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The chaotic state of things.(Ninja, and two others.)
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The chaotic state of things.(Ninja, and two others.)
It was a rather warm night for New York, and he had grown used to the humid climate of Los Angales during his short stay. Now it was a warm night, and Sean was getting rather sweaty. Not one of his favotire things, since sweat felt nothing like water. It itched, and annoyed you in the most agitating of paces. So there he layed on the medium sized couch, in only boxers as he sweated out the night. Finaly permeated by the blessed day. A weak beam of sunlight hitting his right lid, waking the young hydrokinetic. His hair was plastered to his forehead, as well as his clothes. Almost like a second layre of skin. A deep grunt emanating from his mouth, Sean rolled form his couch. Heading quickly to the bathroom, stepping into a cool shower, as it hit his skin like a proverbial christian blessing. Sean sliding down against the wall, not even pulling the clothes from his body. Though they were only an undershit, and boxers.
It was a wonderful feeling the cold water against his skin. After about ten minutes of this, he stepped out of the shower. Shaking his hair like a dog did, before pulling the water from his clothes, and letting it go down the drain. With blurred vision, Sean walked silently into his room. Picking out a pair of neat fitting jeans, and a simple black pullover. Forcing his black hair down, as he put on both shoes, and socks. His phone vibrated off of the hook. Snatching it up, he placed it to his ear, and clicked the green answer button."What do you want Aaron Hale? Can't I have a days rest from you hounding me? We aren't married you know." He growled irritably. He annoyed Sean like they were.
"Not very cute Sean. Can't get a boyfriend with a cold demeanor like that. its mean." he teased, in that tone that both annoyed, and made Sean laugh. He knew how to get under Seans skin, and how to do it well
"What do you want mister head of the Hale coven?" Sean asked in an absolutly annoyed voice, shaking a bit of moisture from his hair.
"Well I heard you got an apprentice and I was just checking up on you two so you don't" He said suggestivly, a smirk that could be heard on his face. He was interuppted by Sean sputtering, and coughing before spewing curses."Calm down, i only meant to send you out on a small errand. A group of daemon of high power have been spoted in New York. Apparently they have a grudge against your dear mommy." that was followed by a loud explosion, as an insectile beast jumped through his living room wall.
"Well fucking hell. as if I couldn't get a break." Sean hung up, as he took a stance. Though the sound was sure to gather attention. Another damn day in his life.
It was a wonderful feeling the cold water against his skin. After about ten minutes of this, he stepped out of the shower. Shaking his hair like a dog did, before pulling the water from his clothes, and letting it go down the drain. With blurred vision, Sean walked silently into his room. Picking out a pair of neat fitting jeans, and a simple black pullover. Forcing his black hair down, as he put on both shoes, and socks. His phone vibrated off of the hook. Snatching it up, he placed it to his ear, and clicked the green answer button."What do you want Aaron Hale? Can't I have a days rest from you hounding me? We aren't married you know." He growled irritably. He annoyed Sean like they were.
"Not very cute Sean. Can't get a boyfriend with a cold demeanor like that. its mean." he teased, in that tone that both annoyed, and made Sean laugh. He knew how to get under Seans skin, and how to do it well
"What do you want mister head of the Hale coven?" Sean asked in an absolutly annoyed voice, shaking a bit of moisture from his hair.
"Well I heard you got an apprentice and I was just checking up on you two so you don't" He said suggestivly, a smirk that could be heard on his face. He was interuppted by Sean sputtering, and coughing before spewing curses."Calm down, i only meant to send you out on a small errand. A group of daemon of high power have been spoted in New York. Apparently they have a grudge against your dear mommy." that was followed by a loud explosion, as an insectile beast jumped through his living room wall.
"Well fucking hell. as if I couldn't get a break." Sean hung up, as he took a stance. Though the sound was sure to gather attention. Another damn day in his life.
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Re: The chaotic state of things.(Ninja, and two others.)
It was a day in Eirius’s life, not a good day nor a bad day, it was just a day and he was ready for it to end and bring the morning which meant bacon and a good cup of coffee. He had sat in the spare room where he kept his television and all his tech. It was just big enough for his game desk a chair and a bit of pacing room, but it suited his liking. He had all his equipment to rid his boredom such as his computer maxed out with games as well as his Television which he had just about any game system wired to and his stack of books in the corner which he enjoyed reading on dark lonesome nights, but today was that kind of day. He had been playing a classic favorite of his, Zelda Ocarina of Time, he was a lucky bastard to actually get his hands on a mint copy for the ancient Nintendo 64 which he also by the grace of god had managed to grab a working system.
