Heroes Uprising Thread 3

"Amber manages to lock off the left arm's soul, and thus the memories and powers clashing with Yamairo's."

Amber: I knew it. That power burst wasn't normal. The arm...
"Isabel": What is it Amber Parker?
Amber: The arm is from an alternate timeline. The memories and energies within the soul kept in the arm are also from an alternate timeline. One where the Chaos Wave was not launched. This arm contains the full powers of Yamairo before the Chaos Wave.

"Amber begins redoing the seal"

Amber: If before it was dangerous to use this arm, now the danger is even greater. I don't known if I can redo the seal as it is. And it'll take me days, maybe weeks to do it. He can not undo this seal again. I can't promise he'll survive.

"Anna grins at Troy and Sandra's argument"

Anna: Wow, barely one day into leadership and you're already getting mouthed off to. I remember when Troy tried mouthing off to me and Yama years back. We had ways to put the little fire bitch in his place.

"Anna turns to Troy and grins"

Anna: Want me to do it?

Sandra: I'm not sure this is the time or place to have fire filling the sky and explosions rocking the Earth. If you want reservation on giving him a beating, I will set something up for you two soon enough.

"At this moment in time Troy meant nothing to Sandra, Yamairo's well being was what was important. Troy shrugged kinda nonchalantly not showing any real concern over Anna, Sandra being the new boss, or Yamairo's state of affairs."

Troy: Whatever, fighting's over. I'll be jecking off to some steamy lesbo porno if anyone needs me.

"Sandra quickly put Troy down where he stood with burst of psyhic energy. The levels of disrespect he was showing to this situation had gotten on Sandra's last nerve."

"Amber finishes the "first aid" on him."

Amber: There we go. I'll teleport him back to his house and get to proper work. I really fucking wish I had all my powers right now

"Amber walks up to Sandra and whispers with her"

Amber: Sandra, listen to me very carefully. You're messing around with dangerous shit here. That's a fundamental element of the universe you're wielding there, without any inherent connection to it like Jet had. You can't keep using it. Rely only on what little of the Phoenix you have left from now on

"Amber puts a hand on her shoulder"

Amber: Or you're going to lose yourself and take everyone with you. And this isn't a threat or a warning, this is a statement of fact. Watch yourself

"She pats her her back, and then talks loudly to everyone"

Amber: See you guys around. Don't get into too much trouble. You know Aaron can be a hardass

"Amber didn't really care one way or the other. They were all her friends, and she wasn't going to take sides in what amounted to a family dispute. As long as nobody was using deadly force, and the governments of the world didn't try to use them for their own selfish desires, she didn't really care. Aaron had enough clout in SHIELD that it wouldn't come to that. She goes up to Yamairo, and after speaking out the incantation, teleports him and herself to Hokkaido. Anna and Isabel stay behind."

"Isabel": You know Sandra Fuller, he is a father now

"Isabel finally talks to Sandra, directing her eyes at her. It takes a lot to anger her. She didn't want Yamairo to come here, but now that it was done, and that he was left in this state, it was all on Sandra's head"

"Isabel": If he can not be returned from this state, I will hold you personally responsible, do you understand me Sandra Fuller?

"Before Isabel can say any other word, Anna springs to her feet, passing by Sandra with a reassuring pat on the shoulder, and teleports both of them away as well. Sandra's is thus left with her team, Amber's advice, and Isabel's final threat"

Terrell: So bittersweet... You know as crazy as this sounds, that wasn't too bad. Almost boring. Anyway, I'm gonna make a stop in eastern Europe. Seeya!

"Terrell's body fuses with the air as he vanishes from sight."

Mike: So what now, Phoenix?
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Veronica: I figured you'd go for the kill... But shooting him? Really? He didn't even do anything... yet.

"Veronica's gaze was now piercing as she looked at the team. Her knowledge was bewildering, considering James defensive capabilities when it came to telepathy."

Veronica: You can have cerebro. I could have used it more, but I guess I'll have to take training wheels off a little a little early. I'm not going to fight you. And you're not going to fight me. We're going to leave peacefully, X-Force, right?

"Sandra did not blame Isabel for her anger, if roles was switched and someone she loved was put in that situation, Sandra would be mad to. Sandra took Amber's words to heart, she knew this power, this darkness, it will consume her eventually. She'd known this for months ever since she tapped into the power against Jet. The clock was ticking, and the more the darkness came into play, the faster time ticked away. Sandra turned to her group and spoke when Mike asked the question."

