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We can’t let more innocent people die.”\n\n“But sir, we don’t know what we could possibly do. Chaos and Order oppose each other, but in the end, they cannot destroy each other.”\n\n“Then we need something stronger…What lies between Chaos and Order?”\n\n“Balance, sir, the combination of Chaos and Order in one entity. Why do you ask?”\n\n“I have an idea, if you and the others down in the lab are willing to listen.”\n\nTemplate:\n\n\tLoud clicks and hums echoed against the hollow walls of the lab, the computers working hard devising strategies for warfare. The scientists were communing quietly amongst themselves, discussing what needed to be done. \n\n\tA hush fell over them, as the door slid open, revealing their commander, a tall Lion wearing glistening gold armor that matched his fur. Scampering behind them was the small field mouse, Enoch, the Lab Head, and most brilliant of them all. He shuffled over to his next in command, Aurora, the three-tailed vixen, with silver-blue fur.\n\n\tShe looked over to Enoch, smiling warmly, “What’s going on Enoch?”  He nodded over to Commander Siegfried as the others began to gather around. The lion spoke, his voice strong, yet gentle, “As you all know, the power of Order is not enough to destroy Chaos, for they just cancel each other out. But, betwixt Chaos and Order, lies the power of Balance, if we were to find a way to use this power, victory will be ours.”\n\n\tA few slight mumbles of acceptance were heard before a short red Hedgehog stepped forward in his lab coat, Phoenix, the third in command within the lab, “Sir, What about my plan to go back before the war?” Siegfried sighed heavily, “That would require a temporal gate, and without the 7th Jewel, we simply cannot open a stable enough wormhole to pass through. We only need the Master Jewel to create Balance, since we already have the Core, wherever that may be.” A slight smirk formed on Enoch’s face before fading quickly. “But we will need a proper vessel to put this power in, how far have you gotten in making Synthetic beasts?”\n\n\tEnoch started to speak, but silenced quickly, so Aurora stepped up, “Our simulations of the latest theory have proven successful, but in order to make a real beast, we’d need much more power. So, using both the Core and the Jewel, we would be able to make a proper vessel whilst at the same time imbuing it with the two energies.”\n\nSiegfried turned with a scoff and walked out the door, “Then what are you waiting for…hurry up and start working. We need this ready before DeVoid tries to make a finishing strike, or else we will lose.” They all shuffled around quickly, trying to figure out where to begin. A light pattering echoed behind the lion, “Ummm……Sir, there is one more thing I need to discuss.” He turned with a partially quirked brow, “Yes, Enoch?”\n\nThe small field mouse blushed lightly, “Um, there was something else I found. An…energy source, highly Chaotic. It is alive, but not controlled by Chaos, in fact, it is in complete control.” ----“What do you mean Enoch?” His tail swished gently, “Well, there is a creature out there born of complete and pure Chaos energy, my exact opposite you could say. I wanted to do a search for it…” Siegfried nodded and walked off again, Enoch standing there a few more moments before padding off back to the lab.\n\nAt the center of the lab, sat a holographic generator, a generic figure image hovering above it. Aurora stood nearby, scratching her chin gently, “I think a wolf would best fit, don’t you Phoenix?” The small hedgehog looked back at her from his console, “Maybe, but it can’t be just a simple wolf, something with that much power will need something to contain the two energies. I was thinking…wings, what do you think?” Enoch chuckled softly, blushing when they looked his ways, “Good ideas…guys, I think I have the perfect design.”\n\nHe walked over to a console on the holographic generator, typing in details quickly. The generic form above began to morph and change, pointed ears popping from the head, the snout extending with a few fangs protruding from the top jaw. A slight build produced along its form, the tail becoming wolven. From its backs pierced two feathered wings, curling around its form.\n\nNext, some color started fade over the beast’s form, starting out as a dull blue, but darkening, becoming a deep midnight blue. The color take shaped, consuming the form with fur. A crimson spot appeared at its chest, spreading as a line, creating the shape of a dragon wrapping around its form. Each wing shifted into a new color, the Right wing becoming as red as flame, the Left as black as night. These represented the colors of chaos and order, light and darkness, true balance. The eyes became brilliant shining silver, the claws a dark grey.\n\nIt wasn’t long before the beast was complete, the others staring in awe at the creature Enoch, such a shy, clever mouse, designed. They knew right there, that this was their experiment. “I call him The Archangel, Guardian of Balance. That will be the name of the experiment, but we need a name for the final beast.” A deep hiss came from the shadows, “I think the name Damien fits perfectly. As for a last, I remember this term, Helvian, meaning Angel of Peace.” From the shadows, the owner of the voice came, Viper, a grey-furred Lynx, twirling a kunai around his claw. \n\nEnoch snarled at him, and Phoenix jumped in, “Please boss, don’t get angry, it’s what he does. But I do like that name…Damien Helvian, the Archangel. “Enoch took a slight breath, calming himself down and turning away, “Fine, then that’s the name we shall use.” He typed away at the console again, logging the data into the system, “And don’t worry about the core, when it comes to the final generation of the Archangel, I got it covered.”\n\nSilence drifted through the halls as everyone was either training or working on the Archangel. Siegfried sat in his office, contemplating the probable success of the experiment, “How will it be successful without the Core…that vanished after the tower was built. Does Enoch know where it lies?”\n\nWhile the others worked Enoch snuck out of the lab, walking back to the elevator, “Mirage… Viper, go away, Now!”A snarl echoed from the shadows, and two figures appeared, one was that of a thin gold-furred Weasel, his eyes shifting from side to side. The other was a short grey-furred Lynx, twirling a kunai around his claw.