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Post by Flynneus_Knight on Feb 4, 2017 11:37:47 GMT
Herbert stood in the underground, waiting for his train. It had been a really busy morning.
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Post by dbzbabe on Feb 4, 2017 11:47:42 GMT
Chris tentatively approached Herbert, making sure he didn't see her. What was the best way she could do this? Considering what they were going to be discussing, it was best that there were as few people around to hear.
She walked around the back of Herbert, covering her face with her hand. Standing behind him, she suddenly grabbed hold of him by the back of his shoulders and dragged him off through the station.
Herbert seemed totally confused as he flailed his arms about. Fortunately everyone else in the station was too busy hurrying around to notice. Chris kicked open the door of the men's toilets and pulled Herbert through. They were again fortunate no one was in there though Chris' attire made it hard to tell which sex she was.
Chris threw the poor frightened boy into the cubicle at the far end and followed him in, locking the door behind them. She removed the hat, revealing her face to him. Hopefully he wouldn't be too shocked.
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Post by Flynneus_Knight on Feb 4, 2017 11:53:21 GMT
Herbert let off a blast of electricity which hit Chris square in the chest, pushing her back into the door.
"Oh shit, Chris, sorry!" He cried. Luckily the blast had been a knee jerk, without any real power behind it. Herbert hadn't managed to get the full emotion triggered in his shock.
"What's are you- why are you blond-" he clenched his head as he felt her emotions, real emotions unlike the earlier lust. Human fear, nervousness, urgency. He focused his mind and pushed them back.
"It's you," he breathed. "What's going on, Chris?" He asked, shocked, scared and nervous.
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Post by dbzbabe on Feb 4, 2017 11:59:05 GMT
Chris whinced a bit from the shock to her chest as she began to rub where the bolt had struck.
"Nice to see you too," she said with a grimace, "though I guess I kinda deserved that," she chuckled.
She relaxed a bit and pushed herself off the door, letting out a small sigh.
"Oh Herbert," Chris expression turned quite sorrowful as she embraced him in a tight hug before pulling out again, "where do I begin?"
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Post by Flynneus_Knight on Feb 4, 2017 12:21:57 GMT
Herbert hugged her back before pushing back and putting his hand on her shoulders, looking at her urgently.
"Chris, I had a dream, like my mothers. I saw Olem and the Redeemer trying to kill you. Please tell me I'm not mad. Tell me everything! I'll believe you," he insisted. "I've been trying g to convince you since you came back, changed, for a stretch. I failed but you have to believe now. Something's different."
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Post by dbzbabe on Feb 4, 2017 12:37:56 GMT
Chris couldn't help but smile at Herbert.
"I know, I know. You can calm down. I know you know. We spoke earlier in my room remember," her smile continued to widen, "it's really long and complicated so bare with me," her features relaxed into a more concentrated expression.
Chris took a deep breath to compose herself.
"Right well first of all, yes I did die fighting the Redeemer and Olem," she began, "after I discovered I could fly, I kinda crash landed in the middle of a conversation the two were having with Aurora. I think they were trying to convert her," Chris was a little embarrassed admitting to crash landing, "I couldn't really take in what I was seeing and when I asked Aurora about it she didn't seem to know too much either. So I decided to ask around campus about this Redeemer and found out about his tree. Next day I confronted Olem in the woods but he was very coy. When the Redeemer showed up, he didn't seem interested in recruiting me and things kinda escalated and we got into a fight. I thought Olem would have backed me up but I was wrong," she looked angry and bitter at this point, "as it was clear I was going to die, I concentrated my energy into a huge explosion. Unfortunately I put too much into it and blew myself up by accident," Chris bashfully laughed, rubbing the back of her head, "you with me so far?"
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Post by Flynneus_Knight on Feb 4, 2017 12:43:21 GMT
Herbert nodded. "Like butter on bread. Keep going."
