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Post by niko on Mar 28, 2009 12:54:55 GMT -5
Zarza's body struggled. But with his arms and legs held in place it was extremly hard. Hearing Kits words in his mind Zarza made the most difficult choice in his life. Speaking the ancient words the shackles of light binding his limbs broke with a loud shatter. Zarza dropped to the ground and drew both of his short swords that were on his back.
"You have become something that... I" He could not finish in his dispointment. There was not much to be said. Without her rider Kiras body started to glow and she said angrily.
"If I cannot have you. None shall!" She lashed out and took him in her jaws. Her many razor sharp teeth punturing his body. Shaking violently she threw him down to the ground with a puff of dirt. In the process of doing that she lashed out with her bony barbed tail and impaled Kit through the chest.
With the task done her body was completly eveloped in the light and when it disapated she was an egg once more on the ground. Harmless as the day she first came to be. Atakai was still uncousious, Kit and Zarza mortally wounded. Things looked bleak now as Kit was to weak to heal herself much less Zarza. The young man stood up and slowly staggered over to kit leaving a very visible trail of blood.
There was one chance of suvival using ancient words. But kit would have to take Zarza as her rider. They were united by there need to live so to speak.
Zarza was in arms reach of Kit and dropped to his knees. Both his arms slumbed to his sides with the blades still in them. All it would take was a few simple words provided Kit did not mess there pronouciation. And doing that with the ancients words was like playing russian roulette. Like when Eragon blessed the little girl and she turned into something less then human.
When she spoke the ancient words Zarza groaned as a small ball of light slowly came out his chest and shot into hers.
There wounds magically healed as they were bonded now. Wether or not she spoke the words right was yet to be seen. There very well could be unforseen complications to there bonding now.
Standing back up now Zarza walked over to Kiras egg and raised both his blades ready to destroy it. But he stopped in mid stroke to think. "What do I do with you now? Do I hide you away? Or do I destroy you? But can I destroy such a helpless thing?
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Post by Mai on Mar 28, 2009 18:18:09 GMT -5
Kit got up, stumbling over. Her wounds were still healed, but the amount of power she had used and her state from before left her tired.
Either you destroy it, or we take it somewhere no one will ever go. She cannot come back.
She replied, even though chances were she didn't have to tell him that. He would know it, or he should, simply because of the bond. She left Zarza's side to go over to Atakai, checking on his vitals. They seemed stable, but she wasn't a medic.
Make your choice. We need to get him to a hospital soon, just in case. We should get checked too.
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Post by niko on Mar 28, 2009 22:58:08 GMT -5
Zarza raised his swords again but once again stopped in mid stroke as memorys of kira as a baby came back to him. Putting the weapons away he said. "I cant do it. She may be evil but, she is still part of me" Picking up the egg he turned around to Kit. "So then dragon, lead the way.
Being called that may bother kit. But she will learn after awhile that Zarza wont call her anything else and that really. It was just a word of endearment.
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Post by Mai on Mar 29, 2009 8:06:16 GMT -5
Kit changed fully, hoping she could manage to carry Atakai, since he was in his dragon form, and motioned for Zarza to get on quickly. She could feel the building bending under all the weight.
Once he was on, she hovered and grabbed Atakai, pinpointing the hospital before she dared to actually lift him off the roof. Seeing it, as it was hard to miss the big 'H' that was present on each side of the building, she flew that way, though it was slow and laboured.
She managed to make it all the way there, just barely, and landed outside, putting Atakai down before doing so. Once Zarza was off, she changed back and knocked pn the glass door, motioning to the nurses to come out on check on Atakai, though they didn't appear too pleased about it.
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Post by niko on Mar 29, 2009 22:29:58 GMT -5
Zarza hopped off Kits back and patted her kneck as he looked around. The nurses went over and gave Atakai a brief look but were quick to put out in the open.
"Nothing we can do. We are people doctors. Take him to a vet. In other words draca biology and heathcare were not in there training abilitys.
"There should be one left at the intersection down there. He is a kind man and is familiar with your kinds biology. Zarza told kit it was no use argueing and got back on the base of her kneck.
When they got to there new destination Atakai lifted his head to look around weakly when Kit set him down. Afterwards he laid his head back down. The vetinarian came out and looked him over. Motioning for Kit to carry him the vet went into a large garage like building. Inside was all the medical tools that would help Atakai.
