for adventure... excitment... a job.

 

She sighed. "Blasted life. Blasted planet! This doesn't look like it has anything! Stupid, stupid--"

 

Suddenly, Reina stumbled upon a temple. She raised her eyebrows. "Hm. Dosen't look like much, but I wonder what's inside." Before she stepped inside, she asked herself. "Wait. Do I really want to see what dangers lie ahead?" Reina had a big grin on her face. "Heck yeah!!"

 

And without thinking, the young woman ran inside.

[DrPhil2501]

"Wrap it up guys, we have another pressing situation. Shana's been kidnapped. We've received word from Commander Carrington, we're heading for Korealis. So grab that last artifact and get in your transport on the double"

 

"Copy that..." Wolf replied back in the ear piece. He deactivated his armor and glanced back at Akira. "We'll have to grab the third one before the dropship flies off without us."

 

After going through a similar phase; facing off against another Guardian droid and extracting the artifact, Wolf and Akira were heading straight for the exit... Until they spotted someone walking through the passage.

 

It was too dark to make out what was ahead. His fingers itched to grasp his revolver, incase it was a threat. As the figure walked closer, Wolf could make the outline of a girl who seemed innocent enough.

 

"...You're with FTSS?" he queried.

[CommanderQ]

((Hey Phantom, I knew we were in the temple...it was my choice of words, I meant Casm, not canyon, my bad still:) ))

 

"You alrite kid? Your shoulder looks pretty bad."

 

 

Akira stood, trying his best to get the sling of his rifle over his shoulder.

 

"It's okay, nothing serious..."

 

That was a lie, Akira knew it. The shot, after entering, had bounced from his shoulder to probably somewhere in his chest, inevitably hitting one of the main arteries. That would explain why the blood was beginning to clog his armor.

 

Akira still felt he could make it back. There, he would get assistance.

 

Wolf received a message, and he quickly complied with orders, grabbing the artifact, and they left the temple. But not before running into someone on their way out.

 

"...You're with FTSS?"

 

Akira's hand tightened around the grip of his rifle. He hoped this girl was not an enemy, they'd had enough fighting already...that and he couldn't move his wounded arm.

 

"Identify yourself...immediately."

[Shana]

"You do make some good points, I will grant you that. But how do you know that the artifacts did not corrupt him? He had no one to help him...to get the artifacts away from him before they had established their hold on him. He had no help. From anyone."

 

"You could see it in his eyes when he told his story. If he was corrupted by anything, it was his own hatred. Being all alone also didn't help the situation. But we always have a choice when we try to decide, there's always the quick choice and the right choice", Illya said.

 

"If Shana were to attack you...and you were on the very brink of death with no chance of survival...and there was no chance of her coming back...would you hate me if I killed her before she could land the killing blow? Or if I lost control and killed her...would you hate me?"

 

"If I'm about to die and there's no sign of her coming back, then she's never coming back and her soul's already gone. If you have to kill her, then I will ask you to kill me too. My purpose in this world is her. Without her, there's no point for me to go on. You always have a drive in life. For me it's her, my little sister. I have no one else. If I lose her... life is worthless", Illya said.

 

"Would she hate me if I was forced to kill you through some unforseen consequence of the battle we are going to fight in a few hours?"

 

"That won't happen, because I trust you. Besides, Shana is too kind hearted to harbor any hatred. Believe me, there's not an ounce of hate in that girl", Illya said smiling to herself.

 

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"Lady Pandora, there's a transport heading here", Alyssa reported walking over to Pandora who was standing on a hill overlooking the city.

 

"Yes, I know", Pandora replied with a solemn face.

 

"It's that fool's ship, only that kind of vessel can be that fast, and there aren't that many around since we destroyed that planet", Kreik said.

 

"Leave them be, let them come. Lord Grier said we should have fun this time", Shevlan said as Kreik and Alyssa went on their way to the labs. Shevlan stood over by Pandora.

 

"Are you experiencing anything out of the ordinary?", Shevlan asked.

