An invisible and silent toa moves through the catacombs, seeking answers to forbidden questions. There were so many thoughts running through his mind, so many ideas on how to track the makuta. It was a pity that his mental presence was masked under one of his, "Failsafes."
Suddenly, his mask of Psychometry is summoned to replace his Kaukau. If he could be seen, it still would have been impossible to tell what he had done. All of his kanohi were shaped the same. It's power activates, slowly but surely showing Quaykxz every last marvel that each door had to offer, giving a clear image of what artifacts might lay behind them.
An invisible and silent toa moves through the catacombs, seeking answers to forbidden questions. There were so many thoughts running through his mind, so many ideas on how to track the makuta. It was a pity that his mental presence was masked under one of his, "Failsafes."
Suddenly, his mask of Psychometry is summoned to replace his Kaukau. If he could be seen, it still would have been impossible to tell what he had done. All of his kanohi were shaped the same. It's power activates, slowly but surely showing Quaykxz every last marvel that each door had to offer, giving a clear image of what artifacts might lay behind them.
He goes through each memory stone he finds, learning things about past experiments and records of makuta actions.
Upon finding a suit of empty makuta armor, he reads it's past with his mask. "...! ...! ...?" Oh my! This makuta was killed for rejecting the law of brotherhood! Wait, didn't he have a mask of undeath...? Quaykxz moves on.
An invisible and silent toa moves through the catacombs, seeking answers to forbidden questions. There were so many thoughts running through his mind, so many ideas on how to track the makuta. It was a pity that his mental presence was masked under one of his, "Failsafes."
Suddenly, his mask of Psychometry is summoned to replace his Kaukau. If he could be seen, it still would have been impossible to tell what he had done. All of his kanohi were shaped the same. It's power activates, slowly but surely showing Quaykxz every last marvel that each door had to offer, giving a clear image of what artifacts might lay behind them.
He goes through each memory stone he finds, learning things about past experiments and records of makuta actions.
Upon finding a suit of empty makuta armor, he reads it's past with his mask. "...! ...! ...?" Oh my! This makuta was killed for rejecting the law of brotherhood! Wait, didn't he have a mask of undeath...? Quaykxz moves on.
...to an archive filled with the earlier makuta's personal belongings. "More history." The shelek and Huna disks had finally worn off, but Quaykxz wasn't the one who had said those words.
"Who's there?" The toa asks, half expecting the RMS to pop around the corner and murder him with style.
He goes through each memory stone he finds, learning things about past experiments and records of makuta actions.
Upon finding a suit of empty makuta armor, he reads it's past with his mask. "...! ...! ...?" Oh my! This makuta was killed for rejecting the law of brotherhood! Wait, didn't he have a mask of undeath...? Quaykxz moves on.
...to an archive filled with the earlier makuta's personal belongings. "More history." The shelek and Huna disks had finally worn off, but Quaykxz wasn't the one who had said those words.
"Who's there?" The toa asks, half expecting the RMS to pop around the corner and murder him with style.
The faint screams of matoran are the only reply.
Quaykxz wipes the dust off of one of the stasis pods. "You're still asleep." He does the same to another. "-so are you."
...to an archive filled with the earlier makuta's personal belongings. "More history." The shelek and Huna disks had finally worn off, but Quaykxz wasn't the one who had said those words.
"Who's there?" The toa asks, half expecting the RMS to pop around the corner and murder him with style.
The faint screams of matoran are the only reply.
Quaykxz wipes the dust off of one of the stasis pods. "You're still asleep." He does the same to another. "-so are you."
"-five sleeping toa of Dark-Earth, and one unrecognizable body. So who spoke?" Quaykxz picks up a nasty-looking scythe, letting it's past run through his mind.
Quaykxz wipes the dust off of one of the stasis pods. "You're still asleep." He does the same to another. "-so are you."
"-five sleeping toa of Dark-Earth, and one unrecognizable body. So who spoke?" Quaykxz picks up a nasty-looking scythe, letting it's past run through his mind.
"Like it?" The voice asks.
"Where are you?"
"It used to be mine..."
"You're that makuta! But- I thought you were dead?"
"I switched bodies with Dotzar the blessed, may he rest in peace..."
Quaykxz calculates the possibilities based on the evidence gathered. The unrecognizable body wore an Iden. "You switched spirits with one of your toa, and he was killed, not you."
