NationStates Jolt Archive

"Until the blowout is over," another stalker told him. "Plenty of time to sleep off any alcohol you consume."

“I ain’t consuming any alcohol.” said Eric. “But sleep sound goods.” He closes his eyes and try to go to sleep.

Meanwhile, the other stalkers talked and drank until Eric would wake up once again.

Eric was sleeping good or it looked that way. His right hands was on the AK, ready to jump to action after the other stalkers pass out because they drank to much. He did not think this building was safe from attack by those mutated animals.

"He's a sore excuse for a being if I ever saw one," Ino remarked.

Amalia just shrugged and downed another bottle.

"Especially since he refuses to drink," one the male stalkers grinned.

Hearing that last thing, it makes him a little mad. I’m going to kill these fucking idiots, if they don’t shut up. Do they know what I am? he said using the Force to Amalia. I think one of them have the Amulet, we are after on this damn planet.

Oh be quiet and go back to sleep, Amalia replied. You don't even know what they are.

Idiots! said Eric.I don’t fear them because they are under me. I’m becoming a dragon/human hybrid under this suit, something that would make people fear me.

He moved his body to the right, more on the AK. I don’t like these idiots, one of them is the thief.

Amalia rolled her eyes. Above them they could hear the winds pick up.

You don't think Lady Nocturne just picks anyone do you? she asked. Besides don't you think I've been scouting the area ever since I got in here? I haven't been able to sense it like the sense I got when we found the other one.

It does not mean, one of them didn’t take it. said Eric. If that castle is their base, any one of them could have took it. Then hide it before got here.

Now, start asking question. Like if anybody else was at the castle before we got here. he added. Plus…if they lie, I can tell it. Being a vampire is lovely. By listening to their heartbeats, I can tell when somebody is lying.

"He's a bit clueless isn't he," Ino remarked.

Amalia just shrugged to which the other stalkers laughed.

Ask them before I ask my way. said Eric. His way would make the room bloody.

One of the other stalkers threw a bottle as Eric which shattered near him. "Get it through your thick fucking head, we don't have the fucking amulet," he yelled. "You may not be loyal to that Wolf geezer but we are loyal towards Lady Nocturne."

Eric opened his eyes, “And you’re her pawns.” he said with a smile. “And why would I be loyal to a fucking clone?”

“It had been a fucking show after I meet the real one.” he added as he got up. “Bye.” A cloud of white smoke was left in the area where Eric was just at, he reappeared in another basement near the one he was just in.

“Peace and quiet.” he said out loud as he scanned the room.

The basement was pretty empty save for the dead mutated dogs that were near the body of a stalker who had in his hands a box which was glowing. It did appear to be radioactive and perhaps the radiation and killed both the stalker and the mutated dogs.

"I bet he's gone to that basement with all the radiation in," Ino remarked.

One of the other stalkers sighed. "Better get out the decontamination equipment then."

The radioactive did not harm him because he used the Force to create a field that protect him from the radioactive. He put the mask on and teleported to the next basement. “Those fucking pawns.” he said over and over.

"As much as I'd hate to question Lady Nocturne, but why did she send him out?" Ino asked.

"Cannon fodder," one of the male stalkers joked.

Amalia laughed.

"Once the blowouts over we'll head back to the castle," a blue haired stalker mentioned. "Whoever took it, may have left behind a clue, if it was ever there."

Eric was heading to the castle via basements of the near by buildings. So, the stalkers would have rude awaking when they get there. Eric is tried of taking orders and tried of these idiots that work for Lady Nocturne.

These changes to his body has changed in his mind. He was becoming his old side, the Jedi part of him was coming back.

In the buildings near the castle, there were a lack of basements. As the blowout grrew stronger, the ability to use magic, the force or anything similar was virtually taken away.

"There goes the force," Ino muttered.

“Damn it.” said Eric. He was still closer to the castle then the others. He was in the last basement near the castle but his dark elf magic was low. It was low because of all of the jumps he just made in a row.

