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| − | '''SEVERAL HOURS EARLIER'''
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| − | Kr’anri climbed off the Super Jet and arrived on Monster Island, breaking out into a run as she made her way home. Ironclad frowned as Kr’anri ran past him;
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| − | “Are you okay lavender one?” He asked
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| − | “We are fine!” She growled
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| − | Ironclad’s frown deepened but quickly shook his head and smiled as Major Okonkwo made her way to him. Kr’anri ducked and leapt through the dense forest, haphazardly firing mental blasts at manimals and ARGENT soldiers as she hurried home. She slid down the spiral earthen steps and ran through the tunnels to the warmth of the fire place she had set up. Kr’anri carefully sat down, wincing as the throbbing in her head continued, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes as she began to focus on her inner turmoil; she focused her telepathy and soon embodied her consciousness on the astral plane…
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| − | '''-ASTRAL PLANE-'''
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| − | Kr’anri opened her eyes and found herself standing in a white room; the room seemed to glow slightly, highlighting and ever so slightly brightening the colours of her skin and Delta uniform. She looked around as something began to stir from the ground below, a strange rumble sounded all around her and the ground directly below her began to crack. Kr’anri jumped back just in time as a giant purple clawed hand burst through the floor; a faceless astral entity at least four times her size pulled itself through the ground;
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| − | <Little Hunter…you have fought us in vain. Soon we will claim your body as our own and you…you will join the Collective.> It sneered
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| − | <Kr’anri will not!> She retorted
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| − | The creature growled and lashed out with one of its powerful arms; Kr’anri narrowly avoided the arm, flipping backwards until she was out of its reach. She stretched out her hands ready to attack when the creature made a derisive sound which could only be described as a laugh; it leaned back slightly at looked down at her:
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| − | <You cannot attack or harm us, you lack the skill.> It laughed
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| − | <Kr’anri has been learning!> She growled
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| − | Before the creature could step forward, Kr’anri summoned a multitude of astral chains, they swirled around her and then shot towards the creature, clamping onto its arms, legs and head, locking it down. The creature roared as it was dragged to the ground, Kr’anri fastened the chains to the ground and a cage formed around the creature.
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| − | <NO! WE WILL NOT BE CHAINED!> It roared viciously
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| − | Kr’anri concentrated as she held down the creature with the chains, her eyes snapped open and widened as she felt her chains weaken as the creature struggled. In a bright burst of light the chains and the cage exploded violently; the concussive force of the exploding astral constructs sending Kr’anri flying back through the air, her small frame scraped along the plane. She slowly got to her feet and looked on in surprise as the creature stood defiantly, its hands morphing into bladed weapons as it chuckled darkly and made its way towards her:
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| − | <Hmm…Little Hunter, you may have the training, but you cannot hope to restrain us, as time goes on we will continue to grow in power and soon…we will have your body and mind! We embody the minds of all who have perished!> It explained.
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| − | Its face shone briefly as Kr’anri shut her eyes, she opened them again to face the creature and stopped, completely stunned by whom she saw.
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| − | It was her sister, Kr’yshte.
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| − | <Kr’yshte says Kr’anri left us. Kr’yshte says join us…it is nice with us.> ~Kr’yshte
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| − | The creature lunged forward and grabbed hold of Kr’anri; it glowed softly as energy began to flow from it into her; Kr’anri’s eyes widened as she was shown the moments before the destruction of her home world, she watched as helplessly as her people did when their sun exploded, the powerful burst of solar energy rushing towards the planet, quickly enveloping it in a bright light. Pale red tears streaked down her face as she ripped herself from the memories shown to her by the astral creature.
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| − | <Do you understand why we must have this body? This mind? If you resist we will destroy you.> It growled
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| − | Kr’anri struggled in its grasp and narrowed her large yellow eyes;
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| − | <Kr’anri does not want to leave! Kr’anri has been told…what will happen…if she goes!> She strained
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| − | The creature snarled and squeezed harder on Kr’anri, its astral energy forming bladed constructs and weapons; Kr’anri struggled in its grip, she wriggled free and put her training to good use; Kr’anri summoned astral weapons for herself, ready to attack. The creature assumed a battle stance;
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| − | <So be it. The battle for your mind will begin little hunter! And. You. Will. PERISH!>
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| − | '''-NOW-'''
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| − | A pillar of white light shot down from the skies above Monster Island, it crashed into the area a few feet in front of the Super Jet and two figures stepped out of the light as it started to retreat back into the sky. Mentella waved away a mosquito as she surveyed her surroundings; Isabella Maronni coughed quickly and looked around, subtly checking herself for any post teleportation oddities.
