The Search for Allies (Fall of Gods RP, Closed)

[Londim]

His feet pounded the ground as he ran. How could he have been so stupid? Just appearing in front of a patrol like that. Luck had saved him, catching the patrol by surprise meaning they didn't shoot on sight.

You're such an idiot, Lyle. The thought went round his head. A shot rang out behind him, the bullet missing by inches.

"They've already seen my ability, might as well use it." Lyle muttered to himself. To the patrol it looked like Lyle was flickering in and out of place before disappearing.

"Find him now!" Shouted the commanding officer, looking around the alleyway trying to see a shadow or a hint of movement. The soldiers would not find anything in the alley as Lyle had teleported to the roofs above and kept going. Tonight's search for another super had been fruitless and Lyle had to get some sleep before work in the morning.

"I'll find another one soon. I know I will."

[Mutant Lobster People]

Ol' Richie was at it again. He had just killed a cat and brought it into the sewers, and he would go back up once more for some beer. He began consuming the cat, making horrible slurping and gurgling noises...

[Earth Sphere Coalition]

Demetrius Reznov walked down the main corridor of the command center. This black boots shining under the florescent lights of the military base. He looked around at the graveyard shift keeping track of reports of super beings being hunted and sighed.

'God I hate my job. Making me hunt down my own kind, thanks mom and dad.' he thought bitterly, he was shaken from his thoughts when he overheard a report coming in.

"H.Q. Come in! This is patrol team Gamma! Come in!" the leader of the patrol called out.

"This is Orion 1. What is your situation Gamma?" the responder answered.

"We are in pursuit of a super! Bastard just popped out of nowhere!" the Gamma leader yelled out. The sound of boots pounding on the concrete could be heard over the speakers.

"Not another one. Please let this one go." Reznov said to himself as he heard shouting.

"You have clearance to use deadly force!" Orion 1 said.

Reznov shook his head and finally stepped in.

"Belay those orders and tell them to stop firing. I want that super alive. He could be useful for the cause." he told the operator, effortlessly slipping into his role as Lieutenant.

"Yes sir, belay those orders Gamma Team." Orion 1 called back.

"Too late Orion 1. U.S. got away. Last known location was East Market Street." Gamma Leader replied.

Reznov sighed 'Glad you got away buddy.' he thought to himself.

"Gamma Team, reports coming in from North Huntington Square of what appears to be a gelatinous blob attacking cats. Can you check it out?" Orion 1 asked.

"Roger that. On our way." Gamma called back.

Reznov just shook his head and left the command center.

"I think it's time I head over to Market Street and see if I can find our illusive super." he said as he marched out of the Orion Military Base.

(OOC: Ok so Reznov is located at the Orion Military Base. Get it. Operation Hunt, Orion the Hunter. U.S. is an acronym for Unidentified Super.)

[Mutant Lobster People]

Richie had finished eating his cat and was ready for his beer. He navigated his way through the sewers to the underside of a manhole. He pushed the manhole out of his way and slithered to a convenience store. Getting in was easy as all he had to do was flatten himself to get under the door. He found his six-pack and brought it up to the window. He opened the window just large enough for a can to fit through, slipped them out individually, and then proceeded to slip through the window himself. He closed the now sludge-covered window and brought his beers to his spot in the sewers, making sure to close the manhole behind him.

[Albertasby]

Snowflake was creeping through the forest, the thick overgrowth providing cover for her. She had heard the communications through the radio she had aquired. "Market Street, right." She glanced at the compass on her watch, working out in which direction market street would be. Once she had located it, she began to summon a tree below her, to provide her an aerial view of where she was heading.

"My powers do come in useful for some things" she said to herself. She had gotten used to talking to herself, she didn't know who to trust nowadays. "Ah, there it is," she pulled the wind in to help her, useing it to blow her straight towards Market Street. She needed a way to distinguish between regular person and super perosn. But how?

[Ordo Drakul]

A slight shimmering in the air, and he was present. Clytus Sareau looked about-the pandas were not far off. As part of a program-or was it programme here?-to remove the beasts from the brink of extinction, the zoo had two females and one male donated.

Precious little was being done, really-not even a Barry White album to encourage the creatures. Not that it mattered, not to Sareau. He intended to skin and harvest the male, as a message about futility. The incredible amounts the harvest would net him in Chinatown was totally incidental-Sareau was a man of principles and ideals, not some mere mercenary...

