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Chapter Three: Distant Thunder.

Location: Lower Docks.

Miranda Fisher found herself exploring one of the Bureau's scrapyards. This one in particular had the remains of several escape crafts used to leave the Olympus. So far it had been a bust, nothing of note on the few crafts she'd examined. She only hoped that Aryl was having better luck.

Nearby Jae almost jumped out of his skin when he went to look through a pile of scrap only to disturb a rather angry raccoon which jumped out and ran in the opposite direction. What was he even looking for? The commander said to trust his intuition. He wasn't even sure what his intuition was attempting to tell him at this moment.

Still, he kept being drawn back to a certain area that he thought he'd gone over several times already. He turned when pieces of scrap tumbled down a large pile next to him but saw nothing..another raccoon most likely.

Fisher was close to calling it a day but stopped short of calling out for Aryl. Something just didn't feel right. She drew her firearms and turned when she heard something rummaging through a scrap pile. Something was wrong, it felt as if she was being watched..being hunted.

She slowly made her way across the scrapyard , making as little noise as possible and paying attention to her surroundings.

Jae bent down again an moved a few pieces of scrap out of the way, looking down at a piece of an escape craft that seemed like it had purposely been covered up. He struggled to open the small compartment but succeeded and looked inside. This had already been opened and jammed shut...something was missing..but what..

At that moment he glanced back and saw Fisher just as his aShine went off.

Jae: "Message coming in Ma'am.."

Fisher: "That...shouldn't be possible. We're in a dead zone."

Jae: "Arm yourself because no-one else here will save you?"

Jae looked at the message and tried to make sense of it just as a chimera seemed to decloak and pounce down at him from the top of a scrap pile.

Fisher: "Aryl!" Before she could react, another chimera burst out of the scrap and ran directly at her..

Location: Diamond District.

Ajax: "Ya know, I've been in enough bars to know when something doesn't feel right..and I'm startin to get that feeling."

Bonnie: "I know Drunk Nava is a hassle but she's not quite there yet and I'm sure the two of us can handle her."

Ajax: "Nah, just a feeling.."

Lye and Amias were on the dance floor, Amias admittedly loosening up a bit just by being with Lye..though he did get distracted by her dress..body..legs..Lye..he shook his head and tried to concentrate on dancing.

Amias: "Something the matter?"

Lye: "My brother..."

Amias: "Well yeah that's just a default answer."

Lye: "No..he's dancing with someone..something seems off."

Van had been dancing with the brown haired woman for several songs now and had seemingly lost track of time. All he did was smile at her and continue dancing..completely unaware that the device on her wrist disguised as a bracelet was gathering more and more data from him the longer they maintained contact.

Nerys: "Aww come on Viri, Van is out there having a good time. You sure you don't wanna dance?"

Viridian: "Van hasn't broken eye contact with that woman from the moment she pulled him into the crowd..."

Nerys: "Maybe he just likes her?"

Viridian: "Maybe, but that doesn't explain why someone behind that glass upstairs is watching them intently."

Nerys: "Wha..how do you know that.."

Viridian made a small motion to one of his eyes indicating a possible augmentation..or possibly an awakened ability. Who could tell with him.

Location: Lower Docks.

Miranda leapt over the charging beast, raining down a barrage of ammo on it and making it crash into another pile of metal. She barely had time to move aside as she witnessed Jae pull out some sort of sword and roll forward just as the chimera pounced. The blade slicing through it as he rolled to avoid the creature's acidic blood.

Fisher turned and switched her ammo type as the previous chimera turned and rushed her again. Her pistols connecting together to make one weapon as she waited. The chimera opened its mouth and she fired, her round blasting through the beast and leaving parts of it scattered on the ground.

Aryl: "Since when can they cloak.."

Fisher: "First time I've ever seen..do you hear that?"

Both turned to see someone on a motorcycle race up one of the scrap piles and land a jump out of the yard.

Fisher: "We can't lose them, they may have something!"

Aryl explained what he had found as both rushed back to the car, jumping in and slamming through the scrapyard gates. They drifted into the street and accelerated to catch up with the escaping motorist.

Location: Diamond District.

Mel sat at the bar and seemed just as on edge as Ajax. She was even idly spinning one of her daggers around out of view. Something was wrong. A fair amount of people were suddenly leaving, just getting up and walking out leaving unfinished drinks and uneaten food.

The device on the brown haired woman's wrist finished collecting Van's data as she moved them further into the crowd obscuring them from view.

Van still seemed completely entranced as the woman smiled, reapplying some lipstick before putting her arms around him.

Lye had just barely managed to catch a glimpse of the lipstick and whispered something to her partner. Amias braced himself and swung Lye around, letting her go at the right moment to send her spinning across the dance floor and letting her kick the woman away from Van just as she went to kiss him.

Van shook his head as if trying to wake up and the woman glared at Lye.

The woman jumped up, revealing a dagger she'd kept hidden in a small pouch..the dagger dripping with an unknown substance.

Van: "What the fuck is going on!"

Viridian: "I know that smell...the dagger is coated with venom.."

Nerys: "VAN! The dagger is poisoned!"

Lye realized this was awfully familiar to when she had been knocked out and kidnapped..that meant..

Lye: "Chimera.."

Several other club patrons turned their attention to Van and Lye. As a few of them in front did, Ajax stood up and kicked their table over, knocking out a few people before smirking.

Bonnie: "Nava, stay behind us..."

Viridian turned and picked up a knife from the table, throwing it with precision and shattering the window that the masked man had been standing behind.

Mel had been watching this happen and kicked a few patrons aside as she raced to the stairs, determined to reach the masked individual as brawls began to erupt all around the club.

DJ: "And here's a special request from table thirteen!"

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apricusnights · 5 days

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Chapter Two: Hidden Agendas.

Location: Somewhere between Capitol Square and Evergreen Basin.

Three individuals stand outside of a somewhat bizarre looking yet empty building. One of them turns to the others and begins to speak.

"Some people think that the ordinary doesn't attract attention. See that's where everyone gets it wrong. Truth is, the more out of place something is, the more people will eventually opt to leave it alone."

"Take this building for example. It's in the absolute center of the city. Do you think people care? Of course they don't. Everyone knows it's in the center. Everyone has seen it. Many people have been inside of it. It's looks fascinating though doesn't it? A bit of a whimsical design meant to be a tourist trap."

"However, the more time passes, the less interesting it becomes. Eventually despite it's appearance and location..nobody cares."

"You can read all about the history of the building and find nothing that would make you give it a second thought. Unless of course, you know a bit of history that isn't exactly available to the public."

"If I told you a story, could you keep a secret?"

Location: Lower Docks.

Fisher: "We're entering a dead zone Aryl, switch off your aShine."

Jae: "Yes Ma'am. Permission to speak freely?"

Fisher: "Granted."

Jae: "What exactly are we here for Ma'am?"

Fisher: "One of the scrapyards here is where we moved some of the Olympus escape crafts to. I need to take a look at something that has been bothering me. You're here because I can trust you."

Jae: "What do you mean by that Ma'am?"

Fisher: "I was noticing something while exploring the Olympus. A lot of the tech Paradise was claiming to have invented seemed awfully familiar. I was rarely alone so I couldn't get a good look until the very end."

"I managed to access a few logs in what I can imagine was supposed to be an off limits area. Seemed like a sort of lab but I didn't have time to stick around and find out. Whoever was running the show had access to all communications happening on that ship."

"Everything anyone said was heard and possibly recorded. The only issue with this is that most of us were running secure channels. The Bureau changes things up so often and has so many levels of security it should have been impossible to listen in on us. Unless.."

Jae: "You think someone got them access?"

Fisher: "I was on the ship with Roland Marigold, and Kelly Maza. Roland and Maza have never been particularly skilled with technology. Still, I can't count them out. Amelia knows every signal, every backdoor, everything. Hadrian is a genius on every level."

Jae: "And you don't think I should be grouped in with everyone else?"

Fisher: "I trust you Aryl, I know better than to go against my intuition, my intuition says you're one of the only ones I can count on here."

Jae: "So there might be a traitor somewhere in the Bureau..."

