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"Hey kid, you're wasting your breath on a man like him." Nezumi hissed sharply without even looking at Steven, his mind racing with jumbled thoughts the moment Arcade spoke about Shion being in a bee trap of all things. There was no use trying to even speak with a man like Arcade. Though the chance to attack him was something he'd jump on quick if he had the means to, he didn't know the extent of this man's weird powers, or what he might have up his sleeve. Didn't mean he didn't want to beat the shit out of him any less. No, something about this encounter felt wrong, but he was too angry to see it. He didn't move from where he sat, studying Arcade for a moment while he tried to calm himself down to think more clearly, eyes holding contempt.

If he wanted a rise out of them, he got one for a split second from Nezumi. Once calm enough, he didn't move and wouldn't until Arcade got out of his sight.
"And there it is"
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"That flicker of passion! That spark of emotion! In 6 days, my children, that spark will have grown into the brightest flame you can imagine. It's going to burn you up! You'll be begging me for the chance to rip someone's throat out, should it help extinguish that flame for just a moment"
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"I can see it blazing away inside you already, Nezumi... that's why you're one of the top picks. Its why a lot of nasty, nasty people have a lot of money resting on you coming out on top. It didn't take much to kindle that light within you, kid. All it took was an angry speedster and you start a-hackin'. Tell me, son. If you hadn't been smooshed into the side of that rock, would you have gone through with it? Would you have kept grinding that knife into him? Would you have killed poor old father of two Wally West? Or... do we already know the answer to that one?"

@Takumi @Gummi Bunnies @Atomic Knight @York @Hahli Nuva @Minerva @Sark

Jianyu rolled her eyes. "He's lying," she said. "He doesn't have anyone we love locked away and is just trying to get us to snap. Well it's not going to happen, typical TV producer."

"Jianyu!"

"What? He called you a Doll, and I warned him about running his mouth. Anyways, if you're not staying here the whole night, you can go now. No gritty massacre is happening here tonight."

@Sark @Takumi @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @York @Gummi Bunnies
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"Really? We're still on this 'typical' thing? Please" Arcade groaned and shrugged, before nonchalantly reaching into his jacked and fumbling around. "I forgave you last time. But twice? Shame on you. Remember what happened last time you kids disrespected me? You should really listen to your sister. She sounds like the brains of the operation-- Ah!" There it was. He'd found it. Holding the item with two pinched fingers, he let it dangle for a moment, swinging it callously. Once he finally let it fall into the sand by Xiayu's feet, he instinctively began to wipe his hands along the sides of his pants, inadvertently staining his white suit crimson with flicks of blood and ash. "I trust you recognize this?"
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"Consider it... a token of my generosity. A keepsake from which you can remember a lost friend... and most importantly a sign of my honest albeit murderous nature"

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @York @Gummi Bunnies

The silent treatment continued from Laura. While the others might feel inclined to feed his ego she wasn't going to be one of them. Besides, men like him lost some of his power if you decided to ignore them. Even still they were still stuck on this island with him pulling the strings potentially with their loved ones in his grasp. They needed to figure something out and soon.
"Anyways, if you're not staying here the whole night, you can go now. No gritty massacre is happening here tonight."
@Sark @Takumi @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @York @Gummi Bunnies
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"You sure about that?" Arcade smirked. "I mean, one of you could snap and run the gauntlet overnight. A couple of well places stab wounds" His eyes fell to Hyakkimaru. "Or claw swipes" His eyes bounced to Laura. "Or some beautiful strangulations" The swung back around to the two dolls "Your little camp could get very messy very quickly. I suggest you sleep close to the river. Might give you an escape route once things go south and the--" He smiled at Nezumi "--back stabbing starts"
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"Oh, and before I forget... Remember to wrap up warm tonight. Especially you, Ms.Kinney..."
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"Because there's a storm coming... and I'd hate to see you catch a cold..."

In a burst of lighting, Arcade vanished, sending stones and sand clouds dancing in wake. As soon as he was gone, the heavens seemed to open, spraying the Jungle with a fog of pounding rain.

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @York @Gummi Bunnies @Lake Team

"Bzzzzt!"

The Scarab did not take kindly to the telekinetic intrusion, and before Superboy could hit any internal weak spot, the Scarab reversed the telekinetic waves, hitting Superboy with his own medicine, right in the mind! This also caused a creation of distance between the two parties.

"Whatever you're doing, I'm sure you'll be successful after ninety-nine or so times," Beetle taunts as the glowing slits on his suit changed from a sunny red to a very familiar radioactive green. "I think you already figured, but unlike the augmentations of that Cyborg Superman guy I think you're talking about, my friend here knows how to fight back."


Blue Beetle formed some kind of wave blaster in his hand. These glowing slits dimmed as the very same radiation that previously exuded from them, now in a more concentrated form, was aimed for Superboy!
Even a telekinetic wall couldn't shield the Metropolis Kid from brunt of the radioactive blast, forcing him to his knees. With his powers shutting down one by one, Conner felt him becoming something strange and new- human. Perhaps it was his other Father's heritage taking over, placing the 'Man' back into 'Superman'. Or perhaps the radiation had just crippled his system entirely.

"Crap dude..." He groaned, trying to hold back his lunch and having a frail hand in front of the concentrated radiation blast "Can I just.... t-t-t-tap out? The b-b-b-big guy n-n-n-never had to d-d-d-deal with this amount of the green s-s-stuff--- not c-c-concentrated like this! I ain't got nothin' to prove here man..."
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Rolling onto his back and breathing heavily, Superboy let a shiver rush over him.

"What do you say we go for the b-b-b-best of three? W-w-w-wasn't on board with A-A-A-Angel from the start. W-w-was gonna q-q-quit after their s-s-scouting r-r-run wrapped up... g-g-gonna play them like the b-b-big guy would. B-b-burn all t-t-their supplies and come running... or even s-s-steal their s-s-stuff and get Wally back on board... Big Guy didn't kill.. s-s-so I wasn't gonna do it..."
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"S-s-so what's it g-g-gonna be, Tin-man? Y-y-ya gonna ice me, or d-d-do you want another k-k-kryptonian on y-y-ya side? Or am I gonna wake up in the big penthouse in the sky?"

@Crow @York

The moment the bear was finally dead Alice put her gun away. With Eli badmouthing Scott however is when she had enough of his shit. She brought her fist down on his head.

"Eli what the fucking hell?! Instead of risking your life like that you could of told us or something then you would of had someone watching your back a lot sooner! Your recklessness os going to get you killed and if it's someone like me telling you this then that's pretty fucking bad." She exclaimed. Sure they got meat and furs now but that didn't excuse the fact that things could of gotten real ugly and went wrong if they didn't realize he was gone as soon as they did.

She didn't pay too much attention to the little broadcasts of the day Arcade put up, too busy chewing Eli out to really care about that.
"Sure, I could have told all. But then what? Half of you would have tried to talk me out of it. Scott would probably have to restrain himself, or else he'd be giving us some GreenPeace spiel. You'd have probably knocked me out, if I gave you the chance"
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"None of you seem to appreciate that I'm the only one here doing anything to keep us alive. I got us the furs. I got us the food. All you did was start a crummy fire. Some courage that took"

"You're right, Alice. This whole thing is fucking bad. Which is why we've got to do bad things to survive. You can whine all you want about how I 'hurt your feelings' went behind your back, but what none of you have considered is that I could have easily just ran. I could have headed for the coast. I could have swam up to the Northern Clearing. Or ran down the the Badlands and not freeze half to death. Instead, I came back here to kill a bear and save your sorry arses. You should be thanking me"


@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Crow @RedTeam @Jeremi

Loa didn't really know what to say to comfort her future headmaster. "People hunt for food, I bet Mr Logan does that a lot when he's out and that doesn't make him a bad person, right?"