Sandra: Now we rest. From security, to Shield, to the SXM. We took on impossible odds and came out on top of it all. This land is now ours and as head of the Shadow X-Men, I grant you all a place to stay for as long as you all desire. See the sights of Genosha, maybe take part and see the inner workings of the school, of if up for the challenge, test your skills in the Danger Room. This is not yet in any way over my friends, that I can assure you. But we've made our statement and staked our ground. And now for the moment, we rest.

"Tesla came up to Sandra after her speech."

Tesla: I fulfilled my end of the deal, you are in power. If you remain in power is of no concern to me, I just want my end of the agreement to be paid up.
Sandra: It will be, I assure you.

Marianna: I don't think you know who you're messing with here missy. We're not the SXM.

"Erica doesn't waste much time, and takes the second shot on Veronica this time"

"inside the temple, Fawkes and Ledge find the cerebro"

Fawkes: James. We got it. Going to set up a teleport field and take the entire thing back. Tell the others outside I need a few more minutes to set it up and the input the coordinates
James: Hurry up. I don't know how, but she's bypassing my telepathy.

"James is focusing completely on the X-Force now that the fight between Yama and Sandra was over"

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"At Hokkaido, Filipe is in the living room with Anna. Aya was with her son somewhere else in the large house, Amber had begin her procedure to reseal the arm, and Isabel is with her child"

Anna: Akemi huh...where have I heard that name before?
Filipe: Her future self visited once. Yama said he wasn't one to argue with future selves so he named her the name
Anna: Isn't one to argue with future selves he said. So...you're really not going to challenge Sandra? At all? Yama just proved she isn't invincible. You get a few people together. I'll follow you in. You can even go ask Ruth for help. If you and Aaron got together, she wouldn't stand a chance

"Anna hadn't had a chance to talk with Filipe yet."

Filipe: First off, I'm not going to side with SHIELD against mutants. I'm just as sick of the bullshit as Sandra is. But the thing is, I'm not Magneto to someone else's Xavier. Fuck that analogy. If Sandra wants to go down that path, let her. When shit hits the fan, and she fucks up, I'll be there to end it. And then once it's over if they still think I'm a bad leader, they can do whatever the fuck they want, all of them

"As he's swearing and ranting, Stella comes into the living room from the kitchen. Filipe sighs and stops swearing. He was obviously mad. He had done everything right, he had lead the Shadow League through several world ending crisis. And in the end, everyone turned their backs on him over a goddamn petty theft they could have easily dealt with as a team"

Filipe: I never asked to be a hero, or a leader, but it's the cards fate dealt me. If this is what fate is dealing me now, I'll take it.
Anna: Hey, I'm with you whatever happens. Far as I'm concerned Sandra is in no condition. I saw her fight. That girl is going to mess up bad
Stella: Actually, according to the readings father allowed me to gather from the recent battle, aunt Sandra is not as out of control as you all assume. The universal force she is wielding is within her grasp, for she is merely using it to power the remnants of the Phoenix Force. The issue begins when she starts using it as an independent power, rather than a generator.
Anna: Your kid is pretty bright. So miss, what do you suggest we do?
Stella: Well aunt Anna, there is not much we can do. Unless father wishes to go into battle, I will not go either. The usage of this power falls upon aunt Sandra.
Filipe: By the way, where's your sister Stella
Stella: She exited the house while you were out meeting with aunt Sandra. She said she was going into a nearby pacific island, to train herself. Her bloodlust is increasing by the day. Mother says she caught a vision of her hunting demons in Sapporo

"That was another thing on Filipe's mind. Gally's angel essence was leaking into her behavior more and more. Her powers were growing at an unnatural rate. Something was going on, because Raphael said this would take decades, maybe centuries, to happen."

"Veronica flinches, but the bullets is seen floating in midair in front of her face, as is the bullet that shot at Ethan seconds earlier"

Veronica: You're right, you're no fun. "She and Ethan ascend at extreme speeds before her holds her close to his chest." Not like my Phoenix and Psyche...

"Veronica controls Ethan, making him fly southwest towards Australia"

Veronica: It's so... cold.

