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by Paprika on Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:32 pm
"I am fine. There is nothing on my planet that can scare one such as me, much less the ghost-spirit of which you speak. I laugh at danger, Hah! I have no fear, you see. I am the best there is to be. No creature can scare me, not even one such as this. I can not fear. It is not in my being to do so."
Rahzh raised his black eyebrow somewhat skeptically at the blazing look the young lady gave, knowing that despite her best attempts, she could not hide the quivering of her body as she straightened herself up. All he had done was ask if she was fine, and the query had been met with fire. This was a kind move for him. Usually someone with such replies were met with anger from him, but he thought better than to pick fights with women.
"Fair enough," he breathed, turning his attention once more to Sker before being interrupted by a booming voice, resonant from no discernable source.
The male flinched slightly, hand jolting to his hip, where a pistol lay in wait. His body became hunched now - not that such a change was obvious given his height - in apprehensive readiness, prepared to leap from his spot at any given threat. He remembered the blade, too, also at his hip now. He was prepared, at least, it felt so.
Rahzh rose from his position, becoming a little less defensive as he listened closely to the recording that followed the resonant, omnipresent voice. The sounds of desperation from the recorded speaker were unnerving, to say the least, the feeling of utter uncertainty increasingly audible with each passing word. The sudden blare of static startled Rahzh a little.
“I have an idea of who this man who did this recording, but for now it is up to all of you to find as much as you can about this weapon. Coerce, steal, kill, be kind, flirt, do anything in order to retrieve this information. I will be joining you all at a later date once I do some searching of my own. Other than that you’re all free to go. Oh yes I know who you all are so you might want to not attempt in killing me, you would not like the end result.”
With that, the voice faded as quickly as it came, a short clunk sounding after the odd announcement ended. This left Rahzh in an unusual state of mind. His head ran back over all that had been said in such a short space of time, his brain attempting to absorb each and every piece of information before it escaped his consciousness. Thoughts raced within him. The idea of a weapon creating such conflict within one man alone was disturbing. Just what was it capable of? Whose hands was it in? Rahzh silently prayed that it was held within his own faction, so that they would know better than to use it. Though, this was not likely, at least not within his head.
Rahzh silently wondered just why the speaker thought that the six of them would assist him, but then reconsidered, knowing that depending on the weapon, such a thing would be concern for the entire planet - perhaps even the universe. It was for this reason that he did not leave as soon as the announcement had ended. Leaning back on the wall once more, he glanced at each being in turn. He silently wondered if they were from the same faction, but thought it not the correct time to question such things. That, and they would not even tell him their names. He decided to himself quietly that perhaps it was best to assist the stranger in their investigation - at least, once he knew their motives for finding such an object. After all, this person had kidnapped them all. It would be little use helping them when all they wanted was to gain the weapon for their own benefit. Rahzh didn't like the idea of being used.
"Well," he said aloud, after his pause, "think it's worth helping them?"
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