Zarza shot out a hand when he heard Kit moving behind him towards Atakai. Speaking without even turning around he said. "You are tired. Let me handle this dragon"
Speaking some ancient words he lifted Atakai with magic and started to move him. Zarza went to a knee and grunted as he set Atakai down through the large door.
"Heavy bastard" Kit had managed to stop alot of Atakais bleeding and sealed the wound. But now the vet had to cut him back open again because there was still internal hemoraging.
Zarza told Kit he was going back to the rebels. When she inquired as to why he was with those bad people he said. "There leader was bad but he was killed by the citys govenment assasins. Our new leader does not believe in 'the ends justifys the means'. So the hurting of innocent people to attain our goals wont happen anymore.
He motioned with his head expecting her to go but saw Kit unmoving. Zarza said "ah' and turned to look at the building Atakai was in. "Your mate is it? Well I dont want you hanging around him if he lives. Your not much use to me egg heavy
With that he left and laughed a bit at the response he got. It was a couple hours before the doctor came out the building. "Well, he will be fine. But bed ridden for a week at least."
Good news. But Kit was about to get bad news now. Zarzas voice said camly into her head. "Are you still busy Dragon" Zarza was standing in the streets calmly as uniformed Alchemist soldiers were firing there rifles. Rounds wistled by and were even hitting the ground around his feet.
"Government troops raided the safehouse. Cant say we did to well. They killed a few of the cabinet members but the leader got away. I'm trying to" He stopped talking as he flicked out with his sword to deflect a bullet into a building. "I am trying to get to some at another safehouse that has been hit. They have take no prisoner orders'`
Zarza while still ignoring the bullets wizzing by him him unsheathed both blades and said in irritation as he charged the three government soldiers. "Government lap dogs. I shall cut you down"
By the time Kit got there the street looked like a warzone. Small craters from boomball blasts pocketed the street. Bodys as well littered everywhere. But not of innocent people depending on how you looked at it. Local government conscript soldiers. Young mostly.
There was a yell from an allyway and multiple uniformed young men that looked 17 came running out with there rifle. A older looking warrior that must have been there leader called out. "Stop! I order you to stop cowards!" He raised a pistol and started to shoot the young privates in the back as they ran. A single private was alive and tryed to crawl away but stopped as the leader stepped on his back.
The private looked up at his leader and the man put the pistol point blank to his head. "By Article 16-1,2 section 6.4 of the uniform code of military justice desertion and cowardice is punishable by death" with that the leader shot the 'boy' in the head and spit on his body before returning to the fight on the other side of the street.
Young private conscrips all hid and fear as they took cover behind cars in the streets when rebel fighters shot at them. The officers were safely in the rear pointing there weapons at the privates saying. "not one step backwards! Forward!" Some of the privates stood up with there rifles and charged the building that the rebels were held up in. But they were shot down in good order. Some other conscripts taking cover behind a car stood up to run rather then fight. And naturally there officers shot and killed them.
All in all there were about 26 conscripts left. The 5 officers pointed there weapons at there own men and said. "Charge! Your sacrifice will not be forgotten" Screwed if they charge, screwed if they retreat. Both resulted in death.
Zarza came walking out of the building the rebels were held up in with both swords in his hands. With the leaders holding them at gunpoint the soldier conscripts charged Zarza. Zarza smiled and started to deflect the bullets from fired rifles. "Government lap dogs.... You think your guns can save you? HA!" Zarza was about to make a mistake by killing these young men. Its not like they wanted to fight. They were being forced to by there officers.
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Post by Mai on Mar 30, 2009 6:18:30 GMT -5
Kit let out an indignant roar. The few hours she had been waiting had been, although a bit nerve wracking, fairly restful. And she recovered decently fast. Before they could blink, teh bullets were stopped and there was a shield between the sides. She had heard tales of young men, who were not much more than boys, being forced to fight. She stepped forward toward the attacking group, the enemies of Zarza.
Which of you actually wants to fight?
She asking, perfectly calm despite the shouting and yelling that the older soldiers were doing. She saw few raise their hands. Those who did, she pushed toward their Commanders, and she moved the shield between those who did want to fight and those who didn't. The number of those attacking the safehouse was drastically cut.
Than simply don't fight. Go home.
