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Post by Amakusa Takehiro on Jan 26, 2014 20:09:08 GMT -8
- Takehiro held the boy by his collar so the two would be at eye-level. The man had a look of determination about him, more than that of Valo's. "You. Will. Live." With that, he would deliver the strongest headbutt he could muster, intent on knocking the boy out.
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Post by Valo Morei on Jan 26, 2014 20:14:06 GMT -8
I wanted to argue, say that there was no use in fighting this anymore. But maybe everyone else had been fighting a lot harder than I had, all for my sake...
I had no time to reply, as the moment Takehiro finished speaking, I was met with nothing but blackness, everything simply faded away...
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Falling unconscious, the Sky Dragon's body fell into a slump, only held up by Takehiro's grasp.
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Post by Amakusa Takehiro on Jan 26, 2014 20:25:55 GMT -8
- The giant would hand the body off to Jimseung, and Zeke was instructed to go help Arden. Meanwhile, Takehiro would search for this Katarina. She seemed to be close to Valo, and she may know something about his illness and that syringe he stuck into himself.
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Post by Valo Morei on Jan 26, 2014 20:34:45 GMT -8
Valo's body laid still in Jimseung's arms, his pale complexion making him look dead. The weakened boy had not put up much of a fight, at least not with his fists. And as the rain continued to fall, someone out there was wondering if she'd see him again...
Katarina was in their safehouse not too far from the Yuy Manor. The bags underneath her eyes were growing, her lack of sleep evident in her search for a cure to heal the man she devoted so much of her time to. She peered over the notes and files on her desk once more, feeling like she was at a loss. She couldn't do much more than come up with a temporary serum to stall the disease, but she could only make so much of it and she knew it'd run dry sooner or later...
She glanced over at her satellite phone, knowing Valo always had his on his person. She knew he'd call by now, so she was worried sick. Please be okay...
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Post by Amakusa Takehiro on Jan 26, 2014 20:39:34 GMT -8
- Hours of searching led Takehiro, Zeke, and the now conscious Arden scoping the area by the Yuy manor. It was not the first place they'd check, nor was it the last.
- "I'm picking up a single signature in this house. Looks like a chick." Arden pointed in the general direction, and Zeke nodded. He'd broadcast a single thought in that area: "We have Valo Morei." Arden would watch the signature to see if she reacted to it. If she did, then maybe they had their girl.
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Post by Valo Morei on Jan 26, 2014 20:47:58 GMT -8
Katarina had her head on the desk, exhaustion taking a hold of her. She was battling sleep, keeping her eyes on the phone, hoping for some kind of word from him. She had been with him through far too much, ever since she had supervised Valo via radio when he went on his first mission from the government. The glass city... Valo had gone there to fight the fake Lightning Dragon, and he had met and instated the Glass Dragon that night... Katarina had covered for Valo, allowing them to put Hari into hiding without being forced to work for the government as well... she wondered where Hari was now.
"We have Valo Morei."
Her eyes widened, and she jumped up from the desk, looking around quickly. It was an unfamiliar voice, and yet... it didn't sound like it came from somewhere in her home, but rather... her head?
"W-who's there..?" She tried to speak bravely. Valo had taught her how to fight, but she knew she was more suited to supporting him from the shadows. She had no idea if her life was in danger, or even his.
"Valo... where is he? Who are you?" She said aloud, looking around the house more.
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Post by Amakusa Takehiro on Jan 26, 2014 20:56:54 GMT -8
- "Movement." Arden looked to Zeke. "Definitely her." The three moved toward the house, Arden and Zeke waiting around the back. Takehiro would walk right in through the front door. If it was locked, he would have simply pushed the door open. He could do that.
- "Katarina, I presume?" He was imposing, but he tried to be as friendly as possible.
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Post by Valo Morei on Jan 26, 2014 21:02:02 GMT -8
The locked front door had opened, a door made of steel that was meant to protect the safehouse from uninvited guests, and Katarina turned to see the largest man she had ever seen, her mouth dropped open and her eyes widened as she backed away slowly.
"W-who are you..? Were you the one talking to me..?"
But it made no sense, how did he get into her head? She had no weapons in sight, and even if she did, she was certain it'd break against such a giant man.
