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Post by Altruvolant on Jan 20, 2016 4:14:29 GMT
((Continues off of this. In the world of this AU, gems are slaves. More information to be revealed in the rp.)) Dioptase walked side by side her master down the brittle concrete paths of a flea market, the smell of rust and dust lingered in the air. Stands lined the walkways, people moved orderly. John stopped abruptly to study the small color coded caskets that one stand held, "Dio-" He snapped "-These are immensely cheap.". "Yes, they are, John." Dioptase replied dully. He picked one up and fingered the lock. "Put that down." the merchant hissed. "What? I'm just, ya know.", John shrank from embarrassment, "Here-" He slapped the money onto the stand "-I'll buy it." Once John and Dioptase returned home, John slid the small cylindrical key into the lock, opening it. The flash of a deactivating force field could been seen. He picked up the pink, and black twist patterned gem carefully. "Rhodonite" was labelled clearly inside of the top lid. John waited for the gem to take it's form but nothing happened, "Was I sold a dud?" he snarled. Dioptase was silent. "Urgh, I cannot believe-" Rhodonite formed and collasped on the ground "-Oh, goodie." John squealed. "Dio, check his wires.". "Alright." She answered. Dioptase remembered seeing Rhodonite's body stemming from his lower back, she walked behind him and glanced at his gem, already noticing the dangling wire. Her fingers pinched the patch attached to the end of the wire and stuck it onto his gem. The patch sizzled and melded with the stone.
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Post by Chevron on Jan 20, 2016 4:44:53 GMT
Carter sat on his balcony overlooking his small patch of land. He didn't need much. He had a small garden to entertain himself, a large house... also to entertain himself. He had enough space to park several automobiles, and a separate cabin where he kept his weapons, and a basement to keep his gems in. He was a gem trader. An illegal one too. He kidnapped gems off of farms and held them for ransom or simply sold them off.
But there were the gems he simply could not get rid of.
Chevron was a fighter. He kept her chained in the basement to beat up on her when he felt bored.
Wardite was a cute little fucker. He couldn't sell her off, she wasn't worth much anyways.
And he had a common Pearl to do daily chores.
Carter had it made.....
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Post by roselight13 on Jan 20, 2016 7:29:28 GMT
Mercy stood in the shadows of the Market, watching the Gems and their "masters" Their slavedrivers, more like it. Treating Gems like they were less than dirt. Disgusting.
She rubbed her Gem through her sweater. She had attached two gold chains to each side so it would look like a moonstone necklace. It was the best she could do to disguise it. She was a Hybrid, a Forbidden. If she was found, she would die. And she needed to find her friends quickly.
Mercy teared up. "I have to find them, I hope Chev and Wardite are safe." (I will edit if needed, but here you go)
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Post by Chevron on Jan 20, 2016 14:54:18 GMT
(My first thought was "how can Chev be your friend", then I realised this is an AU and I can do whatever the fuck I want, so I'm changing Chev so she only became feral under the ownership of Carter)
Carter's Pearl dropped off the mail. There were, as usual, several requests from underground gem fighting organisations looking to buy Chevron. He decided not to sell her off because he found so much entertainment in beating on her.
Speaking of which, Carter wanted to do that.
He walked through the door to his patio, the Pearl stayed out on the porch. Carter didn't complain, she had the right to do what she wanted. Carter made his way to the basement. When he passed Wardite, she flinched. Wardite still was friends with Chevron, no matter how feral she had become in that basement. Carter made his way down the ladder to the basement.
Chevron growled.
She had been down here so long it was amazing she could still talk. She mostly swore. Carter pulled a whip off his belt.
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Chevron lie down on the floor, still chained. She had the whip marks across her back.
"Carter you bastard" Chevron said as Carter left the basement. "I'll either escape or outlive you, why do you keep me here"
"Because if you outlive me, then you stay trapped down here" Carter responded coldly.
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Post by Altruvolant on Jan 20, 2016 22:21:33 GMT
A flood of darkness came with a single boat of light; it was night and the moon was bright. Achroite slept like a cat at the foot of Mr. Crawford's bed, it was a big bed. His longing for Mr. Crawford's attention drew him away from the privacy of his own room. His breathing was gentle. ------ Dioptase waited for the conistant snores John produced when dreaming. She crept outside to the quiet neighborhood, a man hole cover was removed from it's place by her unmonitored strength. Dioptase descended down into the sewer after pulling the man hole cover back into place. She walked ankle-deep in human feces.