\n\nThey stepped back into the shadow’s Mirage the weasel snarling, “Fine, we’ll go, but we’ll find your secret eventually.” They faded away, leaving him in silence. After a few moments, he stepped into the elevator, mumbling to himself.\n\nIt didn’t take him long, to disable the camera and audio recorders, sliding his paw over the back wall. As it reached a specific spot, a whirr echoed and a panel slid away, revealing a paw scan. He pressed his paw on it, a hum emitting as it scanned. The floor dropped slowly, pulling him into another elevator, which carried him far deeper into the tower. Hundreds of feet deep, the door finally opened to a seemingly endless hallway.\n\nThe Core:\n\n\tA gentle hum emitted from the walls of the hallway, along with the occasional click or whirr. These were the raw sounds of the mechanical and electronic components of the Tower. This was its heart…this was its core. Enoch slowly made his way down the hall, his gentle steps echoing against the solid metal walls.\n\n\tIt seemed like an eternity had passed before he spotted a faint light calling out to him, its soft glow caressing the walls as he neared. Ever-closer the light grew, darkening in shade, but always becoming brighter.\n\n\tSoon enough he found himself in his own personal room, at the Tower’s heart. He was the only one whom new of its presence, here lay the core, the power source of their home. At the center of his room hovered a bright golden sun, held aloft by a small anti-gravity generator.\n\n\tThe moment he stepped into the room, he was carried up, the power of the generator lifting all in the room, and any that entered. Enoch allowed himself to drift across the room, circling around the core before making his way to the small bed against the far well, alighting himself upon the sheets.\n\n\tThe sun cast its warm glow on his form, but he never minded, in fact he felt it comforting. Thoughts raced through his head about the new experiment, wondering exactly how he would use the power of the core directly in the creation of this new beast, Damien, the Archangel.\n\n\tAs the tower shut down for the night, the sun dimmed slightly, its glow becoming a soft blue in color, reverting to dormant mode. All that would be active through the nights would be the security system, and those who watched the cameras.\n\n\tThough it took a good time, he finally found himself asleep, dreaming of the implausible power of the being they’d be creating. A beast of both chaos and order, always in perfect balance. One that could possibly even defeat Siegfried. \n\n\tHe found it funny, that in truth, he could probably defeat their commander, Aurora most definitely. But these dealt with their secrets, which they kept to themselves. But sometimes they wondered, if Siegfried already knew.\n\n\tSome time amidst the night, a burst of heat flashed through the room, waking Enoch with a start. He turned towards the core, its glow a deep crimson, releasing the occasional flare of plasma energy. The walls of the tower were overheating, arcing the magnetic energy into the rooms above. \n\n\t“Dammit, another overload…why does this keep happening?!” His thoughts turned to the experiment, “Is this my fault?” He was worried, but went ahead and did what he had to.\n\n\tThe small mouse jumped off his bed, running towards the burning crimson sphere of pure plasma energy. “It’s time to cool you off!” He shouted, diving right into the core.\n\n\tThe purges of energy quickly ceased, no more flares forming from the edges of the core. Soon, the temperature began to drop, the color of the plasma energy shifting from crimson, to silver. To Enoch, it felt like ages that he was within the core’s grasp, but in truth, it was mere moments that it took for the cooling process to complete.\n\n\tThe task done, an unconscious form fell from within the core, landing on the ground below. The walls had begun cooling, and energy had stopped flowing. The core lay dormant, once more.\n\n\tAnd through the night, the mouse did sleep. His sole duty, he did keep. Amongst the stars, and through the light. The core was faced, by his blight. Now that the power, has been contained. All he’s left with, is simple pain.\n\n\t“All Scientists to the lab room for the Testing stage, All Scientists to the lab room for the Testing stage.” A shuffle echoed in the core room, as the golden-brown furred mouse stood, rubbing his head, “Stupid core…Let’s hope that we succeed, and this just…disappears.”\n\nArchangel, Awaken:\n\n\tA clatter of claws on metal, heavy panting, the shuffling of lab coats. It wasn’t long before all of the scientists had gathered in the lab room. Throughout the night, their experiment had finally become, complete. Project Archangel was finally ready for the testing stage.\n\n\tBeeps echoed from their tracking system, something was waiting outside, drawn in by the enormous power. Enoch already knew what it was, that beast of chaos, somehow in control. Why didn’t it just simply, attack? The thoughts raced through his mind, but he had something else to focus on, their experiment.\n\n\tRight at the center of the Lab, a stasis chamber held the beast they had created. “Archangel…” Enoch whispered, amazed that it came out appearing as if it were created naturally, not synthetically, though, the wings kind of contradicted that. “So…we’re letting him out?”\n\n\tThe true leader appeared, for the first time in months, a large white half-dragon, with shimmering silver markings, and empty eyes, “Of course…we need to see just how powerful he is. He even has some of my…Paradox traits. It’s exactly why he has two different wing colors, separating his dark and light energy.”\n\n\tThe dragon walked quick and silent, odd for his great size, but if one actually looked, his feet never touched the ground, an effect of his advanced alteration. As he approached a console near the stasis chamber, he held out his talons, causing it to react.\n\n\t“Stasis Field Shutdown Sequence Activated.” The computer beeped, and the blue energy that surrounded the Archangel receded into the equipment that produced it. His wings contracted quickly as he landed on the metal ground beneath.