Fisher: "All of the attacks came from people who seemed to be stationed in with specific groups. It isn't hard to think we have.."

Jae: "An impostor among us?"

Fisher: "You're spending too much time with Rowan...but yes. Alright here we are. Take a look around some of the escape crafts and tell me if you find anything out of place."

Jae: "How will I know what is out of place?"

Fisher: "Trust your intuition Aryl."

Location: Diamond District.

Due to some of Paradise Entertainment's clubs currently being remodeled people had been flocking to The Bacchanalia. At one time considered the most popular hidden club in the city. It was likely even more popular now and slightly less hidden. You still had to work to get in..or at least had to know the right people.

The music was blasting as a rather striking woman wearing little more than a bikini top, and a mini skirt stood behind the DJ station. Her clothing seemed to change colors, putting on a small light show as she took requests from some rowdy patrons.

Sitting at a table near one of the corners of the room were several members of the Apricus Navy, currently on leave. Among them were Viridian, Van, and Nerys. Apparently, Captain Larsen had been invited but turned it down.

Nerys strangely had been asked by the bartender why she was here since her shift wasn't until tomorrow. Viridian didn't seem to be very inclined to dance even with Nerys pestering both him and Van to let loose a little. She shrugged and made her way to the dance floor, taking to it rather easily due to her part time job as a dance coach.

Van: "I'm going to go get us our drinks."

Viridian: "Don't even think about trying to ditch us, I have a tracker planted somewhere on you."

Van: "Ha, good one."

Viridian: "I'm not joking. If you leave it'll upset Nerys, if she gets upset the Captain will find you and rearrange your bones."

Van: "So no sneaking out of the bathroom windows, got it. Be back with the drinks."

Somewhere in one of the private rooms a masked man and a masked woman stood looking out at the patrons from behind tinted windows.

Masked Man: "It's interesting isn't it? Looking out at these people and wondering which ones still have their masks on, which ones discarded their masks, and which have new ones."

"Everyone wears a mask you know. Even if they claim they don't. Some people here wear one every day to try and fit in, perhaps to hide their emotions, live their normal lives. They come here and discard the mask for a few hours so they can be themselves."

"On the other side are the people who are wearing their masks here. The ones trying desperately to have a good time with their friends. To pretend they are enjoying themselves when deep down this is the last place they want to be."

The masked woman pointed out at someone. The masked man nodded in response.

Masked Man: "That's the one. Have fun."

The woman took her mask off and handed it over before walking out of the room and blending into the crowd.

Meanwhile at a table on the other side of the room.

Bonnie: "How did you even get her here?"

Ajax: "We gambled, she lost."

Bonnie: "You're also wearing an unbuttoned shirt and a pair of criminally tight looking pants. I assume that helped."

Nava glared at Bonnie but her eyes betrayed her as she looked back at Ajax.

Nava reached over and took a sip of Ajax's drink before he had a chance to stop her.

Bonnie: "Welp, drunk Nava is approaching..."

Ajax: "If she keeps sipping my drink she'll be here before the next song ends.."

Over at the bar another small group was chatting.

Amias: "Where's Jasper?"

Mel: "Oh his way, don't worry."

Amias: "What about your brother?"

Mel: "Probably trying to sabotage Jasper so he doesn't show up."

Amias: "Seriously?"

Mel: "No, he's just busy is all.."

The music changed again as Lye made her way through the crowd on the dance floor. Her gold dress was scandalously short and seemed to sparkle when the light hit it just right. The rather impressive pair of heels she wore were no hindrance whatsoever as she danced.

Lye smirked as she made her way over to Amias, still moving to the music. She reached out for his hand..

Amias: "Uh I don't..I mean dancing...."

Mel: "Oh just pretend you're on stage. I've seen you dance plenty of times." Refusing to let the poor boy throw away his chance and softly shoving him to Lye who took his hand and pulled him away.

Lye and Amias passed by Van as he made his way to the bar. The siblings making eye contact briefly before going separate ways.

Van walked over and placed his order at the bar, leaning back against it and tapping his foot to the beat.

???: "Come here often?"

Van turned to see a woman with short brown hair and green eyes. She wore a little black dress with emphasis on "little". A pair of black thigh highs, and black heels served to show off her legs even more. She certainly did seem dressed for attention. Van though only had one response to the question.

Van: "Nah, can't get in the mood with this many people around." Terrible joke, you can do better than that...

???: "I've heard worse. Can you dance?"

Van: "Usually not willingly or sober."

???: "I'm sure we can fix at least one of those problems.." Reaching out and taking Van's hand, leading him back to the dance floor. Surprisingly he found himself unable to resist...

Back in the private room the masked man was watching events unfold.

He looked down as his aShine went off. He'd answer.

Masked Man: "Don't be jealous, it's only research. I won't ruin your fun. While I have you here, did you get what I asked for? Very good. I'll let you get back to company business. See you soon." Turning off the aShine and returning to observe the club patrons.

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apricusnights · 15 days

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Chapter One: The World Is On Fire.

Miranda Fisher: "Run this by me again? I just got back and my brain is a little scrambled by having to fight a giant mutant octopus crab."

Hadrian Ves: "From the description given I don't think it would be classified as an octopus crab."

Fisher: "Not the point Ves, tell me what the hell is happening out there."

Ves: "Shortly before we started picking up the emergency beacons from all of the Olympus escape crafts we received word of attacks from all over the globe."

"Nivis, Calere, Kwailai, Réunion, Crepusculum, Völsung. We're assuming other nations as well that either haven't reported in or are choosing not to report anything to us. Major public figures have been attacked, some of them have been taken out."

"Most of the time the would be assassins are either taken out by local law enforcement or they do it themselves. So far we haven't heard of anyone being brought in alive, not even here."

Fisher: "Have we learned anything from the remains?"

Ves: "Unfortunately yes. Every single assailant has been identified as being from a different nation. No one is taking responsibility, not even the more well known crime families. We've got governments threatening other governments while they search for answers."

"So far there is nothing linking any of the assailants together. Even if there was it might be too late to convince some of the leaders that this was more than likely a setup."

Fisher: "What about what happened here? What have we got?"

Ves: "Well there have been a few suspects that managed to slip away. Some were successful, some weren't. If you can believe it, there was an attack on Andrasta Ciar. You have to have some balls to try something like that. Course she handled it but her attacker got away."

Fisher: "Oh creation. Tiberius is going to be furious. The last thing I need right now is Ciar Security tearing districts apart trying to find this idiot."

Roland Marigold: "You're a little late on that. I've managed to convince them to stand down for the time being but I don't know how long this is going to last. We need to get ahold of Larsen and have him temporarily close down the docks."

Fisher: "Get on that, and restrict the airspace as well. I can not risk every single one of these people managing to get away and leaving us with no answers."

Ves: "You'll be less than pleased to know that every other nation seems to have the same idea. I'm getting reports of borders being locked down. Seems like nobody is in any hurry to trust anyone else."

Fisher: "Contact the Detective Network. Tell Victoria this is a code red. I need every detective agency, and freelancer out there trying to locate the suspects or at the very lest get some answers."

Amelia Rowan: "Way ahead of you Ma'am. Victoria has sent word to the Liddells, the Mashiros, the Bounty Hunters, and every freelance detective she has in her contact list."

Fisher: "Marigold, get ahold of our imposing friend and bring him in on this. We need any assistance we can get."

Marigold: "Pretty sure the big guy is already on a case trying to locate a missing person but I'll see what I can do."

Fisher: "Get Cobalt and Maza out there. I need communication with the police force as well. Try and make sure none of the private groups like Ciar Security start shit."

"That goes double for the Templars and the Potentialist Inner Circle."

Rowan: "On it."

Fisher: "What a fuckin mess this is..."

Ves: "Don't worry, I've already formulated three different plans to deal with it."

Fisher: "Well get to work, you have my authorization to do access whatever you need."

Ves: "If I may ask, where are you headed?"

Fisher: "To get Aryl. We're going to go check out something that has been bothering me since I got back. Good luck Ves."

Ves: "You as well Ma'am."

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apricusnights · 1 month

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Warning: Mun rambles.

