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[ { "text": "Joshua listened to Yen Sid, his initial reaction one of disappointment when the Master said he could not help him with this matter. He listened again though when Yen Sid said there was someone that could and said person entered thee room. When Joshua turned around, saw the man, and heard his name, Joshua's jaw could've dropped to and through the floor. RIKU! As in the Master Riku, the Warrior of Dawn from the legends and Sora's best friend (after Kairi of course but that was like comparing Joshua's relationship with Amaya to his relationship with anyone else they knew). Joshua managed to recover from his shock fast enough to hear that Riku would train him in the castle's basement. Joshua bowed to Yen Sid and gave him his thanks before following Riku downstairs and watching the Master open a secret entrance. Before following Riku, Joshua turned to Ascot and Amaya and placed a hand on their shoulders\n\"Please, wait here both of you. This is something I want to see through on my own.\" he said before following Riku down. When they arrive he saw Riku pull a blanket off something, which was revealed to be a mirror, which he moved to stand in front of and examined\" I'll go out on a limb and guess this is a special mirror?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Amaya listened as she was dissappiinted the grandmaster of keyblades and.magic could not helphoshua. She was taken by suprise when she heard who could help none other them the legendary warrior of dawn himself \"this is a true treat.\"she said to herself before following him to the secret entrance. She watched and listened \"that is understandable but please be careful Joshua ...I don't want to have to attempt to fight that dragon again\"she said gently pecking his cheek as she sat down on the nearest step letting him do this on his own as she debated whether or not to explore and see if she sensed a sign or something", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle smiled at Thomas, but didn't say anything. They walked to the castle, unlike when Reno arrived on the world, Belle and Thomas didn't get stopped by skeleton guards that would bring them to the dungeon. They could safely walk through the castle's gate, which happened to never be locked. Once inside Belle looked amazed at the medieval interior of the castle. Yes it was dusty and dark, only one chandelier that provided light in the hall. Spiderwebs covered the stairs and corners. Like outside the overall area seemed to have a red tint to it, and also like outside there were some fog. Which was weird considering they were inside.\n\n\"On a creepy way, this place is kinda cool.\" Belle said still examining the room. \"Okay, if I were Reno. Where would I go?\" she rested the elbow of her left arm in the palm of her right one and leaned with her head on the left hand. \"Assuming that he is*Reno*then I suspect he would be in the kitchen... if they have it here. Should we just examine a few room?\" Belle said. However after Thomas had answered a horde of Heartless appeared out of the darkness.Wyvernand its land versionLandwyrms. Belle immediately readied her two daggers for attacking.\n\n---\n\nRiku nodded. \"Yup. It's a Magic Mirror, or actually*the*Magic Mirror.\" he told with his arms crossed. A face, resembling a theater mask, appeared in the mirror. \"Indeed I am, master. I hope today's meeting will be faster.\" the monotonous voice of the mirror spoke.\n\n\"Mirror, I want you to absorb Joshua here into you. He must fight his darkness, his own reflection, in order to control it. And if it becomes dangerous can you jump in to save him?\" Riku asked. Mirror nodded and then looked at Joshua. \"Your reflection of darkness in this mirror are your negatives, worst memories and biggest fear. Some may even make you shed a tear. Are you ready to accept this, in order to receive your bliss?\" the Mirror said in rhyme.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"I'm not sure bliss is what I have in mind but yeah, I'm ready. I'd rather we get this done today and it would seem you agree with me when I say let's get this done sooner rather then later.\" Joshua said, his expression a bit grim. He was ready for this but that didn't ease the tension he felt. He had the feeling this would be a long battle and that something was going to go a bit wrong.\n\nMeanwhile, on the upper levels, the door to Yen Sid's tower opened and a small figure walked in. It was a girl both Amaya and Ascot would recognize and she in turn recognized them\n\"Sissie? Ahscoot? Why you here?\" Elyse asked, looked between them in a confused manner", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Amaya was watching ascot sleep letting him rest as she was worried about Joshua and his own trial he wanted to do himself she heard the door open as she stood up to see it was her younger sister \"Elyse? What are you doing here alone? Where is mother?\"asked Amaya lifting elyse up \"we are here so Joshua can be thought how to control his.own darkness.like mother did so long ago...oh that reminds me, elyse would you like to have a big brother ...I was going to ask mother to adopt Ascot...he has no family and really wanted one...would you like him as a big brother? \"She askes", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot found it hard to wake up, not because of the stress of the battle against the White Witch's army, but rather, because the boy had reached his nadir of despair. Even with Holy, he couldn't win against a named opponent; granted, most of that was because he had chosen to give Thomas the glory of victory, but that didn't change the fact that the boy viewed himself as more useless, more weak, than he had ever been before.\n\n*I can't catch up to Joshua, I can't catch up to Reno. They're just...so powerful, so powerful that I can't hold a candle to them, even with new spells. I'll lose every battle I enter, I'll just be the load. Heck, I am the load now; I can't do anything that Joshua, Reno, Thomas and Amaya can't do better.*Thomas now had Scathe, while Amaya could bring people out of the Darkness; much cooler than what Ascot can do currently.\n\n*You are Ascot Carver,*his mind whispered to himself,*you are presistent. Remember Bertam? How you*refused to give up? *If you can't win, accept that, then! Your purpose is to*protect people*, not wangst over not being able to catch up to the other members of your group. Focus on that, and you will gain victory in the end, even if it's just over yourself. You have to remember, whom you should protect.*\n\n*And that is why, I will wake you up.*And, Ascot felt himself waking up, being brought back to conciousness as he opened his eyes, and saw Elyse's face; the face of his future little sister. And he knew peace, peace that came from the fact that the boy once again*saw*the people he wanted to protect, and remembered*just why*he wanted to protect them.\n\nAnd he smiled at Elyse, a very big smile that showed how happy he was to see her.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Well you will have one parent to say the least since my husband is no longer among us,rest his soul.I wouldn't mind having you as a son. I understand obligations and will not stop you\"she said \"all I ask is that you keep in touch with me and elyse from time to time. Elyse does get lonely and sometimes I need a baby sitter when amaya and Joshua isn't around \"she said before looking at elyse \"hey wanna big brother elyse\"asked rose to her youngest", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Reno watched them all eat the pancakes he made and he was glad that all of them seemed to enjoy them. Reno was actually a good cook since he knew his father couldn't always be the one to cook. There were times when Serin was busy, so Reno had picked up cooking and became really good at it. Using magic while he cooked made him even better. He simply just used magic to make the things he was cooking with float and essentially he moved them with hand gestures. In a sense, magic allowed him to cook more food faster. Plus Reno was too lazy to use his hands anyway. It took longer that way.\n\n\"I didn't summon them at all, and after we get out of here I would be glad to give you the recipe\". He grinned up at the older Keyblader before looking at the bard as he spoke and introduced him, his companions, and their goal which was trying to save a pig that apparently allowed a King to summon skeletons. Reno really didn't know what was going on in this world really, but it sounded like these people needed help rescuing their friend. That was more than enough of a reason for Reno to want to help them, although in reality he would have helped them without any form of reason. After all for Reno knew that you didn't need any reason to help someone.\n\n\"Sure, i'll gladly help rescue your friend\". He had a grin as he said this without any form of hesitation. \"Just take me to where he is and ill do whatever I can\".", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Low level Heartless, this wasn't too hard, and it was a nice break after nearly getting murdered by the White Witch. Aerial swipes and lightning flared as he lashed out at the Wyverns, twisting in air to dodge retaliatory hits. It was a change of pace, to fight aerial enemies as opposed to land bound ones, and he found himself adapting to cope, sweeping blows aimed in time with jumps, using the momentum from one hit to propel him in a spin to another Wyvern.so he could hit that one. Landing provided the opportunity for healing, and more magic as well as a chance to see how belle's fight was going, if he needed to intervene, though that was unnecessary every time he did look. One less thing to worry about as he took down one Wyvern after another until the skies were clear.\n\nhe relaxed his Keyblade as he walked over to Belle, breathing deeply but not tired. He glanced about at the various doors before humming in thought, and pointed to a door on the right side, which seemed a bit less gaudy than the others. If it led to a place for servants, or the kitchen, he knew he wouldn't decorate it that well. \"Let's try there,\" he replied, moving off towards the door in question to see what he could find.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"That's great,\" Jake said, getting up. \"I'd like to try that recipe out sometime myself.\"\n\nHe took a torch off a nearby wall.\n\n\"From what I heard, the pig's not so much for creating skeletons as finding a piece of kitchenware that will allow him to raise the dead. Pig's got the power to see the unseen, so I understood. And generally, if the Horned King gets his hands on said cauldron, we'd be looking at hordes of undead that can be replenished easily, and, well, no need to tell you that's a Bad Thing.\"\n\nJake rubbed his chest, as though it was still sore.\n\n\"Trust me, the Horned Freak could really use a makeover, but no denying he's a tough bastard. Keep your eyes peeled, and let's get moving.\"\n\nHe turned to the other freed prisoners. \"Any idea where to start looking?\"\n\nWith a flick of his wrist, Jake called forth Kaiser Leo, his trusty ax-shaped Keyblade. The thing was almost as big as he was, and glinted a bright bronze and silver in the torchlight. Dangling from its handle was a snarling lion's head the size of an orange.\n\n\"Better to be prepared,\" he said with a wink. He lead the group, taking point with his trusty weapon firmly in hand...", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Riku sat back in the chair with a smile on his face.*\"A simple fight against darkness already seemed to easy. Let's see if he can conquer this thing.\"*he thought. \"Mirror, keep an eye on him!\" he shouted.\n\n\"Of course Master.\" a voice echoed through the chamber.\n\n---\n\nAfter Elyse had responded to her mother's question Yen Sid decided to join the conversation, that he had been listening to for some time. It was kinda rude that the woman came in without saying hello, he didn't blame the child though. A young girl should be careless at this age. \"Indeed. Joshua and Amaya are one, just like Sora and Kairi. However though similar still very different. Amaya supported Joshua all this time, even in her absence, assisting in controlling his darkness.\" he said as he knew Joshua's condition.\n\n\"However when Joshua is able to control his darkness, Amaya won't be needed as his light anymore, but rather his hope. I have had my own apprentices, and saw many apprentices of others visit me for guidance. Each group had their light, darkness, hope, despair, strength, wisdom and not to forget joy. I still am disappointed that I failed in both my groups, or actually duo's of apprentices. My first one only had Light and Darkness while the second one only had Hope and Despair. Luckily I find in this group all of the factors I mentioned before.\"\n\n---\n\nBelle agreed with Thomas. \"Yes let's do that.\" they both went through the door, and they actually happened to arrive in the kitchen, if you could call it that. It wasn't the regular kitchen, it was something you could expect to be in this medieval themed castle though. The kitchen seemed to lack food however. There was some bread lying in a basket, and some lettuce in another. There was water, and a not-roasted pig above a fireplace. There may have been some more vegetables in the other baskets, but it probably wasn't that much.\n\n\"Seems like Reno isn't in here. Weird, if I were Reno this would be the first place to go. Unless he has met someone else. And it is in Reno's nature to help people.\" Belle thought back at their conversation back in Aslan's camp in Narnia. She was feeling a bit depressed, but Reno managed to cheer her up nonetheless. Belle sighed. \"If we have to go through every chamber in the maze we'll still probably not find him. Only Reno would be so stupid... no, weird to enter this castle. But I'm certain he is on this world, you feel that too right Thomas?\"\n\n---\n\n\"Yeah Dallben mentioned that. I'm probably just too ignorant to actually believe it... I guess. But it's still my task to protect Hen Wen. So let's go for it!\" Taran said pointing the sword into the air. He lowered it soon after though. \"But does anyone know where we should go?\"\n\n\"Maybe Jake here knows it. He seems to be somewhat familiar with the castle.\" Fflam said while still repairing his harp. Gurgi climbed on Taran's head. \"Yeah let's ask big guy over here. I don't think princess-lady has any clue, old man is probably too old to remember even being put in this dungeon, and goofy over there is floating in the air, so what ya got big guy?\" the dog asked.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Reno" }, { "text": "Reno thought about where they should go. \"Well the obvious place to go would be out of this dungeon first. After that we should go up further into the castle since usually a king would be higher in the castle and he should be keeping said Mr. Pig with him. Or so I assume since in most games the evil king is usually high up in the castle\". It was a simple assumption, but Reno didn't really know what else to go on. \"So lets hurry and go onward!\" He triumphantly sped forward, heading towards what he hoped was a way out of the dungeons and towards the upper levels of the castle.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"There you are yen Sid...Elyse wanted to come here all of a sudden\"said rose \"sorry for not saying hi either...just got caught up with my children's drama\"she said to him while listening to him\n\n\"either way amaya you still play am important part in Joshua's life either way but if he controls his darkness, you can rest knowing he wont randomly split into something like you said he did.in Narnia...\"she said\n\n\"His hope? All I can do is continue Being there for him like I have the whole time...I really haven't done.much other then get in the way or somehow helped accelerate his darkness to that anti form...hell I even got in the way and got my hand hurt but it set him off greatly..I seemed to do more harm then good\nfor him. I mean I am weaker then everyone else in the group and always seem to get hurt where they pick up the slack enspecially around those signs cause I get a giant pain in my cheast the closer I am to a sign\"she said gently summoning her blade \"I never thought I would be weilding a keyblade...I only cause others pain because I am horrible at fighting with my weapon and magic \"she said letting the blade dissappear.", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Riku stood up from his chair in the basement. He looked to the mirror which showed Joshua standing alone in the empty void. \"Mirror! Bring him back.\" he said with his arms crossed. \"Of course Master Riku.\" the Mirror spoke. An orb of light came out of the mirror which contained Joshua. The orb stopped above the ground and released Joshua. It went back to the mirror and the Magic Mirror's mask appeared again.\n\n\"Thank you for your services Mirror.\" Riku said followed by a nod. \"Always am glad to be. Seems like the boy finally found his real key.\" the Mirror said, and although speaking monotone, you could kinda hear he was happy. Riky grabbed the blanket again and threw it over the mirror. He turned to Joshua again. He was very impressed by Joshua's performances, and thought he put up a good fight, but he didn't need to say that. Joshua already knew that himself.\n\n\"So boy. To which world are you headed next? I have heard from Master Yen Sid that you and your group are on a mission to find the signs. I wish I could help, but I have to stay here and protect the master, as well as assist him. You do have a list of which world contain the signs right?\" Riku asked curious as he wanted to know which worlds were still left, and if there were some he could recommend going to first.\n\n---\n\nThomas suggestion to split up was a good idea, yet dangerous. The Heartless they faced in the main hall were no challenge, but they didn't know what kind of Heartless were deeper in the castle. No, she was strong now, and independent woman, she could handle this herself. She just likes hanging out with Thomas though. He doesn't say much, but he is good company, a good friend. But him being the leader, he knows best.\n\n\"Okay Thomas. I will go and skim through the upper level, then you can do the base level.\" she said and waited for Thomas to reply and otherwise would just go. The Heartless in the main hall had not respawned yet, which she was happy about. She wasn't in the mood to fight, she got too much on her head now. Searching Reno was the main one, but also worrying about Thomas. The took the stairs up and defeated a few soldiers that were on the corridor of the upper floor. A simple Thunder Dash and an occasional stab would do the trick. She felt really weird though. It didn't seem like anyone was inhabiting this castle, or at least no one was near the entrance of it. She assumed that Reno might by higher up. Maybe looking for a strong enemy of the throne room or something. Without returning to Thomas she decided to just head towards there, thinking that Reno is there.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Reno" }, { "text": "\"Amaya, that's not true,\" Ascot decided to interrupt. \"You saved both me and Thomas when Joshua fell to his darkness in Narnia. I thought that was the destruction of all our hopes, but you, your proved that wrong when you rescued Joshua from what had consumed him. As for being horrible at fighting, you're getting better, and I'm sure that my new mom and I can teach you some new tricks.\"\n\nThen, the boy turned towards Elyse.\n\n\"Say, wanna hear a song, Elyse?\" If she nodded, Ascot would sing:\n\n\"A true, true friend helps a friend in need, A friend will be there to help them see...\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I don't know... depends on the answers I get.\" Joshua said to Riku before heading upstairs. He arrived in time to hear the last of Amaya's comments about herself. He silentl crept up on her before he wrapped his arms around her\" You know, if you only caused pain you no one would want to be around you. Yet here are alot of people who enjoy your company, no matter what happens. I'd say it's safe to say that you're not useless or a causer of pain. You bring joy to other people and they only feel pain when you're sad. So cheer up and smile so the rest of us can.\"\n\nGiving her a quick peck on the cheek he let go of her and turned to Rose and Elyse\n\"Didn't expect to see you two here but it's nice to see you. I trust you're both doing well.\" He said before turning to Yen Sid.\" Master Yen Sid, I got a few questions for you. I know you know alot about what's happening to people. You watch the stars constantly for signs. I'm hoping you could tell me a bit more about our companions Reno and Thomas. They both seem to be having problems and I'd like to know if you know anything about them before deciding what our next move is.\"\n\nElyse listened to both Ascot and Joshua but mostly Ascot, since she liked the song he was singing. When he finished she clapped her hands and gave him a bright smile'\n\"Again!\" she demanded", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"It seems you got Elyse's approval....welcome to the family Ascot \"said rose sitting elyse down by Ascot as she turned towards amaya\"you know that is not true...you are very loved and wanted...look at radiant gardens...you have so many there that cared for you ever since I was able to bring you into this world\"she said \"you were able to change Joshua from how he use to be to who he is today. The most important weapon one owns that is most powerful is the heart. It is stronger then any magic \"she commented with a smile\n\nAmaya listened to her mother then Ascot before she let outs gasp when she felt Joshua hug her from behind \"thanks everyone...Joshua I am so happy to see you passed the test and is back here safely\"she said as rose smiled ruffling Joshua's hair \"good to see you are still too stubborn to go down ...welcome back and I am only here cause elyse absolutely wanted to see master Yen Sid for some odd reason...hey. elyse unca. Joshua is here\"she added", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Jake had gotten complacent with the skeletons that he forgot that the Horned King had more than undead roaming his halls. He was getting closer to finding the pig and getting out of there when he suddenly ran into none other than the little green imp the King had for an errand... thing. When he saw Creeper face to face, he turned and tried to throw his axe at the goblin, only to miss him by a hair as Kaiser Leo slammed into a wall, cracking it open and causing sparks to blast up everywhere.\n\n\"BLAST!\" Jake swore, summoning Kaiser Leo back in his hand as the Heartless appeared, only to have Reno vanquish them quickly. No sooner had the kid done his little pyrokinetics act than he ran after Creeper, hoping to find the pig.\n\n\"KID! COME BACK HERE!!\" Jake cried out. However, by then, Reno had darted off, oddly quick for such a slight frame. Jake swore; the kid was impressive, true, but he had the guile and cunning of a brick wall. Normally, Jake would admire that kind of dogged determination; he himself was something of a go-getter when he was younger, still was to some degree. However, with a bunch of civilians slowing them down and them soon to be up to their armpits in Heartless, it wasn't the smart thing to do. Not to mention that Creeper was smaller, more agile, and had a lot more knowledge of the intricacies of the castle than Reno did.\n\n\"Alright, change of plans,\" Jake said, gesturing for the others to follow him. \"We need to get out of here fast, cause I don't think the Horned King's messing around anymore. We head for the exit, and we run like we're chased by dragons cause we most likely will be.\n\n\"And before you protest,\" he said to Taran, \"we need to get to safety first; Reno can handle himself, but we can't burden him with people who can't fight. We make a break for the exit. If you still want to come back and fight, stick with me after that.\"\n\nJake lead the group, taker a hastier route through the castle to the exit, using force and concussive blasts of magic to clear through any mercenaries, undead, Heartless, or other monsters in their way. He stopped once or twice to see if he could still see flashes of lightning from the building, the telltale marks of Reno engaging in another battle.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Still nothing had revealed itself to Thomas, some relic of power, item of knowledge. It was annoying and perhaps even frustrating, though it should not have been the focus of his search in the first place. But he was confident that Reno was fine, since even if he got in a jam he could just hide in his Glider if his magic couldn't suffice, and if there was something that Reno with his magic couldn't beat then he probably had less of a chance of defeating it. So he took his time in his search, making sure it was all good and methodical even though it yielded no tangible results.\n\nStill, it seemed that it was a good thing he had done so, for it meant he was better able to hear when noise did reach his ears. It was the sound of clashing blades, of magic blasts, and at that sound he pulled out his Keyblade and moved towards it, reasoning that it might be Belle or Reno. He moved fast, the sound of battle nearing until he reached them, waiting for a momentary lull to move out into the open around a corner, Keyblade in a ready position. To his surprise, it was not, in fact, Reno or Belle, and he reacted accordingly, shifting slightly in preparation for a fight. \"Alright, good guy or bad guy,\" he called out, not dropping his guard for the moment.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"Gee, I dunno, junior,\" Jake quipped. \"One barbarian, one dog-thing, two kids, and an old bard... we're quite the terrifying bunch.\n\n\"Name's Jake,\" he replied more seriously, lowering his key-axe just a bit. \"This isn't a social visit, I gather; meeting two keyblade wielders in a day doesn't just happen.\n\n\"Right now, though, we need to get out of here, or we'll be up to our ears in Heartless. Apparently, the landlord subcontracted out his security, and there's another keyblade user further up. You want to help, help me get these civilians out of the castle, then we get right back up and kick Heartless tail. How's that sound?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Joshua listened to Yen Sid and Riku, taking their words into consideration.\n\"Well that truly depends. On one hand we could stay here in Twilight Town and explorer a bit. On the other we just move to whichever world Thomas and the rest aren't on so we can get a sign before them and keep it from Thomas, in the hopes that will help keep the darkness he has growing in him under control.\" He said\" However, this is not my decision alone. I got two others who have a say and I would like to have their input on this as well. And Amaya I swear you better not say whichever is fine. Give me an OPINION for once.\"\n\nElyse was begging Ascot to sing the song again, seeing how many times she could get him to sing it. Plus she liked it.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle followed the Wyvern without getting noticed. It landed in front of the chamber of The Horned King. The Wyvern kept waiting while the Creeper went inside, this was her chance. As quick as possible Belle performed a Sneak Attack which assassinated the Heartless rather quickly. Shortly afterwards the door opened again. Belle quickly hid behind the door, as Creeper was thrown outside of it, the doors closing again behind him. Belle rushed towards the creepy green little creature and grabbed his collar and pushed him against the nearest wall.\n\nHe was very light, so it was easy to lift him up against the wall. It almost took no strength. With her other hand she quickly grabbed a kunai from her equipment and held it to the throat of Creeper. \"Okay, where is Reno? And what plans does your king have? Yes I already figured out you are the right-hand man of a king, so don't try to hide it. He probably has a plan and maybe even a Zodiac Sign in his possession, hasn't he?\" Belle said intimidating. She liked this kind of stuff, it has been a while since she had done this. Maybe the latest time was back in Traverse Town... no she probably did it a few times too during her travels.\n\nThen she saw Reno landing near her. \"Reno? You're here! Me and Thomas have been looking for you!\" she said and turned to the Creeper in her hands. \"Scrap the first question, but be sure to answer them after I had my talk with my friend.\" she said tightening her grip on Creeper and her kunai.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Reno flew quickly after the small goblin, hoping to find where this Horned King was and save Hen Wen. He had no idea about a Zodiac Sign, but compared to saving someone the Zodiac Sign possessed absolutely no significance to Reno. In fact, he forgot about the potential for one being here completely in his desire to save Hen Wen. Of course, Reno did not find the Horned King or Hen Wen when he got to just outside of the Horned King's chamber he found Belle shoving the goblin against the wall roughly. Reno smiled at her as he jumped off his Glider, the book disappearing and returning to being a glove on his hand with a small flash of light.\n\n\"Ring, I didn't know you were here. When did you get here? Did you get here the same way I did? Cause I don't really remember how I got here... Also where are the others?\" He asked these questions rather quickly in his usual fashion, but following his famously short attention span he quickly looked to Creeper, than to the large door in front of them. \"Ah, but there's no time to answer that. The King guy is going to do something to When Pig according to Bard-san, so I need to hurry\". He quickly moved past Belle, waving his hand at the door as a mighty blast of wind came forth, bashing the door open as Reno quickly entered the chamber of the Horned King, looking around and seeing the pig.\n\n\"I've come to save you When Pig\". He gave the pig a friendly wave and a grin before looking at the Horned King and the figure in the cloak. \"Umm...I need to take When Pig back with me, cause he is my friend's friend. So please don't try to stop me Skeleton King\".", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Xahsouj grumbled as he left the tower along with everyone else. The moment they were outside though he turned to the family and spoke... very rudely\n\"First off fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, and especially fuck you.\" He said to Ascot, Amaya, Rose, and Joshua, making it a point to flip the last two off.\" You Ascot, I don't know what to think of you but I'm willing to bet you're still a sniveling little weakling who can't do anything without having a little hissy fit first. You Rose, I'm not your son. You don't boss me around and I'll talk however damn well I please around anyone. Children are not special in my book. You Amaya are probably still a worthless little bitch who is dragging everyone down because...\"\n\nHe didn't complete his sentence as Joshua was in front of him, his new, black keyblade, Total Eclipse, in his hand and pointed in his nobodies face\n\"Say one more word. Speak down on my family with even one more word and I swear, my Nobody or not, I will erase you from existence.\" He said, his tone low and and angry\n\n\"Go right fucking ahead.\" Xahsouj said, summoning his tan, Levitus Eclipse keyblade and battling aside Joshua's\" I'd welcome that. You have no fucking idea how I feel about knowing that I don't fucking belong anywhere. Imagine how the other Nobodies in town feel... well, how they would if they could feel anything. Only one of them seems to have any sort of emotional range other then my, but all I feel is me being eternally pissed off.\"\n\n\"Noted. Now if you don't mind, get lost. My family and I have an outing to go on. We'll take care of any heartless we come across and try to keep the other Nobodies safe, if we know where they are.\" Joshua said calmly now\n\n\"... There's only one I'm worried about, the others can take care of themselves. A little girl, probably not much older then the witch's kid there. She hangs out in a vacant lot near the shops with a bunch of creeper nobodies. They're her friends, she won't take kindly to you harming them. Get her outa here... lord knows she could use a home.\" Xahsouj said before a CoD opened around him and he vanished along with it.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"No offense is taken,\" said Ascot, but Xajsuoh had already left. Then, he sighed. Xajsouh was a big prick, but his situation was...pitiful. Not that Ascot would express pity when it would offend, but, well, he still felt empathy for the Nobody. Then, a sudden rage overtook him, rage not directed at the Nobody or at anyone else, but at this whole fucking situation.\n\n\"It's not true!\" Ascot said, stabbing his Keyblade into the ground. \"You do belong somewhere, and even if you don't, I'll raise this Keyblade, and*carve*out a place for you with my own two hands! I'll create a place where everyone can belong, because they deserve to have one!\" He then took out his weapon from the ground, and began walking outwards. He then faced the group.\n\n\"This would be the part where I rashly go off to give that little girl a home, but I'm genius enough to realize that, unless we discuss what home we can give her, it'll just be a fool's errand. So, can we discuss this on the way? Oh, and sorry, Master Yen Sid, for the floor damage. I'm really, really sorry. Well, I'll leave now,\" he spoke as he walked out of the Mysterious Tower.\n\nOn the way, Ascot remembered Rose's question on why the boy wanted to learn the 'Baloon' series of spells.\n\n\"Simple,\" spoke Ascot. \"You see, in Sora and Riku's journey into the Realm of Sleep, the 'Baloon' series of spells provided the most firepower, for the least cost. Not merely that, but since my...coma in Narnia, I felt a series of new powers in me, and I think...wait, give me a few seconds.\" And then Ascot jumped up, and began to glide along the street, bursting into flames as he did so.\n\n\"I think I learned Fire Glide, and with it, I might be able to rain down Balloons from the air,\" he said as he went down.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake nodded slightly at Thomas' remark.\n\n\"Can't really argue that point, but right now, we need to work together. Thanks for the help, though...\"\n\nAs Jake turned to lead the civilians out, a nagging voice at the back of his head was saying that Thomas somehow didn't like him very much. Jake may come off as abrasive, but something was off about the kid.\n\nDropping the prisoners to freedom, Jake gave a chuckle at how Eilonwy seemed to have the hots for Taran. There was the whole class difference, but damn, the kid knew how to pick 'em.\n\n\"Don't worry, Taran,\" Jake said, twirling his axe, \"I'm about due for a rematch with Mr. Big and Ugly anyways. I was***born***ready. Besides, Reno might need some backup; we need to hurry.\"\n\nThe trio ran up the castle, cutting through undead and Heartless like a scythe through a dry field. Jake focused more on the Heartless, leaving the skeletons to Taran; the boy may still be a greenhorn, but if he was going to be a knight, best to let the kid whet his sword-fighting skills on the creatures he can take down rather than Heartless. Besides, he wasn't too bad, all things considered.\n\nWhen they arrived at the Horned King's throne room, however, Jake went in first and began coughing. The foul stench of Mika's breath lingered, even though it was not as potent as before.\n\n\"Sonuvagun! What the *cough* hell?! Guys be careful *cough*. Apparently someone had a 13 bean and skunk dinner and then cut the cheese. *Cough* God***damn***it's foul!\"\n\nWaving his hand to dispel the stench, Jake looked around. He made out Hen Wen the pig surrounded by a large wall of ice, and the Horned King present. He grit his teeth and gripped his axe handle.\n\n\"Okay, Horny Toad,\" Jake said, \"I'm back for the rematch! Where's Reno?!\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The Horned King was waiting for the others to arrive. His doors eventually opened and he saw three boys standing in the opening. Jake, Thomas and Taran. When the oldest asked where Reno was he started to laugh. \"That boy is not among us anymore! The same with the blue haired girl, Belle I believe her name was.\" he laughed. \"Prepare for your doom!\" he said.\n\nThe Horned King held his hand up and a ball of green flames appeared in it which he threw towards the boys. And to make it even more harder, he had summoned some of his skeleton guards to fight along with him too. \"I'll take the skeletons!\" Taran shouted. \"Try to get the bag of bones into the cauldron, only when someone is thrown inside of it his plan will stop and the cauldron will have no effect anymore.\" Taran explained as he was fighting the skeleton guards with his enchanted sword.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Amaya followed Joshua and the others looking around she could sense a prescene that reminded her of herself so maybe she did have a nobody after all. Amaya wondered if hers was like Joshua's. She shaked her head as they to the sandlots where a small nobody sat amongst a few creepers \"remember sometimes those of pure heart or those vurniable to darkness ...like how Joshua attratcged heartless in Marina or how I got ambushed by heartless in radiant gardens...\"said amaya\n\nAmaya moves forward with a smile crouching down to the girls height folding her arms on her knees \"hey there little one...can I join you in this sandlot? We can make some castles and dig for treasure...what do you say?\"asked amaya \"I would like to be your friend so you don't have to be alone with these creatures\"said amaya gently holding out her hand for the girl to decide whether she wanted to trust them", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "As Jake, Thomas and Taran attacked the skeleton soldiers of The Horned King, the man in question himself fired balls of green fire, towards both the warriors. It seemed that throwing the fire balls was his only offensive move, aside from summoning the skeleton soldiers. However his green fire could be formed into any shape to attack the boys.\n\n\"I can't stand this. I have to help Taran... and what was the only way to defeat The Horned King?\" Gurgi mumbled to himself. He quickly ran into the castle afterwards, heading to the throne room of the Horned King. Eilonwy and Flewddur noticed this not long after Gurgi had left. Although being told to stay outside they went in. \"Why is Gurgi going to Taran? Is he mad?\" Eilonwy asked her old companion. \"I think he just wants to help his best, and maybe only, friend.\" Fflewddur said. They avoided all the Heartless, as they had no weapons of themselves in possession, and luckily skeleton guards were nowhere to be seen. Gurgi already has reached the throne room and headed inside. He saw the fight and quickly climbed up to the wooden beams and stared down. Slowly stepping forwards until he was standing above the cauldron. And while nobody noticed him, he jumped into it, causing a big explosion.\n\nTaran looked up. Shortly after Eilonwy and Fflewddur entered and said that Gurgi was going to sacrifice himself. \"He already did.\" Taran told and pointed to the boiling cauldron. In an instant all the skeleton soldiers collapsed on the ground, allowing The Horned King to be cornered. \"Thomas! Jake! Quickly, push The Horned King into the cauldron, it's sucking all the skeletons in, now is our chance!\" Taran shouted.\n\n\"You will never, NEVER, defeat me!\" The Horned King shouted. He made a huge wall of green fire in front of him and pushed it forwards, into the direction of the others. \"Yes, you will pay!\" he shouted again.\n\n---\n\nBelle was sitting with Reno, or actually Oner, in the train towards the Market Street, the largest area of Twilight Town. She still had to get used that she was with Oner now instead of Reno. He was way more mature than his other half, but someone with whom you could talk better with. They soon arrived at the train station and exited the train, and the station itself. Belle turned to Oner once she was outside. \"It's a beautiful world this. Always set in sunset, didn't notice it before because of the chaos. But it is nice to see that we arrived in a calm world.\" Belle said. \"Although I do wonder why the freak brought us to this place. Let's see if we can get something in this town, maybe a special snack, or a nice accessory.\" she said, hoping that Oner would agree with her.\n\n---\n\n\"What did you say? There are new people in town?\" a male voice spoke.\n\n\"Yup, dunno who they are. But they are not new ones like us. We must be alert in case they try to do anything. We have to keep orders.\" a female voice responded.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Oner didn't say too much as they walked to the Train Station from the Sunset Terrace. Whenever he did talk he did indeed sound alot more mature than Reno. While he didn't have the same energy that Reno had and put towards everything Oner still seemed to be someone full of wisdom. Not that Reno didn't have his own moments of wisdom as the young Magus was quite wise at certain times, but Oner was like that all of the time. Of course, Belle would also have to get used to the boy's completely new appearance now as he looked alot different than Reno and whether or not Reno's own appearance changed like this as well would be hard to say. Oner hadn't explained too much about himself yet. Of course, currently both the white circle on the center of his forehead nor the white lines going down from the circle were glowing with light at the current moment, but that was because Oner was relaxed.\n\n\"Indeed, the sun setting above this world does fill it with a very calm beauty. To be honest I have never actually seen a sunset before, at least not with mine own eyes anyway\". When he heard Belle's desire to go and buy something nice Oner nodded in agreement, taking in and letting out a small breath as he followed her. \"That sounds like a wonderful idea, but I also do wish to meet the others soon. I am still quite weary from our fight with that scoundrel and Reno is actually fast asleep currently, not even semi-aware of what is going on right now\".\n\nOner would let Belle take the lead after that, watching the thief with a small smile on his face as he also took the time to look around at the various other people or shops in the streets. His green and red eyes both observing everything to their fullest. It truly was a relaxing experience after that tough battle as Oner even procured a sea-salt ice cream, something that he remembered from Reno's brief visits to Twilight Town with their father. By the time when Oner finished the frozen treat their exploration of this side of town had lead them to the Sandlot where they saw Joshua and the others, along with some little girl surrounded by creatures Oner assumed to be Nobodies. Unlike Reno, Oner actually read up on the history of these worlds during the times he was able to surface.\n\nSince Oner hadn't properly met them yet he figured he would let Belle approach first since she was also currently in front as well.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Once Belle saw Ascot, Joshua and Amaya, she changed her plans and decided to go to them first. Oner would probably also want to do that. She hasn't been around with the group the whole time, but it doesn't seem like they know Oner yet, so a proper introduction would be the best. Also there was a young girl she hadn't seen before among them, so she also got to do some introductions.\n\n\"Amaya! Ascot! Joshua!\" Belle shouted while throwing her hands in the air, and wave with them. She took up the pace to join the group. \"Nice to see you again. I hope all went well to the world you went to? Found any Signs?\" she asked. After one of the three had answered she let Oner do his introduction to the group. Belle then pointed at the little girl. \"And does she have a name?\" she asked to the group rather than asking herself. Maybe the others also just met her, so she would wait for them to answer and then introduce herself to the girl.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" } ]

[ { "text": "\"I think it's less of a case of her convincing you and more a case of you just agreeing to her suggestions Rose. but hey if you do take the girl in Elyse would have a playmate.\" Joshua said\n\nMeanwhile the older Nobodies examined the group and listened to them. The blond one, who was apparently the spokesperson of the two, replied\n\"Thank you oh so much for assuming we actually want those things without actually asking us. You're off to such a great start.\" she said to Ascot, her tone dripping with sarcsim\" Did it occur to you we might not mind? Did it occur to you that we might be doing fine as is? Did it occur to you to ask before you went ahead and did something like that?\"\n\n\"Calm down Satoko. He was only trying to help. Your culture never accepted charity did they?\" the black-haired girl said\n\n\"We found nothing more insulting. You work to get the things you want. Taking short cuts leads to laziness which in turn leads to death.\" Satoko said\" And for insulting me so i think I'll have to wipe the floor with you. Rika, make sure the others don't interfere.\"\n\nRika smiled as she raised a hand. individual barriers surrounded everyone but Ascot and they were forcefully moved away from the center of the Sandlot. She then set up a barrier around herself and Amelia.\n\nSatoko smiled as she slammed the lamppost down next to Ascot. she held out her right hand as light blue energy gathered there before solidifying into her weapon. it was a polearm, with a shaft as long as she was tall and covered in a light blue cloth. at the tip of the shaft was a wide, curved blade that extended the reach by about another foot. The weapon was known as a guan-dou.\n\"Now, lets see how well I can make you dance for me.\" Satoko said", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "After the blow of Jake, The Horned King, was near the cauldron already. The Horned King tried to stand up. If anyone would want to attack The Horned King again, they were held back by Taran, who motioned everyone to stay back. This was because The Horned King was standing too close to the Cauldron, within mere seconds after he stood up the bag of bones was sucked inside of the Black Cauldron. \"NO! This can't be happening!!! NOOOO!!!\" The Horned King shouted as he was consumed by the cauldron... the wind stopped. Taran headed towards the cauldron.\n\nEilonwy went to Thomas. \"You are a mage right? Can you unfreeze Hen Wen? I'll go look if Taran is okay.\" she said and headed to the cauldron of which Taran just grabbed the lifeless body of Gurgi out of. He sat with the ball of fur in his arms, tears rolling down his cheeks. \"Why did he do this? He was our friend.\" Taran said, not trying to burst into crying. It was silent, until a deep, echoing voice spoke.\n\n\"You warriors have been very brave.\" the cauldron suddenly spoke. \"For this, I shall return the heart of your little friend that still dwells within me.\" it said. Aheartrose out of the cauldron and went into Gurgi's chest. After a few moments the fur ball opened its eyes again. \"I'm hungry.\" his first words were. Taran was overjoyed, so were Eilonwy and Fflewddur. Eilonwy headed to Taran and hugged him. Gurgi, who had climbed on Taran's head, pushed the heads of Taran and Eilonwy together for a kiss.\n\nFflewdurr in the meantime headed towards Thomas, Jake and the now freed Hen Wen. \"We couldn't have done it without you two of course.\" he said, checking the harp to see if it didn't break. It didn't so, it was a truth.\n\n---\n\nBelle was the first one who wanted to leave the scene, when suddenly the two girls arrived. \"And here I was, wanting to do some shopping with the girls.\" Belle joked. \"I don't actually like shopping.\" she added afterwards. After listening to Ascot, Oner and Joshua give their replies to the girls, she thought that Oner might be getting ahead of himself. She touched his shoulder. \"They don't seem like people who can take your way of speaking, unlike Ascot's friendly approach which is easy to counter.\" she turned her head to Ascot. \"No offense though.\" Belle turned her head to Oner again. \"Fighting them won't do anything good. Defending the others and ourselves is main priority. I don't think we want any troubles in this town.\" she said. \"And here I was thinking we could have some rest at this place.\" she said under her breath.\n\nAfter the two girls had responded to the guys, the black-haired girl summoned a barrier around Ascot and the blonde-haired girl who in turn summoned a guan-dou, a Chinese martial arts weapon. Belle didn't want to interfere. She knew that Ascot always wants to prove himself in fight, he deserves this fight, although it didn't seem like a friendly one. But it also didn't seem like the blonde-haired girl had any intentions to kill Ascot. Belle walked to the black-haired girl. \"Your sis, friend or whatever she is, doesn't have the intention to kill him, does she?\" she asked for confirmation. If what she thought was true she could relax and watch the fight, on a nearby bench. Otherwise she might had to interfere if a death blow could be placed.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Oner listened to Belle's words and was about to respond, but then they were forced out of the arena by the barriers the black haired Nobody summoned. Oner sighed softly and in a small flash of light his own Keyblade vanished and in a small blink of darkness Reno's Keyblade vanished as he looked at Belle. \"I guess you're right. You must forgive me though, as it has been a few years since I have been properly able to interact with any humans at all, the only person I have been able to interact with before being mine and Reno's foster father, Serin. So do forgive me if my...social skills...aren't necessarily the best\".\n\nAt first Oner turned his attention to the battle taking place in the arena, then to Belle and the raven haired barrier conjurer when he heard Belle's question. He knew that Ascot could take care of himself, but also felt that if the blonde haired Nobody did indeed possess the desire to kill Ascot then there would be no way Oner was going to stand outside of the arena and watch a death match take place before his eyes. If Reno were actually awake then the young Magus wouldn't even watch a regular fight take place as Reno would probably interfere whether or not it was a death match, but fortunately for those in the fight, that wanted it to happen, Reno was fast asleep due to certain reasons Oner had yet to explain.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"And good riddance,\" Jake said, seeing the Horned King consumed by the cauldron. Always the same smug arrogance, and always the same screaming disbelief. Bad guys just don't ever learn. He turned to look at the rest, trying to see if anyone was wounded or killed in the fight.\n\nHe was pleasantly surprised when Gurgi was revived; the mutt was annoying at times, but it took a lot of heart to sacrifice oneself for others. He pulled out some jerky from his backpack, gave them to the dog, and rubbed his hair.\n\n\"That was brave of you there, buddy. Just make sure not to make it a habit; you nearly gave us a heart attack back there!\"\n\nHe took Taran aside for a bit after his kiss with the Princess.\n\n\"Say, kid?\" he whispered to the boy. \"That was some sword-swinging there... could use a little improvement, though. Try to follow through on a slash by using the momentum to guide you into the next hit, just maintain your footing and don't just spin like a top, know what I mean? Oh, and try and be a gentleman; ladies love the knight in shining armor bit, so be nice to the Princess and you might keep her heart. Good luck, champ.\"\n\nHe gave a shooting motion with his hand, winking with approval to Taran before turning to Thomas.\n\n\"Thanks for the covering my back, buddy,\" he said, reaching out for a handshake as he put away his axe. \"Guess we better go find Reno now. I think the Horned King mentioned something about a portal?\"\n\nHe looked around to see if there was a portal, or some clue as to where Reno had disappeared.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas was understandably a bit put off by the pig nuzzling against his leg, that a bit unusual even for their journey and he shied away with his upper torso even if he couldn't with his leg. He was just as surprised when his keylade appeared unbidden, dipping down as if by its own accord to touch the upraised snout of Hen Wen. The contact precipitated something, and a light ascended from where blade had met skin, to form into a Sign of the Zodiac, something very surprising to see. also incredibly lucky considering they hadn't been looking for one, but he would accept the gift nonetheless, opening his hand to let it gently land there, looking it over before putting it away in his pack.\n\n\"thanks, but I need to get going and find my companions, wherever they are,\" Thomas replied to Taran's offer, his mind already working on what might have happened and where they could have gotten off to. It took up his time as Jake went around to say his own goodbyes before returning to him, and Thomas shook the proffered hand almost absentmindedly. \"I'm sure you could have managed without me, but you're welcome.\"\n\nHe gave Jake a skeptical look. \"No, he didn't. They must have left the world, since I guess I can safely assume that Reno broke out of this jail once already.\" He frowned as he realized that they were back to doing a needle in a haystack, and this time they didn't even have the benefit of Reno flying ion a straight line. He sighed as he came to an inescapable conclusion, and one that he didn't enjoy in the slightest. He could already imagine the reaction of the others when he showed up in Twilight Town without Reno, and having lost Belle as well. Some fine mess he had made of this. He doubted any of them would take him seriously afterwards.\n\nHe materialized his Glider before looking over at Jake. \"I'm going to Twilight Town to meet with some friends who can help look for Reno and Belle. You need a lift, or do you have your own glider?\" Once Jake had answered and gotten ready, Thomas took off, avoiding collisions as he exited and then flew off towards his destination, to meet his foreboding fate.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Jake shook Thomas' hand, but was apparently a little worried.\n\n\"You alright, kid?\" Jake inquired in concern. \"You seem a little out of it...\"\n\nHowever, he got no response, and was unwilling to push the point. The kid was rather suspicious; probably took him a while to trust people.\n\n\"Oh, right, Glider...\" Jake took out his keyaxe, and turned it over a couple times in his hands. \"Hold on a second, been a while since I used this func-\"\n\nSuddenly the keyblade glowed in his hand, floated to the ground, and expanded to form a rather large, gothic looking hoverboard with a roaring lion's head at the front.\n\n\"Ah,*there*we go,\" Jake exclaimed. \"Just like riding a bike.\"\n\nHe hopped on the Glider, and gestured to Thomas.\n\n\"Lead the way, Thomas.\"\n\nAs he followed the other keyblade user, he gave a quick salute to the others present.\n\n\"See you around! Next time I'm in the neighborhood, I'll drop by for a visit, alright?\"\n\nAs he followed Thomas, he noticed that the boy was brooding.\n\n\"What's on your mind, Thomas?\" he inquired. \"You're worried about Reno too, huh? Look, the kid may be a sandwich short of a picnic, and overly naive, but I'm pretty sure he's safe.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Somewhere in Twilight Town, two people were walking. They looked similar to each other, the main difference being their genders. Other than that they looked kinda similar. The slightly taller male was walking beside his sister and looked at her. \"Jeez, do we really have to stop the fight? I actually kinda want to see the results of it.\" he said.\n\n\"Exomin. You know we have to do this. Hayner is the mayor here, and he wants to retain peace and order in this place.\" she said with a calm voice and straight face. \"...But I guess watching a bit of the fight won't be a problem.\" she said adding a little smirk afterwards.\n\nExomin threw his hands behind his head. \"I don't understand why Seifer and his friends can't do this. He is from the Disciplinary Committee, right? He should be doing this kind of work.\"\n\n\"Seifer and his followers are not recognized as official enforcement of this town. We are. And besides Hayner still has some kind of childhood grudge against him, or so I heard.\" Eximna suddenly stopped in the middle of the road, causing Exomin, who was slightly behind her, to bump into her. \"What's wrong?\" he asked, scratching his head. Eximna stared to the sky and saw two vehicles land on the ground, of which both had a person riding it. Eximna walked up to them.\n\n\"Please state your name and business.\" she said, with a silent Exomin following her.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Amaya watched the fight listening to sakoto before she yelled over to Ascot \"You are strong in your own way Ascot...You are a very strong warrior...don't doubt yourself ....you are far stronger then you know\"she said trying to be encouraging as she felt sorry for her adopted brother and wanted to help.\n\nSuddenly, a huge amount of darkness formed a male in tattered cloak and hood. She moved a bit closer to Joshua,not trusting this Guy one bit. She listened to him label each one of them of what he knows.\n\n\"Actually, there are two of that monster's flesh and blood and if you get near either of them I will hurt you.\"said rose adjusting elyse in her arms watching the figure with disgust.\n\nRose sighed hearing him speak of elyse might attrach a keyblade like how amaya has along with ascot and Joshua. Rose honestly didn't want elyse to have one for her own protective motherly instincts but then again she thought the same for her first daughter but amaya took a turn in a different path, one rose never thought would be possible in her lifetime.\n\nWhat the man said and did next surprised amaya as she watched him point his hand towards her as a portal of darkness formed over her heart she let out a gasp then a scream, instinctly moving her hands over her heart clinging her cheast as she hunched over \"J-joshua...i-it hurts.\"she managed to say between screams as she arched her back as her hands let go of her cheast as she crippled to the ground like a sack of potatoes. She had a faint pulse, and heartbeats with very shall breaths. Her pale blue eyes rolled to the back of her head as she was to and to her the world was pitch black as she laid there with Joshua beside her.\n\n\"You...Monster...\"was all rose could say before she moved over to amaya sitting elyse down \"elyse stay with your sister and Joshua.\"she said getting up. As a faint purple hue began to form around rose as it grew in length and color \" I held in all my anger, regrets...all those emotions I had in control...how dare you EVEN THINK of harming one of MY children...HOW DARE YOU!!!\" She yelled as her eyes changed to a bright gold color. She pointed her hand towards him as a blood red ball of fire formed infront of her palm before she tossed it at him, missing him since he escaped through a corridor of darkness.\n\nShe turned towards the group taking deep breaths, slowly calming down, getting back in control. She moved over to where the man was and picked up the sign \"no wonder the gardens felt different the night you vanished\"she said moving over to Joshua holding out the sign \"I think it belongs with you...\"she added before examing amaya as she noticed her temperature had gone up from some sweat glands forming on her brow. Rose focused a simple blizzard simple into a few balls of snow and ice putting them on and around amaya \"she might be out for a bit...I didn't even expect that\"she added getting up going to check on Ascot and the nobody.", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle was watching the fight with a smile on her face. She was happy to see Ascot finally have an advantage in the fight. Unlike her battle with Ascot on Treasure Planet, this one was serious and unlike Belle the nobody didn't hold back. However when Satoko aggressively started to attack Ascot, she became worried, but as Ascot would want stayed on the bench. She didn't trust either one of the girls, but she did trust Ascot. And if something were to go wrong, Oner was already ready to interfere. However the conclusion of this fight was different than expected. A man appeared out of darkness, and kept ranting on about how he has been watching our every move, and knows all of our plans. He even said she doubted herself. There was some truth in it, but it was not like she felt she was useless.\n\nAfter his rant Belle shouted. \"Well, then we won't collect the signs!!!\" and angrily turned her back to the closing portal that Rose just attacked. As Rose went to pick up the Virgo sign that was extracted out of Amaya's body, Belle headed over to Amaya. \"Will she be okay?\" she asked, shortly joined by Rose who checked her temperature and confirmed that she would only be out for a short time. She then looked at Joshua. \"Do you know more of this?\" she said a it rude, but quickly changing to a normal voice again. \"Or not?\" she looked over the Ascot and Satoko and saw that Oner or Reno already was there to stop them from continuing fighting and check if they were okay. She could focus on other things now.\n\n---\n\n\"Welcome to Twilight Town then.\" Eximna said with a monotone voice to the two males in front of her. Exomin stuck his head in front of his sister with a kind off embarrassed look on his face. \"Sorry for my sister she is very formal and plays by the rules. Don't mind her, enjoy your stay in Twilight Town!\" he said on a surprisingly more cheerful voice than his sister. Suddenly they saw a big blast of darkness coming from the Sandlot.\n\n\"What the hell is that?\" Exomin said rubbing the back of his head.\n\nEximna sighed. \"Well, thank you for wasting our time. Now we are late for the place we need to be. We had to stop a fight between one of the city's nobodies and a light warrior.\" she sighed once again and ran into the direction of the Sanlot. \"You guys can tag along if you want to. Sis is worrying too much again.\" he chuckled and chased after her.\n\n---\n\nMeanwhile at the Mysterious Tower Yen Sid was sitting at his desk in his big green chair. Riku standing beside him and on the other side Yukio.\n\n\"From what I understand the mission of the young keyblade warriors has become very dangerous. I don't know if it was that smart to appoint Nagi to another team, but it already has been done now. Instead I want you to keep an eye out for the young warriors, to make sure none of them falls into darkness, at least not deeper than they already are.\" Yen Sid said referring to Thomas. \"Even now I feel a dark presence near Twilight Town. This goes beyond the plan of the Six Senses. I hope that they at least manage to get the signs.\" he said.\n\n\"Of course Master Yen Sid.\" Yukio said and bowed. \"It was nice seeing you again uncle Riku.\" Yukio said and waved him goodbye.\n\n\"Say hello to your father from me.\" Riku replied.\n\n\"I will once I go back to Destiny Islands.\" Yukio said and left the chamber.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"Huh,\" Jake said, reaching for his axe but then deciding against it. \"A brawl in this part of town? Seems important... Sure, we'll tag along.\"\n\nJake was curious as to what was going on. Besides, he might find something interesting. Though he decided to be ready, just in case worst came to worst.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot accepted Satoko's triade with something resembling serenity, and repsonded:\n\n\"As someone wise once said; 'my friends are my power,*and I am theirs*'. As for 'never', \" spoke the boy, \"I will*never*give up on trying to change you!\" He then moved to smash Satoko's guan dao aside and pummel her to unconciousness, but then, Darkness, Capital-D Darkness of a type that he hadn't experienced before, slammed into him, shattering his Avatar form and knocking Satoko aside.\n\nThe man, a man who, from Ascot's observations, had enough power to be an Evil Overlord in his own right, began talking, revealing a wide store of knowledge about the group, knowledge that Ascot stored for further use. So, Belle doubted herself, and Oner and Reno were one person? All that was good to know, yet, nevertheless, he had to get up, he must continue the fight...\n\nAscot screamed in distress when Necro (not that he knew his name) extracted the Sign from Amaya's body. Joshua and Rose were distressed, too, and the latter tried to kill the Evil Overlord, yet failed. So, the group were slated for another battle once the Six Senses have been defeated? Good and bad to know. Ascot would have pondered this further, if not for the fact that Oner had taken him from the battle and started healing him.\n\nThe boy listened to Oner's words, and knew that trying to intimidate Satoko was the wrong approach. So, he forced himself back to his feet, ignoring the remaining sting from his burns as well as his fatigue.\n\n\"No,\" spoke Ascot. \"I'm continuing the fight. Satoko wants to continue as well. As I said, I'm not giving up on trying to change her; because...\" he said, facing Satoko directly, \"my destiny is to reach out, and form new connections, and keep on doing so till the day that I die. And I will keep on forming new connections, because that's*the right thing to do*.\" He then waited for Satoko's rage.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Ascot felt a hand pulling on his shirt, a tiny hand that he immidiately guessed to be Amelia, and his mood did a 180-degree turn. Instead of determination, he felt happiness. Instead of a desire to fight, he felt a desire to pat the young Nobody's head and sit down with her, which he proceeded to do, in defiance of Satoko and her obvious rage. The boy smiled, and spoke:\n\n\"I'm sorry, Amelia. I know I must have caused you to worry, and I apologize for that.\" He then pulled out an apple, and split it in pieces with his Keyblade. \"Want some for you and your friends, Amelia? Perhaps I can sing again for you.\" And then Ascot would begin to singWinter Wrap Upto the little girl, seemingly unmindful of the irate young woman near him.\n\nHowever, if Satoko could look past her anger and actually*observe*Ascot, she can see that the boy was actually happy to be with Amelia, and, furthermore, was genuinely concerned with making her happy. And, if she would remember her triade against Ascot, about how he was nothing without his friends, she would realize: Amelia was one of those friends now.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Oner sighed as Ascot seemed to lose immediate interest in continuing the fight as he paid attention and played with Amelia. Oner figured that even Satoko wouldn't attack Ascot while he was playing with a young child. If she did, then that would leave Oner to question her sense of priority. Of course, none of that was said out loud. In fact, it was a simply a mere passing thought as he stepped off of the arena, just in time to see Jake, Thomas, and two other people he had never seen before arrive on the scene. Jake immediately went to questioning Oner, asking him of his identity and wondering just what had occurred here.\n\n\"You could say that I am Reno. I am Reno's reflection, his other self. Oner. Of course, Reno is also my reflection and my other self as we are the same person, but at the same time not the same\". Oner scratched the back of his head as he began to try and figure out how to explain it. It truly was a hard to explain fact due to for Oner and Reno it was just a natural thing, natural like the air people breath. \"Its hard to find a proper way of putting it, as not even that mysterious figure who came not to long before you all arrived, causing chaos when he did, had it right despite how much he seemed to know about all of the others\". Oner just sighed and shook his head before returning his gaze upward towards Jake.\n\n\"But for all intents and purposes, Reno is indeed safe. Fast asleep and out like a light, but safe nonetheless\".", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Huh,\" Jake mused, not entirely sure he understood - and somewhat concerned Reno had multiple personalities. He turned to look at the others.\n\n\"Seriously, though, what happened to the others? Looks like they got banged up pretty badly. Shouldn't we get them to a doctor? Or at least find someplace to rest? I doubt some Cure spells alone are going to cut it.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle looked up when the new person who entered the area started to talk to Reno. There was another girl, with black hair, shortly followed by a similar looking male version of her, and then.... it was Thomas! Belle nodded to Joshua. \"Well, that's all I wanted to know.\" she stood up and ran towards Thomas and hugged him, but quickly broke up the hug. \"I'm glad that you are okay. Did you manage to defeat The Horned King? As you see I have Reno here with me.\" and she pointed to Reno(?). \"Although I've spend most of my time with his other half, Oner. Yeah it seems like this kid has a split personality, but I think you like Oner more than Reno.\" she said with a chuckle.\n\n\"What was that dark energy here?\" Eximna asked to everyone. She saw Satoko and Rika standing among the others too, something she already had confirmed herself, because few others would pick a fight in this town. She walked up to them. \"And what do you two have to do with this?\" she asked with her bossy voice.\n\nExomin on the other hand went to Amelia, where the warrior of light also was. He rubbed the back of his head, as he arrived at the two while the boy was singing a children's song to her. \"Uhm excuse me.\" he said. \"I want to talk to Amelia.\" he said with a shaking voice, not that he was scared or something, but more uncomfortable. Unlike his sister he was kinda clumsy, and less good at remaining order, probably because he was a troublemaker himself sometimes. \"Amelia, I see you are alright? What were you doing here all alone.... before these people arrived here?\" he asked, assuming that the strangers must have bumped into her.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Reno" }, { "text": "A split personality? Is that how some thought of this? Well that wasn't surprising when Oner thought about it cause in truth it came so natural to him and Reno that he never really truly thought about what the others may think. Even the man who insisted that they were two souls in the same body wasn't correct. Oner shook his head after Belle had said this, taking a moment to get his hair out of his eyes, his hair also being longer than Reno's was as now it went down to his shoulders. \"That is where you are wrong Belle. This is neither split personalities nor, as that man from before put it, two souls in one body\".\n\nAnd now that Oner thought about it, he truthfully didn't know how to put it so that the others could understand, but he knew that he had to try. He couldn't just not tell them the truth and let them all make their own assumptions forever. \"When we are finally able to relax from our dealings here and have more time, perhaps then I can fully explain as it may take a bit, but for now...lets just say that Reno and I are an existence that isn't human. After all, I am pretty sure humans don't have ears like these, if this helps to prove my point\". Oner pointed to his ears, which indeed didn't look like a human's as they were pretty much elfin in appearance due to being long and pointy. Last time anyone saw Reno they would know that his ears definitely did not look like that, they looked like the ears of a human.\n\n\"And if that doesn't well...lets just say that this isn't a tattoo\". Oner pointed now to the white circle on the center of his forehead. A multitude of neat, white lines went down both sides of his face and neck from the circle and the lines probably went down the rest of his body as well since these lines also were on the backs and palms of his hands, his arms being obscured by the sleeves of his clothing, and thus were most likely connected to the circle on his forehead.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"So... who planns on going to see the mayor?\" Xahsouj asked the other nobodies in the Sandlot as the law-enforcers left.\n\n\"Lord knows I'm not.\" Satoko said as Rika shok her head.\n\n\"Then we're in agree ment that everyone can fuck off? Perfect. And it seems several already have. Even better.\" Xahsouj said as a Corridor of Darkness opened behind him\" Stay if you want Xayama. The rest of us are going home.\"\n\nWith that he, Satoko, and Rika left. Joshua sighed and shook his head, seeing alot of his old self in his Nobody. He then turned to Xayama and motioned her to sit beside him\n\"You're definately her Nobody. Alot ruder but at least you're your own person.\" he said after geting her responce. He was still focused one Amaya and watching her condition. If things took a turn for the worse he might have to take her to the hospital just as Jake had done to Ascot.\n\nMeanwhile, in the hospital, a small figure entered Ascots room. Amelia had followed him and Jake from the Sandlot by the looks of things. She moved into the room and near Ascot, making sure he was between her and Jake. She cupped her hands and held them out, her expression partly curious, partly begging. It would appear that the young Nobody wanted more goodies. Still she had went to say a word or make a sound at all for that matter. If she had managed to get into Ascot's room without anyone noticing she must've been good at sneaking around, which was probably helped by the quietness.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Hello, Thomas, hello, Oner,\" spoke the boy. \"Glad to see that you guys came to visit me.\"*And, well, glad to see that you guys are friends with each other.*From what Ascot had observed, Oner was less eccentric than Reno, and thus less grating on Thomas' nerves. That was a good thing.\n\nWhen Amelia went inside the room, Ascot knew what to do; he got out an orange, peeled it, and gave a piece to the little girl.\n\n\"Try it,\" he spoke, \"it tastes good. Anyway, Amelia, do you know how to speak?\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "There was one more arrival in Twilight Town. At the station, in a flash of blue light, appeared the Red Wizard, Serin. Foster Father to Reno and apprentice to Merlin. In his right hand he held a blue crystal and in his left what appeared to be a letter of sorts, the envelope having been opened before very carefully, but resealed with tape. Serin took a moment to look at the blue crystal before taking a look around.*\"Reno's Return Crystal told me he was in this world. It also shows that Reno's presence has changed... does this mean that he has finally...\"*Serin paused that thought and began to walk away from the train station, hoping to find someone that had seen Reno or perhaps something that can show him where he had gone.\n\nAfter a bit of walking Serin came upon the Sandlot, where he saw Joshua, Amaya, Rose, Elyse, and some blue haired girl he didn't recognize. He also saw another girl who looked strangely like Amaya, or so it appeared anyway. It was a bit hard to tell. Still, he decided to walk over to Rose and the others, the Red Wizard hoping to inquire about Reno's whereabouts. \"Good day Rose\". He gave the other mage a friendly wave as he walked over before he looked at Amaya with concern. It appeared from her wounds and the fact that there was some apparent destruction here with there being several benches that appeared to have been ripped off the ground and tossed around that some form of battle happened here.\n\n\"Is Amaya alright? What happened here?\" He then looked at the crystal in his hand before looking back up at the others. \"Also... have any of you seen Reno? Or perhaps a boy named Oner who looks exactly like him?\"", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Belle listened to Rose and nodded. \"Yeah, it's hard to sometimes fit in because I'm not a Keyblade wielder. But thanks.\" she said with a smile, as Rose continued to introduce Belle to her daughter Elyse. \"Also nice to meet you Elyse.\" she said while Rose went to get Joshua. Belle stooped down to face Elyse. \"You know, you're a lucky girl to have such a beautiful sister and a cool brother.\" she said before standing up again.\n\nSuddenly a man dressed in red with silver hair approached her. She knew from Oner that he is the father of Reno/Oner. It seemed that he had a letter with him which he handed over to her. He told it was for Oner, as it is written in his mother language. \"I will give it to him, Serin.\" She then followed Rose into the corridor of darkness to go visit Ascot in the hospital, to give Amaya a check-up, and to give Oner the letter she just received from his father.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"That's where you're wrong Ascot\". Oner was silent, letting them converse, letting them speak, but now Oner decided that it was his turn to get his words in. \"While you're actions may not have been the best, its not like your heart wasn't in the right place. Yes, you shouldn't have said that they would work for you. But you were only doing saying it in an attempt to help\". He looked at Satoko and Rika. \"He may have unintentionally insulted you all, but its not like he was doing it purposefully. With everything that a person does, the most important thing is the intent. Even if it was something that you would find offensive, not only did Ascot not know about how thou would feel, but also he did it only out of a desire to help\".\n\nHe then took another look at Ascot, then at Satoko. \"Also, about that battle. It does not matter who won or lost. In fact,*none*of you won or lost that fight!\" Oner's voice flared up a little bit there, losing some of its calmness. The prospect of people losing their lives in any manner of fight was something Oner would never take lightly. Ever. \"If that fight had continued the two of you would be**dead**. I was fixing to smash through that barrier myself with all of mine and Reno's power to stop that fight, but luckily that cloaked figure came in and stopped the fight himself\". Oner wasn't going to back down on that issue, and was angry at both Satoko and Ascot for nearly getting themselves killed in what was just a simple fight. This was one of the reasons why Oner did not like fighting.\n\n\"And as for why I said you were wrong, Ascot...\" Oner remembered a very fleeting conversation between him and Ascot a while back, on their way to Narnia. Oner felt as though now was a good time to bring this up. \"Do you remember when you and Reno were on your way to Narnia? I managed to surface just for only a moment by chance, but proceeded to tell you something. Unfortunately I never got to finish, but perhaps now is a good time to finish what I was going to say\". Oner looked at Satoko and Rika as well, the place where he was standing allowing him to face all three of them. \"Perhaps you two should keep this in mind as well, as a very wise person once told me this\".\n\n\"He told me that there is nothing within oneself that one should disavow. That one should accept everything about oneself, even everything that makes you feel weak, pathetic, or sad. It is only when one accepts their faults and acknowledges their weaknesses that one can begin fixing these faults and turning this weakness into strength\". Oner's words and voice brimmed with confidence and wisdom that one wouldn't usually find in a kid Oner's young age. He looked at Ascot, giving him a small smile.\n\n\"You said that true strength still eludes you... but that is where you are wrong. While it may have eluded you before, just by saying that. By being able to accept the things within you that make you feel weak that you can begin to repair these faults, turning thine weakness into strength, and not just the strength of swords or magic, but actual true strength. The strength that comes from being strong as a person, not the strength that comes from just being able to wield power, a strength that anyone with a sword or a book of spells can obtain with enough practice and time\". Oner held out his hand, palm facing upward, a small orb of light forming in his hand and the white circle on his head beginning to glow with a soft, peaceful light, this light moving through the lines going down the circle.\n\n\"Ascot, during that fight you said that your power was light. You have been able to see your weakness, and bring it out into the light. Now that you can see it, you can only begin to grow stronger from the true strength that you have obtained sight of. After all, there is beauty in imperfection and strength in weakness, and you have managed to find both\". Oner then turned to face Satoko, making the orb dissipate now, the white circle and lines stopping their glowing.\n\n\"You also criticized Ascot for borrowing strength that is not his own, but is that not what you are doing? I do not deny that you are a strong fighter, but your special power involves controlling someone's body. Is that very act not \"borrowing\" the power of your opponent in the same way that Ascot borrows the power of Aslan? Essentially taking and \"borrowing\" all of the power of your opponent so that they are incapable of movement. Before you go criticizing others, perhaps instead you should look within yourself first, otherwise you are not only criticizing Ascot, but yourself as well\".", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Serin nodded, glad that all of them were going to the hospital to check in Amaya. If Reno and Oner were there, Serin would go to see them to. Or he planned on it anyway, but suddenly the Red Wizard's stomach growled a small bit, a somewhat awkward cough escaping from the silver haired Red Wizard. \"Well... I think ill catch up with you all later and go to the hospital in a bit. In truth, I was so immersed in my studies that I just shrugged off how hungry I was...\" This wasn't the first time that this happened to Serin, but luckily he never starved to death from it or didn't go days without eating.\n\nHe suddenly held out a letter towards Belle, the letter being in a white envelope, a very plain white envelope that looks like it had been sealed again with tape after being cut open with a letter opener. \"I would like you to give this to Oner, or Reno. Whoever is 'out' at the time. It is a letter from his parents, or so we assume anyway. The entire thing is written in the language of the Mirror Realm, so we could not read it, but now that the two of them have awakened to their true identity they should be able to read it\". After Belle took the letter, Serin gave her a nod of thanks as he headed off before they all went into the Corridor of Darkness to head to the hospital.\n\nNow Serin was enjoying a nice, hearty sandwich that he procured from a shop, walking the streets of Twilight Town as he ate. It had been a while since he last came here, but the place hadn't changed at all. He remembered the last time he came here was about three years ago to get some Sea Salt Ice Cream to take back to Oner for the next time he surfaced, but the Red Wizard was never able to give it to him since it was the day Reno got his Keyblade, the day that Oner became unable to surface. Just about the time the Red Wizard finished his meal he suddenly sensed several spells being cast as well as heard the sound of shattering metal.\n\nWalking to the sound he found Thomas busy with training his magic, blasting metal and random junk to pieces with it. \"You know, there are better ways to train magic other than repeatedly casting spells at pieces of metal\". Serin gave a friendly wave as he walked over to Thomas. \"Im Serin, Reno's father. You must be Thomas, correct? I took you for a Mage when I saw you back in Radiant Garden. While it may not be too much help, how about I teach you a trick or two that could help you out with your practice\".", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Well, guess it was time to enter the Struggle Tournament, then.\n\n*And probably lose,*spoke Ascot's mind.\n\nWell, best to think of it as an information-gathering challenge. Besides, it's not about losing, it's having fun.\n\nAscot's mind would have continued arguing, had Ascot himself not gotten a glimpse of Xayama, who was close to Joshua's group. He had caught other, lesser glimpses before, and what snatches of speech he heard told him that she was Amaya's Nobody, although she looked as different from Amaya as Namine had looked different from Kairi. And, well, that was a good thing, because Xayama looked just*perfect*, especially with the herd of kids close to her, which made her look positively maternal. It was that last part that drew him to her, as Ascot liked people who took care of kids.\n\nThe boy and Amelia walked close to her, and Ascot said:\n\n\"Hello there, what's your name? Mine's Ascot Carver.\" A budding crush was evident in his voice. \"Anyway, you joining the Struggle Tournament?\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"the name is Xayama and ya it's her name backwards but it was what kept popping in my head \"she said before thinking \"I might..amaya do you feel well enough to watch the kids ...this is the only time I get to fight without the enforcers ruining the fun\"she explained\n\n\"go on mother and I will watch them\"said amaya sweetly letting Xayama tell the kids if they behaved she would get them some ice cream.\n\nrose gave in deciding to get elyse and the other kids snowcones to help out.\n\nXayama skipped over to Joshua and his nobody as she moved over both and signed the form before xauhsoj before letting out a giggle \"you both are too slow\"she added heading back to ascot \"but it is nice to met you I hope we get to battle \"she said with a giggle watching rose crouch to Amelia's level holding out a snowcone \"this is from ascot and the others\"she said", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "**OOC:**Time I got back into the game, I suppose. Sorry, just panicked when the game moved relatively quickly when I was at work.\n\n**IC:**\nJake had gone off to tour Twilight Town for the day after getting Ascot to the hospital. He was just out to see the sights, curious to see if anything changed since he had been here last time.\n\nToday, he was passing by when he saw the same group (more or less) he met yesterday gather around a billboard.\n\n\"Hey guys,\" he spoke up. \"Mind if I ask what's going on?\"\n\nHe takes a look at the pamphlet.\n\n\"Hey, a tournament. Been a while since I saw one. Think I should sign up?\"\n\nHe mulls it over for a bit, then picks up the pencil and scrawls his name as an entrant.\n\n\"There, that oughta do it.\" He turns to the group. \"Any of you guys signed up too?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle saw Jake approached, she didn't know him very well yet. But he was a fellow keyblade wielder who seemed eager to be part of the group. He also decided to sign up for the tournament. \"Yeah, I am participating too. If I'm right the only ones who aren't entering are Amaya, Rose and Serin, and Elyse is too young if she even wanted to enter. And Serin said that Reno has gone to the Mirror Realm today, so he also won't be joining.\" Belle said. She didn't know who else from around the town were going to enter, but that would be announced soon as Pence and Olette stepped up the stage.\n\n\"Entries for the tournament have been officially closed now.\" Olette said, passing the word to Pence. \"Okay people, Olette and I have made the list of who is going to battle who. You can check out the list on the board there.\" Pence said pointing to the board next to where the entry desk was. \"The rules are simple, the winner advances to the next round, until the finals where two people face each other for the trophy. Like always, no magic allowed, you can use the abilities you have, as long as they don't involve magic. The one knocked off the stage or just knocked out loses the battle.\" Pence finished.\n\n\"Good luck everyone. And kick some ass!\" Olette said.\n\nBelle walked towards the board along with some others. She looked at thescheduleand found her name in the third versus. \"Vivi... wonder who that is.\" she said. At the same time a black mage, who reached, with his hat, her shoulders and looked at the board. Belle saw his finger pointing to the name 'Vivi'. Belle turned to him and reached her hand out. \"Well, it seem that you're my opponent. Good luck.\" Belle said as Vivi shook her hand. He didn't say anything, and instead walked away joining Seifer, Fuu and Raj in the distance.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Xayama looked over belle's shoulder. \"hehehe I am first up against good old crushing ascot\"she said happily. looking over at ascot as she was having way too much fun with the thought of fighting.\n\n\"I hope ascot will be alright fighting Xayama I don't know her strengths and weaknesses \"said amaya gently as she was a little worried for her friends and this fight", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "He was going to be fighting*Xayama*? Wow, that was so cool! Of course, this budding crush, along with other factors, might mean he would lose, but if it's against someone as beautiful as Xayama, well...\n\nThe boy then went towards the girl, and, spoke, a bit bashfully:\n\n\"Good luck to you. I really mean it.\" And with that, he departed towards the Struggle field.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Pence stood on the stage, this time without Olette. \"We will be working from left to right. So our first battle of the tournament is: newcomer Ascot Carver versus our child loving Xayama!\" Pence shouted. Players enter the battlefield. I will repeat the rules once again. No magic, the battle is ended when someone is knocked off the stage or is KO'd. Let the brawl begin!\"", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Ascot Carver" }, { "text": "a corridor of darkness opened as Xayama skipped out letting our a giggle as she adjusted her skirt as well as push back her hair placing her hands on her hips \"come on ascot I wanna fight...I been itching to fight and fry announcer dude person I am not child loving I just enjoy there attention \"she called \"cause I feel wanted around them \"she added before looking at ascot\"\n\nI hope she doesn't kill him...I just have a feeling.g she is going to have too much fun\"said amaya as rose nodded", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot smiled, and spoke:\n\n\"I've been itching to fight too, actually. Guess it's something we both enjoy?\"*You're wanted with me, too,*thought Ascot as he charged at Xayama, then rolled to her left at the last minute, before feinting at her midsection, a feint which would turn into a thrust at her armpit. This would be followed by several strikes to the legs and shins, while at the same time, the boy was prepared for the girl's counterattack, which he expected to be aggressive and strong.\n\nAfter all, Xayama was Amaya's opposite...", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"lay one hand on elyse and I will rip it off and shove it down your throat.\"yelled rose in anger as she looked.over at Joshua \"get elyse.and.amaya out of here.\"said rose looking towards.the blade swiping up a hand as a wall of.shadow blocked the.blades before she sent.some needle like shadows from her ow. shadows straight at Lucas.\n\namaya gasped as she was pulled out of the way by Joshua before.she heard rose picking elyse up \"we will be alright please take.care of mother...elyse need her\"said amaya\n\nXayama laughed sending her shadows at the blades as she smiled \"tinker bell come on out\"she commented moving her hair waking her small fairy friend \"go guide the girl in white to safety and stay with her...\"she said as the fairy nodded flying towards amaya beckoning her to follow as Xayama used her shadows to launch her into the air as she twisted herself in the air raising her blade above her head before slamming it down towards Lucas", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot was roused to fury at Lucus - apparently, that was a viable name in the Radiant Garden dialect - wanting to get his hands on Elyse, to use her in...ways that did not need any further mention. When the windblade came at him, the boy deftly avoided it because he was uncertain of his ability to take a hit, then he watched as Serin, Rose, and two unknown others counterattacked.\n\n\"Let's fight beside each other today,\" he spoke to Satoko as he cast Haste on every friendly in the field, aka everyone not Lucus - he still can't believe it was spelled that. The boy then cast Cura remotely over the wounded Exomin (not that he knew his name), before making further assessments of the battle. Lucus was a Wind Mage, and people like that were tricky, with...\n\n...With their abilities to create tornadoes, blades of wind, concussing waves of air, and, of course, the vacuum trick. The boy saw Joshua and Xajsouh pausing to assess the battle like he was, and knew that if they were holding back, then Lucus must be one powerful guy. Nevertheless, for Elyse's sake, one has to try and fight him, if only to give more information to the two about how to do so better.\n\nThe boy shot a blast of fire at Lucus, following that up with his Shotlock. Then, he rushed at the man while he was dealing with Xayama's assault, trying to join his abilities to hers'. Not only was he still hasted, but he was now trying a Sonic Blade attack, trying to attack Lucus with a series of short rushes. Then, once he was done, he would use Faith.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "From his trek to the old mansion Thomas returned, unsure as to his destination but walking along regardless. His mind was troubled by the thoughts that still tormented it, and he was almost glad as he saw the flashes of magic light up the sky, though he should have been exasperated. It seemed like wherever they went, nobody was capable of staying out of trouble for more than half a day. He picked up the pace then, heading towards the origin point which seemed to be the sandlot. That indicated something was up, since if he wasn't missing his guess, magic hadn't been allowed in that tournament which meant something was happening.\n\nAs he ran he summoned his Keyblade, focusing his mind as he banished the unwanted, depressive thoughts. With a fight going on, he couldn't afford to be distracted, and there would be time for moping later. And he was running towards the group; he didn't need them to know about the problems he had right now. His voice had quieted, as if it somehow knew what was going on here or had some premonition of what the fight was about that he didn't know.\n\nHe managed to arrive as the dust settled, arm panging from the multiple corridors that opened in the area, and he dismissed his keyblade to walk nonchalantly into the Sandlot, arms folded with the metal covered one on top. \"Well, looks like I missed something big,\" he commented as he approached the dispersing crowd. \"I take it no one won the tournament then.\"", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"Yeah he change after you vanished. I was blind to everything at the time so I missed it until it was too late.\" Joshua said\" When I finally realized it I tried to fight him but I would've lost if he hadn't turned into a heartless.\"\n\n\"Yeah you missed the best family reunion ever.\" Xahsouj said to Thomas, his voice dripping with sarcasm\n\n\" Well here she is then. We'll visit on occasion to make sure she's doing well.\" Satoko said as she handed Amelia over to Rose.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake winced.\n\n\"She okay? The little girl, that is. How long has it been this way?\"\n\nJake muttered under his breath something to the effect of 'just ain't right'. How does a father try and kill his own daughter, Nobody or not?\n\nHe then noticed Thomas' entry.\n\n\"Hey Tom,\" he said. \"Yeah, it's been... kind of wrecked. Some jerk formerly known as Lucus, I think he's called Chaos now. We almost had him, but a buddy of his called 'War' bailed him out.\n\n\"So yeah, good thing you didn't buy tickets. Or maybe they were worth it, if you enjoy crowd-endangering pyrokinetics. Raised a real storm, that it did.\n\n\"So what were you up to?\" Jake raised his hands defensively. \"Sorry, just trying to make small talk.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"come over any time o got alot of room\"said rose accepting Amelia in her arms \"I have plenty of rooms so by all means you all can stay as long as you want\"rose commented looking towards Thomas \"my husband's nobody came here and attacked and we found amaya had a sign hidden inside her\"commented rose summarizing everything\n\n\"it is hard seeing him like that when I.knew him diffetently\"said amaya gently", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake looked at Rose for a bit.\n\n\"So he was trying to kill his daughter... over a power rune or something?\" he asked Rose. \"Yeah, that jackass needs a good-\n\n\"Erm, my condolences, ma'am. Is your daughter alright? I think it would be best if you take her home so she can rest. If you need any help, ask for Jake. The name's John Grendell, but my friends call me Jake.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle got approached by Serin, who asked if she was alright and needed a cure. \"Its nothing bad, nothing that magic can't cure.\" she said with a smile as the Curaja spell healed her wounds. She continued listening to Serin who said it was best to move on to the next world, and that Reno will find them when they arrive. \"Oh I'm sure Reno will find us, and otherwise Oner will.\" she said. \"However I just noticed, I haven't seen Thomas all day, and I'm not going to leave without him, he is our leader after all.\" she said.\n\nLuckily Thomas entered the Sandlot on that moment. Everyone else already explained to him what happened, kinda. \"Hey Thomas.\" she turned towards Serin. \"Excuse me, I'm going to have a talk with him.\" she said and ran towards Thomas. \"So you've probably heard it all by now, of what happened here. But we do need to move on to the next world, to collect the next sign.\" Belle said.\n\nEximna helped Exomin get up. \"Did that guy just gave you munny to repair all this shit?\" Exomin asked.\n\n\"Yes, he did. And watch your language.\" she said and dragged Exomin along to the group of Keyblade warriors and their friends. \"Thank you all for keeping this world safe. Me and Exomin alone couldn't have handled this all by ourselves.\" she said. \"For your efforts I want to hand this over to you.\" she gave a red feather towards the person who would first take the gift into hands. \"This is a Phoenix Down. It works by being offered to appeal to the mystical Phoenix itself to allow a lost soul to return.\" she explained.\n\n\"So it basically brings someone back from the death!\" Exomin added.\n\n\"However, one must act fast or else the soul will be too far away to be retrieved. So use it immediately if something terrible as that would happen.\" she said. \"Excuse us. We are going to make a report to Hayner.\"\n\n\"Bye guys! Success on your journey!\" Exomin said before getting dragged away by his sister.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Okay, you over there. I'm going to explain this messed up family history to you based off my Other's memories.\" Xahsouj said to Jake\" The older woman there is Roseletta van Isis, who prefers to go by Rose. She is a resident of the world known ad Radiant Garden and is a member of it's Defense Comitee. She is also the mother of, at last count, five children, three of whom are adopted last I checked.\n\nThe adopted ones are my Other, who left through a Corridor of Darkness to get Rose's blood-daughters. Ascot who is over there and I hear was adopted sometime yesterday. And the final adopted daughter, as of about two minutes ago, is Amelia, the young Nobody girl in her arms.\n\nNow here's where the history comes in and might get too complicated for your tiny brain. Rose was married to the guy who just attacked us. Together they had two daughters. The oldest is Amaya, one of the princesses of heart.\n\nSeveral years ago Amaya vanished because she was kidnapped. During this time Rose gave birth to her second daughter, Elyse. Sometime around a year after Elyse was born something changed in Lucus, Amaya and Elyse's father and Rose's husband, changed and began abusing Rose. He threatened Elyse and used her against her mother. This went on for two years before my Other found out. My Other fought Lucus but only won because Lucus succumbed to the darkness in his heart, resulting in a heartless my Other wiped out.\n\nThis however resulted in the Nobody we just fought. Understand? Yes? Good. If not too bad I ain't explaining again.\"\n\n\"Rude as usual\" Satoko muttered\n\n\"We all remember him differently, save for Elyse.\" Joshua said to Amaya, giving her a light kiss on the cheek\" Its safe in town now so do you wanna go back?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Serin could sense that his confident grin was just a mask, but only because he knew why it was masking anything and what it was masking. He kept quiet about it though, knowing that this was something that needed to remain a secret and Serin wasn't a jerk to go spilling the beans. Instead he walked over to Belle and Thomas, holding a few books tucked beneath his arm. \"I meant to give these to you earlier, but it slipped my mind\". He presented them both to Thomas, three tomes of magic most likely jud. \"Everything you need to know about Stone, Aero, and Water magic is in them. I recommend studying up on them when you get the chance\".\n\nIf Thomas accepted them then Serin would hand them to him, otherwise if he chose to not accept them he would put them back in his 'Pouch of Holding' that was on his belt. \"Anyway, good luck on your journey. Be careful and I apologize in advance if Reno happens to be too much trouble for you all\". Serin chuckled a little after saying this, even the Red Wizard knowing that Reno had no restraint about anything and would easily go anywhere or do anything that his whims told him to do, which was an exaggeration of course but not entirely untruthful.\n\nWith that Serin gave a small smile and a tip of his hat before walking off in the same direction that Exomin and Eximna went in, figuring he would have a talk with Hayner as well and see how he could help since he planned on staying here for a little bit unless the Defense Committee needed him back in Radiant Garden. Not that he couldn't go to both worlds quickly, but for now he was going to help here however he could.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake raised an eyebrow at Other-Joshua's... disposition.\n\n\"Sheesh, kid, who pissed in your cereal?\"\n\nThen again, given that the kid was clearly a Nobody himself, it was obvious he'd be a sourpuss.\n\nStill, he got the story, so no need to ask again. Still, this promised to be an interesting ride, so he had better get ready to go. Besides, it seemed that the tournament was a loss; too much damage had been done to the arena to fix it back up in time. He guessed they were lucky they weren't banned from the area for life.\n\nFirst things first, though. He turned to Satoko.\n\n\"So,\" he spoke up, \"you're Satoko, right? Sorry about the mess. Tournament getting cut short and all. I***was***going to be your opponent in the first round, but it looks like we're going to have to take a rain check on that one. Maybe we can spar some other time?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"she will be safe\"said rose to herself holding Amelia in her arms.\n\namaya blushed lightly from the kiss\"yes lets go before elyse decides to suddenly make an balling spell start\"amaya commented standing up holiday.g elyse with one hand as she held Joshua's with the other as Tinkerbell lead the way back to Xayama", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Joshua smiled as he led Elyse and Amaya back to town and to the sandlot. Once they where there he lead them over to Rose.\n\n\"So you did decide to take Amelia in\" he said before spotting Elyse expression. She didn't seem to be happy to see Amelia in her mother's arms. That was HER spot, no ones else's. Seeing this caused Joshua to chuckle\" I think Elyse is feeling a little jealous.\"\n\nSatoko turned towards Jake\n\"As long as your prepared to lose then I'm game any time you are.\" She said", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "rose looked over to Joshua and her daughters \"yes, she deserves a family and plus elyse and ascot has a connection with her\"said rose before seeing elyses expression \"don't worry mommy is just carrying her because she is sleepin", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake smirked.\n\n\"Nah, I don't think it'll be that easy. Still, I'll take you up on that offer sometime.\"\n\nWith that, he gave a friendly salute and walked off to follow the others.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot had been so tired, from these emotionally trying times, that he had failed to answer Jake's question. This tiredness had not proceeded from the fight he had been in; his reserves were not so easily taxed by that. No, rather, this tiredness was*emotional*, coming from the rollercoaster of upheveals that Lucus' coming and Amelia's near-death experience had brought to being.\n\n\"I'm here now, Mom; are you okay?\" Ascot said as he arrived at Rose's side. He smiled as he saw her cuddling Amelia; it seemed as though Rose was all right, after all. The boy then looked at Elyse, who was feeling jealous, and sat down beside her, taking out a few lollipops from his Inventory and handing one over to her in a placatory gesture. He then said:\n\n\"'Want some, Elyse?\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "After saying goodbye to everyone they met in Twilight Town it was time for the group to continue in their quest to look for the Signs of Zodiac. The map showed that there were three worlds left to explore, and one of them would be their next destination: Sugar Rush. A colorful looking world from the outside, seemingly consisting of candy. Once they arrived in the world they landed on a pink flat surface in the middle of a candy cane forest.\n\nBelle looked around amazed by the place, so much candy. There probably wouldn't be any hunger here. She had to think about Reno though, if he was here he would probably freak out by the amount of candy in the world. Reno liked food, and she guessed not only making it himself. She hoped he would join them soon. \"Isn't this a beautiful world? And no sign of Heartless yet.\" Belle said to the rest of the group.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake just blinked as he looked around.\n\n\"Oh-kay, I think I'm going to become a diabetic just by***standing***here. What kind of a land is this?\"\n\nHe reached out a felt one of the sugar cane branches, testing its flexibility and strength.\n\n\"So, how do we find... erm... what we're looking for?\" With the recent attack on the arena, Jake felt it may not be wise to openly mention what it was they're looking for. He looked around in all directions, trying to get a bead on civilization somewhere.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Look, maybe we shouldn't rely on Amaya. She got badly hurt back there, and she hasn't fully recovered yet.\"\n\nHe looked around.\n\n\"Though it's hard to believe there's Heartless here. Everything's just so... bright pastel.\"\n\nHe picked a berry off a vine, popped it into his mouth, and then cringed strongly at the taste.\n\n\"Oh*man*talk about sour grapes!\" he mumbled, forcing himself to complete it. \"Talk about chewing the scenery, though...\n\n\"Hold on, though, I think I have an idea...\"\n\nHe jumped up onto the nearest candy cane tree, and began leaping from branch to branch. He kept going up to the top of the tree, trying to locate the nearest town or any notable landmarks.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Yes, it is hard to believe that Heartless could be in a world like this\". A voice would suddenly speak to the group, but where it came from was completely unclear. It was quiet and faint, like a whisper, yet they would all be able to hear it. Due to the faintness of the voice it would be unclear to even tell who it belonged to. It might have seemed familiar, but at the same time it wasn't. It was unclear as to just what this voice was. Then all of a sudden one of Belle's daggers would begin to act strange, it floating upward and moving to a position about five yards away from the group, it swathed in harmonious light and darkness as this occurred.\n\nThen it seemed to float there for a few moments before the two serene elements suddenly seemed to move to the reflective surface of the blade, swirling in the reflection of it before it began to glow a little more. This seemed to go on for a few long, still moments as then suddenly the light and darkness slowly flowed and swirled out onto the ground from the reflective blade, the two elements seeming to continue to pour out of the blade's surface before soon enough a human silhouette was standing there, the sillhouette made of light and darkness. It pointed a finger at the group towards Belle, the dagger floating back to her before slowly the light swirling in the silhouette, it seeming to mix and swirl with the darkness in a very balanced, serene, and harmonious manner but never actually merged or combined with it, seemed to enter the silhouette.\n\nSoon enough just a silhouette of pure darkness remained, the darkness soon slowly fading until soon enough a figure was revealed. It was Reno, only he seemed just a small bit older. Not really by appearance, but just by a sort of feeling, like it had been a very long time since anyone had seen him despite his absence not lasting more than around half a day. The black lines on his body going down his entire body and face from the black circle on his forehead were glowing slightly and there seemed to be a slightly more intricate and neat way they did this now than there was the last time anyone saw him, almost as if the 'markings', if they could be called that, had changed and looked more mysterious now.\n\nSoon enough though that small glow of serene darkness that came from the lines and circle on his forehead faded, his red eye and green eye slowly opening before he stretched a little, a grin forming on his face as he looked at the group. \"Hey everyone, long time no see, I can't believe its been a year\". And just as it seemed Reno was about to get distracted and ecstatic about all the candy that made up this world, as he was just about to look around at it all, his appearance changed. His pale white hair turned jet black, his red eye turned green and his green eye turned red, and the lines going down from the circle on his forehead all turned white as now it seemed Oner had manifested now.\n\n\"Well what he means to say is that it has been a year since we have seen you, but it also hasn't been that long either for neither you all or the two of us since we last talked or saw one another\". Oner's voice, if by just a little bit, also seemed a bit older now. Not really by much though, but he just felt like he was a year older although Oner always was a very mature person to begin with.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle looked surprised when one of her daggers suddenly flew through the air. A silhouette appeared out of the dagger, and as far as Belle knew she didn't have a spirit residing in one of her weapons. The silhouette pointed back at her and the dagger flew back to her, she snatched it out of the air when it was close enough and attached it to her belt again. Within a few moments it was revealed that Reno was the mysterious person who had come out of the dagger. It was only then that she realized that the dagger had a reflection and could be used as a mirror, thus a gateway to the Mirror Realm. When Reno appeared she noticed he was different than before, more mature.\n\n\"So it seems the group is complete again.\" she said after Reno was done talking. She then looked to Jake who was up in the candy cane tree. \"Any luck of finding something yet, Jake?!\" she shouted. Maybe Jake also saw it in the distance if he looked down. Two people were walking through the candy cane forest. A big man with big fists and next to him a little girl. Both of them looked surprised when they stumbled into the group. \"These also people out of your game?\" the girls asked.\n\n\"No... I don't think so. From which game are you guys?\" the big man asked. \"Ow, but let me introduce myself first. I am Ralph from Wreck-It Ralph, and this is Vanellope von Schweetz from this game Sugar Rush.\" he said.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Reno" } ]

