05-11-2016, 08:41 PM
The Toa of Ice's display had done well enough to keep the crowd in check. Though many of them looked more frightened now, the chaos had dwindled to minor murmurs and scoffs. Blade in hand, Kopaka directed the crowd towards the carts bearing provisions. The members of the Golden Cross seemed slightly taken back by the display of dominance, and seemed grateful at the same time. The leader of the caravan wiped the sweat from his brow and gave a hefty sigh, at least everyone would get a fair share. He was happy to have asked the travelers if they wanted assistance.
Eon stood inside the carriage, as he watched silently from behind the biomech, he watched how quickly the show of power brought order to the citizens of Nippur. They would have trampled one another just for bread. Women, children and the elderly would've been thrown to the rear as the rest took as much as their arms could hold and their wouldn't have been a damn thing the members of the Golden Cross caravan could do to stop them, out numbered ten to one. Heaven's Last Angel scanned through the crowd and the adjacent streets, merchants and vendors. What kind of a place was this before the sack? Eon Thought to himself as his eyes studied the damages to the nearby buildings, when something caught his eye. Rather, two things caught his eye. There was something small that moved quickly across the rooftops, and disappeared just as quick. Then, he wasn't completely sure, something followed after. With little time to think on it, he made the decision to investigate. Kopaka was busy fulfilling his current duty, Eon would check this out for his companion and return back if it turned out to be anything of note.
He pulled his head wraps tighter and made his way out of the carriage, placing a hand on Kopaka's shoulder as he passed, "Well done. I'm going to take a look around the city. Shouldn't be gone longer than an hour. I'll be waiting here with the Golden Cross on my return. If I run into any trouble I'll fire" Eon pointed his finger to the sky and made six gunshot noises with his mouth. "And if by some chance you need any assistance... make it snow."
Kopaka seemed to be lost in his thoughts for a moment, then nodded, "And Mickey Mouse..." his synthesized voice was soft.
Eon nodded in reply, "I'll find out what I can." With a slight pat on the Toa's shoulder Eon moved past the Bionicle and slide through the mass of people. As he reached the end of the crowd he turned only to lock eyes with a guard who stood in front of a merchant table. It only lasted a few seconds as he walked past, but Eon had gotten the impression he'd seen eyes like that before... the guard smile and gave a slight nod and turned his attention back to the Golden Cross. Weird... Eon made his way down one of the streets adjacent the buildings that the two small creatures were traveling across.
"Excuse me..." the gunslinger tapped the arm of a woman sweeping in front of a building, sign out front reading Station 3.
She seemed startled at his touch.
"Oh my... geesh..." She placed her hand on her chest and brushed her hair from her face.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to alarm you. I was only wondering if I could ask you a quick question on my whereabouts." Eon made a prayer motion with his hands, placing them to his forehead and bowing slightly.
"No I'm sorry... I left my sidearm inside. Thought I was about to be at the other end of one." She seemed to relax a bit, leaning on the broom as if it were a cane.
"Do a lot of robberies happen here?" Eon asked.
"You must be new. Ya, plenty ever since the King was banished. We're almost completely out of stock anyways. So, no real worries there. What did you need to ask?"
"I am new. That easy to tell huh? I was hoping I could ask you where that direction leads." The gunslinger pointed in the direction he had seen the rooftop jumpers headed.
The lady squinted her eyes as if to get a better look at the direction in which Eon had pointed and nodded, "That leads towards the center of the city and Gilgamesh's Palace. And as for being fresh, you stick out quite a bit with that giant thing on you back." gesturing to the Plant's cross.
Eon peered over his shoulder and looked at his trusted cross, "Well, lets hope people come to see it as a good thing. Thank you..." He began to head in the direction of the Palace then turned back, "By the way, the Golden Cross is here, if you're looking to restock. They might have something for you." With that he gave the girl a small salute with his two fingers and continued towards the center of Nippur.
As he made his way through the city, he did notice the looks the people would give him. Some were of intrigue, some of hate, some of awe. Then again, many of the people moved through the debris littered streets like the undead. Not a thought in their heads. What a sad existence these people had fallen into. Part of him wished he could do something, while the other part knew there was very little he could do.
