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Re: Bout Du Monde (V3 Invite) « Reply #40 on Nov 6, 2009, 9:12am »
Sylar
Sylar smiled. Not about him? Did Peter Petrelli really believe that this wasn't about the man he had tried to kill on several occasions? Hardly. Fate, it seemed, had them matched. Such similar abilities, yet such vastly different objectives and capabilities. Peter, for all the power he could absorb, was little more than a fly to Sylar. Something he could swat away with a thought. An inconvenience, really. And one that had been getting in his way just a little too much. Arthur, however, felt he had solved that problem. He had stripped Peter of his ability bank and left him entirely powerless. He was nothing, even less than a fly now. Yet, here he was again, getting in their faces and for what? To irritate and annoy, to make his presence known and fulfil the noble act of going down with a fight. Well, he wouldn't get his fight; but it was certainly time he went down, for good.
Elle, however, seemed to have ulterior motives for crashing this party of theirs. A rush of amplified electricity surged from her body, shooting directly towards Arthur. Not now... they had discussed this. Arthur would bring the world to his knees, and then they would bring Arthur to his. It was too early for them to move. Had Elle had second thoughts? Was the idea of eliminating humanity too much for her? Together they would rule the world. They would be the Lord and Lady of all Specials. With humanity out the way, he would have a feast on the powered populace and then... then what? What was there then to gain? Who would give him the respect he deserved? Who would see him as special? Sure, he would be the upper class, the utmost high class, even, but there would always be the annoyances of revolt. He would be immortal, but in charge of a special populace? He would have competition. That was not his evolutionary prerogative. Trees soared to new heights to gain as much sun as possible, casting shadows over the shorter saplings that would consume nutrients from the soil, smothering them of light and shunting their development. It was survival of the fittest. Elimination of the competition. He was of the fittest. Now it was about competition.
With a small chuckle, Sylar understood. This wasn't about him. Peter was right.
This was about Arthur.
As Arthur raised his hand towards Elle, adding his own electricity to the charge, Nathan finally made his own move. With a sonic boom that shook the room, he took off and stole Jane away with him. He had to admit, it was a smart move. Ever the thinker, that Petrelli. Usually a man of little action, however. Yet, within seconds the power of Jane's amplification was beginning to seep away. Plus... something else was happening. Who...
"Who is doing that." Arthur echoed his own thoughts. "What have you done! Is it the Haitian?"
Yes, that sensation. How familiar with it he was. The Company's ace in the hole. Their get out of jail free card. One day Sylar would have to kill that man. Tonight, however, it wasn't The Haitian who was their problem.
He could see it. The shift in her demeanour when Jane was whisked away. The woman with the gun was their Haitian. The bullet he had stopped from her had already clattered feebly to the ground, his ability stripped from him temporarily. Suddenly, she was the one with the most power in the whole room.
Arthur, however, was correct. With so much power in the room being suppressed, it would only be so long until she began to struggle. The question was if she could concentrate long enough to shoot them both...
Adara Summers
A rush of wind. A concussive bang. Nathan was gone. Taking Jane with him. Adara had come to save her. As had Peter. At least now they knew she was safe. With Jane gone, Sylar and Arthur would be a lot easier to handle. Or, at least they would be if they had more fire power. Neither Peter nor herself had manifested an offensive ability and Elle would not be able to take on both of the power houses alone. If only she knew what her power actually was, short of being able to locate this room. Great load of use that was now they were here.
Sylar dropped the bullet effortlessly to the ground, showing once again the futility of her weapon.
Arthur, however, had better ideas. He was going to reclaim Jane, somehow. Did he know where she was? Could he teleport there? He seemed confident that he did, and that he could. As he closed his eyes, however, nothing happened. The Haitian? Was he here? Would he be able to hold them both for long enough before.
A sharp, shooting sensation went through her brain. Somewhere between an acute headache and a nail begin driven through it. What... was... Was she the Haitian Arthur was talking about? Was this her power?
She pushed through the headache, focusses her attention on applying it to a useful measure. If she could control this... she could well turn the tables in their favour... The headache, however, just seemed to be getting worse...
Peter made his move, leaping towards his father. At the same time, Nathan hurled through the hole in the far wall, colliding directly with an unexpected Sylar at full speed.
Could she hold out for long enough for the family feud?
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Re: Bout Du Monde (V3 Invite) « Reply #41 on Nov 7, 2009, 2:15am »
Elle knew her attack on Arthur would be futile since he had stolen the electricity from Peter, but she had no idea exactly how bad it would be. As soon as the power was released from her hands, Elle saw Arthur almost catch it like it were a baseball, like it was child's play. Her eyes widened slightly as he looked to her, but then she felt a wisp of air as Nathan passed by her.