[ { "text": "Thomas huffed to himself, biting his lip as people corrected him in this, though at least Jake seemed as confused as he was when he returned. Creativity was difficult when your head was a muddled mess of emotions, and he had never been into video games, only knowing they existed when he had gone to train with Donald, and even then not spending much time with them. Some things had been more important back then, such as his magical skill and training, which didn't leave him much time for that. But even just thinking on that, it felt like an eternity ago, a simpler time he had departed from to this current trial.\n\nAs their guests introduced themselves, Thomas fell silent, emotions festering as he let everyone else talk, since it seemed he couldn't speak without someone else correcting him or further clarifying what he had said. He meant what he said, and he was the team leader, so why did people feel the need to contradict him or add to what he said. If they wanted things further clarified, they could ask. That was the point of a conversation.\n\nAt least some Heartless showed up, providing some relief. Weird types he hadn't seen before and some Junkroids. But even the relief here was shortlived as Oner took the center stage, when Thomas had prepared to show off some of what he learned, to show that even though he hadn't had the benefit of a year passing in relation to everyone else he hadn't stayed still either, and to move as he usually did to keep anyone from suspecting that something was wrong with him. That was hard to do though when he cast a trio of spells, surrounding himself in some sort of blue light, his blade glowing in turn, and then an immense blast of magical energy engulfed the heartless there as he used Ultiga. Actually, it was a surprise that any had survived that blast, but some had been out of range, and others were magically resistant enough to tank the blast.\n\nThough he thought he would get the chance to go in now, Thomas didn't, hanging back and clearing away any Heartless that came after him as he watched the rest of the team and the newcomers wipe out the remaining Heartless, a slight pang shooting through his heart that hurt his arm as well as he watched. More and more he was slipping into irrelevance, and even when he tried he couldn't catch up. But he had to keep up the happy front as the Heartless were destroyed. \"Well, that wasn't too hard,\" he commented casually.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Amaya stayed out of the way of the fight and kept her distance from onerous/Reno for the fact she wasn't use to the two people in one body thing, it made her kinda uncomfortable.\n\nShe watched joshuas when the fight was over she gently wrapped her arms around his left resting herheaf against his souldr \"you will get the chance to fight Joshua...just be patient for a bit longer...atleast do it for me\"she commented gently as she sometimes felt she could kinda keep him calmand in control..she just didn't want to see him like he was in Narnia that was a nightmare she didn't want to relive", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "When the Heartless appeared Belle immediately rushed towards two of the ground enemies and disposed of them with her dagger. However it was Reno or Oner, she couldn't see which one, who took out the Heartless. She was kinda annoyed by the fact that she wasn't able to really fight. As the other members of the team took out the rest of the Heartless. It didn't make her dislike Reno, or Oner, but she wanted to fight some more. But if it was Oner who executed the attack she would know that his mana would be low at this point and would take a good time to restore. She also saw that Ralph was only able to slam one away.\n\n\"Okay that was that.\" Belle said. She then looked around if she could spot if the 'Cy-Bug' that had stolen the medallion of Ralph. Or if the enemy was caught up in the attack of Oner, but unfortunately that wasn't the case. \"Should we go after the medallion? Maybe it will take us to the place where the Sign also is located.\" Belle suggested to the rest of the group.\n\n\"Well, Ralph and I are going after it!\" Vanellope said crossing her arms while saying it. \"Ralph and I already build a kart, and all that, and the medallion is our only way of entering the race.\" she said.\n\n\"We'll get it back. After all it will show that I truly am a hero, and not a villain.\" Ralph added. \"But we can't force them to help us, that's up to them.\" he looked at the group and waited for their response to the matter.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Joshua smiled as he looked over at Amaya.\n\"I'm sure I will. IT's just frustrating when I had a chance and it was taken from under my nose by a guy I don't understand a thing about.\" He said in a light, joking tone\" So don't worry, I'll get my chance. Until then it's best I just wait for that moment to come.\"\n\nThe current crisis, if one could call it that, being averted he cast his gaze around their surroundings again, looking for any sign of something to investigate. He briefly wondered if he should go off with just Amaya as back up but he was willing to bet that the others would object. Of course if he gave them good reason they might let him go to investigate while they helped out the natives of this world. He wouldn't mind helping them but he also wanted to get a move on. So he closed his eye and tried to sense any darkness close to their vicinity, in particular any big concentrations of darkness that needed to be rid of fast.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot listened carefully to Ralph and Vanellope's words, ascertaining from them that those two were in the midst of their own adventure, and that he and the party were interlopers in it. Well, guess it was time to speak his piece; he already knew what to say to Thomas.\n\n\"Thomas, perhaps we can help them?\" he said in a supplicating voice; he knew that the other boy was feeling that his abilities had been questioned by the group's actions. Now to add cold, hard reason:\n\n\"If these Cy-bugs have a kleptomaniacal nature like many insects, it's possible that they might have the Sign in their possession. Not merely that, but if they're not Heartless, but merely natives of this world, then they might be related to the Main Villain who might either 1.) come after us anyway, or 2.) have the Sign in their possession.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake pulled his axe from the still-twitching corpse of a Cy-Bug. Apparently, these things were not quite Heartless - they seemed to lack the strong vulnerability to keyblades that normal Heartless had. Fortunately, Jake always packed a regular axe with him on his travels; a good arm and a good swing could always be counted on to inflict pain, even with an unenchanted weapon. There were the usual considerations, of course; a mundane weapon's weight and balance, and the fact that unlike Keyblades, they didn't automatically respond to your will, nor are they unbreakable or extra-strong. Then again, that was part of the fun in honing your skill; you could pick up a boat oar and still inflict some serious hurt on an unsuspecting opponent.\n\nOf course, the Junkdroids, while magic-resistant, still were nicely susceptible to a well-aimed Keyblade stroke. Either way, it was an odd assortment of such\n\n\"I dunno, Ascot...\" Jake muttered. \"These... Sy-Bugs don't exactly seem to fit the whole, er, 'motif' of this world. I don't see giant killer bugs as being a natural part of...*this.*\"\n\nHe gestured to the world around them as to emphasize his point.\n\n\"Well, I suppose we can split up,\" he says. He counts how many people there are. \"Or maybe not. Probably a bad idea to split up the party. So yeah, I agree with Ascot; we try and track down these things.\"\n\nHe noticed Thomas, who appeared to be under some sort of cloud.\n\n\"Uh, you okay there, buddy?\" he asked.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Thomas watched Reno and Oner switch again, wonder when, if ever, he would get used to seeing that. He supposed it had more to do with how the change happened than the change itself, the gradual shift between the two rather than a swift flip making his skin crawl. Well, at least he thought it was that, it might be something else and he just didn't know it, like anticipation of the likely high amount of sugar he would be imbibing during the course of being on this world. He didn't even know if it were possible for that transformation to work in a rapid manner, and he most likely would not inquire about it. Priorities and all, and he really didn't want to make his headache worse with the explanation he would probably get.\n\nThomas nodded to Belle as she walked over to join the two guests they had met. \"Knock yourself out,\" he replied, summoning his own Keyblade glider. \"I'll go after Reno, or Oner, make sure they don't get too horribly sidetracked.\" He mentally grimaced at his own speech, that dual identity thing being a pain in the neck. He was still working out what name he was to use when referring to the both of them, and wondered how the people in that place he came from handled it. Did they just use the name of the dominant personality at the time? Now that, that was something he would have to ask Reno when he caught up to him.\n\nBarring any objections, he hopped onto his glider and took off, moving at a significantly slower pace that Reno had zoomed off at towards the racetrack. He didn't want to crash, having become more cautious in that since the last time he crashed into a world, and he wanted to get a good look at the scenery from an aerial perspective as well. It was in this observation that he found Reno, or Oner, conversing with some people down on the ground. He flew in as well, coming in for a smooth landing and sending away his Glider as he joined the conversation. \"Hey there. I'm Thomas. I'm traveling with...\" He paused to check the hair color and other distinguishing traits before continuing. \"Oner. Pleasure to meet you.\" He held out his non armored hand in an offered handshake, noting the differences between the two, the heavily armored warrior and the guy who looked like one of those Gummi ship mechanics. An unlikely traveling pair, but then again he wasn't really in a position to talk.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"Joshua...it seems we will go look for the sign as it seems ascot and belle are going for the sign Reno, oner. And Thomas are grouping together and i am not sure about Jack or whatever the adult's name is\" amaya replied looking at Joshua before watching everyone disperse like mist. It was a great worry how their choosen leader Thomas agreed to seperating groups but don't assign tasks it was more of whoever wanted to pair up and more or less explore", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Yeah so It seems.\" Joshua said, his eyes still closed. He had sensed a slight darkness nearby and had pinpointed it coming from Thomas but it didn't seem to be anything to worry about... yet that is. Still it made him worry and he didn't want Amaya around Thomas if something went wrong\" How 'bout you and I split up this time? You Go with Ascot, Belle, and Jake to look for the sign while I go with Thomas and... those other two who confuse the shit outa me.\n\nIf something goes wrong or you think the others are mistreating you, let me know. Take your keyblade and shoot a beam of light into the sky. The moment I see it I'll be there in seconds to help. Sound like a plan?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake sighs. Many years ago, he would have been the one to suggest splitting up. However, time and bitter experience told him that sometimes, it's nice to have the group watching your back rather than diluting its power.\n\nStill, he supposed that these kids were capable enough to handle themselves if they ever ran into trouble. Might as well, he guess.\n\n\"Alright, alright, you twisted my arm,\" he shrugs. \"I'll go bug-hunting. You guys be careful out there.\"\n\nHe began walking in the direction he last saw the Cy-Bugs, his keen tracker eyes following the environs and noticing any details that may help them follow their targets.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The female soldier lowered her gun, while her companion was just standing behind her. \"Okay. Nice to meet you all. My name is Sergeant Tamora Jean Calhoun. But most people call me by my title, Sergeant Calhoun.\" she said. She looked down at her companion. \"This is Fix-It Felix, Jr.\"\n\n\"Yeah, but you can just call me Felix.\" he said.\n\n\"You probably wondering what we are doing in this game. I got a notification that Cy-Bugs have been invading this world. This means danger as they will lay eggs, and it's in the Cy-Bug's nature to destroy everything alive that they see. And at the same time we are also looking for Wreck-It Ralph, but the Cy-Bugs are our main problem now.\" she told.\n\n---\n\nIt seemed that eventually this group would consist out of herself, Ascot, Jake, Amaya and their two temporary companions Ralph and Vanellope. The other group would be Reno, Oner, Thomas and Joshua. She was a little bit worried about that group seeing as each of them tend to bump into each other. She already saw Jake going ahead to find tracks of the Cy-Bug. She hoped that following the Cy-Bug would bring them to the Sign immediately.\n\nShe went towards Amaya. \"So how are you doing now? A lot had happened in Twilight Town, which may have shocked you. Do you want to talk about it?\" Belle asked. In the meantime Ralph and Vanellope were waking together at the front, probably talking about the upcoming race they attend when they get the medal. If Jake would go search higher up again he probably would spot the Cy-Bug flying through the air towards the giant white castle, probably made out of sugar and glaze.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake raised a hand to everyone behind him to stay quiet - he had spotted something up ahead. Rather, he spotted something buzzing above them. He scanned the skies carefully, before he caught sight of the giant insect flying to the castle.\n\n\"Hmm,\" he mused, before making his way back down. He turned to Ralph and Vanellope.\n\n\"So, quick question; there's a castle up ahead, and the bug's flying in its direction. To whom does the castle belong, and how likely are they to listen to a bunch of stragglers and tourists? 'Cause if we doubletime it over there, we're going to have to figure a way to make sure if the castle is clear or not.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Amaya nodded i will due be careful Joshua i worry about you and please make sure Reno oner doesn't go overboard \"said amaya hugging him \"i should be fine with my brother and belle\"she said", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Take care then, be try to catch up.\" Joshua said, giving her a quick kiss before running after Thomas and Reno/Oner. It took him a while but he eventually caught up to the two of them just as a woman lowered a gun and introduced herself and a nearby man, who looked like some sort of construction worker. Once he finally reached the group he gave Thomas and Oner/Reno a slight nod.\n\"Thomas.... Uh... screw it don't know which one of you it is so let's go with Mirror Man for now.\" Joshua said, not really sure how to tell which one was in control of the body since he hadn't really paid attention to the signs before. He then turned to the other two\" Nice to meet you. I'm Joshua, a companion of these two here. We're a bit new to the area. Can you tell us a bit more about these Cy-bugs and this Wreck-It Ralph person you're looking for? Did he do something bad or particularly evil?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Take care then, be try to catch up.\" Joshua said, giving her a quick kiss before running after Thomas and Reno/Oner. It took him a while but he eventually caught up to the two of them just as a woman lowered a gun and introduced herself and a nearby man, who looked like some sort of construction worker. Once he finally reached the group he gave Thomas and Oner/Reno a slight nod.\n\"Thomas.... Uh... screw it don't know which one of you it is so let's go with Mirror Man for now.\" Joshua said, not really sure how to tell which one was in control of the body since he hadn't really paid attention to the signs before. He then turned to the other two\" Nice to meet you. I'm Joshua, a companion of these two here. We're a bit new to the area. Can you tell us a bit more about these Cy-bugs and this Wreck-It Ralph person you're looking for? Did he do something bad or particularly evil?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas listened to the introductions carefully, wondering what had prompted such a pair to come together, bu if he missed his guess that would be explained in time. There was one thing that caught his attention though. \"Wreck-it...Ralph?\" He face brightened a bit. \"Oh yeah! We just met him five...ten minutes ago? Something like that.Helped him fight some of those 'Cy-bug' things and now he and the rest of my group are chasing down the remainder.\" He'd say this was yet another large coincidence, but that would be too easy, wouldn't it.\n\nAt that point Joshua arrived, showing a surprising lack of tact considering they had just met Cy-bugs and Ralph, and it wasn't like the things that fought with Heartless were usually good guys. And while Ralph may not be a hero, his intentions seemed in the right place. But then again, Thomas would know, essentially wanting the same thing himself. If only his mission were easy enough as reclaiming a simple medallion, if that indeed was the whole gist of what he had to do beyond the parasitic bug things. There was some sense of superiority as he waited for Joshua to recieve a quick, short, smack down,given that he probably didn't need to do it himself.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Mirror Man huh? Well Oner really didn't mind. It was sort of comical actually, not that it actually listed any chuckles from the Denizen, but it didn't bring a negative response either. \"As interesting of a name as Mirror Man is, Joshua\", Oner actually using his real name instead of some nick name like Reno always did, \"It would be useful for you to know the signs so that you can tell which one of us is currently manifested.\" He now pointed at his jet black hair \"If my hair is jet black like it is now, and my Spirit Veins are white\", he then gestured to the white circle on his forehead and the white lines going down them, \"then currently I am Oner. If our hair is pale white and the veins black, then Reno is the one who is manifested.\"\n\nIt was a simple enough explanation on how to tell which of the two Keybladers were currently manifested, much simpler than what Reno would have probably given the other Keyblader, plus it would be good for the other two people here to know it as well if they were going to search for something together. Of course there was also the other sign as well that Oner acted and just felt much more mature than Reno did.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Joshua had trusted him with Amaya's safety again, and this time, Ascot wasn't ready to fail him. As the group walked with Ralph and Vanellope, the boy spoke to his adoptive sister:\n\n\"Hey, Amaya, feeling all right? I know you went through a lot in Twilight Town, and, well, I did so too. But, you're the one who's suffered worse, so, I'm going to ask; do you want to talk about it?\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"What is there to talk about though i can't believe signs could hide in someone i mean could thus mean that others are hidden in possible people and items? And it was add to see that nobody that looked like my father but the man i knew was never mean and cared a lot for me andmom from what i remember\"she said gently walking beside ascot and the others \"i am fine and will make it through this...sure that sign might have helped with my control of magic but i think ivcan still be of jaw\"she said", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake went to Ralph and Vanellope and said that the Cy-Bug was heading towards the castle. \"Well, isn't it obvious? We need to stop that thing before it gets there!\" Vanellope said. \"I need it for my entr... Ralph needs his medal to prove that he is a hero.\" she said. Ralph looked down at Vanellope. \"Thank you.\" he simply said. \"But now that we know where it is headed we have to go after it.\"\n\nBelle overheard the rest and walked towards them. \"Jake, why don't we catch that thing? Ascot and Amaya can stay with Ralph and Vanellope.\" she said. \"I can take it down with a shuriken, or you with a magic spell. You know magic spells, right?\" she said. After Jake had answered they would go after the Cy-Bug. Once they had caught up with the Cy-Bug Belle threw some shurikens into its direction and took it down. The medallion fell down and landed near Jake on the ground, unless he caught it. \"That went easier than expected.\"\n\n---\n\n\"You guys really found Ralph? We have to go to him!\" Felix said.\n\n\"If their friends are with him then we will surely meet up with him. We have to eliminate the Cy-Bugs before they destroy this game.\" Calhoun said. \"Are you guys with me?\" she asked. If one looked good they could see that there was a dark cloud forming above Frost Mountain. A cloud made out of Heartless.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "*Well, that was easy,*thought Ascot as he saw Belle bring down the Cy-Bug and get the medal back. He then turned towards Ralph and Vanellope, and smiled, saying:\n\n\"It seems that we did it; the medal's back in your possesion, or rather, it'll be soon. Anyway, I forgot to introduce myself - my name is Ascot Carver, from the Keybladers! game, and I'm glad to meet you, Ralph and Vanellope.\" Then, he changed the subject.\n\n\"So, who does that castle belong to, and what race are you talking about? Judging from your reactions, that race seems to be the centre of your game, right? Perhaps, it's even what the game's all about?\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Oner nodded. \"Yes we shall go with thee. Protecting this game from destruction is important.\" Even if this was a game it was still a living world inhabited by and enjoyed by many, since if it was a game alot of children probably played it, so they needed to protect it and they could just look for the sign while hunting these Cy-Bugs. Still it was unclear how they flew directly into a digital world in the void of space.*\"The mortal realm sure was a strange place.*Oner thought to himself, but then put that thought out of his head since this realm was his home and it wasn't like the Mirror Realm wasn't strange either based on the standards of this realm.\n\n\"But before we go looking for them it seems we have yet another problem to contend with.\" Oner looked at the dark cloud and slowly the white circle on his head began to glow softly with light, it moving through the lines going down from the circle like blood through veins. \"It seems that you will be getting the fight that thou was pining for after all, Joshua.\" Without another word Oner readied his Keyblade for the oncoming threat.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I was hoping for more quality then quantity but this'll do for now. And the only reason I'm looking for a good fight is to see how well I can do.\" Joshua said while watching the cloud of now angered heartless approach the group with his arms folded. While a sigh he unfolded them and summoned Total Eclipse to his hand as an aura of darkness surrounded him, an aura that would make his the primary target for the heartless.\" For now the rest of y'all stay back. I want to see how well I can do against this barrage of wild animals. At the very least it should be a tad bit fun.\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"So, in essence, King Candy is the ruler of this land, he organizes the races that are probably the purpose of this 'game', and he is also a bully. Any reason why he discriminates against you, Vanellope?\" Ascot asked. But, no one heard him, because everyone else began talking, ending with Vanellope disappearing and Ralph going after her.\n\nOkay, there's a history behind this, but Ralph and Vanellope were reticent about it, which frustrated Ascot, who liked history and stories, to no end. Well, best to accept Belle's role as leader; she seemed to be capable enough for it. Oh, and, best to offer his ideas:\n\n\"Vanellope wanted to enter a race, right? What about looking for the racetrack?\" he spoke. \"Anyway, I'll cast Haste on everyone, since we're moving to intercept someone.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Only place she can go,\" Jake said in response to Belle, his arm pointing out to the races. \"She did mention she needed it to enter the race, so that's your safest bet.\n\n\"As for the Cy-Bug nest...\" Jake walked up to the dead Cy-Bug, and tore Belle's giant shuriken from it with a mighty yank. He sniffed the bug blood on the blade, then the bug itself, noting the pattern colors of its carapace while he was at it.\n\n\"Well, that's weird,\" he mused. \"It definitely smells like grease, bug, and metal under it all, but it's like it's been marinated in candy and strawberry fudge. Like somehow it's been trying to meld in with this world.\"\n\nHe turns to his comrades.\n\n\"And I don't like the sound of that,\" he continued, hefting his axe on his shoulder. \"Not one bit.\n\n\"For now, though, let's just head for the racetrack. From the looks of it, most of the locals have turned up to watch. If you listen, you can faintly hear the crowds. So yeah, some fast footwork is gonna be a good idea.\n\n\"Anyone want a lift? I'm probably the fastest endurance runner among you guys, so it might help us move together.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Joshua smiled slightly as the heartless approached. Once they were within range he quickly jumped towards them and got in the center, a few slashes taking out a few Aeroplanes and Hook Bats. He quickly scanned his enemies and saw he would need a mixed bag of tricks to get rid of them. Once again he thanked the gods that the Defense Committee kept a database of heartless on their computers and that he had spent hours studying it. He also liked that he had a better mixed bag of tricks as well.\n\nThe first thing he did was cast a Dark Thundara spell. A single black bolt of lightning fell from the sky, striking a nearby Aeroplane heartless. However the Dark versions of common spells tended to have to distinguishing characteristics: They tended to be more powerful and they often had a little extra trick to spread the damage or cause more to a single enemy. In this case several smaller bolts arced from the point of contact and hit several more nearby heartless, destroying all those not immune to magic. While he had been casting the spell however, a Runemaster cast it's own spell at Joshua but he instinctively teleported away and finished that heartless out with a powerful counter-slash to the back. He then pointed Total Eclipse behind him and cast Dark Blizzara, hitting a Magic Phantom, Destroying with and several of it's companions that were following it as the initial shard broke down into several smaller, but no less deadly, shards. He then spotted a nearby Hook Bat and, smiling, jumped up and grabbed it by it's hook.\n\"Pardon me, I need to use you for a second.\" he said to the heartless before swinging it around wildly, battering several heartless and cybugs, either weakening or destroying them with several hits. When he was done with his battering ram he stabbed the Hook Bat with his keyblade, destroying it, and landed on the ground with a bit of breathing room but still surrounded by a big swarm of heartless\" Oi vae, you lot just don't end don't you?\"\n\nLaughing he cast several more spells, destroying small to medium amounts of the heartless and cybugs, all the while taking and avoiding several blows. Sadly, while he hadn't been paying attention a fair amount of Magic Phantoms had surrounded him and, as one, tried to swing their candles at him. Joshua managed to raise his Dark Barrier at the last second and blew the heartless away with his Counter Aura ability. Feeling his mana running out, he decided to get a bit more physical, especially since a vast majority of the heartless left were Rune Masters, which were completely immune to magic. Switching his focus to them he used Shadowbreaker, closing the gap between him and a few of them with two jumping slashes, one of darkness and one of light. The moment he was near them he seamlessly went into Dark Break, preforming three, jumping downward slashes, were the heartless didn't seem to be capable of blocking for some reason. The next couple of minutes were filled with him either teleporting behind the Runemasters and counter-slashing, using either Shadowbreaker or Dark Break on them, or trying to get behind their defenses by normal means. When he finally had enough, as there was no way in hell he could take out the entire cloud by himself, he used a CoD to get to safety\n\"Alright... your turn... to show off.\" he said to Thomas and Oner, breathing a bit heavily", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Ascot had cast Haste on the team which was always helpful. Jake then suggested to carry someone, as he supposedly was the fastest of the group. Belle laughed. \"Jake, I'm a thief. I think I can outrun you to the tracks!\" she said with a playful smile. Belle quickly climbed into a candy cane tree, luckily the candy canes weren't very sticky or anything. They were actually a bit slippery. When she was close to the top she could see the racetrack lying close to the castle. Belle immediately jumped out of the tree, grabbing a branch of another one to make a save landing. \"Seems like the racetrack is straight ahead.\" she said and started running.\n\n\"Not too fast guys! I'm not the fastest runner!\" Ralph said as he ran after the group. Once the group would arrive at the racetrack they could spot Vanellope in the distance, handing in the golden medal from Hero's Duty. However Vanellope quickly gets chased by the police of the event and is bullied away by the other racers. Vanellope is quickly gone again and Ralph looked disappointed. \"So... my medal is gone?\" he asked himself.\n\n\"Ascot, Jake, Amaya. Let's go to the track to check out if we can find some more information about Vanellope, the medal, this world and maybe the sign.\" she said.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"Belle,\" spoke Ascot, \"considering that King Candy rules this world and apparently wants to bully Vanellope, we risk that we might be talking to one of his cronies, collaborators, or unwitting believers who swallow whatever propaganda the King puts up. No, we go by the logic of the previous worlds, and assume that King Candy is both 1.) Evil, and 2.) has access to great power and knowledge.\"\n\n\"Instead of going around and asking for information - from people who might alert the King, no less, I think that we should enter an infiltrator into the castle instead. Belle's a thief, she can enter the King's castle and find out whatever information is needed. That, or we can meet up with Joshua and Reno/Oner again, and attack the castle openly. I know I'm operating by 'story logic' here, but I'm sure that either King Candy is evil enough to deserve an attack, or he'll be good enough to forgive us.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I think ascot is right belle is best to go into the Castro for the rest of us will stick out...maybe i can cause a distraction with guards among the castle after all you can't moss a girl in white or i could call Joshua for.help..\"She said with a giggle\n((Sorry for the small post", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle nodded. \"That sounds like a good plan. So, if you guys just take care for a distraction then I will sneak into the castle.\" here she was acting like she was a temporary leader of the group. But she didn't fufill that position really good. I guess there was a reason behind Nagi choosing Thomas to be the new leader of the group. She was sure that Thomas was taking the lead in the other group, although it is hard to say that with Joshua around. Or someone must have appeared who was a real leader. Amaya also mentioned Joshua again, that he could help them. She added the giggle afterwards, but Belle knew that it is difficult to be without Joshua.\n\n\"I think we can handle this on her own.\" Belle said with a smile. \"And Joshua probably is having fun with the other guys, I hope.\" well, I'll see what kind of distraction you guys come up with. I'll head to the castle.\" Belle said and left the group. Ralph was looking down to the others, \"What if I just storm in there and terrify everyone... although is it the right thing to do if I am trying to be a hero?\" he asked the group, who indeed were heroes, unlike him.\n\n---\n\nCalhoun shot another Cy-Bug and looked around. \"Seems like we have cleared this area.\" she sighed. \"If there already are so many here then it must mean that there is a huge hive of Cy-Bugs somewhere in this game, they are reproducing at rapid speed.\" she said. Calhoun went down to the Cy-Bug she just shot down and checked the insides. She went with her finger in the corpse and pulled it out. Her finger was covered with black and pink. \"The Cy-Bugs have already begun fusing with this world. It's like they have been marinated with candy and strawberry fudge. And somehow I think those other dark creatures from your game speed up the process.\" she said.\n\n\"Then let's go!\" Felix shouted. \"The sooner we find the hive, the sooner we will find Ralph.\" Felix said worried.\n\n\"You're right Felix. I hope no one got to exhausted from fighting, because we are going.\" she said and took the lead, in search for the hive of the Cy-Bugs. Wherever it may be. Felix walked next to the other guys and looked up, as Felix wasn't the tallest. \"She's really a dynamite gal, isn't she.\" Felix said with a blushing smile.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "When Belle darted off, Jake reacted quickly.\n\n\"Oh, that's how you wanna play, huh?\" he grinned. \"Have it your way!\"\n\nHe quickly picked up both Ascot and Amaya, told them to hold on, and then ran as quickly as his strong legs could carry him. His feet pounded through the forest path, his sense of direction keen, his heartbeat strong and regular. He leapt over obstacles and creeks in strong bounds. Yet despite his athletic effort, he arrived just a touch behind the nimble little thief. He put down the two kids carefully.\n\n\"Darn, I must be getting old,\" he said in a joking tone. \"Oh dearie, dearie me, my arthritis is acting up!\"\n\nHis chuckles were cut short when the ruckus caused by Vanellope's appearance and escape at the race.\n\nJake listens intently to Ascot and Belle's plan, nodding in agreement.\n\n\"I'm going with Belle. She might need the backup, you never know when you could use some muscle.\"\n\nThen he turns to Ralph.\n\n\"Think you're up to the challenge, big guy?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Thomas walked along with the rest of the group, scanning their surroundings and trying to figure out where this hive thing would be. Or what it would even look like for that matter. Preoccupied as he was with this headache an the pain radiating from his dark wound, he was unaware of Joshua's observation of him. He had his own mission though, but it would have to wait until he got a chance to talk to Calhoun alone, which would be difficult as things stood.\n\nAt the question from the Sergeant, Thomas nodded as they walked. \"They're Heartless,\" he said, beginning the explanation that he was sure one of his compatriots would add to for perceived inadequacy. \"They're from our world. They're kinda....They're like physical manifestations of the darkness in people's hearts.\" He shrugged, aware of how that might sound crazy to a military person from some sort of shooter game, but it was the truth. \"So, how are we supposed to find this hive besides walking around and hoping we just stumble across it,\" he asked, curious to see what kind of detection methods Calhoun might have.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Oner was the one who was manifested for their journey in the sugar themed game, using his blade skills combined with the Diaja spell or the strange and incredible control he had over Ultima to help fight off the Cy Bug and Heartless attacks. Despite his small arsenal of offensive spells Oner was no pushover and could indeed hold his own, so when he was manifested he wouldn't be slowing them down. Oner, unlike the others, was quite fond of this charming world. Well not as fond as Reno was who would have probably have at that entire ice cream mountain if he had been manifested for any longer, but it was a nice change of pace from the somewhat more grim worlds they visited like Treasure Planet, Prydain, and Narnia.\n\nIt was then that Thomas not only explained to Sergeant Calhoun what the Heartless were, but also asked a question on how to find the hive. Oner came up with an idea. Not one he admired, but an idea nonetheless. \"I might have an idea...\" He spoke up, making a small stride to catch up a bit with the group as he had been taking up rear point as he took in the various colorful sights, sketching them as he did. Snapping his sketchbook shut and making it vanish with a flick of his wrist, Oner walked with the others now instead of a bit behind them.\n\nBefore Oner could speak though about whatever his idea was in the blink of an eye Reno was standing, or rather floating, in his place. No slow change. Just in one moment Oner was there. In the next, Reno. \"We just bring them here, it'll be easy if we make something big and flashy.\" That probably wasn't Oner's idea, or it might have been, but was also probably not exactly what Oner had in mind. Knowing Reno though, the boy with no restraint or tact and with, as Belle once put it*(yes I am referencing one of Belle's thoughts about Reno from before the final boss battle on Prydain, deal with it)*, 'the guile of a brick wall', probably misinterpreted whatever Oner's exact idea was. With a grin the young boy floated a bit backwards, the markings on his face glowing with that same darkness from before as it gathered in his hands, the lines on them glowing as well. After just a moment's worth of focus he aimed his hand towards the sky. His eyes gleamed pure as a serene night black for just a single moment as he uttered one word.*\"Yami\"*\n\nWith that a large beam of magical energy that was black as the glow coming from Reno's markings shot from his hand in the same style as a Mega Flare, shooting into the sky. Since it was black as night in what looked like a world without any black in it whatsoever it would probably stand out as Reno poured more energy into it to make it bigger and shoot even further up into the sky, the power emanating from it being quite immense. After a few moments he stopped, letting the beam finish its course as he looked up at the sky, then at the others, a grin on his face. \"Someone ought to have seen that right?\"\n\nWithout waiting for a reply, or anyone able to get one to Reno, in the next moment Oner was standing there, having manifested now in Reno's place, his fingers rubbing the circle on his forehead as he just sighed heavily. As Reno's other half and reflection he understood just how Reno could be more than anyone else here. Heck he probably knew why Reno gave people nicknames, but that would probably be harder to explain then explain then... just about anything. \"That... wasn't my plan, but once Reno sets his mind on something well...\" He sighed heavily, shaking his head. \"There is just no stopping him.\"", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Calhoun nodded interested as Thomas explained that the Heartless came from their game. \"Ah, you come from an RPG game. Not many of those around here. But I do wonder why enemies from other games are attracted to this one.\" Calhoun questioned. Oner afterwards said that he had an idea and suddenly shot a beam of energy straight into the sky. Calhoun already knew that this would not help them in finding the hive, as the hive is filled with eggs and eggs can't react to what Oner just did. Or was it Reno, it stays confusing for everyone. Nothing much happened. \"I already thought so.\" Calhoun said. \"We can expect some Cy-Bugs or Heartless here soon, but we got to keep moving.\" she said.\n\n\"S-Sergeant.\" Felix said and pointed to the hole in the ground in the distance. Two spider-like legs just came out of it, shortly followed by the rest of the creature's body. A largeCy-Bugappeared out of the hole. It had completely merged with the environment of Sugar Rush, almost making it look like it belonged here. His legs were made out of two Pocky, two pretzels and two candy canes each with a chocolate dip and a different topping, white chocolate, peanut and sprinkles respectively. It's backside was a huge waffle cone with chocolate dip tip. One top of the body was a mint chocolate chip ice cream ball with a chocolate topping with hard candy sprinkles on top. The only thing left of the monster to recognize it as a Cy-Bug was it's black beetle face with glowing green eyes.\n\n\"Seems like it worked after all. And I now have an idea where the hive might be.\" Calhoun said. \"But first lets kill this thing!\" she said and ran towards it with her blaster ready.\n\n\"I'll stay here!\" Felix shouted as everyone headed off.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Reno" } ]

