Fools (Open)

[John]

Clad in his usual, dark red shirt, cargo pants loosely hanging from his hips, a pair of full finger red gloves with an orb on the back of the hand containing a floating symbol of fire. A hammer strapped to his back, and rings around certain fingers.

He found himself a quiet place on the school grounds on a hill within the walls. This would be his usual burn off some steam place, considering how Asiv had him doing very little lately, recon this, watch that. No one could see what was really happening. It was like there was this invisible wall between the truth and the lie everyone was living and they couldn't see it even if you out right told them.

"Grr!"

This thought mage him grit his teeth as he flexed his arms. He felt it though... The addiction was still there... Reaching into one of his cargo pockets he pulled out a white can with no markings. Popped it open and downed the whole thing, the fluid even escaping his lips rolling down his chin and neck, falling to the floor or causing his shirt to stick to his chest.

A second or two went by and then almost all at once John's muscles seemed to explode. Their size increased to an extreme, his blood vessels where bulging everywhere.

This wouldn't be the extent of the effect though, his gold eyes would disolve to a red glow, as if a red light where behind stained glass that burned away the original gold color. His entire body would ignite, bursting as he continued his path to unleashing that power. The fire exploded around his body, the ground beneath his feet destroyed causing a depression from the release of energy.

Standing up straight John would continue to hold his teeth together.

"Fools! How many times must you be saved before you save yourselves!"

[Gabriel Seran]

A bit dissappointing this was. Gabriel's democracy had failed, it's sole purpose was to protect the students to make them an arm unto themselves, but hey didn't want to protect themselves rather thay wanted someone else to do it for them only so that they couldn't harbor the blam. Idiots.

Suddenly a ball of flame caught his attention and those crimson hues shot up. It was the guy, John, All he knew him by the Armed soldier of the S.H.C.P. Someone he certainly needed at his side in the future. Gabriel nodded turning around the corner blatently.

"Fools! How many times must you be saved before you save yourselves!"

A small chuckle as he watched.

"They wont save themselves unless they're left no other option..." Gabriel looked down the hall at the boy.

"I think you know that as much as I."

[Arthur Ð]

"Forever. And. A. Day." Arthur called back, though he was talking shit. The boy would approach slowly, watching, his head slightly turned, yet his eyes were firmly locked onto John. Unblinking, he stepped ever closer.

Arthur had been wasting time once more, working on small gadgets, always working on this or that, yet it never seemed quite clear what it was he was working on. Regardless, in Arthurs hands he held a small metal rod, slits in the side of it whilst a nut was attachted to one end. What did it do? Arthur knew.

But that was beside the point, Arthur was intruiged by what the other male drank, to cause such a physical reaction. And so he watched, and waited for a response.

[buddy]

'Certainly not your run of the mill student, or whoever the hell he is.. but..' Bud brought up his old styled camera, and snapped the man, capturing the very raw energy that he produced from behind his lens. This isn't really what the young traveler had been looking for in his expose for the school.. per say.. but never the less it was an event that he'd never seen before, and what else could be do? Run away in fear and pass it up? No, he couldn't, he was the adventurous type anyways.

And that is why he began to make his way towards his firey subject, studying his bulging profile, and finding himself amazed that what was once a young man in street clothes was now a fiery red, roid-head, hulk-like machine! Baffled again he went back to his instincts, and this time, from merely ten feet away he raised his camera. This shot was harder, as the figure was pulsing energy off of him, and it was difficult to hold the camera still. Finally, after growing very tired of the constant bobbling, Bud put his camera down and yelled out to the man, his annoyed tone piercing through the seriousness of the situation, "Would you stop shaking all over the damn place! I'm trying to take your picture, man!"

[John]

John looked to the one who had gone to Asiv's office. The new School Captain. John's red eyes fell to him, intensely burning that internal fire. While the external fire never stopped. He tilted his head slihglty towards the boy to get a better look, reaching behind him grasping the handle near the back of his hip.

"They have been pushed to such extremes before, but as a warrior such things is a show of weakness."

John's eyes caught movement elsewhere before he heard the speech from the machine that walked towards him. Pulling the hammer from his back he would hold it in his right hand ready for combat if it came. Then once again, someone stepped forward. With a camera? He wished to take pictures?!

John would allow the fire to go away, but his eyes remained that hate filled red as the fire was prepared to come at any moment. As loyal as John had been to Asiv for his three years in this school. He was doing his best at this moment not to bring destruction apon this School Captain.