"You have a reasonable cognition, perhaps you can replace him one day..."
"They never found your mask of Undeath, in fact, you weren't wearing any mask. Your true kanohi held your lifeforce, so you hid it away before you switched spirits." The toa of Earth remembers the shattered pieces of an Iden from the vision of the Makuta's past. "You broke his mask so that he couldn't escape your fate."
"His life was mine to sacrifice, as are the lives of all who can be." The pod opens, and the smell of rotting protodermis fills the room. "You will put my mask on my old body, then I will return and bring an end to all makuta and their servants. Death will finally catch up with the brotherhood."
"...and I will replace Dotzar?"
"If you do as I say."
Quaykxz nods.
Last Edit: Jan 21, 2017 15:22:33 GMT -6 by Deleted
"-five sleeping toa of Dark-Earth, and one unrecognizable body. So who spoke?" Quaykxz picks up a nasty-looking scythe, letting it's past run through his mind.
"Like it?" The voice asks.
"Where are you?"
"It used to be mine..."
"You're that makuta! But- I thought you were dead?"
"I switched bodies with Dotzar the blessed, may he rest in peace..."
Quaykxz calculates the possibilities based on the evidence gathered. The unrecognizable body wore an Iden. "You switched spirits with one of your toa, and he was killed, not you."
"You have a reasonable cognition, perhaps you can replace him one day..."
"They never found your mask of Undeath, in fact, you weren't wearing any mask. Your true kanohi held your lifeforce, so you hid it away before you switched spirits." The toa of Earth remembers the shattered pieces of an Iden from the vision of the Makuta's past. "You broke his mask so that he couldn't escape your fate."
"His life was mine to sacrifice, as are the lives of all who can be." The pod opens, and the smell of rotting protodermis fills the room. "You will put my mask on my old body, then I will return and bring an end to all makuta and their servants. Death will finally catch up with the brotherhood."
"...and I will replace Dotzar?"
"If you do as I say."
Quaykxz nods.
"Necro finch 4."
The toa frowns in mild confusion, then looks for something that requires a combination. Once he finds a protosteel chest, he goes over and opens it. "Place this mask on your old body?"
"-If you want to live."
Quaykxz runs out the door with obvious urgency. "Give me ten minutes." In seven, he is out of the catacombs.
"You're that makuta! But- I thought you were dead?"
"I switched bodies with Dotzar the blessed, may he rest in peace..."
Quaykxz calculates the possibilities based on the evidence gathered. The unrecognizable body wore an Iden. "You switched spirits with one of your toa, and he was killed, not you."
"You have a reasonable cognition, perhaps you can replace him one day..."
"They never found your mask of Undeath, in fact, you weren't wearing any mask. Your true kanohi held your lifeforce, so you hid it away before you switched spirits." The toa of Earth remembers the shattered pieces of an Iden from the vision of the Makuta's past. "You broke his mask so that he couldn't escape your fate."
"His life was mine to sacrifice, as are the lives of all who can be." The pod opens, and the smell of rotting protodermis fills the room. "You will put my mask on my old body, then I will return and bring an end to all makuta and their servants. Death will finally catch up with the brotherhood."
"...and I will replace Dotzar?"
"If you do as I say."
Quaykxz nods.
"Necro finch 4."
The toa frowns in mild confusion, then looks for something that requires a combination. Once he finds a protosteel chest, he goes over and opens it. "Place this mask on your old body?"
"-If you want to live."
Quaykxz runs out the door with obvious urgency. "Give me ten minutes." In seven, he is out of the catacombs.
A few shadows throughout the catacombs begin to tremble violently as a powerful mind makes its presence known. The unknown Makuta probably doesn't recognize Charix, as Charix's mind, partially shrouded, begins probing the unknown Makuta's mind. Not caring to even conceal his mind reading, Charix, with the skill that comes from great mental strength and practice, begins scouring the Makuta's mind, peering into his thoughts, identity, purposes, and history.
This is probably very uncomfortable for this Makuta.
OOC: One of Charix's strengths is his mind. He was always very mentally strong and honed his skill through constant, and often difficult, mental attacks, defenses, and probings of many different mentally skilled role play characters. I'm saying this just so you don't think he's a push over, or just average with his skills.
