Post by Nightmare on Feb 1, 2009 3:59:50 GMT -5
Here's what happened last night, for those who missed it...
* After awhile of traveling in the direction the chimeras were headed, the party comes upon a short cliff edge overlooking what appears to be a base of some kind at the foot of a small mountain. Only part of whatever structure they're looking at is exposed, presumably the rest is protected by the mountain.
* Though it mostly looks inconspicuous (aside from being a base lodged in a mountain, that is) there appears to be, protruding from a higher cliff on the mountain, a large cannon.
* Nexus kneels on the cliff edge, looking down at the base "This must be it..."
* Silver lowers her head to look down the cliff, "Weird.."
* Majeh kneels and looks down as well.
* Nexus looks around "I don't see the beasts, or any people..." then examines the base again "There appears to be an entrance there... But we shouldn't really go down there and just run in the front door..."
<Rion> Indeed... and something about that cannon in the mountain doesn't look very pleasant either.
<Nexus> That's most likely what Kuma was talking about earlier...
<Kuma> That's an ion cannon...
<Rion> Hmmm.... must be a mobile fortress then.
<Nexus> ...I dunno... It doesn't look very mobile to me...
<Rion> It seems a bit impractical to have an ion cannon in the base of a mountain aiming straight ahead.
<Nexus> I guess... But I say we go down there and get a closer look.
* Silver shrugs, "Works for me.."
* Nexus nods, then walks over and starts carefully making his way down the cliff's steep curve toward the base of the mountain.
* Silver lifts herself in to the air and glides down beside Nexus.
* Majeh forms his wings and follows, Kuma following Nexus.
* Rion is still on Silver, so he glides down with her.
* Exile makes his way down the cliff as well.
* Nexus reaches the bottom and approaches the base, heading around to the side. There's a large door in the front of the base that's wide open with nobody to be seen. There are smaller doors around the front too, some open, some not.
* Nexus approaches the side wall. There's only one door here, but it's sealed shut tight. He then looks up at an open air vent "Well, if we wanna be cliche, we got our options open, anyways..."
* Nexus turns to the others "Coast is clear anyways... This seems kinda creepy though..."
<Nexus> It's eerily quiet.
* Silver nods slightly in return, quietly.
<Exile> Maybe nobody's home...?
* Nexus shrugs. "Should we try and break in one of these doors, go through an open door, or try and squeeze in the air vent?"
<Kuma> I don't feel like trying to get all of us in a bloody vent...
* Nexus nods "Yeah, I can see how that would be inconvinient..."
<Rion> Indeed... though I dunno about these open doors... seems a bit too relaxed to me.
<Nexus> Yeah. But then, breaking in, depending on how we do it, might bring attention to ourselves...
<Nexus> So there's no clear advantage any method has over the others...
<Exile> Not like it matters... we'll probably have to kick the same person's ass no matter which way we go in.
<Kuma> Open door then.
* Rion nods.
* Nexus shrugs and swings his sword, turning it into a flamberge. He then pulls it back, flames emitting from the blade, then jams it into the latch on the door, the red hot blade stabbing into it like a knife into a stick of butter, and cuts through the lock.
* Nexus pulls his sword out, it turning back into a katana.
* Majeh opens the door and heads inside.
<Nexus> ...Huh... I was expecting a guard or an alarm at least...
* Nexus follows Majeh inside.
* Silver folds her wings in tight and lowers her head to fit in the door way.
* Kuma crosses his arms and follows.
* Rion hops off Silver as this point, landing and walking with the group. Exile followed not too far behind.
* Once inside, the party can't see much. They're in a long dark corridor, small lights spaced too far apart down the hallways barely lighting them. The farther in they go though, they can hear the sounds of some active machinery that sound like it's coming from deeper inside.
<Nexus> Hmm... Doesn't sound like this place is as deserted as it looks...
* Majeh keeps walking. "...We'll see soon enough."
* At the end of the hallway is a large door that's opened just a crack. There's some light shining through the crack, and a strange...bubbling sound can be heard on the other side of the door, as well as the humming of machinery.
<Rion> ....what the hell...?
* Nexus stares at the door, almost afraid to open it, hesitating a little and gripping his sword tightly.
* Majeh reaches for the door handle and slowly opens it, leaning against it and taking a peek into the next room.
* Silver blinks a few times at the noise..
* Looks like there's somebody in the room. There appears to be a figure floating across from the door, but otherwise not moving. It's hard to tell.
* Rion whispers. "Anything in there...?"
* Majeh looks closer, opening the door a little more.
* Upon getting a better look, it's revealed that the room is full of large glass tanks full of water and what appears to be disfigured or otherwise mutated human bodies. The figure was that of a body floating in a large tank across from the door.
* Majeh frowns slightly.
* Majeh opens the door all the way, slowly and then walks quietly into the room.
* Nexus follows Majeh in, then stops abruptly after looking around, his eyes widening with shock "My God..."
* Silver squeezes herself through the door, her head turned toward Rion slightly, "..Yeah..there's stuff in here alright."
* Rion follows Majeh in, looking around. "Guess this is where the things are coming from..."
<Nexus> What the hell is all this..?
* There is another door on the other side of the room that's wide open and leads into what looks like another corridor.
* Majeh looks at the tanks for a bit before walking toward the other door.
