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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 4:44 pm
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The Archmagus bowed as his hands continued to trace arcane patterns through the air. "My deepest apologies, Lord Seikatsu. I have met members of Your exalted Brethren who prefer that Their Names not be spoken other than by Their Zealots. The God of Shadow, for instance."
As he spoke his final sentence he turned to face forward again and clapped his hands together before drawing them slowly apart. A thin line of grainy light was visible between his palms. "Hoary Hoggoth, greatest of the Five Vishanti, grant me your voice that I might speak."
The thread seemed to swell as it began to twist in on itself, wrapping up the Archmagus's arms until it reached his throat where it coiled as a torc might. When the Archmagus spoke again, it was obvious that it was not his voice or mind in control. Whatever was behind the wheel, as it were, turned towards Seikatsu. "Ah. So long since I have been Called properly. You must be one of the Small Gods, yes? Ah. A Creatrix. No doubt I have been Called to work My Magic for you. Let Us see..."
Without any movement on the part of the Being, the savanna turned a deep, rich, royal purple in all directions. It shifted rapidly through all colors of the visible spectrum before returning to its normal state, whereupon ever stalk of grass sprouted an eyeball with a pale grey pupil, all turned towards Seikatsu. They all blinked in tandem before settling back into their original state. This display continued with various effects for roughly three minutes, before the Being snapped its fingers and reset the various bits of the landscape back to normal. "There. Three minutes forty seconds of the most basic display of My Power. Now back to poker night."
The Being vanished, and in some undefinable way it was obvious now that the Archmagus was back behind his eyes. "My deepest apologies if Lord Hoggoth said anything untoward. He is one of the Vishanti and believes - correctly - that this entitles Him to do as He pleases."
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 4:54 pm
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 5:15 pm
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 5:35 pm
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 5:39 pm
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 5:47 pm
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:03 pm
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:31 pm
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:39 pm
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Ged, God of Space-time, stepped out of His infinitely-recursive Space and walked out onto a balcony overlooking one of the inner courtyards that the less-reclusive of His Brethren had created. Avalon was mostly a 1500-mile-wide asteroid taking up most of what used to be the Scandinavian countries, in terms of area, but parts of it had been made into small villages for the relatively open Gods to visit. Of course, each of them had a Space that they could expand to any size they liked, and many of them never left said Space, but those that did usually went to New Eden. The Twins were there now, well-known for being both the oldest Gods who didn't live outside Time and for being the only Gods who were twinned. Ged placed his hands on the railing and leaned forward, looking on as the Twins worked on... whatever it was. Oh, a mechanical woman. Unlucky Zealot indeed.
Sometimes, Ged reflected, being able to see the future had its benefits. Actually, it was pretty much nothing BUT benefit.
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:59 pm
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 7:14 pm
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:59 pm
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 2:22 pm
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 2:52 pm
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The tractors engine continued to roar with power, and then it went silent as the lights dimmed. The rear wheels and rear hydraulic stabilizers detached for a moment before their parts combined and then the rear axle divided before it and the front hydraulic stabilizers detached from the frame and combined with each other and connected to the already changed parts. Then the front whhels and front axle detached before dividing and combining with the other parts to form a pair of legs, a pelvis, and a pair of feet that were rolling wheels, allowing for fast skating movements. The cab and controls moved and came apart before building their parts into the form of a human face and head, the frame and armored exterior of the tractor shattering and becoming a basic slim feminine torso, while the hydraulic support arms and the plow came apart and their parts were used to strengthen the legs, the engine was taken apart and it's parts used to build a much more complex engine that functioned like a humans heart would, which then installed itself within the torso, and then the steering column and the hydraulic arm and bucket from the back end of the tractor came apart before attaching themselves to one another and to the right shoulder. Then the bucket split into five tooth tipped blades of curved metal, which then in turn became to make grinding sounds as the metal created joints within itself, and folded in on itself to make a hand with five fingers, each tooth of the former bucket becoming a finger nail. Then her neck and head attached themselves properly to the top of her torso and her eyes opened. The lights radiator, drive shaft, and transmission came apart and built a left arm which then attached itself to the left shoulder. The metal made strange sounds as the entire body evolved into a more complex mechanical life form. when it was over, she opened her eyes and said, "Teacher, I am Union. I was a zealot, sent here to learn from you by my lords Seikatsu and Mashin."
Union was a very complex mechanical being, about 20ft tall, weighing in at a light but still heavy 4 tons. Her body was slim and slightly curvy, all gender based signs covered by sliding metal plates that seemed permanently in place. She was attractive, for a machine, and seemed to be covered in a skin of metal plates.
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 3:05 pm
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