Mare Del Forte [Empire ] CURRENTLY REVAMPING

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CURRENTLY GETTING HIT WITH THE REVAMP PUNCH

OOC Rules

  • Contact me if you intend on causing large scale trouble
  • Anyone with the right capabilities can visit
  • Sell the army and guards if your attacking (That Is when I get around to making them)
  • Have fun.

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Noice.

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Nice.

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Thanks yo!

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Awesome! Might have Odessa drop by after I get her started in Atlantis!

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@fraga: Gracias man, and sounds good

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I have a story idea that could possibly jump start this

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After typing all this up, no way in hell im dropping it. I am however, waiting uhtil summer starts so i can devote more time uinto this.

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Officially starting on this again

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@kai_aurelius: So what's become of this location now that Kai's deceased?

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@exemplar: Kai's alive lol It's his sister who died, so Kai is spending more time wit his family and set his general to rule for his temporary absence.

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@kai_aurelius: Oh! My bad. Sorry, I could've sworn I saw someone mention him dying.

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@exemplar: LOL It's fine.

I want to do something though with kai and exemplar ouo

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@kai_aurelius: For sure. Let's find a reason for them to tussle.

Just a disclaimer, Exemplar may be using Cool Aquaman as a look, but he's above him in strength and durability.

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@exemplar: Yes!

That's good, the same goes for Kai as-well.

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@kai_aurelius: I'll have something up in this thread soon...once I think of what to do.

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Outside Mare del Forte

The Commander of the Depths stood alone atop a rocky reef, the crushing ocean pressure not even so much as fazing the former mortal. The city stretched out underneath him, miles of esoteric architecture and populated by any manner of sea creature. His thin armor was red, serving no function beyond ceremonial appearance; even then, Stewart had made changes to the outfit, militarizing the armor. There was a thin yellow stripe down the leg, and an insignia that marked him as a commanding officer adorned his armored shoulder. Upon his back was strapped the Trident of R'lyeh, an artifact salvaged from the depths of the Pacific. Undoubtedly, it had been left for him by an Exemplar of ages past, in the event that the sky be wrested from their control.

Stewart did not care. The ocean was his domain, where he felt most comfortable. He'd witnessed it's serenity, and it's fury; he respected both equally. Furthermore, something nagged at the back of his head, something human...he'd continued referring to himself as Douglas Stewart, not as Exemplar. Hazy memories told him that he'd been the first to retain his human name, memories, and persona. His will was fortified, yes, but it was still the will of a regular man. He'd give it more thought when he had the time.

Currently, he was simply observing the sprawling city, feeling every inch of it through mere thought. Everywhere the water touched, he could touch, not physically, but intrinsically. The city's origins interested him, but not so much as what it's discovery would mean for the rest of the world. He chuckled, monitoring the various inner workings of the city's judiciary system, of it's hypocritical nature. He wondered about the inner workings of his own mind, and how the two compared. And he laughed, sitting down upon an outcropping of the reef, closing his eyes.

If he were trespassing, he did not care in the slightest.

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@exemplar: (Ay nice post mate!)

Kai's chiseled form, built to the proportions of a Greek God swam, single arm extended, trident strapped to his back, in the outskirts of his kingdom. Deep in thought his expression was inscrutable, his mind whirled with a myriad of ideas. Every day the Esoteric Emperor contemplated the manner in which he would kill the one who took his sibling away from him, how he would make the last minutes of the Brahma Beast's life as excruciating as he could make them. How he would break every bone within his body and rip out his tongue, and burn down all that he had accomplished in-front of him before plucking his eyes out.

It pissed him off at the low number of criminals and intruders he got to fend off, at how things were, for once, seemingly peaceful when the foremost wish on his mind was violence. His plain countenance shifted to one of sudden interest and curiosity as his sapphire gaze spotted a lone figure in the distance. The Modern Day Poseidon propelled himself forward, until the figure was no more than a few meters away. From the items that adorned the stranger he could tell he was someone of importance....elsewhere at-least.

"State your name and business here." The deep, questioning timbre of the king held no amiability and Kai held Thales at his side, eyeing the stranger's actions.

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@kai_aurelius: (Likewise!)

Stewart changed his posture slightly as the native swam towards him, leaning backwards into the reef so as to carve a makeshift seat...though with his body language, it was more of a throne.

