The Test (open)

[pop2]

Standing beside Tseng, Elena's was trying her best to hold it all together. Everything in her power not to instinctivly react to Kadaj and shoot him was being held back, by a degree of duty and fear that he might kill her or worse. At least she was keeping the appearence of being fine for now, that was all that mattered as long as she kept a poker face to this situation. But she could feel a tension to her gun arm to just reach for her pistol and try her luck against the Remnent, maybe fire an Ice spell or two? That was an achievement that she had kept to herself for now, training on her own to get better had led to her ice-materia powers.

Kadaj spoke of how the President was 'useful' to him at the moment and that he was still alive. Although she believed him, her doubt was seemingly voiced by Tseng who seemed to be the only one out of the two who was brave enough to talk to this silver-haired psychopath. Little did Elena know that on the horizon an even WORSE twist lay in store.

The roar of the engine heralded the arrival of another player in this game of standing and words. The man who arrived however wasn't one for words, instead this perticular one was a blunt weapon with enough power to back up ANYTHING Kadaj felt like threatening the Turks with, although to be frank he could probably back himself up anyway. Loz. That foul child-like man with spiked hair spoke to Kadaj, who in turn seemed to target Elena when he asked if she remembered him. More to the point she remembered what he could do and how he did it; fast, strong and insanely powerful when it came to getting close. If things were bad before, now it was near impossible.

As Elena was being pushed more and more then yet ANOTHER man appeared. Another one with silver-white hair, but this one was different. Dressed more like a masterless samurai with two weapons by his sides. Elena didn't know him, but he seemed to know Kadaj and Loz despite their apparent lack of knowledge to the identity of this White Warrior.

Although seemingly being led by her Boss and Director of the Turks, Elena's head was already locked into the only outcome of this situation: Full scale battle. But if there was a slight chance to escape she would get herself and Tseng out of here. An injured Turk and a frightened one were hardly any match for two known powerful enemies and one unknown factor. But wait! What if he was here to help them? Could this enigmatic man be an Agent for ShinRa or maybe an enemy of Kadaj's Remnents? He DID seem to know about about Kadaj having a third brother and it wasn't impossible that in the trail of destruction that they had left the Remnents might have left a vengeful band of people.

"He's not with us." Elena said, articulating her knowledge about the white-haired man. If Tseng managed to reach Elena on this world he had to have transport nearby, maybe if the two Remnents were focused on the other man they could escape, "And from the sounds of it he's not with you either."

That was it. The white-haired man stood behind the Remnents! Although the two could easily divide up the efforts to watch each one it would be much easier to flee if Elena and Tseng had to worry about one rather than two.

[loz]

Once beside his brothers' side he felt Kadaj's hand pat his shoulder a few times. "I remember the Turks. They were no fun." Loz said with somewhat of a disappointed look on his face. The reaction to Loz arrival had gotten the bear like Remnants' confidence to rise. Before he had the chance to say anything else he felt another presence getting closer to the small group.

Slighting turning his head Loz noticed a tall man in white. This guy looked very lithe. What really sparked Loz attention was that the man knew about the three brothers. Hopefully, this man was not on the Turks' side. With out any hesitation at all Loz looked to Elena once more. There was no way he was going to let his 'play mates' just have the chance to run away. Gently his eyes closed activating his 'Hyper Sonic' ability.

Even with his eyes open once more no one could tell that this particular ability is activated. Well maybe Kadaj. The spikes on his Dual Hound slightly moved outwards, allowing his hand to take hold of its bar. Loz Dual Hound is now continuously generating a powerful electricity for his Stun technique. At the moment, he was completely focused on the two Turks before him. The white man to his left could wait.

((Sorry for the crummy post. I couldn't think of anything.. :/ ))

[weiss]

His presence it would seem drew more attention than originally intended, however it mattered not to the Tsviet whose eyes were on him now. He had come for answers regarding a single question that continued to prick the back of his mind, and would not be denied his quarry. The question: where is my brother? His cold blue eyes met that of Kadaj after the Remnant's glance to the Turk, then glanced to Loz before returning to the figures of Tseng and Elena. He was no stranger to the different divisions of Shinra, but despite not working with them on a frequent basis, Deepground soldiers, more specifically the Tsviets, were aware of how well informed the Turks were.

"I am the pure one...who searches for missing kin as well." spoke Weiss to Kadaj before taking a few steps past the two brothers, and towards the Turks. The white haired, gunblade wielder raised his arms up so that they were spread wide, as if he were praising the two suits with a greeting. His mouth curled into a vicious and sadistic smirk as he observed the concern and fear upon their faces, noticing that the leather clad men had an effect on these suited pawns. Fear in others was a common sight for the Immaculate, and did nothing but prove evidence to their weakness. The weak were ones to suffer his wrath, and the cold edge of his blades. There was no tolerance for weakness in Deepground after all.

"I am Weiss the Immaculate! Emperor of Deepground and the Tsviets!" he declared before lowering his hands to the hilts of Heaven and Earth, still sheathed in their white scabbards. In a flash of light both weapons were drawn out and brought down to his sides, unveiling their craft and form. Weiss recalled the day he received these weapons from Argento, as he did upon every first draw of a stand off. It was that day he had proven to both Rosso and Azul that he was the most powerful, easily defeating them in their final forms with little to no effort. As he looked over his shoulder he gave Kadaj an expressionless glance, then returned his attention to Tseng by pointing Earth in his right hand at him. The thought that he had interrupted the shorter man's interrogation for his own gain had not crossed the Tsviet's mind, yet if it had it was highly unlikely he would care.