To Eli Loa just shot a glare. "If you want to be the guy who tries to kill everyone go for it, but I'm pretty sure you're not going to at least get anyone of us to help you, and I'd like to see you get a drop on that Weapon Hex girl all on your own too." She realized that whatever they said and did he was still going to try his darnedest to follow what Arcade had set out for them to do, but that didn't mean none of them should actually help him do it.

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Crow @RedTeam @Jeremi

"It wouldn't surprise me if 'Mr.Logan' ate his moose straight from the claw" He laughed "I... don't know if Wolverine's a good man, but he's... not bad either. He's saved our lives more often that I can count, and that's earned him a lot of slack in my book. But I'm not him. He can call me a Boyscout all he wants, but I've got a conscience, and I plan on keeping it intact. Especially if I've gotta avoid 'going mad and dying', like you said I would. Let's hope that Arcade of all people isn't the guy who start's that downwards spiral" He smiled again, mood picking up. "Who knows? If we make it to Day 6, I'll tell you about that Giant Pinball Machine of his"

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Crow @RedTeam @Jeremi

To Eli Loa just shot a glare. "If you want to be the guy who tries to kill everyone go for it, but I'm pretty sure you're not going to at least get anyone of us to help you, and I'd like to see you get a drop on that Weapon Hex girl all on your own too." She realized that whatever they said and did he was still going to try his darnedest to follow what Arcade had set out for them to do, but that didn't mean none of them should actually help him do it.

@Sark @Takumi @Atomic Knight @Crow @RedTeam @Jeremi
"I'm going after the Witch first. If it wasn't for her, the Orange Team would have been wiped out by now, I'd still have my machete and... oh, yeah... we wouldn't be stuck in this endless white wasteland. We have every reason to want her dead. No doubt she was trying to kill us when she sent us here. Call it delayed self-defense"

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Crow @RedTeam @Jeremi

Billy Batson/ Shazam

Billy would look over at him and nod. " It might be a good idea to do just that. That is definitely the truth of the matter, we are both targets and I'm sorry about that. I didn't intend to put a target on your back so early in this sick and twisted game. I know you want to go back home to your family....as for me- I guess I do, but I'm honestly not sure. We do need food, it looks like there is some not too far. I still think we should wait until thhe morning to avoid danger. But one good thing came out, it sounds like Scott might be alive. That's good."

@Sark @dark @Alex Azure @The rest of the white team
"Shaz-?! He frowned only to hear Arcade mention something about his teammate's name and frowned, "I agree, we law low longer. He's trying to pick out who he thinks will survive. Doesn't mean it's true. He eyed Shazam now who was just a kid. ".. Sorry I didn't know but that makes us both a target now."

"If we both lay low and avoid grabbing attention, we might survive this thing."

"Plus we both need to eat something."

@Alex Azure @dark @Lucky

Should Billy and Jak explore the area surrounding the waterfall cave, they would find a handful of slow moving fish, which would prove to be easy pickings for anyone with a quick-fire weapon or the ability to cast lighting. As the storm erupted in the distance, the magical lightning summoned by Billy would slip under the radar, its flash lost in the mist of the rain. With shelter and a food source, the White Team seemed to have found safety for the night, albeit a colder, wetter one than they might have initially imagined.

Ratchet frowned and turned "Look if I didn't do anything. They could have attacked both of us. He stepped out of the way of the laser shot and frowned. "I'm coming."

@Lucky @dark @Alex Azure
Henry Hart/Kid Danger

Henry would try to hide the fact that he was rolling his eyes. " They could have also left us alone, the shot was for the other unversed, not for you though. Though, you might want to stay out of the way of the laser, it has been known to knock people out," he replied.

@Sark @dark @Alex Azure @Purple Team
"I don't think we need to worry about them anymore, dudes. I mean, they look pretty dead to me. The bigger issue here's one for HR-" Cho hummed, jogging after his team. "We can't be at each other's throats if we wanna walk away from this. Sorry I didn't hop in faster, dudes. Had some thinking to do. Some planning and stuff. Besides, looks like you had this wild-west shootout under control. These tunnels are gonna keep us cool and dry tonight, but we're pretty screwed when it comes to food. Good thing I never leave home with some Brain Food" Reaching into his pocket, Cho pulled out a small foil-wrapped candy bar, half eaten already. "It ain't much, but we need the Cals tonight" He broke it up into 4 even smaller pieces. "Take one and pass it round. We better sleep where we stand, unless you want to break your ankles on all these rocks... we'll be much better off waiting for lights to come back on"

@dark @Alex Azure
 
"..." Xiayu looked down at the gauntlet, instinctively backing away in her seat as it was thrown. Damn it, Jianyu... Whose was it? One of the girls he'd mentioned? Decapre, Juli? Or was it someone else?

"Xiayu, come ON. Don't tell me you're falling for that." Jianyu crossed her arms, lips pursed. "Like, really? One of our old gauntlets? He probably picked it up in the Shadaloo ruins or something. Remember Marz? Heck, all those Doll trainees running around? He should've thrown, like, Enero's scalp or something."

"That's enough." The sudden edge in Xiayu's voice, and her harsh glare towards Jianyu shut her up hard. Jianyu shrunk back a moment, before jumping up, fists at her hips as she glared at her older twin.

"You know what? Fine! Let him get under your skin, see if I care! I can-" The sudden rain cut her off before she could finish. Jianyu rushed into the closest tent, a furious scowl peeking out. "UGH!!! I hate him! I hate him so much!!"

Xiayu ran for cover, herself, going out of her way to avoid Jianyu for the night. Honestly, the two of them needed a little space from each other for now.

@Sark @Takumi @Jeremi @Atomic Knight @York @Gummi Bunnies
 
"And there it is"
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"That flicker of passion! That spark of emotion! In 6 days, my children, that spark will have grown into the brightest flame you can imagine. It's going to burn you up! You'll be begging me for the chance to rip someone's throat out, should it help extinguish that flame for just a moment"
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"I can see it blazing away inside you already, Nezumi... that's why you're one of the top picks. Its why a lot of nasty, nasty people have a lot of money resting on you coming out on top. It didn't take much to kindle that light within you, kid. All it took was an angry speedster and you start a-hackin'. Tell me, son. If you hadn't been smooshed into the side of that rock, would you have gone through with it? Would you have kept grinding that knife into him? Would you have killed poor old father of two Wally West? Or... do we already know the answer to that one?"

@Takumi @Gummi Bunnies @Atomic Knight @York @Hahli Nuva @Minerva @Sark


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"Really? We're still on this 'typical' thing? Please" Arcade groaned and shrugged, before nonchalantly reaching into his jacked and fumbling around. "I forgave you last time. But twice? Shame on you. Remember what happened last time you kids disrespected me? You should really listen to your sister. She sounds like the brains of the operation-- Ah!" There it was. He'd found it. Holding the item with two pinched fingers, he let it dangle for a moment, swinging it callously. Once he finally let it fall into the sand by Xiayu's feet, he instinctively began to wipe his hands along the sides of his pants, inadvertently staining his white suit crimson with flicks of blood and ash. "I trust you recognize this?"
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"Consider it... a token of my generosity. A keepsake from which you can remember a lost friend... and most importantly a sign of my honest albeit murderous nature"

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @York @Gummi Bunnies


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"You sure about that?" Arcade smirked. "I mean, one of you could snap and run the gauntlet overnight. A couple of well places stab wounds" His eyes fell to Hyakkimaru. "Or claw swipes" His eyes bounced to Laura. "Or some beautiful strangulations" The swung back around to the two dolls "Your little camp could get very messy very quickly. I suggest you sleep close to the river. Might give you an escape route once things go south and the--" He smiled at Nezumi "--back stabbing starts"
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"Oh, and before I forget... Remember to wrap up warm tonight. Especially you, Ms.Kinney..."
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"Because there's a storm coming... and I'd hate to see you catch a cold..."

