Roleplay:Shadows Grow

This roleplay is closed! Sorry!

Overview
The battle of Viola City. A battle that will go down in history as either the battle where the world was turned upside down or the battle where the government destroyed a town and everyone in it with no struggle at all. It is a battle with such low chance of success that it is almost a guarnteed loss to the rebellion. Yet, there is one factor that not many are taking into consideration, the Shadow Legion is in town, and they aren't ones for allowing themselves to be defeated even by their former team mates. This is a battle that will require the upmost care, as four of the members of the team are sent out to kill the general and force the enemy team to retreat, even if it requires another loss on their part.

Participants
Neo

Involved Characters
Zero Evol

Kala the Genie

Leah Dubio

Delta Radon

Echo Radon

Eliza Hamilton

Knave Veron

Celia Takashi

Soldiers of Rebellion

Soldiers of Government

Zapor the Hegdehog

Lexi the Hedgehog

Octavia Shiragate

B.A.I.R.C

Saren Arcturias

Part 1: The fires of war
Delta and the rest of the Shadow Legion met up at the top of the building where they all looked down at the battle that was about to begin. This wasn't just some simple battle between two different groups, or an assault on a doctor's home, this was a real war, with real soldiers and real odds. There was a good chance that a lot of people were going to die now and the only way these soldiers had even a shred of hope of getting out alive depended all on the Shadow Legion.

"This is awful." Delta noted.

"What do you think we should do?" Eliza asked. "This army is going to need a tactiction smarter than Celia to get out of this."

"Me? I'm not smarter than Celia..." Delta noted.

"But you know how to play odds, right?" Leah asked.

"If anyone knew what to do, it would be you." Zero agreed.

Delta took a second to think. "That big road out there, it looks like the only road that connects the two halves of the city together."

"So you do see it." Eliza nodded.

"If we send everyone there, we should be able to hold it. We can't focus on attacking we have to focus on defending anyone from getting out." Delta noted. "Then with everyone holding there, they aren't going to expect anyone trying to sneak to their side. We should send a small amount of people over there. Saren, Lexi, Zapor and Clock Watch should all head out...seperately."

"That's an...odd choice..." Zero noted.

"This war can be solved two ways." Delta said. "We can either go out and kill the general of the army." She nodded at Zapor and Saren. "Or we can try and talk some sense into him and see if he can be reasoned with." She nodded at Lexi and Clock Watch. "The greatest way to defeat an enemy is to make them an ally. Especially if we can convince Celia we're on the right side."

"If worst comes to worst..." Knave noted coldly. "She should still have that chip in her brain..."

"Out of the question." Delta said. "We are not going to use the chip to kill her."

"She's a science geek anyways she probably found a way to deactivate it by now." Echo stated.

"Then I should tell you." Knave said. "We've already contacted rebellion HQ, but we will not be able to get any help until tomorrow, we're on our own until then."

"Well, swear word. Um, what do you want us to do if we see anyone we know?" Zapor asked.

"An enemy is an enemy.. If they attempt to kill you, well, make sure they die first.." Saren answered.

"As far as I can tell Celia is the only one on the field of battle." Delta said.

"She was the only one I saw when I was there." Eliza told them.

"Who are you exactly?" Zero asked.

"Eliza Hamilton." Eliza said. "Newly turned rebel and...'friend' of Saren's."

Zero looked from Eliza to Saren. "Saren why didn't you tell us you had a...uh...lady-friend?"

"Because it's forbidden." Eliza answered.

"What do you mean?" Leah asked.

Eliza held up her hand, she had a ring on. "She's married..."

"I...see..." Echo nodded.

"She's married to King Typhoon Storm." Eliza continuted.

"Oh Shit..." Knave noted quickly.

"Well, I guess he liked it..." Octavia noted.

"And this is bad because once the king finds out, he'll bring up hell." B.A.I.R.C added.

Saren shrugged. "Didn't think I had to tell anyone, and let the king try.. This is war, and in war anything goes.. Sides, Eliza will be a great asset. So what's the big deal?" He answered, clueless as to what the others were implying.

"Well..." Zero noted. "I suppose that we are facing the worst the king has."

"She also has some inside knowledge of the other faction." Knave noted.

Eliza looked at Saren for a moment before saying. "Yes, I know a bit about the inside of the Royal Army."

