Post by Tom on Jul 11, 2013 17:24:17 GMT
[Note: This quest comes after Gathering Relics on the Pokémon World and while it starts with more than one of my characters, this isn't a solo quest]
Deep within the QA Headquarters, close to the Duelling Arena there is a set of special practise rooms. Inside one of them Damien Logan circled a practise area with a training sword in one hand, opposite him was Dante Black who was holding an identical training sword and was circling as well.
"Will one of you hit the other for the sake of the Gods! You've been doing this for five minutes now!" Kothar protested
Both men chuckled and closed the gap between themselves simultaneously. The metal swords flashed through the air as they clashed into each other. Each man matched the other counter attack for attack and counter counter attack for counter attack.
"Urgh they had to be equally matched didn't they" Kothar grumbled
Virgil Gyre closed his leather bound book and looked up intrigued.
"Sorry I didn't realise they had started already" Virgil explained
"Well believe me you really aren't missing much. They're at least as good as each other"
Virgil watched them, in his mind he could hear the rhythm of sword fighting that his master used to talk about. Damien and Dante alike moved fluidly in time with this rhythm, they seemed to be thinking along parallel lines as they anticipated each other's moves.
"I don't remember why I agreed to this" Kothar complained
"We wanted to help our friend Damien when he said he wanted our support in a new fitness regime he was starting" Virgil reminded him
"But it's so boring"
There was a joyful exclamation behind them and both men turned to see it was Fang looking very proud of himself.
"Did you fix it?" Kothar asked
Fang grinned at them happily.
"Oh not only did I fix it but I even improved it thanks to the tech you both scavenged for me" Fang said happily
"Well turn it on then" Virgil instructed
Fang flipped some switches in the control box under the small spectator stand Kothar and Virgil were sat on then recovered it and moved to sit behind them with a remote control device in hand.
"Let's try setting number one"
With a flourish Fang pressed a button on the remote control. The holographic system activated and suddenly they were sat watching the duel on the deck of an old fashioned galleon on the high seas. The room started to move and sway in time with the holographic waves. Splashes of actual water hit the two duellers as a holographic storm started. Fang for one looked a bit queasy at what was happening.
"Let's try number two"
The hologram changed so they were in the ruins of an Aztec temple in the middle of a rainforest. The temperature of the room was quickly rising to replicate the conditions of a rainforest. Damien and Dante carried on duelling, neither of them really showing much interest in what was happening around them.
"Try number three, Fang" Virgil suggested
Fang pressed the button and now they were in the middle of some kind of space station. With another button press the artificial gravity switched off and they were all floating around the room. Damien and Dante stopped duelling and were both looking at Fang mildly disgruntled.
***
After returning to the ground, showering off and changed they were all sat together in a small common room.
"So why the new fitness regime?" Kothar asked
Damien looked at him for a moment trying to decide on the best way to answer.
"Well as you all know Kina is expecting our daughter and will be giving birth in a few months time. I've been a father before but not to a Valkyrie who from the moment she's born will be able to chuck me around like her mother does"
"So you're training to try and stop that from happening?" Virgil asked
"For the most part yes, then there's surviving her temper tantrums and also I want to do stuff with her but even now I still feel really unfit compared to Kina. I don't really want to be the sluggish and always left behind dad; I want to be able to keep up and be an integral part of her life"
Dante took a sip of his beer and decided to change the subject slightly.
"How about your other preparations, how are they coming along?"
"Well we've got every baby book in existence as far as I know, I've already built a nursery, well three nurseries so far; one at Kina's house on Earth, one at my house in Scotland then the third at my place in New Orleans. I have also been forging and crafting all manner of training weapons for her in various sizes. Kina and her sisters in New Orleans have gone shopping in New York and I swear I can hear our joint account emptying while they're away. It's still a few months until Kina gives birth but we must be the most organised parents ever"
"Why do you have so many places to live?" Fang asked
"The place in New Orleans is for when we go to visit her sisters, her place she won't get rid of at the moment and my house in Scotland is in a rather remote area, has a large garden and is fully equipped with training facilities etc."
***
They had chatted for nearly an hour and as Damien was leaving the common room, lost in thoughts about what to until Kina came back from New York; an official bumped into him.
"Mr Logan. I'm so glad I found you"
"What's wrong?"
"You're presence is requested on a quest to the Comic Book Multiverse"
"Tell me everything"
"It's Batman, he's killed someone; well not someone, he's killed Nick Fury"
Damien started walking down the corridor with the official doing her best to keep up.
"You're telling me that Batman of the Justice League, a man who swears to always uphold non-violence as a way to stop crime, has killed Nick Fury the leader of S.H.I.E.L.D and the man responsible for bringing the Avenger's together?"
"Yes sir I am"
"By the Nine Divine, the resulting fight would tear the Multiverse apart"
"That's why we're dispatching questers, we need to restore the peace before something bad happens"
"Something bad has happened; we need to stop the situation from worsening"
They were at the portal room in no time at all.
"We need you to wear this as well Damien"
The official gave Damien a pendant that would repress his powers.
"This will repress everything including your Dragon Shouts"
Damien pulled it on reluctantly, he'd had bad experiences with these pendants before.