I don't really know what to do now tbh. I finished the Olympus arc like I said I was going to. With little to no interactions but that's ok. Now I'm just stuck.

Everyone is sorta just gone. I'm not guilt tripping anyone, I've mentioned before I fully understand that people have lives, they are busy, they lose interest. It's ok, this is just normal. Sucks but it's normal.

I had a lot of stuff I wanted to do but I dunno if I should bother writing anything out. I know full well it'll just be me here. Maybe this is just it for a while. I hate that fact because I really do enjoy writing this stuff but it gets a little meh after a while when I realize again..it's just me.

Guess I just gotta let it go until people come back, if anyone does. Project Sunrise is something I'm still going to try later in the year. I'll at least attempt to start it but if it looks to be a bust it won't continue. Not going through that again.

Anyway, it's been fun. If you enjoyed reading anything I wrote, thanks. I tried to make it as interesting as possible with the limited resources I had.

Hope you come back and check out Project Sunrise. There will be updates about it posted here and there.

I'll still be around so if you wanna chat feel free to DM me or hit me up on discord.

Thanks again.

Alice.

#OOC #Somewhat negative

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apricusnights · 1 month

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Olympus Tournament Story: Bonus Scene.

Location: A supposedly uninhabited jungle island in the Faititili Sea.

Some time after the Olympus incident a chunk of wreckage has washed ashore. Time passes before something skitters through the jungle. Something seems to be keeping an eye on the strange new addition to their island home...or perhaps it might be better to call it an island prison.

Due to the volatile nature of the weather, the treacherous sea itself, and the jagged rocks surrounding several of the islands, they remain uninhabited for a reason. Anything unfortunate enough to find itself stranded seemingly has no hope of escape.

At least..that would normally be the case. As night falls several small creatures make their way out of the jungle to investigate the wreckage. Some of the trees along the shoreline begin to shake as a larger creature makes its way out of the jungle.

The smaller creatures move aside for the large one to inspect the strange object. It traces one of it's claws along an unused escape pod still attached to the wreckage. The escape pod detaches, landing on the sand with a thud which causes the large creature to slam into it with one of it's makeshift blades. The impact makes the pod's emergency beacon blink on and off...

The End?

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apricusnights · 1 month

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Olympus Tournament Story: The Sun Will Rise.

Continued from here.

Location: Solis Heights, Apricus City

In a hidden lab below the district. Talos sits and watches several monitors as Valerie and Pierce handle the ongoing situation.

Pierce: "I've gotten word from my brother. He and Kara are on an escape craft headed towards land."

Valerie: "Did they manage to secure the asset?"

Pierce: "The one from Fae? Yes, he's there with them."

Valerie: "Excellent, send a helicopter to their location when they make landfall."

Pierce: "Already on it. It's a bit of a shame Kara couldn't make the finals but I suppose it all works out in the end."

Talos: "Quiet, I've received word to move on to the next step. Go to your stations and activate all of the sleepers. Have our operatives strike at their targets of choice. Most of the world leaders haven't returned home yet and it's the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the chaos."

Pierce: "Of course."

Valerie: "One last thing, I had a team recover Mr. R's body. No real benefit but I doubt we wanted it ending up in the wrong hands..."

Talos: "Well done, now let the show begin.."

Location: Palace Of The Five Emperors

Cerise, Hugo, Johnny, and Skuld find themselves in the courtyard of the palace. A place Skuld has seen before and is none too happy to return to. Just as she's about to demand to be returned, each of the competitors find themselves teleported again, each to a different room somewhere in the palace.

Location: Main Deck, Olympus

The creature swung it's arms at anything that moved as the remaining competitors and council members fought against it. Some finding their traditional firearms ineffective against the creature's tough skin. Others opted for an up close approach but much to their chagrin every time an appendage was sliced off it would simply regrow moments later. Any damage dealt seemed to heal before the next round of attacks could even hit. To make matters worse, the ship was beginning to split further and was in danger of breaking into pieces.

Despite the fact everything was proving useless, not a single one of the fighters had any desire to give up. If they were going down, they planned on taking the monstrosity with them. Larsen began to use the waves to his advantage, controlling as many of them as he could to crash down on the creature and at least keep it off balance. Lowell had made his way back into the control room after he had an idea, likely a very poor idea but an idea.

Lowell had realized that the main generator to the Olympus has likely been damaged. If they could overload it further and trigger an explosion it might be enough to destroy the creature. An explosion with that kind of power should overwhelm the monster's regenerative capabilities. Or at least Lowell wanted to believe...it was their best shot.

Lowell, Fisher, Oct, and a small team had to make their way through the bowels of the ship which was rapidly filling with water. Meanwhile the rest of the team remained on the main deck to distract the monster. The idea was to do as much damage as possible right before the generator overloaded. When no one seemed to be paying attention, Ciar and Edana managed to collect a small sample of the creature. Ciar wasn't about to let a research opportunity slip away, even in this situation.

After barely managing to make it into the quickly flooding generator room, the team began to set up explosives. Something Oct was particularly knowledgeable about. Lowell and Fisher began to figure out how to overload the device. Eventually shutting down the power to the rest of the ship and beginning to cycle it through the generator over and over again.

Lionel Myte was quite helpful as he understood machinery of this sort AND how to sabotage it if need be. He did seem slightly upset about having to destroy something so impressive but did manage to pocket a few blueprints that Styles may want to look over later. As the generator began to pulse, the team made it's way to one of the escape crafts. The agreement was for them to launch after signaling the assault team.

Lowell signaled the team and closed the hatch, the craft launched away from the sinking ship and activated a beacon. Meanwhile the assault team struck against the creature with everything they had just as the ship finally broke into pieces. They continuously dealt damage faster than it could regenerate before Styles used his tech to rip giant pieces of metal from the ship and impaled the creature with them, leaving it trapped against the deck of the ship.

The team scrambled but made it into one of the remaining escape crafts. The craft barely had time to drop into the way and begin to cruise away as the generator pulsed and exploded, destroying most of the Olympus and hopefully vaporizing the creature as well. The escape craft's beacon activated and now all they had to do as wait for pickup..while Larsen and Styles argued about being stuck in a small space with each other..

Location: Apricus City

"Hello, this is Lydia Reliford from Apricus News. I've just returned to the city and boy am I happy to be on land again. For those of you still waiting to hear from friends or family, the Apricus Navy has located all of the escape crafts and is in the process of picking everyone up. Those rescued by helicopter are currently onboard Navy vessels as well and should return shortly."

"We are however receiving some rather unfortunate news from across the world. It seems several high profile individuals were attacked and some lost their lives. The leaders of several nations are blaming each other as the assailants seem to be from neighboring countries. The incident taking place on the Olympus is being regarded as sabotage with each nation wishing to conduct their own investigations."

"We have reports that several once friendly nations are implementing stricter border control and limiting trade and travel with other specific nations. The Apricus City Council will likely discuss this when they return. Especially after the apparent kidnap attempt of an Apricus citizen by individuals from Fae."

"We'll be bringing you continued coverage as more people are brought home safely. Have a good evening."

Location: Crepusculum

"Our mutual acquaintances are headed back to Apricus. Nearly everything went off without a hitch."

"I do regret the loss of our piece when it comes to Mr. R but his job was done. We may not have control of Paradise Entertainment any longer but the access he provided me to the city's records was more valuable."

"Not to mention our chief operative in Apricus has provided access to all of Cheshire Financial's systems. I'm sure they'll realize something is a miss eventually but for now everything is proceeding exactly as planned. Nobody suspects her at all."

"And the other heathen nations are already at each other's throats. Astounding how easy it is to break their faith in each other with a few well positioned apostles."

"Precisely. And now that the distrust is running rampant, everyone will want to improve their offensive, and defensive capabilities. So of course they'll come calling to the most technologically advanced nation in the world. And when they do, we'll happily cut them a deal...."

Epilogue:

Location: Palace Of The Five Emperors

"Cerise Gilios. As one of the winners of the tournament, a prize is yours. So tell me.."

"Skuld Kraka. As one of the winners of the tournament, a prize is yours. So tell me.."

