*Kelvack walks around the fire a few times with Sabin jumping at his heels.*

"Settle down little buddy, time to get serious."

"Well I suppose that we could go now if some of us are sufficiantly rested."
*Jihon stands and places his pillow back into the tube.*

"My buddha do I have a headache! It would seem that drinking with the locals last night got a bit out of hand!"

*He looks at Soul who does not appear to be sleeping but more at peice and rest.*

"Well Soul are you ready? If we can wake up the sleepin beuty here we can be on the move. Ahh... While I was sleeping I received a message from our good freind Clutchfeind. He says he wil be gone for a while on his own venture. He wishes us the best of lluck today."

*Jihon looks up at the morning sun Just barely coming over the eastern horrizon. He smirks and begins to speak in a depressed tone.*

"Another day. Ha!"

*He wipes the dust from his attire and walks over to the kneeling machine. He places one leg apon its foot and smiles up at it.*

"First time in a long time eh darlin."

*Jihon turns and looks at the waking warriors. Where I come from it is custom to name your machines after women. This particular one I call Lidea. After Lidea good wright master of the gun. Only her bullets ever penetrated my skin. Guns are for weaklings I used to say, yet she never listened she always said..."
*Begins to talk like a woman.*

"More honor lies in this barrel than the shafts of a thosand blades."

*Jihon climbs up into the cock pit of 'Lidea' and activates her engines. A low hum of pumping pistons can be heard. The machine stands as if it was rising with the sun. The light from the sun strikes the mettalic blue surface of the machine as if there where an epic battle taking place between them. The machines eyes can be seen glowing green. Suddenly Jihons voice can be heard.*

"Wake up sleepy head its time to get your earthly fanny up and moving."

*Jihons sarcasim is'nt anything but noticed by all. The tone in his voice sounds like a mother waking up a child for school.*

"Lets roll!"

"Well Jihon, I suppose we are going in first right? After we weaken it a bit then the others will join in. I just hope these things are capable of doing the job."

*Kelvack opens a channel of communication between Jihon and himself*

So you name yours after women eh? I don't know about you but my machine doesn't feel anything like riding a woman...

*A swift punch comes from Jihon's triton but Kelvack dodges it in his machine.*

Heh heh, didn't mean to offend ya'. Just trying to break the tension. Anyway, we gonna go in melee or ranged weapons first?"

*Jihon then remembering the tonberry and his cat opens up the pa. system again.*

"Shchzed you stay here and watch Gabriel. If I do not return by tommorw night... Your master has come to his timely end. In that case you are free to go."

*Jihons trton lets off a burst of steam that hits the waking Tamarisa knocking her over. She frowns and gives Jihon an unappropriot gesture. With that the Triton Lidea walks in the direction that Kelvack is now heading.*

Would it be more efficiant to fly or just to walk? I dont know if my flight controlls will work. *Smacks himself for not testing them earlyer.* Its up to you buddy. I suggest we go in long range first. It will be safer if we sneak up on him and full out surprize attack. From what I hear he has servants gaurding him. We should take them out first with silent long range weapons. Probly the flame cannons. Then we attack Cerberis with light artillary untill we are shure no innocents are within the area. Since his size is a reflection of his strength as he weakons he will shrink. When he is small enough that we can attack we get out and slice his ass to shreads. Sound good to you?

Jihon Is Shame... no pride lies in his mask... And pride is all that is left. There is nothing... But hope.

Edited by - Jihon on 08/23/2001 22:24:40

*Kelvack's machine reaches behind it's back and pulls out it's beam rifle.*

I guess I can use this. Check out your flying mechanisms 'cause I want to fly in.

“Earthy fanny?” she rolls her eyes and begins to reach for her stuff, when the blast of steam bowls her over. An impolite gesture is her first reaction, then a very awful glare.

*A well-placed pothole in the earth forms in front of one of the triton’s feet and sends it on a short stumble, rocking the hell out of Jihon inside. She grins to herself and begins to get ready. First her daggers go back into the sheathes on her belt, two more daggers come out of her backpack to be placed carefully on her wrist sheathes beneath the loose sleeves of her shirt, and a fifth goes carefully inside the sheath at her ankle. They are all made of a bone-like material that has a faint green sheen; the hilts are made of a darker shade of bone with designs carved into them. She reaches into her backpack again to pull out another sheath, this one containing a short sword that she straps on to her belt beside one of the daggers. Her skirts are easily removed, as they seem to be only buttoned at the back, and beneath them she wears a pair of tan leather breeches, her soft dark brown boots coming up to just above her knee. Her leather bodice is laced very tightly to her small form, a pendant with a small glass bottle of clear liquid lying just above her chest. She shoves the skirt into her backpack and closes it. Once everything is packed away, she puts the backpack on and throws the cloak over her shoulder with one hand.*

“I hope Cerberis is less of a morning person than I am,” she remarks mostly to herself and strides after the two tritons.

