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1314 smiled as he dropped the last man. Another cultist cell down. He would not be loved for his actions, but he knew he had done the right thing. He quickly shouldered his gun and started running. He really didn't feel like dealing with the authorities today...

Sniper kills 23 innocents!
July 23rd
Yesterday a sniper killed 23 people in Pug City square! Police suspect it to be the same sniper who has killed 75 other people in the last month. "We've never encountered anything of this kind!" Comments Rodger Gambino, head of the National Investigative Force. "I think this is beyond us. We need help from both private and foreign police forces, we can't deal with this alone."

OOC:Sorry about the other thread, my computer went kaput in the middle of putting it up :(

The Cleric stood in shock as his parishoners fell. As he watched the faithful die before his eyes, he fainted. He lay as one dead. When he woke the authorities were there. "Who? Who would be so...so...unhuman? We were pacifists! What threat were we to whoever did this? Please, you will help us, yes?" As the cops tried to sort through the dead, the Cleric herded the living into the medical wing. How these people had survived he had no idea. How he had missed the sniper's bullet he could not comprehend. He decided it was the work of the Deity that proteced his people.

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OC: Hope you'll let this through if not I'll delete or edit it.

The Cleric stood in shock as his parishoners fell. As he watched the faithful die before his eyes, he fainted. He lay as one dead. When he woke the authorities were there. "Who? Who would be so...so...unhuman? We were pacifists! What threat were we to whoever did this? Please, you will help us, yes?" As the cops tried to sort through the dead, the Cleric herded the living into the medical wing. How these people had survived he had no idea. How he had missed the sniper's bullet he could not comprehend. He decided it was the work of the Deity that proteced his people.

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OC: Hope you'll let this through if not I'll delete or edit it.
OOC: Nah, I'll let it through, it has possiblities ;) BTW, just so you know, 1314 (The sniper) is a geneticly modified clone with some... Unusual traits and a problem with the government.


1314 watched carefully. From the sidelines he noticed a single man get up with the police. Dammit! He thought How did I miss him! He knew that he had to take them all out or there'd be more cultists to take care of. He slumped slowly aganst the wall, trying to breath quietly. He made up his mind. He would ask the cleric how he 'dodged the bullet' personally. 1314 smiled. He would find out if the man really was another hapless sheep or one of the few who actually knew the cult's purpose. He then looked up. "Going somewhere 1314?" A police officer. "No, my name isn't 1314, I was an admirer of his until recently, and..." Without warning 1314 tripped the officer and smashed his head aganst the wall. Now, time to find that cleric he thought as he left the unconcious officers' body aganst the wall...

Ghost stood atop a building looking at the sky, he had heard the news earlier that day. He had received orders not to interfer with the recent happenings, yet. Being an assassin for the Council meant not getting caught up in such things, for now all he had to do was observe. His black clothing would help him not draw any attention to himself, or so he hoped. "Gotta respect this guy," he said to himself, "Don't know what he want's, who he's working for, or how he can kill so efficently. But, heh, the bastard might just be on my level."

OOC: Meh, might as well join in, let's see how this goes.

The Cleric stood at the Altar and began the prayers. It's quiet. There should be people here.:mad: No! Control. Breathe in, Breathe out. Anger is the enemy. Peace. The Deity brings peace. The Diety controls all. Trust the Diety. As he completed the child's meditation for control he went back out to investigate how he had survived. The assasin must be gone by now. The police have covered the entire complex. Yes, he is gone.

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Zinairian Police Authority
The Republic of Zinaire
18 National Plaza, Zinaire City

We have heard of this downright shameful incompetence on the part of Conservative Morality's police. To think a police force would allow a sniper to kill nearly one hundred innocent civilians is more than we can stomach. Thus, for the sake of your people, we are willing to offer 10 officers from the ZNPD (Zinairian National Police Department) and if necessary, the Military Authority will authorize Army Tactical Operations Division operatives to assist.

Sir Francis Knight
Minister of Police

1314 lept from rooftop to rooftop. Not that he had to. These roofs were close enough so he could get over them with a long stride, but he felt, as always, he needed to keep in the best shape possible. Wait a minute... Someone's here. And they're close, I can tell. 1314 quickly glanced around him. He shrugged and continued on in the fading sunlight. Suddenly tripping,he grabbed onto a ledge for his life. He then noticed a shadowy figure standing right above him. He muttered quietly "Oh God..."

We have heard of this downright shameful incompetence on the part of Conservative Morality's police. To think a police force would allow a sniper to kill nearly one hundred innocent civilians is more than we can stomach. Thus, for the sake of your people, we are willing to offer 10 officers from the ZNPD (Zinairian National Police Department) and if necessary, the Military Authority will authorize Army Tactical Operations Division operatives to assist.

Sir Francis Knight
Minister of Police
Official message from Conserative morality:
We thank you for your help, but we don't need the military involved. Our problem is a lack of people who have faith in the police, and thus many crimes goes unreported, with people taking justice in their own hands. This makes investigations incredibly complex, and with the rising murder rate in CM, it's all we can do to stop the REAL murderers. We thank you for the officers from the ZNPD, I hope they can handle this better then our own.

1314 lept from rooftop to rooftop. Not that he had to. These roofs were close enough so he could get over them with a long stride, but he felt, as always, he needed to keep in the best shape possible. Wait a minute... Someone's here. And they're clse, I can tell. 1314 quickly glanced around him. He shrugged and continued on in the fading sunlight. Suddenly tripping,he grabbed onto a ledge for his life. He then noticed a shadowy figure standing right above him. He muttered quietly "Oh God..."

Ghost looked down, he knew he had felt a presence. "Well well, this is an honor." He pulled of his goggles revealing his silvery eyes, "Contact has been made," he muttered. He then took a step back from te ledge, "I don't exist, I was never here," as he muttered those words his body seemed to crumble into dust and blow away.

OOC: may I join in?

Cleric walked up to the closest officer. "Do you know what happened yet?" He looked around at all the body bags. These people had dedicated their lives to the end of violence, only to be cut down by that very enemy. I thought the world was civilized enough for this, I was wrong. But, I am the Cleric of the Deity. Aren't I? Perhaps I took the Dream wrong. Perhaps I am not the Cleric. "Sir Officer?"

OOC: may I join in?
OOC: Sure!
Ghost looked down, he knew he had felt a presence. "Well well, this is an honor." He pulled of his goggles revealing his silvery eyes, "Contact has been made," he muttered. He then took a step back from te ledge, "I don't exist, I was never here," as he muttered those words his body seemed to crumble into dust and blow away.
"Hey!" Shouted 1314 "Help me up!" He could feel his grip slipping. He gritted his teeth. With a final effort he kicked in the cheap wooden wall and made his entry. No one was home at the time luckily. He was close enough to get to his destination on the streets now...

Hawk Chuckled as he watched from under concealment. Now isn't that interesting thought Hawk An assassin who can dematerialize at will and a sniper who can't seem to keep his balance on a roof heheheheh. O well better go introduce myself.

The man walked out of some nearby shadows, he was now very close to the crime scene, he decided it would most likely be best to be discreet and pick up little pieces of information. He slid his goggles back over his eyes, his white hair shimmered in the fading light. Hmm? Ah, so there was a survivor, not as good as I thought. Perhaps its best that he missed this one. I need as much info as possible, and I need to know both sides of the story. Ghost thought to himself quietly, he stood looking half away from the scene. He knew which trick was best to use, if the survivor noticed him, he'd give a safe amount of information and ask for some in exchange, if the man didn't notice him, then he'd simply find out whatever he could by listening.

"You there! Yes, you! Do you know what's going on?"


OCC:hmm a bunch of genetically modified snipers vs. a religious man. I'm not liking my odds here. Sorry for the small IC.

Hawk Chuckled as he watched from under concealment. Now isn't that interesting thought Hawk An assassin who can dematerialize at will and a sniper who can't seem to keep his balance on a roof heheheheh. O well better go introduce myself.
OOC:There's MUCH more to 1314 then meets the eyes...
As 1314 walked along, quietly, unseen, he noticed another man. Even at a distance he could see where he was going. Better make sure this one isn't a Nat... As he approached slowly and silently, he quickly put his silenced pistol to the back of the man's head. "What are you here for? And why are you looking for me? And I WILL use force to find out." He released the safety on the gun to make his point clear...
"You there! Yes, you! Do you know what's going on?"


OCC:hmm a bunch of genetically modified snipers vs. a religious man. I'm not liking my odds here. Sorry for the small IC.

OOC: So you know about 1314's "Problems"? :D
The officer turned around. "I cannot divulge anything about the case at this time. Please remove yourself from the premisis." The guard said in an almost robotic tone.

Ghost looked up, his smile concealed behind a face mask, "Me? Not really to be quite honest, I just heard what happened and came to observe the investigation." Ghost said calmly before thinking, Dammit, what normal person uses 'observe'? Nevermind, he wouldn't notice a minor detail like that.

"Nothing in this attack makes sense! We are peacefull, pacifists. Why did that man attack us? What did we do?" He rushed over to the strange man. "Can you help me? What if the assasin comes back to finish me? Can you protect me?"

1314 looked over at his target. Can't have any witnesses, I'll have to wait for him... He lowered his gun. "You go to the police, and it will be the last day of your life." He then (Quite literally) faded into the darkness, at least to his victims point of view. 1314 slowly trailed over to the cleric, staying out of the police's way to avoid being caught. Tonight would be the clerics' worst nightmare come to life.

OOC: So you know about 1314's "Problems"? :D
The officer turned around. "I cannot divulge anything about the case at this time. Please remove yourself from the premisis." The guard said in an almost robotic tone.

"WHAT??? I am a victim here and you won't tell me anything??? WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM!" The Cleric realized he was yelling at the officer. "...uhh"

"Nothing in this attack makes sense! We are peacefull, pacifists. Why did that man attack us? What did we do?" He rushed over to the strange man. "Can you help me? What if the assasin comes back to finish me? Can you protect me?"

"Doing so would be a direct violation of my orders," Ghost said to the man. Dammit, that was a little much to tell him. "That's besides the point, if you really are pacifists I doubt that you'd be attacked like this. I do suggest you go underground for the time being, that sniper is currently busy. DOn't ask how I know that, just run somewhere you know you'll be safe, somewhere you can dissapear. And by all means, keep your head down." Ghost looked at the man, he felt nothing towards this matter but felt that this survivor needed to be kept alive. "I will find a way of contacting you later, now go." As he spoke his last words he once again crumbled to dust and blew away in the breeze.

Did that guy just...Right hide. Wonder how my brother is doing. The Cleric walked out of the compound and found a cab. "the closest airport please, don't care which one"

It's that man again... I'll deal with him later... 1314 decided better of trailing the man tonight. He hadn't slept in days, and he didn't want to take a chance with the police. I'll be back for him later.. 1314 thought as he made his way out of the city into safer grounds.

OOC:I gotta go, I'll post more tommorow.

OOC: Yeah, I'm gone for the night too, looking forward to RPing with you all more tommorrow.

All the flights were either full or cancelled, so the Cleric found a nearby hotel to stay at. He didn't have a whole lot of money, but he wasn't going to stay in the compound tonight. Anyway, he had a ticket for a plane to a small rural airport near the border, where he could hide in the mountains. It'll be like the Beginning, when the Deity was giving me the Dream.

OOC: I expected 1314 to be the cabbie...and kidnap me...:eek:
okay so everyone's out for the night. see you guys tomarrow.

1314 stared across the hundreds of rooftops, looking at the skyscrapers in the distance. Every morning he could, he sat here and watched the sun. He knew he should get going as soon as possible. He got up, and started to make his way over to the valley pass. No one can get out of Pug City without going through the pass. He would be able to spot the cleric there...

Ghost watched the moon high in the sky. Morning was going to be upon this world soon, too soon for his tastes. "Sir, contact has been made with two parties. I've met the priest who says his group was pacifistic, and the sniper, he seems like an ameture, still a good shot," he spoke into his headset. "Keep both parties alive, we can't choose sides until we know the entire story." A voice said back to him. "Confirmed, I'll keep them both alive, might be difficult, one's hellbent on killing the other."
"I expect good results from this, Ghost."
"Of course, of course."
Ghost began following the sniper, he was a good distance from him, but Ghost had a way a following people over long distances and being discreet about it. It made him very good at his job.

Cleric got up late, he walked over to the airport. The board hasn't changed since yesterday! Guess I'll have to find another way out of the city. He walked over to a bus terminal. "How much is a bus to the border?" he asked the man behind the counter.

"35 Tiosles."

Cleric sat on a bench with his ticket and waited for his bus.

1314 watched the road carefully. The cleric came into view on a bus. I don't like witnesses, but I think I'll make an exception for this one... He took out his rifle, and took careful aim. As soon as he started to pull a trigger, a crow attacked him, almost as if it was a divine intervention. "Shit!" yelled 1314 as the bullet pierced the glass next to the cleric. Screams could be heard all over the road, and many people had ran out of their cars. 1314 removed his pistol and shot the bird without mercy. He frowned as he aimed for another shot...

The ground in front of the cleric suddenly expoded with smoke creating a huge cloud that obscured everything. Out of the cloud came three kunai that landed beside the sniper, the handle of each one separated from its blade and reveiling a shimmering blue light.

OOC: Shimmering blue light should be avoided :D

Cleric's basic instincts took over, Panic and fear reigned. He ran to the nearest building, dove through the doorway and hid behind a large pot. He looked over the top to see if anyone followed him.
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OOC:Yay for the blue shimmers that protect me!:D

"What the-?" 1314 muttered as the light surronded him. "Oh Lord... I'm going to be caught..." He paced back and forth quickly. A cold sweat broke out on his face. If captured, he would definitly be terminated, without judge or jury, clones had no rights since officially they didn't exist...

The was a flash of light from the kunai and Ghost appeared behind the man, "Nah, its jus me."