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Post by Chevron on Jan 20, 2016 23:23:23 GMT
"Wardite!"
Wardite flinched.
"We're going to the Market!"
"But it's the middle of the night" Wardite protested.
Carter stared at her. "Since when do I do my business during the day?"
Wardite sighed in agreement.
The two of them packed some provisions, some food for Carter, and some spare wiring for Wardite if hers broke. They opened up the door, and walked to main street where they hailed a carriage. The carriage brought them a little ways, walking distance really, and stopped at the market. "Why walk" Carter said.
Carter walked to a crate by a fish stall, and opened it up to find a large sum of cash. He took the box and left a smaller one containing a large amount of Jaspers. Wardite said nothing. The two of them walked back to the cart and directed it back home.
"Someone's buying Jasper's in bulk huh" Carter said.
Wardite didn't respond. Carter treated her well, like a normal human being, a friend even, yet she could never forgive him for what happened in the past. He took her from her home, turned Chevron into a monster, and kept her all these years...
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Post by Altruvolant on Jan 21, 2016 0:11:49 GMT
Dioptase cringed at the sloshing sounds of her trudging. She made it to the end where a set of three stairsteps led up to a wall. Her fingers brushed against the brick before locating the slight impression. Dioptase pressed on it and the wall slid open to a shower room where she gladly washed the shit off her legs. Dioptase rubbed her gem, the last chips of a fake mold along with the broken wire that was melded to it washed off.
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Post by roselight13 on Jan 21, 2016 0:34:31 GMT
Mercy had been watching the Market all day. She was still there when the sun went down and it was night time. She breathed a sigh of sadness. She was about to leave her hiding spot when she heard noises. She saw a man and a Gem stealing from a stall. She looked closer at the Gem and almost yelled out her name. But she flew back into the shadows of her spot. "Its Wardite! She's okay!" Mercy thought happily. She peeked out and watched the two walk off to a carriage. As silent as a cat, she crept up and latched herself to the back of the carriage. The carriage started moving, but she stayed quiet and held on tightly. After a few moments, it stopped in front of a large mansion. She waited until Wardite and her "master" had entered the place before quietly jumping off and running to hide in the bushes.
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Post by Altruvolant on Jan 21, 2016 13:15:00 GMT
"Hello.". "Ahck." Dioptase jumped back and turned around, "What the hell, Rhodonite?". "What did I do?" He asked sincerely. "Ugh, you're so brain dead. Go back home.". "I'm sorry." Rhodonite tilted his chin up and turned his head, his cheek facing Dioptase. He anticipated touch. "I'm not going to hit you, Rho.". "But, I thought- isn't this how it works?" He was confused, "Why won't you hit me?" He gestured his hands towards himself, "I'm guilty, I followed you.". Dioptase breathed in and grabbed him by the wrist, pulling him towards a door at the end of the shower room. She banged on it with her fist, "Let me in, Sunstone."
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Post by Chevron on Jan 21, 2016 20:41:23 GMT
Carter heard a sound behind him. He ignored it. It was either a small animal or some fool who was going to get beat to shit when they showed their face. Carter kept his hand on his flintlock.
"Nervous?" Wardite asked.
Carter looked down to face her. "Not really, just keeping my guard up be ready"
The two of them entered the house. The Pearl took Carter's jacket and provisions and hung them back up in the closet, and replaced Wardite's wire. She then moved back up to the balcony. She liked it up there. Wardite moved to her small room on the bottom floor. Carter set the wires and traps at the entries of the house, and then moved to his room. Carter didn't even bother to get undressed, collapsing in his full day attire.
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Post by Altruvolant on Jan 22, 2016 2:55:07 GMT
You could hear the quiet footsteps on the other side of the door, it opened up a little. The visible eye, seen from the crack in the door, shifted from Dioptase to Rhodonite, "Who's your company?" asked a warm voice. "I'm- ah." Rhodonite stammered. "He's Rhodonite, a housemate of mine." Dioptase answered for him. "I'm not sure if we can let strangers in-", Dioptase interrupted, "He just came out of the box, I'm sure he's not a problem." She pulled the door open with her "claws", and Sunstone took a step back.