His days since he reunited with Sean had brought a state of relaxation to his life; it was calm true enough but to Eirius a bit too tranquil and boring. He had to babysit sometimes when Sean was away watching Alice and making her dinner when she was hungry. It wasn’t fun playing Mister mom to a girl not that much younger than he, but it was better than being alone back at his wasted home weeping over the remnants of his memories and thinking of his dick of a brother who brought all his hopes to a sudden downfall from the atmosphere or so it seemed that way. Eirius looked over to his empty glass lying on his desk and sighed “God I would kill for a butler or maybe a maid a hot maid.”
He smiled a wicked grin of pleasure thinking of a sexy French maid dusting his tech and getting him his drinks whenever he desired, but he knew Sean would disapprove. “Maybe I can hire the sexy maid on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and I could hire a gay maid for the rest of the week Sean wouldn’t mind that, would he?” He laughed out loud to his own joke and knew the thought should be terminated since the cash flow was a bit slow around here. He pushed back his swivel chair, stood and grabbed his glass as he headed for the kitchen. He passed the bathroom and heard the sound of running water “Don’t forget to wash behind your ears,” he said jokingly after rapping on the bathroom door “Oh I guess he’s grown to be a germaphobe now.” He passed by Alice’s room and there was silence he shrugged
“Guess she had a sleepover to attend to so I won’t be making her dinner tonight thank god.” When he reached the kitchen he opened the fridge and rummaged through the junk food and drinks deposited by Sean of course until he found his beloved bottle of Mountain Dew and poured up a glass all the way to the brim. “Doesn’t’ get much better than this’” he thought after taking a sip of his favorite drink then he proceeded back to his domain. When he returned to his seat he heard his friend get out of the shower and walk to the living room then he heard the phone and his bud’s mumbled voice.
He heard a slight sound of distress in his tone and was a bit worried and when Eirius leaned in for a better listen he heard a loud insect like screech followed by the smashing through of part of his wall to his sanctum. Then a small piece of rubble shot out and smacked the cartridge of his beloved Zelda game popping it out of the 64 sending it spiraling downward towards the street below the apartment where people were screaming in sight of the horror coming from the living room. Eirius ran out his room and right into the living room and saw Sean standing in front of an insect like beast, “You…..you bug bastard you just made me loose me mother fucking Zelda game you giant piece of shit you're gonna die that’s it you're gonna die now,” he could barely speak in a normal voice this beetle bitch had fucked with a piece of his life and he would have to pay.
His days since he reunited with Sean had brought a state of relaxation to his life; it was calm true enough but to Eirius a bit too tranquil and boring. He had to babysit sometimes when Sean was away watching Alice and making her dinner when she was hungry. It wasn’t fun playing Mister mom to a girl not that much younger than he, but it was better than being alone back at his wasted home weeping over the remnants of his memories and thinking of his dick of a brother who brought all his hopes to a sudden downfall from the atmosphere or so it seemed that way. Eirius looked over to his empty glass lying on his desk and sighed “God I would kill for a butler or maybe a maid a hot maid.”
He smiled a wicked grin of pleasure thinking of a sexy French maid dusting his tech and getting him his drinks whenever he desired, but he knew Sean would disapprove. “Maybe I can hire the sexy maid on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and I could hire a gay maid for the rest of the week Sean wouldn’t mind that, would he?” He laughed out loud to his own joke and knew the thought should be terminated since the cash flow was a bit slow around here. He pushed back his swivel chair, stood and grabbed his glass as he headed for the kitchen. He passed the bathroom and heard the sound of running water “Don’t forget to wash behind your ears,” he said jokingly after rapping on the bathroom door “Oh I guess he’s grown to be a germaphobe now.” He passed by Alice’s room and there was silence he shrugged
“Guess she had a sleepover to attend to so I won’t be making her dinner tonight thank god.” When he reached the kitchen he opened the fridge and rummaged through the junk food and drinks deposited by Sean of course until he found his beloved bottle of Mountain Dew and poured up a glass all the way to the brim. “Doesn’t’ get much better than this’” he thought after taking a sip of his favorite drink then he proceeded back to his domain. When he returned to his seat he heard his friend get out of the shower and walk to the living room then he heard the phone and his bud’s mumbled voice.