 

"No", Pandora said.

 

Shevlan looked at her through the corner of his eyes, he did not face her.

 

"You think you can buy Kreik and Alyssa enough time?", Shevlan asked.

 

"Of course", Pandora said.

 

"Alright then, I leave it all to you Lady Pandora", Shevlan said as he disappeared in a black cloud.

[Ping]

((My first time doing this. If I do anything wrong, let me know))

 

 

At the Colony, Captain Aiko spotted a young man who looked like he was in his early twenties step out of a transport. He was wearing a conical straw hat, and a large black coat that hung down to his ankles. He also had a large scar going down the left side of his face. He had a jade ring tied to his hat with a red string. The man walked toward the captain.

 

"My name is Xi Ming. I'm from what you would call Unregulated Planet #97. I heard that I needed to be sent as a reinforcement somewhere?"

 

"You're going to be sent to meet with some of our mages at a place called Korealis, but you'll need to be quick if you don't want to be left behind," replied the captain.

 

Xi Ming nodded. "How quick will I have to be?"

 

"Very quick. Like I said before, you'll need to get there fast if you don't want to be left behind."

 

Xi Ming then turned away and headed back to the transport.

 

"Wait! You haven't been briefed on the mission yet," Aiko called out.

 

"I'll figure it out once I get there. I have to be quick, so I don't have time for any briefing."

 

And with that, the new FTSS member flew away toward Korealis.

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((Alright, that was a good first post Ma Ping. But controlling another character is not allowed. I think Shana might allow it though. Not really sure.))

 

"Believe me, there's not an ounce of hate in that girl."

 

I highly doubt that. Everyone has an inner darknes. It just takes the right kind of torment to bring it out.

 

Kai looked out the window at the ground which was getting closer and closer. Three figures...two of them heading away leaving the third unprotected. Take out the first two.

 

He nodded at Terranova as he walked over the hatch and pulled it open. "If you'll excuse me Captain, I believe that I have something to take care of."

 

Kai lept out of the open hatched and activated his own flight magic. At first he was worried that it would have gone dull from lack of use but that didn't seem to be the case.

 

He landed behind the two figures and watched as they entered some kind of building. It's purpose was unknown to Kai and truth be told, He really didn't care. He had other things on his mind.

 

"Dark Guardian activate."

 

The pendant flashed once. "Designation Dark Guardian does not exist. Please use the correct name in future use of this device."

 

What?

 

"What is your designation?"

 

"Device designated as Light Guardian. Due to corruption by a curse, device known as Light guardian lost control of circutry and was forced into dormancy while the curse took control of all functions. All traces of the curse have been removed. Default circuts coming back online."

 

"Alright...Light Guardian setup."

 

The device chimed once and then took the shape of his familiar sword and Kai quickly looked on as the two figures finally looked back and noticed him.

 

That's not good.

[SkywalkerRules]

"...You're with FTSS?" he queried.

 

"Identify yourself...immediately."

 

Reina was now in full view of some strangers. She cleared her throat.

 

"Um... hi. My name's Reina Wu. I, uh... I just came here to see what this Temple is all about. Plus, I don't know any... FTSS you're talkin' about." The young woman smiled. "So... what's a bunch of nice people like yourselves doing in here?"

 

She didn't know what was going on, but Reina really hoped they wouldn't open fire on her.

[CommanderQ]

"Um... hi. My name's Reina Wu. I, uh... I just came here to see what this Temple is all about. Plus, I don't know any... FTSS you're talkin' about. So... what's a bunch of nice people like yourselves doing in here?"

 

"Reina Wu?"

 

That answered the question, she was a civilian, and therefore nothing to worry about. He lowered his rifle with difficulty. Akira also noticed now that he couldn't move his fingers, and he held his shoulder tighter, as the blood was becoming more frequent, he'd have to get back to the ship soon.

 

"So, you were just exploring? Well, you should be more careful, you just walked into a Federation Operational Zone, otherwise, we just finished up a mission, a rather dangerous one. Had you come earlier, there's no telling what could've happened."

