A Subtle Approach (Worm Endbringer SI)
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Chapter 1
Jevran
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A Subtle Approach (Worm Endbringer SI)
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This is a worm cyoa in endbringer mode.
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Chapter 1
Valefor had a reputation among many people.
Crazed Cultist, they called him. Supervillain, they branded him. Insane, they accused him.
But none of those fools knew the true him.
Valefor was faithful. Valefor was dutiful. Valefor was a rare religious man in this fallen age.
And now his faith was vindicated, and he was on a holy mission! His heart sang! He exulted! He all but trembled with excitement. He wanted to jump up throw his arms towards the heavens and roar at the top of his voice.
Of course he allowed none of this to show in his face.
Principal Blackwell closed the file with a snap and smiled at him.
"Everything seems to be in order Mr Endring," She said. Then she pushed the folder across the desk at him. "You can start classes today."
He gave her his best smile. "Thank you principal Blackwell. I'll do my very best as a student at this school."
"I'm sure you will Mr Endring." She said. Then she gestured towards the door in clear dismissal. "My secretary will give you directions towards the class coordinator"
He stood up and left the principal's office, closing the door behind him. The secretary was in that room. A blonde woman who smiled at him as he approached. He went through the motions again, smiling and making himself charming.
Only when he was out in the corridors did he let out a long breath and relaxed his shoulders.
He hated this. This smiling at and fawning over these, these scum. But he had his duty, and what none of those PRT fools who dismissed him as a fanatical cultist understood was that he was principled. He put duty above all else. Even more now that his faith has been vindicated. So he would put on a mask. He would smile at these scum and do his duty. But it was hard, especially so because his Lord has revealed to him the truth of this place.
The class coordinator gave him his class schedule and a temporary student ID.
Finally! He was free to carry out his holy mission!
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By the time he emerged from the principal's office it was already lunchtime, so he ended up linking up with Erigor at the school cafeteria and they compared notes.
"Hello cousin James. I see you made it safely."
"Thank you cousin Thomas. It was no trouble, the he….. everyone here is very…… friendly." Erigor tried to smile innocently.
Valefor sighed. His partner really needed to work on his subtlety. He wouldn't have brought him on this mission if there had been any other viable choice. But now that he was here he would shape up! He would not endanger their Holy Mission!
Valefor conveyed all of this through a well concealed glare that had Erigor cringing.
"That's good cousin," He said. Then he subtly brought the conversation back to their mission. "So have you met anyone interesting?"
Erigor got the hint. "No one interesting bro… cousin," He said. He cleared his throat. "I hope to make some friends soon."
"We will do it together," Valefor said. He smiled at his brother. "We will make good friends here. I know it!"
Both of them bit into their sandwiches.
A few more bites later, Valefor spoke up again. "Did anything else happen?"
"Yes" Erigor leaned forward. "When I got here and went to find my locker I smelled the most putrid stench. Naturally, I summoned the school authorities. As it turned out one of the girls lockers had been vandalized. It was all cleaned up later of course." He gave a small grin.
Valefor nodded firmly. "Good. You did your good deed for the day!" He kept his face blank but inside he was cheering. The first part of their Holy Mission was complete!
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Their next class was world history.
As they both had to find their class with the aid of a map they both ended up being late.
This was how they ran into her.
Like them she was late to class. She was coming down the stairs that Valefor guessed led to the roof, while they came up from below. They met in the corridor outside the world studies class. As a matter of fact they almost bumped into each other.
Valefor bit back a scowl. He wanted to snap at the girl, but he was mindful of his holy duty. He had an image to project in this place, he had his mask. Thus he put on his most charming smile.
"So sorry. We are new transfers here you see, and have no idea where we are going," He said. He gave her his most charming smile for good measure.
She smiled back hesitantly. "It's…. it's alright."
Valefor wanted to end it there, but he was mindful of the role he played. "I'm Thomas Endring." He offered her his hand.
She hesitantly offered her own hand back. "I'm Taylor Hebert."
His heart stopped.
He showed none of his panic on his face. Rather he said a brief prayer to his Lord to thank Him for this opportunity, and took the time to form the perfect greeting. This moment had to be perfect! Just as he opened his mouth however, Taylor squeaked and jumped back. He frowned. Why was she suddenly……. He followed her frightened gaze.
Erigor was prostrating himself on the ground. Kowtowing to the girl.
It took all of his self control not to scream.
He gave an embarrassed smile to the girl. "Please give me a moment? I swear I will explain everything."
Then he hauled Erigor to his feet forcefully and hauled him down the corridor.
"What are you doing brother?" He snarled. Taking care to keep his voice low and face pleasant. "Are you trying to endanger our Holy Mission!"
"But! But!" Erigor babbled. His face contorting. He was clearly caught between faith and duty. "She is the high priestess! The chosen one! How can we not give her the honor she is due?"
Valefor sighed. He could not fault his brother for his faith. But. "Brother, she has not yet learned the Holy Truth!. We must go slowly. Do you understand?" He asked. And Erigor nodded. "Good. Now come, we must fix your blunder."
They made their way back to the girl. Taylor was waiting for them. Even though it was with the attitude of a fawn about to flee her hunters.
He smiled apologetically at her. "I'm sorry. My cousin here…. Well he has a….. mental condition you see," He said, and put on his best sorrowful look. "He is cleared to be among people. But sometimes when he forgets his meds he becomes a little confused. Please forgive him. And," He looked hopeful. "I hope you won't judge him on this…."
