Cosmic Marvel IC: Sin and Blood (Ghost Rider and Yuriko)
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				Title: <strong>Cosmic Marvel IC: Sin and Blood (Ghost Rider and Yuriko)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>18-08-2011, 20:14:29</strong>
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				Yuriko had been having vivid dreams ever since she had received that special kiss on her forehead from her mother.&nbsp; She had told her that she had a special destiny that even she could not forsee... that one day the fate of the cosmos would rest in her hands.&nbsp; In her dreams, which were at the same time terrifying and wondrous, she found herself running faster than she could ever hope to run... it was always this way.&nbsp; Running faster than the wind could blow... the very ocean beneath her swift feet as though it were solid ground.&nbsp; It was joyous, and yet in her heart she felt that something was chasing her... something malevolent.&nbsp; This time was different somehow... and when she awoke she found herself not in her bed but curled up on the arid, dusty ground with the blistering hot midday sun beating down on her.&nbsp; She still wore what she had worn to bed, but this looked nothing like Japan.&nbsp; It looked like a desert wasteland.&nbsp; <br><br>She was in what appeared to be a large fenced in cow field.&nbsp; That's when she noticed the buzzing and the smell of fairly fresh blood and death.&nbsp; There were over a dozen cows, or rather what remained of them.&nbsp; From the looks of things they had been torn to pieces and half eaten... green flies flew all over them.&nbsp; She could see about 50 yards away an old house with a pickup truck parked in front of it.&nbsp; Something about the house itself seemed menacing somehow, as though something was seriously wrong.&nbsp; A breeze blew past her and for a split second it almost seemed as though she could hear a low gutteral chuckle coming from the direction of the house.&nbsp; <br><br><div align="center">*****</div><br>Matthias Graves had not been in Texas long... in fact he had only just crossed the state line from Oklahoma an hour ago.&nbsp; Although Ghost Rider needed no sustenance but the vengeance he stood for, Matthias was another story.&nbsp; He realized it had been at least a day since he had last eaten and though the spirit was willing, his stomach reminded him that a part of him was still technically mortal.&nbsp; There was a diner/truck stop ahead, so he pulled his bike over to park and headed inside to get food out of the way.&nbsp; As he stepped inside, he got a few odd glances from some burly truckers, but they mumbled amongst themselves and went back to their meals.&nbsp; A middle aged waitress with brown hair behind the counter offered a smile as he sat down and took his order.&nbsp; As Matthias waited, he could hear a couple of locals at a table behind him talking about something potentially interesting.<br><br><strong>"Yeah I swear, it was the most messed up thing I ever saw.&nbsp; Every living thing on the whole damn farm was dead, including the Landersons.&nbsp; I heard it happened to another farm a few miles down south, too.&nbsp; God knows who's doing this.&nbsp; What a world we live in."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Cosmic Marvel IC: Sin and Blood (Ghost Rider and Yuriko)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>18-08-2011, 20:49:10</strong>
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				Matthias had been traveling all over the United States, doing more work for Raziel and Heaven through their shell corporation - El Elohim International (well, what did <em>you</em> expect from the guys who ran the Big Upstairs?&nbsp; A mom and pop store?).&nbsp; It wasn't often, but Matthias thanked the Spirit of Vengeance inside him for allowing him to not eat or sleep nearly as often as he needed to...the reduced cost of being on the road all the time meant that more money went home to support his family.<br><br>He had been sitting at the counter, waiting for his order, when he heard the pair of locals talking behind him.&nbsp; No sooner had the man finished his statement than that sense of <strong><em><span class="bbc_u">VENGEANCE!</span></em></strong> started blaring in his head.&nbsp; Looking up, and keeping his calm, he politely asked the waitress to change his order to 'to go.'&nbsp; And no sooner had he gotten it and laid the money on the counter (tip included) than he was out the door, on his chopper and heading for the Landerson's farm.&nbsp; It couldn't be that hard to find...