[ { "text": "Oner didn't know about someone fighting an enemy alone. Even if it was a Cy-Bug, it was still a rather large one. Still, Oner had faith in the abilities of each of the group members. As long as Joshua's darkness didn't go berserk again like before then it was all good and Oner felt like that wasn't going to happen. \"Good luck to thee then, but before we go, a blessing to aid thee.\" Oner pointed his hand at Joshua and uttered one word.*\"Aura.\"*The moment he uttered this a blue aura would envelope Joshua. His magical strength, physical defense, magical defense, and speed were all boosted as Faithaga, Hasteaga, Protega, and Shellga were all cast upon Joshua with that single spell.\n\nAfter that Oner went on ahead with Thomas, Felix, and Calhoun towards the Cy-Bug hive where they looked in and saw an unfortunate sight. Eggs everywhere, ready to hatch. One more large Cy-Bug appeared from the hole. So much for an easy, relaxing trip. Oner heard Calhoun's command to go to Felix and nodded, deciding to stay near the plumbe---, er... carpenter. He had no idea what types of powers Felix had, but judging by his small physique and tiny character model, Oner knowing what Reno knew about video-games which was alot, he probably was not a fighter or soldier type game character like Calhoun was.\n\nSo as Calhoun and Thomas fought the new Cy-Bug that surfaced Oner made sure to stay near Felix, not bothering to correct Calhoun on her mistake in name. It would probably take a while for anyone to get used to finding out which one of the two Denizens of the Mirror, or which half of the Denizen of the Mirror, was manifested at the time. The young Denizen also made sure to keep an eye on the hole and general area in case any Heartless, Cy-Bugs, or other various threats like the Six Senses showed up, or just anything in general that would be something that needed to be looked at.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake raised an eyebrow at the idea of \"baking\" a car. He had seen some old jalopies being put together by his old buddy Miguel, but... something told him this was probably not a very efficient way of making cars. Ol' Mike would have been shaking his head in disbelief had he been there.\n\nStill, the little tyke was overjoyed at the result, and it seemed to work. They were about to make a discrete exit when King Candy broke in with his enforcers. Apparently, someone set off the silent alarm.\n\n\"Knew we should have bound and gagged that sleeping old man,\" Jake mumbled to himself. Still, no point crying over spilled milk.\n\nKing Candy looked furious. He recognized the duo of Ascot and Ralph, and was not at all pleased to see that they were helping the \"glitch\".\n\nRalph and Jake grabbed the frosting bags, and squeezed them full-force at Candy and his escort, knocking the bald king down.\n\n\"Sire! Are you alright?!\" Winchell asked in concern as he helped his King up.\n\n\"I'm fine, they just glazed me,\" he chuckled. \"GET TH- where'd they go?!\"\n\nBy the time he had gotten up, the party made a hasty exit, Jake smashing down a wall to allow his friends out. Ralph and Vanellope took the newly-made cart, Jake took his Glider, and the King's forces were in hot pursuit. Despite there being three Keybladers and one uber-strong wild man among them, Ralph told the group it was better to make a hasty retreat than to fight.\n\nJake shrugged. Best to get the kids to safety, he supposed. Besides, Ascot and Ralph were still a bit woozy from their fight wrecking up the castle. Still, he figured it was probably best to give a distraction to throw off the pursuit.\n\nJake jumped off the Glider, hitting the ground running.\n\n\"Go ahead!\" he called out to the group, \"I'll distract them and catch up!\"\n\nSummoning his axes again, he jumped high, and then charged his axes with as much power as he can, slamming into the ground with such force that he caused a giant crater, and a cloud of dust to kick up, obscuring the group from King Candy's car. Candy had to swerve sharply and hit the brakes to avoid getting slammed by the shower of candy bits and debris, while one of the police cars wasn't so lucky, falling over into the dirt as it was knocked aside. Candy coughed, clearing the dirt from his mouth, before glimpsing Jake going around a corner, ostensibly following the group.\n\n\"There they are! Get them!\" he exclaimed, and immediately hit the gas, chasing after Jake. The remaining car chased him too.\n\nJake, however, had made a note of where the group was heading, and was actually leading the chase in a different direction. He halted the glider suddenly, turning to face Candy and his policemen.\n\nCandy saw Jake stopping, confused as Jake didn't seem to move, or do anything. Just then, out of the corner of his eyes, he noticed that Jake was hovering over a giant lake of banana pudding, obscured by the small hill ahead of them. With a gasp, he pulled over just in time, but turned to see the other police ploughing ahead heedlessly.\n\n\"Stop! You fools! It's a trick!\" he cried out.\n\nToo late. The car managed to catch some air, only to fall back down right into the pudding swamp in front of Jake. Duncan and Winchell swam up to the surface, sputtering and coughing up banana pudding and wiping it off their sunglasses. Jake gave a mocking salute, and flew off.\n\n\"Come back here, Criminal Scum!\" cried Winchell impotently, waving his baton.\n\nWith the pursuit gone, Jake went back to the crater he made, and started following the cart tracks in the dirt road. To his surprise, he found it lead to two sugar-free lollipops, crossed together on the side of a volcano that looked like a soda bottle.\n\nCautiously, he reached out to touch the wall, only to find that his arm went through it like it wasn't there.\n\n\"Interesting,\" he mused, and stepped through. Inside, he found a large tunnel, which he followed. The whole area smelled like a volcano - if said volcano had overly warm cola instead of lava and brimstone. He found Vanellope, Ralph, and the others inside, with what looked like a bed haphazardly built together of discarded items.\n\n\"Hey guys,\" he spoke up. \"Sorry it took so long. Did I miss anything?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The inside of the volcano was...beautiful. Beads of Mentos dangled above a lake of cola, a volatile combination, from what he had absorbed of Chemistry, but that didn't matter; right now, the whole place seemed like...a cathedral. All was quiet except for the group's conversations at the back, and Ascot's mind was made serene by the scenery...serene except for continued worries about Belle.\n\nThe thief still hadn't reappeared, and, well, Ascot was now certain that something had happened to her. Dangit all, he should have insisted that Jake go with her! It was now that Ascot regretted using 'story logic' to try and move the quest and investigation along; he cursed himself for being so idiotic. But, still, everyone made mistakes, and it was time to atone for them.\n\n\"I'm going flying out to rescue Belle,\" he spoke to the others, waiting for their opinion.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Belle was panting, her new acquired Keyblade with a tight grip in her hands. A few meters away from her was Gula, who, luckily for Belle, also was panting. However she did not as heavily as herself. Belle stormed at Gula once again and performed a Blitz. She leaped towards Gula and hit her three times in a row, successfully. Gula immediately countered by slashing with her salty metal blade. Belle quickly jumped back, getting slashed at the last moment in her right leg. \"Ugh.\" she said and backed down several meters.\n\n\"You're getting annoying. How about I finish you off?\" Gula said as her sword went back into the mouth of her right hand.\n\n\"What? You're going to use another one of your tastes?\" Belle said serious, and immediately got into her battle pose.\n\nGula suddenly laughed very hard. \"You think I am going to use another power?! I still have some*sweet*abilities left.\" she said as two new bubbles appeared out of Gula's mouths. However this time they were mint green instead of pink. Belle saw the difference in color and immediately readied herself for what was to come. \"This new flavor is sweet yet very fresh. Kinda like a mint bubblegum. But somehow it also is particular spicy... or should I say explosive.\" Belle's eyes widened.\n\nGula fired the mint green bubblegums into Belle's direction. Belle quickly used her dodge roll to get out of the way. The first bubblegum hit the wall of pie behind her and created a huge explosion. A huge hole was left in the gigantic pie and pieces were flying up everywhere in the air. But it didn't remain with just one, Gula fired several of the mint bubblegums after each other while Belle dodge rolled away from them. When both stopped, the pie that once was behind Belle was almost completely destroyed. Belle quickly disappeared behind one of the pies to get her breath.\n\n*I just got lucky to hit her with a few close combat strikes. But it is very dangerous to get close to her, especially now with her mint bombs. If I get hit by one of them it'll be over for me. The shurikens I had were way too weak to even pop one of her bubbles. However a move that would have Keyblade enchantment would work. I already noticed that my Blitz got a lot stronger with the Keyblade. But I don't have any projectile magic or projectile moves.*Belle thought as she got her breath at the same time.\n\n\"Where are you little girl?\" she heared Gula shout. \"Before I kill you, I think I can tell you what is going on in this world. Or at least tell you something about King Candy. That was what you wanted to find out in the first place, isn't that right?\" Belle wisely didn't speak as she knew that Gula would find her. \"Okay. You know that back in the day, meddling in other worlds was forbidden? Well similar to that there is a concept in this world that when you 'meddle' into another game you go Turbo. That person was once the lead character of Turbo Time. He was obsessed with glory... but his game got old, so he left his own game. He interrupted into another game, but eventually caused both games to get closed down. He later reprogrammed himself in here and took the place of ruler and made the previous ruler a glitch. And that basically is what happened.\" she explained. \"Now can you tell me where you are hiding!\" she said and launched another mint bubblegum into a random direction which caused another giant explosion.\n\n---\n\nThomas's spells worked effective. His fire spells would burn off the legs of the giant Cy-Bug after a few more hit with it. It were a lot of legs after all. The thunder spell would automatically hit the back of the torso, as it was the highest part of the body. It was less effective as the fire spells, but did the job quite fine. Calhoun meanwhile blasted away with her gun. After Thomas would have burned off the legs and weakened the back torso, the Cy-Bug was unable to move. Calhoun grabbed a giant blaster from her back. \"Time to call in the big guns.\" she said and fired a blast into the face of the Cy-Bug making it explode on impact.\n\n\"Seems you killed off your one as well?\" Calhoun said with a smile to Joshua before they all gathered again. Her face immediately became serious. \"We need to inform the inhabitants of the giant hive. They need to get away as quickly as possible, they will hatch around tomorrow afternoon.\n\n\"Sergeant?\" Felix said to catch her attention. \"I saw a sign that the race was starting tomorrow. If we tell the news there, we can evacuate everyone all together.\" he said.\n\n\"Great idea Felix.\" Calhoun responded when suddenly there was a huge explosion coming from far away. It wasn't very loud from the point where the group was standing, but could be heard if there were no other loud noises around. Some pieces of something were also flying through the air. \"Another Cy-Bug?\" Calhoun questioned.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Ascot flew out before Jake came inside the factory, and began searching for Belle right away. Of course, the obvious place to look was the castle, and Ascot went there first, stealthily, of course; dispelling his Glider to use his innate gliding abilities. Was Belle in the dungeons? Well, hopefully not; hopefully, she escaped and was out in the countryside where Ascot can rescue her.\n\nWhich she was; an explosion from the northeast was heard by the boy's keen ears, and, resummoning his glider, the boy sped away to the candy canyons like a rocket, sighting the battle between Belle and the member of the Six Senses. He managed to get close, and dispel his Glider once again, in time to hear Gula's piece of information. The boy sighed; it seemed that his leaping to conclusions was right, after all.\n\nNevertheless, he swore never to make a decision like that again; going by story logic was dangerous. Still gliding over the ground, Ascot cast Haste on himself, trying to maneuver himself behind Gula's back. Then, shortly before Glide faded and set the boy upon the ground again, he used the Sonic Blade technique, hopefully catching the villainess off guard.\n\nIf that failed, he would weave and duck, his speed leaving afterimages just as Joshua predicted a while ago. He would then cast Holy, Spark, Reflect, and Fira, in that order, before summoning Morph to turn himself into a blindfold on Gula's face. If Sonic Blade succeeded, he would do that anyway; hopefully, his speedy attacks would help get Belle back in the battle...", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Calhoun listened to both Thomas and Oner before she spoke herself. \"Unfortunately the eggs of a Cy-Bug are protected with some kind of 'anti-virus program' if you can call it that way. Those things can't be destroyed before they hatch.\" she looked at Oner. \"So your plan won't work.\" Calhoun then looked a Thomas.\n\n\"But your idea would be the smartest right now. Split up, so that we can progress faster. This isn't one of those survival horror games, so it should be okay.\" she said. Calhoun recalled the question of Thomas concerning the Cy-Bugs. \"The explosions could be caused by them. Cy-Bugs obtain the power of anything that they devour. So they might have devoured a machine gun, bomb thrower... although that would be unlikely in this game.\" she paused. \"Since we are splitting up it may be useful to keep in touch.\" She threw an advanced communication radio into Thomas' hands. \"Why don't you guys first try to find that Ralph guy Felix was talking about. Then ....Oner and I will go to check out that place.\" she said.\n\n\"Thank you sergeant.\" Felix said.\n\n\"Call me Calhoun.\" she answered with a wink. \"Let's go Oner.\" she said and headed off.\n\n---\n\nWhile Gula was trying to taunt Belle to get out of her hiding spot, she didn't lose attention on things that were going on around her. It was very very quiet in these cake canyons, so Gula could hear some noises far in the background. She didn't pay too much attention to it, but kept her ears alert. When she heard someone land on the ground, although it just could be a feather, she quickly turned around, only to see a young boy speeding at her with his Keyblade pointed forwards. Gula quickly held her bubblegum gloves together to block the attack. She quickly jumped back while throwing two of her mint bombs on the ground.\n\nShe recognized the boy as Ascot, one of the beans trying to stop the plan of the Six Senses. Ascot immediately cast Holy, a devastating spell. Luckily for Gula the build up to the spell took some second longer than other spells, so she quickly summoned one of her bubblegums away and made shield of salt, hard as metal like her blade, in front of her, covering most of her body. Of course her shield would deflect the following attacks of Ascot too. What she didn't expect was that she suddenly got blindfolded by... a living blindfold. \"You little pepper!\" she shouted out.\n\nBelle heard the explosions, and the attacks of someone else. She recognized it was light magic, so it had to be Ascot. Belle quickly jumped on top of one of the pies. Her leg stung when she landed. The cut of the metal blade earlier began to hurt. Luckily she had, like everyone else, enchanted durability, and maybe even better than the others, so this cut was nothing. She readied her keyblade, of which she still couldn't believe she had and jumped into battle. Belle landed not too far from Gula's back and used her Thunder Dash and went pass Gula. Metal directed lightning so it would be effective. After that she joined Ascot's side. \"Hey friend. Check this out! I also have a keyblade!\" Belle said cheerful.\n\n\"Shut up you barnacles! I'll crack you two open like nuts!\" she said as she had switched to her metal salt shield and blade.\n\n---\n\nSome time had passed after Ralph, Vanellope, Jake and Amaya had entered the diet cola volcano. Vanellope had made much progress in training for the race, she had gotten a lot better. But it was getting hot inside of the volcano. \"I'm gonna go out for some time. You can join me if you want Jake.\" Ralph said to his fellow male. He headed out whether Jake went with him or not. Outside he waited if Jake joined him, when he suddenly heard someone honking who appeared to be King Candy. \"Hey Ralph! There you are!\"\n\nRalph immediately got angry and smacked his fists together. \"I mean you no harm. I just want to tell you something.\" he said. Ralph ignored King Candy and walked towards him to get him. King Candy tried to flee and suddenly put on some glasses. \"You wouldn't hit a guy with glasses, right?\" he said. Ralph grabbed the glasses and smacked King Candy on his head with it. Candy chuckled because of the irony, but got grabbed by his collar by Ralph afterwards. \"What do you want!\" Ralph shouted. \"Nothing you say interests me!\"\n\n\"Not even this?\" Candy revealed the medallion of Ralph that Vanellope previously used to enter the race. Ralph released King Candy to his surprise. Candy smiled. \"You see, I have something that interests you. Here take it. It's yours after all.\" Ralph admired the medal. \"But you need to hear me out. Do you know what the hardest thing about being a king is? Doing the right thing.\"\n\n\"What do you mean by that?\"\n\n\"It's hard for me. But Vanellope can't race.\" Ralph thought it was bullshit, but King Candy quickly continued. \"She cannot race. She is a glitch, if she wins she'll be added to the race roster. The people who are playing it will see that she is a glitchy character, and if reported to the big guy, they will pull the plug out of the game. And that isn't the worst part. Because everyone can safely evacuate, except for Vanellope because she is a glitch. So please Ralph do not let Vanellope race, do it for her.\" King Candy pleaded.\n\n\"Maybe the players will like her.\" Ralph said.\n\n\"But what if they don't...\" King Candy asked, causing Ralph to go silent and sit back. \"Vanellope can't race, but she won't listen to me. Can you please talk some sense into her. That way she at least will survive.\" he said before stepping into his kart and driving away. Ralph sighed and looked at Jake. \"What should I do?\"\n\n---\n\nMeanwhile inside of the of the mountain Vanellope was alone with Amaya. \"So you're a girl... that means you must have some more experience than me. So... do you have a boyfriend? Is it fun adventuring together? Do you worry about him alot?\" the girl asked, maybe being a bit cheeky, but she meant it good.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"Good for you, Belle!\" Ascot shouted in response to the Thief's proclamation that she had manifested a Keyblade. Of course, there was little time for happiness, since they were in a combat situation. As Gula went into melee, Ascot took a split-second to observe her style, and then went into battle himself, relying on the much taller Belle - Girls hit their growth spurts earlier - to recieve the enemy's blows.\n\nHe, himself, would try a sneaky thrust at said enemy's armpit, a thrust aided by Haste. If that failed, the boy would stomp on the woman's foot; yes, that was also dirty, but so was snatching Belle away, presumably to kill her. Note that all this while, Gula was still blinded, having forgotten to rip Morph out from her eyes. However, Ascot, not waiting for her to do so, cast Spark on Morph, causing the creature to surround itself with a ring of lights that would bring the pain directly to Gula's eyes.\n\nOf course, thanks to the powers of the Keyblade, it won't cause any permanent injury, not unless he willed it.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Oner charged at Gula with keyblades engulfed with the three elements Fire, Blizzard and Lightning the ingredients for a perfect and powerful attack. Gula however saw through the attack and quickly summoned the shields on her side. What she didn't take into account however was the lightning engulfing the blades of Oner, or whoever he was at this moment. Although the shield was made out of salt there were little metallic parts in it that made it as strong as metal, but also had the same properties of it. The lightning was directed through the metal and hurt the hands of Gula. \"Ouch!\" she said.\n\nBelle quickly followed Ascot. No she wasn't as fast as him, she was faster than Oner, but not Ascot. But she managed to catch up a bit to him, being only two meters behind him. \"Ascot get her now that she is down for a few seconds!\" Belle said. When she was in Gula's range she suddenly shouted \"Stop!\" stopping the time for a few seconds giving Ascot enough time to land a nice strike on Gula. Of course this would only effect Gula because of the power of the keyblade. Belle herself would give another go on her new ability Shuriken Strike and slashed once again to send out three shurikens of light. This time having more speed and knockback on them became she was in motion. Ascot's attack landed shortly followed by the shurikens of light. Of course this would not be visible duo to Gula being under the effects of Stop. After the spell wore off she received the damage of the attacks of Ascot and Belle.\n\nGula was knocked back, the look on her face immediately became one of anger. Gula jumped back onto on one of the cakes, leaving Ascot, Oner/Reno and Belle below. Gula rubbed her side, the place where the attack of Ascot landed, and let out a grunt. She engulfed her hands again with the mint green bubblegum gloves. She shot many bombs down to the ground causing the cake on the ground to launch up and create a smoke of the detonation of the bombs. Calhoun quickly rushed to the other three and shot blindly into the smoke, but once the smoke disappeared Gula had disappeared too.\n\n\"She got away.\" Belle said.\n\n\"I'll contact Thomas, so we can meet up again and tell what happened.\" Calhoun said.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Ralph rubbed the back of his head, looking down to the ground. \"Sorry Jake. I know what you said, but I don't want to hurt her.\" Ralph made eye contact with everyone in the room and stopped at Vanellope. \"It is very dangerous for you to compete in this race. King Candy may be angry at me, but what he is saying it true. You're a glitch, the players will find out you're a glitch... and what might happen next is not something I would like if it happened to you.\"\n\nSuddenly the communicator of Thomas would begin to beep. When Thomas would answer it he would hear the voice of Calhoun. \"We just fought a rather... odd villain here. One of your teammates, Belle, knows more about a certain Vanellope which could be very important. Can you message me your current location? Calhoun out.\" she said and waited for Thomas' reply. Once Thomas had told that they were in the cola volcano, Calhoun went back to the rest of the group. \"Shall we go?\"\n\n\"Yes... however I have something to ask first.\" Belle turned to Ascot and Oner. \"Can one of you please explain me how to make a glider out of your keyblade? It would be easier for me to travel around.\" she said.\n\n\"And I always can hop on Oner's vehicle.\" Calhoun said.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"Like all magical phenomena,\" spoke Ascot, \"conjuring up a Keyblade Glider is a combination of Imagination and Magical Energy. Imagination, of course, is something that us kids have aplenty, and, being Keybladers, we have a lot of energy. So, the process is simple.\" Ascot then smiled, and conjured up his own Keyblade Glider, an Electrum-colored duplicate of that Ventus historically had.\n\n\"First, you imagine the shape of the Glider; form its shape in your head,\" the boy continued. \"Then, you draw upon the powers of the Keyblade, draw upon its light/darkness/whathave you. Then, you let the Keyblade soak itself in magical energy, become malleable. And then, you transform it!\" Ascot then smiled, as if saying 'try it'. Then, once Belle had transformed her Keyblade:\n\n\"Now, I think we must go; King Candy's plans need to be revealed.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Oner, Reno, or whoever that person was holding both of their Keyblades had launched one final spell in Gula's direction before she managed to get away, the blast not hitting anything but air though as she vanished just before it would have hit her.***\"Megidola!\"***The two voices called out at once, the circle on his forehead glowing brightly as a blast of what appeared to be clear, yet not. A shimmering blast of bright energy. It appeared to contain both darkness and light, yet not at the same time, as if the blast was made of the two elements fused together as it tore through the air, missing its target because the target vanished.\n\nThe somewhat glowing figure of Oner and Reno, as the others talked, closed his eyes as the circle on his forehead was only filled with light, the element swirling around the figure. When it faded, Reno's keyblade vanishing in a small blink of darkness, Oner was standing there once again, a sigh escaping from him. \"At least the fight is over before things got too rough. While our... transformation is very powerful...\" He was about to say something else, but paused and stopped, shaking his head. \"No... it is not important to worry about. Let us be on our way.\" With a wave of his hand Oner materialized his and Reno's glider, leaping onto it and lowering it to the ground so that Calhoun could hop on it so that they could be on their way to go help the others.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Another problem,\" spoke Ascot, \"is that I know less about driving a vehicle than Vanellope does. True, true, Keyblade Gliders count as vehicles, but, well...my point is, I've never driven a car before. I may be fast, but that does not translate to driving a racing car. Nor have I played any racing games, meaning that I am less qualified to join a race than Reno.\"\n\n\"So, yeah, I agree with him; he should be the one that would race.\" Then, a thought struck his head. \"That doesn't mean that I can take a crash course to learn; from what I know of videogame logic, it only takes one tutorial for a skill to be acquired.\" He then turned to Reno. \"Reno, can you give me said crash course? It doesn't have to be long; like I said, videogame logic.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Reno tilted his head at Ascot's words, he seemed somewhat confused. \"I never said that I should replace anyone as I was just telling you all about racing games... but...\" He chomped down on the rest of his sandwich, finishing it in a few bites before using a napkin to wipe hands clean, throwing the napkin behind him as it turned to ashes in a small poof of blue flame. \"I can replace someone if they want me to, racing around in cars sounds like alot of fun.\" Reno's eyes were glimmering now and the circle on his forehead was glimmering some with a... strangely happy darkness out of his excitement that made the lines going down from it shimmer as well with the same element, the boy clearly excited and ignoring Ascot's question about giving him a crash course. Reno didn't ignore it on purpose, it just completely slipped his mind during his excitement.\n\n\"Maybe one of you all can go and fight the cy-bugs with Calzone\", which was apparently Reno's name for Sergeant Calhoun, \"and Almond instead, I would much rather race anyway as that sounds like much more fun than fighting any day.\" He turned to look at Vanellope, floating over to her. \"Where do you get a kart ? Or better yet, know of anyone in that race who wouldn't mind giving me their spot? I don't really care if I win, I just wanna race.\" Reno was clearly too exicted about the prospect of being in a real racing game as he hopped on his glider, flying up a good five or so feet in the air, waiting for someone to say where they would be going first, completely forgetting about the actual tasks and problems at hand. \"So, where are we gonna go? To build a kart or to ask others for their spot?\"", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ralph rubbed his cheek and sat down on a stack of mentos somewhere, looking rather ashamed and sad. Vanellope laughed when Oner asked him who of the other racers wouldn't mind to not participate in the race. \"You really think one of them is going to offer their kart for me, or you? They all want to win, although Taffyta wins most of the time.\" she mumbled afterwards. There was a short pause. \"We should beat two racers up and steal their karts!\" Vanellope said with a smile that may be too big for such an idea.\n\nBelle shrugged. \"That actually doesn't sound half that bad.\" she looked at Joshua. \"I indeed think it will be better if Reno races, with his knowledge of games and all.\" she said.\n\n\"And I think we will have an army team made out of Felix, Thomas, Jake, Ralph and myself.\" Calhoun said. She then looked at Reno. \"I'm letting you call me Calhoun already, don't change it or you will be reduced to naming me sergeant.\" she said annoyed. Reno's nicknames apparently was something that annoyed the soldier, similar to Thomas. Maybe it was a leader thing.\n\n\"Wonderful idea Calhoun.\" Felix said. \"I will do my best to fight along with you.\" he looked at his golden hammer that only would fix things. \"Although...\"\n\nRalph also stood up from his stack of mentos and walked towards Vanellope. \"You're gonna win this race little one, and we all are going to help you with it. They were right, maybe something bad happens maybe not. However we will give you your victory.\" he said. Ralph then faced the others. \"Let's wreck King Candy!\"", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Reno" }, { "text": "Amaya rubbed her forehead as she listened to everyone while listening to all that happened and happening. She silently licked her ice cream cone.\n\n\"So where am i to be? Reno said he wished to race and i will be the only one sitting around once again being of no help like normal ...i am fine with being in the back because i don't know how well i will do because of the Amaya rubbed her forehead as she listened to everyone while listening to all that happened and happening. She silently licked her ice cream cone.\n\n\"So where am i to be? Reno said he wished to race and i will be the only one sitting around once again being of no help like normal ...i am fine with being in the back because i don't know how well i will do because of the incident in the last world.\"she commented to Joshua and the others following along with all that was going on\n\nAmaya didn't like the idea of Joshua and belle and she didn't know why maybe she was jealous like Joshua was for awhile after he found her in a comatose state after missing for four years. Maybe it was because she was too close to let someone else even possibly steal him away from her. incident in the last world.\"she commented to Joshua and the others following along with all that was going on\n\nAmaya didn't like the idea of Joshua and belle and she didn't know why maybe she was jealous like Joshua was the first when they were first together after the.", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Well, I'm going to have to agree with Thomas here,\" Jake replied after Thomas said his piece. \"***Waiting***for those things to hatch would just be trouble. We need to take out as much as possible. If we can collapse the whole cavern on the eggs... think that might work?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Calhoun looked around for a bit, it was a great army she got in front of her. Strength, speed, magic, support and leadership. All of these were present in the group. \"Okay guys, even for a sergeant it is good to discuss things with the rest of her team. And this is one of these cases. But I believe we have formed the best way of dealing with the events to come.\" Calhoun said. \"But first Vanellope, tell me, can we replace add another character to the roster now that we have the medallion again?\" she asked.\n\n\"I guess not. There is a maximum amount of players who can enter the race.\" she said.\n\n\"Okay then. Vanellope, Reno and Ascot will participate in the race. Reno and Ascot first have to take down two contestants and either can ride their cars or your gliders, just keep an eye on Vanellope.\" she then looked at another part of the group. \"Joshua and Belle. You two will try to keep King Candy busy, whatever he is doing. Just try that he does not interfere with Vanellope's race. The others will come with me to the nest. We can try to let the candy ground fall on the eggs, but they are as hard as steel. Hopefully it will prevent some Cy-Bugs from hatching. We try to fight as many as we can but if they get too close to the inhabitants of this world we need to evacuate them. Amaya and Felix will take care of the support in combat. Are we alright with this?\"\n\n\"I am.\" Belle said and looked as Joshua. She never had much interaction with Joshua mostly because he was with Amaya most of the time, and when not she often would talk to Amaya instead. \"Hey Joshua, maybe we'll even manage to find the sign during this time.\" she said with a playful smile. \"You know. We often stumble upon it, so it will probably be not different this time.\" she said.\n\n---\n\nThe Race\n\n---\n\nThe racers were lined up in the selection. If they had succeeded Ascot and Reno took out two of the drivers in this race. Taffyta went up to Vanellope and the two boys. \"So it looks like the glitch is doing some foul play. You can't just take out two players of the race, ya know. That's like against the rules. But I guess that's okay because you know who's also racing today?\" Taffyta looked to the sideline and saw King Candy arrive at the court.\n\n\"Hello racers! Are we excited for this awesome race! May everyone have the best of luck, except for Vanellope of course.\" he chuckled. \"And of course the most for me.\" this one was added with a giggle instead. King Candy stepped into his personal kart, Taffyta also headed back to her kart and entered it.\n\nAt a distance were Belle and Joshua. \"What do you think is the best option now? Just follow the whole race? It is going to take some energy out of us.\" she said.\n\n---\n\nCy-Bug Nest\n\n---\n\nThe rest of the group arrived at the gaps in the ground, inside of those holes were caverns filled with the eggs of Cy-Bugs. \"How are we going to collapse the cave?\" Ralph asked the rest.\n\n\"Simple we use the magic of one of these wizards.\" Calhoun said to Ralph. \"They come from some kind of RPG game so some of them can perform magic.\" Calhoun turned to Thomas. \"Can you perhaps conjure a projectile spell with some good explosive impact. I'll try to inflict as much damage as I can with my blaster.\" she said.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": null }, { "text": "When knocking a person unconcious, it is only a sterotype that one goes for the head; doing so can actually inflict major trauma and brain damage, and Ascot didn't want that. So, he settled for buying some chloroform and a rag from a Moogle Shop (those guys sold everything) and then, after casting Haste on himself, sneaking up with Reno to one of the other racers, and then, well, shoving the rag to said other racer's nose and mouth.\n\nNow, for the hard part, learning to race. Thankfully, though, as they were cheating anyway, he and Reno could use Keyblade Armor and Gliders. He smiled; this was going to be a good race - or not, as Vanellope's rival, who even from a few words, seemed to be a vicious bully, revealed that King Candy was here, right now. Ascot simmered at the person; he deserved to have his palace ransacked!\n\n\"Are we following some script?!\" the boy spoke around in annoyance. It seemed that against all logic, reason, and wisdom, some things were fated to happen. Well, best to race and hope for the best, then. He smiled at Vanellope.\n\n\"Don't listen to the usurper,\" he spoke. You'll get your throne back, I promise.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Joshua thought about it before snapping his fingers\n\"Ascot is likely very ticked at that King. So he's likely to be a little aggressive towards him.\" Joshua said\" this is a racing game so it's either pure skill or they have some sort of attack items along the tracks. Not only that but they have screens here, so we can see the entire race from here. I'm willing to bet that Ascot is going to attack King Candy. Our best bet is that Ascot rams King Asshole off the track and I make sure he doesn't come back with a Corridor. We'll follow after and kick his sorry ass.\n\nBut if we keep him in this world he can likely just transfer his data elsewhere. Battling him in the realm of Darkness is out of the question since we will fall to it's influence... so, how do you feel about a trip back to Narnia, if only to make sure this guy doesn't bother Vanellope?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Allow me to assist with freezing the ground...it will break easier along with the harder as it falls...plus cold can kill if it want\"amaya commented to callahoun walking over flipping some of her snow white hair back before pulling out a stone that glowed a light blue \"i know Shiva would love to assist I am sure.\"comment amaya putting some energy into the stone before tossing it in thee air as the considered \"queen of ice\"-#) appeared standing behind amaya \"whatsoever you say let Shiva handle it?\"she asked the small group", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "While Vanellope was trying to win the race (she still had the other racers to beat, after all), Ascot flew over to Joshua's position, where a confrontation was brewing between Joshua and King Candy. Gathering his composure, the boy added his piece:\n\n\"I stand beside my brother in this,\" he said as he drew his Keyblade. \"You, King Candy, have violated the Social Contract between a ruler and their people and - okay, enough of this political nonsense; you are a thief and a bully, and that's enough for me.\"\n\nAnd the boy readied his Shotlock, before firing off a burst of magical projectiles at the monster monarch. He then followed this up with a Fira, before casting Haste on everyone in the group.\n\nHe then flew up to the air, matching King Candy's flight speed, and, this time, it was a*real*frontal assault, no feints. This was made less dangerous by Ascot's use of Reflara - which he gained from the fight with Gula - Sparkra, and, finally, Faith.\n\nTangent: Whenever Ascot used that final attack, it always seemed to be ineffectual. Nevertheless, he would still keep on using it, since it was his best bet against Heartless and creatures like them.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Thanks,\" Thomas replied to the praise with a grin that grew more confident over time. For all his internal turmoil, lack of knowledge of who he himself was and wanted to be, and the dark wound he had, what he received was a salve to his injured self esteem. Not enough to heal it, but it went on the way to mitigating the damage.*Yes, after all, none of the people you care about, and contest your leadership, were around to see it,*reminded his voice in his head.\n\nThomas growled internally as they moved to depart for the race track, to get the people out of here before the big 'ole army of bug things showed up to kill everything.*I know,*he shot back.*But Jake saw, and he's a pretty old hand at this sort of thing. His compliment means more than theirs would. I mean, Reno would compliment me even if I just shot a firework in there, and Joshua doesn't go for positive reinforcement as far as I can tell. They don't matter.*\n\nHe could almost hear his other self shrugged as he flew via glider towards the grandstands at the race track.*If you don't care what they think, then why do you keep trying to impress them?*\n\nAnother growl*You should know why, you're in my head. Now shut up. I'm busy*\n\nArriving, Thomas assisted with the evacuation as best he could, more in the area of 'making sure people didn't get hurt trying to get out' rather than 'expedite a quick exit'. A Glider was useful for that, allowing him to dart about and intervene in dangerous situations before they could turn ugly, or tragic. Not that that arose very often, but it was good that he was around when it did.\n\n\"Oh, that's not good,\" Thomas commented aloud as he brought his glider down on the track, Cy-Bug's popping up out of the woodwork like a horde. He brought out his keyblade and activated his armor, covered in white, gold, and blue. He turned to see the Cy-Bug Queen, big and hulking, waving tentacles around and generally looking nasty. So he went in to help Calhoun, using the tactic he had used to such great effect before, of using Thundara on the top of the thing while trying to freeze and then smash the tentacles with Blizzara. This was not going to be fun.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "King Candy, or Turbo, you really couldn't determine which one it really was, laughed hard at Joshua and Ascot's rant. \"Yeah right fools! This game is at its end, it's time to move on to the next game!!!\" Turbo shouted as he flew off into the distance. Ascot followed him and fired his Shotlock at him followed by a Fira, unfortunately for Ascot, King Candy noticed it and swallowed the attack and send them back at him in the form of magical projectiles engulfed with flames. Luckily for Ascot his Reflara protected him from this but failed to hit King Candy. Ascot's Sparkra and Faith however only hurt King Candy at the end of his tail, as the former attacks had slowed Ascot down.\n\n\"Ralph, you had a plan, right? Hop on my glider then we'll go there!\" Belle said. She transformed her keyblade into her personalized glider and let Ralph jump on the back of the glider. She and Ralph flew to the top of the Diet Cola Mountain, and probably were going to be joined by Ascot and Joshua too because Turbo quickly noticed what their plan was. King Candy made a sharp turn towards the top of the mountain and landed in front of Belle and Ralph. \"We can do this Ralph.\" she said. Ralph nodded back. \"I'm going to wreck this guy up.\" he said in reply. The ground was made out of Mentos which she also had seen inside of the mountain at the ceiling. If Ralph managed to smash all of them then they would fall into the cola and make a huge beam of cola upwards which, according to Ralph, would make a bright light to attract the Cy-Bugs. But they first had to deal with King Candy before doing that.\n\n\"Shuriken Raid!\" Belle shouted and slashed with her keyblade which send out several shurikens towards the Heartless Cy-Bug monster that once was King Candy... or actually Turbo. Ralph afterwards would slam against King Candy. Belle's attack was deflected by Turbo but this distraction caused that the punch of Ralph was super effective, and pushed King Candy back a few meters.\n\n---\n\n\"Good job Thomas!\" Calhoun shouted as she shot the frozen spots on the tentacles of the queen. \"As we fight this disaster, the other hopefully can defend themselves from the minor Cy-Bugs.\" Calhoun said a little bit worried.\n\nVanellope was at Amaya's side and looked up to her. \"Do you think you can hold those creatures of?\" she asked afraid at the older girl.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "*A Chase, Eh?*thought Ascot as he smiled.*I'll oblige,*he continued as he sped towards Turbo on his Keyblade Glider, his Haste spells, as well as his natural speed, ensuring that he was close, very close, to his opponent. Once King Candy got to Ralph, he would find Ascot hot on his heels, dispelling the Keyblade Glider and instead coming after the Bug-Man with an Aerial Slam.\n\nOnce that Aerial Slam was finished, he would cast Haste on Ralph, increasing the man's speed. The boy would then jump up, and use Fire Glide to harass Turbo's back, rushing towards it for a back stab. Due to not knowing about the effects of Mentos on Soda, Ascot wouldn't know what Ralph was trying to do, so he had to trust the latter to know what exactly he was doing.\n\nThis meant that he had to occupy Turbo's attention. If his backstab succeeded, Ascot would draw back his sword, allowing his opponent to regenerate, before going on a flurry of short, sharp attacks, meant to further distract Turbo from Ralph. However, continuing to observe the Bug-Man, the boy felt a sense of...futility. Was he really succeeding? It felt as though Fate was steering things to a pre-arranged script.\n\nSaid script dictated...dictated something, but he didn't know what. All Ascot just knew, though, was that his efforts meant nothing, not when going up against this script.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Amaya watch the others take on the boss as she was going to stick with the tiny heartless, She looked down at the little girl before nodding \"there is one thing to remember...as long as hope is alive, these things will never be able to tuely harm you...\"Said Amaya debating exactly what to do as she decided to see if she could stand summoning shiva twice . She looked at the gem in her hand \"I could summon if she wants or maybe tinkerbell to distract these things...lets let shiva rest.'She commented to herself before she took a deep breath \"I need your assistance tinkerbell...if xayama has faith in you then I do as well.\"She commented crushing the stone before opening her hand as the small fairy glowed flying up and around landing back on her hand \"alright can you distract these things with your glow and just cuteness...'She commented seeing the fairy nod as she flew from amaya's hand before flying amongest the small heartless, distracting them.\n\n\"you need to find some place to hide or stay close.\"Said Amaya gently forming her keyblade in her hand before she charged forward. She pointed a hand down before asting blizzard which threw her up into the sky above the heartless \"I hope this works...it works in my mind.\"She said to herself taking a deep breath. normally she would be running and hiding but she was allowing her fear of missing again to fuel her fight it was after all these little heartless that kidnaped her in the fist place and took away four years of her life.", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot's Fire Glide succeeded as did the back stab into Turbo. However, although Ascot was incredibly fast he was too slow with pulling out his keyblade. The Cy-bugged Turbo grabbed Ascot and threw him to the other side of the top from the volcano. Ascot could still unleash his fury of attacks if he recovered fast enough. Belle on the other hand immediately rushed at Turbo after Ascot was thrown away. She jumped into the air and performed Wishing Edge now that Turbo was still distracted from Ascot's earlier attack. If Joshua would attack now, and afterwards Ascot they would keep Turbo busy long enough for Ralph to break the ground. Maybe they would even be able to kill the monster.\n\n\"You tiny little peasants are no match for me! King of the Arcade!\" the mad king shouted. \"Once I am done here, I'll just move on to the next game.\"\n\nBelle's Wishing Edge was deflected by the claws of Turbo, but that didn't stop her. As she was still in midair and facing the enemy, she performed a Thunder Dash. Apparently the element of the attack had a bad effect on Turbo, as it seemed like someone hit him in the neck with a stun-gun. Turbo quickly recovered and stormed towards Ralph probably with the intention to throw him off the volcano. Belle couldn't talk at the moment so she just hoped that one of the boys would attack before Turbo could break through them and stop Ralph.*\"Please guys, stop him.\"*Belle thought as she was slammed away by a tentacle of King Candy.\n\n---\n\nThe Giga-Flae was super effective against a big hoard of Cy-Bugs. It was a big beam of energy that would eliminate any weak Cy-Bugs and probably also the stronger ones. The light emitted from the flare also attracted the Cy-Bugs making them walk into their own death. Unfortunately for Reno his mana was very low at the moment so he had to stay clear for some time until it was recovered. He probably wouldn't be able to pull off another attack like that again.\n\nThomas' attack was right on the spot, unfortunately didn't really do that much damage to the giant Cy-Bug Queen, unlike his previous attack. The fire just burned the outside of its skin, marking a dark spot on it. It kinda looked like the Cy-Bug Queen had a really hard armor on. Jake then came up with a dangerous yet smart idea. Something which really might work too.\n\n\"I don't know if this large one has a weak spot. She always has been contained, but if there was a weak spot it must be on the hardest place to reach.\" she said with a playful smile. \"Just like Jake said, Thomas try to distract her by flying around her and casting your magic. Jake try to get on the back, use a tentacle if needed. I am going to shoot the rest of her tentacles off, she won't be able to cause much more damage that way. Unless she got something else in her arsenal.\" she said. And of course the Queen had something else to make her superior except for her immense size. She suddenly started to shoot lasers around her. Thomas, Jake and also Reno had to be careful not getting hit by it.\n\nThe Blizzard of Amaya destroyed the minor Cy-Bug, but she was probably too distracted to notice one of the lasers going straight at her and Vanellope. The tinier girl quickly grabbed Amaya and glitched out of the way before the laser hit the ground. \"Are you okay?\" Vanellope asked. Many more laser shots followed after that first one. Luckily the Cy-Bugs were distracted by Tink's bright light, so Amaya and Vanellope could dodge the lasers better while Amaya still could use her Blizzard spells.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "amaya noticed a light out of the corner of her eye as she looked out \"oh god.\"She commented before she felt a tiny hand grab her. she shut her eyes tightly before opening them finding her on the ground \"yeah I am fine...we need to dodge those lazers..\"She commented moving out of the way of some more lazers as she unleashed a bliizaja spell in hopes it blocks a lazer and harm some the heartless. She looked towards the moutain where the boys were fighting the main boss \"be careful you guys.\"She commented gently to herself", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot, as foretold, recovered quickly, unleashing his flurry of attacks at Turbo, but left an opening for Belle to unleash her own skills as well. He smiled as the Thunder Dash stunned the monster, but, at the same time, was disappointed that he had no electric techniques of his own. Still Hasted, the boy sent out a spray of projectiles from his Shotlock at King Candy, but, as the villain boasted, knew that something more blatant was needed.\n\nThe boy, using one of his last higher-end techniques, Sonic Blade, began a series of short, sharp attacks at King Candy, hoping to distract him from Ralph. He then tried another Holy, although Ascot was now thinking: Why did he keep bothering with this technique?", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake barely heard Calhoun calling him and turned around. However, her plan put a wide, savage grin on his face.\n\n\"That plan is so damn crazy it just might work...***I love it!***\" He turned to Thomas. \"Thomas, just keep blasting that freak show while I get on top. I trust you kid!\"\n\nWith that, he did a running jump, gave a wild battlecry, grabbed a tendril, and allowed it to lift him up into the air, letting go at the right time and allowing him to land right on its back. He had to brace himself against the surprisingly powerful gale force coming from the Queen's wings.\n\n'Damn! This thing literally kicks up a storm!' he thought, fighting against the wind for every step. He managed to get close to the wings, before slamming Kaiser Leo into her thick hide while hacking away at the rapidly fluttering wings with Konig Raubtier.\n\n\"Newflash, Your Highness!\" he called out. \"This flight has been declared a hazard and needs to be grounded!\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Moving, Thomas was buoyed in turn by Jake's approval and encouragement, even if his taunting and insults in battle were pretty bad, all things considered. But he wasn't focused on that as he kept up his attack. He grit his teeth as he swung, but it didn't actually do that much damage when a hit landed. The thing had tough armor, which would require an adjustment of strategy.\n\nFortunately, Jake was here to provide that, drawing on the experience that Thomas lacked, even if it was by his own admission a crazy plan. Slight irritation at the fact that he was supposed to be the one coming up with the plans was dismissed, and he was even okay with it being out there in terms of sanity. Being with everyone in this group helped relax such sensibilities.\n\n\"Alright,\" he replied, cutting the strands of magic as he shifted form his Keyblade to Glider form and hopped on, pulling out his staff in the process. It was just then that Calhoun tempted fate, and fate responded by having the Queen begin firing lasers everywhere. \"Seriously,\" Thomas grumbled as he swerved to dodge. \"That's like saying 'at least things can't get worse.'\"\n\nWell, not much to be done about it now, though he did see some possible advantage, and he reached out with his magic, a green and red rabbit popping into existence at his summon. \"Carbuncle, give us a hand,\" he called. The rabbit nodded, did some midair flips, and the red gem it had sparkled, casting Reflect on the five people in the area. He wasn't sure if Reflect would be useful against lasers compared to, say, Protect, but it was worth a shot.\n\nCarbuncle flashed away in a twinkle of magical energy and Thomas did what he had been asked to do. he thought about drawing the metal sword Serin had given him, but with the Queen's tough armor that seemed counter productive and not helpful. So magic it was, specifically Fira and Blizzara. He would have tried to follow what Serin had taught, but a major boss fight as it were probably wasn't the time for experimentation. and he didn't want to shock Jake with Thundara accidentally, so fire and ice went in dual combination as he dodged and struck with his magic.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" } ]