"Hugo Knight. As one of the winners of the tournament, a prize is yours. So tell me.."

"Johnny C. Lakely. As one of the winners of the tournament, a prize is yours. So tell me.."

"WHAT DO YOU DESIRE?!"

The sun is about to rise on a new era!

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Olympus Tournament Story: Uncertain Future.

Location: Research Facility, Olympus.

Ruby and Oct found themselves in a very strange battle with the Mikey Minos animatronic. Despite Ruby's speed and Oct's firepower, the machine was proving to be a capable foe. The Paradise Senior Partners has said they had used the minotaur to gather fight data which likely meant it adapted itself to deal with whomever it fought.

Ruby's attacks proved to be mostly ineffective but Oct was landing several strong hits. The machine hadn't had much time to read Oct as he wasn't in the tournament and only fought in part of one round. The two grappled and crashed through several walls sending people scattering. With Oct taking the minotaur's focus Ruby was able to chip away at it while it was mostly defenseless.

During a clash the minotaur and Oct broke through a wall on the side of the ship, both teetering on the edge but Oct pushed back and landed a strong blast to the minotaur's torso. It retaliated by knocking him to the ground and stepping on one of his arms. Ruby rushed to help but was caught in the animatronics' grasp. It began to squeeze but before any major damage could be dealt, the creature was struck from behind by Summer.

Ruby took advantage and managed to grab her weapon, slamming the blade into the minotaur's face which made it drop her and stagger towards the hole in the wall. The moment Oct was freed he let loose with his firepower, blasting the minotaur out of the opening and sending it falling into the sea.

By the time Oct had gotten back up he could only watch as Ruby ran to the elevator and used the key she had been given. Summer tried to follow but was pulled out of the room again by her previous opponent, Chimera. Oct decides it best to try and help Summer against her foe but at the same time Ruby's sister Yang had been following her sister's location via aShine tracker and was headed to the helipad that Ruby's elevator was taking her.

Location: Control Room, Olympus.

Lowell: "Attention, this is Flavian Lowell of Apricus. We are experiencing several issues. If you can hear this, the Olympus vessel requests assistance. We are unable to comply with the request to return to port. The controls seem to have been locked. We have sailed into a major storm, the vessel has sustained minor damage."

"Captain Hector Larsen has requested any available ships head to our location to help with evacuation. Captain Larsen is doing his best to keep the damage to the ship minimal. I will be ordering the evacuation shortly. Over."

Clearing his throat, Lowell switch the broadcast over to the ship's speakers. "Attention everyone. Flavian Lowell here. While this vessel is able to withstand a good deal of damage, for safety purposes I am issuing an evacuation notice. Several helicopters are on standby and will take off as soon as they are able."

"There are plenty of escape crafts available as well. Please navigate to the closest one. The crafts are programmed to take you safely to land. If all else fails, every one of your rooms is equipped with an escape pod which can be launched. An emergency beacon will be activated should you require use of this method."

"I urge you all to remain calm and everything will be fine. The Apricus City Council will oversee the evacuation. I have set this message to repeat every few minutes. Stay safe everyone."

Location: Deck Twenty, Olympus.

Kara: "You heard the man. It's time to take our leave." Opening up the hatch of one of the escape crafts."

Sunil: "What about Hugo? What about Cerise? We can't.."

Evander: "We can't stay here, your friends were gone in a flash of light. Who knows where they got teleported to if that even happened. Besides, Puck is still weak from nearly getting kidnapped by those Fae freaks."

Puck: "I hate that he's got a point."

Sunil: "I'm sending a message to Hugo and Cerise. I don't know if it'll reach them but Evander is right, we stay here and we might wind up at the bottom of the sea."

Night: "I can't.."

Sunil: "I know, it's your best friend and your girlfriend but you're not going to be any good to them dead."

Kara and Evander help Puck into the escape craft followed somewhat reluctantly by Sunil, and Night. After a few others board and the craft hits capacity the door shuts. The craft launches away from the ship, heading to land and activating an emergency beacon.

Location: Helipad Seven, Olympus.

The elevator Ruby was in finally reached the helipad. She stepped out and had to shield herself from the rain. This storm had appeared out of nowhere and hardly seemed to be a natural occurrence. Something was very wrong. She looked over to see the two Paradise Senior Partners waiting in a specialized helicopter. The one still wearing a broken mask opened the helicopter door and held his hand out.

Before Ruby could get there a commotion was heard as Summer, and Oct blasted their way through the decks and ended up next to Ruby. Chimera followed close behind and instantly began fighting with Summer again. to make matters worse Yang had managed to fight through the crowd and was rushing to Ruby.

Ruby barely had time to think before she was knocked out from behind by another Paradise Entertainment member..one of their newest. He lifted her up and carried her over, putting her in the helicopter.

As he began to climb in he heard someone yelling for him. Gouki had been chasing him through the entire ship and finally found him. As Gouki approached, Chimera broke away from Summer, leaping over and landing a kick that sent Gouki sliding back. Chimera and the masked man boarded the helicopter which instantly began to take off. Oct was unable to take a shot at it due to Ruby being on board but he did manage to launch a tracking device and stick it to the helicopter's underside.

Yang blinked, trying to understand was taking place just as a rumbling was heard and the ship began to shake even more. Without hesitation Summer ran to Yang, grabbing her by the arm and throwing her into one of the escape crafts just as the door was closing. Yang could only look out of the window as the craft dropped into the sea and sped off as it's beacon activated.

The masked Senior Partner looked out of the helicopter and noticed something rising out of the water near the Olympus.

Senior Partner: "It's a shame we can't stay and watch. I'd love to see how the project turned out. Ah well, places to go and people to see.."

The helicopter flew into the distance.

Location: Main Deck, Olympus.

Helicopters, and various escape crafts had all been successfully launched. The evacuation had been as smooth as one could hope. That was until the ship itself felt as if it would be torn apart. A strange looking creature had risen from the depths, the Senior Partner's project.

The creature seemed to have a mix of multiple arms as well as tentacles. It's body crashed through part of the ship before clawing it's way to the main deck. A somewhat skull like face roared at any who would oppose it as it's appendages ripped chunks of the ship apart.

Oct, Summer, and Gouki found themselves joined by members of the Apricus council and by other fighters who had stuck around. Each ready to confront the beast.

To be concluded...

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Olympus Tournament: Round Five.

"Greetings everyone! Flavian Lowell here bringing you the action packed conclusion to the Olympus Tournament! The ten fighters with the most points have been selected. As we mentioned earlier though, a few of the fighters were unable to attend so we simply went down the list to the next highest ranked competitor."

"The rules are simple. Small arena size, all ten fighters battle it out until only two remain. Those two go on to fight in the finals! Before we jump into the action, here is a list of the final ten fighters."

Kara Skuld Kraka Hugo Knight Gouki Typhon Hideyoshi Phalanx Kei Kawakami Roland Marigold Johnny C. Lakely Cerise Gilios

"Things have already gotten off to a hot start as all ten fighters have rushed in with nothing held back. For those who were wondering, Skuld Kraka has been medically cleared to compete after her strange disappearance and reappearance."

"Typhon and Kei have resumed their ongoing battle which seems to have lasted the entire tournament in one way or another. Phalanx, Marigold, and Gouki are fighting it out. Gilios, Knight, and Lakely have broken off while Skuld faces off with Kara."

"I've gotten a report that we may have fights breaking out in different areas of the ship. I assure you this is nothing to worry about, the Olympus security teams will handle any issues currently happening. Back down to the action it looks like Marigold has temporarily teamed up with Kei and have managed to force Typhon out of the ring, unfortunately on his way out Typhon grabbed hold of Marigold which allowed Johnny and Phalanx to concentrate attacks and knock the big man out as well."

"Knight almost finds himself eliminated by Kara but gets saved by Gilios. Not sure why, perhaps she wants to fight him one on one in the finals. Kei and Lakely fighting now as Phalanx attempts to eliminate Kara."

"Skuld tries to help out fighting Kara but Kara manages to pull Skuld's shield away from her and knock her aside before slamming her shield against Phalanx's shield. She uses all her power to push forward and just barely manages to make Phalanx's foot slide out of bounds which technically eliminates him."