However he took into account their presence in the situation, and chose to steal their spotlight if only for a moment more. "The Remnants obviously require something from you, Shinra filth. As do I" spoke Weiss as a light blue and white aura began to surround him. Little did anyone else in the area know that he was beginning the charging state of his Empowerment ability, and would soon become a nightmare for anybody unwilling to cooperate with him. "Yet unlike your friend here, I will only ask you once Turk. So it would be wise to do as you're instructed." he added, referring to Kadaj as Tseng's friend of course.

Weiss had little patience when it came to separation from his brother, and would not be delayed from their reunion by pointless banter and childish threats. He wanted to get straight to his point, and so began this little inquisition from the get go. The Tsviet took another step forward, twirling the pointed weapon back down to his side; his eyes never leaving the casually dressed Turk for a second.

[OOC: It's ok Loz, i think I did pretty bad this time too =/]

[Kadaj]

((OOC: Blah... I had several ideas to put into motion here and I feel like I picked the worse out of them all T__T. Well, lets see what happens.))

So it would seem that no-one knew of who this new chap was, the dual katana wielding man with bright white hair. It was odd how he seemed to know about Kadaj and Loz's third brother, Yazoo, but it soon quickly became apparent that this 'Weiss' was more interested in interrogating the Turks himself over wanting to pick a fight with himself and his brother. On the contrary. Weiss was giving off the impression that he'd rather want to fight the Turks. Seriously? What was that all about. Kadaj could feel the sheer power coming from this guy, but it didn't falter the Remnant Leader in the slightest. He'd been on the receiving ends of both Cloud's and Sephiroth's weapons before, as well as having to do battle against a handful of the legendary warriors, the Keybarers. Kadaj had seen his fair share of fights and to be honest, his curiosity was certainly rising. Who was this Weiss and just how powerful was he?

Glancing towards Loz, the silver-haired Remnant narrowed his eyes at his brother for a moment before shaking his head back and forth a few times, obviously catching on that his bear-like brother had activated his Hyper Sonic ability, a technique that vastly improved his speed and agility, increasing it many fold beyond even Kadaj's own impressive agility. Yet Kadaj spoke nothing to Loz, merely hoping his brother would notice his disapproval and hope it would convince him to stand down for a moment... That was until he noticed Loz's attention was directed towards the Turks and not to Weiss. Well, that was a plus. Sure, Kadaj loved to fight, but there was something about this Weiss guy that bothered him. However, Kadaj glanced over his shoulder towards Elena and watched her for a second, before shrugging his shoulders slightly.
"His aura feels familiar, but I've never seen him before. I think Vincent once mentioned something about a 'Deepground' and these 'Tsviets' groups."

Kadaj watched Weiss carefully as he strode past, the Remnant mimicking the Tsviet's movements as he placed both his hands onto his dual katanas. Kadaj placed his hand upon his Souba and as Weiss drew his swords, so did Kadaj, merely in defense. He had no intention (yet) to fight Weiss but was going to be more then willing to defend himself should the situation turn sour. Kadaj cast a glance back towards the Turks and hoped for the first time ever they the two of them would come to their senses and would arm themselves. The Remnant Leader had use for the Turks and didn't want them to suffer an unfortunate end at the hands of Weiss. But how to handle this situation? Side with Weiss and interrogate the Turks (and probably kill them) together, or side with the Turks and try to get rid of this guy... or just leave with Loz and let the Turks sort this mess out themselves? Eventually, a decision was made and Kadaj just smirked as he walked around Weiss until he was standing between him and the Turks.

"You say you're searching for kin as well? What gives you the impression that I'm searching for Yazoo? I know full well where he is and what he's up too."
He said, eyes locked onto Weiss.
"Now perhaps if you gave us the name of your brother, we might be able to get somewhere, eh?."
Kadaj brought his Souba up and pointed the duel tips towards Weiss and smirked at him with unresolved confidence. Kadaj wasn't foolish and it was clear by the look within his eye that he had a plan. A plan that wasn't going to fail. Still holding his smirk, the Remnant addressed Weiss.
"I came here to speak to the Turks and out them to good use. If you're going to threaten them without first dealing with me, then you've got another thing coming!"
Kadaj said, his voice having a strong confident, perhaps slightly enraged tone to it. His bright glowing turquoises eyes flashed with the power of Mako that was running through his veins as he stood his ground before Weiss.
"Maybe the Turks hold vital information for you, but being as I found them first, you're just going to have to wait your turn to speak to them. It's as simple as that."
Kadaj said calmly, almost with a relaxed tone to his voice now. It would seem that Weiss' arrival has ignited the Remnant Leader's rage, and when Kadaj got angry... well, lets allow Weiss to discover that part out for himself. However, the silver-haired youth was doing a marvelous job of hiding the rage from revealing itself across his face as he continued to stare into Weiss' eyes, not flinching, still smirking.

[gslayer]

Darkness ripped open out of the sky somewhere in the town and from it dropped a man with white hair. Crashing right beside him was a large weapon, a gunblade that appeared to be larger than the man was. The man wore crimson clothing and his stare went out straight ahead. It was like he was following something. Like he was obsessed with something. The people around him in the street jumped up when he made his crashing entrance from the sky. The Corridor above closed up again as the man set a step forward.

