[CaptainRasmot]

Tomas almost visibly broke down but he nodded. "You're right . . . yeah, you're right i'm sorry . . . i'm just used to blaming myself for things." Tomas looked at where he hit the wall and frowned. "Um . . . i'll fix this when i have the time, i'm sorry."

Tomas almost seemed more at a loss than normal. The inner rage had normally been subsided away and now it reared the ugly head into the daylight. He had nearly caused damage to this place of peace. He looked at his armored hands and clenched them slightly and took a deep breath before letting peace enter his mind again.

"Let's go, i'm anxious to get out of this armor." Tomas said, a slight smile reforming.

[Magnus Blade]

OOC: I'm out for now man. I'm gonna go play on my Wii for the rest of the night.

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Vivian smiled and started to walk ahead.

At the end of the long hallway, a giant green double door was there. "Well, here's the Master's room. Ready to go in?" Vivian asked Tomas.

[CaptainRasmot]

OOC: kay, see ya tomorrow then

Tomas looked at the doors and gave a curt nod. The doors were extremely daunting in their size and looked even more frightening than the soldiers of his youth. He took a deep breath and repeated the Kantra he had earlier to himself, quelling his fears. He looked at Vivian and gave another nod, giving a confirmed yes. He kept the Kantra running in his mind and under his breath. He actually adapted it from a really old mini-series called "Dune" to his own needs and smiled a little at this thought. Even know, he's geeking out.

[Magnus Blade]

Vivian pushed open the two double doors and walked in. The Master was sitting on the floor while reading a book. He had a shinny bald head, a dark green robe with white stripes, and a katana on his back. The Monks here love the old style and never "upgraded" themselves. Vivian approached him and sat down on her knees in front of him.

"Hello Wind Master. How are you?" She asked with a big smile. The Wind Master looks at her smiling as well. "Welcome back my dear. Who is your guess over?" He asked, looking at Tomas. "His name is Tomas. We actually have a favor to ask..." Vivian stated.

The Wind Master nodded his head for Vivian to continue. "Well Master, Tomas and I need a break so I was wondering if he could stay here?" She asked.

The Wind Master laughed. "Haha! You know this this temple is available for anyone in need my girl. He can stay as long as he want. Heck, he can live here if he desires it. I have a private room I never use anymore that is around the corner from the hallway leading to this room. Is that okay with you Sir Tomas?" He asked.

[CaptainRasmot]

Tomas was almost stunned, he never received this much generosity. "Uh sir . . . i don't want to feel like i'm . . . taking up space sir." He looked down the hallway to the place he punched the wall. "In fact i'm good with my hands i'd love to repair the damage i have done and any other damage." Tomas was actually flustering for things to say and words. "I just . . . um . . . it's very kind of you sir."

He really never received such kindness, he had to fight for most of his battles. In fact he was forced to fight for anything, even a moment of peace. He was always fighting, always being prodded and pushed into battle. To receive something like this was a shock to his nervous system. He almost didn't want to believe that there were people out there like this. He was rather stunned.

[Magnus Blade]

The Wind Master stood up off the floor. "Well regardless, you can use that room as much as you like. You're also welcomed to come back here whenever. But before we conclude this conversation, Vivian, why are you back so soon?" He said to her. Vivian got up off the floor with a depressed look. "Well you see master...Magnus, the Maverick Hunter I was pursuing has pretty much gained my trust. There's this Maverick called Dragon Xeyon. His goals and ambitions are unknown but he's a very big powerful threat..." She explained.

The Wind Master placed his hand on his chin, rubbing it endlessly while pondering his thoughts. "Well, seeing as I don't see Magnus with you, I'm guessing you don't know where he is?" He asked Vivian. "No well, he told us that he was going home to rest but that was very long time ago. I'm actually worried that he didn't come back yet. There is also this assassin I met in the hallway just a few minutes ago. He had those disturbing eyes...They looked the same as Magnus's eyes when he suddenly freaked out at Maverick Hunter HQ. This mysterious assassin also told me this: Vivian, if you don't kill Magnus, then I will. That's IF you want your father to live. And if you think I'm an agent of Scar, you are wrong. This is ALL I'm telling you...." She explained once more.