He sat backwards, black-clad knee swung up over his leg. One hand draped lazily over it, a bemused grin growing over Stewart's stone-carved face. His own trident remained retracted, strapped to his enormous, muscled back. His other hand rested underneath his chin, inquisitive eyes coldly scanning the approaching man. He, too, had the posture of a ruler, a man whose confidence complemented whatever power he held. For down in the depths of the ocean, they were all strong; such was life in the trench.

"State your name and business here."

The authoritative tone carried through the murky depths, the words clear as day to Stewart despite the crushing pressure and sonic distortion due to the water. The man's trident was held ready at his side, the tips gleaming despite the lack of light. With the only brightness coming from the city, Stewart's entire upper body would've been covered by shadow, save for his steely blue eyes.

"Do you rule here?" he asked casually, completely ignoring the man's query. His armor and weapon suggested power, as did the confidence with which he'd approached. Stewart didn't move; no, he waited for the man to react. Inside his mind, he tangled with right and wrong, inner voices demanding that he do whatever he must to save lives. Whatever distraction this man could offer would be more than enough to quell the shouts for salvation.

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@exemplar: (My apologies for the length/quality, even though you probably don't mind, I usually put much more effort into interactions but my muse wasn't there and yet I needed to post)

The Emperor's brow furrowed in utter indignation, at how this whelp disregarded his question as if the words never escaped his mouth. Everything about him aggravated the Modern Day Poseidon's already furious mood, his mannerisms, the nonchalant manner of his speaking, how he dared to sit on the reef as if he possessed some sort of power here, in his presence.

"Yes, you disrespectful cur, this is my kingdom, and you will address me as King Aurelius here." His anger clearly showed in his tone, permeated by an complete lack of patience for those unwilling to express respect for their king. "Now, state your name and business here before you lack a mouth to speak at all. "

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I oughta show up here as King Aventus :P

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So. He thinks himself the captain here, mused Stewart, still reclining upon the now-crumbled reef. It had fallen away into the depths, save for the makeshift throne he lounged upon. At Aurelius' final remark, a series of bubbles escaped from Stewart's nose, an derisive exhalation of pure amusement now rising to the surface. There was no change in his posture, however, as relaxed as he had been when he sat down. While before, eyes would've been grey as a dangerous sky, crackling with electricity, the Exemplar's irises were now bright blue, yet somehow even more foreboding. He looked down at his hand, watching bubbles swirl beneath his fingers as he continued to speak.

"Hm. You don't talk like a king," he said murmured softly, still paying more attention to the deep blue of the water surrounding his muscled hands than the regal figure who swam before him. He was being intentionally rude, yes, and it would likely be clear; either way, the effect would be the same. Stewart wasn't looking exactly to provoke the ruler of this Atlantis-like colony, but rather to see how he'd react to a foreigner's uncouth habits. For a man who clearly wielded such power, yet could be so easily provoked by a stranger, would be a threat to be dealt with.

"You talk like a man trying to convince himself that he is king," he finished, looking up at the man. He was young-looking, perhaps only in his mid to late twenties. While he carried himself with regal posture, he still had an aura of youth to him. Regardless, Stewart knew the man he faced could very well be much older than he. Soon enough, he'd know, based on his response. As the challenging words hung in the water, Stewart merely offered a knowing smirk, eyeing the man's gleaming golden trident out of the corner of his eye.

(No prob! Take your time :) )

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This mongrel possesses a death wish, the Emperor concluded inwardly. The water around his figure began to boil as the Hydro-Aurelius glared at the stranger with complete malice at the end of his sentence, their meaning lost on him. Any other day the King would have laughed heartily upon hearing such taunts from someone foreign to him, and yet, in this state, they only served to enrage him further. For a split second, he looked up towards the stranger, strapping Thales over his backside. His countenance bare of the tightened lips or venomous glare, and he gazed at the man before him plainly, if not smiling briefly.

Only to, milliseconds later propel himself towards the sitting stranger furiously, at hyper-sonic velocities. Kai knew his attack was telegraphed, but did not care in the slightest, for it meant nothing to someone with such speed, someone who could afford to telegraph their bull-rush. Bubbles of vapor forming around him due to the intense speed(super-cavitation), The Esoteric Emporer attempted to plow the man before him through the reef, furiously hammering away at with with blows that could topple buildings.

Whether or not his fists met bare rock or succeeded, the berserk Aurelius would take the trident from his back-side and fire a magical bolt of energy intent on frying his foe. "You dared incur my wraith insect! Now bare witness to the ramifications of such idiocy!

