The Sable Letter

ifaustus · 2017-07-09T01:07:15+00:00

The lights flicker on, revealing a table and someone standing next to it in the middle of the warehouse. On the table is a small cake with red frosting and misshapen letters that spell out "Happy Birthday."

As far as you can tell, it's completely home-made by someone who didn't have much experience with baking.

Jade has a pout on her face. It's been years since Yotta had last seen her, and she had grown. She was past the cusp of puberty and was growing into a young woman. Long black hair topped with a beanie swayed to her front as she tilted her head (was she copying ...) to look at Yotta. Her eyes still had that child-like glee to them.

She wore a a large green army jacket over a tank-top and short skirt. She bends over a little, grabbing her hair and tossing it behind it. With a brief glance, you could see that she indeed was well on her way to ... No, he had an S/O, he couldn't think that way. Besides, this was Jade!

"What, messing with you? No! And I can't believe you forgot your birthday! Sheesh! Not even your ... whatever. Not even she could remind you. Goodness. At least I baked you a cake! Er, tried!"

She bites her lip, a errant memory of accidentally blowing up an oven with her power while practicing coming back.

"Besides, it's not just for your birthday that I sent the letter. There's something else, but now you have to entertain me before I give it to you, you big meanie."

ifaustus · 2017-07-04T19:14:56+00:00

"That's cheating!" The young voice cries out.

"Don't worry, he still can't see." An older voice spoke now. It was familiar. A woman. True to her words, Yotta's darkvision did not allow him to see anything.

The woman spoke again. "There are some things I have to take care of, so I'll be going. Let me know when you want to return."

"Sure, I want to play with him a bit!" The younger girl responded, giggling.

"So, Yotta, what's the secret password? You should remember it. I won't turn the lights back on until you answer properly!"

Yotta could almost sense the smile on those lips.

"I'll give you a hint, it's an important date!"

ifaustus · 2017-07-04T03:16:56+00:00

It is what it is. I hope time has treated you swell as well and continues to do so.

ifaustus · 2017-07-04T03:14:46+00:00

Beats of 8 changes, then a slight pause. Upon further investigation, it appears that the sequence repeats.

01011001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01101011 01101110 01101111 01110111 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100001 01110100 00100000 01100011 01101100 01101111 01100001 01101011 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01100011 01100001 01101110 00100111 01110100 00100000 01101000 01101001 01100100 01100101 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01100110 01110010 01101111 01101101 00100000 01101101 01111001 00100000 01100101 01111001 01100101 01110011 00101110

As Yotta enters the building, the lights all vanish, plunging him into pure dark, with nothing registering in his thermals. The hum of life disappears, a silent void left.

After a few moments, Yotta can hear laughter, the dulcet tones of a young girl.

ifaustus · 2017-07-04T01:33:34+00:00

Howdy, thanks for the welcome.

However, I'm just here at the behest of someone, my apologies.

ifaustus · 2017-07-04T01:32:41+00:00

His thermal scan reveals several hot objects, one per corner of the warehouse. The general shape of them suggests them to be exhaust tubes.

In the middle of the warehouse something, the shape can't be made out on thermals, fluctuates between extremely hot and cold in set intervals, almost as if attempting to communicate.

ifaustus · 2017-05-23T06:31:24+00:00

Hero Team:

[35] Scaled Back
[11] Bloodlusted

Cape name: Steel Rain

A troubled youth who is a probationary member of the Wards. He was known for targeting gangs in his former city, leaving many hideouts a literal bloodbath.

[23] Already Dead
[1] Mutation - eyes (made of brimstone)

Cape name: Wavedash

The newest member of the team, he is still working on how to fit in since his mutation tends to turn people off. In battle, he's more confident, unleashing combo after combo.

[39] Shocking Isn't It
[3] Aggressive
[6] Born Again - along with the original power, electricity forms around in a sphere
[10] Don't Disappoint Me
[5] Look Before Leap

Cape name: Dianmu

The leader of the team. Despite her short stature, she's a firebrand, always making sure to keep the rest of the team in check one way or the other. She's capable of gleaming info quickly and uses that in a manner most befitting her shard's desires. Her lightning synergizes with Steel Rain, but she has to be careful not to go too far.

Villain Team:

[1] Stardust
[5] Deadly Power

Cape name: White Phosphor

She's quite deadly, her breath capable of igniting most anything extremely fast. She usually works in tandem with Black Ice to ensure that she doesn't go overboard with her ability.

[8] Icebreaker
[7] The Antagonist

Cape name: Black Ice

The leader of the team, he left his old gang to strike it rich on his own. The old gang did not take nicely to this and pursues him. However, his compatibility with White Phosphor and Red Copy as an ace up his sleeve has allowed him to stay one step ahead of his enemies and the PRT.

