The Spirit World

Zac was reading his Bible reading mainly Revelation. These events made him curious, so he decided to read it to see what this book had to say. He was in his tree house in the night sky. He looked to the skies and said, "I wish I could be up there...."

 

Rush was in his room, reading a book on human interactions and the other sciences of how to be a social human, "Page 87, end of Chapter 4 next chapter Chapter 5, focuses mainly on body language as it is used in casual conversations between humans, preparing to proceed... start next chapter." he said to himself as he turned to the next page. No matter how he tried to put his current issues he knew he was quite far from passing as a human for now, even though he was taking large steps towards that goal of his it would still take a large amount of time and effort... and these books that he was using his weekly salary on wouldn't help one bit unless he could have a greater understanding on the elements of human emotion, but for now that would have to wait due to training. He closed the book and got out of his seated position and walked to a large field filled with dummys and broken home furnishings.

"9mm Machine Gun Turret Extension... activate." with those words he pulled up the shirt sleeve on his left arm as it began to transform in a MG Turret, he then raised the turret supporting his aim with his right arm as he began to shoot at sandbag dummy, instantaneously sending bullets into it until the magazine was empty and with that he ejected it as his arm returned to it's normal form only to then transform into a sword as he began to run at a old couch, jumping a good ten feet into the air before bringing the large blade down upon the couch slicing it into two clean halves before releasing a shockwave that sent them both flying into the air. "Training is now complete, proceeding back to study of human emotions." Rush said to himself as he returned to his room, opening the book and continuing from where he left off.

 

"No... no please!!" a frightened man cried, being cornered into a dark alleyway. His girlfriend was behind him, whimpering hopelessly. "What are you?!"

Eckart smiled an evil grin beneath the bandages that hid his face. With a flash of darkness, a Scythe with a bright red blade appeared in his hands. The moonlight hit Eckart in such a way that he looked somewhat see-through, causing the woman, his prey, to scream in fear. The shadows of the alley began to warp around the couple. They huddled together, a terrified pallor painted on their faces. Eckart offered a hand to the couple and said:

"My name is Eckart Ravner. Pleased to meet you."

There was a long silence. The couple couldn't comprehend what was going on. The man, hanging onto a shred of hope, slowly raised a shaking hand. As soon as it met Eckart's, shadows streamed out of his embrace and onto the man. He screamed in shock. As the shadows enveloped the man, he fell to his knees, causing the woman to let out another scream. The blackened figure hit the ground, followed by the sound of his bones snapping as the darkness constricted around him. A pool of blood began to form beneath the shadowy mass.

In the blink of an eye, Eckart leapt over the body and drove the butt of his scythe into the woman's stomach. She dropped to her knees and leaned forward clutching her gut. The glowing red blade of Bloodrend ate into the back of her neck as bone and sinew were severed. Eckart stood among the remains, examining his work as an artist would examine a freshly done painting, with pride and awe.

It felt good for Eckart to kill. It reminded him of when he was alive. Though he now understood that he was not the Grim Reaper, his calm demeanor did nothing to quiet his murderous urges. He was able to articulate his thoughts much better than a psychotic person however, hence he took the couple to a dark alley tucked away in a discreet corner of the city.

Eckart absorbed the souls of the couple into Bloodrend. He then turned his bandaged face to the moon.

"I wonder what else the night will have in store..."

 

Zac sighed and exited the tree house, and headed back to the apartment he was staying in. He had been living on his own, and he lived in the city. He held onto his Bible, he felt safer with it at night. He roamed the streets, walking through a few alleyways here and there. As he kept walking, he heard screams...what was happening?

He rushed towards the screams, and went into an alley, to see someone with a scythe, fear struck into his heart as he saw the blood bath that took place. He did his best not to scream or puke, as he slowly backed away, clenching onto his Bible. He muttered very quietly, "God is with me," he said as he slowly headed out of the alleyway, hoping the killer did not see him....