"Kara turns around and is met by a triple attack from Knight, Gilios, and Skuld. Skuld recovers her shield and presses the attack. She braces her self and allows Knight and Gilios to leap off her shield and deliver staggering blows to Kara. Kara teeters on the edge but is suddenly struck by Kei and forced out."

"Strangely Kara appears to leave in a hurry. Perhaps she doesn't like the rough waters we must have hit. The ship is rocking a little bit but it's likely just a passing storm. This vessel is built to withstand nearly anything and our audience doesn't seem to be bothered much."

"Gouki who seemed to have been in wait finally makes her move and strikes Knight and Gilios. She almost eliminates Knight but he fights back. Gilios attacks Gouki but Gouki defends and almost knocks her out as well. Gouki finds herself one on one against Kei and the two warriors clash as the ship begins to rock back and forth a bit more."

"Lakely makes his presence felt as he jumps into the fight between Gouki and Kei. In the middle of the clash Gouki seems to see something out of the corner of her eye which provides enough distraction for Kei, and Lakely to land several strong hits and force her out of the ring. Gouki however takes off running out of the arena the second she's eliminated..."

"Johnny turns immediately and attempts to force Kei out of bounds, he's backed up by Gilios as they push forward. Kraka looks to join in but gets tied up with Knight. Knight presses his own attack but Kraka uses her shield to flip Knight over and kicks him in mid-air sending him flying into Kei. Gilios and Lakely both land a haymaker to Kei right as Knight flies into him. Knight manages to drop to the ground and hold on but Kei is forced out of the arena."

"Seems Kei has noticed how unstable the ship seems to be at the moment and heads over to have a word with Captain Larsen. We're down to four as Kraka, Gilios, Knight, and Lakely square off."

"Well folks, not to alarm anyone but I'm being told that we're being asked to put things on hold. If everyone could please exist the arena in an orderly fashion and either head to one of the designated safe zones or back to their rooms..."

Just as the four remaining warriors go to exit the arena a familiar flash of light is seen. All four individuals are nowhere to be found..

To be continued..

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Olympus Tournament Story: Fuel to the fire.

Sunil: "Has anyone seen Puck?"

Cerise: "Not recently. Last I heard he was going off to grab some food and probably flirt with everyone along the way."

Night: "Yeah sounds about right. Still, with those two weirdos from Fae causing him to panic a few times I do sort of wonder if something more is going on."

Hugo: "Weirdos making another weirdo panic isn't that strange. I can't give a shit right now, I gotta focus on the semis and the finals."

Night: "Assuming you get to the finals."

Hugo: "Least I bothered to fight, you're the only one here who wussed out."

Cerise: "Alright alright shut up the both of you. Sunil, Night, and I can go look for Puck."

Sunil: "No, Hugo is right about preparing for the semis and finals. You're in them as well. I'll go with Night, you two can keep training. Come on."

Night: "Where do we even start? This ship is huge.."

Night and Sunil split up to try and track down where Puck may have gone. Unfortunately as Night thought, the size of the ship made trying to find one person just about as easy as finding a needle in a haystack. To make matters worse, Puck wasn't answering his aShine.

The two decide to shift focus and attempt to locate the competitors from Fae. Something that does seem slightly easier but upon reaching where they should be, Sunil and Night discover the door open and no one inside. There are however small signs of a struggle which further intensifies the need to find their missing friend.

Night: "You think they kidnapped him?"

Sunil: "Pretty sure they've been trying to do that this whole time. He's from Fae, no idea why those two would go out of their way for him though."

Night: "Didn't you say he made some kind of deal with Hades? Maybe it has something to do with that."

Sunil: "He did but I can't remember what he told me about it. It's like the more time goes by the easier it is to forget any details regarding that."

Night: "Well that just means Hades is probably still alive somewhere, not really a comforting thought."

Sunil: "No but I don't think he's part of whatever this is. Check it out.."

Night: "No bags anywhere, closets are empty. You think they called for transportation?"

Sunil: "Probably. The Fae leaders were never here so the fighters couldn't have left like that. They'd have to have called someone.."

Night: "There are a billion helipads on this ship and a billion escape crafts. How do we find em before they leave?"

Evander: "Excuse my interruption but I overheard your predicament. I do believe I can be of assistance. Allow me to introduce myself, Evander Lykaios. Pleasure.

Night: "I know you, you're one of the fighters and you're on the Crepusculum Hecaball team. Why would you want to help?"

Sunil: "Doesn't matter. We probably don't have much time before those two losers from Fae leave with Puck."

Evander: "Precisely. Lucky for you I'm something of a problem solver." Bringing up his equipment which looked like a far more advanced aShine. "There is a small emergency ping hidden from most channels. It's currently located near one of the helipads in section fourteen. Air traffic indicates a helicopter on it's way. I assume this is where your missing friend is."

Sunil, Night, and Evander rush through the ship using Evander's convenient but somewhat strange knowledge of paths to take and elevators to use so they may avoid most people.

Evander: "Well would you look at that, competitors from Fae attempting to abduct an Apricus Citizen. This won't look particularly good for relations now will it?"

Sunil: "Let him go you freaks.."

Night: "Uh you realize we don't have weapons.."

Sunil: "Neither do they.."

Tarseed and Mariposa however seemed content enough to fight without weapons. Mariposa still had plenty of tricks up their sleeve and all they had to do was wait for transport and they create a diversion so they could escape with the currently unconscious Puck.

No one seemed to notice Evander pressing a button on his equipment which seemed to be recording the entire situation and even broadcasting it to certain people.

Evander himself was enough to deal with Tarseed as his combat experience and augmentations made him the superior fighter. Mariposa however was handing both Night and Sunil using several gadgets so as explosives and smoke grenades.

As the fights went on a helicopter had landed and the door slid open. Tarseed managed to use one of Mariposa's smoke bombs to slip away from Evander and attempt to load Puck into the helicopter.

Mariposa activated something resembling a an electric field which temporarily incapacitated Night, and Sunil. Mariposa and Tarseed made their way to the helicopter but were shocked when Evander's partner Kara appeared on the helipad.

Kara made her way over and smashed the electric device before punching through the helicopter and pulling the pilot out. In a panic Tarseed jumped to the controls and began to take off. All of the action must have shaken Puck awake as he struggled against his bounds.

Puck managed to kick Mariposa out of the helicopter though Mariposa hung on as the craft began to gain altitude. Puck stood looking out of the door but suddenly noticed several chains wrap around the helicopter's tail, preventing it from rising. Evander and Kara held on to the chains as Puck took a breath and jumped out.

Sunil managed to catch Puck though it wasn't a particularly graceful landing. Mariposa decided to cut their losses and managed to break the chains holding the helicopter down, allowing the two Fae competitors to escape.

Tournament personnel rushed to the helipad to check on everyone though by the time they arrived Kara and Evander had left. Puck, Sunil, and Night were all brought down for medical evaluations and to explain what had just happened.

Sunil: "Well, never expected Crepusculum to show up and help us out."

Puck hadn't said anything but he seemed to have a strange feeling about all of this.

Night: "Evander was right though. This isn't exactly going to look good when it comes to international relations.."

Sunil: "Why were they after you anyway?"

Puck: "Long story.."

Somewhere on another deck

Evander: "We got him back, don't worry about it."

???: "Good, make sure he gets back to Apricus in one piece. He's too important to lose."

Evander: "We'll handle it. Kara is in the semi-finals, and likely the finals. Everything is going the way you said it would."

???: "Not entirely. There was a mishap with Mr. R so that piece is off the board. Nevertheless, continue on as instructed."

Evander: "Of course."

Conversation ended.

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A note from the author.

I know that most people aren't even really reading anything but I want to say thanks to the few that are.

I had the idea for this tournament story in my head and I had hopes that it would maybe entice people to interact again. As I've said before, I don't blame anyone for having things to take care of in their own lives, or simply deciding to move on.

We don't have much longer before the conclusion. I don't really know what happens afterwards. Project Sunrise is being worked on but isn't set to debut till later this year. I hope it'll do what this couldn't and possibly get more interaction.