The was a flash of light from the kunai and Ghost appeared behind the man, "Nah, its jus me."
1314 grit his teeth. Despite the many bandages covering his face, it was still obvious that he was displeased. Quickly drawing his pistol, he pointed it right at Ghosts' head. "Who the hell are you? And what do you want with me?"

"There's really not much you could give me. So I suppose the answer is nothing. Possibly information, if you'd be so kind." Ghost was smiling behind his mask, "But if you won't give me the info I need... I suppose I have other ways of acquiring what I need to know, less reliable ways, but ways nonetheless."

"There's really not much you could give me. So I suppose the answer is nothing. Possibly information, if you'd be so kind." Ghost was smiling behind his mask, "But if you won't give me the info I need... I suppose I have other ways of acquiring what I need to know, less reliable ways, but ways nonetheless."
1314's breathing quickened. He kept his pistol trained on the man (If that's what he was). "It depends on what you need to know." 1314 said "I doubt you could do anything to get information UNWILLINGLY from me." His bravado was obviously fake, fear shone through what little of his eyes was shown. Fear, however, drives some to desperation, and 1314 was not a stranger to desperation...

Ghost reached forward, placing an open palm on the man's cheek ever so gingerly. "You shouldn't be afraid, I'm an information collector, I been given the order not to harm you or the priest. My superiors are not sure who to trust in this matter of these murders. They want to know both sides of the story before getting involoved. You seem to have a purpose, why would you kill so many?" Ghost was calm even though he knew that the light bombs that were inside his kunai would have alerted people to his current location. He could already hear sirens in the distance, they were getting closer and coming fast.

1314's eyes darted between the man and the direction of the sirens. Quickly backing up to keep a good shot at the stranger. " You may have been ordered not to harm me, but I don't have such orders!" He flipped on the laser sight to prove his point. "This man is part of a dangerous cult. It MUST be destroyed. The details are not of your concern!" He backed up a little more, before remembering the blue light and stopping.

"Officer 1315 is ready to be deployed into the sector in which he is thought 1314 is."
1315 is waited in the car holding his bag and guns he looks up towards a building and senses an intense heat source coming from a roof top. Well 1314 it's been too long. 1315 mumured

ooc: ill take it off if you dont like just had to jump in.

"If you won't tell me what I need to know, I will simply use other means of aquiring said information." He crumbled to dust, blowing away only to appear again behind the sniper. He picked up his kunai, the light had faded already. As he looked down a the cars drawing closer he quickly jumped down from the roof and started walking away from the building, he didn't need any attention, nor did he need to suddenly become classified as the sniper's sidekick.

"Officer 1315 is ready to be deployed into the sector in which he is thought 1314 is."
1315 is waited in the car holding his bag and guns he looks up towards a building and senses an intense heat source coming from a roof top. Well 1314 it's been too long. 1315 thought
OOC: 1315? 1314 is named for the number he is. He was the 1314th experiment of CM's cloning labs, and coincidently, the last.

"If you won't tell me what I need to know, I will simply use other means of aquiring said information." He crumbled to dust, blowing away only to appear again behind the sniper. He picked up his kunai, the light had faded already. As he looked down a the cars drawing closer he quickly jumped down from the roof and started walking away from the building, he didn't need any attention, nor did he need to suddenly become classified as the sniper's sidekick.
1314 swore. Many times. He would have trouble getting away from the police without killing anyone this time. 1314 ran like mad towards the other side of Pug city. There he would be safe. As safe as one always on the run from authorities could be anyway...

OOC: 1315? 1314 is named for the number he is. He was the 1314th experiment of CM's cloning labs, and coincidently, the last.

ooc: 1314 was to be the last but 1315 was made as a secret project maybe to enforce the other projects?

The police rushed past him and immediately began making a full sweep of the place. Ghost knew the priest was nearby but to make contact at this time would make no sense. He couldn't afford to draw attention to himself, even though his black clothing made him stand out as someone who wasn't normal.

ooc: 1314 was to be the last but 1315 was made as a secret project maybe to enforce the other projects?
OOC: Fine with that.

1315 heard in his ear "Sir, we think that we are in the house where one of the 2 cells are thought to be, are you going in?" 1314 is too smart to lock himself up into a house. "No," he replied bluntly. "I want the rouge project"
He began running at superhuman speed towards the other side of the city. Here he knew thats where he hid his weapons stash. If i were 1314 i would want to be as close as possible to my guns

Meanwhile in the house

"Clear" The police had one more room to clear. they broke down the door and the pointman charged in seeing a man in the room

Ghost had nothing to do this point, the priest was sure to be finding some place safe, the police would find him soon and figure out what happened, Ghost began moving in the direction of the sniper. Something new? He thought to himself.

Cleric didn't even wake as the police barged into the room. No, he was asleep and was going to stay that way...until tomarrow at least.

"This isn't him! Who is this man and why is he asleep?" yelled the officer at the private who ushered him in the room.

On the other side of the city....

running at an speed of ten miles per hour, 1315 felt the presence of his long time companion up ahead. The last thing 1314 said to him before he turned was that he was better than 1315 and if you were to be in battle with him you would surely lose. That day 1314 may have been right but this day it would be his. We would now see who is the better tool of war . thought 1315. He saw 1314 in range and opened fire.

Cleric woke up. "Excuse me, officer, did you see the guy that was shooting at me? He killed my family two days ago." At this point the Cleric burst into tears as the reality of those deaths returned to him.:(

running at an speed of ten miles per hour, 1315 felt the presence of his long time companion up ahead. The last thing 1314 said to him before he turned was that he was better than 1315 and if you were to be in battle with him you would surely lose. That day 1314 may have been right but this day it would be his. We would now see who is the better tool of war . thought 1315. He saw 1314 in range and opened fire.

OOC: When talking about you're character you switch between your character's name and 'him' a lot. Can you stick to just using one or the other to cut down on the confusion?

ooc: my bad sure thing next time.

"This isn't him! Who is this man and why is he asleep?" yelled the officer at the private who ushered him in the room.

On the other side of the city....

running at an speed of ten miles per hour, 1315 felt the presence of his long time companion up ahead. The last thing 1314 said to him before he turned was that he was better than 1315 and if you were to be in battle with him you would surely lose. That day 1314 may have been right but this day it would be his. We would now see who is the better tool of war . thought 1315. He saw 1314 in range and opened fire.
1314 quickly turned. Who woulda thought. 1315... 1314 turned and ran towards 1315. As soon as he was close enough, he leaped up and grabbed 1315's wrists. "So you still Senator Johnson's precious little pup?" Sneered 1314...

OOC: Ghost's main ability is his speed which allows him to run at about 40mph for about 30 minutes before he has to rest. This does not include his 'crumble' ability which is one very high speed movement from one place to another that is within 500 ft.

IC:
Ghost was moving at full speed to make up for lost time, he was aware that something was happening. He wanted to radio in the new situation but knew talking while moving at such a speed would only tire him out faster. It was about 10 minutes before he came upon two figures, one of which was the sniper. He ducked down into an alleyway, "Sir, situation update," he said catching his breath, "I've made full contact with the sniper but he won't talk."
A voice came back at him, "Is there another way to find out what we want to know?"
"Possibly, I haven't been to every source, but apparently if our sniper is caught he'll be killed right away."
"Keep him alive."
"He's currently fighting someone else, a new target."
"The new target could shed some light on the situation. Capture and question him."
"Yes sir," Ghost said, jumping back onto the rooftop above. The two men were at least 70 feet away. He had to be careful.

"So you still don't understand." retorted 1315. 1315 then reversed his foes wrist grapple into a half-Nelson and kicks 1314 in the back. "Kill first talk later." 1315 says coolly.
OOC: This is getting very juicy

1314 rolled away and drew his combat knife. "1315... After all this time you still don't relieze it. They're just using you. Your sole purpose was to capture ME. And after all these years you still fail time after time. You're just a pawn in their little game" 1314 made a quick slash at 1315's chest, and barely missed him.

Ghost watched the two fighting, looking for an entrance, "Damn that was too close," he muttered when he saw the knife. "Time to go," he muttered as he began running at the two. To stay in the air that long is impressive but it's time to show you both real skill. He made a forceful push off the rooftop, throwing himself upward at the two, his arms back to reduce drag.

1314 saw Ghost coming at him out of the corner of his eyes. Damn. It's that man again. Quickly pushing 1315 down, he drew his pistol. Even with his excellent marksmanship he failed to hit him. However, he could see that Ghost wouldn't be out of his range for long...

Ghost realized the tactical error he'd made, in his current position, he was an easy target but if spread his legs and arms out to increase drag and slow himself down considerably, he'd be a bigger target. Better to be bigger than give this guy a possible headshot. Ghost filpped backwards, a difficult move to preform in mid air and spread his arms and legs out to slow himself. Once he'd slowed he put his arms up to protect his head and upper torso.

"These people need me." recovering from that last near-miss. "This nation needs me. Don't make yourself seem so special i was made to destroy all the rogue soldiers. I am not just a tool," The other soldier did not see 1315 slowly moving closer. 1315 quickly disarmed his counterpart and used 1314's knife to slice at his foe's stomach penetrating 1314's last layer of Kevlar. "The Senator called for legislation to make us known as human beings. we are the most alike yet the most different. Shut Do-" 1315 could not finish his sentence for he saw a shadow becoming increasingly bigger on the ground that separated the two foes.

"These people need me." recovering from that last near-miss. "This nation needs me. Don't make yourself seem so special i was made to destroy all the rogue soldiers. I am not just a tool," The other soldier did not see 1315 slowly moving closer. 1315 quickly disarmed his counterpart and used 1314's knife to slice at his foe's stomach penetrating 1314's last layer of Kevlar. "The Senator called for legislation to make us known as human beings. we are the most alike yet the most different. Shut Do-" 1315 could not finish his sentence for he saw a shadow becoming increasingly bigger on the ground that separated the two foes.
OOC: 1314 dosen't wear kevlar.

"You think these people need you?" 1314 muttered while on the ground. "You are just a tool. You can fool yourself, but you can't fool me. The senate CAN'T pass that legaslation, because it would mean that they would have to admit to creating us in the first place." Remembering Ghost, he drew his pistol, and shot the falling man in the leg. Such an impediment would severly restrict him, at least he hoped...

Ghost hit the rooftop, he nearly collasped from the wound. Dammit, he shot me, he actually shot me. This never happens, dammit all! Ghost looked down at the wound, it was very close to his knee, any closer and he would've had to worry about severe blood loss. He reached into one of the pouches on his waist and pulled out a concusion grenade, he activated it and threw it toward the two men before letting himself fall off the ledge of the roof.

"Well then i am sorry old friend." Not even dazed by the gunshot wound. 1315 had worst wounds than that. 1315 Reached for his own Desert Eagle and shot 1314 chest than shot again and hit 1314's shoulder. "What about the people who were innocently killed."

OOC: who's side is Ghost on? is he a super human

"Well then i am sorry old friend." Not even dazed by the gunshot wound. 1315 had worst wounds than that. 1315 Reached for his own Desert Eagle and shot 1314 chest than shot again and hit 1314's shoulder. "What about the people who were innocently killed."

OOC: who's side is Ghost on? is he a super human

No, that'll be explained later, and 1314 shot me.

1314 quickly spotted the grenade. "Shit!" He shouted as he rolled backwards and quickly turned around to run. He heard a deafining explosion behind him that propelled him forward. Landing face-first, he could feel the blood from his scrape oozing from his forehead. Getting up, he could see 1315 breathing. But then he turned his attention to more important matters. Looking over at Ghost, he saw he was easily exposed at the bottom of a building. Drawing his rifle, he aimed for Ghost's head and fired...

Ghost heard the shot as soon as the trigger was pulled. He crumbled to dust which again blew away and reappeared in another alleyway a few blocks away. He had two injuries now, one in the leg and the other in his back, just below his right shoulder. Both wounds were nothing to joke about. Dammit, two targets is too much. He leaded against a wall breathing heavily. Dammit. Dammit!

1314 smiled. But then he heard the sirens again. No longer dazed by the grenade, he quickly jumped up and started towards the slums again. They wouldn't be able to catch him there...

Ghost let his body give in to gravity, he slowly slid down the wall he was leaning against. He heard the sirens but it didn't matter right then and luckily no one had noticed him sitting in the alley. "No criminals, punks, gangs or anything? Must be my lucky day," he mumbled. He reached into another pouch, pulling out tweezers and a small bottle of alcohol. Time to get these things out of me. He sterolized the tweezers and began work pulling the first bullet out of his leg.

Cleric twiddled his thumbs in the building while waiting for the police man to respond...

Ghost let his body give in to gravity, he slowly slid down the wall he was leaning against. He heard the sirens but it didn't matter right then and luckily no one had noticed him sitting in the alley. "No criminals, punks, gangs or anything? Must be my lucky day," he mumbled. He reached into another pouch, pulling out tweezers and a small bottle of alcohol. Time to get these things out of me. He sterolized the tweezers and began work pulling the first bullet out of his leg.
A squad car stopped next to the alleyway. An officer ran out of the car "Sir, are you okay? Were you shot by the sniper?" The officer yelled over to the patrol car "Call for an ambulance!" And worridly turned to Ghost again...

Over in the building where the cleric was being held, the police man turned over to the cleric. "Sorry, didn't hear you at first. We may have a lead on him near the southern part of Pug City, but it's still unconfirmed." The officer then turned back to his squadmate and continued talking...

The first bullet out, Ghost turned to the policemen. He was in no condition to resist them and didn't exactly need to, he needed information from the police, and seeing he'd survived an attack from the infamous sniper, he might just be able to get it. He put the bottle of alcohol and tweezers back into his pouch and, using the wall for support, forced himself to stand. "Yeah, the sniper got me," Ghost said wearily. These wounds aren't too bad but it'd be best to get some support. Better just go along for now, the clothing may be odd but understandable if I give a good excuse. But my weapons and other equipment might be hard to explain.

