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Post by Health on Dec 9, 2005 23:50:03 GMT -5
"Don't know, don't care, but I know what to put on your tombstone now," Drache commented coming at Raphael again her talons glinting.
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Post by raphael on Dec 9, 2005 23:59:11 GMT -5
Raphael merely sidestepped, letting the the dragon swing past him. Raphael Put his arms up and double axe handled the woman between the shoulderblades, driving her even further off balance and towards the ground.
"It means the wicked, and it does not even begin to describe the things I have done to people."
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Post by Health on Dec 10, 2005 0:01:16 GMT -5
"Oof," went Drache's lungs as Raphael hit her inbetween her wing and she stumbled but stayed on her feet, she spun around to meet Raphael's next attack.
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Post by raphael on Dec 10, 2005 0:06:48 GMT -5
Raphael Grasped the dragon woman's throat quickly as she recovered from the attack. He lifted her off the ground and looked her in the eye.
"welcome death with open arms for it will bring you many harms..." Raphael brought the dragon woman down level with his gaze and head butt her three times letting her fly free of his grasp on the thrid blow. (lesser smite. just like greater smite...only bigger.)
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Post by Health on Dec 10, 2005 0:27:29 GMT -5
Drache went flying to the ground and laid still. Meanwhile Iris stood on the sidelines in awe, Raphael had defeated Drache, she didn't know how, but he had. Iris rose to her feet and stood shakily. She wanted to run to him to see to his wounds, but she also wanted to run and hide because she had betrayed him. So Iris stood in the middle of the road, the motorcycle's light shining on her frail frame.
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Post by raphael on Dec 10, 2005 11:55:43 GMT -5
Raphael spit in the direction of the dragon woman. He now knew who and why all he had to find out was where and when and he could get his revenge. That would be easy enough to figure out.
"we are not so mighty any more now are we." Raphael said as he towered over the form of the dragon woman. He bent down and drew the knife out of his boot. He put it to the woman's throat.
"now it is my turn for questions. Where..."
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Post by Health on Dec 10, 2005 14:58:16 GMT -5
Drache grinned at Raphael, "Like I'd tell you even if your little knife could harm me," she growled.
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Post by raphael on Dec 10, 2005 15:02:45 GMT -5
"thats a monomolecular edge, there is little it cannot cut through. However if you are resigned to play difficult I could just kill you and figure it out on my own, it wouldn't be that difficult." Raphael smiled, he never enjoyed his work, but it paid off to intimidate his opponents and to get answers.
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Post by Health on Dec 10, 2005 15:06:06 GMT -5
Drache smiled, "I did not defeat you luv, so I'm as good as dead already," she said her eyes glancing around wildly, "And once you kill me will you continue to run? You'll be hunted down, I only wish I could live to see that."
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Post by raphael on Dec 10, 2005 15:09:18 GMT -5
"run...I don't run, I get even." Raphael plunged the knife through the wicked creatures eye. (as per my instruction by Health)
He stood up, leaving the knife there, as a calling card. Hopefully the dragon woman was right and they would come to him, saving him the trouble. Raphael turned to Iris, "get up, we are leaving."
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Post by Health on Dec 10, 2005 15:15:27 GMT -5
Drache screamed in pain and rolled around on the ground, blood blinding her one good eye. Iris numbly nodded, and moved for the motorcycle, still wincing from her ribs. She picked up the motorcycle and waited for Raphael.
"We have to get to England, they're going to kill the Orchestra," she said clearly but her hands shook so bad she had to clasp them together.
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Post by raphael on Dec 10, 2005 21:23:31 GMT -5
"I severely doubt that they will do that, they have no evidence that the dragon woman didn't kill you, and now that I am the prime target, I do not think they need to hold that over your head...you being dead an all." Raphael got on the bike.
"Get on, we can go to England if you like, but we have to stop somewhere else first."
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Post by Health on Dec 10, 2005 21:33:05 GMT -5
Iris got on the bike in the seat behind Raphael and wrapped her arms around his waist, she did it lightly for the main reason that she was afraid, afraid of what Raphael felt of her now, "Very well we have to stop at my house, I need supplies. And you don't know this guy, he's some sort of telepathic, he can sense if the jobs been done.
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Post by raphael on Dec 10, 2005 21:37:37 GMT -5
"You let me worry about what he does and does not know." Raphael kicked the bike, and headed around back towards the city they had come from the night before. He had grown slightly more difficult to read, but it was because he was dealing with difficult emotions.
Sure Iris had betrayed him, he had almost expected it, would have been proud to have died at the hands of one of his students, but what displeased him was the fact that she had failed, not committed to her action. Raphael was a difficult man to deal with, he demanded excellence all of the time, but he did not know how to deal with this. Iris brought him joy, made life a little easier to bear, but she failed. Raphael had to think long on how to deal with this.
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Post by Health on Dec 10, 2005 21:40:35 GMT -5
"That's easy for you to say," Iris said darkly, "I'm going to be responsable for the death of 30 people. Most of them my friends," she sighed and burrowed into her thoughts. Maybe it was because she was a woman, the whole being able to create lifa and all, but Iris only killed when she needed to. She guessed that Raphael could never understand this with his record, and she dared not try to explain it to him.
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Post by raphael on Dec 10, 2005 21:44:56 GMT -5
Raphael sped down the road, trying not to muse in his own thoughts. Iris' orchestra would probably remain in tact, Raphael was the primary traget and would not care about some 30 or so people. However there were a few things Raphael had to get in order to make sure he didn't have any weaknesses exposed to exploit. He had raced through the streets, it had not been a long journey and when he pulled up at the house that belonged to Iris he simply waited for Irist to dismount.
"I will wait outside."
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Post by Health on Dec 10, 2005 21:47:50 GMT -5
Iris nodded and went inside, first thing she did was destroy any evidence of her former boss, a wave of her staff did that. Then she grabbed some clothing, and a few other essential things. She took one last look at her dream house before she left it, having the feeling that she'd never see it again. She ran back out to the motorcycle and climbed back on. Iris remained silent, she could sense the tension of Raphael and didn't want to bother him.
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Post by raphael on Dec 10, 2005 21:50:39 GMT -5
While Iris had been inside, Raphael had made a quick phone call. It was placed to a man he called his equal. He was finishing it as Iris came out of the house.
"About four hours away if I break all the speed laws." Raphael then listened for a moment and then simply said yes before he hung up the phone. He kick started the bike and said, "we are going to DC. I have a friend there, he will take care of the arrangements to get your orchestra to safety as well as taking us to the UK."
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Post by Health on Dec 10, 2005 21:53:47 GMT -5
"I will make sure tht no police see us, nor any cars collide with us," Iris said glowing purple for a moment before returning to normal. Stiffly she put her hands on Raphael's waist, "Raphael," she muttered and then stopped, she wanted to say something else to him but couldn't.
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Post by raphael on Dec 10, 2005 21:57:21 GMT -5
Raphael did not wait, he did not have time to waste, if she had something to say it would come out later if it had been important. Raphael sped off. He had sped along at nearly 180 mph the entire way, motorcycles were one of his favorite modes of transportation because they went so fast. Raphael had also dodged through a lot of traffic, he had not needed the magic to protect them, but did not really care that it was there, one of those comforts.
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