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The Arrival of the Syndicate: Refraction.

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  1. [21:57] It was.. Uneventful.
  2.  
  3. Walking through the city, the pair of hazel eyes would constantly search around for people. Inside of Mellarius, there had been almost no knight presence. Around the castle, the knights were few enough for the group to sneak through. Without even going into the sewers, Meter would have been able to cross the entirety of the city with little difficulty.
  4.  
  5. It was only as they crossed into the noble district, that he noticed someone. The blue leaves began to flow as the tempeture lessened. Crossing past the gates, he drew into the center of the noble's estate, hazel eyes staring at the man in the middle.
  6.  
  7. "Claude Pelleaux, yeah?"
  8. (Meter)
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  11. [22:02] Naturally was sitting on his bench, eating a borger form MacWhoppers. Amber hues followed the arrival of four heavily armed figure's into his estate. Plus a Lydia, he wasn't sure why she was with them but these things happened.
  12.  
  13. Once he'd been addressed, however, his attention shifted to Meter. A brow raised as he was addressed, there wasn't a hint of hesitation as he answered. "Lord Claude vey Pelleaux, but you knew the name. So, what can I do for you?"
  14.  
  15. The figure sat the borger to the side as he did so.
  16. (Claude vey Pelleaux)
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  19. [22:03] Sajid smiles, simply looking between Claude and Meter, not really joining yet to do anything but watch.
  20. (Sajid)
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  22.  
  23. [22:03] Lydia's stomach growls fiercly at that borger. She peeks from the tree, "Clod, right? Mind sharing some of that?" Now wasn't the time, though, the nature-focused magi simply reached tendrils of vines in Claude's direction in hopes of getting some borg.
  24. (Lydia Fields)
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  27. [22:04] His arms settled within his cloaking. His visage was mostly shrouded by his hooding. A stand was taken before the purple haired lord, simply in wait.
  28. (Lucian Valintine)
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  30.  
  31. [22:04] Proteus trailed behind the group, hands hidden within pockets beneath the cloak as his eyes scanned around the few individuals they had passed, specifically looking for some type of way to identify their affiliations.
  32.  
  33. The small group had no luck, a sigh leaving his lips as they continued to walk deeper into Osrona, steps pausing momentarily as he spotted Claude sitting on the bench, a MacWhoppers held within his hand.
  34.  
  35. It seemed Meter had spotted the man too, already making his way over, the others following behind.
  36.  
  37. Volatile tendrils continued to move behind Proteus's back as he approached, remaining off to the side in silence when the duo conversed, eyes peering towards the borger he was sure tasted delicious.
  38. (Proteus)
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  41. [22:06] Claude rolled his eyes as he glanced towards Lydia. Clod really? "Lord Claude, don't be rude just because you're hungry." yet, despite that he did sit a paper-wrapped burger in the tendril's grippers.
  42. (Claude vey Pelleaux)
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  44.  
  45. [22:06] {Item} You drop Sandwich.
  46. [22:07] The pair of hazel eyes would look down the man as a staff was drawn from the back of the Syndicate head. Sands began to whirl around him in the air as the tempeture dropped more and more.
  47.  
  48. "When I was fourteen, or maybe it was fifteen, there was a woman named Charlotte Karnstein. You stole her brother. You made her brother yell at her in the streets, decry her. You put a bounty on her head. And then.. You made her disappear."
  49.  
  50. "Nobles are people who sit atop society, who the knights serve and they use the knights to keep everything in check. To sit comfortably. To be entertained as you guys rip families appart. Iiiiii'll admit, I don't care as much about most of it as I would like. I'm no saint."
  51.  
  52. "But Charlotte Karnstien was someone I looked up to. And you are the reason she's no longer around."
  53.  
  54. An inhale.
  55.  
  56. "I am Cameo Orn Octavius, Meter, leader of the Syndicate. Do you have any last words, Pelleaux?"
  57. (Meter)
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  59.  
  60. [22:08] Lydia Fields says, "<Fuck yeah... borger.>"
  61. [22:17] The Pellaux's attention returned fully to Meter as the whirling sands began to pick up around the figure. The temperature dropping his expression shifted a little. From annoyed to a more neutral expression. A hand coming to rest upon the Crossier sitting on the bench beside him.
  62.  
  63. Then he listened to the man's complaints, then came the ultimatum. That brought a smile to his features at the least. A hand rose, one index finger extended as he began to speak.
  64.  
  65. "I've got a books worth. Though, that depends on if you want to listen." As he spoke the air about his frame started to tingle with radioactive energy. If the fight started as he spoke he'd not be caught unawares.
  66.  