The toa frowns in mild confusion, then looks for something that requires a combination. Once he finds a protosteel chest, he goes over and opens it. "Place this mask on your old body?"
"-If you want to live."
Quaykxz runs out the door with obvious urgency. "Give me ten minutes." In seven, he is out of the catacombs.
A few shadows throughout the catacombs begin to tremble violently as a powerful mind makes its presence known. The unknown Makuta probably doesn't recognize Charix, as Charix's mind, partially shrouded, begins probing the unknown Makuta's mind. Not caring to even conceal his mind reading, Charix, with the skill that comes from great mental strength and practice, begins scouring the Makuta's mind, peering into his thoughts, identity, purposes, and history.
This is probably very uncomfortable for this Makuta.
OOC: One of Charix's strengths is his mind. He was always very mentally strong and honed his skill through constant, and often difficult, mental attacks, defenses, and probings of many different mentally skilled role play characters. I'm saying this just so you don't think he's a push over, or just average with his skills.
The rotting body of the shadow toa scowls, which cracks open his jaw and forces the iden to fall into his lap.
The only identity the Makuta seems to have is defined in one word, a word that repeats itself over and over again in his mind. As Charix hears it played in an eternal loop, it sickens him with a horrific unease and tangible fear.
"'Death.'" He gurgles a laugh. "Is that what you're looking for? It certainly was for that toa of yours... I've seen all there is, including your scheme. If I can't replace Dotzar the blessed, then five shall be the unholy number."
The five stasis pods spring open, and the corrupted toa use their combined diluted power over Shadow to seize Charix while the makuta lifts the iden back to its place with his still-attached decomposing arm.
A few shadows throughout the catacombs begin to tremble violently as a powerful mind makes its presence known. The unknown Makuta probably doesn't recognize Charix, as Charix's mind, partially shrouded, begins probing the unknown Makuta's mind. Not caring to even conceal his mind reading, Charix, with the skill that comes from great mental strength and practice, begins scouring the Makuta's mind, peering into his thoughts, identity, purposes, and history.
This is probably very uncomfortable for this Makuta.
OOC: One of Charix's strengths is his mind. He was always very mentally strong and honed his skill through constant, and often difficult, mental attacks, defenses, and probings of many different mentally skilled role play characters. I'm saying this just so you don't think he's a push over, or just average with his skills.
The rotting body of the shadow toa scowls, which cracks open his jaw and forces the iden to fall into his lap.
The only identity the Makuta seems to have is defined in one word, a word that repeats itself over and over again in his mind. As Charix hears it played in an eternal loop, it sickens him with a horrific unease and tangible fear.
"'Death.'" He gurgles a laugh. "Is that what you're looking for? It certainly was for that toa of yours... I've seen all there is, including your scheme. If I can't replace Dotzar the blessed, then five shall be the unholy number."
The five stasis pods spring open, and the corrupted toa use their combined diluted power over Shadow to seize Charix while the makuta lifts the iden back to its place with his still-attached decomposing arm.
As the Toa seize the recognizably controlled Charixan shadows a multitude of other such shadows begin to spring into existence throughout the tunnel. The Toa of Shadow quickly recognize that Charix is not physically present. His mind, centered somewhere else, is somehow projecting itself through the shadows in the area and controlling them.
Each of the Shadow Toa is struck by a powerful mental attack, which, at the least, dazes them, and at the most, causes them to momentarily lose consciousness.
Charix's displeased voice fills the tunnel. At least some of the fear and unease affected him, as his emotions change from calm, to upset.
"Death, Death, and more Death. Why must we nurture such completely pointless goals? Congratulations Makuta, you have made your grand return. I gather you seek revenge now don't you? Revenge on those who have wronged you. Or perhaps you're simply driven by an insatiable desire to destroy, corrupt, and smash. Congratulations. You're fearful, you're powerful, and I've seen your kind time and time again rush forwards with all sound and fury in a grand effort to accomplish nothing of any value or worth at all!!! Wake up and see! Wake up and learn! Have you learned nothing from decades of pointless feuds, back stabbings, schemes, and general anarchy?! Why can't you and others like you be sensible for just one day? Just one day of unity! One day of loyalty. One day of brother-hood and we would be able to do anything we set our minds to. But no, you fail to see past your own world. Your own desire for power, or satisfaction, or pride. Yes, once again we repeat the sound and fury while our organization and our armies crumble about us. Yes, have it your way Makuta, why should we not fight, here and now. After all, might makes right, doesn't it? Yes let the Xians come and demolish us all as we fight amongst ourselves."