In a burst of lighting, Arcade vanished, sending stones and sand clouds dancing in wake. As soon as he was gone, the heavens seemed to open, spraying the Jungle with a fog of pounding rain.

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @York @Gummi Bunnies @Lake Team


Even a telekinetic wall couldn't shield the Metropolis Kid from brunt of the radioactive blast, forcing him to his knees. With his powers shutting down one by one, Conner felt him becoming something strange and new- human. Perhaps it was his other Father's heritage taking over, placing the 'Man' back into 'Superman'. Or perhaps the radiation had just crippled his system entirely.

"Crap dude..." He groaned, trying to hold back his lunch and having a frail hand in front of the concentrated radiation blast "Can I just.... t-t-t-tap out? The b-b-b-big guy n-n-n-never had to d-d-d-deal with this amount of the green s-s-stuff--- not c-c-concentrated like this! I ain't got nothin' to prove here man..."
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Rolling onto his back and breathing heavily, Superboy let a shiver rush over him.

"What do you say we go for the b-b-b-best of three? W-w-w-wasn't on board with A-A-A-Angel from the start. W-w-was gonna q-q-quit after their s-s-scouting r-r-run wrapped up... g-g-gonna play them like the b-b-big guy would. B-b-burn all t-t-their supplies and come running... or even s-s-steal their s-s-stuff and get Wally back on board... Big Guy didn't kill.. s-s-so I wasn't gonna do it..."
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"S-s-so what's it g-g-gonna be, Tin-man? Y-y-ya gonna ice me, or d-d-do you want another k-k-kryptonian on y-y-ya side? Or am I gonna wake up in the big penthouse in the sky?"

@Crow @York


"Sure, I could have told all. But then what? Half of you would have tried to talk me out of it. Scott would probably have to restrain himself, or else he'd be giving us some GreenPeace spiel. You'd have probably knocked me out, if I gave you the chance"
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"None of you seem to appreciate that I'm the only one here doing anything to keep us alive. I got us the furs. I got us the food. All you did was start a crummy fire. Some courage that took"

"You're right, Alice. This whole thing is fucking bad. Which is why we've got to do bad things to survive. You can whine all you want about how I 'hurt your feelings' went behind your back, but what none of you have considered is that I could have easily just ran. I could have headed for the coast. I could have swam up to the Northern Clearing. Or ran down the the Badlands and not freeze half to death. Instead, I came back here to kill a bear and save your sorry arses. You should be thanking me"


@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Crow @RedTeam @Jeremi



"It wouldn't surprise me if 'Mr.Logan' ate his moose straight from the claw" He laughed "I... don't know if Wolverine's a good man, but he's... not bad either. He's saved our lives more often that I can count, and that's earned him a lot of slack in my book. But I'm not him. He can call me a Boyscout all he wants, but I've got a conscience, and I plan on keeping it intact. Especially if I've gotta avoid 'going mad and dying', like you said I would. Let's hope that Arcade of all people isn't the guy who start's that downwards spiral" He smiled again, mood picking up. "Who knows? If we make it to Day 6, I'll tell you about that Giant Pinball Machine of his"

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Crow @RedTeam @Jeremi


"I'm going after the Witch first. If it wasn't for her, the Orange Team would have been wiped out by now, I'd still have my machete and... oh, yeah... we wouldn't be stuck in this endless white wasteland. We have every reason to want her dead. No doubt she was trying to kill us when she sent us here. Call it delayed self-defense"

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Crow @RedTeam @Jeremi




Should Billy and Jak explore the area surrounding the waterfall cave, they would find a handful of slow moving fish, which would prove to be easy pickings for anyone with a quick-fire weapon or the ability to cast lighting. As the storm erupted in the distance, the magical lightning summoned by Billy would slip under the radar, its flash lost in the mist of the rain. With shelter and a food source, the White Team seemed to have found safety for the night, albeit a colder, wetter one than they might have initially imagined.



"I don't think we need to worry about them anymore, dudes. I mean, they look pretty dead to me. The bigger issue here's one for HR-" Cho hummed, jogging after his team. "We can't be at each other's throats if we wanna walk away from this. Sorry I didn't hop in faster, dudes. Had some thinking to do. Some planning and stuff. Besides, looks like you had this wild-west shootout under control. These tunnels are gonna keep us cool and dry tonight, but we're pretty screwed when it comes to food. Good thing I never leave home with some Brain Food" Reaching into his pocket, Cho pulled out a small foil-wrapped candy bar, half eaten already. "It ain't much, but we need the Cals tonight" He broke it up into 4 even smaller pieces. "Take one and pass it round. We better sleep where we stand, unless you want to break your ankles on all these rocks... we'll be much better off waiting for lights to come back on"

@dark @Alex Azure

No...he couldn't. Her eyes widened slightly under her mask but otherwise she kept quiet. Arcade couldn't...her father was the only one with the knowledge, and he was dead. As Arcade vanished she turned towards Terry and spoke in hush whispers not caring about the rain falling down on them. "Someone will need to watch me during the night. Unless you have something that will keep me in place until everyone's awake. I will not be used as a tool, I wont."

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @York @Gummi Bunnies @Lake Team




"Everyone knows about the giant pinball machine, but I wouldn't mind hearing about it from you."
She smiled at Scott but it quickly turned sour when Eli spoke up.

"Like I said, none of us is going to help you."
Despite not knowing the girl Loa could tell that Weapon Hex hadn't been out to kill them when she sent them away. "If you need anyone to blame then blame Arcade. He's the reason you're here. So if you're going to kill anyone, kill him." Harsh but maybe that will sway Eli's target a bit. They didn't need to make any more enemies out here.

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Crow @RedTeam @Sark
 
All of a sudden, the last Unversed that was present in the ground as a shadow, it swerved around and hurried out of the area. Leaving them be for now. Much like it felt the urgent need to regroup with its creator, anyways.

@Sark @dark @Alex Azure @Lucky
@PurpleTeam/Unversed(out!)


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❝ And just where the hell have YOU been? ❞ Vanitas nearly growled, demanding to at least know what his teammate was up to. Well, at this point, teams weren't really the biggest concern he had. That scuffle at the clearing said otherwise. It was more like gauging on what Tretij was planning this whole time. The temptation to immediately was very enticing, but he stayed his hand. He narrowed his golden eyes, waiting for some form of answer.

@Sark
@Drylands
 
"And there it is"
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"That flicker of passion! That spark of emotion! In 6 days, my children, that spark will have grown into the brightest flame you can imagine. It's going to burn you up! You'll be begging me for the chance to rip someone's throat out, should it help extinguish that flame for just a moment"
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"I can see it blazing away inside you already, Nezumi... that's why you're one of the top picks. Its why a lot of nasty, nasty people have a lot of money resting on you coming out on top. It didn't take much to kindle that light within you, kid. All it took was an angry speedster and you start a-hackin'. Tell me, son. If you hadn't been smooshed into the side of that rock, would you have gone through with it? Would you have kept grinding that knife into him? Would you have killed poor old father of two Wally West? Or... do we already know the answer to that one?"

@Takumi @Gummi Bunnies @Atomic Knight @York @Hahli Nuva @Minerva @Sark


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"Really? We're still on this 'typical' thing? Please" Arcade groaned and shrugged, before nonchalantly reaching into his jacked and fumbling around. "I forgave you last time. But twice? Shame on you. Remember what happened last time you kids disrespected me? You should really listen to your sister. She sounds like the brains of the operation-- Ah!" There it was. He'd found it. Holding the item with two pinched fingers, he let it dangle for a moment, swinging it callously. Once he finally let it fall into the sand by Xiayu's feet, he instinctively began to wipe his hands along the sides of his pants, inadvertently staining his white suit crimson with flicks of blood and ash. "I trust you recognize this?"
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"Consider it... a token of my generosity. A keepsake from which you can remember a lost friend... and most importantly a sign of my honest albeit murderous nature"

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @York @Gummi Bunnies


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"You sure about that?" Arcade smirked. "I mean, one of you could snap and run the gauntlet overnight. A couple of well places stab wounds" His eyes fell to Hyakkimaru. "Or claw swipes" His eyes bounced to Laura. "Or some beautiful strangulations" The swung back around to the two dolls "Your little camp could get very messy very quickly. I suggest you sleep close to the river. Might give you an escape route once things go south and the--" He smiled at Nezumi "--back stabbing starts"
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"Oh, and before I forget... Remember to wrap up warm tonight. Especially you, Ms.Kinney..."
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"Because there's a storm coming... and I'd hate to see you catch a cold..."