*Her free hand runs through her shoulder blade length curls and a slow smirk lifts the corner of her mouth. The butterflies whirl inside her stomach as she thinks about the upcoming fight. They are not from fear. No, this girl has been in too many ground-shaking fights to be frightened of a mere antedeluvian. She knows it will not be an easy fight and she may even come away with a few wounds, but those butterflies are from excitement and a craving to use her powers to destroy. Not often did she get a chance to use them in that way, but when she did, the power would flow so strongly that it was like a heavy dose of some healer’s drug, leaving her feeling so complete and wonderfully peaceful. A soft chuckle escapes her lips and her eyes sparkle with a fierce glint that says she is ready for anything.*

Ok here we go...If I blow up we are gonna have to fix this thing... Testing purpolsion unit one.

*Shure enough one of the holes on Lideas back begins to spew blue flame.*

ok we know that one works...Testing purpolsion unit 2.

*And once again the hole adjacent to the previouse one begins to throw a flame*

Alright!! Woo hoo! she can still fly kelvack. Lets get a move on besides I dont like the idea of someone controlling the ground I walk on... LETS FLY!!

*With that they both slowly take flight and then they erupt into a much faster controlled flight. Tamrissa shouts a spell and Jihons triton hits an air pocket causing it to dip. Jihon is shaken up over that and turns in mid flight and manuvers Lidea to do yet another foul gesture in retaliation to Tamrissas attemp to crash Jihon.*

God Kelvack she's worse than Lidea was. At least I can remove a bullet... But a whole Triton thats another story.

*Lidea reaches back and grabs the two gattling guns off of her back. She is now holding them as they fly off into the distance of the cool morning.*

[i] It would appear that the weather is at our side today eh Kelvack. [/u]

*Pretty soon they are out of veiw and the others hurry to get ready. The Tonberry sits up against a tree petting gabriel.*

Schzed: Your master is a nice man gabriel is'nt he. He was nice enough to let me stay for a while. I like it here.

*The Tonberry looks at Tamrissa with a sad look in his eye.*

Schzed: If master Jihon does not return...Will you take care of me Tamrissa?

*Gabriel also looks at Tamrissa and meows. This seems odd for a cat almost as big as his master. The armor he is wearing, Given to him by the holy monkey, increases his size. (Board Battle One)*

(ooc: HOLY MONKEY!!! god someone should kick dooleys ass..)

He draws Blooddrinker, and thrusts the sword at what appears to be empty air. Yet a crackling, sizzling sound seems to indicate that the sword has struck something. Space around the sword seems to twist and distort, and a blue shimmer runs up its edge. With an upwards slash, Soul Reaver cuts a neat hole into the Mortal Plane, leading into the Warp... the world between worlds, the realm of chaos, and the antithesis of reality.

As he steps toward the threshold, he erects an invisible field that will shield him from the devestating effects of this parallel dimension.

As the chaotic energies lick around him, he stops, turns, and looks at Tamrissa.

"My lady. It seems that Jihon has neglected to provide us with a mode of transportation. Perhaps I can interest you in a rather fascinating - and quick - mode of transportation? I can protect you from the more unfortunate influences of the Warp, if necessary."

He extends an open hand in her direction, one eyebrow raised slightly in a questioning manner.

Well, I see that we're on the move eh Soul? I'm done with my little task, so I can join you fellows once again. *Sabre Soldier's eyes change to a deep red, and greets the woman again, and turns around and begins to walk though the planes, knowing where he's going.*

Cerebrus is this way *Sabre Soldier Walks calmly away from the two, who hurry in and follow.*

*Jihon and kelvack fly over a mountain side and look in horror apon the black orb in which Cerberis resides. Armys from many nations gather at its entrance. The sounds of clanging steel and fireing guns can be heard.*

Kelvack if we walk form here we will have a better chance of not being detected. I am shure that there are more of Cerberises followers in the forest on this mountain. n If we use steath mode we should go undetected. Are we going to use the chaos drive?

*Jihons voice shudders at the thought of the chaos drives use. He had not ever used it and feared evan its existance. What it is is a drive that allows the pilots motor skills to be transfered into binary code which allows the the triton to mimic the pilots every movement. Triton pilots that used this drive were often faced with engine falure. Th chaos drive was one of the most underused peices of equipment in the history of the triton. Jihon had seen may good pilots die because of using the drive too much. Jihon did not fear death...Only vulnerability.*

“If your master doesn’t come back, I probably will not either, but if so, I will certainly provide protection for both you and the overgrown fur ball,” she smirks slightly to let them know the name was only a joke and then moves towards the portal.

