Futuristic An Agent of Maniacles

[Exzalia]

Owl looked a little spacey, when her mind finally cleared she looked down at her hands and feet to see if anything in her changed. She felt the same.
She looks up at the god as he spoke casually, then her eyes fall on Denton, and it dawned on her that she had discovered a major secret.

"That spell." She mutters. Morgan and that man had tried to cast that spell and failed. Denton was involved some how, and now she knew it. Cult, Morgan was part of a cult, was that cult still active? was this Ace man still around? Was he another God? She had so many questions, but she had to wait now wasn't the time.

She catches Denton looking at her, she averts her eyes from him but can't help but grin. "I have a god on my side now." She says under her breath and snickers in delight, oh the secrets she would plunder with her new power!

"I'm okay Joe, thank you." She says patting him on the back and stealing a memory. The God was surely hiding his amusement at the young mortal already back to her shenanigans. She files the memory away for later viewing and turns her attention to the conversation at hand,

"Sorry about that folks, wow sir, that wine is strong stuff whooooweee!" She laughs, then frowns at her self for acting so...not her self and tries to bring it undercontrol..

 

[Freikugel]

Fizzy Roy, still looking at Kotsu's eyes through his sunglasses smirked

"Kotsu, Vampire, Estimated Age 70 years, A mid class vampire who turns his blood into whips to attack his opponents, uneffective at deployment, prone to disobey superior's order. Loses control with ease, under trained, working with him is a risky bet, only useful as brute force resource."

"That's a summary of your files, you are detrimental to the mission, unnable to perform correctly in field. You clearly hate your superior, don't blame you, many of us, even D. had worked with dicks, but..." He took off his sunglasses and locked eyes with Kotsu. "We do know to separate the personal feelings from the job. You're immature for the task"

 

[Kinggunlucky]

"Denton. Order?"

Denton stared at Aria. He did have the final say on what they would be doing. The demon and the manifestation were the critical issues. They would need time to and patience to defeat. Certain actions would have to be taken to beat them and drive them away. "I suggest we handle the mage first. At least two or three of us. If he's still in high school then his ability should be fairly tame. Actually, caution never hurt anyone. You should all go. At the least he might be so scared he'll admit defeat. In the mean time I can go buy the supplies we'll need for the Wolf. What do you guys say?"

Denton's attention was pulled to the confrontation brewing between. He agreed with Roy of course, but if a fight broke out here it could be trouble. Ruining the god's room would be bad for business. He stepped between them. "Kotsu, Roy. Not now.

 

[KotaKotsu]

Kotsu stayed quiet before choosing his next words, "A man who forgets about his fellow men is nothing more than a beast, making you more of a monster than I." Kotsu said bluntly. There was no emotion in his voice except a faint sadness. Kotsu made another stiff drink appear in the glass. Hesitation tipped his hand as he paused before he eventually took another drink to the head.

 

[Freikugel]

Fizzy Roy replied to Denton, his tone now friendly
"D. Two or Three? That's too much for just a kid with a hormone problem. Shouldn't we focus on the manifestation or demon? Heck I've never dealt with a manifestation before, a nice change of pace after all these years"

 

[Spoiled Bread]

Aria​

Aria was confused at Denton's answer. So they will handle the mage first, remembering their last mission, Aria wasn't sure why they should aim to scare him.

"Shouldn't we just... blast his head?" Aria patted the umbrella on her back. "I can do it in one strike."

 

[KotaKotsu]

"Violence isn't the solution to every problem, Aria. Sometimes words can be more effective than fists." Kotsu said, staring off. "I'm gonna go for a smoke. Tell me what you all decide." Kotsu said, stepping outside to smoke a cigarette again.

 

[Exzalia]

"Shouldn't we just... blast his head?" Aria patted the umbrella on her back. "I can do it in one strike."

Owl turns to her with a frown, "No Aria, we should not go around killing kids. Denton I can probably handle this mage alone, just get me close to him and I'll show the budding mind mage not to abuse his powers while also solidifying my self as the biggest hypocrite in the world.

 

[mmarage]

The twins were completely unaware of what Owl had done, but they nodded and stepped away, giving her space. "Alright..." 01 said.

