Golden Age: Revival

"Odd. Black mamba's aren't found in Egypt. Or North Africa in general."

N"Well, there's one right there, so clearly we found one in Egypt."

R"I think it's asleep."
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*Mordred takes a single step forward, which equals about 3 of Ari's, & simply sends him sprawling by bumping into his shoulder. He then turns & takes another step to stomp on his ankle, surely breaking it.*

<This is not a fight. It is a slaughter.>

"Only because someone doesn't know their snakes."

Noctis put her shirt back down, "So, just to clarify, how many groups... factions, are in this 'war'? I know of a group in Australia, led by Thiera, there is the Illuminati," She pointed at Arthur, "King Arthur, and Mordred... So four groups with specific goals?"

Gilgamesh<That depends on how you count them.>

Arthur<I suspect Mordred will be looking to insert himself as the head of the Illuminati. And I suspect Thiera wants to be the sole remaining Illuminatus.>
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N"What are you talking about? It's right there. We can all see it."

"And where do we fit into all of this?" Noctis asked.

"Only because someone didn't do their research. Not the first time, really."

Allina: <Maybe it just means ancient murderous ghost knights don't care about disrupting ecosystems. Can we keep going now?>

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Ari: <So be it. But why...?>

*Ari swings an arm forward, surrounding himself in a thin protective layer of wind before using a powerful air blast to propel himself out the window.*

N"I'd prefer it to listening to whatever this idiot is ranting about."
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*He's now falling about a hundred feet or so. And no, he cannot float.*
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Arthur<We've been laying low. Unfortunately, we don't really know who most of these Illuminati are. This makes it difficult to strike them. But they know about us. That is why myself & my Knights went our separate ways: To give them more targets to chase.>

Gilgamesh<Aye, but we can't keep that up for much longer. Mordred will only get stronger each second we waste. And though we've searched high & low, we still know no more about the Illuminati than when we started.>

"Have you tried Thiera? You know of her, and she doesn't seem to like them. Perhaps she could tell you. Also, there was the emperor of Japan, or was it China... Nobunaga? He was one as well."

Gilgamesh<Nobunaga is no more. As for Thiera, allying with her against the Illuminati would be no more secure than allying with the Illuminati against Mordred.>

"Do you believe you have the power to take them out individually?"

*Allina cautiously proceeds down the path.*

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*Ari puts his palms together and when he's about to hit the ground, he causes wind to blast him from below, hurling him back up a couple meters. He falls on his back, groaning.*

*Seeing the beam of a flashlight on the far wall, REN grab whomever they can & duck behind a wall. Footsteps start coming down the passageway they just came from.*
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Arthur<Judging from the ones we've seen, yes. The trouble is, our enemies are shrewd & held up in their svarious strongholds.>

Gilgamesh<As well, those chains of yours were only recently retrieved from the Illuminati. Before that, they had been using them to gather deities from around the world, & unlock magic sites. I've no idea how many they eventually discovered. But even one God's power would be difficult to overcome, even for us.>
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*A big ole fireball blasts out of the window he'd just fallen out of. He can only kind of see what's going on because he's half unconscious.*

*Allina puts out her lights. If she was grabbed by Euryale, she whispers a "Thank you", and if by one of the guys, she lightly bites his arm. She then stays quiet, listening.*

*Taiyo freezes up as she was probably grabbed by Nero who's a creepy fucker who'd be right at home on a Japanese subway. Azuma whispers something about really liking whomever grabbed him as a friend while Mimiru prepares to punch Nero in the event he grabbed her.*

"Christ... You talk of deicide as such a thing is common place," Noctis said, "Anyway, where then do you suppose we start? Determine the weakest stronghold and sack it and we work our way up from there?"

OOC: You don't know how many times you'll be able to use a word you learned from Bleach in a conversation that isn't about Bleach.

*Actually, there was a bit of a struggle while Nero tried to shove Mimiru back out & Roatha pulling her back in until he finally got frustrated & punched him in the throat. He also has ahold of Azuma, since they were probably up each other's assholes. Nero & Euryale are holding Taiyo & Allina, respectively. Not that it matters.*

R"(I think I just heard a gun cock, but it might have been Nero's wheezing.)"

E"(What's a gun?)"

R"(It's like that thing Schwarz had. Only this one sounds like it has a lot more bullets.)"
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Gilgamesh<Stronghold was a metaphor. Well...alright, they probably DO have literal strongholds. But in most cases, they are shielded from our detection. So it is also a stronghold in the metaphorical sense.>

Arthur<It really isn't. In most cases, they'll transform or convert themselves into raw magic before being killed. And few forces can mortally wound them in the first place.>

OOC: Noctis sucks at metaphors. And I knew deicide way before Bleach.

"(Anyone have a plan? Blind whomever's out there and work things out from there?)"

"But the chains can..." Noctis thought for a second, "Why would a Goddess give this to me?"

OOC: I did not. I knew what the word meant as soon as I saw it though, so there is that...

Arthur<It was an underworld goddess, so I imagine it was to keep them away from Mordred.>
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R"(Yes, because I want to give them a reason to shoot.)"

N"(Well, whatever we do, we'd better do it quick. They're about to round the corner.)"

"That isn't what I mean. It just seems like a lot of power to give to... me. It would have all been for nothing too, if Gallahad, and you two not intervened to save me."

Allina: <(I suggest we get out of here. If that isn't possible and you want to surprise them, I might as well try to blind them when they turn the corner.)>

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Ari: <(M-Mordred... Thiera?)>

"(If you got a better idea, you might want to make it quick.)"

*Roatha grabs his weapon with his left hand & slices, a blast of lightning lashing out & stunning 2 men with safari clothes, opened backpacks, & AK-47s.*

N"Huh. Good job."

R"What? But...I didn't--"

N"So, did anyone bring any rope, or anything? We can tie them up & question them when they wake up."
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*Ari hears sirens as the police & the fire department arrive on the scene.*
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Arthur<You can't always explain destiny.>