Apocalypse II: Earth's Guardians Unite (The BA Heroes)

[Hero]

OoC: If Anyone reads this quest it is for "The BA Heroes" only. In this thread, the mortal enemy of Krayt returns from oblivion to destroy the Sytonian and his home planet, Earth, once again. Lets make this quest a good one!

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BiC:

Krayt stood by the tavern, awaiting his team that he had called. This time the world was in trouble once again! His old nemesis, Apocalypse had been brought back from Oblivion. The message Krayt had recieved from his departed parents was troubling. Krayt had finished Apocalypse! He had left him to die in that explosion! How could he have lived through something like that!?

Krayt kept replaying the message in his head:

Son...Apocalypse has been revived from Hell. He is returning to earth as I send you this message. Be warned, he is much more powerful, and he has changed very much. He seeks revenge, and he plans to send the Earth straight to Hell! You must stop this at all costs! Unite your allies, Apocalypse will not be defeated by just you this time...

The Sytonian tried to keep calm, but knowing of the impending doom was enough for even him to shake! Just as Krayt began to think of a plan, he was interrupted by a familiar voice:

"Hey Ultraman, whats up?"

Krayt turned to see Deadeye walking towards him.

"Good your here. Where are the others?" Krayt asked.

"Relax bud, they'll be here! You said it was urgent, and it involved all of their lives! Im sure they will show!" Deadeye said trying to calm Krayt down.

"So whats the news anyway?" Deadeye asked.

"I will tell you as soon as everyone arrives. For now we wait..." Krayt said as he continued to stare off into space.

OoC: Okay I will tell how Apocalypse was revived later, and Im sorry this is short, but its just an introduction. Here is a link to the previous quest, in case you dont know whats going on:

Apocalypse:Through Mortal Eyes

Just post how you recieve Krayts message, and how you find Krayt, okay? (I know I have a bad habit of leaving short posts, but Im in a hurry!)

[Ti-Link]

OoC: Vitros is in the house!

BiC: Vitros had recieved a message not long ago telling him it was urgent, and of all people telling him this, it was a message from Krayt.

The warrior knew that if Krayt needed his help, he would be there to help him out. After all, he was sure that Krayt had saved his life many times. Time to pay up his dept.

Vitros soared through the air, looking below for his friend, and maybe Deadeye if he got the message too. But more than likely, those two are always beside each other. The warrior finally spotted them both near a tavern. Not where he expected to find them, but that didn't matter right now. Vitros quickly teleported behind Krayt and tapped him on the shoulder, "Hey you called?", but just as he said this, Krayt wheeled around and punched Vitros directly in the jaw, making him jerk to the side.

Krayt was shocked and wide-eyed. "Oh, sorry. Didn't know it was you.", he spoke placing his hand on the warrior's shoulder.

Vitros poped his jaw into place. "Eh, no problem. So, what was this urgent news?", Vitros asked in a worried voice.

[Shiekan_Lord09]

OoC: Lyraxus is here............wow, that was corny.

BiC:
Lyraxus was meditating in a seculded area in a wooded area. He was thinking of his past and how he was going to face future. Then he heard the beeping of his comm. link. He pressed the button and a voice began to speak, "Greeting Lyraxus, my name is Krayt, and I am the defender of Earth. I have heard about you through the "Grape Vine" and figured your skills would be most needed for our current cause. For more information, meet me in the location I have sent you.......Oh, and don't worry, I know you are blind so I had the directions voice automated. Krayt out..." As soon as the transmission ended, Lyraxus's comm. link began giving him the direction to the meeting point.

Lyaxus traveled for two days straight when he finally arrived to the location. The air he breathed seemed to be heavy and the smell of technology was thick. He then felt the presence of three other beings. He approched them and said "Which one of you is Krayt?". "I am" replied a stern voice, " And you must be Lyraxus, glad to see you made it here Ok. This is Deadeye and Vitros. They too are helping in this quest. I will fill you in on more once the rest arrive." Lyraxus nodded and turned to go meditate while they waited for the rest of the team to arrive."

OoC: Ok, there it is. Sorry it was not some epic post, I figured I would wait till later to bust one of those out. And its 12:36 am and I got of of work not to long ago, so Im not in the best of thinking modes. But I wanted to get my post in!......and I did.........so yea......