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| − | “Do you always travel like that?” Asked Isabella
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| − | “When possible and necessary, it is my preferred form of transport. So in short, yes.” Replied Mentella
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| − | Both mentalists looked around at the scene which was ongoing around them on Monster Island; Isabella gasped suddenly as she turned to her right.
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| − | “I-Is that…Ripper?!” She squeaked
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| − | “Yes. Yes it is.” Mentella noted
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| − | Ripper was sat at the edge of the docks near the Aegir along with a few VIPER and UNTIL agents who had removed their helmets and parts of their armor, simply sitting down and chatting amongst themselves, occasionally laughing during their conversations. Ripper seemed to be holding on to some sort of fishing rod with an Elder Worm forcefully attached to the hook. Some UNTIL Agents, Fulani Okonkwo and a few manimals were sat in a circle, chanting quietly around a little campfire. Isabella winced as a look of disbelief flashed across her face.
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| − | “What exactly is going on here?” Frowned Isabella
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| − | “Whilst conducting a global scan I picked up abnormally high levels of psychic activity throughout Monster Island. I’ve pinpointed the epicenter of the psychic disturbance and intend to make my way there and resolve this issue. Anything with an organic mind seems to be affected by these psychic waves, which cause them to exhibit…abnormal behaviors.” Explained Mentella
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| − | “Oh right. UNTIL had been trying to make contact with Major Okonkwo for the past couple hours, they had sent a team to this location to check up on her but they didn’t report back. When UNTIL got word that you were on the case they contacted my division Project Mind Game…and well we met with you and here we are.” Replied Isabella
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| − | Mentella looked around as Isabella continued to talk, focusing on the minds of the individuals in her immediate area.
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| − | “Are you familiar with the correct procedure to undo mind control? Both covert and overt?” She asked
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| − | “Um, yes I am, not so good with covert though…” Nodded Isabella
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| − | “In that case, you will need to free the minds of the UNTIL Soldiers and allow UNTIL Protocol to get to work with regards to Ripper and the VIPER Agents and the Elder Worm. I’d do it myself but I have more pressing matters to attend to. It also gives you something to do.” Explained Mentella
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| − | She turned to face Isabella and extended towards her a small metal container. Isabella frowned and looked up at Mentella:
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| − | “Inside this container there are small pin like devices which should help keep the UNTIL Soldiers stable against the current situation. It’s based on Synaptic Expriator technology, but they have been modified for long term use. Until I can contain the situation, think of it as artificial mental shields for non-psychic personnel.”
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| − | Isabella accepted the container; giving a tight lipped smile, she set to work as Mentella made her way towards the dense forest. She soon came to a clearing where a manimal and an ARGENT soldier were chasing each other and mock fighting with sticks; An ARGENT Soldier came up to her and simply stared before flashing a crooked smile at her then scampered off on all fours. Mentella narrowed her eyes and frowned as another wave of psychic energy emanated out of the nearby cave mouth.
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| − | <Sorry to disturb you…but what is a Prosythian Warrior? And what is really going on here?> ~ Isabella
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| − | <As I said before, the entire island is being inundated with psychic interference from a ‘Hive Mind’ if you will. The Hive Mind is a collective gathering of around one thousand Prosythian minds which have all been focused on one individual. This places strain on that individual, who happens to be a student of mine, who has reached breaking point. I wasn’t aware that this would be exacerbated by combat which it has been, so I’m going to deal with it. Anything with an organic mind is being affected by these psychic waves, as a result they present with different personalities of the Prosythian race.> ~ Mentella
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| − | <Oh, I see. You’ll need help. I’m on my way.> ~ Isabella
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| − | <No. I’ve faced worse odds unfortunately. I’ll contact you when I am finished. Focus on the task at hand and keep your shields up.> ~ Mentella
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| − | She cut off the psychic thread, her telepathy alerting her to something attempting to ambush her. She stopped moving and raised her right hand to her temple and released a radial psychic blast swiftly accompanied by screams. Mentella lowered her hands as her telepathic manifestation disappeared from her head and her eyes regained their normal ice blue color, as groups of manimals and ARGENT soldiers quickly left the nearby bushes. She looked up towards the relatively unfriendly terrain in front of her and beyond spotting a distinct cave opening. As she moved forward towards it, another wave of psychic energy pulsed from the cave mouth; the radial wave was deflected harmlessly off her mental shields and she continued onwards. She made her way down the earthen steps and through the various tunnels until she saw the orange glow of an open fire reflecting off a nearby cave wall...
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| − | '''[[Psyche Fusion - Part 2]]'''
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