[Albertasby]

Snowflake floated down gently, remembering to keep subtle and not bring attention to herself. She landed on the outskirts of market street and began the descent down the street, attempting to work out who was super and who wasn't. It was proving to be an incredibly difficult task with noone being extremely obvious as a super.

"Come on, come on. I need to find you. They'll kill you unless I find you," she was whispering. She knew that for every moment the super went unfound, the likelihood that he would not leave here alive was increasing...

[Earth Sphere Coalition]

Reznov walked down Market Street in the early morning. Enjoying the relative silence the dawn provided. His thoughts drifted to his plans.

'Alright Reznov. Find Super Being, convince Super to join you. provide intel on patrols and military movements and in return they I get info on any supers that I can try to convince to join me. Right. This is going to be easy.' he rolled his eyes at himself. He knew it was a long shot.

As he walked he noticed a young girl walking down the street alone.

"Thats strange. She can't be older then 15, why the hell is she out here at this time?" he asked himself.

The girl looked up from the ground at him and her eyes widened, she began to cross the street as calmly as she could. Reznov just eyed her and realized why she was moving away. He was still in his uniform!

"No way! You've got to be kidding me! She can't be, can she?!" he asked himself as he began to follow the girl from afar.

Just as she stepped out onto the street corner, the screeching of car breaks shook the girl from whatever thoughts she was having. The car was feet away and the young girl was caught in it's path, stuck in place like a deer in the headlights. Reznov couldn't let her die. He began to run as fast as he could, he became a blur as his enhanced muscles pushed him to unnatural speeds.

He shoved the young girl out of the way and took the full brunt of the impact. The girl looked up at him with wide eyes and a slack jaw. The car looked like it had hit a cement barrier and the black haired, green eyed man sported only a small cut on his forehead.

She found her voice and said something barely above a whisper.

Reznov just shook his head as he looked down at the girl. "You sure got a way with the ladies Demetri, you really do."

[African-Union]

Jean gazed outside into the filthy, rancid streets. Living in the slums was worse than hell, crime was rampant, one had to always watch their back, etc. Despite his magnificent powers, Jean had to eat, sleep, and travel with a handgun wherever he went. In these harsh times, one could never be too careful, better to have it and not need it rather then need it and not have it. It wasn't so much the thiefs, murderers, or looters that worried Jean, as they coule easily be scared off when they witnessed their worst fear coming to life. It was the government of this hellhole he lived in that really terrified him.

Ever since the ban on superpowered individuals, Jean had been ruthlessly hunted down by government agents, mercenaries, bounty hunters, and everything inbetween. To earn an honest wage he cleaned dishes at a rundown diner, and performed street magic with his powers. To avoid too much attention Jean would only demonstrate the basics of his power and keep the shows under an hour in length. Thirty to fifty dollars a day really wasn't what he had always dreamt of making, but it would have to suffice for the time being.

Walking outside, dressed in an old sports jacket, tattered khackis, and no shoes he fit in with his surroundings perfectly. The lack of shoes was in honor of his African ancestry, as part of an old tradition shared among his family. Jean set up his stand for the next while, and began the usual show. Creating illusions of small fireballs, juggling them, and then swallowing them whole was going to be the premier show for the day, and as it progressed the tricks grew more and more simplistic. A few card tricks, the old coin in the ear, and many other basic and yet mysterious magic tricks filled his quota. Today was an unusual day however Jean thought to himself, there was triple the amount of usual onlookers, and if he didn't keep his showmanship to a minimum, he could risk giving himself away.

(OOC: Not really sure where to go on from here, I'll let the story with some of your other characters progress, and I'll step in. this was mostly an introduction to my characters everyday life, his struggles, etc. If you wish to meet up with Jean, TG me about it before posting, just so I know to look for it in advance. Thanks )

[Londim]

Reznov walked down Market Street in the early morning. Enjoying the relative silence the dawn provided. His thoughts drifted to his plans.

'Alright Reznov. Find Super Being, convince Super to join you. provide intel on patrols and military movements and in return they I get info on any supers that I can try to convince to join me. Right. This is going to be easy.' he rolled his eyes at himself. He knew it was a long shot.

As he walked he noticed a young girl walking down the street alone.

"Thats strange. She can't be older then 15, why the hell is she out here at this time?" he asked himself.