\n\n\t“Someone clothe him…he can’t go out into battle naked.” With his sole involvement complete, the leader, Anarak, vanished in a flash of bright light, a vague crack left in his place, fading quickly.\n\n\tObeying his command, Enoch rushed over to a locker, already marked ‘Damien’. Inside, it contained a warrior’s robe, woven of a unique fiber invented by Anarak himself. Some say he discovered it by combining materials of past and future, through Alchemy.\n\n\tDamien looked around, fading in and out as his body became a wispy black smoke, and solidifying over and over. It was his built-in method of rapid transit, known as Hyper-evaporation, a technique only him and Aurora could perform.\n\n\tHe stood there, awaiting orders the dim lights of the room glistening on his silvery-blue fur, and bringing his red wing to blazing life. But, at the same time, it all seemed to be completely absorbed by that black wing of his.\n\n\tHe began to walk, waved over by the small mouse, “Put these robes on…I still need to find the gauntlets and boots we made for you. Viper do you…” He was cut off as the lynx crept out of the shadows, holding a pair of light metal gauntlets, and armored boots.\n\n\t“Of course I know where they are…I made them after all…” He chuckled, sinking back into the darkness, eliciting the first words from the large hybrid, “He is…creepy.” Damien’s voice was gentle, almost as much as their Commander’s…but instead, it held a hypnotic, persuasive air, causing everyone in the room to fall silent as if entranced.\n\n\tEnoch shook his head and chuckled, “Yeah…that’s Viper, he loves to creep around like that. Over time, we’ll introduce you to the others. But first, you have to complete a small mission.” He guided the Archangel over to the command console.\n\n\tThe computer screen flickered into life, revealing a dark orange hedgehog with purple striations weaving across her fur, almost as dark as her corrupt, jet-black eyes.\n\n\t“That, is Dynamo…a being fully infected by our enemy, Chaos. We can’t quite understand, but she retains full control over her actions, except, she still wishes to fight for Chaos, against us and our armies. Your mission, is to fight her.”\n\n\t“Do you want her…dead?” The wolf asked, looking down at Enoch, “No, we just need to test you, and get some data about her. If you destroy her, so be it, but that is not our intentions.”\n\n\tDamien nodded, wings extending as he began to fade once more, “Mission Orders Received…shifting to her location.” Before anyone else could speak, he was gone, dressed for battle.\n\nArchangel X Dynamo\n\n\tEverything in the world seemed to fall silent, Damien’s strong wolven form appearing in a pocket of dark mist, hovering in front of the chaotic enemy. All the security devices targeted in, watching…listening.\n\n\t“I am Damien Helvian, the Archangel of Infinatum. You are invading our territory, and made of Chaos energy, thus…it is my duty to rid you from this area, in any way possible.” His voice sounded out with not a shred of fear.\n\n\t“Oh rrreally? Youuu come heerree and threatannn meee? Youuu mussst be newww.” Her voice was soft, yet echoed so long, carrying with it, fear itself. “Iii amd Dyynamoo…Rroguuueee Chaosss unit.”\n\n\tDamien shifted positions, pointing his red wing right at her, “Rogue? So you don’t work for Chaos? Even so, you invade our territory, prepare yourself for battle.”\n\n\t“Ssooo be it…I hooopee yoouu’ve had a goood liiifeee…” She snickered, pulling her claws together to form a sphere of dark energy, launching it at him.\n\n\tThe scientists watched, wondering what would happen. That ball radiated a lot of power, but Damien countered with a flick of the wing, sending out a wave of fire, which caused the sphere to collapse in itself.\n\n\t“Cheap tricks won’t work here…I was created for the sole purpose of eliminating Chaos. If you wish to harm me…you’ll have to try something else.” The wolf turned, now aiming his black wing at her.\n\n\tShe snarled, dark energy building around her, rage actually fixing her speech, “You dare challenge me?! I am far more powerful than you could hope to be!” Dynamo barreled forward, forming elongated claws of chaos around her own.\n\n\tDamien didn’t move an inch, simply curling his black wing around his body, peeking over the top, waiting.\n\n\t“Why isn’t he moving?” “I don’t know…what does the black wing do?” “Does anyone have the mutation list?”\n\n\tAs the hedgehog came into contact with the black feathers, she seemed to be absorbed into it, like the light, vanishing completely. With a flick of the wing, she was slung out, crashing to the ground below.\n\n\t“Again…you cannot rely on cheap maneuvers to defeat me.” Damien stated, slowly drifting to the ground below, “I haven’t even activated my gauntlets yet.”\n\n\t“You mean those wimpy pieces of metal? You call that armor? Take a look at what I got.” She roared, energy cloaking her completely, and solidifying into jet black metal, absorbing the excess chaos energy in the area and feeding it to her own.\n\n\t“I don’t need any special armor…my own power can protect me just fine.” He smiled, slipping the upper part of his robe off, once again revealing that toned musculature, tying it tight around his waist.\n\n\tA deep whirr echoed around the tower, the gauntlets activating as he plucked a feather from each wing. The feathers exploded into small clouds of dust, only to become absorbed by the gauntlets.\n\n\t“You rely on your technology…chaos is natural. Nature always beats science in the end.” She cackled wildly, creating a set of swords out of the energy and charging forward, ready to strike.\n\n\t“You forget…Science IS nature!” He held up one gauntlet, sending forth an inferno at the beast opposite, but this time the power wasn’t enough, the flames being split apart by her blades as she continued at him.\n\n\t“Much better…” There was some excitement in his voice, it seemed that the thought of a challenge brought him joy. He switched sides like before, raising the other gauntlet, a cloud of smoke coating the area.\n\n\tDynamo stopped, the blades simply cutting through the darkness, not pushing it away. She screamed out, but even sound was absorbed by the strange smoke. Out of nowhere, she was pushed, it wasn’t much of an attack, more playful than anything.