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				Post by: <strong>avorae</strong> on <strong>19-08-2011, 06:05:20</strong>
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				The first thing that filtered through to Yuriko's sleep filled mind was that her floor was awful dusty. The second thing that ran through her mind was that she really had to use the restroom. It wasn't until she tripped over one of the dead cows on the way to the restroom that it dawned on her that she was not in her apartment.<br><br>“What the hell is this..” &nbsp;she mumbles to herself as she covers her mouth to keep from hurling at the grisly scene. “and how in the world did I get here?” &nbsp;Standing up and trying to wipe off the blood and other cow parts one final thought crossed her mind when she noticed that she was still wearing her nightclothes which consisted of her panties and an oversized t-shirt.. “Oh great and I really need to find some more appropriate clothing before people think I am a pervert or something.”<br><br>“Well as messed up as this is I guess I should head over to that house and see if they have anything. I swear if I see a dead body I am so out of here. Of course I still have to find out where here is.”<br>
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				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>24-08-2011, 01:08:41</strong>
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				The trip down the highway was long and boring, but the rush of wind in Matthias' face likely helped with that.&nbsp; He rode for about 45 minutes until something told him he should take an exit that led directly to a well-used dirt road.&nbsp; That sense of vengeance was strong... he knew that innocent blood had been spilled nearby.&nbsp; It was close... very close and at the end of the long dirt road, past acres and acres of crops, he saw a farmhouse with a pickup truck parked out front.&nbsp; He could smell the blood even from his bike... and as he neared the house, the spirit within him pushed to free itself.&nbsp; Matthias could tell this was something out of the ordinary.&nbsp; Out in a field he saw movement... a girl in nothing but an oversized shirt and panties stood amongst over a dozen dead cows.&nbsp; <br><br><div align="center"><strong>*****</strong></div><br>Yuriko's musings were cut short as the loud sound of a motorcycle could be heard from down the road, heading towards the farmhouse.&nbsp; She could not make out the face of the figure as he wore a helmet, but there was something unnerving about him.&nbsp; Yes, it was definitely a man.&nbsp; That she could tell.
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				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>24-08-2011, 18:29:17</strong>
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				Driving up, Matthias left the food he had stuck in his bike's bags for the moment.&nbsp; He slowed the bike and then stopped, seeing movement.&nbsp; It was...a girl?&nbsp; Okay, time to play Which One of These Things Is Not Like the Others?&nbsp; Farm?&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp; Dirt road?&nbsp; Uh-uh.&nbsp; Cows (albeit dead ones)?&nbsp; Not a chance.&nbsp; Pickup truck?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Girl in very little clothing?&nbsp; Double bingo.&nbsp; Climbing off the bike, he carefully removed from one side the lever action small shotgun that he carried on the bike - a weapon granted to him when he took up the mantle of the Rider.&nbsp; Taking off his helmet, and shotgun in hands, he called out to her.&nbsp; "You there!&nbsp; What're you doing out here?"&nbsp; His sense wasn't pinging off her...so she wasn't responsible for this.
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				Post by: <strong>avorae</strong> on <strong>28-08-2011, 03:42:32</strong>
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				<em>“Oh and the fates just love to mess with me it seems.” </em> Yuriko thinks to herself as she looks over at the person who addressed her. <br><br>Giving a slow sigh she shrugs her shoulders as she replies. “You know I honestly wish I could tell you. One moment I am soundly sleeping on my Tatami mat and the next thing I knew I was waking up in a field full of very dead cows.” &nbsp;<br><br>Looking over at his saddle bags she points toward them. “Um not to sound like a beggar or anything but you wouldn't happen to have an extra pair of pant's in there I can borrow do you. I rather not run around in this all day and get arrested for indecent exposure or something. Oh and where exactly is here anyway?”<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-08-2011, 04:50:18</strong>
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				Matthias was careful.&nbsp; He'd been ambushed before by demons and the guilty trying to escape their forthcoming vengeance disguising themselves and the like.&nbsp; But the fact that his vengeance sense didn't ping off of her held him up - it meant that she wasn't responsible for <em>this</em> event...though she could be responsible for others.&nbsp; For the meantime, however...&nbsp; "I do."&nbsp; He edged back towards the bags, and rooted around in them with one hand, keeping the other on the handle of the Hellfire shotgun.&nbsp; Once he had them in hand, he carefully approached her, pants proffered.<br><br>"Here."
