[Voice] attempted filter way from Ramjet. key word attempted.

[knightofdarkness]

In case it wasn't obvious, the individual who made a grandoise speech about the taints and darkness and Unicron is, in fact, a threat to every living creature upon this planet.

His name is Ramjet, and he is one of Unicron's foremost Heralds. Generals, in a sense, creatures devoted chassis, processer, and spark to bringing about the End.

His power is immense. Do not engage him. If you are lucky, he will kill you quickly. If you are not lucky, then he will be in a playful mood and toy with you. In fact, I would suggest nothing less than the direct hands of our-

[and here he pauses, just for a moment, but it's there]

-of those who call themselves Firstforged, to bring him down. His power is equal if not greater. In another dimension, another world- he assaulted two of them. At once. And came out the better.

Do not underestimate him.

[the last is somewhere between a desperate plea and an intent warning]

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[namesnotprowl]

Suddenly I'm glad that all these entities ignored my universe wholesale.

[NO OFFENSE BRO but this Unicron - Primus - FirstForged business is really tiring for someone used to just having Primes around.]

I'll keep clear of him.

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[knightofdarkness]

Be very glad. Thank whatever gods you care to.

[none taken. though there is a pause, he's not sure how to say this or if he should...but...]

We...know each other.

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[namesnotprowl]

If there were any around to, I might.

... I gathered. Should I be concerned?

[More than he is already, after his chat with Solus Prime and knowing what other... Unicronians? ... are capable of.]

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[knightofdarkness]

Perhaps.

[yes]

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[namesnotprowl]

This is shaping up to be... interesting. Between him and what the FirstForged said.

Hopefully things'll turn out.

[voice] - one of first but last, chronology what

[herald_ramjet]

[That attempted filter almost does its job, but the little flaws manage to catch his attention, make him curious... and he doesn't so much as hack the code as simply unravel it.

Well, that's... Interesting. That's Nemesis and yet... there's a qualitative as well as quantitative difference in his voice that lends a dissonance. But far more alive than Ramjet's ever heard him.

It makes sense, he supposes. He has no idea what happened to Nemesis after the end of his battle with Vector.]

Hmmm. They got you, Prime? Such a pity.

[It doesn't matter who "they" are, doesn't matter that he doesn't know; Nemesis' said enough he can hear the flaws, the not-quite-rights and that's as delightful as anything. He's not smirking, but the flare of his aura underlays the audio with a dissonance of his own. He'll play it your way. For now.]

But thank you for the sterling words of recommendation. Tell me... Are you marked as some of the poor, unfortunate sparks here are? Or has such... protection not been extended to you?

[really, he doesn't (think he) need to ask, and the mocking tone clearly expresses that.]

[voice] tee hee 1/2

[knightofdarkness]

[THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PRIVATE WHAT THE]

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[knightofdarkness]

[RECOVERY TIME yeah he meant you to find it

totally]

It's a long story.

The short of it is that my status is no longer any of your concern.

[fml]

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[herald_ramjet]

[it's okay Nemesis he knows you meant to do that. totally. just a round-about way to catch his attention, clearly!]

I think there's time for the telling.

[and, compared to the mocking from earlier, he does sound... genuinely(?) interested.]

Your voice belies you, Prime. There's life where there was once less, but there's cracks... [Nemesis probably doesn't need to see to be able to imagine the tilt of Ramjet's helm, deceptively gentle, curious. and then topic change. quite abrupt, too.] You don't happen to have my little minions do you, and I assume there's no scrapmetal around here.

[even though it was Nemesis that made them work for them last time around.]

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[raceme]

He DID SOUND like a charming fellow. _{You belong to his same universe then? There's no way to stop him but fighting?}

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[knightofdarkness]

We are not from the same...but we know each other. From a long time ago.

I am not sure fighting would help. He is...cursed with an immortality.

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[raceme]

[Blurr won't question that but he's silent for a few seconds.]Isee. THIS IS not the first time you arrive to a different world than your own perhaps sir?

Then we need _{to find a way} to contain him.

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[knightofdarkness]

I have none of my own. I have traveled across worlds long enough to have forgotten it. [not quite a lie]

Containment may work, but as I said, I believe only the...Firstforged...have anything near to the power necessary to do so.

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[sword_redemption]

You say someone's a threat and then that we should, what? Just let him go unchallenged?

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[knightofdarkness]

Are you capable of killing that which cannot be killed?

Stopping that which cannot be stopped?

Do you possess power of gods?

If I believed that numbers alone could take him down, then I would lead the charge myself. As it is, most weaponry will only bother him.

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[sword_redemption]

You're talking in riddles.

Nothing is unbeatable, or not even worth trying to fight.

We defeated an undefeatable god on my world.

It's the same here--this mech isn't in his world, his power's base isn't here.

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[knightofdarkness]

He is not undefeatable, but normal methods cannot stop him. Unless you have the same method used to defeat that god, here, or something similar...

Let me...elaborate.

Ages ago, Ramjet served as a Herald through his own choice. He traveled from world to world, systematically destroying them or otherwise causing their downfall- and then across dimensions to do it over again. And over. If this were the state at which we now faced him, then as I said- I would lead the charge.

Except it is not. Through one of his dimension crossings, he was...it went wrong. And he caught the attention of beings older than any god you or I could name. These...Old Ones...they warped him.

Now, he cannot die. He is constantly dying, but being forced to live. Damage means only so much. Weariness means only so much.

Do you - can you - understand what I mean, now? He forms himself through will alone, but he could not will himself to die even if he wanted to.

If you still believe that you know a weapon or force within your posession that could serve to help stop him - then name it now so that I can get you to a position where you can use it.

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[rstlsslegsyndrm]

With everything going to high Hell, the fact a herald of some apocalypse dropping in sounds like this place is in for a fraggin' ride. Slipping right from the outer horizon, into the inner... [grumble grumble grumble]

Perhaps if all members of the Firstforged were to come together, they might be able to apprehend and contain him? Plus I'm sure there are people here willing to lend a hand, if need be. But if he's as strong as you say, that might be futile.

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[knightofdarkness]

If they worked together, perhaps. If the rest of us...

...I am less certain.

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[rstlsslegsyndrm]

I just hope if it ever gets to this point, the Firstforged will do something and not wait the last minute.

[frowns] And let's hope it doesn't come to that, either.

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[knightofdarkness]

[so dry] If not them, then perhaps another force. They have a certain degree of luck in that department.

[it's hard to tell whether he's joking or serious. maybe neither. is that sarcasm?...who can tell.]

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[thxforthememories]

... Unicron? You mean the one they say is out in the Badlands?

[At least, that's how he heard it.]

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[knightofdarkness]

...he's here?

[THIS DAY, MAN

/THIS DAY]

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[thxforthememories]

That's what I was told... I don't know for sure. But others seemed very certain.

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[knightofdarkness]

[for a moment, white noise. then, he speaks, slowly, thinking out loud;]

Impossible. If he was here, then this world would not be, he would not suffer it in existence...unless he was weakened in some way, using others to take it down for him, I don't...

...I do not understand.