 

He walked a few steps forward, "What do you mean you don't know of the FTSS?"

[SkywalkerRules]

"So, you were just exploring? Well, you should be more careful, you just walked into a Federation Operational Zone, otherwise, we just finished up a mission, a rather dangerous one. Had you come earlier, there's no telling what could've happened."

 

Reina nodded, understanding the situation. But she didn't know she was in the middle of a Federation Operation Zone.

 

He walked a few steps forward, "What do you mean you don't know of the FTSS?"

 

The young girl shrugged. "Uh... I guess I never payed much attention to government things..."

[DrPhil2501]

"Uh... I guess I never payed much attention to government things..."

 

Wolf started to get impatient. "We dont have time to explain. This is no place for a civilian like yourself; its too dangerous."

 

He stared back at Akira. "We have to reach the drop ship, before more droids swarm the area outside the temple." he stated. He glanced back at Reina; they couldnt just leave her behind.

 

"I'm sorry, but we arent given alot of options here: you're gonna have to come with us, or else this entire place will become hunting ground against the three of us."

[Shana]

Kreik and Alyssa turned around to see Kai standing behind them.

 

"Just in time", Kreik said pointing his rapier at him. "Carry on Alyssa, this won't take long".

 

Alyssa grinned and then left the scene entering the building.

 

"Well, I guess congratulations are in order, you finally defeated that piece of trash. You know how I know? That hate inside you, I can feel it. But then again he wasnt really that powerful to begin with, he was weak, too weak. And judging from the looks of it, you didn't kill him which makes you weaker than him. Don't you realize the only way to save people is to destroy the root of the problem? It's like this, take war for example, it is only natural that one kills the enemy soldiers but also their wives, children, relatives, everyone so that hatred is not harbored and stop the chance of that hatred excalating into conflict in the future. What makes you think the mage won't escape and come to bother you again? How about this time, instead of just killing your sister, he kills all your new friends?".

 

Kreik smirked at the sight of Kai.

 

"Now that the curse has been lifted from your device, I am interested to know how far you can go. I won't kill you today, I have a feeling you and I are destined to fight. No other has proven to be a worthy adversary. Show me your strength!", Kreik said as he teleported to Kai's side and activated his magic.

 

"Lightning Strike!", Kreik yelled as bolts of lightning shot towards Kai.

 

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Illya settled down the ship on the cliff overlooking the laboratory. She stepped out and saw a young woman of gray hair standing before her. Even with these little differences, she was able to tell the one before her was Shana.

 

"Shana?", Illya asked her.

 

"I am Pandora, the executioner. You must be Captain Terranova, the legendary enforcer who at the age of 9 performed a full drive attack and stopped a powerful mage who had been a former agent of the Federation", Pandora said. "I... feel something strange when I see you. I can't supress this girl as much as I try. And so I will proceed to kill you before she can come out. That way, her hands will be drenched in your blood."

 

Illya readied her staff.

 

"You know inside your heart you don't want to do this. I know because it's Shana's heart. Even now, with all the pain she must be feeling, she is still fighting against you. You will not win the fight, not against her", Illya said.

 

Pandora smirked and launched herself towards Illya locking her sword against her staff. Illya then realized Queen's Heart had transformed into the sword, it wasn't the staff that Shana always used.

 

A new form perhaps?, Illya thought to herself but kept her mind on the battle. Illya was sent flying backwards and stopped herself. She binded Pandora and looked over at her.

 

"Holy Light Buster!", Illya said and fired towards Pandora who broke the binds just in time to escape.

 

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Juno ran inside the temple to look for Wolf and Akira and found both of them with a civilian girl.

 

"Let's go boys, take the girl with you, it's not safe here, we'll have the federation take care of her once we're finished in Korealis. Can you fight girl?", Juno asked.