Taylor's eyes filled with tears. "Oh I'm so sorry!" She said. "Of course I won't treat him any different!"
Valefor smiled. "Thank you," He said and gestured down the corridor. "Now shall we go to class?"
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The world studies class was headed by a disgusting human by the name of Gladly. His Lord had enlightened him about this man. And knowing this truth, the false smiles the man sent his way did nothing to sway him.
When they were told to go to their seats, he noted the seat that must have been Taylor's covered in glue. And the girl was still dejectedly making her way to it. His jaw clenched. But his brother overtook her in two steps and claimed the glue covered seat. Taylor looked surprised for a moment before taking another unsoiled seat.
Valefor gave a mental nod of approval to his brother. He might be overeager, but he was faithful.
He also made a mental note to find out who despoiled Taylor's seat. Blasphemy had to be dealt with after all.
The lesson itself was boring, until….
"Okay class," Mr Gladly -Valefor would never call the thing Mr G- said. He paced in front of the class. "Today we are focusing on current events. In particular the appearance of the fourth Endbringer."
Valefor perked up.
Who said education was useless? Out of the corner of his eye he could see Erigor leaning forward in his seat, his eyes shining. He was also careful to notice Taylor's expression. She looked interested.
This was good. So long as she was interested. Then he could use it as an opening to enlighten her.
"What do we know about it? Come now!" Mr Gladly encouraged the class. "Participate!"
A hand went up. It was a thin nerdy looking kid. "It arrived months ago," The kid said.
That was about right.
Another hand. "Its called Set!"
A passable name for the Holy One. But that needs to change soon.
Another. "It looks like a giant black jellyfish!"
Valefor clenched his jaw.
Taylor raised a tentative hand. "It…… It has behaved rather erratically for an Endbringer."
Valefor fought back a grin. Of course she would notice it! Her genius was without limit!
"Excellent points all," Mr Gladly smiled at them all. "The fourth Endbringer, that we are calling Set, first appeared on the 23rd of November last year. It was detected in orbit and flew down into the African hinterland. Naturally our heroes and military responded, and it was hit with missiles and capes. But that may have been a mistake. Can anyone tell why?" He looked at the class expectantly.
"Because it's like the lovechild of Lung and Eidolon!" Someone piped up.
Valefor mentally added them to his list.
"Yes indeed" Mr Gladly said. He smiled at the class. "Set did not display any special powers in the beginning. The only ability it had initially seemed to be flight. The first missiles even wounded it. But then it produced a forcefield. This ability only got stronger as more and more attacks were thrown at him. The collective parahuman might of the world couldn't damage it. But then something strange happened. What was it?" Mr Gladly grinned at the class.
"Scion!" Someone called out.
"Exactly!" Mr Gladly was clearly enjoying himself. "Scion turned up to the Endbringer fight and attacked the new Endbringer. But he didn't content himself with simply driving away the Endbringer, he gave chase. Set did everything to escape the Golden man. He flew, he teleported, he vanished from this world for a time. But whatever Set tried, Scion was right behind him. At first Set only ran, but later he started to counterattack. Their battle, what little we saw of it, was apocalyptic. So far no one is winning. But let us hope it's Scion eh?"
Valefor hid a grin. Yeah lets.
The rest of the class passed in the same vein.
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During gym they managed to find Taylor again. It wasn't hard, the girl was by herself.
"Hello Taylor," He said and smiled at her as he approached. "Do you think you can show us newbies the ropes?"
She looked surprised that they were even talking to her. "Um, are you guys um….. sure?"
Valefor smiled at her, though on the inside he was adding another tally on his list. "Of course we are. Who wouldn't want to hang out with a cute girl like you?" That got her blushing and ducking her head.
Still she did partner with them for gym.
At the end of gym though things went sideways.
Afterwards, Taylor had gone to change out of her gym clothes when we heard raised voices from the direction of the girls changing rooms.
They exchanged a glance and as one, went to investigate.
They found Taylor surrounded by several girls in the corridor outside the girls changing room. They heard snippets of what they were saying.
"Look at her."
"Waste of space."
"Why would anyone bother."
"No wonder her mom died!"
Taylor was crying.
Erigor launched himself forward with a roar!
He hit the girls in a running tackle and they went tumbling through the doors.
The girls changing room doors.
The screams were ear piercing.
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They all ended up in the principal's office.
Valefor was pretty sure he was going to have to use his power to get them out of this.
"Don't worry," He said. Only to reassure a worried Taylor who was sitting next to them. "We are getting out of this." He glared at Erigor, who had the grace to look abashed.
Valefor suddenly let go of his anger and sighed.
This was his responsibility and he had to deal with it.
It was just so hard being the only sane one in the team.
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Thousands of miles away, the watching capes stared in amazement as the new Endbringer started to bash it's head against Africa's mount Kilimanjaro.
Then it suddenly turned and hightailed it as golden lasers began to rain down around it. The Endbringer vanished into the sky, Scion giving chase.
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There it is. Please do tell me what you guys think of this idea.
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This is a worm cyoa in endbringer mode.
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Chapter 1
Valefor had a reputation among many people.
Crazed Cultist, they called him. Supervillain, they branded him. Insane, they accused him.
But none of those fools knew the true him.
Valefor was faithful. Valefor was dutiful. Valefor was a rare religious man in this fallen age.
And now his faith was vindicated, and he was on a holy mission! His heart sang! He exulted! He all but trembled with excitement. He wanted to jump up throw his arms towards the heavens and roar at the top of his voice.