The Wind Master again pondered his thoughts but then turned to Tomas. "Well regardless of the situation, this man will probably kill Vivian's father if she doesn't kill Magnus. How do you see this Sir Tomas...?"

[CaptainRasmot]

"Sir i don't know what it was, or who it was, but i see it as a threat. I don't buy into the words that he'll let Vivian's father live. In fact i can almost guarantee that he will kill Vivian's father whether she does the task or not. Whether it's out of spite or some unknown agenda. I let the bastard live, gave him the benefit of the doubt but next time . . . " Tomas pulled out his gun and looked at it. " . . . i'm going to make the fucker pay for messing with my new friend." Tomas's right eye had a beam of red shoot out for a minute, obviously Thor gave some glee into the matter. "Either case, i hope we'll be ready if the guy does strike. I've brought . . . enough arms to pretty much make a large sized hole in several buildings non-withstanding."

Tomas took a moment to collect his thoughts, about his mission. It was to remain covert but at this point he didn't give a rats ass, these people did nothing wrong. In fact these people fought and survived the Maverick threat and are still living through it. Yet what did his country do? Fight the Maverick threat and made sure it wasn't a threat by killing all Reploids. He could still hear the screams. He shook his head and put the gun back on his side.

"Hopefully i won't have to come to that point, i'd rather find a way to solve this peacefully . . . or without blood-shed." He shivered slightly and brought himself back to reality. "I will protect Vivian and those around her sir, with my own life if i have too. I have a mission, but right now i'd ditch it in order to help Vivian."

[Magnus Blade]

Vivian closed her eyes. "...Thank you Tomas..." She said softly. The Wind Master then put a smile on his face. "I like your attitude. Well, I'd love to help you two. Vivian already knows this but my people do not engage in combat unless it's strictly necessary. Either we are threatened or being attacked by Mavericks or any other threat that befalls this Temple. You have my deepest apologies. Now I have a conference to attend to in the briefing room. I'll see you two later." He said smiling on the way out the door.

Vivian watched the Wind Master leave the room and turned to Tomas. "Again, I thank you for your help. Whoever this man is, I'd like to at least speak to him before we do anything to him if run into him again. Something about him...I honestly think he may not have anything to do with Scar. The affairs of Scar and my father solely dealt with trying to get Magnus's power. If this assassin has some grudge against Magnus, he must have his own goals..."

[CaptainRasmot]

Tomas nearly grit his teeth and looked at Vivian with concern. "Vivian . . . he made you freeze in your steps, if i hadn't told him to back off he could've killed you . . ." Tomas closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. "Okay . . . but i sure hope you know what you're doing." Tomas looked at his armor. "In the meanwhile, think you can show me to that room and help me with my armor?"

Tomas gave a slight smile since he actually did appreciate her company. He wanted her to see her out of the armor, to show her that despite the armor that he is still human. It was an act of trust and faith that he put in her to show her this. An act he hoped wouldn't turn sour or go in vain.

[Magnus Blade]

Vivian opened the doors further. "Yeah, sure. Follow me." She said. Vivian walks out the Master's room and started walking down the hallway.

[Outside the Temple]

The Dark Figure's portal appeared outside a few yards away from the temple. He stepped out of the portal and started walking the path to Abel City. "Hmph. Hopefully that lie about murdering her father will actually stay a lie. If I can't prevent the current situation, then I'll have no choice but to kill him. I'd better start investigating and to learn more about Xeyon. He might be a...worthy ally to control..." The Dark Figure said to himself as he disappeared into the shadows.

[CaptainRasmot]

Tomas nodded and followed Vivian, weighing everything on his mind about the day's events. He had recently got here, wasn't able to find the secret facility which meant that it must be more underground than he thought, and he made a friend. A Friend whom several people keep wanting to push her towards killing her own father rather than doing something meaningful with her life. He had seen enough war and combat to know right from wrong, and what Vivian was being forced to is wrong. He sighed and looked at the visor of his helmet and saw the blackness looking back at him as he walked. The mere depths of it's core frightened him. He looked at Vivian as they made their way to where he was going to stay. He remarked that she was rather attractive in his mind, but started to push the thought away. Not only was she a cyborg but if he brought her back to his home, they'd kill her on sight. But he could perhaps dream.