He finally came to an intersection in the street, and before him stood another tall wall. This one was possibly even taller than the outer wall, and about a hundred yards away stood a gate. As he approached, Eon saw a handful of guards occupying the area around it. Not only the guards he was familiar with, but another group of men clad in golden armor surrounded a robed figure. The excessive nature of their armor had nearly distracted him from seeing the short cloaked being in which they all seemed to be focused on.
The robed man ushered the diminutive creature through the gate and out of Eon's sight. He slowly made his way towards the entrance, trying his best not to draw attention to himself. He had no idea what he was so captivated by, his curiosity had taken over and their was much he wanted to know about the city of Nippur, and its former King... especially.
As he closed in on the gate, only a mere ten yards away, one of the guards took notice to him and started to make his way over towards the gunslinger. Just before he opened his mouth to shout out, another shout came from within the walls. The few guards outside the entrance took notice and hastily made their way through the gate and towards the palace. Eon stopped in his tracks in front of the open door that had been left behind.
He looked to his left and to his right... This city is in some deep shit... They don't even have the man power to deal with two problems at once... Eon shook his head and casually walked his way through the gate. What he was met with was more than he could have even imagined.
What seemed like a forest of trees, green grass, the sound of running water and the smell of flowers filled his senses. The Plant had only ever seen a total of maybe nine trees in his lifetime. Gunsmoke was a desert planet after all and many of the oases were hard to come by. When he emerged on the other side of the gate he felt as if he had just walked through another of the Omniverse's portals to another plane of existence. This was where Gilgamesh resided, this is what he called home.
Eon was mesmerized by the beauty. When all of a sudden two being launched themselves from one of the Palace's windows! Heaven's Last Angel watched in awe as the two landed on what looked to be a carpet... a flying carpet! The large of the two carried a strange looking object, while the other branded a steel sword. Then, a third figure launched from the Palace, firing a strange bolt, or sphere of some kind, propelling him towards the carpet. He caught hold of the edge and dangled for a moment. Holy shit, this is some intense shit. Eon felt the youth in him get excited to see the next move. Then all at once, the small being that held onto the corner of the rug fell... crashing through the trees.
Eon flinched at the sound of the impact, then sprinted in the direction of the fallen hero.... Or was it villain?
Eon stood inside the carriage, as he watched silently from behind the biomech, he watched how quickly the show of power brought order to the citizens of Nippur. They would have trampled one another just for bread. Women, children and the elderly would've been thrown to the rear as the rest took as much as their arms could hold and their wouldn't have been a damn thing the members of the Golden Cross caravan could do to stop them, out numbered ten to one. Heaven's Last Angel scanned through the crowd and the adjacent streets, merchants and vendors. What kind of a place was this before the sack? Eon Thought to himself as his eyes studied the damages to the nearby buildings, when something caught his eye. Rather, two things caught his eye. There was something small that moved quickly across the rooftops, and disappeared just as quick. Then, he wasn't completely sure, something followed after. With little time to think on it, he made the decision to investigate. Kopaka was busy fulfilling his current duty, Eon would check this out for his companion and return back if it turned out to be anything of note.
He pulled his head wraps tighter and made his way out of the carriage, placing a hand on Kopaka's shoulder as he passed, "Well done. I'm going to take a look around the city. Shouldn't be gone longer than an hour. I'll be waiting here with the Golden Cross on my return. If I run into any trouble I'll fire" Eon pointed his finger to the sky and made six gunshot noises with his mouth. "And if by some chance you need any assistance... make it snow."
Kopaka seemed to be lost in his thoughts for a moment, then nodded, "And Mickey Mouse..." his synthesized voice was soft.
Eon nodded in reply, "I'll find out what I can." With a slight pat on the Toa's shoulder Eon moved past the Bionicle and slide through the mass of people. As he reached the end of the crowd he turned only to lock eyes with a guard who stood in front of a merchant table. It only lasted a few seconds as he walked past, but Eon had gotten the impression he'd seen eyes like that before... the guard smile and gave a slight nod and turned his attention back to the Golden Cross. Weird... Eon made his way down one of the streets adjacent the buildings that the two small creatures were traveling across.