Of course he allowed none of this to show in his face.
Principal Blackwell closed the file with a snap and smiled at him.
"Everything seems to be in order Mr Endring," She said. Then she pushed the folder across the desk at him. "You can start classes today."
He gave her his best smile. "Thank you principal Blackwell. I'll do my very best as a student at this school."
"I'm sure you will Mr Endring." She said. Then she gestured towards the door in clear dismissal. "My secretary will give you directions towards the class coordinator"
He stood up and left the principal's office, closing the door behind him. The secretary was in that room. A blonde woman who smiled at him as he approached. He went through the motions again, smiling and making himself charming.
Only when he was out in the corridors did he let out a long breath and relaxed his shoulders.
He hated this. This smiling at and fawning over these, these scum. But he had his duty, and what none of those PRT fools who dismissed him as a fanatical cultist understood was that he was principled. He put duty above all else. Even more now that his faith has been vindicated. So he would put on a mask. He would smile at these scum and do his duty. But it was hard, especially so because his Lord has revealed to him the truth of this place.
The class coordinator gave him his class schedule and a temporary student ID.
Finally! He was free to carry out his holy mission!
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By the time he emerged from the principal's office it was already lunchtime, so he ended up linking up with Erigor at the school cafeteria and they compared notes.
"Hello cousin James. I see you made it safely."
"Thank you cousin Thomas. It was no trouble, the he….. everyone here is very…… friendly." Erigor tried to smile innocently.
Valefor sighed. His partner really needed to work on his subtlety. He wouldn't have brought him on this mission if there had been any other viable choice. But now that he was here he would shape up! He would not endanger their Holy Mission!
Valefor conveyed all of this through a well concealed glare that had Erigor cringing.
"That's good cousin," He said. Then he subtly brought the conversation back to their mission. "So have you met anyone interesting?"
Erigor got the hint. "No one interesting bro… cousin," He said. He cleared his throat. "I hope to make some friends soon."
"We will do it together," Valefor said. He smiled at his brother. "We will make good friends here. I know it!"
Both of them bit into their sandwiches.
A few more bites later, Valefor spoke up again. "Did anything else happen?"
"Yes" Erigor leaned forward. "When I got here and went to find my locker I smelled the most putrid stench. Naturally, I summoned the school authorities. As it turned out one of the girls lockers had been vandalized. It was all cleaned up later of course." He gave a small grin.
Valefor nodded firmly. "Good. You did your good deed for the day!" He kept his face blank but inside he was cheering. The first part of their Holy Mission was complete!
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Their next class was world history.
As they both had to find their class with the aid of a map they both ended up being late.
This was how they ran into her.
Like them she was late to class. She was coming down the stairs that Valefor guessed led to the roof, while they came up from below. They met in the corridor outside the world studies class. As a matter of fact they almost bumped into each other.
Valefor bit back a scowl. He wanted to snap at the girl, but he was mindful of his holy duty. He had an image to project in this place, he had his mask. Thus he put on his most charming smile.
"So sorry. We are new transfers here you see, and have no idea where we are going," He said. He gave her his most charming smile for good measure.
She smiled back hesitantly. "It's…. it's alright."
Valefor wanted to end it there, but he was mindful of the role he played. "I'm Thomas Endring." He offered her his hand.
She hesitantly offered her own hand back. "I'm Taylor Hebert."
His heart stopped.
He showed none of his panic on his face. Rather he said a brief prayer to his Lord to thank Him for this opportunity, and took the time to form the perfect greeting. This moment had to be perfect! Just as he opened his mouth however, Taylor squeaked and jumped back. He frowned. Why was she suddenly……. He followed her frightened gaze.
Erigor was prostrating himself on the ground. Kowtowing to the girl.
It took all of his self control not to scream.
He gave an embarrassed smile to the girl. "Please give me a moment? I swear I will explain everything."
Then he hauled Erigor to his feet forcefully and hauled him down the corridor.
"What are you doing brother?" He snarled. Taking care to keep his voice low and face pleasant. "Are you trying to endanger our Holy Mission!"
"But! But!" Erigor babbled. His face contorting. He was clearly caught between faith and duty. "She is the high priestess! The chosen one! How can we not give her the honor she is due?"
Valefor sighed. He could not fault his brother for his faith. But. "Brother, she has not yet learned the Holy Truth!. We must go slowly. Do you understand?" He asked. And Erigor nodded. "Good. Now come, we must fix your blunder."
They made their way back to the girl. Taylor was waiting for them. Even though it was with the attitude of a fawn about to flee her hunters.
He smiled apologetically at her. "I'm sorry. My cousin here…. Well he has a….. mental condition you see," He said, and put on his best sorrowful look. "He is cleared to be among people. But sometimes when he forgets his meds he becomes a little confused. Please forgive him. And," He looked hopeful. "I hope you won't judge him on this…."
Taylor's eyes filled with tears. "Oh I'm so sorry!" She said. "Of course I won't treat him any different!"
Valefor smiled. "Thank you," He said and gestured down the corridor. "Now shall we go to class?"
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The world studies class was headed by a disgusting human by the name of Gladly. His Lord had enlightened him about this man. And knowing this truth, the false smiles the man sent his way did nothing to sway him.
When they were told to go to their seats, he noted the seat that must have been Taylor's covered in glue. And the girl was still dejectedly making her way to it. His jaw clenched. But his brother overtook her in two steps and claimed the glue covered seat. Taylor looked surprised for a moment before taking another unsoiled seat.