"Veronica shivers as the two fly over the Pacific Ocean"

As the dust settled and Sandra was more or less victorious, Emmet silently applauded her. He'd watched silently as she and Yamiro battled each other, Riku and Adrian at his side as Kaiser, Noah, Tanesha, Iko, and Genesis had fallen unconscious from Isabels inital attack. They were all starting to wake up as Emmet floated to Sandra's side.

" Allow me to congragulate you my dear. You fought with everything you had, never wavered with in your ideals and now you are in the position you were meant for. I look forward to seeing what you do with it, myself and the others will be staying here for the time being " he reached out and hugged her, healing any wounds and residual pain that was left.

Riku watched Sandra from a distance, the darkness she wielded had set his demonic blood astir since she'd unleashed it earlier. One didnt see a human with such a connection to the concept itself that often, a sane one anyway. He could see the effects playing out inside her, reckless use and she'd drown in it. He sat in Kaisers lap, pondering, his ascention was fast approaching, perhaps he needed to up his own control ratio.

Tanesha frowned as she looked in a reflective service, her usualy wavy hair was a frazzled afro " I look a hot mess " she muttered as she get it under control. A long, hot bath wass in order after all of this. She was happy that to wake up and find Sandra had won, though she wished she could have seen it.

"Sandra thanked Emmet for all his support, but ultimately the "win" over Yamairo did not really feel like a win. Something caught Sandra's attention and Tenesha suddenly heard Sandra's voice in her head."

Sandra: Tenesha can I see you a minute.

"Tenesha answered Sandra's request and came over."

Sandra: Pardon my intrusion, I do hope you don't mind. But I understand you want to see my encounter with Yamairo?

"Sandra reached out to touch the girls head, almost as if she was going to brush Tenesha hair back. The moment Sandra touched her Tenesha head was filled with images of a epic battle between two close friends that had left Sandra beaten and bloody. Tenesha seen everything to Yamairo holding his sword to Sandra's throat, and Sandra still refusing to submit even in the face of imminent death. Tenesha seen what had happened to Yamairo to prevent the final bow, ultimately awarding Sandra the final victory.

Sandra showed things how they where, building a sense of honesty and trust right away. The visions ended when Sandra moved her hand away."

Sandra: Once more pardon my intrusion. I hope hearing you thoughts had not offended you. If it had, I will stay out of your mind. I promise.

"Marianna slaps Misery in the back of the head"

Marianna: You let them get away!
James: No it's fine, I doubt he could have done anything

Peter: Sec

"Peter runs forward in the same direction to try and keep tabs on them. Meanwhile, cerebro is teleported back to the island"

Fawkes: Got it James
James: Sandra. We got you a present to welcome you as team leader. Follow the coordinates. Good luck leading the team. I hear it can be a real bitch

"He punctuates that with just the tiniest little psionic burst. James was good at safeguarding his thoughts from even people like Sandra. So on the occasion he did have to show what he thought of a situation, he could either emote it, which he found rude, or do it this way. He had watched the fight start to finish. All he could do now was hope Amber got Yama back to full health"

James: That stupid idiot. Should have kept out of it like I said.

"Back at the pacific island, the X-Force is back together"

Simon: So what now? Barely even had time to stretch my legs
Fawkes: We have to wait. At least we have cerebro back.

Tanesha gasped softly as the epic battle played out before her eyes, it had certainly been a hell of a fight. She shivered a little as she saw Sandra summon the darkness, not particularly bothered by due to working with Riku a lot and seeing him use the darkness several times and in more......" colorful " way. As she watched it, Emmet went to work on her hair, not being able to tolerate the frazzled state it was in.

By the time Sandra was finished, Emmet was as well, Tanesha's hair was once again smooth and wavy, but with a higher shine of vitality. Tanesha waved away Sandra's apology " Oh it's fine, my little sister is a telepath so im use it, kinda comforting in way " she smiled as she remembered her mentally talking to her all the time.

Tie stopped walking for a moment then continued walking. What Ruth said was interesting. The insinuation that Tie doesn't even serve their father was a little aggravating. "Well me bowing to Michael will be sight wouldn't it." her confident smirk said enough about how she felt regarding this situation. She was wary but not filled with fear.

"I'd enjoy a little more fire and brimstone to liven this place up, but I'd rather it wait. Ten more years preferably." The level they were on grew dark. A reflection of the night sky covered the ceiling. Some of the residents in the area were returning to the streets. "Until that day I will remind you of this. I've always done my duty even as Fallen. None of you may have enjoyed my methods, but I have always finished what I began! The work I'm doing here is no different."