He looked around the basement to make sure nothing was in there him. Good nothing. he said to himself.

Out of a nearby grate came the sound of gunfire and of splashing water.

Eric put his back against the wall and he centered on the gunfire coming from the grate. His AK ready to shoot anything coming through it.

A mutated dog jumped though but quickly exploded due to a rapid round of gunfire.

"Ha, thought you were going to get away from me did you?" came a familiar female voice.

Eric stayed quiet. He looked at the body of the mutated dog.

The sound of water echoed from where the mutated dog had come from. It sounded as if the person was walking off in the direction of the castle.

Now, that is strange. It sound like the person is heading to the castle. said Eric. He slowly move through the hole the dog came through. Inside the tunnel, he moved towards the sound of somebody walking.

The person up ahead heard the splashes and turned around. "So this is where you ended up," came a voice.

Eric looked at the person, “I would have made it to the castle but that storm up there is fucking my powers up.” he said. “So, what are you doing out here?”

"Heading to the castle now that Ino remembered about the sewer leading under it," Amalia replied. "Brainless bint."

“The whole group of them.” said Eric as he got next to her. “Trying to piss me off.”

"Because you let them get to you," Amalia explained. "Your giving them easy pickings, just ignore what they say."

“But I want blood.” said Eric. “And them drinking pissed me off, too.”

“I mean, what if one of those mutated dog came in after they pass out because they drank to much.” said Eric. “Fucking idiots.”

"You're underestimating who they are again," Amalia told him.

“I don’t care who they are.” said Eric. “Anybody that wants to drink until they pass out on this planet. Is a fucking idiot.”

"They'd be still drinking this time next year and still would be close to passing out," Amalia shrugged and carried on walking.

“Alcohol poisoning then.” was all Eric as he walked next to her. Under his suit, the crimson scales were forming on his legs.

Amalia laughed. "Imune to that," she replied.

“O…K…then.” said Eric. He continued walking, “How close are we to the castle?” he asked.

"Should be passing under the castle walls now," Amalia replied. "You really don't know what they are do you?"

"What the fuck are they?" asked Eric.

"Supersoldiers, left over from the days of Lord Azazel," Amalia explained.

“Good for them then.” said Eric.

"And of course certain things were programmed into their DNA," Amalia then said.

The blowout could still be heard, even though they were in the sewers.

“I wouldn’t want to be on the surface, right now.” said Eric looking up.

"Most likely your skin would be being eaten away right now," Amalia said, with a slightly sadistic grin upon her face. "Unless of course your suit stands up to the blowout."

“That is why I was staying in the basements to get away for those idiots.” said Eric.

"Oh you'd have been quite safe with them rather then going off on your own," Amalia told him. "There are some nasty things hiding in some of these basements."

“I can be safer by myself then with somebody.” said Eric. “Plus…they was nothing in those basements. But that first one.” Under his mask, the crimson red scales were starting to form on his neck. The scales would move upwards then the true transform would happen.

Amalia raised an eyebrow. "What about the first one," she enquired.

“Just some stalker and his pet dog with a case of green stuff.” said Eric.

"Ah radiation," Amalia chuckled. "You'd have been dead if you'd stayed in there any longer."

“Wrong.” said Eric. “Remember what I am. I’m half vampire or was. I have no idea what I’m becoming.”

“Plus…being a Force user, you can do a lot of cool stuff.” he added. “Like pull up a radiation blocker force field.”

Amalia shook her head. "Won't keep it out forever," she replied.

“That is why, I teleport out after only a few seconds.” said Eric.

"Thats still probably a year off your life," Amalia joked.

“Immortal, hon.” said Eric with a grin. “You forgot, I hope.”

"Immortality is a con, theres always a way to kill you," Amalia replied.

“No shit but radiation is not something that harms me like a normal human.” said Eric. “But it better to play it safe then sorry about radiation.”