Charix falls silent, and darkness suddenly blots out all light. Charix's rant is apparently finished.
The rotting body of the shadow toa scowls, which cracks open his jaw and forces the iden to fall into his lap.
The only identity the Makuta seems to have is defined in one word, a word that repeats itself over and over again in his mind. As Charix hears it played in an eternal loop, it sickens him with a horrific unease and tangible fear.
"'Death.'" He gurgles a laugh. "Is that what you're looking for? It certainly was for that toa of yours... I've seen all there is, including your scheme. If I can't replace Dotzar the blessed, then five shall be the unholy number."
The five stasis pods spring open, and the corrupted toa use their combined diluted power over Shadow to seize Charix while the makuta lifts the iden back to its place with his still-attached decomposing arm.
As the Toa seize the recognizably controlled Charixan shadows a multitude of other such shadows begin to spring into existence throughout the tunnel. The Toa of Shadow quickly recognize that Charix is not physically present. His mind, centered somewhere else, is somehow projecting itself through the shadows in the area and controlling them.
Each of the Shadow Toa is struck by a powerful mental attack, which, at the least, dazes them, and at the most, causes them to momentarily lose consciousness.
Charix's displeased voice fills the tunnel. At least some of the fear and unease affected him, as his emotions change from calm, to upset.
"Death, Death, and more Death. Why must we nurture such completely pointless goals? Congratulations Makuta, you have made your grand return. I gather you seek revenge now don't you? Revenge on those who have wronged you. Or perhaps you're simply driven by an insatiable desire to destroy, corrupt, and smash. Congratulations. You're fearful, you're powerful, and I've seen your kind time and time again rush forwards with all sound and fury in a grand effort to accomplish nothing of any value or worth at all!!! Wake up and see! Wake up and learn! Have you learned nothing from decades of pointless feuds, back stabbings, schemes, and general anarchy?! Why can't you and others like you be sensible for just one day? Just one day of unity! One day of loyalty. One day of brother-hood and we would be able to do anything we set our minds to. But no, you fail to see past your own world. Your own desire for power, or satisfaction, or pride. Yes, once again we repeat the sound and fury while our organization and our armies crumble about us. Yes, have it your way Makuta, why should we not fight, here and now. After all, might makes right, doesn't it? Yes let the Xians come and demolish us all as we fight amongst ourselves."
Charix falls silent, and darkness suddenly blots out all light. Charix's rant is apparently finished.
"I have no desire for war, and no longing for unity."
Four of the shadow toa suffer from the mental attack, nearly losing consciousness and falling back into their pods. The fifth is mentally shielded, having personally learned from the ce-matoran. This toa Olmaks himself away.
Quaykxz whispers to his shadow again while walking down an unexplored route.
Jams Charix. "There was a makuta who posed a threat to true brotherhood, and to any life he could reach. He can not be reasoned with, so I have alerted the RMS to his location. If only the same could be done elsewhere..." The whisper does not make it far at all, and is to be considered undetectable.
Quaykxz whispers to his shadow again while walking down an unexplored route.
Jams Charix. "There was a makuta who posed a threat to true brotherhood, and to any life he could reach. He can not be reasoned with, so I have alerted the RMS to his location. If only the same could be done elsewhere..." The whisper does not make it far at all, and is to be considered undetectable.
Jammers, response. Charix sounds rather agitated. "I see. You had me worried for a moment Toa, as I could think of no reason why you should be helping this creature. Being curious, I contacted the Makuta to determine his intentions. Your decision is appropriate. I shall be watching."
As the Toa seize the recognizably controlled Charixan shadows a multitude of other such shadows begin to spring into existence throughout the tunnel. The Toa of Shadow quickly recognize that Charix is not physically present. His mind, centered somewhere else, is somehow projecting itself through the shadows in the area and controlling them.
Each of the Shadow Toa is struck by a powerful mental attack, which, at the least, dazes them, and at the most, causes them to momentarily lose consciousness.
Charix's displeased voice fills the tunnel. At least some of the fear and unease affected him, as his emotions change from calm, to upset.