"She isn't telling them about the third faction." The voice said to Saren. "Perhaps we better keep it from them too."

"So what type of inside knowledge do you have?" Octavia asked.

'Probably, now.. On to more pressing matters, like why Zero thought the wolf was my lady friend...?'

"I mean...the way she said it and..." Zero started.

"Wait you two aren't..." Echo started.

"This is certainly awkward isn't it..." Leah puffed.

Knave sighed. "Well...she does seem like your type of woman Saren..."

Delta seemed too focus on plotting a plan to even notice.

Kala was still in her mystic form and not exactly able to speak right now, or even be awake.

"Your type of woman?" Eliza asked. "What does that even mean?"

"... Did you guys think we had hit it off, as in get into a relationship? Not that I wouldnt mind but we just met, and she had been briefly trying to kill us. Which was fun by the way, we should do that again."

"From what Zapor told me, with your skills I'm suprised you didn't." Lexi said.

"Yeah, 9% of relationships can start with one of them trying to kill the other." Zapor added.

"I mean... She is very...promiscuous..." Knave said.

"Promiscuous? So I'm promiscuous now?" Eliza asked.

"Anyway." Zero interrupted.

"Everyone needs to get to Main Street." Delta said. "I'll put together some sound magic to communicate with all of you, but I need you all to defend this city and defeat the general."

"Ill stay up here." Eliza said. "We can work on things from up here."

"Right." Delta said. "Saren, try going to the west path, Zapor should go east, then Lexi and Clock can two halves of the center. If anyone gets caught we'll still have plenty of people to get to the general."

"Yeah yeah, and now I question whether I want to know what you think.."

"Whatever you say, General Grape Juice." Zapor said.

"I got this.." Saren waved casually, whistling the theme from Walker Texas Ranger.

Part 2 (A): Darkness grows
Saren was set on the far west side of the four paths, basically spear heading any progress that was to be made. Through the chaos there weren't many other troops in the way, Saren was left with very little to deal with on this end. The voice, however had other ideas.

"What do we do about Celia?" The voice asked. "We cannot allow her to remain on that side, she has very strategic plans that she can set in motion and especially after she made all those Contingency plans to kill any member of the Mythic Knights well, she is a threat. She would make a powerful ally, but the odds of her joining us again are...unlikely."

"I agree, though I'll try to convince her.. Should that fail, then I'll do what I gotta do.." Saren answered, a heavy sigh on his lips from what he may have to do.

"What do s tonyou think of Eliza?" The voice asked. "Isn't it odd that the queen of the country is working with the rebellion? Seemingly for nothing?"

"Yeah, but she probably has her reasons.." Saren replied.

"What about Zero?" The voice asked. "Supposedly he is now the leader of the Shadow Legion, but wasn't he the one who betrayed all of us?"

"Of course he did, and I don't trust him at all.." Saren growled st the memory.

"I agree." More silence as they continuted to move. "Saren...I cannot feel Zapor's energy." The voice finally said. "It was there but...it isn't anymore. Zapor is gone."

"...... I changed my mind, Celia dies tonight.." Saren muttered darkly,

"Now hold on for a moment, we need to think about this." The voice said. "When Eliza first encountered us, what did she say about her orders from Celia?"

"To bring us in alive.."

"I imagine that killing an immortal would be pretty difficult, even for Celia, and why not have Eliza try to kill us all there? It doesn't add up for Zapor to just be killed by Celia." The voice said. "I believe there is a third faction in this war." He paused. "And we just walked into their ambush."

".... Shit." Saren summed it all up ine one word.

"I imagine Delta has figured that part out already." The voice said. "But if they're going to send someone out after us, then we need to know who it is."

"Yeah, it has been pretty silent.."

Part 2 (B): The Hero of Darkness
Lexi was set on the center west side of the four paths, often sneaking through enemy encampments or anything that could be a problem. There were many things to see on this path, and the increase in troop camps proved that they were ready to fight the Rebel army for a very long time, making it very difficult for their troops to hold that position.

"Just keep moving." Delta advised Lexi. "We don't want to start a fight so early on into your mission."

"Right." Lexi whispered as she continued to sneak past.

As time grew and more people were passed, eventually the city was dead, no sign of anyone, although the sounds of cannon's firing became a little more loud. As time passed though, Lexi came to a very strange building. It wasn't strange in it's look or it's name, but rather the fact that it was clear that it was trying to pull lexi in.

