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Post by Marcus Prasad on Mar 12, 2013 23:03:16 GMT -8
It was a clear sunny day (Which is ALWAYS perfect Climbing weather!) and Marcus had been eyeing up the Lightning tower for quite some time. The whole thing was smooth as marble but luckily had what looked like the ends of support beams sticking out at intervals. With alittle bit of luck and skill, Marcus had leapt, wallran and stumbled from support beam to support beam until he stopped halfway up for a quick rest.
It had been awhile since the man had gone to visit his Sensei Leon Sudeki. Not since the giant brawl back on his home turf or the time before that when he stormed the Dragon Compound in a fit of rage.
Looking down from his perch, Marcus couldnt help but snicker at the sight of the people going about thier business. A Few were looking up and pointing at him, prompting him to return the favor with a cheeky smile and a wave. One could spend hours sitting up here, just watching the day go by but Marcus came here for a reason, so rest time would have to be short. He would remember this spot though whenever he needed to be alone.
Slowly and carefully he pulled himself up onto his feet and once again began to climb. Running up the smooth sheer walls, risking a catastrophic slip and a plummet that would kill him dead. But was was life without risk? Sure he could have used the front entrance, if he was a boring person. This was a challenge pure and simple and one he intended to win! With sweat glistening on his flushed skin, the man made a hail mary leap and BARELY managed to grab onto a support beam. Looking down, Marcus gulped loudly as his feet dangled over nothing but air.
Eventualy, EVENTUALY He would reach the top, fast approaching the limit of his endurance as he willed his body to continue, hand over hand until he reached a window where he could pull his tired shaking body in. Collapsing into a heap on the floor, the man slowly picked himself up, breathing heavily as he supported himself with his hands resting against his knees, doubled over and panting.
Eventualy he would catch his breath, giving him the energy to Shoot his hands into the air an let loose with a Howl of Victory!
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Post by Mr. Kaar on Mar 14, 2013 19:59:36 GMT -8
And like that Yun, Shen, Chris, and Cho appeared around corners to greet the man. Not really happy, but Cho and Yun would appear impressed. Chris had the same stoic look he always had. Shen was simply waiting to see what was up. The room would be large and round with hallways surrounding it with four door exits. In the exact middle would be Leon's throne where he was sitting and dishing out punishments and ruling on disputes between people in the lands. "And that, sire is when he ran away." Leon would look between the two, the one telling the story was a female, the other male. "So, you thought that since she was carting a wheel barrel of food you could just take some and run?" The man lowered his head. "I didn't know who's lands I was in." "That's no excuse. You will spend some time in prison and think it over. Or, you can join my military and protect the people." The man looked up at the blind king and finally bowed his head again. "I'd like the chance to make up for it." Leon would smile. "Very well. Brave, get him suited up." Brave would walk up and the man would follow Brave out of the building and the woman bowed while leaving. |
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Post by Marcus Prasad on Mar 15, 2013 20:03:41 GMT -8
Marcus flinched as the rather gaudily dressed men popped out of nowhere on him. The first thing he noticed was the swords at thier sides, the second thing being the relatively non threatening expressions on thier faces. Now generaly speaking, sneaking up on a man like Marcus tended to be hazardous to ones health, but considering that A) He was exhausted after climbing what he figured MANY were lead to believe was unclimbable and B) He was a guest in Leons citadel. More like intruder, but he was banking on being a special case.
Erring to the side of caution, Marcus chose to behave.
"Uuuuh, Hiya fellas."
Looking around, the first thing he noticed was that Important serious business was going on, which immediatly made the man feel self concious and out of place.
"I'm just gonna......go ahead and find a seat."
He whispered to the guards before picking out a corner of the room and depositing himself into it, pulling his knees up and resting his arms atop of them as he watched the proceedings.
Marcus was NOT expecting a throne room and seeing Leon sitting in the center of it all on a guilded chair had a disquieting effect on him. Leon was always some goofy fun loving......goof in Marcus' memories of him but here? Here he wasn't Leon Sensei.
Here he was a Dragon Elder.
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Post by Mr. Kaar on Mar 16, 2013 7:16:28 GMT -8
Yun would walk over to Leon's right side and lean down. Obviously whispering until Leon would nod.
"Take over here then."
Yun would salute and take his position standing in front of the throne as Leon walked over to Marcus.
"Marcus, to what do I owe the pleasure?"
Leon would have a grin on his face, but a blank white eyed stare into the distance.
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Post by Marcus Prasad on Mar 16, 2013 18:44:35 GMT -8
Scrambling to his feet and brushing himself off, Marcus gave his Sensei a respectful bow.
"Just a social call Sensei. Sorry if I interupted anything....."
He replied, stealing a glance at the proceeding by the throne.
"I....also wanted to see if the stories were true. About your eyes I mean."
And by the looks of it, they very much where. Marcus felt a pang of sympathy for the man, though he seemed to be doing pretty darn well for himself despite it.
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Post by Mr. Kaar on Mar 16, 2013 21:20:21 GMT -8
"Ah, yeah. Nasty side effect from a gamble I lost."