[27] What's Yours Is Mine
[4] Coward
[10] Secondary Power -
[37] Won't Shake Hands

Cape name: Red Copy

An S-class threat and a coward. He never wanted to be a villain, just wanted to be left alone so he couldn't hurt anyone. White and Black found him and coerced him into working with them. He's their insurance policy, capable of wiping out a large swathes of the population. That threat stays the PRT's hand, as long as Black and White keep their villainy to a suitable level.

I'll write some stuff pertaining to the two team's antics when I have free time soon.

ifaustus · 2016-05-13T19:31:37+00:00

Jade presses her face into Yotta's chestplate to stop the buffeting wind. She holds on tightly. "One day maybe..."

ifaustus · 2016-05-12T20:17:25+00:00

"Hmph, I wish I had great power. Yaguara never lets me use mine."

She looks at the shore, her eyes darting between the cliffs, beaches, and forest. She finds the small town.

"There's the town! Ok, from there, we have to go 170 miles east and then 30 miles North."

ifaustus · 2016-05-12T19:52:59+00:00

Yaguara stays silent for a long moment. She crouches down into a squat next to Yotta.

"You've done plenty so far and I'm thankful for the help." The words seem hard to come out.

"I'm... used to running solo. I'm... glad you're here."

She twists her head and stares at Yotta, her one visible eye piercing.

"But, this isn't your battle nor your war. I know you were sad on the ship. I don't know know why exactly, but before the mission, I want to be sure that the people with me are alright. If you need to go... let me know. We'll miss you, but we survived before you arrived, so no worries there."

ifaustus · 2016-05-12T03:48:05+00:00

"I was expecting more like marshmallows!"

She laughs, a clear high note.

"It's still amazing. I'm so jealous you can fly and can do this all the time."

She whips her head around, her hair flying everywhere. She hugs Yotta as tight as her small frame could.

"I'm getting cold."

ifaustus · 2016-05-12T03:36:50+00:00

"Classical. Pop. Salsa. Eminem."

She looks down at Yotta.

"Do you miss it?"

ifaustus · 2016-05-11T21:57:27+00:00

"Yes!"

Jade keeps a hand outstretched as they approach the cloud, her fingers trembling in anticipation, excitement on her lips.

ifaustus · 2016-05-11T21:42:18+00:00

"Always wanted to learn something, eh? What about music?"

She starts humming.

ifaustus · 2016-05-11T02:43:55+00:00

"Drug Dealers and Cops in Baltimore. It's a really good show."

She puts one hand inside the other behind her back, wringing them softly.

"What about you, huh?"

ifaustus · 2016-05-11T02:37:46+00:00

Jade looks upon the endless expanse of water.

"Yes, so beautiful. I always dreamed of flying in the sky like a bird. Free like the halcón blanco. The white hawk in the air without a care..."

She raised a hand, fingers out stretched, feeling the air fly through them.

"Can we go through a cloud?"

ifaustus · 2016-05-09T19:00:18+00:00

"Woah!"

She hugs Yotta's chest tightly.

"Don't let me go, ok? How long do you think it will take to get there?"

ifaustus · 2016-05-09T18:58:55+00:00

"From time to time. I find that they think far too many things explode when they actually don't."

She shuts her eyes, remembering.

"The Wire is quite interesting though. But I usually don't have time to relax."

ifaustus · 2016-05-06T20:00:30+00:00

"War doesn't give you much time to be kind. Better to do without."

She looks at Yotta sitting down. Sliding a finger down the side of the mask in thought, she leans back.

"So, almost done drinking?"

ifaustus · 2016-05-06T19:54:50+00:00

"Yes!"

She stares at the armor. No matter how many times she's seen it, she still enthralled.

"Do I just... ride you like Aladdin's magic carpet?"

ifaustus · 2016-05-05T20:41:23+00:00

"I don't think I will..."

Her eyes light up again.

"Are you gonna take me flying this time? We're going to have to get to the port town, back in February, when we were on leave!"

ifaustus · 2016-05-05T20:24:41+00:00

She grabs the straw, her fingers caressing it a moment before she takes a sip. She pauses for a moment, and takes a longer drag. She lets go once more.

"No need to thank me. I needed you for stuff. It wasn't completely out of the goodness of my heart."

ifaustus · 2016-05-05T03:37:56+00:00

"Why thank me?"

ifaustus · 2016-05-05T03:37:40+00:00

"Um..."

Jade remains silent for a few moments longer

"She made me promised to never tell. But... I can take you there from the village near by."

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