Lexi looked at the building. She had a feeling that was urging her to go inside that building. She moved towards the building.

The building was pretty normal on the inside, it looked to be a bookstore or possibly a library. There were books scattered all around, but one book in particular with a blue cover seemed to be unaffected by the flames.

Lexi looked over at the book, looked around, then picked up the book. "?"

The book itself seemed harmless. It was a little weighty and it might be able to hurt someone if you dropped it on them. It was the pages of the book that seemed to be interesting. It tells a story about the first heroes. The Heroes of Shadow, Light, Serenity, Chaos, and Neutrality. Each possessing their own weapon, one weapon is described perfectly as the weapon that Lexi holds now, the Devil Blade.

Lexi looked at the sword in the book, and looked at the sword Zapor had given to her. "It's the same sword..? How did Zapor even get  this?" She asked herself.

Furthur on in the story, it begins to describe more about the heroes and how their powers are passed on. The Moral Heores pass on their powers to the last person they were thinking of, and it is that person who inherits all of the power. It goes on to describe more of the heroes, until finally it lands on a page that stands out among the others. A page with Lexi, holding the blade, and reading the exact same book.

"What the...?!" Lexi said, surprised by the picture. "Why am I in the book?" Lexi read on.

The pages described several other things in the future. It described a building known as Eclpise Manor, it describes the Shadow Legion escaping the city and going back to Station Square, and several other things that didn't really have anything to do with the Shadow Legion. Oddly enough, one page came up which detailed Lexi's sister, Treasure and how she fought against a horde of fire elementals with Hart, that coffee shop owner that Neo was friends with. It also began to speak of the Devil Blade being able to increase in power and change form, being able to become stronger as Lexi grew stronger.

"..." Lexi looked at the blade. She then looked at the picture of Treasure. "..Sis.."

Part 2 (C): The Martyr
Zapor was set on the far east side of the four paths, proving to be quite a dull path for sure. There were no troops on this side at all, it was almost a ghost town. At first one might find this path to be quite easing, but the scent in the air, the smell of gunpowder from cannons and fire being burned, it smelled of despair.

Of course no one really put two and two together about this situation. Why were the buildings on fire? Zapor would soon realize that it wasn't the Royal army that set the buildings on fire, rather it was a single officer.

Trinity, in a burst of fire, smacked right into Zapor's path, almost as if she was flying above. Her fire burned very bright, and judging from the smell of the flames, it was clear that Trinity was currently in Phoenix Up 3. Celia's words echoed from seemingly ages ago. "Whatever Radon did to Trinity, it's increasing her power dramatically. Whenever she gets out of here, she's going to be a powerhouse!" It was clear now that those words were true, and that Trinity was currently in a state where she couldn't control herself.

"Zapor!" Delta called. "Saren quick go to-"

"Delta stop." Eliza said quickly. "If Saren is taken off of his current path, this entire mission will be a failure. There is no way that our troops will be able to hold their position long enough for Saren and Zapor to take care of the girl."

"But..." Delta started. "Zapor listen to me, those fires are different, they don't stop burning. They are just eternally burning the thing they are attached to, and since they're phoenix flames, your fire kinesis won't work on them." She paused. "Zapor, if those fires touch you, you might as well be dead, I don't even know if your regeneration will be able to regen fast enough to keep you alive. Zapor...what do you want to do?"

Whether by Radon's power or not, something in Zapor's mind clicked and he saw a glimpse of fork in time. He saw that if he called for help, he would live, and he and Saren would defeat Trinity. However, death has a funny way of always taking. If Zapor lives, it is guarenteed that Echo will die, in more ways than one. On the other path, it is certain that Zapor will be hit with the fire and will die, but everyone else will live and they will succeed in holding this town.

(Tales Decision for Zapor only: Kill Echo, Save Zapor or Save Echo, incapacitate Zapor [Zapor will not die, but he will be out of this season for a short time, and everyone will believe he is dead.])

The shock of what Zapor saw shook him and he knew what needed to happen. "....Grape Juice....I need you to tell Echo something." Zapor started. "The bagel went to the phone store to buy a computer and set a glacier on fire." He said. "..Trust me, she'll know what I mean." Zapor said, about to get hit by the flames.

