Sephirah's Arrival: The Beginning of the End

[Seraphim]

The two men that lay on the pavement near the gates to the city never had a chance. Now, their lives belonged to the blade in which took them from their bodies, leaving a crimson pool underneath their lifeless corpses. The identification scanner remained as the only thing untouched in the booth near the gates, the rest of the equipment, as well the walls, were splattered with blood. He walked along the middle of the road into the city, several cars still driving past him, stopping as soon as they saw what had happened at the booth, seeing the bodies scattered over the pavement. The last thing the identification scanner had said was "Sephirah", before a brilliant green hue overtook everything in that immediate area, destroying everything in it's wake. The entire city was going to be aware of his presence within the next few minutes, but it seemed that was exactly what he wanted, sauntering upwards through the highway leading into the heart of the city, his bloody Muramasa scrapping the pavement with its tip. Every car on the highway stopped before him, most of them exiting their vehicles, running for their lives. Helicopters, used only as a means of surveillance, circled overhead, more than likely relaying all their sightings back to the Outer Heaven headquarters. The tension seemed to mount until Sephirah stopped moving, standing completely still for all to see, his head lowered to stare directly at the ground. A few moments passed, the civilians scattering through the maze of cars to get away from their death bringer, not wanting to end up a victim of Sephirah's ire. The ground below them started to shake, cracking the pavement, before finally lifting up off the ground, a large cloud of debris flying up into the air, destroying the helicopters, and all that were caught in its wake.

Through the cloud, the image of the silver haired man appeared once again, soaring through the air towards the center of the city, leaving it's outer rim nothing but a sea of destruction. He was coming.

[Project Genesis]

Ring-Ring-Ring.

Ring.

The calls kept coming in. Sephirah was in the city, and they all wanted to know what to do. Should they face this creature of immense power? Or should they stay hidden in the night? He only gave them one reply.

"Let the military expend their strength by fighting him. Then we shall intervene, and take over."

It was easier said then done. Numerous of the dark kind had been torn to pieces in the initial blast of his entrance into the city. This being was truly one to be feared. Rumors of this being were whispered through the streets of the dark kind, yet some believed him to be a myth. Only the old ones knew the truth.

But did humans not think vampires were a myth? The wise ones know more then anything, to not discard any bit of information, no matter how absurd it seems.

But soon, he would have a chance to his proof himself to all his kind. He doubted from the stories he heard, the military could combat this force. But they would atleast weaken him if anything. Then the soldiers would fall like lambs to the slaughter.

Then..

He would combat this creature, and unleash all his might. If worse got to worse, he could always flee. Sometimes its best to run away, to live to see another day as they say.

[Lucian Ambrosia]

Something felt odd to him the entire time they were walking, but he could not place his finger on it until he saw the brown-haired man before them. The fact the security was so lax, at this time of day, meant something was going on, and even Donovinh didn't know about it. When the building shook from what seemed to be an explosion, his thoughts were confirmed. He leaned his head down towards his right shoulder, softly speaking into a microphone embedded into his cloak, signalling the movement of his class of soldiers to investigate. The look on Donovinh's face said it all; he was absolutely seething that someone, or something, would dare interrupt him at a time like this. Lucian stepped around both men, Signalling his movement down the hallway before actually doing so. He took a quick look at this brown-haired man before him, and without another thought, he spoke.

"Here's a chance to prove what you can do. Follow me."

Lucian began walking down the hallway, unclicking the holster that housed his weapon, holding it tightly in his right hand. Just as he was about to reach the elevator, the intercom turned on.

"Ragnarok ID Scanner number 2453 has confirmed the identity of the attacker. Sephirah Verus, Ragnarok ID#796500. Repeat, Sephirah Verus, Ragnarok ID#796500."

Lucian caught eyes with Donovinh for a moment, not sure of what to say. He was going to find out firsthand if this Omnis was as strong as everyone had said.