"Ah, so can I go now?" Cleric sidled toward the door hoping he could leave. When the policeman didn't say anything he left. Now to get to the mountains. He bought another bus ticket to try to get out again.

"Do you need help getting up?" He took a glance at Ghost's weapons' "You didn't try to stop him did you?"

OOC: all for tonight.

Ghost tried to smile but felt a sudden weakness. "Guilty," he said with a small laugh, "There were two of them actually, both fighting each other," Ghost admitted to the officer, "Well trained, both of them are well trained." He hobbled forward a little.

:DCleric whistled the "Hamster Dance". When I slow it down this song sounds like the 1978 Disney Robin Hood song.

1315 caught up in all the confusion slipped away into the darkness.
He made his way to the slums through a back route. "Yo Marky!" This is what his name was toward people. "Man i haven't seen you in awhile. How's it Hangin?" "Not too well Paul," replied 1315 "i'm looking for a man. He was Runnong down here earlier. You seen him?" "Yeah Marky i've seen him he was heading that way toward the my territory." An idea popped into 1315's head. "You remember when i saved you from that drug bust last year?" said 1315 "Yeah I remember" replied Paul. "Well I am going to need you to return that favor right now."

1314 doubled back across the rooftops towards the scene of his failed assassination. He's probably still near there. As he made his way back, he noticed 1315 with another man below him. For a breif moment he considered killing him, but thought better of it and continued. Where is he? Thought 1314, franticly searching for the cleric. He knew he wouldn't stay in the country for long. Suddenly, he spotted a small man whistling as he walked down the road. 1314 definitly did not need glasses. Even from this distance, he could see it was the cleric. He slowly drew his rifle and waited for a good shot...


The officer laughed with him. "One of 'em was probably ours. Some higher-up sent to take care of the sniper." The officer helped Ghost into the newly arrived ambulence. "It doesn't look too bad, you'll be out in a few days." He said with a smile, as he led him to the back door of the ambulance...

Ghost's senses could be described best as being that of an animals, once he had fought an enemy, he could track them and there activty, all he had to do was concentrate. "Officer!" he yelled jumping out of the ambulance and collpsing onto his knees. He pointed in the direction of the sniper's presence, "Go that way, he's that way! I know it, don't I'm a tracker, I can detect him in that direction. Hurry!"

Cleric continued on to the appropiate bus stop, completely unaware of the impending pain and suffering he was about to undergo. Weather's nice.


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sorry for all the random thoughts but my guy really hasn't done anything for a while. Feel sorta like :headbang:

1314 gritted his teeth. Aiming carefully he pulled the trigger. He smiled. A shot from behind. Right where the clerics lungs were. If that didn't kill him, the next shot certainly would.

"HALT RIGHT THERE!" 1314 looked behind him and sighed. The police. A whole squad. "Now, now, men, I don't feel like killing you today, so if you'll be so kind as to walk away, I won't make your life a living nightmare." 1314 said rather calmly. Seeing as they were not about to stop, he looked directly into the closest officers eyes. 1314 knew this would work, it always had. 1314 focused all of his energy and flipped the officers upside down in the air. he smiled as he bashed them into the ground, time and time again.

Walking closly to one of the officers, he whispered into his ear. "If you EVER cross me again, I won't be so mericful." The officer whimpered patheticly "Please... Let me go..." 1314 suddenly collapsed onto the ground, letting the officers drop too. It had been a while since he had done that. Summoning the last of his strength, he started to walk away. More police would be here soon, and he didn't feel like dealing with them...

The cleric felt the bullet enter through his ribs, the pain was. . . not there. Errr...I should be in blinding pain right now...there's a hole through my chest! He lay on the sidewake, slowly bleeding. It was hard to breathe but he could, barely. He was dead if someone didn't show up soon.

Ghost's senses tiggled again, Dammit! This is not good, a Class II modified medkit will be needed. Even from where he was he could tell that the priest was down. "Officer, contact your team in that area!" Ghost yelled, still pointing in the direction of the sniper's presence, "I'll meet you there, ask no questions. Just to it." His body once again crumbled to dust and he reapeaed near the priest, he was rushing as fast as his crippled body would let him and collasped near the priest. He pulled a syringe out from under his cloak and dragged himself to the priest. Straight to the heart and he might just make it. Ghost stabbed the syringe into the priest's chest.

OOC: The syringe is essentially supposed to make blood clot easier and keep the heart pumping.

1314 felt something. A thin wind maybe. No, that wasn't it. It was something a little more physical. Something... Human almost. 1314 turned. He passed the still incapacitated cops. Then he saw ghost with the preist. "SHIT!" He yelled without restraint. He jumped down from the building and ran over towards Ghost. Ripping him off the preist and throwing him to the ground, he yelled "What the hell are you doing!" Seething bloodlust would accuratly describe 1314's current mood. And boy did it show...

Ghost was stunned for a moment from being thrown back but knew he didn't need to move to take this guy down. He was enraged and wouldn't be able to comprehend what Ghost intended to do. "I'm doing my damn job," He screemed. Out of his sleeves came kunai, three for each hand, he threw them at the sniper before pulling out a small sphereical device. Squeezing it, it began to release a white gas.

OOC: It's tear gas.

1314 quickly backed away. He couldn't let the cleric go! He suddenly noticed the three knives sticking out of his leg. He yanked them out, and threw them blindly into the ever-increasing smog. Damn he thought I'll have to circle the gas to make sure they don't get out. he started running as fast as he could around the gas, making sure that the cleric did not escape...

"Err...what did you do to me?" He lifted his head...but couldn't see what had happened. He started to drift off to sleep...

His goggles protecting his eyes and his mask protecting his mouth and nose, he was unaffected by the gas. And the police decide not to show up... perfect. Ghost couldn't see through the smog, but his goggles were pitch black because they were meant to blind him. Instead he could hear the sniper and quickly began throwing kunai out of the gas cloud wherever he heard the snipers footsteps. The situation was getting bad, Ghost needed a way to get the sniper rifle his foe loved to use so much.

Smoke. Perfect way to get back into the fight. thought 1315. He had his friends sneak into the area behind 1314 while he waited with his L85A2 outside of the smoke. . The friend stabbed 1314 in the back but then were killed by a round into the stomach. As 1314 was running around the gas He saw 1315 coming toward him and stop in shock. 1315 pulled the trigger for a 3 sec burst and shot 1314 in the head with each and every bullet. He watched as his foe fell onto the pavement
ooc: its not over yet!

Smoke. Perfect way to get back into the fight. thought 1315. He had his friends sneak into the area behind 1314 while he waited with his L85A2 outside of the smoke. . The friend stabbed 1314 in the back but then were killed by a round into the stomach. As 1314 was running around the gas He saw 1315 coming toward him and stop in shock. 1315 pulled the trigger for a 3 sec burst and shot 1314 in the head with each and every bullet. He watched as his foe fell onto the pavement
ooc: its not over yet!
1315 could feel a gun to his back. "You never could understand the power of illusion, could you?" 1314 pulled the trigger, and watched the bullet rip through 1315's spine. 1314 waited until 1315's had stopped breathing to leave again and circle the smoke...

OOC: There are still kunai flying out of the smoke, let's not forget that.

OOC: There are still kunai flying out of the smoke, let's not forget that.
OOC: I haven't ;)

1314 saw no other option. He didn't like to waste ammo like this. It wasn't easy for someone marked for death to get ammo. But the Cops and Nats would be here soon, and he couldn't risk getting caught. Grimly removing his pistol he slowly walked around the smoke. As soon as he felt the kunai hit his leg, he dropped down onto one knee and fired an entire clip from his pistol into the direction from where it came...

Immediately after hearing a kunai striking someone, Ghost hit the deck. He knew there was going to be retaliation. Dammit he's persistant. I have no idea how long I'm gonna be able to keep this up. Perhaps I can... With the last of his strength, Ghost launched himself out of the cloud into the direction of the bullets, luckily he didn't get hit on the way out. Finding what was shooting at him was indeed the the sniper, Ghostmade sure to land correctly to perform his action, one foot in the sniper's face the other in his crotch. After landing Ghost grabbed the hand holding the firearm and twisted it until he heard a snap. He then used all his strength to push off and throw the sniper back. He performed a backflip and landed back inside the cloud of tear gas. He let out a yelp of pain as his leg gave underneath him and hoped the message had gotten through.

1314 quickly got back up. He smiled. If this was the best that this assailant could do, it would be easier then he thought. He yanked the kunai out without so much as a grunt of pain. He stepped back a little. This wouldn't be easy. He had no clue where the man was, and he didn't have much more time according to the sirens. Even though 1314 could walk through the tear gas without any side effects, he didn't exactly want to stumble around blindly with an enemy, who was obviously a good shot, waiting for him. He wrist hurt, but it was obviously only a fraction. Not bad enough to stop 1314 from carrying out his goal. He WAS Ambidextrous. He picked up his pistol and slowly made his way through the thick smog, waiting for the man to present himself...

The gas was beginning to clear and Ghost didn't want to have to waste anymore time or equiptment on this guy. He wasn't going to be able to move after his last stunt, especially not while crippled. He pulled a small wooden case from one of the many pockets that lined his vest. Inside was probably his most dangerous weapon. Needles, and a lot of them, each one dipped in a special poison designed by one of Ghost's more mysterious allies. It only took one to leave an enemy hallucinating, but with the amount Ghost prepared to throw, the persistance of the sniper would cost him the knowledge of everything down to what planet he was on for at least 30 minutes. He dumped some into his hand carefully and then threw them at the direction of the sniper. It was like going up against a needle shotgun, each one was sharp enough and dense enough to pierce thick armor, especially with the way Ghost threw.

The gas was beginning to clear and Ghost didn't want to have to waste anymore time or equiptment on this guy. He wasn't going to be able to move after his last stunt, especially not while crippled. He pulled a small wooden case from one of the many pockets that lined his vest. Inside was probably his most dangerous weapon. Needles, and a lot of them, each one dipped in a special poison designed by one of Ghost's more mysterious allies. It only took one to leave an enemy hallucinating, but with the amount Ghost prepared to throw, the persistance of the sniper would cost him the knowledge of everything down to what planet he was on for at least 30 minutes. He dumped some into his hand carefully and then threw them at the direction of the sniper. It was like going up against a needle shotgun, each one was sharp enough and dense enough to pierce thick armor, especially with the way Ghost threw.
1314 felt a sharp prick aganst his leg. Another. Then another. He felt a liquid flow into his bloodstream, and he quickly dropped to the ground.

The sirens were drawing closer, Ghost didn't need this guy getting caught by the police but apparently there wasn't much he could do. The gas had cleared by now. "Sir, I have the priest, he need medical assistance, and the sniper has fainted apparently. I need support if this mission is going to be completed, unfortunantly." A disapointed voice responded, "I thought I could trust you to handle this, but since you can't seem to beat this one person I will send another unit to assist you. He'll radio you once he's close enough to do so." Ghost looked over at the priest who was still breathing, thankfully, before replying, "Understood."

1314 smiled. The smoke had cleared AND the stranger had fell for it. He calmly and slowly drew his pistol and fired 2 shots from the ground. One at the cleric's head and the other at the stranger's head...

Ghost was caught off guard by the shot but it was his lucky day, the shot didn't hit his head but rather his goggles. And due to his positioning he only had to move his foot over to intercept the shot. He was pissed, this guy was seriously being more of an ass than he had to be. Ghost had tried to keep them both alive but at this point it wasn't really going to matter, the sniper was far too persistant for his own good. The veins around his eyes began to show through the skin, Ghost looked up at the man, his silvery eyes honed in on the sniper's. He wouldn't stand down to kunai, understandable; he shot Ghost, annoying; he didn't stand down to tear gas, pissy; he somehow was unaffected by a very powerfulo poison, personal. Ghost's right eye began to change to a deep blue and he closed his left eye. He stared not only into the man's eyes but into his very mind, this was going to work, no living, breathing creature in any part of the universe could withstand this if it had a brain. It was fear itself, it was one of Ghost's trump cards, he would instill a fear so powerful an enemy would be paralyzed, and it wouldn't end there. Not for this man, he had envoked Ghost's full wrath, Ghost had already pierced the man's mind, now he was going to give him the worse nightmare ever experienced.

Ghost was caught off guard by the shot but it was his lucky day, the shot didn't hit his head but rather his goggles. And due to his positioning he only had to move his foot over to intercept the shot. He was pissed, this guy was seriously being more of an ass than he had to be. Ghost had tried to keep them both alive but at this point it wasn't really going to matter, the sniper was far too persistant for his own good. The veins around his eyes began to show through the skin, Ghost looked up at the man, his silvery eyes honed in on the sniper's. He wouldn't stand down to kunai, understandable; he shot Ghost, annoying; he didn't stand down to tear gas, pissy; he somehow was unaffected by a very powerfulo poison, personal. Ghost's right eye began to change to a deep blue and he closed his left eye. He stared not only into the man's eyes but into his very mind, this was going to work, no living, breathing creature in any part of the universe could withstand this if it had a brain. It was fear itself, it was one of Ghost's trump cards, he would instill a fear so powerful an enemy would be paralyzed, and it wouldn't end there. Not for this man, he had envoked Ghost's full wrath, Ghost had already pierced the man's mind, now he was going to give him the worse nightmare ever experienced.
1314 smiled as he felt Ghost's psychic powers give him a pathetic attempt at a nightmare. "You really think that will work? Truth IS stranger then fiction..." 1314 had been through worse in the lab. The unspeakable horrors would've left any other man a gibbering wreck. But not 1314. 1314 turned the tables on the stranger, and let his entire memory slam into Ghost's...

OOC: This ability is only slightly psychic, its mainly hypnotic and is supposed to make the target imagine up their own worse nightmare but I'll adjust.