[ { "text": "Thomas spun, dove, and weaved on his glider, dodging lasers as they came in while he shot back with Blizzard and Fire at the Cybug queen. A few did deflect off his shield, ricocheting into the ground or off into the sky, but for the most part he did a decent job of making sure he wasn't in a position where he would have gotten hit by a blast. He didn't have a shield most of the time after all, so better to act like it wasn't there. With the shots from Calhoun's gun added to it, tentacles began to fall away one by one, mostly those he aimed for though.\n\nIt was an eternity and yet not at all before Jake managed to smash his way through to the core on the things back, destroying the Cy-Bug Queen at last. Thomas was about ready to celebrate their victory, as the thing dropped lifelessly towards the ground, when another problem presented itself. Namely, the fact that Amaya and Vanellope were right underneath the thing. The Reflect shattered like paper under the weight of the thing, and though Amaya moved to get them to safety, it probably wouldn't be enough. Mentally cursing, Thomas prepared to dive in, to get them out of the way with his Glider before the giant body could impact.\n\nFortunately, he wouldn't have to, as in mid dive Amaya and Vanellope were swept away by a Corridor of Darkness, earning a resulting twinge from Thomas's dark wound, and appearing nearby, with Joshua. Now, Thomas was fine with the rescue itself. In fact, him starting out on this journey would have done the same thing. Swoop in, be the Big Damn Hero, get the girl, something like that. But now, he was a little angry, one could say.\n\nThe Queen dead, Thomas flew over to join the ongoing conversation, batting away a few Cy-Bugs that came in to attack him. \"Hey Joshua, how nice of you to join us. I trust you had a good rest while the rest of us were fighting to make sure this world wasn't devoured wholesale by an army of alien bugs.' He idly wondered if maybe that had been a bit too sarcastic, but at this point he didn't really care. Joshua was a big boy, he could handle it.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "With Neo Bahamut 's powerful wings he was easily able to shield Reno/Oner from any lasers that happened to head in their direction as he continued to easily slash, stomp, and bash away Cy-Bugs and Heartless with same said wings as well as his mighty claws, his feet serving to crush any Cy-Bugs that had the misfortune of being beneath the mighty dragon when he stomped the ground that they were on. Both Reno and Oner were focusing upon recharging their Mana a bit more quickly with their Meditation ability, doing nothing but that while Neo Bahamut took care of any Cy-Bugs that came after them while they sat upon the dragon's shoulder.\n\nSoon enough Reno shot up from sitting position, floating in standing now on, or in Reno's case a tiny bit above, the dragon's shoulder. One more Giga Flare with an added twist would hopefully destroy enough of these Cy-Bugs to help the others. Energy began to gather in Bahamut's mouth now as Reno first added the power of his own Dark Mega Flare to the mix, Oner manifesting and contributing a Diaja before Reno re-manifested after that. Now the energy that was building was emanating both darkness and light from it at the same time. Soon enough the mighty dragon reared its head backwards and, with a mighty roar that sounded forth from all around, unleashed the powerful attack on a very large horde of Cy-Bugs below.\n\nNeedless to say, the resulting blast took the rest of both Oner and Reno's Mana away despite the fact that they had just recharged since they gave the dragon all that they had remaining to power up the already very powerful Giga Flare even more. A mighty blast that was infused with darkness and light tore through the air and slammed into the earth below, creating a mighty explosion that could probably be not only seen from far away, but sensed from far away as well by those who could sense either magical energy, darkness, and/or light.\n\nAfter that Neo-Bahamut's body glowed with a red light before vanishing, Reno now manifested as he floated back down to the ground and landed next to Bahamut who wasin his human form.His mask from before was now a darker red color instead of the normal blue and he simply stood behind Oner now, who with his Keyblade began batting away any Cy-Bugs that came towards him that happened to either survive or avoid the powerful Giga Flare, the pair now traveling and hoping to make it to where the others were now, Bahamut not fighting in his human form, but instead just simply dodging any attacks that came his way. He was silent the entire time, not making a sound at all.\n\nEventually Oner did meet up with the others, running towards them, Bahamut right behind him. \"Is everyone alright?\" He asked as he approached Thomas and the others.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Well, you always seemed mopey when I steal the spotlight from you. So instead of doing so again, which I undoubtedly would, I decided to give you a chance to shiny Tommy boy.\" Joshua said, his tone a bit on the mocking side\" Besides, I also needed to keep an eye on Amaya while she fought and doing that while fighting a giant insect would prove to be rather difficult, wouldn't you think? So I just let you go on your marry way and let you have fun while I just sat back and watched incase she needed help.\n\nWhen she did I jumped in. That satisfy you?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "amaya stayed quite when joshua and thomas spoke to eachother before she got out of joshua's arms moving over to oner \"yeah nearly got crushed by the big bug over there as joshua saved me with a COD but i kept vanellope safe...I was more worried about you all...I am happy your alright...oh and I think our usual two love to argue once again\"She said to reno not getting between thomas and joshua as she knew that might result in a even biger fight as thomas might say something bad to her and piss joshua off more and oh man that was not a fight she wanted", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake wound up his axe arm before bringing Kaiser Leo full force down on the Queen's core, using the mighty Icewolf Bite to crush through any defenses the heart may have had. With a mighty slash, he tore through the Queen's core, effectively killing the monstrous Cy-Bug and bringing her down. The impact knocked him around, causing his teeth to rattle and his head to smack against the inside of the hard carapace. He didn't hear the Queen hit the ground as much as felt it; a thunderous explosion and a powerful tremor shaking the carcass.\n\nWhen the world stopped spinning, he got up groggily and punched his way out of the dead bug.\n\n\"I tell ya,\" he said to nobody in particular, \"the last time I found myself punching my way out of a giant dead bug... erm, maybe not with the kids around...\"\n\nHe was wiping off the dead Cy-Bug gunk when he noticed Thomas and Joshua giving each other death glares.\n\n\"Hey, hey, easy, you two. We're all on the same side here, right? Taking down the monsters was a group effort, and it wasn't easy. Thomas did a great job helping me take down the Queen, and Joshua was helping someone else. We all had a job to do, and we did it well. I mean, come on, guys, we're all amigos, right?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Apparently there was some sort of discord going on between Joshua and Thomas. Well, that was pretty obvious already to Oner. Reno was pretty oblivious to things like that though as he was usually stuck in his own little world most of the time. It was those few times when he wasn't though that he actually seemed very wise or smart to others. The figure behind Oner had a very mysterious, incredibly powerful feeling about him. Oner was glad that for now the argument between Joshua and Thomas faded for now, but there was no telling when it would be back and the already thick tension between them would rise once again.\n\n\"Everyone has already met him twice before, although I don't know if you were there when he was like this.\" Oner took a step to the side, so that they wouldn't have to look around him to gaze at the figure. \"This is Neo-Bahamut, Bahamut's second and more powerful form. Currently though he is in human form as currently two usages of his even greater power is our limit. Normally we would have dismissed him by now, but he did tell when we were training to harness his second form during our time in the Mirror Realm, which took quite the while, to keep him sustained for as long as we could whenever we summoned him as it would be good training, even if it is only sustaining his more human form\".\n\nThe dragon turned 'human' did not speak at all nor did he make any other movements to respond to his introduction by Oner. No, instead he only gazed forward, the darker red mask over his eyes making it impossible to tell where he was looking or what he was looking at.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The hits of Ascot did hit King Candy, however the damage was minimal. Although his Holy spell of earlier did have a negative effect on the monster that it had become. Belle wanted to prepare for another attack, as Ascot already went into the defenses for Turbo's next attack. However they could hear Ralph shout from behind them. \"Guys! This thing is about to break, with the next hit we'll fall into the volcano along with these Mentos!\" he shouted.\n\nBelle looked around. \"Where is Joshua!? This would be an excellent time for him to make a Corridor of Darkness!\" she shouted. Turbo turned around and attacked again, the attack being reflected by Ascot's Reflect. He prepared for another attack, but before he could do that Ralph already punched the ground, breaking it. The group suddenly collapsed beneath them. Belle noticed that she fell down, she should be falling very quickly, so why did it feel like they were going so slow? Why did Joshua suddenly leave while he was needed to get them out of there. Belle got a bit angry because of that, but decided to keep that anger for herself, after all he was a good guy. Belle threw her keyblade into the air and it transformed into a Keyblade Glider. She quickly flew down to Ralph to catch him. Her glider was better to take another person as there were platforms to sit on, on both sides of the vehicle. Reno's glider however still was better to transport people.\n\nBelle blasted upwards, evading the falling Mentos, and most importantly King Candy who fell down too. She assumed Ascot would have the same idea to ride his glider and make his escape. Shortly after Belle had activated the glider the Mentos and cola had made contact with each other and withing a second the cola would sprout upwards. Belle and Ralph had made it out of the volcano safe, and she assumed Ascot was already with them too, and else already made his way back to the group already. King Candy however was nowhere to be seen, it was possibly that the fight damaged his wings too much... so he would just fall to his death. Belle lowered herself to the ground where there was a heated conversation going on between Joshua and Thomas. Instead Belle turned towards Calhoun and pointed to the ray of light coming out of the volcano. \"We did it. And look the Cy-Bug's are heading towards their death!\"\n\n\"Wonderful, just wonderful.\" Calhoun spoke.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"Now, now, don't get mopey on us now Tommy boy.\" Joshua said while completely ignoring Reno/Oner on account that he didn't care. The kid could do some impressive magic like Thomas. The two might seem more powerful due to that fact but Joshua would say otherwise. He could accomplish the same things with weaker powers focused more on evasion and darkness enhanced attacks. His thoughts strayed when the Cola volcano blew up and he let out an impressed whistle as he watched the sight as well as Ascot, Belle, and Ralph returned\" Impressive show guy. Hey Tommy boy, why couldn't you blow up the Cybug queen? As the leader of this group you should have the most power, am I right? Blowing it up should've been easy for you right?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot, it seemed, had prevailed, although only by dint of buying enough time for Ralph to break open the Mentos surface of the crater. But that was a good enough victory, although now, the boy had to focus on the business of escaping. The boy, now naturally faster than before, called up his Keyblade Glider and followed Belle; he knew that Joshua wasn't obligated to save them when the group had perfectly good Keyblade Gliders.\n\nWhen the arrived, Thomas and Joshua were in an argument, an argument that involved 'power' and 'favors' and stuff that reminded Ascot of his former aspirations. The boy shook his head; he'll only make things worse if he didn't resist the urge to interfere. No, best to focus on what was obviously a modified version of Bahamut's form standing just behind Oner/Reno.\n\n\"Bahamut!\" shouted Ascot as he ran forward to the now-humanized summon. \"Glad to see we can meet again!\" he said, his eyes now bright.\"Why don't we become friends, now that, I guess, you're not disappearing instantly?\" For a brief moment, though, Ascot did spare a bit of worry for Joshua and Thomas; it seemed as though the two were creating a dangerous rift between each other...", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "When Thomas gave a respectable bow to the King of Dragons, he just looked towards Thomas and gave a very small nod, then returned to looking forward into space once again. Then Ascot approached Bahamut, the dragon turned humanoid looking towards the boy as he began to talk about the two of them being friends. He didn't say anything in response, but instead gave him that very same small nod that he gave to Thomas before looking back forward into space once again. He didn't really speak much, if at all really, but according to Oner he did indeed talk to him and his other self.\n\nWhen Ralph approached though Reno manifested in the blink of an eye, replacing Oner, looking up towards Ralph and gave a nod when he said that they should let Vanellope finish the race. \"Yea that sounds like a fun idea. Maybe me and her can have that rematch~\" He grinned as the kart he had made at that kart factory materialized out of thin air next to him with a snap of his fingers.\n\nAs for the other question, Oner manifested to answer this one. \"I don't believe we did, do you have any idea where it could be?\"", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Thank you!\" Ascot said at Bahamut's nod. \"Really, thank you.\" Now, as for the question of the Sign, yeah, Ascot had noticed that the group didn't have it, yet. Thankfully, there was a way to remedy that; Amaya. The girl, from what Ascot remembered, still had the power to sense the Signs, despite her own being removed from her. So, Ascot walked over to her and spoke:\n\n\"Hey, Amaya, can you help us find the Sign? Also, great job you did helping Vanellope.\"\n\nAscot also took the time to note that something had changed within himself; his Mana was now recharging more swiftly than before.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas walked angrily through the devastated landscape, seeing shattered trees, rubble, churned ground all around him, candy wreckage transformed into a panorama of destruction. Much as it was though, he didn't care, muttering under his breath and venting his rage against Joshua in a forum in which his complaints would not be heard by anyone else. He was a leader, and he had to be strong, to be a mainstay that people could turn to. A leader did not show weakness before those he was leading, and so he wouldn't.\n\nA slightly trembling hand reached up and grabbed a twig of peppermint, slipping it into his mouth, but almost immediately it was spit back out again, the Keyblade warrior wincing and sputtering at the turgid taste. He sighed, wiped his hands, and continued walking, until his attention was drawn by the sound of nearby movement. So, welcoming the distraction, Thomas went to see what it was. And what he found was....Turbo, as a Cy Bug, blasted and horribly damaged, barely able to move. Thomas might not like the guy, but at this point he just felt bad for him. It was a hell of a way to live.\n\nAnd then he started talking, and the sympathy vanished as Turbo proclaimed his desire to at least defeat one member of the group before he went. Thomas took a step back in surprise as the armor cracked and scattered, revealing a centipede body with a lot of sharp bits, Turbo's head atop it. And then the former King rushed forward on the attack.\n\n\"Thanks,\" he replied with an anticipatory grin. \"I needed to work out some aggression.\" So he flipped back, swiftly dodging the strikes that came at him as he got a bit of distance before coming to a halt. Ready, he reached out, touching the magic within him, focusing it on his sword, using Magic Blade, like he had learned so recently, but this time with a different spell imbued. Not simply fire, or ice, or lightning, but something far more destructive. Black Hole.\n\nThe Keyblade shimmered as magic ran through it, shimmered and vanished, light seeming to bend visibly around where the blade should be as it was affected by the Black Hole spell he had placed upon it. Ready then, he smirked and charged forward, striking quick and fast, using his size and agility to his advantage to dance around Turbo and wear him down, as he sliced and chopped off limb after limb and segment after segment. But there was no action taken for an immediate kill. Instead, it seemed he wanted to draw this out as long as he could, even if it made his opponent suffer. This would show him, would show all of them.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"My, my, my, having a little hissy fit there little boy?\" A voice asked above Thomas before Turbo was put out of his misery a little early by an attack too fact for Thomas to register. The man in the black cloak that had extracted the sign from Amaya in Twilight Town, but Thomas had missed by mere seconds, was sitting in one of the trees above him, chewing on a candy cane casually. Sadly nothing of his face could be seen yet. Bloody magic cloaks. He tossed the candy cane aside before jumping down from the tree and slowly landed on the ground\" What's the matter big boy Thomas, apprentice of Donald Duck, always going to be in the shadow of his mentor. The one who leads but yet gets no respect. The one who is constantly over shadowed by the others, especially those mirror denizens, Reno and Oner.\n\nTell me, what's on your mind?\"\n\n---\n\nJoshua looked around before summoning his keyblade.\n\"We have company.\" He said before the carcass of the Cybug Queen burst into flames and was burst to ashes in seconds, the heat of the flames quickly heating up the area and any metal or rock around them, causing Joshua to dismiss Total Eclipse with a curse. The flames quickly began to die down as another cloaked figure, wearing a literally flaming red cloak, walked out, a bastard sword in their left hand, flames licking the red blade as the eyes of the demonic face on the guard glowed red.\n\n\"Anyone betting that they aren't here to talk?\" Joshua asked, resummoning his keyblade and getting ready to fight, worried about how the others were hold up. Amaya was of particular concern. She HATED fire and heat, unless that changed during the time she was in Underland. Her doubted it though.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Ascot avoided the flames with practied ease, before remembering to do what might be the deciding factor in a battle: assess the enemy's strengths as well as oneself's. It seemed that the Elemental Embodiment was holding back its power, which in turn meant that it was more powerful than expected, and, in turn, meant that he should be more cautious; his nature was against caution, but his experience was not.\n\nHe began to glide, trying to maneuver himself into a place near the Elemental Embodiment's side or back, while at the same time hearing Joshua's words with his keen ears - there he was again, overrelying on his natural abilities! Either way, his strategy was to use whatever distraction the others offered to get near the back or side of the person, while at the same time, keeping his Reflara spell in reserve in case he needed to defend himself...", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I think I have enough energy to summon her..I just hope she wishes to help\"said amaya pulling out the blue pebble as she tossed it up calling Shiva forth. \"Alright...Shiva do your thing\"she commented pointing to the flame Knight as Shiva unleashed a wave of ice at the flame knight. Amaya kept close to Joshua as she was first going to see if Shiva's own power did anything", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas didn't let up from his combat ready position, his hand flexing and clenching at the mention of his arm and the insinuation that it might be totally different from how he knew it. That was something that he didn't even want to consider, so he was quick to reply. \"It may be injured, but my arm still works well enough to beat you,\" he said angrily.\n\nOf course, the comment, that one and the earlier one pertaining to emotions or the lack thereof, didn't distract Thomas from the fact that Mr. Cloak had avoided the question that he had been asked. \"I'll ask again, who are you and why should I tell you anything. I mean, you're not exactly giving off positive vibes here with the enchanted cloak and all.\" Unless he had a hideous scar, but Thomas doubted that that was the case", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Oner didn't even need to move to avoid the fires. A simple 'Reflect' and any fire that hit him was taken in by the spell and sent back at the enemy. It barely took any mana for Oner either since the lazily shot fire was easily repelled with a somewhat very weak usage of the Reflect spell, Mana that he was easily able to regain with just a quick moment of meditation, which all it was in this case was Oner closing his eyes, taking in a deep breath, then exhaling, Oner restoring the mana from both the usages of Aura and that usage of Reflect just then, putting him back up to full, which he needed. Normally Oner wouldn't have let down his guard like that, but the enemy wasn't doing anything, so he decided not to let that moment of the stillness of battle be wasted.\n\nAscot seemed to move first, moving around the battle field while Amaya summoned Shiva to put a powerful ice attack on the field. Joshua was indeed right. Recklessly attacking an enemy who they knew nothing of probably wasn't the best idea. So instead, Oner got into a stance, powerful Light forming in his Keyblade with a muttered Diaja spell, the blade now looking like one made of solid light as he sat and waited for the enemy, or Ascot, to act, hoping to find an opening within the enemies movements to take advantage of for a decisive strike.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Beat me? You honestly think you can beat me?\" The figure said before appearing in front of Thomas, his hand on Thomas' keyblade and completely negating the black hole magic around it\" Face the facts kid, you might be ready to take on the Six Sense but none of you are ready to take on us. The Six Senses are just a bunch of random people brought together through greed. Me and my people though, we're all warriors. We're all trained to fight and kill. You're not ready for that yet. And neither are the people you travel with.\"\n\n---\n\nThe figure raised a hand, surrounding Ascot in a ring of fir, trapping him in place for the time being. They then moved their hand in front of Shiva's wave of ice before unleashing a large wave of white flames, not only completely blowing through the wave of ice but also destroying Shiva with little to no effort, forcing her to retreat back into her summon stone. Joshua meanwhile had to use a CoD to save himself, Amaya, and Belle from being fried by the flames, trusting Reno to have some ability to get out alive on his own.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Reflectaga!\" Oner raised his blade of light, crystal like pieces now floating around it as he quickly held the blade in front of him as a shield as the flame wave headed towards him. The flames would hit, but hit the blade. Reflect, the barrier anyway, captured attacks and sent them back as part of its magic. That much was true. Oner was also extremely adept at controlling his magic. While he may not have had that many offensive spells, that didn't mean his foes didn't. Instead of sending the flames back though, the flames were captured by the Reflectaga in the blade, or at least all of the flames that hit him anyway.\n\nAll of the flames that had hit him were now his now, a part of his magic, and thus his to control as suddenly the Keyblade changed. Now instead of being a blade of solid light, it was a blade of swirling light and white fire, Oner glaring at the figure. \"Get the others out of here Joshua...\" He looked back towards the other Keyblader. \"Ill hold him off while you all escape.\" It was clear that this man was incredibly powerful. He destroyed Shiva, a high level summon, instantly, and didn't even look like he was trying, which made Oner unsure of whether or not he could win, especially without the use of their trump card, or if even all of them teaming up on this man could win. \"Lets see how thee fares against thine own flames...\" He muttered this before charging forward. Oner's speed had gone up recently, thanks to the permanent Haste affect. His speed was with magic, and Hasteaja made him extremely swift.\n\nWhen he got to the figure a few high speed slashes of his blade followed by a highly dense orb of Ultima right to the mid section as part of the extremely swift combo attack, which was finished off with the Explosion finisher, three orbs of light and magic flowing around him meant to each slam into the foe, something that he was adept enough at that he didn't have to stop moving to do so. Oner wasn't going to go all out yet, not until he knew what this man was fully capable of, but he figured he certainly wouldn't attack lazily, lest he had a death wish, which Oner certainly did not, so Oner was giving it his best shot.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "So, the Elemental Embodiment can create constructs of Fire; that increased his threat level by about a mile upward. Not to mention that both it and Oner have been holding back in their battle, making it uncertain who can win or who cannot. Thankfully, though, the Elemental Embodiment had created a*ring*of fire, not a cage or a prison. That meant that if Ascot leapt high enough, he can evade this ring...unless of course, it hid some other enchantment that he didn't know about.\n\nBut, he still should try. And with that, the boy made a few practice hops, before jumping up, as high as he could, and then, if he successfully escaped, gliding, gliding in circles atop the monster's head, striking with his shotlock at the same time that Oner used his Explosion.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Ascot!\"she exclaimed watching a ring of fire before she turned to watch Shiva retreat from the white flames \"Shiva...but how she is a high level summon\" exclaimed amaya holding on to the stone. She heard oner speak of them escaping before a Cod formed and whisked Joshua, belle and her away. She kept her eyes shut as she held on to joshua", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "So, the Elemental Embodiment can create constructs of Fire; that increased his threat level by about a mile upward. Not to mention that both it and Oner have been holding back in their battle, making it uncertain who can win or who cannot. Thankfully, though, the Elemental Embodiment had created a*ring*of fire, not a cage or a prison. That meant that if Ascot leapt high enough, he can evade this ring...unless of course, it hid some other enchantment that he didn't know about.\n\nBut, he still should try. And with that, the boy made a few practice hops, before jumping up, as high as he could, and then, if he successfully escaped, gliding, gliding in circles atop the monster's head, striking with his shotlock at the same time that Oner used his Explosion.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Ascot!\"she exclaimed watching a ring of fire before she turned to watch Shiva retreat from the white flames \"Shiva...but how she is a high level summon\" exclaimed amaya holding on to the stone. She heard oner speak of them escaping before a Cod formed and whisked Joshua, belle and her away. She kept her eyes shut as she held on to joshua", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas blinked, obviously surprised as the strange man suddenly appeared in front of him, actually touching his blade despite the magic upon it that should have been ripping his hand apart molecule by molecule, or something. Not just that, he negated the spell entirely, the Keyblade returned to normal. What the hell was that then? Teeth gritted, he pulled his sword free and danced back a few steps before settling into a ready stance once again, as ineffectual as it might be.\n\n\"Alright, so you've got some nice tricks,\" he admitted.\"But I'll ask again, who are 'you and your people', and why should I listen to a word you're saying? Congrats, you're trained to fight, very impressive. What does that have to do with me?\" Yes, despite the show Thomas had still noticed the fact that the mystery man was dodging the question. His headache was kicking up with his annoyance, and he heard some noise back the way he came, but for the moment he was focused on the confrontation in front of him.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Jake managed to dodge the fires once again, picking up the pace to circle around the opponent. The guy had taken out Shiva in a single hit; no use fooling around with this one. Instead, the best he could do was get the heat (pun unintentional) off the kids, so that they could flank the guy. Superpowered fire or not, he couldn't keep his focus on everyone at once.\n\nJake smashed his axes into the ground, managing to snag a couple of large rocks on the edges. With a loud grunt, he swung his axes, hurling the boulders at the enemy, then running in a different direction, zig-zagging to keep the enemy's aim off. Performing a Tiger roll, he slammed his axes into the ground again, kicking up a large storm of dust and debris to obscure himself, then taking advantage of the smoke cloud to toss another couple of large rocks by his sheer arm power at the enemy. Back-flipping, he then turned around and made for a nearby piece of debris sticking out of the ground, then took a running jump off the tip as he made right for the enemy. He knew this wasn;t going to work, but he could at least throw a few surprises at the enemy.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Nothing about it has to do with you. You're nothing more then a speck of dust in my eyes... at least right now you are. However, if you were to listen to me... well maybe we could be friends or worse enemies. Who's to say?\" The man said, shrugging\" Who knows. Listen to me and take my advice however and maybe good things could happen. Like, fore example, you could really assert your authority over everyone in your little group, especially that upstart Joshua and the mirror denizen. You might be able to impress one of those girls and get to court them. You might get hailed as a greater hero then even Sora and finally step out of your master Donald's shadow.\"\n\nWhile the man spoke he, very discreetly, messed with the Darkness in Thomas' heart, helping it overcome the boys light just enough so it could start taking over more easily. He didn't bother Thomas' arm as that would give his actions away.\n\n---\n\nWhen Ascot tried to jump out of the Ring of fire, it became a column, completely surrounding and trapping him. After a few seconds, it exploded inwardly, damaging Ascot but none of it's surroundings\n\nThe figure meanwhile handled both Jake and Oner's assaults with ease, pulling a sheathe out of their sleeve and using it as a second sword to deal with both fighters, using small explosions to speed up her movements so as to keep up with their opponents. When the boulder's finally reached them, they jumped away and used the boulders as platforms to jump from one to the next and successfully navigate them all. The dust cloud was blown away by a big explosion and Oner's Explosion was simply jumped over.\n\nTheir attacks over for the time being, the figure decided to deal with their opponents in different ways. Oner made it clear that he was a mage, and therefore relied on his mana. Flames would burn more then just the physical and over had their flames, a decision he would regret. The flames took on an ethereal look and began spread up Oner's arm. While they wouldn't burn him physically, but they would begin to burn his mana, slowly depleting it before he could use it.\n\nAs for Jake, since he liked run around and seemed to like to show up, a straight up fight suited them just fine. The figure took a relaxed combat stance before casually beckoning him towards them, basically asking for a show down.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot, with but a blink of an eye, used Reflara to reinforce Oner's Aura, minimizing the implosion's damage on him, then Cura to heal said damage. However, it was clear that they were dealing with an opponent who rivaled Reno and Oner in creativity, and Jake in strength, and had a combination of intelligence and experience that overwhelmed the boy's own natural talent. He was going to have to use the lessons that he had learned from Joshua and Satoko - two fighters that he had learned from the most - in order to even have a chance, not of beating the Elemental Embodiment, but of affecting the battle. Drawing deep breaths, the boy once again forced himself to observe, and even grudingly admire, the enemy's style and finesse.\n\nRealizing that the Elemental Embodiment needed to be dealt with blantantly, the boy cast aside all thoughts of a subtle backstab and joint the battle openly, zig-zagging on his motions so as to present an erratic target. Once he reached his opponent, Ascot cast Holy immideately, healing whatever remaining damage there was, healing the wounds of Oner and Jake, and damaging the enemy.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "(WIP)", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle had arrived already in he midst of the battle. She spectated for a bit as Shiva and Ascot attacked the cloaked man. It backfired with an immense Firaga spell. Unable to react quickly enough she braced for the incoming attack. Luckily for her she, along with Amaya, was saved by a CoD created by Joshua. She was saved by the attack but needed to do something herself too. She couldn't just idly stand by and do nothing.\n\nShe saw that Ascot was heading for a straight-on attack against the cloaked figure. After Ascot would have performed his attack, at this moment no knowing which one it would be, she would immediately strike after that. She slashes with her keyblade releasing multiple enlarged shurikens of light at the opponent. After that she would rush at the opponent and make use of one of her new abilities, Time Splicer. Once she would land he first strike on the opponent she would teleport around the enemy, stopping the time to move, making it look like teleportion, and strike him from various angles and positions.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Amaya kept ahold of Joshua tightly watching from a distance before her grip tightened sensing more darkened hearts and more corridors open as she saw lucus come through one and another figure. \"Father...\"she whispered bringing forth her own keyblade keeping close to Joshua as her mind was telling her over and over this was not the man she knew so internally her heart said one thing and her mind said another", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"What the-\" Jake sputtered in surprise as his strikes seemed to be all blocked by a hurricane of sharp blades. He took a couple of steps back, taking stock of the situation around him.\n\nApparently, a couple more had entered the fray.\n\n\"You know, I asked*her*the question,\" Jake said in mock exasperation, before turning to the Elven swords-lady. \"I mean, come on, lady, common courtesy and all, right?\"\n\nNo answer.\n\n\"You know, this is going to be a very boring conversation if you don't contribute,\" he joked. He shrugged. \"Oh well...\"\n\nStill he resumed a readiness position, and glanced to Oner.\n\n\"Kid, you okay?\" he whispered. \"Got any ideas right now?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "After Belle had performed her first attack and quickly went after the opponent with Ascot on her side. But to her surprise more people joined the battle, more enemies. One of the cloaked figures matched Ascot's speed and caught up to him, thus probably even surpassing his speed. Ascot was immediately thrown inside of the CoD. Belle didn't know what to do, she wanted to continue her attack and perform Time Splicer, but she didn't even get time to decide. She wasn't allowed to decide at all. The cloaked figure grabbed her head and threw her after Ascot into the portal.\n\nShe landed in the partly destroyed Cola Mountain, it was pretty intact even after the explosion. However there was dried up diet cola all over the area, and the hot pool of cola in the middle had significantly decreased in depth. But it would probably still be hot as hell. She looked over to the place where Vanellope's cottage was... it was nowhere to be seen now, completely destroyed. Belle glanced over to Ascot. He seemed okay, he is a strong boy. She stood up and faced the cloaked figure. The figure spoke of herself as 'their', how unusual.\n\n\"What the hell man! What do you guys want from us? Ugh... you probably won't even answer.\" she said with a sigh. Belle's keyblade appeared in her hand, and she looked at her younger partner. Ascot said nothing and immediately rushed into battle. He glided though the air and used a Fira spell to set the ground underneath the cloaked girl in fire. Belle smirked, as expected of Ascot. He wasn't going to lose again, and neither was she. Belle immediately ran through the fire, as the magic of the keyblade didn't work on her, and hurled three large shurikens of light from her keyblade that aimed at the woman's back.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "To say Thomas was expecting what happened next would be blatantly denying the obvious. He had expected some kind of offer, a Faustian bargain in which he gained power but was forced to betray the group, or consigned his soul to eternal suffering, or something like that. That was what usually came from accepting offers for help, or power, with evil people, wasn't it?\n\nSo he wasn't prepared as the man suddenly appeared behind him, earning an impressed thought or two about how he did that, if it was speed at a ridiculous level, which seemed unlikely given that there was no wind to indicate he had moved, so he must have a very powerful teleport spell of some kind. Then he wasn't in a position to think about that as a rain of blows hit his armor in all it's weak spots, feeling like a jackhammer to the limb beneath it, as it would have even without the wound radiating pain through it. Magic immediately rushed to reinforce the armor, but it wasn't enough, and it vanished in a flash of light to reveal the limb beneath.\n\nHe almost had to look, and his eyes widened at what he saw. Despite the man's prediction, it still looked human, which was a small favor, but black veins radiated across the entirety of his arm, black liquid dripping down and tinting his fingernails black. The wound rippled and pulsed, almost like it was a living organism, the skin of it emerging with small bumps that seemed to rise and fall, though it might have just been his imagination. Definitely not the most pleasant of sights, and his mind reeled from just looking at it. \"Okay, you opened it, congrats,\" he said somewhat sarcastically to Mr. Mystery man, given that he couldn't do that himself. \"Now what? You gonna try and convert me into some Heartless hybrid thing, or you gonna get rid of it?\"", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"My boy, why would I get rid of my enemies gift when I can turn it against them.\" The man said, raising an arm. The darkness held in Thomas' arm began running through his body, in what was likely a very painful process, probably as bad as when the man had removed the Sign from Amaya's heart.\" Now, if we distribute this throughout your body evenly, you should have an easier time control it, get an overall boost to your abilities, and be able to hide it much more easily. Not a bad bargain if I say so myself.\n\n---\n\nJoshua and Lucus were caught in the middle of a fierce battle, Joshua trying to hold Lucus back and keep him from harming the weakened Amaya while Lucus did everything he could to do just that. Spells and blades of wind where flying all over the place as a result.\n\n---\n\nThe cloaked girl laughed as something caught Ascot midflight and slammed him into the ground. Whatever it was, it was solid unlike Satoko's powers, and Ascot would feel the object yank him to the ground. Belle's projects would be intercepted midflight and knocked aside before several object hit in her response, drawing blood from her arms and legs as the girl laughed even more, apparently taking delight at the sight.\n\n---\n\n\"He was foolish to try and use Fire against me.\" The elven girl said, her tone flat and monotone\" Those flames will burn his mana and once that's done, destroy his ability to channel it, forever stopping him from casting spells. From what we know that would make him utterly worthless to you.\n\nNow, prepare to die.\"\n\nWith that a full blown collum of flame erupted from under Jake, with only a split second warning for him to dodge, Even if he did, he was unlikely to come out unscathed. Assuming he survived, the girl would charge him and begin a furious assault on him, give him little time to counter attack and focus only on defense.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot was yanked down by a mysterious tendril and brought down to earth, pardon the pun. In response, Ascot slashed at the thing holding him, hoping to cut it, before activating his Shotlock and firing it at the cloaked woman, sending out a number of projectiles her way. Not content with that, the boy cast a Cura at Belle, before taking a defensive stance so that he can assess the situation.\n\nThe Cloaked Woman, presumably a Nobody, had control over an element that was*material*, not metaphysical, that much was obvious. That was why he tried to cut it, just to see if he could do so. Nevertheless, something struck the boy as odd; his opponent couldn't be that obvious; they must have some tricks up their sleeve. He needed to prepare for said tricks without knowing what they are...which was impossible, so he would just keep himself on his toes.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Well, whose to say helping you doesn't help me?\" The man asked. While he had been moving the darkness about, he had made sure a bigger amount, but only by the slightest margin, made it to Thomas' brain. Darkness there was like a poison, generating negative thoughts, which in turn caused negative emotions. Negative emotions in turn caused a heart to fall to darkness. Thomas was strong. Even if his heart was lost to darkness, his will would reanimate the body. All that remained after that was convincing him.\n\n---\n\nJoshua's battle had gone rather downhill at this point and he landed in front of Amaya, a deep gash across his chest from a blade of wind that had finally hit him solidly. He coughed up a bit of blood and Lucus laughed and stood over him.\n\"Just die you little worm.\" He said, raising his foot, wind moving around it rapidly. It began to fall only to be stopped the next second by a ring of metal.\n\n\"ENOUGH CHOAS!\" A voice roared as War appeared\" Our orders were to merely test them.\"\n\n\"And he failed. Therefore he dies.\" Lucus barked back\n\n\"No. Our leader wants them alive.\"\n\n\"WHY?! For the love of God why would he keep those that could eventually stop him alive?!\"\n\n\"He has his reasons. Now leave before I decide your services are no longer required.\"\n\nLucus grumbled before leaving through a CoD. War turned his attention to Amaya and Joshua, kneeling beside the latter.\n\"That is a rather grievous wound. I assume you have some healing magic or items, Miss Amaya?\" He said.\n\n---\n\nThe cloaked girl laughed at Belle's frustration. When Belle executed her plan the girl didn't even look behind her and simply dismissed her blades to catch Belle's keyblade with her bare hands, without turning around. With seemingly no effort, she threw Belle on the ground in front of her before stomping on Belle's sword arm with enough strength to easily snap the bone as if it were a twig.\n\nEven if Ascot moved to try and stop this, he would quickly find himself restrained. Again, what was holding him eluded sight but it was very thin and strong, like an invisible metal wire.\n\n---\n\nBoth Jake and Reno's counter attacks hit the Elven girl dead on and sent her flying back. She landed on her feet and dusted herself off before looking at the both of them.\n\"Pathetic. Dusks hit harder then the both of you.\" She said\" Honestly I was hoping for more of a challenge but that this rate, neither of you will be worth the time or effort. Why are you even trying to do what you're doing? After all, every warrior fights for something.\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "That insult went right over Reno's head. \"Well of course they would, i'm not really good at hitting things with swords\". He grinned, his obviously innocent self showing here, Reno looking as though he was completely unaffected by the fire from before, Oner having used his energy to make sure of that. Of course, the other insults about them being worth time and effort also went over Reno's head. He never really cared for such things such as combat or battle, but his answer to this elfin woman's inquiry was obvious, his own elfin ears moving a small bit as he pondered.\n\n\"Well, I'm not really a warrior and I don't really like fighting\". He gave a nod, looking at the girl and Jake as he moved over to them. \"After all, whenever people fight, someone always gets hurt, and that's not fun at all\". He had a slightly serious expression on his face. \"I am only fighting though to protect my friends, and fighting for the hope that one day...\" He looked at his hands, a blue fire forming over one of them before vanishing after he looked into it for a bit. \"Our universe will become one where Power isn't necessary. Where people don't need to fight\". He gave a smile as he looked back up at both Jake and the opponent they had been fighting.\n\n\"I know that it may be futile or hopeless to want this type of thing, but I do not believe that it is impossible, and thus I want to do all I can to make a world where we don't have to fight at all\". It may have seemed like a childish dream, but Reno's eyes and expression were both sincere and wise, wise beyond his years. While it wasn't often, actually it was incredibly rarely, Reno would have moments where he acted much wiser than he usually did.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"No!\" cried out Ascot as he was restrained by the wire, for wire it was. Using Sparkra, the boy created a ring of lights that would, hopefully, cut the invisible, but unlike Satoko's, material bonds right out. If that didn't work, the boy would cast Fira on himself and try the same thing. Nevertheless, he was despairing of victory, and despair was not good for a Paladin. Fighting back against said despair, Ascot shouted:\n\n\"Holy!\" as he filled the entire cavern with Light, Light that would hopefully destroy the bonds restraining him, as well as heal Belle's arm. As entire cavern grew bright, the boy would test his bonds; he had a suspicion as to what their nature were, but that suspicion had to be tested. What was material, but with the properties of immaterial substances? What material, if modified with magic, can act as a strong restraint that can appear almost instantly?", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Yeah, the kid's right,\" Jake said, walking over to Reno. He put his arm around Reno's shoulders. \"I may have only joined these kids a short time ago, but I too fight for-\"\n\nJerry suddenly ran away so fast he literally created a dust outline in the shape of himself and Reno. By the time the Elf realized it, Jake was carrying Reno and running down the side of the cola bottle volcano so fast he was kicking up a large dust trail.\n\n\"Kid, sorry to break form like that, but something's off,\" he explained to Reno. \"Not just the better part of valor and all, but if she's that strong, she's certainly holding back. I saw the others, but for some reason, I can't see Thomas. Something is really wrong.\n\n\"Right now, we need to regroup and plan. We're going to head for Thomas, see if we can't get some more numbers to boost our situation.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Well seems like we're done here, save one last detail. You gotta look convincing after all.\" the man said before vanishing in the CoD. Thomas would have a couple of seconds to ponder the words before his chest would be slashed open. The cut was deep enough to bleed but he wouldn't be in any immediate danger if he could quickly patch himself up.\n\n---\n\nBefore Jake could get to the bottom of the volcano, his head was grabbed from behind and shoved unceremoniously into the ground, with the same thing happening to Reno. Neither would get a change to register what had happened before simultaneous explosions went off at point-blank range at them, with Reno's mostly be focused on his marks. Explosion after explosion would go off until both lay on the ground heavily wounded.\n\"Fools.\" the Elven girl said, standing over them\" Never turn your back on an opponent.\"\n\n---\n\nAscot and Bell wouldn't even get a chance to move. They would be bound completelyn and entirely before being forced back to back, their opponent laughing hysterically. Even the Mist Dragon would find itself bound.\n\"Really... you think something like this would bother us.\" The girl said approaching them from the side. Once she was close enough she summoned her swords and placed the tips over her opponents hearts before slowly pushing the swords in, while leaning forward to whisper in their ears\" Remember this well our toys. We are Fear. We will be at the back of your mind in every battle like this one were your life... slowly slips... away.\"\n\nAs she spoke the swords would slowly get closer and closer to her opponents still beating hearts. At the last second she removed them before snatching Belle's crystal to summon Mist Dragon from her.\n\"Seeing as your a thief we'll take this. We doubt it's yours anyway.\" She said.\n\n---\n\nCoDs would suddenly appear around everyone, taking them to Amaya, War, and the still heavily injured Joshua. War had helped make sure the boy was in no danger but Joshua would likely need a bit more attention before going into the next battle. War looked around at the group before shaking his head.\n\"It would seem you're still too weak.\" He said\" You've been riding a high for a while now I think. Probably overestimated yourselves and thought you could take on anyone. Learn well from this children. Nothing is certain in battle. If you always think your opponent is stronger then you, you're more likely to come out alive since you'll fight with your brains as well as your brawn.\"\n\nWith that War stepped into his own CoD, leaving everyone to think and recover.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Reno just looked up at Jake as he was carried, glad that they were running away. He wasn't one for battle, as fighting always hurt everyone involved, whether physically, mentally, or emotionally. He never understood why people fought. Why people desired to be stronger than others. Why couldn't everyone just live in peace? These thoughts went through Reno's head as he focused on replenishing both his Mana and Oner's Spirit. It was all of this that made him off guard when that Elven woman suddenly appeared, as Reno was always quick to react to anything. The moment she attacked, everything went dark.\n\nFortunately attacking the marks in a physical matter didn't actually do any more damage than attacking his actual body would. If anything, it was focusing there that saved Reno from taking more damage than he would have. Granted only a minuscule amount, but every bit counted. After they were deposited and left alone, Reno being unconscious, a flash of light would envelope his body, Oner now lying in his place as he slowly sat up, clenching his fists. \"Heal\". With a wave of his hand, the powerful healing of multiple curaja spells ran over the whole party as Oner spent every drop of Mana that his fully recharged mana reservoirs possessed to aid the others in healing their wounds, fatigue, and pain, even able to use this on Reno by touching the mark on his forehead.\n\nAfter that, Oner said nothing, closing his eyes as he turned inwards to his thoughts, or his and Reno's, as he meditated and focused his body, mind, and spirit. Was this journey truly for them? Two people who wish to fight to protect others, yet both who dislike battle? He remembered something that Serin, their foster father, had once told him. That no matter what sort of craft or trade, be it magic, swords, or even cooking; there is always someone out there who is better than you. These words struck true more than ever. Their opponents had been easily falling to Reno's incredible magical might before, and the enemies here were no match for his and Reno's newly combined might.\n\nHad he grown arrogant? Were they arrogant to always hold back in fear of hurting anyone? No matter where Oner traversed in the vast expanse of their mind, there was no true answer to this question that he could come up with right away. Should they discard there desire to not harm others, a hypocritical desire? All of these thoughts were moving through Oner's head, the light swirling through the marks on his body like a slow, yet turbulent storm as he contemplated and meditated.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "**\"GRRRRRRRRR...\"**\n\nThe snarl was angry, bestial. It was not a sound that came from a human, rather a feral, antediluvian beast. Rage reverberated in the air, and the first thing the Elf realized was the clasp of a giant metal hand wrapping around her upper arm, bending it like a straw and then lifting her into the air like a rag dog before slamming her into the ground so hard it caused a giant crater.\n\nBefore the shock wore off, another hammerblow struck her in the chest, cracking several ribs and breaking another, knocking the breath out of her lungs. The hand - now feeling like a giant metal paw, grasped her leg, and proceeded to slam her several times in vicious, rapid succession, the person smashing her about with herculean strength. He then lifted her once more above him, spinning her about, then smashing her down one last, brutal time into the ground, this time following up with a powerful stomp that left everyone nearby feeling the tremors.\n\nWhen her vision cleared, she would see above her a giant metal lion-man, glaring at her through glowing red eyes, his golden skin bulging with massive musculature. His iron teeth glinted menacingly at her.\n\n**\"You may have had a point about watching one's back,\"**he snarled,**\"but I very much disliked your arrogant tone...\n\n\"Oh, and since we're talking about making sure the foe is done for...\"**\n\nHe picked her up and slammed her into the ground, again and again, using terrifying strength to hammer her until she stopped moving. Then he lift her up in the air, and with a terrifying growl, swung his tail so that the mighty mace-like tip smashed her right through the volcano walls and slammed her into the wall at the other side.\n\nHe snorted at her, then turning to Reno, now apparently Oner.\n\n**\"Kid, you alright?\"**he asked, wincing at his own snarling, monstrous voice.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"What is the reason for your group to interfer with the mission the others were given? This isnt about stopping your group for whatever they do but why not just leave our missions alone...you arnt helping much other then giving us an extra sign that we didnt expect to occur...what is your purpose...it isnt to help us so what do you gain from interfering?\"Asked amaya finishing her healing as she assisted joshua with standing up letting him lean on her if he needed to as she looked towards the elven girl. She took note of the girl speaking to war as 'master'. that word honestly sicken her how one can swear all they are to another without a thought and do all that the other wanted. how...sickening right?\n\nAmaya looked towards the others. She would assist with healing, but she used the last of the mana she could bring to the surface to heal joshua's wound that he suffered from fighting with lucas", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Perhaps they were right. Had they grown too confident? Reno had been easily able to overwhelm his opponents from before with his massive amounts of magical power. No one they had faced from before could match to Reno's and Oner's combined might, let alone match up to even Reno's singular might, even when they held back. Well, except maybe the Six Senses, but even then from the looks of it Mika would have had a hard time dealing with Reno and Oner's newly awakened being. Of course, Oner already knew that there were people out there stronger than all of them. Only a fool believes that he's the best.\n\nThey hadn't seen the match with Lucas since they were visiting the Mirror Realm, so they knew nothing of this other organization that was after them. So naturally, the might of this third party was something that they hadn't taken into account. No, overconfidence wasn't an issue here. Why would the enemy want to strengthen their enemies. After all, one grew stronger from adversity. This battle would undoubtedly allow the party to grow much stronger as they all re-evaluated their strengths. So there was one question Oner had to ask.\n\n\"Why are you helping us?\"\n\nIf this was indeed a warning, or perhaps a lesson, for them to not get too cocky then it would be considered something that helpful. Oner's wounds all seemed healed now, as if he never had any, but in actuality he never received those wounds from the explosion attack that the Elfin woman performed on Reno, but they didn't need to know Denizen physiology. Reno's wounds were mostly all healed now anyway thanks to multiple Curaja spells, he would just be sore for a little while, but a night's rest would get rid of that. Of course, before that question could be answered Reno reappeared and sat down upside down in mid-air, eating a sandwich now, a drink floating in front of him upside down, its contents not spilling.\n\nReno had taken a bit of his sandwich and looked at it, deciding to ask his question now. \"Do you ha--\" but before he could ask what was probably a condiment based question a bottle of mayonnaise appeared in front of him. \"Ah, never mind\". He grinned, still looking pretty cheery as he applied the condiment to his sandwich. After eating the sandwich down and drinking the upside down drink he sighed out in content, now floating sideways in mid-air, as if he was sitting on a wall.\n\nIt was after that, for the first time at least for most of them that his expression grew serious. It was a very mysterious expression, filled with wisdom as he stared at the other group for a few moments, looking to each of them as their reflections appeared in his different colored eyes before he decided to float straight up just a few inches on the ground. It was after he was upright that he asked his question, his tone of voice seeming quieter, wiser, and gentler, his body looking relatively unscathed from that powerful attack that the elfin woman did on him.\n\n\"What is your purpose for fighting, especially when fighting hurts so much?\"", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot was trying to bring himself back to some measure of stability, trying to snap out of his funk. This was his worst defeat, proof that he was the weakest - or second weakest member of the group. He tried not to drown in depression, tried to snap out of it - he was embarrassing himself. But, he still had enough prescence of mind to listen to War offer the group a deal of free information, and the Elven Girl - Destruction, ridicule him.\n\n\"I broke,\" summed up Ascot. \"I broke against an enemy who was merely playing with me. It's true, I'm weak, despite my attempts to get stronger.\" He then gazed at Destrcution's eyes, renewed resolve filling him. \"But I'm not going to ask*you*how I can get stronger; that's not my question. Rather, my question, is this:\" The boy then crossed his arms behind his back.\n\n\"I may not be as good at fighting as Joshua, but I do know this: every time there is a new group of villains out to strike at the Multiverse's structure, they always have some knowledge of the Multiverse's metaphysics, knwoledge that they use to motivate them, to aid them, to act as their weapon in their quest. So, my question is this: What do you know? To elaborate on this question...\"\n\n\"What do you know of the Multiverse's workings that drives you? What do you know of the Multiverse that grants you such weapons, and such power? What do you Know is both a simple and complex question.\" All trace of fear had gone out of the boy's voice, to be replaced by curiosity and drive. There was also a desire to make up for his former show of weakness, but that was only a small part of his decision-making process.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"How ironic he had to have the name of the element my protector and better half is accustomed to fighting every second and it wasn't as bad as my four year imprisonment...\" she commented keeping the promise war told her that darkness would assist her if she called for his assistance.\n\nShe listened to everyone's questions as he answerer each one. She looked at Joshua,checking his wound", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "So they knew what Reno was? Well that wouldn't be surprising if they had watched their group and overheard their conversations. Its not like Oner intended for it to be a secret either. Of course, they didn't know what he was in the beginning, as the man who first came from this organization assumed that Reno and Oner were two souls in a single body which wasn't entirely too far from the truth, but at the same time was also pretty far off as well. The thought of wanting to fight for fun, being raised to fight, or seeking fights to test ones might were all concepts that were foreign to both Reno and Oner.\n\nSerin had taught him Magic as both a pursuit of knowledge and as a way to be able to use it to help people. If anything, Oner and Reno knew why they fought. To protect others and the peace that they all deserve. To fight for fun though and to hurt others for enjoyment? That was a vile thought according to Oner, and even Reno knew that wasn't right. But its not like they could change someone just like that. They already realized that a long time ago. Oner didn't really think that the answer to Reno's question, of why this mysterious group was helping their own, but decided to just forgo mentioning this detail for now. If just Fighting was their reason for helping, then it was clear that Oner would get no more answers from them.\n\nBut still, may have been why they lost that fight, because Reno and Oner's reason wasn't there since they weren't fighting for peace or to protect others. Sure they were fighting with Jake to help him and that could count as protecting someone else, but ultimately it was a fight of self defense, a fight that Oner and Reno both thought was unnecessary and pointless. It was why they held back, which was perhaps arrogant of them. Would they need to go all out next time? Would that help next time? They would need to be alot stronger though, and Reno and Oner both thought of someone who could give them more power than they had now. The problem was finding the time to talk with this person.\n\nBoth halves of the Denizen knew that they would need to find the time though, and if they couldn't find it then they needed to make the time, and hopefully the rest of their Quest to gather the Signs would give them that time.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas waited with all the patience he could muster (admittedly not much in this current situation), as this 'War' guy gave them the answers to the questions they sought. And it wasn't too amazing. The guy didn't know what their end goal was, had blind faith in this leader of his, said something about finding your own reason to fight, and unsurprisingly answered Ascot's question as Thomas expected he would. This Q&A session had pretty much been a waste of time at this point.\n\nAnd then his own question was answered, and he frowned. So basically, the guy was saying 'Trust me because I'm honorable, but don't trust me because that's the smart thing to do'? Talk about mixed signals, to say the least. This guy was still quite obviously a villain, even if he was 'a man of honor', so Thomas would continue to treat what he said with all the suspicion it deserved, until he could prove he was telling the truth in some fashion or other.\n\n\"If I say no, will it make a difference,\" Thomas replied to the question of if they were satisfied with their answers. He could care less what the others thought at the moment, since aside from Belle's, most of those questions had simply been wastes of time, earning only evasions, enigmatic answers, and things that hardly inspired any sort of confidence in this guy. Well fine. Let him be like that. They'd defeat the Six Senses, then they'd go and kick their butts too. It wasn't like they had a reason not to, since despite helping them at some point along the way, their actions still screamed 'I'm evil'. He just needed to get stronger, and then he'd be the one delivering a lesson.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Belle was relieved to hear that she could get her Mist Dragon back. She knew Misty could take care of her own, but she was still worried about her. But they have been together for such a long time, they would find each other again. Belle only nodded when War answered his question. She was surprised that she got this kind of answer, she would have never expect that of this group. However this didn't mean they were not the villains, they obviously were. However, unlike her answer, the answers of the other questions were dispensable. No one really got anything out of it that we didn't already know... or could guess ourselves. Especially Jake's question, she had long figured out that the organization wasn't after the Signs.\n\nAfter her inside talk, Belle headed over to Thomas. She laid her hand on his shoulder. \"That's a really crappy answer you got there. I want to talk to about something, but that can wait till we arrive at the next world.\" she sighed. \"I think we should say our goodbyes to the people of this world and move to the next one, what do you think? Seeing you're the leader and all.\" she asked even though War was still there or not.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Jake said nothing, merely observed with suspicion and silence. However, he was feeling... exhausted by the effort, holding himself together. Apparently, he had underestimated how badly he had been hurt, making him wonder what the elf truly was.\n\nStill, he was not going to give them the satisfaction, so he endured, and merely glared at the opponents who had ostensibly beaten their faces in to teach them a lesson with a supposedly benevolent intention...", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Well, what has you so unsatisfied Thomas? If you all have issues with the answers, speak up and I will try to elaborate. A reward isn't much of a reward if you don't get the full value.\" War said.\" Of course this applies to all of you.\"\n\nDestruction hopped down from the tree and walked over to Jake before giving him a hard poke to see if he would fall over, sensing an air of exhaustion around him.\n\nJoshua meanwhile got out of Amaya's grasp, having enough strength to stand and move on his own now. He went over to Belle, handing her a potion to apply to her wound before returning back to Amaya.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"You really want to 'reward' us, don't you?\" Ascot spoke, his curiosity perking up. \"Okay then, let me narrow down my question: you say that the knowledge of the Multiverse inflicts a huge burden on those who possess it. I can understand that. You also say that you know little to nothing. I can also understand that. However, you guys are intelligent, so you can speculate.\"\n\n\"I won't lie; the main thrust of my question was to figure out two things: One, where your power comes from, and Two, your motivation. I daren't ask for your weaknesses because that would be*cheating*, and I don't want that. However, I won't lie; I want to find out the source of your powers because 1.) I am currently weak, and 2.) Because I want to know how I can fight you in the future, if its needed.\"\n\n\"That said, I'm not so much a fool as to actively go for said source of power, if any, especially if said source of power is nothing more than the immense potential of a Sapient Nobody combined with training and experience. No, I only want to know how you became so strong, stronger than even Organization XIII, it even seems. And smarter, craftier, too.\"\n\n\"So, where do you*think*your power comes from?\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Jake had to prop himself up on a rock as his form transformed back from lionlike to human once more. Evidently, the transformation took quite a bit out of him.\n\n\"Lady,\" Jake responded between breaths, his tone indicating more mild amusement than anything, \"that's not the first time I've heard that, and it certainly won't be the last.\n\n\"Doesn't make it any less true, admittedly.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Actually Belle would be a good scout..oner and you should be support.. I am better with healing and support...\"said amaya to ascot putting a hand on his shoulder \"draw your strength from somewhere of light, family, friends...become Elyse's shield...Joshua is only amongst us as himself because he has someone who can't fight...he has a reason to protect the light...he protects weaklings like me...\"said amaya gently", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "While it was certainly more detailed than thee previous one, War's answer still said basically the same thing, and offered no proof beyond his supposedly trustworthy word that he was actually trustworthy and not just lying like a rug to them all. So yeah, as he went on to answer other peoples questions, Thomas was basically done with this conversation.\n\n\"Yeah, whatever. See yah, wouldn't want to be yah,\" he replied to the most likely evil couple with a dismissive wave as he turned to other things, showing how he felt on the subject.\n\nThat left him to deal with other issues, such as Ascot swinging about from his near breakdown or whatever to some sort of motivation frenzy, deciding that now would be a good time to recognize that he was the person who was supposed to be in charge, which was about dang time, and at the same time offering suggestions for 'roles' for everyone. Joy.\n\n\"Thanks, but I think considering what we're doing, assigned 'roles' aren't the best choice. We've gotta be flexible after all, rather than being shoehorned into positions. As we've seen throughout this trip, there's a good possibility we're not going to be traveling together all the time, so specializing like that would be a bad idea,' he replied, thinking of it from a standpoint of moving forward, when they couldn't expect to stay together for the rest of this quest.\n\nAsked what to do as well, he reiterated somewhat what others had thought or outright said. \"For now, we get the Sign, wrap things up here, and then get going to the next world. Unless someone wants to stick around and see how much of stomachache they can get from all this candy.\" So yeah, maybe he was playing a broken record, but it wasn't like there was much else to be gained by sticking around, unless they planned to stay for a day or two so he could learn this new magic of his.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Belle turned to Thomas, ready to change the subject. \"But what should we do now? We have no clue where the Sign is, and we need to get it before heading to the next world.\" she sighed frustrated. \"You possibly didn't happen to bump into it when you were taking that stroll earlier.\" she responded. Suddenly the people in the group would hear the sound of a cart coming closer. Inside of it was Vanellope.\n\n\"Guys! Guys! Come with us, we found the remains of King Candy up ahead, he's really wrecked! But we found something inside of it that may interest you.\" Vanellope made an U-turn and quickly drove back to the place where Thomas had is battle with King Candy, it wasn't that far away so Belle wouldn't take out her Keyblade Glider and just run behind the cart, of which she could see stopped somewhere in the distance next to a pile of Cy-Bug candy. Along with that; Ralph, Calhoun and Felix were present.\n\n\"So what is that thing that might interest us?\" Belle asked, slightly out of breath. Calhoun dug into the remains and retrieved the Sign and showed it to the group. \"Is this that thing you guys have been looking for?\"", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"I guess that's our cue to leave.\" Destruction said going back over to War. She gave the group a small smile and a wave before vanishing through a Corridor.\n\n\"Honestly, if and when the time comes I hope you don't kill her. She's a sweet girl when you're not fighting her.\" War said before vanishing as well\n\n\"Guess we're done here.\" Joshua muttered\" So, where to next?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot nodded deferentially, recognizing the wisdom in Thomas' words. Yes, their present approach was good, although he will have to consult his leader on strategy more often; it would not do any good if Thomas, well, thought of himself as neglected; because the group had to be kept together if they were to succeed. If nothing else, Ascot was good at that. So, he followed the older boy's lead as...\n\nAs Vanellope guided them to where the Sign was, finally bringing this quest to a close. The boy smiled, and, in response to Joshua's words, spoke:\n\n\"Well, I'm going to find a place to do one's bodily rituals, then eat, then go sleep on the journey to the next world. As for said next world, I'll leave the choice to Thomas.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"You guys follow vanellope I don't think me and Joshua will follow for this interesting object. I also agree with ascot I can't wait to eat and rest doe the next world\"she said", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"I wouldn't really know,\" Thomas replied as he shifted to face Jake. \"I wasn't exactly around to see how you all got your butts kicked, so I can't exactly give you any kind of advice.\" This was true, and given the train of events one could assume he'd been a bit busy fighting as well, though no one had asked or commented on his absence in that time frame. Apparently his own welfare wasn't that relevant in consideration.\n\nThomas took the Sign from Calhoun with a grateful nod, putting it away with the others for safekeeping. He left the comment about the execution unresponded to as he watched Felix turn the corpse into a muffin, an involuntary shudder running down his spine at the display, perhaps irrationally but still there nonetheless.\n\nHe then swung into resisting the urge to face palm at Felix's continued obvious infatuation with Calhoun, it being about as subtle as a pile of bricks, before he answered the question posed. \"Yeah, we have to be moving on. Though given what just happened, I suppose a little time to recuperate would be in order,\" he agreed. That, and it'd give him the opportunity to learn some more of this magic he'd been given but hadn't had the chance to explore yet.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Jake sighed and shook his head.\n\n\"Yeah, sorry about that. We've just had a rough day. Probably wasn't thinking straight.\"\n\nHe turned his attention to Thomas' arm.\n\n\"Damn, Thomas, that doesn't look too good. I think we need to patch that up - hell, the sooner we get that looked at, the better. What the hell happened to it?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The group stayed in Sugar Rush for the rest of the day. With King Candy, or actually Turbo gone, and all of the Cy-Bugs eliminated there was peace in this video game. The heroes could rest and eat as much as they want, they were in a land of candy after all. They were allowed by the new ruler of the world, Vanellope, to take a nap in her castle. Inside of the castle was also a Moogle Shop for those who needed something. Belle took a nap on one of the beds inside of the castle until she was fully restored. Her mana, not that she had much, and health was fully restored. As soon as everyone was ready for department they said goodbye to Ralph, Vanellope, Felix and Calhoun. They jumped on their keyblade gliders and headed to the next world, one that would be much different than the others they had encountered so far. Spirit World. This was the first to last world with a Sign, they almost had all of them. And that way they could finally defeat the Six Senses and save this world. Not that it mattered that much, as they knew another enemy would follow.\n\nThey approached the world, it has a very remarkable feature. It was almost completely covered in water, with the exception of one main island and a few small islands scattered all over the world. They landed on the main island, which had a giant bathhouse in the distance. Other than the bathhouse the island was filled with a few apartments but mostly food stands. The group was welcomed by a familiar face, Yukio. \"Hey guys!\" the look-alike of Sora shouted and ran over to them. \"It's been quite some time, hasn't it? I expected you guys sooner on this world.\"\n\n\"We encountered a bit of trouble back at the previous one.\" Belle answered adding a chuckle to it. \"Ow, and we haven't met yet, have we? I saw you once at Treasure Planet when escorting this team's previous leader away to his new team. But I never caught your name.\" Belle said.\n\n\"Yeah, you're right. You are the newest member of the--\" he looked to the rest of the group and saw Jake towering above them. \"--ow apparently not. Anyways, I'm Yukio, the son of Sora and Kairi. Nice to meet ya!\" the 24-year old said. Yukio then walked up to Jake. \"You're also new right? I'm Yukio, nice to meet ya. Guess the group finally found a new brawn after Nagi joined my squad.\" he laughed. After Jake had replied he went to Amaya.\n\n\"Hey Amaya. How are you doing today? Not faced too much difficulties I hope?\" he said with a smile, but also a bit concern in his voice. Amaya was a Princess of Heart, so the spirit of Kairi, his mother, still is inside of Amaya. You could compare it to an Avatar who still has connections with all its previous lives.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"It is different being asleep for four years unable to have even tell your family and friends goodbye to be lost inside the darkness unable to do anything. I did get to speak with your mother from time to time so I wasn't always alone in my head and it doesn't help once having a sign torn from my cheast that I and our group didn't know of. I has been hard with assisting Joshua and the others with fighting as I barely have the ability to fight or hold my own against anything but his darkness\"she commented sweetly to the 24 year old as she messed with her hair a bit", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "When the group departed on their gliders for the next world, Joshua left with Amaya via CoD as usual, as he had Amaya had yet to use their gliders. When they arrived, he spotted Yukio and gave the older warrior a nod before examining their surroundings. He paid attention to the conversation as well though and was happy to see another person who worried about Amaya. When he heard Amaya's answer he placed a hand on her shoulder and pulled her close.\n\"Well, so long as you're around, I'll be able to fight.\" He said to her\" Cheer up, you're not the kind of person who is meant to fight. You're more of a support type is you ask me. We just need to you learn some spells that are better for supporting. Esuna, Zero Gravity, Sleep, Haste, stuff like that. If you can learn things to make us better at what we do or make doing that job easier, we'll be perfectly fine.\" He said\" Don't worry about being useless, because you're not. You're a calming presence in the group. If anyone wanted you out, they would've said so by now. And I would've kicked their ass in exchange.\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Oner spent most of the time after the entire battle and after they got the sign meditating. There was alot to think about, plus alot to talk about. They had to talk with a certain person, so they spent the rest of their time on Sugar Rush in contact with said person. In fact, while everyone else jumped on their glider, Oner and Reno rode inside of theirs to the next world. Even after they arrived and began in conversation with Yukio they were still inside of the book. Although during the conversation, the book suddenly opened, and out from the pages arose Oner, floating out of the book and to the ground, the book disappearing once it closed.\n\nHe sighed a little heavily, rubbing his forehead for a moment before he simply listened to the conversation while looking around at the area they were in. Oner didn't really have anything to talk about at the moment, so he stayed silent for now for some odd reason.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Joshua glanced around at everything while everyone else talked. The world gave him a bad feeling and he swore there was a air of malice in the area. Maybe he was just being paranoid. When Yukio brought up being attacked by someone called Thorn though, the older man had his full attention.\n\"In the last world we were on, we were attacked by a group of Nobodies we've accounted before in Twilight Town. If we're going by the name alone, you're might not be a member of this particular group, as they all have names based on concepts, particularly negative ones: Chaos, Fear, War, and Destruction are the ones we've encountered. We know the names of two others: Darkness and Pestilence. However, despite attacking us, it doesn't seem like they're completely hostile yet. We all got our asses handed to us in the last fight, hell, I almost died. Oddly, they stopped short of killing us, saved me, advised us a bit, and then just up and left.\" He informed Yukio.\" They don't like the Six Senses by the way they talk about them and want them gone. They seem capable of eliminating them by themselves but they're letting us do it for some reason.\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"The one called darkness was the one that more or less tore a hidden sign from my chest...it hurt but I am near fully recovered...and father's nobody nearly killed joshua and even shiva was defeated by that girl with her flames.\"Said Amaya gently lookin down before looking up and around \"uh why does it seem we are the only ones here with no one else other then us...I dont get it? if food is left out un attended it rots and goes to waste yet..\"she said pausin to pick up a peach \"this is fresh as if it was just picked from a tree...\"She commented changing the subject as she squeezed the fruit testing how strong it was before she looked over at joshua and the others", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas listened to the attempts to console Amaya with little interest, nor concern. It had been eminently clear that he shouldn't worry himself about the other girl, that being Joshua's particular providence, so he let him handle things there instead. If it became a major problem he would intervene, but until then or he was asked, he would keep out of it. He had enough things to worry about as it was.\n\n\"What they said,' he reaffirmed with a shrug, since the rest of the group could better relate the story than him ,given that he wasn't around, and wasn't about to repeat redundant information. That would just be a waste of time, and it had become apparent that wasting time was something they should avoid in the future.\n\nLooking around, he did note he absence of people, and how remarkable it seemed to be, like everyone had just gotten up and vanished. Well, they couldn't let it distract from the mission, worrisome as it was. No doubt they would find the people somewhere along the way in this world, knowing their luck.\n\nHe turned to Yukio then. \"So, I don't suppose you have any idea of where the Sign might be on this world then? You were here before us after all.\" Better to get to it sooner rather than later.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Yukio listened to the members of the group. \"Hmmm, interesting. I will make a report of this to The King and Yen Sid as well. They will probably also share this information with Riku and my father. But stay alert even if they won't kill you they still are dangerous. And of course the Six Senses are still present too.\" he then answered Thomas' question. \"Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any hints of where the sign might be. I arrived about an hour ago. However, concerning your observation Amaya, there is one place where there are people.\" Yukio turned around and pointed to the giant bathhouse in the distance.\n\n\"I headed over there, but wasn't allowed to enter. They said that I was way too early and that I'm not on the guest list. Seems that it is a very exclusive bathhouse. However I could see women working there, so maybe...\" Yukio looked at Amaya and Belle. \"Of course you would need to proper attire and an undercover name to blend in there.\"\n\n\"Well.... I'm willing to do that. I don't know about you Amaya?\" Belle quickly glanced over at the younger girl. \"But what about the guys? How will they get in?\"\n\n\"I dunno. They just have to find a way to get in. But I have to leave now, gotta report all this to The King. See you later guys!\" Yukio waved the group goodbye. The threw his keyblade into the air which transformed into his Keyblade Glider and departed the world.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"Well, I'm not exactly a newcomer,\" Jake replied to Yukio. However, he didn't say much, for whatever reason.\n\nLater on, after Yukio left, Jake pondered something.\n\n\"Well, I could pose as a manual laborer to smuggle you guys in with shipments of towels or whatever supplies the bathtub could need - I'm clearly not going to pass off as a girl, no matter how I try.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I know how im gonna get in. It'll be a piece of cake really.\" Joshua said, looking around at their surroundings.\" So long as I stay out of sight things should be fine. You wanna join me Amaya, or would you like to go with the others?\"\n\nHe didn't care either way. Stealth was easier to do solo. On the other hand, it was easier to keep an eye on her if she joined him. He trusted the others though, save maybe Thomas. Something about that boy still bugged him.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I actually might go with the others...I might be of more use then sitting around in the back..plus playing 'dress up' might be a little fun\"she said before giving him a hug \"Now dont have too much fun in the shadows alright...I ant keep diving in the darkness to save your but.\"She added jokingly to joshua before she turned around moving over to belle as she looked around", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas nodded as he listened to Yukio's explanation, not all too surprised that he didn't know where the Sign might be on this world. They weren't quite that lucky after all. Still, doubtlessly they would find it while going through whatever happened on this world that they had to deal with. Apparently when there was one crisis, everyone had a crisis at the same time. Most unfortunate.\n\nSo now they just had to get in. Unsurprisingly, Joshua was going to simply CoD in, presumably, Belle and Amaya would be sneaking in in disguise, while Jake would be doing much the same. He could only guess as to how that would work out, given Yukio had said that only women were working there, but you never knew. Stranger things had happened, that was for sure.\n\nFaed with this problem, he shrugged. \"I suppose I'll let Jake try and smuggle me in,\" he ceded at last before looking around. \"Though it might be a good idea to have someone look around this place, just in case Yukio missed something.\" Not that he didn't trust the guy, but it was their quest after all. A fresh set of eyes might do some good.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"Well, that certainly sounds like a good idea,\" Jake mused. He was trying to think of how he could pose as a supplier of wood or other materials to the premise, when something was bothering him.\n\n\"Wait, something's off...\" Jake turned around, trying to take a quick head count of the group. \"Where's... someone's missing...! Where's Ascot?! Anyone seen Ascot?!\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle nodded at Thomas. \"Sounds like a plan.\" she listened to Jake who then mentioned that Ascot was missing. Belle was surprised that he suddenly wasn't around anymore. He was with the group when we all greeted Yukio. Did he sneak away to explore the worlds by himself. It seemed like a peaceful world... but who knows. What if he encounters another one of the Six Senses? Or maybe even worse... one of those people from the organization. Belle kept herself calm, though still worrying about the little boy.\n\n\"We need to go look for him. Thomas you suggested that some should explore the area itself, right? Then they also can look for Ascot.\" she said. Belle then turned to Amaya. \"Looks like we have to go into that bathhouse and tell them that out uniforms are still in the laundry or something.\" she chuckled. An uneasy chuckle as she still was worrying about Ascot.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" } ]

[ { "text": "Amaya smiled watching Joshua leave before following belle. It didn't take long till they were at the bathhouse. \n\nIt was suppose to be a simple sneak atound and get a uniform and blend in right? Well they didn't think anyone could smell a difference in species, they fit in how did something so small give them away? Man this woman had some nose.\n\n\"Yes..w-we are wishing for a job\" she commented nervously hiding behind belle after the woman stated she smelled a bit less human then belle. \"I get nervous and mix up my words around...others...my shyness is to blame..\" She said gently", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The entire time ever since they arrived and through everything else, Reno and Oner had been within their book. They hadn't come out at all for some reason or another, so the group itself was being followed by a large, floating book. It was a pretty strange sight. Especially when the book suddenly opened and its pages rippled like water in a lake as Reno floated up from them right there, before the book closed and he sat on the cover now, a yawn escaping from him. \"Morning everyone~\" he stated with a sleepy expression on his face as if he had been sleeping. \n\nReno didn't seem concerned at all that whatever fitting in they were trying to do may or may not have been ruined by emerging from the large floating book that was his glider. Plus, if they could smell different species it was clear that Reno, while he definitely looked human if one disregarded the markings and pointed ears, was definitely not a human if one could detect things by smell. Reno just sat there though on his glider, eyes closed as he drank from a milkshake that just appeared in his hand.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Joshua watched the activities going on in the bath house. It was quickly apparent that this place didn't cater to a human cliental, as some of the things were far from human. He even saw some people literally taking random junk out from one of the customers as they took a bath. As he was focusing on this though, he sensed a powerful darkness coming from further up in the bathhouse. Knowing such a darkness like this could cause trouble he used a Corridor to appear in the rafters in what appeared to be an office space of sorts. Peering over the edge, he sought to catch a glimpse of whatever was causing this darkness, and see if he could stop it before it caused any trouble.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "They all seemed to decide that Ascot would be fine, since this place was decently large, and if he'd been abducted then they really didn't have a place to start off at, at least in Thomas's mind, so he was willing to dismiss that. For now, Joshua disappeared into his CoD, and they could focus on the matter at hand.\n\n\"Alright, good luck,\" he said to Belle and Amaya before they moved off, and Reno appeared. And of course, he'd been sleeping or something, and was now drinking something. At this point, he was neither surprised, nor cared, since it kept Reno from being annoying, which was a positive thing in Thomas' perspective.\n\n\"Hello,\" he said back, still standing where he had been left. \"We're infiltrating that bath house there to try and find the Sign. Apparently they don't let human men inside or something. Come along if you want.\" With that, he set off towards the staircase he had noticed before, alert for danger as he made his way towards and up the stairs, entering inside the door there after a moment. Time to see what he could find.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"Humans huh...\" pondered Reno between sips of his milk shake. He finished the rest down with one large gulp before just letting the cup disappear with a flick of his wrist. \"Well its a good thing I'm not human then\" he stated, a grin on his face. It was unclear if everyone had forgotten, or if everyone even knew, that Reno was indeed not human. He wasn't even from the same realm as the rest, a mysterious existence so to speak. \"So they should have no problem with me if its humans they don't like\". \n\nReno followed along Thomas now, his book having vanished as he was now floating upside down while sitting in a cross legged position. Unlike Thomas, he wasn't really standing alert, or even floating alert. He was simply enjoying the sights that there were to see. So many interesting people and creatures. To Reno, it was truly an awesome place. With his strange appearance he probably didn't look out of place in this place with how strange everything else looked. If anything, his appearance was probably more natural here than the appearances of the others were. \n\nHe entered the door after Thomas did, actually floating, or more accurately flying, a bit higher in the room now if there was a higher ceiling to allow it. \"You check down there, ill check up here\" said Reno with a grin, looking as though he was able to freely fly and move through the air now with ease and without a glider.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas and Reno encountered some minor air Heartless when heading down the stairs, but they were easy to defeat. They eventually reached the platform at the bottom of the stairs and entered the single door there. They would quickly notice that they were in a boiler room, which probably provided the boiling water for the bathhouse. Inside they encountered an old, cranky-looking man with six arms who is operating the boiler room from a specially designed chair for him. Little black and fluffy balls were walking over the floor holding coal to throw it in the furnace. If Thomas was a regular human it would've been a problem to get across without disturbing the Sootballs. Reno could easily fly over as he had been doing that this entire time. The old man didn't pay any attention to the boys who entered.\n---\n\nJoshua had appeared in the office of the one who was in control of this bathhouse, Yubaba. She was a tiny woman with a huge head, which made her slightly bigger than Joshua. She was sitting behind her desk. On the other side of the desk was someone that Joshua and the others were already familiar with, Maleficent.\n\n\"Pete told me that a group of keyblade warriors entered this world.\" Maleficent said. \"You haven't seen them by any chance?\"\n\n\"Not yet, but I feel a disturbance in my bathhouse. The scent of human suddenly grew bigger... Sen is not the only human around anymore.\"\n\n\"And what about the sign? You still haven't acquired it? I thought you would be in possession of it right now.\"\n\n\"It has been a bit of a struggle to find it. We had some troublesome guests lately, and I really needed to focus me on that. Don't forget that I still run a business here! But I already send him to retrieve the sign. I got some intel from one of our guests as to where it is.\"\n\n\"A guest?\" Maleficent questioned.\n\n\"Yes someone in a black coat. But that's not important. Come back in a few days and we can finalize our deal.\" Yubaba said with a big grin on her face.\n\n\"Then I'll see you in a couple of days.\" Maleficent said and disappeared in a Corridor of Darkness. After Maleficent was gone, Yubaba sniffed a few times and a disgusted look appeared on her face. \"I smell human.\" she mumbled to herself. She walked through the office and kept sniffing, her face looking more disgusted by the second. She looked up and almost found Joshua's hiding spot until a baby's cry was heard. As fast as lightning Yubaba went to the cojoined room in her office. Joshua could hear her comforting the one who was crying.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Reno" } ]

[ { "text": "Except that Ascot was not in the Spirit World. In fact, he had not been with the group since mid-way through their journey. Rather, he had just...vanished during the trip through the Lanes Between, there one second, gone the next. It was as if he had been teleported away...but that was impossible, wasn't it? It took someone like Merlin to teleport people, and few people were of that caliber, right?\n\nThat didn't change the facts; Ascot had been magically transported, magically transported into a dimly-lit dungeon where, as soon as he emerged, he was stabbed by a strange weapon, a crooked dagger that seemed magical in nature, and which, when it struck him, cut not his flesh, but his Metaphysical Heart, aka his Light. As the knife was pulled back, the boy tried to conjure up his Keyblade, only to find himself unable to. Nor can he use his magic, including his second Limit Break.\n\n\"Sorry, boy,\" spoke a hooded figure which held the magical dagger in their hand, \"but we can't have you conjuring up your 'Keyblade' just yet. Nor use Magic. This dagger, this is called the Blade of Severance, which temporarily severs the link between Mind and Heart, meaning that you cannot conciously use Magic. And this, this my boy, this is one of our cells, not just in a literal, but in an organizational sense.\"\n\n\"You're another group,\" spoke Ascot, noticing the fact that the hoods worn by the figure were not the same as that worn by the Past Organization, the Six Senses, and certainly not the Riders. No, these hoods were red, with a golden trim. \"Who are you? What is your goal? How does it conflict with the other enemies? What is your understanding of the Universe?\" That last question was more useful than was thought.\n\n\"I...I am A'mael,\" the voice was now evidently female, \"and I am one of the cells that serve The Universal Cartel. Our goal is simply to destroy the barriers to profit and money - munny - that the Old and New Keybladers embody, and it conflicts with your other antagonists in that they uphold those same barriers, as far as we know. As for our understanding of the Universe...\"\n\n\"...Long ago, the World was united, whole and full of Light. But the Light cast a Shadow, and both Light and Shadow we lurked. In the day we were traders, exchanging vital goods across nations, in the night we were criminals, trading drugs, flesh, and other forbidden items. That was a day when we lived upon mountains of gold, in luxurious quarters, with armies of minions who obeyed our every whim.\"\n\n\"Then the Keyblade War happened, and the destruction after it!\" A'mael finally screamed. \"Almost overnight, the worlds were divided, our profits lost, our networks sundered! It was only our securing the secret of immortality that saved us...only to find that whenever we tried to rebuild, your Keyblade Orders always found a way to stop us!\" A'mael then looked at Ascot, who was staring at her skeptically.\n\n\"But you want a moral argument, don't you?\" she sneered. \"Well, how about this? The divisions you foster between the worlds encourage stagnation. In the interests of preventing a new Keyblade War, you have stopped progress, technological and magical advancement, legal trade. You have also prevented worlds from learning from each other, helping each other. If your world had traded with others', would it not have progressed beyond tribal and medieval norms?\"\n\nThen, suddenly, the dim lights grew much brighter, as more torches lit up the room where Ascot was. He can see now other people, not just other Cartel members in Red and Gold; a dozen of them besides A'mael, but also other prisoners, adult men and women, chained unconcious to the wall. All of them were from his homeworld. The implications suddenly came to Ascot.\n\n\"You, you're here to enslave us, aren't you?\" he asked A'mael.\n\n\"Yes, yes, yes!\" shouted the Cartel member manically. \"Your homeworld provides an entire population of primitives easily captured and coerced into labor. As for you, well, you're young, and scrawny, but with regular stabs from the Dagger of Severance, you can be very easily kept and broken. Once you are sold to the highest bidder, or kept as our pet; whichever comes first, you are going to make your owner very happy indeed...\" she said in a lustful tone.\n\n\"We will destroy all of you!\" shouted Ascot. \"Joshua will hunt you all down!\"\n\n\"Not even your brother can be everywhere at once,\" spoke A'mael. \"And even if he kills this cell, there will be others; and we are all decentralized. If he saves you, he'll have to take up the duty of happily hunting hundreds of us, scattered across dozens of worlds...\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"We are... we are...\" Reno thought for a moment. What were they doing here? In truth, him and Oner had been both meditating, so they hadn't really been paying attention. If it was Transing then they would have been paying attention, since Transing was sleep without the unconsciousness of sleep. Meditating was a bit of a different story. \"We are looking for a Sign thingy...\" he stated, scratching his head for a moment, before a grin appeared on his face as he stated \"so I guess we are exploring for now\". \n\nHe continued to watch the man work, fascinated by the machine and his six arms. He really wanted to help work on the machine, watching it for a few moments before he flew over to where the fire in the boiler was, watching the coal being burnt in it. \"Hey, this is what heats the water right? I could help heat it without coal, that'd save you money\". Reno, without showing any tact or restraint as he had a big, innocent grin upon his face, suddenly held up a single finger, a small blue flame appearing above it. \n\nWith a flick of his finger, the blue flame went right into the boiler, before bursting out in an intense, blue blaze, turning the flames of the boiler a bright azure, making the flames of a much higher, and a bit warmer than regular fire, quality that did not need coal to persist as long as Reno supplied it with a minuscule stream of magical energy, something that he had virtually infinite reserves of. Normally blue fire was many times hotter than red, but Reno figured that boiling flames were not the best idea, so he did tone down the heat a good bit on that part to make it just a small bit hotter than the fire that was already going. \"And when I leave, you can keep this new fire alive forever with less coal\". Reno was pretty sure he had helped, as the innocent grin on his face showed that he only had helpful intentions.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Kamaji was a bit annoyed by the flying boy behind him. He told him they were looking for a sign. \"I haven't seen a sign boy, so get lost.\" he said. Then out of the blue Reno conjured an everlasting blue flame and threw it in the furnace. Kamaji was quite annoyed that he had done this. \"Why have you done this? Now that the process requires less coals the Sootballs will become lazy!\" he sighed. \"First that little human girl and now two freaks... and one of them is human again.\" Kamaji mumbled, looking at Thomas at the last sentence.\n\nLin entered the boiler room through a secret passage with a plate filled with food. \"Here's your dinner big guy. It will get dark soon, so people will begin requesting water shortly.\" she said and then looked at the two boys in the room. Her eyes then laid sight on the furnace that now had a blue flame inside of it. \"Are these new employees of yours Kamaji?\" the boys now would know the six armed man's name.\n\n\"No of course not! These two are looking for a sign, and because I didn't know where it was they messed up the routine of the Sootballs.\" Kamaji said, also blaming Thomas despite him having done nothing. He grabbed the tray with food and started eating.\n\nLin chuckled. \"C'mon see the bright side of this. You might have to adjust the routine of the Sootballs, but the others will have to mine less coals now.\" she stared at the Reno and afterwards Thomas. \"You two better keep an eye out for Yubaba. She's the boss around here and dunno what she might do when she catches you two.\" Lin said before disappearing again through the secret passage that would lead inside the bathhouse.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Reno" } ]