[=Zack=]

Zack made his way down the crusty road toward the small tavern. With every step he drew closer to his destination. He had been traveling for a whole day without food or water to arrive at this surprise meeting. He was training in a wood that was very far from the tavern, perfecting his use of his Spiritual Energy. He had received a letter summoning him to this little establishment outside a small village. As he approached the old wooden door, he noticed a nice, fresh looking stable outside loaded with magnificent horses. He pushed the door open to a room of men, one of which looked his age.

"Ah, Zack. You've arrived," said Krayt dully. Zack knew whatever it was it was very serious. Zack looked around the room; it was rather quiet.

"So, let's get this party started!" roared Zack.

OoC: Sorry for being so small, but now that everyone is here, let's get on with the plot.

[TAB]

OoC: Begging your pardon, TML, but I haven't posted yet...
Tacheon Black has arrived.

BiC:

Tacheon rested in a stone cabin that he had made the day before. It provided a pleasant view, being on the mountainside, with birds singing a beautiful cacophony of peace, trees swaying in the barely present breeze, and the occasional fox that would trot by, staring at the heaping stack of pancakes next to Tacheon longingly. Every time one came by, making sure it wasn't the same fox, Tacheon would throw it a pancake. He liked foxes.

The peace of Nature combined with pancakes was broken when a hawk's screech came from the roof of his abode. The bird of prey then swooped down and lighted upon his shoulder, dropping a letter that was previously secured in its beak.

Dear Tacheon, it read,

I know that we haven't kept much in touch recently, but I have a matter of... great importance, to say the least, that I would like to talk to you about. Would you be so kind as to meet me at the tavern where first we met, long ago? I don't want to sound like I'm reminiscing, because you of all people should know that I am not a nostalgic kind of person. I am simply speaking in general terms in case this letter should fall into... unfriendly hands.

Sincerely,
Krayt

The bird nipped at his ear, and he felt warm blood trickling down.

P.S. The bird might be hungry. It likes pancakes.

Tacheon sighed, and handed the pancake to the bird. He stood up, grabbed his best walking stick and traveler's cloak, and hit the road.

[Hero]

OoC: Everyone loves Pancakes yes? Oh and Shiekan_Lord09, Im sorry but your post was too funny! "I know your blind so I had it voice activated" Anyway onwards to the quest! (FYI Anyone has permission to control my characters, but try to keep a limit when speaking for Krayt, okay?)

BiC:

Krayt turned to see all of his allies sitting around chatting with each other. Everyone had arrived except for Tacheon. Just as Krayt started to inquire to the whereabouts of his friend, Tacheon came trotting into the tavern.

"Right, glad you all are here" Krayt said, with a little bit of worry in his voice.

"As you may not know," Krayt continued.

"We are in grave danger! I dont just mean us in paticular, I mean the whole world!" Krayt said as he slammed his fist onto the table, accidentally breaking off a large chunk.

Deadeye was a startled at Krayts behavior, but replied with a question anyway.

"So uh...Boss," Deadeye started

"Just call me by name name," Krayt replied.

"Right, uh, what exactly do you mean?" Deadeye asked.

"I mean there is a dangerous man named Apocalypse who has been revived oblivion. He plans to annihilate this planet, and hopefully along with me as well! However what I want to know is what brought him back, and how do we stop him!?" Krayt replied rather loudly.

Two men looked over their shoulders and shook their heads, as if Krayt was talking crazy.

"So what do you need us for?" Vitros asked.

"I need you guys not only because I cannot defeat him alone, but also because I feel as if there is something more going on here that is bigger then all of us put together!" Krayt answered.

"Id say our first objective is to find out whats going on....Does anyone have any ideas on what we should do, or where we should go?" Krayt asked....

OoC: Okay someone decide the first course of action, I dont want everyone here to think Im in total control!

[TAB]

OoC: Aye, but Hero, aren't you in control?

BiC:

The atmosphere had grown considerably denser since Krayt seemed to have lost control of the situation.

"Anyone?" Krayt begged.

"Actually, I think that we're looking at this all wrong. Instead of considering what we could do, because that has limitless possibilities, we should be looking at what we shouldn't do. We should not just sit here doing nothing, but on the other hand, we shouldn't rush headlong into battle, either. I don't know..." the bartender walked over to Tacheon, and whispered something very quietly.

Tacheon sat there in deep thought for several moments. The bartender wrung her hands nervously, her teeth close to drawing blood from her lips. The others sat around staring at him, nervously, curiously. They knew that what he said next would be deep, profound, and important. Tacheon looked at the bartender again. "I guess I'll have a vodka, on the rocks, with a twist of lemon," he muttered, the the atmosphere lightened considerably.