She turned back to the other soldiers.
Retreat is not cowardice, but knowledge that it is better to recuperate and come back to fight another day, stronger than before. If this sensibility is punished, then your laws are wrong. If I hear of any of their deaths being caused by any of you, I will be back and I won't be simply standing by.
She glanced over at Zarza and nodded, telling him he could continue but she certainly wasn't going to help. Not that she hadn't already.
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Post by niko on Mar 30, 2009 8:14:26 GMT -5
The commanders were quick to raise there weapons at the young men who raised there hands in admitance they did not want to fight. But Kits words caused several of the commanders to lower there weapons. After a brief hand fight between officers it was decided to take there men and leave.
Zarza put his weapons away and crossed his arms. "Quite the diplomat. You should have been a politian" He said. The rebels in the building came out quickly and left to another hidden safehouse now that the fighting was over.
Zarza asked Kit. "So is your dragon friend okey?" Her reply pleased him. "That is good to hear. His death would be a shame now wouldent it?" It was hard to tell but there was almost a tone of sarcasm.
It was quickly getting to nightfall and Zarza said as he walked next to her. "Now that we are binded there is something you should know. I have a condition.... Kit must have wondered why zarza never wore any chest armor. It would become clear as the full moon came out from behind a cluster of clouds.
Zarza muttered "I can feel it burning inside me... There was a flash and he instantly changed. The cloths on his upper body fell away. He was a werewolf now and raised his head to the sky to let out a erie howl.
His shoe were torn away with large paws in place. His hands still had five apendages but with long claws. His body seemed quite capable of going to all fours just as well as standing wich he currently was doing.
" Project Genesis...." He said in a deep almost garbled english. His sanity for the most part was gone. But he was still capable of thinking. Especially with Kit there to keep him in check. If Kira could do it certainly Kit could. Zarza, or was it Genesis now? Seemed to have little intrest in Kit as he smelled at the night air in the streets. To Kit his thought patterns were very eratic between images of his life in the ancient city and some scattered memorys of him floating inside a testube inside a labe with white coated scientists looking at him. In either case all she could really do was talk to him like a 6 year old child otherwise he would just get confused.
"Hunger.... Hunt" he growled and jumped up to latch onto a building wall and started to climb to the top where he eyed pedestrians walking on the street below with hungry eyes.
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Post by Mai on Mar 30, 2009 16:51:14 GMT -5
She quickly flew after him, grasping him in her claws.
Not now. Soon.
She replied, eyes darted around. She rose into the air, trying to ignore the scraping of claws. It didn't hurt too much, due to her protective scales, but the sound it made against those very scales hurt her ears. She focused on sending calming thoughts to him through their mental connection as she flew, heading out to the woods where he could hunt game instead. Of course, there weren't many forested areas around the city, and those that were there weren't greatly inhabited. She hoped it would keep him occupied, and that he wouldn't just dash back to the city.
She hovered low to the ground in the middle of one such forest, letting him done, beating her wings a few times to go backwards, and then landing behind him.
Go on. Hunt.
She hoped she wouldn't regret those words, but she really had no idea what she was dealing with at the moment.
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Post by niko on Mar 30, 2009 19:10:40 GMT -5
Picture of Zarza mukuroy.deviantart.com/art/J-Talbain-DarkStalker-fanart-116854157Zarza landed on the ground in a crouch and looked around while sniffing at the air. He turned his head and felt at the hilts of the two swords still held to his back with a strap across the chest. Taking out the blades Zarza examined them quizically and without warning stabbed them into the soft dirt of the forest floor. Going to all fours Zarza crept through the night. It was not long before Zarza reapeared on a tree branch nawing on a bone and crushing it to get at the protein rich marrow. Either he found it, Or Zarza just ate in record time that would put a dragon to shame. But hunger was more feasable. Creatures fitting Zarzas discription did exist a long time ago before the Guardians destroyed the forest dwelling werepeople. But being as Zarza is a ancient. How did he get like this? Perhaps in time things would be explained. Looking at the crushed bone sceptically Zarza tossed it aside and jumped off the branch to hit the ground with a heavy thud. "Genesis...." Zarza growled once more though not in a threatening manner. Looking back over to the swords he left in the dirt Zarza went over to examine them more while all the while looking in deep thought. Though Kit would know it was not deep thought. Rather he was trying to remember something that did not seem to exist in his memory.