[Victor "Break" D'Armond]

Victor was walking silently through the school grounds, his bright smile and brighter eyes shining with the daylight sun, the mumbling of all the kids he passed by was not audible to his ears as black ear buds poked out of each ear, listening with a little bounce in his step to one of his favorite dance songs. he kept walking, doing a little dance move every now and then just cause he could, waving hi to anyone that stared at him, he was simply put, in a very good mood.

but he was also looking for something. a nice quiet place, somewhere to think about some things he had floating aroundhis head, things had been so interesting since... gabriel's little failed attempt to unify the school. oh well.

Victor continued on, finding a little alley he hadn't noticed before, always new secrets about this school. he walked down it, certain that stoners had probably got here first and made it their little hang out spot..

hey, maybe he could join in, thats not all bad.

the bounce never leaving him he walked calmly until on the other side he saw a little hill with... gabriel, and arthur and... another couple of men Victor was not familiar with. the one man had huge arms, and a hammer...

ooo... hammer... want...

the other had a camera and was taking photos...

was this a model shoot? no... what would arthur being doing at a model shoot, no offense... plus didn't seem like arthur's thing.

guess there was only one way to find out.

Victor walked up calmly, "Hey guys, whats up?" Victor asked with his usual smile and charming voice

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel grinned ignoring all the others, he knew well enough he wasn't on John's good list however he did need certain assets from the S.H.C.P. They were unified and could potentially be used as a weapon, while it was made quite clear earlier they were not to be extorted as the villains Gabriel was not quite as dead set in the motive. While Villains they were not Gabriel was set up as quite the opposite. He tried for morality and good but in the end he'd been pushed to do evil. For the sake of good he would comitt evil again.

"It is weakness, but a warrior like yourself must realize that in our dire moments of weakness there is hidden strength. All it takes is unification, order and bravery."

Gabriel spoke the words as a leadet would, without an ounce of doubt.

"I'm not going to lie John, I need the S.H.C.P.'s support, I need an enforcer group." Gabriel would say very forwardly regardless of those around.

[Arthur Ð]

Arthur would think to himself, Does Gabriel use that need line on women too? As he listened to what was undoubtedly another recruitment drive. This guy had yet to assist him in any reasonable way towards his goal but he had yet to assist the Black Knights back in any reasonable way towards their goals so it was a little mutual at this point.

Stopping short of the gathering up top, Arthur would simply listen for now, after all as a machine he had to await for perameters to fulfill themselves before he could proceed according to his program, right John?

[buddy]

(God everybody jumped on this one)

Buddy snapped another shot while admiring the powerful titan of a man; he was oblivious to the situation and didn't care so much for the crowd that had began to appear.

His first day here, he still knew no one, but he would slowly begin to gather their names.. John, the one who could change form, the captain, a boy who seemed selfish and yet ambitious. And..

"Hey guys, whats up?"

Bud dropped his camera to his side, the strap around his neck keeping it close while he turned to find who the new voice belonged to. He met a smiling Victor White, though he didn't know that just yet. Deciding to return the smile, bud spoke just as casually, "Taking pictures, it's an excellent day." And with that, the new comer quickly made his exit, deciding to look for other, less crowded things..

[John]

"If you dont have the strength to stand yourself you diserve to fall... The only reason I dont let this school fall is because of my loyalty to Asiv."

John watched the one with the camera leave, remembering that he may be someone to look into later. Though the machine was still there, and the overly happy person too.

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel nodded in acknowledgement, it was as though he were addressing a brick wall. John was strictly opposed to the ideal. Even for the sake of his own school? Gabriel chuckled lightly not caring either way, it seems as though the burden would be all his regardless of the choices he'd make. Everyone had abandoned him, and rightly so.

"Well then John I suppose this concludes what little business we had... Just know that when things go to hell the only way for everyone to stay together is to have a greater enemy pulling the strings..."

That instant Gabriel's Qi would activate in a short burst frying the film on the camera. No evidence.

"Played out in this very school's history.." Gabriel smiled darkly, "I'll be seeing you around."

[Arthur Ð]

"He. Is. Getting. Emotional." Arthur stated, as he watched his 'leader' leave. His eyes fixed firmly on the back of the male. His lipless mouth peeled back in a sneer beneath his masks. He would approach closer to the male that originally piqued his interest. Ignoring the others.

"Looks. Like. You. Have. History. With. Him." Arthur would comment, hoping it would provoke a response out of the red headed male. Though he suspected that Victor would tattle to Gabriel on what he said he would not hide what he would have to say. Nothing he would say would have... well that was another matter best forgetton for now...