The two then turned to Kotsu. "How we got so strong...? Um... well... training... and... um... enhancements from the Maniacles. That's all... oh, and um... alchemy, yeah..." 01 said, trailing off as he rubbed the back of his head.

02 decided that might be the best idea to jump in now. "Oh, right, right! We still haven't properly introduced ourselves, have we? I'm Joe Finder!" 02 chirped cheerfully. 01 quickly picked up on what he was doing as well. "Oh, I'm Joe Finder as well! We know that can be quite confusing, so do please refer to me as 01, and my brother as 02." He said, not seeming to mind being referred to by a number, rather than his name. "We hope to assist you in every way that we possibly can!" They said in unison as they bowed politely to Kotsu.

 

[KotaKotsu]

Kotsu looked back at them. "I'd like to talk to you guys more. Is there a way you guys don't mind heading outside while I smoke?" Kotsu asked, pulling out his pack of cigarettes.

 

[Kinggunlucky]

"I have no issue in going with Owl to deal with the kid, but if you all would prefer to handle the other issues I'm not opposed to splitting up." Denton folded his arms.

Morgan leaned against the wall. "Manifestations aren't easy creatures. So I've read anyway." She nodded at Fizzy. "You need preparation to handle them. They'll just heal and nurse their wounds if we go at it with blunt force. You have to kill them as close to the story as possible."

The group looked at her.

"Yeah," she said. "You have to, ya know? I mean there are a lot freaking stories about wolves. But to put it simple. We'd have to find a small cottage, one of us dresses up in a red hood, another dresses as an old lady and waits in the cottage, then ...eh...we'd have to let the wolf eat us. Then someone dressed as wood cutter would have to gut the wolf to free whoever is playing the old lady role. Yeah, I think that's how it worked. It's really weird. It would stay dead then, though. The wolf."

 

[KotaKotsu]

Kotsu pointed at Denton. "How do you feel about wearing red? Your buddy can be the lumberjack." He said, smiling a bit.

 

[Freikugel]

Fizzy Roy stared at Morgan dumbfounded...

"Woah Morg, since when you've been here?" Asked a bit nervous

I bet she's still mad for flirting with her when she was dating D. Man that was years ago

 

[mmarage]

Kotsu looked back at them. "I'd like to talk to you guys more. Is there a way you guys don't mind heading outside while I smoke?" Kotsu asked, pulling out his pack of cigarettes.

The two hesitated for a moment, before nodding. "Yes... that's fine." 01 said.

They glanced over at Denton as he explained how to defeat a manifestation. 01 hesitated for a moment before speaking up. "One of us should take over Red Riding Hood's role." He said simply, gesturing between him and his brother.

02 hesitated for a few moments as he thought of why that was. "Er... we have a creation that should allow us to survive, we haven't tested it yet, but... we'd rather test it on ourselves rather than have someone else be a guinea pig." He said.

 

[KotaKotsu]

Kotsu cocked his eyebrow. "Man you two are strange. You come prepared for everything, huh?"

 

[mmarage]

Kotsu cocked his eyebrow. "Man you two are strange. You come prepared for everything, huh?"

Each twin put a hand on their hip, 01 using his right hand, and 02 using his left, as they grinned at Kotsu. Once again, they looked like a mirrored image. "Mhm! We're alchemists, we come prepared for all sorts of situations!" They said in unison, some pride edging into their voices. "So, then that's settled then, right? We'll play Red Riding Hood and use our newest creation to keep us safe." 01 said, sounding quite firm about that decision.

 

[Exzalia]

Owl stares at Morgan blinking in disbelief

"Okay definitely going to deal with the mage kid with Denton." She says, in her head thinking of all the ways she could touch him, then noting to her self how wrong that sounded with out context.

 

[Spoiled Bread]

Aria​

"I think the role of getting eaten should be left to vampires. We can survive a few minutes of stomach acid. So I suggest me and Kotsu for the grandma and red hood roles." Aria replied to Morgan's suggestion with her own. She thought it would be better than relying on the twins untested surviving method. She looked at the Joe twins.

"You two can be lumberjacks."

 

[KotaKotsu]

Kotsu looked at Aria. "Rock paper scissors or flip a coin?"

