Sorry for those that read this. my boss has been a major tool these past weeks. He finally snapped and I have had to work super hard to survive. I'm back and will keep this moving. I want to keep this alive. I love my story and characters and want to share them with the world.
Disclaimer: I do not own TOG or elements of other stories I will throw in for the giggles. I wish I owned something that could generate profit so I can quit my job .
As Ryan passes out on his gorgeous bed in his magical, luxurious room made for a king...not really. When Ryan walked into his room, he found one twin sized bed with a small dresser and a coffee table. 'Single room!!! boss, better than with my three roommates. I can run around naked. There is even a shower and small kitchen!!!! I can stay here forever!!'.
Ryan, feeling the weight of the tests and the generally craziness of his new found life, passes out into his bed without taking his clothes off and lets the darkness take him over.
(Middle of the night, roughly around 3AM)
Three dark clad figures meet in the middle of the hallway.
" You know the objective. Eliminate all and find the irregular", the taller of the three darkened operatives growls out in a low, deep tone.
" As you command," the two others whisper and phase out to two separate hallways.
Throughout the hallways, the smell of blood permeates. A muffled scream is heard from the door next to Ryan. Slowly, the smallest of the operatives moves to Ryan's door. They enter casually, no hesitation or fear. Creeping towards Ryan's spread eagle body, a dull sanguine light shines on to the silent assassin. Their body comes to a stand still, registering the use of a control skill, a well known lighthouse technique. With bullets of sweat forming on their forehead, they hear a whisper echo from the room. " Now what do we have here...a little rat has snuck into our trap," radiating a bloodlust of battlefields swimming in torrents of Ruby, blood and cascading malice.
Two figures reveal themselves in front of this "rat". Coca smirks with a dark, mysterious glare billowing rage and sadness from her eyes. Friday radiates bloodlust and killing intent to this lone assassin, making this lone assrat piss themselves with utter fear.
" Now, we could let you live to tell your deplorable master that we have this young man under our protection but that will not do. You know not of who you have tried, and I use that term loosely, to touch," Coca whispers to the assrat while looking to her Friday.
A low, vibration fills the room and the glint of a blade flashes towards the assrat. In a split second, Friday is seen behind the lone wanna-be assassian, their head resting in his hands. The stump of a neck does not release a fountain of blood, as the speed of Friday sealed the wound. Throwing the head to the blood red lighthouse in the corner of the room, Friday walks back to Coca simmering his intent.
" That was dull, you would expect Avarice minions to have more skill." Friday yawns to Coca. "Not everyone is skilled like us my dear Friday. Now let's get this body and let our poor boy sleep. He has already been through more than he even knows." Coca whispers as she brushes aside Ryan's hair.
With a woosh, Friday and Coca rush from the room, leaving Ryan with an unknowing smile of warmth and family love. Little does he know, the days will grow dark before he reaches the untold joy of the light. The Wills of the Tower are making their moves, slowly but surely.
A beam of light comes in through the open window, striking Ryan's eyes as he jars awake. He sits immediately up, eyes half open staring in shock around the room he knew was not his old bedroom. The events of the past day? go through his mind. The tests, the new people and the general craziness of this new world punctuate the dull void of his past memories. A smirk comes to his mouth, lighting his face up with a joy he has yet to feel in the 20 odd years of his life. ' This is just too damn exciting. I can't wait to live in this Tower, to experience everything I can!! I'm finally happy to be alive.'
Ryan jumps out of bed and goes into the bathroom to get himself together. Looking into the mirror, he notices some changes. His face has less fat, making for an almost slimness around his old puffy cheeks. His eyes radiated the joy of his newfound life. Finally his body seemed to slim down, showing muscles on his arms and chest. Ryan bounced with glee as he showered and found a pair of black shorts, bright purple shirt and fingerless gloves waiting for him when he got out.
A rumble in his stomach told him that he needed to get some food, so with the skill of a gamer he called his pocket out and found the location to the dining hall. With a quick gallop to the door, he ran out into the hallway and down the maze of the second floor dorms.
As Ryan was walking, he noticed how quiet everything was, with no noise coming from any of the rooms and the general lack of people. A smell of pennies and hospitals permeated the air but hey, who was he to judge on how this tower smelled? Finally he made his way to the dining hall, seeing no one other than Coca and Friday. He walks right up to the two, after stopping to grab a steak, mashed potatos and some green beans from the multi-eyed chef.
" hey, so is it me or is it really dead in here?" Ryan questions with a mouth full of meat.
Friday and Coca deadpan to him, finally letting up to give Coca the opportunity to ask Ryan," Um Ryan, did no one tell you what happened last night?".
" No, I just woke up and now I'm eating one of the best meals of my life. I'm just so exited to get started and live. Just between us, I'm really happy to just experience everything I can, yay!!! I'm in love."
Ryan yells out like a child in a candy shop, bouncing in his chair.
Friday smirks with his eyes showing nostalgic love while Coca just smiles with joy and a twinge of regret at having to tell Ryan the sad news.
" There was an accident last night and the other regulars were sent to another location. We are getting sent to another location as well."Coca states, knowing full well to lie to this nieve boy.