Tie stared back with determined eyes. She was never one to truly back down from her duty or what she considered was her duty. It took a few seconds for her look to soften and then a grateful smile showed itself. "Thank you for the information. Now I must leave lest the masses become too drunk off my glory. I'll speak to you later." she immediately disappeared leaving for her office now needing to find a way to speed up her plans.

As they talked Earrings placed Melker in her new room. A dark space seemingly absent of anything. She was in a bubble of energy surrounded by a vacuum. The feeling of countless wards and barriers was strong. Even if she didn't demand this much security Earrings wasn't taking any chances with her. The cell she was in put her in stasis. She was still conscious, but generally completely frozen.

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Yori like everyone was glad that the battle was won. He wanted to make sure the others weren't effected heavily by the side effects of the fight. He shook his head at their unconscious forms with smug smile on his face. With a clap of his hands he brought most of them back to full awareness and invigorated. "That was a great battle guys. I barely even felt winded. I wonder why its impossible for me a God to lose consciousness. Hmm"

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Sarah was always busy lately. Acting as the head of her own unofficial spy network and a large conglomerate kept her focused, but she preferred things this way. She sat down in the office on her private aircraft drinking coffee and reading reports, breaking news, annual profits etc.

Much of it was just to keep her mind moving while others helped connect the dots. The shipment of weapons, terrorist attacks her company dealt with, the Chicago contract she made, missing Unit 00 schematics and even the recent occupation of Germany.They had some connections and the Polish military's budget increase along with rising issues in Germany's surrounding states were a contender for investigation.

"Maybe I need to find them before all hell breaks loose." She tapped her chin looking through a number of candidates for a targeted strike. "Screw it I need some music. Awesome Mix!" on command the plane's speakers began blasting. "You Got The-"

"Touch!" A pale well dressed man in a black suit, sun glasses and cane was singing and dancing while cutting through a dozen Polish soldiers in the Tantra mountains in a blur. His men had several Geckos moving around at speed tearing through several vehicles with gunfire and stomps. "You got the POWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Bullets and even lasers were skillfully evaded with barely a scratch.

As the last man was cut into several pieces in seemingly one swipe the well dressed man looked at his heavily cybernetic friends and Geckos. "Well lets go raise a little hell."

"Sandra smiled warmly, she expected that response but talking to people was always nice."

Sandra: Well there is stuff I must see to. If there is "anything" you want, I'm always in contact.   Just speak and I'll hear.

"There was something about how Sandra said anything that seemed slightly out of place for those who knew her.    Sandra checked in with her family and moved anyone who may still been out inside, though it seems most was alright at this point.    Sandra follows James coordinates to see Cerebral has been recovered."

Sandra: And what a gift it is.   Good work James.

"Sandra wasn't going to comment on the bitch part, to be fair Sandra hasn't gained a lot of friends here, she's probably made a few more enemies if anything.   But as they say it was lonely at the top.   Everything has it's price, even success."

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"Misery was told to seal the powers mid battle, in a surprising turn there was no battle. The unexpectedness lead to their escape, but if the Z Force happen to meet them again, it would not happen a second time."

Misery: Everybody gets lucky, even the baddies.

"Despite being frozen, Melker's eyes lock with Earrings and he can sense the contempt and hatred she has for the angel. She glares at him without stop"

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"Meanwhile, we find Huang and Hei, Mao on Huang's head, heading towards the warpgate. A massive congestion of cars is piled up at the road entrance into the gate. Despite Aaron's best efforts, the sheer usage and utility of the gates meant that a lot of people were going to use them"

Hei: So the closest warpgate is in Berlin right? I'll ready our German passports
Mao: I hear miss von Richthofen is thinking of closing off the Berlin warpgate soon. Seems Germany might be afraid of spies
Huang: Has they should be. Last active military country in Europe...although if what this info shows is true, that might not hold true

"Huang had shown the two mutants the info he was given by Sarah. The stolen schematics and technology, as well as the possible buyers...including HYDRA"

Huang: I already sent of the HYDRA part to Aaron Stark. It'll take a day to arrive because I encrypted the message so he couldn't track it back to me. And encrypting something for Aaron Stark isn't easy. Hei? What about the ice kid?
Hei: Well...

"Hei had turned on the news as he was readying the passports, and there's a report on what had transpired on Genosha"

Hei: He may not be interested anymore...