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				Post by: <strong>avorae</strong> on <strong>29-08-2011, 05:20:49</strong>
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				“Thanks you are a life saver.” Yuriko replies as she takes the offered pair of pants and slips them on. The pants were slightly large for her frame but with a few quick adjustments she was able to jury rig something that would work for the time being.<br><br>Having finished with the pants she then turns back to her provider as she points to the shotgun in his hand. “Um is that really necessary. It's not like I am going to do anything to you besides you have a full foot of height on e not to mention a good sixty or so pounds so it's not like you can't overpower me if I did. So I take it you are her about the weird things that appeared to be happening around here or what?”&nbsp; <br><br>“Oh yea...” she says as&nbsp; a thought crossed her mind. “My names Yuriko.”
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				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>31-08-2011, 16:01:36</strong>
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				"There's a dead silent farm with a bunch of exploded cows nearby," Matthias replied flatly.&nbsp; "I have no idea what caused them, and I'm guessing neither do you.&nbsp; So, yes, it's a necessary precaution.&nbsp; Not against you, perhaps, but <em>something</em> caused this," he told her regarding the strange events.&nbsp; "And yes, I am here about that.&nbsp; It's not like I really know these people or I stop in to have some of their beef or something..."<br><br>He didn't turn his back to her, but he turned towards the side, to look towards the farmhouse.&nbsp; There certainly didn't appear to be anything out here for them to look over...maybe the cows?&nbsp; They could provide an idea of what sort of thing had been here and had done this.&nbsp; "Matthias."
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				Post by: <strong>avorae</strong> on <strong>04-09-2011, 22:58:30</strong>
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				“Well I guess you do have a point.” &nbsp;Yuriko replies as she gives a slight nod. “Just make sure you keep that thing pointed away from me.”<br><br>“So seeing as I have no idea where here even is and the only thing we have to go on is that old house to look for clues how about we head on up there. Besides I still need to find a pair of shoes and maybe some socks as well.” she says as she starts to walk toward the farmhouse.<br><br>“Oh and it's nice to meet you by the way Matthias.” &nbsp;she adds as she waves him over to follow her.
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				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>11-09-2011, 22:57:53</strong>
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				"As long as nothing bad happens...I don't see why I can't do that."&nbsp; Matthias responded.&nbsp; "And we'll check out the house soon enough.&nbsp; I want to have a look around outside, first."&nbsp; Inside was an unknown factor, inside there could be something that he didn't know about, a demon or whatever.&nbsp; Probably demon, but you never knew.<br><br>Heading over to the cows, he took a good look at the dead animals.&nbsp; "Wait, Yuriko!"&nbsp; Dammit.&nbsp; She was already heading towards the house.&nbsp; He was about halfway to her from the cows.
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				Post by: <strong>avorae</strong> on <strong>13-09-2011, 15:33:24</strong>
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				Yuriko was not sure why the fates had brought her here but the last words her mother said to her suddenly came flooding back to her. <em>“My dear child you have a special destiny that even I can not foresee. The journey will be long and arduous and I pray that you will have the courage to face it for if not existence itself shall be at stake.” </em> &nbsp;<br><br>Shaking her head she wonders why after all this time why she had thought of that. Of course she would not have time to ponder it as she is shaken out of her stupor by Matthias's shout. Turning to look back at him she gives him a blank stare. <br><br>“I don't really see what the cows are going to be able to tell us seeing as the problem is at the farmhouse itself. Whatever killed those cows is more than likely in there considering I heard some kind of chuckle coming from it.”&nbsp; &nbsp;she says as she turns back toward the farmhouse and continues walking toward it with confident strides.<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>21-09-2011, 06:28:22</strong>
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				"That's what I'm afraid of," Matthias muttered under his breath.&nbsp; The brief, brief glance that he'd taken at the cows had instilled the idea in his head that something supernatural was assuredly part of this whole incident.&nbsp; And while he knew that he could easily deal with just about anything out there, as long as it was one-on-one, he didn't want the girl getting caught in the crossfire.<br><br>Gripping the lever-action Hellfire shotgun, he walked towards the house with Yuriko.&nbsp; "I don't like this at all..."&nbsp; He said to no one but himself.