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Post by dbzbabe on Feb 4, 2017 13:00:13 GMT
"Erm okay," Chris was slightly puzzled by Herbert's remark, not one she'd come across before, "anyway, after I accidentally committed suicide," she said perhaps a little too casually, "I'm not one hundred percentage sure what happened. It felt like I was being pulled back together but infused with even more energy, even more powerful but it felt dark, corrupted," Chris became deep in thought, "but it's quite obvious that the Redeemer used my energy to form the Reaper. What happened to me, I'm not sure. When I came out with black hair and stuff, it felt like I was possessed, I wasn't myself as you could probably tell," she chuckled, "the physical changes were probably a side effect of being fused with dark energy, though I don't think it suited me," she continued to chuckle.
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Post by Flynneus_Knight on Feb 4, 2017 13:20:13 GMT
Herbert shook his head. "No... but how are you here now? What changed?" He locked his eyes onto her. "I can't tell you how glad I am you're back!" He hugged her again, almost laughing. "You know Signe's dead, right?" He stiffened. "You know we have to bring Olem to Olympus too, right?"
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Post by dbzbabe on Feb 4, 2017 14:04:59 GMT
"Yeh I know about Signe. I know all about what happened to her," Chris said as she looked down at the ground, a pained expression on her face, "even though I wasn't in control at all when Reaper was around, I still saw everything that happened through his eyes though I must confess my memory of those moments are a little hazy. I remember stalking all you guys and I think I killed the guys who shot you and Lucio before being summoned by the Redeemer as Olem and Aurora were meeting with him. Olem denounced the Redeemer and turned his back on him, needless to say he didn't like that and so the pair of us attacked them. In the confusion, Olem's death cloud hit Aurora but for some reason the Redeemer decided to save her. Probably to regain Olem's trust. But the Redeemer was weakened by this and so it was left to me...I mean Reaper, to defend him. Signe then showed up out of nowhere and seemed enraged by something Aurora had done. She transformed into a wolf and lunged at her. Thinking she was a threat, I....I mean Reaper, fired off tow energy balls and......." Chris began to choke on her words as she tried to hold off the tears, "blew her up, throwing her into a tree. That's how she lost her memory," Chris had managed to recompose herself somewhat, "it's all my fault though. I could see it all happening but I was too weak to stop it," she began to quiver and her bottom lip began to wobble but there were no tears.
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Post by Flynneus_Knight on Feb 4, 2017 14:09:23 GMT
"You know she committed suicide though?" He asked. "I tried to save her but I couldn't use Lucio's power properly. That's why Olympus took me in; they weren't sure whether I did it for not. But it was the Redeemer," he nodded. "I mean, Lucio's death, not Signe. That was-" his voice broke, "all her." He shrugged. "I'll be honest, Chris. I don't know what to do now. We need to stop them, right? What do you want to do?"
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Post by dbzbabe on Feb 4, 2017 14:17:58 GMT
"I don't know what I want to do," Chris shook her head, "but...." She was interrupted by someone entering the toilets. Chris climbed on top of the toilet seat but kept low. She put a finger over her lips to indicate to Herbert to be quiet. After a few minutes and several disturbing noises, the person seemed to have left. Chris hopped down and continued.
"I still feel I could have done more for Signe," her sad expression returned, "and yeh I know everything that happened at that scene. I even remember the two new people we met; Margarita and Daniel was it? But I just don't know anything anymore. After I ran off into the woods, Reaper came back out and asked the Redeemer to separate us, which he did. So now Reaper is free of me pestering him. I think he wiped my memory after my outburst in Cafe Go the other day," Chris thought about that for a few moments, "but I was able to reform myself just like Reaper is able to but I'm physical, he's not," she smiled at Herbert, "I don't know if the Redeemer knows I'm still alive or not," this thought seemed to concern her, especially if he were to come after her again, "I just don't know Herbert. What are your thoughts on how we should proceed?"