In a burst of lighting, Arcade vanished, sending stones and sand clouds dancing in wake. As soon as he was gone, the heavens seemed to open, spraying the Jungle with a fog of pounding rain.

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @York @Gummi Bunnies @Lake Team


Even a telekinetic wall couldn't shield the Metropolis Kid from brunt of the radioactive blast, forcing him to his knees. With his powers shutting down one by one, Conner felt him becoming something strange and new- human. Perhaps it was his other Father's heritage taking over, placing the 'Man' back into 'Superman'. Or perhaps the radiation had just crippled his system entirely.

"Crap dude..." He groaned, trying to hold back his lunch and having a frail hand in front of the concentrated radiation blast "Can I just.... t-t-t-tap out? The b-b-b-big guy n-n-n-never had to d-d-d-deal with this amount of the green s-s-stuff--- not c-c-concentrated like this! I ain't got nothin' to prove here man..."
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Rolling onto his back and breathing heavily, Superboy let a shiver rush over him.

"What do you say we go for the b-b-b-best of three? W-w-w-wasn't on board with A-A-A-Angel from the start. W-w-was gonna q-q-quit after their s-s-scouting r-r-run wrapped up... g-g-gonna play them like the b-b-big guy would. B-b-burn all t-t-their supplies and come running... or even s-s-steal their s-s-stuff and get Wally back on board... Big Guy didn't kill.. s-s-so I wasn't gonna do it..."
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"S-s-so what's it g-g-gonna be, Tin-man? Y-y-ya gonna ice me, or d-d-do you want another k-k-kryptonian on y-y-ya side? Or am I gonna wake up in the big penthouse in the sky?"

@Crow @York


"Sure, I could have told all. But then what? Half of you would have tried to talk me out of it. Scott would probably have to restrain himself, or else he'd be giving us some GreenPeace spiel. You'd have probably knocked me out, if I gave you the chance"
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"None of you seem to appreciate that I'm the only one here doing anything to keep us alive. I got us the furs. I got us the food. All you did was start a crummy fire. Some courage that took"

"You're right, Alice. This whole thing is fucking bad. Which is why we've got to do bad things to survive. You can whine all you want about how I 'hurt your feelings' went behind your back, but what none of you have considered is that I could have easily just ran. I could have headed for the coast. I could have swam up to the Northern Clearing. Or ran down the the Badlands and not freeze half to death. Instead, I came back here to kill a bear and save your sorry arses. You should be thanking me"


@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Crow @RedTeam @Jeremi



"It wouldn't surprise me if 'Mr.Logan' ate his moose straight from the claw" He laughed "I... don't know if Wolverine's a good man, but he's... not bad either. He's saved our lives more often that I can count, and that's earned him a lot of slack in my book. But I'm not him. He can call me a Boyscout all he wants, but I've got a conscience, and I plan on keeping it intact. Especially if I've gotta avoid 'going mad and dying', like you said I would. Let's hope that Arcade of all people isn't the guy who start's that downwards spiral" He smiled again, mood picking up. "Who knows? If we make it to Day 6, I'll tell you about that Giant Pinball Machine of his"

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Crow @RedTeam @Jeremi


"I'm going after the Witch first. If it wasn't for her, the Orange Team would have been wiped out by now, I'd still have my machete and... oh, yeah... we wouldn't be stuck in this endless white wasteland. We have every reason to want her dead. No doubt she was trying to kill us when she sent us here. Call it delayed self-defense"

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Crow @RedTeam @Jeremi




Should Billy and Jak explore the area surrounding the waterfall cave, they would find a handful of slow moving fish, which would prove to be easy pickings for anyone with a quick-fire weapon or the ability to cast lighting. As the storm erupted in the distance, the magical lightning summoned by Billy would slip under the radar, its flash lost in the mist of the rain. With shelter and a food source, the White Team seemed to have found safety for the night, albeit a colder, wetter one than they might have initially imagined.



"I don't think we need to worry about them anymore, dudes. I mean, they look pretty dead to me. The bigger issue here's one for HR-" Cho hummed, jogging after his team. "We can't be at each other's throats if we wanna walk away from this. Sorry I didn't hop in faster, dudes. Had some thinking to do. Some planning and stuff. Besides, looks like you had this wild-west shootout under control. These tunnels are gonna keep us cool and dry tonight, but we're pretty screwed when it comes to food. Good thing I never leave home with some Brain Food" Reaching into his pocket, Cho pulled out a small foil-wrapped candy bar, half eaten already. "It ain't much, but we need the Cals tonight" He broke it up into 4 even smaller pieces. "Take one and pass it round. We better sleep where we stand, unless you want to break your ankles on all these rocks... we'll be much better off waiting for lights to come back on"

@dark @Alex Azure

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"Pff..." Nezumi couldn't help it, snickering, some of what Arcade said seemed amusing to him. He had a general idea what those nasty people Arcade spoke of were like-No. 6 had some of them after all-though he wondered if said people were helping fund Arcade behind the scenes. A producer usually had a type of crew or company, right?

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"Old man, you seem to know quite a bit about us already, if so is there really any point in asking me such a thing? I think I'd rather have you come to your own conclusions yourself than give you an answer." He responded. His amusement was gone now, as quickly as it came. Arcade could think whatever he wanted for all Nezumi cared.


With Arcade gone and the rain starting, he felt it was a bit easier to breath. Using his scarf as a cloak for a moment, he went into one of the tents for added shelter. He was a bit wound up right now, so he definitely wouldn't get much if any sleep the following night.

@Yun Lee @Atomic Knight @Sark @York @Gummi Bunnies @Water Team
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"Y'know; so far talking with you is like talking with a younger, more rowdy, me and it's frustrating." She spoke up.

"Orange team was quick to try and shoot at us and everyone else. We don't even know much about what they're capable of, charging in definitely would of killed us in probably two seconds flat. I get you wanted to take out what seemed to be the biggest threat, but that was a big red flag on your part. You got the furs and the meat with our help, Loa and Hnikar were quick enough to kill the bear while trying to get you out of there, and without that fire we wouldn't have anything to cook the meat with. If someone here did happen to know how to start a fire who'd know how long it'd take them; so you're welcome." She countered with a huff. "I'm done arguing with you." She emphasized this by bringing her fist down on Eli's head again, this time more gentle than the first. She was tired, emotionally and mentally exhausted from butting heads with Eli almost constantly, but at least she was alright physically.

@Sark @Crow @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @Red Team
 
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As Jak eyed the cave-like area, it felt a little wetter and colder than usual but they've lucked out for the night. There was a supply of slow moving fish in the water.

"Shazam, I can shoot the fish and your powers can fry the fish. We can have a good fish dinner tonight."

Jak turned and switched gun mods to his Vulcan fury and shot some fish. After checking they were dead, he nodded at Shazam.

"Care to do the honors in cooking the meal?"

@Alex Azure @Lucky @dark-
White Team

@Sark

 
Ratchet

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"Thanks, pal, I owe you one."

Ratchet turned to make sure the creatures following them disappeared and nodded "Agreed, we still need a bit of sleep for now. We need to be prepared for anyone and anything. Ratchet dug through his gun collection to see what could protect them for now.

