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Post by shirogake on Feb 17, 2009 17:07:18 GMT -5
I began getting extremely irritated. My eyes glowed a bright red, suddenly, and my hand stretched out and opened wide. A dark antimatter orb, formed, then rapidly grew. It condensed, then I whipped my hand towards the gem and the ball shot into a humongous beam. It was Oblivion Rage. The orb destroyed everything around it, but completely encased the gem in a Darkmatter sphere. I brought the gem to me, and destroyed all strange magic around it. Then I attempted to absorb it.
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Post by Edit on Feb 17, 2009 17:15:57 GMT -5
The Spirit of the Archmage within the Gem continued to resist the Demon, as the island continued to shrink, as the Archmage renewed the spell again and again to resist the Oblivion Rage. The Mages were almost gone from the place, as they feared the power that the struggle of the Archmage and Absolix was generating would result in a deadly explosion. The Gem slowly pulled away from Absolix, inching out of the Darkmatter Sphere. Finally, it freed itself, but just like in tug-of-war it was unable to decrease it's momentum and flew backward. The Gem flew towards the edge of the island, all while emitting an ear-splitting screech. Finally, the Gem plummeted over the edge, screeching all the way down, before the magic that held it together unraveled. The magic used by the Archmage to dissolve the island stopped, leaving the whole of Arcana totally barren and only about the width and length of a football field.
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Post by Edit on Feb 17, 2009 17:23:57 GMT -5
OOC: Grandender, the Gem fell off the side of the island, and is now destroyed. Luckily, that means it is no longer part of the contest, but unluckily, it means no one gets the gem.
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Post by shirogake on Feb 17, 2009 17:24:18 GMT -5
"NOOOOO!"
I dove in after the gem, flying as fast as I could. Just as I grabbed it, finally, I was teleported to a different dimension, through a portal that seemed to be rapidly growing. I was sucked into it along with the gem, and we were in a cell.
From this you can see Absolix is getting desperate for power, and he was foolish to go after it.
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Post by General Veers on Feb 17, 2009 17:26:56 GMT -5
"Make an opening in the shield generator and let the mages through!"
*The droids at Clockwork make a small opening for the mages to run through, and the mages enter the island. Veers himself, on top of the island's central tower, started panicking for his own sake. Thankfully, a light armour scooter came to Veers. He got on and the droid pilot went for Clockwork.*
"Not yet, the gem is falling. Without it, the mages will be powerless. Retrieve it!"
"Lord Veers, the gem has already fallen several kilometers, and the scooter may never be able to fly back up from such a distance."
"It's a risk we're going to take. Go!"
*Veers and the droid go over the edge of Arcana to retrieve the falling gem...*
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Post by shirogake on Feb 17, 2009 17:27:46 GMT -5
Lawl, too late.
I was chained to the wall with titaniox metal, so I couldn't attack or break free, but still I tried. It was no use, and eventually I gave up. Only Tephanis could set me free now.
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Post by General Veers on Feb 17, 2009 17:29:33 GMT -5
I hate being a slow poster...
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Post by shirogake on Feb 17, 2009 17:30:20 GMT -5
Lucky for me, I type and post fast. But my computer's quite slow, and it takes forever to load.
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Post by Edit on Feb 17, 2009 17:31:51 GMT -5
Tephanis-
Tephanis was notified when Absolix appeared in his holding cells and immediately teleported there. He walked slowly down the aisle until he came upon Absolix's cell and said..
"Absolix, Absolix, Absolix, my demonic friend. Tsk, Tsk. You really should be more careful. I find it quite amazing that you of all people were the first to "fall" off of an island. Hmmm, well I suppose we should get down to business here. What would you trade for your freedom? Also, it might be worth mentioning that your powers, nor any magical artifacts will work in this area, I really don't want you to embarrass yourself by saying something silly like "Your Life!", only to find that I'm in no danger."
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Post by GrandEnder on Feb 17, 2009 17:35:11 GMT -5
I hate being denied power... Is Arcana useless now? In that case, I'm creating a fort there armed by mutants. And going to kill mages.