* This other corridor turns out to be more like a long room, the walls lined with more tanks, these ones however, contain perfectly normal looking human beings.
* Rion follows Majeh into the other room... though what he saw in this one disturbed him a bit. "....Don't tell me they're trying to make those things out of humans..."
* Silver changes back in to her human form as she follows, now dead quiet.
* Majeh walks through the next room. "That's what it looks like..."
* Nexus follows Rion and Majeh, looking around at these normal looking people "This is too weird... I wonder why these ones look normal, and the others look all deformed..."
<Kuma> Probably a case of before and after.
* Beyond this room is another, this one with more tanks, however, the contents of these tanks appear mostly human shaped but underdeveloped. There are several computers in the room as well, all of which seem to be monitoring each of the tanks.
* Majeh looks at one of the computers.
* Silver walks up to a tank and just stares at it.
* These computers seem to contradict your guys' theories. The computer hooked to one of the tanks seems to have various information detailing the makeup of a human body and genetic information, and seems to be creating a person within the tank, rather than modifying an existing human-- A clone.
* Nexus notices a few lone computers in the corner that don't seem to be hooked up to any tanks or anything like that, but opts not to check them out, as he wouldn't know how to work a computer...
* Kuma walks up to one of the computers Nexus looked and starts looking for more information.
<Rion> ....?
* These computers seem to have DNA data stored for hundreds of people. Most notably is a list containing information on high ranking military officials and high profile individuals-- among the recognizable names being Sydney and Hanna Corona, as well as Trias Albaine and even the Emperor himself.
* There even seems to be incomplete data taken from IZV soldiers and research regarding the undead beasts that Ryuae sicced on mankind.
<Kuma>...Quite alot of data.
<Nexus> Did you find something?
<Kuma> This place has data on hundreds of people, including alot of important individuals... including, Corona, Trias, and the Emperor.
<Nexus> No way... What would they do with something like that?
<Kuma> The cliche things... Removing the real people and replacing them with their clones.
<Nexus> Clones..?
<Kuma> Yes, all of these are clones.
<Nexus> That's... Weird... To say the least...
* Majeh walks over to another computer and looks through the list of people they had data on.
* Majeh looked for their names on the list.
* It appears most of the information is on run of the mill Joe Shmoes. These people have the most data on, and some of them are in the process of being cloned. The higher profile people such as who Kuma was talking about, seem to just have some DNA samples stored, and from the looks of it, insufficient resources to attempt cloning.
<Majeh> They haven't made clones of those people yet, it seems.
<Nexus> That's good... I can't say I know her that well, but an army of those Corona ladies doesn't sound very pleasant...
* Rion shudders at that thought.
<Exile> Hmm... just a thought....
<Nexus> Hm?
<Exile> Any info on that Alice chick?
* Rion scratches his head.
* Kuma looks through the computer for information on the owners of this facility..
* Exile shrugs "You never know."
* Majeh looks through the database for Alice.
* There doesn't appear to be any data on Alice, or anything regarding the owners of this facility, but Kuma did stumble upon files regarding animal research, and some 3D renditions of the chimeras we fought earlier.
<Kuma> The chimera's definitely came from here. Or another facility like this one... Nothing on who owns this place however...
* Majeh shakes his head.
* Rion frowns. "Oh well..."
<Majeh> It wouldn't matter anyway... A clone would be a blank slate, it wouldn't be Alice... Unless of course they store their brains as well.
* Nexus nods "Yeah... It'd do us more harm than good, most likely..."
<Exile> Well if they're doing what Kuma pointed out, they'd have to be able to mimic the real person's personality. Either way it doesn't matter now.
<Majeh> It would still just be a mimic. Not the real thing.
* Nexus walks up to another computer and starts hitting buttons. "Umn... Let's see..."
<Kuma>...What are you doing?
* Nexus accidentally brings up a database file, but him being obviously computer retarded started trying to click on it by pressing his finger on it on the screen...
<Nexus> Trying to help... But it's not working...
* Kuma walks over and opens the file.
<Nexus> Oh...
* This appears to be a list of weaponry being manufactured deeper in the facility. Among the various large guns and other dangerous bombs, is the ion cannon seen outside mounted on the mountainside.
<Kuma>...Hm..
<Nexus> So they make weapons, clones, and monsters here...?
<Kuma> So it seems...
<Nexus> Hmm... I think we should get a move on it... Try and look around more and get to the bottom of this...
* Majeh nods.
* Nexus looks over at Silver who was still spacing out staring at one of the tanks "Silver, wake up. We're gonna look around some more."
* Rion looks over at Silver, waiting for her to respond.
* Silver nods slowly, her eyes still on the tank.
* Nexus leads the others out of the room, and they were now in a corridor like the one they entered from-- real dark and quiet.
* Majeh keeps walking.
* Before long, the party can hear what sounds like voices coming from a room a little farther down the hallway. There was light shining from beneath one of the doors a little farther down.
* Majeh walks toward the door and presses his ear against it.
* Sounds like two men talking. But before long, the sound of a door opening, then closing can be heard. Seems they left the room.
* Nexus whispers "Hear anything...?"
* Majeh slowly opens the door and peeks inside.
* Inside the room there were a few empty tanks and computers, but in the center of the room was a table with what appeared to be a man laying on it.
* Majeh opens the door and walks toward the table.