[ { "text": "Belle heard Amaya say those words with a confident smile. She sure was happy about something. \"You probably feel that he is nearby, right?\" Belle said referring to Joshua with a smirk, not expecting anything less than a nod from Amaya as reply. They entered the room and could see am old woman, with a big head, blue dress and jewelry. The girls could see here restoring some things in the office, as if there had been some fight in here. But she digressed.\n\nBelle, followed by Amaya, walked towards her as the old woman, of whom they were told was Yubaba, took her position behind her desk again. \"Hello miss Yubaba, me and my friend were hoping you could get us a job around the bathhouse for us.\"\n\nYubaba narrowed her eyes and sniffed Belle and Amaya. Belle was feeling very uncomfortable, this wasn't really the thing she would expect... but then again they were in another world where they had other abilities. Maybe she sniffed them to verify that we were humans, just like Rin could sense that we were humans. \"Ugh, more disgusting humans. I don't know if you girls are up to the task.\"\n\n\"Well, I'm perfectly fine for whatever task you give me. I am strong, fast and I think that I'm friendly.\" Belle said giving a big smile and a thumbs up, something that hopefully would surprise Yubaba.\n\n\"Well you seem confident enough to give a chance. And what about you young lady?\" she asked Amaya.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Amaya looked towards belle before nodding in reply as she would say yes and continue a conversation, but she didnt know if there were unwanted ears. She walked with belle into yubaba's office as Amaya looked around from where she stood. She let belle do the talking before she responded to Yubaba's Question \"I have great customer service and I been told I light up people's day with my positive personality when my shyness doesnt get in the way... I am loyal and I dont back talk...I am also very reliable.\"She commented keeping herself from hiding behind Belle.", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Yubaba closed her eyes and sighed as she crossed her arms. \"Well, I guess I can put you two somewhere at work here.\" she narrowed her eyes once again and looked very serious. \"But you better not mess up things. Settle your work position downstairs.\" she said and pointed with her big, wrinkly and ring decorated finger, towards the exit of her office. Belle was glad, as it went smoother than she thought. As the two exited the chamber they made their way towards the elevator.\n\n\"Well, that could have gone a lot worse.\" Belle let out a big sigh of relief followed by a big grin. \"By the way, didn't you say earlier that Joshua was close? I understand that he is looking around in the place, but did he also end up in Yubaba's office?\" she asked Amaya as she could easily sense the presence of the boy.\n---\nAs Thomas entered the bathhouse he could go various ways. The first three levels of the building were visible. At the first level were the bathing areas, the second level provided food for the customers and could be reached with the stairs as well. The third level also could be reached with the stairs and the following levels required the elevator to be used.\n\nA young little girl with brown hair, wearing a pink uniform saw Thomas in the distance. Seeing as it was still day, the girl wondered what he was doing here. She ran towards Thomas. \"S-sorry sir. But the bathhouse is still closed... or do you have an appointment with Yubaba?\" she asked trying to do her job correctly.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"Remember Joshua blends in with the mass amount of darkness and since I know him by heart I can tell where he is and when he opens one of his corridors and just knowing Joshua he is much like a black panther, always sitting high in the shadows..if he was anywhere it would be her office if he was investigating...if I know him as well as I should unless four years apart really changed him more then it has already\"she commented having to think \"to find him you have to think like him is the best way to describe his habits and whereabouts\" she commented", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Joshua watched the brief meeting between Belle, Amaya and Yababa with a certain anxiety but he refrained from interfering. Luckily, nothing seemed to happen but she stayed where he was up in the rafters, not trusting the old woman. If she was planning to do anything to the two girls, he would likely try and start it now. And if she did, he would put his best effort into stopping it before it even happened.\n\nHowever, if it turned out the girls were safe for the time being, he would have to explore this place more. The more of the layout he knew, the better.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Yen Sid stood up from his chair and looked towards Joshua. \"Unfortunately, I can't help you with that. For starters it's very busy at the moment, and secondly, I can't get rid of the darkness in someone.\" He turned around and stared out of the moon-shaped window. \"However there is someone here who can help you with that. \"My assistent.\" not long after he spoke those words, the door behind the three warriors opened. In the doorway was standing a tall man, he had long silver hair that rested on his shoulders, and a few stubbles on his chin, probably from a day not shaving.\n\nHe was wearing blue jeans and a long sleeved jacket in black and yellow color. Yen Sid continued after the man had entered. \"This is Riku. He also once had much darkness built up inside of him. Not a weak darkness, Xehanort, Seeker of Darkness, also known as Ansem's Heartless. However he managed to control it.\" Yen Sid said. Riku interrupted. \"Master, sorry to interrupt, but I'd like to take Joshua with me to the basement. The others can come too, if they want.\" Riku said. \"Do as you wish.\" Yen Sid replied. Riku motioned Joshua to come with him. Once they were down the stairs, Riku placed his hand on a special part of the wall. Another staircase revealed itself to lead to the basement of the tower. Riku walked up front. The basement was dark, and empty. At the rear wall of the room was standing a piece of furniture, covered by a white cloak. Riku walked towards it and pulled off the blanket. A mirror was revealed to be underneath. \"Go ahead.\" he said.\n\n---\n\n\"Is there someone there?\" the voice of an adult man echoed through the dungeons of the Horned King's Castle. The man had a nice and small intrument in his hands, and was dressed as a jester. He crawled towards the iron bars of the prison that seperated him and Reno. \"Are you a prisoner too? I am locked up here along with a boy, a girl and a talking dog who are looking for a pig because it makes the king of this castle able to summon an army of skeletons, and take over Prydain.\" he looked behind him. \"Did I say that right?\" he shouted to the prison next to him.\n\n\"Yes!\" was heard. It was a boy's voice not and adult just a boy who just seemed to hit puberty. \"Tell him about the special prisoner!\" he shouted afterwards. The old man turned to Reno again. \"Right, almost forgot. There also is a man locked up in here, he has a special blade which is a key. However unlike us he is locked behind a barrier which only can be opened from the outside, and not from the inside with his weapon.\"", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Reno" }, { "text": "Thomas strolled along as it was towards the castle, glancing over at Belle as she expressed her worry for Reno. \"I'm sure he'll be fine,\" he replied simply, ready for trouble considering the foreboding atmosphere of the place. \"Even if he weren't...capable with his magical abilities, I don't think there's really anything that bothers him. And for whatever personality may have manifested, I don't know enough about it to judge,\" Which was true, though he'd have to admit that while this alter Reno may be easier to live with in terms of not being crazy like he usually was, the guy was better at magic, if he didn't miss his guess, which made it that much more awkward for him. It seemed the best hope at the moment was that this was an abandoned castle, but that revelation or not would take a bit as they moved towards it.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Reno kept eating as he listened to the Jester talk, just nodding at his explanation. Reno actually understood more long winded and more ridiculous explanations than he did easier to understand, more simplistic ones. That was probably because Reno himself said and did many ridiculous things. Like what he was doing now, eating a small feast while using a large, floating book as a table. What was more impressive though was that he was actually able to eat it all despite how small and thin he looked. By the time the man had finished his short explanation of things Reno had already finished the food and wiped his face neatly with a napkin, this action being rather graceful and mature despite his more childish nature. If there was one thing that was mature about Reno, it was his table manners. As he managed to eat the food not only quickly, but with excellent table etiquette as well. A strange skill, but useful in Reno's book.\n\n\"Yea, I'm a prisoner here. I let them take me here cause I was curious as to where they were taking me. Plus I also wanted to see what being a prisoner was like cause I played a video game that involved a prison once. It was a good game\". He grinned at the jester as he said this, no hint of sarcasm or irony in his voice. Only child-like excitement. Reno was being completely serious here. \"And now I wanna see how a jailbreak works\". He walked over to his cell door and his Keyblade appeared as a glove on his hand, a skill he had recently obtained but had great control over now to where he could make his Keyblade a glove straight from the get-go. Instead of unlocking the door he did something different, quite different.\n\nHe waved his hand over the hinges and after a few moments the hinges were melting and turning red hot, as if some extremely hot heat was melting them. Reno knew how hot Ardor was since it was blue fire, which was many times hotter than red fire. Then, once the hinges were melted, he suddenly snapped his fingers and the door was enveloped in a small bit of air as it literally floated off its now broken and melted hinges, Reno making sure to do this carefully and stealthily as he knew that prison breaks were supposed to be quiet. He heard that in a game anyway.\n\nAfter setting the door down against the wall of his own cell he went over to the old man's cell, contemplating doing the same thing, but shaking his head. \"I guess just unlocking it would be easier\". The young magus said this to no one in particular as he tapped on the door to the man's cell with his glove and it unlocked. He did the same thing to the boy's cell and then went over to the other 'special prisoner's' cell and unlocked it as well in the same manner, the magical barrier being no problem for both Reno and his Keyblade.\n\nAfter their cells were unlocked Reno's glove suddenly vanished from his hand and in front of him appeared a very large book, his glider. The book actually opened and Reno literally jumped into the pages, his body sinking into the pages as one would sink into a body of water. Not but a minute later he returned, floating up from the pages as one would emerge from water as the book closed. Around him were floating several plates of one of Reno's favorite dishes, pancakes. Chocolate chip pancakes to be precise. There were enough plates for everyone floating around him. On them all were a stack of four pancakes that all had both syrup and butter on them as well as a fork, knife, and napkin on each plate. One plate floated towards each of them, including the dog.\n\n\"I made you all pancakes, you should eat up. I heard prison food tastes awful in the game I was talking about\". Again, he just gave a kind, innocent, childlike smile as he passed them the plates, which now floated in front of them waiting to be taken and eaten. The pancakes both looked and smelled delicious and if they were eaten they would also taste delicious as well.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Joshua listened to Yen Sid, his initial reaction one of disappointment when the Master said he could not help him with this matter. He listened again though when Yen Sid said there was someone that could and said person entered thee room. When Joshua turned around, saw the man, and heard his name, Joshua's jaw could've dropped to and through the floor. RIKU! As in the Master Riku, the Warrior of Dawn from the legends and Sora's best friend (after Kairi of course but that was like comparing Joshua's relationship with Amaya to his relationship with anyone else they knew). Joshua managed to recover from his shock fast enough to hear that Riku would train him in the castle's basement. Joshua bowed to Yen Sid and gave him his thanks before following Riku downstairs and watching the Master open a secret entrance. Before following Riku, Joshua turned to Ascot and Amaya and placed a hand on their shoulders\n\"Please, wait here both of you. This is something I want to see through on my own.\" he said before following Riku down. When they arrive he saw Riku pull a blanket off something, which was revealed to be a mirror, which he moved to stand in front of and examined\" I'll go out on a limb and guess this is a special mirror?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Amaya listened as she was dissappiinted the grandmaster of keyblades and.magic could not helphoshua. She was taken by suprise when she heard who could help none other them the legendary warrior of dawn himself \"this is a true treat.\"she said to herself before following him to the secret entrance. She watched and listened \"that is understandable but please be careful Joshua ...I don't want to have to attempt to fight that dragon again\"she said gently pecking his cheek as she sat down on the nearest step letting him do this on his own as she debated whether or not to explore and see if she sensed a sign or something", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"What a waste of good food...\" Reno noticed the food on the table as they entered, the food rotting and uneaten. Reno disliked wasting food, so seeing all of this food here neglected upset him. \"It makes a cook sad when one just doesn't able to finish their meal. Even worse if its just left at the table\". Reno never wasted food, ever. Leftovers were a different story. To him those were alright, not that he ever left any. In fact, he was just about to pull a chocolate bar from his pack when suddenly the doors at the other end of the dining hall opened and them some strange green creature entered the hall holding bowls of food.\n\nReno was about to give a friendly greeting, but then the creature suddenly began to shout and called forth a bunch of Heartless before speeding off on the back of one. \"The direction Mr. Goblin went in must be where Mr. Pig is!\" As he shouted this his glove appeared on his hand. The glove was the same blue color as the shaft of his Keyblade with a pentagram, or magic circle, on the back of it. Hanging from its wrist was the same keychain that hung off his Keyblade. He knew now that they needed to get through quickly before something bad happened to the pig as even Reno understood priorities and the need for haste.\n\nWith that in mind he waved his hand at the group of Heartless while uttering one word.***\"Lit\"***With that single quick hand gesture and word a very large, powerful surge of lightning bolts seemed to spawn above the heartless, the lightning slamming into all of them as fast as well...lightning, which moves at about 140,000 mph, so it was pretty quick. Reno did not stop there though as with a few more snaps of his fingers, not having to utter 'Lit' with the snaps, several more of the incredibly powerful and large surges of lightning would slam into the Heartless as he cast the spell with rapid repetition, hoping to quickly dispatch these Heartless so they could go rescue the pig, who Reno assumed to be important to the bard in more ways than one.\n\nFortunately these Heartless weren't all that tough. With just one short series of two snaps after the initial cast of Lit, with three mighty surges of lightning in a row being set off against these Heartless, there were none left. The battle, for Reno, ended nearly as quickly as it had began. \"It'll be dangerous ahead, so ill go chase after Mr. Goblin and see if he knows where your friend is\". With that Reno jumped up, his Glider appearing beneath him, and the moment he landed on it he shot forward after Creeper like a rocket, heading in the same direction as the Goblin since he assumed that where the Goblin was heading would be where this 'Horned King' was.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Yen Sid looked back with a frown towards Joshua. \"I'm afraid, both are not doing well.\" he said with his deep voice. \"From what I can pick up, there is nothing wrong with Reno at the moment. He is in Prydain now, but I don't feel anything strange. Unfortunately I don't have any more information for you, besides that what you already know. Thomas however, I feel a darkness brewing inside of him. It is being pushed back by the power of the keyblade, however I will wonder how long it will last.\" Yen Sid looked at Riku.\n\n\"Master Riku, in this situation, could you do something about it?\" he asked. Riku shook his head. \"Unfortunately neither me, nor the Magic Mirror, can do something about this kind of darkness. It seems like he does have it under control, but holds it back for some reason. Sorry, I also can't provide more information master.\" Yen Sid nodded to Riku with meaning that it was enough. \"That is all the information we have for you. I do have one question for you, and also the rest of your team. Which world is next on your list?\"", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Reno" }, { "text": "Jake had gotten complacent with the skeletons that he forgot that the Horned King had more than undead roaming his halls. He was getting closer to finding the pig and getting out of there when he suddenly ran into none other than the little green imp the King had for an errand... thing. When he saw Creeper face to face, he turned and tried to throw his axe at the goblin, only to miss him by a hair as Kaiser Leo slammed into a wall, cracking it open and causing sparks to blast up everywhere.\n\n\"BLAST!\" Jake swore, summoning Kaiser Leo back in his hand as the Heartless appeared, only to have Reno vanquish them quickly. No sooner had the kid done his little pyrokinetics act than he ran after Creeper, hoping to find the pig.\n\n\"KID! COME BACK HERE!!\" Jake cried out. However, by then, Reno had darted off, oddly quick for such a slight frame. Jake swore; the kid was impressive, true, but he had the guile and cunning of a brick wall. Normally, Jake would admire that kind of dogged determination; he himself was something of a go-getter when he was younger, still was to some degree. However, with a bunch of civilians slowing them down and them soon to be up to their armpits in Heartless, it wasn't the smart thing to do. Not to mention that Creeper was smaller, more agile, and had a lot more knowledge of the intricacies of the castle than Reno did.\n\n\"Alright, change of plans,\" Jake said, gesturing for the others to follow him. \"We need to get out of here fast, cause I don't think the Horned King's messing around anymore. We head for the exit, and we run like we're chased by dragons cause we most likely will be.\n\n\"And before you protest,\" he said to Taran, \"we need to get to safety first; Reno can handle himself, but we can't burden him with people who can't fight. We make a break for the exit. If you still want to come back and fight, stick with me after that.\"\n\nJake lead the group, taker a hastier route through the castle to the exit, using force and concussive blasts of magic to clear through any mercenaries, undead, Heartless, or other monsters in their way. He stopped once or twice to see if he could still see flashes of lightning from the building, the telltale marks of Reno engaging in another battle.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Still nothing had revealed itself to Thomas, some relic of power, item of knowledge. It was annoying and perhaps even frustrating, though it should not have been the focus of his search in the first place. But he was confident that Reno was fine, since even if he got in a jam he could just hide in his Glider if his magic couldn't suffice, and if there was something that Reno with his magic couldn't beat then he probably had less of a chance of defeating it. So he took his time in his search, making sure it was all good and methodical even though it yielded no tangible results.\n\nStill, it seemed that it was a good thing he had done so, for it meant he was better able to hear when noise did reach his ears. It was the sound of clashing blades, of magic blasts, and at that sound he pulled out his Keyblade and moved towards it, reasoning that it might be Belle or Reno. He moved fast, the sound of battle nearing until he reached them, waiting for a momentary lull to move out into the open around a corner, Keyblade in a ready position. To his surprise, it was not, in fact, Reno or Belle, and he reacted accordingly, shifting slightly in preparation for a fight. \"Alright, good guy or bad guy,\" he called out, not dropping his guard for the moment.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"Gee, I dunno, junior,\" Jake quipped. \"One barbarian, one dog-thing, two kids, and an old bard... we're quite the terrifying bunch.\n\n\"Name's Jake,\" he replied more seriously, lowering his key-axe just a bit. \"This isn't a social visit, I gather; meeting two keyblade wielders in a day doesn't just happen.\n\n\"Right now, though, we need to get out of here, or we'll be up to our ears in Heartless. Apparently, the landlord subcontracted out his security, and there's another keyblade user further up. You want to help, help me get these civilians out of the castle, then we get right back up and kick Heartless tail. How's that sound?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Joshua listened to Yen Sid and Riku, taking their words into consideration.\n\"Well that truly depends. On one hand we could stay here in Twilight Town and explorer a bit. On the other we just move to whichever world Thomas and the rest aren't on so we can get a sign before them and keep it from Thomas, in the hopes that will help keep the darkness he has growing in him under control.\" He said\" However, this is not my decision alone. I got two others who have a say and I would like to have their input on this as well. And Amaya I swear you better not say whichever is fine. Give me an OPINION for once.\"\n\nElyse was begging Ascot to sing the song again, seeing how many times she could get him to sing it. Plus she liked it.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Ascot stared up in awe at Total Eclipse, glad that Joshua was actually allowing him to examine it. It was so*beautiful*, it was a veritable work of art! The boy could write an entire paper about the style of the weapon, the elegance of its design, the various cultural influences that were reflected in the Keyblade, but he won't; he could, but he won't, as it wasn't the time for that.\n\n\"Thank you, Joshua, I'm touched,\" spoke Ascot, touched. \"You really have changed.\" Joshua was now someone worthy of looking up to; true, he was before, but now that he had regained Amaya and gotten through some personal growth, the other boy was one whom Ascot was more than ready to accept as his brother. And, all that in just little over a week.\n\n\"Now let's go,\" spoke Ascot happily as he held Total Eclipse, jumping and gliding to the train (the reason was practice). Once in Twilight Town, he accompanied Elyse and Rose; if the latter took the former to a shop, then Ascot would go to, and buy a few things for himself. Then, he remembered: he had munny. And with munny, he had some power to achieve his goals.\n\n\"'Chocobo,\" he said, summoning the bird, \"I need you to...\" he then took out some pieces of paper and a pen, and wrote several messages. Then, he placed some munny in several bags and tied them to the summon's legs, while depositing the messages at his beak. \"...I need you to buy some real estate for me. One of the properties will be the new home for the Nobody - I'll look for suitable guardians when the time comes - while the others will generate more money for when the crisis is over.\"\n\n***Timeskip to the Alley***\n\n\"There are other ways to lose one's heart other than being consumed by one's inner darkness,\" spoke Ascot. \"Perhaps her Somebody was attacked by Heartless, and, despite being a child, had a strong enough will to leave a Sapient Nobody? Either way, I can see why even your Nobody would pity her.\"*Joshua's Nobody can feel some pity, as well as anger. That's a sign that his heart is regrowing, but the anger means that it's growing back in a haphazard way. I need to find a way to reach him before the regrowth becomes too crooked, but I'm afraid...I'm afraid that I'm going to have to fight him, and that I will lose.*Although Ascot had grown stronger since his fight with Joshua, he knew that the Warrior of Dawn, and his Nobody, had a fighter's spirit he can't match.\n\nBut enough about Xajsuoh (not that he knew his name) and the fight that he cannot win. Now is the time to try and get the girl to move, which was going to be hard, because not only had she not grown back her heart yet, but because her*memories*of emotion were less than other people's, meaning that she had less of a reference point. That said, though, her friendship with the Creeper Nobodies might mean that she might have at least started out on the road to regrowing her own heart. That was a point of optimism, but even without that, Ascot would have tried to help anyway.\n\n\"Hello there, little girl. I know, you must be scared, finding yourself in this cold, dark, alley,\" spoke the boy. \"But don't worry, we're here to help you.\" He then took out a glass, then filled it with milk, before setting it as close to the girl as he can get.\n\n\"Little girl,\" Ascot said, \"what's your name? Do you have one?\" The boy felt sad for the little Nobody; what could have happened to result in her creation? Not just that, but she was obviously traumatized, either by her creation, or, possibly, events*beforehand*. From her costume, she looked as though she came from a 'modern' world, which, though it had a higher quality of life than 'pre-modern' worlds, still had its share of dangers and evils.\n\n\"Amaya, please help,\" spoke Ascot, who, due to the unresponsiveness of the girl, found himself a little desperate and panicking. \"I've never dealt with traumatized people before - okay, that's a lie if I count you and Joshua as traumatized, but I'm not the judge of that. I don't know what to do, okay, I have one more strategy, but I don't know if it'll work.\" And then, Ascot sangSmile, Smile, Smileat the little girl, hoping for some reaction.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Amaya followed Joshua and the others looking around she could sense a prescene that reminded her of herself so maybe she did have a nobody after all. Amaya wondered if hers was like Joshua's. She shaked her head as they to the sandlots where a small nobody sat amongst a few creepers \"remember sometimes those of pure heart or those vurniable to darkness ...like how Joshua attratcged heartless in Marina or how I got ambushed by heartless in radiant gardens...\"said amaya\n\nAmaya moves forward with a smile crouching down to the girls height folding her arms on her knees \"hey there little one...can I join you in this sandlot? We can make some castles and dig for treasure...what do you say?\"asked amaya \"I would like to be your friend so you don't have to be alone with these creatures\"said amaya gently holding out her hand for the girl to decide whether she wanted to trust them", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "As Jake, Thomas and Taran attacked the skeleton soldiers of The Horned King, the man in question himself fired balls of green fire, towards both the warriors. It seemed that throwing the fire balls was his only offensive move, aside from summoning the skeleton soldiers. However his green fire could be formed into any shape to attack the boys.\n\n\"I can't stand this. I have to help Taran... and what was the only way to defeat The Horned King?\" Gurgi mumbled to himself. He quickly ran into the castle afterwards, heading to the throne room of the Horned King. Eilonwy and Flewddur noticed this not long after Gurgi had left. Although being told to stay outside they went in. \"Why is Gurgi going to Taran? Is he mad?\" Eilonwy asked her old companion. \"I think he just wants to help his best, and maybe only, friend.\" Fflewddur said. They avoided all the Heartless, as they had no weapons of themselves in possession, and luckily skeleton guards were nowhere to be seen. Gurgi already has reached the throne room and headed inside. He saw the fight and quickly climbed up to the wooden beams and stared down. Slowly stepping forwards until he was standing above the cauldron. And while nobody noticed him, he jumped into it, causing a big explosion.\n\nTaran looked up. Shortly after Eilonwy and Fflewddur entered and said that Gurgi was going to sacrifice himself. \"He already did.\" Taran told and pointed to the boiling cauldron. In an instant all the skeleton soldiers collapsed on the ground, allowing The Horned King to be cornered. \"Thomas! Jake! Quickly, push The Horned King into the cauldron, it's sucking all the skeletons in, now is our chance!\" Taran shouted.\n\n\"You will never, NEVER, defeat me!\" The Horned King shouted. He made a huge wall of green fire in front of him and pushed it forwards, into the direction of the others. \"Yes, you will pay!\" he shouted again.\n\n---\n\nBelle was sitting with Reno, or actually Oner, in the train towards the Market Street, the largest area of Twilight Town. She still had to get used that she was with Oner now instead of Reno. He was way more mature than his other half, but someone with whom you could talk better with. They soon arrived at the train station and exited the train, and the station itself. Belle turned to Oner once she was outside. \"It's a beautiful world this. Always set in sunset, didn't notice it before because of the chaos. But it is nice to see that we arrived in a calm world.\" Belle said. \"Although I do wonder why the freak brought us to this place. Let's see if we can get something in this town, maybe a special snack, or a nice accessory.\" she said, hoping that Oner would agree with her.\n\n---\n\n\"What did you say? There are new people in town?\" a male voice spoke.\n\n\"Yup, dunno who they are. But they are not new ones like us. We must be alert in case they try to do anything. We have to keep orders.\" a female voice responded.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Oner didn't say too much as they walked to the Train Station from the Sunset Terrace. Whenever he did talk he did indeed sound alot more mature than Reno. While he didn't have the same energy that Reno had and put towards everything Oner still seemed to be someone full of wisdom. Not that Reno didn't have his own moments of wisdom as the young Magus was quite wise at certain times, but Oner was like that all of the time. Of course, Belle would also have to get used to the boy's completely new appearance now as he looked alot different than Reno and whether or not Reno's own appearance changed like this as well would be hard to say. Oner hadn't explained too much about himself yet. Of course, currently both the white circle on the center of his forehead nor the white lines going down from the circle were glowing with light at the current moment, but that was because Oner was relaxed.\n\n\"Indeed, the sun setting above this world does fill it with a very calm beauty. To be honest I have never actually seen a sunset before, at least not with mine own eyes anyway\". When he heard Belle's desire to go and buy something nice Oner nodded in agreement, taking in and letting out a small breath as he followed her. \"That sounds like a wonderful idea, but I also do wish to meet the others soon. I am still quite weary from our fight with that scoundrel and Reno is actually fast asleep currently, not even semi-aware of what is going on right now\".\n\nOner would let Belle take the lead after that, watching the thief with a small smile on his face as he also took the time to look around at the various other people or shops in the streets. His green and red eyes both observing everything to their fullest. It truly was a relaxing experience after that tough battle as Oner even procured a sea-salt ice cream, something that he remembered from Reno's brief visits to Twilight Town with their father. By the time when Oner finished the frozen treat their exploration of this side of town had lead them to the Sandlot where they saw Joshua and the others, along with some little girl surrounded by creatures Oner assumed to be Nobodies. Unlike Reno, Oner actually read up on the history of these worlds during the times he was able to surface.\n\nSince Oner hadn't properly met them yet he figured he would let Belle approach first since she was also currently in front as well.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Amaya was taken by suprise when she felt someone grabbing her dress pulling her back before a lamppost smashed where she was \"what the..\"said amaya turning around summoning her own keyblade. \"We wish to be her friend ...maybe give her a proper home...I bet mom would love a friend for elyse \"said amaya\n\n\"Sometimes I wonder how I let you talk me into more kids...I would love to give her a home with me and my youngest daughter elyse...she would get all the love and care she deserves\"said rose\n\"Who are you both?\"asked amaya", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot decided to negotiate first, then fight later. In a split second, he had analyzed the suitability of the sandlot for fighting, but in the next, his face relaxed with genuine calm, and he held up his hands to show that he had no weapon, then, in a burst of daring, deliberately put himself under the lamppost, giving himself the position of hostage as a show of good faith.\n\n\"My name's Ascot Carver, and these are my friends, Joshua Tamashii, Amaya Van Isis, Belle, and Oner. We mean no harm to Amelia; in fact, we were directed here by another Nobody, who wanted us to...\" Ascot knew that he had to be diplomatic here, \"...to take her away from this alley, to give her a better home.\" There, the words were said, to be faced with obvious skepticsm and perhaps even violence.\n\n\"Now, before you say you don't believe me, please, listen to me first. I know that you care a lot about Amelia, and I and my group haven't given you any reason to trust us. But do you really want to her to stay here, in this cold place, forever? For that matter, I don't think you have a place to call your home, either.\" Ascot's eyes narrowed in a way that was challenging, but not in a way that incited to violence.\n\n\"You don't know me yet, but what I'm going to tell you is the truth: I have the power to give you all someplace to stay other than dank alleys and abandoned houses. I have the power to ensure that you have something to eat that isn't stolen, garbage, or cheap junk from vending machines. I can ensure that you guys have something better than what you have right now.\"\n\n\"You still don't believe me?\" spoke Ascot, \"Then crush me under this lamppost, and I. Wont. Move. A. Bit.\" Now the challenge in his eyes was as evident as fire, telling them to do it, telling them to try him, to accept his proposed test.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "As Oner saw the barriers of energy appear he summoned his own Keyblade, the Blade of the Mirror, to hand as he wondered what was going to happen now. With his improved sense of hearing that his elfin ears gave him he heard the lamp post come down, Amaya luckily being saved by Joshua in time which Oner was thankful for. After all he didn't want anyone getting crushed. He listened to Rose, Amaya, and Ascot all attempt to talk with the two nobodies before them, who appeared to indeed care for the small child before them. Of course, Ascot seemed to take a much riskier approach, essentially just asking them to attack.\n\n\"Now now, lets not all get worked up here...\" Oner stepped forward now, the white circle on his forehead glowing slightly with light that also seemed to move through the white lines that went down both halves of his face and neck from the circle, the light flowing through them like blood through veins. In his right hand he held his own Keyblade, but his left hand was held out a bit, palm facing upward. In a very brief, small blink of pure darkness appeared Spellbound, the very same Keyblade that Reno used, which now proceeded to float just an inch above Oner's left, upward facing palm. He seemed prepared to grab it should the moment arise, although in truth Oner didn't want to but he knew that any fight between the people here would be completely unnecessary, so if one did arise Oner would make sure that Reno would wake up so that they could use all of the power they had to quickly end any fighting.\n\n\"Ascot, you've grown alot since our previous incredibly brief chats, if they could even be called as such due to how fleeting they were. But please don't ask to get crushed by a lamp post...not even Curaja could heal that kind of injury\". Oner just let out a very small chuckle at the last part before turning his attention to the Nobodies. The strange looking boy was quite calm as he spoke with much maturity and wisdom in both his voice and the way he carried himself despite his young appearance. \"If we truly wanted to have harmed young Amelia here we would have done so when we met her before you two arrived instead of trying to both befriend her and calm her\". He then held his left arm outward, palm pointing at the two nobodies with Spellbound floating right in front of it still.\n\n\"Neither I, nor Reno, wish to fight you. Nor do any of the others here. However, if thou still intends to fight still then by all means, I shall grab this blade, wake Reno up, and the two of us shall fight thee as one with all of our power until thou art satisfied\". The circle of light on the center of his forehead shone just a small bit brighter as Oner continued to just very calmly gaze at the two Nobodies, really hoping that they would just relax so that they could all talk things out. \"Or...you could put down the lamp post and we can all talk calmly without any lamp post bludgeoning\". His voice, the entire time, was calm, mature, and quiet, but in a confident way.\n\nAfter his short speech he just gave the two Nobodies a calm, friendly smile as he asked \"So, what shall it be?\"", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I think it's less of a case of her convincing you and more a case of you just agreeing to her suggestions Rose. but hey if you do take the girl in Elyse would have a playmate.\" Joshua said\n\nMeanwhile the older Nobodies examined the group and listened to them. The blond one, who was apparently the spokesperson of the two, replied\n\"Thank you oh so much for assuming we actually want those things without actually asking us. You're off to such a great start.\" she said to Ascot, her tone dripping with sarcsim\" Did it occur to you we might not mind? Did it occur to you that we might be doing fine as is? Did it occur to you to ask before you went ahead and did something like that?\"\n\n\"Calm down Satoko. He was only trying to help. Your culture never accepted charity did they?\" the black-haired girl said\n\n\"We found nothing more insulting. You work to get the things you want. Taking short cuts leads to laziness which in turn leads to death.\" Satoko said\" And for insulting me so i think I'll have to wipe the floor with you. Rika, make sure the others don't interfere.\"\n\nRika smiled as she raised a hand. individual barriers surrounded everyone but Ascot and they were forcefully moved away from the center of the Sandlot. She then set up a barrier around herself and Amelia.\n\nSatoko smiled as she slammed the lamppost down next to Ascot. she held out her right hand as light blue energy gathered there before solidifying into her weapon. it was a polearm, with a shaft as long as she was tall and covered in a light blue cloth. at the tip of the shaft was a wide, curved blade that extended the reach by about another foot. The weapon was known as a guan-dou.\n\"Now, lets see how well I can make you dance for me.\" Satoko said", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"You're friends life is not in danger, if that's what you mean. There are other ways to kill though. Wether or not Satoko does kill some part of you're friend is up to her.\" Rika said calmly before looking at Oner\" And I doubt you want all of us on your bad side. Interfere and you will. This is their fight and you're friend has readily accepted it. As such he must accept the consequences of his actions and choices. If you interfere he'll learn nothing.\"\n\nSatoko kept an eye on Ascot while moving as little as possible. Her response to his projectile attacks was a very simple one: he held out her quan-dou, let go if it, leaving it suspended in mid air, and then hit one end really hard, causing it to spin and quickly pick up enough speed until it was a blur. She would move it in front of each projectile like a sheild, effectively blocking it. A few did get past and hit her but over all she didn't seemed bothered by this.\n\nWhen Ascot finally stopped moving and took up a fighting stance she waited a few seconds before grabbing her weapon and smiling. She didn't move nor did she do anything to suggest she moved but Ascot got a surprise. One of the nearby benches behind him suddenly flew forwards and hit his legs, likely knocking him on top of it. It would then rise into the air before depositing him on the ground. Several other objects around them suddenly flew into the arena and began trying to smash down on Ascot from all angles, keeping him distracted while Satoko slowly but surely put her master plan into fruition.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"That is all I wanted to know\". The circle on Oner's forehead stopped glowing as both of the Keyblades vanished. \"I did not plan to interfere unless the life of either combatant was in danger\". He was looking at the fight as he spoke before looking at Rika. \"And if you did plan on taking away his, or the lives of anyone else, here then that would put thee on my...no...our 'bad side', as you put it\". For just a single instant as Oner spoke the words 'bad side', both pure light and pure darkness would swirl calmly in the circle on his forehead, but only for just a single instant. Not really meant to intimidate whatsoever.\n\nIn fact, Oner had no idea why it appeared, nor did he really seem to mind it much actually. It was probably a sign that as Reno rested he and his other half were becoming more in sync with one another and were restoring the balance of their existence to its natural state now that they were awakened. So in a way, it just had impeccable timing with Oner's words. Again, more things Oner hadn't explained to anyone so no one would know. After his short remarks to Rika, Oner went to one of the benches that hadn't been thrown at Ascot and sat down upon it. The opponent was tough, but so was the paladin fighting up there. Oner was pretty sure that Ascot could win this one, no matter what form of strange powers his opponent had.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Except that the bench did not hit Ascot, as he backflipped, then high jumped, out of the way, landing on the ground as other objects launched themselves at him. However, he was ready with Reflect, no, several Reflect spells, same as Joshua used against him back when they had fought. If Satoko drew close to him, or if he drew close to Satoko, she would recieve the damage she had been planning to inflict upon him.\n\nNot just that, but Guard, thanks to the magical properties of the Keyblade, would also be able to block the furniture and other fixtures that had been thrown at the young Paladin. However, that was not his nastiest suprise; with Counter, he threw the objects back at Satoko, pelting her with a rain of her own projectiles. After deflecting one bench at Satoko's face itself, he decided it was time to come back to melee.\n\nCasting Haste, he made three great leaps towards the Nobody, each taking a split-second; Ascot had gotten much faster since his last duel with another sapient being. Then, he cast Holy, engulfing himself in a column of light that split into a circle of several smaller pillars, which would blow back Satoko. Then, once the light had faded, he would vanish, reappearing behind the fighter.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Satoko sighed as every object shot at her returned to its original location. When Ascot began jumping towards her she almost laughed. Then she was blown back a bit by his spell but managed to stay mostly in place by putting the blunt end of her weapon behind her and pushing against it. When Ascot vanished Satoko didn't have to look to see where he was. With a simple flick of her finger the arm she had touched earlier forced him to the ground. With seconds his other arm and his legs.\n\"Xahsouj told us that the members of a group called Organization XIII each had a title. When we heard that we decided we would have titles as well. Mine is the Puppeteer.\" Satoko said while holding up her free hand. Several threads of the same energy she had summoned her weapon from came from were coming from her fingers and they all went to Ascot's limbs. If he looked around he would see threads all around them\" My power is Will. I attach my will to something and I can control it. Sadly I need to attach one thread to every limb of an organic being to completely control them. Oh well your my puppet now.\"\n\n\"She played him.\" Joshua noted\n\n\"That's what she does.\" Rika said", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "*No...No more despair, not over someone who's not the main enemy, not over someone you're **trying to help**. She's revealed her powers, she's tipped her hand, now, it's **your** turn.*Ascot was now gathering his mental and magical energies, mustering every effort of will, calling upon his reserves of inner strength, all for this confrontation, all to turn his opponent's seeming victory into its inverse.\n\nIt's inverse, not bitter defeat or any variant, because Ascot's goal, as always, was to get Satoko's respect, to persuade her that there's nothing wrong with accepting aid. And he was determined to get it, no matter what. So, he forced himself to get up, struggling against the strings that held him. He called upon his Light, trying to burn away the bonds that he had been placed in.\n\n\"I'm not...giving up,\" he forced himself to say. \"Do you hear me, Satoko? I'm not giving up!\" He glowed with Light, the light of the*Bundok Ng Lliwanag*, the light of Disney Castle, the light of Narnia, Amaya's Light, and finally,*his own*. \"Your power is Will, yet mine is Light, and, furthermore, Connections, the power to connect the hearts of those willing. And I will show you...that it is all right to accept aid!\"\n\nA slew of faces and images then played themselves through Ascot's mind. First were the warrior-scholars of the mountain valley he had been raised in, second was the toons in Disney Town, third were King Mickey and Nagi. More followed, faces of the people he met, faces of the people he helped, faces of the people he made friends with. Kuzco...Pacha, Baloo, Bagheera and Mowgli, he knew them all.\n\n\"LIGHT AID ME!\" He shouted, and the Light answered. From the stars above came glowing strings, resembling Satoko's but brighter. They attached themselves to Ascot, causing the light within him to enlarge, to intensify, to empower him all the more. The strings symbolized all that Ascot had formed connections to, the bonds of fellowship he had forged, the relationships that had changed him.\n\nJoshua, Oner, Belle, Amaya, Rose and Elyse's hearts would be glowing as well, and attempting to send out strings through Rika's barrier, forcing her to concentrate further on them and neglect the main barrier, just when the strings that embodied Ascot's connections with Orieus and the Centaurs of Narnia arrived from the stars, causing Ascot to become engulfed in a miniature white star.\n\n\"Sometimes, one person isn't enough,\" spoke Ascot with the voice of a multitude, a voice that included Aslan's, Oreius, Captain Amelia (not to be confused with the Nobody Amelia), and Bagheera. And with that, the star that was the boy coalesced into an armor, an armor whose very essence burned Satoko's strings, whose movements carried the force not of one man, but of many.\n\nThe strings would break, the strings*must*break, for Ascot carried not just his own strength, but the strength of the bonds he had made. He was borrowing power from others, but he was giving it as well, doing his part, preventing this collective from becoming an anarchy, providing the might of personality needed to achieve their goal: to smash Satoko to the ground and make her accept aid that was offered!\n\n\"I have strings of my own!\" Ascot-Multitude cried out as his Avatar Form smashed at Satoko, his own will channeling the power of others', but proving no less iron for that. \"The Light shines upon this world, and Darkness too! From one I draw my power, but the other is not my enemy!\"*And you, I don't want you to be my enemy too. So, let's end this.*\"Let the Great Kings of the Multiverse empower me!\"\n\nAnd with that, the Avatar Form was suddenly decorated with images of Aslan himself. The armor leapt at Satoko, but, those who can observe Ascot have reason to be alarmed: first-degree burns had appeared all over his body, while flames were licking the edges of his clothing and the soles of his shoes. The outer edges of his hair, too, were being burned away. It was clear that while Ascot's will was strong enough to channel such energy...Ascot's body wasn't, and would die if this wasn't soon stopped.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Amaya stayed closer to Joshua as she watched the battle \"he was the one that told us of the girl and.his worry for her being around theses a creepers...\"said amaya watchingthe barriers block them from ascot.\n\nShe wanted to help but it seemed if she did it could hurt his own pride being protected by his adopted sister. Hell, Joshua probably wouldn't let her interfer with the fight like normal.\n\n\"I am not suprised that nobody would withhold details just like you Joshua\"she saidsighing as he adjusted elyse giving her her witch hat to occupy her while they waited for the fight to end", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Oner watched with a small smile on his face as Ascot summoned forth a new power and broke the puppet master's strings. In that situation it would have been a contest of will, and his will was strong enough to be able to call forth new power from within himself and within those he knew in order to beak Satoko's control. It truly was an impressive feat, and Oner would have continued watching had he not seen the same things Joshua had seen. Oner could tell what affects Ascot's newly obtained power was having on him and knew that if he didn't act now then he would be in danger.\n\nOnce again both his and Reno's Keyblades appeared in his hands, only this time instead of Reno's just floating above his left hand he grabbed the blade firmly, the circle on his forehead glowing brightly with both light and darkness, the two elements enveloping Oner's body and swirling around him harmoniously, completely obscuring him. Of course, this covering only last for a moment before clearing away, a new person standing where Oner was before. His pointed ears were about an inch longer, his hair now extended down to his middle back, pale white and jet black streaks in his hair in a well balanced fashion, but not half and half as the streaks were all over. The circle on his forehead shone with both pure light and pure darkness, these elements moving and flowing through the lines that went down from the circle and down both sides of his face and body.\n\nOner was about to act, willing to smash the barrier apart since this fight was now an endangerment to lives. Luckily, or unluckily depending upon how one looked at it, some other force had its own plan, the explosion of darkness being something that came in an instant. A new figure came, one that didn't look like a member of the enemy organization due to a lack of their same cloaks, but there were always those who didn't wear their uniforms in every group. Oner(?) clutched his Keyblades tightly and stood ready to act as they all listened to the man speak, the man surprisingly knowing alot about everyone, even Oner. Of course the man was somewhat right in his statement about the now transformed Oner as that was a way to put it, but the new arrival was also quite far off as well.\n\n\"Its true, that Mika fellow did talk alot\". Oner(?) spoke this in agreement, but when he did there were two voices. Oner's mature, calm, quite, and still young voice (since Oner was still also a child) and Reno's happy-go lucky, child-like, innocent voice. Then the man suddenly extracted Amaya's sign from her in a very painful process before vanishing, apparently also being an enemy of their enemy, but that didn't necessarily make him a friend either. Still though, there wasn't time for that, as now two of their party members were hurt.\n\nOner(?) figured that Joshua could take care of Amaya while he went to heal Ascot, moving onto the arena and moving next to him, the boy very quick as he seemed to move to Ascot from his position outside the arena in one fluid movement. \"You won't be dying today, not on our watch...\" Those same two voices, Reno's and Oner's, spoke again in a calm, yet confident tone as he waved his blades in a gentle, quick motion over Ascot, using Curaja on him a few times with that single wave of his blade to help heal Ascot's wounds and preserve his life. Ascot would still probably need rest, but at least with the multiple high powered healing spells his life wouldn't be in danger.\n\nAfter that he turned to face Satoko, the boy's red and green eyes, both of his eyes actually being red and green at the same time, looking at her. \"This fight is over since our mystery intruder had the courtesy to end it. Its a draw for now since another party interfered and both of you are hurt, so there is no point in continuing now. If you truly do want to continue you can either schedule a rematch or fight us\". Oner and Reno's voices once again both spoke at the same time, in a calm manner, from the boy as he stood there, pointing the Keyblade in his right hand, Oner's Keyblade, at Satoko. \"Your choice\".", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Amaya watched the fight listening to sakoto before she yelled over to Ascot \"You are strong in your own way Ascot...You are a very strong warrior...don't doubt yourself ....you are far stronger then you know\"she said trying to be encouraging as she felt sorry for her adopted brother and wanted to help.\n\nSuddenly, a huge amount of darkness formed a male in tattered cloak and hood. She moved a bit closer to Joshua,not trusting this Guy one bit. She listened to him label each one of them of what he knows.\n\n\"Actually, there are two of that monster's flesh and blood and if you get near either of them I will hurt you.\"said rose adjusting elyse in her arms watching the figure with disgust.\n\nRose sighed hearing him speak of elyse might attrach a keyblade like how amaya has along with ascot and Joshua. Rose honestly didn't want elyse to have one for her own protective motherly instincts but then again she thought the same for her first daughter but amaya took a turn in a different path, one rose never thought would be possible in her lifetime.\n\nWhat the man said and did next surprised amaya as she watched him point his hand towards her as a portal of darkness formed over her heart she let out a gasp then a scream, instinctly moving her hands over her heart clinging her cheast as she hunched over \"J-joshua...i-it hurts.\"she managed to say between screams as she arched her back as her hands let go of her cheast as she crippled to the ground like a sack of potatoes. She had a faint pulse, and heartbeats with very shall breaths. Her pale blue eyes rolled to the back of her head as she was to and to her the world was pitch black as she laid there with Joshua beside her.\n\n\"You...Monster...\"was all rose could say before she moved over to amaya sitting elyse down \"elyse stay with your sister and Joshua.\"she said getting up. As a faint purple hue began to form around rose as it grew in length and color \" I held in all my anger, regrets...all those emotions I had in control...how dare you EVEN THINK of harming one of MY children...HOW DARE YOU!!!\" She yelled as her eyes changed to a bright gold color. She pointed her hand towards him as a blood red ball of fire formed infront of her palm before she tossed it at him, missing him since he escaped through a corridor of darkness.\n\nShe turned towards the group taking deep breaths, slowly calming down, getting back in control. She moved over to where the man was and picked up the sign \"no wonder the gardens felt different the night you vanished\"she said moving over to Joshua holding out the sign \"I think it belongs with you...\"she added before examing amaya as she noticed her temperature had gone up from some sweat glands forming on her brow. Rose focused a simple blizzard simple into a few balls of snow and ice putting them on and around amaya \"she might be out for a bit...I didn't even expect that\"she added getting up going to check on Ascot and the nobody.", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Amelia remained silent for a few seconds before finally speaking.\n\"People hate me.\" She said in a very low voice that sounded... a little sad.\" People yell at me and hit me. Deny me everything. Food, shelter, cloths. All because I'm a freak. Had powers they didn't. Hurt them when I didn't want to.\"\n\nShe looked at Ascot her eyes filled with tears. Dispute being a Nobody, she was obviously able to experience emotions easily. Maybe her young age had to do with it.\n\"I remember creatures attacked me. It... it hurt so much. Then the pain vanished and I was here. I... couldn't feel anything... but I could control my powers. But I'm feeling again... and hurting others. Better I stay away from others... better I just fade away but.\" She gave Ascot a small smile\" Those creatures like me. Keep me company... keep me safe.\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot's eyes shone with outrage and indignation, but his next words showed that they were not directed at Amelia.\n\n\"Amelia...Mom can help you control your powers, if you're still having problems with them. And she'll keep you safe if people would still dislike you. However, that's not likely where she lives. Where she lives, having powers, having*magic*, it's seen as normal, as an accepted fact of life. You'll also have people like Merlin and his apprentice Serin, and Reno/Oner, and Joshua too. And, finally, there's me, for the six months I'll be staying at Radiant Garden every year. You'll have plenty of people to help and protect you, who will play with you and give you the things you need...please, Amelia, I don't want you to just fade away, because no one,*no one*, should suffer the way you are suffering now!\"\n\nThat last sentence was a bit loud, but the outrage in it was tempered by sadness and compassion, and Ascot had begun crying as well.\n\n\"No one...\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Amelia gave Ascot a confused look\n\"Why are you crying?\" She asked\" I... did I hurt you?\"\n\n\"No you didn't Amelia. He's just being pathetic.\" Satoko said as she and Rika entered the room\" Sheesh we come to see if you'll live and your here balling your eyes out like a child who had their candy stolen. Man up and stop this patheticness.\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"It's acceptable to cry if*someone else*is in pain, Satoko,\" spoke Ascot, who had suddenly stopped crying at the entrance of the two. \"But let's stop talking about different cultural mores and just enjoy each other's company,\" he continued. \"Not that you'll admit to enjoying it, but thank you for coming anyway.\" He then looked at Amelia.\n\n\"Hey, Amelia, I'm not crying now, okay, so don't worry about it. Now I'm debating with Sato -\" he knew Satoko would take umbrage at that nickname \"- over what's acceptable or not.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Oner listened to Ascot's entire conversation as he sat in the room. Normally he would have said something to help out, but decided to remain silent. He knew Ascot could help Amelia with his kindness, so Oner watched, a small smile on his face as Ascot proceeded to try and comfort Amelia who finally spoke, revealing her sorrowful past. Oner could understand a bit of what Amelia was saying, as he and Reno had to leave their own home for reasons of being different. Of course, it was nowhere near as tragic as what Amelia had to suffer through, which Oner understood, but he could somewhat understand Amelia's feelings a small bit.\n\nIn fact he was about to say something, but Satoko and Rika entered the room, Satoko being quite rude as she did so. Of course, Ascot defended himself, and it was after that he stood up Oner from the chair he was sitting on and took a step forward to the side of Ascot's bed, looking at Satoko and Rika. \"What you see as weakness, I see as strength. To possess the courage to reveal one's own innermost feelings, to be able to console others and mend their sorrows. That is a strength much greater than anything else. Anyone can wield a sword or cast a spell with enough practice, its not that hard. That's just basic physical or magical strength. The strength of heart, or soul, though, like what Ascot possesses, the very strength you see as weakness... that is true strength to me, because the bonds that people share, that is true power\".\n\n\"After all...\" He paused for a moment. His tone of voice as he spoke the entire time was very calm, yet also possessed a very subtle, yet very strong confidence and strength. \"It is that very strength that broke your strings, the ones that you said were the power of your will\". Oner wasn't trying to start a fight, but he also wasn't going to stand for this girl insulting his friends anymore. \"So can you truly say that this, the very strength that broke your own power, is pathetic?\"", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Satoko was about to reply but Rika stepped in and took a much calmer approach.\n\"That trick you did that put you in here. It involves you drawing on the strength of others does it not?\" She asked\" You take your friends' strength and make it your own. The stronger the bind and the stronger the person the more power you can draw I think.Am I wrong thus far?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "rose sighed scratching her head looking around \"it is best to just take amaya to the hospital to get checked over to make sure nothing else happened when she was attacked so to say\"said rose adjusting elyse as she turned to belle \"it is nice to meet you belle I am roseletta vanisis mother of amaya and elyse overseer of Joshua over there and ascots adopted mother...I also go by a different name of my past when I lost myself \"said rose with a sweet smile on her face as she pushed some of her black hair behind her shoulder\n\n\"I hope you are fitting in to this tiny group for now and well\"she said gently to belle before she looked over to serin \"let's go see ascot after I get Joshua and amaya set\"she added\n\nrose looked at belle \"this is one of.your sister's fellow friends they made on the way, her name is Belle, named after one of the princesses of heart I believe \"said rose to elyse\n\nXayama listened to him standing up brushing off her legs and skirt \"me? I assist at a few stores with deliveries here and there and get some pay though I use the money to help a few families out with there kids..I sometimes baby sit large amounts of kids here \"she added\" I personally don't really live anywhere I am staying with a small family acting like a nanny to their five kids\"she added folding her arms before sighing \"there isn't much I can say I am everything she isn't...she is silent like a wall flower, I am loud and refuse to be quite\"she said \"and same with everything else it seems\"she replied?", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"You're right, Rika, except for the 'strength of the person' part\" spoke Ascot in a quiet tone. \"That counts only for the Great Kings of the Multiverse like Aslan. Everyone else; their strength doesn't matter, just the strength of the bond.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "(Deleted)", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"So you borrowed strength from someone who is essential a god.\" Rika said\"That would explain how you broke her strings. Satoko is one of the most stubborn and pig headed people you would ever meet.\"\n\n\"HEY!\" Satoko shouted\n\n\"I've never met anyone who could resist her control once they were under it. I would say no human could. Their will and stubbornness just can't outdo hers.\" Rika said calmly.\" You had to borrow the powers of a god to break her controland beat her. Yet you act like you won. How can you call yourself the winner when the power that won the battle was not your own?\n\nOh and one other thing.\" A hint of anger enteredher tone now\" Stop looking down on us. You spoke of making Satoko do things like working for you during your fight with her. Let me make this clear. You'll make none of us do such a thing. We have shelter already. We enjoy working for those we are willing to work for. We have food and water. Who are you to come to our home and say your going to change our way of life, as if we can't take care if ourselves? What gives you the right?\"\n\n\"Yeah I hear ya Rose.\" Joshua said as he picked Amaya up. He opened a CoD before turning to Xayama\"Wanna come along?\"\n\nWhether she did or didn't didn't matter in the end as he used the CoD to appear a short distance from the hospital. He entered and got Amaya admitted, staying by her side the entire time.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Honestly, Rika,\" spoke Ascot, \"I was an ignorant little kid. I didn't know how you lived, how you were keeping yourselves alive, and I assumed the worst. And for that, I'm sorry. It might be too little, too late, but I'm sorry. As for that 'making you work for me remark', yeah, that was out of line.\"*So, that's Rika's hidden inner barb,*thought the boy,*good to know*.\n\n\"To be frank, research on Nobodies hasn't gotten beyond 'they start out without hearts, but regrow them'. I didn't know how capable you really were outside of battle, because the data on you guys is really, really old and really, really dated. More to the point, said data had been tainted by the fact that most of it was collected during a fricking*war*. I didn't know how you guys would act in peacetime, and for that, I am again, sorry.\"\n\n\"As for borrowing power from a 'god', I could argue that it's not a bad thing to gain power from something, or someone, that you revere, that you really believe in. But I won't, I'm not defending my actions at that battle anymore. If I wasn't in the right, then it doesn't count as 'won'.\" That admission cost a lot from Ascot, who had been led to believe that he had won a battle against a named character who wasn't holding back for the first time.\n\n\"And, I wasn't in the right.\" Again, this cost a lot from the young Paladin, such that he was now seriously discouraged. It was his fault, his punishment, and a reminder of how much he had yet to go. But, it was also his despair, despair that he was able to blunder so completely. His eyes briefly showed this emotion, before hardening, hiding how much he had been shattered inside.\n\nHe thought he had learned so much since his fight with Joshua! He thought he had improved, both in his skills and as a person! But, now, after this sort of failure, what hope was there for him, how can he contribute in any meaningful way into the quest? He had cast aside his desire for importance, true, but this isn't about desiring importance anymore, but desiring usefulness.\n\n\"You're right, I'm weak...\" spoke Ascot finally. \"I thought I can stand on my own two feet now, I thought I'd gotten stronger. But, you're right, I'm a patethic person. True strength still eludes me, it seems.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "There was a tug on Ascot's hand after he was done talking. Amelia was there, looking up at him.\n\"I... I might know where to find them.\" She said, her tone slightly scared\" But... I don't want to... see you get hurt again. I don't... I don't like it when people fight. It scares me when people yell.\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot smiled, and spoke to Amelia:\n\n\"For you, I'll do anything, even forgive them for the insult to Oner. And, don't worry, the next time I see them, there won't be any yelling or fighting, I promise. After all, as I said, it's my fault anyway, and I have to own up to that.\" He then looked at Amelia in the eyes.\n\n\"I'm glad, though, that you can tell me what you want and don't want. So, can you take me to see them tomorrow?\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"a sign? how ironic....right under everyone noses...\"she said after the doctor left saying that she should rest since she seemed to feeling fine just very weak and not all there right now\n\n\"I wonder if that sign had helped you both bond like you did...cause everyone tried to get her to know them.but somehow you did get her to more or less awaken that day\"said rose\"it would maybe also explain the heartless attacking her when she dissappeared...dark beings were drawn to the sign\"rose replied \"just why did he show without her?\"rose asked herself in deep thought", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "After getting the doctor's opinion Joshua helped ease Amaya back down on her hospital bed\n\"You heard the doc. Get some rest, I'll be right here when you wake up, promise.\" He said while moving a strand of hair from her face. He then listened to Rose's suspisions about the sign before shaking his head.\" Unlikely Rose. It was probably put in her after she got kidnapped. Chances are one of the six senses tried to take her but messed up. The sign was probably put in her by the Red Queen while she was helpless.\n\n... Hey Rose, where's Elyse?\"\n\nElyse had snuck into the other room, following Belle, sneaking up on her.\n\"BOO!\" She shouted from behind the older girl, causing Amelia to quickly take the fetal position, her hands over her ears as she let out a small whimper.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Ah!\" Ascot yelped in surprise, before recognizing that it was just his other beloved adoptive little sister. He then spoke:\n\n\"Hello, Elyse, want to play again? And, please, don't scare Amelia.\" He then turned towards the other girl.\n\n\"It's okay, Amelia, it's just Elyse, a little girl about your age.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"if you say so...\"she said getting comfortable before she closed her eyes to get some rest.\n\n\"but would that hot head of a queen know how to do that? plus who would want my amaya? I mean she wasn't extraordinary as a kid just a very withdraw girl that didn't look like me or lucus like elyse does...I didn't even know she was the new princess till you all told me\"she commented before listening \"I have an eye on her don't worry \"said rose\n\n\"so much drama and debate of what ifs just be glad she is alive with you guys and not with these six senses or whatever you all are tracking \"said Xayama slightly annoyed", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle saw Reno appear again, after having been asleep for such a long period. \"Nice to see you again Reno.\" she said in reply to the young boy. She then watched Reno and Oner perform some kind of ritual in which they would connect through a mirror so they would be able to read a letter. Oner began to read the letter, in a language she didn't understand, which was his mother language. When they returned back to one person, Oner was present, who explained it was a letter from his parents. \"That's true.\" Belle replied.\n\n\"I guess that--EEK!!\" she startled after Elyse sneaked up to her and startled her. Belle turned around, not getting ready for an attack, as she recognized it as a small girl's voice, which only could belong to Elyse. \"Elyse, you really scared me.\" she said with a chuckle. \"Is there something you might want to say.\" Belle asked getting down again to the same height as the little girl.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Unlike the others, who were somewhat startled by Elyse entering, Oner's ears weren't merely decoration. They actually gave him a sense of hearing stronger than a human's, so he had heard the girl sneaking into the room, not startled by her when she suddenly shouted. Plus it also helped that Oner had the door in his general field of vision as he was talking to Belle, so he was able to see the little girl sneaking in. After Belle spoke to her Oner also decided to ask her a question as well. \"Elyse, I was wondering if you had seen my father, Serin. Did he come with you and the others?\"", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Elyse smiled, happy to have a lot of attention on her.\n\"Wanna pway, wanna pway!\" She said as she jumped up and down excitedly. When Oner asked her about Serin she stopped jumping and had to think.\" Sew win talk ta Mommy eawwyer buh den he weft. Ewyse no know where he went.\"\n\nAmelia merely whimpered as she didn't move or remove her hands from her ears.\n\n\"Well we know where she is. You better reign her in before she gets to excited Rose. That girl has to much magical power then is good for her.\" Joshua said before turning to Xayama\" Yeah your right. But I have a question for you. Why do you always seem ticked off?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The change was much quicker this time, taking a matter of moments, as like a wave washing onto the beach Oner's appearance changed, it now being the appearance that Reno signifying that Reno was now manifested. \"Well thanks anyway Eclair, and it was nice seeing you again. Anyway, I need to tell father about this letter\". He turned to Ascot, giving him a grin. \"It was nice seeing you again as well Apricot, hope you get better soon\". With a wave of his hand the window of the room opened and Reno floated up onto the window sill. \"Ill see you all later, Im gonna go explore this place since it has been a while since I have been here\".\n\nWith a small, playful wave he leapt out of the window, but did not fall. Instead he glided, gliding quite quickly away from the hospital as he descended slowly, soon enough having glided out of sight of the large building and the window of the room he had just leaped out of, doing mid-air flips and spins with the aid of Aero magic as he glided away.\n\nSoon enough Reno managed to land on the ground, or more accurately on a surface anyway. He had just landed on the roof of a building, looking around the area but not really sure where to go. Never being one for making plans, Reno just proceeded to jump and glide, using wind magic to aid him in the jumping, from rooftop to rooftop as he had seen in many various games as he explored the town, enjoying the feeling of being awake as he felt really good. His body felt full of energy and he was just in a really great mood, even a better mood than he usually was in. Maybe it was because he felt a sense of peace and harmony within himself, and it felt really wonderful.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Amelia, it's okay,\" said Ascot, smiling. \"I'm here, your adoptive brother is here, and everything's going to be okay. I know Elyse has a tendency to shout, but she's a good girl; she just loves playing with others.\"\n\n\"Elyse,\" spoke the boy, turning towards the girl, \"this is Amelia. She's a girl of about your age. She's gone through a lot, so can you please not scare her?\" Ascot then took out an apple, and split it in half, offering one to Amelia and another to Elyse.\n\n\"Why don't the two of you share food with each other, and I can sing to you both?\" And with that, Ascot began singingOverfly, this time in a clear tenor voice, a voice that showed every sign of becoming deeper and clearer with age.\n\nNow, for a belated reaction to Reno's return, and the revelation of their origins in the Mirror Realm.\n\n\"Welcome back, Reno,\" spoke Ascot, \"glad to see ya. Anyway, tomorrow, wanna go see Satoko and Rika? You see, the problem was that Oner, though well-meaning, was a bit long-winded, and broke a major rule of etiquette by insulting Satoko's powers, which are an extension of herself,\" that was one bit of research into Nobodies that Ascot remembered.\n\n\"Problem is, being long-winded is sometimes seen as acting as though you're better than others - not that Oner was thinking that, oh no! and, well, perhaps your lighthearted demeanor would prove more bearable to Satoko and Rika?\"*Or, it might annoy them to no end, especially with his 'creative' nicknames. Then again, it seems as though Oner did more 'harm'*(Note the quotation marks)*through his long-windedness than Reno's silliness can ever do.*", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"WHEEEEE!\" Elyse shouted when Bele lifted her , not paying attention to Ascot's pleading about scaring Amelia. She was about to demand a game when a woman she didn't know entered the room. Almost like Reno her personality changed from a hyperenergetic child to a shy reserved one as she stopped making any noice as Fi approached. She stayed this way way all the way until Rose entered the room. The moment she saw her mother, Elyse ran towards her and hugged her leg.\n\nFi's presence didn't seem to help Amelia as she shied away from the older woman and avoided looking at her.\n\nJoshua was about to reply to Ayama when some random dude walked in and handed him a pamphet and saying he looked like a good fighter. Yeah alot of people tended to say that cause of the damn eyepatch. Sighing he held the pamphlet up to Xayama\n\"Know anything about this?\" he asked", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"oh its a tornument of wills..I like joining for the sake of brhtning..I am not joining this year be cause I am babysitting some of the kids unless they need fighters\"she said gently \"I know your twin will be participate for sure along with several others..it would be fun habomg more keybladers then just me and the trouble maker you had to allow in this world\"she said", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot spent the next few hours consoling Amelia, before finally going back to sleep. The next day, he was awake again, fit as a fiddle. After bathing, dressing back in his normal clothing, eating, and brushing, the boy then asked Amelia to take him to where Satoko and Rika were, where, after the two asked their questions as to why Ascot was here, the boy would reply:\n\n\"I came to apologize; I had a stick up my ass yesterday, and I couldn't think clearly until I had it removed. I also knew shit about how you lived, as I mentioned before, and, well, I'm sorry.\" Ascot would have elaborated further, but he was afraid that too much elaboration could be seen as 'elitist', and he couldn't risk that. He just hoped that this brief apology would be enough to satisfy the two.\n\n\"Anyway,\" continued the boy, \"there's a Struggle Tournament going to be held at the lot. Are you joining?\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Thomas laid motionless in bed, practically lifeless with blankets casually pulled over him, He was tired, his heart hurt, it had been a long night. his attempts to sleep ruined by the thoughts running through his mind, keeping him from finding some release as he closed his eyes fruitlessly. His stomach rumbled as well, his last meal skipped since he hadn't felt hungry at the time and hadn't had the energy, didn't want to risk seeing someone he knew and having them see him in return, the haunted look in his eyes. He was supposed to be their leader, but how could they have trust in his ability to make decisions when he didn't have that confidence in himself anymore? He'd never felt more vulnerable and exposed, now that his walls had been shattered.\n\nIf such a thing were possible, there would be a hole in the ceiling now from how his lifeless eyes bored into it, his mind preoccupied with trying to find out who he was, forced to relive all his past experiences, his failures, his mediocrity. He had to toss out the labels for himself, the things he thought were morals he'd wanted to follow. Was there any point to it all? Maybe the keyblade had made a mistake, if those things could....\n\nHe sighed as another thought occurred to him, light from the window falling across his form. The others would be expecting to see him sometime today, perhaps at the Struggle Tournament, and his non presence would send people looking for him, and he didn't need people dropping in on him unannounced while he wanted to be alone. But at the same time he found it difficult to work up the will to actually get up and go there, lacking in motivation. He supposed he would have to go, would have to resume the show he knew was a lie now, a fake smile for the audience to convince them nothing was wrong when he didn't feel right at all.\n\nAt last his mind reached a decision and he shifted, trying to keep his eyes closed once again. He'd go. Later.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "amaya slept well that night not having any more blood coughing episodes through the night. she did have a lot of tossing and turning with a lot of curling into a ball in pain then she would relax after a few minutes to an hour and repeat over again.\n\nin the morning amaya was feeling alot better but was confused why they were in twilight town. not remembering yesterdays events as rose sighed staying there with her and Joshua having elyse sleep on a shadow like cloud filled with water that rose mustered up and kept up all night for elyse.\n\nrose headed out with her daughters when the doctors finally released her with the condition to not strain herself for fears of something else going wrong. amaya kept ahold of Joshua as they walked into the crowd finding the others\n\nXayama was already there with a crowd of children hovering around her legs as she held a kid in one arm as another sat on her shoulders Xayama kept track of all of them sing small corridors. to catch any wanders \"hey guys\"she said", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Joshua stayed by Amaya's side the entire night, keeping an eye on her alongside Rose when he wasn't asleep himself. When the doctors finally gave her the all clear he thanked them before helping Amaya out of bed and leading her out of the hospital, explaining the previous days events to her. they eventually made it to the Sandlot and Joshua looked around to see who was there. Bele, Ascot, Satoko, Rika, Amelia, and Xayama. The enforcers from yesterday were there as wel but he was surprised his Nobody wasn't there. Oh wel he would probably show up later.\n\nHearing Xamaya greet them he led Amaya over to her Nobody and help her find a comfortable place to sit down and relax\n\"Hey ther Xayama. seems you're handling the kids well.\" He said before the announcement about the sign-ups being underway rang across the lot\"Well since we're here I gues participating couldn't hurt.\"\n\nAfter making sure Amaya was in good hands Joshua went off to sign up for the tournament. When he reached the sign up sheet though he found Xahsouj already there\n\"Oh... it's you.\" the Nobody said\n\n\"Yep. There problem with that Joshua?\"\n\n\"My name is Xahsouj! I already told you...\"\n\n\"No you didn't actually. You just cursed at us.\" Joshua said before he calmly signed his name\" I hope you don't cause any trouble.\"\n\nXahsouj merely mumbled some curses as he walked away. Joshua just sighed as he returned to Amaya, Xayama, Rose, and Elyse, who was begging her mother for a snowcone.\n\n...\n\nAmelia's night was an uneventful one. After Ascot finally calmed her down after things around her calmed down she went to bed for the night, electing to sleep curled against Ascot since he made her feel safe. She slept a bit longer then him and when she finally did wake up, her first priority seemed to be food, as she immediately asked Ascot for some. Once she had her share she led Ascot to where Satoko and Rika usually hung out, only to find they weren't there. They did find one of the struggle tournament posters though and Amelia led Ascot through the streets to the sandlot the quickest way she knew how. They managed to catch Satoko and Rika just before the two girls entered the lot. Amelia's creeper nobody friends helped grab their attention by blocking their path, allowing Ascot to get his apology in.\n\nAfter both girls heard what Ascot had to say Satoko left without a word but Rika stayed behind and gave him a calm smile\n\"She forgives you but she is still a bit angry\" she said\" If you want to earn her forgiveness I would suggest entering the tournament and hoping you get to fight her. Actions tend to speak louder then word for her but she doesn't completely dismiss them. If you do enter good luck.\"\n\nWith that the other Nobody left and enter to enter the tournament as well.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Well, guess it was time to enter the Struggle Tournament, then.\n\n*And probably lose,*spoke Ascot's mind.\n\nWell, best to think of it as an information-gathering challenge. Besides, it's not about losing, it's having fun.\n\nAscot's mind would have continued arguing, had Ascot himself not gotten a glimpse of Xayama, who was close to Joshua's group. He had caught other, lesser glimpses before, and what snatches of speech he heard told him that she was Amaya's Nobody, although she looked as different from Amaya as Namine had looked different from Kairi. And, well, that was a good thing, because Xayama looked just*perfect*, especially with the herd of kids close to her, which made her look positively maternal. It was that last part that drew him to her, as Ascot liked people who took care of kids.\n\nThe boy and Amelia walked close to her, and Ascot said:\n\n\"Hello there, what's your name? Mine's Ascot Carver.\" A budding crush was evident in his voice. \"Anyway, you joining the Struggle Tournament?\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"the name is Xayama and ya it's her name backwards but it was what kept popping in my head \"she said before thinking \"I might..amaya do you feel well enough to watch the kids ...this is the only time I get to fight without the enforcers ruining the fun\"she explained\n\n\"go on mother and I will watch them\"said amaya sweetly letting Xayama tell the kids if they behaved she would get them some ice cream.\n\nrose gave in deciding to get elyse and the other kids snowcones to help out.\n\nXayama skipped over to Joshua and his nobody as she moved over both and signed the form before xauhsoj before letting out a giggle \"you both are too slow\"she added heading back to ascot \"but it is nice to met you I hope we get to battle \"she said with a giggle watching rose crouch to Amelia's level holding out a snowcone \"this is from ascot and the others\"she said", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "**OOC:**Time I got back into the game, I suppose. Sorry, just panicked when the game moved relatively quickly when I was at work.\n\n**IC:**\nJake had gone off to tour Twilight Town for the day after getting Ascot to the hospital. He was just out to see the sights, curious to see if anything changed since he had been here last time.\n\nToday, he was passing by when he saw the same group (more or less) he met yesterday gather around a billboard.\n\n\"Hey guys,\" he spoke up. \"Mind if I ask what's going on?\"\n\nHe takes a look at the pamphlet.\n\n\"Hey, a tournament. Been a while since I saw one. Think I should sign up?\"\n\nHe mulls it over for a bit, then picks up the pencil and scrawls his name as an entrant.\n\n\"There, that oughta do it.\" He turns to the group. \"Any of you guys signed up too?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "rose watched the battle as she noticed a changr in the wind that was slight. sure, she was paranoid but if someone had went through what she did, they would be too. she dismissed the paranoia only to have it rise as she saw her worst nightmare come back to life as she handed elyse to amaya \"elyse don't leave her side\"said rose as her gold eyes flared with anger as she baled her fist \"you should have stayed gone bastard....\"she said moving infront of amaya and elyse\n\n\"I can't believe it...father?\"asked amaya as she stood up holding elyse as her eyes were wide\n\nxayama looked up and backflipped away from this new Guy before standing her ground abpidimgthe tornado. she barely could see what nearly happened as she gasped \"why the hell do uoi jerks attack the lids...they did nothing to you \"she yelled moving into a Cod to the group checking them and rika while watching the man holding herself back from attacking him just incase.\n\n\"Who brought you back ..Why are you here! Joshua watch my children ..\"said rose moving towards the man balling her fists", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The tornado came as a surprise to Ascot as much as it would have Xayama, and he was blown away, and, not having Aerial Recovery, landed flat on his back. Seeing the windblades whizzing above him, the boy decided that it was time to use Magic again, and cast Haste, getting up after that. His first instinct was to go to Amelia, checking her body for wounds.\n\n\"Are you all right, Amelia?\" he spoke. After seeing that she was, the boy summoned Chocobo, telling him to guard the girl. Then, the boy looked around, assessing the situation. He saw Joshua and his new family confronting a wicked-looking man who seemed to rouse in Elyse fear, Joshua anger and disgust, and Rose maternal fury.\n\nThen, he remembered that Lucus, Rose's ex-husband and persecutor of their family, was a Wind Mage. Everything clicked into place, causing fury to flood the boy, fury that was overwhelming. So this was the person who had traumatized Elyse and abused Rose, the people who had adopted him. Well, he was not going to allow him to cause any more pain.\n\nAscot ran up to stand beside Joshua and Xayama, flashing a smile towards the latter. Then, he faced Lucus, taking in the man's appearance, and hating the sight, due to the malice that lurked behind the man's conventionally handsome face. How could such an ordinary-looking man turn out to be such a nightmare? Clearing his mind of such thoughts, the boy drew his Keyblade, standing beside his family members and his crush.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The sudden interruption from the tournament came unexpected. Belle immediately sat up straight before jumping up on two legs. She immediately grabbed her dagger to block the incoming wave of air launched at her, as if she cut through the wave. However, she wasn't the luckiest today and also had the tornado coming towards her which she managed to dodge with ease though. It was her agility that saved her, else she probably would have received some serious damage. Belle glanced over at Joshua, who seemed to recognize the man. The man spoke again, indicating that he knew Amaya's family too, with the exception of the recently joined Ascot.\n\nRose immediately took action and approached the silver haired man. Belle focused on what could happen, she had to stay focused so she could interfere if somebody was attacked. She sharpened her eyes, and took on a pose that would get her as fast towards the man to attack him, or repel his attack.\n\n\"Mayor!\" Eximna shouted. Hayner, along with the others who couldn't block or dodge the attacks of the man, got knocked down. \"I shall help you.\" she said wanted to lift Hayner up. But she was stopped by Seifer, who, looking at his wounds, also sustained serious damage. However he managed to still move. Along with Fuu and Raj, he got the people out of the Sandlot who were unable to fight. \"I'll take him with me. You deal with the problem here.\" he said with a grin. Hayner also had regained consciousness to hear what Seifer said.\n\n\"I think I can manage walking myself now. I'll help getting the people out of here too.\" he looked to Rika who defended the children of Xayama. \"Someone has to get them out of here too.\" he said while lifting up a man. \"Defeat this guy.\" he said dragging the man away to a safe place. Eximna nodded and looked at her twin brother. \"You heard it bro, we got some work to do.\"\n\n\"Uhm... yeah!\" Exomin said, still a bit confused about what just happened.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Lucus watched as everyone approached him and a small smile formed on his face\n\"Well seems like we have a little party starting up here.\" he said before he began hovering above the ground. some wind wrapped around his fet before leaving, revealing his weapon, which was rather simple: it was a pair of metal shoes worn over his regular ones but a small, axe-like blade came out of the front of the 'shoes' while a smaller blade came out of the back.\" So shall we play a game? Oh i know how about a gamble? If you all beat me i leave no questions asked and never set foot in this world again. But if I win then I'll still win but I'll take my youngest daughter with me and do whatever i want with her.\n\nSound good? Yes. Okay we have a deal then. Let's start.\"\n\nNo sooner did he finish speaking then did he dash towards Exomin and Eximna, closing the gap in mere secends. He sent a kick at them that was surprising fast for someone wearing metal shoes while at the same time sending lethal blades of wind at Joshua, Amaya, Ascot, Rose, Xayama, Xahsouj, and Rika. Joshua puled Amaya and Elyse towards him while he blocked his by summoning a barrier of dark energy. Meanwhile Xahsouj used a wall of shadows to take blow for him and Satoko blocked the one heading for Rika, her guan-dou in hand and her expression furious.\n\nProbably in a surprising move for those who knew them, Joshua and Xahsouj stayed back, their expressions weary. They senced that Lucus was powerful and both were trying to think of ways to act against him.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Well this was highly unexpected. Well maybe it wasn't. Lucas suddenly appeared from nowhere, attacking the two combatants in the arena and everyone else in the sandlot. Serin was able to easily block the attack with his own wind magic infused blade, batting it away the blades that had also been sent at him with a single swipe of his sword. Unfortunately others weren't as lucky and the bastard even attacked children as well. Serin remembered Lucas from before, as Serin was also there in Radiant Garden at that time, and thus he knew how much of an ass this guy was.\n\nThen the man seemed to send blades of wind at all of the others, except him, while charging towards Exomin and Eximna. Serin was fine sitting out of the tournament. That was a tournament after all, but he wasn't going to play a hands off approach here in this scenario. A single snap of his fingers was all it took as Serin called forth his magic. A large lightning bolt from the heavens striking straight down onto Lucas right as he dashed towards Exomin and Eximna. Sure Lucas was incredibly fast, but last time Serin checked lightning was much faster than well... many things. After all if Lucas could move faster than around 224,000 miles per hour, although lightning has been known to vary in speeds, but Serin knew that now wasn't really the time for scientific crap. Regardless of how fast it actually could move if Lucas could move as fast as lightning then well... they would be in alot of trouble.\n\nOf course the red wizard wasn't an idiot. Serin knew that it would take alot more than a single Thundaja spell to take that man down, but it was a nice way to get someone's attention since he wasn't sure how the younger people in this area would fare against such a skilled opponent. Better him than them he supposed.\n\n\"What, I'm not good enough to attack?\" Serin asked sarcastically as he then threw another lightning bolt right at Lucas with a thrust of his hand towards the man. Luckily Serin had good enough control over his magic to where it would only hurt the target he wanted it to hurt, so even if a spell accidentally hit an ally of his it would just harmlessly pass over them. After all, Serin's magic was an extension of his will, so why would an extension of his own self hurt those he didn't want to hurt.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "At last Thomas made it out of the lodging he had been ensconced in, and moved through the town with casual slowness towards his destination. The streets were fairly empty, most of the inhabitants most likely busy with the Struggle tournament or just not out this time of day. He wasn't knowledgeable to say either way. Idly, he wondered how it was going, who was winning the contest. His money was on Joshua as a bare knuckled brawler, though it was hard to judge without knowing who all had entered. Belle had a shot as well, but if he had the inclination to place a bet, it would be on the person who's presence he enjoyed the least, though Reno may have been his main rival in the group.\n\nOn he moved, entering the woods that separated the mansion from the rest of Twilight Town. Now he was a tad more alert, though still below what he normally would have been. His mind strayed as he walked, wondering if it would be so bad if Heartless sprung up here and struck him down, He thought about it, then shook his head. That didn't fit his type of end. At least, that's what he thought. He'd always wanted to go out big, taking down an army of enemies, or maybe an explosion. Something memorable or at the very least cool. He couldn't say if that was still true, but it seemed a lot better than getting mauled in a forest somewhere and having his body lost to time.\n\nSoon he arrived at his destination, the mansion. It wasn't in the best shape, Gates rusted and hung open, while weeds and plants overran the courtyard inside, winding amongst columns and arches. But he could still pass through, and that was what mattered. He spent a bit looking at the crumbling statues, forms still visible though tarnished like the rest of the place. Then to the entrance to the mansion itself, the oak doors looking remarkably good all things considering. And they weren't locked either, so he swung them open and stepped inside.\n\nThe first thing to hit him was the dust. Not surprising since this place was abandoned, but the sheer amount of it was stifling, tossed into the air by his presence. He coughed and waved his hand in front of his face, hoping to clear the air immediately in front of him of the fine particles. Then he could turn to exploring. The furniture in here was shattered, but he walked cautiously, almost reverently, alert for possibly weak floorboards that could send him plunging into the basement, but also trying to not disturb anything, like he felt not worthy to be here even though no one else was around. The main entrance, past the dangling chandelier, to the dining room beyond, this much a shattered mess as the first. As he went, images played in his mind of activities, comings and goings, fights that had taken place between keyblade wielders, Heartless, and Nobodies.\n\nExiting back to the foyer, he ascended the grand staircase, aware of those steps rotting from age, and made it to the second floor. He glanced about in the different directions he could go, before heading left. It was straight, then a turn and a door. Stepping through, he had to shield his eyes, blinking rapidly to adjust to the almost blinding whiteness of the room. This was...Namine's room, wasn't it? He stepped into the middle of it, brushing a table with his finger and rubbing away the collected dust. If it weren't for that, you would barely be able to tell that she was gone. It was like it was in a state of limbo, waiting for it's occupant to return to it. Even she, a Nobody had a place to return to, that awaited her, unlike him. His head dropped in his darkened thoughts, a stark contrast to the white around him. His gaze fell to the drawings on paper that rested on the table, but he quickly averted his gaze. Those were not meant for him, for his time, most definitely not for someone as broken as he was. He backed up and exited, fleeing the ghost of a white haired Nobody.\n\nThat left the other direction, the Library at the opposite end of the hall. Thomas knew enough to not take it at sight value, though he did peruse the titles, but finding nothing of interest. All that was left was to activate the hidden switch, which he did, and watch the floor fall away to reveal the stairs to the secret basement. The metallic surroundings made a solid contrast to the Victorian house they were hidden behind, and lights flickered on as Thomas descended the stairs and entered the sanctum.\n\nThough the doors was the Computer Room, an array for monitors situated in front of a chair and keyboard, which were themselves in front of a strange machine. The screens were empty, the machinery that maintained the simalcrum Twilight Town long since deactivated, and he pressed idly at keys with no effect. he wondered if he could step inside, visit the fake reality that had been built up for one man, but decided against doing it even if it were possible. Onwards he moved, through the place where Roxas and Axel had had their epic battle and where the passage to the World That Never Was had formed (Though it was long since closed again). It was after that was also interesting.\n\nAnother hallway, this one lined on both sides with pods, all of them empty. Thomas knew what they were, the role they had played, yet he continued past them to another white room, where a larger pod sat in the middle. He stepped up to it, placing a hand against the side as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, hoping to catch some glimpse of the presence of the one who had been contained within it. Sora had been in this pod, to recover after turning into a Heartless, to recover his memories and fix himself. If only it were so easy for Thomas to do the same. He wondered if the Keyblade warrior had dreamed, or if he had had a peaceful sleep without nightmares or fears. But he couldn't test that, and he knew no amount of time in there would fix him like it had Sora.\n\nWith a pain in his heart, he sighed, turned around, and left, heading back to Twilight Town proper. Time to face reality.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Lucus smiled as he either saw or felt everyone's attacks. He quickly dodged eximna's strike and Serins first bolt of lightning, allowing the girl to take the hit for him, even though he knew the mage wouldn't alow the magic to hurt her. Using the wind to speed himself up he dodged Serins second bolt of lightning as well as Rose's shadow needles. When he felt Xayama above him he just blew her away with a powerful gust before raising a wall of wind to block Ascots missles before proceeding to rise into the air to stay out of Sonic Blade's range.\n\n\"Hitting this bastard is gonna be a pain\" Xahsouj muttered\n\n\"Any distubance in the air will alert him. Lightning magic is fast but the split second it takes to charge is all the time he needs to dodge since the spells are usually so concentrated and linear.\" Joshua said\" That's what makes him so frightening. He knows where you are and were your attacks are coming from without neding to see you. And he aint even serious yet while most of us are.\"\n\n\"And you know his because?\" Satoko asked\n\n\"His hands are in his pockets.\" Joshua pointed out\" He only using his feet and mind to control the wind. If he uses his hands as well...\"\n\n\" Let me guess trouble.\" satoko said sarcasticly\n\n\"You've no idea.\" Joshua said\n\n\"Joy\" Satoko muttered before using her powers to throw a lampost at Lucus, forcing him to dodge it\"Huh... interesting choice of action\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"That's always the one weakness of lightning magic. Its pretty annoying, but you forget. Not all magic has to follow the rules\". Serin chimed in on Joshua's and Satoko's conversation as he moved over to them as he looked at them to make sure they were alright. Serin was very swift on his feet. \"Still he may be able to control the wind, but that doesn't mean he is unbeatable\". He began to think for a moment, while also keeping his blade at the ready. As much as he wanted to charge in, blade slashing, Serin knew that it would take more wits than pure brawn to take this speedy man down.\n\n\"As long as he can control the wind his speed will make him impossible to hit\". He watched for a moment as Satoko seemed to use some form of power to throw a lamp post at Lucas, which was easily dodged, but it gave an interesting choice of action. \"Lets just keep throwing whatever we can at him. As many things as we can. Magic, large rocks, lamp posts, bill boards. If we all throw whatever we can at him something is bound to hit him eventually\". Whether or not they agreed with the plan was up to them. This wasn't the time to argue about anything as they had a psychopath to destroy and people to protect from this mad man.\n\nSuddenly Serin pointed his sword in the air.**\"Thundaja!\"**Lightning leapt from the tip of his sword, large amounts of it. The magic seemed to spiral and surge throughout the area, harmlessly passing through anyone Serin didn't want to hurt, which was currently everyone except Lucas. It was like a large and constantly moving net and cage of large surges of electricity. Certainly Lucas couldn't dodge all of them as the electricity and lightning of the large scale, net like spell seemed to be after Lucas. After all, Serin's magic was an extension of his will, so why should it be conventional. He taught Reno this very same thing.\n\nHe didn't stop there though as he blasted another large surge of lightning into the area, the large wave like surge of electricity also seeming to follow after Lucas now, so even if he dodged it the spell would still follow that horrible excuse for a father. His more than nearly 30 years of magic study and training wasn't for show. Even if the large net of lightning or the homing large surge of lightning, as these were spells meant to persist for quite the while as long as Serin was still conscious, or at least for a few minutes; couldn't blast Lucas he hoped that at least could provide some openings for the others to get some hits on him.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Though she thought the plan of Exomin was very good, Joshua was right. Their opponent could just get out of the boots, and that would probably make him even more faster. But luckily something else was already done, she saw Joshua cast Lightning down on Lucus, and that left him open for attacks. Belle, not wanting to get too close to the enemy, didn't have any magic, and also didn't want to wait in line to throw something through a Corridor of Darkness, decided to grab her green summon stone. \"Cactuar!\" she shouted. The green humanoid cactus appeared on the battlefield. \"You know what to do.\" she said. Cactuar nodded He ran as fast as he could on the place where he was standing, before taking a giant leap in the air and unleashed a barrage of needles, this time not around the whole battlefield, but all into the direction of Lucus.\n\nNo, a needle didn't do much damage, it could kill a Shadow, a Soldier etc, but not an Angel Star, for example, in one hit. However if 1000 Needles were all send into one direction, hitting one person, it would inflict massive damage. Belle threw her fist in the air, cheering for Cactuar as he performed his attack. Exomin tapped on her shoulder.\n\n\"Sorry I couldn't be of any help...\" he said. \"My polarity, or magnetism, as they also call it makes me just able to control a metal weapon, or item. But I can change the properties of the metal into making it heavier. The mass of the particles in the object will become much heavier. But this guy indeed can just jump out of his boots. It's not like I can make his body heavier.\" he said.\n\nBelle however knew, not from experience or anything, just from basic logic, that there are metal particles in a person's blood. Iron, zinc, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum and selenium. So many, they can all be made heavier. \"Exomin. There is metal in the blood of people. You could make that heavier, if he gets a cut, and it starts to bleed. But...\" Belle got interrupted by the female version of Exomin, Eximna.\n\n\"I can cut him. Brother, make his particles heavier afterwards.\" she said already walking towards Lucus.\n\n\"Sis, wait!\" Eximna turned around. \"Shall we use that special ability we've been working on?\" Eximna shrugged and gave a 'go ahead' look. Exomin nodded and jumped towards her hand while he transformed into a foil in the process. Eximna rushed at Lucus. She summoned a few blades in front of her to cut Lucus' arm. Afterwards she would proceed to touch the cut with the foil that had her brother inside of it. Upon contact with the blood, Exomin could change the properties of the metals in his blood to make his body a lot heavier. Although because it is just a low percentage of metals in a person's blood it would only make him slower, he still would be able to move.But hitting him would be easier now, if he were to get up again. After the attack was done Exomin quickly changed back into his human form, exhausted from the transformation.\n\n\"Are you alright brother?\" Eximna asked. Exomin nodded. \"I just need to rest a bit, just let me rest here against the wall.\" he said. Eximna, as well as Belle, continued to attack Lucus with their weapons. Belle mostly throwing shurikens and kunai's towards him, while Eximna summoned entire blades out of nowhere and threw them at him.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Lucus stood no chance. Serin's spells and Ascots shotlock hit first and resulted in a massive explosion that sent Lucus flying. Followed up by Ascot's Faith, Rose's shadows, Belle's 1000 Needles and thrown weapon assault, Serin, Jakes and the twins melee assault and the Nobody was being sent reeling. Joshua, Xahsouj, Satoko and Rika didn't give him breathing room either, the former three attacking him with their weapons while Rika slammed him with barriers. It looked like Lucus was going to be eliminated for good when everyone who had a metal weapon that was close to Lucus, aka Joshua, Xahsouj, Satoko, Serin, Ascot, and Jake, were flung back through the air by their own weapons while Belle's and Eximna weapons were flung back at them. Rose's and Rika's attacks were blocked by a dome of pure metal.\n\n\"My my Chaos. Seems you got yourself in a little too much trouble this time.\" A voice said as a CoD opened in front of the dome. The person who stepped out wore a bright red robe that was covered in cuts, burns, bullet holes, and bloodstains. With a wave of their hand the dome was dismissed.\n\n\"Fuck you War. Don't you have something else to do?\" Lucus said.\n\n\"Just saving your sorry ass. Now move before our leader decides you need a punishment.\"\n\nLucus grimaced as he slowly walked through the CoD, muttering all the while.\n\nOnce Lucus was safe War closed the CoD before turning to everyone else.\n\"So what now fellow warriors? Is your blood still running hot with battle fury or will you calm those flames and stand down. I'll go along with whichever choice you make.\" He said calmly", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Even if Serin's sword pretty much turned into a lightning bolt from the powerful magic that Serin put into it in the end it was still a metal weapon beneath that. Serin kept a tight grip on his weapon, as he was currently letting his mana recharge with its quick rate so he didn't want to let go of it, so when flung back he certainly wasn't expecting it. Was Lucus truly that great to withstand that incredible result? Apparently not as suddenly another man appeared, this man most likely being responsible for them not being able to finish Lucus off, which they were so close to doing. Apparently the man had some kind of metal control, judging from the metal dome that appeared to block Rose's and Rika's attacks.\n\nThey seemed to call themselves Chaos and War. What were they, the Four Horsemen? No, Chaos wasn't a horsemen. War was, but Chaos wasn't. Serin was back on his feet quickly though, making another fast rush for Lucus as Serin wasn't one to stay down for very long, aiming to still cut Lucus down. Unfortunately though it was too late, Lucus vanishing into a corridor of darkness before Serin could get to him thus causing the Red Wizard to stop his rush short. He turned to the man named War, still holding his sword at the ready in case the man tried anything funny.\n\n\"A man named War willing to forgo battle? Well I guess that makes sense, a fight at the right moment type of matter\". Serin sighed and just shook his head, walking over to his fallen hat and putting it back on his head. \"I will only fight you though if you raise a hand against anyone else here since you don't seem as hotblooded as that cur Lucus\". Serin pointed his blade, which literally looked like Serin was holding a bolt of pure lightning, at War. \"Before you do leave though why don't you tell us who you are. After all, its only polite. Who exactly do you work for, and why would he have Lucus working with him, a man that shouldn't even exist anymore for multiple reasons\". Serin lowered his blade, the magic still infused and around it, but not crackling as wildly now as Serin was keeping it calm and ready for now.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Observation: Just when they were winning, the group were blocked by another Nobody, one who seemed to have Exomin and Exmina's metal powers. This Nobody apparently managed to rescue Lucus, and revealed that the latter's name was now Chaos (how fitting), while his was...War. This gave Ascot enough clues to ascertain that they were part of an organization, perhaps one more powerful than the Six Senses.\n\nNot that the Six Senses would want to hear that, though. Oh, in other news, his 'Faith' spell actually worked, albeit in conjunction with other spells! Anyway, back to the subect at hand; Serin had a point, the man named War was willing to forego battle, which was a good thing. Hmm, did he have any connection with the black-cloaked man who had interrupted Satoko and his' duel?\n\n\"Are you under the command of the black-cloaked man?\" he finally spoke.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake continued to hammer away at the adversary when suddenly the axes in his hands vibrated strangely and suddenly yanked him back. Jake struggled to control them again, but had to unsummon them, enabling him to land on the ground. He resummoned his Keyaxes, but by then, he was too far away from Lucus to continue the fight.\n\n\"Okay, that was new,\" Jake muttered, feeling the axes in his hand. He looked at the red-robed mage that had just appeared.\n\n\"Great, another clown,\" he grunted. He should have realized by now that bad guys were like Russian dolls; open one up and another showed up. \"You jerks have a union or something?!\n\n\"You tell me, buddy. Your twisted comrade attacked***us***, and tried to kill several people. His former family clearly doesn't want his psychopathic sorry ass back, and his mouth had written a check his ass couldn't cover. So keep your rabid dog on a leash.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Ralph being the nice guy responded to each reply to him in order. He first turned to Thomas who introduced him and Vanellope to everyone. \"Nice to meet you, and of course the rest of you.\" he then turned to Ascot. \"Oh that's really cool and interesting. I am here to become a hero, so maybe I can help you, then I may become a hero.\" he said. Vanellope was giggling behind him. Ralph then turned to Jake, who just descended from a candy cane tree. He ignored that Jake changed it that they were tourists now, maybe he wasn't the brightest one of the group. \"I shall introduce myself again. I'm Ralph and this is Vanellope.\" he said to Jake.\n\nVanellope just thought they were acting very suspicious and wasn't afraid to share that thought. \"But what is the real reason why you all are here?\" the girl asked. \"Because how do you actually know that it landed here?\" she asked.\n\n\"Vanellope. I am also trying to get you into the racing tournament while you actually don't have a ticket for it. This medal is the only reason why you can get in.\" he explained to her and revealed the golden medal. However when he was holding the medal in the air a dark creature flew by. It resembled a Heartless, but Ralph drew other conclusions. \"A Cy-Bug!\" he shouted. \"We have to get the medal back!\" Vanellope added.\n\nBut as they wanted to chase the Cy-Bug more appeared around them, out of the darkness just like Heartless. Along with those were also the magic-resistantJunkdroids. \"It seems we are dealing with some Heartless here!\" Belle said as she readied her weapons to attack the Heartless. Ralph also readied his large fists to slam the creatures of the darkness away. Vanellope however looked for a safe place to stay while the others were fighting.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "So they were in the world of a video game. Oner thought that was interesting, but let the others speak. Reno was more of an expert on the subject of video games than Oner was as Oner preferred reading books. From what Jake said though this must be some form of racing game as he remembered Reno playing some of those. This was apparently some other digital world then like the inside of Ansem's computer where Tron lived, which was something Reno read in the history books that Serin brought to him from the libraries of Radiant Garden since Oner didn't often venture outside for fear of not knowing when he would switch back to being Reno again.\n\nRalph and Vanellope seemed nice as well. Alot of the people they met in these worlds were usually nice people, except for the apparent 'villains' of those worlds. And speaking of villains a large creature suddenly appeared, apparently called a Cy-Bug by Ralph. More of them appeared followed by a bunch of Heartless. Whether or not all of the creatures here were heartless was unclear. Still these creatures seemed like Heartless. Either that or viruses of some kind. Either way these creatures were a threat to those here and to this world. Oner readied hisKeyblade, the Keyblade being completely different than Reno's.\n\n*'Aura'*He muttered this beneath his breath, a small blue aura glowing around his body as this unique spell cast all his buff spells on him all at once.*\"Hikari.\"*Upon saying this second word Oner's blade began to glow brightly as light was imbued into the blade, the light magic in his blade having the same level of strength as one of Bahamhut's Mega Flares. After that he spoke one more word, a little louder this time.*\"Ultiga!\"*A large, immense, and powerful surge of magical power burst forth from Oner in the same manner that Reno's Ultija limit break spell did that one day on Narnia with nearly the same level of strength since Oner and Reno's powers are both more complete now than Reno's power was back in Narnia. Just like all of Reno's magic, Oner's magic did not hurt any of his allies.\n\nAfter casting that one powerful spell he charged whatever Heartless that hadn't been destroyed by the large spell, probably some of the Junkdroids since they had magic resistance, rather swiftly, magic aiding his own natural swiftness as he began to slash at them with his light magic imbued blade which looked like it could hew through heartless with ease, and seemed to do so as he slashed at the magic resistant Junkdroids and this being the first time that Oner had actually fought with the others. While he didn't have as much Mana as Reno did, that Ultiga spell and the other two he cast taking a somewhat decent chunk of it (although the Ultiga spell was more than responsible for it really), he was decently skilled with a blade as he had learned from Serin. Nowhere near the level of a master, but he was pretty good nonetheless.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"We have a map,\" spoke Ascot, who was sure that back when Nagi was there, they*did*have a map. This was in response to Vanellope's question as to how they can locate 'game items' that had ended up in other games. As for Vanellope herself, Ascot took the time to observe her and Ralph; Vanellope was a precocious child, albeit not to the level of Joshua or him.\n\nAs for Ralph himself, he seemed to be the gentle giant, a good person on his own quest. He did, however, bear the marks of emotional pain, as though someone had hurt him inside, in the past. Ascot would observe further, if not for the interruption of creatures called Cy-Bugs, insectoid creatures that seemed carnivorous. These were accompanied by new Custom Heartless that showed that the Six Senses had stepped up their ante.\n\nAscot moved to attack with a swiftness that could be mistaken for magical, but was not, striking at a Junkroid, then dodging its counterattack. Then, he launched a Fira...only to see the monster acting with a resilience that spoke of magic resistance. Before Ascot can react, Oner was already casting Ultiga; which blasted away the Cy-Bugs and, well, weakened the Junkroids.\n\nNow was Ascot's time to shine. Finally casting Haste on himself, he attacked the Junkroids with flurries of swift blows, each one with the fury of Coastal Style Eskrima. With this same speed, he dodged their counterattacks as swift as the wind, or parried them to gain a cheap counter. Then, he finally began using his techniques, Slapshot and Aerial Slam, to great effect.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Joshua was SO happy to see the heartless arrive. He was itching for a fight and ready to pounce on the first chance he got. Sadly this fight was a rather short one as Oner decided to put on a rather... bright, flashy display of power, eliminating most of the heartless with a few quick but powerful spells. Seeing most of the enemies gone Joshua restrained himself and let Ascot play janitor and mop up the ones that remained while he watched him, observing how Ascot fought and how confident the boy seemed. The boy was getting faster and moving more confidently, that was for sure. Joshua wondered who would win if he and Ascot went head-to-head again.\n\nSeeing the fight practically over, Joshua let out a sigh and looked around for a hopefully tough, bigger opponent. He really needed to hit something. Heard.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas huffed to himself, biting his lip as people corrected him in this, though at least Jake seemed as confused as he was when he returned. Creativity was difficult when your head was a muddled mess of emotions, and he had never been into video games, only knowing they existed when he had gone to train with Donald, and even then not spending much time with them. Some things had been more important back then, such as his magical skill and training, which didn't leave him much time for that. But even just thinking on that, it felt like an eternity ago, a simpler time he had departed from to this current trial.\n\nAs their guests introduced themselves, Thomas fell silent, emotions festering as he let everyone else talk, since it seemed he couldn't speak without someone else correcting him or further clarifying what he had said. He meant what he said, and he was the team leader, so why did people feel the need to contradict him or add to what he said. If they wanted things further clarified, they could ask. That was the point of a conversation.\n\nAt least some Heartless showed up, providing some relief. Weird types he hadn't seen before and some Junkroids. But even the relief here was shortlived as Oner took the center stage, when Thomas had prepared to show off some of what he learned, to show that even though he hadn't had the benefit of a year passing in relation to everyone else he hadn't stayed still either, and to move as he usually did to keep anyone from suspecting that something was wrong with him. That was hard to do though when he cast a trio of spells, surrounding himself in some sort of blue light, his blade glowing in turn, and then an immense blast of magical energy engulfed the heartless there as he used Ultiga. Actually, it was a surprise that any had survived that blast, but some had been out of range, and others were magically resistant enough to tank the blast.\n\nThough he thought he would get the chance to go in now, Thomas didn't, hanging back and clearing away any Heartless that came after him as he watched the rest of the team and the newcomers wipe out the remaining Heartless, a slight pang shooting through his heart that hurt his arm as well as he watched. More and more he was slipping into irrelevance, and even when he tried he couldn't catch up. But he had to keep up the happy front as the Heartless were destroyed. \"Well, that wasn't too hard,\" he commented casually.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Amaya stayed out of the way of the fight and kept her distance from onerous/Reno for the fact she wasn't use to the two people in one body thing, it made her kinda uncomfortable.\n\nShe watched joshuas when the fight was over she gently wrapped her arms around his left resting herheaf against his souldr \"you will get the chance to fight Joshua...just be patient for a bit longer...atleast do it for me\"she commented gently as she sometimes felt she could kinda keep him calmand in control..she just didn't want to see him like he was in Narnia that was a nightmare she didn't want to relive", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Mirror Man huh? Well Oner really didn't mind. It was sort of comical actually, not that it actually listed any chuckles from the Denizen, but it didn't bring a negative response either. \"As interesting of a name as Mirror Man is, Joshua\", Oner actually using his real name instead of some nick name like Reno always did, \"It would be useful for you to know the signs so that you can tell which one of us is currently manifested.\" He now pointed at his jet black hair \"If my hair is jet black like it is now, and my Spirit Veins are white\", he then gestured to the white circle on his forehead and the white lines going down them, \"then currently I am Oner. If our hair is pale white and the veins black, then Reno is the one who is manifested.\"\n\nIt was a simple enough explanation on how to tell which of the two Keybladers were currently manifested, much simpler than what Reno would have probably given the other Keyblader, plus it would be good for the other two people here to know it as well if they were going to search for something together. Of course there was also the other sign as well that Oner acted and just felt much more mature than Reno did.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Joshua had trusted him with Amaya's safety again, and this time, Ascot wasn't ready to fail him. As the group walked with Ralph and Vanellope, the boy spoke to his adoptive sister:\n\n\"Hey, Amaya, feeling all right? I know you went through a lot in Twilight Town, and, well, I did so too. But, you're the one who's suffered worse, so, I'm going to ask; do you want to talk about it?\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"What is there to talk about though i can't believe signs could hide in someone i mean could thus mean that others are hidden in possible people and items? And it was add to see that nobody that looked like my father but the man i knew was never mean and cared a lot for me andmom from what i remember\"she said gently walking beside ascot and the others \"i am fine and will make it through this...sure that sign might have helped with my control of magic but i think ivcan still be of jaw\"she said", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake went to Ralph and Vanellope and said that the Cy-Bug was heading towards the castle. \"Well, isn't it obvious? We need to stop that thing before it gets there!\" Vanellope said. \"I need it for my entr... Ralph needs his medal to prove that he is a hero.\" she said. Ralph looked down at Vanellope. \"Thank you.\" he simply said. \"But now that we know where it is headed we have to go after it.\"\n\nBelle overheard the rest and walked towards them. \"Jake, why don't we catch that thing? Ascot and Amaya can stay with Ralph and Vanellope.\" she said. \"I can take it down with a shuriken, or you with a magic spell. You know magic spells, right?\" she said. After Jake had answered they would go after the Cy-Bug. Once they had caught up with the Cy-Bug Belle threw some shurikens into its direction and took it down. The medallion fell down and landed near Jake on the ground, unless he caught it. \"That went easier than expected.\"\n\n---\n\n\"You guys really found Ralph? We have to go to him!\" Felix said.\n\n\"If their friends are with him then we will surely meet up with him. We have to eliminate the Cy-Bugs before they destroy this game.\" Calhoun said. \"Are you guys with me?\" she asked. If one looked good they could see that there was a dark cloud forming above Frost Mountain. A cloud made out of Heartless.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "*Well, that was easy,*thought Ascot as he saw Belle bring down the Cy-Bug and get the medal back. He then turned towards Ralph and Vanellope, and smiled, saying:\n\n\"It seems that we did it; the medal's back in your possesion, or rather, it'll be soon. Anyway, I forgot to introduce myself - my name is Ascot Carver, from the Keybladers! game, and I'm glad to meet you, Ralph and Vanellope.\" Then, he changed the subject.\n\n\"So, who does that castle belong to, and what race are you talking about? Judging from your reactions, that race seems to be the centre of your game, right? Perhaps, it's even what the game's all about?\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Oner nodded. \"Yes we shall go with thee. Protecting this game from destruction is important.\" Even if this was a game it was still a living world inhabited by and enjoyed by many, since if it was a game alot of children probably played it, so they needed to protect it and they could just look for the sign while hunting these Cy-Bugs. Still it was unclear how they flew directly into a digital world in the void of space.*\"The mortal realm sure was a strange place.*Oner thought to himself, but then put that thought out of his head since this realm was his home and it wasn't like the Mirror Realm wasn't strange either based on the standards of this realm.\n\n\"But before we go looking for them it seems we have yet another problem to contend with.\" Oner looked at the dark cloud and slowly the white circle on his head began to glow softly with light, it moving through the lines going down from the circle like blood through veins. \"It seems that you will be getting the fight that thou was pining for after all, Joshua.\" Without another word Oner readied his Keyblade for the oncoming threat.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I was hoping for more quality then quantity but this'll do for now. And the only reason I'm looking for a good fight is to see how well I can do.\" Joshua said while watching the cloud of now angered heartless approach the group with his arms folded. While a sigh he unfolded them and summoned Total Eclipse to his hand as an aura of darkness surrounded him, an aura that would make his the primary target for the heartless.\" For now the rest of y'all stay back. I want to see how well I can do against this barrage of wild animals. At the very least it should be a tad bit fun.\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas nodded at Calhoun's suggestion. agreeing with her assessment of what their priorities should be, In a way, he was somewhat envious, and he turned an eye to keeping a better watch on her. Not simply because of physical attractiveness, but more because she exuded an aura of authority. The Sergeant was by any guess in the military, and seemed to be used to leading. He wanted to learn from her there, see how she did it so he could replicate it, and get some respect or at least more concrete authority from the one certain role he had in this group. So anything he could learn, the better.\n\nHe summoned his Keyblade, but upon seeing the aura of darkness that manifested around his companion, and hearing Joshua's words, he stood back. to let the man fight. \"Fine,' he said. \"But if it looks like you're going to die, then I'm getting involved.' It also provided a convenient excuse for him as he moved away, his arm wound having an....adverse effect to the presence of the dark aura. It felt like pins and needles, like something was digging into his arm and just. Wouldn't. Stop. It was not adding up to a good combination with everything else that had happened recently, and he wondered if he looked as much like hell to everyone else as he felt.\n\nFor now, he focused on keeping himself under control while watching Joshua fight, hoping that that would distract everyone's attention from him so no one noticed if he was having some physical reaction, like how his fist clenched and arm shook beneath the armor covering.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Before Jake could respond, Belle nailed the flying Cy-bug rather expertly. He managed to grab the medal before it landed on the ground.\n\n\"That's a pretty good shot,\" he whistled. \"Though about magic... um, yeah, not really my field. Sorry, but I'm more of a straight-up close combat expert.\n\n\"Besides, this just solves the issue of the medal - it doesn't answer where the Cy-Bug's hive is, nor where the Sign is.\"\n\nHe takes a good look at the medal, noting that the medal seems rather... military in nature. He takes a glance at Ralph and Vanellope, sensing something was amiss. Still, it was their medallion, so he hands it over.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Oner watched both Joshua and Thomas fight the Heartless. It felt strange taking turns like this, but Oner was ready to jump in at any moment during any of their fights with the Heartless and Cy-Bugs in case they were in danger. Luckily these creatures seemed to stand no chance against Joshua's dark powers or Thomas' magic and glider skills. Oner decided after a bit of watching Thomas fight that it was his 'turn' to jump in. \"I guess it must be my turn then.\" He let his Keyblade appear in his hand as he said this, ready to take on this foe as he placed his other hand on the surface of the blade, the circle on his forehead glowing softly with light as it seemed to flow through the lines descending from the circle. In the next moment a blue aura appeared around him for just a single moment and his Keyblade, in the next moment, seemed to be infused with a powerful surge of light, the blade no longer looking like a blade, but just a sword made of just light.\n\nAfter that quick moment Oner dashed forward like a bullet right towards the large, yet dwindled thanks to Joshua and Thomas, cloud of Heartless. Oner's blade of light was slashing deep into heartless after he charged forward, his sword skills being pretty stellar and his magic only augmenting them further. As he slashed at and through heartless he did so with not two hands, but one. In his other hand he used it to launch and control small yet very powerful and concentrated bursts of magic at enemies from a very close range, the magic attacks being more like point blank melee attacks. The bursts looked like very small, yet still powerful, versions of the Ultima spell.\n\nThat was not all he did though. Those more magical resistant heartless were tough, but not even they were resistant to light. Instead of launching or slamming small bursts, jets, or streams of ultima into them he would imbue a good amount of ultima magic into his blade. This gave his blade and each of his slashes incredible bursts of explosive power as it now shredded through enemies he cut. Granted some took more hits than others, the blade was still very effective. Those flying enemies were still troublesome to deal with though. At one point, right as he slashed through one enemy he gathered a quick bit of his focus and the remainder of his Mana within him to let out a powerful wave of magical energy from his body, explosions of magic erupting throughout the air and the cloud in what was a different version of ultima meant for taking out more widespread clusters of flying enemies. Of course it didn't have the same instant elimination power as the omnidirectional single wave did, but what heartless weren't caught in the small explosions were still damaged a slight bit.\n\nThere were still alot of them though and Oner still felt like going all out would be unneeded at this point. Even if he had used all of his mana to take out a good bit of heartless he still had the magic in his blade and decided to get a little more. He had dodged, and got hit, by some blows, but now decided to give some of those Rune Masters a taste of their own magic. As one of them let loose its powerful thundaga spell towards Oner he suddenly let the spell hit his blade, the thunder magic seeming to be captured into it. \"I thank thee for thine assistance.\" He smirked, his blade of light and magical energy suddenly coming to life with a surge of electricity that seemed to become a literal part of the blade.\n\nThere were just too many Heartless though, but that wasn't going to stop Oner. His blade seemed more precise and more destructive, like lightning itself as each slash tore through the air and whatever enemies that had the unfortunate pleasure of getting hit by it. Oner's mana may have been all drained by the bursts of ultima he used, plus that final burst to take down a good number of them, but he was going to keep on fighting. He decided though that this needed to end and they couldn't waste time on these enemies. \"And now I shall give it back!\"\n\nWith that declaration he aimed his blade towards the sky. Electricity, light, and magical energy erupted from his blade in a powerful surge right into the cloud of the heartless. Still there were still plenty of the creatures left. He wondered if there were as many here as there were back in Radiant Garden. Still he needed time to recharge the rest of his mana. \"Reno, you're up!\"\n\nin a single instant he changed, Oner's keyblade disappearing and that same glove that looks like Reno's Keyblade appeared on his hand and now the physical signs of Reno were there in an instant as they quickly switched places. Reno quickly raised his gloved hand towards the sky as the black circle on his head shined with pure, serene darkness that flowed through the lines on the circle. Suddenly a large beam of darkness resembling a Mega Flare in both general appearance and strength shot from his hand through the cloud, blasting anything in its path as it tore through the sky, luckily for the Heartless there still being plenty that weren't in the very large beam's path. With a clench of his fist the explosion that looked like it was beginning to form was suddenly swirled about into a large tornado that appeared on the battlefield. The Dark Mega Flare's remaining energy swirled in the tornado, making it move faster and causing what heartless that got caught in it to be damaged either by the incredibly fast and tearing winds of the tornado, which had no affect on any of the Keybladers or the two videogame characters, and by the darkness infused magical energy swirling in the winds.\n\nReno watched after that, hoping that spell combo would finish off the rest of the heartless that hadn't been defeated by Joshua, Thomas, and Oner.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot had cast Haste on the team which was always helpful. Jake then suggested to carry someone, as he supposedly was the fastest of the group. Belle laughed. \"Jake, I'm a thief. I think I can outrun you to the tracks!\" she said with a playful smile. Belle quickly climbed into a candy cane tree, luckily the candy canes weren't very sticky or anything. They were actually a bit slippery. When she was close to the top she could see the racetrack lying close to the castle. Belle immediately jumped out of the tree, grabbing a branch of another one to make a save landing. \"Seems like the racetrack is straight ahead.\" she said and started running.\n\n\"Not too fast guys! I'm not the fastest runner!\" Ralph said as he ran after the group. Once the group would arrive at the racetrack they could spot Vanellope in the distance, handing in the golden medal from Hero's Duty. However Vanellope quickly gets chased by the police of the event and is bullied away by the other racers. Vanellope is quickly gone again and Ralph looked disappointed. \"So... my medal is gone?\" he asked himself.\n\n\"Ascot, Jake, Amaya. Let's go to the track to check out if we can find some more information about Vanellope, the medal, this world and maybe the sign.\" she said.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"Belle,\" spoke Ascot, \"considering that King Candy rules this world and apparently wants to bully Vanellope, we risk that we might be talking to one of his cronies, collaborators, or unwitting believers who swallow whatever propaganda the King puts up. No, we go by the logic of the previous worlds, and assume that King Candy is both 1.) Evil, and 2.) has access to great power and knowledge.\"\n\n\"Instead of going around and asking for information - from people who might alert the King, no less, I think that we should enter an infiltrator into the castle instead. Belle's a thief, she can enter the King's castle and find out whatever information is needed. That, or we can meet up with Joshua and Reno/Oner again, and attack the castle openly. I know I'm operating by 'story logic' here, but I'm sure that either King Candy is evil enough to deserve an attack, or he'll be good enough to forgive us.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I think ascot is right belle is best to go into the Castro for the rest of us will stick out...maybe i can cause a distraction with guards among the castle after all you can't moss a girl in white or i could call Joshua for.help..\"She said with a giggle\n((Sorry for the small post", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Joshua had recovered by the time Thomas and Reno/Oner had finished with the Heartless. By the time Thomas landed he was leaning against a nearby tree, looking a bit bored\n\"Next time the enemy had better be quality and not quantity but at least that was a good workout.\" he commented, though his eye remained on Thomas. Something about their 'leader' was bothering him still. Thomas never displayed any powers of Darkness, at least not to the extend that Joshua himself did. But Joshua could swear he still sense darkness from Thomas but again, it felt muted, like something was hiding it. If Thomas was having his own struggle with Darkness, he shouldn't try and fight it alone. Joshua knew this all to well.\n\n~~ If he does have Darkness within him, I have to find it out before it consumes him. Flat out accusing him will do no good. Gotta test the waters first before letting the ship sail.~~ he thought before setting off with the others. He kept an eye on Thomas the entire time, hoping to see a chance to try and find something out and confirm or deny his suspicions.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot, who had been recovering from the candy rocket strike using healing spells and items, was finally up and running just in time to search for Jake and the others for several minutes, meandering here and there, occasionally eluding Candy Troopers, until finally, he and Ralph found...a Moogle Shop where Ascot can buy more healing items and food, something that he needed.\n\nIt seemed as though the group would never find Jake, Amaya, and Vanellope, until finally, they got lucky; and managed to find the car factory, where the others were. Of course, they had to sneak in, which was harder now that King Candy's troops were on high alert. Ascot felt guilty about assaulting King Candy's holdings just because he was bullying Vanellope; at the very best, it was disproportionate retribution...\n\n...But, well, the boy had had enough of having villains with good publicity running around, sitting pretty in their castles while they tyrannized over people. Yes, Ascot was still convinced that King Candy was such a villain; because at the previous worlds that the group had roamed in, it was*always*an authority figure who was the villain. Yzma, Shere Khan, Long John Silver, and most infamously, the White Witch.\n\nCounterargument: there were good authority figures as well, like Captain Amelia and Aslan, but while the two were theoretically more powerful than their opponents, in practical terms, LJS and the White Witch held the largest amount of temporal power. Still flimsy logic to judge King Candy, to be sure, but, well, one more thing: The Worlds, he noticed, ran on*stories*.\n\nTangent: Was there a 'Narrative Force' that governed stories? Is this 'Narrrative Force' more powerful than the Light or the Darkness? Was there an energy that bound worlds, people,and places into patterns? If so, can he tap it?*Should*he tap it? It might be unethical and dangerous if he tried to do so, but, if his theory was right, then he might discover a game changer...", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "The inside of the volcano was...beautiful. Beads of Mentos dangled above a lake of cola, a volatile combination, from what he had absorbed of Chemistry, but that didn't matter; right now, the whole place seemed like...a cathedral. All was quiet except for the group's conversations at the back, and Ascot's mind was made serene by the scenery...serene except for continued worries about Belle.\n\nThe thief still hadn't reappeared, and, well, Ascot was now certain that something had happened to her. Dangit all, he should have insisted that Jake go with her! It was now that Ascot regretted using 'story logic' to try and move the quest and investigation along; he cursed himself for being so idiotic. But, still, everyone made mistakes, and it was time to atone for them.\n\n\"I'm going flying out to rescue Belle,\" he spoke to the others, waiting for their opinion.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas, ready with his Keyblade and armor, relaxed as Joshua took the fore, more than prepared to fight this thing. Much as he might want to, he was willing to grant the warrior what he wanted, in order to get closer to being alone with Calhoun. That would be hard, but even if it were just with Felix around that would be alright too, given that he didn't know the guy.\n\n\"Alright,' he agreed with a nod, unknowing of how close Joshua was to figuring out his problem. But he left the warrior to fight as he moved along with Calhoun, Felix, and Oner. It was a quick trip to the hole in the ground that they were aiming for, and on arrival Thomas whistled. \"Wow, that's a lot of them,\" he commented. \"Getting rid of them all is going to be pretty difficult.\"\n\nHis attention was drawn as another Cy-bug emerged to fight, and he prepared to fight yet again as Oner and Felix took off following Calhoun's instruction. They were alone now, he could say, though Joshua was nearby dealing with the other Cy-Bug. But now wasn't really question time.\n\n\"Let's do it,' he agreed with a nod, and moved on, swinging with his Keyblade while firing off Fira and Thundara spells at it. He aimed for the legs and back torso, guessing those to be weak spots given that it was a giant bug, while Calhoun distracted it with her energy gun thing. Hopefully this wouldn't be too hard.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Outside of the hole, Joshua was having the time of his life, if your idea of fun involved fighting a giant insect made out of machine parts and candy while trying your best to not be stomped on, bitten, and rammed by it... which he found to be no fun at all. He spent the beginning of the battle between him and the oversized pest mostly dodging it's attacks and getting used to it's rhythm while also occasionally blasting it with magic or slashing it with his keyblade. Over all it seemed like a very simple opponent, almost primitive in it's methods. Then it pulled out the machine guns and the lasers. Which made things more of a pain, since it was able t keep it's distance better then that.\n\nNow Joshua didn't have Reno/Oner's overly powerful magic that could possibly blow up entire cities if they put their minds behind it, nor did he have Jake's amazing strength that could smash boulders and Ascots speed that should be leaving behind afterimages at this point. He was somewhere in the middle of all of them and that made his fights a tad bit harder. But he didn't gripe or complain about that, since he knew these facts and was just fine with that. Being balanced meant that his fights were tougher but that he was adaptable and could switch styles on the go.\n\nEarlier defend and counter attack had been his style in this fight earlier but now he had to go full offense on this damn bug. Be quickly used his Quick Dash to close to one of it's legs, which he quickly climbed up before jumping into the air and doing a downwards slash on one of it's joints. With a bit of effort and the keyblade's unnatural sharpness to cut the leg off. Seeing the circuitry on the inside of the leg and put all his power into a Dark Thunder spell, overloading the damn spider's systems and causing it to collapse. He jumped away and landed on his feet just as the entire thing exploded behind him.\n\n~~Now if only someone was recording that like some kind of movie.~~ he thought, shouldering his keyblade.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Thomas grinned to himself as he dodged and weaved, his spells surprisingly effective on the Cy-bug given that it didn't have the magical resistance of a Heartless. To be honest, it was a tad scary to see what magic could do to actual things, but it was a power he had long ago gotten used to. Lightning slammed into the back torso given that it was the highest point, while fire burned at it's legs and allowed him to hack away at it with his Keyblade, eventually severing one, then another and another until it was immobile. He did get some of the thing's blood on him in the process, but he ignored it for the most part as he moved in battle, and Calhoun blasted the thing.\n\nHe jumped away as Calhoun pulled out an extra large gun (How many guns did she actually have), and killed it at last. He put on a grin, buoyed by the success at least a little, the pain he had from darkness lessening slightly as he rejoined Calhoun, sending away his armor and Keyblade, while turning to face Joshua who seemed to have finished off his Cy-bug as well, to no real surprise on Thomas's part. If there was anyone that could handle one of those things, it was Joshua. Well, and Reno/Oner, but that was hardly a fair contest as it was. He supposed he should amend the statement to say 'Of the normal people', since Reno/Oner wasn't normal, no matter what appearances might be put on, mentally as well as physically.\n\nHe stood there with arms folded, listening to the conversation about what to do, and how to handle this threat. \"So, I don't suppose you've got an army or something ready to kill all these things, do you? Since getting everyone out only seems to solve half the problem, at least from where I'm standing,\" he said to add his opinion. Then there was an explosion, which drew his gaze as well as everyone elses, to see debris in the air.\n\n\"Do they normally do explosions,\" he asked, Calhoun the only real expert on Cy-bugs they had here. If she didn't know, then none of them would. Still, things had gotten a bit more difficult now. \"Well, guess we split up then. Me or Joshua can take Felix to go warn the townsfolk via Glider, while the other goes with Calhoun to see whatever the hell that was,\" he said, offering the suggestion and glancing at Calhoun. He was acutely aware that this moment, more than ever, she was a leader, a commander, someone who took people and used their energies to achieve a goal, who deserved and earned respect, while he was mediocre at best. He was barely the spokesperson o the group, and it wasn't like people listened to him beyond when the decision was blindingly obvious anyway. He had no qualifications to be in charge beyond Nagi's random choice. And he was afraid of embarrassing himself in front of Calhoun, and thus having Joshua dislike and not respect him that much more, though deep down he knew his suggestion was reasonable in this circumstance.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Oner sighed a little in relief as he watched Joshua, Thomas, and Calhoun come back from exterminating their batch of Cy-Bugs. It wasn't that he doubted their abilities no. He had great faith in every member of their group, as did Reno. Oner never liked battle though and was a natural worrywart when it came down to it. Still he let his worry subside for now, especially when he saw an explosion off in the distance. He listened to Thomas' plan about how to go about splitting up and thought of something of his own, waiting until Thomas finished speaking to voice his own opinion.\n\n\"I agree with Thomas, except I think I might stay here. If the race doesn't start till tomorrow, then there might still be enough time to eliminate the hive without the need for evacuation.\" In one of his hands was his own Keyblade, Blade of the Mirror, and suddenly he outstretched his other hand. Reno's Keyblade, Spellbinder, appeared above Oner's hand, floating in mid air, Oner not actually touching yet and taking a bit of care not to for some reason as he just let it float there. \"If Reno and I...\" He paused for a moment, trying to think of a word to explain this. \"Transform... to put it in the tongue of the mortal realm... we may have enough power to eliminate the entire hive before all of the eggs hatch if all of us work together. With Neo Bahamhut aiding us we should be able to destroy all of the Cy-Bugs in the hive and the eggs as well...\"\n\nHe sighed a little though, letting both blades vanish, Reno's blade actually vanishing in a small black flash instead of a small white one. \"What dost thou think Seargent Calhoun? The Cy-Bugs seem to have come from your game, or so I assume, so you know the most about them. If we were to mount an all out assault on the hive, destroying as many eggs as we could, dost thou think we could prevent the destruction of this here game at their mandibles? Or would this endeavor just awaken a sleeping giant earlier than it should awaken?\"", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Jake gave Candy a cold, hard glare as the short King drove away.\n\n\"I'm sorry, I don't buy any of this,\" Jake said. \"That girl's been suffering too long from bullying, and she's been itching to finally get a chance to race. If the Children of the Candy Corn hadn't been making her life miserable, maybe she wouldn't have had the desire to prove herself.\n\n\"And look, her condition...\" Jake said, knowing he was on poor ground here, given that he still wasn't sure what the hell the others meant with a game.\n\n\"Her condition may not be normal, but trust me; I've met people who had it worse, people who by all laws of nature shouldn't***exist***. And yet they got better. Where there's life, there's hope. What King Candy's counting on is***fear***.\n\n\"So whatever***King***Candy is planning, count me out. I hope you've got more sense than to listen to him, Ralph.\n\n\"Besides, didn't you just bust up his castle? Think maybe he's just a tiny bit bitter about it?\"\n\nJake stomped back inside, going to check on Vanellope. Best not to leave her alone under these circumstances.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Vanellope looked at Joshua with her normal indifferent look, but then a smile appeared. \"Me? Cute and little, don't make me laugh. And just so you know I'm not in love with someone, I was just trying to make conversation.\" Vanellope leaned over to Amaya. \"So this is your*special*guy, huh?\" she asked, although Joshua was right next to them.\n\n---\n\nGula ripped Morph off her face and stuffed him in a pocket of her XXL sized black coat. She saw Oner and Calhoun approach in the distance. She quickly backed down from Belle and Ascot and completely used her saltiness powers. Buckets full of metal hard salt came out of the mouths in her hands. Gula created a half circle around her, which like her blade and shield, were hard as metal. The magical light of Oner's Holy spell passed the metal defense of Gula. She quickly took back her metal again and transformed it into twin blades.\n\n\"Peanuts, more? Where do you little fish keep coming from? I could fry you, but if I first chop you guys to pieces then the distribution rate will be bigger and it won't take long for you guys to be well-done. And then I can eat you.\" Gula said, drooling a little bit at the thought of it.\n\n\"You're really sick.\" Belle said with a disgusted look. She looked to Ascot and Oner. \"Okay, we need a plan. With four of us now, we can defeat her easily, although she only used 2 of her 4 tastes.\" she said. \"So anyone has any ideas?\"\n\nCalhoun stepped forth. \"I don't know the capabilities of this woman or those of you two. But I think that it is best to use projectile-based attack on her. Which is good in my case.\" Calhoun said and readied her blaster.\n\n\"Okay from what I know: she can shoot very hard bubblegum bubbles, and slam with them. If they are mint-green then they are explosive. She also can create weapons out of salt that is as hard as metal.\" Belle said.\n\n\"Okay from what I get, we should keep our distance and attack from different angles at the same time. She won't be able to do much if that is the case.\" Calhoun suggested. \"Everyone agrees?\"", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Amaya gasped as she lightly giggled at his comment while accepting the ice cream\nShe listened to Joshua speak to the girl before Modding to the girl \"yep this is my special gut he been with me for as long as o could remember...he even defied the group and searched for me when i was in a coma...he may speak like a punk and be stubborn nit that is fine with me\"she said", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Good plan, Miss,\" spoke Ascot to Calhoun. \"However, if this villain is taste-based, you'd better look out for Acid - Sour, and Poison - Bitter.\" He then looked at Gula, knowing that she can hear every word the group said. The boy then put on a metaphorical mask of confidence and a casual demeanor, before saying, in a carefree tone that was incredibly sincere:\n\n\"Yes, we're actually letting you hear our plans,*that*is how confident we are that we can beat you. You may be a formidable opponent, but, well, let's just say that I've seen better,\" which was the truth; Ascot had seen the Riders. \"In fact, we are so confident that we can beat you that I'm actually giving out that I'm trying to rile you up; make you lose your judgement,\" the boy spoke in a deadpan manner.\n\n\"Because in the end, you're just a cheap farce who hits so many cliches, they can fill a libary.\" In truth, however, Ascot was ommitting some facts; he didn't just want to rile up Gula, he also wanted to give Oner and the others time to move into position. Then, the young Keyblader smiled and leapt up, then, glided striaght for Gula's hair, a fiery aura surrounding him as it did so.\n\nHowever, this was a feint, and the boy rolled to Gula's left, his dexterity such that he as able to evade Oner or Belle or whoever was moving from the direction. Then, he cast Haste on himself again, and extended it to the rest of the group. Oh, and, lest Gula take Morph as a hostage, he desummoned the little creature, before using another Sparkra on the woman.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"OH, I'm a punk am I?\" Joshua said, a smile on his face.\" For calling me that, you're sentenced to a forehead flick little lady. Calling me a punk after I went out of my way to get you some ice cream the nerve.\"\n\nWith that he did give her a flick to the forehead before turning back to Vanellope.\n\"By the way, you do know I heard that right? Anyway you are cute, don't go selling yourself short there. And to me you are on the small side but that really doesn't matter.\" He said to her while looking around at their surroundings\" Also if you were just trying to make conversation with Amaya, you could've asked any number of things. You, my little lady...\" At this point he knelt down and gently poked Vanellope\"... have feelings for a certain someone. And if I had to guess it's that Ralph character we first saw you with. So tell me, am I right or am I right?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Oner charged at Gula with keyblades engulfed with the three elements Fire, Blizzard and Lightning the ingredients for a perfect and powerful attack. Gula however saw through the attack and quickly summoned the shields on her side. What she didn't take into account however was the lightning engulfing the blades of Oner, or whoever he was at this moment. Although the shield was made out of salt there were little metallic parts in it that made it as strong as metal, but also had the same properties of it. The lightning was directed through the metal and hurt the hands of Gula. \"Ouch!\" she said.\n\nBelle quickly followed Ascot. No she wasn't as fast as him, she was faster than Oner, but not Ascot. But she managed to catch up a bit to him, being only two meters behind him. \"Ascot get her now that she is down for a few seconds!\" Belle said. When she was in Gula's range she suddenly shouted \"Stop!\" stopping the time for a few seconds giving Ascot enough time to land a nice strike on Gula. Of course this would only effect Gula because of the power of the keyblade. Belle herself would give another go on her new ability Shuriken Strike and slashed once again to send out three shurikens of light. This time having more speed and knockback on them became she was in motion. Ascot's attack landed shortly followed by the shurikens of light. Of course this would not be visible duo to Gula being under the effects of Stop. After the spell wore off she received the damage of the attacks of Ascot and Belle.\n\nGula was knocked back, the look on her face immediately became one of anger. Gula jumped back onto on one of the cakes, leaving Ascot, Oner/Reno and Belle below. Gula rubbed her side, the place where the attack of Ascot landed, and let out a grunt. She engulfed her hands again with the mint green bubblegum gloves. She shot many bombs down to the ground causing the cake on the ground to launch up and create a smoke of the detonation of the bombs. Calhoun quickly rushed to the other three and shot blindly into the smoke, but once the smoke disappeared Gula had disappeared too.\n\n\"She got away.\" Belle said.\n\n\"I'll contact Thomas, so we can meet up again and tell what happened.\" Calhoun said.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Ralph rubbed the back of his head, looking down to the ground. \"Sorry Jake. I know what you said, but I don't want to hurt her.\" Ralph made eye contact with everyone in the room and stopped at Vanellope. \"It is very dangerous for you to compete in this race. King Candy may be angry at me, but what he is saying it true. You're a glitch, the players will find out you're a glitch... and what might happen next is not something I would like if it happened to you.\"\n\nSuddenly the communicator of Thomas would begin to beep. When Thomas would answer it he would hear the voice of Calhoun. \"We just fought a rather... odd villain here. One of your teammates, Belle, knows more about a certain Vanellope which could be very important. Can you message me your current location? Calhoun out.\" she said and waited for Thomas' reply. Once Thomas had told that they were in the cola volcano, Calhoun went back to the rest of the group. \"Shall we go?\"\n\n\"Yes... however I have something to ask first.\" Belle turned to Ascot and Oner. \"Can one of you please explain me how to make a glider out of your keyblade? It would be easier for me to travel around.\" she said.\n\n\"And I always can hop on Oner's vehicle.\" Calhoun said.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"Like all magical phenomena,\" spoke Ascot, \"conjuring up a Keyblade Glider is a combination of Imagination and Magical Energy. Imagination, of course, is something that us kids have aplenty, and, being Keybladers, we have a lot of energy. So, the process is simple.\" Ascot then smiled, and conjured up his own Keyblade Glider, an Electrum-colored duplicate of that Ventus historically had.\n\n\"First, you imagine the shape of the Glider; form its shape in your head,\" the boy continued. \"Then, you draw upon the powers of the Keyblade, draw upon its light/darkness/whathave you. Then, you let the Keyblade soak itself in magical energy, become malleable. And then, you transform it!\" Ascot then smiled, as if saying 'try it'. Then, once Belle had transformed her Keyblade:\n\n\"Now, I think we must go; King Candy's plans need to be revealed.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Oner, Reno, or whoever that person was holding both of their Keyblades had launched one final spell in Gula's direction before she managed to get away, the blast not hitting anything but air though as she vanished just before it would have hit her.***\"Megidola!\"***The two voices called out at once, the circle on his forehead glowing brightly as a blast of what appeared to be clear, yet not. A shimmering blast of bright energy. It appeared to contain both darkness and light, yet not at the same time, as if the blast was made of the two elements fused together as it tore through the air, missing its target because the target vanished.\n\nThe somewhat glowing figure of Oner and Reno, as the others talked, closed his eyes as the circle on his forehead was only filled with light, the element swirling around the figure. When it faded, Reno's keyblade vanishing in a small blink of darkness, Oner was standing there once again, a sigh escaping from him. \"At least the fight is over before things got too rough. While our... transformation is very powerful...\" He was about to say something else, but paused and stopped, shaking his head. \"No... it is not important to worry about. Let us be on our way.\" With a wave of his hand Oner materialized his and Reno's glider, leaping onto it and lowering it to the ground so that Calhoun could hop on it so that they could be on their way to go help the others.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Getting nothing overly useful from Felix, Thomas set off on his Keyblade Glider, headed for the apparent and obvious landmarks around with Felix in tow. He could start there, and move on into the wilderness of candy canes and other types of candy. He fell silent somewhat silent as they flew, not sure what to converse with Felix about, since the plumber was either busy being worried about Ralph, the Heartless Cy-bug things, or talking about Calhoun, and while Thomas could appreciate that she was certainly tough, with big guns, and some macho charisma, he didn't quite have the same fascination. But then again, what was he to say about another's tastes?\n\n*Yes, indeed. Your taste tends more towards blue haired thieves*, commented his other self with a chuckle.\n\n*Shut up*, Thomas growled, hoping he wasn't blushing.*We are not having this conversation right now. Belle is just a friend.*\n\n*Oh, is that it,*asked the voice.*My apologies. Shall we talk instead about Reno's latest display of power perhaps, or maybe Joshua's new skill with his Keyblade?*\n\n*Neither*, he snapped back.*You're going to shut up, and I'm going to fly this Glider, find Ralph, and then I'm going to save this world.*Somehow. He still wasn't sure how they would get rid of the giant nest of Cy-Bugs underneath this world, but presumably Calhoun had some way of dealing with it.\n\n*For now, until you need me again,*the voice conceded with another chuckle before it quieted. It was about now that Thomas neared the cola volcano. Now he was definitely getting a sign that Ralph had been here, if the damage to the environment was any indication. He pulled in for a landing near the indicated cave entrance and hopped off, sending away his glider and striding forward into the thing, with Felix following behind.\n\nIt was getting hot in here now as he wiped his brow with his non armored arm. Well, that would make sense since this was a volcano. Suddenly, his communicator started beeping, the one provided by Calhoun, and he grabbed at it, fumbling with the device until he figured out how to answer. \"I'm at the cola volcano, and it looks like they are here, or were here recently. Thomas out.\" He only hoped that repeating the format that Calhoun had followed was the right method of use.\n\nSoon enough he was proved to be correct, a few minutes later emerging into a large cavern with a ceiling made of some weird tablets and the bottom fizzing with what he assumed was cola. Carbonated drinks hadn't really existed in his world, so finding them when going to be Donald's apprentice was a real treat. But that was a distraction form the main event, where Ralph was facing down Jake, who had weapons drawn, and Vanellope, with Joshua and Amaya off to the side.\n\nThomas gave a mental sigh before sprinting forward, Keyblade drawn and in full armor, as much as it might suck, to interpose himself between the two fighters. \"Alright, everyone calm down,\" he said in the loudest, most commanding voice he could muster. \"What the heck is going on here? We're supposed to be on the same side guys.\"", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" } ]