  67. "Yes, I figured who you were the moment you mentioned Charlotte. Karnstein's have been gone a long time after all. Ms. Karnstein assaulted me in the streets when I was employing most of her family. That's what caused Ravan to yell at her. A bounty was put in with Catpain Task, but before he actually made it public Ravan asked me to recall it."
  68.  
  69. As he spoke the Crossier was pulled from it's spot on the bench, the twin serpents nestled into his lap as he gazed at Meter.
  70.  
  71. "As for the rest of it, well that's populist rhetoric and I doubt anything I say will sway your opinion on it. I'll also not waste breath on spelling out the arrest warrant. So, that leads me to a question. Would you like to do this here?"
  72. (Claude vey Pelleaux)
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  74.  
  75. [22:20] "Yeah, right here will do."
  76.  
  77. The sands started to wrap around the area, making the exits rather hard to come and out of, but there was still a chance for them to escape if they were entirely lucky.
  78.  
  79. However, there was a joke in this, that he wanted to say, but nothing to really cease this at once. His words would not leave him, but something was gonna come across, something that was deadly.
  80.  
  81. "Come, come - my dear friend; you will be beautiful soon.~"
  82. (Sajid)
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  84.  
  85. [22:21] The woman reaches to unwrap the remaining burger and bite into its goodness, though.. a side of her halts her movements. She flinches at Cameo's voice. Truly, it was him? She had thought he had gotten lost years ago, yet here he was, aiming a weapon toward the mayor of Sudbury. She blinks in confusion, trembling further at the memories of the ravaging rabbit. Fingers run along her thick, old scars, shuddering toward the man.
  86.  
  87. "Wait, is this truly.. what the Syndicate stands for? Death to nobles? This won't make things change, it'll only.. only bring more chaos into Esshar." She speaks less like a country bumpkin and more like a sweating politican. She blinks again and clears her throat, allowing that burger refuge into her vines as she moves a bit closer.
  88.  
  89. "C-cameo.. are you sure this is what you want to do? I mean, I .. I haven't spoken to you in years but I would have never thought that .. powerful man of a rabbit you are would turn to murder just to prove a point? To .. exact revenge? To what exactly? This'll only make the nobles angry and make the commoners-- like me-- fear the Syndicate even more."
  90.  
  91. She pleads with the rabbit as if her words had meant something.
  92. (Lydia Fields)
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  94.  
  95. [22:24] A soft hum left Proteus's lips as the duo continued to converse, it seemed there was more of a past between the duo of Meter and Claude than he had thought, the last name of Claude finally being recalled.
  96.  
  97. Eyes widening for a brief moment of shock before he recomposed himself, a curious tilt of his head showing, hood shuffling as he peered towards the now identified noble of Osrona.
  98.  
  99. "Does a noble's trophy count?"
  100.  
  101. Question said seemingly to the air, his attention remained on Claude as an index-finger raised to point towards the noble, eyes moving towards Crossier that was now within Claude's lap.
  102.  
  103. He doubted he'd be given the chance to fight, with the now revealed past between Meter and Claude, but the chance was always there, and it'd speed up the process of actually joining the Syndicate.
  104.  
  105. The tendrils behind his back become further erratic, a step taken forward to prepare to charge in and fight Claude if other's failed.
  106. (Proteus)
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  108.  
  109. [22:26] ** Sajid has inflicted an injury upon Claude vey Pelleaux. ("Temporary Injury", "Temporary Injury", "Temporary", "Duration: Medium (4 days)") **
  110. [22:28] Cold, everything about him was cold. The smell of blood began to flow through the air, a dark red barely visible against the darkness of his coat and cloak. The hazel eyes remained on the Pelluax.
  111.  
  112. "I'm only going to give you that much." He said, letting the noble speak what he would. He was right, the moment that Cameo spoke up, who he was would be revealed. Although the bunny ears had been removed from his head, it was in his words, that hatred and bitterness.
  113.  
  114. "I don't care the reason. You played a family against itself. And if there's one thing that Sudbury residents should be, it's loyal to one another. You broke that. You broke their loyalty to their family. You made a brother abandon their sister. It doesn't matter how fancy you make the words."
  115.  
  116. The staff was drawn from Meter's back, but before he could engage, the sands of Mr. Glass would take to the surroundngs.
  117.  
  118. "It's more then rhetoric. I've seen what knights do. You can't change my thoughts. You're right. Aaaaand I guess it has to be here. Alright then, Mr. Glass."
  119.  
  120. "Glass them."
  121.  
  122. A glance then, towards the woman who spoke up.
  123.  
  124. "The Syndicate stands for the end of the chain. The chains that weigh on people. And this man? He made a chain upon the family of Karnstien. One that I will cut down like all others."
