The Arena!!!

TheReaper · Post by **TheReaper** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 7:43 am

*Reaper makes his way down the corridor, past a room saying EXPERIMENTAL ARENA PROTOTYPES: DO NOT ENTER! Reaper shakes his head and walks past a melted door. He comes to a third door. CYBERNETIC ENHANCEMENT RESEARCH ON ARENA WARRIORS He hears Fenris groaning inside and smashes the door down with a magic bolt.

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 10:21 am

*The various roars and growls quickly turn to furious screams of pain as Ignus walks through the massive menagerie. "Foul beasts, you will learn the soulfire's true meaning!"

OOC: What's the matter? Too afraid of the big critters?

Blarg · Post by **Blarg** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 10:33 am

"Holy Crap, they have fitted him with everything but a toaster."

*accesses medical computer*

"Hmm... They've fitted him with reflex enhancers, pain disconnectors, adrenaline boosters, forced-growth muscle tissue, bone and connective tissue reinforcement, and some electrodes in his hindbrain to trigger and amplify berserker rages. 'Those enhancements are not available at this time' my shiny metal ass! I can program the Autodoc to yank most of it, his regenerative powers will keep him from dying and let him recover fairly quickly."

Grand Lord Penguin · Post by **Grand Lord Penguin** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 10:48 am

(OOC: Nah, I'd rather do this)

::GLP is soon surrounded by the psuedo-immortals, who are much more powerful that the crearures in the Experimental Prototpye Room (Gizmo...)::

GLP: Time to PLAY

::GLP changes into Legion and summons himself and a large group of PI to the Demon Arena (y'know, the place where Legion and Reaper fought). The PIs seem a bit disorented by the dimensional shift. Legion readies his scythe. His first strike cuts four PIs in half. They begin to circle around him. One gets the idea to use the obsidian-bamboo as a weapon. He kicks one of the stalks, which snaps. He rams the makeshift spear into Legion's breastplate. It shatters and Legion doesn't even seem to feel it. Legion grabs Mr. Ingenuity and crushes his neck. The rest of the PIs charge him. He swings his scythe again, which decapitates two, pucnhes one in the face (the punch subsequently shattered the PIs skull), and throws another into the magma surrounding the happy little isle::

::Legion then summons a bolt of dark energy. He fires it at a group of PIs, the energy shattering the obsidian-bamboo and gouging a trench in the dried-blood colored ground. The energy bolt has devastating effects (implosion). He turns his attention to the last PI. He takes off his left gauntlet, revealing the Deathand. He grabs the PI by the neck and throws him as hard as he can against the ground. The PI's bones shatter, lacerating his organs and ultimately killing him extremely painfully (again). GLP returns to his normal form as the Daemon Arena shifts back into the real world. The PIs are standing there just as they had been before the dimensional shift. Then the two dimensions fully integrated and the damage was done. Necks snapped, Pis fell apart and one seem to explode from the inside::

GLP: Well then...
::GLP's body floats into the air::
GLP: What the he-
::GLP goes through another change, this time into a man wearing a dark gray...well, outfit. Trench coat, pants, shirt, gloves. The collar of his trench coat go up to his nose::
ARC: Hi. I'm Arc.

::Arc condenses the air around him into a ball and fires it at the closest group of PIs. They stand their ground...for a few seconds. Then cuts appear on their faces, holes are punched in their torsos and a few limbs seperate themselves from bodies as the group goes flying into a wall at several hundred kilometers an hour::

ARC: Who's next?

TheReaper · Post by **TheReaper** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 12:56 am

*Reaper goes to Fenris and looks into his eyes. Fenris has a huge sign of sufering in his eyes. He wants release. Reaper looks around.

"Shit! There's an anti-respawn field around this place, if we die, we won't be coming back ever again."

*Reaper looks at another console. He presses a few buttons and the restraints release and Fenris gets up, he looks very different, half his face is metal. One of his legs is too.

"We gotta get you you of here buddy."

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 8:09 am

"This place grows boring. It must burn!" Ignus' shape begins to bloat as he increases the fires pouring through him from the Plane of Fire. Metal starts running down the walls and begins pooling in the floor. The few remaining beasts charge out of the hangar, screaming in fear.Within several minutes, most of the area has been completely decimated. THIS PLACE HAS BEEN CLEANSED. I AM NO LONGER NEEDED." Ignus' flames subside, leaving Gizmo in the middle of a very large crater. "What...the HELL...was...THAT!?!"

TheReaper · Post by **TheReaper** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 10:22 pm

*Fenris shakes off the drugs and looks around.

"Where am I?"

"You're asking me? Let's just get out of here."

*Fenris transforms but is still cybernetic in places. He rips off the implants and follows Reaper to the way out.

Blarg · Post by **Blarg** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 10:51 pm

*Downloads implant specs and installation instructions, transfers some of the more interesting implants to a sterile storage container, takes container, leaves, watching the backtrail*

TheReaper · Post by **TheReaper** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 12:57 am

*Reaper and Fenris get to the entrance an Reaper nearly falls off.

"Oh right, I forgot that this place was flying. RD! BD! GET YOUR SCALEY BUTTS OVER HERE!"

*The two dragons hear their master calling and fly to the entrance.

"BLARG! GO FASTER, RD WON'T WAIT FOREVER!"