"Radiation is a fickle thing," Amalia replied and stopped beside a metal ladder that led up. "This should be it."

Eric stops before she did then look at the ladder. “Ladies first.” He said.

"Nah, people who know what they're doing first," Amalia grinned and began to climb the ladder.

It appeared to be a long way up.

What is this anyway?

“Whatever.” said Eric as he started climbing the ladder.

OOC: A Role-play thread. A close one at that. Now take your post out of here.

The ladder led into the basement of the castle, there they could see that the stalkers had been stashing their stuff there.

"Better wait in here until the blowout is over," Amalia suggested.

“Okay.” said Eric as he took a seat.

Amalia looked around. "How long until you turn fully?" she asked.

“Don’t know.” said Eric but he didn’t know it was about to happen. He put the AK and his pack next to him. The crimson red scales has finished forming on his body. That is when he fell to the ground, holding his sides. His body was reforming, sounds of bone breaking could be heard. His body started breaking out of the suit, he was gaining more muscle and height.

He rolled on the ground as his body was reforming. A tail could be seen forming. After 30 minutes of pain, it was done. The new Eric lifted himself off the ground and looked at Amalia. The suit was no more and Eric had no clothes on him.

He looked like a walking dragon with crimson red scales. His hair was now yellow not brown. His new body had the head of a dragon and tail. The rest of his new body had normal human parts but were muscled. And his height was now 8'8". Two feet and eight inches taller then he was. The only he did not have was wings. But his eyes had changed, too. They’re yellow, now.

“Got anything I can wear?” he asked. His voice has changed, too. He sounds more demonic.

Amalia blinked. "Fuck me," she remarked. "Umm no... I'll have to look around here."

“All I need is some pants, can’t let my thing get cold.” said Eric. “But I’m taller then I was.”

"Ah ha," Amalia said and picked out the bottom part of a suit. "Should fit."

She then threw it over at him.

He put the bottom part of a suit on and they did work. The dragon/human hybrid stood there and looked around the room before sat down next to his pack and AK.

He looked next to him and saw something he looked. A combat vest that looked like it would fit him. He picked it up then put it on.

“Eric does not sound right for the new me. I need a new name.” he said out loud. “Maybe Drake or Truk or something.”

"Truk?" Amalia said. "Sounds a little daft, Drake is better but isn't really a name that make people sit up and take notice."

“Truk is your lover boy’s name backwards. Though you would like it.” he said. “I need a new name.”

OOC: Think Chinese Dragon/human hybrid. I could not find a picture and Chinese Dragon don’t have wings.

"That would explain why it's daft then," Amalia replied. "How about something Chinese, you could take your name from a dragon of Chinese myth."

OOC: Don't worry, I know what a Chinese dragon looks like.

“I’m not good on Chinese myth.” he said. “Why Chinese? Wait you got a mirror so I can see myself.”

Amalia pulled out a mirror that was on the othe side of the computer on her suit. "Here, see for yourself," she said.

He looked at himself for the very first time. He was a new being. “I looked like a can take on the world and stay alive doing it.” he said. “Maybe my name should be…”

“Raidon.”

"Wasn't he that character everyone hated in Metal Gear Solid 2?" Amalia asked.

“It means Thunder God in Japanese.” said Raidon. “So with my Force lightning I could be a Thunder God.”

“And about the blonde hair man in Metal Gear Solid 2. His name was Raiden.”

Amalia folded her arms and glared at him. "Close enough," she replied.

“Not really. My names has an o between d and n.” said Raidon. “The others has an e between d and n.”

“How long do we have to wait in here?”

Amalia just shrugged. "Shouldn't be too long," she replied. "It didn't sound like the type of blowout that would last a week."

“A week in this room would be nuts. I wish the damn thing would die down right now.” said Raidon.

Amalia looked up. "You may have changed a bit but you're not a god," she replied as the winds could still be heard.