He heard a slight sound of distress in his tone and was a bit worried and when Eirius leaned in for a better listen he heard a loud insect like screech followed by the smashing through of part of his wall to his sanctum. Then a small piece of rubble shot out and smacked the cartridge of his beloved Zelda game popping it out of the 64 sending it spiraling downward towards the street below the apartment where people were screaming in sight of the horror coming from the living room. Eirius ran out his room and right into the living room and saw Sean standing in front of an insect like beast, “You…..you bug bastard you just made me loose me mother fucking Zelda game you giant piece of shit you're gonna die that’s it you're gonna die now,” he could barely speak in a normal voice this beetle bitch had fucked with a piece of his life and he would have to pay.
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Re: The chaotic state of things.(Ninja, and two others.)
Gwharr snorted derisively as leapt between the buildings, trying to catch up to the flying bug-things that he had encountered earlier. He did not usually consider himself a violent man, but these critters where going down, and they where going down so hard you'd be able to hear the echo in. . . somewhere really far away. The bastards had made him really angry. If it was only a simple matter like a stray gunshot or something similar he could have left them alone, but what they had done was inexcusable. He snarled viciously as the memory resurfaced. He would make them pay!
They had snatched away his dog. A particurlarly tasty dog at that. A strange fluffy dog wich was stringy and filled with the wonderfull taste of dogmeat, and they had robbed him off it, and now he was out for vengence. Unfortunately the bugmen where quick, and hard to catch, wich annoyed him, but what annoyed him most of all was the fact that they didn't even seem to notice him as he followed them, growling and howling loudly enough to wake up half a neighborhood. It was as if they didn't even care. The audacity! The temerity! It was an affront to his caveman stature and all he stood for!
(Wich at the time mostly was dogs and the right to eat them without having them snatched away by a bugman)
However the bug-men seemed to be slowing down now, they had apparantly decided to smash their way into a house for some reason. However, Gwharr did not object. There would be alot easier to catch them whilst they were unprepared for his onslaught without any way to escape! Revenge was at hand! To prepare for battle he needed a weapon, and immediately found what he was looking for in the form of a nearby "stop"-sign. He effortlessly ripped it out of the ground before quickly scaling the wall of the bug-building, smashing his way in through the w all, as to take them by surprised.
With a great enthusiastic shriek the gargantuan crashed into the apartment in a shower of bricks, wallpaper and a massive cloud of dust and drywall. he immediately leapt towards one of the insectoid dog-stealers and chopped repeatedly at it with the whilst howling incoherrently.
"Stealers!" He howled as he brought his improvised weapon down on the closest bug-man as if it were a two-handed battleaxe with enough force to knock the creature flat on his back!
"Stoopid bugmen!" He growled as he brought his axe down yet again on the poor bug-man who was trying to get back up on his feet, smashing up a nasty gash in the creatures back.
"Gimme! Back! My! Dog!" he howled, smashing the poor insectoid after every word, the sign becomming more decrepit for every blow.
Even though he was far too furious to actually stop fighting and explain why he was in here, he heard the voices of other people, although the cloud of smashedup drywall and dust preventing him from making visual contact with these individuals. It was probably for the best. These city-dewllers could be so sensitive when it came to their walls and furniture.
They had snatched away his dog. A particurlarly tasty dog at that. A strange fluffy dog wich was stringy and filled with the wonderfull taste of dogmeat, and they had robbed him off it, and now he was out for vengence. Unfortunately the bugmen where quick, and hard to catch, wich annoyed him, but what annoyed him most of all was the fact that they didn't even seem to notice him as he followed them, growling and howling loudly enough to wake up half a neighborhood. It was as if they didn't even care. The audacity! The temerity! It was an affront to his caveman stature and all he stood for!
(Wich at the time mostly was dogs and the right to eat them without having them snatched away by a bugman)
However the bug-men seemed to be slowing down now, they had apparantly decided to smash their way into a house for some reason. However, Gwharr did not object. There would be alot easier to catch them whilst they were unprepared for his onslaught without any way to escape! Revenge was at hand! To prepare for battle he needed a weapon, and immediately found what he was looking for in the form of a nearby "stop"-sign. He effortlessly ripped it out of the ground before quickly scaling the wall of the bug-building, smashing his way in through the w all, as to take them by surprised.