IC:
Ghost opened up his other eye which had also gone blue, he could see a few select moments from his enemy's past, but it wasn't anything that phased him "Heh, only an idiot like yourself would bother talking to me like that right now, do you have any idea how long you've been in my control? Do you really?" Ghost said, grinning behind his mask. "You've already lost and you don't even realize it yet."

It was a good thing Cleric was unconcious, else the pain alone would have killed him. He had a hole in his chest (sorta patched up by the nice sniper) and now he had just been shot in one side of the mouth and out the other cheek. Unless he got false teeth he was never going to have a nice steak again.

OOC: Check my other post, I blocked that bullet.

OOC: This ability is only slightly psychic, its mainly hypnotic and is supposed to make the target imagine up their own worse nightmare but I'll adjust.

IC:
Ghost opened up his other eye which had also gone blue, he could see a few select moments from his enemy's past, but it wasn't anything that phased him "Heh, only an idiot like yourself would bother talking to me like that right now, do you have any idea how long you've been in my control? Do you really?" Ghost said, grinning behind his mask. "You've already lost and you don't even realize it yet."
OOC: 1314 only has the ability to temporarily manipulate memorys.

"I haven't lost. I play dirty. Look at my hand." 1314 had his pistol out. And it was pointed directly at Ghost's head...

Ghost kept his expression the same, this was a dangerous game he was playing. He could feel memories that weren't his slipping into his mind but he kept strong. "Its a pistol, what's your point? Oh, you think you're going to kill me... too bad it won't work." Ghost continued to play with the sniper, the police were drawing ever so close.

1314 knew that he would have to get an absolute shot at the stranger's head if he wanted to kill him. "I don't have time for games, I only ask you stay still and die, I don't need to waste any more ammo." With this said, he quickly kicked ghost to the ground and emptied his entire clip... On the cleric!

Ghost smiled as he sat on the hood of a police car, the cleric was being helped into an ambulance. "Perhaps it's time," he mumbled, he released the illusion. There were policemen and police vehicles surrounding the sniper. "Told you to not get cocky," Ghost said as he walked to a nearby ambulance and got in, he made sure the door would block any rage shots the sniper might try to shoot at him. "My illusions are top class, don't you forget it."

1314 quickly pulled the pin of a grenade he had been saving for this very moment. "Holy shit! He's got a bomb!" yelled one of the police officers. A deafining explosion, and then Ghost saw a horrible sight. bloodied bodies everywhere. And 1314's was not the last. He lay in a pool of blood, fragments of the grenade scattered across his body. But then, the impossible happened. He got up. Ever so slowly, he walked towards the ambulance, rifle in hand. Ghost would not survive 1314's unbridled rage...

"Jesus, he just went Redemption on these guys. I wonder if he's noticed the first thing I took from him was his ammo?" Ghost said to himself, smiling. A voice came over his radio, "Ghost, I'm on my way so don't start the party without me." Ghost spoke into his mic, "Careful, the guy we're fighting is pissed and apparently the next Redemption." The voice came back, "Oooh, that's gonna be fun, nearly there, gimme a few seconds." Ghost peeked out of the ambulance door, "Okay I'll handle him til then."

1314 fired. Click. Nothing. At this point he looked straight at Ghost, as if straining himself. As 1314 smiled, the ambulance started to lift into the air...

Ghost didn't take his time in jumping out of the ambulance, striking he ground with a thud. The ambulance with the cleric had already driven off so Ghost had no real restraints. He was still wounded however and fighting wasn't exactly goning to be easy. He thought about his options, there weren't all that many of them, but his friend was close by so it didn't matter. "You know I was trying to keep you alive? I was also trying to keep the cleric alive. Too bad you were so difficult," Ghosts eyes were still a deep blue, "I really thought that that you had a good reason for just running around killing people. But obviously you're nothing but a murderer, a petty waste of a space. You're so bothered with killing people I doubt you even know why you do it." Ghost shook his head in disapointment. "I had such hopes for you... such hopes."

The rage of 1314 would never be released. 1315 walked around the ambulance and shot 1314 at point blank range again, this time with a bullet filled with of drug that will eat out all the substance in or around the body. Then he recognized the man who was shot earlier. He handed a drug to the man and said give this to the priest, it will save his life.
I guess 1314 did not remember that I had better illusions than him. He looked at 1314 seeing his body slowly being eaten away by the acidic bullet.

Ghost didn't take his time in jumping out of the ambulance, striking he ground with a thud. The ambulance with the cleric had already driven off so Ghost had no real restraints. He was still wounded however and fighting wasn't exactly goning to be easy. He thought about his options, there weren't all that many of them, but his friend was close by so it didn't matter. "You know I was trying to keep you alive? I was also trying to keep the cleric alive. Too bad you were so difficult," Ghosts eyes were still a deep blue, "I really thought that that you had a good reason for just running around killing people. But obviously you're nothing but a murderer, a petty waste of a space. You're so bothered with killing people I doubt you even know why you do it." Ghost shook his head in disapointment. "I had such hopes for you... such hopes."

"Ah yes, a murderer, a murderer, a murderer" 1314 shook his head. "They always say that. Kill a thousand in a war, and you're a hero. A hundred in peace, and you're a murderer. Rather arbitrary if you ask me. And with all truth, I'm a hero. I'm at war with CM's pitiful waste of a government. So try to use 'hero' instead of 'murderer' next time. The police tried to capture me. What soldier would allow that?" 1314 smiled. "Don't condemn until you know the cause. But you won't be around long enough for that." 1314 bent over and picked up an officer's pistol...

The rage of 1314 would never be released. 1315 walked around the ambulance and shot 1314 at point blank range again, this time with a bullet filled with of drug that will eat out all the substance in or around the body. Then he recognized the man who was shot earlier. He handed a drug to the man and said give this to the priest, it will save his life.
I guess 1314 did not remember that I had better illusions than him. He looked at 1314 seeing his body slowly being eaten away by the acidic bullet.
1314 smiled as his illusion took place. Suddenly dispersing the illusion, he presented himself to 1315. "Forgot I'm immune to toxins?" He then proceeded to empty an entire clip on 1315, and then turn to Ghost...

The rage of 1314 would never be released. 1315 walked around the ambulance and shot 1314 at point blank range again, this time with a bullet filled with of drug that will eat out all the substance in or around the body. Then he recognized the man who was shot earlier. He handed a drug to the man and said give this to the priest, it will save his life.
I guess 1314 did not remember that I had better illusions than him. He looked at 1314 seeing his body slowly being eaten away by the acidic bullet.

OOC: ALready saved the cleric, he's on his way to the hospital. And I'm sure acidic bullets would eat the weapon that was firing them.

"And whadawehave here?" A new voice called out, "Well well, Ghost, looks like you've been beaten." There was a man with red hair standing atop the ledge of a nearby building, he had a wide smile on his face and was dressed in white armor. "Lalala, you all suck!" the man said giving them all a thumbs down, "What kinda man stands behind an illusion? A F-U-C-King coward! No offense Ghost." Ghost looked up and used his crumble ability to get over to his friend, "Non taken."

"And whadawehave here?" A new voice called out, "Well well, Ghost, looks like you've been beaten." There was a man with red hair standing atop the ledge of a nearby building, he had a wide smile on his face and was dressed in white armor. "Lalala, you all suck!" the man said giving them all a thumbs down, "What kinda man stands behind an illusion? A F-U-C-King coward! No offense Ghost." Ghost looked up and used his crumble ability to get over to his friend, "Non taken."
1314 looked at them. "One or two, it makes no difference." He muttered to himself "Just another stain on my soul." Looking up again, he looked into the second man's eyes, and let his entire memory slam into his. He had never done tis before, and hoped the man wouldn't go entirly insane. After all, when insane, some get ADD for their trigger finger...

Ghost used the last of his strength the intercept the mental wave before fainting, his friend caught him before he fell off the side of the building. The man looked at Ghost sorrowfully, "Buddy? You gonna be alright? C'mon Ghost don't do this, it ain't funny." The man then turned to the sniper, "Orders be damned, you die tonight motherf*****r!" The man jumped off the building, crushing the ground underneath him as he landed. His armor was full of small holes, especially his gauntlets. He raised his right arm so that the back of it would face the sniper, from the holes came concentrated blasts of sound of every frequency. The sound was going to pierce the sniper's inner ear and destroy his sense of balance for at least of few hours. The sniper was going to vomit, not be able to think, and not be able to stand after this. The ground below the sniper shattered from the frequncies and windows exploded. In the calamity the man disapeared.

1314 stood still. What the hell was that supposed to do? "" He shouted. But he couldn't hear himself! Dammit! I hate to go after him deaf, but I can't risk another incident like my last one. Looking down at shirt, he pulled out a few fragments of the grenade. He started to walk forward, but fell down. Gritting his teeth, he decided to wait until the effects of the blast had worn off to go hunting. He quickly slipped into one of the alleyway dumpsters, and fell asleep...

Later that night, Ghost and the priest were resting peacefully in the hospital, their guardian siiting on a chair across the room. He had told the police everything they needed to know, about the sniper, that Ghost was a mercenary just like himself, that they'd been sent to find out why the sniper kept killing people. The police bought it all, mainly cause a lot of the story was true, Ghost also gave the police information on the sniper's abilities before fainting again. It was dark out, and the red-haired man knew without a doubt that the sniper was going to follow them. He was ready, other than the guards and soldiers that had been placed on that floor of the hospital along with himself and the two patients, there was not one else. It cost him a bit of money to pull it off but with enough coin people would do anything. Even reserve an entire hospital floor and get armed guards to put themselves in harm's way against a very powerful foe.

Shots rang out, chaos erupted. 1314 smiled. Just the way I like it. he thought as a bunch of police officers ran down the hallways towards him. Breaking their legs with his telekinetic powers, he walked past them, and shot them one by one. Bending over the receptionists table, he asked her "Where did the cultist go?" The receptionist sputtered "I-I don't know what you're talking about..." 1314 put his gun to her head. "Room 103!" 1314 smiled as he walked down the hall kicking open the door to 103 and pointing his gun forward, he met face to face with the red-haired man...

OOC: I'll post more in about an hour.

"Wow, talk about walking right in on a trap." The red-haired man said, there was a squad already with him, the had run in when the commotion started. They all pointed there guns and the sniper. There was a huge blast of concentrated sound that hit the man like a moving wall, and shattered the doorway, just then the special unit squad fired all at once. A barrage of bullets and sound was a lot to take, especially for a flesh based being. As the squad reloaded the red-haired man pulled out a small harpoon gun and fired it at the snipers direction, he heard the sound of it hiting flesh, followed by the sound of the harpoon's grappler digging into flesh. Such a thing wasn't going to be removed without taking out one hell of a chunk of flesh from its victim. "You still there, c'mon man, tell me you still there."

OOC: Okay

The red-haired man felt a gun to the back of his head. "Open your eyes.None of you were firing at me." As the red-haired man looked, he noticed the carnage around him. "Illuision is a powerful thing. Now move out of my way and you won't get hurt. I just want the cleric."

"And your on the wrong floor." The red-haired man said before crumbling into dust, followed by the surronding enviroment. In truth, he and Ghost were still two floors up, Ghost was actually awake already, not at full physical strength, but mentally prepared for anything. A voice rang in the sniper's head, "C'mon up, we're all waiting." The voice said as the lobby reformed around the sniper.

"And your on the wrong floor." The red-haired man said before crumbling into dust, followed by the surronding enviroment. In truth, he and Ghost were still two floors up, Ghost was actually awake already, not at full physical strength, but mentally prepared for anything. A voice rang in the sniper's head, "C'mon up, we're all waiting." The voice said as the lobby reformed around the sniper.
1314 took off the sack he was carrying. This would be easy since they were on the higher floors. Slowly setting the explosives, he set them to go off in 30 seconds. By the time he left the hospital, it was down to 10 seconds...

"Hi Mr. Leet!" The Cleric was so high on the meds right now, he had no idea what kind of danger he could be in. "Well, you just gonna stand there? Come on in and tell me how your day went. Enough with the violence today, huh? We can all try to kill eachother tomarrow, mmmkay?" He faded out again as the drugs were too much.

Ghost looked over at his friend, "So what's up?" The man looked back at him, I'm sending vibrations through the floor, he's not coming, bombs." Ghost was unphased, "Persistant, is your armor defense at full?" The man looked at himself in thought for a moment, "Yeah." Ghost pulled a small device that looked like a bomb detenator from his vest, pressing the trigger, EMP charges rattled the hospital, taking out all the electrical deviced within, with the exception of the redhead's suit. "Okay men, follow me to the exits, we'll get you out of here," he began to round up all the people he'd hired. Both he and Ghost saw well in the dark and they led the men to a fire escape. Ghost was crutched the entire time, however. "Okay, so now what?" Ghost said to the redhead, the man picked him up and jumped out the window to the ground below, "I guess we wait for the sonaofbitch to come and get us." Ghost looked at his companion, "So we getting support?" The ma=n looked at him and then at the others, "Yeah I called for comeone who can end this once and for all, this had gotten out of hand." Ghost nodded, "Yeah, what's the point, now all we do is shoot at one another? Where's the real action, the whole point of this mission was to get informaion. Jeez, I'm starting to regret coming here." The man looked at Ghost, "Well at least the clerics gone. Hope they found a safe place for him, good work on that illusion."

1314 stopped. He heard the electricity go out. He quickly started to walk back to the hospital. I f he had to shoot the frickin' bombs himself, he would. He suddenly remembered the shrapnel in his torso and started ripping them out on his way.

The red-heared man directed the policemen and soldiers away from the hospital. He let Ghost sit atop his large shoulder and used his armor's comm system to call the governor, the man responsible for this entire mess. He listened as the phone rank and he waited for an answer.

Suddenly, the Comm unit the red haired man was using broke into a hundred pieces. 1314 leaned across the cornor in the hallway."Let me have the cleric! I don't need to kill you, and you don't need him! Just give me a clear shot at his head, and I'll leave!"