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@kai_aurelius:

Within an instant, he saw the being's form change, returning his golden trident to his back. It was a move that would suggest peace, rather than violence, but Stewart knew otherwise. Between the span of seconds, the armor-clad king assaulted the Duke of the Depths, launching an offensive that consisted of a massive flurry of blows, each one sending superheated bubbles towards the surface. The response? Right before the first fist struck, all he would see would be a slight shift in the Exemplar's posture.

Rock surged from the site of the clash, the Aquatic Aurelius' fists colliding violently with the skin-layer armor of the so-called Sea Master. He made no move to resist, no attempt to dodge or block any of the strikes; he simply allowed his body to be torn from its position, pummeled through the reef and emerging on the other side, battered directly through the mountainous undersea plateau by his enraged foe. Dust moved in large clouds around them, thrown up by the whirlpool-like flurry of punches. They hit his face, knuckles rippling across the geomagnetic field that constantly surrounded him; they rammed into his gut, water temporarily blasted off of him due to the sheer might of the blow.

The bubbles cleared, the cascade of corporeal strikes done with for now. But rather than face a brutalized, beaten adversary, the king would witness Stewart casually right himself, spinning around in the water faster than the eye could see to come up to a "standing" position, legs together, arms crossed. His micron-thin energy layer, exuded by his very form, had been damaged, yes, but not penetrated. Underneath, he maintained the stance and attitude of a man who had not even so much as felt the attack. He looked up at the destroyed reef, and then back at the king, who had unsheathed his trident.

"You dared incur my wraith insect! Now bare witness to the ramifications of such idiocy!" he'd recalled hearing, a battlecry that carried through the water like a sonar wave even above the racket of the fight.

"Mm-hm," he said, cracking his neck from side to side just as the King of the Western Sea angled the trident towards him, tip glowing with threatening power. In an instant, a superheated bolt of mystic energy ripped through the water towards him, a flash that would be too fast for even the most trained eyes to see. Only through his reflexes honed in trench and sky along with his godly reaction time enable him to raise his arm right as the blast emerged, the bright light startling him for a moment.

When he lowered his forearm, it was smoking, a feat in its own right given their underwater setting. Heat coiled from his skin, reddened and irritated, the biokinetic shield surrounding his body pierced for a fraction of a second. It had been enough to scorch his arm, reddening it like the limb of a man who'd spent an entire twelve hours in the desert. He narrowed his eyes.

Impressive, was his single thought.

Scowling, he inspected the steaming, bubbling arm for a moment, raising it back to cross over his other arm. His eyes continued to have a dull, almost glazed-over look to them, his face locked in a calm, disinterested veneer. So far, it'd not been the distraction he was hoping for.

Time to retaliate, and see if this "king's" endurance equals the power of his strikes.

His arms still locked over his chest, he was still for an instant, then propelled himself upwards through the water at unimaginable speeds. It was more akin to flying, the way he soared through the ocean, propelled not by his limbs, but by his hydrokinetic will. He spun through the water at speeds that would cause a whirlpool behind him, his wake drawing in waves to produce a small cone of heated water around his form not unlike the one that had previously accompanied the attacks of the king. And his attack in question? He would arc upwards and down again, bringing the black sole of his commander's boot into the king's upper body with a force that would humble a torpedo. Continuing to "stand" atop the Sea King, he would attempt to simply crush him into the ocean floor beneath his two feet, arms continually entwined disdainfully over his chest.

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@exemplar: Loving this interaction so far! will repsond either soon or sometime t'morrow

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Prologue

The pressure benath the sea would have killed anyone, as much as he hated to admit it, that included himself. Making a suit was too risky, that would mean having to go to a private R&D enterprise and asking them to design a bat-costume that can withstand the sea. No trails could be left behind, especially at a time like this. After having to sign days of paperwork and waivers, he borrowed a submarine for a special op. The CIA director was the only person that knew it was to make an alliance with the Aurelius King.

This capsule could was small on purpose. Julian prefered to work alone, partners in the past had proved to be liabilities more than anyting. Yet there he was, going to find someone dense enough to hunt down Satar with him. The CIA had solid information that during his second attack on Gothic he had killed one of his. The family is thirsty for blood and he wasn't one to deny the need for vengeance, especially if it benefitted him.

