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Sept 15, 2004 22:32:52 GMT -5
Post by dragonmoon on Sept 15, 2004 22:32:52 GMT -5
"Yeah, but maybe a little earlier today. Maybe in a couple hours?"
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slacker261
Knight
"Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?"
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MHS
Sept 15, 2004 22:43:48 GMT -5
Post by slacker261 on Sept 15, 2004 22:43:48 GMT -5
"Deal," he said with a weak grin. "See ya then."
A few hours later the two met and walked off into the woods again. Arriving quickly at the grove, Dante told Jordan to see what she could do with the water jugs he had set up today. He seemed a little edgy and looked over his shoulder once or twice. As Jordan was preparing to begin her training, an urgent expression suddenly washed over Dante's face. His eyes met hers and had a bit of a pleading quality about them. Then, just as instantly as it had appeared, the distress melted from his features. It was clear to him that Jordan had noticed this and he tried to play it off with a smile and a laugh.
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Sept 15, 2004 22:47:28 GMT -5
Post by dragonmoon on Sept 15, 2004 22:47:28 GMT -5
Jordan raised an eyebrow. "Are you usually this weird?" She smiled though, and turned back to the jugs and focused.
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slacker261
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Sept 15, 2004 22:59:36 GMT -5
Post by slacker261 on Sept 15, 2004 22:59:36 GMT -5
Dante watched as she focused on the jugs. He smiled for a moment and then grunted and grabbed his forehead in pain. "Jordan!" he exclaimed in a strained voice, "Rrgh... Look out!"
No sooner had the words come out of his mouth than an older kid appeared at the far end of the clearing. He seemed to be floating and had a very calm demenor on his face. He smiled at Dante, who was still holding his head in pain, and then glared at Jordan. He slowly closed in on her, menacingly floating closer.
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Sept 15, 2004 23:02:46 GMT -5
Post by dragonmoon on Sept 15, 2004 23:02:46 GMT -5
Jordan suddenly felt small in the eyes of this new guy. Something was odd about him, and she stepped back as he came closer.
"Uh, hi?" she said, not knowing what else she could say.
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slacker261
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Sept 15, 2004 23:13:10 GMT -5
Post by slacker261 on Sept 15, 2004 23:13:10 GMT -5
"I'm afraid you're coming with me," the slightly older boy said to her rather dryly. He continued to float closer, his dark sinister eyes fixated on Jordan. "No!" Dante screamed behind her. "I wouldn't want to have to do this the hard way," threatened the new boy.
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Sept 15, 2004 23:15:16 GMT -5
Post by dragonmoon on Sept 15, 2004 23:15:16 GMT -5
"Who are you? And why should I have to go with you? And where?" She took another step back.
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slacker261
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Sept 15, 2004 23:37:20 GMT -5
Post by slacker261 on Sept 15, 2004 23:37:20 GMT -5
The older boy sighed. "Just as I'd thought... Well, hard way it is then..."
As the boy closed in on Jordan, Dante watched in horror. He couldn't let him take her away. He wouldn't allow himself to be used as a pawn like this. He concentrated hard and mustered all of the will power that he could and with a deep, almost savage yell, he released himself from the trance that this new boy had been holding him under. The boy was shocked by this and jerked his head to the side to face Dante. Dante, now visibly fatigued, looked at the new boy and smirked through his heavy breaths. With that he raised his hands slowly at his sides and the shadow beneath him began to grow and stir. The shadow crawled up Dante's legs and slithered up through his arms where it formed a vicious-looking pair of razor-sharp claws. "Sorry buddy, she's got plans with me for tonight. You'll just have to reschedule," he shot at the older boy, flexing his new claws.
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Sept 16, 2004 21:15:48 GMT -5
Post by dragonmoon on Sept 16, 2004 21:15:48 GMT -5
Jordan backed to just where the trees' shadows begun, watching what was happening with wide eyes.
Dante wasn't testing her again, was he? Had he arranged this?
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Sept 16, 2004 21:57:24 GMT -5
Post by slacker261 on Sept 16, 2004 21:57:24 GMT -5
Dante lunged at the older boy while he was still off gaurd and contemplating how exactly Dante had escaped from his mental clutches. Regaining his composure at the last minute, he expertly dodged out of the way and managed to suspend him in mid-air for a moment before sending him flying into the nearest tree. Dante landed a few yards from Jordan, shaking off the damage from the attack, growling fiercely, and leaping back into battle. This time, he managed to land a punch which flung the older boy to the other end of the grove. Taking a moment to breathe, he turned back to Jordan and yelled at her warning her to stay back. "You're gonna have to get through me to get to her, ya psycho!" "As you wish," replied the boy who was raising himself into the air again.
(I posted a little bit of a profile for this guy... I'll play him from now on as a sort of arch-enemy, I think...)
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Sept 16, 2004 22:14:34 GMT -5
Post by dragonmoon on Sept 16, 2004 22:14:34 GMT -5
((Mm, I see))
Jordan looked at the boy, suddenly feeling protectave of Dante. "Go away!"
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Sept 16, 2004 22:25:26 GMT -5
Post by slacker261 on Sept 16, 2004 22:25:26 GMT -5
"Don't worry my dear, you'll have your turn," the boy said with a smirk. He turned back to Dante and used his telekinesis to lift a handful of rocks off of the ground. Without moving, he hurled the rocks in Dante's direction with alarming speed. Dante dropped to his knees and raised his shadow up in front of him, creating a solid wall to deflet the rocks. After the last stone hit, Dante quickly stood up, broke the wall into four pieces and, stretching each piece into a long, tentacle-like spear, he sent them swirling towards the older boy. The boy dodged the first three, but was grazed in the arm by the last one. Still, he was good. This was going to be a long fight if Dante didn't get any help soon and he was starting to get exhausted.
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Sept 16, 2004 22:35:41 GMT -5
Post by dragonmoon on Sept 16, 2004 22:35:41 GMT -5
Jordan remembered what she'd done to her brother, and looked at the unknown guy's arm. She wasn't going to let it go so far, but she let her anger loose.
His arm quickly turned bright red.
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Sept 16, 2004 22:56:05 GMT -5
Post by slacker261 on Sept 16, 2004 22:56:05 GMT -5
The older boy felt a slight tingling in the arm that had just been slashed. He knew what this meant and turned his attention to Jordan. Stopping to focus for a moment he tried to send out a psychic pulse that would break her concentration. Seeing an opening, Dante used his shadow again, this time like a massive sling-shot, wrapping around a few nearby trees and hurtling him towards the boy. In the split-second before coming into contact with the boy, Dante gathered all of the shadow that he could to and packed it around his fist, more than tripling the size. "Bad idea, tizio." The huge impact from Dante's punch threw the boy backwards, breaking his concentration along with perhaps his nose. Not able to stop Jordan in time, the older boy now felt the full effects of her ability. His arm felt like it was on fire. Glancing quickly from Jordan to Dante and back again, he decided that it was time to retreat. "We'll meet again.... I promise you that..." the boy said as he flung himself back into the trees and out of view. Dante stood panting and watched the boy leave. He grinned slyly, and let out a chuckle before collapsing to the ground from over-exertion.
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Sept 16, 2004 23:07:43 GMT -5
Post by dragonmoon on Sept 16, 2004 23:07:43 GMT -5
Jordan ran over to Dante as he fell. "Are you alright, Dante?"
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