“Who said I was a god. All I said was I wish it would happen.” he said looking at her. His yellow dragon eyes moving as he did so.

"Hey your the one who called yourself Thunder God," Amalia pointed out.

“Well…I could be seen as a Thunder God, if you think about.” said Raidon. “I’m not a god. But I want the storm to disappeared because I feel like animal trapped in a trap.”

"One of the things you just have to accept when you come to Hmiel DN," Amalia shrugged.

“Well…” he started but didn’t finished. His eyes move to the ceiling of the room.

Amalia walked over to the otherside of the room where the steps were and began listening for something.

“Somebody coming.” asked the dragon/human sitting on the floor with his legs cross in the Indian position.

"No, just listening out," Amalia replied. "The blowout may have stopped."

“Okay.” said Raidon. “Has it?”

"Well, I can't hear any wind," Amalia admitted.

“Well…want to take a look?” asked Raidon.

Amalia headed up the steps to the door, continuing to listen. Still there was nothing. She opened the door and headed out into the empty main hallway.

Raidon followed behind her, almost not fitting in the narrow stairway. His pack over his left shoulder and AK in his right hand. After getting into the empty main hallway, he said “Don’t hear anymore wind.”

"If it hasn't stopped then it's more or less died down," Amalia said. "Either way, we're safe in the castle."

“Okay, now we search the whole castle this time.” said Raidon. “But do we do it together or by ourselves?”

"What do you suggest?" Amalia questioned him.

“Be better if we are together.” he said. “Meaning we can search area faster then if we were by ourselves.”

“Got a map of this castle on that thing on your arm?” he asked.

"Umm... nope," Amalia replied.

“Well…pick a room and we will start there.” said Raidon.

"May as well start here," Amalia shrugged.

Raidon looked down the empty hallway before looking at the door Amalia said to start with. “I don’t think I can fit in through that door.” he said out loud. “I’m going to try something.” He readied his AK and start to teleport. And he did teleport leaving a cloud of white smoke behind.

“My powers still work.” he yelled back at her. He scanned the room to make sure it was clear.

The room was completely bare, there was nothing left in it save for the stench of death.

“Nothing is in here…hon.” said Raidon as he turned back towards the door. He smiled showing off his new set of razor blade teeth. Looking at the door, he lower his upper body as he put his AK over his left shoulder with the pack. With his right shoulder pointing at the door, he charged it.

As he hit the door, wood broke under the force of a dragon/human hybrid. The door was in two halves as he flew across the hallway, almost Amalia hitting as it flew behind her. The door was not the only that was broke, some of the stone around the door was knocked down.

Raidon stopped in the middle of the hallway, brushing out the dust and chunks of stone off of him. “That was cool.” he said out loud.

"Oh for fucks sake, that wouldn't have been cool if that had hit me," Amalia scowled.

She then dusted her self off and walked away.

“Well…I knew where you were at by liking to that heartbeat of yours.” said Raidon. He followed behind her with a huge smile on his face. The AK back in his right hand, he was having funny.

Amalia scowled, he'd seemingly had a complete personality change. The computer on her arm beeped and she looked down.

“What you got on that thing?” he asked. “Hostile being or something else.”

"Nope, being called back," Amalia replied.

“Back where?” asked Raidon. “Back to the blockage thing where the other stalkers are.”

"No, back to the Pantera," Amalia replied, there was a tone of discomfort in her voice.

“Well, you know my answer on that. Not going back empty handed.” said Raidon. “So…if you want to go back and be killed, I’m not stopping you.”

"If I returned empty handed of my own accord then yes I would very likely be killed," Amalia replied. She turned to head for the castles main doors. "Since I'm being called back then Lady Nocturne knows that I am not going to find it, someone else may know where it is."

“Well…how am I going to get on your ship?” asked Raidon. “I don’t look like I did before. So…it looks like I’m going to have to put a rabbit out of my @$$ to get pass the guards.”

"Ah shit," Amalia swore. "We're going to have to think about that."