* Upon closer inspection, there was a man on the table. His chest and midsection was cut open, and it appeared he was missing a lot of blood and some organs.
* Nexus walks inside and upon seeing the table stops and looks away "Ugh... What in the hell..?"
* Majeh looks around the room.
<Rion> Who could have done this...
* Majeh sighs and looks for the other door.
* From the other side of the other door in the room, a couple voices can be heard.
* Majeh walks toward the door and leans against the wall beside it.
<Voice 1> Hey, did you hear something?
<Voice 2> No, why?
<Voice 1> Sounds like someone's messing around in the other room.
<Voice 2> So get the gun and go check it out if you're so scared...
<Voice 1> Maybe I will then...
* Rion moves out of the way, just in case the door were to open.
* Nexus backs out of the room "We better move before they spot us..."
<Majeh> ...I have a better idea.
<Rion> ....?
<Majeh> Be quiet.
<Nexus> I don't think I like where this is going...
<Majeh> Stay out of sight.
* Rion silently nods
* Majeh stays next to the door, waiting quietly.
* After some shuffling around in the other room, the door slowly opens, and a man in a long black coat and hood walks in and right past Majeh, holding a large energy rifle. He then looks around the room.
<Guy 1> Anyone messing around here better show themselves. You know better than to contaminate the subjects by coming in unauthorized!
* Majeh swings his arm around the man's neck and pulls him back against the wall, keeping him in a tight choke hold.
* Majeh raises his free hand and holds a knife in front of the man's eyes, the blade pointing toward them.
<Majeh> One word. Your dead.
* Intimidated by the knife, the man stays quiet and slowly lowers the rifle onto the nearby counter.
* Majeh waits quietly, waiting for the other man to enter, keeping his hostage in a choke hold and the knife in front of his eyes.
<Voice 2> Hey, Chuck, what's taking so long? Why don't you check under the sink while you're at it, you nutcase...
<Majeh> Not...A...Damn...Word.
* In a few moments, the other guy walks into the room "Hey, you deaf or something?" he says as he walks in.
* Kuma, already figuring out Majeh's plan rips out of the shadows and grabs the second man's throat and lifting him into the air.
* This guy, like the other, didn't seem to put up much of a fight, but squeezed out the words "Who the hell are you..?"
* Majeh silently closes the door with his foot as he walks forward with his hostage.
<Kuma> Your executioner, if you do not answer in a manner I like.
<Guy 2> What do you want?
<Kuma> Who is in control of this facility?
<Guy 2> Your mother. Go to hell, killing me won't do you any good.
<Nexus> ...
* Kuma grins sadistically. "Oh?...In that case, I won't kill you."
<Kuma> There are far worse things I can do.
* Rion says nothing, watching the brothers interrogate the minions
<Guy 2> Gimme your best shot. I ain't afraid of you.
<Kuma> You humans have so many parts you really don't need... Where too start?
* Kuma snaps his fingers and a blade of red energy rips off the man's ear.
* Majeh keeps his hostage's eyes on the second hostage. Making sure he sees every second, so that he might be cooperative if this other guy dies.
* The guy cringes "Go ahead, make me scream. Then everyone will know what you're up to and you'll be f**ked..."
<Kuma>...Hahaha... Idiot. You won't get the chance to scream.
<Kuma> Besides. By the time I'm done, your friend there will be most cooperative.
<Guy 2> Like hell. He won't tell you anything...
<Guy 1> Speak for yourself dude. I got a wife at home!
<Guy 2> Goddamnit Chuck...
<Kuma> Oh?
<Kuma> Well then Chuck... Help your friend, tell me what I want to know.
<Kuma> Who is in charge of this place?
<Chuck> Hell, I don't know. Everyone here dresses alike and we're not supposed to give out our identities to each other... I only did cause I wanted to make friends...
<Kuma> Surely someone gives you orders...
<Chuck> I swear. All I know is the two of us were told by another guy to extract the organs from this dude and take him into the other room and gather research on replicating organs...
<Guy 2> Chuck, shut the hell up before they find out you're running your damn mouth and kill you.
<Kuma> You'll die either way.
<Kuma> Do you know why your gathering that data?
<Chuck> I don't know, something about an army. I didn't pay attention at orientation. Now please, let me go!
<Kuma> One last thing, where are the weapons stored?
<Chuck> Well, they're...
<Guy 2> Chuck, shut your mouth.
* Kuma tightens his grip on the man's throat. "Go on."
<Chuck> They're in the warehouse in the back, behind the lab, I think.
<Chuck> The path is right at the end of that hall!
* Chuck points out the door they entered from.
* Kuma smiles lightly. "Thank you Chuck, you've been most cooperative."
* Kuma lets go of the other man's throat and throws his fist into his gut hard enough to knock him out cold.
<Chuck> Can I go home now?
* Majeh lowers his knife and removes his arm. "Yes. When you wake up."
* Majeh chops at the back of the man's neck for a quick knockout.
* Nexus applauds lightly "Nicely done guys..."
<Kuma> Let's hurry up and go.
* Nexus walks back out of the room and heads down the hallway Chuck pointed out.
* Majeh and Kuma follow.
<Nexus> Silver, Rion, Exile. You can stop hiding now...
* Rion steps out of the shadows.
* Exile appears back into vision.
* Silver nods and walks back over to the others.