There was one problem, the CIA had the wrong coordinates. He spent hours that seemed like days looking for the place. Until he saw it. He quickly wrote down the correct coordinates in a sheet of a paper. Julian parked the machine on the ground and waited, the place looked almost unreal, like a lovecrafrtian wet dream.

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#33  Edited By The Psyentist

I should get one of my amphibious characters to come here. :P

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@hound_of_war:

Within moments, guards, clad in illustrious golden armor, patrolling the under-sea colony found the aquatic vehicle. Their expression grew alarmed at the sight, cocking their gun-resembling items while one barked orders; "Go alert his majesty, we may be under attack!" Two swam off back towards the city while others trained their weapons on the object, standing there wordlessly.

Within a few, tense minutes Kai arrived, raising a single brow in perplexity, tone still exuding authority; "Who is in there? State your name and business this instant!"

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#35  Edited By Kai_Aurelius

@exemplar: And sorry for the wait, unexpected things came up and I haven't been able to work on a post yesterday, but I'm working on one right now :)

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The feeling of someone entering his head was never welcome, he had faced telepathy before and usually there was preparation needed to completely stop intruders like this. It tensed him up, his skin heated itself up. Yet he attempted to maintain himself, losing his tempter would have made this entire trip a colossal waste of time.

"I would prefer if we found a place where we could speak face to face. I don't mean any harm, I have a proposition".

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@hound_of_war: Psychic waves.

Hm. How do people who are immune to telepathy (and can't project their own thoughts) communicate in this place?

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@the_psyentist: In the city itself? Sea magic if they cannot otherwise speak. Virtually anyone can communicate with anyone inside the cit. And outside the soldiers can use psychic waves to project their thoughts to others that cannot otherwise hear or understand them.

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@nighthunder: If I had someone visit, would they be able to access this sea magic? Might be awkward if I pop up and can't talk. Haha.

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#45  Edited By Kai_Aurelius

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Kai looked over smugly as the dust cleared, expecting his opponent to be battered and broken from his barrage of attacks. Instead, his adversary seemed fine, as if all The King's efforts amounted to were naught but a tickle. Enraged he would draw his trident, and his foe with impressive reactions would raise his hand in anticipation of the blast, turning the limb hot and irritated. The Aquatic Aurelius chuckled in brief satisfaction as his foe looked over the steaming wound, but it was only that, brief.

His foe suddenly flung himself through the water at blitzing speeds, and the soles of his boots violently collided with the face of the Emperor, knocking Thales from his grip. The King's eyes widened in something of shock, taken aback by the speed of his foe, speed that clearly rivaled his own. Large amounts of dust particles were tore through the seabed as the Duke of the Depths brought his boots down upon his the Aurelius, stomping him further into the ground, immense pressure being inflicted to his chest. Kai scolded himself inwardly, for his arrogance and anger allowing him to be overwhelmed, however he would ensure this wouldn't last.

Kai with sudden explosiveness wrapped his right leg around his adversaries midsection, and brought the side of his arms onto his opponents legs, attempting to force his foe to the ground. Should he succeed, he would be directly near his foe's feet still, and wrap his arm around his foes leg where he would apply enough pressure to crush diamond, where he hoped there would be crucial tendons in the Duke's leg. Of course, Kai realized his opponent was clearly not human in nature, but he guessed there still might be bone ligaments and tendons there to break.

From that point, whether his tactic worked or not he would again try to grip his adversaries leg, but this time he would attempt to bring his opponent upwards and proceed to smash him onto the ground, and would do this repeatedly if successful.

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@kai_aurelius: One of the perks of having a spa location in Italy was the close proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. A cephalopod mutate, Medusa often spent time at the luxurious beaches of the cultured peninsula. But when she really wanted a vacation from the pomps of surface life, there was always the sea. She wasn't the only one of her genetic family to appreciate the tranquility of the subaquatic world. Amphibious breathing due to her gilled anatomy made spending time underwater easy. And so Ms. O traveled the vast expanse of the great blue, swimming calmly deeper and deeper, admiring the many different forms of life so different than those of the land. Her pale skin was raised into the unique patterns of her desired attire, a signature look similar to that of a textured, black corset. She had heard rumours, of course, of other sentient beings in these depths, but she had not explored the veracity of such claims, nor had she ever intended to.

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Ripe with potential.

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@kai_aurelius: Mind if I attack this place with some of my people? I got an idea with Sha and Animus that I just can't pass up, LOL.

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@hound_of_war: @medusa_o: Replying at my earliest convenience, in the midst of working on the place itself lol