@Alex Azure @Lucky @dark- Purple Team
 
Billy Batson/ Shazam

Billy felt that this was the best option that the group seemed to have. It wasn't the best option in the world, but it would have to do as they didn't have anywhere else to go.

" I think I can do that, even in my human form. I can minorly use my powers, can't promise it will be fast,"

He took a deep breath and focused as the lightning would slowly curl over and cook the fish. It took a few minutes as compared to the few seconds he could do if transformed.

"I think that's good. I might be able to use it a little more."

@dark @Sark @Alex Azure @White Team

Henry Hart/ Kid Danger

" Thanks for the food, in my rush to get us somewhere safe, I kind of neglected the food bit. I guess it's a good thing we didn't make the list for people to worry about- means, we are less likely along with our teams to have a target on our back. Do you think Arcade is ranking us on our likehood or just randomly picking based on his own belief? I guess it doesn't matter though. So, what's your guy's story? I'll guess I start. My name is Henry Hart, I live in Swellview and well, one thing lead to another and I wound up becoming his sidekick, Became Kid Danger and act as his sidekick/ Honestly thinks he just wanted the company since he's indestructible and can't be hurt- can still feel pain, but you know- I don't got much else to do. I'm not sure how good of a hero I am though, tend to put people in more danger than I fix,"
he admitted.

@dark @Sark @Alex Azure @Purple Team
 
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Number of Survivors: 31 Number of Dead: 1 Hours until Extinction: 90 Time: 6:20am
The Lake Party
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By 6:00am, the night's rain had worked its way straight through the ceilings of the Lake Team's shelters. Drips of cold water would slowly bring the team back into the land of the waking, ready for what little 'breakfast' remained after the night before. After a few fleeting moments of morning peace, their moods soothed by rain dancing on the canopy above them, they would begin to smell something unusual rising from the dirt. A closer inspection would reveal thin streams of orange smoke rising from the forest floor, ad seemingly, any other surface the rain touched. The rain seemed to take on a similar tone, appearing to look almost peach colored in the morning light.

"The hell..." Terry muttered, running his gloved fingers through a small pool of the strange rain forming along the river bed. "It smells like... melting plastic... or... animal sweat... my suit's not telling me anything new about this one... Anyone recognize this stuff?"

Despite their best guesses, only one of the Champions could tell of its nature, and yet she would find herself unable to speak. Weapon Hex had been exposed to a cursed variation of her Trigger Scent, and would find herself flung into an inescapable, murderous primal rage. Every Champion in the Jungle, Northern Clearing and Arcade's Clearing would find themselves marked for Weapon Hex's wrath.

"Hey... Laura?" Terry called out hesitantly. "You don't look so good... you alright?"

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @York @Gummi Bunnies @Lake Team

Frozen Wastelands Party
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As the sun rose over the Frozen Forest, the extended Red Team would find themselves greeted with an almost alien warmth. Shielded from the brunt of the winds by their fur ponchos and fire heat, Day 2 seemed to be starting off on a better foot than Day 1. For the first time since their arrival, the brutal winds of the frozen regions seemed to have died down completely, and the howls of distant animals seemed to have faded with the arrival of the morning light.

"As much as I'd love to wait things out with all of you-" Scott yawned "This isn't the place to do it. We can't rely on running into another bear whenever we run out of food, and we can't rely on our fire not getting blown out overnight. We've got to keep moving"

"Really, sir?" Eli groaned, showing an unusual amount of restraint towards Cyclops following Alice's beatings the previous night. "And where do you suggest we go? I took the time to survey the area last night, before you all came along and stole my kill" He wasn't going to let it go. He ah everything under control. No matter what Alice and Loa had tried to convince him. He could have handled that bear blindfolded. Taking a stick from the fire, he traced a rough outline of the local area into the snow. "We're here. The forest goes on for about a thousand meters south and about two thousand meters east. After that, it looks like things are going to get warmer"

"How much warmer?"

"No snow warmed. I hardly had time to run out there and check. Anyway. If we head South we'll end up in the Drylands. Not much shade there, but I did see a couple of plants and stuff. I'm used to camping out there. I can keep us alive easy"

"And East?"

"If we head East we'll be marching straight into the Badlands. There's no snow there, sure, but I saw a lot of movement down there. There's stuff living in there, and I don't think it's friendly. Fun to kill in. Not so fun to sleep in. That said, it should give us a lot of shelter, at least in some places. Other places are about as baron as the Drylands"

"And if we retrace our steps and head North?"

Eli laughed.

"Good luck with that. It's the Frozen Plains are total dead zone. It's the fastest way to get back to Arcade's Clearing and start tracking the other teams, but our old tracks will only lead us back so far. The witch dropped us in the middle of the region, so at best we'll get halfway. At worst, our tracks will be long since covered up, and we'll be totally lost"

"Then that leaves the Coast as our last option"

"Right. We could head keep heading East for a while, then start heading North. We won't be freezing to death down there, and from what I could see, parts of the ocean have frozen over completely. If we're smart, we could walk right past the Frozen Plains and end up on the edge of the Northern Clearing, provided you're willing to swim or raft the rest of the way. It's a day's journey, but it would take us out of the frypan, for now"

"So let's put it to vote, Team. Where do we head next?"

@Crow @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @Red Team

The Drylands

Mantis simply stared Vanitas down upon hearing his question, his only response coming in the form of slightly slowed breathing escaping his mask. He raised his sleeve and gestured vaguely towards the first building carved into the cliff-side. As soon as his arm passed by the dusty, sandstone hut, the doors and boarded windows seemed to crumble away, revealing its contents.

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Dynamite. Food. Medicine. And lots of them. At the back of the hut laid a charred, battered corpse, half drowned in sand and half picked apart by birds. It was clear to see that the body had resided in the broken hut for some time, much longer than the 24 hours and 5 minutes the Arena had been 'open'.

@Gummi Bunnies

Waterfall Cave
After finishing their meal, what remained of the White Team would find the remains of the Northern Clearing open before them. Even through the glow of the strange Orange rain, the team could make out a small forest several kilometers from the mouth of the cave. Perhaps inside it, they could find some wood, food and perhaps some small game to hunt. Even further into the valley, they could make out a small lake, for better fishing and the coast line, from which they could loop around and arrive in a different area. Each area could contain more secrets that could be revealed once they got closer.

@Lucky @dark
 
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The night hadn't passed by so great for either twin, both having trouble sleeping considering their situation. "Ugh...I am NEVER going camping again," Jianyu griped, trying to stay out of the rain as best she could. "Stupid Arcade...stupid outdoors..."

As her sister grumbled, Xiayu noticed Laura's behavior, and narrowed her eyes, slowly moving towards Jianyu. "...Laura?"

The younger sister looked to Xiayu, then to Laura, then to Xiayu again. "What? Is she okay? What's-"

A sudden tight grip on her arm shut her up. "Be prepared to run," Xiayu whispered. "Something doesn't feel right." What should have been the perfect alliance had been marked for undoing by Arcade. Whatever this...thing was raining down, it had some sort of weird effect on this girl...and Xiayu wasn't going to expose herself to another near death experience again.

@Jeremi @Sark @Takumi @Atomic Knight @Gummi Bunnies @York
 
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Number of Survivors: 31 Number of Dead: 1 Hours until Extinction: 90 Time: 6:20am
The Lake Party
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By 6:00am, the night's rain had worked its way straight through the ceilings of the Lake Team's shelters. Drips of cold water would slowly bring the team back into the land of the waking, ready for what little 'breakfast' remained after the night before. After a few fleeting moments of morning peace, their moods soothed by rain dancing on the canopy above them, they would begin to smell something unusual rising from the dirt. A closer inspection would reveal thin streams of orange smoke rising from the forest floor, ad seemingly, any other surface the rain touched. The rain seemed to take on a similar tone, appearing to look almost peach colored in the morning light.

