The Color of Truth

[Spirit of Autumn]

The force of his sword breaks my wooden staff in half. I quickly jump back and pick up the useless halves of my once mighty staff.

I tree port into a nearby tree.

"Ravenous Lichen!!" His body is then coated with yellow and green lichen which eats away at his stone skin.

[Jai Li]

I cruise around Helsinki. I need to start my next historical book. Some say I should do it on this Red Infinity lady. Lady Violet, I think. Some have even whispered in my ear about Lin-Sat. An option, yes, but my focus is on Keintoleinen. He is leader of the Godless. Though, I am a vampire, even I have a god. He will make this intresting. I roll up to The Minestry of the Godless and cut my car off.
"This... will be easy. I mean so what he is a womanizer.... Im not THAT weak... am I?" I talk to myself. You would think after 2,000 years, I would have gotten over this. I get out ,make sure my tail is hidden and walk into the building.

[Nigel Eckhart]

Nigel sits himself across from her, also leaning in to hear more about vampires. Nigel was curious about her, it's true, but what makes them unique is always what attracts. After meeting a goddess of love, he wanted to know more of the world that he had never seen. Of course, he could not be rude to his company. She attracted him more then most women. Perhaps it was her sophistication...

Nigel nods to her statements about smoking and blood. Nigel looks over to the waiter when he asks about his order.
"I would like chicken and broccoli alfredo, please..."

" Good choice, sir..." The waiter said as he left...

Nigel looked to Kayta as she wanted to know more about him.
"Hmmm, well then, where to begin? I shall try to sum it up so not to bore you..."

Nigel took a deep breath and began.
"I was born to a rich family that runs transporting services globally. The reason they did so good was because they had to pay off Red Infinity to keep neutral and to prevent them from deposing their company. Still they did well, but their money brought them back down to middle class standards. Still, they tried to take me to the best private schools and even home schooled me for a few years. They didn't want my head to be filled too much with politics and such ideals. I was free to expand my knowledge, so to speak..."

Nigel took a sip of his water and continued...
"I then began to get interested in philosophy and history, subjects that weren't concerned with the present times and helped me think of the world in a different perspective. But, another thing interested me as well..."

Nigel again took another sip as he continued.
"I read about a dark occult lead by someone named 'The Black Alchemist'. He had incredible powers and used science and mysticism to various degress. He wasn't evil in a sense, he just wanted to control the world. He was eventually taken down by their opposing group, the Luxum Veritas. Still, I searched many libraries, trying to recover the techniques of 'The Black Alchemist' and Luxum Veritas hoping to bring back these techniques and change the world with it..."

Nigel sipped again and continued...
"...one in particular, it was called the "Philosopher's Stone", the same stone believed to turn any metal into gold. With such a device, it would change the world in ways never imagined. I am still very early in my research of it, but I must find it to help my parents as well as the people of this world..."

Nigel smiles as he leans back.
"...and now, here I am, having a lovely dinner with you..."

Nigel gestures to her.
"Care to tell me about yourself? I am very intriqued to hear your history..."

[Grove]

The fake Grove looks down at his arms, small plants weaving in and out of his stone flesh, almost with a look of annoyance.
Grove lets the plants take him apart, slowly making him crumble away until there is only a pile of dirt and rock. Just then a face appears on a nearby boulder, Grove's face.
"I hope you see now. I will fight no more, as I am busy with other things. I just wish that you would leave the Green party alone to help mother in any way they can."

[Dionysus]

"It's a marvel of the universe. Nearly all the gods in creation belong, accept for a few like Ukko and Kel, and yet they never manage to do anything. You see, eternal infighting, politically speaking, makes it impossible for anything meaningful to come out of the Order. It reminds me of the age awhile ago, the American systems of government."

Dionysus pulls a book off the shelf and lays it on the table, opening it to reveal an illistration of several dozen men in a large room, all appeantly shouting at one another, an image from the Senate of the United States, many years ago.