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"Meanwhile, at the massive SHIELD HQ in NYC, Aaron, Marcus and Ollie are talking"

Aaron: So, James confirms the X-Force managed to find cerebro, but the robbers escaped. Peter's on their track, but so far no confirmation of anything. Marcus, what are we gonna do about Sandra? Are we just letting her keep the island? Or can I start preparing retaliation?

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"Elsewhere at the base, in a large house that seems built into the building, Natsu and Laxus are sparring while Elsa is reading from a strange tome in a weird language. Natasha is trying to contact Dale. Nono is trying to teach Sammie how to cook"

Nono: No no miss Sammie, if you do that!

"The pan catches fire and Nono just sighs, putting it out"

"Sean and Poll are slowly going over all the different powers that were affected by the little stunt Milo pulled. They get to Matt"

Poll: Okay Matthew. Just go ahead and give us a little demonstration for now. Grow in size then decrease. We just need to make sure Sammie's fix worked

(The Z Force lmao)

"Veronica continues to shiver before making Ethan descend a lot more and slow down a bit"

Veronica: That's better... Wait.

"Veronica sees someone running on water tailing her. She's surprised at first, but admires the person's speed. They slow down even more and she waves with a smile that appeared to be genuine."

Veronica: Need something?! Wanna race?!

"She shouted from her height"

"Peter looks up at her confused"

Peter: Actually, no.

"Peter jumps suddenly, and punches Ethan, his speed easily overwhelming both their reaction times"

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"Meanwhile, X-Force has made a fire as night seems to be approaching the pacific island. Inside the temple Simon and Fawkes are looking around for anything that can be useful"

Fawkes: See anything?
Simon: Not that I know of. Maybe we should call Molly here Fawkes.
Fawkes: Good idea. Ellen, teleport back to Genosha and get Molly. We need to analyze all the tech they left here

"As Sandra see's to the Cerebral being sealed back in it's rightful place, the others seemed free to explore Genosha to their liking. Katy had left with Joe already, Sandra clearly took things further then Katy wanted it to go. Stepping up to run SXM was one thing, fighting Shield to take over Genosha was another entirely. But then that fight with Yamairo, it brings into question just how far Sandra would push this. Abby went over to Dave."

Abby: What do we do now?
Dave: What is there to do. SHIED won't take this lying down, but until they return, or another problem arises. We just wait.
Abby: Do you think this is right, I mean... Yamairo...
Dave: We have to hope. I love Sandra but she's made many mistakes and done a lot of wrong. I took a leap of faith to support my wife, but only time will tell if this is right or just another Phoenix fuck up.

"Abby was old and mature enough for Dave to give her the truth, sadly the answer he gave wasn't exactly a soothing one."

"Ethan grunts and flies back, but holds Veronica tight. She scowls and then smirks"

Veronica: Fuck off!

"Veronica's eyes glow for a second, before Ethan seemingly matches Peter's speed and slaps his head down. It seemed like an odd way to attack, but when Peter hit the water, his body sunk like a rock, only going downward"

Veronica: Kill squad, my ass. Toodles darling! Fun tip... Think about sea levels. Chop chop, Ethan.

"Ethan continued his course, acting like the minion Veronica made him to be"

"Peter sighs. She was more than just a telepath, that's for sure. He begins manipulating his speed until he counteracts whatever was done and swims upward super fast, emerging and following. He locks onto Ethan and slows him down to a crawl, effectively removing all his speed, and then does the same to Veronica just to be sure, before running up under them. They're frozen in the air, barely moving inches forward with each minute"

Peter: There we go. Now stand still please.

Veronica: Two can play this game... Ooh, this is entertaining. Velocity vs speed?

"Veronica makes Ethan slow Peter down only a bit slower than himself The lack of velocity causes Peter to sink again, but this time it's natural"

Veronica: You're too stubborn, love. Go back to your team or you'll die alone... again

"Peter suddenly goes flying in the opposite direction at incredible speeds until he crashes into a boulder on a remote island"

Peter: Did he just...no. It's weaker. James, I think I've figured out one of the powers besides the telepath. I can keep pursuing but I'm at a bit of a standstill without solid ground
James: What?
Peter: He can manipulate the velocity of a movement. I can just control both my speed and theirs until we're both absolutely frozen. But in the middle of the ocean, I'd sink
James: Roger. Follow them. This time stay out of sight. Don't engage and just figure out where they're going

"Peter does as he's told and goes at super speeds back towards Veronica and Ethan, this time keep a healthy distance"

Veronica: Good riddance... Ethan. Ethan!
Ethan: What the fuck? You- You took control of me like some puppet?!
Veronica: We got away. Both of us.
Ethan: I saw. How'd you use my powers like that? I never even told you what they were!