"Death, Death, and more Death. Why must we nurture such completely pointless goals? Congratulations Makuta, you have made your grand return. I gather you seek revenge now don't you? Revenge on those who have wronged you. Or perhaps you're simply driven by an insatiable desire to destroy, corrupt, and smash. Congratulations. You're fearful, you're powerful, and I've seen your kind time and time again rush forwards with all sound and fury in a grand effort to accomplish nothing of any value or worth at all!!! Wake up and see! Wake up and learn! Have you learned nothing from decades of pointless feuds, back stabbings, schemes, and general anarchy?! Why can't you and others like you be sensible for just one day? Just one day of unity! One day of loyalty. One day of brother-hood and we would be able to do anything we set our minds to. But no, you fail to see past your own world. Your own desire for power, or satisfaction, or pride. Yes, once again we repeat the sound and fury while our organization and our armies crumble about us. Yes, have it your way Makuta, why should we not fight, here and now. After all, might makes right, doesn't it? Yes let the Xians come and demolish us all as we fight amongst ourselves."
Charix falls silent, and darkness suddenly blots out all light. Charix's rant is apparently finished.
"I have no desire for war, and no longing for unity."
Four of the shadow toa suffer from the mental attack, nearly losing consciousness and falling back into their pods. The fifth is mentally shielded, having personally learned from the ce-matoran. This toa Olmaks himself away.
Charix returns to communicating via mental message. "Ah, but war will come to you whether you like it or not. There are Xians, Toa, Order-agents, and others who are possessed with missions of destruction to. Do you know who they want to destroy? You. So by all means, sit there and wage war against the only organization that could possibly save you from the coming slaughter...If you suddenly discover a yearning to have allies and brothers, seek me. I'll be easy to find."
Quaykxz whispers to his shadow again while walking down an unexplored route.
Jams Charix. "There was a makuta who posed a threat to true brotherhood, and to any life he could reach. He can not be reasoned with, so I have alerted the RMS to his location. If only the same could be done elsewhere..." The whisper does not make it far at all, and is to be considered undetectable.
Jammers, response. Charix sounds rather agitated. "I see. You had me worried for a moment Toa, as I could think of no reason why you should be helping this creature. Being curious, I contacted the Makuta to determine his intentions. Your decision is appropriate. I shall be watching."
Quaykxz examines countless artifacts belonging to Astrona and Zenila. Apparently the two had a special bond with eachother and Crystalia, one that was stronger then the average makuta relationship of backstabbing and competition. "'Sisterhood of Makuta?' Sounds ridiculous, but they believe in it. It is possible that they could rebel if provoked or persuaded, I'll write that down." The toa of Earth marks his findings on a condensed earth tablet, making sure to give detailed descriptions on their apparent motives and weaknesses.
Two dozen RMS agents burst into the catacombs in rows of six, weapons primed. The first six kneel and fire a volley of heat toward the entire group of Shadow Toa and Mr Death. The second six, standing, fire off Felnas to disrupt any powers they might use, then kneel. The third six fire wide cones of Disintegration (as wide as the corridor) and also kneel. The fourth six Kualsi forward and investigate whatever is left, if anything.
Jammers, response. Charix sounds rather agitated. "I see. You had me worried for a moment Toa, as I could think of no reason why you should be helping this creature. Being curious, I contacted the Makuta to determine his intentions. Your decision is appropriate. I shall be watching."
Quaykxz examines countless artifacts belonging to Astrona and Zenila. Apparently the two had a special bond with eachother and Crystalia, one that was stronger then the average makuta relationship of backstabbing and competition. "'Sisterhood of Makuta?' Sounds ridiculous, but they believe in it. It is possible that they could rebel if provoked or persuaded, I'll write that down." The toa of Earth marks his findings on a condensed earth tablet, making sure to give detailed descriptions on their apparent motives and weaknesses.
Artifacts belonging to Toxica and Crystalia are examined and put through the process.
Last Edit: Jan 28, 2017 22:43:41 GMT -6 by Deleted
Two dozen RMS agents burst into the catacombs in rows of six, weapons primed. The first six kneel and fire a volley of heat toward the entire group of Shadow Toa and Mr Death. The second six, standing, fire off Felnas to disrupt any powers they might use, then kneel. The third six fire wide cones of Disintegration (as wide as the corridor) and also kneel. The fourth six Kualsi forward and investigate whatever is left, if anything.