Then an interesting thought crossed his mind.
"How about you? Willing to take a Gamble like I did?"
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Post by Marcus Prasad on Mar 16, 2013 21:35:11 GMT -8
What kind of gamble could Leon have made that would have costed him his eyes? Obviously the choice of playing Leons game would have to be carefully considered......
"Natch!"
He would answer almost immediatly, his wolflike grin split accross his face.
"SO! How we do?"
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Post by Mr. Kaar on Mar 16, 2013 21:42:34 GMT -8
"Oh, its simple. You either eat the fruit, or you don't."
Leon would say knowing there was probably some sort of stupid look being shot at him, so he'd hold a hand out, while Chris ran to get a fruit and bring it to Leon, who in turn would toss it at Marcus.
"So?"
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Post by Marcus Prasad on Mar 16, 2013 22:32:13 GMT -8
Catching the object with one hand, Marcus brought it up to his face and gave it a sniff, turning it in his hand and generaly analyzing it.
Yup, it was indeed a fruit. Just not one he had ever seen before.
Leon may have expected a dirty look for his explaination. Instead Marcus would just raise an eyebrow.
"I'm guessing it's got some sort of poison or something?"
Marcus found himself reminded of the old game he played as a kid where he and his brothers would see who can chew on tin foil the longest before the pain overwhelmed.
"Well. Never was one to walk away from a challenge...."
Even if it meant potentialy losing his eyesight, or ending up collapsing in a heap on the ground spraying blackwater out from behind himself.
Oh GOD that would be embaressing!
"So do I peel the skin off or just pop it in my mouth? What would it taste like?"
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Post by Mr. Kaar on Mar 17, 2013 21:04:50 GMT -8
Oddly it would smell something like the mix of cherries and melon.
"Its more like... A remedy. You eat it whole."
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Post by Marcus Prasad on Mar 17, 2013 21:23:04 GMT -8
"Huh."
Would be the last thing the man would say before stuffing the fruit into his mouth, giving it a thorough chewing, his face immediatly lighting up when the sweetness hit. Hands on his hips, Marcus would savor the flavor for awhile before finaly swallowing.
"Urph."
Anticipating lighting to suddenly strike from above, he froze in place, tense and alert. He didn't know how this fuit was going to work, or whether it was going to work in the first place. This was always what Marcus hated. The anticipation, the WAITING!
Waiting Kills.
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Post by Krane Asiv on Mar 17, 2013 21:46:04 GMT -8
-Marcus gains +5 exp, and +1 to all stats, he may chose a single stat and that stats cap is broken. (I.E +5 in that stats stat cap for every tier)
-Marcus gains 50% Fire resistance
-Marcus gains the ability to see in total blackness with ease
-Marcus gains a Qi
Unnamed Qi
Marcus is able to summon up a few things within himself thanks to the Gamble Fruit. Building energy within his body until he feels its worth using causing a pure outward explosion of energy with everything he does. Punches, kicks, heabutts, you name it it has an explosion. Augmenting the strength and power behind every attack.
Not only that, but he can even straight up cause an explosion from his entire body all at once at will.
At range he is able to summon this energy into a black shadowy substance that seems to move like smoke within his hand into a ball of shadow energy.
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Post by Marcus Prasad on Mar 17, 2013 23:43:33 GMT -8
It would start off slow, almost unnoticeable. A feeling deep within his guts which began to build up. Clutching his stomach with a look of concern, he would suddenly and violently shudder as the buildup would become so much worse, doubling him over as he gasped from the bizzare sensation of energy flooding his body until it became so painful as fissures of light began to appear all over his body, he felt like he was going to explode!
And so he did.
Flinging his head back, he would let loose with a ragged howl as his body became overwhelmed with light, sending a firey shockwave of explosive force erupted from his body outward, most likely sending anything caught in the blastwave flying.
Opening his eyes in the aftermath, he would find himself splayed out on the floor. The first thing he would notice was the pressure was gone, replaced with a strange new sensation that can only be described as feeling whole. As if he was an empty cup before eating that fruit which was now finaly filled.
"What......the FUCK was that?"
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Post by Mr. Kaar on Mar 18, 2013 15:55:15 GMT -8
Leon could sense the power welling up within Marcus so swung his hand in front of himself quickly creating a small static barrier that disolved after the force of the explosion, yet the other Lightning Knights around him where thrown to the air and floor. Leon would grin widely baring the sharpened fangs in his mouth.
"That Marcus, was Qi. The fruit has caused your Qi to awaken."
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Post by Marcus Prasad on Mar 18, 2013 18:26:01 GMT -8
Marcus looked up at Leon with an expression of pure shock. This was SO FAR OUTSIDE his comfort zone that he should honestly think about writing it letters from abroad.
"I....Just....EXPLODED!"
He explained in what would have been a calm and rational manner if he had not just exploded. He grimaced as he looked about himself and the circle of devestation he had just caused.
In a voice tinged with mania, a sure sign that he was beginning to lose his shit he added.
"HOW DO I EVEN CONTROL THAT!??!?!"
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