* Nexus reaches the end of the hall, where there was a large metal door, and began slowly turning the large metal handle.
* Nexus opens the large metal door, revealing a massive room. There were dim bulbs glowing on the walls, lighting the room poorly, and extending from the door to a door on the other side of the room was what appeared to be some kind of catwalk-- a metal bridge-- suspended high in the air, the ground below couldn't be seen due to the darkness of the room.
<Rion> Hmm... wonder what's going on in here...
* Nexus walks in "Not sure..."
* Majeh looks around the room.
* As the group reaches the center of the room, a loud creaking is heard as the door behind them slams shut and locks.
* Nexus turns around quickly "What the hell?!"
* Kuma sighs "How annoying."
<Exile> I wondered when that was gonna happen.....
* Footsteps can be heard echoing through the large room as a light turns on high above the door on the other side, revealing a balcony thing with a figure looking down on the others from it, the man wearing a long black hooded robe.
* The mysterious figure spoke after several moments of staring down at the others "So. We've got some meddlers messing around in our labs, do we...?" then turns his head slightly "I'm glad that you could make it, however. I had begun to wonder if I'd ever see you again..."
* Nexus takes a defensive stance, raising his shield slightly and gripping his sword tightly "That voice... You..." he said gritting his teeth.
* Majeh glances at Nexus, then at the man.
* Rion looks between the two men, confused.
<Nexus> You... I'm going to make you pay for what you did..!
* The man in the cloak chuckles in response then sighs "Oh come now Nexus, you'd best watch your mouth.." he said, placing his hand on his hood.
* As he pulled back his hood, he muttered "Is that any way to speak to your father...?" his hood revealed short-ish blonde hair, similar to Nexus', and a bit of a goatee growing in, and an eye patch over his left eye. He looked a lot like an older Nexus upon close inspection.
* Nexus grits his teeth, pointing his sword up at the man "Vinculum Cumae. You lost the right to call yourself my father a long, long time ago!"
* Majeh stares at the man, creating two katanas in his hands.
* Vinculum laughs "Such a bitter child. I guess I never did quite hammer that bit about "respect" into you before we parted ways."
<Nexus> You..! What kind of evil experiments are you bastards doing here!? Building weapons and monsters, making clones of people, ripping innocent people you and your cronies kidnapped apart so you can play with their innards?!
<Vinculum> And all in the name of science! Glorious, is it not?
<Nexus> Why would you do such horrible things!? Isn't it bad enough you people wrecked our home, killed our people--Including mom?!
<Nexus> What in the hell is your problem?
<Vinculum> Aww... Poor Nexus... I know, my son, that loss can be a powerful motivator. That's why you're here now, isn't it...?
<Vinculum> You and I are more alike than you'd like to think. For it is because of loss, that I am here now too.
<Nexus> Ha. I'm nothing like you. And the destruction of our village was your own doing. What gives you the right to call it a loss?
<Vinculum> No no no, you misunderstand... I'm not referring to that...
* Vinculum frowns "I'm talking about Len's death, my son. You do remember the tragedy that befell your big brother, do you not? Even though you were so young when it happened..."
<Nexus> You don't get to talk about him! He'd be just as disgusted by you as I am if he were here today!
<Vinculum> Oh no, my son, that's where you're wrong... He's not in the least bit disgusted by me.
<Nexus> What would you know about that!? He was lucky enough to have not lived long enough to see you become the bastard you are.
* Vinculum smiles "Why don't you ask him yourself, then...?"
<Nexus> ...What did you just say...?
* Just then, the door on the other side of the bridge opens up, and a young man with long brown hair, wearing a red shirt and a long pale green hooded cape steps through. It was hard to see him well due to the room being so hard, but he looked like the boy in the picture they saw at Nexus' house.
* Nexus takes a few steps back, lowering his sword and shield very slowly "What... What is this...?"
<Vinculum> Len, say hello to your little brother, Nexus. It's been so long since you've seen him, a proper greeting is in order.
<Len> ...
<Len> Brother... Hello Nexus...
* Nexus grits his teeth, raising his sword and shield once again "You bastard... That's not Len..."
<Vinculum> No, it's him. Right down to the finest details in his DNA.
<Vinculum> Magnificent work, wouldn't you say..? My research has given me the power to raise the dead!
<Vinculum> Granted, some tweaking may have been done, to assure he's a more obedient child than you were, Nexus...
<Vinculum> But really, that's all parenting really is when it comes right down to it, is it not? Shaping who your children become? Hahahaha...
<Nexus> You... You've got some nerve...
<Vinculum> Len, son... We've guests in our house. I think it's only right if we entertain a bit, wouldn't you say?
<Vinculum> All part of being a good host.
* Len nods "Yes... Entertaining..."
<Nexus> You sick son of a bitch... You wouldn't!
<Vinculum> Oh heavens no. What kind of parent would I be to make my boys fight..? We're just going to play some... Party games.
* Vinculum laughs "Len, show our guests to the game room, would you..?"
* Len nods "With pleasure..Father..." and then quickly draws his sword and jumps back, landing right in front of the door he emerged from.
* Majeh frowns.
* Rion crosses his arms.
* Len stabs his sword into the control panel at the end of the bridge, causing the bridge to collapse and drop the others into the pit below.