*As the two tritons take off, she raises her voice over the roaring of the machines, speaking an arcane spell. Jihon’s triton, or Lidea as he calls it, dips in the air, caught by the air pocket that she had formed. Air magick is not really something she practices normally, but she can perform some. She gives a glance to Soul Reaver and Sabre.*

“Just making sure he is adequate in maneuvering that hunk of junk,” she says casually and smirks at the gesture from the triton. “Shall we?”

*She takes Soul Reaver’s hand only to help herself into the warp and then moves a step behind Sabre. This mode of transportation is not something new to her, so she does not seem at all phased with the harsh conditions inside. Her aura spreads out from her petite being, almost like an automatic defense.*

“Might we form an attack plan among us three?” she inquires, giving a glance to Sabre’s back and then turning to look at Soul. “While Kelvack and Jihon use the tritons, we might limit how much damage the antedeluvion will do to them.”

*Her eyes move to the ripple in the air ahead that she assumes will be the portal into Cerberis’ dimension.*

“I have some spells that might hold him for a short time as they attack. He will eventually break loose from all of them though, if I judge correctly on his strength,” she follows Sabre through the ripple and steps down onto the ground, immediately hearing the sounds of battle that come from the entrance of the antedeluvion's hideaway. "Has someone beaten us to the baddie?"

*She raises her brows curiously and heads towards the sound.*

~A sweet little woman...with more bite than bark.~

*Kelvack's machine vanishes and a muffled cheer can be heard from his cockpit.*

Good, get ready. And by the way, my machine has something similar to the chaos drive. I haven't tested it yet so... Lets just save that as a last resort.

*Lidea suddenly canges into a capmoflage color. It is almost invisable.*

Kelvack when we enter the battle make shure that you present yourself as a freind to the warriors that are fighting now. We will have to tell them to leave so we can gain some leverage. This way just might blow our cover but we really have no choice.

*Jihon is now sweating with the ansiaty of battle. Beads of sweat form on his hands. His shirt is soaked with sweat.*

Hey Klevack after we get out of this... Remind me to take a long shower.!

*Lidea walks slowly as Jihon inside scans for enemys. The bodies of the warriors that have attempted to attack cerberis line the forest floor. The forest is thick and heavy. The massive trees and Vines barely make room for the tritons to pass. The sun is barely seen in the sky through the forests canopy.*

Kelvack don't use lights only infrared. If lights are spotted cerberis will send some of his men to assail us. I know most of these armys...They are weak. We might not be the only tritons out here though. So keep your eye out for some.

*Lideas eyes instantly turn a firey red as Jihon activates the night vision system. As they walk through the woods they see many soldiers running in the opposite direction psat the Tritons.*

Cerberis has over taken this town many people are trapped inside. si once we get inside be carefull.

*They close in apon the edge where most of the fighting is taking place. They occasionally fire apon some of cerberises followers as the chase down some soldiers.*

These guys are weak!! I just hope that is a reflection of their masters own strength.

This sun is no good. I need alittle protection.

*Sabre Soldier holds out his hand, and an orb of black transparent light swirls around him* That's more like it. *Sabre Soldier begins to walk through the partially shaded forest, when he hears something. He holds out his hand to notion them to stop. With catlike reflexes, he vanishes, as the middle of a tree is severed in half by a large claw. He reappears hovering slightly above Soul and Tamrissa.*

Dammit, I guess the Ghouls got here sooner than I thought!

*The 2 turn around to see a large golem like creature with 3 large sword-like blades coming from his wrists*

Hmm....they're harder than they look, be prepared you two..*The creature advances, then vanishes into thin air, only to reappear infront of the 3*

"Hey guys! I figured I'd save you the trouble of a fight untill the main battle comes around. After all machines are exppendable live are not. Now be carefull not to be seen. We are trying for a sneak attack. If you can get the word around to the armies to pull out when the fire works start. I have a bad feeling this is gonna be ugly. Apperantly Cerberis is smart. He absorbed a town inside of that black ball."

*Lidea poinnts in the direction of the black and churning ball with a steel finger.*

"But if you want you can ride with us to the front line! There is room in my triton for two. Let me ask Kelvack how many he can fit."

Kelvack how many passengers can you carry. I can only carry one small person.

*Jihon places a new unsmoked cigar in his mouth and begins puffing away.*

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