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Post by Christian on Feb 8, 2006 16:14:52 GMT -5
Christian watched the fight, but turned his head to see Amelia through his peripheal vision, not looking at her directly. He smiled lightly, "I never said that was smart either."
Cole swallowed hard, nervous. He opened his mouth, and looked at Ellen, but decided not to speak, he turned back to the fight, and squeezed her hand in return.
"You should really quit calling me a demon, my friend," Apocalypse said, stepping towards his quary and ignoring the blade lodged in his abdomen, "I am, what is referred to as, a God."
He looked down upon him, and sighed, "I true pity you can't bow to me. You would be a welcome addition to my Horsemen..." He reached his arm up and it shifted. Molecules readjusting, it remolded into a giant blade, "My lose, I suppose."
He jabbed it downward, waiting for an impact.
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Post by raphael on Feb 8, 2006 17:20:39 GMT -5
Raphael had dropped down at the last moment, rolling to the side and coming up. He used all of the momentum throwing his body into Apocolypse's trying to take the giant down to the ground. Raphael grabbed onto the knife and tore it free of Apocolypse's flesh only to try and put it back in at another location.
"I bow before no man, I will die free."
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Post by Christian on Feb 9, 2006 18:59:13 GMT -5
"But you will die, nonetheless," Apocalypse cried, as the knife was pulled from his body and jabbed into his thigh. He grew tired of it, and ripped it from his leg and threw it to the ground.
Taking a deep breath, he shifted the shape of his arms again, turning both of them into a set of spiked picks. Clanging them together twice, he turned to face Raphael, and not thinking of the reprecussions, turned his back to Iris.
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Post by raphael on Feb 10, 2006 1:01:27 GMT -5
Raphael's expression hardened. "you want to see a monster, I am a monster. you want to know fear, I will teach it to you. You want to kill me, fine, maybe then I will be able to rest." Raphael walked forewards, tearing the breast plate of his armour off his body exposing his chest.
"I am not afraid of you, my whole life I was tormented, made into what I am now. I am a monster Apocolypse, of that you can be certain, and I will not let you make more of me..."
Raphael plunged towards Apocolypse again.
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Post by Health on Feb 11, 2006 10:20:46 GMT -5
A bell went off in Iris' head as Apocalypse rose his arm to give Raphael a fatal wound to the chest. Foolishness by Raphael's part, but foolishness of Apocalypse's too. Iris raised her staff and suddenly everything began to slow down in her eyes. She had seconds to do this, as Iris placed herself in fron of Apocalypse's attack. Iris took one last look at Raphael before time sped up again. And something sharp went through Iris back and protruded from her chest.
Her head dropped a little but she quickly lifted her head as she dangled from the weapon and looked at Raphael, her eyes already clouding over.
"Take your chance," she whispered and winced a little.
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Post by Christian on Feb 11, 2006 14:03:34 GMT -5
Apocalypse shook her from his picks like a dead bug from his shoe, tossing her to the ground. His blade reformed to the shape of his hands, and he delicately cleaned them off, "Fool. What fools you are to oppose me, and what fools you are to throw your lives away so recklessly."
Christian's eyes widened as he watched Iris' impalement, and stepped in front of Amelia, trying to avert her eyes. If she wanted to see her mother it was her choice. But Christian wasn't about to let Amelia watch her mother be stabbed. That type of allowance was deemed worse in his mind.
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Post by Health on Feb 11, 2006 14:34:51 GMT -5
Amelia knew what was coming and buried her face in Christian's back before she could see her mother being impaled by Apocalypse. But she also knew that this gave Raphael the chance to give Apocaylpse a fatal blow if her used her mother's staff, "Gods help us," Amelia managed to say.
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Post by Christian on Feb 11, 2006 14:36:57 GMT -5
Christian shook his head, "Don't ask god," he said, "ask your father. He is as close to a god as we're going to see. And if he can't do it... I'll have to."
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Post by raphael on Feb 11, 2006 16:34:57 GMT -5
"I could have stopped him, I was not beaten" Raphael whispered as the rage boiled over inside him.
"You just took away the one thing that made life worth living. You just took away my joy after I have fought so hard and searched so long to find it. You had better pray that there is a merciful god in heaven, because nothing short of his hand will stop me now." Raphael stepped forwards, looking at Iris.
"I am Pravus...Raphael is dead" He grabbed Apocolypse's arm and pulled it hard, spinning apocolypse on his heel. Raphael had his fully augmented arm waiting to punch the deamon. He landed the blow right in the guy's chest. Raphael kicked the monsters leg out and shouted, "come deamon, fight me, kill me that I might see Iris one last time."