The Cleric woke up in a dimly lit room. "hello? Anyone there? Hello?" Where am I? How did I get here? Cleric was afraid...he didn't like not knowing where he was.

Suddenly, the Comm unit the red haired man was using broke into a hundred pieces. 1314 leaned across the cornor in the hallway."Let me have the cleric! I don't need to kill you, and you don't need him! Just give me a clear shot at his head, and I'll leave!"

OOC: I'm outside :P

OOC: I'm outside :P
OOC: Whoops!

1314 leaned out the window. A single shot was all he needed. He had his rifle, and neither man would escape him this time. He fired a single high powered shot at Ghost's head...

The Cleric woke up in a dimly lit room. "hello? Anyone there? Hello?" Where am I? How did I get here? Cleric was afraid...he didn't like not knowing where he was.

Don't worry a man in a white robe said. We've gotten you safely out of the city. You are now under watch of the Council of Dragons, we were orginially sent to find out why the sniper was killing men like you, we were going to use that knowledge to decide whether to take his side or not. Apparently though, he is nothing more than a menace to society. We have given our operatives orders to terminate him unless he comples in telling us why he's after you.

"I don't know why he attacked our home. We are...were pacifists. We never got in anyone's way! We had women and children...WHY???" The Cleric started to cry. "Can you tell me why he attacked us?"

OOC: Whoops!

1314 leaned out the window. A single shot was all he needed. He had his rifle, and neither man would escape him this time. He fired a single high powered shot at Ghost's head...

Ghost leaned to the side and avoided the shot, I'm just cool like that. He thought to himself. A helmet formed around the red-haired man's head. "Ghost, you should leave, you're not need here anymore." Ghost nodded and vanished. The man looked back at the sniper, "Come then, I am Guardian. I wish you'd just tell me why you're so bloodthirsty, then I'd be able to take sides and make this easy."

"I don't know why he attacked our home. We are...were pacifists. We never got in anyone's way! We had women and children...WHY???" The Cleric started to cry. "Can you tell me why he attacked us?"

"One of our men is trying to get that information now. Please, calm down," another figure walked in, it was a reptilian creature with deep green eyes and dressing in a seemingly skin-tight black clothing. "I do not mean to startle you, I am a Dragonkin, I'm here to act as a comforter if you require me to." The other man left the room.

"I fight aganst two things. Those who attack me, and those who have attacked others unjustly. The cleric has played innocent this whole time. And I can tell you he's a good actor. He's fooled me before, but in reality, he's a bloodthirsty murderer making sacrifices' to his 'deity!" 1314 leaned over again, taking careful aim with his rifle. Once he had a target, he killed them, no matter how long it took...

"Okay...Where are you from? Wait a minute...Sir? How many drugs did you put me on?" The only way the Cleric wasn't fainting was because he thought lizard-man over there was hallucinogen induced.

"Where is the proof of this? I need to know everything before I make any decision. Now I do believe that my partner attacked you with the intent to gain info, not to kill." Guardian was very serious now, his other side from before was gone completely. "I fight to gain information. Its my job, I'm not sure if you're telling me the truth, the same is true of the cleric. And by your actions you do not deserve my trust. Just know that I will fight to defend myself and those I care about."

"Okay...Where are you from? Wait a minute...Sir? How many drugs did you put me on?" The only way the Cleric wasn't fainting was because he thought lizard-man over there was hallucinogen induced.

"Settle down, we've taken every procaution and the drugs we gave you shouldn't be giving you anymore hallucinations. I am real, everything around you is real." He took the cleric's hand and placed it within his own palm, letting the man feel his scales. "See? Don't be alarmed, just know that I am indeed real and I mean you no harm."

"Where is the proof of this? I need to know everything before I make any decision. Now I do believe that my partner attacked you with the intent to gain info, not to kill." Guardian was very serious now, his other side from before was gone completely. "I fight to gain information. Its my job, I'm not sure if you're telling me the truth, the same is true of the cleric. And by your actions you do not deserve my trust. Just know that I will fight to defend myself and those I care about."
"I don't think surronding me with a blue sheild and almost getting me caught by the police is getting info. Nor is leaving me to hang over an alleyway to fall to my doom. I don't really care if you trust or believe me, I know my actions are just, and that is all I need." 1314 fired another shot at Guardian.

"Okay...Who was that guy? Why wouldn't he leave me alone? What is the Council of Dragons? Why are you helping me?" He had so many questions...but he also had the sorrow of seeing his "family" gunned down.

"I don't think surronding me with a blue sheild and almost getting me caught by the police is getting info. Nor is leaving me to hang over an alleyway to fall to my doom. I don't really care if you trust or believe me, I know my actions are just, and that is all I need." 1314 fired another shot at Guardian.

The bullet fragmented upon hitting Guardian's armor, "Really? A blue light seems better that a knife in the back. And from your performance I doubt the police were going to be able to do anything. And Ghost told me he tried asking you once and you simply blew him off. And when he became more persistant in his information gathering tactics you shot him. Your actions are no better than his in this case."

"Okay...Who was that guy? Why wouldn't he leave me alone? What is the Council of Dragons? Why are you helping me?" He had so many questions...but he also had the sorrow of seeing his "family" gunned down.

"Well from our latest intel, you apparently sacrifice people to your diety and murder innocents," the Dragonkin said calmly, he, like many others in the Council of Dragons, was constantly kept up to date by the somewhat hive-mindedness shared by his fellow Council kinsmen. "We on the other hand are a secret group that act as one of the hands of ou government. We're helping you because he heard of the sniper crisis and our government was interested in what side it should take. I'm sorry, but that's all I can tell you."

The bullet fragmented upon hitting Guardian's armor, "Really? A blue light seems better that a knife in the back. And from your performance I doubt the police were going to be able to do anything. And Ghost told me he tried asking you once and you simply blew him off. And when he became more persistant in his information gathering tactics you shot him. Your actions are no better than his in this case."

"I don't need to justify my actions to others. And I don't enjoy killing officers who have no idea what goes on behind closed doors. I do what I have to, and nothing else. The less pain the better. I tried to make it quick for your friend by trying to give him it through his head, and giving him several chances to surrender the cleric. If he had taken either of these options, the experience whould have been painless. But he didn't"

OOC: I'll post more tommorow.

Guardian shook his head, "You still don't get it. We only want to know who's side to take. You had so many opportunities to give us this story and we would have been so much more leniant, but no..." Guardian used his secondary comm system imbedded within his armor to once again call the governor. He waited for an answer.

OOC: yeah I think I'm done for tonight.

"Well from our latest intel, you apparently sacrifice people to your diety and murder innocents," the Dragonkin said calmly, he, like many others in the Council of Dragons, was constantly kept up to date by the somewhat hive-mindedness shared by his fellow Council kinsmen. "We on the other hand are a secret group that act as one of the hands of ou government. We're helping you because he heard of the sniper crisis and our government was interested in what side it should take. I'm sorry, but that's all I can tell you."

"Human sacrifice?" He vomited at the thought of killing someone. "Who made that accusation?"

Guardian shook his head, "You still don't get it. We only want to know who's side to take. You had so many opportunities to give us this story and we would have been so much more leniant, but no..." Guardian used his secondary comm system imbedded within his armor to once again call the governor. He waited for an answer.

OOC: yeah I think I'm done for tonight.
"I don't need help. Just let me do my job!" 1314 took out his coilgun and quickly started to assemble it. In about a minute he'd be able to pierce the red-haired man's armor...

Guardian didn't wait and he sent out a full shockwave, the walls of the building crumbled, windows shattered, the ground below him exploded, this was 360 degree shot that would hit anything and everything around him. It was the purpose of his armor, to act as a nuetralizing force greater that anything else. And this time it didn't stop, he made sure the pulse kept going, anything within the area would not be able to handle such a force, the supports inside the hospital even gave way to the force of the sonic barrage. "Illusions only affect the mind, unfortuanantly even if this is you toying with me, I've still used my armor and knowing your tactics, your going to appear behind me. Nothing you can do will work, no matter where we are in actuality, you will NOT avoid this. It is a guarantee."

1314 groaned. He could feel the crushing pain in his entire left arm. Summoning all of his strength, he used his telekinetic powers to lift the debris off of his arm. Luckily, he had already assembled the coilgun, and he still had it in his right arm, which was somewhat bruised but still action ready. He slowly stood up after the barrage had ended, and fired 3 shots. One at Guardian's leg, and two at his head. There wasn't anyway he could stop all three shots...

Guardian heard the trigger as it was being pulled, he tried to move and activate his resonators again but it was too late. All the shots him and sent him to the ground. The damage to his armor was minimal but several of the pulse amplifiers and resonators were no longer at full capability. He helmte was also not it the best of condition, the visor had survived bu there was a crack in the middle of it. His comm system continued to call the governor, he knew someone would pick up eventually. His arm resonators and amplifiers were still working and he knew the sniper could handle a little more abuse, he aimed up and let the resonators bring more of the building down on the man. Not enough to kill but definately slow him down, "I'm betting that if I call the man who created you, he'll tell me how to handle you," Guardian muttered, he began to walk away from the collasping structure. His armor needed some repairs one way or another.

1314 leaned back after hearing Guardian speak. "No man created me. I have created myself. No man can claim anything over me. I have no weakness." He watched as another few pieces of debris fell onto him, casuing hi \m minimal damge at best. He got back up, and started to reload his coil rifle...

"Every man has a creator, whether born or made. You're no ordinary person, obviously you've had enhancements, which is nothing to be ashamed of really. I respect you enough to call this battle of draw, there isn't much reason for us to fight anymore." Gaurdian was ready for any attack but trusted the sniper to have enough honor not to bother going on with something so pointless...

"Every man has a creator, whether born or made. You're no ordinary person, obviously you've had enhancements, which is nothing to be ashamed of really. I respect you enough to call this battle of draw, there isn't much reason for us to fight anymore." Gaurdian was ready for any attack but trusted the sniper to have enough honor not to bother going on with something so pointless...
1314 shouted back "I have no creator. Those without souls are neither created nor destroyed. They are a mere void in space and time, altering everything as they see fit." 1314 smiled "And don't forget I know what you're thinking. I have no honor. Honor is for the weak, those too willess to carry out their mission and need an excuse!" 1314 started to aim again...

Guardian chuckled to himself, that's the point of it all you fool. You've just spoken your own contradiction, if you are a void, then you are empty, hollow and non-existant. Which means you cannot influence the world around you, but seeing as you do influence this world, you obviously have existence. And existence, whether artificial or natural in its creation, still requires creation. And therefore, you can indeed be destroyed, the question is, do you realize your own limitations. I'll leave you with that, sniper... Perhaps one day we'll get to fight again, but for now, I must go meet up with my comrade. Guardian contined walking as his body dematerialized into nothingness. The only thing left was a small piece of paper on the ground with some writting on it, inviting the sniper to pick it up.

Guardian chuckled to himself, that's the point of it all you fool. You've just spoken your own contradiction, if you are a void, then you are empty, hollow and non-existant. Which means you cannot influence the world around you, but seeing as you do influence this world, you obviously have existence. And existence, whether artificial or natural in its creation, still requires creation. And therefore, you can indeed be destroyed, the question is, do you realize your own limitations. I'll leave you with that, sniper... Perhaps one day we'll get to fight again, but for now, I must go meet up with my comrade. Guardian contined walking as his body dematerialized into nothingness. The only thing left was a small piece of paper on the ground with some writting on it, inviting the sniper to pick it up.
Guardian suddeny remembered something that didn't happen. A black hole can change the universe around it, can it not? He remembered 1314 smiling as he said this.

1314 walked over and picked up the paper and began to read it with a furrowed brow.

OOC: all for tonight.

OOC: I'm confused, wait, why'd my char remember something? What exactly happened?

OOC: I'm confused, wait, why'd my char remember something? What exactly happened?
1314 can alter memories, remember?

OOC: I thought he made illusions. Wouldn't matter anyway since black holes do actually exist.

OOC:He can also alter memories, remember? The point he was trying to make is that even an absence can change something.
Also, what does the letter say?

OOC: Okay now I get it.

IC:
The piece of paper had the following message: When you've learned how to walk our walk, you'll understand what we are. Until then, the council will never be for you.
It was Guardian's last message to the sniper, the government had made up it mind, the cleric was safe and there wasn't much more to be done. The sniper on the other hand was going to be watched closely from that point on...

The piece of paper had the following message: When you've learned how to walk our walk, you'll understand what we are. Until then, the council will never be for you.
It was Guardian's last message to the sniper, the government had made up it mind, the cleric was safe and there wasn't much more to be done. The sniper on the other hand was going to be watched closely from that point on...

1314 frowned. He never lost his prey before. He crumpled up the paper in anger and tossed it to the ground. There were others to go after. Killing two birds with one stone.. He thought, as his next plan started to formulate in his mind....

Same sniper kills 10 government officials!
Yesterday, a sniper killed over twenty people in pug square. Today however, the crisis has gotton worse. 3 senators, Senator Delaney, Senator Lyon, and Senator Whit were all killed along with their secretarys! The NSF has no comment at this time. A small message was retrieved in the aftermath of the brutal killings: "I hope you're watching. Revenge is sweet."