 

Eckart's midnight contemplation was broken by the feeling of an Exorcist's aura. He whirled around, seeing the boy with the bible slowly backing away from him. Though the bandages blocked his face, Eckart wore a grimace that indicated his deep-seeded hatred for the spirit-hunters.

"So, Exorcist," Eckart said to the boy with the bible. "Why are you backing away? I'm right here, don't you want to banish me?" His voice was dark and serious, and he expected an answer from the boy.

 

Kiran practiced studying people from his window; he could see their weaknesses and their strenth with no more than a glance. He found his attention slipping, though; humans often had the same result in his studies. They were all weak to fire and resisitant to water. Scanning crowds was boring for the most part, but all of his training was necessary if he wanted to banish evil from Earth.

But something was wrong. He found his eyes being drawn to someone-or something- that stood out from ordinary humans, but whatever it was wasn't in sight. After a few moments, he realised what it was. It was the aura of a Rogue Soul and an Exorcist in the same alleyway.

He rushed down the stairs and left his house; if there was a Rogue Soul, it had to be stopped. As he drew closer, the prescence of the souls got stronger, leading him to the source. An alleyway, about half a kilometre away. He said a silent prayer and hoped that his training would pay off, before hurrying to the source.

 

Double post. Please ignore.

 

"I-I don't know what yor talking about... But... "Zac said opening his Bible, it had a bookmark on his favorite set of memory verses he favored. He browsed through the book until he came across it and spoke, "I am the way, the truth and the light," Zac said as he went to the next favorite verse, "No man shall see my father but through Me," Zac as he closed his Bible as a now confident face came across,

"If I die you loose," Zac said, "I don't what you are, but I have my soul set," Zac stated, "I have no fear, I have my God with me!"

 

"Tch," Eckart scoffed. "Verses from a holy book. More like ink scribblings on a soiled parchment. I will never let another Exorcist defeat me." Eckart slowly raised one of his hands and twisted it into a crooked claw. The darkness in the alleyway began to creep up the Exorcist's legs. "Keep reciting your verses, martyr, and I promise to splatter your blood in the shape of a cross."

Just then, Eckart sensed another presence; an Exorcist, and a more powerful one than the boy with the bible. Eckart clenched his teeth. Two? The Rogue Soul thought to himself. Hmm... I may have to consume those souls earlier than expected... Eckart planned his strategy quickly and decided to kill the boy with the bible as fast as possible.

Eckart closed his outward hand into a fist, causing he darkness around the boy's legs to violently constrict. At the same time, Eckart used his other hand to let out a small but deadly burst of his Evil Knesis, aimed at the boy's torso. A normal person would simply be ripped in half by this combination. Eckart was curious to see how this boy would react.

 

"Agh!" Zac screamed as the shadows wrapped around his legs, and he saw something heading his way. Some projectile heading his way. He crossed his arms, and said a verse...his most favored. He doubt it would do anything, but he said, "Ephesians 6:16, 'Strap on the Sheild of Faith'!" he said. A flash of light eclipsed the boy's arm. He opened his eyes and saw something appear before him...a shield. It was golden, with a silver cross on it.

He also took notice that the projectile was gone, the shield deflected the attack. Was that guy right? He has no idea what an exorcist was but maybe this was a part of being one. He looked at the being with a confident grin, "What were you saying about God's Word?" he asked, "Look I don't know who-ER what you are, but I can tell you aren't something holy,"

 

Rush could sense it, a rogue spirit, and one nearby too. "Scanner, activate and give me coordinates to find the rogue soul." and with that he closed his book making sure to save his page and ran to the scene as fast as his legs could carry him. He knew that he was running at an inhuman speed which would attract attention from the general public, but at this point it didn't really matter. "Destination reached." Rush said to himself as he walked into the alleyway taking note of a boy and his target, a scythe wielding rogue spirit.

"It ends here." he said as his arm changed into a sword.