"Ethan loosened his hold on Veronica a bit. The closeness was a bit awkward."

Veronica: Psh... I'm the best at what I do. Now let's cut northwest and get to Tokyo. We have to continue on the course Smash set us in
Ethan: How the fuck am i supposed to know which way to go? And what about the rest of the team?
Veronica: I'm contacting them now, and just go that way. The rest will come to you.

"Veronica pointed after reading the minds of the crew of a cargo boat not too far off."

Emmet and Tanesha walked back over to the others, the mood around them was rather somber. They all appeared to be healed and fine, but Emmet sensed wounded pride " Whats the matter dawlings? "

It was Noah who responded " Well.....we werent that useful in this fight, we were mainly on the defensive and barely managing that, then the lightning came and only Riku and Adrian weathered it "

" I loathe to admit it, but against reality warpers and the like, were out of our depth of expertise " Iko added

" It's pathetic, all the jobs that Eden gave us were cake walks compared to this " Genesis spat, the angry from this, he already had to deal with being the youngest in the group, but this wass to much. Kaiser remained silent, his pride was probably hurt more then Genesis, to do such a poor job in front of his mother.

Emmet rubbed his chin " Ah I see I see, yes this was quite the battle field, even with the chaos wave reducing much of our powers to meager levels, some of us are able to scrape by due to the overall nature of our gifts " Milo and Sammie came to mind " At the moment your powers and skills seem meager compared to other but dont let that thought rule you. All of you have endless potential, it all depends on whether you have the will to take that first on the path to power "

He turned Yori " My friend, what do you say we put these young ones through their paces. Starting tomorrow, all of you will have the option to be personally trained my Yori and myself, if you would like to, I'll warn you now, he is a war god and im a Spartan, our training is not for the faint of heart or will of the weak " he snapped his fingers and a ball of phoenix fire appeared in his hands, it vanished revealing a bundle of clothe " If you believe you have what it takes to stand with the mighty, then come forward and take one of these cloths and tie it around your head "

Everyone was silent for a split second, before they all rushed forward and and took one, doing as Emmet instructed and tying it around their heads. They immediately felt an intense heat that dwindled down to a dull warmth.

Emmet laughed heartilly " I expected nothing less, these cloths are a symbol of your resolve and made from the phoenix force, as you are now, taking them off is impossible. But at the end of your lessons, you will be able too.....if you survive of course "

They all waited for Emmet say he was joking, but the flickering flames in his eyes made them all gulp.

Earrings sat in his own barrier within the space and began to connect with Melker's mind purely for communication. "Hello teeny. I have to ask do you really have a plan beyond kill everything you don't like?"

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Yori bowed slightly. "I'd be happy to friend. The last time I was asked to train an army that man had only three soldiers left. He wasn't satisfied with it but I think I did my job." He smiled at everyone and waved his hand dismissively. "You guys should be fine don't worry. At worst I might ask you to hunt some ancient monsters or try to finish a race in a seven dimensional space. Hell even Tanesha can do that."

It may have seemed like Yori was very dismissive of them, but the fact was he did think all of them could make it. Reality Warping battles were difficult and dealing with enemies who can do that on a whim was almost impossible. He's seen swordsman manipulate reality itself to strike true and never fail.

"Melker stares at Earrings"

Melker: No...I am going to exterminate every single angel and demon on this planet. Drive you from this Earth. Expose the inhuman monstrosities you truly are. That is the plan, monster.

"She glares at Earrings with pure loathing."

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"Peter keeps following Ethan and Veronica at a distance at a distance"

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"At the Berlin warpgate, Huang is talking in perfect German with the guards. The capital is slightly damaged still, repairs having been slower due to several insurrections after the new regime was set in place. But even with that, it's still looking as as futuristic and technologically advance as the other rebuilt cities. Steam rises from everywhere as the clear focus on steel mills and industry gives it a foreboding air."

Mao: Well this place has changed
Hei: It seems the entire country is turning into a massive steel factory. I hear Elena is trying to lobby SWORD for private ships of her company to go out and mine for more minerals.