*Reaper and Fenris climb on to BD and wait for Blarg

Blarg · Post by **Blarg** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 4:48 am

"Coming!"

Blarg rushes to catch up. He is almost knocked off his feet by explosions behind the walls and ceiling. Securuty Bots, guards, and the massive bulk of a Combat Robot pour through the gaps.

"SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!"

The mighty roar of the BFGS is heard over gunfire, explosions, robotic announcements of "unit damaged" and screams. The Ouchmaker booms, and booms again, then the clang of something large and metallic falling shakes dust from the ceiling.

Blarg backs out to the exit, a 12-gauge pistol in one hand firing into the exit tunnel, he throws a grenade with the other. He holsters it and withdraws demolition charges, throwing them on the ceiling and against one wall, where they stick.

"Let's boogie!"

*hops onto RD's back*

As all fly away, Blarg presses The Button on the remote, detonating the demo charges and blocking the passage with rubble.

TheReaper · Post by **TheReaper** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 5:27 am

*Reaper gives BD a little nudge with his foot and he flies away, RD gets the message and flies after them with Blarg on his back.

"Hold on tight, this may get a little on the fast side."

"You okay? Or do you want me to slow down a little? Hehe."

"Shut up BD. You try having this guy on your back. No offence Blarg."

"You think you got problems? I'm the one carrying both our master and Fenris."

"Can you two keep it down? I have a thundering headache."

*The dragons fly back to the arena in silence.

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 5:36 am

"Great. Ignus took over again. Where the hell am I this time? Where's that GPS tracker? Oh, there it is. Hmmm, let's see, this thing says I'm... 12000 feet above the Arena!?! Oh crap. Now what do I do? Oh well. I always did want to go skydiving... I hope this place has a parachute..."

*Running over to one of the exits, he fails to find a parachute. Shrugging, he opens the door and dives out, praying that he will respawn with all his bits attached...*

TheReaper · Post by **TheReaper** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 5:46 am

*Reaper sees Gizmo plummeting from the fortress without a parchute.

"BD! Turn around so we can pick up Gizmo."

"But master..."

"Just do it! Now!"

*BD turns round and catches Gizmo as he is falling, Reaper helps Gizmo down from BD's head on to his back. BD then turns round to catch up with RD and Blarg.

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 6:19 am

"Hey, thanks for the lift. my, giant flying bases make pretty explosions, don't they?

TheReaper · Post by **TheReaper** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 6:23 am

"Sure do, especially when they're full of machinery. I just wonder how that thing kept floating."

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 6:45 am

"I guess it might have been the giant school of Dopefish tied to the top of it. Or it might have been the gigantic anti-gravity engine. Who knows?"

TheReaper · Post by **TheReaper** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 6:53 am

"Not me that's for sure. You got any idea Fenris? Fenris?"

*Fenris does not move, Reaper shakes him to try and wake him up, nothing happens.

"BD! Get us back as soon as possible, Fenris isn't moving!"

*BD flaps his wings really quickly and powerfully to get to his top speed.

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 7:51 am

"Looks like he's gone into shock from ripping out those implants. Silly Fenris. Where's that slap-patch... Oh, here we go." *Places the slap-patch on Fenris' chest. He starts breathing again, albeit very shallowly.* "This won't save him, but it'll keep him alive until we can get him to a hospital."

Grand Lord Penguin · Post by **Grand Lord Penguin** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 11:20 am

(OOC: Slap patch? Are we a Shadowrun fan, Gizmo?)

::The PIs seem a bit more apprehensive about attacking Arc::

ARC: What? Scared? Good. Now where's Dorovan...?

::Dorovan emerges from one of the containment pods::

DOROVAN: Ah...TRUE immortality!

ARC: Well, you know, there's an anti-respawn field around here. So if you die, there's no coming back.

DOROVAN: But the thing is, I won't lose!

::Dorovan runs at Arc, and uppercuts him. Arc is lifted off the ground byt the blow. He backflips and levitates::

ARC: Nice punch. It's a shame it didn't do much.

::Arc gathers the air around him into a ball and hurls it at Dorovan. He braces himself. A cut appears below his left eye. The blood pours from the wound, sprays to the left, and the is blown backwards and disappears anime style::

ARC: Survived the first one huh?

DOROVAN: ...what?

ARC: There's more!

::Arc gathers most of the air in and around the ACF into a ball the size of a basketball::

ARC: Ready?

::Arc launches the ball at Dorovan. This time, the force is too great. Dorovan's left arm is torn from his body, several holes appear in his chest, and he is thrown backwards into a wall. Arc smiles are he increases the pressure of Dorovan's body. Dorovan is crushed into the wall, blood flowing freely from several gaping wounds all over his body. The pressure is so great that Dorovan's head explodes in a shower of blood, grey matter and bone::

ARC: Hmph. Serves you right. Now, to see this place come down in a properly grandiose manner...Ah! I know!

::Arc blows a hole in the outer wall of the ACF. He flies outside and focuses on the anti-gravity engines::

ARC: Boom.

::The engines explode, sending the ACF careening downwards. It takes the ACF several minutes to hit the Arena floor, sending up a tremendous cloud of dust. Arc follows it down, landing lightly on his feet::

ARC: Well, that's taken care of...Now what?

First Force · Post by **First Force** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 7:55 pm

well it seems that shit has really hit the fan this time FF shouts.
FF wups out an avenger minigun and starts ratteling at random enemies.