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Post by niko on Mar 31, 2009 9:14:38 GMT -5
Moving around in the dark were people with tactical gear, weapons, and night vision goggles. Agents from Sector 6.
Stopping the group silently with a raised hand the guy at the lead of the formation knelt and said soflty. "The ancient is here. I can feel it..... keep your eyes and ears open. We must retrieve the specimen by doctor lazerus's orders.
A man looked at there leader with his nighvision goggles and replyed. "how do we even know if the intel is right. It could be anywhere on the continent" The leader did not even dignify that question with a response. They were sector 6. The secret government within the government. They knew everything.
Creeping along with silance not even a dragon could notice the group saw Kit and Zarza through there vision enhancers. Green and tinted by the moon. They dispatched of Kit quickly enough without her even knowing what happened with a sticky shocker fired from there weapons. Six people, Six sticky shockers with a 10,000 volt incapacitating capabilty. Yeah, She went down hard along with Zarza.
Standing over Zarza the leader of the group with the words sector 6 on his vest spoke into a radio. "Command, Intel was correct. We have secured the package and are ready for extraction. Bring in the bird
Distant Thump Thumps of a helicopters rotors could be heard and in short time it hovered over the woods canopy. The crewchief in the bird lowered a hoist and Zarza was slowly pulled up into the aircraft.
"Sir, The dragon is still awake" The man turned to look down at Kit and said smugly. "She can see and hear all she wants. She has no idea who we are" The hoist lowered and one by one the blackops agents were raised into the helicopter and it left. One thing they made a mistake on was that Kit may not know who they were. But she knew someone who did. Unfortunatly that person was in a coma in a vetinary clinic.
Hopefully Atakai would be awake when she got there. Or Kit would be without leads. Not to say that Atakai would even tell Kit where Sector 6 headquarters even were.....
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Post by Mai on Mar 31, 2009 16:59:17 GMT -5
Kit growled at them, but knew that keeping up with a helicopter when it wanted to escape was impossible for even the fastest dragon, especially with her wings slow and lagging from the shock. So instead she flew back to the city, not arriving until the sun was up. Electrical shocks really were a killer at such high voltage.
She landed at the vet's and changed to her human form, now that her body had stopped tingling and aching. She walked in, waiting at the front desk for the vet, or someone who worked there, to show up and tell her how Atakai was doing. Zarza's mind was too far away now for her to reach with their brand new connection. Zarza probably could have reached hers, but she was far from practised as he was.
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Post by niko on Apr 1, 2009 3:44:48 GMT -5
The old vet came out with a clipboard and sat in the chair to start writing. He looked up and jumped for a second. Laughing he pointed his pen. "you really should not be so quiet. You almost gave me a heart attack. Your friend is much better and awake. He is in the back" With that the vet went back to writing.
Atakai was a little disorientated but managed to listen to what happened from Kit. "I really think you should just.." he paused to choose his words. "pretend he did not exist. If sector 6 has him then the man does not" Atakai was never one to resist a pretty face and gave in rathe quickly to Kit when she got upset.
"Okey. First you must go to my apartment and get my badge and gun. It has my picture so you will have to do something about that" Atakai looked kit over and added. "And you wont get very far looking like that. Every agent accept for the operatives wear suits and black shades'
No sooner when he said that Kits cloths changed. She wore a black suit and tie now and looked quite engimatic. "Okey. I wish I could do that" Now when you get the badge head to the capital. The NSA building is not hard to find. But be discreet. It is a federal building and if you are found out the entire damn alelean military will be on your tail.
Atakai sighed as he closed his eyes. "And be careful. Dont underestimate any of the agents." The NSA building in the capital was was quite impressive. But inside was what would stand out. They were a technologically advanced and to maintain that secrecy it was limited to the inside of the building.
No sooner had Kit walked inside people in suits were everywhere. Honestly they fit the 'men in black' discription. A well armored soldier with the rank 'operative 7th class' on his armor looked at Kits badge and waved her through a metal detector and returned the pistol to her afterwards.
"Agent Rark report to X-Files office. Supernatural and paranormal activity has been reported." A voice from the buildings internal comms network said. The building was big with many levels including the underground ones. Finding her rider was not going to be easy. After wandering around she came across a control room with tons of mission anylists typing away and computers and talking on radios in front of a large screen on the wall.