[ { "text": "\"Well, I'm going to have to agree with Thomas here,\" Jake replied after Thomas said his piece. \"***Waiting***for those things to hatch would just be trouble. We need to take out as much as possible. If we can collapse the whole cavern on the eggs... think that might work?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Calhoun looked around for a bit, it was a great army she got in front of her. Strength, speed, magic, support and leadership. All of these were present in the group. \"Okay guys, even for a sergeant it is good to discuss things with the rest of her team. And this is one of these cases. But I believe we have formed the best way of dealing with the events to come.\" Calhoun said. \"But first Vanellope, tell me, can we replace add another character to the roster now that we have the medallion again?\" she asked.\n\n\"I guess not. There is a maximum amount of players who can enter the race.\" she said.\n\n\"Okay then. Vanellope, Reno and Ascot will participate in the race. Reno and Ascot first have to take down two contestants and either can ride their cars or your gliders, just keep an eye on Vanellope.\" she then looked at another part of the group. \"Joshua and Belle. You two will try to keep King Candy busy, whatever he is doing. Just try that he does not interfere with Vanellope's race. The others will come with me to the nest. We can try to let the candy ground fall on the eggs, but they are as hard as steel. Hopefully it will prevent some Cy-Bugs from hatching. We try to fight as many as we can but if they get too close to the inhabitants of this world we need to evacuate them. Amaya and Felix will take care of the support in combat. Are we alright with this?\"\n\n\"I am.\" Belle said and looked as Joshua. She never had much interaction with Joshua mostly because he was with Amaya most of the time, and when not she often would talk to Amaya instead. \"Hey Joshua, maybe we'll even manage to find the sign during this time.\" she said with a playful smile. \"You know. We often stumble upon it, so it will probably be not different this time.\" she said.\n\n---\n\nThe Race\n\n---\n\nThe racers were lined up in the selection. If they had succeeded Ascot and Reno took out two of the drivers in this race. Taffyta went up to Vanellope and the two boys. \"So it looks like the glitch is doing some foul play. You can't just take out two players of the race, ya know. That's like against the rules. But I guess that's okay because you know who's also racing today?\" Taffyta looked to the sideline and saw King Candy arrive at the court.\n\n\"Hello racers! Are we excited for this awesome race! May everyone have the best of luck, except for Vanellope of course.\" he chuckled. \"And of course the most for me.\" this one was added with a giggle instead. King Candy stepped into his personal kart, Taffyta also headed back to her kart and entered it.\n\nAt a distance were Belle and Joshua. \"What do you think is the best option now? Just follow the whole race? It is going to take some energy out of us.\" she said.\n\n---\n\nCy-Bug Nest\n\n---\n\nThe rest of the group arrived at the gaps in the ground, inside of those holes were caverns filled with the eggs of Cy-Bugs. \"How are we going to collapse the cave?\" Ralph asked the rest.\n\n\"Simple we use the magic of one of these wizards.\" Calhoun said to Ralph. \"They come from some kind of RPG game so some of them can perform magic.\" Calhoun turned to Thomas. \"Can you perhaps conjure a projectile spell with some good explosive impact. I'll try to inflict as much damage as I can with my blaster.\" she said.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": null }, { "text": "When knocking a person unconcious, it is only a sterotype that one goes for the head; doing so can actually inflict major trauma and brain damage, and Ascot didn't want that. So, he settled for buying some chloroform and a rag from a Moogle Shop (those guys sold everything) and then, after casting Haste on himself, sneaking up with Reno to one of the other racers, and then, well, shoving the rag to said other racer's nose and mouth.\n\nNow, for the hard part, learning to race. Thankfully, though, as they were cheating anyway, he and Reno could use Keyblade Armor and Gliders. He smiled; this was going to be a good race - or not, as Vanellope's rival, who even from a few words, seemed to be a vicious bully, revealed that King Candy was here, right now. Ascot simmered at the person; he deserved to have his palace ransacked!\n\n\"Are we following some script?!\" the boy spoke around in annoyance. It seemed that against all logic, reason, and wisdom, some things were fated to happen. Well, best to race and hope for the best, then. He smiled at Vanellope.\n\n\"Don't listen to the usurper,\" he spoke. You'll get your throne back, I promise.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Joshua thought about it before snapping his fingers\n\"Ascot is likely very ticked at that King. So he's likely to be a little aggressive towards him.\" Joshua said\" this is a racing game so it's either pure skill or they have some sort of attack items along the tracks. Not only that but they have screens here, so we can see the entire race from here. I'm willing to bet that Ascot is going to attack King Candy. Our best bet is that Ascot rams King Asshole off the track and I make sure he doesn't come back with a Corridor. We'll follow after and kick his sorry ass.\n\nBut if we keep him in this world he can likely just transfer his data elsewhere. Battling him in the realm of Darkness is out of the question since we will fall to it's influence... so, how do you feel about a trip back to Narnia, if only to make sure this guy doesn't bother Vanellope?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Allow me to assist with freezing the ground...it will break easier along with the harder as it falls...plus cold can kill if it want\"amaya commented to callahoun walking over flipping some of her snow white hair back before pulling out a stone that glowed a light blue \"i know Shiva would love to assist I am sure.\"comment amaya putting some energy into the stone before tossing it in thee air as the considered \"queen of ice\"-#) appeared standing behind amaya \"whatsoever you say let Shiva handle it?\"she asked the small group", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The discussion was settled, and Thomas waited as Calhoun laid down the plan and what they each had to do. He didn't consider his own position of leadership in this, but merely listened, observed how she acted. Now Calhoun, she was a real leader, so much more than he was. She could listen, yet was firm when she had to be, and commanded respect. He failed in the last two of the three, when apparently the only decisions he could actually make for them were ones that didn't matter really, and people even had to clarify the things he said. Ignore whatever attraction Felix had for the Sergeant, he just wanted to be able to be in charge like her.\n\nThey split up then, each going off to their designated spot for the mission they were given. With Ralph, Calhoun, and Amaya, Thomas followed along to one of the holes in the ground that housed those Cy-Bug eggs, and a lot at that. Thomas listened to the rest and their discussion of what to do about it, and he nodded as Calhoun approached him about doing a spell to try and collapse everything so they might not be able to hatch. \"I think I can do one better actually,\" he replied, but let Amaya say her piece before he did anything.\n\n\"I guess,\" he said with a shrug, stepping back to let Shiva do her thing if she was going to Once that had been done, and the place was covered with a thick layer of ice and snow, he stepped forward to the entrance and summoned his Keyblade. He raised it and pointed it inside the entrance, taking a deep breath and concentrating on the magic he wanted to use, trying to draw on the methods he had learned from Serin, except with a different spell. \"Black Hole,\" he said, almost angrily, and a ball of black gathered on the tip of his Keyblade, which shook from the exertion needed to hold it up, and, unbeknownst to everyone else, the power that flowed from his dark wound to the spell itself, the visceral power adding to the entropic effect of the spell.\n\nWith a flourish he released the spell, black ball spinning forward to hover in the middle of the cave. It pulsated, rippled, as the ground and air itself shook from the fluctuating gravity, pulses of gravitic energy pulling on everything in reach, sucking it towards the black hole that now formed in the middle of the cave, crackling blue lightning and giving off visible shockwaves. If it worked, the powerful gravitational energy of the spell would bring the whole thing crashing down. Who knew, it might even swallow a few eggs as well.\n\nHe gasped as his hold on the spell, the magic, was released, it taking a bite out of him in terms of mana and energy, and he couldn't help but breath a bit heavier. That was not what he had been expecting at all, and in the aftermath his dark wound tingled, like when your arm fell asleep and you tried to move it again. Not painful, just weird. But to see he could do that magic, it was confirmation enough that he was indeed growing stronger. \"So, how was that,\" he asked, looking to the rest of the group with a grin.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" } ]

