Fates

[CrystalPrison]

Cayne blinked, the words 'it's to much,' combined with the tears set off ever protective and caring instinct in his body. He wound a gentle arm around her shoulder, rubbing her back lightly. Some part of him knew it might be a bit much contact for someone he'd just met, who'd been hurt badly but he that if needed, it was easy enough to pull away.

"Hey...it's okay. You don't have to tell me about it, you don't have to say anything. Just try to relax, you're safe here, I won't let anything else happen. Just know that I'm here for you," his voice was calm and soothing, he was perfectly confident in his words, and fully intended on staying true to what he just said.

[Noble 6]

Kris smiled and turned his head to the right, and looked quickly. While he looked, he blew some of the red highlights in his hair out of his face, making the motion look random and not an intentional stare. He turned back to Gina and nodded. He liked her eye, they had drawn his attention instantly.
"Yeah, ill have a coke please, and some fries to start with."
He said to the young waitress.

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Gina smiled and looked at the woman.
"Um...give me...a order or fries, umm this New York strip steak, medium, a large milkshake a order of twenty wings, and....another steak...well done...What do you want Kris." She said nonchalantly.

[Dynamax]

"Thank you I..." As she looks up, someone behind Cayne catches her eye. The man entering the shop. "Non...c'est impossible..." It was the man that attacked her, the on that caused Paris to burn.

"Bonjour Mademoiselle." Id says with a wicked grin. "It seems your attracting men to your side like wildfire. Anyone that looks like me by any chance?" He says as he brushes his long red hair out of his face.

[CrystalPrison]

Cayne shifted lightly so that his arm rest lightly on the bag at his side that held his gun and kept his arm wrapped around Chantal's shoulders. It would have been impossible to miss the fear in her eyes, and he couldn't help but feel that the man in front of him had a rather sadistic air about him, which meant he instinctively didn't like him.

"Y'know, it ain't nice to pick on girls." He commented, voice cool. "I'd advise you to back off..." He'd promised Chantal he would protect her and he meant to do so completely. Of course, it would help if he knew what the hell was going on, but he wouldn't make complaints.

[Dynamax]

"Stay out of this kid. You don't know what I am, or her for that matter." Id smiles evilly. "Then again you are not like most people are you? There's something about you that's kind of strange. You can do things...unnatural things." He picks up a spoon from the table with his left hand and puts the tip against the palm of his right. "So can I." He pushes hard, causing it to cut into his palm and slowly it enters it. "Looks gross huh?" He smiles as he rips it out. He shows the wound to Cayne and it begins to close. "See what i mean?"

"It's him...the man who is after me, the one who..." Chantal stops her self.

"Finish the sentence girlie. Due to my other power and yours...Paris burned." He smiled. "True it was basically my fault but i didn't know copying her power and using it on her would cause us to go supernova. Live and learn though huh?"

Chantal's eyes widened in horror. He had said it. Then she saw the other two entering. She couldn't move, couldn't do a thing. Fear had caused her to become inert.

"Now...there's someone here who we can't see. Show yourself or my friend with the machete will start offing people until you show." Id says. "He can sense people like us, people with power. He knows your here, watching. Make it easy for these people."

[Noble 6]

Kris swallowed."I'll have a order of mashed potatoes and a New York strip. Medium. Please." He said still pondering how the skinny girl was going to eat all that.

[Inkshade]

Carson looks up from his coffee, hearing french. he looks just in time to see Id cut himself with the spoon. he lurches, and knocks over his drink, screaming out a bit before falling out of his chair. his eyes are glued to Id, as a woman near him asks him if he is alright. he sits shaking on the ground and watches him, breathing heavily. he then looks up, realizing that he now had a small group of people around him asking if he needed an ambulance. he panics "I'm fine...get away..." he stands and pushes through them, but someone grabs his shoulder to make sure. he yells out and tears away from them backing away slowly "Just...just get away..." he pants.

[CrystalPrison]

Cayne shook his head, just a little pale from the spoon impalement, though it didn't show much on his already pale features. "I'm not going anywhere, even if I don't have a clue what you mean by me having powers, and you can do...that." He twiddled his fingers lightly in the direction of the bloody spoon and suspected he would panic when the adrenaline from the situation faded; the man had just shoved a spoon into his hand, after all. But that of course, was the joy of adrenaline mixed with the steady urge to not leave Chantal alone with the people who stood around them, and he didn't want anything else to happen to the people around them.

"But I'm afraid I'm not leaving my new friend with the guy who just confessed to destroying Paris, and his friends. Of course, if you're looking for people to off, you may as well start with me, 'm not complain'." He turned his attention to the panicking man and spoke again, voice rather calm, "Don't worry man, ain't nothing gunna happen, take a deep breath."

He knew his gun was in his bag, knew exactly how long it would take him to prepare the first shot and had complete trust in his aim. Sure he hadn't shot a human before, but he doubted it was different than the deer and rabbits he'd been hunting for years. He took a deep breath, glad for the calm and smiled just a little, he could panic when this was all said and done with.

[Dynamax]

"So it's the tough guy act huh? Then your power must be quite interesting." Id smiles. "Changing plans, taking his power." He says as he reaches out, only for his arm to stop suddenly. "What?" It was as if something grabbed his arm. "So there you are...my other self."