* Vinculum presses a button which closes up the room where the floor would have been beneath them "Have fun now..."
* Everyone falls into the pit, the ceiling closing above them before anyone could try and get back up, trapping everyone to fall for what seemed like an eternity.
* Though it mostly looks inconspicuous (aside from being a base lodged in a mountain, that is) there appears to be, protruding from a higher cliff on the mountain, a large cannon.
* Nexus kneels on the cliff edge, looking down at the base "This must be it..."
* Silver lowers her head to look down the cliff, "Weird.."
* Majeh kneels and looks down as well.
* Nexus looks around "I don't see the beasts, or any people..." then examines the base again "There appears to be an entrance there... But we shouldn't really go down there and just run in the front door..."
<Rion> Indeed... and something about that cannon in the mountain doesn't look very pleasant either.
<Nexus> That's most likely what Kuma was talking about earlier...
<Kuma> That's an ion cannon...
<Rion> Hmmm.... must be a mobile fortress then.
<Nexus> ...I dunno... It doesn't look very mobile to me...
<Rion> It seems a bit impractical to have an ion cannon in the base of a mountain aiming straight ahead.
<Nexus> I guess... But I say we go down there and get a closer look.
* Silver shrugs, "Works for me.."
* Nexus nods, then walks over and starts carefully making his way down the cliff's steep curve toward the base of the mountain.
* Silver lifts herself in to the air and glides down beside Nexus.
* Majeh forms his wings and follows, Kuma following Nexus.
* Rion is still on Silver, so he glides down with her.
* Exile makes his way down the cliff as well.
* Nexus reaches the bottom and approaches the base, heading around to the side. There's a large door in the front of the base that's wide open with nobody to be seen. There are smaller doors around the front too, some open, some not.
* Nexus approaches the side wall. There's only one door here, but it's sealed shut tight. He then looks up at an open air vent "Well, if we wanna be cliche, we got our options open, anyways..."
* Nexus turns to the others "Coast is clear anyways... This seems kinda creepy though..."
<Nexus> It's eerily quiet.
* Silver nods slightly in return, quietly.
<Exile> Maybe nobody's home...?
* Nexus shrugs. "Should we try and break in one of these doors, go through an open door, or try and squeeze in the air vent?"
<Kuma> I don't feel like trying to get all of us in a bloody vent...
* Nexus nods "Yeah, I can see how that would be inconvinient..."
<Rion> Indeed... though I dunno about these open doors... seems a bit too relaxed to me.
<Nexus> Yeah. But then, breaking in, depending on how we do it, might bring attention to ourselves...
<Nexus> So there's no clear advantage any method has over the others...
<Exile> Not like it matters... we'll probably have to kick the same person's ass no matter which way we go in.
<Kuma> Open door then.
* Rion nods.
* Nexus shrugs and swings his sword, turning it into a flamberge. He then pulls it back, flames emitting from the blade, then jams it into the latch on the door, the red hot blade stabbing into it like a knife into a stick of butter, and cuts through the lock.
* Nexus pulls his sword out, it turning back into a katana.
* Majeh opens the door and heads inside.
<Nexus> ...Huh... I was expecting a guard or an alarm at least...
* Nexus follows Majeh inside.
* Silver folds her wings in tight and lowers her head to fit in the door way.
* Kuma crosses his arms and follows.
* Rion hops off Silver as this point, landing and walking with the group. Exile followed not too far behind.
* Once inside, the party can't see much. They're in a long dark corridor, small lights spaced too far apart down the hallways barely lighting them. The farther in they go though, they can hear the sounds of some active machinery that sound like it's coming from deeper inside.
<Nexus> Hmm... Doesn't sound like this place is as deserted as it looks...
* Majeh keeps walking. "...We'll see soon enough."
* At the end of the hallway is a large door that's opened just a crack. There's some light shining through the crack, and a strange...bubbling sound can be heard on the other side of the door, as well as the humming of machinery.
<Rion> ....what the hell...?
* Nexus stares at the door, almost afraid to open it, hesitating a little and gripping his sword tightly.
* Majeh reaches for the door handle and slowly opens it, leaning against it and taking a peek into the next room.
* Silver blinks a few times at the noise..
* Looks like there's somebody in the room. There appears to be a figure floating across from the door, but otherwise not moving. It's hard to tell.
* Rion whispers. "Anything in there...?"
* Majeh looks closer, opening the door a little more.
* Upon getting a better look, it's revealed that the room is full of large glass tanks full of water and what appears to be disfigured or otherwise mutated human bodies. The figure was that of a body floating in a large tank across from the door.
* Majeh frowns slightly.
* Majeh opens the door all the way, slowly and then walks quietly into the room.
* Nexus follows Majeh in, then stops abruptly after looking around, his eyes widening with shock "My God..."
* Silver squeezes herself through the door, her head turned toward Rion slightly, "..Yeah..there's stuff in here alright."
* Rion follows Majeh in, looking around. "Guess this is where the things are coming from..."
<Nexus> What the hell is all this..?
* There is another door on the other side of the room that's wide open and leads into what looks like another corridor.
* Majeh looks at the tanks for a bit before walking toward the other door.
* This other corridor turns out to be more like a long room, the walls lined with more tanks, these ones however, contain perfectly normal looking human beings.
* Rion follows Majeh into the other room... though what he saw in this one disturbed him a bit. "....Don't tell me they're trying to make those things out of humans..."