[ { "text": "Reno, unlike Ascot, was not cheating by using a Glider or Armor, or by using magic. He was driving in a kart that he went and made where Karts were made, easily able to get past any security or guards with his magic. Also, unlike Ascot, not that there was anything wrong with Ascot's more aggressive style of racing, Reno was more of a passive style racer. Taking timing into account for when other racers would try and bump him off to speed past them, using power ups accordingly to get past other players or protect himself from other racer's attacks.\n\nNeedless to say, Reno's knowledge of racing games wasn't all talk. He was quite the good driver, and from the expression on his face he was having quite the grand time, passing both Ascot and King Candy after the evil ruler was knocked off the track, Reno completely forgetting why they were even here. Probably like Vanellope, he was too focused on having fun while racing. If he won, that was just a bonus, but he was here to enjoy the game and have fun, weaving through and past other racers with ease, soon enough catching up with the lead racer, who was probably Vanellope. Relying on Reno for this racing mission... was probably not going to be the best idea since he was too caught up in the race to remember the reason why they were even in this world.\n\n\"I've played lots of racing games before, but being in a racing game is amazing, who knew coming to a video-game world would be so much fun!\" He called this out to the lead racer before trying to speed past them, a big, happy, lucky-go grin on his face as he was enjoying the race and just having fun.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The group that was appointed with evacuating the people from the race were well on their way. Almost everyone was gone. They were really lucky that the whole kingdom was gathered at one spot of the game so that there wouldn't be any people left behind.\n\nMeanwhile Ascot was trying to get King Candy off course, by bumping into him. And this was very successful. With the third bump King Candy turned into Turbo and with an angry face, lost control and went off track. Unfortunately for him, and fortunately for the others, King Candy fell off the track and fell a few meters down. \"Now is the moment Joshua!\" Belle shouted to her partner. However that plan was soon to be ruined as King Candy fell right into the mouth of a Cy-Bug. Vanellope continued driving however it appeared that the Cy-Bugs already had made their way out. The track was completely ruined as Cy-Bugs barged out of the ground and fell down from the sky.\n\n\"Cy-Bugs!\" Calhoun shouted. \"At least the people of the game are already gone. But I wonder if we will be able to take all of them down.\" she said. Not soon after that a gigantic Cy-Bug emerged from the ground,The Cy-Bug Queen. It was there along with all the other Cy-Bugs although they seemingly just rampaged the world instead of directly attacking the people. However a large horde began to make their way to the exit of the world. Vanellope took a u-turn and drove towards the group fighting the Cy-Bugs. She took safety with Felix and Amaya while the others were fighting. The Cy-Bug Queen slashed down with her tentacles on the ground. Calhoun dodged them and shot with her blaster, but if that would be enough... Ralph on the other hand found Belle and Joshua. \"What happened?\" he asked.\n\nAn answer wasn't necessary as the Cy-Bug that ate Turbo appeared again, but with a complete make-over. It now had become a fusion of King Candy, a Cy-Bug, candy and Heartless. \"You're not going to win this!\" King Candy said with a wicked smile.\n\n\"Guys we need to get at the top of the Diet Cola Volcano. I can smash the Mentos so they will fall down and create a huge explosion which will emit light and attract the Cy-Bugs to it. It is the only way to defeat them. I saw it happen in Hero's Duty so it must work.\" he said.\n\n\"I see.\" Belle said. \"Joshua, you coming along. Because I have a hunch that King Candy will try to stop us.\" she said.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Joshua was really starting to get pissed off. Couldn't it just be smooth sailing for once in a world, just once! Not only that but everything King Candy/Turbo did and had done was really starting to grate his nerves. He gripped his keyblade tightly he looked King Candy in whatever counted as his face\n\"I'm going to kick your ass now.\" He said, shouldering his weapon\" And by that I mean I'm going to delete your data and make sure you can't come out of some pit at whatever time you please. Do I make myself clear king Asshole? If the answer is yes, try and put up a fight. The longer it goes, the better I'll feel by the end. If the answer is no, you're just a disappointment and you'll soon just be some character in a game that's never gonna be played again.\"\n\nThat being said, Joshua waited for a response, prepared for just about anything King Candy could throw at him. Frankly, he was hoping to make this quick and clean. Just the guys mere presence pissed him off. So if he could end this in a fast manner, he would be more then happy. Also he was worried Amaya, who he could sense was around, might've heard him and grown worried. He didn't want her to worry over something as small as him being angry. He and Toshiro had his darkness perfectly under control.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "While Vanellope was trying to win the race (she still had the other racers to beat, after all), Ascot flew over to Joshua's position, where a confrontation was brewing between Joshua and King Candy. Gathering his composure, the boy added his piece:\n\n\"I stand beside my brother in this,\" he said as he drew his Keyblade. \"You, King Candy, have violated the Social Contract between a ruler and their people and - okay, enough of this political nonsense; you are a thief and a bully, and that's enough for me.\"\n\nAnd the boy readied his Shotlock, before firing off a burst of magical projectiles at the monster monarch. He then followed this up with a Fira, before casting Haste on everyone in the group.\n\nHe then flew up to the air, matching King Candy's flight speed, and, this time, it was a*real*frontal assault, no feints. This was made less dangerous by Ascot's use of Reflara - which he gained from the fight with Gula - Sparkra, and, finally, Faith.\n\nTangent: Whenever Ascot used that final attack, it always seemed to be ineffectual. Nevertheless, he would still keep on using it, since it was his best bet against Heartless and creatures like them.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Thanks,\" Thomas replied to the praise with a grin that grew more confident over time. For all his internal turmoil, lack of knowledge of who he himself was and wanted to be, and the dark wound he had, what he received was a salve to his injured self esteem. Not enough to heal it, but it went on the way to mitigating the damage.*Yes, after all, none of the people you care about, and contest your leadership, were around to see it,*reminded his voice in his head.\n\nThomas growled internally as they moved to depart for the race track, to get the people out of here before the big 'ole army of bug things showed up to kill everything.*I know,*he shot back.*But Jake saw, and he's a pretty old hand at this sort of thing. His compliment means more than theirs would. I mean, Reno would compliment me even if I just shot a firework in there, and Joshua doesn't go for positive reinforcement as far as I can tell. They don't matter.*\n\nHe could almost hear his other self shrugged as he flew via glider towards the grandstands at the race track.*If you don't care what they think, then why do you keep trying to impress them?*\n\nAnother growl*You should know why, you're in my head. Now shut up. I'm busy*\n\nArriving, Thomas assisted with the evacuation as best he could, more in the area of 'making sure people didn't get hurt trying to get out' rather than 'expedite a quick exit'. A Glider was useful for that, allowing him to dart about and intervene in dangerous situations before they could turn ugly, or tragic. Not that that arose very often, but it was good that he was around when it did.\n\n\"Oh, that's not good,\" Thomas commented aloud as he brought his glider down on the track, Cy-Bug's popping up out of the woodwork like a horde. He brought out his keyblade and activated his armor, covered in white, gold, and blue. He turned to see the Cy-Bug Queen, big and hulking, waving tentacles around and generally looking nasty. So he went in to help Calhoun, using the tactic he had used to such great effect before, of using Thundara on the top of the thing while trying to freeze and then smash the tentacles with Blizzara. This was not going to be fun.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" } ]

[ { "text": "Ascot's Fire Glide succeeded as did the back stab into Turbo. However, although Ascot was incredibly fast he was too slow with pulling out his keyblade. The Cy-bugged Turbo grabbed Ascot and threw him to the other side of the top from the volcano. Ascot could still unleash his fury of attacks if he recovered fast enough. Belle on the other hand immediately rushed at Turbo after Ascot was thrown away. She jumped into the air and performed Wishing Edge now that Turbo was still distracted from Ascot's earlier attack. If Joshua would attack now, and afterwards Ascot they would keep Turbo busy long enough for Ralph to break the ground. Maybe they would even be able to kill the monster.\n\n\"You tiny little peasants are no match for me! King of the Arcade!\" the mad king shouted. \"Once I am done here, I'll just move on to the next game.\"\n\nBelle's Wishing Edge was deflected by the claws of Turbo, but that didn't stop her. As she was still in midair and facing the enemy, she performed a Thunder Dash. Apparently the element of the attack had a bad effect on Turbo, as it seemed like someone hit him in the neck with a stun-gun. Turbo quickly recovered and stormed towards Ralph probably with the intention to throw him off the volcano. Belle couldn't talk at the moment so she just hoped that one of the boys would attack before Turbo could break through them and stop Ralph.*\"Please guys, stop him.\"*Belle thought as she was slammed away by a tentacle of King Candy.\n\n---\n\nThe Giga-Flae was super effective against a big hoard of Cy-Bugs. It was a big beam of energy that would eliminate any weak Cy-Bugs and probably also the stronger ones. The light emitted from the flare also attracted the Cy-Bugs making them walk into their own death. Unfortunately for Reno his mana was very low at the moment so he had to stay clear for some time until it was recovered. He probably wouldn't be able to pull off another attack like that again.\n\nThomas' attack was right on the spot, unfortunately didn't really do that much damage to the giant Cy-Bug Queen, unlike his previous attack. The fire just burned the outside of its skin, marking a dark spot on it. It kinda looked like the Cy-Bug Queen had a really hard armor on. Jake then came up with a dangerous yet smart idea. Something which really might work too.\n\n\"I don't know if this large one has a weak spot. She always has been contained, but if there was a weak spot it must be on the hardest place to reach.\" she said with a playful smile. \"Just like Jake said, Thomas try to distract her by flying around her and casting your magic. Jake try to get on the back, use a tentacle if needed. I am going to shoot the rest of her tentacles off, she won't be able to cause much more damage that way. Unless she got something else in her arsenal.\" she said. And of course the Queen had something else to make her superior except for her immense size. She suddenly started to shoot lasers around her. Thomas, Jake and also Reno had to be careful not getting hit by it.\n\nThe Blizzard of Amaya destroyed the minor Cy-Bug, but she was probably too distracted to notice one of the lasers going straight at her and Vanellope. The tinier girl quickly grabbed Amaya and glitched out of the way before the laser hit the ground. \"Are you okay?\" Vanellope asked. Many more laser shots followed after that first one. Luckily the Cy-Bugs were distracted by Tink's bright light, so Amaya and Vanellope could dodge the lasers better while Amaya still could use her Blizzard spells.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "amaya noticed a light out of the corner of her eye as she looked out \"oh god.\"She commented before she felt a tiny hand grab her. she shut her eyes tightly before opening them finding her on the ground \"yeah I am fine...we need to dodge those lazers..\"She commented moving out of the way of some more lazers as she unleashed a bliizaja spell in hopes it blocks a lazer and harm some the heartless. She looked towards the moutain where the boys were fighting the main boss \"be careful you guys.\"She commented gently to herself", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot, as foretold, recovered quickly, unleashing his flurry of attacks at Turbo, but left an opening for Belle to unleash her own skills as well. He smiled as the Thunder Dash stunned the monster, but, at the same time, was disappointed that he had no electric techniques of his own. Still Hasted, the boy sent out a spray of projectiles from his Shotlock at King Candy, but, as the villain boasted, knew that something more blatant was needed.\n\nThe boy, using one of his last higher-end techniques, Sonic Blade, began a series of short, sharp attacks at King Candy, hoping to distract him from Ralph. He then tried another Holy, although Ascot was now thinking: Why did he keep bothering with this technique?", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Jake barely heard Calhoun calling him and turned around. However, her plan put a wide, savage grin on his face.\n\n\"That plan is so damn crazy it just might work...***I love it!***\" He turned to Thomas. \"Thomas, just keep blasting that freak show while I get on top. I trust you kid!\"\n\nWith that, he did a running jump, gave a wild battlecry, grabbed a tendril, and allowed it to lift him up into the air, letting go at the right time and allowing him to land right on its back. He had to brace himself against the surprisingly powerful gale force coming from the Queen's wings.\n\n'Damn! This thing literally kicks up a storm!' he thought, fighting against the wind for every step. He managed to get close to the wings, before slamming Kaiser Leo into her thick hide while hacking away at the rapidly fluttering wings with Konig Raubtier.\n\n\"Newflash, Your Highness!\" he called out. \"This flight has been declared a hazard and needs to be grounded!\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Moving, Thomas was buoyed in turn by Jake's approval and encouragement, even if his taunting and insults in battle were pretty bad, all things considered. But he wasn't focused on that as he kept up his attack. He grit his teeth as he swung, but it didn't actually do that much damage when a hit landed. The thing had tough armor, which would require an adjustment of strategy.\n\nFortunately, Jake was here to provide that, drawing on the experience that Thomas lacked, even if it was by his own admission a crazy plan. Slight irritation at the fact that he was supposed to be the one coming up with the plans was dismissed, and he was even okay with it being out there in terms of sanity. Being with everyone in this group helped relax such sensibilities.\n\n\"Alright,\" he replied, cutting the strands of magic as he shifted form his Keyblade to Glider form and hopped on, pulling out his staff in the process. It was just then that Calhoun tempted fate, and fate responded by having the Queen begin firing lasers everywhere. \"Seriously,\" Thomas grumbled as he swerved to dodge. \"That's like saying 'at least things can't get worse.'\"\n\nWell, not much to be done about it now, though he did see some possible advantage, and he reached out with his magic, a green and red rabbit popping into existence at his summon. \"Carbuncle, give us a hand,\" he called. The rabbit nodded, did some midair flips, and the red gem it had sparkled, casting Reflect on the five people in the area. He wasn't sure if Reflect would be useful against lasers compared to, say, Protect, but it was worth a shot.\n\nCarbuncle flashed away in a twinkle of magical energy and Thomas did what he had been asked to do. he thought about drawing the metal sword Serin had given him, but with the Queen's tough armor that seemed counter productive and not helpful. So magic it was, specifically Fira and Blizzara. He would have tried to follow what Serin had taught, but a major boss fight as it were probably wasn't the time for experimentation. and he didn't want to shock Jake with Thundara accidentally, so fire and ice went in dual combination as he dodged and struck with his magic.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "-Deleted-", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" } ]

[ { "text": "The hits of Ascot did hit King Candy, however the damage was minimal. Although his Holy spell of earlier did have a negative effect on the monster that it had become. Belle wanted to prepare for another attack, as Ascot already went into the defenses for Turbo's next attack. However they could hear Ralph shout from behind them. \"Guys! This thing is about to break, with the next hit we'll fall into the volcano along with these Mentos!\" he shouted.\n\nBelle looked around. \"Where is Joshua!? This would be an excellent time for him to make a Corridor of Darkness!\" she shouted. Turbo turned around and attacked again, the attack being reflected by Ascot's Reflect. He prepared for another attack, but before he could do that Ralph already punched the ground, breaking it. The group suddenly collapsed beneath them. Belle noticed that she fell down, she should be falling very quickly, so why did it feel like they were going so slow? Why did Joshua suddenly leave while he was needed to get them out of there. Belle got a bit angry because of that, but decided to keep that anger for herself, after all he was a good guy. Belle threw her keyblade into the air and it transformed into a Keyblade Glider. She quickly flew down to Ralph to catch him. Her glider was better to take another person as there were platforms to sit on, on both sides of the vehicle. Reno's glider however still was better to transport people.\n\nBelle blasted upwards, evading the falling Mentos, and most importantly King Candy who fell down too. She assumed Ascot would have the same idea to ride his glider and make his escape. Shortly after Belle had activated the glider the Mentos and cola had made contact with each other and withing a second the cola would sprout upwards. Belle and Ralph had made it out of the volcano safe, and she assumed Ascot was already with them too, and else already made his way back to the group already. King Candy however was nowhere to be seen, it was possibly that the fight damaged his wings too much... so he would just fall to his death. Belle lowered herself to the ground where there was a heated conversation going on between Joshua and Thomas. Instead Belle turned towards Calhoun and pointed to the ray of light coming out of the volcano. \"We did it. And look the Cy-Bug's are heading towards their death!\"\n\n\"Wonderful, just wonderful.\" Calhoun spoke.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"Now, now, don't get mopey on us now Tommy boy.\" Joshua said while completely ignoring Reno/Oner on account that he didn't care. The kid could do some impressive magic like Thomas. The two might seem more powerful due to that fact but Joshua would say otherwise. He could accomplish the same things with weaker powers focused more on evasion and darkness enhanced attacks. His thoughts strayed when the Cola volcano blew up and he let out an impressed whistle as he watched the sight as well as Ascot, Belle, and Ralph returned\" Impressive show guy. Hey Tommy boy, why couldn't you blow up the Cybug queen? As the leader of this group you should have the most power, am I right? Blowing it up should've been easy for you right?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot, it seemed, had prevailed, although only by dint of buying enough time for Ralph to break open the Mentos surface of the crater. But that was a good enough victory, although now, the boy had to focus on the business of escaping. The boy, now naturally faster than before, called up his Keyblade Glider and followed Belle; he knew that Joshua wasn't obligated to save them when the group had perfectly good Keyblade Gliders.\n\nWhen the arrived, Thomas and Joshua were in an argument, an argument that involved 'power' and 'favors' and stuff that reminded Ascot of his former aspirations. The boy shook his head; he'll only make things worse if he didn't resist the urge to interfere. No, best to focus on what was obviously a modified version of Bahamut's form standing just behind Oner/Reno.\n\n\"Bahamut!\" shouted Ascot as he ran forward to the now-humanized summon. \"Glad to see we can meet again!\" he said, his eyes now bright.\"Why don't we become friends, now that, I guess, you're not disappearing instantly?\" For a brief moment, though, Ascot did spare a bit of worry for Joshua and Thomas; it seemed as though the two were creating a dangerous rift between each other...", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Given Joshua's pause, Thomas was able to address Oner's response first. \"Oh, right,\" he replied. Honestly, he couldn't remember if he'd met Bahamut before like this, but fortunately it didn't seem like Oner remembered either, so he just rolled with it. But wait, no, it wasn't just Bahamut, it was NEO Bahamut, the second and more powerful form. Still, the blow was lessened by Thomas already knowing of the summon that Reno/Oner had.\n\nWell, given that, he turned and faced Bahamut, giving a deep bow. \"It is an honor to meet you, King of the Dragons,\" he said, not flourishing and akin to showing off, but respectful. After all, the guy lived on the freaking Moon. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity for the most part. Far more impressive than people meeting Carbuncle (Not that anything was wrong with Carbuncle. It just happened to be a green bunny. Not quite as impressive as the King of the Dragons)\n\nThen Joshua spoke, and that was a successful shot at his nerves, earning a slight growl and a tightening of his fists. Again, he didn't like nicknames. It was hardly his fault that that never stuck with the only other person here. \"It's Thomas, not Tommy boy,\" he spat back. \"I don't need someone else starting with dumb nicknames.\"\n\nHis attention was diverted as the Cola Mountain exploded, bringing his departure to a halt, and he watched with impressed eyes as a pillar of light ascended into the sky and the bugs all went flying to their deaths, like Lemmings off a cliff. It was actually kind of artistic to watch. Well, looked like that was one less thing to do, so he called off heading up there to help everyone, He could see everyone coming on their Gliders, and thus didn't need to be concerned. Hopefully.\n\nAnd then Joshua started again, and his anger grew, like a seething mass inside him as the warrior insulted him and mocked him. God, he wanted to punch him in the face so hard right now. Fortunately, he still had some restraint left, and he managed to avoid a physical brawl. that didn't mean he was silent though. \"Screw you,\" he said in a low tone, head bowed, before he met Joshua and glared at him. \"Why the hell do you care? You're only with the group anyway because you feel like it. If Amaya wasn't here, you'd ditch us to go do whatever the hell you want in a heartbeat. I mean, it wouldn't be the first time. So maybe I'm not the strongest person here, but at least I actually care about what we're trying to do.\"\n\nHis heartbeat thudded in his ears as his fingernails dug into the palms of his hands, energy brimming over in anger. He spun about then, taking a few steps away from everyone before he paused. \"I'm going for a walk,\" he said over his shoulder, before departing the area while flipping Joshua the bird in the process, trusting that at least one of them would be able to find the Sign they were here for. He needed to go somewhere else and clear his head.\n\nAnd as he walked through the candy coated landscape, hidden beneath magical armor, his dark wound, which had sunk into some kind of remission, flared back to life, pulsing and malevolent, spreading it's poison through his body and mind, unbeknownst to himself.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Amaya's thoughts were diverted from their tracks by the exploding volcano and Thomas's comments. \"Come on you two enough...Joshua came on this trip not for me cause he didn't truly know whether I was alive or not...he has assisted in his own way and sure has made some mistakes but he is still here and not elsewhere like back at our home world.\n\nYou Joshua need to apologize to Thomas he doesn't need you poking at his nerves...you both need to get along cause we are a team not indivuals in a competition. Also Thomas is strong in his own ways so have some faith in him its not easy leading others...especially you since it is hard to get you to do anything unless it helps you or someone you care for...\"she said gently moving over to Joshua", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "When Thomas gave a respectable bow to the King of Dragons, he just looked towards Thomas and gave a very small nod, then returned to looking forward into space once again. Then Ascot approached Bahamut, the dragon turned humanoid looking towards the boy as he began to talk about the two of them being friends. He didn't say anything in response, but instead gave him that very same small nod that he gave to Thomas before looking back forward into space once again. He didn't really speak much, if at all really, but according to Oner he did indeed talk to him and his other self.\n\nWhen Ralph approached though Reno manifested in the blink of an eye, replacing Oner, looking up towards Ralph and gave a nod when he said that they should let Vanellope finish the race. \"Yea that sounds like a fun idea. Maybe me and her can have that rematch~\" He grinned as the kart he had made at that kart factory materialized out of thin air next to him with a snap of his fingers.\n\nAs for the other question, Oner manifested to answer this one. \"I don't believe we did, do you have any idea where it could be?\"", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Thank you!\" Ascot said at Bahamut's nod. \"Really, thank you.\" Now, as for the question of the Sign, yeah, Ascot had noticed that the group didn't have it, yet. Thankfully, there was a way to remedy that; Amaya. The girl, from what Ascot remembered, still had the power to sense the Signs, despite her own being removed from her. So, Ascot walked over to her and spoke:\n\n\"Hey, Amaya, can you help us find the Sign? Also, great job you did helping Vanellope.\"\n\nAscot also took the time to note that something had changed within himself; his Mana was now recharging more swiftly than before.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas walked angrily through the devastated landscape, seeing shattered trees, rubble, churned ground all around him, candy wreckage transformed into a panorama of destruction. Much as it was though, he didn't care, muttering under his breath and venting his rage against Joshua in a forum in which his complaints would not be heard by anyone else. He was a leader, and he had to be strong, to be a mainstay that people could turn to. A leader did not show weakness before those he was leading, and so he wouldn't.\n\nA slightly trembling hand reached up and grabbed a twig of peppermint, slipping it into his mouth, but almost immediately it was spit back out again, the Keyblade warrior wincing and sputtering at the turgid taste. He sighed, wiped his hands, and continued walking, until his attention was drawn by the sound of nearby movement. So, welcoming the distraction, Thomas went to see what it was. And what he found was....Turbo, as a Cy Bug, blasted and horribly damaged, barely able to move. Thomas might not like the guy, but at this point he just felt bad for him. It was a hell of a way to live.\n\nAnd then he started talking, and the sympathy vanished as Turbo proclaimed his desire to at least defeat one member of the group before he went. Thomas took a step back in surprise as the armor cracked and scattered, revealing a centipede body with a lot of sharp bits, Turbo's head atop it. And then the former King rushed forward on the attack.\n\n\"Thanks,\" he replied with an anticipatory grin. \"I needed to work out some aggression.\" So he flipped back, swiftly dodging the strikes that came at him as he got a bit of distance before coming to a halt. Ready, he reached out, touching the magic within him, focusing it on his sword, using Magic Blade, like he had learned so recently, but this time with a different spell imbued. Not simply fire, or ice, or lightning, but something far more destructive. Black Hole.\n\nThe Keyblade shimmered as magic ran through it, shimmered and vanished, light seeming to bend visibly around where the blade should be as it was affected by the Black Hole spell he had placed upon it. Ready then, he smirked and charged forward, striking quick and fast, using his size and agility to his advantage to dance around Turbo and wear him down, as he sliced and chopped off limb after limb and segment after segment. But there was no action taken for an immediate kill. Instead, it seemed he wanted to draw this out as long as he could, even if it made his opponent suffer. This would show him, would show all of them.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"My, my, my, having a little hissy fit there little boy?\" A voice asked above Thomas before Turbo was put out of his misery a little early by an attack too fact for Thomas to register. The man in the black cloak that had extracted the sign from Amaya in Twilight Town, but Thomas had missed by mere seconds, was sitting in one of the trees above him, chewing on a candy cane casually. Sadly nothing of his face could be seen yet. Bloody magic cloaks. He tossed the candy cane aside before jumping down from the tree and slowly landed on the ground\" What's the matter big boy Thomas, apprentice of Donald Duck, always going to be in the shadow of his mentor. The one who leads but yet gets no respect. The one who is constantly over shadowed by the others, especially those mirror denizens, Reno and Oner.\n\nTell me, what's on your mind?\"\n\n---\n\nJoshua looked around before summoning his keyblade.\n\"We have company.\" He said before the carcass of the Cybug Queen burst into flames and was burst to ashes in seconds, the heat of the flames quickly heating up the area and any metal or rock around them, causing Joshua to dismiss Total Eclipse with a curse. The flames quickly began to die down as another cloaked figure, wearing a literally flaming red cloak, walked out, a bastard sword in their left hand, flames licking the red blade as the eyes of the demonic face on the guard glowed red.\n\n\"Anyone betting that they aren't here to talk?\" Joshua asked, resummoning his keyblade and getting ready to fight, worried about how the others were hold up. Amaya was of particular concern. She HATED fire and heat, unless that changed during the time she was in Underland. Her doubted it though.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas was about to get into the good bit of removing his frustration when he was suddenly brought short by an interloper, Turbo destroyed before he could even register an attack occurring. He was, however, able to register the condescending tone of the person speaking to him, and he quickly sought out where the voice was coming from, which appeared to be a cloaked figure in a tree above him, chewing on a candy cane. At least for a bit, until he vaulted to the ground.\n\n\"I had it under control,\" Thomas pointed out, this time most likely correctly, though there was no way to know for sure now that Turbo had been dealt with in so rapid a fashion. He squared off against the newcomer, keeping off his face as best he could the gut instinct reaction he had to the person's accusations. Keyblade at the ready, blade wavy with the bent light of the black hole spell on it, he eyes the man with evident distrust. \"Who are you and why should I tell you anything,\" he asked defiantly in return. He had a feeling that this was not a 'good guy' ,given that he went around with an enchanted cloak to hide his face and all.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Ascot wasn't normally a 'Blood Knight', but the fight with Turbo had been...uninteresting, just him throwing out attacks and Turbo 'soaking' them. Although he was surprised by the flames, and had to desummon his Keyblade as a result, his observation of the flame-cloaked warrior showed that the boy was paying extremely close attention, and, furthermore, was anticipating the fight; he might get beaten, he might not, but he would still feel the adrenaline rush.\n\n\"You're powerful,\" spoke Ascot, \"more powerful than Turbo. And genuinely terrifying, not like that Gula person. What are you here for? What have you come for? Then again, you won't answer; that's what you 'mysterious agenda' villains do.\" And with that, he cast Haste on the members of the group, one by one, then began to think up possible tactics for use against the enemy.\n\nThe boy didn't have Blizzard or Water spells; his specializations were Light, Speed, and Fire; only two of which were marginally useful. This meant that he would have to play a support role in the battle, and leave 'tanking' up to Jake. Fair enough; Paladin though he was, Ascot was still a small kid, and if back stabs were how he can make himself useful, then back stabs were what he was going to do.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Amaya watched the scene kinda worried about Thomas and his hidden darkness and worried of his and Joshua's natural rivalry. She was taken surprise by the sudden flames, hiding behind Joshua while peering over his shoulder at the flame cloaked warrior \"is this guy with that one guy that forced the sign out of my cheast?\" she asked Joshua noticing the cloaked warriors element \"I am still a little weak but my ice magic should have a lot of effect on this guy unless his fire can't be put out...\"she commented to Joshua wanting to know his opinions before doing anything", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "So, the Elemental Embodiment was part of Lucus' group; how many strong members did said group have? Either way, the group's attacks had been interrupted, Lucus himself and another figure had joined in, and said other figure can match him and Belle at speed. And, Ascot, though beaten a couple of times - he counted the battle against Satoko as a defeat - had never met his equal in the agility department before.\n\nNevertheless, Ascot had a small advatage: He can use Fira now. And that is just what he did, jumping up, gliding, and then setting the ground beneath the cloaked woman on fire, hoping to deny her the advantage of terrain. He and Belle had the protection of Aura in order to protect them from the magical damage of his own flames; the claoked woman did not.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Amaya kept ahold of Joshua tightly watching from a distance before her grip tightened sensing more darkened hearts and more corridors open as she saw lucus come through one and another figure. \"Father...\"she whispered bringing forth her own keyblade keeping close to Joshua as her mind was telling her over and over this was not the man she knew so internally her heart said one thing and her mind said another", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"What the-\" Jake sputtered in surprise as his strikes seemed to be all blocked by a hurricane of sharp blades. He took a couple of steps back, taking stock of the situation around him.\n\nApparently, a couple more had entered the fray.\n\n\"You know, I asked*her*the question,\" Jake said in mock exasperation, before turning to the Elven swords-lady. \"I mean, come on, lady, common courtesy and all, right?\"\n\nNo answer.\n\n\"You know, this is going to be a very boring conversation if you don't contribute,\" he joked. He shrugged. \"Oh well...\"\n\nStill he resumed a readiness position, and glanced to Oner.\n\n\"Kid, you okay?\" he whispered. \"Got any ideas right now?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "After Belle had performed her first attack and quickly went after the opponent with Ascot on her side. But to her surprise more people joined the battle, more enemies. One of the cloaked figures matched Ascot's speed and caught up to him, thus probably even surpassing his speed. Ascot was immediately thrown inside of the CoD. Belle didn't know what to do, she wanted to continue her attack and perform Time Splicer, but she didn't even get time to decide. She wasn't allowed to decide at all. The cloaked figure grabbed her head and threw her after Ascot into the portal.\n\nShe landed in the partly destroyed Cola Mountain, it was pretty intact even after the explosion. However there was dried up diet cola all over the area, and the hot pool of cola in the middle had significantly decreased in depth. But it would probably still be hot as hell. She looked over to the place where Vanellope's cottage was... it was nowhere to be seen now, completely destroyed. Belle glanced over to Ascot. He seemed okay, he is a strong boy. She stood up and faced the cloaked figure. The figure spoke of herself as 'their', how unusual.\n\n\"What the hell man! What do you guys want from us? Ugh... you probably won't even answer.\" she said with a sigh. Belle's keyblade appeared in her hand, and she looked at her younger partner. Ascot said nothing and immediately rushed into battle. He glided though the air and used a Fira spell to set the ground underneath the cloaked girl in fire. Belle smirked, as expected of Ascot. He wasn't going to lose again, and neither was she. Belle immediately ran through the fire, as the magic of the keyblade didn't work on her, and hurled three large shurikens of light from her keyblade that aimed at the woman's back.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "To say Thomas was expecting what happened next would be blatantly denying the obvious. He had expected some kind of offer, a Faustian bargain in which he gained power but was forced to betray the group, or consigned his soul to eternal suffering, or something like that. That was what usually came from accepting offers for help, or power, with evil people, wasn't it?\n\nSo he wasn't prepared as the man suddenly appeared behind him, earning an impressed thought or two about how he did that, if it was speed at a ridiculous level, which seemed unlikely given that there was no wind to indicate he had moved, so he must have a very powerful teleport spell of some kind. Then he wasn't in a position to think about that as a rain of blows hit his armor in all it's weak spots, feeling like a jackhammer to the limb beneath it, as it would have even without the wound radiating pain through it. Magic immediately rushed to reinforce the armor, but it wasn't enough, and it vanished in a flash of light to reveal the limb beneath.\n\nHe almost had to look, and his eyes widened at what he saw. Despite the man's prediction, it still looked human, which was a small favor, but black veins radiated across the entirety of his arm, black liquid dripping down and tinting his fingernails black. The wound rippled and pulsed, almost like it was a living organism, the skin of it emerging with small bumps that seemed to rise and fall, though it might have just been his imagination. Definitely not the most pleasant of sights, and his mind reeled from just looking at it. \"Okay, you opened it, congrats,\" he said somewhat sarcastically to Mr. Mystery man, given that he couldn't do that himself. \"Now what? You gonna try and convert me into some Heartless hybrid thing, or you gonna get rid of it?\"", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"My boy, why would I get rid of my enemies gift when I can turn it against them.\" The man said, raising an arm. The darkness held in Thomas' arm began running through his body, in what was likely a very painful process, probably as bad as when the man had removed the Sign from Amaya's heart.\" Now, if we distribute this throughout your body evenly, you should have an easier time control it, get an overall boost to your abilities, and be able to hide it much more easily. Not a bad bargain if I say so myself.\n\n---\n\nJoshua and Lucus were caught in the middle of a fierce battle, Joshua trying to hold Lucus back and keep him from harming the weakened Amaya while Lucus did everything he could to do just that. Spells and blades of wind where flying all over the place as a result.\n\n---\n\nThe cloaked girl laughed as something caught Ascot midflight and slammed him into the ground. Whatever it was, it was solid unlike Satoko's powers, and Ascot would feel the object yank him to the ground. Belle's projects would be intercepted midflight and knocked aside before several object hit in her response, drawing blood from her arms and legs as the girl laughed even more, apparently taking delight at the sight.\n\n---\n\n\"He was foolish to try and use Fire against me.\" The elven girl said, her tone flat and monotone\" Those flames will burn his mana and once that's done, destroy his ability to channel it, forever stopping him from casting spells. From what we know that would make him utterly worthless to you.\n\nNow, prepare to die.\"\n\nWith that a full blown collum of flame erupted from under Jake, with only a split second warning for him to dodge, Even if he did, he was unlikely to come out unscathed. Assuming he survived, the girl would charge him and begin a furious assault on him, give him little time to counter attack and focus only on defense.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot was yanked down by a mysterious tendril and brought down to earth, pardon the pun. In response, Ascot slashed at the thing holding him, hoping to cut it, before activating his Shotlock and firing it at the cloaked woman, sending out a number of projectiles her way. Not content with that, the boy cast a Cura at Belle, before taking a defensive stance so that he can assess the situation.\n\nThe Cloaked Woman, presumably a Nobody, had control over an element that was*material*, not metaphysical, that much was obvious. That was why he tried to cut it, just to see if he could do so. Nevertheless, something struck the boy as odd; his opponent couldn't be that obvious; they must have some tricks up their sleeve. He needed to prepare for said tricks without knowing what they are...which was impossible, so he would just keep himself on his toes.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Okay, not quite what he had been expecting. Then again, using darkness was what Joshua had been doing for so long, so what was to say that Thomas couldn't either? He knew the possible effects, how detrimental it could be, but it didn't seem to matter in the end, since he knew he would fight as hard as he could to keep from succumbing to it. At least, that was what he told himself as the mysterious man did whatever it was he did to him.\n\nThen his thoughts went away in a haze of red pain as the man did...whatever it was. His veins felt like they were on fire as the darkness shifted and traveled, pulsing black spreading further along as the open surface wound diminished in turn. His fists reflexively opened and clenched as he resisted the urge to drop to his knees, tears involuntarily budding at the corners of his eyes as his blinking picked up as well. Pained grunts issued from closed lips, a strangled attempt to pretend he was strong and keep from screaming in pain.\n\nAt last it slowly came to an end, though how long it had taken Thomas couldn't guess. It felt...strange, to say the least, and he wasn't entirely sure how it felt past the general pain as the darkness seemed to incorporate itself into his body beyond where it had been before. Definitely not the most enjoyable experience.\n\n\"So, what do you get out of this,\" he panted as he struggled to rise again. \"Helping someone who wants to kick your ass doesn't sound like a good plan in my book.\" Somehow, in spite of the question, Thomas had a feeling he wouldn't get an answer.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Mentally amaya was having her own battle of the lucus she knew before she was taken away from all she knew. The kind man she use to call father, but now she saw a complete monster and remembered all the things she heard that happened the four years she went missing \"t-this isn't right...\"she whispered to herself as herown fears of reality were ssetting in more and more about the darkness... \"it destroys everything one ever knew...he looks and sounds like my father but... his light isn't there....its gone...he's not him.\"she told herself looking at the fight as she took a deep breath \"that's not father.....\"she said to herself \"that's a monster nothing more.\"she said telling herself it over and over as slowly the fear went away as she took a few steps back before she held out her hand \"I need to help more...\"she whispered closing her eyes focusing on finding what energy she could. Zoning out all the distractions beside the sounds of their weapons clashing as she visualized every swing and movement in her mind while looking for what energy she could find.", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Well, whose to say helping you doesn't help me?\" The man asked. While he had been moving the darkness about, he had made sure a bigger amount, but only by the slightest margin, made it to Thomas' brain. Darkness there was like a poison, generating negative thoughts, which in turn caused negative emotions. Negative emotions in turn caused a heart to fall to darkness. Thomas was strong. Even if his heart was lost to darkness, his will would reanimate the body. All that remained after that was convincing him.\n\n---\n\nJoshua's battle had gone rather downhill at this point and he landed in front of Amaya, a deep gash across his chest from a blade of wind that had finally hit him solidly. He coughed up a bit of blood and Lucus laughed and stood over him.\n\"Just die you little worm.\" He said, raising his foot, wind moving around it rapidly. It began to fall only to be stopped the next second by a ring of metal.\n\n\"ENOUGH CHOAS!\" A voice roared as War appeared\" Our orders were to merely test them.\"\n\n\"And he failed. Therefore he dies.\" Lucus barked back\n\n\"No. Our leader wants them alive.\"\n\n\"WHY?! For the love of God why would he keep those that could eventually stop him alive?!\"\n\n\"He has his reasons. Now leave before I decide your services are no longer required.\"\n\nLucus grumbled before leaving through a CoD. War turned his attention to Amaya and Joshua, kneeling beside the latter.\n\"That is a rather grievous wound. I assume you have some healing magic or items, Miss Amaya?\" He said.\n\n---\n\nThe cloaked girl laughed at Belle's frustration. When Belle executed her plan the girl didn't even look behind her and simply dismissed her blades to catch Belle's keyblade with her bare hands, without turning around. With seemingly no effort, she threw Belle on the ground in front of her before stomping on Belle's sword arm with enough strength to easily snap the bone as if it were a twig.\n\nEven if Ascot moved to try and stop this, he would quickly find himself restrained. Again, what was holding him eluded sight but it was very thin and strong, like an invisible metal wire.\n\n---\n\nBoth Jake and Reno's counter attacks hit the Elven girl dead on and sent her flying back. She landed on her feet and dusted herself off before looking at the both of them.\n\"Pathetic. Dusks hit harder then the both of you.\" She said\" Honestly I was hoping for more of a challenge but that this rate, neither of you will be worth the time or effort. Why are you even trying to do what you're doing? After all, every warrior fights for something.\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "That insult went right over Reno's head. \"Well of course they would, i'm not really good at hitting things with swords\". He grinned, his obviously innocent self showing here, Reno looking as though he was completely unaffected by the fire from before, Oner having used his energy to make sure of that. Of course, the other insults about them being worth time and effort also went over Reno's head. He never really cared for such things such as combat or battle, but his answer to this elfin woman's inquiry was obvious, his own elfin ears moving a small bit as he pondered.\n\n\"Well, I'm not really a warrior and I don't really like fighting\". He gave a nod, looking at the girl and Jake as he moved over to them. \"After all, whenever people fight, someone always gets hurt, and that's not fun at all\". He had a slightly serious expression on his face. \"I am only fighting though to protect my friends, and fighting for the hope that one day...\" He looked at his hands, a blue fire forming over one of them before vanishing after he looked into it for a bit. \"Our universe will become one where Power isn't necessary. Where people don't need to fight\". He gave a smile as he looked back up at both Jake and the opponent they had been fighting.\n\n\"I know that it may be futile or hopeless to want this type of thing, but I do not believe that it is impossible, and thus I want to do all I can to make a world where we don't have to fight at all\". It may have seemed like a childish dream, but Reno's eyes and expression were both sincere and wise, wise beyond his years. While it wasn't often, actually it was incredibly rarely, Reno would have moments where he acted much wiser than he usually did.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"No!\" cried out Ascot as he was restrained by the wire, for wire it was. Using Sparkra, the boy created a ring of lights that would, hopefully, cut the invisible, but unlike Satoko's, material bonds right out. If that didn't work, the boy would cast Fira on himself and try the same thing. Nevertheless, he was despairing of victory, and despair was not good for a Paladin. Fighting back against said despair, Ascot shouted:\n\n\"Holy!\" as he filled the entire cavern with Light, Light that would hopefully destroy the bonds restraining him, as well as heal Belle's arm. As entire cavern grew bright, the boy would test his bonds; he had a suspicion as to what their nature were, but that suspicion had to be tested. What was material, but with the properties of immaterial substances? What material, if modified with magic, can act as a strong restraint that can appear almost instantly?", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Yeah, the kid's right,\" Jake said, walking over to Reno. He put his arm around Reno's shoulders. \"I may have only joined these kids a short time ago, but I too fight for-\"\n\nJerry suddenly ran away so fast he literally created a dust outline in the shape of himself and Reno. By the time the Elf realized it, Jake was carrying Reno and running down the side of the cola bottle volcano so fast he was kicking up a large dust trail.\n\n\"Kid, sorry to break form like that, but something's off,\" he explained to Reno. \"Not just the better part of valor and all, but if she's that strong, she's certainly holding back. I saw the others, but for some reason, I can't see Thomas. Something is really wrong.\n\n\"Right now, we need to regroup and plan. We're going to head for Thomas, see if we can't get some more numbers to boost our situation.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "For some reason Thomas had a feeling that the answer he got was the one he should have expected. God forbid a villain act simply because they felt like it. For something like this, he had to have some sort of ulterior motive. Thomas would just have to figure out what it was before the rest of his plan went into motion.\n\n\"Well, I certainly wouldn't know,\" he replied sarcastically. \"It's not like I'm talking with a wellspring of information here, giving an exaggerated throwing up of his hands in exasperation. \"I'd say you're lucky I even listened to you, Mystery Man.\" This was true, at least from his perspective. How was he to know the other tricks the man was playing with the darkness in his body?", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Amaya snapped out of her concentration seeing lucus stand over Joshua\"Joshua...\"she said rushing to him as she watched lucus's ally stop him and watched them argue before he left \" I know some and I have some mama left it should be enough\" said amaya crouching down by Joshua holding on to him not caring about blood on her hands", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Reno just looked up at Jake as he was carried, glad that they were running away. He wasn't one for battle, as fighting always hurt everyone involved, whether physically, mentally, or emotionally. He never understood why people fought. Why people desired to be stronger than others. Why couldn't everyone just live in peace? These thoughts went through Reno's head as he focused on replenishing both his Mana and Oner's Spirit. It was all of this that made him off guard when that Elven woman suddenly appeared, as Reno was always quick to react to anything. The moment she attacked, everything went dark.\n\nFortunately attacking the marks in a physical matter didn't actually do any more damage than attacking his actual body would. If anything, it was focusing there that saved Reno from taking more damage than he would have. Granted only a minuscule amount, but every bit counted. After they were deposited and left alone, Reno being unconscious, a flash of light would envelope his body, Oner now lying in his place as he slowly sat up, clenching his fists. \"Heal\". With a wave of his hand, the powerful healing of multiple curaja spells ran over the whole party as Oner spent every drop of Mana that his fully recharged mana reservoirs possessed to aid the others in healing their wounds, fatigue, and pain, even able to use this on Reno by touching the mark on his forehead.\n\nAfter that, Oner said nothing, closing his eyes as he turned inwards to his thoughts, or his and Reno's, as he meditated and focused his body, mind, and spirit. Was this journey truly for them? Two people who wish to fight to protect others, yet both who dislike battle? He remembered something that Serin, their foster father, had once told him. That no matter what sort of craft or trade, be it magic, swords, or even cooking; there is always someone out there who is better than you. These words struck true more than ever. Their opponents had been easily falling to Reno's incredible magical might before, and the enemies here were no match for his and Reno's newly combined might.\n\nHad he grown arrogant? Were they arrogant to always hold back in fear of hurting anyone? No matter where Oner traversed in the vast expanse of their mind, there was no true answer to this question that he could come up with right away. Should they discard there desire to not harm others, a hypocritical desire? All of these thoughts were moving through Oner's head, the light swirling through the marks on his body like a slow, yet turbulent storm as he contemplated and meditated.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "**\"GRRRRRRRRR...\"**\n\nThe snarl was angry, bestial. It was not a sound that came from a human, rather a feral, antediluvian beast. Rage reverberated in the air, and the first thing the Elf realized was the clasp of a giant metal hand wrapping around her upper arm, bending it like a straw and then lifting her into the air like a rag dog before slamming her into the ground so hard it caused a giant crater.\n\nBefore the shock wore off, another hammerblow struck her in the chest, cracking several ribs and breaking another, knocking the breath out of her lungs. The hand - now feeling like a giant metal paw, grasped her leg, and proceeded to slam her several times in vicious, rapid succession, the person smashing her about with herculean strength. He then lifted her once more above him, spinning her about, then smashing her down one last, brutal time into the ground, this time following up with a powerful stomp that left everyone nearby feeling the tremors.\n\nWhen her vision cleared, she would see above her a giant metal lion-man, glaring at her through glowing red eyes, his golden skin bulging with massive musculature. His iron teeth glinted menacingly at her.\n\n**\"You may have had a point about watching one's back,\"**he snarled,**\"but I very much disliked your arrogant tone...\n\n\"Oh, and since we're talking about making sure the foe is done for...\"**\n\nHe picked her up and slammed her into the ground, again and again, using terrifying strength to hammer her until she stopped moving. Then he lift her up in the air, and with a terrifying growl, swung his tail so that the mighty mace-like tip smashed her right through the volcano walls and slammed her into the wall at the other side.\n\nHe snorted at her, then turning to Reno, now apparently Oner.\n\n**\"Kid, you alright?\"**he asked, wincing at his own snarling, monstrous voice.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "And still no sort of answer. Yep, Thomas was resigned to it at this point. Screw this guy and whatever group he was part of then. Next time this would be a very different story, of that the guy could be sure. He'd get stronger, more powerful, and then he'd be able to beat anyone he fought. That, he promised himself.\n\nThen he suddenly had more pressing concerns as the guy said something about 'convincing', and before he could comment on that, he guy was gone, and he just as suddenly had a significant gouge in his chest, before he was falling through a CoD. Idly, the rational part of his brain that wasn't screaming in pain wondered how the hell he'd done that. Could he attack from inside a CoD? If so, that was kinda BS. How was he supposed to hit a guy who wasn't in physical space? The rest of his mind though, was busy coping with the wound he now had.\n\nHe landed with a thud and a groan, proceeding to ignore everything War said as he was more busy with his current wound, clothes already stained red as blood swelled up and flowed freely. \"Ah, dang it,\" he grunted with a wince as he retrieved a potion from his inventory, He quickly applied it, it helping to dull the pain and deal with the wound, which gave him the clear head he needed to hold his hand over his chest and cast a Cure spell on himself.\n\nIt felt weird, his skin crawling as muscles and flesh knitted themselves back together under magical influence, made him want to hold his breath or stop and scratch the newly healed patch, but he refrained from doing that. At last he was done, and stood up with a groan. \"That...was not fun,\" he commented, shaking his head as he glanced down to see his shirt pretty much ruined. Great. Then he noticed the fact that everyone else appeared to have had their faces kicked in as well. \"Geez, what happened while I was gone,\" he wondered aloud, at the same time enjoying the fact that his arm was free from it's armor and he could now enjoy what it felt to be cool and stuff. A small favor. EMphasis on small.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "amaya adjusted joshua's head on to her folded legs as her hands glowed lightly \"Cure..\"She whispered placing her hands on his wounds. decodomg to do a direct approach of magic then sending it to others at a distance. She was focused on making sure joshua could even move once again. she listened to war \"We underestimated because you are not the enemy we have been facing this whole time...you and your sick group just pop up like roaches... we have enough to deal with trying not to let darkness consume the rest of the worlds.\"she said watching him before looking down at joshua before looking at everyone appearing through the corridors that randomly popped up before seeing war dissappear into one of his own \"Yeah....this isn't good...\"She commented checking on her healing of joshua's large wound", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot tried to follow Belle's lead, he really did. But, as he was expecting now, the enemy girl bound him and his Thief companion with bonds of Matter - Matter being a provisional term for whatever, well, Matter the enemy had bound them in. Either way, Ascot was frightened now, and everyone was reminded that he was a 13-year old kid, despite his strengths, strengths that he had overrelied on.\n\nAs 'Fear' slowly slipped her swords into their bodies, Ascot's life flashed before his eyes. Was this the end? He had never been so frightened before; in fact, few things had ever frightened him before this. As 'Fear' established her dominance, two faces flashed before the boy; the first one was Xayama, the beautiful Nobody, and the second one was...Oner.\n\nThe young Paladin was cowed, completely cowed, as Fear removed her blades from the group's bodies, causing a slight flow of bleeding from their chests. Then, she took Belle's Mist Dragon - great, the Matter Master had another weapon. For a moment, fury filled the boy, but not enough to overcome his fear. instead, as the girl went away, he focused on curing himself. Then, the CoDs opened and took them back to where Joshua was.\n\n\"Joshua! Oner!\" Ascot shouted, his fear suddenly being shaken off by the sight of two of his friends, the strongest members of the group, having been beaten, while Jake continued to fight the Elven Girl. But, the boy still retained enough prescence of mind to listen to War; enemy though he was, his advice was good. But, still, Ascot was shaken, shaken by the events that happened.\n\n\"What's the point?!\" he finally questioned. \"What's the point of delivering the Multiverse from destruction by the Six Senses if we're just going to give it to an even worse group? What's the point of doing what good we can if we're just going to give the worlds to a worse evil, something that we cannot beat?\" He was shaking now. \"Sorry, sorry for sounding like I've given up, but, even so, what's the point...\"\n\nHe was crying now.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Before anyone could even react to her proposal to go to the finish line to check on Ralph, Vanellope, Calhoun, Felix and the others, there seemed to be an aftermath to the fight. And Elven girl and some guy named War had appeared and made it question time. Everyone in the group started asking questions. Joshua's question was the first one to be answers which simply had the answer: \"You're strong, but too weak for us mainly because you all are cocky\" at least that is what Belle got out of it. Then they also stated that Ascot and her put up the worst fight, as 'Fear' was just playing us. Belle got angry, only causing more pain in the wound of her chest, even though she already had taken a potion for it.\n\nAll the questions were pretty much questions that she herself would also ask. Questions to get clues, as she knew they wouldn't be getting any more than that, on what the organization's goals were. Despite the scenery having changed back to its original form they still were in chaos. Ascot was having some kind of nervous breakdown. Joshua appeared to be also fatally wounded, Reno was drawn out again, Jake was badly wounded... one could question how he still could be alive, Amaya was still healing Joshua and something seemed off about Thomas. As if something happened during his fight, she remembered that he wasn't with them... so he must've fought alone. But she could maybe ask him that in the next world, assuming he would still come along.\n\nHowever Belle also had a question, which was kinda self-centered, but important to her. \"I want my Misty... the Mist Dragon back. It belongs to me, and is very important to me.\" she said, trying not to get herself worked up because of her wound.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Jake narrowed his eyes, studying the assembled attackers. All that strength and he barely made a dent - it's been a while since he faced enemies this powerful. He hasn't had to break out his ace-in-the-hole for a while, and he was generally trying to defend his comrades and ensure they'd survive the fight. It galled him to think that it all meant little, as these guys were merely toying with them. The only saving grace was that these newcomers were unwilling to simply snuff them out, so there was that.\n\nSo, they allowed him one question, eh? Better make it worth it.\n\n**\"What do you want with the Signs of the Zodiac?\"**he growled.", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "War and Destruction listened patiently and quietly, taking in each one before finally speaking\n\n\"Most of those questions fall under my jurisdiction I guess, so I get to answer.\" War said\" Let's go with one at a time.\n\nAmaya, since you asked first, you get the first answer: What we gain is entirely unknown to me. For some reason our leader wants you all to not only succeed but to all live as well. His reasons are his own and we don't entirely question them. To not question them would be foolish but he has his own reasons and has yet to lead us wrong.\n\nThat for the most part ties in with Oner's question. I'm going to assume he can still hear even though it's Reno who is on the surface. So we'll move onto your question Reno: We fight for many reasons. I fight because it's what I was raised to do. Descruction here fights to find a worthy opponent who can finally match her in combat when she goes all out. Chaos fights to simply live up to his name. Fear fights because she finds causing pain fun.\n\nIn the end you must find your own reason for fighting little Mirror Denizen. We know you prefer peace but at times you must raise up your sword and fight, whether you like it or not. If your reason ever falters, your sword will be weak and you'll end up powerless.\n\nAs for your question Ascot, we know little to nothing. You're asking for answers no one you will encounter can or will give. You must understand, such knowledge is not to be handed out freely, as it carries a huge burden on those who possess it. And if the wrong hands get it... use your imagination. Things might be worse then when Xehanort was running wild.\n\nThomas, you ask a good question but I am a man of honor. I will not lie when I say I will give the truth. However, you can still question the answers I give, since to no do so would be foolish, even though I gave my word. Always question everything, even the truth. For the truth might be false in the end.\n\nAs for you little Belle... I cannot say. Fear is not mine to command. If you come across him, you will need to ask Pestilence for advice there. Fear might view your friend as a trophy to keep... however, I will try to get your friend back. Despite being Nobodies we are not entirely heartless... Fear and Chaos being possible exceptions.\n\nNow John, or would you prefer we call you by Jake as well, your question is simple: We don't. If we wanted them we would've taken them a long time ago. We helped you get one sign before. Speaking of that, our leader apologizes for that incident Amaya. Our agent didn't mean to cause you so much pain and as such, you can call on his service once, when you think you really need it. His name is, unsurprisingly, Darkness. Simply call for him when you need help and he will come to assist.\n\nAre you all satisfied with the answers you've received?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot, regaining his bravery now, was a little dissatisfied about the answers given by War, but decided not to look the gift horse in the mouth, instead, with poise and grace, the boy bowed his head down, and said:\n\n\"Thank you. Thank you for answering the questions and thank you for the harsh lesson that you gave us.\" Ascot's mind was already working, trying to absorb as much clues as possible. However, he could only grasp the obvious: War was a noble person, after a fashion, but Fear and Chaos were not, and War was a*little*tainted by association. Same for Destruction, the Elemental Embodiment whom Jake can hardly match, especially as Destruction seemed less sympatethic. In the meantime, his suspicions about Fear were correct; Fear was someone who fought for amusement and the pain of others and herself; Ascot can understand, but not condone. But enough editorializing - he loved that word! Point was, the Mystery Group was an Enigma wrapped in a riddle.\n\n\"One more thing,\" spoke Ascot, \"I concede not only the physical victory, but the intellectual victory, to your group. It seems that we do know nothing, which, as the Socratics would say, is the beginning of wisdom. So, farewell, then?\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"How ironic he had to have the name of the element my protector and better half is accustomed to fighting every second and it wasn't as bad as my four year imprisonment...\" she commented keeping the promise war told her that darkness would assist her if she called for his assistance.\n\nShe listened to everyone's questions as he answerer each one. She looked at Joshua,checking his wound", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "So they knew what Reno was? Well that wouldn't be surprising if they had watched their group and overheard their conversations. Its not like Oner intended for it to be a secret either. Of course, they didn't know what he was in the beginning, as the man who first came from this organization assumed that Reno and Oner were two souls in a single body which wasn't entirely too far from the truth, but at the same time was also pretty far off as well. The thought of wanting to fight for fun, being raised to fight, or seeking fights to test ones might were all concepts that were foreign to both Reno and Oner.\n\nSerin had taught him Magic as both a pursuit of knowledge and as a way to be able to use it to help people. If anything, Oner and Reno knew why they fought. To protect others and the peace that they all deserve. To fight for fun though and to hurt others for enjoyment? That was a vile thought according to Oner, and even Reno knew that wasn't right. But its not like they could change someone just like that. They already realized that a long time ago. Oner didn't really think that the answer to Reno's question, of why this mysterious group was helping their own, but decided to just forgo mentioning this detail for now. If just Fighting was their reason for helping, then it was clear that Oner would get no more answers from them.\n\nBut still, may have been why they lost that fight, because Reno and Oner's reason wasn't there since they weren't fighting for peace or to protect others. Sure they were fighting with Jake to help him and that could count as protecting someone else, but ultimately it was a fight of self defense, a fight that Oner and Reno both thought was unnecessary and pointless. It was why they held back, which was perhaps arrogant of them. Would they need to go all out next time? Would that help next time? They would need to be alot stronger though, and Reno and Oner both thought of someone who could give them more power than they had now. The problem was finding the time to talk with this person.\n\nBoth halves of the Denizen knew that they would need to find the time though, and if they couldn't find it then they needed to make the time, and hopefully the rest of their Quest to gather the Signs would give them that time.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas waited with all the patience he could muster (admittedly not much in this current situation), as this 'War' guy gave them the answers to the questions they sought. And it wasn't too amazing. The guy didn't know what their end goal was, had blind faith in this leader of his, said something about finding your own reason to fight, and unsurprisingly answered Ascot's question as Thomas expected he would. This Q&A session had pretty much been a waste of time at this point.\n\nAnd then his own question was answered, and he frowned. So basically, the guy was saying 'Trust me because I'm honorable, but don't trust me because that's the smart thing to do'? Talk about mixed signals, to say the least. This guy was still quite obviously a villain, even if he was 'a man of honor', so Thomas would continue to treat what he said with all the suspicion it deserved, until he could prove he was telling the truth in some fashion or other.\n\n\"If I say no, will it make a difference,\" Thomas replied to the question of if they were satisfied with their answers. He could care less what the others thought at the moment, since aside from Belle's, most of those questions had simply been wastes of time, earning only evasions, enigmatic answers, and things that hardly inspired any sort of confidence in this guy. Well fine. Let him be like that. They'd defeat the Six Senses, then they'd go and kick their butts too. It wasn't like they had a reason not to, since despite helping them at some point along the way, their actions still screamed 'I'm evil'. He just needed to get stronger, and then he'd be the one delivering a lesson.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" } ]