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Post by Flynneus_Knight on Feb 4, 2017 14:29:24 GMT
Herbert sighed. "It' simple; we need to take in Olem. He sided with the Redeemer and tried to kill you; succeeded in a sense. We have to take him down and bring him to Olympus," he saw Chris' reaction and smiled. "It's okay. I'd do it myself but I still haven't got a handle on these powers yet. I assume you remember my ability, right? The only way I can be sure to fight properly is if I have people around. It'll be easier to mimic then."
He took Chris by the shoulder and started speaking more quietly. "how powerful is Olem now? I planned to get Nathan, perhaps Alex if he's willing, I still need to talk to him, and take Olem down. Though honestly, Nathan might just do the job. I don't think I should tell you this, but Nathan doesn't just turn invisible," he saw Chris' reaction to Nathan. "Come on, drop that look. He's a good guy and he'll help us. Can be absorb stuff, not stuff like bullets, like physical objects, but Olem's disease stuff? I reckon he could nulify that power. Then we'd only have to deal with Olem's guns."
Herbert grinned at this. "But I'm going to practice with Nathan, try to get a grip on my mother's ability. I can already call out my father's," he raise a hand and electricity started to flicker gently around it. "Electricity is faster than a bullet. I'm not an idiot; I don't plan to give him a chance. Turn invisible, strike him with as much power as I can muster, take him out. He has normal human durability. 2000, 5000, whatever, volts or so would put anyone down. But if it comes to a fight, Nathan absorbs Olems power from our bodies, like he did that time I absorbed it from you, remember? I use my mother's power to catch his bullets, take him down in a blink. No fucking around. And if we have Alex, well it'll be even easier. And with you! You already beat down Olem once. Just break more than his ribs. Once he's unconcious we'll take him to Olymous. They can deal with him."
Herbert took a deep breath. "Sorry, that's a lot to take in. But I've been thinking about this since I saw him kill you in my dream."
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Post by dbzbabe on Feb 4, 2017 14:37:26 GMT
Chris could only look down at the ground. Yes Nathan disturbed her but if he was helping Herbert then maybe he wasn't so bad. Just a little too creepy around girls, that's what made her feel uncomfortable. Taking down Olem though? Normally Chris would be all up for a good old fashioned bit of vengeance, especially when it involved a fight and a super fight at that! But this time however, she felt somewhat different. Olem didn't seem phased at all by her return which indicated he was very cold and psychotic but on the other hand he had denounced the Redeemer. Maybe he was trying atone for his past transactions? The thought seemed silly, even to her but Chris had seen how close Aurora had gotten with Olem. Aurora had clearly suffered enough with Signe, could she bare to lose Olem too? No! She had to push such thoughts out her mind. Even if this did hurt Aurora, surely it was for her own good, she couldn't know Olem's true nature.
"Okay," Chris began as she looked up at Herbert, a concerned but determined expression etched onto her face, "we take Olem down and bring him in, no killing though, something tells me that's what he'd want."
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Post by Flynneus_Knight on Feb 4, 2017 14:46:02 GMT
Herbert felt a flurry of emotions off Chris, another, a certain colour... concern? Wait, Aurora! She was going out with Olem, she had suffered through Signe... but Olem hadn't just killed Chris. It was likely he'd killed many other people too. Herbert was sure they hadn't been good people but that didn't give him the right to judge, jury and executioner.
Herbert took Chris' hand. "I know you're scared. I know Aurora- It wouldn't help her, not after everything she'd gone through. I wish I could fix that but Olem killed you and he's probably killing others. We can't just let people die for one person. I know, I feel horrible saying that, especially after I sense her emotions," he gave her a pleading look. "It's me, I connect with people. Usually I wouldn't but- I touched Olem's emotions, or tried to. It's disgusting, he's a psychopath. he doesn't feel. Olem's a killer. He has to go down."
"But I was never considering killing him. Never. That's his way, not ours. We'll take him to Olympus, let them deal with him. Best we can do. I need some time with Nathan first; to ask him and get a better grip on my powers. I don't want to be a liability but I imagine it'll be soon."
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