 

[mmarage]

Aria​

"I think the role of getting eaten should be left to vampires. We can survive a few minutes of stomach acid. So I suggest me and Kotsu for the grandma and red hood roles." Aria replied to Morgan's suggestion with her own. She thought it would be better than relying on the twins untested surviving method. She looked at the Joe twins.

"You two can be lumberjacks."

The two immediately turned to Aria. "Most certainly not!" They said in unison, their cheerful demeanor seeming to break quickly. "Um... we're experienced alchemists. We used a special recipe just for this. So um... we know we prepared it right, and our creation should work like a charm! It's been tested by a bunch of other alchemists throughout the years! It'll keep our bodies protected from any stomach acid and the axe itself. So... we should be the ones to do it, or do you doubt our abilities?" 02 asked, the two crossing their arms and frowning. They... seemed rather reluctant to allow others to put themselves into incredible danger like that.

"Yeah, it's just that this'll be the first time that we've used it practically, so, while we're sure it'll work, we don't want others to suffer if we made a mistake. That's all. We can do this job. Besides, we don't have access to our other equipment if things go south, so this is our most effective role." 01 said.

 

[Kinggunlucky]

Denton held up his hand. He'd had time time to think. Time to consider options. Splitting everyone up for the tasks at hand was a risky bet. It's better to operate as a team. "Okay, listen. Here is how this is going to go. I want us all on the Wolf first. The kid comes second. Demon last. If we're all working as a unit the enemies of Dionysus shouldn't be a problem." He wondered if there would be any backlash at the choice.

Something didn't sit right in his stomach.

The kid seemed lesser, like an afterthought almost. And Andras. Ugh. Fuck that for as long as possible.

"Do I make myself clear? We'll rest up at the motel for the night. I'll get everything we need. Costumes, find a cottage to rent. Then In the morning we'll handle the beast. Some of us on watch duty, others playing the roles."

 

[Spoiled Bread]

Aria​

Aria squinted her eyes at the Joe twins. Wondering why the two were so enthusiastic about getting eaten by a wolf. Even though they stated it themself that things might go wrong.

Don't say that...

They like crossdressing that much!

"I see." She nodded at the twins and giving them a thumb up. In the end, Denton told everyone they would stick together. Aria was fine with any decision. An order is an order.

 

[mmarage]

The twins let out a soft sigh of relief as Aria said that. "Alright, it's settled then." 01 said.

The two turned to Kotsu. "You wanted to talk to us outside?" 02 asked. Their roles had already been decided, so they saw no point in sticking around.

 

[KotaKotsu]

"yeah, follow me." Kotsu said, walking out the door and leaning against the wall of the building, lighting a cigarette and taking a long drag. When the twins came out, Kotsu looked at them. "What are you two? Mages? Human? You're not vampires, that's for sure. My bet is mage but I've never seen two... As unique as you two before." Kotsu said, dragging off his cigarette in contemplation.

 

[TheAdept]

Not far from where the mercenaries were hanging out, a couple guys were causing a scene.

"Damn! I love me some double Ds!" Hollered a man who was fit, but appeared a little too mature to be behaving the way he was.
A man near him looked over, his eyes squinted in drunken discomfort.

"Your eyes ok? That's like a bean pole!" The man looked grizzled, a tad less of a comical sight than the other man, but he was wearing an old cowboy hat which was just a tad out of place on this island.

"Wasn't talkin about her!" The other man said, pointing to a muscular olive skinned man beside the woman they were talking about.

Of course, they weren't talking in such a way as to keep it between them, no. The more immature man was saying this so loud it was clearly intentional, to stir up trouble.
And trouble he would get as the muscular man approached.

"Hey you think you can talk shit pussy?!" He said, his demeanor clearly signalling a fight was about to break out.

"Yo Clayton, do you know which one is the lady?" The first man asked the cowboy, before receiving five knuckled to his forehead.

The first man smiled in spite of taking a punch "Bad decision." He said, before his own fist rose to the muscular man's chin, lifting him off the ground and sending him flying all the way right next to the mercenaries where he landed right on his back.

"Shit." The cowboy, Clayton remarked "You sure know how to make friends, Mikkish" he said, as the woman stormed off to check on her boyfriend and Mikkish marveled sat there grinning at what he had just done.