"What now?"
"Wait for some help to arrive Damien"
Deep within the QA Headquarters, close to the Duelling Arena there is a set of special practise rooms. Inside one of them Damien Logan circled a practise area with a training sword in one hand, opposite him was Dante Black who was holding an identical training sword and was circling as well.
"Will one of you hit the other for the sake of the Gods! You've been doing this for five minutes now!" Kothar protested
Both men chuckled and closed the gap between themselves simultaneously. The metal swords flashed through the air as they clashed into each other. Each man matched the other counter attack for attack and counter counter attack for counter attack.
"Urgh they had to be equally matched didn't they" Kothar grumbled
Virgil Gyre closed his leather bound book and looked up intrigued.
"Sorry I didn't realise they had started already" Virgil explained
"Well believe me you really aren't missing much. They're at least as good as each other"
Virgil watched them, in his mind he could hear the rhythm of sword fighting that his master used to talk about. Damien and Dante alike moved fluidly in time with this rhythm, they seemed to be thinking along parallel lines as they anticipated each other's moves.
"I don't remember why I agreed to this" Kothar complained
"We wanted to help our friend Damien when he said he wanted our support in a new fitness regime he was starting" Virgil reminded him
"But it's so boring"
There was a joyful exclamation behind them and both men turned to see it was Fang looking very proud of himself.
"Did you fix it?" Kothar asked
Fang grinned at them happily.
"Oh not only did I fix it but I even improved it thanks to the tech you both scavenged for me" Fang said happily
"Well turn it on then" Virgil instructed
Fang flipped some switches in the control box under the small spectator stand Kothar and Virgil were sat on then recovered it and moved to sit behind them with a remote control device in hand.
"Let's try setting number one"
With a flourish Fang pressed a button on the remote control. The holographic system activated and suddenly they were sat watching the duel on the deck of an old fashioned galleon on the high seas. The room started to move and sway in time with the holographic waves. Splashes of actual water hit the two duellers as a holographic storm started. Fang for one looked a bit queasy at what was happening.
"Let's try number two"
The hologram changed so they were in the ruins of an Aztec temple in the middle of a rainforest. The temperature of the room was quickly rising to replicate the conditions of a rainforest. Damien and Dante carried on duelling, neither of them really showing much interest in what was happening around them.
"Try number three, Fang" Virgil suggested
Fang pressed the button and now they were in the middle of some kind of space station. With another button press the artificial gravity switched off and they were all floating around the room. Damien and Dante stopped duelling and were both looking at Fang mildly disgruntled.
***
After returning to the ground, showering off and changed they were all sat together in a small common room.
"So why the new fitness regime?" Kothar asked
Damien looked at him for a moment trying to decide on the best way to answer.
"Well as you all know Kina is expecting our daughter and will be giving birth in a few months time. I've been a father before but not to a Valkyrie who from the moment she's born will be able to chuck me around like her mother does"
"So you're training to try and stop that from happening?" Virgil asked
"For the most part yes, then there's surviving her temper tantrums and also I want to do stuff with her but even now I still feel really unfit compared to Kina. I don't really want to be the sluggish and always left behind dad; I want to be able to keep up and be an integral part of her life"
Dante took a sip of his beer and decided to change the subject slightly.
"How about your other preparations, how are they coming along?"
"Well we've got every baby book in existence as far as I know, I've already built a nursery, well three nurseries so far; one at Kina's house on Earth, one at my house in Scotland then the third at my place in New Orleans. I have also been forging and crafting all manner of training weapons for her in various sizes. Kina and her sisters in New Orleans have gone shopping in New York and I swear I can hear our joint account emptying while they're away. It's still a few months until Kina gives birth but we must be the most organised parents ever"
"Why do you have so many places to live?" Fang asked
"The place in New Orleans is for when we go to visit her sisters, her place she won't get rid of at the moment and my house in Scotland is in a rather remote area, has a large garden and is fully equipped with training facilities etc."
***
They had chatted for nearly an hour and as Damien was leaving the common room, lost in thoughts about what to until Kina came back from New York; an official bumped into him.
"Mr Logan. I'm so glad I found you"
"What's wrong?"
"You're presence is requested on a quest to the Comic Book Multiverse"
"Tell me everything"
"It's Batman, he's killed someone; well not someone, he's killed Nick Fury"
Damien started walking down the corridor with the official doing her best to keep up.
"You're telling me that Batman of the Justice League, a man who swears to always uphold non-violence as a way to stop crime, has killed Nick Fury the leader of S.H.I.E.L.D and the man responsible for bringing the Avenger's together?"
"Yes sir I am"
"By the Nine Divine, the resulting fight would tear the Multiverse apart"
"That's why we're dispatching questers, we need to restore the peace before something bad happens"
"Something bad has happened; we need to stop the situation from worsening"
They were at the portal room in no time at all.
"We need you to wear this as well Damien"
The official gave Damien a pendant that would repress his powers.
"This will repress everything including your Dragon Shouts"
Damien pulled it on reluctantly, he'd had bad experiences with these pendants before.
"What now?"
"Wait for some help to arrive Damien"