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Post by Edit on Feb 17, 2009 17:39:56 GMT -5
OOC: Good luck with that, Grandender! There is going to be a massive power struggle over the abandoned island now, as no ne needs the Gem to control it. I wouldn't be surprised if it qwas used as a diplomatic council island, since no one can use their deistic powers there.
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Post by GrandEnder on Feb 17, 2009 17:40:53 GMT -5
OOC: Thats actually a good idea. What islands can I steal from now?
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Post by General Veers on Feb 17, 2009 17:43:47 GMT -5
"Are all the mages in Clockwork?"
"Yes, Lord Veers, they are."
"Good."
*Veers remembers the Ring of Nobles that he has and uses it to speak to all of the mages...*
"Welcome, inhabitants of Arcana! As you probably already know, your island had quite the misfortune of becoming shrunken. Unfortunately, your gem also fell over the side while attempting to break free of Absolix's grasp. I will have my droids build places of residence for you momentarily..."
*Veers sees his army, still over at what was once Arcana. Veers figures that he should inhabit the island before any belligerent force could. Veers has his army continue to defend the island while some standard droids are sent over to build certain fortifications by the bridgeway. All the meanwhile, the droids within Clockwork begin construction of homes.*
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Post by GrandEnder on Feb 17, 2009 17:46:16 GMT -5
Genisis grumbled ( on the inside), and walked back to Uungor.
((I suggest you update the frontpage with stuff like ownership and events))
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Post by Edit on Feb 17, 2009 17:50:06 GMT -5
Archwizard of Arcana (Second in command)
We are powerless with out a Gem! We need something, for mages become addicted to the power of Magic flowing through them. The apprentices will barely feel the effects, but more powerful mages like myself may even die. We can feel the effects of the gem on Clockwork, but the power from it is alien. Do you have another gem? One that we can be near, and isn't so... futuristic?
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Post by General Veers on Feb 17, 2009 17:50:29 GMT -5
*The droids begin building turrets at the bridgeway, and then began working on a conference site for peace discussions.*
"I have two gems, one from Clockwork and one from Moonshadow. Both, I'm afraid, might be too alien, although you are free to draw power from them. I also have a neutral stance with Lordara, but I don't know if their gem will be any good. Do you have any compatible gems in mind?"
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Post by Edit on Feb 17, 2009 17:57:21 GMT -5
Archwizard of Arcana-
"The Moonshadow Gem sounds... compatible. The Lordara Gem sounds interesting, as it's powers are based around "Power", but not magical, rather social and political instead. We could draw power from the Moonshadow Gem, though we wouldn't be at our strongest. I'm not sure how the Lordara gem would go. The closest to our Gem would be the one from Fantasia, though I doubt you could get it."
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Post by GrandEnder on Feb 17, 2009 17:57:44 GMT -5
Genesis slammed a fist into the rock soil of Uungor, followed soon by a massive explosion as layers of rock and dirt rose up on itself. It repaired the damage done to it by combat, and more. Growing with an increasing pace, Genisis soon becomes even larger than before, maybe 20 ft high. Mutant beings from all over Uungor, and soon some from Apocraphya swarmed around the massive beast, in aww of the power of Genisis.
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Post by General Veers on Feb 17, 2009 18:37:08 GMT -5
"Fantasia...I'll have to see about that..."
"I forgot that I also have a gem from Earth II. Would that be better than the Moonshadow gem until I get one from Fantasia?"
Fantasia hasn't been taken yet, has it?
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Post by Edit on Feb 17, 2009 18:45:44 GMT -5
OOC: Fantasia has not yet been taken. Absolix began an attack on it, but didn't mention anything else about it after I asked him to give up Arcana, so I assume he just erased it from his actions or something.
Archwizard of Arcana-
"I'm sorry, but the Gem of Earth II would be totally useless. The only power it has is "Selective Existence". This means that by ignoring something well holding the gem will make everything around you unable to affect you. However, you can't affect anything around you either. I suppose this must be a parody of the fact that most Earthly Humans have a habit of ignoring problems in hopes that they will just go away." *Shrug*
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