"W-wait.. you're Takehiro, aren't you..?"
She got a better look at the man in the light, a familiar face that she had seen in files pertaining the Valor project and a man that Valo had talked fondly of quite frequently... but what was he doing here?
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Post by Amakusa Takehiro on Jan 26, 2014 21:12:00 GMT -8
- Takehiro shook his head, kneeling. "That was one of my men." He tilted his head to the walls, implying the man was outside. "Yes, I am Takehiro, and I have come with a request." He sighed, settling for a moment. "I have found the means to cure Valo, but in order for them to work, I am going to need enough of that serum of yours to last him nine weeks."
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Post by Valo Morei on Jan 26, 2014 21:15:38 GMT -8
Katarina looked at the giant in disbelief. Did he really find what she had been looking for for months? She approached Takehiro, no longer afraid.
"A cure? Please, tell me you're serious, he doesn't have much longer... can you really save him?"
But... why would he need that substantial amount of serum? It was practically her entire store of what she had left. She looked away for a moment, unsure of what the right decision was.
"Why nine weeks..? And where is he...?"
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Post by Amakusa Takehiro on Jan 26, 2014 21:18:32 GMT -8
- Takehiro nodded. Nothing about him appeared to be dishonest, other than the fact he just sort of broke in. "I can cure him. Permanently. He'll no longer need this serum. The degradation will be reversed." He smiled to her calmly. "Nine weeks is the length of training he will have to undergo before the cure can be given to him." The Midgard training took that long prior to the first augmentation. "He is safe, but he won't be for much longer unless we can get him the serum. He'll need it if he's going to survive."
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Post by Valo Morei on Jan 26, 2014 21:27:24 GMT -8
Katarina looked up at Takehiro in shock at the mention of Midgard. Weren't they the other side? She didn't know if there was some ulterior motive to taking a Dragon... a former Dragon, into Midgard, even if it was to save his life. Training meant that he would have to fight for them, fight a battle that he didn't believe in, this time from the other side. Helping Takehiro would condemn Valo to more fighting, but... she didn't want to let him die... if not for her sake, then for Jayne's, his daughter's, Shugo's and Kazeru's, and even his own...
"Can I see him first...?"
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Post by Amakusa Takehiro on Jan 26, 2014 21:30:07 GMT -8
- A moment of hesitation was followed by a regretful shake of the head. "The sooner we get him to the recruitment offices, the better. My nephew has already taken him to the office, and we're only waiting until he is conscious again until he is signed up. You must understand, every second wasted is one too many." He spoke sorrowfully, and offered her a consoling smile.
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Post by Valo Morei on Jan 26, 2014 21:37:14 GMT -8
Katarina felt as if her heart could break at any moment. Here she was worried sick that something had happened to him, and he wound up borderline on death's door anyway. And she wasn't allowed to see him... and wouldn't see him for nine weeks. She merely nodded, trying not to cry then and there.
"I'm so sorry, Valo..."
Whether she was apologizing for not doing a better job of being there, or stopping him from dying even if it meant he had to take part in battles he didn't want to fight, she didn't know. All she knew is she couldn't let things end, not until she accomplished what she set out to help him achieve.
She pointed to a steel cabinet in the back of the room, her messy red hair hiding her eyes as she spoke quietly.
"What I have of the serum is in there... I reverse engineered the virus that Haru had strucken him with to make them. As long as he doesn't fight, he doesn't have to take them often, but if his body is pushed too much..."
He'd require constant injections, which is why she had him carry at least one syringe on him at all times. He may need every bit of it that they had.
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Post by Amakusa Takehiro on Jan 26, 2014 21:44:32 GMT -8
- The giant's head hung low for a moment. He felt bad for this, but it was very necessary. He couldn't let that get in the way. She would be much more emotional if Valo ended up dead.
- "I will have one of my men relieve you from it, and I can assure you, Valo will survive after this. If you like, I can have someone report to you often of his progress, so you are never kept in the dark."
- Arden and Zeke would have come back around the house, and entered through the front door. "These men will here to assist you, as well." "Arden Rayner." "Zeke Wilson."
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