Valefor gave a mental nod of approval to his brother. He might be overeager, but he was faithful.
He also made a mental note to find out who despoiled Taylor's seat. Blasphemy had to be dealt with after all.
The lesson itself was boring, until….
"Okay class," Mr Gladly -Valefor would never call the thing Mr G- said. He paced in front of the class. "Today we are focusing on current events. In particular the appearance of the fourth Endbringer."
Valefor perked up.
Who said education was useless? Out of the corner of his eye he could see Erigor leaning forward in his seat, his eyes shining. He was also careful to notice Taylor's expression. She looked interested.
This was good. So long as she was interested. Then he could use it as an opening to enlighten her.
"What do we know about it? Come now!" Mr Gladly encouraged the class. "Participate!"
A hand went up. It was a thin nerdy looking kid. "It arrived months ago," The kid said.
That was about right.
Another hand. "Its called Set!"
A passable name for the Holy One. But that needs to change soon.
Another. "It looks like a giant black jellyfish!"
Valefor clenched his jaw.
Taylor raised a tentative hand. "It…… It has behaved rather erratically for an Endbringer."
Valefor fought back a grin. Of course she would notice it! Her genius was without limit!
"Excellent points all," Mr Gladly smiled at them all. "The fourth Endbringer, that we are calling Set, first appeared on the 23rd of November last year. It was detected in orbit and flew down into the African hinterland. Naturally our heroes and military responded, and it was hit with missiles and capes. But that may have been a mistake. Can anyone tell why?" He looked at the class expectantly.
"Because it's like the lovechild of Lung and Eidolon!" Someone piped up.
Valefor mentally added them to his list.
"Yes indeed" Mr Gladly said. He smiled at the class. "Set did not display any special powers in the beginning. The only ability it had initially seemed to be flight. The first missiles even wounded it. But then it produced a forcefield. This ability only got stronger as more and more attacks were thrown at him. The collective parahuman might of the world couldn't damage it. But then something strange happened. What was it?" Mr Gladly grinned at the class.
"Scion!" Someone called out.
"Exactly!" Mr Gladly was clearly enjoying himself. "Scion turned up to the Endbringer fight and attacked the new Endbringer. But he didn't content himself with simply driving away the Endbringer, he gave chase. Set did everything to escape the Golden man. He flew, he teleported, he vanished from this world for a time. But whatever Set tried, Scion was right behind him. At first Set only ran, but later he started to counterattack. Their battle, what little we saw of it, was apocalyptic. So far no one is winning. But let us hope it's Scion eh?"
Valefor hid a grin. Yeah lets.
The rest of the class passed in the same vein.
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During gym they managed to find Taylor again. It wasn't hard, the girl was by herself.
"Hello Taylor," He said and smiled at her as he approached. "Do you think you can show us newbies the ropes?"
She looked surprised that they were even talking to her. "Um, are you guys um….. sure?"
Valefor smiled at her, though on the inside he was adding another tally on his list. "Of course we are. Who wouldn't want to hang out with a cute girl like you?" That got her blushing and ducking her head.
Still she did partner with them for gym.
At the end of gym though things went sideways.
Afterwards, Taylor had gone to change out of her gym clothes when we heard raised voices from the direction of the girls changing rooms.
They exchanged a glance and as one, went to investigate.
They found Taylor surrounded by several girls in the corridor outside the girls changing room. They heard snippets of what they were saying.
"Look at her."
"Waste of space."
"Why would anyone bother."
"No wonder her mom died!"
Taylor was crying.
Erigor launched himself forward with a roar!
He hit the girls in a running tackle and they went tumbling through the doors.
The girls changing room doors.
The screams were ear piercing.
-+-
They all ended up in the principal's office.
Valefor was pretty sure he was going to have to use his power to get them out of this.
"Don't worry," He said. Only to reassure a worried Taylor who was sitting next to them. "We are getting out of this." He glared at Erigor, who had the grace to look abashed.
Valefor suddenly let go of his anger and sighed.
This was his responsibility and he had to deal with it.
It was just so hard being the only sane one in the team.
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Thousands of miles away, the watching capes stared in amazement as the new Endbringer started to bash it's head against Africa's mount Kilimanjaro.
Then it suddenly turned and hightailed it as golden lasers began to rain down around it. The Endbringer vanished into the sky, Scion giving chase.
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There it is. Please do tell me what you guys think of this idea.
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Jevran
He-Who-Stalks-The-Forums
- Location
- Somewhere
DoctorNobody
The Doctor is In(sane).
This is f***** hilarious. I desperately need to read more.
Grounders10
Nine-Tailed Kitsune
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada, Mars
.... Wait is the SI the Simurgh or a brand new Endbringer?
Jevran
He-Who-Stalks-The-Forums
- Location
- Somewhere
New one. An EB I made for this.
Lady Vanatos
I'm a peaceful woman with bad intentions.
- Location
- Beyond Creation
Oh, I am so watching this. Can't wait to see where this goes.
- Location
- Alabama
This seems very promising.
WATCHED WITH THE FURY OF A THOUSAND EXTERMINATUSI!
WATCHED WITH THE FURY OF A THOUSAND EXTERMINATUSI!
- Location
- USA
May I ask how Valefor and the other guy are suddenly teenagers?
Chapter 2
Jevran
He-Who-Stalks-The-Forums
- Location
- Somewhere
Hello everyone. It's me again with chapter 2 of our heroes adventure.
