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Post by Arthur Ð on Nov 15, 2009 22:05:30 GMT -8
Systems. Everything in life, from living itself to communities, was a complex balance of systems dedicated to getting just the right result. And whilst Arthur had never personally witnessed it before, he had heard of things like the pillar system before. Four strong students, used to hem in the rest of the crowd, lead by the strongest, the School Captain.
He held no hatred for the system, personally he didn't care for it at all, though it had been in the back of his mind. He was still weak, he still had much power to gain. But, should there be some substance in that statement, that description, it would intruige Arthur greatly. And so here it was, the Ghoul, marching through the grounds of 259.
His dirty longcoat flowed softly as he kept up a quick vigor, not matching with his undead-like appearence but appearences weren't always required. The maggots that swarmed his body did their work, whilst the cloud of flies buzzed lazily after him, and whilst he wore the Stillborn Heir and William on a chain at his side, he had a cloth over the Heir to conceal it.
He sought this School Captain, to talk, to see what this man was, to see what he could be to Arthur. And even though inside him there was a small disquiet about the prospects, Arthurs lipless face was devoid of emotion, as he walked up one corridor and down the next, in search of the one known as Gallagher.
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Post by Matrim Gallagher on Nov 15, 2009 23:26:36 GMT -8
Matrim was emptying out his locker to clean and organize it in the hallway, taking out books and old notes as well as left overs from previous lunches, and tossing them into a garbage can he had dragged over next to him. He placed in a few photo's of Shayne, replacing the books neatly into it in the top cupboard part of it, and then hung his back in it, shutting it and spinning the dial. He scooted the trash can over to the side and then leaned back against the lockers, wondering just how long this day was going to be.
That's when he could have sworn he saw something rather... well weird looking. He looked over, seeing the guy in a dirty coat, wondering what the hell he was doing, a bunch of flies following him. Matrim tried not to look at the guy but he ended up just staring at the man, watching him approach.
Matrim would remain calm as he looked at the monstrosity of a man, "Let me guess, burn victim?" Matrim asked looking at him. Matrim had his Qi long enough to research and learn the effects of burning somebody to a crisp. This looked like one of the end results of that, he just didn't know if that was all there was to this mans current state.
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Post by Arthur Ð on Nov 16, 2009 22:44:20 GMT -8
Arthur stopped in front of the school captain. His eyes locked onto the males face.
"What. Tipped. You. Off.? The. Lack. Of. Nose.? Or. Was. It. The. Burns. That. Cover. The. Entirity. Of. My. Body.?" Arthur asked in response, his lipless mouth twisted back into a snarl at the Captains question. His hand clenched into a fist briefly but he had to calm himself, if there was anything to the rumour of a school captains strength, this would require a degree of caution.
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Post by Matrim Gallagher on Nov 16, 2009 23:53:37 GMT -8
"What. Tipped. You. Off.? The. Lack. Of. Nose.? Or. Was. It. The. Burns. That. Cover. The. Entirity. Of. My. Body.?"
"Well my second guess was going to be that a zombie apocalypse started. I was going to yell out Smoker and see if you got ganked by three people with guns, but I'll just take it as you're a bit touchy on the subject of your.... condition," Matrim said, looking at the kid, observing every bit of him. It was like a freak show, and in fact it was probably the most grotesque thing Matrim had ever come across in his life, and he had seen wars, he had seen blood and guts poured out and exposed, but nothing so horrific as this.
Well I guess that saves him the bother of buying Halloween costumes....
Matrim fought off the urge to vomit and instead offered a subject change, "Was there anything I could help you with? Did you need something?" He asked, wondering if the guy was actually looking for him or just passing by rather slowly.
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Post by Arthur Ð on Nov 17, 2009 22:13:35 GMT -8
Arthur stared dully at Matrim...
"Why. Would. I. Not. Be. Touchy. About. It.? I. Have. To. Let. These. Maggots. Touch. Me. To. Stay. Healthy. So. Of. Course. I. Am. A. Touchy. Person. You. Want. To. Touch. As. Well.?" Arthur asked, his voice reveberating. He wasn't actually disturbed by his injuries, he was just having fun playing off words. "Regardless. I. Had. Heard. Rumours. Of. The. Position. Of. School. Captain. So. I. Thought. I. Might. Come. See. You. See. If. They. Were. True." Arthur would continue, barely missing a beat between his question and next words.