The man continued his steps forward as his voice said hollow only one thing: "... S... Cells..." The man slowly moved forward through the streets with his large gunblade scraping behind him. He could feel them. Nearby, in this very town, were two carrying Sephiroth's cells. It was just a feeling, not a certainty, but it attracted him in that direction. For a moment his mission mattered little. He would find his way sooner or later, so far he knew not the way. Although, he had a strange feeling like Genesis was near as well.

The copy walked up towards the station while the people around him ran away and hid into houses. It seemed they had been scared earlier as well by others. Things were happening. The Genesis copy could be certain about this. As he walked up towards the station, he found what he had been looking for, although there were five people. Two men were wearing similar clothing and looked kind of like Sephiroth. Those seemed to be his targets, two mini Sephiroths. There was a man with white hair and no shirt, a guy with white dress shirt and a woman in suit. They seemed of less importance, but might also cause problems. The shirtless man gave him a strange feeling.

"... S.. Cells..." He dragged the large gunblade to his side and stood still. He was ready to start an attack on the group. Trying to plan what he should do next brought him to a stand-still momentarily. His idea was to shoot right into the group, perhaps aiming for the man in black with the shortest silver hair as he seemed to be ready for an attack as well from the standing.

[OOC: Hope you don't mind me jumping in as well. xD;; I really need something to do with the copy, so here, lol.]

[Tseng]

[*pats Kadaj* Hopefully your plan give the Turks a damn good escape! ^_^']

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The moment Elena mentioned that Weiss was not with them, Tseng sighed. The Director of the Turks was honestly not going to inform Kadaj of this fact. If Kadaj thought for a moment that Weiss was an enemy, it would have given the Turks the needed distraction to escape. Well, at least Elena was feel a bit more comfortable to be revealing information already.

Loz then spoke up and mentioned that he remembered the Turks being no fun. This was a good thing in Tseng's mind. It gave Loz a reason not to try and kill the Turks. If they seemed boring, why would you want to deal with them at all in the first place. However, Tseng knew he was just trying to calm himself down with these small possibilities. He just needed something at the moment to keep the calm expression and mind. Sadly, even though Loz voiced his boredom with the Turks, he still picked fighting them over the newcomer.

When the newcomer spoke, Tseng took it as someone else trying to find missing siblings. He knew something was amiss now. His eyes were solely on Weiss at the moment. Anything could happen. The man walked by Kadaj and raised his arms up before smirking at the Turks. Tseng kept his guard up completely. Something was about to happen and it was not necessarily a really good thing either.

That's when the name hit him and he shifted a hand back to where his gun was. He knew this was all downhill now. He remembered a lot about Deepground and what Reeve had informed them of was not good. It seemed Vincent had enough trouble with this man and Tseng knew that Elena and himself were no match for Vincent. So, this was just as bad, especially with Kadaj and Loz on his side.

The moment that Weiss drew his weapons, Tseng has his gun drawn with both hands and aimed directly at Weiss. However, he did not say a word to the man about anything. Tseng knew when to talk and he knew when to shut his mouth and focus. Sadly, Loz and Elena he wasn't sure knew how to stop talking at all. Though, he was pretty confident that Elena was more then willing to back him up if needed. She was a lot like Reno. It didn't look like she knew much or could handle a lot but she did and she came threw in a pinch. Hopefully the newer Turk didn't let him down if it came to that.

Weiss then began to explain to Tseng that he could care less about the remnants, but that he also needed information. He then spoke that Kadaj was a friend and it amused Tseng. Who needs enemies when you have a friend like Kadaj. But the threat was meaningless and an open threat. The Director had never leaked information before and he was damned if he was going to start now.

Tseng's eyes did not leave Weiss in the slightest, even when Kadaj spoke up. When Kadaj finally pointed his weapon at Weiss, Tseng knew this was a good turn of events. If Weiss decided he was not going to take Kadaj's advice, then a battle was sure to start. This would give the Turks a cover to escape to the gummy ship and back to Radiant Garden. The Director shifted his gaze back on Elena to make sure she was still there and alright.

All Tseng could do was hope for an opening to escape. That is, till he heard a faint voice and his eyes gazed in the direction of it. The man... looked... like Genesis. Tseng was very confused, however it took a moment to realized that it was not Genesis standing there. It seemed to be more like a clone he had fought along with Zack a good few years back. This was a good thing, as long as it didn't target the Turks. Then again, they weren't the biggest threat here.

Tseng nodded at Elena to give her a heads up and tell her to be on guard. They were going to escape the first moment that opened up.

[pop2]

Elena's eyes became a hive of activity as they darted all around the field of encounter to scan any advantages, disadvantages and the people there. Almost buzzing from flicking from one person to another Elena's mind flashed back to her days at the academy where she had been hailed as a prodigy in the eyes of her mentors, all except her own father who wasn't impressed by her choice to drop advanced marksmanship in favour of excelling in other fields. But that was then; she had been a child and a rookie for far too long in the eyes of her comrades and herself, Elena was going to show the world and Tseng what she was capable of. No longer would she be the fumbling fool that she had become identified as in the past, she was a TURK! No-one treated the Turks this way!