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Chapter 2
"I really didn't expect this Mr Endring," Principal Blackwell said to Valefor. "Your first day and already fighting?"
The principal's office was packed with students.
Taylor, Valefor and Erigor stood to one side, while an entire pack of girls took up the other side of the room.
"Your cousin attacked these girls and then broke into the girl's changing room!" The principal continued talking. But Valefor tuned her out. "This is not the kind of behavior we expect from the students of this school!"
"Principal!" Valefor interrupted her smoothly. "If you will allow me to explain the situation?" He produced his smartphone and poked it for a minute to bring up the video.
The principal watched wordlessly as the video played itself.
"As you can see, you have a very wrong idea," Valefor smiled. His Lord's instructions had proven true once more! Truly, he was on the right path! "My cousin intervened to stop the cruel and vicious bullying of a fellow student by these..." He gestured to the other side of the room. He also memorized faces. "…… girls."
The principal spluttered for a moment before she rallied. "He still attacked fellow students violently. And he still broke into the girl's changing room."
"Accidentally!" Valefor put in.
"Still he did it!" Principal Blackwell insisted. "We can't let this go!"
"While I agree that his violence was uncalled for, there are special circumstances," Valefor said. He gave her a quick touch with his power. "I can explain. If you give us privacy?"
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Five minutes later they were leaving the office, scott-free.
"I don't believe it!" Taylor said as they walked away. "I thought we would all get suspended!"
"I just had to explain about my cousin's illness," Valefor explained cheerfully. "She didn't want to risk the fallout from disciplining a child with a mental condition."
"Huh, I didn't think that woman could be fair," Taylor muttered.
"Hey, Cheer up! I promised to get us out of this and I did. There's no need to look so sad!" He smiled at her and, after a long moment, Taylor hesitantly smiled back.
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After leaving school he was finally free to check up on how things were proceeding on the other side of their Holy Mission!
A quick message to the other half of his team confirmed that they had succeeded. Not that he had expected anything less. They were on a Holy Mission after all. Failure wasn't something they would allow to happen.
When he made his way to the abandoned warehouse they were set up in, he found the rest of the team waiting, along with the fruits of their labor.
"Well done brothers," Valefor praised his team. "That was efficiently done!"
"My faith guides my hand," Eridor replied humbly.
"I do as my Lord commands me," Kimaris replied piously.
"The blessing of my God makes me flawless," Scratch declared, and Valefor frowned at that.
His brother sounded like he was walking a dangerous path. Yes, their Lord has blessed them. But that didn't make them invincible. Honestly, Scratch sounded like some kind of religious fanatic instead of an enlightened soul. Valefor was going to have words with him later.
"Good, now does anyone else have anything to say before we start?"
"Mffffff…… mfffff….. mfffff!"
"Yes, I'll get to you in a moment," Valefor said dismissively. "Anyone else? No? Very well. Kimaris? Erigor? You may go and get started on our other project. We will deal with this." The two named capes withdrew, leaving only three people in the warehouse.
"Mffffff…… mfffff….. mfffff!"
"Yes, yes we're dealing with you now," Valefor said as he leaned down and pulled the gag from the girl.
"……. Ack….. Ahem…… Thank you!" The girl wiggled in her bonds. "Is there a reason I've been kidnapped by a bunch of teen-aged boys and brought to this place?" Her voice wasn't panicking or even that worried. Not the typical reaction of a freshly kidnapped girl.
"Can't you tell?" Valefor asked with a small smile.
The girl frowned. "I can guess. You want to recruit me for something, you're not the members of any of the local gangs. I haven't been able to figure out anything else. You bastards kept me blindfolded!"
Scratch laughed. "Your paltry tricks will not help you here girl! We are under the aegis of….." He trailed off under Valefor's glare.
"Enough!" Valefor snapped. "Let's get started! Brother!"
At his command Scratch reached into the case at his feet and produced, of all things, a sword. The girl's eyes widened in alarm.
Valefor smiled a beatific smile. "Lisa Wilbourne!" His voice thundered. "You have been chosen!"
"Oh shit!" Lisa said, and then squeaked as the sword blade touched her throat.
Valefor kept smiling. "I think you know he will not hesitate to use it," He said, and Lisa nodded very slowly.
"Now as I was saying, you have been chosen," This time Lisa kept silent. "Fear not! You have been chosen to serve, not to be culled. And unlike your old employer, the villainous Coil, we are more civilized and will treat you properly during your induction!"
Lisa was watching him with dropped jaw.
Her indignation even overrode her survival instincts briefly. "Are you serious" She looked at their faces. "So help me, you are serious. Coil kidnapped me and recruited me into a villain gang with a gun and a wad of cash. You kidnapped me and are recruiting me into your cult,….. I mean religious organization?" She backtracked as the sword scratched her adams apple. "How is this possibly different?"
"This is very different," Valefor patiently explained to her. "Coil recruited you by pointing a gun at your head and offering you money. We are recruiting you by pointing a sword at your neck and offering you faith!"
Lisa imitated a fish. Her mouth opening and closing repeatedly.
"Faith cannot be measured in coin," Valefor explained patiently.
"A sword is a very honorable weapon," Scratch added in his own two cents.
Lisa spluttered.
"Now Lisa," Valefor brought her attention to the matter at hand. "It's time for your answer. What do you say? Will you join us or shall we release you from this mortal coil?"
Lisa gulped.
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"Colin?" The digital avatar suddenly appeared, taking over a computer screen in his lab. "I need your opinion on something."