* Silver changes back in to her human form as she follows, now dead quiet.
* Majeh walks through the next room. "That's what it looks like..."
* Nexus follows Rion and Majeh, looking around at these normal looking people "This is too weird... I wonder why these ones look normal, and the others look all deformed..."
<Kuma> Probably a case of before and after.
* Beyond this room is another, this one with more tanks, however, the contents of these tanks appear mostly human shaped but underdeveloped. There are several computers in the room as well, all of which seem to be monitoring each of the tanks.
* Majeh looks at one of the computers.
* Silver walks up to a tank and just stares at it.
* These computers seem to contradict your guys' theories. The computer hooked to one of the tanks seems to have various information detailing the makeup of a human body and genetic information, and seems to be creating a person within the tank, rather than modifying an existing human-- A clone.
* Nexus notices a few lone computers in the corner that don't seem to be hooked up to any tanks or anything like that, but opts not to check them out, as he wouldn't know how to work a computer...
* Kuma walks up to one of the computers Nexus looked and starts looking for more information.
<Rion> ....?
* These computers seem to have DNA data stored for hundreds of people. Most notably is a list containing information on high ranking military officials and high profile individuals-- among the recognizable names being Sydney and Hanna Corona, as well as Trias Albaine and even the Emperor himself.
* There even seems to be incomplete data taken from IZV soldiers and research regarding the undead beasts that Ryuae sicced on mankind.
<Kuma>...Quite alot of data.
<Nexus> Did you find something?
<Kuma> This place has data on hundreds of people, including alot of important individuals... including, Corona, Trias, and the Emperor.
<Nexus> No way... What would they do with something like that?
<Kuma> The cliche things... Removing the real people and replacing them with their clones.
<Nexus> Clones..?
<Kuma> Yes, all of these are clones.
<Nexus> That's... Weird... To say the least...
* Majeh walks over to another computer and looks through the list of people they had data on.
* Majeh looked for their names on the list.
* It appears most of the information is on run of the mill Joe Shmoes. These people have the most data on, and some of them are in the process of being cloned. The higher profile people such as who Kuma was talking about, seem to just have some DNA samples stored, and from the looks of it, insufficient resources to attempt cloning.
<Majeh> They haven't made clones of those people yet, it seems.
<Nexus> That's good... I can't say I know her that well, but an army of those Corona ladies doesn't sound very pleasant...
* Rion shudders at that thought.
<Exile> Hmm... just a thought....
<Nexus> Hm?
<Exile> Any info on that Alice chick?
* Rion scratches his head.
* Kuma looks through the computer for information on the owners of this facility..
* Exile shrugs "You never know."
* Majeh looks through the database for Alice.
* There doesn't appear to be any data on Alice, or anything regarding the owners of this facility, but Kuma did stumble upon files regarding animal research, and some 3D renditions of the chimeras we fought earlier.
<Kuma> The chimera's definitely came from here. Or another facility like this one... Nothing on who owns this place however...
* Majeh shakes his head.
* Rion frowns. "Oh well..."
<Majeh> It wouldn't matter anyway... A clone would be a blank slate, it wouldn't be Alice... Unless of course they store their brains as well.
* Nexus nods "Yeah... It'd do us more harm than good, most likely..."
<Exile> Well if they're doing what Kuma pointed out, they'd have to be able to mimic the real person's personality. Either way it doesn't matter now.
<Majeh> It would still just be a mimic. Not the real thing.
* Nexus walks up to another computer and starts hitting buttons. "Umn... Let's see..."
<Kuma>...What are you doing?
* Nexus accidentally brings up a database file, but him being obviously computer retarded started trying to click on it by pressing his finger on it on the screen...
<Nexus> Trying to help... But it's not working...
* Kuma walks over and opens the file.
<Nexus> Oh...
* This appears to be a list of weaponry being manufactured deeper in the facility. Among the various large guns and other dangerous bombs, is the ion cannon seen outside mounted on the mountainside.
<Kuma>...Hm..
<Nexus> So they make weapons, clones, and monsters here...?
<Kuma> So it seems...
<Nexus> Hmm... I think we should get a move on it... Try and look around more and get to the bottom of this...
* Majeh nods.
* Nexus looks over at Silver who was still spacing out staring at one of the tanks "Silver, wake up. We're gonna look around some more."
* Rion looks over at Silver, waiting for her to respond.
* Silver nods slowly, her eyes still on the tank.
* Nexus leads the others out of the room, and they were now in a corridor like the one they entered from-- real dark and quiet.
* Majeh keeps walking.
* Before long, the party can hear what sounds like voices coming from a room a little farther down the hallway. There was light shining from beneath one of the doors a little farther down.
* Majeh walks toward the door and presses his ear against it.
* Sounds like two men talking. But before long, the sound of a door opening, then closing can be heard. Seems they left the room.
* Nexus whispers "Hear anything...?"
* Majeh slowly opens the door and peeks inside.
* Inside the room there were a few empty tanks and computers, but in the center of the room was a table with what appeared to be a man laying on it.
* Majeh opens the door and walks toward the table.
* Upon closer inspection, there was a man on the table. His chest and midsection was cut open, and it appeared he was missing a lot of blood and some organs.
* Nexus walks inside and upon seeing the table stops and looks away "Ugh... What in the hell..?"