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Post by Matrim Gallagher on Nov 18, 2009 11:03:21 GMT -8
"Oh?" Matrim said, rather intrigued by what the boy may have heard. He wasn't quite sure what it was that was said to him, what rumors he had heard which would cause him to try and find him, but it must have been something somewhat important for him to drag himself out of his grave to come haunt the school for a couple hours out of his day. He wondered how the guy coped with everything, maybe he wasn't coping at all. He didn't seem to be quite... sane. He could have been wrong, it could have been his own opinion just cus he wasn't used to seeing maggot covered fleshless beings.
"I'd ask you what you've heard," Matrim started to say, crossing his arms, "But I'm already guessing they aren't good things. Though I have to ask, how the hell did you end up like that? The only person.... the only one I know... well, the only thing I could think of, if a person did this to you, that would have that kind of power is.. well, me."
It was true, Matrim's Qi, if used right, could end with a person like that. But he was curious as to how something this horrific had taken place.
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Post by Arthur Ð on Nov 18, 2009 17:24:40 GMT -8
Arthur listened patiently to what Matrim had to say. Reaching up at one point just to pluck a maggot so it didn't enter his nasal cavity, and he set it back down on his chest. Though once Matrim got to his second question, Arthurs lipless mouth twisted back into a snarl.
"Leon. Is. The. One. Responsible." Arthur stated simply. His memory flashing back to laying on the ground, his body roasting on a flame hottor then he had ever been exposed to himself, as he watched Leon with the fiends. "And. The. Rumours. I. Hear. Are. Just. About. Office. Not. Person." Arthur answered to his first question. His gaze seemed to unfocus off Matrim as the memory kept playing through.
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Post by Matrim Gallagher on Nov 19, 2009 14:57:27 GMT -8
"Office? I can't imagine what you've heard then," Matrim said unsure of this guy. Leon didn't make sense, the guys Qi was electricity, if this guy got fried by Leon it'd burn him outside maybe, but it'd fry his insides too, and he wouldn't be alive, not to mention the type of nerve damage that would come with electricity, "I don't really think Leon could have done this to you. I should know I'm a former...." Disciple? Student? Apprentice? "Let's just say I know him. He's capable of doing something horrible, but not like this...."
He observed the boy some more, "What keeps you alive?" He said looking at the guy, "How are you still walking around like nothings wrong? Why aren't you busy healing and resting. Surely nothing is so important that you should be walking around in your condition."
Matrim started to circle the guy, not in a threatening way but mostly a curiosity one, his eyes examining the boy inch by inch trying to figure what the hell was keeping humpty dumpty here together.
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Post by Arthur Ð on Nov 19, 2009 16:01:49 GMT -8
Arthur would turn his head to follow Matrims steps.
"The. Maggots. Keep. Me. Clean. Of. Infection. Everything. Else. Is. Done. Internally. By. My. Own. Power." Arthur responded, he honestly didn't know his body should be incapable of function though he was aware of some nerve damage. He stood there, letting Matrim examine him visually for a bit more before continuing.
"So. You. Know. Leon. Friend.? Foe.? Master.?" Arthur questioned, trying to identify the relationship that these two shared.
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Post by Matrim Gallagher on Nov 20, 2009 15:47:54 GMT -8
"So. You. Know. Leon. Friend.? Foe.? Master.?"
"Not entirely sure," Matrim said, stopping once more in front of the guy. Staring at the guy, "He was a former teacher of mine, he put me on my path, set me on my road to becoming who I am today. As of right now... he might be partially friend and partially foe. But that's just how it works out sometimes with our type, our race."
"How about you? Before he did this to you, what were you to him?" He asked, wondering what he could have done to get Leon to do anything like this to him. Not that he even fully believed Leon were responsible, he had seen Leon at his worst, and that was actually when he was without his Qi for some reason... that and when he didn't....
have....
his collar on.....
Gabriel has his Collar....
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Post by Arthur Ð on Nov 22, 2009 1:09:57 GMT -8
Arthur would fall silent for a moment, deciding where to respond or not before he spoke.
"Abducted. By. Him. Forced. To. Fight. By. Him. I. Would. Presume. He. Saw. Something. Within. Me. He. Was. Not. Fond. Of. And. So. Tried. To. Erase. Me." Arthur spoke, a gloved hand rising to his face and he studied it as a maggot crawled out onto it and just started wandering around on it. "However. I. Have. Survived. I. Have. Grown. Tremendously. Since. Then. And. I. Continue. This. Path. He. Has. Set. Me. On." Arthur continued, letting his hand fall back to his side.