"Excuse me..." the gunslinger tapped the arm of a woman sweeping in front of a building, sign out front reading Station 3.
She seemed startled at his touch.
"Oh my... geesh..." She placed her hand on her chest and brushed her hair from her face.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to alarm you. I was only wondering if I could ask you a quick question on my whereabouts." Eon made a prayer motion with his hands, placing them to his forehead and bowing slightly.
"No I'm sorry... I left my sidearm inside. Thought I was about to be at the other end of one." She seemed to relax a bit, leaning on the broom as if it were a cane.
"Do a lot of robberies happen here?" Eon asked.
"You must be new. Ya, plenty ever since the King was banished. We're almost completely out of stock anyways. So, no real worries there. What did you need to ask?"
"I am new. That easy to tell huh? I was hoping I could ask you where that direction leads." The gunslinger pointed in the direction he had seen the rooftop jumpers headed.
The lady squinted her eyes as if to get a better look at the direction in which Eon had pointed and nodded, "That leads towards the center of the city and Gilgamesh's Palace. And as for being fresh, you stick out quite a bit with that giant thing on you back." gesturing to the Plant's cross.
Eon peered over his shoulder and looked at his trusted cross, "Well, lets hope people come to see it as a good thing. Thank you..." He began to head in the direction of the Palace then turned back, "By the way, the Golden Cross is here, if you're looking to restock. They might have something for you." With that he gave the girl a small salute with his two fingers and continued towards the center of Nippur.
As he made his way through the city, he did notice the looks the people would give him. Some were of intrigue, some of hate, some of awe. Then again, many of the people moved through the debris littered streets like the undead. Not a thought in their heads. What a sad existence these people had fallen into. Part of him wished he could do something, while the other part knew there was very little he could do.
He finally came to an intersection in the street, and before him stood another tall wall. This one was possibly even taller than the outer wall, and about a hundred yards away stood a gate. As he approached, Eon saw a handful of guards occupying the area around it. Not only the guards he was familiar with, but another group of men clad in golden armor surrounded a robed figure. The excessive nature of their armor had nearly distracted him from seeing the short cloaked being in which they all seemed to be focused on.
The robed man ushered the diminutive creature through the gate and out of Eon's sight. He slowly made his way towards the entrance, trying his best not to draw attention to himself. He had no idea what he was so captivated by, his curiosity had taken over and their was much he wanted to know about the city of Nippur, and its former King... especially.
As he closed in on the gate, only a mere ten yards away, one of the guards took notice to him and started to make his way over towards the gunslinger. Just before he opened his mouth to shout out, another shout came from within the walls. The few guards outside the entrance took notice and hastily made their way through the gate and towards the palace. Eon stopped in his tracks in front of the open door that had been left behind.
He looked to his left and to his right... This city is in some deep shit... They don't even have the man power to deal with two problems at once... Eon shook his head and casually walked his way through the gate. What he was met with was more than he could have even imagined.
What seemed like a forest of trees, green grass, the sound of running water and the smell of flowers filled his senses. The Plant had only ever seen a total of maybe nine trees in his lifetime. Gunsmoke was a desert planet after all and many of the oases were hard to come by. When he emerged on the other side of the gate he felt as if he had just walked through another of the Omniverse's portals to another plane of existence. This was where Gilgamesh resided, this is what he called home.
Eon was mesmerized by the beauty. When all of a sudden two being launched themselves from one of the Palace's windows! Heaven's Last Angel watched in awe as the two landed on what looked to be a carpet... a flying carpet! The large of the two carried a strange looking object, while the other branded a steel sword. Then, a third figure launched from the Palace, firing a strange bolt, or sphere of some kind, propelling him towards the carpet. He caught hold of the edge and dangled for a moment. Holy shit, this is some intense shit. Eon felt the youth in him get excited to see the next move. Then all at once, the small being that held onto the corner of the rug fell... crashing through the trees.
Eon flinched at the sound of the impact, then sprinted in the direction of the fallen hero.... Or was it villain?
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You can attack me, doesn't mean I won't High Tail It! HA!
You can attack me, doesn't mean I won't High Tail It! HA!