"I grew tried of them very quickly. The G.O.D is similiar in that there are balanced forces of light and dark, order and chaos. They cancel out and make large scale action impossible. Really not the interesting once you've been there a few times. Once your past the fact that it's gods arguing..." he shrugs, "It's the same as humans."

[Damien Fireheart]

Damien glares at the face on the rock.

"Shut up already!"

With a mighty swing he launches a huge blade of fire at the boulder, cutting it right down the center where Grove's face was, molten rock sliding down the side of the boulder.

[Kisa Higurashi]

I took out a piece of notebook paper to use as the test:

Test
1=un
2= deux
3= tres
4= quatre
5= cinq
6= six
7 =sept
8= huit
9= neuf
10= dix

I put my name on it and put it aside. I will turn it in later, but now I needed to work on my lesson plan.

[Misery]

"D'amn I am too late." I look around and see Ministry of the Environment people, and watched as Grove crumbled.
"I came here to fight the guy who released our prisoners. This sucks. I guess I should have came sooner."
I sit on a stump and feel pretty angry that I missed all the fun.

[Katya]

She is intrigued by his story. More so than any normal person because he son actually has somethings in common with him. She smiled and bit her lip as he continued on.

When he finnished she smiled a wicked smile and licked her lips before she began.

"I was Born Katya Lee. I lived with my family in Romania until our peasants overthru us. All were killed except for my brother. His dabblings at the time turned him into a Lich. And when he tried to turn our dead bodies he actually made us vampires. We are the first. We do not feed as often as normal vampires do. And we can actually have children. My brother Magnus is what is known as a necromancer. Maybe you might like to meet him sometime? I could arrange such a meeting.

Anyway...I left my home to find better things and learn to live with my curse. I met a man named Franco Darkhaven we got married and had a son together. Franco died shortly after and Dmitri and i lived on. My son appears 20 ish even though he is a lot older as am i.

But something interesting has come up. The occult you speak of. Perhaps my son could help you in your quest dear Nigel. He is an occultist and studied with an underground organisation for many years until he went to work. He was with them for eons it seems. Perhaps you might like to meet him and discuss things.

And so i find myself here looking into the most beautiful blue eyes on a man i have ever seen."

She continued to look on at him and smiled showing fang.

[Spirit of Autumn]

I breath a sigh of relief then collapse onto the ground. Fighting so long and so hard takes a toll on a person. I lay there and close my eyes, falling asleep on a bed of soft grass.

[Nabiki]

Actually, I think that they are fine on their own, I said, shaking my head. If Roane did leave us, I still do not wish to fight her. But you may check if you'd like...I have to find someone anyway... I was thinking of hanging out with Roane, but since it seemed as though she has fallen for somebody, I will find Caine instead. Do you need to speak with me about anything else Persephone?

[Mistress Dragon]

"Ah, I see." Mistress nods. "That's all I need to know. Thanks." Mistress says with a smile. "So now then, what book do you suggest I should take a look at?

I'm sure you would know the best books."

[Jason]

"Alright," Jason slid the sword back beneath his coat, "I suppose they haven't done any damage yet anyway, i'm still here afterall..." Following her to the teleporter he asked, "where are we going anyway?"

[Artemis]

After that dinner with Keintoleinen, I decided I needed to talk to Dionysus. Maybe he can help me.
I sit down in my apartment look for a picture of him. Maybe mother managed to take one... ah there it is. I touch the picture and sent a telepathic message out.
-Dionysus... need to talk to you. Meet me at Keintoleinen's office. URGENT!-

[Dionysus]

Dionysus takes down another book and walks back towards her. "This is a collection of plays. I suggest beginning with Shaksper. Romeo and Juliet perhaps."

He hands her the book and reshelves the first one he took down, "So Mistress, are you here just to pump me for information or do they want you to kill me too?"

Suddenly he feels a sharp pain in his head and a very loud message reaches him. Artmeis?! Fine, I'm on the way. He looks back towards Mistress, "I'll be back shortly. Enjoy the books all you like but know that they will not pass out of this library." With that, he vanishes, reappearing besides his brother's child.

"That was loud. What do you need sweety?"