"Get away from them you bastard." Standing there pulling back his hood was the man in the picture. "You've done enough damage already."

"Oh I've barely begun...'brother'." Id smiles as he sees Tammy appear behind his assailant.

BLAM!!

The gun fires a bullet straight at the back of Gabriel's head...only to fall to the ground, a malformed lump of metal. "What the..."

"I SAID HE'S INVINCIBLE YOU DUMB BROAD!!" Id yells.

Gabriel lifts his other hand and sends her flying into a wall. "Are you quite done yet?"

"Let him go." The Adept managed to grab on of the waitresses and had his machete pressed against her throat. "Or else she bleeds."

[outerlimits]

((OOC: Er, I didn't realize they were at the coffee shop already. Or even in the mall. See, since my guy travels by shadow, I don't know if he could manage to stay in shadows in a brightly lit mall. But, yeah, I think I have an idea that may prove humorous as to how he pulled it off...))

The sudden appearance of the man and his two companions and his conversation with the french woman made it all too obvious to Matthew that the one he was looking for did not cause the destruction of Paris. On one hand, that was good, since he knew he wouldn't have to go overseas. On the otherhand, that now meant he was face to face with a truly powerful individual. Or, well, not exactly face to face.

In any case, the sudden appearance of the man in the hoody and the escalation of the situation really made things hectic. He didn't want the waitress to get hurt, or anyone else really, especially the man with the french woman. Or, now that he noticed, more like a kid around his own age with a french girl.

In any case, he knew he had to act fast if they somehow knew he was here already. He had been secretly following the two originally in their own shadows, keeping pace quickly to remain unseen even though the numerous lights dimmed the shadows considerably.

Using the chaos of the sudden hostage as an opening, Matthew made his way through the connected shadows of person and object that the lights made until he reached the light switches for the cafe. Flicking them off, the entire cafe suddenly went dark except for beams of light from the windows and the doorway.

The increase in darkness caused Matthew to feel a sudden surge in his abilities, allowing him to use the confusion caused by the lights going out to make his way quickly to the man with the hostage, knocking the machete out of his hand and taking the waitress forcibly to the opposite side of the cafe, all in the span of about a few seconds.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you, just hide here.," he whispered to her, before quickly leaving her alone. Moving quickly to another part of the rom, he grabbed his mask out of his backpack and slipped it over his head. I have to stay as hidden as possible. If one of them can sense me, I better not speak either in case one has super hearing or something.

((OOC: He was invisible during all that too btw and the darkness allowed him to travel faster than he was normally able to and hit harder than he normally can. I know the Adept is skilled in close combat or whatever, but I think I can say Matthew pulled that off via the element of surprise, unless you're guy can sense the exact location and movement speed of people with abilities. Anyways, if it doesn't work, just tell me or something.))

[Inkshade]

Carson starts to calm down as Cayne talks to him. his calm is once again disrupted as the gunshots go off. he backs up, panting and watching the group of people. he forces blood through his finger and lets it drop to the floor. it starts to 'bubble' up and expand. it forms into a bug-like monster with six legs and a circular eyeless face. the monster stands in front of him and snarls. Carson stands and stares at them.

[CrystalPrison]

Cayne looked around the semi-darkness, completely and utterly confused. The man in the picture had appeared from nowhere, taken a bullet to the head and was fine, the man with a machete had just been attacked by seemingly nothing and a some creature had just been made of blood. "Fuckin' twilight zone..." He muttered.

He slid his hand so it was in his bag, and his fingers wrapped around the cool metal of his gun firmly. The magazines were in the small holding pouch he'd stitched into the side and it wouldn't take long to ready it if he pulled it out; he just really didn't want to shoot people, if the ones in front of him counted as people. the chick and the dude were taken out by nothing....we're safe, for now... He mused, pulling Chantal gently away from their attackers.

[Dynamax]

(No it's fine. If you're caught off guard you're caught off guard.)

The Adept was stunned at the mysterious attack. "A stealth fighter huh?" He says, gazing at his hand. "Disarming me will do little good however. I AM a weapon." He makes a fist with it. "Your mistake was not killing me, for now I have no reason to hold back. Id...take your brother. Tammy, bring down the hero. I will find and beat this interloper into submission." He says as he pulls out two knives.

"A fine mess this is." Tammy says as she gets up. "I'll tranq the sucker if I can."

"Don't worry. I have help coming." Gabriel says.

"Help he says." Id says as he begins to pull his arm back. "Whoever it is wussy boy they won't make it here in time."

[CrystalPrison]

Cayne drew his pistol and readied it carefully but quickly, absently wondering if he was the only one who noticed or cared about the young man that looked about his age, the one that had just made some mutant creature. "Tranq me?" He muttered, giving Gabriel a look out of the corner of his eye. "Your help is close...right?" Like outside, with plenty of trained fighters, maybe?

He bit his lip, Chatal still looked stunned and the mystery blond looked panicked, but not quite angry at them. They had someone else who was apparently on their side, but it wasn't like he could see who or where they were. I do not like dying...so here's hoping we don't...