"The hell..." Terry muttered, running his gloved fingers through a small pool of the strange rain forming along the river bed. "It smells like... melting plastic... or... animal sweat... my suit's not telling me anything new about this one... Anyone recognize this stuff?"

Despite their best guesses, only one of the Champions could tell of its nature, and yet she would find herself unable to speak. Weapon Hex had been exposed to a cursed variation of her Trigger Scent, and would find herself flung into an inescapable, murderous primal rage. Every Champion in the Jungle, Northern Clearing and Arcade's Clearing would find themselves marked for Weapon Hex's wrath.

"Hey... Laura?" Terry called out hesitantly. "You don't look so good... you alright?"

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @York @Gummi Bunnies @Lake Team

Frozen Wastelands Party
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As the sun rose over the Frozen Forest, the extended Red Team would find themselves greeted with an almost alien warmth. Shielded from the brunt of the winds by their fur ponchos and fire heat, Day 2 seemed to be starting off on a better foot than Day 1. For the first time since their arrival, the brutal winds of the frozen regions seemed to have died down completely, and the howls of distant animals seemed to have faded with the arrival of the morning light.

"As much as I'd love to wait things out with all of you-" Scott yawned "This isn't the place to do it. We can't rely on running into another bear whenever we run out of food, and we can't rely on our fire not getting blown out overnight. We've got to keep moving"

"Really, sir?" Eli groaned, showing an unusual amount of restraint towards Cyclops following Alice's beatings the previous night. "And where do you suggest we go? I took the time to survey the area last night, before you all came along and stole my kill" He wasn't going to let it go. He ah everything under control. No matter what Alice and Loa had tried to convince him. He could have handled that bear blindfolded. Taking a stick from the fire, he traced a rough outline of the local area into the snow. "We're here. The forest goes on for about a thousand meters south and about two thousand meters east. After that, it looks like things are going to get warmer"

"How much warmer?"

"No snow warmed. I hardly had time to run out there and check. Anyway. If we head South we'll end up in the Drylands. Not much shade there, but I did see a couple of plants and stuff. I'm used to camping out there. I can keep us alive easy"

"And East?"

"If we head East we'll be marching straight into the Badlands. There's no snow there, sure, but I saw a lot of movement down there. There's stuff living in there, and I don't think it's friendly. Fun to kill in. Not so fun to sleep in. That said, it should give us a lot of shelter, at least in some places. Other places are about as baron as the Drylands"

"And if we retrace our steps and head North?"

Eli laughed.

"Good luck with that. It's the Frozen Plains are total dead zone. It's the fastest way to get back to Arcade's Clearing and start tracking the other teams, but our old tracks will only lead us back so far. The witch dropped us in the middle of the region, so at best we'll get halfway. At worst, our tracks will be long since covered up, and we'll be totally lost"

"Then that leaves the Coast as our last option"

"Right. We could head keep heading East for a while, then start heading North. We won't be freezing to death down there, and from what I could see, parts of the ocean have frozen over completely. If we're smart, we could walk right past the Frozen Plains and end up on the edge of the Northern Clearing, provided you're willing to swim or raft the rest of the way. It's a day's journey, but it would take us out of the frypan, for now"

"So let's put it to vote, Team. Where do we head next?"

@Crow @Atomic Knight @Jeremi @Red Team

The Drylands

Mantis simply stared Vanitas down upon hearing his question, his only response coming in the form of slightly slowed breathing escaping his mask. He raised his sleeve and gestured vaguely towards the first building carved into the cliff-side. As soon as his arm passed by the dusty, sandstone hut, the doors and boarded windows seemed to crumble away, revealing its contents.

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Dynamite. Food. Medicine. And lots of them. At the back of the hut laid a charred, battered corpse, half drowned in sand and half picked apart by birds. It was clear to see that the body had resided in the broken hut for some time, much longer than the 24 hours and 5 minutes the Arena had been 'open'.

@Gummi Bunnies

Waterfall Cave
After finishing their meal, what remained of the White Team would find the remains of the Northern Clearing open before them. Even through the glow of the strange Orange rain, the team could make out a small forest several kilometers from the mouth of the cave. Perhaps inside it, they could find some wood, food and perhaps some small game to hunt. Even further into the valley, they could make out a small lake, for better fishing and the coast line, from which they could loop around and arrive in a different area. Each area could contain more secrets that could be revealed once they got closer.

@Lucky @dark

This felt different than the trigger spell that her father had conceived. "Run." But she felt herself Laura popped her claws as her attention turned towards Terry. Her instinct had told her to leave last night. She should have listened. "RUN!"

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With that Laura was gone replaced by the murderous assassin her father had wanted her to be. The difference however was that Laura was cognitive during the rampage rather than blackout like she usually did. Tears falling down her cheek being the only thing she could do as the animal instinct took over. Now she could only watch hoping that they were fast and clever enough to get away from her.​

@Takumi @Atomic Knight @Sark @York @Gummi Bunnies @Lake Team




"Sign me up for anything that will get us close to water,"
Loa responded. The Northern Clearing to her sounded like the best bet, but she wasn't going to argue if the others disagreed with her.

@Crow @Atomic Knight @Takumi @Red Team
 
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Jianyu didn't have to be told twice. "CrapcrapcrapcrapCRAP!!!" The Doll began sprinting as fast as she could away from Laura, heading straight towards the first thing in sight: the river. If Laura was going all crazy, she wouldn't be up for swimming, right?

Jianyu dived into the river, swimming for dear life, Xiayu right behind her. She would regret running off like this later, she knew, but right now survival instincts had taken over. That, and Jianyu was her top priority. If anyone else wanted to follow, then by all means she would love to save as many as she could. But she would actually need to still be alive to guarantee that.

@Sark @Jeremi @Takumi @Atomic Knight @Gummi Bunnies @York
 
Awakening to the sound of rain, Hyakkimaru got himself up on his feet, and examined the others with his senses. Of course, he was about to see the same amount of energy signatures that made up their alliance. However, he detected something wrong with Laura. At first, her aura was relatively normal, but the peaceful green was soon overtaken by a murderous red. This wasn't a normal change, as if she intended to kill them in the first place. Some sparks of green were still in her aura, but the red overpowered her.

Hyakkimaru knew that if he were to survive, he had to run, but it would become a goose chase... It may be a stupid idea, but if it bought time for others to run...

Just like yesterday, the boy went through his procedure to remove his prosthetic hands in a hasty manner. Unlike yesterday, he did not plan on using these blades to skewer fish. If he had to...

Holding his prosthetic arm with his mouth, Hyakkimaru rushed to face Laura, and in a moment's notice, he tossed his prosthetics aside with the jerk of his head to the side. Either for someone that was fleeing to take them, or for it to float its way down the river. Whichever was fine. If by a miracle like his own existence that he survives, he could follow his lingering aura stemming from those prosthetics. But now...

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He swung his right arm blade in response to Laura's sudden frenzy. Whether or not they clashed, either of them miss, or someone gets hit, Hyakkimaru made a quick yell directed to those running from the scene.

❝ GO! GET AWAY! ❞ To the others, this was probably the first time they heard the usually quiet and reserved boy yell out of pure desperation. Not for his own life, but for everyone else. A part of him wasn't afraid to die, but another part of him wanted to live in order to continue his supposed miracle existence. As long as he did something worthwhile, he was going to commit to this, even if this went against Laura's demands for them to leave.

@Sark @Jeremi @Takumi @Atomic Knight @Yun Lee @York



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❝ Guess you really are more useful than literally everyone else. ❞ Vanitas made a slight grin at seeing what Mantis discovered all the way here. Judging from how things appeared around here, it looked like they were the first of their misfit bunch of Champions to find this place, aside from the poor sap that died in such a snug little hideaway.