Guardian laid back on the medical bed as Ghost sifted through his memories, "Definately some false stuff here, nothing too major though." Guardian looked up at him, "So are they building something to combat this?" Ghost looked around the room, there was no one else there, he leaned over and whispered, "The forbidden ministry has been working on something to complete nuetralize psychic energy but its far from complete. I haven't even gotten to hear much about it." Guardian sat up, "We're actually gonna rely on those guys? They worry me considerably, you never know what they're up to." Ghost looked at Guardian for a moment, "They're on our side, and they already have their own units in the Council forces. As long as the balance of power is maintained, we're fine." Guardian suddenly remembered the cleric, "How's the priest doing? I heard the Council was making sure he was okay." Guardian slid off the bed and walked to the door followed by Ghost, "Well he's alright, made a full recovery, the Council is considering keeping an eye on his organization, if he belongs to one. There is always a chance the sniper was telling the truth about these guys and that our new friend knew nothing about the inner workings." Guardian was a little suprised in Ghost's response, "You actually think he can be trusted?" Suddenly a man ran up to the two, he was dressed in all black and wore a mask, "The council needs both of you. The sniper struck again, he left a message, we believe its directed at us." Ghost and Guardian looked at each other, it didn't suprise either of them, this was a dangerous man. After speaking to the council it had been decided that the sniper was a possible threat to the entire city, unknown training and unknown origins. Not to mention he was very erratic, he had to be dealt with, but it wan't yet decided how. For the time being the sniper would begin to feel a new presence whenever he did anything, not a direct physical presence but the feeling of an eye that would never close, an eye that was always watching.

1314 set up his supports. How oculd such a small town have such a large group of these cultists? Pug city only had 24, including the cleric. 1314 shook his head.Aiming carefully, he started to drop the cultists one by one, making sure none escaped.

He left another message for the strangers, knowing they would hear of it. My cause is just. My motives are my own. Revenge is mine. And revenge will strike you.

Cleric knocked on the door, until some man opened it. "Is there some way I could get some fresh air? Maybe play a round of golf?" He had been cooped up in one room for far too long...if he stayed in here much longer he was going to become clausterfobic.

1314 set up his supports. How oculd such a small town have such a large group of these cultists? Pug city only had 24, including the cleric. 1314 shook his head.Aiming carefully, he started to drop the cultists one by one, making sure none escaped.

He left another message for the strangers, knowing they would hear of it. My cause is just. My motives are my own. Revenge is mine. And revenge will strike you.

"Well the latest is in, he's planning to have a war on us," Ghost said to Guardian. They sat outside in the courtyard of a large stone ruin. It appeared to be an ancient fortress of some kind, they were high up in the mountains. Guardian looked back at Ghost, "Oh well, nothing we can do about it, someone's always gonna be mad at us whether we choose a side or not. Too bad the gov never picked up, he could of been a help." Ghost looked around, they were pretty far from the city, far enough that they needed an air lift. "Well our operatives are following him, he hard to keep track of, but at least there have been no casualties." The two men looked at one another and headed back inside the ruins.

Cleric knocked on the door, until some man opened it. "Is there some way I could get some fresh air? Maybe play a round of golf?" He had been cooped up in one room for far too long...if he stayed in here much longer he was going to become clausterfobic.

The door opened and the cleric was greeted by the face of the dragonkin that had been talking to him before. "I suppose you could go out for awhile, please do note that we're nowhere near the city. You're in the mountains now, I'm afraid there'll be no golf. But you will be able to get some fresh air, I'll take you to one of the upper levels of these ruins. Plenty of holes to let some air through. You won't be able to stay there long, even with our distance from the city, we've word that the sniper is still looking for you." Another man approached them, he was dressed in black and wore a mask, just like most of the Council forces. "Sir, I will escort you to the higher levels, be weary and please stay away from large openings that could give a bullet access to your vitals." The man led the cleric up to a rrom inside one of the fortress towers. "We can stay here only for a few moments, I'm sorry but its a concern of security." The man was more concentrated on the enviroment around he and the cleric than the cleric himself, he would be able to detect anything that got within a threatening range. Other Council forces were on standby and several were keeping guard in all places around the compound, they were the wind, the water, the stones, and the trees.

Suddenly, Guardian's communicator picked something up. Something from Senator Johnson himself. "Meet me in the senatorial chamber at midnight. I have somethings on 1314 you'd be interested in knowing..."

Suddenly, Guardian's communicator picked something up. Something from Senator Johnson himself. "Meet me in the senatorial chamber at midnight. I have somethings on 1314 you'd be interested in knowing..."

How very convinient, now he responds. Interesting, this just screems trap, there are so many things that could go wrong with this. For starters this base loses one of its best, and I'll be alone and at the mercy of whoever has planned this. "Ghost, I just got a comm from the gov. How very well placed eh?" Guardian said to his friend who promptly turned back to him, "Go by all means, your armor's all patched up. I think I'll handle anything here just fine. I'll go tell the Council the news and request that a blink network be established." An hour later the arrangments were made and, thanks to the blinking network, Guardian blinked into the chamber a minute before midnight. It was technically breaking a entering and he was in a place he'd never been to before, but the magic of the blinking network made his travel near instantanious. He prepared for whatever was to come next.

How very convinient, now he responds. Interesting, this just screems trap, there are so many things that could go wrong with this. For starters this base loses one of its best, and I'll be alone and at the mercy of whoever has planned this. "Ghost, I just got a comm from the gov. How very well placed eh?" Guardian said to his friend who promptly turned back to him, "Go by all means, your armor's all patched up. I think I'll handle anything here just fine. I'll go tell the Council the news and request that a blink network be established." An hour later the arrangments were made and, thanks to the blinking network, Guardian blinked into the chamber a minute before midnight. It was technically breaking a entering and he was in a place he'd never been to before, but the magic of the blinking network made his travel near instantanious. He prepared for whatever was to come next.
A man in a buisness suit quickly walked in. Running up to Ghost, he muttered "I don't have much time, 1314 has decided his next target. "Take these papers, they contain all the information you need about 1314" He quickly handed Guardian a few folders. " Good luck" The man quickly exited the chamber.

The papers read as follows

*A picture of 1314*
*Dated 13 years ago*
Subject 1314 has proved to be very responsive to the telekinis tests. A few more months and we'll have him complete!

*3 days after last entry*
Nothing much has happened senator Johnson. However, the other clones seem to hate 1314. It's very strange, even I dislike him somewhat. Not that he's done anything wrong, it's just... Just this Aura around him. Like he dosen't even WANT to be liked. I fear his powers are growing more rapidly then expected.

*Dated 1 day after that*
Something strange has happened. During a daily pain test, 1314's pain tolerence has went up to 14.0 before he cried out. Not record breaking, but superhuman. But that's not what I'm worried about. Latly, 1314 has been rebellious, despite being given enough tranquilizers to kill an elephant and the standard docile clone genes that are in him. During the test, he exercised his telekinetic powers, and almost dislocated one of our shockers to measure electrical pain. I fear we may have to terminate him soon.

*Dated 10 days after that*
1314 has shown pyschic powers, and has even started to give the crew nightmares in their sleep. Or so they say, I think they just have bad memories, and blame it on 1314. Even still, he has become increasingly persistant in trying to get into the cloning rooms. I am going to terminate him today...

*Standard CM police file*

Name: 1314
Crimes: Manslaughter, terrorism, murder, disturbing the police, Autotheft.
Known affilates: None.
Notes: This is a very dangerous man. If he is spotted in an area, DO NOT approach the area on foot. Take an armored vehicle. Do not undersetimate this man, he is desperate, and shows no unwillingness to kill.
Reward: 20 Billion Tiosles.

Guardian flipped through the files before blinking back to the fortress, the network was shut down immediately after his arrival. I'm betting I know who the next target is... If these files are correct there's a good chance that guy's psychic abilities have allowed him to convince himself he's going good even when he's not. For now he'll have to be labled as possibly insane. Ghost was waiting for Guardian when he got back, I assume that new info? Looks like something the Council will be interessted in."

1314 smiled as he walked through the building. The cult was nearby, he knew it. As he turned a corner, he came up face to face with a cultist. Who had a gun. To his head. "How are you doing today 1314?" The cultist said with a smile. "No better then you." 1314 acted quickly. Bringing up his leg in a way only acrobats could do, he kicked the gun out of the cultists hand, grabbed it, and shot him in the face. Gunshots rang out from all sides. 1314 was not going to have a good time here...

OOC: I'll post more in about an hour.

Cleric turned to the dragony companion. "Can I at least get a message out to my Brethren? I want to know how the others are. Have they been attacked?"

Cleric turned to the dragony companion. "Can I at least get a message out to my Brethren? I want to know how the others are. Have they been attacked?"

As they stood in the tower, the masked man looked out the holes in the wall. He looked at the cleric when he spoke, "As far as we can tell, the sniper has begun killing both politicians and 'cultists' as he likes to call them. I don't know the size of the organization you work for, but even if you manage to contact any of your friends, there's a good chance they'll be killed shortly after. We're currently doing all we can to nuetralize the threat."

1314 slowly poured gasoline over the bodies. The slower his attacks were discovered the better. He set fire to the building and walked off.

1314 lay in the grass. The cleric would not escape this time. Slowly removing his coilgun, he pulled up the bioscan scope. Two entities. One somewhat small and humanoid, the other large and lizard-like. He lifted his coilgun a bit higher. A single uninterupted shot is all he needed. He pulled the trigger...

OOC: If you read my previous posts you'll both notice it wasn't the Dragonkin who escorted the cleric, it was another guy, who is human.

IC:
The masked man sensed the disturbance before the trigger ws even pulled. He pushed the cleric down and began firing with his own pistol, making sure to dodge the incoming bullet. Immediately after, the sound of multiple gunshots could be heard, men in trees, hidden in parts of the fortress, other men in thr tall grass. The entire hornets nest was now aware of the sniper's presence, the men firing used an assortment of weapons; pistols, automatics, lasers, snipers, there were even explosives being fired. Everyone had been waiting and these were no normal men, these men were all supersoldiers. Most of them were equipted with motion sensitive tracking equiptment. Despite the barrage, they were all careful not to waste ammo. Ghost and Guardian waited inside, the masked man had already begun rushing the cleric back into the fortress. All the men firing on the sniper were moving back as well, what was hoped to be the final battle was going to begin soon and everything was going as planned...

1314 switched bioscan back on. He moved his gun slowly around him in a 360 turn. Switching on bioscan, he got headshot after headshot. Bullets him, lasers scarred his flesh, but it would not stop 1314. After dropping the last man, he looked down at himself. hundreds of bullet wounds, and scarred by lasers, he slowly dropped to the ground. His vison blurred, he could feel an ethreal power reaching out to him. He gave a weak smile. Death would soon release him from this world...

OOC: He didn't get the preist or his escort, just the men in the forest.

That was it... Cleric would stand this no longer. He used the internet chip in his head to send e-mail to all of the Followers, to assemble at rally point Charlie...he hoped he would be there to meet them.

There was the sound of heavy machinery, a mech appeared over the sniper. "Those who kill Council members will die," it said in a machanical tone before bring its foot down onto the man. "Ghost, was that fair?" Guradian said to Ghost from within the bowels of the fortress, "I mean, using those doll things?" Ghost looked at him, "The shattered are perfect, they're completely expendable. I knew the council wasn't going to send a bunch of real members, so why not use shattered instead?" Guardian looked back at Ghost, "Ah well, it was fun while it lasted. There's a transport on its way, so I guess we'll be leaving soon." Ghost looked back a Guardian, "Guess so... but who knows, that guy's so difficult to kill it won't suprise me if he gets back up. Course with this place rigged the way it is that'll be difficult."

1314 checked his equipment. Stealth suit, explosives, sniper rifle, coilgun. He had everything. I'm just sorry he had to die. We got along well. He smiled Well, I guess if you share everything including memories, you're bound to get along well. He started to move out. He would be at the fortress in a matter of minutes.

1314 stopped. He remembered his other suit. A new combat suit made for the black hand squad. Since they weren't going to be needing it anymore, he slipped back to his "Storehouse" and attached it piece by piece. The advanced functions would tell him everything, how much more pain he could take, the armor integrity, bio-scan, thermal vision, night vision, quick-moving sensors. Everything he needed and more. He moved quickly to the fortress.

He arrived quietly. It wouldn't be quiet at the ruins for long. He looked at a few guards near the dorr. Nothing special, a single headshot would take them all. He raised his rifle and quickly dropped all three...

OOC: One, there are no more guards sinse your other guy took them all, two, the thing you should worry about is the mech that standing outside the fort.

IC:
The mech quickly picked up another life signature and ran full scans, it didn't register as a Council member and the machine quickly fired off two rockets in the direction of the new lifesign. It began sending out lifescan pulses to keep track of any and all movements. Ghost and Guardian were deep inside and were already aware of what was happening, "So Ghost, guess you were right." Ghost looked over at Guardian, "Well at least he'll have a proper greeting.

1314 quickly rolled out of the way. Taking this sucker out would be no easy task. He quickly removed the grenade. Running full speed towards the mech, he released the grenade near the top to make sure he got a hit. But this was no normal grenade. It released an EMP when it exploded...

The mech saw the incoming weapon and immediately fired on it with twin gatling guns, the grenade was ripped to sheds by the incoming fire but there was no explosion. Internal devices began processing the situation, POSSIBLE EMP THREAT. The conclusion was definate, the scanner quickly picked up the sniper again, this time the machine fired two more rockets and then openned up with gatling fire. To make even more of a point it began firing small black balls that began to beeb when they hit the ground. Proxies, the mech continued to fire at the snipers direction, it would move as the sniper moved.

1314 moved as quickly as he could Shit! he thought I hate to use this so soon, but... He opened up the console on the armor's arm, and pressed the stimulant button. A warning light flashed onscreen: WARNING! Stimulant carries a 10% chance of heart failure after use!
1314 quickly tapped the button again. He felt a sharp prick in his arm. And then, every slowed down. He could see the Mech slowly turning and firing on him, the grass slowly rustling, even his suit console closing back up. He made his way to the mech, and opened up his last grenade. He counted 1...2.. and quickly jumped aaway as it emited an EMP pulse...

OOC: The drug he used is another something from CM's messing around with genetics and bio-weapons. It increases the user's reflexes and general speed to x2 the normal amount, but as the warning said, carries a 10% chance of heart failure afterwards.