The four dark Onu-Toa were incapacitated and unable to defend themselves, therefore they are eliminated. The decomposing toa -or, "M.R. Death"- was just in the process of using his Iden before being nearly incinerated. The Felnas makes that power become unstable, and jettisons his spirit outwards with incredible force. The cones of Disintegration utterly demolish everything in the room except for one thing. The final six RMS find a shadowy black scythe. ...didn't Quaykxz say something about there being a decomposed body guarded by five toa?
The Olmak toa emerges twenty rooms away and places the mask of Undeath on the lifeless Makuta corpse. "Makuta Necrox, ( ) I return you to your dark glory."
Just as the body is reanimated and inactive antidermis begins to fill it's armor, the Iden programming of the Makuta explodes back into his old form. "They killed my chosen ones." He shapeshifts himself to resemble Toa Quaykxz. "You will not make it out alive, so before they steal my rights again-" The Olmak toa is overloaded with over a billion volts of electricity, the disintegrated.
Last Edit: Jan 26, 2017 17:06:25 GMT -6 by Deleted
Two dozen RMS agents burst into the catacombs in rows of six, weapons primed. The first six kneel and fire a volley of heat toward the entire group of Shadow Toa and Mr Death. The second six, standing, fire off Felnas to disrupt any powers they might use, then kneel. The third six fire wide cones of Disintegration (as wide as the corridor) and also kneel. The fourth six Kualsi forward and investigate whatever is left, if anything.
The four dark Onu-Toa were incapacitated and unable to defend themselves, therefore they are eliminated. The decomposing toa -or, "M.R. Death"- was just in the process of using his Iden before being nearly incinerated. The Felnas makes that power become unstable, and jettisons his spirit outwards with incredible force. The cones of Disintegration utterly demolish everything in the room except for one thing. The final six RMS find a shadowy black scythe. ...didn't Quaykxz say something about there being a decomposed body guarded by five toa?
The Olmak toa emerges twenty rooms away and places the mask of Undeath on the lifeless Makuta corpse. "Makuta Necrox, ( ) I return you to your dark glory."
Just as the body is reanimated and inactive antidermis begins to fill it's armor, the Iden programming of the Makuta explodes back into his old form. "They killed my chosen ones." He shapeshifts himself to resemble Toa Quaykxz. "You will not make it out alive, so before they steal my rights again-" The Olmak toa is overloaded with over a billion volts of electricity, the disintegrated.
The six RMS who are closest to the Makuta begin a flurry of attacks using their switchblades.
The four dark Onu-Toa were incapacitated and unable to defend themselves, therefore they are eliminated. The decomposing toa -or, "M.R. Death"- was just in the process of using his Iden before being nearly incinerated. The Felnas makes that power become unstable, and jettisons his spirit outwards with incredible force. The cones of Disintegration utterly demolish everything in the room except for one thing. The final six RMS find a shadowy black scythe. ...didn't Quaykxz say something about there being a decomposed body guarded by five toa?
The Olmak toa emerges twenty rooms away and places the mask of Undeath on the lifeless Makuta corpse. "Makuta Necrox, ( ) I return you to your dark glory."
Just as the body is reanimated and inactive antidermis begins to fill it's armor, the Iden programming of the Makuta explodes back into his old form. "They killed my chosen ones." He shapeshifts himself to resemble Toa Quaykxz. "You will not make it out alive, so before they steal my rights again-" The Olmak toa is overloaded with over a billion volts of electricity, the disintegrated.
The six RMS who are closest to the Makuta begin a flurry of attacks using their switchblades.
Before they even get close enough to attack, they are overcome with an airborne poison virus that quickly decays organic tissue through contact. Even if their armor is air tight, their equipment still becomes heavily poisonous, forcing them to abandon their armor under the threat of death. "Demise can come in many forms." The Makuta takes on the shape of an RMS and puts the agents to sleep. "Yours will be in peaceful dreams."
OOC: When I say, "quickly" I do not mean instant. I mean that any organic tissue exposed will rot an spread at a rate of four inches per second, rendering that tissue unusable.
Last Edit: Jan 26, 2017 19:43:20 GMT -6 by Deleted