With a great enthusiastic shriek the gargantuan crashed into the apartment in a shower of bricks, wallpaper and a massive cloud of dust and drywall. he immediately leapt towards one of the insectoid dog-stealers and chopped repeatedly at it with the whilst howling incoherrently.
"Stealers!" He howled as he brought his improvised weapon down on the closest bug-man as if it were a two-handed battleaxe with enough force to knock the creature flat on his back!
"Stoopid bugmen!" He growled as he brought his axe down yet again on the poor bug-man who was trying to get back up on his feet, smashing up a nasty gash in the creatures back.
"Gimme! Back! My! Dog!" he howled, smashing the poor insectoid after every word, the sign becomming more decrepit for every blow.
Even though he was far too furious to actually stop fighting and explain why he was in here, he heard the voices of other people, although the cloud of smashedup drywall and dust preventing him from making visual contact with these individuals. It was probably for the best. These city-dewllers could be so sensitive when it came to their walls and furniture.
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Re: The chaotic state of things.(Ninja, and two others.)
Sentinel was walking down a New York street. He towered above everyone, even all the cars. He was eight feet tall. and 600 pounds, so he was not hard to spot in a crowd. And that's when he's out of "costume". Currently, however, he was wearing his full "costume". It was a steel-titanium alloy mask, all green. The rest of his suit was dark green and ice blue. Which made him stick out more than he had before.
What stuck out more than Sentinel, however, was a group of several humanoid bug looking things, crashing into and through the second story of an apartment building, followed by a slouching man jumping after them and yelling something about dogs. The slouching man was beating one with a well dented stop sign and even followed them into the apartment building. Some citizens screamed and ran, others stood silent and looked up at the apartment, mouths agape.
"EVERYONE! DO NOT PANIC! I WILL HANDLE THIS! UNTIL THEN, PLEASE GO TO THE NEXT STREET OVER!"
Normally, a New Yorker wouldn't move where they didn't want to because someone else was telling them to, but when that someone is an 8 foot 3, 600 pound superhero, people tend to listen.
The civilians began to move away, most of them hurriedly. The whole street was no vacant, save so anyone in other apartments.
"Time to deal with things." Sentinel said, getting a running start at the apartment building. As he got closer, he jumped and went through the hole in the second story. He landed with a loud thump, which sounded more like a boom, as the house shook a little. Sentinel saw the slouching man still beating the bug humanoids with a stop sign, a teenaged looking boy being surrounded by the bug humanoids, and another young man who was emanating with pure rage. Sentinel walked up to the group of bug humanoids surrounding the teenaged looking boy. He put his arms in between two of them and quickly forced his arms to the side, sending the bug humanoids stumbling back a few steps. Then he stood in front of the teenage boy with his back to him, his chest and large crossed arms facing the insect things. Sentinel looked all of them over. There was at least one other superhuman to help him fight, and from the looks of it, was strong enough. The other two could be normal people. Two heroes protecting two humans from a group of humanoid insects. The odds were okay.
"I am Sentinel, the unfaltering protector. If you wish to get to this young man, you will need to go through me. Which you won't."
What stuck out more than Sentinel, however, was a group of several humanoid bug looking things, crashing into and through the second story of an apartment building, followed by a slouching man jumping after them and yelling something about dogs. The slouching man was beating one with a well dented stop sign and even followed them into the apartment building. Some citizens screamed and ran, others stood silent and looked up at the apartment, mouths agape.
"EVERYONE! DO NOT PANIC! I WILL HANDLE THIS! UNTIL THEN, PLEASE GO TO THE NEXT STREET OVER!"
Normally, a New Yorker wouldn't move where they didn't want to because someone else was telling them to, but when that someone is an 8 foot 3, 600 pound superhero, people tend to listen.
The civilians began to move away, most of them hurriedly. The whole street was no vacant, save so anyone in other apartments.
"Time to deal with things." Sentinel said, getting a running start at the apartment building. As he got closer, he jumped and went through the hole in the second story. He landed with a loud thump, which sounded more like a boom, as the house shook a little. Sentinel saw the slouching man still beating the bug humanoids with a stop sign, a teenaged looking boy being surrounded by the bug humanoids, and another young man who was emanating with pure rage. Sentinel walked up to the group of bug humanoids surrounding the teenaged looking boy. He put his arms in between two of them and quickly forced his arms to the side, sending the bug humanoids stumbling back a few steps. Then he stood in front of the teenage boy with his back to him, his chest and large crossed arms facing the insect things. Sentinel looked all of them over. There was at least one other superhuman to help him fight, and from the looks of it, was strong enough. The other two could be normal people. Two heroes protecting two humans from a group of humanoid insects. The odds were okay.