[Donovinh Krushchev]

Donovinh hissed through his teeth as he heard the intercom click on, and repeated the attacker's name. Sephirah. 'No, no, this is too soon.. He'll ruin everything!' Donovinh thought in the back of his mind. Secretly, he had his doubts.. But in the whole of his mind, he knew he could come up with something in a flash. Glancing at Lucian and the other man.. He didn't want to sacrifice Lucian. Lucian was his strongest warrior.. Why give him up to the blade of Sephirah? But the other man.. He might have been expendable. Donovinh thought.

"..Both of you. I want you to follow me. We're going to address this.. Directly.." Donovinh nodded to them both, and turned to a secretary running down the hallway. He stopped her, placing his hand on her shoulder, and leaning to whisper into her ear. "..Tell Doctor Akimoto to send the 'project' along railway 61.. Tell him to have it fully loaded, too. I don't want any mess-ups, understand?" The secretary simply nodded, and ran back down the hall.

"Now. Let's go." Donovinh stuffed his hands into his pockets, and walked down the hall. It had begun, and they were in the midst of it all.

[Synthos Warrick]

"So the Omnis comes. I see...Quite a test."

He said as he followed Lucian. Clearly something was up, and Sephirah wanted something here in Outer Heaven. And is destroying the city as he thought this. What could be so important in Outer Heaven that makes even Sephirah want to attack it? Well, the demon inside him was happy to see some action and put his 'Synphyre' powers to the test. Synthos drawed his weapon as it appeared to be a gunblade. It was of good calibur, with a sharp blade and plenty of fire power, and started to gather power within it.
'The Immortal Sin will see how much havoc is going to commense...and fuel the blade with the sins of mankind.'

Synthos thought. As he went up to them and continued to walk beside them.

"Incase -any- of us die here, I'd like to be known here as Synthos. I hope you two are ready, because it's time to fight."

He said grinning with excitement.

[Seraphim]

The debris from the wake of Sephirah's destruction laid askew over the city streets, causing the civilians to run aimlessly through each piece of stone, brick, and metal that laid in their way. The loud shrieking sound of the Muramasa tip scrapping across the pavement echoed throughout the city, the Omnis continuing his saunter towards the Outer Heaven headquarters. The city of eternal darkness was beginning to falter in its day-to-day activities now that Sephirah had arrived, as the members of SINISTER tried to apprehend the disturbance, but to no avail. Each soldier that tried to stop Sephirah became a spot of crimson along the city streets, leaving a long trail of death in his wake. When Sephirah stepped before the Outer Heaven building, the streets were barren, the people hiding for their lives, fearing what would come next. He stood there without movement, a fiery street block igniting furiously behind him. Ragnarok had met it's destroyer, but Sephirah could care less. He wanted Areyu, and if he had to go through all these men and women to do so, then so be it.

His left arm suddenly raised, slowly extending out towards the center of the building, showing his palm to all those that could see it. In a moment, he was going to end the lives of everyone in this building, and it seemed no one planned to even attempt to stop him.

[Donovinh Krushchev]

And then, suddenly the doors to the building opened. A loud 'vwoosh' reminated from them, and out of them walked Donovinh.. Followed by Lucian and Synthos. Donovinh clapped his hands quietly, slowly, and a smirk approached his lips as he gazed upon Sephirah. '..Just stand right where you are..' Donovinh grinned as he thought in the deepest chasms of his mind. And he nodded quietly to Sephirah. "..Mr. Verus.. Such a pleasure to finally meet you."

Donovinh stopped clapping, and lowered his right hand.. And as he did, a black cane slid out from his sleeve, and he held it to the ground with his hand, twirling his index finger around the red jewel at the end of it. The jewel glowed a faint red, though it was barely noticeable. "To what do I owe this.. Unexpected pleasure? Hm?"

[Project Genesis]

"Now." Was the sole telepathic message that spread to every dark creature in Ragonrak. Now was the time to overtake the city. Vampries, demons, werewolfs spread through the city. Slaughtering the military that survived from Sephirah's attack. Holding the city in protection from what the pathetic mortals could not do.