Not caring as much about Nathan as she did herself, Elle braced her back against the wall and looked at Arthur as if knowing the beast would strike back. She cast a fleeting glance at Sylar, wishing he could read her thoughts and know what she was thinking and why she had moved up her plans to thwart Arthur now instead of waiting. Would it even matter anymore? Would Gabriel just discard her for this act of betrayal to their well laid plans?
Elle had little time to think of it as Arthur shot back a hefty dose of electricity at her. Elle screamed and hit her head on the wall behind her. The hit was strong from Arthur, but weaker than she anticipated. Perhaps the amplifying woman had helped Elle's defense in the matter as much as she was aiding Arthur in his attack. Elle rolled her head back to the crowd and noted the woman was missing.
Good job, Fly Boy, she thought amid her sizzling. The volts ran through her at peak strength and Elle was just gathering them for a second attack when suddenly, they began to fizzle. She looked at her fingers and watched the lightning go from a frantic tease of static between her fingertips to ... nothing.
Arthur voiced his thought just as Sylar was suddenly thrust across the room and into the wall to her right. Elle jumped back, noting exactly how weak she was now. She saw Adara wince when Arthur threatened and knew the source of her power sap was the newly powered woman. Sylar would probably want that trick later, and Elle kept that in mind. Surely her father knew how to get to the Haitian and Adara was no different. Perhaps it would help hr get back into Gabriel's good graces when this was over.
"Adara, shoot Arthur," Elle ordered from behind her. "Do it now!"
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Re: Bout Du Monde (V3 Invite) « Reply #42 on Nov 12, 2009, 6:59pm »
Nathan knew that his one role was now done.
The impact with Sylar had shattered bones in his body, he could feel it. His arm was bent around and up, and angle that was very, very wrong. But more surprising was the quality of his spine, which was apparently undamaged. Good, that meant he stood a chance of surviving.
Nathan could feel Sylar somewhere near his head. After using his hands to snatch him (In hindsight, a really bad idea), he had used him as a shield when they impacted the wall. The speed was so great Nathan had not even seen the difference between the hospital, the window, Sylar and whatever wall they had hit.
The only good news was that he wasn't dead. Well, not yet. He felt that he must have smashed his shoulder up real bad. He could feel waves of nauseatingly intense pain radiating from that whole part of his body. Worse yet, he was starting to drift.
"No, Nathan. You can do better. You're made of sterner stuff." Nathan wondered who was talking. It wasn't his voice, and his dazed mind told him he knew it. But... Who? Nathan you have to pick yourself up. Lying there won't do you any good. Get up, and try again."
Well, it didn't matter much. The darkness around the edge of his vision was spreading, and Nathan knew from his time in the military that he was going unconscious. This was bad, he couldn't help Peter save his girlfriend, or stop Sylar, or their father.
Ah, Nathan did indeed know the voice. That voice had made him who he was. That was the voice of Arthur Petrelli, his father. Nathan drifted into unconsciousness with that thought.
Re: Bout Du Monde (V3 Invite) « Reply #43 on Nov 19, 2009, 7:02pm »
Arthur felt his now many dozens of abilties rippling beneath his skin, trapped within the prison of his body because of the force that was being used to dampen him. But it wasn't lasting long. Already, he could practically feel the sparks of lightning dancing along his fingertips, the near-silence turning into unhearable echoes of thought and the weather outside becoming more apparent- more aware. He was regaining them quicker than he had lost them, whoever was doing this was no Haitian.
"It's too late. Admirable attempt, but a farce nonetheless." He answered to Elle's desperate cries for the woman holding the gun to end Arthur's life.
"Both of my sons, turning against me. Against the idea of the pure world, the warless, united world. I'm ashamed that my blood runs in your veins. Both of you." Arthur scolded, staring intently at each of them in turn. "Not only this, but you seem to find it impossible to do it properly. You are both resourceful, that much is apparent. You've mobilised allies quickly. But there's one trick you still don't seem to be able to pull, isn't there? For all your allies, you can't secure success."
A lone hand rose up from Arthur's side, the palm facing the group. He began to focus all the rising energies he could feel in his body towards his hands- he was going to take that gun. Arthur Petrelli was going to steal that woman's gun, and throw it out of the broken wall of windows, to the ground below. With his powers able, he would be able to snap the necks of every person standing at his over-crowded office door.