"I am Sentinel, the unfaltering protector. If you wish to get to this young man, you will need to go through me. Which you won't."
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His eyes narrowed upon the great insectoid monsters, as he let a low almost inhuman growl from his bared teeth. Sean hated his own home being invaded by goddamn insects, so now he would have to evicting them. He had fought them once with his mother, and they were a great threat. Sher used a mixture of iron, and some sort of herbal potion to burn their skin off. Since he lacked badass acid potion, Sean had to make due. Atleast he was dressed, even if he lacked his favorite peircings. Still all he needed to do was get his weapons from the room over. True these beast's could easily outrun, and take him over. They would have hell doing so in the first place."Well it seems like I have buisness with Na cinn bréan, what an interesting buisness. Did you come to annoy me, or have plesentries. I don't have all day you know." Sean said with a heavy sarcasm.
Eirius seem rather pissed at the desicration of his precious gaming console. He could get over it hopefully. With a sigh, Seans eyes narrowed upon the insects standing infront of him."We were ssssent by the onesssssss of fire." One hissed as it swiped out at Sean's face, narrowly dodged as he pulled back. Claws only an inch from fucking his nose up. This wasn't getting good at all. next came the weird ass tall dude entering as if he owned the damn place. Which was by all rights rude. Now he had a...weird cavem,an swingign at the bugs outside? A tall ass guy in crotch smothering tights, and a pissed off Eirius. Things were not very good at all. He had by all means, the right to freak out.
Sean did freak out. His power went full out, as the water from his kitchen faucet barreled out of it. Contorting metal, as it swirled around him in a deadly swirl. Eyes glowing a deadly, and cold blue that showed a fierce, almost wild power. Bare feet moving into a stance, as his arms raised defensivly. He was ready for anythign, as the water moved into a complex sequence. Whipping around, confounding one of the insects. Making a move, it sliced the touch skin as if it were a hot knife through butter. It let out a howl before it was biseted through its middle. A light green blood spleattering across the floor. Now there were only about three more in the house to contend with. They narrowed sulfer colored eyes upon Sean, filled with an immeasurable hatred. They also had a grudge against him.
After all, his mother had killed a large settlement in this world. Of course they would resent her child. Though that in the end was a sorely one sided deal, it was somewhat understandable. Still, they messed with his home, and would have to pay with their life. They weren't human, and preyed on humanity, so why not kill them? It made senses enough.
Eirius seem rather pissed at the desicration of his precious gaming console. He could get over it hopefully. With a sigh, Seans eyes narrowed upon the insects standing infront of him."We were ssssent by the onesssssss of fire." One hissed as it swiped out at Sean's face, narrowly dodged as he pulled back. Claws only an inch from fucking his nose up. This wasn't getting good at all. next came the weird ass tall dude entering as if he owned the damn place. Which was by all rights rude. Now he had a...weird cavem,an swingign at the bugs outside? A tall ass guy in crotch smothering tights, and a pissed off Eirius. Things were not very good at all. He had by all means, the right to freak out.
Sean did freak out. His power went full out, as the water from his kitchen faucet barreled out of it. Contorting metal, as it swirled around him in a deadly swirl. Eyes glowing a deadly, and cold blue that showed a fierce, almost wild power. Bare feet moving into a stance, as his arms raised defensivly. He was ready for anythign, as the water moved into a complex sequence. Whipping around, confounding one of the insects. Making a move, it sliced the touch skin as if it were a hot knife through butter. It let out a howl before it was biseted through its middle. A light green blood spleattering across the floor. Now there were only about three more in the house to contend with. They narrowed sulfer colored eyes upon Sean, filled with an immeasurable hatred. They also had a grudge against him.
After all, his mother had killed a large settlement in this world. Of course they would resent her child. Though that in the end was a sorely one sided deal, it was somewhat understandable. Still, they messed with his home, and would have to pay with their life. They weren't human, and preyed on humanity, so why not kill them? It made senses enough.
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