(Getting incapacited will save everyone, right?)

(Correct. -Neo)

"What?" Delta asked. "Your breaking-" It seems the fire broke up everything that was going to be said after that. It doesn't seem like Delta will be able to hear Zapor or vice versa anymore.

Trinty's flames burst even larger than before, they grew hot, hotter with every lick and they gave an aura of terror.

"Interesting." A voice said to Saren. "You choose your friends over yourself." This voice was similar to Saren's but different at the same time. This one was very clearly a woman, but it's tone was very...different. It seemed passionate and aggressive at the same time. "You remind me of myself when I was much younger, dying in the fields of combat, as a martyr." She paused."But let me tell you something: Dying is easy, young man, living is harder."

"A...what..?" Zapor muttered, hearing the voice.

"Look, I can't really explain much about myself, that would take to much time." The voice said. "Here's what I can tell you. Currently this army is failing. Delta is working with less than a third of what she should be working with, the entire army is a powderkeg about to explode, you all are outgunned, outmanned, outnumbered, and outplanned. You need all the help you can get right now and the very first step involves taking care of this woman in front of you. Because if you just let her defeat you, do you know where she's headed next? Main Street. Yeah, they'll still be able to hold it, but a lot of people are going to die because of it. There is no way in hell you stand a chance against a woman able to use phoenix fire...unless you had the help of someone like me." She paused. "I can help you defeat her. I am not an enemy to you, and if you'd like, I will let you be as soon as this is over, but I need you to say 'I am not throwing away my shot'."

(Tales Decision for Zapor only: Say "I am not throwing away my shot" or refuse the power of the voice.)

"What are you gonna do if I say yes?" Zapor asked. "And let me be what?"

"Kid, listen to me." The voice said. "My power is incredible and scary, and it has been on this planet for as long as the planet has been around. There is a reason I am here, and a reason why I can communicate with you. I am a spirit, and very clearly not one trying to hurt you. I cannot turn you into anything, you would still be you, but if you have any hope of one day calling that little girl on Main Street your wife and not dying at the hands of this phoenix priestess, than you only have one hope, and that is working with me."

Zapor paused for a moment. "....OK." He started. "I am not throwing away my shot."

Zapor lost control of his body, his arms began to act on their own. Trinity jumped up and prepared to aim her daggers straight into Zapor, when BOOM. Zapor had fired a blast from his shotgun right into Trinity's face, throwing the girl away. She stood back up unharmed by the blast and proceeded to become locked in combat with Zapor, parrying blade with gun and vice versa. It eventually came to Trinity sending a bolts of flame at Zapor, who somehow, with the spirits help, was able to seperate the flames and send them back to Trinity.

"Here's what I can tell you." The voice said to Zapor. "I am the spirit of passion and war and the origin of flames. I am the Elemental Spirit of Fire, Pyra."

"Woah! My body is moving on its own!" Zapor said.

"You will have to fight Trinity on your own control for now." Pyra told Zapor. "But my power is still with you." An increased amount of heat overcame Zapor's body as he felt it begin to form a flame. Zapor's body was becoming fire.

(Back to Basics - Zara vs Dragon Up Trinity)

Zapor turned his arm into fire and went to swing at Trinity.

Part 2 (D): Quest for Knowledge
(If Timesmash shows up, then just post in this part and I'll start up. -Neo)

(PCHOOOOOOOO *Timesmash flies in from the aether to rejoin and be important* ~Time)

Clock was sent to the center east side of the field with little to no troops whatsoever. In fact it was pretty clear aside from the fire and the sounds of cannons in the distance. Eventually as he came through he found a set of houses which were very clearly residential. What was odd about them though, was that they didn't seem normal. Perhaps it was in the houses that he could find information about this country. There was a large marble townhouse, a red brickhouse, a cream colored two story house, and a very small wooden house.

Clock walked towards the red brick house. "This is very weird. There's just this nice little cluster of houses here, tucked away from the battle." He gave the door a good knock.

The door did not budge, after a little inspection it was clear these houses were abandoned. Possibly evacuated before the war by the royal army. The doors were all unlocked though. Strange.

Clock opened the door and walked inside. "Helloooooooooooooooooo?"

There was an empty hall way. There was staircase up in front of Clock, a large family room to the left, and another hallway to the right.