❝ Y'know, we can make this work. No need to wait along for the other two of our team to eventually find us, not like anyone else bothered to really abide by the assigned teams. ❞ The boy spun the dark helmet of a mask around with his hand as he spoke. ❝ Pretty convenient that we decided to slip away from the huge crowds. I'd imagine a large group clustered together only spells a big chaotic mess, and we can take advantage of that. ❞

Almost in time with his little tangent of a plan, one of the small Unversed returned to him from that earlier eavesdropping task.

❝ Originally, I was thinking of going after the smaller groups that I would pass by. Sure, I would be initially outnumbered, but I have the nifty ability to call upon my negative emotions in the form of the Unversed. Creatures of the dark under my command. ❞ For now to conserve energy, Vanitas had this single Unversed break down into a mass of darkness that merged back into him.

❝ But if you stuck with me, it would even the odds well enough. Even if I can overwhelm any of the groups with a sudden horde of Unversed, it does take a dangerous toll on me if they're able to keep up and defeat my Unversed. So... I was thinking that we gradually train my Unversed, fight them in order to strengthen them, to strengthen ourselves in the process. ❞ Vanitas explained, and taking into account that well, Mantis didn't do much talking to begin with. The boy of pure darkness extended his hand, hesitating for a moment since he was never a fan of doing these types of things.

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❝ ... can we shake on that? I'd hate to end up squeezing the life out of your useful being, but I did practically spill my plans onto you. ❞

@Sark
@Drylands
 
Jianyu didn't have to be told twice. "CrapcrapcrapcrapCRAP!!!" The Doll began sprinting as fast as she could away from Laura, heading straight towards the first thing in sight: the river. If Laura was going all crazy, she wouldn't be up for swimming, right?

Jianyu dived into the river, swimming for dear life, Xiayu right behind her. She would regret running off like this later, she knew, but right now survival instincts had taken over. That, and Jianyu was her top priority. If anyone else wanted to follow, then by all means she would love to save as many as she could. But she would actually need to still be alive to guarantee that.

@Sark @Jeremi @Takumi @Atomic Knight @Gummi Bunnies @York

This felt different than the trigger spell that her father had conceived. "Run." But she felt herself Laura popped her claws as her attention turned towards Terry. Her instinct had told her to leave last night. She should have listened. "RUN!"


With that Laura was gone replaced by the murderous assassin her father had wanted her to be. The difference however was that Laura was cognitive during the rampage rather than blackout like she usually did. Tears falling down her cheek being the only thing she could do as the animal instinct took over. Now she could only watch hoping that they were fast and clever enough to get away from her.
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"Laura, wait! We're not leaving you beh---arghh!" Terry cried out as one of Hex's claws carved a deep wound into his chest. A quick throw smoke bomb covered his retreat back to the river, a trembling hand holding what remained of his holo-suit together. "She's lost it! We've got to fall back" He could barely stand, let alone run. He stumbled forward into the water, throwing one foot in front of the other.

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[BOOM]

Upstream, a compact explosive device screamed to life, tearing apart a rock face with an earthshaking cry and a blinding flash of light. In the distance, the roar of rushing water could heard.

"The Oranges!" Terry cried, bracing for impact. "They've blown up someth--"

A white wave of rushing water crashed into the Batman, throwing into across the river and into some nearby rocks, before carrying him south and out of sight.


Like Terry, Xiayu would find herself washed down the river until she came across a row of large black boulders, which might provider her with something to grab hold of for a few moments. If she was vigilant, she would find a foot hold fast enough to see Hyakkimaru's arms tumble out of sight.

With the river transformed into a raging ravine, the Lake Team would find themselves divided. On one side of the ravine stood Jianyu, having successfully made it across. On the other, Weapon Hex was locked in combat with Hyakkimaru. Between them sat a feeble row of spaced rocks that might provided a route from one side to the next, if one could avoid slipping on their way.

They were trapped between the devil and the deep blue sea, one man down, and another at risk of getting washed away too.

@Jeremi @Takumi @Atomic Knight @Yun Lee @York

❝ Guess you really are more useful than literally everyone else. ❞ Vanitas made a slight grin at seeing what Mantis discovered all the way here. Judging from how things appeared around here, it looked like they were the first of their misfit bunch of Champions to find this place, aside from the poor sap that died in such a snug little hideaway.

❝ Y'know, we can make this work. No need to wait along for the other two of our team to eventually find us, not like anyone else bothered to really abide by the assigned teams. ❞ The boy spun the dark helmet of a mask around with his hand as he spoke. ❝ Pretty convenient that we decided to slip away from the huge crowds. I'd imagine a large group clustered together only spells a big chaotic mess, and we can take advantage of that. ❞

Almost in time with his little tangent of a plan, one of the small Unversed returned to him from that earlier eavesdropping task.

❝ Originally, I was thinking of going after the smaller groups that I would pass by. Sure, I would be initially outnumbered, but I have the nifty ability to call upon my negative emotions in the form of the Unversed. Creatures of the dark under my command. ❞ For now to conserve energy, Vanitas had this single Unversed break down into a mass of darkness that merged back into him.

❝ But if you stuck with me, it would even the odds well enough. Even if I can overwhelm any of the groups with a sudden horde of Unversed, it does take a dangerous toll on me if they're able to keep up and defeat my Unversed. So... I was thinking that we gradually train my Unversed, fight them in order to strengthen them, to strengthen ourselves in the process. ❞ Vanitas explained, and taking into account that well, Mantis didn't do much talking to begin with. The boy of pure darkness extended his hand, hesitating for a moment since he was never a fan of doing these types of things.

❝ ... can we shake on that? I'd hate to end up squeezing the life out of your useful being, but I did practically spill my plans onto you. ❞

@Sark
@Drylands
He stared down the Unversed upon their arrival. He stared down Vanitas when he offered an alliance. He stared through his comments on his silence. As Mantis hovered, unblinking, he seemed to have a new air of understanding surrounding him. He nodded, confirming that he'd remain silent. Why wouldn't he? He seemed to have taken a liking to the boy for some reason. Perhaps even he didn't know why. Yet the moment Vanitas' training began, he finally acted with intent. He finally knew what he had to do.

With a wave of his hand, the creatures of darkness seemed to swell and bubble, doubling in size and number as he injected his own hatred into the equation and magnified the emotions of the masked boy. His eyes fell back to Vanitas for approval.

Had he done well?

He swung his arms and pointed towards a tattered map of the region that had been hammered into the wall of one of the houses, drawing lines backwards and forwards from their location in the Drylands towards various other regions.

He out stretched his other hand. Another offer.

He would work with Vanitas. He would help him kill. He would take him wherever he needed to go to fulfill their now shared goal. Only one question remained;

Where did he want to go?

@Gummi Bunnies @Drylands​
 
Henry Hart /Kid Danger

Sleeping standing had been exhausting, but it was far from the worst position he had found himself in. He looked to see if the others!had woken up. "I guess this cave was a good spot, nothing bad seemed to happen. We probably should continue down the left path, there was the sound ot water this way.."

@Sark @dark
 
Billy Batson

" It looks like there is a small lake nearby. Maybe we can get some fish for our first meal before heading to the coast. What do you think?
. He asked. He was already heading in the direction but was doing so slowly in case Jak had a different plan.

@dark @Sark @ White team peeps
 
Jianyu had just made it across when the explosion sounded. Sopping wet and exhausted, she gripped the ground for dear life until the earth stopped shaking. She hadn't even noticed Terry vanish, but she had noticed something he'd said: The Orange Team had done this. The Orange Team was nearby. The Orange Team knew they were here.

The Orange Team had Wally on it.

Still catching her breath, Jianyu got to her feet, her newfound fury replacing her exhaustion. She wanted to hunt them down, hunt him down, and nake them pay for what they did to...