I wanted this to turn out differently than it has but that wasn't meant to be. It's incredibly hard to write a story like this because I have to include other people's muses but not full on write as them because they aren't mine and I don't feel comfortable doing that.

That being said, I hope I've done ok with what I've put out there. Thank you for the use of your muses for the story, even if you're no longer around.

Thank you to whomever is still reading these and I promise you the conclusion will be worth your time.

I hope you all are doing well no matter what you're doing in your lives.

Much love.

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Olympus Tournament Story: Child of Völsung. Part Two.

Continued from here.

"I should have paid more attention to Clarion. They are always scheming no matter what they try and tell you. Ah right, I suppose an introduction is in order. I am Emperor Vili, the same one you've most likely heard about in your history books. What you see before you is as you guessed, Völsung. Though a bit before your lifetime."

"Behold." Several battles seemed to be taking place around them though no one was aware of their presence. "The only true way to live. Believing in something with all your heart, with all your being, and understanding that you need to fight for it. It is through battle on may experience the fullness of life."

"But it must not be frivolous. It must mean something. This land was shaped by battle after battle. People fighting to make things better, sometimes for themselves, sometimes for everyone. Good and evil do not apply, nor do right and wrong. All that matters is who and what a single person believes in."

"Understand that peace does has it's place. All great rulers understand that peace is the reason you prepare for war. It's ignorant to believe you'll have everlasting peace without maintaining strength. You simply make yourself a target to those who wish to erase your way of life and replace it with theirs."

"The co-operation some in this nation seek isn't a bad thing. However ignoring that other nations will be learning about you and may be holding a knife behind their back will only lead to destruction. Do you understand?"

"Though she will someday lead, your sister is not the right person for what may be coming. You are.." A snap of his fingers seemed to make Skuld's shield and spear appear in her hands, fully repaired. "I've taken the liberty of blessing your weapons. This however won't be enough."

Reaching down and touching her forehead for only a moment. "The Emperors give gifts to those who they believe are worthy. Remember everything you've seen, remember everything that brat Clarion may have told you. But whatever you choose to do, whatever you believe in, believe in it with a fire in your heart. Believe in it strongly enough to do whatever is necessary."

"I can not return you to the exact time Clarion plucked you from. It may be hard for you to explain what took place, but those who matter will understand. As for the gift, you will understand how to use it when the time arrives."

"Farewell Child of Völsung. You have done well so far."

Skuld experienced a flash of bright light before finding herself back in her room on the Olympus with her very confused sister..

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Olympus Tournament Story: Child of Völsung. Part One.

"I do apologize for the sudden teleportation but like I said, I wanted to have a little chat. Skuld right, of course you are. Pleasure to meet you. I know you were probably expecting Vili since he's more closely associated with your homeland...and I'm sure he'll be here shortly once he realizes what happened however for the moment it's just you and me."

"Do you like it? The palace I mean. It's quite a marvel, been around a long time. Much older than anything you've ever seen. Oh you don't really enjoy much small talk do you? Well fine, I'll get to the point. What exactly ARE you doing..just in general? The rightful ruler who will never be."

"No that position goes to your sister doesn't it? The one least deserving of it. Don't give me that look, you're about as threatening to me as a gnat. You're probably wondering if I'm trying to turn you against her. No, that's a waste of time. I'm simply pointing out a few facts after observing everything."

"Your homeland was built on it's own strength wasn't it? It's done perfectly well without interference. Perhaps you could call it self-isolation but it works doesn't it? Suddenly though it's in your nations best interest to open up? To tell everyone out there every little thing about the entire nation. That was quite the presentation from Apricus University. Your sister provided a lot of interesting facts..."

"And..what do you have in return? The little bit of information you've been able to gather while being enrolled in the university? Seems the world is learning more about your homeland and your homeland still remains rather clueless about most of the outside world. That's happened quite a few times before...and it never ends well."

"All it takes is the right nation, a technologically advanced one, or one with much more military might to decide that your homeland couldn't stand up to it..next thing you know the wolves are at your gates and your way of life is threatened."

"I'm simply trying to make my point that things aren't going the way they should for your people. Your sister might end up being ruler quicker than you think..oops spoilers. In any case what happens after that?"

"See if there is one thing I know about..people in general it's that they can't avoid conflict forever. One thing leads to another and all the peace agreements get thrown out the window. And now that everything about your homeland is on the table..someone might look to make a meal of it."

"See we never start anything, we just watch. It's what we've always done. After a while you just get a feeling when a big storm is brewing. You can let this go in one ear and out of the other if you choose. Or you can keep it in mind and make yourself ready. Cause from what I can see, things have been peaceful for a while. But..when the world starts to settle, the creator throws a stone at it, and believe me, he’s winding up.”

Without warning Skuld found herself teleported again, this time though it looked a lot like Völsung..only in the distant past.

"Child of Völsung..I have chosen you.."

To be continued..

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Olympus Tournament Story: Senior Partners.

The so-called Dark Angel had vanished after his seemingly random appearance during the battle royale. The truth however was that shortly after that he'd been contacted by Miranda Fisher and asked to locate the Paradise Entertainment "Senior Partners" before all of them had a chance to leave the ship.

Unfortunately it seemed several Paradise members had already taken their leave. There was however still a helicopter sitting on one of the helipads that looked very similar to the ones Paradise had been using. He'd been waiting it out to see who made their way to it but after some time had gone by he caught a glimpse of two masked individuals watching HIM.

Well, the need for secrecy seemed to go right out of the window so instead he headed in their direction, following them down a series of hallways. After using an elevator down into the lower decks of the ship he seemed to find himself in a makeshift laboratory. The two masked men standing on the other side of the room. The whole thing smelled of a trap..but in his mind that just meant they were trapped in the room with him.

Senior Partner #1: "To be honest, I was expecting someone else. I'm sure she'll be here shortly though." One of the eyes on his mask seemed to blink on and off. The mask itself had been damaged and was cracking down the middle.

Senior Partner #2: " Your obsession with the girl is troublesome."

Senior Partner #1: "It's all research my friend. Research is necessary for progress. Take our guest here for example. Dark Angel, Octavius, Redfish...whatever he wants to be called. A dead man walking, quite interesting."

"You don't remember me do you? I suppose I had a different mask back then. I'm not exactly a bishop on the chessboard anymore."

Flashbacks of Dark Angel and Roland Marigold fighting against a chimera abomination during the checkmate invasion flashed through Oct's head.

"I have to admit I'm still slightly annoyed you managed to destroy my work so easily. It did prove to be helpful in gathering data though, and the distraction was enough for me to get what I wanted from the city archives."

Senior Partner #2: "Be that as it may, is he really still necessary? Your project here is almost complete."

Senior Partner #1: "A bit more data never hurt.."

Just as Oct began to approach them a rumbling could be heard. A few seconds later the Mikey Minos animatronic crashed through the laboratory wall and slammed into Oct sending him sliding backwards.

Senior Partner #1: "I've been using our friend here to gather fight data. This entire tournament has been very educational. That being said, I believe he has a small score to settle with you."

As Oct began to wrestle against the animatronic the door was suddenly kicked open. Ruby had been following the man with the broken mask and was determined to get her answers. She rushed forward only to clash against the second masked man.

In what seemed like an instant the blade of her weapon sliced through part of his mask.

Senior Partner #2: "Brat.." reaching up and discarding the mask.

"She's seen my face, either bring her with us or dispose of her. Activate the project, I don't care if it's complete or not." Activating a barrier between himself and Ruby before taking his leave.

Senior Partner #1: "Well my dear it seems you have a choice. You're welcome to come with, I will provide all the answers you seek. If you don't...well I suppose I can start over again.."

"As for you Dark Angel, do try and not die to our minotaur friend. I'd much rather see what you can do against my new creation." Pressing a few buttons on one of the nearby consoles before throwing a switch. He'd step back into an elevator, throwing a key to it to Ruby before being taken out of the room.

Ruby and the Dark Angel found themselves against a very advanced animatronic minotaur and perhaps worse than that...whatever was on the way.