Lamontt sped through the darkness, a black cape billowing in the night. His footsteps muffled agianst the ground as he moved with intrepid delight.

His shadow finally crept down behind Sephirah. A smirk cutting across his flawless features. He was a good 20 feet away, his darkened visage hidden from sight for now. He cloaked his mind so any attempt to sense him would be futile.

For now the wolf merely lay in wait, for the lamb to finish eating.

[Donovinh Krushchev]

A secretary suddenly rushed out behind Donovinh. She stopped, suddenly, though, when she saw Sephirah standing infront of them all. For a moment, she was frozen, until finally she worked up her nerve to speak and stuttered to Donovinh, remembering her job. "M-M-Mr. Krushchev, sir, w-we're getting reports of soldiers being taken out by.. By unknown beings.." The secretary shook as she spoke, her mind and body seeming stunned.

Donovinh didn't take his gaze away from Sephirah, and simply spoke as the secretary stood quietly. "..I see. Tell Doctor Akimoto and his entire team to start sending out the new weapons via all rails to the entire force." And the secretary nodded, and ran back inside, doing exactly as Donovinh had told her. And as she did, the team of scientists inside began sending out weapons to all of the soldiers in the city.. And they recieved these weapons secretly.

Each weapon was fitted with new technologies Donovinh's scientists had been working on, specifically by Donovinh's request. They were still in early stages, but he had no choice.

So now, the odds were evened. An all-out sluaghter war was going on.. With the military force pitted against the creatures of the darkness, and both sides were now taking just as many losses. And while this entire situation was going on, Donovinh stood before Sephirah.. Waiting.

[Seraphim]

The entire scene was something he had seen before. It was as if he was reliving the exact same scenario he had caused in Guya City all over again. The intense heat of the flames, the numerous screams of horror as the people realized they had lost a loved one, or were going to lose their lives. In the middle of it all stood Sephirah Verus, the epicenter of destruction, the man who had opened the Doors to Tomorrow. A gentle breeze whipped through the city street, moving a few errant strands of his silver hair out of his face, allowing his newly-turned blue eyes to stare straight at the older man infront of him. He addressed him as "Mr. Verus", which meant he must have had something on file, perhaps taking the 'rumors' those that believed in Elysium were spreading as truth. Sephirah listened to the man speak non-chalantly, knowing full well that he was afraid of what was to happen, though he was obviously too prideful to admit it. He slowly lowered his arm back down to his side, deciding it best to hear this man out, rather than just destroy the building outright. A man of few words, Sephirah merely looked upwards into the sky, opening his arms as if he was embracing the heavens. The darkness that constantly plagued the city of Ragnarok broke away for a mere moment, opening up a portion of the sky to show a bright white light, blinding those that looked directly into it.

"You see, your city means nothing to me. Physical constructs that can be replaced over and over again, as long as time continues to move. You seek to rule a world that is not your own..that is your mistake."

The break in the energy currents behind him told the story. He was being watched, but he hardly cared about the observer. He continued to stare upwards at the sky, his arms still outstretched, as if embracing the light emitting from the break in the clouds.

"Eons ago, your ancestors ruined a planet that was on the brink of perfection, prompting a new rule. This planet, and all that lives on it....belongs to me. You have something I want...and now your city will see a true 'calamity from the skies'."

The bright light that shined in the sky suddenly pulsed once, a large, dark visage bursting through, soaring down upon the city. He had unleashed Kadosh upon the planet...

[Synthos Warrick]

"I've had all I can take with this. Lucian...let's go."