Right when he was about to speak again, the door to the tavern burst open, and twin blades gleamed off the afternoon sun outside.

"This is as far as you go," a gruff voice said.

[Λύσις]

OoC: The newest Hero, Kartaikian Stormcloud, has been summoned.



BiC:

The wind rushed at Kartaikian Stormcloud as he rode Stormrider over the grassy plains and small rolling hills of wherever he was. He wasn't going anywhere in particular, just away from where he'd been. He galloped through a small stream, sending icy water up into his face. Stormrider didn't slow though, he just kept on going.

Eventually they stopped, in an old, broken down village. No one lived there anymore except rats, and most of the buildings were rotten and flat on the ground. Who knew what had happened here? Not Kartaikian, and he didn't care. He sat down on a small hill, and looked up into the cloudy sky.

Suddenly he heard a small, high pitched sound. It was gone as quick as it had come, but he recognized it right away. It was a small crystal he'd been given once as a gift, commonly called a "scrying amulet" although it couldn't actually...scry. It could only send sound over distances, rather than images, and only from the present. Anyone with another scrying amulet could contact him, as long as they knew his name.

Kartaikian found the scrying amulet, a small blue crystal bound to a silver chain as a necklace. He soon heard the voice on the other end.

"Did...did that work? Kartaikian Stormcloud! Kartaikian? I guess...I guess that worked. Do you think it worked, Deadeye?"

"Just speak! We don't have all day!"

"Okay, okay...fine. Uh...anyway.... Boy this feels rather...awkward. I feel like I'm trying to be a wizard, or a witch or a sorcerer...I-"

"Speak!"

"Right, of course, of course. It's me, Krayt. You can hear me right? I don't know how to use this thing exactly...anyway, I need you to come to my location...Earth...you can track this crystal right? I hope so. The Earth is in...grave danger. Just come...quickly. Uhh...Krayt out."

"Is that it? Did it work?"

"I don't know. I guess we can hope he shows up, right? I don't remember how to stop the transmission though. Oh...right...uhh... Cease!"

The crystal stopped glowing and the voices stopped. Grave danger...and they needed Kartaikian to help stop it? If they would bother to summon him all the way from his world to theirs, then it must be important. With nothing better to do, Kartaikian took up the request.

"Come on Stormrider we have...grave danger to attend to," Kartaikian said.

He led the horse out to a clear, flat area of land. Now, Kartaikian himself had no actual magical skill, but he did happen to have a few artifacts that he used from time to time. This particular one is what would allow him to travel into the same Universe as Krayt and the rest of Earth.

It was a long, gold, chain. He spread it out on the ground in a large circle, and both he and Stormrider stood in it. At the end of the chain was a small ruby red crystal, which he removed from the chain and spoke to it, saying, "Earth, Krayt!" along with an activation word in the Ancient Language. The chain lit up bright, and a sudden flash of light burned the entire circle of grass that the chain encompassed. Kartaikian and his horse were nowhere to be seen.


Back at the tavern, the gathering of Heroes was facing someone holding two bright blades, who'd just entered the building. The Sun being outside, the man was seen in silhouette, making him hard to identify. Before anyone could say anything though, someone pushed by whoever it was, ruining the drama of the situation. "Excuse me," said whoever it was who'd just pushed in. Also seen in silhouette, the newcomer looked around and spotted Krayt and his gang. He walked up to them, revealing himself as none other than Kartaikian Stormcloud. "You summoned me?" he asked.

[Hero]

OoC: Everyone loves comic releaf know? Yes Tacheon, I am sort of in control because I started the quest, but that doesnt mean you guys cant put your own story in here!

"Okay punk, I dont know you think you are, but no one shoves me, and NO ONE ruins my dramatic moments!" The figure yelled to Kartaikian.

"Kartaikian Stormcloud, its been awhile. Glad you joined us," Krayt announced, motioning for him to step forward.

"THATS IT!" The figure yelled. He then shoved Stormcloud over, and began to walk through the group. Everyone stared at the man, ready to attack, but the man stopped right in front of Krayt.

"Okay Mr Hero, apparently you dont know who I am!" The gruff talking man said.

"Cant say that I do," Krayt replied.

"Lets put it this way, when it comes to my line of work....payment is always worth dyin for!"

"EVERYONE ATTACK NOW" Deadeye screamed as he dashed forward and tackled the man to the floor. However the man was ready, he drew out one of his blades and sliced at the grounded Deadeye, But The archer was too quick, and easily dodged the mans attack.