\n\n\tAll she could do was strike out, hitting nothing, and getting pushed again. This continued on and on, going for what seemed like an eternity until the smoke finally faded, her opponent gone.\n\n\t“Where are you? Show yourself!” She snarled looking all around, eyes piercing into the distances looking for fluctuations in energy, but finding nothing, nothing at all.\n\n\tA slight chuckle sounded directly from above. Damien hovered right above her head, radiating not a single ounce of energy, cloaked perfectly, “You’re fun.”\n\n\tShe snarled, slashing upwards at him, but to no avail as he vanished in a pocket of dark mist, reforming in front of her, just beyond her reach, “Anything else you want to show me?” He tilt his head, smiling.\n\n\t“Why…yes actually…There is my negabomb.” The hedgehog started laughing again, pulsing with chaotic energy in small shockwaves. Each one grew more and more powerful, actually beginning to push him away.\n\n\t“You guys getting these readings?” He called out, getting a response from a female voice, “Archangel, you have to do something. If these readings get any higher, she’ll tear apart matter itself.”\n\n\tHe nodded, dropping his robe completely, and closing his eyes, “Well…I can try to contain it.” He smiled, his voice carrying an air of humour as he began to circle her, feathers dropping as if he were molting.\n\n\tSoon, a cyclone of his own energy formed, expanding and contracting with each burst of the chaotic energy. It continued to grow forming a half-sphere around her, appearing like a barrier.\n\n\tAll that could be heard where her roars as she continued to build energy. Damien remained silent the entire time, his cyclone closing up, forming a barrier to surround her.\n\n\tWith a final howling roar, Dynamo purged the energy, an explosion of pure chaos. Even contained by the Archangel, the seeping radiation caused fluctuations in both space and time, almost tearing it apart.\n\n\tThe cameras went black, static filling the audio stream. When they flickered back into life, the chaotic beast had collapsed to the ground, and Damien stood over her, wings rotting and falling apart.\n\n\t“What’s going on…what’s wrong with his wings?” “That’s what they’re built for…they absorb and filter chaos energy…it may have been too much, we might have to rebuild them…”\n\n\t“No…you won’t. Master Anarak built in a failsafe…give it a second.” Damien’s voice sounded across the speaker, followed by a grunt of pain as his wings fell off completely, a new set growing to take their place.\n\n\t“She’s unconscious, the energy is dormant in her. I’ve been listening to you talk, and I hear the Null Chamber is complete…we could keep her there, study her.”\n\n\t“My thoughts exactly,” Anarak chuckled, walking through a gate of light and picking up the sleeping hedgehog, looking not a bit harmful in this state, “I’ll take her there immediately, you can go get some rest.” Not even waiting for a response, he walked back into the gate, which quickly closed behind him.\n\n\tObeying orders, Damien shifted back inside, a small shadow-creature leading him to his room deep inside the tower. He heard about it, the creature was named Hunter, a sort of inter-lab messenger, though it had no voice of its own.\n\n\tHis room was simple, yet had its extravagance, such as the large bed, draped in black silk. The lights were different from the main lab, softer, yet more radiant, it seemed to create a calm atmosphere.\n\n\tThough he didn’t feel exhausted, orders were orders, and so, Damien curled up under the silk covers, his clothes appearing at the foot of his bed to be put back on in the morning. He assumed that the gauntlets and boots were back in his locker, since they were for battle only after all.\n\nTo be continued. . .\n\n©Project Origin 2011\n\nInfinatum Laboratories:\n\nProject Archangel\n\nPage |   PAGE   \\* MERGEFORMAT  16  \n\nPage |   PAGE   \\* MERGEFORMAT  15  \n\nInfinatum Laboratories:\n\nProject Archangel\n\nPage |   PAGE   \\* MERGEFORMAT  1  \n\n","writing_bbcode_parsed":"<span style='word-wrap: break-word;'>Prologue:<br /><br />&ldquo;The war has gone on long enough&hellip;it&rsquo;s time we found a way to end it. We can&rsquo;t let more innocent people die.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;But sir, we don&rsquo;t know what we could possibly do. Chaos and Order oppose each other, but in the end, they cannot destroy each other.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;Then we need something stronger&hellip;What lies between Chaos and Order?&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;Balance, sir, the combination of Chaos and Order in one entity. Why do you ask?&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;I have an idea, if you and the others down in the lab are willing to listen.&rdquo;<br /><br />Template:<br /><br />\tLoud clicks and hums echoed against the hollow walls of the lab, the computers working hard devising strategies for warfare. The scientists were communing quietly amongst themselves, discussing what needed to be done. <br /><br />\tA hush fell over them, as the door slid open, revealing their commander, a tall Lion wearing glistening gold armor that matched his fur. Scampering behind them was the small field mouse, Enoch, the Lab Head, and most brilliant of them all. He shuffled over to his next in command, Aurora, the three-tailed vixen, with silver-blue fur.<br /><br />\tShe looked over to Enoch, smiling warmly, &ldquo;What&rsquo;s going on Enoch?&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;He nodded over to Commander Siegfried as the others began to gather around. The lion spoke, his voice strong, yet gentle, &ldquo;As you all know, the power of Order is not enough to destroy Chaos, for they just cancel each other out. But, betwixt Chaos and Order, lies the power of Balance, if we were to find a way to use this power, victory will be ours.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tA few slight mumbles of acceptance were heard before a short red Hedgehog stepped forward in his lab coat, Phoenix, the third in command within the lab, &ldquo;Sir, What about my plan to go back before the war?