Loz: Powerhouse. Faster than you can blink with enough strength to take down solid concrete in a single blow. The gauntlet on his wrist was a formidible weapon and capable of amplifying this freak's strength and speed to the extent where he simply became unstoppable in single straight combat. Avoid.

Kadaj: Leader of the Remnents, good reason to that too. He was the larval form of Sephiroth, the legendary SOLDIER who had nearly brought the whole world to ruin and chaos. Kadaj had the potential and power to best just about anyone else, his double bladed Souba acted almost as an extension of himself. Avoid.

Weiss the Immaculate: Unknown. Tseng's reaction was enough to worry Elena about this guy. She didn't know what to make of him but when he had drawn his two weapons, Elena had trigger-reacted along with the Director and drawn her own gun, aiming at him. Looking down the barrel Elena felt as if this was someone who could give Kadaj a run for his money. Avoid.

Then there was the strange man-thing. It arrived groaning and carrying a large gunblade type weapon. S-Cells? Was this guy serious? The Remnents were Sephiroth off-shoots so he might have meant them, but he could easily mean the Weiss chap. He could be...well, anything.

Looking at Tseng with the corner of her eye, Elena took note that he seemed to want to escape. In the current company that would be the best plan. Pulling back on the hammer of her pistol Elena was ready and alert. She was watching and waiting for someone to move, anyone!

"C'mon...Make a move..." Elena muttered out of the corner of her mouth, eyes transfixed down the barrel of the gun at her target: Wiess.

[loz]

One last entity had decided to join this little party Kadaj had started. It always seems that everyone 'loves' to be around Kadaj. As the man in white started to speak, he noticed Kadaj walking over to the Turk's side. Now the bear like Remnants eyes were on Weiss. At times Loz could barely understand the actions that Kadaj makes. However, his brother is his leader and what he wants to happen will happen.

There was something really odd about the last man who had appeared. Who else would join this little group? Loz is only waiting for the man in white to make his attack. Now that Kadaj wants to protect the Turks he has a new target. Loz knew he was going to have a bit of fun with Weiss if he makes any hasty moves. The fight would be a total surprise. Meaning no one knows anyone's talents, except the Turks and Remnants of course.

Slowly, the time started to wither away from the sheer silence that was growing. Loz looked over to Kadaj and awaited any sign for attack. The bear like Remnant was like a tool of war. Essentially he is a tank and a nuclear bomb in a sense. Everything about Loz really did scream war. If Kadaj wanted to start a war, he would be there right next to his younger brother. Betraying his brother never crossed his mind, and it would be like that for a long time.

(Sorry cruddy post. :/)

[deshitana2]

((Couldn't make up my mind if this was a good time or not >.<. So, I just decided to go with the flow. XD))

The portals of darkness had decided to be nice to Rude...in a way. Yes, the portals had not dropped him in a jungle again or anywhere dangerous like that. Instead, it had dropped him in a rather cozy town that he soon found out was called Twilight Town. Like Traverse Town, the place seemed to have heartless around, but in less numbers. A plus in Rude's book. Rude had been in town for a few days now doing little jobs to help the people of the town out and for the most part had a peaceful stay.

While this was good and all, Rude still could not stop worrying about his friends. Sure, he had found the boss and a female Turk named Helen back in the jungle and it was also true he had found Reno, but it was also true that he had bumped into Kadaj. Seeing the silver-haired young man again had done nothing for his nerves. It just did not sit well with Rude. Why was Kadaj back and what did he have up his sleeve this time? It was hard to say.

If Kadaj wasn't bad enough, then the portals had made his situation even worse. Not only was he separated from Reno again, he had lost Helen when the portals decided to take him away again. To put the icing on this already tilting cake was the fact that he had lost signs of his boss not once or twice (no that was too much to ask from luck), but for the THIRD time in a row! At the rate he kept losing the boss, he would not be surprised if he was fired for it when all this ended.

Rude sighed inwardly. What were the worlds coming to? Would the war destroy them all or would everyone finally be able to get back home to more normal lives? Rude shook his head to clear it. There was no use worrying about that now. He had to find his friends again and find his boss. With his mind refocused, he took a moment to regain his bearings. While he had been lost in thought, he had somehow wandered into the underground passages that seemed to connect almost everywhere in the town.

As he stood in the tunnels, he frowned a bit. Why had he come this way again? He didn't have work today, so he had decided to explore the town. Still, even with exploration in mind that did not explain why he'd choose the tunnels of all places. He thought for a bit longer, but nothing came to mind. Sighing slightly and shaking his head a bit, he continued to walk. He really needed to stop letting his thoughts distract him. It was beginning to ruin his reputation as the focused one, but on the other hand there was no one like Reno or Elena to distract him from such thoughts. Again, Rude shook his head as the heavy weight of worry weighed on him again. Where were they?...and Tseng too...

His thoughts were interrupted by the sounds of voices coming from somewhere close by. Snapped back to reality, Rude paused in his walk and listened, trying to pinpoint the source. Turning slightly to a staircase nearby, he tilted his head in that direction. The voices were coming from that way, but who it was he had no idea. Getting a bad feeling about it all, Rude made his way to the stairs. As he got closer to the top, he kept himself low and out of sight to the point where he was practically laying on the steps as he peeked out of the opening. What he saw was...well, shocking.