"Okay boys, time to bring em down!" The man screamed out the door.

Suddenly a large group of rough looking thugs entered the room.

"Get ready to fight!" Krayt yelled as he shoved the table out of his way, and through the wall...

OoC: Time to fight!

[Λύσις]

Well...that was the last thing Kartaikian had expected. He hadn't been here five minutes, and already he was on the floor, in the middle of an attack? He quickly scooted away from the fray and knocked a table down in front of him for cover.

Using his bow and arrows he took out a few of the thugs, non-lethally. Meaning he aimed for the legs, arms, and shoulders. A couple of thugs fell, arrows through their kneecaps, while a couple others couldn't hold their swords due to arrows in their shoulders and wrists. Finally someone got the hint and came after Stormcloud.

Kartaikian kicked the table in front of him right into the thug's legs, flipping him over onto the ground. Kartaikian stood up and gave him a firm kick to the back of the head, knocking him out cold...and maybe a little dead.

Now using his sword, he took out a few more thugs; also aiming for the non-lethal areas, such as the legs and arms. He gave one thug a good kick to the gut, and when he was on his knees another to his forehead.

There was still a lot of thugs though.

[Shiekan_Lord09]

OoC: YES! ACTION! w00t!

BiC:
Lyraxus was in lush field of green grass with clouds rolling over the horizon. The heat of the warm sun massaged his back as the gentle breeze of the wind cooled his sweeting body. He was standing. Oh how wonderful it felt to be able to walk. Not only that, but he could see as well. Everything was exploding with color in such a high clarity. He turned to look at the mountains the sat behind him when he saw an old wooden chair fly out of thin air. Then the rest of his envoirnment faded and he was back in a world of shadows. He could hear grunting and screaming of what appeared to be people fighting.

He was back in the real world, out of his meditation. Apparantly the tavern wear he had met his fellow commrades was under attack by some type of gang. I reached out with his mind, sensing about 10 men at the most. He reached out with is mind, grabbing a table near by and hurling it toward a small group of men near the tavern door. They were knocked back out of the door, but not for long. They came charging back at him, this time with their weapons drew. The leading man leaped in the air bringing his hammer down hard toward lyraxus, but he quickly countered the attack by moving a chair in his way. The thug tipped over the chair and fell to the ground. But Lyraxus had to time to feel good about his sucess because two other thugs followed.

His his mind, he grabbed both the thugs up and hurled them at each other, knocking them both unconcious. He then heard a loud explosion from the far end of the tavern. He then heard a man shout "Oh yea! Here comes the heavy artillery!" Just then he heard another lound explosion. This time he could smell the stench of gunpowder. "Oh great" he thought, "Explosives, thats all we need."

[Ti-Link]

OoC: Alright! Action!

BiC: Vitros had not seen this coming. There had to be at least 50 of these goons attacking the gang. The warrior shot 4 of the thugs with Ebyss Venom, and following up with slicing their kneecaps with the tip of this sword. He then got an idea, he quickly put his palms against the wooden floor. "Ground ice!", he yelled as everyone prepared for it. He then quickly turned the entire floor into a thin layer of ice, making more than half the thugs slip under the suddenly quick slick conditions. As the thugs were down, the warrior started cutting more kneecaps. Suddenly, the thug that started it all, tackled Vitros through the doors and to the outside of the tavern.

The warrior stood in his fighting stance, ready for anything the man would do. The mysterious man withdrew two identical blades, "You're rather strong for a mere teen," he said as he charged, raming the X Blade with two long swords. Vitros then summoned an ice pillar from the ground and seperated the two. The man then felt a splitting pain in the back of his knee as Vitros teleported and sliced his right leg.

The teen pointed the tip of his blade at his head just as Krayt and a few other of his friends came out, and also as Lyraxus rode into view. "Who are you?", the warrior said to the bleeding man.

[Shiekan_Lord09]

Lyraxus peered deep into his thoughts, reading every standed of his brain. "This man is.........his name........is........" Lyraxus made a face showing that he was struggling to get the information. The man looked at Lyraxus and began laughing "If your looking up here" he said tapping the top of his head "You ain't getting nothing! I've been captured by too many of your kind and I know how to keep you out of there! Haha *cough! cough*" Lyraxus then thrusted the man up off of his knees "Well, there are allways other means of getting information out of you, Tacheon, I'll let you take it from here."

OoC: Sorry that is was so short guys!