&rdquo; Siegfried sighed heavily, &ldquo;That would require a temporal gate, and without the 7th Jewel, we simply cannot open a stable enough wormhole to pass through. We only need the Master Jewel to create Balance, since we already have the Core, wherever that may be.&rdquo; A slight smirk formed on Enoch&rsquo;s face before fading quickly. &ldquo;But we will need a proper vessel to put this power in, how far have you gotten in making Synthetic beasts?&rdquo;<br /><br />\tEnoch started to speak, but silenced quickly, so Aurora stepped up, &ldquo;Our simulations of the latest theory have proven successful, but in order to make a real beast, we&rsquo;d need much more power. So, using both the Core and the Jewel, we would be able to make a proper vessel whilst at the same time imbuing it with the two energies.&rdquo;<br /><br />Siegfried turned with a scoff and walked out the door, &ldquo;Then what are you waiting for&hellip;hurry up and start working. We need this ready before DeVoid tries to make a finishing strike, or else we will lose.&rdquo; They all shuffled around quickly, trying to figure out where to begin. A light pattering echoed behind the lion, &ldquo;Ummm&hellip;&hellip;Sir, there is one more thing I need to discuss.&rdquo; He turned with a partially quirked brow, &ldquo;Yes, Enoch?&rdquo;<br /><br />The small field mouse blushed lightly, &ldquo;Um, there was something else I found. An&hellip;energy source, highly Chaotic. It is alive, but not controlled by Chaos, in fact, it is in complete control.&rdquo; ----&ldquo;What do you mean Enoch?&rdquo; His tail swished gently, &ldquo;Well, there is a creature out there born of complete and pure Chaos energy, my exact opposite you could say. I wanted to do a search for it&hellip;&rdquo; Siegfried nodded and walked off again, Enoch standing there a few more moments before padding off back to the lab.<br /><br />At the center of the lab, sat a holographic generator, a generic figure image hovering above it. Aurora stood nearby, scratching her chin gently, &ldquo;I think a wolf would best fit, don&rsquo;t you Phoenix?&rdquo; The small hedgehog looked back at her from his console, &ldquo;Maybe, but it can&rsquo;t be just a simple wolf, something with that much power will need something to contain the two energies. I was thinking&hellip;wings, what do you think?&rdquo; Enoch chuckled softly, blushing when they looked his ways, &ldquo;Good ideas&hellip;guys, I think I have the perfect design.&rdquo;<br /><br />He walked over to a console on the holographic generator, typing in details quickly. The generic form above began to morph and change, pointed ears popping from the head, the snout extending with a few fangs protruding from the top jaw. A slight build produced along its form, the tail becoming wolven. From its backs pierced two feathered wings, curling around its form.<br /><br />Next, some color started fade over the beast&rsquo;s form, starting out as a dull blue, but darkening, becoming a deep midnight blue. The color take shaped, consuming the form with fur. A crimson spot appeared at its chest, spreading as a line, creating the shape of a dragon wrapping around its form. Each wing shifted into a new color, the Right wing becoming as red as flame, the Left as black as night. These represented the colors of chaos and order, light and darkness, true balance. The eyes became brilliant shining silver, the claws a dark grey.<br /><br />It wasn&rsquo;t long before the beast was complete, the others staring in awe at the creature Enoch, such a shy, clever mouse, designed. They knew right there, that this was their experiment. &ldquo;I call him The Archangel, Guardian of Balance. That will be the name of the experiment, but we need a name for the final beast.&rdquo; A deep hiss came from the shadows, &ldquo;I think the name Damien fits perfectly. As for a last, I remember this term, Helvian, meaning Angel of Peace.&rdquo; From the shadows, the owner of the voice came, Viper, a grey-furred Lynx, twirling a kunai around his claw. <br /><br />Enoch snarled at him, and Phoenix jumped in, &ldquo;Please boss, don&rsquo;t get angry, it&rsquo;s what he does. But I do like that name&hellip;Damien Helvian, the Archangel. &ldquo;Enoch took a slight breath, calming himself down and turning away, &ldquo;Fine, then that&rsquo;s the name we shall use.&rdquo; He typed away at the console again, logging the data into the system, &ldquo;And don&rsquo;t worry about the core, when it comes to the final generation of the Archangel, I got it covered.&rdquo;<br /><br />Silence drifted through the halls as everyone was either training or working on the Archangel. Siegfried sat in his office, contemplating the probable success of the experiment, &ldquo;How will it be successful without the Core&hellip;that vanished after the tower was built. Does Enoch know where it lies?&rdquo;<br /><br />While the others worked Enoch snuck out of the lab, walking back to the elevator, &ldquo;Mirage&hellip; Viper, go away, Now!&rdquo;A snarl echoed from the shadows, and two figures appeared, one was that of a thin gold-furred Weasel, his eyes shifting from side to side. The other was a short grey-furred Lynx, twirling a kunai around his claw.<br /><br />They stepped back into the shadow&rsquo;s Mirage the weasel snarling, &ldquo;Fine, we&rsquo;ll go, but we&rsquo;ll find your secret eventually.&rdquo; They faded away, leaving him in silence. After a few moments, he stepped into the elevator, mumbling to himself.<br /><br />It didn&rsquo;t take him long, to disable the camera and audio recorders, sliding his paw over the back wall. As it reached a specific spot, a whirr echoed and a panel slid away, revealing a paw scan. He pressed his paw on it, a hum emitting as it scanned. The floor dropped slowly, pulling him into another elevator, which carried him far deeper into the tower. Hundreds of feet deep, the door finally opened to a seemingly endless hallway.<br /><br />The Core:<br /><br />\tA gentle hum emitted from the walls of the hallway, along with the occasional click or whirr. These were the raw sounds of the mechanical and electronic components of the Tower. This was its heart&hellip;this was its core. Enoch slowly made his way down the hall, his gentle steps echoing against the solid metal walls.