Out of no where a circular energy came around his body. The Syraphim-demon in him wanted to come out and at last he let it come out. The fire's of destruction came forth from the ground and the heat that was surrounding the area was starting to rise even further. The demon awakening was in process. It was time for the Syraphim-demon to be realized. Strands of his hair was moving downwards into his face, his eyes turned from the red tint in them into a green pupil and orange eyecolor. His brown hair went dark brown instantly. His built went up and his physical attributes did also. The Immortal Sin gunblade was glowing aswell. The Liondemon symbol on it was burning with red and orange signs like his eyes. He just grinned. The power radiated from him as he walked ahead, it was by his side. The Mark of Innovation of the Syraphim-demon was approaching. The true demon and creator of 'Lucifer' was at hand. He himself was like a god. The intensity flared up destroying all around him except for behind him destroyed. All of the city plates and the destruction Sephirah already did to it. He was adding more onto it, dead corpses were around and it seemed to be like a Graveyard now but with that shining light Sephirah brought up. Full of blood and dead corpses around it. A god versing a truely bred demon and Lucian. How interesting this was going to be he thought. The true meaning of this world was about to unfold and Synthos was there to witness it. If he died---he would still know the meaning of this world.

"Now...Sephirah. What do you seek? Perhaps no more destruction shall rise if you tell us. And if you don't then well...I guess people are gonna die. It probably will be me and Lucian but...it's worth it on my case atleast. The 'Calamity of the Skies' is just a Legend. If you are him, then fine so be it. ...If Lucian you are in, then just say something. If not then...fine. Let's get to a 'talk' first."

Synthos said as he was trying not to sound arrogant and whatever but he couldn't help it. If Lucian wasn't going to fight him then he was either way. He probably would die and he knew this but he would die trying..The Syraphim wanted this.

[Seraphim]

The display before him was something he had not expected. Synthos and his 'power' were of no concern to him, but his words had seemingly hit something within him. He had not bothered to look at the man, none of them at that matter, still staring upwards into the sky at the descending creature he had summoned. Upon hearing the words about himself being just a legend, Sephirah burst out into laughter, finding the ignorance of the glowing man before him to be very humorous. He continued to laugh for a few moments, before leaning his head back down to face forward, his eyes locking on the three men who stood before him. His feet slowly raised off the ground, suspending himself in the air above them for a mere moment, long enough to place upon them his final words for their encounter.

"The legend you speak of, is becoming a reality...right...before...your eyes.."

As his voice trailed off, Sephirah launched into the air towards the higher portion of the building, being overtaken by a flash of white light that emitted from the flying creature just above him. The entire street was blanketed with a blinding white light, cloaking anything that was going on for the few moments it lasted. When it was gone, the 56th floor of the building, in the corner, had been eliminated. Hanging from a metal rod on the outside, was Areyu, the man Sephirah had been searching for. The Seraphim himself..was gone, leaving only Kadosh in his place. The winged beast stayed at the top of the building, seemingly waiting for something. Ragnarok was it's playground now.

[Donovinh Krushchev]

Donovinh was silent through much of the entire scene, since his last few words spoken to the legendary silver-haired fellow before him. He noticed, as well, that Lucian was silent.. The only ones seeming to speak were the arrogant glowing man next to Donoving and the Seraphim himself. The Kadosh being released, the introduction of Synthos's true power, and Sephirah's little exit.. Donovinh was quiet through the entire ordeal. And then, it was over.

"..Hmh.." Donovinh grunted under his breath at the whole situation. His eyes wandered up, glancing at the beast perched atop his building. He also took notice of one of the scientists, hanging from a beam.. Supposedly dead, as Donovinh assumed. "..So, he was after one man? How anti-climactic.." Donoving murmered to himself, and looked down at Synthos. "..You're hired, by the way. You work under Lucian. No complaints, I assume?"

Donovinh turned away, and tapped his right ear, as if to turn something on. He then spoke, murmering to.. Someone. "..Yes. Have the scientists create something quickly. No matter how powerful, it's still a simple beast.. Created by Sephirah, not sharing his intellect. Just cage the damn thing. I don't care how." And he tapped his ear again, turning back to the two Sentry men. "..Leave me be. I have.. Things to do."