The girl looked up from the ground at him and her eyes widened, she began to cross the street as calmly as she could. Reznov just eyed her and realized why she was moving away. He was still in his uniform!

"No way! You've got to be kidding me! She can't be, can she?!" he asked himself as he began to follow the girl from afar.

Just as she stepped out onto the street corner, the screeching of car breaks shook the girl from whatever thoughts she was having. The car was feet away and the young girl was caught in it's path, stuck in place like a deer in the headlights. Reznov couldn't let her die. He began to run as fast as he could, he became a blur as his enhanced muscles pushed him to unnatural speeds.

He shoved the young girl out of the way and took the full brunt of the impact. The girl looked up at him with wide eyes and a slack jaw. The car looked like it had hit a cement barrier and the black haired, green eyed man sported only a small cut on his forehead.

She found her voice and spoke barely above a whisper.

"You're a super. And military..." and with that she passed out.

Reznov just shook his head. "You sure got a way with the ladies Demetri, you really do."

OOC: Friendly warning. It's generally not a good idea to control another rper's character without there express permission.

[Earth Sphere Coalition]

Reznov walked down Market Street in the early morning. Enjoying the relative silence the dawn provided. His thoughts drifted to his plans.

'Alright Reznov. Find Super Being, convince Super to join you. provide intel on patrols and military movements and in return they I get info on any supers that I can try to convince to join me. Right. This is going to be easy.' he rolled his eyes at himself. He knew it was a long shot.

As he walked he noticed a young girl walking down the street alone.

"Thats strange. She can't be older then 15, why the hell is she out here at this time?" he asked himself.

The girl looked up from the ground at him and her eyes widened, she began to cross the street as calmly as she could. Reznov just eyed her and realized why she was moving away. He was still in his uniform!

"No way! You've got to be kidding me! She can't be, can she?!" he asked himself as he began to follow the girl from afar.

Just as she stepped out onto the street corner, the screeching of car breaks shook the girl from whatever thoughts she was having. The car was feet away and the young girl was caught in it's path, stuck in place like a deer in the headlights. Reznov couldn't let her die. He began to run as fast as he could, he became a blur as his enhanced muscles pushed him to unnatural speeds.

He shoved the young girl out of the way and took the full brunt of the impact. The girl looked up at him with wide eyes and a slack jaw. The car looked like it had hit a cement barrier and the black haired, green eyed man sported only a small cut on his forehead.

She found her voice and spoke barely above a whisper.

"You're a super. And military..." and with that she passed out.

Reznov just shook his head. "You sure got a way with the ladies Demetri, you really do."

OOC: Friendly warning. It's generally not a good idea to control another rper's character without there express permission.

OOC: Crap my mistake. I'm new to this. I'll edit it out.

[Albertasby]

Snowflake opened her eyes and saw his uniform. She tried to summon a scream but found herself unable. "He doesn't know I'm a super, just keep it cool Snowflake" she thought to herself. She looked up at him, still trying to get over the shock of the events that had just occurred.

"Tha... Thank you. I didn't see that car coming for me. Without you I'd be... I'd be" She couldn't bring herself to say the word after Operation Hunt had murdered her parents. And here she was, face to face with an agent of that blasted organisation! Thoughts of killing the guy began to enter her head but after what he had done, she thought that he deserved a chance to prove to her he was different. If he wasn't she'd kill him in an instant ...

[Dimoniquid]

Lisa looked up. She had finished cutting her hair, trying for an emo-look. She had currently been renting an apartment, keeping it simple, and trying to be a citizen as best as she could. As she stared in the mirror, she pulled her fringe back, still seeing a red shine on it. "What? Why the hell can't I dye my hair?" She asked herself, and began to clean up.

She had to find him. He had left to travel - that didn't help, since he gave all of his money to her and he had left without a trace. As she searched through the papers, she took a large gulp of orange juice and began to move outside, in her coat and gloves. After seeing the incident with Snowflake and Reznov, she ran over. "Are you okay?" She asked. She looked at the man in the uniform, and switched back for the girl. "Why don't you come inside?"

[Earth Sphere Coalition]

Reznov looked over at the young woman. He shrugged and helped Snowflake up onto her feet.

"I don't think it'll hurt to come in. I need to get cleaned up anyways." Reznov said as he approached Lisa. He looked over his shoulder at the teen who was just looking at the whole scene he left in wonder and he smiled.