Colin straightened and gave her his full attention. "Of course Dragon," He didn't smile, but he came close. "What do you need?"
"Look at this," The computer screen split in two, one side showing Dragon's avatar, and the other showing video footage. "This was taken by my drones above the pacific," The greatest tinker in the world sounded worried. "Keep watching."
The footage showed the newest endbringer, code name Set, as it dived out of the sky at supersonic speeds. After a moment it began to slow down.
At that time Dragon spoke up. "I was able to predict the destination with my algorithms," A pause. "It wasn't hard. Set was flying straight as an arrow. Look at this."
The screen changed to show an idyllic resort beach. The camera zoomed to show a woman sunning herself in a deck chair while sipping some kind of fruit drink. It had a small umbrella. She was wearing a string bikini and a fedora.
"Who is she?" Armsmaster demanded. "And how are you even getting this footage?"
"I hacked the cell phone cam of a creeper," Dragon replied without missing a beat. "And keep watching."
The sunbathing woman suddenly sat up as as the massive form of the Endbringer appeared on the horizon. With the backdrop of the buildings Armsmaster could see that the Endbringer was massive. As large as a skyscraper. It was jet black and did indeed look like a giant jellyfish. Or a soccer ball with tentacles. There were no eyes or mouths on it that he could see anywhere. Not for the first time Armsmaster wondered how they perceived the world around them.
On screen the bikini and fedora clad woman leaped up and turned to run, but the endbringer was faster. The giant black form of the Endbringer blotted out the sky, and suddenly objects around the beach started to move on their own accord.
"Telekinesis?" Armsmaster asked for thoroughness sake.
"We believe so. Keep watching," Dragon said.
Armsmaster watched as several buckets of paint levitated, then flew across the air at breakneck speeds and unloaded their full contents of the woman in the bikini.
She ended up painted a dozen colors from head to toe.
Next her fedora, which had come off sometime during her run, floated into the air. The Endbringer grabbed it with one giant tentacle, then it flew away.
A moment later the distinctive sound of a sonic boom was heard.
The multi colored fedora less woman was left on the ruined beach, shaking her fists and screaming after the Endbringer.
"What?" Armsmaster cleared his throat. "What was that?"
"We don't know" Dragon admitted. "That woman doesn't appear on any record, and we couldn't find any trace of her afterwards. We don't know why the Endbringer attacked her in such……, bizarre manner. But we will find out!" Dragon's avatar set it's mouth in a grim line. "The best thinkers and tinkers in the world are even now gathering to analyze this incident. Colin," Her avatar turned earnest. "We need your help!"
Armsmaster nodded firmly. "Anything I can do!"
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Lisa was now free of her bonds and poking around the warehouse.
It wasn't much of a Holy Temple, Valefor admitted to himself. But they were working on it. The statue and altar has been commissioned and the incense braziers had already arrived. He made a mental note to put the new girl to work setting them up. Helping to build the temple should be a good exercise to teach her piety.
"So what exactly do you want me to do?" She asked the two cultists keeping her company. "You want me to use my awesome powers to help spread the glorious message of our lord and destroyer?" She frowned at them. "That's not it."
"No, however that might come later," Valefor hovered at the girl's shoulder, now that she mentioned it, that was an excellent idea. "No, you see, we came here with a purpose. There is someone very important in this city. The high priestess of our faith. We came here to protect her and enlighten her."
Lisa stared at him. "So…., Ignoring the disturbing, I mean enlightening parts of that explanation, pleaseputtheswordaway! You want to recruit this High Priestess. And you want me to…..no?"
"Yes!" Valefor cheerfully shattered her hopes and dreams. "Your task from now unto the end of your life is to serve as the acolyte of the Lady!"
Lisa let out a long breath. "Of course," She smiled a megawatt bright fake smile. She also loaded herself up with fake enthusiasm. "And what exactly will I be doing as the Lady's acolyte?"
"Mostly you will fetch things," Valefor told her.
"Fetch things?" Lisas megawatt smile was slowly dimming.
"Coffee, towels, papers, snacks. Things like that," Valefor elaborated.
Lisa spluttered. Both fake smile and fake enthusiasm vanished. "You want me to be a cultist's secretary? And fetch stuff? For the rest of my life?"
"You are not a secretary!" Valefor snapped. "A secretary is paid. You work for faith!"
Lisa had no words.
"Rejoice Lisa!" Valefor threw his arm around her shoulders. "You have found purpose! You have found family! We shall give you all of this, and we shall never let you go!"
Lisa burst into tears.
"It is alright to weep for joy sister," Scratch patted her head with his swordless hand. "I did it myself when I was finally told the holy truth!"
Lisa's crying intensified.
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There is chapter 2. Enjoy and stay tuned for chapter 3!
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Chapter 2
"I really didn't expect this Mr Endring," Principal Blackwell said to Valefor. "Your first day and already fighting?"
The principal's office was packed with students.
Taylor, Valefor and Erigor stood to one side, while an entire pack of girls took up the other side of the room.
"Your cousin attacked these girls and then broke into the girl's changing room!" The principal continued talking. But Valefor tuned her out. "This is not the kind of behavior we expect from the students of this school!"
"Principal!" Valefor interrupted her smoothly. "If you will allow me to explain the situation?" He produced his smartphone and poked it for a minute to bring up the video.
The principal watched wordlessly as the video played itself.
"As you can see, you have a very wrong idea," Valefor smiled. His Lord's instructions had proven true once more! Truly, he was on the right path! "My cousin intervened to stop the cruel and vicious bullying of a fellow student by these..." He gestured to the other side of the room. He also memorized faces. "…… girls."