The room was rustic and there was a large round table in the center...
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Post by roselight13 on Jan 25, 2016 3:24:47 GMT
"Damn!" Mercy cursed to herself when she rolled onto a small twig in the bushes. It cracked, sounding like a gunshot to her. She peeked through the bushes at Wardite and her "master" at their front door. She noticed that the large man was standing still for a moment. "Shit, I hope he didn't hear me"
Mercy stood still. She watched the man closely. He turned toward Wardite and said something to her, but she couldn't hear what it was. He opened the door and they went inside. She sat back in the bushes quietly and thought about her next move. "....I don't know what he was talking to Wardite about, but its best to be cautious. I noticed him standing still for a moment, he MUST have heard the twig crack. Hmmmm.... I know!"
Mercy was luckily already wearing dark clothes, a deep blue sweater and black pants, but she needed something to cover her face. She reached into her small satchel that hung from her waist and pulled out a long black cloth, some hair ties, and a mint. She popped the mint in her mouth, twisted her hair into a tight hair bun and wrapped the cloth around her head until it covered her hair,nose and mouth. She tied the cloth into a tight knot and adjusted it so she could breathe properly.
Mercy tiptoed to the house and stood by the wall. She thought to herself. "Hmmm...I should use my boots for this job, just in case. I don't trust that man." She reached down into her sweater and rubbed her Gemstone in a certain pattern, unlocking her levitation boots. Her feet glowed softly, and she started to float gently in the air. She floated around to try and find a place to enter the place. She spied the balcony and decided to climb up the vines near it. She still used her boots to float up the vines though. No need to rustle or break the vines and warn anyone of her presence. She climbed (technically floated with hand guidance) up the vines and grabbed the edge. She pulled herself over and landed softly on the balcony.
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Post by Chevron on Jan 25, 2016 5:02:42 GMT
"May I ask what you are doing young lady?" Pearl asked.
Mercy yipped quietly and turned around, to see a Pearl which hadn't been there a moment before.
"In case you haven't noticed you are not in charge in this household. I believe without a sliver of doubt I could kill you, and the only reason I live here is because Carter bested me in combat. Leave before he catches you, he will not give you a second chance."
"Were you..." Mercy started.
"Yes I was invisible." Pearl responded
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Post by Altruvolant on Jan 25, 2016 22:51:37 GMT
Gems gathered around the table, "What's the plan?" one asked. "Well, I dunno." another replied. The gems clambered about, the voices increasing in volume by the second. "Look, it's Dioptase!" Emerald interrupted and pointed at the blue-green colored figure. "Quiet now." Dioptase said assertively. "Someone get this gem's wire removed." She gestured toward Rhodonite, and a pearl quickly escorted him to the back room. Dioptase waited until he left and spoke, "I say we plant the rest of the things and wait." she leaned on the palms of her hands. Everyone nodded in agreement. "Death to the humans, right?". "Death to the humans!" the others chanted. "Wait, Sunny, did you make the deal?" Dioptase wanted to know. "Yes." said Sunstone. "Good.". ______________
"I love you, Rose." she whispered into her ear.
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Post by roselight13 on Jan 26, 2016 1:21:23 GMT
Mercy stayed quiet for a moment, then did something unexpected; she clapped softly.
"Bravo, Lady Pearl, I salute you. " She gently chuckled. "Invisibility is quite a gift to have."
The Pearl looked utterly confused for a couple moments, then she shook her head and her face hardened into a grim expression. "If you are trying to confuse or make fun of me, its not working. Now please leave the premises while you are still alive"
Mercy leaned back against the railing of the balcony, closing her eyes and sighing sadly.
"Forgive me, but I'm afraid I cannot. For your "master" Carter has two friends of mine held captive here. Even if I have to fight Carter myself, I cannot leave them behind. "
Pearl paused. "...Wardite and Chevron are your friends? What are you, a Gem fanatic? Another slaver?"