<br /><br />\tIt seemed like an eternity had passed before he spotted a faint light calling out to him, its soft glow caressing the walls as he neared. Ever-closer the light grew, darkening in shade, but always becoming brighter.<br /><br />\tSoon enough he found himself in his own personal room, at the Tower&rsquo;s heart. He was the only one whom new of its presence, here lay the core, the power source of their home. At the center of his room hovered a bright golden sun, held aloft by a small anti-gravity generator.<br /><br />\tThe moment he stepped into the room, he was carried up, the power of the generator lifting all in the room, and any that entered. Enoch allowed himself to drift across the room, circling around the core before making his way to the small bed against the far well, alighting himself upon the sheets.<br /><br />\tThe sun cast its warm glow on his form, but he never minded, in fact he felt it comforting. Thoughts raced through his head about the new experiment, wondering exactly how he would use the power of the core directly in the creation of this new beast, Damien, the Archangel.<br /><br />\tAs the tower shut down for the night, the sun dimmed slightly, its glow becoming a soft blue in color, reverting to dormant mode. All that would be active through the nights would be the security system, and those who watched the cameras.<br /><br />\tThough it took a good time, he finally found himself asleep, dreaming of the implausible power of the being they&rsquo;d be creating. A beast of both chaos and order, always in perfect balance. One that could possibly even defeat Siegfried. <br /><br />\tHe found it funny, that in truth, he could probably defeat their commander, Aurora most definitely. But these dealt with their secrets, which they kept to themselves. But sometimes they wondered, if Siegfried already knew.<br /><br />\tSome time amidst the night, a burst of heat flashed through the room, waking Enoch with a start. He turned towards the core, its glow a deep crimson, releasing the occasional flare of plasma energy. The walls of the tower were overheating, arcing the magnetic energy into the rooms above. <br /><br />\t&ldquo;Dammit, another overload&hellip;why does this keep happening?!&rdquo; His thoughts turned to the experiment, &ldquo;Is this my fault?&rdquo; He was worried, but went ahead and did what he had to.<br /><br />\tThe small mouse jumped off his bed, running towards the burning crimson sphere of pure plasma energy. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s time to cool you off!&rdquo; He shouted, diving right into the core.<br /><br />\tThe purges of energy quickly ceased, no more flares forming from the edges of the core. Soon, the temperature began to drop, the color of the plasma energy shifting from crimson, to silver. To Enoch, it felt like ages that he was within the core&rsquo;s grasp, but in truth, it was mere moments that it took for the cooling process to complete.<br /><br />\tThe task done, an unconscious form fell from within the core, landing on the ground below. The walls had begun cooling, and energy had stopped flowing. The core lay dormant, once more.<br /><br />\tAnd through the night, the mouse did sleep. His sole duty, he did keep. Amongst the stars, and through the light. The core was faced, by his blight. Now that the power, has been contained. All he&rsquo;s left with, is simple pain.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;All Scientists to the lab room for the Testing stage, All Scientists to the lab room for the Testing stage.&rdquo; A shuffle echoed in the core room, as the golden-brown furred mouse stood, rubbing his head, &ldquo;Stupid core&hellip;Let&rsquo;s hope that we succeed, and this just&hellip;disappears.&rdquo;<br /><br />Archangel, Awaken:<br /><br />\tA clatter of claws on metal, heavy panting, the shuffling of lab coats. It wasn&rsquo;t long before all of the scientists had gathered in the lab room. Throughout the night, their experiment had finally become, complete. Project Archangel was finally ready for the testing stage.<br /><br />\tBeeps echoed from their tracking system, something was waiting outside, drawn in by the enormous power. Enoch already knew what it was, that beast of chaos, somehow in control. Why didn&rsquo;t it just simply, attack? The thoughts raced through his mind, but he had something else to focus on, their experiment.<br /><br />\tRight at the center of the Lab, a stasis chamber held the beast they had created. &ldquo;Archangel&hellip;&rdquo; Enoch whispered, amazed that it came out appearing as if it were created naturally, not synthetically, though, the wings kind of contradicted that. &ldquo;So&hellip;we&rsquo;re letting him out?&rdquo;<br /><br />\tThe true leader appeared, for the first time in months, a large white half-dragon, with shimmering silver markings, and empty eyes, &ldquo;Of course&hellip;we need to see just how powerful he is. He even has some of my&hellip;Paradox traits. It&rsquo;s exactly why he has two different wing colors, separating his dark and light energy.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tThe dragon walked quick and silent, odd for his great size, but if one actually looked, his feet never touched the ground, an effect of his advanced alteration. As he approached a console near the stasis chamber, he held out his talons, causing it to react.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Stasis Field Shutdown Sequence Activated.&rdquo; The computer beeped, and the blue energy that surrounded the Archangel receded into the equipment that produced it. His wings contracted quickly as he landed on the metal ground beneath.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Someone clothe him&hellip;he can&rsquo;t go out into battle naked.&rdquo; With his sole involvement complete, the leader, Anarak, vanished in a flash of bright light, a vague crack left in his place, fading quickly.<br /><br />\tObeying his command, Enoch rushed over to a locker, already marked &lsquo;Damien&rsquo;. Inside, it contained a warrior&rsquo;s robe, woven of a unique fiber invented by Anarak himself. Some say he discovered it by combining materials of past and future, through Alchemy.<br /><br />\tDamien looked around, fading in and out as his body became a wispy black smoke, and solidifying over and over. It was his built-in method of rapid transit, known as Hyper-evaporation, a technique only him and Aurora could perform.