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				Post by: <strong>avorae</strong> on <strong>21-09-2011, 15:16:37</strong>
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				“Yea well it's not like I am all cheery about this myself.” &nbsp;Yuriko replies as she stops to look at Matthias. “I mean how you think I feel one moment I am at home sleeping and the next thing I am in a field surrounded by mutilated cows.” &nbsp;<br><br>She then turns and points to the house. “And that place is the only are I see that can house any clues as to how I got here and hopefully why I was brought.” &nbsp;she adds as she starts to walk again. <br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>23-09-2011, 02:08:41</strong>
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				As the two of them approached the farmhouse, they would note that the front door seemed to be ajar, the handle covered in blood... innocent blood to the supernatural senses deep within Matthias.&nbsp; He could feel the power within him pounding at the walls as if to say <strong>'LET ME OUT!'</strong> in a torrent of internal Hellfire.&nbsp; He could hold off the change if he wished, but doing so would take considerable willpower and after a few scant seconds would almost be painful.&nbsp; The spirit within wanted... needed it's release.&nbsp; The blood could be smelled as it came from the partially open door.&nbsp; Blood didn't usually have much of a scent unless there was a lot of it... a low, guttural chuckle heard again from within the house.&nbsp; It sounded almost elevated, as if it were coming from up the stairs.&nbsp; What lay behind the door?&nbsp; So far, only foreboding darkness could be seen.
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				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>03-10-2011, 16:16:27</strong>
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				Matthias braced himself against the door, fighting to hold back the Rider for just a few more seconds so that...well, people tended to freak when they saw him transform into a black leather wearing guy with a skull on fire for a head.&nbsp; "Yuriko...go check around back, will you?&nbsp; I don't know if there's more than one entrance to the house."&nbsp; She might not be able to do anything against the demon, or whatever it was, but hopefully his attack would be quick and brutal enough that he wouldn't have to worry about it.&nbsp; As soon as she was gone, he would let go, stop trying to hold back the change.
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				Post by: <strong>avorae</strong> on <strong>04-10-2011, 02:38:40</strong>
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				“You know I am not some helpless damsel in distress that you have to protect from the big bad wolf.” Yuriko says as she says as she turns to look over at him.<br><br>Noticing the look on his face she simply throws up her hands in defeat as she turns to head out around the back. “Alright fine have it your way I'll go check the back. Besides I don't want to have to go through all that blood anyway particularly without any shoes on.”
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				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>06-10-2011, 02:30:49</strong>
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				As Yuriko slipped around to the back of the house, she could see that the porch was in disarray.&nbsp; The carcass of a half eaten hound dog lay strewn along with broken chairs... large clawed footprints burned into the wood of the porch itself, leading to a sliding glass door, or rather the shattered remains of one.&nbsp; The interior of the house was dark, but the smell of blood was apparent even from this side of the house.&nbsp; It was quite foreboding.<br><br>Matthias could feel the change within him break free just as the girl rounded the corner.&nbsp; A burst of hellfire heralded the transformation from mortal to spirit of vengeance, and at last the Ghost Rider was free again to avenge the innocent blood that had been spilled.&nbsp; He didn't have much time to revel in that freedom however, as the second floor window above him exploded outward and a man wearing boxer shorts and nothing else flew out, armed with an axe ablaze with fire, his eyes glowing a baleful red.&nbsp; He awkwardly landed about 20 feet from Ghost Rider and turned to face him.&nbsp; His body was covered in blood and it looked like he had slash marks all over him.&nbsp; He laughed, his voice deep and ominous.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"What's this?&nbsp; A new plaything?&nbsp; I hope you'll be more... resilient than the others."</strong><br><br>From the other side of the house, Yuriko could hear the crash and the horrible laughter.
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				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>09-10-2011, 18:16:23</strong>
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				Matthias finally released the grip he'd had on keeping the change back, and he could feel himself wash away in a wave of hellfire, the appearance of the young man fading to reveal the skull head and black leather gear, along with his weapons.&nbsp; Without much fanfare, the opponent who had obviously caused this slaughter appeared...dressed in a definitely odd fashion, and carrying a fiery axe.&nbsp; That was good.&nbsp; If he used fire to attack, then the Rider would have no problem resisting that.&nbsp; He, on the other hand, would be in trouble.<br><br><em><strong>"Demon!&nbsp; Prepare yourself!&nbsp; For the Spirit of Vengeance rides tonight!"</strong></em>&nbsp; The Rider bellowed.&nbsp; And he whipped up his Hellfire-blazing shotgun and blasted the intruder.
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