“See…I should have stayed on the ship then.” said Raidon. “Now, I’m stuck on this damn planet. Wait…”

He just though of a good idea, one that will get him off the planet. “You get your ship, take it out of that yellow dome thing. As it exit’s the dome, I will teleport on the ship.”

"Exactly what I was thinking," Amalia said.

Opening the door she looked out. The blowout was quite clearly over, which was of course a good thing.

"You'll have to wait here."

“Ain’t the yellow dome far from here.” said Raidon as he looked out the door. “I need to be close to it to get aboard your ship.”

"Fine then," Amalia shrugged.

“Or were you trying to leave me on this planet.” he joked but he knew she was going to try and leave him. “Need to find a car for you. Because the other one was destroyed by the blowout.” Raidon walked outside the castle’s door and scan in front of him.

There were no cars nearby that would be drivable.

"Just go to the checkpoint and see," Amalia replied. "You're just assuming it was destroyed but if you look around here, nothing has changed."

“Okay, I will go to the checkpoint.” said Raidon. He move forwards down the steps before stopping at the bottom. “I will be back in a little bit.” With that he disappeared in a white cloud of smoke, reappearing next to the car.

“Oh shit!” he said as he looked at the stalkers. He keep the AK at his side, watching each of the armed men. “Remember me. I’m Eric.”

"So you didn't die then?" Ino replied.

“No, I’m alive. Maybe look strange but it is me Eric.” said Raidon. “Call Amalia and she will tell you who I am.”

OOC: Now do what we planned.

Ino laughed.

"You know, dragons fetch a nice price," one of the male stalkers mentioned. "We know a good dealer too."

“Oh…you want to be that way.” said Raidon, who down the AK and the pack. With one move, he knocked the car to its side and slide in front of him. He dropped to his knee and took the three lightsabers out of the pack. He put the AK over his left shoulder. He put the ligthsabers and extra clips in pockets of the combat vest. Turning on a time bomb and a hologram disk in the pack, he teleport out of there.

But he did not go to far the area, he stay in the shadow to watch his trap work. Behind the unturned car was a dragon on his knees like he was wait for somebody to attack him. The time bomb click down from 15.

Ino knelt down. "So the dragons hiding?" she asked the others.

"You thinking what I'm thinking?" another stalker nodded.

Ino nodded. "A trap."

Right as Ino said a trap, the bomb went out taking the car out. The car was useless, now.

In his hidden spot, Radion drew one of his light saber. The one with the blue blade, he lit before teleporting behind one of the stalker. He spun with his blade at the mid-section of male stalker before the others could target him, he disappeared in a cloud of white smoke.

“You can all back down.” yelled Raidon. It sounded like he was all over the place

One of the stalkers looked at Ino and she nodded. He held up what looked to be a control and pressed a button. One by one, the building were blown up and rubble fell to the ground. A forcefield covered the stalkers.

As the building started to blow up, Raidon teleport out of his hidden spot and to the outside of the city.

He walked down a road as he put up his lightsaber. He called out using the Force…Kurt! Come to my location and you will get the lightsaber of a Dark Jedi that was after an amulet.

Amulet of Ostara they have.

Raidon walked around for hours and hours on this damn planet. He had a black cloak on, which he stole from some store. He used a remote to have his ship, a Tel'Tac cargo shuttle, fly into this system. Hiding in the same spot as Amalia’s ship was.

Now, here comes the fun stuff. said Raidon to himself as he looked at yellow dome in front of him. A ship just exited it and he teleported aboard it. Then before anybody saw him, he started teleporting to the ships around the planet. Raidon leap frog through those ships, maybe setting out a couple of alarms in each ship. But he stayed maybe fifteen seconds on each ship.

Then Raidon make it to his ship, he teleport right into the cockpit. Sitting down, he plotted a course to the Anubis Galaxy. Then with a smile on his face, he engaged the hyperspace drive. The ship was gone from the system.