"You coming?" he asked her.

[Albertasby]

"Yeah, I'll come in. I suppose it would help me. I'm in need to recover, after all that." She welcomed the thought that she could have a chance to sit down and recover. It would also provide her the opportunity to kill him. It all panned out so well for her. If he was genuine, she'd help him but remain sceptical, he was an agent, he was DEAD...

She got up, slowly and began to walk towards where the other two were heading.

[Dimoniquid]

Lisa could sense something about both the people. Like... they were similar in some way. Lisa led the two up the stairs, taking out her keys and unlocking the door with a clunk. "Sorry about the mess - I'm looking for something at the moment." She said, smiling and clearing up the newspapers. As she placed them on the box, she took her coat off and closed the door after the two people moved in. "I'm Lisa, by the way. What happened?"

[Earth Sphere Coalition]

" First ladies, I believe introductions are in order. My name is Lieutenant Demitrius Alexander Reznov. A pleasure to meet you Lisa. As for what happened. I was walking down the street when I noticed this young lady acting suspiciously. So I followed, and she as you can see almost got hit by a car if it wasn't for me." he told the young woman. Outside he could hear the sirens wailing as they approached the scene of the accident

"As you might of figured out, I am a super." he said,

"Mind if I use the bathroom? I need to clean up." he asked and offered an easy smile. 'Plus it'll give them time to process everything.'

[Dimoniquid]

"Sure. Why not." Lisa said, pointing to the door next to the door leading to her bedroom. Well, that would explain the similarity - but why say that you were a super? She couldn't die - well, by ageing she could, but not by anything else, and she could heal others, but she didn't announce it to the world. "Well, I suppose we best... well... call the military. Can't break the law." She whispered, picking up the phone.

[Albertasby]

So he's a super, Snowflake thought. I need to speak to him but before she could do anything she spoke to Lisa. "Don't. Put the phone down its not worth it. Sure he might be a super but I'm guessing so are you. Listen Lisa, answer me this. What do you gain from handing him over?"

[Dimoniquid]

"The fact that I'm not going to jail just because he can't hand himself in. I don't want to do this, because I know what it's like. It's survival of the fittest, I'm afraid."

[Earth Sphere Coalition]

"No need. I'll call HQ and let them know that whole accident and car crash was my doing. They know how I am, so it'll be no shock to them. I just hope I didn't seriously injure anyone in the car." he called out from the bathroom not hearing the conversation Snowflake and Lisa were having.

He began washing away the blood and began to take out bits of metal and glass from his face.

"What I wouldn't give for regenerative powers. This freaking hurts!" he said to himself.

As he finished he looked at his uniform and frowned, tears and blood stains marred the once immaculate uniform. "Gotta get this thing fixed and washed. Can't have the brass all mad because I tore a hole in my uni. Ugh! This is gonna be a long day! I can already tell." he told his reflection.

"Anyways let me call them." he said as he pulled out his cellphone(amazingly still intact after getting hit by a car).

"Orion 4, this is Reznov. There has been an accident on Market Street caused by me. Divert necessary funds to cover up my involvement. Yes I had an 'incident', and no I don't need help. Reznov out." he said sternly.

"Now may I ask who you are young lady?" he asked the would-be damsel in distress.

[Dimoniquid]

"Here, come here, you girl." She said, holding his face. As her hands began to warm it, they glowed yellow, showing that the heat from her hands would cauterize the wounds. "It seems you're not the only super, super-boy."

[Earth Sphere Coalition]

Reznov smiled. "Finally! I've been looking for a chance to meet some other supers for ages! Being part of Operation Hunt doesn't really help though. But to think I can here looking for one unidentified super and found 2!" he said excitedly.

[Albertasby]

"Put the phone down! Don't you dare hand him in!" She could feel the anger building inside her, this new found Lisa had revealed a new side to her. Within five minutes, Snowflake had grown to dislike her.

"I won't let you do this, he saved my life and I guarantee you that I'll save his." She began to light a fireball in her hand, getting ready to fire it straight at her. "Or maybe I'll alert all the police outside about the fact your a super. I don't know what your power is but I know you are one, so don't hand him in!"

[Dimoniquid]

"Wow. It seems this kittens got claws. You do realize I can't die, so really, firing a fireball at me won't kill me. And what about if I do? Where would that fireball come from?" Lisa said, slapping Reznov lightly on the face.