* Majeh looks around the room.
<Rion> Who could have done this...
* Majeh sighs and looks for the other door.
* From the other side of the other door in the room, a couple voices can be heard.
* Majeh walks toward the door and leans against the wall beside it.
<Voice 1> Hey, did you hear something?
<Voice 2> No, why?
<Voice 1> Sounds like someone's messing around in the other room.
<Voice 2> So get the gun and go check it out if you're so scared...
<Voice 1> Maybe I will then...
* Rion moves out of the way, just in case the door were to open.
* Nexus backs out of the room "We better move before they spot us..."
<Majeh> ...I have a better idea.
<Rion> ....?
<Majeh> Be quiet.
<Nexus> I don't think I like where this is going...
<Majeh> Stay out of sight.
* Rion silently nods
* Majeh stays next to the door, waiting quietly.
* After some shuffling around in the other room, the door slowly opens, and a man in a long black coat and hood walks in and right past Majeh, holding a large energy rifle. He then looks around the room.
<Guy 1> Anyone messing around here better show themselves. You know better than to contaminate the subjects by coming in unauthorized!
* Majeh swings his arm around the man's neck and pulls him back against the wall, keeping him in a tight choke hold.
* Majeh raises his free hand and holds a knife in front of the man's eyes, the blade pointing toward them.
<Majeh> One word. Your dead.
* Intimidated by the knife, the man stays quiet and slowly lowers the rifle onto the nearby counter.
* Majeh waits quietly, waiting for the other man to enter, keeping his hostage in a choke hold and the knife in front of his eyes.
<Voice 2> Hey, Chuck, what's taking so long? Why don't you check under the sink while you're at it, you nutcase...
<Majeh> Not...A...Damn...Word.
* In a few moments, the other guy walks into the room "Hey, you deaf or something?" he says as he walks in.
* Kuma, already figuring out Majeh's plan rips out of the shadows and grabs the second man's throat and lifting him into the air.
* This guy, like the other, didn't seem to put up much of a fight, but squeezed out the words "Who the hell are you..?"
* Majeh silently closes the door with his foot as he walks forward with his hostage.
<Kuma> Your executioner, if you do not answer in a manner I like.
<Guy 2> What do you want?
<Kuma> Who is in control of this facility?
<Guy 2> Your mother. Go to hell, killing me won't do you any good.
<Nexus> ...
* Kuma grins sadistically. "Oh?...In that case, I won't kill you."
<Kuma> There are far worse things I can do.
* Rion says nothing, watching the brothers interrogate the minions
<Guy 2> Gimme your best shot. I ain't afraid of you.
<Kuma> You humans have so many parts you really don't need... Where too start?
* Kuma snaps his fingers and a blade of red energy rips off the man's ear.
* Majeh keeps his hostage's eyes on the second hostage. Making sure he sees every second, so that he might be cooperative if this other guy dies.
* The guy cringes "Go ahead, make me scream. Then everyone will know what you're up to and you'll be f**ked..."
<Kuma>...Hahaha... Idiot. You won't get the chance to scream.
<Kuma> Besides. By the time I'm done, your friend there will be most cooperative.
<Guy 2> Like hell. He won't tell you anything...
<Guy 1> Speak for yourself dude. I got a wife at home!
<Guy 2> Goddamnit Chuck...
<Kuma> Oh?
<Kuma> Well then Chuck... Help your friend, tell me what I want to know.
<Kuma> Who is in charge of this place?
<Chuck> Hell, I don't know. Everyone here dresses alike and we're not supposed to give out our identities to each other... I only did cause I wanted to make friends...
<Kuma> Surely someone gives you orders...
<Chuck> I swear. All I know is the two of us were told by another guy to extract the organs from this dude and take him into the other room and gather research on replicating organs...
<Guy 2> Chuck, shut the hell up before they find out you're running your damn mouth and kill you.
<Kuma> You'll die either way.
<Kuma> Do you know why your gathering that data?
<Chuck> I don't know, something about an army. I didn't pay attention at orientation. Now please, let me go!
<Kuma> One last thing, where are the weapons stored?
<Chuck> Well, they're...
<Guy 2> Chuck, shut your mouth.
* Kuma tightens his grip on the man's throat. "Go on."
<Chuck> They're in the warehouse in the back, behind the lab, I think.
<Chuck> The path is right at the end of that hall!
* Chuck points out the door they entered from.
* Kuma smiles lightly. "Thank you Chuck, you've been most cooperative."
* Kuma lets go of the other man's throat and throws his fist into his gut hard enough to knock him out cold.
<Chuck> Can I go home now?
* Majeh lowers his knife and removes his arm. "Yes. When you wake up."
* Majeh chops at the back of the man's neck for a quick knockout.
* Nexus applauds lightly "Nicely done guys..."
<Kuma> Let's hurry up and go.
* Nexus walks back out of the room and heads down the hallway Chuck pointed out.
* Majeh and Kuma follow.
<Nexus> Silver, Rion, Exile. You can stop hiding now...
* Rion steps out of the shadows.
* Exile appears back into vision.
* Silver nods and walks back over to the others.
* Nexus reaches the end of the hall, where there was a large metal door, and began slowly turning the large metal handle.