The mech took in the full blast and was knocked back for a moment. ERROR ERROR EMP DAMAGE TAKEN. SHEILDING AT 64%. ARMOR AT 100%. VITAL SYSTEMS PROTECTED, INTERNAL SHIELD AT 86% INTERNAL ARMOR AT 100%SAFETY PROTOCOLS HOLDING. INITIATING REBOOT. The mech slowly came back to life, it was moving slower than before as its systems hadn't fully recovered. WEAPONS ONLINE. TARGET AQUIRING... AQUIRING... AQUIRED. BEGINING ATTACK PROCESSES. TARGET REGISTERED. TRACKING SYSTEMS REBOOTED. ATTACKING IN PROGESS. The mech faced the sniper, its systems still recovering.

"Damn" 1314 muttered. Pressing a few buttons on the command console, he said "I'm gonna miss you." He drew out a small package, and quickly ran over to the mech. He pressed a few buttons, and it read:
20 seconds until explosion. Preparing high-power combined EMP and explosive blast
1314 ran for his life. If this didn't disintergrate the Mech completly, it would at the very least burn it beyond all repair...

The mech detected the bomb and quickly fired a disrupter. Disrupters were useful in such situations but the time they would disrupt was never a universal amount of time. For now the bomb stopped, the machine scanned the bomb and determined it was most similar to a small nuclear bomb. Upon this realization it immediately switched its tactical stance, it picked up the device and using its artificial muscles threw the weapon away from the fortress. As soon as the weapon was airborn the mech fired off a rocket to make sure that it would not be salvaged, the resulting explosion was violent but the fortress still stood. The mech on the other hand had taken in serious amounts of damage, it shields and armor were badly damaged even though it could still move, its fighting abilities were severly hindered. It shut down, its internal system began to go into 'sleep' mode. Inside Ghost and Guardian found that their enemy was too resourceful for his own good. "A device like that... really? People just carry those around?" Guardian said, Ghost looked over at him, "So what? We've already won." Meanwhile the masked man had brought the priest to where Ghost and Guardian were before leaving again.

1314 rushed inside the ruins. Turning on his bio-scan, he ran through the corridors and hallways, making his way towards what looked like three VERY familar shapes...

A shadow lunged forward an punched the sniper in the face. Another one emerged from the darkness and formed a somewhat humanoid shape, this one picked him up and threw him against a wall. Suddenly two glowing blue eyes appeared in its 'head'. "Where do you think you're going you miserable son-of-a-bitch?" The shadow called to him.

1314 smiled underneath the armor. "I'm suprised you didn't break your arm when you hit my helmet." 1314 quickly twisted around, and tripped the vagley humanoid creature. He drew his pistol, and unloaded four shots around it's eyes...

The creature burst into a number of insects that quickly dispersed. There was a click sound and a hidden wall opened up while another one closed, the path led the man away from Ghost and Guardian, if he wanted to get to them, he'd have to take the long way around...

1314 looked at the bio-signals, then at the new door. He frowned. He didn't like to do this, but taking the long way was his only choice. He started running as fast as he could. 1314 was closing in on the cleric FAST.

As he ran he set off a number of traps, spears flew out of walls, the floor pulled away to reveal spike traps, acid sprays came from the floor and ceiling. This was an adapted Council home turf, they knew everything about the ancient structure and formatted it to their desires. Ghost kept track of the sniper, he was close but only in actual distance, the path he was on however would buy them all at least 10 more minutes, even at his current speed. And along the way, there were many more traps to come.

OOC: Funny that you completely ignored those previous proxy mines that were set around the fort.

1314 ran through without any trouble. This armor wasn't only for show. As he noticed that the path was leading away from the three, he stopped and frowned. Spears hitting him from all sides, he placed a small explosive device on the wall, and set it. Acid started to rain down, but failed to corride the high-quality armor. Glad CM didn't decide to skimp for once. First time I've ever thanked the governmnet, even in my head. He smiled as he sawthe explosion make a direct path to the cleric...

OOC: That explosive would not simply pierce a wall that thick, not to mention the earth behind the wall itself, that's like 40 feet to get through from his location to the next closest hallway. There's not a chance in hell 1314 would even survive something that powerful.

OOC: That explosive would not simply pierce a wall that thick, not to mention the earth behind the wall itself, that's like 40 feet to get through from his location to the next closest hallway. There's not a chance in hell 1314 would even survive something that powerful.
OOC: :eek: 40 feet!?!? I thought they were only around 5-6 feet thick!

1314 frowned as he looked at the clearing dust. Not even close to the cleric. Looks like he's taking the long way. 1314 ran blindly through the corridors, rushing to his target, and doing his best to ignore the spears swooshing past him...

OOC: :eek: 40 feet!?!? I thought they were only around 5-6 feet thick!

1314 frowned as he looked at the clearing dust. Not even close to the cleric. Looks like he's taking the long way. 1314 ran blindly through the corridors, rushing to his target, and doing his best to ignore the spears swooshing past him...

OOC: That's cause its one of those bitchy ancient structures that are made so there's like a whole lot of earth between each corridor. From what I've seen, they never had two corridors running along side one another.

IC:
The blast could be heard from the room Ghost and Guardian were in. Ghost smile as he sensed the man drawing closer. Another shadow tripped the man up as he ran through the halls, "Persistant are we? And apparently too stupid to know when you're beaten. You're need to kill this one man will be your downfall." The shadow emerged and took a humanoid form like the first. This time, there were blue eyes all over it as well as multiple mounths filled with jagged teeth. "So then... feed me!" The shadowy being lunged at the sniper, its mouths opened wide.

1314 slammed himself aganst the wall. "Don't spoil your appitite, I've still got a few pounds of lead cooking!" He quickly drew his rifle, and fired at the beast. Thinking it sufficiently distracted, he continued to run down the hallways. He saw that the three figures were only a few minutes away now...

Behind him 1314 would hear the sound of something similar to mad dogs. The figure had broken into three dog-like creatures that were chasing after him in hot pursuit. Around the next corner men positioned ahead of time fired at the sniper, their weapons fired explosive bullets. There were five of them in all, each one burning ammo quickly.

1314 quickly opened the command console, and tapped "Overload sheilds". They wouldn't protect him from the dogs, but At least he'd be able to get a good shot at the gunmen now, Taking out each gunman with a well-placed headshot, he turned his attention (And his rifle) to the dog-ish creatures...

OOC: I'll post more in a few hours.

One of the creatures jumped onto the wall and quickly pushed off of it, lunging at 1314. It chomped down onto his gun, tearing off a part of it before falling to the ground. The other two jumped over their companion and continued the chase. One jumped and took a bite at 1314's left arm, it succeeded at puncturing the armor a little before, suprisingly, the shields destroyed it. Soon after the third one gave up on the chase and vanished as 1314 went around the next corner. "He's about two minutes away, faster that expected." Ghost said with a grin. Everything was going as planned.

1314 quickly took out his coilrifle and continued. Seeing that the cleric was just around the corner, he ran directly into the line of fire of the three, and blindly opened fire with his coilgun.

OOC: Guess the first dog really 'bit the bullet' :p

Ghost and Guardian heard the man coming, between them and him was about 50 feet of hallway and one massive iron door. One that was going to take some serious strength to open. "Hey buddy, activate the blink network will ya. Time for you to leave." Ghost said, looking back at the Dragonkin and the priest, the two vanished into the network. They were ready, the door was electrified and they knew that the sniper would want some revenge against them.

The bullet bounced off the door "Shit!" He yelled as the bullet richcheted all over ht place. opening his command console, he put down "divert energy to sheilds" And quickly rammed the door, feeling the shockwave from the electricity meeting the sheild. He saw Ghost. "Reconize me? Or is the helemt too thick?"

As he burst through the proxy mines around the door exploded. Ghost smiled knowing the man was still alive, "You made it," he said clapping, "Congratulations." Just then, the 30 automated, motion-sensitive gatling cannons opened fire on the sniper, each one shooting with a enough force to dent a tank. Guardian fired not a sound based weapon, but a handheld railgun with explosive rounds at the sniper. Ghost fired two AA12s at the man. They could all clearly see the blood spraying from the cloud. On the ceiling, 20 other automated gatling turrets fired at the sniper. Meanwhile Ghost used his eyes, both of which were blue, to focus in on the lifesign, no illusion could fool his eyes when they were activated together. There was so much noise that Ghost and Guardian felt as though they'd go deaf. But it wasn't over, there was one more suprise...

1314 groaned. His life signs were reading in the "All clear, now get back up and fight ya wimp!", despite his high pain level. His sheilds had been completly destroyed, and his armor integrety was at 1.0. Also known as totally ripped apart. He sloowly rose to his feet. Without a word, he raised his console, and tapped the stimulant option. Three times.
Warning: Triplicate stimulant carries 40% chance of heart explosion or 50% chance of heart failure after use! He tapped it to confirm. He felt ime slowing down around him. He saw each ray of light flow past him, each bullet roll smoothly past him. He casually strolled over to ghost and pulled out his knife. He began to make incision after incision on ghost...

OOC: The heart explosion/failure rate is much lower for 1314, around 5% and 20% respectivly. The stimulant is powerful enough so that instead of the previous double, it's more along the lines of x10 speed/ general reflexes.

Ghost was thrown from side to side from the cuts. As they appeared all over his body he found himself being thrown about like a ragdoll. Suprisingly he was laughing, the man's armor was gone, and despite his speed, blood was easy to see. His eyes began to get used to the man's movements, at first it was hard to react but easy to see. Then Ghost extended his open palm outward and felt it hit something, something invisible. Suddenly the man appeared in front of Ghost, "Looks like a direct hit will slow you down." Ghost took his open palms and slammed them into the man's chest, the man disapeared again. Ghost's armor has changed since the last time he fought, all his vitals were very well protected, even when his armor was being ripped away at. "It's funny, cause I'm Elden, whatever tech does to you, I do completely naturally." His arm began moving faster tham what could be seen as he blocked the next three attacks made the sniper before he recieved another gash on his leg and then his cheek. He then performed a kick backwards and felt it slam into the sniper's stomach, sending the man backwards before he disapeared again. Ghost then slid his goggles (newer, better ones!) over his eyes. This time the goggles were transparent, for the first time, Ghost actually needed his eyes to fight. Guardian turned around he could only catch glimses before the sniper dissapeared and the turrets had just notticed the sniper was no longer at the door. "This is your fight now Ghost..." Ghost could just keep up with his opponent, he hadn't expected this to happen, his own speed was fast but Ghost hadn't any time to prepare for the sniper's abilities. Ghost found himself once again being thrown around like a ragdoll from each hit.

1314 leaned up aganst the wall. He just needed a few minutes, a minutes, a few minutes... He slowly slumped aganst the wall. He could feel the stimulant's wearing off. And then a stabbing pain in his chest. He saw on what was left of his helmet his pain threshold. It was over 40 (1.0 is enough to kill a full grown man) At least I finally beat my record... he blacked out...

"Dammit... What the hell... you bastard... you attack me and now you're just gonna... no way... get up you ass... we're not... done." Ghost was exaughsted, he hadn't prepared himself for fighting at that speed. "Bastard is trying to trick me again... Guardian... smash him! Smash theat son of a.... dammit... I can't go on..." Ghost pulled a dagger and attempted to stab the man but collasped. Guardian quickly rushed over to the man and stabbeda syringe into his chest, it was what the Forbidden Ministry had given them only moments before. A permanant psychokenesis nuetralizer. And just like anything the Forbidden made, it was perfect, flawless.

Two weeks later...

Ghost watched as the sniper awoke from his sleep, Ghost too had been out for a while. There were multiple drugs being pumped into the sniper's body, drugs that made him immobile and weak. His telekenetic powers had vanished since Guardian stabbed him with the syringe. As the sniper opened his eyes Ghost looked over and smiled, he reached out and took the sniper's hand in his own, "Morning..." Sunlight flooded the room as Guardian opened the curtains, he looked over at the two. "Well guess waht sniper, we did a full investigation, that priest actually turned out to be innocent but we found the real culprits. Not to make you feel like an ass or anything but turns out you were wrong. Well, half wrong." Guardian spoke cheerfully, "Oh and if you're ready to act like an actual soldier, the CoD has welcomed you into the ranks, if you're interested."

"I work for no one *Pant* I was not wrong *Gasp* I saw the cultists. They used a drug-Oh God..." Speaking was more exerting then 1314 had been prepared for. He started to struggle, albeit lightly. He was in no fit condition, but he tried to rip off the wires...

"You realize that all the equiptment you're attached to is keeping you alive. If you really want revenge you'd best stick with us for the time being..." Guardian said in an almost fatherly way. "Trust me, the others, we don't know, but we have confirmed that the one priest you've been longing for all this time was actually innocent. That by no means says that there isn't a bigger problem. There is, the group the priest worked for is insane, or rather the higher ups are, the lower levels are pretty much unaware." Ghost looked at Guardian and then back at the sniper, he pulled his hand away, "Time to make a choice, die and accomplish nothing or work with us and prove your innosence?"

1314 stopped. He wanted to die, but he reliezed that without him, hundreds in CM would not keep their life. he was not one to force his own decision upon them, whether by action or lack of it. "As soon as I'm out, you're first on my hit list."

OOC: I'll post more tommorow.

"I guess some people never learn, eh? We keep you alive and give you the chance to help people and you still blow us off. Looks like you were only useful for your DNA... well whatever... Guess Greywatch Prime is gonna wanna know about this... Thought I'm not sure what to do with you, since we have you I suppose we'll just execute you and claim the reward for it. The more well known the better. I'm giving you one last chance, do you really wanna help some people and make some real friends in the process?" Guardian spoke with confidence, he knew that there had to be some kind of intelligence within this man, if only he weren't so stubborn...

OOC: More tommorrow

He started to lean back. "I'll think about it. Just-just leave me alone for now."