<br /><br />\tHe stood there, awaiting orders the dim lights of the room glistening on his silvery-blue fur, and bringing his red wing to blazing life. But, at the same time, it all seemed to be completely absorbed by that black wing of his.<br /><br />\tHe began to walk, waved over by the small mouse, &ldquo;Put these robes on&hellip;I still need to find the gauntlets and boots we made for you. Viper do you&hellip;&rdquo; He was cut off as the lynx crept out of the shadows, holding a pair of light metal gauntlets, and armored boots.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Of course I know where they are&hellip;I made them after all&hellip;&rdquo; He chuckled, sinking back into the darkness, eliciting the first words from the large hybrid, &ldquo;He is&hellip;creepy.&rdquo; Damien&rsquo;s voice was gentle, almost as much as their Commander&rsquo;s&hellip;but instead, it held a hypnotic, persuasive air, causing everyone in the room to fall silent as if entranced.<br /><br />\tEnoch shook his head and chuckled, &ldquo;Yeah&hellip;that&rsquo;s Viper, he loves to creep around like that. Over time, we&rsquo;ll introduce you to the others. But first, you have to complete a small mission.&rdquo; He guided the Archangel over to the command console.<br /><br />\tThe computer screen flickered into life, revealing a dark orange hedgehog with purple striations weaving across her fur, almost as dark as her corrupt, jet-black eyes.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;That, is Dynamo&hellip;a being fully infected by our enemy, Chaos. We can&rsquo;t quite understand, but she retains full control over her actions, except, she still wishes to fight for Chaos, against us and our armies. Your mission, is to fight her.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Do you want her&hellip;dead?&rdquo; The wolf asked, looking down at Enoch, &ldquo;No, we just need to test you, and get some data about her. If you destroy her, so be it, but that is not our intentions.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tDamien nodded, wings extending as he began to fade once more, &ldquo;Mission Orders Received&hellip;shifting to her location.&rdquo; Before anyone else could speak, he was gone, dressed for battle.<br /><br />Archangel X Dynamo<br /><br />\tEverything in the world seemed to fall silent, Damien&rsquo;s strong wolven form appearing in a pocket of dark mist, hovering in front of the chaotic enemy. All the security devices targeted in, watching&hellip;listening.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;I am Damien Helvian, the Archangel of Infinatum. You are invading our territory, and made of Chaos energy, thus&hellip;it is my duty to rid you from this area, in any way possible.&rdquo; His voice sounded out with not a shred of fear.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Oh rrreally? Youuu come heerree and threatannn meee? Youuu mussst be newww.&rdquo; Her voice was soft, yet echoed so long, carrying with it, fear itself. &ldquo;Iii amd Dyynamoo&hellip;Rroguuueee Chaosss unit.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tDamien shifted positions, pointing his red wing right at her, &ldquo;Rogue? So you don&rsquo;t work for Chaos? Even so, you invade our territory, prepare yourself for battle.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Ssooo be it&hellip;I hooopee yoouu&rsquo;ve had a goood liiifeee&hellip;&rdquo; She snickered, pulling her claws together to form a sphere of dark energy, launching it at him.<br /><br />\tThe scientists watched, wondering what would happen. That ball radiated a lot of power, but Damien countered with a flick of the wing, sending out a wave of fire, which caused the sphere to collapse in itself.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Cheap tricks won&rsquo;t work here&hellip;I was created for the sole purpose of eliminating Chaos. If you wish to harm me&hellip;you&rsquo;ll have to try something else.&rdquo; The wolf turned, now aiming his black wing at her.<br /><br />\tShe snarled, dark energy building around her, rage actually fixing her speech, &ldquo;You dare challenge me?! I am far more powerful than you could hope to be!&rdquo; Dynamo barreled forward, forming elongated claws of chaos around her own.<br /><br />\tDamien didn&rsquo;t move an inch, simply curling his black wing around his body, peeking over the top, waiting.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Why isn&rsquo;t he moving?&rdquo; &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know&hellip;what does the black wing do?&rdquo; &ldquo;Does anyone have the mutation list?&rdquo;<br /><br />\tAs the hedgehog came into contact with the black feathers, she seemed to be absorbed into it, like the light, vanishing completely. With a flick of the wing, she was slung out, crashing to the ground below.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Again&hellip;you cannot rely on cheap maneuvers to defeat me.&rdquo; Damien stated, slowly drifting to the ground below, &ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t even activated my gauntlets yet.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;You mean those wimpy pieces of metal? You call that armor? Take a look at what I got.&rdquo; She roared, energy cloaking her completely, and solidifying into jet black metal, absorbing the excess chaos energy in the area and feeding it to her own.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t need any special armor&hellip;my own power can protect me just fine.&rdquo; He smiled, slipping the upper part of his robe off, once again revealing that toned musculature, tying it tight around his waist.<br /><br />\tA deep whirr echoed around the tower, the gauntlets activating as he plucked a feather from each wing. The feathers exploded into small clouds of dust, only to become absorbed by the gauntlets.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;You rely on your technology&hellip;chaos is natural. Nature always beats science in the end.&rdquo; She cackled wildly, creating a set of swords out of the energy and charging forward, ready to strike.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;You forget&hellip;Science IS nature!