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Colin

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"...the... the Bringer of Death?" Emerald stammered.

"As... as in, Death of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse?" he asked further, remembering that term from some books he'd read.

"Yes, and no." Jack replied. "I don't actually have a horse, only War does." he said. "However, the sentiment is the same. Regardless of what you call me, I am that. Or used to be." he mumbled.

"Are... the others... like you?" Emerald asked concernedly.

"Not as far as I know." Jack told him, looking at Rylie next.

"As for your offer on clothes, that'd be great." he told her.

"I got nothin'. At all."

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?

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Rylie nodded.

"No problem. Worst case scenario, I'll take you to the Unit and get you clothes there. I"m not sure you'd fit into Emeralds stuff." She commented, looking Jack up and down.

"And you certainly don't have the figure for mine." She added with a light laugh a fraction of a second before the microwave chimed.

"ahh, food's heated. Come sit." She added before turning and heading into the kitchen again.

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Jack and Emerald exchanged glances, before Jack followed Rylie to the kitchen, sitting where she directed him.

"...man." he said.

"Been so long..." he muttered.

"I'd forgotten just how good food smelled." he commented.

"It's amazing what one misses when they remember it's gone." he lamented.

"Assuming I return to my position, it will be hell." he sighed.

"For all the reapers, too."

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Rylie just sighed.

"I don't doubt it." She commented.

"But before anyone worries about that, we need to worry about how the hell to get you all back to the state you really should be in." She added.

"Do you have any idea where on the planet this necromatic rune occurred?" She asked

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Colin

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Jack shook his head.

"Not really." he responded.

"Best I can say is it's obviously on a nexus." he told her.

"Oh, a naturally occurring phenomenon of a location that boosts mana considerably?" Emerald asked.

"It can be manufactured, but only to a certain degree. And they're not as powerful as natural ones." Jack corrected him. "But yes, considering what we're talking about, you are correct." he confirmed.

"And odds are it wasn't in North America. Their nexus' tend to be a little weaker than the rest of the world." he added.

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Rylie was silent for a few seconds, thinking about what was said before pausing.

"Well, I know of a couple of particularly strong ones in Europe. Not the strongest in the world, but I doubt it originated in one of the ancient pyramids." She commented. "And I doubt it's in an inca temple. They're too touristy and protected."

"I would also be very surprised if it was at the council." She paused a moment, her complexion paling slightly as she met Jack's gaze.

"There's no way... is there? It can't be. That one is a rumour, never proven here nor there."

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Colin

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Jack looked over towards her, and raised an eyebrow.

"There's a few in Australia too, remember." he said.

"...as for what you're saying, I have no idea." he told her.

"I mean, it wouldn't go unnoticed. It's an open area." he reasoned.

"What are you talking about?" Emerald asked, clearly confused.

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Rylie just sighed, heavily.

"Stonehenge." She told him honestly.

"It's rumoured to be one of the strongest nexus...es? Nexi?" She paused before shaking her head.

"Not important. The point is, Stonehenge is rumoured to be the strongest nexus on the planet. However, it's just a rumour. There's never been anything to verify it or reject it."

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"Pretty much." Jack confirmed.

"People have noticed their mana works better, but the stones there have natural augmenting capabilities. Hardly a nexus, but it explains the buffs." he said.

"Even then, nothing's been confirmed or recorded. A nexus is a very protected thing, and Stonehenge is a tourist attraction." he continued. "So cases can be made for both arguments." he sighed.

"That's... pretty much saying everything and nothing." Emerald replied.

"Pretty much." Jack said.

"But, theoretically, if it WERE a nexus, it'd be one strong enough to make THIS..." he went on, gesturing to himself. "...a reality."

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"I think there are only what, two? others that could." Rylie commented, pausing.

"No... three. One atop Kilimanjaro is very unlikely, due to the unfriendly conditions to even get to that one." She said after a couple of seconds.

"The coral reef is one, but it's losing power, as is the bermuda triangle." She added before looking to Emerald.

"Those rumours of shit going weird there? Yeah, that's because of all the mana."