First, there was not only one of the Remnants, but two--one being Kadaj and the other Loz. If it wasn't for self control, Rude would've groaned out loud. Kadaj, he had met before in the jungle and had hoped to not see him again and now he had Loz with him. The guy wasn't as bad as Kadaj, but still was a pain to handle alone. With Kadaj at his side, Rude did not want to imagine what would happen.

The next thing he noticed was a man with white hair that he could not remember encountering before and then there was a strange guy with a large sword. He had no clue what the pair wanted, but at the moment did not care. His eyes were locked on the pair with guns drawn and so happened to be behind Kadaj.

Could it be...? Yes...Yes, it was! Elena and Tseng were there! As happy as Rude was to see the pair and under any other circumstances would've hastened to the pairs' side, something about this whole set up was off. The man with the large sword didn't seem to be a threat to anyone at the moment as far as Rude could see. The focus seemed to be on the guy with white hair. Kadaj had position himself between Elena and Tseng as if he was protecting them and the pair behind him seemed to be aiming at the man in white and not at Kadaj. To make matters more confusing, Loz seemed to be targeting the man with white hair too. But why?

Weren't Loz and Kadaj the enemy? And speaking of odd, where was the third, Yazoo? In the past, the three had been together, so why only two? Shaking his head mentally, Rude refocused. He could worry about who was on whose side later when he had a chance to catch up with Tseng and Elena. For now he needed to find a way to get Elena and Tseng out of there. They could use the tunnels to get to safety, but the problem was how was he going to accomplish getting them out of there? The whole area was full of tension and he was afraid by making a haste move would get them all in trouble. He'd have to wait until something happened to cause a distraction. As much as he hated that idea, he knew he had no choice if he wanted to get Elena and Tseng away from the chaos as unharmed as possible.

[weiss]

As Weiss finished his declaration of intent, he was soon interrupted by the smaller Remnant and his drawn weapon. Weiss knew nothing of this individual's power, save for only his name and his relation to the proclaimed 'Legendary One', a being he intended to surpass in all terms of power. The Immaculate often wondered what result would come of a confrontation between the himself and Hojo's son. In a sense this leather clad child before him too was a son of the insane scientist, as Kadaj was a part of Sephiroth. His intense mako blue eyes moved from the face of Tseng down to the smirk of over confidence that the Remnant in question wore, which in turn brought about a stern look of sincerity upon the Tsviet's features.

He listened intently to what Kadaj had to say; a rather lengthy speech filled with an inquiry to his brother's name, as well as a declaration of a right to speak with the Shinra operatives first. It was, to say the least, bold of the Souba wielder to speak to someone as powerful as Weiss in such a way, yet the gesture did nothing to phase the expression of the Tsviet. Another voice then drew his attention however, as a copy of Genesis now stood across the bricked road from him with a rather large and unique device firmly grasped in it's hands. The words it spoke seemed familiar to the Tsviet, yet he could not understand why or how. He had no recent recollection of any encounter or conversation about these 'cells' the copy spoke of, and yet the familiarity that he would have as if he was knowledgeable of the term was there. How was such a thing possible, to know something yet have no recollection of where the feeling came from?

The answer was almost instantaneous, so he was not left with the burden of consistent confusion over the matter. Perhaps memories from the digitized mind of Hojo had left imprinted frgments within his own mind? It was highly impractical to presume such thinking was correct, however Weiss could imagine of nothing else for the time being. It was something to think of for a later time, as his inquiry for Nero's location remained of the highest priority. As his eyes fixated themselves on Kadaj once more, he was instantly reminded of the younger being's words not moments before, and a curve began to form upon his lips as a sinister smirk once more took his face. "Hmph." grunted the Tsviet before he began to chuckle deeply. As his soft laughing began to grow in volume, so too did the light blue aura surrounding him begin to intensify and increase in radius.

Shutting his eyes, Weiss then threw his head back, and began to laugh as though he were insane or on laughing gas. In this second the light blue aura erupted into a full blown eruption of mako power around the Tsviet, eclipsing him in what appeared to be a large blue, eldritch fire. After this awe inspiring sight reached it's peak, it was then drawn inward towards Weiss in a bright flash of white, which then slowly dissipated to reveal the Emperor in thin veil of bright white. Empowerment was activated. The replicated power of Omega, he could feel it surging through him now. Weiss looked to Kadaj now with a smirk as he took several steps into a hasty gliding charge forward. He raised his swords to strike, however when it seemed like he was going to impale himself on the Remnant's blade, he vanished in a bright flash of white.

With merely a few seconds he reappeared again, now standing adjacently behind Kadaj to his right, and remained casual about his stance as if he had been there all along. Heaven was pointed toward's Elena's skull as his stare bore into the Remnant's silver mane, with the tip of Earth's blade pointed towards the back of his neck. Both of his fingers remained firm against the triggers of both the gunblades, as he would not be hesitant to unleash their barreled fury upon his possible opposition. Although he had seemingly disappeared entirely, Weiss had only increased his speed to relocate himself, much like Loz could however at such a velocity that it appeared almost unearthly. His smirk was now gone, replaced by a look of fortified hatred as he darted his gaze between Kadaj and his brother. "The only thing coming to me is the information I want. Whether or not anyone here is left breathing after this day, I care not, but I will get what I desire. So unless you know the location of my brother Nero or Vincent Valentine, you will stand down before I reconsider my choice to not pull this trigger." began the Tsviet as he spoke to the Remnant in a calm but stern manner.

