(Sparks from swords clashing fly by Raine and Lilith.)
Lilith: My, my, I can tell you, swords are fun. I own a couple of them myself.
Raine: I prefer hand to hand combat.
Lilith: That's...primitive.
(Everything around them starts to slow to a halt.)
Nuvia: Is this really all you've got?
Raven: I'm hardly trying, but if you don't desist attacking me, then I will insist that I'll use much more force.
Nuvia: Those are some tough words from a squirt. You look to be about Raine's little sister's age.
Raven: Fine then, I will insist.
(Raven lifts her hand and a rush of wind hits Nuvia in her chest, knocking the wind out of her.)
Nuvia: *Groans abruptly*
(Her gravity lifts and Raven stands up.)
Raven: Pointless fight. You haven't trained enough to fight me on par.
(Raven turns away and begins to walk. She soon begins to feel like something is gripping her shoulder.)
Nuvia: Just where are you going? You hit me once and assume I'm done? Are all of your family members this lazy?
(Nuvia then lifts her hand and increases Raven's gravity 10 times in an attempt to crush her, but Raven vanishes in a gust of wind.)
Nuvia: Huh? Where did she go?
(Lilith reveals her palms and in doing so, reveals her two birthmarks, which are shaped like swords.)
Raine: Well? I'm ready.
Lilith: No, you're not.
(Lilith claps her hands together and a sword forms.)
Lilith: Excalibur.
(Raine rushes in at mach two and both begin attacking each other with near blinding speed. Neither manage to land a hit with Lilith's sharp reflexes and Raine using pivots and proper blocking using her martial art.)
Raine: You're good.
Lilith: Likewise.
(Raven reappears in a gust of wind.)
Nuvia: How did you do that??
Raven: It's just a party trick.
Nuvia: A party trick? That has to be faster than any mach speed. You elementals are no joke, even with your jokes.
Raven: Is this your first time fighting an elemental?
(Raven glides and sits next to Nuvia.)
Nuvia: Nah, but I've only fought simple ones.
(Nuvia points over to Trey.)
Nuvia: He was the first complex I've ever faced.
Raven: I see. Looks like I'm a first as well.
Nuvia: How?
Raven: Tsk Tsk, can't tell you. Zellos told me not to say.
Nuvia: ...You know, I like you. Let's talk.
Trey: Dragon fire!!
Zellos: Suffocate.
(Trey's attack dissipates.)
Trey: Tch, gonna keep putting my flames out like a pansy?
Zellos: Talking trash won't win you this fight. Though it's all you're good for anyway.
Trey: You always say I won't win. Yet I don't recall ever losing to you, chump.
Zellos: You will die here this time.
Trey: You always say that too, but I'm still kicking.
(Zellos raises his sword, but Raine and Lilith's battle cut in between them.)
Trey: You're in the way, move!
Zellos: Hmm, no. How about two versus two?
Trey: What? Why? I thought you wanted to settle this mano y mano?
Zellos: You were right. Ugh, gross, don't get used to that. All of our fights have been draws. Let's mix it up this time.
(Trey looks at Raine and she looks away blushing.)
Trey: Fine.
Raine: Huh?
Trey: Considering you brought it up, Zellos, especially since you are sooooooooooooooo lazy...it must be worthwhile. Come here Raine.
(Raine slowly scoots towards Trey and stands nervously next to him.)
Trey: Alright Zellos, let's finish-.
(The police suddenly swarm the place.)
Trey: -This...*growls* Ah come on!!!!
Zellos: Interrupted again. They started to catch on much more quickly. It's irritating now...Raven, Lilith, it is time to go.
(Raven and Nuvia were having a genuine conversation at the time.)
Raven: Aw, I have to go. Stupid police.
Nuvia: Yeah, but what can you do when we are what we are. I'll try to see you around.
(Zellos and his sisters vanish in gusts of wind. Nuvia walks over to Raine.)
Nuvia: Nice girl, we get along well.
Raine: That's good and all, but we are surrounded.
(Nuvia looks around to see all the police pointing an assortment of mach guns.)
Nuvia: So we are.
Trey: I'm tired of you fools always ruining my good time!!
Chief: And we're tired of you monsters disturbing our peaceful city!
Trey: You'd better watch your mouth normie. We "monsters" outnumber you 5 to 1 in this city. Tucson has the highest concentration of us in the entire state.
Chief: Yeah, for now at least.
Cop: Sir! All mach 2 guns are locked and loaded.
Raine: Mach 2s? (That's all they have here?)
Chief: Alright, fire at will!
(A blizzard of bullets swarm towards the three.)
Nuvia: I will just change their gravity-.
(The bullets suddenly halt and a moment later, Raine and Trey feel their hands being grabbed.)
Alma: Hurry up and come on!
Chief: Hey, it's that hostage girl!
Cop: Seems your hunch was right. She is helping them.
Chief: Disgusting. Take her out as well.
(The cop takes aim only for a wrench to slam into his head and snap his neck.)
Nuvia: That was pretty hardcore...awesome.
Alma: I said come on! Now!
(They run for a half hour and arrive at the rec center, which is closed, but Avacyn waits for them and brings them in through the back.)
Alma: Thanks Avacyn.
Avacyn: Since this place is closed, please be quiet. My dad owns the place and I don't want to cause him any trouble. He's an angel when in a good mood. Although his collaborator is a demon...
(She looks over at Trey and winks at him. Raine makes a subtle, jealous look.)
Nuvia: Those cops were packing. Not bad for this town, but there's better.
(Micheal enters the room.)
Micheal: You know, Trey, if it wasn't for the fact that after all these years they haven't been able to catch you or identify you, in time, you'd be rotting in jail.
Trey: Yes, yes, I'm aware...MOM.
(Raine looks at Alma, who looks back at her with tears flooding her eyes. Alma then leaps over to Raine and cries into her chest.)
Alma: Raine! You're back! You're finally back! I missed you so much!!
(Raine immediately holds her tight.)
Raine: I'm...sorry, Alma.
Nuvia: I knew it Raine. It was all over your face.
Alma: Where have you been!? Why did you leave!?
Raine: You know why I left. Where I've been, has been all over.
Trey: I don't mean to interrupt, and this is a very touching reunion, congratulations Alma good job, but why were you two trying to kill me? Also what's this about not trying to kill me anymore? And uh...What is going on!?!?
Raine: You deserve that much...we work for the government.
Nuvia: Raine, no!
Trey: Called it.
Raine: Anyway, we are part of a special task force...that eliminates the planet, of us.
Alma: You...kill your own kind? That's savage! That's unfair! I heard you did, but I didn't want to believe it.
Nuvia: Raine...stop talking. Now.
Trey: No, Nuvia. How about you shut up and let her finish?
Nuvia: *Growls*
Raine: Brago...Nuvia. I've felt this way for a very long time. And after our conflict with Trey, and his willingness to survive and fight for, well, whatever he wants. It showed me that I can have the same spirit.
Nuvia: I don't know, he seems pretty selfish to me.
Raine: That's the thing. Surviving is about being selfish. You can't help others if you die.
Trey: For the record, I'm not selfish. Until a greater cause than my own arises, I will look out for myself first. And the well being of my friends.
Raine: Tremaine, I...would like to join you. Please.
To Be Continued…
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Collaborator Arc 1: Fade To Begin
Fantasy10% of Earth's population are infected with mysterious parasites that grant them power. In a dream like state, they manifest as mythical creatures of old. Join Tremaine and his friends as they go through their journey as one of the 10% and deal with...