The principal spluttered for a moment before she rallied. "He still attacked fellow students violently. And he still broke into the girl's changing room."
"Accidentally!" Valefor put in.
"Still he did it!" Principal Blackwell insisted. "We can't let this go!"
"While I agree that his violence was uncalled for, there are special circumstances," Valefor said. He gave her a quick touch with his power. "I can explain. If you give us privacy?"
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Five minutes later they were leaving the office, scott-free.
"I don't believe it!" Taylor said as they walked away. "I thought we would all get suspended!"
"I just had to explain about my cousin's illness," Valefor explained cheerfully. "She didn't want to risk the fallout from disciplining a child with a mental condition."
"Huh, I didn't think that woman could be fair," Taylor muttered.
"Hey, Cheer up! I promised to get us out of this and I did. There's no need to look so sad!" He smiled at her and, after a long moment, Taylor hesitantly smiled back.
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After leaving school he was finally free to check up on how things were proceeding on the other side of their Holy Mission!
A quick message to the other half of his team confirmed that they had succeeded. Not that he had expected anything less. They were on a Holy Mission after all. Failure wasn't something they would allow to happen.
When he made his way to the abandoned warehouse they were set up in, he found the rest of the team waiting, along with the fruits of their labor.
"Well done brothers," Valefor praised his team. "That was efficiently done!"
"My faith guides my hand," Eridor replied humbly.
"I do as my Lord commands me," Kimaris replied piously.
"The blessing of my God makes me flawless," Scratch declared, and Valefor frowned at that.
His brother sounded like he was walking a dangerous path. Yes, their Lord has blessed them. But that didn't make them invincible. Honestly, Scratch sounded like some kind of religious fanatic instead of an enlightened soul. Valefor was going to have words with him later.
"Good, now does anyone else have anything to say before we start?"
"Mffffff…… mfffff….. mfffff!"
"Yes, I'll get to you in a moment," Valefor said dismissively. "Anyone else? No? Very well. Kimaris? Erigor? You may go and get started on our other project. We will deal with this." The two named capes withdrew, leaving only three people in the warehouse.
"Mffffff…… mfffff….. mfffff!"
"Yes, yes we're dealing with you now," Valefor said as he leaned down and pulled the gag from the girl.
"……. Ack….. Ahem…… Thank you!" The girl wiggled in her bonds. "Is there a reason I've been kidnapped by a bunch of teen-aged boys and brought to this place?" Her voice wasn't panicking or even that worried. Not the typical reaction of a freshly kidnapped girl.
"Can't you tell?" Valefor asked with a small smile.
The girl frowned. "I can guess. You want to recruit me for something, you're not the members of any of the local gangs. I haven't been able to figure out anything else. You bastards kept me blindfolded!"
Scratch laughed. "Your paltry tricks will not help you here girl! We are under the aegis of….." He trailed off under Valefor's glare.
"Enough!" Valefor snapped. "Let's get started! Brother!"
At his command Scratch reached into the case at his feet and produced, of all things, a sword. The girl's eyes widened in alarm.
Valefor smiled a beatific smile. "Lisa Wilbourne!" His voice thundered. "You have been chosen!"
"Oh shit!" Lisa said, and then squeaked as the sword blade touched her throat.
Valefor kept smiling. "I think you know he will not hesitate to use it," He said, and Lisa nodded very slowly.
"Now as I was saying, you have been chosen," This time Lisa kept silent. "Fear not! You have been chosen to serve, not to be culled. And unlike your old employer, the villainous Coil, we are more civilized and will treat you properly during your induction!"
Lisa was watching him with dropped jaw.
Her indignation even overrode her survival instincts briefly. "Are you serious" She looked at their faces. "So help me, you are serious. Coil kidnapped me and recruited me into a villain gang with a gun and a wad of cash. You kidnapped me and are recruiting me into your cult,….. I mean religious organization?" She backtracked as the sword scratched her adams apple. "How is this possibly different?"
"This is very different," Valefor patiently explained to her. "Coil recruited you by pointing a gun at your head and offering you money. We are recruiting you by pointing a sword at your neck and offering you faith!"
Lisa imitated a fish. Her mouth opening and closing repeatedly.
"Faith cannot be measured in coin," Valefor explained patiently.
"A sword is a very honorable weapon," Scratch added in his own two cents.
Lisa spluttered.
"Now Lisa," Valefor brought her attention to the matter at hand. "It's time for your answer. What do you say? Will you join us or shall we release you from this mortal coil?"
Lisa gulped.
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"Colin?" The digital avatar suddenly appeared, taking over a computer screen in his lab. "I need your opinion on something."
Colin straightened and gave her his full attention. "Of course Dragon," He didn't smile, but he came close. "What do you need?"
"Look at this," The computer screen split in two, one side showing Dragon's avatar, and the other showing video footage. "This was taken by my drones above the pacific," The greatest tinker in the world sounded worried. "Keep watching."
The footage showed the newest endbringer, code name Set, as it dived out of the sky at supersonic speeds. After a moment it began to slow down.
At that time Dragon spoke up. "I was able to predict the destination with my algorithms," A pause. "It wasn't hard. Set was flying straight as an arrow. Look at this."
The screen changed to show an idyllic resort beach. The camera zoomed to show a woman sunning herself in a deck chair while sipping some kind of fruit drink. It had a small umbrella. She was wearing a string bikini and a fedora.