Weiss gave another look to Loz and regarded him once more, then yet again returned his focus to bear like man's brother. "Now order your brother to stand down, and perhaps I'll persuade the suits to stay until after you've had your share of questions." finished Weiss with an order to the silver haired youth. This evening was certainly turning into quite the get together, and as much as it amused Weiss, he only found interest in a possibility of lead on Nero or Vincent's location. He looked to Elena this time instead of Tseng, figuring the casually dressed man would remain too tightly lipped to be of any use. He gave her a dark glare, knowing that she had probably heard the words the Tsviet had just spoken to the Souba wielder. "I will ask once, are you aware of either individual's location?" he asked, tightening the grip on Heaven as it remained poised to gun down the Turk if he needed to.

[OOC: Well I feel like this idea was pretty lame but it seemed to work in my head, so hopefully it not too bad for you guys XP If you're confused about Empowerment here's a video to give you a better idea of it. 0:07 - 1:07 ]

[Kadaj]

When Weiss has drawn both his weapons, it would appear that both the Turks shared the same thought as Kadaj did, for when the Remnant Leader had drawn his Souba as Weiss drew Heaven and Earth, he was sure he heard the subtle sound of guns being drawn coming from behind him. The only question now was whether those two guns were aimed at his back or if they were being aimed towards this Weiss character. Kadaj remember however that he had approached the Turks in a near non hostile manner, no weapons no malice. Just a few insults and threats. This Weiss chap however had quickly drawn both weapons when he approached the group. If Kadaj knew how the Turks thought, they'd both have their guns on Weiss. That would be helpful really, for since Kadaj himself and his brother Loz were all now focusing on Weiss, this 4-on-1 battle shouldn't last too long if it were to break out. But this was the last thing the Remnant Leader wanted. Tseng and Elena needed to be kept alive.

The silver-haired youth was momentarily distracted however when the Copy decided to make himself know to the group. It wasn't the first time Kadaj had met this character, for he had teamed up along side this Genesis lookalike when fighting to gain control of Destiny Island. But judging from the way he was moving towards the group, he couldn't help but think that a fight was going to be inevitable. Partly due to the way he was muttering 'S Cells' while approaching the group. Kadaj cast Loz a quickly glance before returning his attention back to Weiss. For a moment, the Remnant Leader didn't know what to do. Possible threats from either side of him only lead the silver-haired youth to fall more towards the idea of making sure Tseng and Elena escaped this world in one piece.

That's when Weiss decided to show off his little trick. Perhaps trying to show off his speed, but it was unfortunate that he'd decided to play with Kadaj and Loz, for there wasn't anyone alive that were faster then the two Remnant brothers. As Kadaj watched Weiss vanish in a flash of white light, he instantly span around to face towards the Turks, raising his Souba up vertically as he could almost 'see' what Weiss was doing while he traveled. A 'clang' of metal echoed throughout the immediate area as Kadaj had raised his Souba up so that Weiss' Earth was placed between the twin blades. Lifting him arm up, the Remnant Leader made sure that Weiss' Earth was aiming at least half a foot over his head so that any stray bullets wouldn't cause any damage to him. Kadaj smirked as he glanced towards Elena, noticing that Heaven was being aimed towards her.
"Nice trick... Weiss, was it?"
Kadaj said with a sneer.
"But you're going to have to move faster then that if you want to confuse me. Nobody is faster then I am!"
He continued, still smirking with confidence. If this was all Weiss had, then he wasn't going to be any challenge at all, but Kadaj was smarter then he looked and knew that there was much more to this Weiss then a simple flash of white light.

Kadaj peered over towards the Turks again for a second, mainly towards Tseng to see how he had reacted towards Weiss' little disappearing act, especially since he was now aiming a sword to Elena's head. This wasn't going as Kadaj had planned. All he wanted to do was terrorize the Turks a little before making sure that they started to work for him temporarily. Perhaps the best plan of action was to give the Turks a chance to escape and find them again later on, perhaps with Rufus this time so they'd be more inclined to help out after threatening to maybe chop Rufus' head off. The thought amused Kadaj but he didn't show it through any emotion or facial expression. He just remained watching the Turks with the same smirk he had shown Weiss. Speaking about Weiss, Kadaj glanced back towards the white haired man.
"So how do you propose you'd get the information you seem to confident to receive, from four corpses? Hmm? That doesn't make much sense if you ask me. The Turks won't talk, I know that and I see no reason to aid you either. Which is a shame because I've recently seen Vincent Valentine and I have come across a 'Nero' in the past too."
Kadaj smirked, the tone of his voice telling no lies, but whether or not Weiss' big headed ears would pick this up, would be anyone's guess.

"Perhaps I will tell you what I know, but so long as you point that weapon at Elena's head, you're only going to fuel my rage to new levels, and you really won't like it when I get angry!"
Kadaj's tone dropped dangerously to a dark, evil tone. He wasn't afraid of Weiss and he knew that he'd defeat this guy with Loz's help. Kadaj glanced over his shoulder towards Loz for a second and nodded his way, the look within Kadaj's eyes telling Loz that the moment he saw the best chance to attack, he should do so. Nobody was going to order the Remnants about again. Nobody! The Remnants were free and all opposition would be met with greater aggression. Turning back to Weiss, Kadaj glared at him this time.
"So the ball is in your hands. Stand down and get your information. Refuse to do so and you will die!"
Hopefully the Turks wouldn't chicken out if a fight did start.