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Post by Health on Feb 12, 2006 7:27:25 GMT -5
"Daddy don't!" Amelia yelled trying to push past Christian to help Raphael.
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Post by Christian on Feb 12, 2006 14:22:12 GMT -5
Christian grabbed Amelia's arm, and spun her back to him, cradling her in his arms, "Stay away, lass. This is Raphael's fight."
Apocalypse shook his head. He was dizzied from the onslaught, and had to steady himself. He stood again, limping lightly on the leg Raphael attacked, "She is just another name to add to the list of those you've sent to the grave, Pravus. I will kill you. And your wish will come true."
His hands reformed to a scythe-like shape, "Come, and face the reaper one last time..."
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Post by raphael on Feb 13, 2006 10:35:43 GMT -5
Raphael's face was a scowl, no emotion showed. He stepped forewards. Apocolypse was still about twice his height, and could make what ever weapons he needed to fight. However Raphael seemed to be wearing him down. Apocolypse seemed to be damaged by his attacks. As long as he did not flee and run to his Lazarus chamber, Raphael might be able to win.
"reaper...well then, you are about to meet Charon, the ferry man." Raphael leapt towards Apocolypse, narrowly avoiding a scyth strike but getting close enough to be inside the effective range of the weapon, making it useless. Raphael threw a hammer punch right at the midsection of Apocolypse.
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Post by Christian on Feb 13, 2006 18:19:22 GMT -5
Apocalypse doubled back, but did not fall. His arms returned to their normal shape, and he used one hand to clutch his stomach, and the other steadied him as he flung his leg at Raphael's head, pinging him in the skull.
"I've had just about enough of my underestimating you, Pravus. I won't be so kind much longer..."
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Post by raphael on Feb 13, 2006 18:24:43 GMT -5
Raphael flew across the room. (over dramatization.) However he had used his physics know how and ability to read people to see the attack coming. He had jumped up and caught the kick. He lessened the damage, but made it look like Apocolypse had used more force than he had. time for more trickery. Raphael got up slowly, unsteady, his arms hanging limp as he slouched low, looking at Apocolypse as blood drained down his face from the cut on his forehead.
"Kind...kind...If I had known you were holding back on me, I would have kept the hammer." Raphael charged, his gate unsteady, still part of the illusion, he planned on taking one more blow before he turned the tide.
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Post by Christian on Feb 13, 2006 18:36:28 GMT -5
Apocalypse swatted him to the ground when he came within reasonable distance, bringing down a palm-out slap, and knocking his adversary to the ground, "You don't learn, do you, insect?"
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Post by Health on Feb 13, 2006 19:02:16 GMT -5
"No! Amelia yelled struggling in Christian's arms, "He'll be killed, Apocalypse will show him no mercy!"
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Post by Christian on Feb 13, 2006 19:05:28 GMT -5
Christian held her back, not giving an inch, "If that's how it ends, then your fathers last wish would be to fight Apocalypse alone! This is not about his life, our Apocalypse's mercy. It's about your father gaining back what he's lost," he paused, and shook his head, "even if that means his death..."
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Post by raphael on Feb 13, 2006 19:57:13 GMT -5
Raphael stood up quickly, using the driving momentum to drive a hard fist to the torso of Apocolypse. He was not down and out yet. Raphael could put on a good show, but he could also dish it out as well as he received.
Raphael after driving the upwards punch twisted and threw his shoulder into Apocolypse.
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Post by Christian on Feb 14, 2006 20:36:22 GMT -5
Apocalypse hit the ground with a grunt, and for a moment, was still.
Slowly, he rose to his feet, and shook his head at his attacker. "It's become painfully obvious that you're going to have to die before you let me continue my reign of this pitiful world. So let me give you your death."
Apocalypse clinched his fists, and once more, began to grow in size. His body reached the ceiling of the atrium, some 40 feet in the air, and kept going. The marble ceiling cracked and buckled, dust filling the air, and finally gave way, crumbling in large chunks and falling to the floor around Raphael.
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Post by raphael on Feb 14, 2006 20:41:46 GMT -5
Raphael dodged out of the way, landing near to his hammer. He picked it up but waited for the debris to stop falling. A 40 ft high target was a difficult object to fell, but a larger target to hit. Raphael looked up at him, "Coward, have we resorted to simply willing our way, can you not prove you are stronger than I? Can you not beat me in an evenly weighted bout? I am calling you out Apocolypse, You are a coward."
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