[Magnus Blade]

Vivian walked up to the door of the Private room. It was a black door and it was only one door, not a double door like the Master's room. Vivian opened the door and flips the light switch. The room only had a bed for one person, a closet, a dresser with many doors, and a medium-sized mirror on the wall next to the bed. "Well, as the Master said, this room is all yours." She told Tomas.

[CaptainRasmot]

Tomas nodded and put the helmet and gun on the bed and jerked his thumb at a wall. "Going to need you to get behind me i really don't trust this armor on it's own in this place."

Tomas moved his hand onto the front of his armor as he backed up near the wall, allowing some space for Vivian to get inbetween the armor and the wall. There were several click and hiss noises as he poked the armored fingers into hidden buttons. Suddenly they chest piece hissed open and flew upwards slightly to reveal Tomas in his under-suit attached to the armor through various points and cushioned by large black bodies of gel packets.

[Magnus Blade]

"Alright." She said as she walked over behind Tomas.

[CaptainRasmot]

Tomas held out his arms, and spread out his legs slightly as the under portion of the armor on his arms hissed open along with the inside portion of his legs. The armor pieces rolled over from the bottom to the top of the armor making a dual layer and he brought his legs back together and brought his arms down slightly. The piece of armor over his groin lowered and the connections to his legs and arms made a popping sound. He walked away from the now standing still armor which adjusted to the position and locked it's gyros and gears in place. Then the whole armor sealed itself back up as though he were inside and became the human form again.

"Okay you can let it be now, it's not going anywhere." Tomas said as he gave a slight stretch.

The undersuit was a black woven fabric that stretch along with him. There were plates of metal on his shoulders, arms and on his thighs along with the chest and groin piece. There were plates on his spine and like the others they were thin. He had on armored gloves and boots as well. In one area of his back there was a circular port for the connecting fusion cell in the armor. The left shoulder had the lettering in red of "Thor" and the right shoulder had the lettering of "Tomas" in Green.

[Magnus Blade]

Vivian saw the two names on the shoulders but didn't say a thing. While Tomas was taking off his armor, Vivian had a thought to herself. "I can't jump to conclusions but according to Master's spirit training awhile back, if I concentrate hard enough, I can sense auras. That man in that robe...his aura closely resembled....No, he can't me him...He wouldn't do such a thing..."

[CaptainRasmot]

Tomas crossed his arms with a large frown. "Geez and here i was thinking you'd be surprised by my appearance? Alright, spill, what's eating ya?"

Tomas leaned against the bed slightly crossing his arms. Despite have deeply ingrained muscles, he had the grace and agility of a cat. He looked Vivian up and down, trying to figure out what was eating her. He drummed the fingers of his right hand against his left arm, hoping to get his answer. Frankly he didn't like to be puzzled.

[Magnus Blade]

"I'm sorry, it's just that...I might know who this man in the black robe might be but it's so hard to accept it if I'm right. If I AM right, then it's going to be hard to fight him." She told Tomas, since this was the first time she ever had to go through something like this. It was hard for her to pay attention to her surroundings.

[CaptainRasmot]

Tomas nodded and rolled his hand slightly. "I remember this from a movie i watched . . . 'if you eliminate the impossible, what you are left with, no matter how improbable must be the truth'" Tomas looked Vivian in the eye and gave a slight smile. "Sides i am here to help, and i don't have super psycho crazy kung-fu or martial arts or anything like that." He gave a slight arm flex. "However i am pretty strong."

Tomas gave a slight chuckle, hoping some of the good feelings would help Vivian slightly and give her something more to fight for. He didn't know all the answers but he wished he did at this point. It was becoming frustrating that he didn't have any clear cut answers than to keep pushing.

[Magnus Blade]

Vivian looked up at Tomas. "Well, I don't know about how 'Powerful' he is but I was referring to how I just started trusting him..." She said lightly but she then continued. "The man in the black robe's aura and energy strongly resembled Magnus. Everything I felt about him related to Magnus but his voice was...different. The other difference is that Magnus's soul was pure and strong-willed. While the feeling I have from this guy in the robe is evil, consumed with hatred, and ambitious..." She explained.

Vivian took off the Valkyrie off her back and sat it on the wall. She was just hoping that she was wrong. Regardless of her father's safety, she started having those thoughts that she will have to fight Magnus because of this evil feeling from this mysterious foe that resembles the Flaming Champion.