"Xiayu? XIAYU!!" Damn it! Xiayu had been washed away towards a bunch of rocks. No no no no no no... Jianyu ran to the rocky area, ready to help her sister across if she needed. Damn that Orange Team!!!

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The shock of being swept away by the current cost Xiayu precious seconds of time. The river pulled her down towards the rocks, and she wasn't able to steel herself against slamming into them. Damn it, that hurt...! As her body rang out with dull pain, she refused to give up, especially after hearing Jianyu scream for her. Taking advantage of her place on the rocks, Xiayu attempted to climb up and cross over before Laura or the river could stop her.

@Sark @Jeremi @Takumi @Gummi Bunnies @Atomic Knight @York
 
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"Laura, wait! We're not leaving you beh---arghh!" Terry cried out as one of Hex's claws carved a deep wound into his chest. A quick throw smoke bomb covered his retreat back to the river, a trembling hand holding what remained of his holo-suit together. "She's lost it! We've got to fall back" He could barely stand, let alone run. He stumbled forward into the water, throwing one foot in front of the other.

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[BOOM]

Upstream, a compact explosive device screamed to life, tearing apart a rock face with an earthshaking cry and a blinding flash of light. In the distance, the roar of rushing water could heard.

"The Oranges!" Terry cried, bracing for impact. "They've blown up someth--"

A white wave of rushing water crashed into the Batman, throwing into across the river and into some nearby rocks, before carrying him south and out of sight.


Like Terry, Xiayu would find herself washed down the river until she came across a row of large black boulders, which might provider her with something to grab hold of for a few moments. If she was vigilant, she would find a foot hold fast enough to see Hyakkimaru's arms tumble out of sight.

With the river transformed into a raging ravine, the Lake Team would find themselves divided. On one side of the ravine stood Jianyu, having successfully made it across. On the other, Weapon Hex was locked in combat with Hyakkimaru. Between them sat a feeble row of spaced rocks that might provided a route from one side to the next, if one could avoid slipping on their way.

They were trapped between the devil and the deep blue sea, one man down, and another at risk of getting washed away too.

@Jeremi @Takumi @Atomic Knight @Yun Lee @York


He stared down the Unversed upon their arrival. He stared down Vanitas when he offered an alliance. He stared through his comments on his silence. As Mantis hovered, unblinking, he seemed to have a new air of understanding surrounding him. He nodded, confirming that he'd remain silent. Why wouldn't he? He seemed to have taken a liking to the boy for some reason. Perhaps even he didn't know why. Yet the moment Vanitas' training began, he finally acted with intent. He finally knew what he had to do.

With a wave of his hand, the creatures of darkness seemed to swell and bubble, doubling in size and number as he injected his own hatred into the equation and magnified the emotions of the masked boy. His eyes fell back to Vanitas for approval.

Had he done well?

He swung his arms and pointed towards a tattered map of the region that had been hammered into the wall of one of the houses, drawing lines backwards and forwards from their location in the Drylands towards various other regions.

He out stretched his other hand. Another offer.

He would work with Vanitas. He would help him kill. He would take him wherever he needed to go to fulfill their now shared goal. Only one question remained;

Where did he want to go?

@Gummi Bunnies @Drylands​
Awakening to the sound of rain, Hyakkimaru got himself up on his feet, and examined the others with his senses. Of course, he was about to see the same amount of energy signatures that made up their alliance. However, he detected something wrong with Laura. At first, her aura was relatively normal, but the peaceful green was soon overtaken by a murderous red. This wasn't a normal change, as if she intended to kill them in the first place. Some sparks of green were still in her aura, but the red overpowered her.

Hyakkimaru knew that if he were to survive, he had to run, but it would become a goose chase... It may be a stupid idea, but if it bought time for others to run...

Just like yesterday, the boy went through his procedure to remove his prosthetic hands in a hasty manner. Unlike yesterday, he did not plan on using these blades to skewer fish. If he had to...

Holding his prosthetic arm with his mouth, Hyakkimaru rushed to face Laura, and in a moment's notice, he tossed his prosthetics aside with the jerk of his head to the side. Either for someone that was fleeing to take them, or for it to float its way down the river. Whichever was fine. If by a miracle like his own existence that he survives, he could follow his lingering aura stemming from those prosthetics. But now...

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He swung his right arm blade in response to Laura's sudden frenzy. Whether or not they clashed, either of them miss, or someone gets hit, Hyakkimaru made a quick yell directed to those running from the scene.

❝ GO! GET AWAY! ❞ To the others, this was probably the first time they heard the usually quiet and reserved boy yell out of pure desperation. Not for his own life, but for everyone else. A part of him wasn't afraid to die, but another part of him wanted to live in order to continue his supposed miracle existence. As long as he did something worthwhile, he was going to commit to this, even if this went against Laura's demands for them to leave.

@Sark @Jeremi @Takumi @Atomic Knight @Yun Lee @York



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❝ Guess you really are more useful than literally everyone else. ❞ Vanitas made a slight grin at seeing what Mantis discovered all the way here. Judging from how things appeared around here, it looked like they were the first of their misfit bunch of Champions to find this place, aside from the poor sap that died in such a snug little hideaway.

❝ Y'know, we can make this work. No need to wait along for the other two of our team to eventually find us, not like anyone else bothered to really abide by the assigned teams. ❞ The boy spun the dark helmet of a mask around with his hand as he spoke. ❝ Pretty convenient that we decided to slip away from the huge crowds. I'd imagine a large group clustered together only spells a big chaotic mess, and we can take advantage of that. ❞

Almost in time with his little tangent of a plan, one of the small Unversed returned to him from that earlier eavesdropping task.

❝ Originally, I was thinking of going after the smaller groups that I would pass by. Sure, I would be initially outnumbered, but I have the nifty ability to call upon my negative emotions in the form of the Unversed. Creatures of the dark under my command. ❞ For now to conserve energy, Vanitas had this single Unversed break down into a mass of darkness that merged back into him.

❝ But if you stuck with me, it would even the odds well enough. Even if I can overwhelm any of the groups with a sudden horde of Unversed, it does take a dangerous toll on me if they're able to keep up and defeat my Unversed. So... I was thinking that we gradually train my Unversed, fight them in order to strengthen them, to strengthen ourselves in the process. ❞ Vanitas explained, and taking into account that well, Mantis didn't do much talking to begin with. The boy of pure darkness extended his hand, hesitating for a moment since he was never a fan of doing these types of things.

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❝ ... can we shake on that? I'd hate to end up squeezing the life out of your useful being, but I did practically spill my plans onto you. ❞

@Sark
@Drylands

No you idiots, run! Run! She wanted to shout with all her heart but the only thing that came out was rage filled screams as her claws connected with Hyakkimaru's arm blade. Then the water came down sweeping away some and blocking the path. Now she only had one target and she prayed he'd try to make a run for it. Or pierce that blade through her heart.

With another animal like scream she pushed him back and tried to do an overhead slash at Hyakkimaru all the while trying to get him to slip up so that she could get in a killing blow. Hopefully the others would take this opportunity to escape.


@Sark @Jeremi @Takumi @Gummi Bunnies @Atomic Knight @York
 
Henry Hart /Kid Danger

Sleeping standing had been exhausting, but it was far from the worst position he had found himself in. He looked to see if the others!had woken up. "I guess this cave was a good spot, nothing bad seemed to happen. We probably should continue down the left path, there was the sound ot water this way.."

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After the night of food and sleep, Ratchet woke up and stood up. "Exactly, let's get a move on." Ratchet watched from the back and then followed Kid Danger."

@Sark @dark @Alex Azure


 
Billy Batson

" It looks like there is a small lake nearby. Maybe we can get some fish for our first meal before heading to the coast. What do you think?
. He asked. He was already heading in the direction but was doing so slowly in case Jak had a different plan.

@dark @Sark @ White team peeps

Jak nodded "Any fish would be great right now." "Let's keep going and hope we don't run into anyone."

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