"Infiltration team. Are you on sight? That cargo ship is carrying a apocalypse stone. Rebel fighters are planning to blow up the entire capital when it reaches land. Scuttle that ship" A gun camera on the screen showed operatives running on a cargo tanker deck. 'What about the crew?" The voice echoed back. "Expendable..."
When Kit left that room it was very much abvious this sector six was not to be messed around with. They did not seem that evil really. So why did they take Zarza?
When she took the elevator up to a floor a sign on the wall said. "X-Files division" Two agents were near a watercooler and talking. "I hear the government plans to shut us down. They said investigation into the paranormal and supernatural is a waste of time" The other agent drank from his plastic cup and replied. "Well that is not what they said when we found that crashed spaceship in the tundras. Its all politics... and by the way what is up with doctor lazerus? That guy is such a asshole.
The agent shrugged to toss the cup in the small wastebin. "Hell if I know. I joined sector 6 to help people. All that guy does is do medical experiments on people In the R&D division. Wich reminds me what is up with that thing they braught in?"
The other agent finished his drink and tossed the cup into the wastebin. "Something about harvesting genetic material. That thing is a ancient. Lazerus wants to destroy the specimen when there done but the director is pushing to have the ancients memory erased so we can release him"
The two agents started to walk away. "I hope so, Why kill when you dont have to. We are a tactical agency. And it does not sound tactical So Kit had some information to work with. Zarza was in the R&D facility. But where the hell was that.
A young operative walked by and stopped to stare at Kits ass and then moved his eyes up to her chest and smiled. That smile went away as she noticed. "Hey you knew here? Just transphered in from the acadamy? I can give you a tour if you like. Maybe even buy you lunch later" It was clear this guy just wanted to get in her pants. But at the moment she would be able to manipulate him.
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Post by Mai on Apr 1, 2009 6:13:48 GMT -5
Kit knew about this, too. Pretending wasn't second nature to her, but she did know when it was required. She flashed a flirtatious smile.
That would be great.
-would type more but i gotta go-
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Post by khamar on Apr 2, 2009 8:44:56 GMT -5
The young agent showed Kit around a little and then took her to the elvator and hit the top floor button. When it opened there was a door with the words NSA director. The 'boy' opened the door for Kit and shut it behind her.
At a huge wooden desk was a old looking man typing at his computer. "Please sit Kit...." He said and motioned to the chair in front of his desk.
"Oh dont look surprised. We knew you were here the moment you set foot in the building. I imagine you must wonder why you are alive then? Well, Sector 6 wanted you dead. But I spoke in your favor"
The old man turned away from the computer giving Kit his full attention. "I have pulled many strings in your favor young lady. Your rider is safe and will be realeased soon once we have a blood sample. It will save countless lives once we are done mapping his genetic code. Now to bussiness. We at the NSA may not hold power like sector 6. But we do have some pull. We need agents, and your infiltration of this building was a test."
He put a new badge and gun on the table for Kit. "The job is open for you should you desire. And your boyfriend Atakai will be reenstated back into the agency should you accept this badge
He tapped his fingers together and leaned back into his chair. "Sector 6 wished to close us down unless we show promise in the X-Files division. You, Atakai, and your rider seem the perfect candidates to prove its not a waste
Seeing Kit in the dilame of choice he added. "Agents are already waiting near the vet clinic to transpher Atakai to one of our medical facilitys for the best care possible" Seeing her still in dilema he added again. "You will be helping people. That I promise you. We NSA agents are not like those Sector 6 operatives that took Zarza.
The NSA director had really went out on a limb to bring Kit here that much was abvious. And the people at the NSA building all seemed to be of good quality morally.
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Post by Mai on Apr 5, 2009 15:36:07 GMT -5
Yeah, well, after what happened to Atakai when he... stopped...working for the government, you'd have to excuse me if I don't entirely believe you. But, unlike Atakai, and I'm sure you know this, I could cause more than enough damage to the NSA if anything should happen to him or Zarza this time around. Still, before I agree, fairly reluctantly, to take you up on this offer, I really would appreciate knowing what the hell you want us three for.
Diplomatic background was pretty obvious until the last sentence. Her face was set in determination, refusing to say another word until she got at least some sort of answer.
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