"Who is she?" Armsmaster demanded. "And how are you even getting this footage?"
"I hacked the cell phone cam of a creeper," Dragon replied without missing a beat. "And keep watching."
The sunbathing woman suddenly sat up as as the massive form of the Endbringer appeared on the horizon. With the backdrop of the buildings Armsmaster could see that the Endbringer was massive. As large as a skyscraper. It was jet black and did indeed look like a giant jellyfish. Or a soccer ball with tentacles. There were no eyes or mouths on it that he could see anywhere. Not for the first time Armsmaster wondered how they perceived the world around them.
On screen the bikini and fedora clad woman leaped up and turned to run, but the endbringer was faster. The giant black form of the Endbringer blotted out the sky, and suddenly objects around the beach started to move on their own accord.
"Telekinesis?" Armsmaster asked for thoroughness sake.
"We believe so. Keep watching," Dragon said.
Armsmaster watched as several buckets of paint levitated, then flew across the air at breakneck speeds and unloaded their full contents of the woman in the bikini.
She ended up painted a dozen colors from head to toe.
Next her fedora, which had come off sometime during her run, floated into the air. The Endbringer grabbed it with one giant tentacle, then it flew away.
A moment later the distinctive sound of a sonic boom was heard.
The multi colored fedora less woman was left on the ruined beach, shaking her fists and screaming after the Endbringer.
"What?" Armsmaster cleared his throat. "What was that?"
"We don't know" Dragon admitted. "That woman doesn't appear on any record, and we couldn't find any trace of her afterwards. We don't know why the Endbringer attacked her in such……, bizarre manner. But we will find out!" Dragon's avatar set it's mouth in a grim line. "The best thinkers and tinkers in the world are even now gathering to analyze this incident. Colin," Her avatar turned earnest. "We need your help!"
Armsmaster nodded firmly. "Anything I can do!"
-+-
Lisa was now free of her bonds and poking around the warehouse.
It wasn't much of a Holy Temple, Valefor admitted to himself. But they were working on it. The statue and altar has been commissioned and the incense braziers had already arrived. He made a mental note to put the new girl to work setting them up. Helping to build the temple should be a good exercise to teach her piety.
"So what exactly do you want me to do?" She asked the two cultists keeping her company. "You want me to use my awesome powers to help spread the glorious message of our lord and destroyer?" She frowned at them. "That's not it."
"No, however that might come later," Valefor hovered at the girl's shoulder, now that she mentioned it, that was an excellent idea. "No, you see, we came here with a purpose. There is someone very important in this city. The high priestess of our faith. We came here to protect her and enlighten her."
Lisa stared at him. "So…., Ignoring the disturbing, I mean enlightening parts of that explanation, pleaseputtheswordaway! You want to recruit this High Priestess. And you want me to…..no?"
"Yes!" Valefor cheerfully shattered her hopes and dreams. "Your task from now unto the end of your life is to serve as the acolyte of the Lady!"
Lisa let out a long breath. "Of course," She smiled a megawatt bright fake smile. She also loaded herself up with fake enthusiasm. "And what exactly will I be doing as the Lady's acolyte?"
"Mostly you will fetch things," Valefor told her.
"Fetch things?" Lisas megawatt smile was slowly dimming.
"Coffee, towels, papers, snacks. Things like that," Valefor elaborated.
Lisa spluttered. Both fake smile and fake enthusiasm vanished. "You want me to be a cultist's secretary? And fetch stuff? For the rest of my life?"
"You are not a secretary!" Valefor snapped. "A secretary is paid. You work for faith!"
Lisa had no words.
"Rejoice Lisa!" Valefor threw his arm around her shoulders. "You have found purpose! You have found family! We shall give you all of this, and we shall never let you go!"
Lisa burst into tears.
"It is alright to weep for joy sister," Scratch patted her head with his swordless hand. "I did it myself when I was finally told the holy truth!"
Lisa's crying intensified.
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There is chapter 2. Enjoy and stay tuned for chapter 3!
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Lady Vanatos
I'm a peaceful woman with bad intentions.
- Location
- Beyond Creation
Poor Lisa. Outta one frying pan and into another. Girl just can't catch a break.
Older-than-Time
[Eating My Muse]
- Location
- Somewhere in the Sol System
- Pronouns
- He/Him/ThatIdiot
An appropriate position for the smug little brat
- Location
- Down Under
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kestrel404
Player of Games
- Location
- Northern Massachusetts
This is hilarious. Please continue.
More reactions from 'Set' would be good.
Also, I am expecting Lisa to immediately peg him as the 'Trollbringer' once she finally gets it.
More reactions from 'Set' would be good.
Also, I am expecting Lisa to immediately peg him as the 'Trollbringer' once she finally gets it.
Jevran
He-Who-Stalks-The-Forums
- Location
- Somewhere
I'll cut down on them next chapter.
Hamadryad
The Return!
- Location
- Sweden
Thank you, great chapter. By the way.
Dragonskyt
Ashen one, hearest thou my voice, still?
- Location
- Kiln of the First Flame
I take it, you're not a fan of Contessa...
Finagle007
[Verified Great Old One]
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
Outside Fate really fucks with precog. And that smug bitch Contessa deserved that. She actually deserves slightly worse, but this isn't QQ.
Grounders10
Nine-Tailed Kitsune
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada, Mars
Lets... not go anywhere near that far...
On a side note, I wonder what being on the 'watch list' of a bunch of thinkers is going to do to Contessa's plans?