' Funny that she lies to me in such an upfront manner, guess my speech worked even if it was true.' Ryan thinks then interjects to Coca, " What happened? Is everyone ok? Everyone deserves an opportunity to follow their dreams."
Friday frowns with his eyes and Coca states, " It was a casual fight that escalated. Everyone went to eat after you went to your
room. We stood out of it. It's a strange time, as one of the staff said it's the first time this has ever happened."
Ryan just looks with a deadpan expression,' then don't tell me then'. However he says," Aw, well I'm excited to see our new location. I bet it's going to be wild."
Friday snorts out a laugh and Coca claps her hands in joy. Finally, they finish their respective meals and head to the meeting hall.
They find Coal waiting at a podium, eyes laced with malice. He waits for them to sit then casually begins, " Well, you three have been reassigned to another area of the testing fields. They are currently just finishing their door test. However, they are going to be given a bonus game called the crown game. In this game..."
' Blah,blah,blah... they explain everything here. It's like they expect us to just sit and listen to every single rule and regulation. This shit gets so boring. I bet I can just let one of these two, probably Coca, listen and just ride it out. Looks like he is finishing up. Wonder why he is so angry...fuck him. Can't wait to see who is at the next site!!' Ryan monologues to himself, while staring blankly into the eyes of Coal.
" ...and that is how it should play. Good luck and I will see you three again, that is for sure", he growls out to the three hopeful regulars. Finally, he points to a door that happens to have a neon exit sign above it and makes a shirt bow to walk away in a prissy huff.
Ryan takes his cue and runs to the door, only to see a bright white light go off around him. He feels his body lift up then slam face first into the ground.
" You would have known that running into the door would transfer your face into the floor if you had paid any attention to Coal", Friday chimes when he and Coca transfer to the next area.
"Ah, fuck that angry man. I didn't have time to listen to his bullshit speech. He talks to much. Where are we though?", Ryan pouts as he sits on the floor to rub the feeling back into his cheeks.
Coca just laughs and tells Ryan," We are in the starting cell for the Crown Game. All we have to do is hit the red button on the wall and grab the crown on the throne from the other teams. Easy as pie. We were transferred in for the last three rounds but we are not going out until the finale. No one really knows we are here either. hahaha, this is going to be a blast." With the end of he speech, a buzzer rings and a voice rings out, "Last Round, make your choice!".
Finally getting up, Ryan walks over to the bars of the cell and sees the most fucked up scenario yet. A blur haired man is sitting on the throne while a black/brown haired boy stands next him. Finally, a giant crocodile is out in front of the throne." WTF!! People like that exist, is he a real crocodile?! Jesus, what kind of world it his?!" Ryan thinks he is saying this internally but Friday and Coca just laugh at his antics. " There are far more interesting and unusual people in this Tower than a crocodile, hahahah", Friday whispers to Ryan.
Friday then punches the button on the wall and waits for the gate to release. Ryan grasps Riko, his purple Needle that was strapped to his back, and waits for the opportunity to brawl. Finally Coca smirks with hidden pleasure as she preps for the Bloodshed, knowing the enemies she faces are the toughest regulars yet.
The gate lifts and a bright light fills the cell, letting this dynamic trio run into their future to fight and die together as a family.
Walking forward, Ryan looks to his right and left, seeing groups of three exiting out ready for a throwdown for supremacy. He tries to move forward and is held back by Friday," Not yet, we wait for the real fight".
Groups run towards the throne and are buffeted away, the blue haired man sending the crocodile to intercept two groups on the left and leaving the young boy to sit on the throne. Ryan and his group watch in amazement as the crocodile rages through and stomps the two groups of cannon fodder while pressing back towards the throne. The blue haired boy ends up in a confrontation with two swordsman and a person in a black jumpsuit carrying a large Bo staff. The two swordsman are thwarted with a firm beatdown with a laptop case if Ryan had ever seen one, which looked pretty heavy. A knife glides out from the bag to stop the bos staff from crushing his face, partying the blow and going to a firm slice to the arm carrying the staff. However, Ryan and his team notice three individuals staying away from the action, just like themselves, in the far left hand corner.
With a majority of the team thwarted, the hooded figures make a dash forward, going for the kill on the throne. Friday then yells, "Ryan,Coca, Let's move!".
Ryan, Coca and Friday jump forward to intercept. Friday runs straight for the giant hooded figure, a glint of excitement twinkling in his eyes. Ryan notices the one with high heels running towards the bo staff warrior, leaving just a line figure to run towards the cute innocent boy. Coca stops moving to watch the field, keeping an eye in the progression of battle and more so an eye on the black jumpsuit suit figure, a knowing look in her eye.
Ryan never thought he would end up in a full on battle, where weapons and blood were to be shed. The excitement and fear permeated his core as he dashed to he figure by the throne, ready to cause so e damage. As he approaches, the last hooded figure has already made it within ten feet. The blue hair boy screams out, "Rak, don't let them near Bam!!" as he runs from the fight between the bo staff wielder and the beautiful woman who has giant circular pins hovering in the air. Ryan turns to see that blue hair boy running straight to him, knife in hand ready to strike him down. Fear bubbles, taking over with a shaking hand and turns into the temptation to run. ' Let's go partner...Let's show what we are made of in this Tower!!' Riko screams in his head, causing all his fear to diminish.