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"Now that the curse has been lifted from your device, I am interested to know how far you can go. I won't kill you today, I have a feeling you and I are destined to fight. No other has proven to be a worthy adversary. Show me your strength!"

 

"You wish to see my strength? You wish to see the power that I now hold? Fine. It's going to be the last thing you'll ever see."

 

Kai looked down at his pendant which was glowing with a soft silver light.

 

Theres no way I'll be able to match him in my current form. One of us will die this day and It won't be me.

 

"Berserker form activate."

 

Kai's hair shot back down to his shouler and his eyes turned a solid silver color instead of the red color he was used to. His muscles expanded to five times their normal mass.

 

He stared at the fencer with calm, fearless eyes.

 

I never had this much power...not even when I lost control. Would it be so bad if I lost control? Unleashed every bit of power I had? No...not yet.

 

"The biggest Mistake you made...was leaving me alive at the colony. You should have killed me when you had the chance."

 

"Lightning Strike!"

 

"Cannon mode! Infinty shot!"

 

Kai's sword shifted into it's cannon form and fired just as the lightning attack was about to hit him. The shot went straight through and nearly hit the fencer who jumped back out of the way.

[SkywalkerRules]

"I'm sorry, but we arent given alot of options here: you're gonna have to come with us, or else this entire place will become hunting ground against the three of us."

 

Reina nodded. "Sure. I'll come with you guys." She was confused as to what was going on. But she had to stay calm, no matter the situation.

 

"Let's go boys, take the girl with you, it's not safe here, we'll have the federation take care of her once we're finished in Korealis. Can you fight girl?", Juno asked.

 

The young woman nodded hesitately. "Um... yeah. I can fight." She smiled nervously.

[CommanderQ]

"Let's go boys, take the girl with you, it's not safe here, we'll have the federation take care of her once we're finished in Korealis."

 

 

Akira moved forward, "Okay, let's move!"

 

He grabbed Reina by the arm to get her moving at their pace.

 

Which was a bad idea. He used his bad arm to do the grabbing.

 

Akira immediately recoiled and gasped, holding his injured arm as it began to throb again. What was he thinking, doing that?

 

"Sorry...."

 

He instead used his other arm to motion for her to follow.

[SkywalkerRules]

After she was grabbed by the man, Reina ran as fast as she could too. These guys looked like they meant business. So in order for her not to get yelled at, Reina followed.

 

Suddenly, she could see that the man's arm was hurt. Badly. "Sorry...."

 

Reina nodded. "It's okay. Are you gonna be all right, sir?"

[CommanderQ]

"It's okay. Are you gonna be all right, sir?"

 

Akira looked at his arm and then back at Reina.

 

"I.....I....I think I'll be fine...just gotta make it back...oh, and don't sir me, I'm not an officer."

 

He quickened his pace, despite his injury.

[DrPhil2501]

As they caught up with Juno, the four of them reached the exit and breathed the outside air. The dropship was just ahead.

 

"We got what we came for; now lets get off this rock of a planet." he holstered his gun and walked across the field filled with broken battle droids. He stepped onto the ramp of the ship, and sat in one of the buckled seats.

[Shana]

Juno waited on the transport so everyone would strap in. Once they had done so the transport docked inside the Altaria and went full speed towards Korealis.

 

"We are to provide support to everyone on the labs and stop any force that tries to take the artifacts inside. Remember hostages have priority", Juno said and looked towards Reina. "We might need your help, for now we'll just make you a federation temporary agent, follow Wolf and Akira very closely".

 

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Kreik looked over at Kai and smirked.

 

"Was that supposed to impress me? I could practicaly blocked that with my pinky", Kreik said as he began charging up his attack. His body was giving off an infernal aura, pure darkness, the kind that felt like your soul would leave your body by simply looking at it.

 

"Hope your ready for this, don't disappoint me", Kreik said. "Demonic Blaze!"

 

A pentagram was formed in the sky and several arrow shaped orbs began to rain from it giving off the same kind of aura that Kreik was.