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Colin

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"Oh... oh, wow." Emerald responded.

"But the Triangle IS still strong." Jack told Rylie. "AND it's unpredictable enough that such an event MIGHT happen." he said. "Now, granted, chances of that happening are about 3/1,000,000 or so, but... it's not impossible." he said further.

"Regardless, this situation has so many unanswered questions, it's infuriating." he went on.

"And unless something is done quickly, the domino effect will be swift and catastrophic." he warned.

"Life and Death is a precarious cycle. To throw it off balance is to doom the world."

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Rylie just sighed.

"Emerald, you want to stay here to keep a houseguest, or do you want to travel with me?" She asked.

"If he chooses me, you'll stay at the Unit, where you can get some clothes and other things." She added, addressing Jack.

"Because I do think we need to figure this out, sooner rather than later."

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Colin

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Jack spoke up before Emerald could respond.

"I'll make this easier." he said.

"I'll head to the Unit." he told Rylie.

"Having two pairs of eyes out there would be better than one." he reasoned.

"And it REALLY wouldn't be fair for me to impose on him, when he hardly knows me." he went on. "Besides, you KNOW you won't be able to trust me alone with him." he then warned her.

"So let's just cut off any potential/probable issues... before they have a chance to develop."

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Rylie just sighed, heavily.

"That's... fair." She agreed before looking to Emerald.

"You wanna pack up some travel bags for us? Looks like we're going on a trip." She said.

"In the meantime, I'm going to get Jack here to the Unit, leave my bike there and mana back. I'll make sure we have safe transport to the hotspots we're intending to check as well." Shet old him.

"You cool with that? Or would you prefer something else? Stay here...? What?" She asked before looking to Jack.

"You know I'm giving Hal a heads up about your... uhhh... volatility."

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Colin

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Jack crossed his arms over his chest.

"I know." he replied.

"It's wise." he said.

"...what...?" Emerald mumbled.

"Don't fault her." Jack said to him. "I'm keeping it together for now, but there's a reason I became the bringer Death." he told him further. "And I can feel those desires, those urges, welling up inside me." he finished.

Emerald looked uneasy for a moment, and looked to Rylie.

"I'll back us both some travel bags." he told her.

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"You do that." Rylie said.

"I can knock you out, at the very least." She then said, addressing Jack.

"You know I can, considering what I am." She added before sighing lightly.

"Anyway, if you're good, let's go."

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Colin

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Emerald just nodded, before turning and disappearing back into the house, as Jack finished eating what he had been given. Once he had, he just sighed and shook his head a little.

"He's a good man." he told her.

"You two are lucky to have found each other." he continued.

He was then silent, before taking a small breath, and exhaling it.

"Before we go, I have a request, if possible." he said. "Seeing as I probably won't get any at the Unit, do you have any alcohol I can down a gulp of before we go?" he asked.

"It's been so long, and I wish to feel that burn. That rush. The tingle." he said further.

'That, and it calms the urges down."

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Rylie just shrugged.

"Yeah, sure thing." She said before making her way over to a cupboard and started to look through it. She pulled out a fresh bottle fo something that was unlabeled.

"Perfect." She muttered before grabbing a glass and pouring some in. It wasn't much, looked to be about 150ml of the dark liquid. She brought it over and set it on the table ahead of him.

"Friend of mind makes his own." She commented with a chuckle.

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Colin

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"Excellent." Jack responded, grabbing the glass and chugging it down.

He held it in his cheeks for a moment, before swallowing and exhaling loudly.

"Ahhh! Delicious!" he exclaimed.

"That is QUALITY!" he declared with a laugh, before sighing again.

"All right, I'm good to go." he told her.

"Do with me what you will." he finished with a wry smirk.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?

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Amber Lynne

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"I'm sure Ty would love to hear that." Rylie commented with a laugh.

"Come on. Let's get you to the Unit where you can get a change of clothes." She added before heading tot he door out.

"I'll be back soon as I can, Em!" She called up the stairs as she passed them, knowing that she should at least let him know that they were leaving."[/b]

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