&rdquo; He held up one gauntlet, sending forth an inferno at the beast opposite, but this time the power wasn&rsquo;t enough, the flames being split apart by her blades as she continued at him.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Much better&hellip;&rdquo; There was some excitement in his voice, it seemed that the thought of a challenge brought him joy. He switched sides like before, raising the other gauntlet, a cloud of smoke coating the area.<br /><br />\tDynamo stopped, the blades simply cutting through the darkness, not pushing it away. She screamed out, but even sound was absorbed by the strange smoke. Out of nowhere, she was pushed, it wasn&rsquo;t much of an attack, more playful than anything.<br /><br />\tAll she could do was strike out, hitting nothing, and getting pushed again. This continued on and on, going for what seemed like an eternity until the smoke finally faded, her opponent gone.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Where are you? Show yourself!&rdquo; She snarled looking all around, eyes piercing into the distances looking for fluctuations in energy, but finding nothing, nothing at all.<br /><br />\tA slight chuckle sounded directly from above. Damien hovered right above her head, radiating not a single ounce of energy, cloaked perfectly, &ldquo;You&rsquo;re fun.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tShe snarled, slashing upwards at him, but to no avail as he vanished in a pocket of dark mist, reforming in front of her, just beyond her reach, &ldquo;Anything else you want to show me?&rdquo; He tilt his head, smiling.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Why&hellip;yes actually&hellip;There is my negabomb.&rdquo; The hedgehog started laughing again, pulsing with chaotic energy in small shockwaves. Each one grew more and more powerful, actually beginning to push him away.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;You guys getting these readings?&rdquo; He called out, getting a response from a female voice, &ldquo;Archangel, you have to do something. If these readings get any higher, she&rsquo;ll tear apart matter itself.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tHe nodded, dropping his robe completely, and closing his eyes, &ldquo;Well&hellip;I can try to contain it.&rdquo; He smiled, his voice carrying an air of humour as he began to circle her, feathers dropping as if he were molting.<br /><br />\tSoon, a cyclone of his own energy formed, expanding and contracting with each burst of the chaotic energy. It continued to grow forming a half-sphere around her, appearing like a barrier.<br /><br />\tAll that could be heard where her roars as she continued to build energy. Damien remained silent the entire time, his cyclone closing up, forming a barrier to surround her.<br /><br />\tWith a final howling roar, Dynamo purged the energy, an explosion of pure chaos. Even contained by the Archangel, the seeping radiation caused fluctuations in both space and time, almost tearing it apart.<br /><br />\tThe cameras went black, static filling the audio stream. When they flickered back into life, the chaotic beast had collapsed to the ground, and Damien stood over her, wings rotting and falling apart.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;What&rsquo;s going on&hellip;what&rsquo;s wrong with his wings?&rdquo; &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what they&rsquo;re built for&hellip;they absorb and filter chaos energy&hellip;it may have been too much, we might have to rebuild them&hellip;&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;No&hellip;you won&rsquo;t. Master Anarak built in a failsafe&hellip;give it a second.&rdquo; Damien&rsquo;s voice sounded across the speaker, followed by a grunt of pain as his wings fell off completely, a new set growing to take their place.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;She&rsquo;s unconscious, the energy is dormant in her. I&rsquo;ve been listening to you talk, and I hear the Null Chamber is complete&hellip;we could keep her there, study her.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;My thoughts exactly,&rdquo; Anarak chuckled, walking through a gate of light and picking up the sleeping hedgehog, looking not a bit harmful in this state, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll take her there immediately, you can go get some rest.&rdquo; Not even waiting for a response, he walked back into the gate, which quickly closed behind him.<br /><br />\tObeying orders, Damien shifted back inside, a small shadow-creature leading him to his room deep inside the tower. He heard about it, the creature was named Hunter, a sort of inter-lab messenger, though it had no voice of its own.<br /><br />\tHis room was simple, yet had its extravagance, such as the large bed, draped in black silk. The lights were different from the main lab, softer, yet more radiant, it seemed to create a calm atmosphere.<br /><br />\tThough he didn&rsquo;t feel exhausted, orders were orders, and so, Damien curled up under the silk covers, his clothes appearing at the foot of his bed to be put back on in the morning. He assumed that the gauntlets and boots were back in his locker, since they were for battle only after all.<br /><br />To be continued. . .<br /><br />&copy;Project Origin 2011<br /><br />Infinatum Laboratories:<br /><br />Project Archangel<br /><br />Page |&nbsp;&nbsp; PAGE&nbsp;&nbsp; \\* MERGEFORMAT&nbsp;&nbsp;16&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />Page |&nbsp;&nbsp; PAGE&nbsp;&nbsp; \\* MERGEFORMAT&nbsp;&nbsp;15&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />Infinatum Laboratories:<br /><br />Project Archangel<br /><br />Page |&nbsp;&nbsp; PAGE&nbsp;&nbsp; \\* MERGEFORMAT&nbsp;&nbsp;1&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br /></span>","pools_count":2,"title":"Project Arcangel - Story","deleted":"f","public":"t","mimetype":"application/msword","pagecount":"1","rating_id":"1","rating_name":"Mature","ratings":[{"content_tag_id":"3","name":"Violence","description":"Mild violence","rating_id":"1"}],"submission_type_id":"12","type_name":"Writing - Document","guest_block":"f","friends_only":"f","comments_count":"0","views":"33","sales_description":null,"forsale":"f","digitalsales":"f","printsales":"f","digital_price":""}