 

"Watch it, since it's poison. It weakens your linker core, you know what it is right? That part of you that allows you to fuel the magic", Kreik said.

 

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Pandora looked over at Illya and grinned.

 

"That kind of blast won't have any effect on me. You got anything else?", Pandora asked her with clear sarcasm in her voice.

 

Illya took a step back.

 

"It's that time then... Buster form", Illya said and her device confirmed.

 

"Buster three!", Illya said and 4 device clones appeared over her.

 

"Holy Light...", Illya said as she prepared it. Pandora simply smirked and launched herself towards her but she was suddenly stopped. Pandora realized at that moment that it wasn't because she was binded. Her body simply would not move.

 

I won't let you hurt Illya, Pandora heard in her head, it was Shana now that had joined the battle.

 

Why do you do this? Why do you resist? These people will turn their backs on you, just like they did to me. Nothing is left in the multiverse but death to all who oppose us, Pandora said in her head.

 

I don't know your story, but killing innocents is not the way. Even if you seek revenge, aren't you turning into exactly what you are fighting against? What's the point if you loose yourself?, Shana said.

 

But... I... I didn't want this... I didn't want to be evil... but I just don't know any other way, Pandora said.

 

Then let me help you, allow me to help you, we can do this, together, Shana replied.

 

How can I know I can trust you?, Pandora asked.

 

Have a little faith ok?, Shana said and Pandora grinned, her expression softened when doing this.

 

Alright, you have my trust, and my power will add to yours as unison, Pandora said.

 

And I welcome it, Shana said.

 

"Buster!", Illya said effectively hitting Pandora and sending her flying back. Illya stood there for a moment and ran over to find Shana's body on the ground, her form once again her own. Illya took her in her arms and lifted her.

 

Kai, Shana is safe, I'll be there to help you in a moment, Illya said in her head so Kai would hear.

[Ping]

After his journey through space, Xi Ming landed at Korealis. Hope I didn't miss the party, he thought. Just as he stepped out of the transport, he saw a shape in the sky - looked like a pentagram to him - appear for a few moments and then disappear. Looks like I haven't missed the party after all. Ming then ran off toward where the shape used to be.

[Chevron 7 locke]

(( Ma ping. I don't think you were supposed to get here this fast. I thought you were heading there with Shana's crew. And I'd like it if you stayed out of this battle."

 

"Was that supposed to impress me? I could practicaly blocked that with my pinky"

 

Kai narrowed his eyes and growled deep in his throat. His pendant began to flash rapidly.

 

"I won't let you hurt...some of the people that I've started to care about so much...I don't know why I'm starting to care...but I am."

 

The pendant began to fuse with his arm and he shouted in pain as it fully merged.

 

His eyes turned a solid black color and his muscles expanded to ten times their normal mass as his hair turned silver and went down past his waist. A wave of Dark Magic covered him as he continued to transform.

 

"Demonic Blaze!"

 

The wave of magic that was covering Kai took the opportunity to blast out from his body in a shockwave that leveled everything within a mile of the battle and disipated the attack that was heading for him before it could hit.

 

Kreik was sent flying through the air and he slammed into the labratory walls and was being pushed hard enough against them he was leaving an imprint on the walls.

 

Kai grinned a demonic grin that sent shivers down Kreik's back.

 

And the next thing he knew Kai was right left to him. Attempting to pull his arms off.

 

Kai could hear the bones snapping in protest as he contined to pull as hard as he could.

 

Finally growing tired of the fun he was having, Kai simply grabbed him and threw him face first into the wall and then let his unmoving body hit the floor.

 

Out cold. Kill the other one

 

Kai, Shana is safe, I'll be there to help you in a moment.

 

One down. Kill it when you see it. Going after the other one. Kai transmited back.

 

He ran into the Labratory after the other one.

[Ping]

((Well, my character did go personally, if you read my earlier post. I can delete my post if you want.))

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((No! I thought you were traveling with the others, I wasn't aware that your character had his own ship. But I would appreciate if you would stay out of the battle.))