1314 smiled as he secretly commanded the nanites (Microscopic machines) within his body. It's obvious they hadn't got to them yet. Since they'd been on self replicate the whole time, he had a virtual army of them. Enough to repair his heart without outside help. The nanites, once commanded, quickly started to rebuild 1314's (quite literally) broken heart...

"Fine then, we'll let you 'think' about it." Guardian said, signalling to Ghost who promptly jumped out of the bed, fully dressed. "Well then, see ya." They both walked out of the room, "He's gonna betray us after all we've done..." Ghost said sorrowfully. "Well he is who he is, isn't he?" Guardian said without any remorse, "We made the necissary adjustments to his body, if he comes after us, we'll terminate him. Immediately, I hope it doesn't need to be that way..." The two continued down the hallway.

1314 continued to command the nanites. His heart was in much better shape now, and he had started to nuetralize the permanant psychokenesis nuetralizer. A little more time and he could escape...

1314 would feel a pulse shoot throughout his body, then another, it went through him at the pulse of his own heart. Then a voice came "Try all you like but we are the perfect." His heart stopped for a few moments before starting again. "Do not doubt our abilities, you are facing crypt." There was an invisible pressure on him, "Try, try again and die when you do."

1314 furrowed his brow. He WOULDN'T let this happen.No man controls me. NOTHING controls me. He summoned all of his strength, and started to make a wire wave. The intense focus needed was making his sweat, but it might be a start...

OOC: Just to let you know, this isn't a suppressant, its specifically made to rot the part(s) of the brain that are allowing the injectee to use telekenesis. And the hospital (for the story's sake) is still in the city cause I really don't feel like jacking your RP.

IC:
"You think he'll escape? He's been pretty good about it so far." Guardian said as the two began walking down the stairs. "Yeah, but its not our problem anymore, we already have what we want. He'll make a fine soldier, or at least the clones will. Some re-education is all we'll need." Ghost said, grinning behind his mask, "Plus he has that tracker in his heart so the police will probably kill him in no time at all." The two laughed as they continued down to the hospital garage.

OOC: Just to let you know, this isn't a suppressant, its specifically made to rot the part(s) of the brain that are allowing the injectee to use telekenesis. And the hospital (for the story's sake) is still in the city cause I really don't feel like jacking your RP.

IC:
"You think he'll escape? He's been pretty good about it so far." Guardian said as the two began walking down the stairs. "Yeah, but its not our problem anymore, we already have what we want. He'll make a fine soldier, or at least the clones will. Some re-education is all we'll need." Ghost said, grinning behind his mask, "Plus he has that tracker in his heart so the police will probably kill him in no time at all." The two laughed as they continued down to the hospital garage.
OOC: Ah. He'll have to perform sugery when he gets back ;)

1314 felt the drugs in his body being destroyed by the powerful nanites. He always thought that he made the filter option on a whim, now he knows he made them for a reason. Subconciously maybe, but he made them nevertheless. He started to get up. The wires were as light as feathers now. He ripped them off without a single problem. Closing his eyes, he checked his nanite levels. Over a pound of nanites in his body. Just enough for his purpose. He felt a sharp pain from his hand as they emerged and started to form into a knife. He walked down the halls, knife ready in hand...

OOC: Even if you destroy the 'drugs' his brain is still partly rotted around those areas.

IC:
A black car pulled out of the hospital garage and sped down the street, a small device in Ghost's pocket began to blink. "Oh he's up, good. I wonder if he's noticed that there's no one else on that floor for a reason." Ghost clicked a small button that detonated a bomb under the sniper's bed. "I think he knows we're so much better." Guardian and Ghost laughed as they drove away, they were a few miles from the hospital already. "Elite Council Team preping for extraction," Guardian said into his radio. "Man, we're outta here."

1314 flew forward, his face planting onto the ground in front of him. Which was breaking and sending him downwards. Amid the dust, he stood up. A few minor cuts, but nothing major. He had never done this before, but he'd have to give up the cleric. He had no chance of getting him now. He started to go outside of the ruined building. He quickly used his implants to hack into CM's sateillite imager to pinpoint his position. He quickly started running back towards Pug City, it was only a few miles away, he'd be in there in about an hour. Hopefully, he'd be getting back before the police caught him...

OOC: Do you have 1314's genetic material already?

OOC: Oh yeah, like the Greywatch gov't is already using his genetic material to create a few clones and create genetic enhancements. And the clones have no knowledge of 1314, they have clean slates. And the two G's have a few vials of blood with them.

OOC: That will be half of their problem. 1314's resistance to pain dosen't come from his genes ;). Nor does his extreme intellect and regenerative abilities. Just so you know.

1314 slowly walked, looking for the hidden camera. Perfectly camoflaugued, as usual. he thought as he opened up the trapdoor. His "Storeroom" as he liked to call it awaited him. After completing the memory scan, he slowly slid into the surgery chair. He quickly started to make motions on the small computer in front of him. The surgery would soon replace his telekinesis with another identical brain piece.

He sighed as he began lifting the weights in the corner with his newly refound telekinetic powers. He got up, and left without ado. The cleric wasn't the only cultist out there.

(He keeps multiple parts of his brain cloned and alive in case of destruction. Always prepared, that is one thing he is.:))

OOC: If your refering to the nanites, those would've been in the blood they took from him. Plus, Greywatch Prime has enough scietists to figure out any kinks they find. The Forbidden Ministry is what 1314 should be worried about, even the Greywatch gov't doesn't know what they do. ANd I'll be posting more later.

OOC: If your refering to the nanites, those would've been in the blood they took from him. Plus, Greywatch Prime has enough scietists to figure out any kinks they find. The Forbidden Ministry is what 1314 should be worried about, even the Greywatch gov't doesn't know what they do. ANd I'll be posting more later.
OOC:I'm not referring to the nanites. The experiments did more to him then you might think. As well as being infected with a dangerous virus. Why do you think he always wears bandages over his face? It's horribly scarred. There's a LOT of 1314 that's not in his genes.

OOC: Wow, he has bandages covering his face? Did not catch that ever.

IC: The black car sped into a waiting transport not too far away from the city. The transport began powering up its jets and lifted off the ground. The Council of Dragons awaited an audiance with the two.

1314 grit his teeth. Despite the many bandages covering his face, it was still obvious that he was displeased. Quickly drawing his pistol, he pointed it right at Ghosts' head. "Who the hell are you? And what do you want with me?"

OOC: See? :D

OOC: Ah, forgot all about that.

1314 walked slowly towards the parade grounds. There, Senator Johnson would make a speech on 1314. It would be the last speech he made...

1314 waited in the building for the Senate to come in. It was taken longer then he suspected. He calmly leaned aganst the wall, casually looking out the window. As he casually lit up a cigarette, he saw a blue figure near the door. "Police! Freeze!" Gunshots rang out from both sides. 1314 heard the SMGs burst holes through the cheap walls. SHIT! he thought I shoulda known they'd set up a trap! He leaned aganst the wall, and fired blindly with his pistol. This might take some time. Time he didn't have. Being in a government sponsered parade with government officials=lots of security. He had to get out, and fast, but how...

"Looks like our little beacon is working for them," Guardian said with a grin. "Do we have another agent down there?" Ghost replied. Guardian looked over at him, they were both still sitting in the car, "Why would we?" Ghost looked down, "We weren't good enough were we? That's why we're pulling out." Guardian sighed, "They said that we were good but mercy isn't something this mission needs. And apparently there's nothing to gain from the guy's blood, a few nanites but its heavily contaminated, the clones died a few hours after creation." Ghost looked back at Guardian, "Why didn't you just kill him then? I wouldv'e... *sigh* who'd they send in?" Guardian looked away, "They sent in... that other guy." Ghost's eyes widened, "Wait... really, they went that far?"

Back at the parade, a new figure would emerge.

1314 looked at the dead bodies of the officers around him. He KNEW there had to be more. Looking out the window, he saw about twenty men come in with yellow raincoats. The CM army. SHIT! He thought. And then, as if trying to avoid detection, another figure entered the door. 1314 slammed himself aganst the wall. That man wasn't part of CM. He could tell he was with the two strangers that had fought him before...

OOC: I'd be fine with 1314 having to fight clones of himself if that's why you made them die.

The new man came in weilding only a sword, but it was no normal blade. It was a double bladed with a half a foot between each blade and was about 5 feet in length. The man's course black hair was pulled back and he had a red stripe that went through it on the left side. His caucasion face had black stripes that started at the bottem lids of his eyes and continued down his face to his chin. His lips were black and when he opened his mouth there was a row of sharp black teeth inside his pale white mouth. His eyes were hidden behind a pair of shades. He was wearing a white cloak that concealed his armor; this was the replacement. This was one of the Forbidden Ministry's monsters.

OOC: I destroyed only the first batch because the FM didn't test it for the disease you mentioned earlier. I might bring in clones because the FM is meant to be very persistant when it does things like this, they're also incrediby secretive.

The new man came in weilding only a sword, but it was no normal blade. It was a double bladed with a half a foot between each blade and was about 5 feet in length. The man's course black hair was pulled back and he had a red stripe that went through it on the left side. His caucasion face had black stripes that started at the bottem lids of his eyes and continued down his face to his chin. His lips were black and when he opened his mouth there was a row of sharp black teeth inside his pale white mouth. His eyes were hidden behind a pair of shades. He was wearing a white cloak that concealed his armor; this was the replacement. This was one of the Forbidden Ministry's monsters.

OOC: I destroyed only the first batch because the FM didn't test it for the disease you mentioned earlier. I might bring in clones because the FM is meant to be very persistant when it does things like this, they're also incrediby secretive.
1314 slowly took out his favorite weapon, his coil rifle. This would be no easy feat. He raised his rifle, and fired at the first head he saw...

OOC: Gonna just assume you're aiming at my guy.

IC:
The bullet passed by the man's head, the door exploding behind him as the bullet went through it. His expression did not change however, his gaze then fixed on the sniper ahead of him. Is this all? This is the trash they wanted me to pick up? Ghost could have killed this man... why didn't he? I don't have time to spend on everyday rubbish. He thought to himself, he held his sword in one hand and went back anf forth between the soldiers and the sniper. The soldiers would not know his purpose due to the secretivity of the Forbidden Ministry. "You will all stand down or die, this man is my responsibility."

1314 sat. The deaths he caused. The hundreds of lives taken. All of them were his fault. Were they worth it? 1314 looked at his pistol for a moment, considering that maybe everything he did wasn't justified. No. I have saved many more lives then I've taken. I only take lives for a reason, I am no mindless killer. 1314 stood up and trained his gun on the new man's head, and pulled the trigger...

OOC: 1314 is constantly depressed, and although most of the time he's completly convinced his cause is right, sometimes he has short breakdowns like this.

The man didn't even have to dodge as the bullet once again passed right by him. "Where are you aiming may I ask? You seem to be quite out of it." The man said, I'll kill him without breaking a sweat. How useless. A waste of my time. The man looked over at the other soldiers, he assumed they weren't going to participate, which was good for them.

1314 stared directly into the man's eyes, and let his memory slam into his. As soon as he had felt his memory and the man's collide, he took out his rifle, and started firing at the man, not caring where he hit, as long as he hit him...

As he felt the sniper's memories enter his own he began concentrating on everything he deemed important. The man's past, the man's thoughts, skills, everything that was valueable. I see, there's so much here. You've given me so much to see and think about. Interesting, you are a decent sniper but you can fight at medium range as well. Amazing, perhaps you could be a worthy opponant. Bullets flew by him with the occassional one shattering on his armor. His expression remained the same despite what was happening. He then began walking forward and raised his sword, preparing for an attack.

1314 felt a stabbing pain in his left hand as his nanites came out to form into a small knife. He quickly started towards the man, knife ready to strike.

Yes... a head on attack. Perfect. The man lifted his sword and brought it down as soon as the sniper was in range. The ground beneath them exploded from the force.

OOC: So what're the soldiers doin during all this?

OOC: staying back. They're not about to interfere with some guy who's armor reflects bullets and wields a huge sword :D

1314 felt a huge gash in his chest. Good thing he didn't get a direct hit. He lay from where a was struck down to and threw his knife. He watched smiling as it embedded in the man's chest and began to dissolve...

Electrity began building around the man's body, Is that all? Is that all you possess? Was I wrong? Were the memories you sent me not your own? I hope I am wrong, come now, attack me. The man began to walk forward, he was fully aware of the nanites but he knew the sniper was not preppared for the enemy he was now fighting.

1314 heard what he thought. "You thinks that's all that they do?" 1314 closed his eyes long enough to give the nanites one command: Attack his heart. 1314 got back up and held his normal combat knife in a forward postition, ready to attack if the nanites didn't take him out quick enough...

The man felt the nanites moving inside of him, Such a cowardly tactic... Does he really think I'd just let him pierce my armor. Does he really wish to think that I'm that weak. He insults me... no respect at all... I wish you'd take me seriously. The man swung his sword and released a powerful gust of wind, the wall behind the sniper was sliced to pieces by the blades of air and the sniper was thrown through the resulting hole. You will never understand what I am. You cannot see the world the way I see it. Even your psychic powers are useless. I am superior. The man walked over to the hole, he stared at the sniper, "Get up. Prove your worth and stand up. If you don't then you will be erased, all you do will be for nothing."

1314 looked at him coldly. Then, without words or warning he twisted around to trip the man. "It dosen't matter whether you are on your feet or not, it only matters that your enemy is not on his." He muttered as he got up. He pulled out a grenade, and threw it to the ground before leaping out of the building to the alleyway below...

OOC: you realize 1314 has already fallen, read my previous post, he was thrown through the hole.

IC:
A grenade? The grenade exploded tearing the the room to pieces. Out of the smoke the man fell right beside the sniper, landing gracefully on his feet. "Much too weak."

OOC:I thought he was only thrown down one floor!

OOC: Is there a balcony or something? I said a hole in the wall, and my char never jumped through the hole he just stood in front of it.