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Post by Matrim Gallagher on Nov 25, 2009 10:50:03 GMT -8
"However. I. Have. Survived. I. Have. Grown. Tremendously. Since. Then. And. I. Continue. This. Path. He. Has. Set. Me. On."
"And what path is that? The path of a fighter? Or was it something else?" Matrim asked. He wondered if the Enforcers were still around, he had yet to confront Leon on the subject. He also had yet to see any of the Dragons except for Leon and Gabriel. Gabriel who gave up his title right in front of him. He had rejected the Dragon title which was something you just didn't do. Oh well.
"Because whatever path he set you down on I can help make a reality. Any path the lightening dragon can show," Matrim said with a little bit of intensity, "dra Ehvanhym Tnykuh lyh cruf yc famm."
The guy may not have known Dragon, so he'd say, "I can show as well," right after it, almost as if the language could have been him simply saying a prayer or something else to someone who didn't know what it was. Either way this kid knew pain, this kid knew the meaning of what doesn't kill you, and all that was left for him was to grow stronger. That was something Matrim could definitely help with.
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Post by Arthur Ð on Nov 26, 2009 0:20:07 GMT -8
"I. Will. Be. Honest. As. It. Is. Becoming. Increasingly. Apparent. Leon. Continues. To. Strive. To. Stop. Me. Leon. Tried. To. End. Me. So. I. Shall. Attempt. To. End. Him." Arthur responded calmly, he had been making a play against someone, it had been known for some time he was, but who.... it was little else but his master. "If. The. Rumours. Of. The. Strength. Of. The. School. Captain. Are. To. Be. Believed. Allying. You. Would. Be. Advantageous. If. Not. Then. I. Would. Request. You. Stay. Your. Hand. When. I. Do. Choose. To. Take. Him." Arthur continued, the rotting skull on his side began chattering away at the announcement of his goal, shame there wasn't a atmospheric lightning strike at that moment, would've made it seem all that much more dramatic.
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Post by Matrim Gallagher on Nov 26, 2009 12:20:13 GMT -8
"If. The. Rumours. Of. The. Strength. Of. The. School. Captain. Are. To. Be. Believed. Allying. You. Would. Be. Advantageous. If. Not. Then. I. Would. Request. You. Stay. Your. Hand. When. I. Do. Choose. To. Take. Him." He said and Matrim thought about it. He wanted to attempt to end Leon? That seemed suicidal, Leon was the strongest of them all hands down. Even if Matrim wanted to beat him in a fight he'd have to use everything within his power, leaving himself vulnerable, and get lucky with the shot. The truth was that he wasn't so sure........
I was going to do something similar with Katsuri till he up and disappeared. Me and Linda were going to take him on in a fight at one point as well till she up and became inactive in school affairs. It seems that if I want to do this, if I wanted to help him it'd be on me. If it didn't work I'd probably invoke his wrath....
"The rumors of my strength are true, everything you've heard about me is most likely true as well. The good and the bad, unless it was heard from Gabriel, he tends to make stories about me," Matrim said with a grin, "If you're aiming to end Leon, then you are going to need my help. I have no incentive to help you 'end' Leon, and you have no reason to trust me. That's where we stand. If I'm going to help you, you're going to have to make it worth my while."
Matrim laughed and said, "So tell me what you could offer me that would be worth betraying whatever loyalty I've ever had towards him?"
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Post by Arthur Ð on Nov 26, 2009 14:54:50 GMT -8
"Leon. Is. The. Strongest. Person. Around. Here. As. Far. As. I. Can. See. I. Only. Want. Him. Dead. Bragging. Rights. Are. Yours. If. You. Are. So. Inclined." Arthur stated, he had enough enemies already as it was without going off and becoming the target as the one who did in Leon, but even then such a title of itself would be of great standing.
"If. That. Is. Not. Incentive. Enough. I. Have. Become. Something. Undesirable. In. General. I. Am. Under. No. Illusions. Of. That. And. It. Would. Not. Be. Fitting. To. See. The. School. Captain. Perform. The. Underhanded." Arthur continued on, essentially offering his own services and bragging rights to the bringing down of a titan.
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