With a whisper Ryan utters, "Ignite". The blue hair boy feels a fluctuation in the air, as if the Shinsoo is rushing to the boy in front of him. The air around Ryan turns a Royal Purple, removing him from the line of sight from everyone in the room who have stopped their individual battles. The Purple Shinsoo starts to undulate, rushing into the cloud and to Ryan. He can feel his muscles and overall body improve, making him feel power he had never know before. Finally the cloud shudders and releases in one fell swoop as he swings his Needle.
Ryan looks down on his arm and sees a black gauntlet of armor decorated with purple Sakura petals, cascading around the Kanji for Slaughter on the back of his hand. Hovering to his left and right are two circular mirrors, each with different Kanji (Reflect on the left and Shatter on the right). Finally, in the middle of his chest is a piece of armor with a flowing orb of purple, that just radiates control to it's very core. Ryan didn't get to see the joy and frustration that lined the face of Coca, or the utter respect Friday had radiating from his eyes and general shock of the accumulated crowd.
Ryan darts forward with Needle in hand, going for a general slash to the blue haired bastard that so rudely scared him. The Needle approaches his chest, letting the blue haired boy use his bag to block the blow and throw him five feet back. " What the hell, is that an ignition weapon?!" the blue haired boy yelled in rage. " Purple turtle pushed blue turtle back...hm..." Rak said in a huff. " Koon, are you alright?" Bam yells out to his teammate.
With a couple steps forward, Ryan goes to finish his battle with Koon. Two more steps forward and the world around Ryan starts to go black. 'Still not ready to utilize my first form... hm... sleep, your team will take care of the rest... especially that female'. Ryan passes out.
As Ryan falls forward, Coca is right there to grab Ryan and take him to the cell. Putting him down gently to the side she whispers, " Good Job young man... or should I say Ryan... you have made the first step forward to power... Let me finish this fight". She turns to the field and her eyes go red, with a cat like slit for a pupil. With a step she disappears in a blur of wind and shadow.
While Coca runs to finish Ryan's struggle, Friday is stuck in a three way battle between the giant hooded figure and the crocodile named Rak. Oddly enough, Friday has two small scythe in his hands, blocking both sides as Spears head straight to his chest. Back and forth the Spears aim for different parts of his body , and with a quick spin, jump and twist of his waist Friday evades and blocks each blow. With an effortless grace, Friday jumps over Rak and lands next to the last hooded figure and the little boy regular. With a flick of his wrist, the scythe in his left hand went to extract the crown from the scared little boy. Suddenly a dagger flies to hit the scythe, making it hit the back of the throne and bounce Friday into a backflip. " Friday, that is not how we approach this game." as Coca, the owner of the dagger walks forward to announce her presence.
Friday runs over to greet his teammate while the rest of the combatants stare at the two. " Let's dance and get a win for our Ryan", Coca tells her man Friday and the crowd meets her statement with a firm grasp of their weapons. Coca runs to the left to greet the hooded figures and the giant crocodile while Friday takes a straight run to the beautiful woman and jump suit staff lover. Coca, with a twist of her body flits to the front of the giant hooded spear user and gives a firm kick straight to his chest. Skidding backwards with his spear up, he goes to throw but sees his target has disappeared. He hears a groan and sees the crocodile face first, Coca standing on the back of his head with a slight smirk across her mouth.
Suddenly however, everyone feels a flux in the shinsoo, a concentration around the young boy on the throne. The black jumpsuit suit, now red headed woman, was blasted from the throne when she tried to strike the now exposed previously hooded girl, in which Bam threw her back with concentrated shinsoo. The backlash sends Bam to careen into the throne and lose conciousness. At this moment, the match ends and the wounded are gathered and brought to the dorms. " The Crown Game has ended, please leave the stage and proceed to your designated rooms", a voice echos over the arena.
Coca and Friday meet up and bring Ryan out from the cell. " Well, that was a weak showing", Friday utters to Coca. " I know, The Guide got her ass kicked though... that's what that witch gets for forgetting about an irregular's power", Coca laughs in response. Ryan just groans out with the pain he is feeling from ignition overuse. "Now Ryan on the other hand, was amazing. With some time, He will be a true contender", Coca relays to Friday with her tone overflowing with pride and respect. " Still, we need to protect him for now. He doesn't know the power he truly has or can achieve. I'm glad that he had fun though. From what you've told me, he needs it", Friday tells to Coca while they walk to Ryan's room. " We will let him rest then tell him some truth... why not? what the worst that can happen?". Little do they know, Ryan was awake the whole time.
That's it for now. I'm ready to get on. I suck at action scenes but getting a glimpse of some oc skill is fun. I like my story and will progress and keep it moving. Now we get to see Bam and the great MCs that define the original story. Yay!! Also, everyone has purpose no matter how small they might feel. My MOC knows that well.