* Nexus opens the large metal door, revealing a massive room. There were dim bulbs glowing on the walls, lighting the room poorly, and extending from the door to a door on the other side of the room was what appeared to be some kind of catwalk-- a metal bridge-- suspended high in the air, the ground below couldn't be seen due to the darkness of the room.
<Rion> Hmm... wonder what's going on in here...
* Nexus walks in "Not sure..."
* Majeh looks around the room.
* As the group reaches the center of the room, a loud creaking is heard as the door behind them slams shut and locks.
* Nexus turns around quickly "What the hell?!"
* Kuma sighs "How annoying."
<Exile> I wondered when that was gonna happen.....
* Footsteps can be heard echoing through the large room as a light turns on high above the door on the other side, revealing a balcony thing with a figure looking down on the others from it, the man wearing a long black hooded robe.
* The mysterious figure spoke after several moments of staring down at the others "So. We've got some meddlers messing around in our labs, do we...?" then turns his head slightly "I'm glad that you could make it, however. I had begun to wonder if I'd ever see you again..."
* Nexus takes a defensive stance, raising his shield slightly and gripping his sword tightly "That voice... You..." he said gritting his teeth.
* Majeh glances at Nexus, then at the man.
* Rion looks between the two men, confused.
<Nexus> You... I'm going to make you pay for what you did..!
* The man in the cloak chuckles in response then sighs "Oh come now Nexus, you'd best watch your mouth.." he said, placing his hand on his hood.
* As he pulled back his hood, he muttered "Is that any way to speak to your father...?" his hood revealed short-ish blonde hair, similar to Nexus', and a bit of a goatee growing in, and an eye patch over his left eye. He looked a lot like an older Nexus upon close inspection.
* Nexus grits his teeth, pointing his sword up at the man "Vinculum Cumae. You lost the right to call yourself my father a long, long time ago!"
* Majeh stares at the man, creating two katanas in his hands.
* Vinculum laughs "Such a bitter child. I guess I never did quite hammer that bit about "respect" into you before we parted ways."
<Nexus> You..! What kind of evil experiments are you bastards doing here!? Building weapons and monsters, making clones of people, ripping innocent people you and your cronies kidnapped apart so you can play with their innards?!
<Vinculum> And all in the name of science! Glorious, is it not?
<Nexus> Why would you do such horrible things!? Isn't it bad enough you people wrecked our home, killed our people--Including mom?!
<Nexus> What in the hell is your problem?
<Vinculum> Aww... Poor Nexus... I know, my son, that loss can be a powerful motivator. That's why you're here now, isn't it...?
<Vinculum> You and I are more alike than you'd like to think. For it is because of loss, that I am here now too.
<Nexus> Ha. I'm nothing like you. And the destruction of our village was your own doing. What gives you the right to call it a loss?
<Vinculum> No no no, you misunderstand... I'm not referring to that...
* Vinculum frowns "I'm talking about Len's death, my son. You do remember the tragedy that befell your big brother, do you not? Even though you were so young when it happened..."
<Nexus> You don't get to talk about him! He'd be just as disgusted by you as I am if he were here today!
<Vinculum> Oh no, my son, that's where you're wrong... He's not in the least bit disgusted by me.
<Nexus> What would you know about that!? He was lucky enough to have not lived long enough to see you become the bastard you are.
* Vinculum smiles "Why don't you ask him yourself, then...?"
<Nexus> ...What did you just say...?
* Just then, the door on the other side of the bridge opens up, and a young man with long brown hair, wearing a red shirt and a long pale green hooded cape steps through. It was hard to see him well due to the room being so hard, but he looked like the boy in the picture they saw at Nexus' house.
* Nexus takes a few steps back, lowering his sword and shield very slowly "What... What is this...?"
<Vinculum> Len, say hello to your little brother, Nexus. It's been so long since you've seen him, a proper greeting is in order.
<Len> ...
<Len> Brother... Hello Nexus...
* Nexus grits his teeth, raising his sword and shield once again "You bastard... That's not Len..."
<Vinculum> No, it's him. Right down to the finest details in his DNA.
<Vinculum> Magnificent work, wouldn't you say..? My research has given me the power to raise the dead!
<Vinculum> Granted, some tweaking may have been done, to assure he's a more obedient child than you were, Nexus...
<Vinculum> But really, that's all parenting really is when it comes right down to it, is it not? Shaping who your children become? Hahahaha...
<Nexus> You... You've got some nerve...
<Vinculum> Len, son... We've guests in our house. I think it's only right if we entertain a bit, wouldn't you say?
<Vinculum> All part of being a good host.
* Len nods "Yes... Entertaining..."
<Nexus> You sick son of a bitch... You wouldn't!
<Vinculum> Oh heavens no. What kind of parent would I be to make my boys fight..? We're just going to play some... Party games.
* Vinculum laughs "Len, show our guests to the game room, would you..?"
* Len nods "With pleasure..Father..." and then quickly draws his sword and jumps back, landing right in front of the door he emerged from.
* Majeh frowns.
* Rion crosses his arms.
* Len stabs his sword into the control panel at the end of the bridge, causing the bridge to collapse and drop the others into the pit below.
* Vinculum presses a button which closes up the room where the floor would have been beneath them "Have fun now..."
* Everyone falls into the pit, the ceiling closing above them before anyone could try and get back up, trapping everyone to fall for what seemed like an eternity.