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Olympus Tournament Story: Gifts

A strange sensation to say the least. In the same instant that the young woman was teleported away after winning the Leader's Choice Final Four..several people who had been watching had also found themselves in a strange new location.

Amongst these people were three members of the Marigold clan. Van, Lye, and Titus. All three found themselves in a courtyard looking out over the sea. Of course it didn't take long for Van and Lye to start arguing over who's fault it was or what kind of scheme Van was up to this time.

Titus however seemed more interested in WHERE they were, not how they got there. Something he seemed to have a gut feeling about even before a rather sweet sounding voice spoke to the three of them.

"I know this isn't exactly the best way I could have gone about this but with everything going on I felt I wouldn't have a better chance." The woman was rather tall, towering over the three Marigolds. Her long flowing white dress almost seemed to shimmer in the sunlight. An obvious defining trait were the rabbit ears atop her head. Whether they be augmentations or something more natural remained to be seen.

"My name is Tagetes, Emperor Tagetes I suppose." A name which made the three go silent..though Van's doubt was evident. Something that again caused Van and Lye to begin arguing before once again finding themselves teleported. This time further into the palace. The three Marigolds had been sent to different rooms. She seemed to appear in each room at the same time and began speaking to each individual.

Van's room:

"I know it's strange.." Walking around the room as Van looked at her. "I'm sure you've heard plenty of stories from your father about his time here. He fought against Morrigan. A rather close call if I remember right. His mother was here long ago, her fight was with Vili." Taking a seat at the table. "Would you like some tea?"

"I assure you the stories were all true, though I have no doubt your father embellished some details." Smiling as she leaned back. "You're wondering if I'm who you think I am. Yes and no. We've been around a long time, longer than anyone else. Your clan..our clan thinks of me as a goddess. Perhaps I am, perhaps that is just an easy way to describe us...even if the definitions of it get a little muddled."

Lye's room:

"And so the next question you have is "why me"? Considering none of you were even competing. You assumed the emperors were only watching those fighting and not those who may need us. Well, perhaps some of the others were more interested in who was the strongest fighter..we all have reasons for who we chose."

"You can't move on can you?" Brushing her hand through Lye's hair. "The past clouds your future. Everything has always been about what was, even when you try and think about what could be. What your own brother had done. No matter what anyone says to you, it's never that easy to just move on is it? Because it's hard for anyone else to really understand.."

Titus's room:

"When I brought you all here I wondered which of you might be the one who eventually undertakes that rite of passage that many in our clan have done before. Believe it or not, both of the twins have an extraordinary amount of potential, it could very well be one of them. However, it could also very likely be you.."

"I can see something in you, something that reminds me of one long ago. One who's story you likely haven't heard. One who failed time and time again but refused to give up. Every time they fell and were sent away..they eventually made their way back. An extremely cold exterior but perhaps the biggest heart. Here, allow me to show you their story.." Reaching out and touching Titus's forehead which shows him a vision from long ago.

Van's room:

"You feel as though you were a monster that was created by an even bigger monster." The steam from her team swirled around and created brief images of Hades. "He saw a rage in you, turned you into his weapon. It's interesting though. Look at the others, a lover as twisted as the devil, and the ones who looked at the devil and found a father figure."

"But he resorted to using you only as a weapon...because he knew he couldn't fully corrupt you. It's why he relied so much on her...because he assumed she could manipulate you by using your heart..the one thing he couldn't do. In the end though he was afraid of you. He was afraid because he knew one day you'd realize the truth. One day you would be strong enough to set yourself on a different path. When that day came he knew he'd never be able to get you back.."

"It is only by walking through fire that we may burn away the lies.."

Lye's room:

"You believed yourself shackled to your past. In truth the only thing that binds you is yourself. You have learned to accept what has happened, to accept that once something is done it can never be undone. However, the past will always be the past. It is a part of you but you are not a reflection of that which has happened. You are not a product of what was."

"You may never be able to forgive your brother for what took place. The world will never expect this of you. What you must do is forgive yourself and understand that everything you feel is natural. Do not keep your anger bottled up, it will bubble under the surface until it consumes you. Say what you feel and let it go."

"Scars are reminders. However they are not simply reminders of past events, they remind you of what you've been through, what you've overcome, they remind you that you are still here. That your destiny is waiting for you. A destiny that you alone will write."

"It is only by walking through the darkness that we may find the light."

Titus's room:

"So you see the truth now. A truth that many in our clan have not been privileged to see. However, destiny is not set in stone. Many believe when you are born your fate is laid out already. As if you're only going through chapters of a book and cannot control the outcome."

"This as you just witnessed, is false. Someone who by all accounts was never "meant" to do what they did was able to overcome all things. Was able to realize that fate is what we make of it. Nothing is written, it never has been. As long as you're willing to fight for what you believe in, for those you hold dear, you may be able to accomplish things that you doubted were possible."

"One day our clan will need someone to claim the mantle of Chieftain. This is not necessarily you, perhaps that isn't the destiny you wish to have. Or perhaps when the time comes you may find yourself drawn to it. This is your choice and your choice alone. Understand though that I do see great things ahead of you and the city you call home may need you sooner than you think."

"It is only by walking through the illusions that we may find the truth."

Van's room:

"You are stronger than you believe you are. Though the journey may be long, you are not alone. Your Captain believes in you with all his heart, your friends will always be by your side, perhaps in time those who you once considered friends will find their way back to you."

"Your destiny is in your hands. You and you alone are in control of it. Accept the past and be willing to take that next step forward. Just know that you are not taking those steps alone and never have been."

"I can not promise your relationship with your sister will ever be perfect. Things rarely are. But I urge you to listen to her if she comes to you. It may be a long road ahead for you two but I believe given time, perhaps the two of you can start to heal."

"This being said, you may find yourself side by side with her in the near future." She reaches out and takes Van's hand.

"My gifts are only given to those who truly deserve them.."

Lye's room:

She's also taken Lye's hand. "Like most gifts, mine may take a while to unwrap."

Titus's room:

Taking Titus's hand "And even when you unwrap the gift, it's going to be up to you to understand how it works."

To all three

"I'm proud of you all. Should you need to speak to me, all you need do is ask."

All three Marigolds hands begin to glow before them find themselves transported back to the exact spots on the ship there were but only a few seconds seem to have passed.

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Olympus Tournament Story: Puzzle Pieces

"I am going to assume this impromptu meeting is due to the young woman vanishing into a pool a shadow?"

"Partially. It's also due to the fact we intercepted a message from Apricus. A message from a Paradise Entertainment member trying to contact their co-workers. What's strange is the fact Paradise is notoriously secretive. It's like they wanted us to hear it."

"As it turns out..the mysterious Mr. R seems to have been little more than an automaton. We have no idea who was behind it but it mentioned something about pieces already being in place. I noticed a Paradise Entertainment chopper landing on one of the helipads a while ago. I can only assume the other members are on their way back to the city."

"The city is well protected. Larsen's Marines, the Bureau troops, Ciar Security, most of the bounty hunters. Even if that tin can were up to something it wouldn't be able to get very far."

"True, not from a full on assault standpoint anyway. Which makes me wonder if perhaps that was never the idea. Perhaps getting most of the major players out of the city left a few doors open that we hadn't considered."

"This tournament is the Emperors doing more than it is Paradise. I find myself more concerned with the abducted woman. She's a princess from Völsung. This could cause an international incident if she's not located soon."

"I suggest we split our focus. Some of us will find out what we can about the missing princess. Others will track down the Paradise Entertainment members or their so-called Senior Partners before they all manage to leave."

"The rest should focus on getting people off of this ship."

"A mass evacuation would cause a panic. Besides, most of these people want to see the end of the tournament. We need to focus on convincing some of the world leaders to take their leave without attracting too much attention."

"Nava Lavender and Bonnie Bluebell just left for Apricus. I've sent Ajax with them under the guise of protection. Once he's back in the city I will have him make the necessary contacts to try and call this ship back to port."

"It seems we at least have something of a plan. We'll let the rest of the tournament play out as to not cause any alarm while we each handle our assignments. I'll contact the rest of the council and explain what to do."

"Jolly good. Stay on your toes everyone. I have to get back to the announcing booth for the next round."