 

Kiran stopped as the Rogue Soul and the Exorcist's auras suddenly intensified. Whatever was happening, it was intense. He walked carefully, slightly on edge, towards the source of the power.
Once he'd reached a quaint apartment a few metres away from the alley, he leaned against it and contemplated whether he should attack the Rogue as well. He eventually decided he wouldn't interfere unless the Exorcist was put in danger. This was their fight, after all.

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"Please, no! I'm sorry! I'm a better person now!" the bloody man begged. Still Aeron kicked him in the gut again, enraged.
"You took my life; you made me into this. And now you have the nerve to plead for your life, to tell me you're a better person now? I don't give a damn what you are now. I just want you dead." Aeron snarled, kicking the man several times. "Now what's your name?"
"Andrew. My name...is...Andrew."
"Well then, Andrew." Aeron began, a maniacal smile cutting through his face. He placed a hand on Andrew's heart. "Consider this revenge for killing me. Burn in hell." Electricity spread from Aeron's palm, killing the man instanteously.
Aeron stood up straight and pulled up his hood again. It felt good to know that he'd made the man who had ruined his existance suffer. He fled the scene, drawing no attention to himself.

 

Eckart smiled at the sound of the boy's scream, but his facial expression quickly changed when he saw his telekinesis deflected by a golden shield. Now wearing a frown beneath his bandaged-covered face, Eckart laughed sardonically at the boy's words.

"Unholy only scratches the surface," Eckart said. "I am a darkness so deep that hell envies me." He was about to launch his second volley of attacks when he heard an unfamiliar voice:

"It ends here."

Eckart turned around curtly.

"Really? Another one?" Eckart said to himself. In a three-against-one battle, he was clearly outmatched. He pointed a finger at the boy with the bible. "You're lucky that your friends came to help you. Just know this: I'll be watching you from the shadows, Exorcist scum." With that, Eckart used a blast of Evil Kenesis directly under himself, propelling his body onto the rooftops. He landed and quickly put as much distance between himself and the Exorcists as he could.

As Eckart was escaping, he noticed the aura of a fellow Rogue Soul and went to it. Looking down from the rooftops, he spoke to the black-cloaked spirit:

"Hey, Exorcists are out. Watch your step."

 

"Friends?" Zac asked as he turned around and saw two other people behind him. He jumped a bit dropping his Bible, which also made his shield vanish. He picked up his Bible and brushed off the dirt off the cover. He looked at the Beiga and asked, "Who are you guys?" Zac asked looking at the man with a blade and the other, who watched the fight....

"Could you explain what the heck that was and how I was able to bring out a shield when I said a verse?" Zac asked as well.

 

((ignore: Accidental double post))

 

Rush walked up to Zac as his arm converted back into it's original form, he then used the scanner in his eye to analyze both Zac and his bible, "According to my current analysis you have an aura akin to that of an exorcist..." said Rush as he stepped back and gave Zac some room. "The shield you summoned was one of the powers of an exorcist... and judging by my current analysis of your brain waves and facial expression you are oblivious to this fact." said Rush as his eye reverted back to it's original. 'My name is Rush, I am a weapon under the verification code 3582, a pleasure to meet you."

 

"Uh...I'm Zac," Zac said nervously. He looked at the Bible he had and then looked at the humanoid robot. He sighed, "So...an exorcist... That thing said I was one, yet...I haven't a clue on what an exorcist is! Is an exorcist a threat to what that thing was?"

Zac tooled a look at his Bible and then turned to a part of it he loved to read. "The Sword of the Spirit," he read as his hand glowed for a moment and soon, in his grip was a golden sword, the hilt and grip being gold while blade was silver, "Is this my power? Quoting verses and summoning abilities?"

 

"According to my calculations, that is indeed correct... your bible also appears to house some sort of power as well." said Rush as he processed some of the intel that he had gathered about the new excorcist. "Zac, can you summon your shield once again for me ?" asked Rush.