Mercy opened her eyes and smiled through her mask at the Pearl. "I wasn't making fun of you, by the way. I was showing my respect for your skills, Lady Pearl."
Pearl's grim expression wavered, as did her voice. "...W-Why did you call me "Lady"? I'm a servant, a fighter, not a person of higher standing.. Ugh!" Pearl smacked her forehead in frustration. "Why am I talking to an intruder? Especially an intruder that won't leave? I should have killed you by now."
She pulled out her weapon, a quakestaff with a grip, and took a swing at Mercy. Mercy's eyes lit up with surprise, then delight. She had the perfect plan....
Mercy jumped out of Pearl's reach and grinned at her through the mask. "Hang on, before you kill me, I have a proposition for you."
Pearl smirked. "And what would that be, intruder?" She took another swing at Mercy.
Mercy caught the staff and held it still, looking into Pearls eyes. "Lets duel with stakes. If you win, you can kill me, simple as that."
Pearl tried to get the staff away from Mercy, but Mercy was gripping it tightly. However, the Pearl still smirked in Mercy's face. "And what happens if you win?"
Mercy purred "If I win, you get to serve ME instead of Carter. And I get to leave this place with my friends. You included" She beamed under her mask.
Pearl yanked her staff out of Mercy's grasp. She backed up and got into a fighting stance, her face almost angry, but confused.
"...Why should I listen to an intruding vagabond like you?"
She sighed. "Honestly, Lady Pearl, its obvious that you have not fought for a while. Your stance, although still excellent, is slightly off-kilter and your swings were almost weak"
Mercy looked sadly at the startled Pearl and watched her fix her stance. She spoke softly. "Carter has been treating you like a house maid, making you clean the house, wash dishes, and probably other small chores. You haven't fought an opponent for a long time.
Pearl sputtered "What do you mean by that!? I've been practicing my fighting skills for years!
"Against actual opponents or the dishes?" Mercy quipped. She sighed and shrugged "I just want to give you an opportunity to have a good combat to show your skills. You can fight me and win, proving to your master that you are more than just a housemaid. And if I win, you'll be free from a man that you were defeated and humiliated by. Its a win-win situation, honestly. "
Mercy extended her hand. "So what do you say? Is it a bargain?"
Pearl stood there for a moment, silent and still in her stance. She relaxed her stance and took Mercy's hand. "Its a bargain."
Mercy shook her hand. "Great! Now before we start," Mercy pulled her staff out from her Gemstone, but to the Pearl she had seemingly pulled it out of nowhere. "Lets move it over to the backyard. Makes it more fun AND we won't destroy the house."
"Wait a minute! Where did that staff come from?!" The Pearl almost shouted, but covered her mouth. Mercy giggled. "I'll tell you if you defeat me, how about that? Now come on, we're wasting nighttime."
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They moved to the backyard and began dueling. Pearl was an excellent combatant, even though she hasn't fought for a while. Mercy was decent and held her ground well. They fought for about 2 hours.
(I won't bore you, its just a fight with two staffs with the occasional punches, nothing too interesting. And I don't want Mercy to go into full battlemode just yet, so she's playing fair and square.)
Mercy slipped and fell to the ground. The Pearl kicked Mercy's staff away and punched Mercy. "I will not lose to you!" She swung it at Mercy's head with her staff. Mercy grabbed the staff and twisted it in her grasp. "I... want... my.... Friends!" Mercy jumped up and decked the Pearl a straight solid to the jaw. Pearl stood in shock, her eyes rolled back and she collapsed on the ground. Mercy ran to grab her staff and walked back to Pearl.
Pearl shakily got up and started toward Mercy slowly. "No...I won't lose...again..." She stumbled and Mercy, dropping her staff, caught her before she hit the ground.
Pearl breathed heavily. "...W-Why won't you finish me? I'm useless now. I'm..." She sighed and poofed into a Gemstone. Mercy held the stone and spoke gently.
"...You are not useless. You are an excellent fighter and will be a great ally. And that is why I will not finish you."
Mercy lowered the front part of her mask and took a proper breath of the cold air. "Get some rest, Lady Pearl. You've done well." She covered her face back up, put the Gemstone in her satchel and climbed back up the balcony the same way as before.
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