[gslayer]

The copy had heard perhaps what the men said, he had watched them steady themselves for battle and two of them even clashed. However, none of it held a meaning for the copy. All he did was observe how the group moved. The two with the guns had them pointed at the white-haired man, the white-haired man had clashed with one of the silver-haired ones and the second silver-haired man didn't hold a gun or sword, but instead there was something on his arm that seemed to be some device for fighting.

Slowly he started to scrape the large gunblade over the ground more to the front of him, as it came nearer at the front he lifted the entire thing and grabbed it with both hands. This action he had done also at Destiny Island where Kadaj was. When he had attacked the Light that were standing together much like the group was doing now. All to have multiple targets at once. And then he fired a stun shot, this was mainly to at least get one hit as it was targetted at the entire group. If even one was hit, then he would be unable to move or do anything for a single round, which would allow him to attack that person.

Right after he fired the shot he suddenly moved much more agile than he did before straight towards the group after the shot. He was ready to make his combo attack at the one who would be stunned, or whomever would stand in his way. There was no care about defence or is life, all that mattered was taking out the group. However, somewhere in thoughts floated the thought of the S Cells. That thought made him focus for a moment upon the man with the device on his arm.

[Tseng]

[Well, I wanted to apologize. I didn't notice it was my turn till a few days ago. I kept wondering why Elena wasn't posting. *laugh* Then I finally double checked the posting order and I face palmed. So, It's my turn. Sorry Elena. ^^']

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Tseng was keeping a close eye on the situation at hand. Elena was starting to get a bit impatient. All he could hope for was that Elena didn't jump the gun. However, Tseng was a bit more focused on the Weiss character. The turk would rather deal with a familiar enemy then a new one. It was simply safer that way. Plus, he had heard a lot about Deepground from Reeve. It took Vincent in Chaos form to take on Weiss. The Director knew the Turks couldn't take him. He also doubted that Kadaj and Loz could take Weiss. Though, if it came down to a fight, Kadaj would prove to be a useful distraction to keep Weiss busy while they fled.

While Tseng was scanning for an exit, he noticed another form in the distance. The black suit cued him in. No one else in the area had noticed the Turk's presence because they were so focused on Weiss. Thankfully, Tseng noticed that Rude didn't make a move, he remained hidden a good bit away from the fight. This made Tseng feel a bit better. As a worst case scenario, he could be the distraction while setting Elena to go off with Rude. If only he could alert Elena to Rude's presence without revealing it to everyone else.

That's when a flicker of something caught Tseng's eyes and pulled him back to reality. Weiss was doing something, he was walking forward. That is, till he suddenly moved fast enough that Tseng was unable to see the man. Tseng was at least able to predict Kadaj's next position. Weiss, he had no clue where he'd go. That is, till Weiss appeared with his sword to Elena. Oddly, Kadaj had blocked the attack. With this, Tseng's movement was a moment delayed as he attempted to shift Elena away from the two. He didn't want her involved if the two began to fight.

Weiss began to speak and Tseng felt his eyes narrow defiantly. His gun hadn't moved off of Weiss. When the question was directed at Tseng, he didn't answer. Yet, it was obvious he heard. He simply had his lips sealed.

That is, until Kadaj stated he had seen Vincent. This would certainly distract Weiss a bit. Sadly, Kadaj was wrong if he thought the Turks would stay to fight. The moment the attention was turned off them, the two would be off with Rude to the gummi ship.

Though, it would probably be a lot more dangerous if he got caught bringing the gummi ship back to Cid. Cid would surely kill him while he at least had a chance to live from this battle in Twilight Town.

[Vincent Valentine]

(OOC: I have to apologize; Weiss invited me to the thread a while ago, and when I finally caught up with reading it, I wasn't sure what to post at first. It took me a while to come up something with my muse and being in character, but I realized I just have to post something even if it isn't the best. And of course Kadaj, you wanted a thread with Vincent, so two birds with one stone. Heheh. Such a shame I didn't get around to posting with my muse before Weiss was removed from the AC. =\ Also, I'm going to remove Elena in this post, so she can post if she becomes active again.)

The color of vermilion, fuchsias and saffrons would always be the colors of this enigma of a town, set upon a world that fell in between the light and the darkness, on the Realm of In-Between. Unlike the world of the Organization, however, this world was currently closer to the Light than it was the Darkness, giving the civilians some lazy afternoons of much deserved peace.

But as long as there was Light and Darkness, night and day, there would never be peace.

A flux of darkness had flared and shrouded over Twilight Town, and monitoring it from the Restoration Committee in Radiant Garden, it could be sensed by those who could feel it from the cold reaches of the lanes between worlds. The darkness was drawing attention to itself, so of course it would be answered, by those who would keep it in check. As one lone individual approached the scene, his inner nature detected the immediate presence of those who were familiar to him before he could even smell them. His sharp senses confirming his intuition and identifying those he did not recognize, he moved quickly into action before they could easily detect his presence. For now, he was one with the shadows cast upon this down from the low-lying sun; we would remain that way until the moment he chose to reveal himself.