  125.  
  126. "You can't change a system with words. You can't break the chains without action. And the knights have attacked me before, without even knowing who I was."
  127.  
  128. "So I'll do the same, but to the deserving."
  129. (Meter)
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  131.  
  132. [22:29] Well, with the dance that was coming with the sands and flames, mixed with shards of glass? The only thing that he could do was try to save himself from the fires that would be.
  133.  
  134. However, that was a mistake - Claude was just zooming everywhere. It was more than terrifying than anything else to see someone of age being able to zoom in and out with such horrible, horrifying speed.
  135.  
  136. However, he was more than capable of being durable, so with every light that came across that was a beam, the sand would reduce that damage just enough. And then, the sand would wrap around their entire figure and hold on to it tightly before focusing on one of the limbs that were there.
  137.  
  138. And that was when the fires - the beautiful, beautiful fires started to go around the arm in an artistic way - akin to a serpant lizard that was more than ready to claim its victim.
  139.  
  140. Just when they were ready to snap - they got away from it. But will they run?
  141. (Sajid)
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  143.  
  144. [22:29] Lydia Fields whispers something.
  145. [22:30] Lydia attempts to reach out and clasp Cameo's hand, though, she was hesitant.
  146. (Lydia Fields)
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  148.  
  149. [22:30] Meter whispers something.
  150. [22:30] Lydia Fields says, ". . ."
  151. [22:30] Meter whispers something.
  152. [22:31] Lydia cringes, squinting to the little rabbit before releasing a sigh.
  153. (Lydia Fields)
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  155.  
  156. [22:31] Lydia Fields says, "You know better than I where you walk, Cameo. Forgive me for.. thinking I could change your mind."
  157. [22:31] Lydia Fields whispers something.
  158. [22:32] Lydia assumedly doesn't receive his hand and offers a gentle touch to his chest before moving off to the side to watch the inevitable. She could do nothing. She was essentially a neutral party in this, despite her personal feelings for her past mentor.
  159. (Lydia Fields)
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  161.  
  162. [22:33] Lucian Valintine whispers something.
  163. [22:33] Lucian Valintine whispers something.
  164. [22:34] Meter whispers something.
  165. [22:34] Lucian Valintine whispers something.
  166. [22:45] The Pelleaux's gaze drifted to Sajid as he started to close the escapes from the garden. Though rather than fear or dismay the Nobleman smiled softly. Glad his wife and daughters had lessons at this time of day in the city proper.
  167.  
  168. His attention shifted to Cameo as he spoke about the honor of Sudbury, that brought a mocking tone to the nobleman's voice as he interrupted the syndicate leader.
  169.  
  170. "Exactly what I'd expect to hear from a puffed up peasant from the depths of that accursed district. Yet, know that it was ME who cleaned it and made it a place worth living in. Not any of it's natives."
  171.  
  172. Though in truth he'd not even worry about the argument against Knights. It wasn't one he'd ever have the chance of winning because, he agreed with the man. The First Order was a mockery of what it was supposed to be.
  173.  
  174. His attention turned to Mr. Glass as it was. His eyes Narrowing. Glass? Well, that explained the comment about beauty. The Nobleman smiled evenly as he stood from his seat.
  175.  
  176. "Well, let's see what this Terrorists dogs are capable of." As he spoke he'd bring the crosier up. Beginning the dance with the Sand magi.
  177.  
  178. In those round the man fought hard, revealing the origins of the Lightswordsmen. So many who'd adopted his style and adapted it to themselves. Darting in with the blistering speed of light itself.
  179.  
  180. In the end though he'd fail, just barely. Missing a strike that would have ended the battle in his favor. The curse of a decade without practice. Without conflict to sharpen himself against.
  181.  
  182. As the sands tightened him, the beautiful fires wrapping around him. Akin to a serpent, but it wasn't the celestial serpent that he knew to be his. This was a being of another elemental plane. It's fangs bit deeply and he could feel his sword arm wither in it's flames.
  183.  
  184. In a flicker he was out of those flames! half a dozen yards from Sajid. The Nobleman grunted as he felt his right arm twitch. Without hesitation he shifted the crosier to his left.
  185.  
  186. "Well! I have to say, you're a honed weapon that's to be sure Mr. Glass! Though, you'll not find me beaten so easily!" As he spoke his form shimmered in light. A flickering image of some serpent curling about his form. Forged of hard light and cosmic energy.
  187.  
  188. Those glowing Amber hues shifted from Sajid to the line up for a moment before shifting back to him. "Time's running out, the Knights and Watch will have spotted this display. You're willing to risk them for a chance at me?"
  189. (Claude vey Pelleaux)
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