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Olympus Tournament: Leader's Choice Final Four.

"Hello everyone! Flavian Lowell here to provide commentary for this extra special bonus round! If you recall, at the end of the Leader's Choice Battle Royale we had a four-way tie. Well we've invited all four fighters back to settle it once and for all."

"Keep in mind the winner of this will only receive points for THIS fight. The battle royale has already been awarded to the four fighters. This is just an extra bit of fun. Now, let me introduce you to the competitors!"

Lionel Myte representing Resource Workers United

Ajax representing the Potentialists

Skuld Kraka representing Völsung

Henri Duquesne representing Rèunion

"The rules are simple. The arena will start with the smallest fighting area possible, as if it were picking up from the battle royale. The last fighter standing will be declared the winner. Ready? FIGHT!"

"As chaotic of a start as expected with all four competitors in a relatively small area. No cover, no buildings, no trees, it's you and your weapons against everyone else and their weapons. As pure a fight as you can get!"

"Kraka is defending herself as best she can against the overwhelming power of Ajax while Myte and Duquesne prove to be evenly matched in speed. Myte switches it up using more of those explosive Hecaball style moves he's famous for but Duquesne has done his research and uses his own extremely agility to avoid the attacks."

"Kraka now on the offense but Ajax grabs hold of her spear and swings her directly into Myte, knocking both to the ground. Ajax uses Kraka's spear to deflect the daggers thrown at him by Duquesne but Kraka slides over and bashes Ajax with her shield, recovering her weapon."

"Kraka presses the attack while Duquesne and Myte join in, each striking Ajax before he gets the chance to use any elemental infused attacks. Ajax though defends well against all of the attacks until Duquesne gets a launch from Kraka's shield, flies above Ajax and lands behind him."

"The momentary distraction is enough for Myte to fly through air with a Hecaball kick to Ajax, Duquesne drops down and sweeps Ajax's legs making him fall backwards. He tries to keep balance but Kraka throws her shield at him and sends him out of bounds. Unfortunately Kraka's shield falls out of the arena as well."

"Kraka is immediately on the defense, forced to use her spear to fend off Myte and Duquesne's blazing fast attacks. She's taking a beating as she's forced backwards. Myte gets a push from Duquesne and goes for a flying punch to Kraka but she slams her spear into the ground, grabs hold of it and spins around it as Myte flies towards her, he misses and she swings around with a dropkick that uses Myte's own momentum against him, sending him out of bounds."

"Duquesne is right there knocking Kraka near the arena boundary and continuously hitting her with kicks and palm strikes. Kraka has sustained an incredibly amount of punishment but refuses to go down. Duquesne lands a vicious kick that looks like it may have broken her arm or at least damaged it as it is now hanging limp at her side."

"Kraka manages to kick Duquesne away but has no time to catch her breath as he comes at her swinging. Kraka seems to have something in mind as she inches her way towards the boundary again. Duquesne with another flurry of attacks but Kraka manages to grab his wrist and twist it, making him drop one of his daggers."

"Kraka drops down slides between Duquesne's legs, she manages to grab her spear with her good hand, and spins it as rapidly as she can, Duquesne's other dagger is knocked away as Kraka forces him back. Duquesne grabs hold of the spear but as he does Kraka lets go and flips backwards, landing a kick straight to Duquesne's chin and sending him falling out of bounds."

Winner: Skuld Kraka

"A fantastic match! Can we get a round of applause for all four competitors? Now, a few words from our Leader's Choice Final Four winner!"

As Skuld heads to the center of the ring to a massive applause from the crowd everything seems to stop momentarily.

Skuld finds herself suddenly enveloped in shadows. She gets a glimpse of her sister running towards her and reaching out before she is transported somewhere else. As she blinks a figure walks toward her.

"Hey there, names Clarion. Emperor Clarion. We gotta talk.."

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Olympus Tournament Story: Queen takes King.

Location: Lightning Strikes Twice Casino, Apricus City.

A private elevator that very few had access to. Something that took her a while to get the codes for. This particular elevator was one of the only ways to reach Mr. R's office. Luckily, with most everyone else gone at the moment several opportunities had presented themselves.

The elevator opened and she stepped out, not exactly surprised to see..nothing. The entire office was mostly empty. It was as if it was barely used at all..just as it should be. This entire thing was a giant pile of bullshit and everyone in the organization knew it. She made her way through the main room and pushed open a set of elaborate wooden doors. Sure enough Mr. R was there, sitting behind his desk as if he expected this to happen.

Hera: "Not even going to offer me a cup of tea? Coffee? Water? Wine? You've got a pretty well stocked bar over there. Doesn't seem like you touch the stuff though." Pulling out a chair and sitting on the other side of the desk.

Hera: "I remember when we had that installed. We used to have all of our meetings here and believe me sometimes you needed to get drunk off your ass to put up with all the arguing."

Hera: "You of all people should realize exactly what's wrong with this situation. All this nonsense with Senior Partners. We don't have any fucking senior partners and we never have. I'd ask who they were but I doubt I'd get an answer. Doesn't matter, whatever the hell you have planned is gonna go up in smoke anyway."

Mr. R: "You're getting ahead of yourself. Our senior partners are helping us finance everything. When this is all over we'll own this entire city without anyone knowing about it. Everyone will indebted to us. The invisible saviors of Apricus. The money behind all of the reconstruction."

Hera: "Where is she?"

Mr. R: "Doing what I paid her to do, making sure all the systems are running smoothly. Making sure even the most detail obsessed bankers won't notice something is wrong. It does help to know people in the right places does it not?"

Hera: "Should have figured she was just a lap dog. However, since she's not here that means it's just you and me. That's a bit strange to say isn't it? Considering I've been you. Everyone has been you at one point or another. You don't exist. So imagine our fucking surprise when suddenly you start acting on your own. You start trying to get yourself on the council. Problem is, nobody ever sees you outside of a hologram."

Hera: "I have to admit, I expected to walk in here and just see a hologram projected from the desk. Yet here you are, an actual physical body. Which means someone is hiding behind that mask and I want to know who the fuck it is."

Mr. R: "It doesn't matter. Everything is nearly in place and there isn't anything you can do about it." A button behind his desk was pressed which suddenly activated two machine gun turrets that lowered from the ceiling and begun firing.

Hera dove for cover behind the bar as the turrets sprayed bullets, shredding furniture and breaking bottles. After a brief moment she readied herself, two explosives sliding out of her jacket sleeves. She activated both and dove over the bar tossing the explosives at the turrets and destroying both.

She barely had a moment to concentrate though as she rolled away from a punch from Mr. R which created a hole in the floor. She had to keep him on his toes, there was no way she could match strength. Unfortunately for her the office had been locked, she had very little room to work with.

She managed to avoid most of his strikes which were at this point beginning to make the entire room shake. The holes in the walls and floor were certainly not helping structural integrity. She managed to unfold her swords from her holsters and use them to block an attack, pushing Mr. R. backwards.

She knew she had limited chances and decided to take one. Kicking the chair she had been sitting on over at her opponent which made him swat it away but left him open. In an instant she had impaled him with both her swords, pushing him back.

She began to catch her breath only to be shocked as Mr. R reached out and suddenly grabbed her by the throat. She flailed as she was lifted off the ground. In her desperation she managed to pull one of her swords free, swinging it and severing Mr. R's hand. She coughed a bit but was able to recover and reach over, ripping Mr. R's mask off.

Hera: "Oh you motherfucker.."

There was..nothing. It was just a blank face under the mask. The entire body at this point was clearly robotic. An extremely advanced robot body but still just a robot.

Mr. R: "I told you it didn't matter. Though I will not forgive the loss of this body." As it spoke a timer suddenly started counting down extremely fast.

Doing the only thing she could think of, she removed her other sword from Mr. R's body, slamming both into the windows behind him over and over until they cracked. She spun around in front of the robot and kicked it back. Throwing her swords into it to send it falling out of the window. A second later the robot exploded in mid-air, rattling the entire building.

She collapsed on the ground, finally able to breathe. Reaching over to tap her aShine and send a message to her coworkers who were still on the Olympus ship..

This just got far more complicated.

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