It was a odd reunion of characters from his own home world he did not expect to see in any other circumstance. Elena, her back against the wall, or almost at any rate from where she had been cornered. Tseng, shielding her as he attempted to move her out of harm's way. Kadaj - whom he loathed having to see again, but otherwise was interested as he was without Rufus and could soon learn his whereabouts. Loz, looking ready to add to the chaos Kadaj was about to make. And Rude, looking halfway between confused and scared as to what was unfolding before him. The new figure looked a lot like... the man with the crimson SOLDIER uniform he had met before in more than one world, but there was something off about him more than the deterioration and pale hair... no, this was a different man altogether. Whatever he was, he had triggered the beginning of what looked like the battle by firing a shot into the crowd.

And that's when Vincent made his move.

As if co-ordinated with the Genesis copy, a streak of tattered crimson bolted down from the rooftop, and covered over Elena just as Tseng attempted to move her out of harm's way. The red phantom scooped up the young woman like a leaf caught in a updraft, hoping intangibly across the Station Plaza in a fiery red plume of rippling material. Away from Kadaj's Souba and removing his threat he placed upon the female Turk, the vortex of red spiraled in place as it gathered itself up, before a hand appeared and pulled the cloak away to reveal the demonic man standing in front of the blond now behind him. Letting the cape fall into place as if he had been standing there the whole time, and the entire movement of the red ghost had been an illusion, the man known as Vincent Valentine stared coldly with intense eyes at the Remnants gathered before him. The conflict between them and the Turks, would it ever end? They were powerful opponents, and would have likely given the bodyguards of Shinra a hard time if he had not shown up to even out the odds. But despite the white-haired imitation starting out the brawl, Vincent stood with his hands uncovered by his cloak, not drawing Cerberus, but standing calmly there. As if waiting for Kadaj to speak.

He had not attacked the Remnants; he knew Kadaj wanted to talk to him, having overheard the conversation that he knew where he was. He did not want anything to do with the argument between the Remnants and the Turks, but if his name was going to be dragged into the conversation, he knew just as well as Kadaj did that he was not willing to let a life be put at risk. The Remnants had almost killed Tseng and Elena when they had tortured them before for information, and if it were not for him they would not be here today, the Remnants knowing he was a force to be reckoned with from also saving a disheartened Cloud from them as well. Perhaps the Remnants knew he wasn't about to let them come to further harm from his past actions, even if Elena and Tseng had been tortured before who knows how long Vincent had taken to save them, but if Kadaj used them as a threat in order for Vincent to do what he wanted then he was more than capable of negating such a threat. Sure, Kadaj could move as quick as he could to get behind him and Elena and point his blade at her as he did before, an annoying habit he put into practice whenever he tried to get around Vincent to get to Rufus. But it would come to the same outcome again if they could not comply with what he demanded - they would argue and then fight, but Kadaj already had Rufus as a bargaining chip and for information, so he would not need to capture the Turks. If he wanted to, he would have taken Tseng as well as Rufus when he kidnapped him.

All Vincent had to do was ward the Remnants off the Turks if it erupted into violence, and perhaps gain some insight into why he had come back for them when he already had Rufus, he did not have to defeat them if they were not looking to kill. But for now, as the copy of the man with red hair attacked them, Vincent simply stood in silent vigil and waited for Kadaj to talk to him. Being the leader and not simply looking to play as Loz was, he would most likely insult or even monologue at him as most villains tended to do to him, before he resulted in any kind of physical aggression. That's just who Vincent was - the silent man who let others do the talking so he could absorb what information he could learn, throw back his input or even not answer at all before he was assaulted upon.

So he collectedly watched unamusingly as the battle unfolded before him, awaiting to see everyone's reaction to his presence before he made his next move... including if it came from behind, or any angle for that matter.

[deshitana2]

((Okay. Since I remember Loz saying he was going to take a break from rping. I'm going to go ahead and post.))

From his position, Rude watched the scene unfold. When the white haired man had drawn his weapon, both Tseng and Elena had reacted to it by pointing their guns at the man, he learned was called Weiss. As he heard the name, Rude felt himself tense. He had heard of Weiss before. He was the leader of another group that was bad news all the way. Not a good thing to be messing with in Rude's book. Knowing that there was yet another powerful warrior present that intended harm upon his friends made the ability not to act that much worse for the Turk. If only there was some way he could get them---

Weiss vanished from the spot he was in and was now behind Kadaj pointing his blade at Elena. With this scene before him, it took ever ounce of control for the Turk not to move from his spot. His friends were in danger and yet....Kadaj was protecting them! Rude was shocked out of his tension once again as he could sense the young man turning his anger and aggression towards Weiss. Even Loz was focused on the man now! Trying to keep a level head in all the confusion, Rude continued to watch. Kadaj seemed to be bent on keeping Elena and Tseng safe, but why? As he was thinking about this, his eyes briefly met Tseng's and he nodded slightly. Good. He had seen him. Rude was prepared to move as soon he got the chance to in order to get his friends away from the danger.

A second after this brief communication had happened, a shot was fired. Rude's eyes moved to the copy of Genesis. He had completely forgotten about the guy. Now the guy had fired and was moving to attack! Rude looked back at the small group gathered by the wall only to find Weiss gone and a streak of crimson moving downward and surrounding Elena before going back upward. Rude spotted, Vincent with Elena on a rooftop. Well, at least one person was safe, but now they had the copy, Kadaj, and Loz to worry about. Rude moved carefully to keep himself hidden. If Tseng could get to him, the pair could hopefully get away from the mess unharmed and somehow signal for Vincent and Elena to get out of there too.