[ { "text": "Belle turned to Thomas, ready to change the subject. \"But what should we do now? We have no clue where the Sign is, and we need to get it before heading to the next world.\" she sighed frustrated. \"You possibly didn't happen to bump into it when you were taking that stroll earlier.\" she responded. Suddenly the people in the group would hear the sound of a cart coming closer. Inside of it was Vanellope.\n\n\"Guys! Guys! Come with us, we found the remains of King Candy up ahead, he's really wrecked! But we found something inside of it that may interest you.\" Vanellope made an U-turn and quickly drove back to the place where Thomas had is battle with King Candy, it wasn't that far away so Belle wouldn't take out her Keyblade Glider and just run behind the cart, of which she could see stopped somewhere in the distance next to a pile of Cy-Bug candy. Along with that; Ralph, Calhoun and Felix were present.\n\n\"So what is that thing that might interest us?\" Belle asked, slightly out of breath. Calhoun dug into the remains and retrieved the Sign and showed it to the group. \"Is this that thing you guys have been looking for?\"", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"I guess that's our cue to leave.\" Destruction said going back over to War. She gave the group a small smile and a wave before vanishing through a Corridor.\n\n\"Honestly, if and when the time comes I hope you don't kill her. She's a sweet girl when you're not fighting her.\" War said before vanishing as well\n\n\"Guess we're done here.\" Joshua muttered\" So, where to next?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot nodded deferentially, recognizing the wisdom in Thomas' words. Yes, their present approach was good, although he will have to consult his leader on strategy more often; it would not do any good if Thomas, well, thought of himself as neglected; because the group had to be kept together if they were to succeed. If nothing else, Ascot was good at that. So, he followed the older boy's lead as...\n\nAs Vanellope guided them to where the Sign was, finally bringing this quest to a close. The boy smiled, and, in response to Joshua's words, spoke:\n\n\"Well, I'm going to find a place to do one's bodily rituals, then eat, then go sleep on the journey to the next world. As for said next world, I'll leave the choice to Thomas.\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"You guys follow vanellope I don't think me and Joshua will follow for this interesting object. I also agree with ascot I can't wait to eat and rest doe the next world\"she said", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The unwelcome guests departed, and ignoring whatever sort of supposed context was going on between the girl and Jake, Thomas wasn't all too broken up to see them go. And god riddance for that, at least in his mind. That conversation had been nothing but a waste of time to the end.\n\nHe was then left to converse with Belle, who reminded him that they did need to find the Sign for this world, if those guys hadn't taken it while they were being distracted by getting their butts kicked. He shook his head to indicate that he didn't know, but before he could speak as such, they were interrupted by Vanellope's return. \"Alright,\" he agreed, and moved to follow, letting those who wished to stay behind. He doubted they would miss much.\n\nThey made their way back to where King Candy had been finally defeated, and Thomas did his best to hide any sign that he recognized this place, or that something had really happened here. That would bring about questions that he didn't want to answer right now. At this point he was fortunate that no one had asked about his arm yet, as it were.\n\nArriving, they saw Colhoun, Felix, and Ralph there, all watching as Belle asked what they'd found, and Calhoun pulled out something, which, once the candy had bee rubbed away, was revealed to be one of the Signs. \"Yes, it would,\" he confirmed with arms folded across his chest. \"Thanks.\"", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"Well, first thing we gotta do now they're gone is reassess,\" Jake sighed, feeling a couple of sore muscles. He winced as he flexed his arm; that elf had done quite a number on him.\n\nWhat had happened? It wasn't like he had let himself go all these years. Then again, maybe he had grown a bit soft - even though he had wandered worlds as a warrior, it had been quite a while since he fought a challenge like this. Perhaps the easy victories had gotten to him; it's not like he had a challenge of this magnitude since he was a kid. He hated to admit it, but he needed to stop coasting on his strength and skill - and even these were slipping.\n\nStill, the idea of a great adventure... the thrill, the danger... It had been a hard and brutal fight when he was younger, yet he could not help but smile at the memories. He may not have his friends from the Wild Boys, but he felt these youngsters had the potential.\n\nWhich brought him back to the point War and his colleagues just made - the kids had potential, sure, but they just got their ass handed to them by a bunch who weren't even seriously fighting. And if Destruction had been serious, she might have actually wrecked him too.\n\nBut she was right about one thing, he thought with a grin. Next time, it's not his back she'll be seeing.\n\n'Huh, that sounded wrong,' he thought to himself. He shook his head; on to more important matters...\n\n\"Well, if we're done here,\" Jake spoke up, \"I agree with Thomas. Though... what about the mess?\"\n\nHe was right; the place was still a broken mess.\n\n\"Say, Vanellope, didn't you have a race to finish? Though thanks for the 'sign'.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "**OOC:**Guess I getter get another post going. this silence is eerie.\n\n**IC:**\nBefore Vanellope could answer, Jake turned to Thomas.\n\n\"I think Ascot has a point there, Thomas,\" he said. \"We got trashed pretty easily, and we need to figure out strategy and planning from now on. That's what a real leader is about.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Vanellope giggled after Jake asked about the race. \"Can't you I've already done that? The whole land has been restored to how it was, save for this pile of rotten candy. Even Taffyta and the others realized who I really was.\"\n\n\"Too bad you didn't go through with the execution though.\" Calhoun mentioned after handing the sign over to Thomas. Felix too notion of the pile of rotten candy and restored it with his hammer, turning it into a muffin. Apparently all the Cy-Bug that was in it had disappeared when the game reset itself.\n\n\"What are you guys going to do now? Are you heading back to your game already? You could always stick around here with us for a while.\" Felix glanced at Calhoun. \"I know I will.\"\n\n\"It is a beautiful wor... game, and I would love to spend more time here. But we are still on a quest... one about which is getting more dangerous by the minute. But I'll leave that choice with our leader.\" she looked at Thomas with a smile.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I wouldn't really know,\" Thomas replied as he shifted to face Jake. \"I wasn't exactly around to see how you all got your butts kicked, so I can't exactly give you any kind of advice.\" This was true, and given the train of events one could assume he'd been a bit busy fighting as well, though no one had asked or commented on his absence in that time frame. Apparently his own welfare wasn't that relevant in consideration.\n\nThomas took the Sign from Calhoun with a grateful nod, putting it away with the others for safekeeping. He left the comment about the execution unresponded to as he watched Felix turn the corpse into a muffin, an involuntary shudder running down his spine at the display, perhaps irrationally but still there nonetheless.\n\nHe then swung into resisting the urge to face palm at Felix's continued obvious infatuation with Calhoun, it being about as subtle as a pile of bricks, before he answered the question posed. \"Yeah, we have to be moving on. Though given what just happened, I suppose a little time to recuperate would be in order,\" he agreed. That, and it'd give him the opportunity to learn some more of this magic he'd been given but hadn't had the chance to explore yet.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Jake sighed and shook his head.\n\n\"Yeah, sorry about that. We've just had a rough day. Probably wasn't thinking straight.\"\n\nHe turned his attention to Thomas' arm.\n\n\"Damn, Thomas, that doesn't look too good. I think we need to patch that up - hell, the sooner we get that looked at, the better. What the hell happened to it?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"The one called darkness was the one that more or less tore a hidden sign from my chest...it hurt but I am near fully recovered...and father's nobody nearly killed joshua and even shiva was defeated by that girl with her flames.\"Said Amaya gently lookin down before looking up and around \"uh why does it seem we are the only ones here with no one else other then us...I dont get it? if food is left out un attended it rots and goes to waste yet..\"she said pausin to pick up a peach \"this is fresh as if it was just picked from a tree...\"She commented changing the subject as she squeezed the fruit testing how strong it was before she looked over at joshua and the others", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas listened to the attempts to console Amaya with little interest, nor concern. It had been eminently clear that he shouldn't worry himself about the other girl, that being Joshua's particular providence, so he let him handle things there instead. If it became a major problem he would intervene, but until then or he was asked, he would keep out of it. He had enough things to worry about as it was.\n\n\"What they said,' he reaffirmed with a shrug, since the rest of the group could better relate the story than him ,given that he wasn't around, and wasn't about to repeat redundant information. That would just be a waste of time, and it had become apparent that wasting time was something they should avoid in the future.\n\nLooking around, he did note he absence of people, and how remarkable it seemed to be, like everyone had just gotten up and vanished. Well, they couldn't let it distract from the mission, worrisome as it was. No doubt they would find the people somewhere along the way in this world, knowing their luck.\n\nHe turned to Yukio then. \"So, I don't suppose you have any idea of where the Sign might be on this world then? You were here before us after all.\" Better to get to it sooner rather than later.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Yukio listened to the members of the group. \"Hmmm, interesting. I will make a report of this to The King and Yen Sid as well. They will probably also share this information with Riku and my father. But stay alert even if they won't kill you they still are dangerous. And of course the Six Senses are still present too.\" he then answered Thomas' question. \"Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any hints of where the sign might be. I arrived about an hour ago. However, concerning your observation Amaya, there is one place where there are people.\" Yukio turned around and pointed to the giant bathhouse in the distance.\n\n\"I headed over there, but wasn't allowed to enter. They said that I was way too early and that I'm not on the guest list. Seems that it is a very exclusive bathhouse. However I could see women working there, so maybe...\" Yukio looked at Amaya and Belle. \"Of course you would need to proper attire and an undercover name to blend in there.\"\n\n\"Well.... I'm willing to do that. I don't know about you Amaya?\" Belle quickly glanced over at the younger girl. \"But what about the guys? How will they get in?\"\n\n\"I dunno. They just have to find a way to get in. But I have to leave now, gotta report all this to The King. See you later guys!\" Yukio waved the group goodbye. The threw his keyblade into the air which transformed into his Keyblade Glider and departed the world.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"Well, I'm not exactly a newcomer,\" Jake replied to Yukio. However, he didn't say much, for whatever reason.\n\nLater on, after Yukio left, Jake pondered something.\n\n\"Well, I could pose as a manual laborer to smuggle you guys in with shipments of towels or whatever supplies the bathtub could need - I'm clearly not going to pass off as a girl, no matter how I try.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I know how im gonna get in. It'll be a piece of cake really.\" Joshua said, looking around at their surroundings.\" So long as I stay out of sight things should be fine. You wanna join me Amaya, or would you like to go with the others?\"\n\nHe didn't care either way. Stealth was easier to do solo. On the other hand, it was easier to keep an eye on her if she joined him. He trusted the others though, save maybe Thomas. Something about that boy still bugged him.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I actually might go with the others...I might be of more use then sitting around in the back..plus playing 'dress up' might be a little fun\"she said before giving him a hug \"Now dont have too much fun in the shadows alright...I ant keep diving in the darkness to save your but.\"She added jokingly to joshua before she turned around moving over to belle as she looked around", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas nodded as he listened to Yukio's explanation, not all too surprised that he didn't know where the Sign might be on this world. They weren't quite that lucky after all. Still, doubtlessly they would find it while going through whatever happened on this world that they had to deal with. Apparently when there was one crisis, everyone had a crisis at the same time. Most unfortunate.\n\nSo now they just had to get in. Unsurprisingly, Joshua was going to simply CoD in, presumably, Belle and Amaya would be sneaking in in disguise, while Jake would be doing much the same. He could only guess as to how that would work out, given Yukio had said that only women were working there, but you never knew. Stranger things had happened, that was for sure.\n\nFaed with this problem, he shrugged. \"I suppose I'll let Jake try and smuggle me in,\" he ceded at last before looking around. \"Though it might be a good idea to have someone look around this place, just in case Yukio missed something.\" Not that he didn't trust the guy, but it was their quest after all. A fresh set of eyes might do some good.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"Well, that certainly sounds like a good idea,\" Jake mused. He was trying to think of how he could pose as a supplier of wood or other materials to the premise, when something was bothering him.\n\n\"Wait, something's off...\" Jake turned around, trying to take a quick head count of the group. \"Where's... someone's missing...! Where's Ascot?! Anyone seen Ascot?!\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle nodded at Thomas. \"Sounds like a plan.\" she listened to Jake who then mentioned that Ascot was missing. Belle was surprised that he suddenly wasn't around anymore. He was with the group when we all greeted Yukio. Did he sneak away to explore the worlds by himself. It seemed like a peaceful world... but who knows. What if he encounters another one of the Six Senses? Or maybe even worse... one of those people from the organization. Belle kept herself calm, though still worrying about the little boy.\n\n\"We need to go look for him. Thomas you suggested that some should explore the area itself, right? Then they also can look for Ascot.\" she said. Belle then turned to Amaya. \"Looks like we have to go into that bathhouse and tell them that out uniforms are still in the laundry or something.\" she chuckled. An uneasy chuckle as she still was worrying about Ascot.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Thomas wasn't entirely surprised that Ascot was missing, to be honest, given the penchant in this group for apparently wandering off. \"I'm sure he's fine,\" he commented with a slight shrug of his own when faced with the worry expressed by the others. \"He can handle himself. Besides, why go to the bother of messing with us in the previous world, just to make another move right after we arrive here/ Why not try something while we were preoccupied there?\" It made sense to him, so that was what he was going with\n\n\"Sure,\" he agreed with Belle's suggestion, before noting something odd about the structure they were looking at. \"There's also that staircase there,\" he pointed out. \"I'll try that entryway. Better than getting smuggled in, and if it doesn't work then I can go look for Ascot.' Presumably there wouldn't be much disagreement there, so he prepared to move. Time for some action.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "\"it is strange ascot isnt here but he did seem shaken up probrably just having to rearrange his thoughts\"she said not worrying about her adopted brother as ascot could defend himself if he was in trouble. She looked around before nodding to belle \"yeah, I hope i dont screw things up i always ben horrible when keeping others from knowing i was lieing so i will stay silent and let you do the talking, if that was okay?\"she commented", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I'm sure Ascot will be fine. Let's just hope none of the Senses or that other group go after him. That'll be the only scenario I see turning out badly for him, especially the latter.\" Joshua said, concerned for the younger keyblade weilder. While the others were confident in his abilities, Joshua was more concerned with the boy mental and emotional fortitude, which was lacking at the best of times. Sighing to himself, he pushed such thoughts out of his mind before going over to Amaya and giving her a quick hug. He then turned towards Belle.\" Take care of her for me please. I'll try to keep an ear on the ground, just incase.\"\n\nWith that Joshua opened a CoD around him and vanished into the bathhouse. Making sure not to peak on any of the people taking actual baths so as to avoid scarring himself. He happened to appear on the rafters and made himself cozy while looking down at everyone else.", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Belle heard Amaya say those words with a confident smile. She sure was happy about something. \"You probably feel that he is nearby, right?\" Belle said referring to Joshua with a smirk, not expecting anything less than a nod from Amaya as reply. They entered the room and could see am old woman, with a big head, blue dress and jewelry. The girls could see here restoring some things in the office, as if there had been some fight in here. But she digressed.\n\nBelle, followed by Amaya, walked towards her as the old woman, of whom they were told was Yubaba, took her position behind her desk again. \"Hello miss Yubaba, me and my friend were hoping you could get us a job around the bathhouse for us.\"\n\nYubaba narrowed her eyes and sniffed Belle and Amaya. Belle was feeling very uncomfortable, this wasn't really the thing she would expect... but then again they were in another world where they had other abilities. Maybe she sniffed them to verify that we were humans, just like Rin could sense that we were humans. \"Ugh, more disgusting humans. I don't know if you girls are up to the task.\"\n\n\"Well, I'm perfectly fine for whatever task you give me. I am strong, fast and I think that I'm friendly.\" Belle said giving a big smile and a thumbs up, something that hopefully would surprise Yubaba.\n\n\"Well you seem confident enough to give a chance. And what about you young lady?\" she asked Amaya.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Amaya looked towards belle before nodding in reply as she would say yes and continue a conversation, but she didnt know if there were unwanted ears. She walked with belle into yubaba's office as Amaya looked around from where she stood. She let belle do the talking before she responded to Yubaba's Question \"I have great customer service and I been told I light up people's day with my positive personality when my shyness doesnt get in the way... I am loyal and I dont back talk...I am also very reliable.\"She commented keeping herself from hiding behind Belle.", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Joshua listened to Yen Sid, his initial reaction one of disappointment when the Master said he could not help him with this matter. He listened again though when Yen Sid said there was someone that could and said person entered thee room. When Joshua turned around, saw the man, and heard his name, Joshua's jaw could've dropped to and through the floor. RIKU! As in the Master Riku, the Warrior of Dawn from the legends and Sora's best friend (after Kairi of course but that was like comparing Joshua's relationship with Amaya to his relationship with anyone else they knew). Joshua managed to recover from his shock fast enough to hear that Riku would train him in the castle's basement. Joshua bowed to Yen Sid and gave him his thanks before following Riku downstairs and watching the Master open a secret entrance. Before following Riku, Joshua turned to Ascot and Amaya and placed a hand on their shoulders\n\"Please, wait here both of you. This is something I want to see through on my own.\" he said before following Riku down. When they arrive he saw Riku pull a blanket off something, which was revealed to be a mirror, which he moved to stand in front of and examined\" I'll go out on a limb and guess this is a special mirror?\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Amaya listened as she was dissappiinted the grandmaster of keyblades and.magic could not helphoshua. She was taken by suprise when she heard who could help none other them the legendary warrior of dawn himself \"this is a true treat.\"she said to herself before following him to the secret entrance. She watched and listened \"that is understandable but please be careful Joshua ...I don't want to have to attempt to fight that dragon again\"she said gently pecking his cheek as she sat down on the nearest step letting him do this on his own as she debated whether or not to explore and see if she sensed a sign or something", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle smiled at Thomas, but didn't say anything. They walked to the castle, unlike when Reno arrived on the world, Belle and Thomas didn't get stopped by skeleton guards that would bring them to the dungeon. They could safely walk through the castle's gate, which happened to never be locked. Once inside Belle looked amazed at the medieval interior of the castle. Yes it was dusty and dark, only one chandelier that provided light in the hall. Spiderwebs covered the stairs and corners. Like outside the overall area seemed to have a red tint to it, and also like outside there were some fog. Which was weird considering they were inside.\n\n\"On a creepy way, this place is kinda cool.\" Belle said still examining the room. \"Okay, if I were Reno. Where would I go?\" she rested the elbow of her left arm in the palm of her right one and leaned with her head on the left hand. \"Assuming that he is*Reno*then I suspect he would be in the kitchen... if they have it here. Should we just examine a few room?\" Belle said. However after Thomas had answered a horde of Heartless appeared out of the darkness.Wyvernand its land versionLandwyrms. Belle immediately readied her two daggers for attacking.\n\n---\n\nRiku nodded. \"Yup. It's a Magic Mirror, or actually*the*Magic Mirror.\" he told with his arms crossed. A face, resembling a theater mask, appeared in the mirror. \"Indeed I am, master. I hope today's meeting will be faster.\" the monotonous voice of the mirror spoke.\n\n\"Mirror, I want you to absorb Joshua here into you. He must fight his darkness, his own reflection, in order to control it. And if it becomes dangerous can you jump in to save him?\" Riku asked. Mirror nodded and then looked at Joshua. \"Your reflection of darkness in this mirror are your negatives, worst memories and biggest fear. Some may even make you shed a tear. Are you ready to accept this, in order to receive your bliss?\" the Mirror said in rhyme.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"I'm not sure bliss is what I have in mind but yeah, I'm ready. I'd rather we get this done today and it would seem you agree with me when I say let's get this done sooner rather then later.\" Joshua said, his expression a bit grim. He was ready for this but that didn't ease the tension he felt. He had the feeling this would be a long battle and that something was going to go a bit wrong.\n\nMeanwhile, on the upper levels, the door to Yen Sid's tower opened and a small figure walked in. It was a girl both Amaya and Ascot would recognize and she in turn recognized them\n\"Sissie? Ahscoot? Why you here?\" Elyse asked, looked between them in a confused manner", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Amaya was watching ascot sleep letting him rest as she was worried about Joshua and his own trial he wanted to do himself she heard the door open as she stood up to see it was her younger sister \"Elyse? What are you doing here alone? Where is mother?\"asked Amaya lifting elyse up \"we are here so Joshua can be thought how to control his.own darkness.like mother did so long ago...oh that reminds me, elyse would you like to have a big brother ...I was going to ask mother to adopt Ascot...he has no family and really wanted one...would you like him as a big brother? \"She askes", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Ascot found it hard to wake up, not because of the stress of the battle against the White Witch's army, but rather, because the boy had reached his nadir of despair. Even with Holy, he couldn't win against a named opponent; granted, most of that was because he had chosen to give Thomas the glory of victory, but that didn't change the fact that the boy viewed himself as more useless, more weak, than he had ever been before.\n\n*I can't catch up to Joshua, I can't catch up to Reno. They're just...so powerful, so powerful that I can't hold a candle to them, even with new spells. I'll lose every battle I enter, I'll just be the load. Heck, I am the load now; I can't do anything that Joshua, Reno, Thomas and Amaya can't do better.*Thomas now had Scathe, while Amaya could bring people out of the Darkness; much cooler than what Ascot can do currently.\n\n*You are Ascot Carver,*his mind whispered to himself,*you are presistent. Remember Bertam? How you*refused to give up? *If you can't win, accept that, then! Your purpose is to*protect people*, not wangst over not being able to catch up to the other members of your group. Focus on that, and you will gain victory in the end, even if it's just over yourself. You have to remember, whom you should protect.*\n\n*And that is why, I will wake you up.*And, Ascot felt himself waking up, being brought back to conciousness as he opened his eyes, and saw Elyse's face; the face of his future little sister. And he knew peace, peace that came from the fact that the boy once again*saw*the people he wanted to protect, and remembered*just why*he wanted to protect them.\n\nAnd he smiled at Elyse, a very big smile that showed how happy he was to see her.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The entry was easy, uncontested. It made him wonder if there were even people here, if this castle had been abandoned a long time ago and they were significantly removed from civilization. Still, there might be something in here worth finding, even if they didn't locate Reno. Who knew what was in a castle such as this, secret rooms, ancient tomes, that sort of thing. And entering he wasn't surprised by the dust and the darkness which further reinforced his belief that they were far from civilization. The tint was weird, as well as the presence of the fog, which was unusual but technically possible, if you were into that sort of thing.,\n\nThomas looked around the hall, scanning the exits and wondering that in turn. He was looking for disturbances in the dust, since although Reno floated around, he would have had to leave a trace somewhere, opening doors and the like. \"Probably the kitchen,\" he agreed with a nod. \"And I'd assume a place like this has one. We just have to find it.\" He glanced over and shot a grin. \"I'm not opposed to some exploration though.\"\n\nSeemed that wasn't in the cards though as a swarm of Heartless appeared,m flying and rushing in on the ground. Thomas frowned, falling into a combat stance before lashing out with Thundara, aimed at the Wyverns. Take out as many of them as he could, and this fight would be a lot easier. \"Well then, let's have some fun.\"", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" } ]

[ { "text": "Well, guess it was time to enter the Struggle Tournament, then.\n\n*And probably lose,*spoke Ascot's mind.\n\nWell, best to think of it as an information-gathering challenge. Besides, it's not about losing, it's having fun.\n\nAscot's mind would have continued arguing, had Ascot himself not gotten a glimpse of Xayama, who was close to Joshua's group. He had caught other, lesser glimpses before, and what snatches of speech he heard told him that she was Amaya's Nobody, although she looked as different from Amaya as Namine had looked different from Kairi. And, well, that was a good thing, because Xayama looked just*perfect*, especially with the herd of kids close to her, which made her look positively maternal. It was that last part that drew him to her, as Ascot liked people who took care of kids.\n\nThe boy and Amelia walked close to her, and Ascot said:\n\n\"Hello there, what's your name? Mine's Ascot Carver.\" A budding crush was evident in his voice. \"Anyway, you joining the Struggle Tournament?\"", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"the name is Xayama and ya it's her name backwards but it was what kept popping in my head \"she said before thinking \"I might..amaya do you feel well enough to watch the kids ...this is the only time I get to fight without the enforcers ruining the fun\"she explained\n\n\"go on mother and I will watch them\"said amaya sweetly letting Xayama tell the kids if they behaved she would get them some ice cream.\n\nrose gave in deciding to get elyse and the other kids snowcones to help out.\n\nXayama skipped over to Joshua and his nobody as she moved over both and signed the form before xauhsoj before letting out a giggle \"you both are too slow\"she added heading back to ascot \"but it is nice to met you I hope we get to battle \"she said with a giggle watching rose crouch to Amelia's level holding out a snowcone \"this is from ascot and the others\"she said", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "**OOC:**Time I got back into the game, I suppose. Sorry, just panicked when the game moved relatively quickly when I was at work.\n\n**IC:**\nJake had gone off to tour Twilight Town for the day after getting Ascot to the hospital. He was just out to see the sights, curious to see if anything changed since he had been here last time.\n\nToday, he was passing by when he saw the same group (more or less) he met yesterday gather around a billboard.\n\n\"Hey guys,\" he spoke up. \"Mind if I ask what's going on?\"\n\nHe takes a look at the pamphlet.\n\n\"Hey, a tournament. Been a while since I saw one. Think I should sign up?\"\n\nHe mulls it over for a bit, then picks up the pencil and scrawls his name as an entrant.\n\n\"There, that oughta do it.\" He turns to the group. \"Any of you guys signed up too?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Belle saw Jake approached, she didn't know him very well yet. But he was a fellow keyblade wielder who seemed eager to be part of the group. He also decided to sign up for the tournament. \"Yeah, I am participating too. If I'm right the only ones who aren't entering are Amaya, Rose and Serin, and Elyse is too young if she even wanted to enter. And Serin said that Reno has gone to the Mirror Realm today, so he also won't be joining.\" Belle said. She didn't know who else from around the town were going to enter, but that would be announced soon as Pence and Olette stepped up the stage.\n\n\"Entries for the tournament have been officially closed now.\" Olette said, passing the word to Pence. \"Okay people, Olette and I have made the list of who is going to battle who. You can check out the list on the board there.\" Pence said pointing to the board next to where the entry desk was. \"The rules are simple, the winner advances to the next round, until the finals where two people face each other for the trophy. Like always, no magic allowed, you can use the abilities you have, as long as they don't involve magic. The one knocked off the stage or just knocked out loses the battle.\" Pence finished.\n\n\"Good luck everyone. And kick some ass!\" Olette said.\n\nBelle walked towards the board along with some others. She looked at thescheduleand found her name in the third versus. \"Vivi... wonder who that is.\" she said. At the same time a black mage, who reached, with his hat, her shoulders and looked at the board. Belle saw his finger pointing to the name 'Vivi'. Belle turned to him and reached her hand out. \"Well, it seem that you're my opponent. Good luck.\" Belle said as Vivi shook her hand. He didn't say anything, and instead walked away joining Seifer, Fuu and Raj in the distance.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "Xayama looked over belle's shoulder. \"hehehe I am first up against good old crushing ascot\"she said happily. looking over at ascot as she was having way too much fun with the thought of fighting.\n\n\"I hope ascot will be alright fighting Xayama I don't know her strengths and weaknesses \"said amaya gently as she was a little worried for her friends and this fight", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "He was going to be fighting*Xayama*? Wow, that was so cool! Of course, this budding crush, along with other factors, might mean he would lose, but if it's against someone as beautiful as Xayama, well...\n\nThe boy then went towards the girl, and, spoke, a bit bashfully:\n\n\"Good luck to you. I really mean it.\" And with that, he departed towards the Struggle field.", "username": "Letter Bee", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "**OOC:**Guess I getter get another post going. this silence is eerie.\n\n**IC:**\nBefore Vanellope could answer, Jake turned to Thomas.\n\n\"I think Ascot has a point there, Thomas,\" he said. \"We got trashed pretty easily, and we need to figure out strategy and planning from now on. That's what a real leader is about.\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Vanellope giggled after Jake asked about the race. \"Can't you I've already done that? The whole land has been restored to how it was, save for this pile of rotten candy. Even Taffyta and the others realized who I really was.\"\n\n\"Too bad you didn't go through with the execution though.\" Calhoun mentioned after handing the sign over to Thomas. Felix too notion of the pile of rotten candy and restored it with his hammer, turning it into a muffin. Apparently all the Cy-Bug that was in it had disappeared when the game reset itself.\n\n\"What are you guys going to do now? Are you heading back to your game already? You could always stick around here with us for a while.\" Felix glanced at Calhoun. \"I know I will.\"\n\n\"It is a beautiful wor... game, and I would love to spend more time here. But we are still on a quest... one about which is getting more dangerous by the minute. But I'll leave that choice with our leader.\" she looked at Thomas with a smile.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I wouldn't really know,\" Thomas replied as he shifted to face Jake. \"I wasn't exactly around to see how you all got your butts kicked, so I can't exactly give you any kind of advice.\" This was true, and given the train of events one could assume he'd been a bit busy fighting as well, though no one had asked or commented on his absence in that time frame. Apparently his own welfare wasn't that relevant in consideration.\n\nThomas took the Sign from Calhoun with a grateful nod, putting it away with the others for safekeeping. He left the comment about the execution unresponded to as he watched Felix turn the corpse into a muffin, an involuntary shudder running down his spine at the display, perhaps irrationally but still there nonetheless.\n\nHe then swung into resisting the urge to face palm at Felix's continued obvious infatuation with Calhoun, it being about as subtle as a pile of bricks, before he answered the question posed. \"Yeah, we have to be moving on. Though given what just happened, I suppose a little time to recuperate would be in order,\" he agreed. That, and it'd give him the opportunity to learn some more of this magic he'd been given but hadn't had the chance to explore yet.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" }, { "text": "Jake sighed and shook his head.\n\n\"Yeah, sorry about that. We've just had a rough day. Probably wasn't thinking straight.\"\n\nHe turned his attention to Thomas' arm.\n\n\"Damn, Thomas, that doesn't look too good. I think we need to patch that up - hell, the sooner we get that looked at, the better. What the hell happened to it?\"", "username": "shadowsaint007", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The group stayed in Sugar Rush for the rest of the day. With King Candy, or actually Turbo gone, and all of the Cy-Bugs eliminated there was peace in this video game. The heroes could rest and eat as much as they want, they were in a land of candy after all. They were allowed by the new ruler of the world, Vanellope, to take a nap in her castle. Inside of the castle was also a Moogle Shop for those who needed something. Belle took a nap on one of the beds inside of the castle until she was fully restored. Her mana, not that she had much, and health was fully restored. As soon as everyone was ready for department they said goodbye to Ralph, Vanellope, Felix and Calhoun. They jumped on their keyblade gliders and headed to the next world, one that would be much different than the others they had encountered so far. Spirit World. This was the first to last world with a Sign, they almost had all of them. And that way they could finally defeat the Six Senses and save this world. Not that it mattered that much, as they knew another enemy would follow.\n\nThey approached the world, it has a very remarkable feature. It was almost completely covered in water, with the exception of one main island and a few small islands scattered all over the world. They landed on the main island, which had a giant bathhouse in the distance. Other than the bathhouse the island was filled with a few apartments but mostly food stands. The group was welcomed by a familiar face, Yukio. \"Hey guys!\" the look-alike of Sora shouted and ran over to them. \"It's been quite some time, hasn't it? I expected you guys sooner on this world.\"\n\n\"We encountered a bit of trouble back at the previous one.\" Belle answered adding a chuckle to it. \"Ow, and we haven't met yet, have we? I saw you once at Treasure Planet when escorting this team's previous leader away to his new team. But I never caught your name.\" Belle said.\n\n\"Yeah, you're right. You are the newest member of the--\" he looked to the rest of the group and saw Jake towering above them. \"--ow apparently not. Anyways, I'm Yukio, the son of Sora and Kairi. Nice to meet ya!\" the 24-year old said. Yukio then walked up to Jake. \"You're also new right? I'm Yukio, nice to meet ya. Guess the group finally found a new brawn after Nagi joined my squad.\" he laughed. After Jake had replied he went to Amaya.\n\n\"Hey Amaya. How are you doing today? Not faced too much difficulties I hope?\" he said with a smile, but also a bit concern in his voice. Amaya was a Princess of Heart, so the spirit of Kairi, his mother, still is inside of Amaya. You could compare it to an Avatar who still has connections with all its previous lives.", "username": "BioHazard", "char_name": "Belle" }, { "text": "\"It is different being asleep for four years unable to have even tell your family and friends goodbye to be lost inside the darkness unable to do anything. I did get to speak with your mother from time to time so I wasn't always alone in my head and it doesn't help once having a sign torn from my cheast that I and our group didn't know of. I has been hard with assisting Joshua and the others with fighting as I barely have the ability to fight or hold my own against anything but his darkness\"she commented sweetly to the 24 year old as she messed with her hair a bit", "username": "Amaya Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "When the group departed on their gliders for the next world, Joshua left with Amaya via CoD as usual, as he had Amaya had yet to use their gliders. When they arrived, he spotted Yukio and gave the older warrior a nod before examining their surroundings. He paid attention to the conversation as well though and was happy to see another person who worried about Amaya. When he heard Amaya's answer he placed a hand on her shoulder and pulled her close.\n\"Well, so long as you're around, I'll be able to fight.\" He said to her\" Cheer up, you're not the kind of person who is meant to fight. You're more of a support type is you ask me. We just need to you learn some spells that are better for supporting. Esuna, Zero Gravity, Sleep, Haste, stuff like that. If you can learn things to make us better at what we do or make doing that job easier, we'll be perfectly fine.\" He said\" Don't worry about being useless, because you're not. You're a calming presence in the group. If anyone wanted you out, they would've said so by now. And I would've kicked their ass in exchange.\"", "username": "Joshua Tamashii", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Oner spent most of the time after the entire battle and after they got the sign meditating. There was alot to think about, plus alot to talk about. They had to talk with a certain person, so they spent the rest of their time on Sugar Rush in contact with said person. In fact, while everyone else jumped on their glider, Oner and Reno rode inside of theirs to the next world. Even after they arrived and began in conversation with Yukio they were still inside of the book. Although during the conversation, the book suddenly opened, and out from the pages arose Oner, floating out of the book and to the ground, the book disappearing once it closed.\n\nHe sighed a little heavily, rubbing his forehead for a moment before he simply listened to the conversation while looking around at the area they were in. Oner didn't really have anything to talk about at the moment, so he stayed silent for now for some odd reason.", "username": "Renose", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Thomas looked at Jake in confusion. \"You kidding,\" he asked, as he shook and moved the now unarmored limb, no sign of any dark wound present. \"It's all fine, as good as new. I was out walking around and the armor just fell off,\" he explained. Hopefully they would accept that excuse, though he was unaware of the people who'd known of his darkness there.\n\n\"Told yah,\" he added to anyone who had thought that something was off there, or who had questioned why he still had the armor on.\n\nMoving on, they stayed in Sugar Rush for the rest of the day, enjoying the candy, talking with the people, and making sure that everyone from this world was doing alright. At the same time though, he took the opportunity to study, practice, and learn the spells that he had gotten from Serin. Knowing Stone and Aqua would be useful for the future after all, since he had to get stronger. He added to that with a new spell, one that had taken a lot of work to do, but would prove useful. He could make that assumption with Blink, which would make illusionary copies of himself, a skill useful in combat.\n\nSadly, he never did get to speak with Calhoun alone, since she was busy with Felix, or the group, or going back to her world or somesuch, so he missed his chance to ask how she did it, as the experienced one. He had the feeling that he'd regret that later on, but there wasn't much he could do about that.\n\nHe did pick up some items, health stuff, and a new ring, and got to sleep, but eventually they had to leave. Goodbyes were said, and they set off. Well, except for Joshua and Amaya, who went through a Corridor of Darkness. Surprisingly to him though, there was no pain from the transit, which he was grateful for.\n\nAt last they arrived at the world, seeing a huge expanse of water except for a few scattered islands and a few buildings on those islands. Coming in for a landing, he hopped off to see Yukio approaching them, and he swiftly remembered the guy from when Nagi had left the group. \"Hey Yukio,\" he said in between introductions, and addressed the other thing he mentioned. \"Yeah, we got held up by....stuff.\" He'd heard what happened, but couldn't really comment on the asskicking. Of course, given his arrival before he'd had to tell them that the same thing happened to him, but their thing was more important anyway.", "username": "Flamelord", "char_name": "Thomas Delatori" } ]

[ { "text": "The only response that Raine got to her demand was a clanging sound, which made her glare in that direction. \"I told you to make yourself visible, not-\" Her sentence was cut short as a familiar voice echoed throughout the alleyway and, with narrowed eyes, she turned around, not surprised to see that tax collector guy coming her way. \"You gave me a warning for attacking you, not for standing here and minding my own business.\" The assassin pointed out with yet another glare. \"So why don't you go on back to your tax collection booth and cheat more people out of their-\" Raine was cut off once again by a voice whose source was currently unknown.\n\n*This is really irritating.*The girl thought as she glanced around to see if she could at least get a glimpse of the one doing this but, as expected, they did a good job at keeping themselves hidden. Suddenly, she turned back towards the big bulk of a man and asked: \"Is this what you do to people that don't pay taxes? Get your buddies interrogate them when they're alone?\" By that time, the absence of the tax collector had attracted the curiosity of many of his customers, who were currently watching from the entrance of the alley.\n\nRaine, however, was not interested in the public attention, though she figured that messing with this man in her own little way once more could prove to be fun. She had a plan of her own: make it seem like everyone one was distracted by the drama she was causing then somehow get the mimic to show himself. She wasn't sure why he was doing this but figured that it had been done for some personal reason. Now she had to find a way to get the actor from behind the curtain. It was show time.\n\n\"Well, Mr. Tax Collector?\" The assassin said in a serious yet teasing voice. \"What do you have to say for yourself?\"", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "As Drake continued walking down the alleyway, the lady with the dagger turned around, her narrow eyes piercing through the tax collector's soul. \"You gave me a warning for attacking you, not for standing here and minding my own business., So why don't you go on back to your tax collection booth and cheat more people out of their-\" then came the second voice. Drake looked around, trying to find the source based on the reverberations, but the sound seemed to come from multiple directions,*clearly an amateur ventriloquist.*\n\nAfter a second, Drake being considerably closer to Raine, she turned back around and said, \"Is this what you do to people that don't pay taxes? Get your buddies and interrogate them when they're alone?\" Drake continued walking, ignoring her words as he did so.*I wish I'd just taken her coin to shut her up,*he thought, grimacing. Before long, she was talking yet again, this time in a mocking tone, \"Well, mister tax collector? What do you have to say for yourself?\" Drake brushed past Raine quite casually, but was then greeted by two more voices.\n\nFlake adjusted his voice towards the back end of the alley once more and, in the same voice as before, he said, \"one more step and we'll shoot the girl.\" The sound reverberated off the wall perfectly, but then, Flake decided to add one more voice, this one a bit more raspy and aged, \"Yeah, don't take another step, ya' punk.\" Flake then watched as Drake stepped in front of Raine, shielding her from the unseen enemies at the back of the alley. He reached for his sword, saying, \"You know who you're messing with?\" He grasped the hilt of his sword, his knuckles popping from the sudden strain.\n\nFlake adjusted his voice once again and, in the raspy voice, he retorted, \"dern' straight. We're talking to the drunkest bas** in Talgot.\" Drake gritted his teeth, but the voice wasn't echoing in the same way. He quickly looked up, but all he could see were balconies.*He's on a balcony, but which one?*Drake was glad for the excitement, but he didn't want any civilians getting hurt, especially due to him. In a low voice, Drake told Raine, \"hey, miss whoever-you-are, look up, see if you spot any movement.\" Flake sighed silently, knowing that they were already on to his little plan. He closed his eyes and retreated from view a half-minute ago when Drake first started to look up. He was now waiting, thinking up the next move in his little game.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "Raine smirked a bit as the man ignored her. It didn't bother her at all, especially since she managed to get the crowd rowdy. They were murmuring to each other and pointing towards the area where the tax collector and Raine were standing. Her victory was short lived, though, and the threat of being shot at brought her attention back to what she truly wanted to do: find out who was currently taunting her and the man in the armor.\n\nShe pulled her dagger from it's hiding spot beneath her cloak and got into a defensive stance, even if it wouldn't stop her from getting a bullet. Because of this, she didn't mind when the man covered in armor stepped in front of her, shielding her from the hidden threat.*A cannon would probably only make a dent in that thing...*the assassin thought with a low whistle and then pushed the thought away so she could focus on the voice coming from the other end of the alley. Raine also picked up on the difference in the way the sound of the voice each echoed off the walls and she too glanced up, expecting to see the owner of the voice.\n\n\"hey, miss whoever-you-are, look up, see if you spot any movement.\"\n\n\"My name is Misti...and I saw movement about ten feet from where we're standing at an angle of elevation of about sixty six degrees.\" She mumbled to him. \"Any plans on how we're going to get him to show himself, Mr. whatever-your-name-is?\" Apparently they were working together now, or at least that's what Raine assumed, so she figured that creating a plan that they both could efficiently execute together would be a smart thing to do.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" } ]

[ { "text": "Raine smirked slightly when the man didn't respond but it was quickly replaced with a frown as a voice rang out from the alley. \"Fire!!\" He yelled and the assassin crouched slightly, prepared to jump out the way if necessary, but, when nothing came their way, she narrowed her eyes. Just what was this guy planning to do? Her unasked question was promptly answered as Drake pointed out that the man was coming from above them. Not wanting to get crushed, the assassin quickly sprung out the way, just as Flake landed in front of the tax collector.\n\nAs Raine turned around, she was not surprised to see Flake standing there, beating the crap out of the heavily armored man. She would've helped but figured watching would be much more fun. The assassin even smirked a bit as she returned her dagger back to its hiding spot beneath her cloak and the responded to Flake's question. \"I slept rather well, actually. Thanks.\" She replied with a slight shrug and then pointed to the tax collector with another smirk on her face. \"I assume that you know this guy here?\" Raine asked, event though the answer to that was pretty obvious. Still, she wanted to hear it herself; in fact, she wondered how two very different people like those two could become acquainted at all. As the assassin waited for a reply, she walked over to the nearest set of trashcans and proceeded to retrieve her armor and tights from their hiding spot. It was rather easy to slip back into the chest plate but it was a bit more difficult to get the tights back on without flashing all her business--again--in front of Flake and his friend. Somehow she managed to become completely clothed once more without any issue and promptly walked back over to the two.\n\nBy that time, the crowd gathered at the entrance of the alley had begun to disperse, but it was guaranteed that news about the tax collector's defeat would spread like wildfire throughout the town. In fact, Raine could already hear them talking about it now:\n\n\"Did you see how quickly that man brought him down?\"\n\n\"Yes! It was amazing!\"\n\n\"I didn't think that he could be defeated so easily.\"", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "The assassin smirked and sheathed her dagger, then responded with a curt shrug, \"I slept rather well, actually. Thanks.\" After her response, she pointed towards Drake and continued, \"I assume that you know this guy here?\" Drake grunted and Flake nodded after hearing the lady's question, then the guard said , \"too well sometimes.\" For the next few minutes, Raine walked over to her armor and attempted to get suited up once more. As she did, Flake approached Drake and whispered in his ear, \"Delta six.\"\n\nDrake bellowed out a laugh, then Flake started to chuckle as well, leaning against the wall in the alley to support him. \"You're kidding,\" Drake begged, still laughing under his visor. \"I'm not,\" Flake retorted, serious once again. Drake looked over at Raine for a few seconds in disbelief, then whispered in Flake's ear, \"that's more than just a favor.\" The bounty hunter quickly whispered back, \"that's a lie and you know it.\" The exchange of whispers continued for another few seconds, then stopped as Raine walked back over.\n\nDrake sighed, then asked, \"do you need any armor, miss?\" Flake smirked at Raine as she approached, fitting the stop-pin back into his sheath as he watched. Only one person from the original crowd remained by that point in time, a red-haired boy with a wooden sword at his hip. A lady swiftly walked by and rushed him away, thus ending the crowd scene. \"Plates like that couldn't even stop Drake's fist,\" Flake commented, grinning at the hunk of metal next to him with a competitive grin. At this comment, Drake rose his arm and flicked the bounty hunter's shoulder with a loud thwack. The only response the guard got was a quiet chuckle, so he looked back over at Raine.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "Raine raised an eyebrow at the question. It was out of the blue, especially since she hadn't said anything about needing new armor to him but, after glancing over at Flake, she figured that he had something to do with the sudden offer. \"How much would I have to pay you to get some new armor from you?\" The assassin asked, assuming that she still had to pay the man for the armor.\n\nAs she waited for an answer, Raine pulled the hood of her cloak over her head, throwing part of her face into a shadow. She wasn't cold or anything; The assassin just felt less exposed with her hood on. Raine then counted the number of coins in the money pouch that Flake had given her with her fingers. After paying for a room in the inn the night before, she was like with two fifths of the original amount. However, the assassin would still try to bargain a price that was much lower than the original price, based on what price would be proposed.*I just hope that he gives it to me for free or at least really cheap...I haven't had this much money in since I had to leave the Assassin's Guild.*Shet thought with a soft sigh.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" } ]

[ { "text": "Drake heard what he assumed to be the voice of the lady he met earlier, so he continued on through the entrance to the building. Immediately after entering, an almost unbearable heat shot across the room as a foundry crucible passed by. A few men looked over to see the faces of the intruders, but quickly returned to their tasks after seeing the walking tank charging through. Six anvils were lined up along the left side of the large room, along with two large furnaces. A group of men were busying themselves with hammers and tongs, forging and drawing tools and weapons with surprising fluidity.\n\nSteam erupted from a bath of water which one of the metalsmiths dropped a metal rod into. The painfully loud sound of metal on rock pierced the air as a man spun a grindstone. The right side had a wall of molds and a rack of tools and materials set in an organized chaos. At the far wall was a wall of buffered and finished-looking items, a few doors, and a flight of stairs. Drake continued his quick pace until he reached a table with what seemed to be a merchant behind it. \"Ahh, you're ba-\" the man behind the table started, a fake smile lining his face.\n\nHe was instantly interrupted by the guard as he shouted, \"I need light armor, something I won't laugh at.\" He then gestured behind himself and added, \"suit her up and put it on my tab.\" With that said, the merchant nodded at Drake, who then shifted over and rushed up the stairs, his footsteps heavy on the wooden surface. The man reached the second floor and walked over to a lady at a leather molding station worked at her task. He stopped a few feet away and gave a quick bow, then waited for her to respond.\n\n\"You're too polite,\" the leather crafter commented, smiling over at him, \"give me a minute, I'm almost on quota.\" Drake then nodded and walked over to a chair, cautiously taking a seat. \"You're getting careless,\" she added, continuing her craft as Drake watched. The guard was silent, more concerned than nervous. The leather crafter looked up after a minute and asked, \"what's wrong?\" Drake sighed, then pointed to his helmet. \"You know how much I hate taking this off,\" he started. The lady giggled after hearing this, her voice bemused as she responded, \"want me to handle it again?\"\n\nDrake shook his head, quickly adding, \"Delta six.\" The leather crafter looked up in disbelief, but said nothing. With one last tug, she finished making what looked like a quiver and set it on a mold to dry. \"I'm honored,\" she commented, her voice laced with venom as she wiped off her hands on her apron, \"that you would ask me for something like this.\" Drake rose from his seat, then began walking back towards the stairs as he said, \"don't let him down.\" The guard then walked back down the stairs, a frown set across his face beneath his visor.*I'm sure she can, but this is definitely pushing the limit*he thought, looking around to see where the merchant took the thief-lady.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "Raine glared at the guard's back as he practically ignored her and continued walking. \"Rude, much?\" She mumbled to herself but decided that, since he was getting her new armor, the most she could do was keep her sarcastic remarks to herself. With that thought in mind, the girl continued to follow him until he stopped in front of a man, one who she assumed to be a merchant since he had a few items displayed on his table at that time. For a moment, Raine found herself staring at the various items until she heard Derek's voice beside her. He practically commanded the man to put armor on her before walking away without another word. The two watched him go before turning to look at each other.\n\nIt was only then that Raine had actually got a good look at the merchant: he was a man who looked to be in his late forties, early late fifties. Dirty blonde hair was pulled back neatly with a leather strap and his face was lined with wrinkles of all shapes and sizes. His hands were large and worn, as if he had been working since he was born. Despite that, his eyes held a bit of kindness in them as he stood up from where he was sitting.\n\n\"Follow me, please.\"\n\nNodding, Raine followed the merchant as he led her to a set of steps that led to an area below the main part of the building. \"Where exactly are we going?\" Raine asked the man curiously. \"Down to the armory so we can get you a new set of armor. It looks like your current one is a bit worn, don't you think?\" He responded with a slight smile and watched as the assassin glanced down at her armor: It was true. The metal plates were covered in scratches and dents while some of her leather straps were hanging on by little strands. The sad part about it was that Raine hadn't noticed any of it.\n\n\"Well, I guess you're right…I do need a bit of an upgrade.\" She said in agreement then fell into a comfortable silence. The silence didn't last for too long, though, as they finally arrived to the armory. The area was actually much bigger than Raine would have guessed. Armor of all kinds were placed upon the walls neatly and in certain spots so that the heavier armor would sit on a stand that could hold its weight without collapsing. Another thing the girl noticed was the merchants. They were busy pandering to the customers' needs and sometimes had to climb ladders in order to retrieve the armor that their customer desired. Raine was surprised to see that even children were being fitted for armor as well but she figured that it was simply for training instead of actual work that would require them to fight. Then again, she was fairly unfamiliar with the area, so who knows?\n\n\"This way.\" The man called to Raine, pulling her out of her thoughts. She followed him once more through the growing crowd of people until they stood in front of what she assumed to be the light weight armor area. The merchant then gestured for her to stand in one spot as he measured her torso, legs and arms. Once he recorded the measurements, he turned and examined the wall of armor behind him. Raine then watched as he scaled up a ladder and looked at the measurement for various pieces of armor before coming back down.\n\n\"Unfortunately, we don't have any in your size, so we'll have to make one especially for you. I just need a few more measurements.\" This time, the measurement taking too a bit longer since the merchant had to measure nearly every part of her arms, legs and torso to make sure that everything would fit comfortably. Eventually, she was allowed to head back up while the merchant took the measurements somewhere else. As she made it back to the main area, she spotted the guard that brought her here and walked over to him.\n\n\"So, they didn't have any in my size and now they have to make a new set or armor for me.\" She told him simply. \"And thanks for taking me here, I guess.\" Raine added under her breath, though her statement was genuine.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" } ]

[ { "text": "Raine glared at the guard's back as he practically ignored her and continued walking. \"Rude, much?\" She mumbled to herself but decided that, since he was getting her new armor, the most she could do was keep her sarcastic remarks to herself. With that thought in mind, the girl continued to follow him until he stopped in front of a man, one who she assumed to be a merchant since he had a few items displayed on his table at that time. For a moment, Raine found herself staring at the various items until she heard Derek's voice beside her. He practically commanded the man to put armor on her before walking away without another word. The two watched him go before turning to look at each other.\n\nIt was only then that Raine had actually got a good look at the merchant: he was a man who looked to be in his late forties, early late fifties. Dirty blonde hair was pulled back neatly with a leather strap and his face was lined with wrinkles of all shapes and sizes. His hands were large and worn, as if he had been working since he was born. Despite that, his eyes held a bit of kindness in them as he stood up from where he was sitting.\n\n\"Follow me, please.\"\n\nNodding, Raine followed the merchant as he led her to a set of steps that led to an area below the main part of the building. \"Where exactly are we going?\" Raine asked the man curiously. \"Down to the armory so we can get you a new set of armor. It looks like your current one is a bit worn, don't you think?\" He responded with a slight smile and watched as the assassin glanced down at her armor: It was true. The metal plates were covered in scratches and dents while some of her leather straps were hanging on by little strands. The sad part about it was that Raine hadn't noticed any of it.\n\n\"Well, I guess you're right…I do need a bit of an upgrade.\" She said in agreement then fell into a comfortable silence. The silence didn't last for too long, though, as they finally arrived to the armory. The area was actually much bigger than Raine would have guessed. Armor of all kinds were placed upon the walls neatly and in certain spots so that the heavier armor would sit on a stand that could hold its weight without collapsing. Another thing the girl noticed was the merchants. They were busy pandering to the customers' needs and sometimes had to climb ladders in order to retrieve the armor that their customer desired. Raine was surprised to see that even children were being fitted for armor as well but she figured that it was simply for training instead of actual work that would require them to fight. Then again, she was fairly unfamiliar with the area, so who knows?\n\n\"This way.\" The man called to Raine, pulling her out of her thoughts. She followed him once more through the growing crowd of people until they stood in front of what she assumed to be the light weight armor area. The merchant then gestured for her to stand in one spot as he measured her torso, legs and arms. Once he recorded the measurements, he turned and examined the wall of armor behind him. Raine then watched as he scaled up a ladder and looked at the measurement for various pieces of armor before coming back down.\n\n\"Unfortunately, we don't have any in your size, so we'll have to make one especially for you. I just need a few more measurements.\" This time, the measurement taking too a bit longer since the merchant had to measure nearly every part of her arms, legs and torso to make sure that everything would fit comfortably. Eventually, she was allowed to head back up while the merchant took the measurements somewhere else. As she made it back to the main area, she spotted the guard that brought her here and walked over to him.\n\n\"So, they didn't have any in my size and now they have to make a new set or armor for me.\" She told him simply. \"And thanks for taking me here, I guess.\" Raine added under her breath, though her statement was genuine.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "To his delight, Drake saw the lady standing by the front counter once again, thus Drake assumed she had been measured already. \"So, they didn't have any in my size and now they have to make a new set of armor for me,\" the lady declared, quickly adding, \"and thanks for taking me here, I guess.\" Drake nodded, then asked, \"Miss, do your weapons need replacement or refinement? There are few blacksmiths in town like John.\" With this said, the guard pointed over to a man by the entrance who was pounding a bastard sword with a narrow hammer, refining the edge of the blade. The man clearly did not realize that his name was mentioned, for he busily continued his work.\n\nThe wall behind the front counter had plenty of daggers arrayed along a weapon rack with other small arms, some models very thin with somewhat wide guards, some fairly flat-tipped, and some very odd models with wavy edges. Drake stood motionless in anticipation of a response, watching Raine closely. Small weapons did not need as much maintenance as his own sword, as he knew well, but judging from the condition of her armor, the guard suspected that her weapons did not fare much better.\n\n---\n\nMeanwhile, a great thud echoed through an open area in front of the mercenary guild hall as Flake landed a jump from a nearby balcony. The bounty hunter quickly opened the large doors and entered the building, his face solemn. Various people passed by him as he entered, giving him no second looks. The bounty hunter walked through the gilded halls and, after a few minutes of searching, found a mission board. Once again, he looked through all the missions, however he did not find what he was looking for.\n\nDisappointed, Flake turned back and left the building, still solemn. Upon leaving the building, he jumped up to a balcony once more and climbed his way up to the rooftops again.*It's a wonder so few people use the rooftops,*Flake thought, pulling himself up by grabbing a hold of a few stable shingles. The bounty hunter then hopped away, venturing to another location in the big town.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "Raine's hands disappeared inside of her cloak once Drake asked her a question about her weapon. Sure enough, she realized that her dagger was nearly in the same condition as her armor, maybe even a bit worst, actually. \"I guess I'll be visiting your friend over there, then.\" It was a shame that the assassin had let her armor and weapon get this worn out without getting it fixed but what could she do? She'd been hiding out for a year now with her only way to gain food and money by stealing it; that was no easy job, especially if she happened to be caught by the person as well. Raine could practically here the angry voices of those people as she made her way over to the one called John.\n\n\"I would like to get this dagger fixed please.\" The assassin said once she was standing in front of John's work area. The man paused for a moment and looked from her, to her dagger, then back to the sword he was currently working on. \"Leave it there.\" He said, gesturing to the table beside him. \"It should be done in approximately two hours.\" Nodding, Raine thanked him before heading back over to Drake. \"Is there a tavern around here? I'm in need of something to eat.\" She inquired; the girl needed something to do while she waited for both her new armor made and dagger to be fixed.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" } ]

[ { "text": "Raine watched with wide eyes as a beaten, yet familiar face appeared in the door--or rather on the floor in front of the door that led to the top of the staircase.*What the hell s he doing here?*The assassin knew that Flake could be quite a mischievous trouble maker but she did not think that he would do something bad enough to get thrown in here with her. Unless...*He must have done this on purpose then...but why?*Raine knew that she would not get her questions answered if she continued to ask them to herself so, once the guards disappeared back up the stairs, she stood up from her bed and walked over to Flake. As she got closer, she raised a questioning eyebrow that she was sure that he could see.\n\n\"What did you do to get thrown in here and why?\" The assassin asked, suddenly wondering if he had done it to help her escape. Whatever it was, she was sure that he had done it for some important reason. As she waited for a reply, Raine silently examined the male: it looked as though someone had kicked him in the face repeatedly before stepping on the rest of his body as well. Of course, she was probably exaggerating a bit but that's what it looked like to the girl at the time.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "Flake noted that Raine did not respond immediately, to his surprise. As he wiped a bit of blood off his face, he saw Raine approach him from his peripheral vision. \"What did you do to get thrown in here, and why?\" Raine asked, her tone dripping with curiosity. Flake felt around his mouth with his tongue to ensure he didn't lose any teeth, then he responded, \"long story short: they think I'm a traitor,\" with a nasal voice. He was gradually starting to feel the damages he had taken as his adrenaline drained away, resulting in a lowered capacity to retain a neutral expression.\n\nThe man had taken quite a few hits, but he had taken them well. The only signs of major damage were present in his face, where he had a black eye and a few bruises. His fighting experience and solid muscles absorbed the hits like armor. It was well noted that the hits he took were not made to kill him. His broken ribs were an unavoidable result of getting beaten, but his tunic was still fully intact, thus there was no visible sign that he took any hits below his clothing. He checked to see if his nose was still bleeding as he finished the last words of his comment, but pinched his nose again after a few drops of blood leaked out.\n\nHe then spat out a bit of blood which leaked into his throat from his nose-bleed and paused. Flake needed the time to collect his thoughts and suppress the signals of pain and fear running across his mind. With a somewhat retained composure, Flake looked over at Raine, still pinching his nose, and continued, \"I suppose we are traitors…murderers betraying murderers.\" He then looked towards the ground, where a few drops of blood had pooled, and asked, \"how long do you think they'll keep us here?\" slumping forward slightly to examine the liquid on the floor.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "Raine was too busy looking at the horrible condition that he was in to completely pay attention to what he saw saying. \"Geeze Flake. Did you let them run all over you or something?\" She mumbled, watching as the blood fell from his nose to the floor. He looked as though he needed medical attention now, but Oruin wasn't going to return from whatever he did during the day until later and she was almost sure that the guards would ignore her if she tried calling for help. Flake would just have to deal with it, but she was sure that it wouldn't bother him that much,...at least she hoped that it wouldn't.\n\n\"They can keep us in here for as long as they want. We're 'traitors' and they do not want to put the public in danger by letting us go...And sit back, you'll make the bleeding worst.\" Raine said as she gently but firmly pushed back on his shoulders until he was sitting upright once more. \"Now, of course we don't*have*to stay in here for the rest of our lives...we can always find a way out of here, ya know?\" Flake was a smart man; Raine knew that he would be able to think of something that would get them out of this mess. \"Also, you'll just have to deal with any pain you're feeling until night falls. Oruin won't be back until then.\" She add, unaware that she had said her friend's name as if Flake was supposed to know who it was.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" } ]

[ { "text": "As Raine responded to Flake, he watched her intently, remaining still as a statue. His cold, grey eyes followed her as she walked over to her bed. He resented how she had not given him a single opportunity to respond as she spoke, continuing to stare at her as she lay down on the filthy bedding. After a few minutes, he sighed and checked to see if the bleeding had stopped in his nose. After releasing his hand and wiping off as much of the red liquid as he could manage, he noted that the bleeding had stopped. With that done, he carefully lay down on his own bedding and closed his eyes, waiting and listening for noise. He knew for certain that he had not a chance at falling asleep at that time a day, so he took the time of silence to think about the past.\n\nBefore long, Raine had fallen asleep and Flake had found a comfortable position on his bedding. The minutes passed like hours. All the same, thoughts of dishes he heard of and fantastic missions he missed out on flooded through his mind, distracting him from the minor pain in his side. As he was dissociating from reality, a few brief noises from the other side of the room alerted him. He instantly shot out of bed and looked around to see Raine tumbling around in her sleep, whimpering. Flake got up, feeling slightly light-headed from doing so as quickly as he did, and walked over to observe her. Without his leather armor and boots, his footsteps were all but silent as he approached her sleeping figure.\n\nOnce he reached her, he loomed over the tossing girl and his eyebrow shot up. Her expression was terrified, the same as a bounty target pinned against a wall.*Sleep, the conversation with one's self,*he thought, grinning slyly. She turned away from him after a few seconds, still turning around in her sleep and whimpering. A sound shot down from the stairwell, calm footsteps following soon after, alarming Flake. He felt his nose once more as he headed back over to his bedding pile, then lay down, relaxed, and closed his eyes, adopting the illusion of sleep.*Best to trick than to be tricked*he mentally recited, awaiting the nearing sounds.\n\nThe noises were not the metallic thuds of a guard's armor, but the pat of leather boots, the soft type a citizen would wear. Flake heard the cell door open and cracked his right eye open to see who it was. The figure he saw wore the garb of an herbologist, so Flake judged that the man was \"Oruin\" the prison medic whom Raine had spoken of. He closed his eye and waited, pretending to sleep as he listened to the interaction between him and Raine. The man seemed to be compassionate enough to trust, but Flake questioned his judgment, especially after waking up a sleeping prisoner by contact.\n\nAgain, Flake felt resentful towards Raine due to the way in which she described the acquisition of his injuries, but retained his sleeping persona. He heard the man approach and also observed the sound of clinking metal and wooden materials, likely the tools of medicine in his bag. Flake planned a response mentally as the man went about assembling his tools. As he finished, Oruin shook Flake and asked, \"Excuse me, but do you mind waking up so I can properly treat your wounds?\" Within a second of contact, Flake's arm shot from under his head to the medic's wrist, breaking his contact, then used the momentum to sit up.\n\nOnce again, Flake felt light headed due to the sudden change in altitude, but the bounty hunter's cold eyes stared into the medic's soul. Flake needed a few seconds for his light headedness to go away, then he asked, \"How do you expect to treat me, 'properly,' Oruin?\" His eyes shot over to the tools on the ground, then back at his eyes. \"Do your tools mend bones and restore blood as well as rest?\" he continued, wiping some more blood from his nose. The bounty hunter saw Raine watching from his peripheral vision after his question and thought to himself for a moment with slightly softened eyes.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "Oruin barely flinched when Flake smacked his hand away and stayed where he was once the male finally sat up. He had kept in mind that Flake might not have been truly sleep in the first place, which was something that he was, too, used to at this point. The inmates that he'd known for a while often pretended to be asleep when he would come and check on them to see if they could get a hit in. Once Oruin had took a few defensive lessons from the prison guards, it was rare that he took a punch from a 'sleeping' inmate.\n\n\"I personally cannot mend your bones but I do recommend that you try to lay down and stay still for a while. It will hurt much less if you do. About your lost of blood, all I can truly do is pray that you get more. Now, about rest, I have no control over whether you will close your eyes and*actually*go to sleep.\" Oruin responded before looking up at Flake with piecing green eyes. \"Do you have anymore concerns about injuries that you may have? I can pray about them too.\" As he waited for a reply, Oruin began to take out a simple bottle of water and various sized bandages and wraps to clean the smaller wounds with.\n\nOn the other side of the room, Raine watched silently from her bed with an unreadable expression. While her eyes looked at them, her mind was busy thinking about the nightmare that she had already had twice in the past twenty four hours. She knew what had caused it the first time but to have it again? Raine figured that, since Flake was in the room, then it wouldn't plague her dreams once more, but that wasn't the case. It bothered her more than she was willing to admit but the assassin managed to keep a straight face.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" } ]

[ { "text": "Oruin barely flinched when Flake smacked his hand away and stayed where he was once the male finally sat up. He had kept in mind that Flake might not have been truly sleep in the first place, which was something that he was, too, used to at this point. The inmates that he'd known for a while often pretended to be asleep when he would come and check on them to see if they could get a hit in. Once Oruin had took a few defensive lessons from the prison guards, it was rare that he took a punch from a 'sleeping' inmate.\n\n\"I personally cannot mend your bones but I do recommend that you try to lay down and stay still for a while. It will hurt much less if you do. About your lost of blood, all I can truly do is pray that you get more. Now, about rest, I have no control over whether you will close your eyes and*actually*go to sleep.\" Oruin responded before looking up at Flake with piecing green eyes. \"Do you have anymore concerns about injuries that you may have? I can pray about them too.\" As he waited for a reply, Oruin began to take out a simple bottle of water and various sized bandages and wraps to clean the smaller wounds with.\n\nOn the other side of the room, Raine watched silently from her bed with an unreadable expression. While her eyes looked at them, her mind was busy thinking about the nightmare that she had already had twice in the past twenty four hours. She knew what had caused it the first time but to have it again? Raine figured that, since Flake was in the room, then it wouldn't plague her dreams once more, but that wasn't the case. It bothered her more than she was willing to admit but the assassin managed to keep a straight face.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "As Flake observed Oruin's response to his actions, he felt underwhelmed.*This guy has given me absolutely no help*, he thought, frowning at the medic as he reached down for some supplies.*Then again, I expected as much from a prison medic,*he continued, waiting as the medic prepared a bottle of water and a few healing wraps. Flake had no open wounds, as he well knew, so he figured the medic was pulling out bandages for something else.\n\nWhen Flake briefly looked over towards Raine, he noticed that her expression had not changed in the least. Looking back at Oruin, Flake leaned in towards Oruin and, in a voice soft enough for an ant, whispered, \"the next moon is three days from now. It's bad luck this cycle,\" with a quick, unassuming wink. With this, the bounty hunter stole the medic's bottle of water and flicked out the stopper. He then drank a bit, splashed some water over his face to clean some of the blood from his jaws, and passed it back to Oruin. As he held out the bottle, he commented, \"if you're going to pray, pray for her heritage and for my blade.\"\n\nWith all this said, Flake started to lie down on his bedding once more. As Oruin pointed out, it was his decision whether or not he would sleep, but the bounty hunter could not make a decision. He wanted to rest, but it would leave him unaware of his surroundings, a risk he wasn't willing to take outside of his home-shack.*Although, I will need to sleep eventually…otherwise I'll die of some stupid fault.*", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "Oruin blinked slightly in surprise as Flake whispered something to him about a moon and a bad cycle. While watching the inmate drink the water he usually used to clean people up with, the male wondered if there was some alternate meaning behind his words. Most of the times, inmates began to loose a screw or two in their heads after being in the prison for long so Oruin would only smile and nod at them. However, Flake had recently arrived so there might be some meaning to what he is saying. Deciding that he would keep it in mind, the medic repacked his bag and stood before glancing over at Raine. It looked as though she hadn't moved at all since she first got in that position. \"Are you okay?\" Oruin voice was soft and gentle as he approached her, peering into her face as he did so. It looked as though she was looking at something on the far side of the room...it was as if she honestly wasn't there, even though her body was. After avoiding getting caught for so long, Oruin figured that she was going through some sort of shock, though there was nothing he could do to cure her but to let her get through it on her own.\n\n\"I'm fine.\" Raine snapped after a few moments later in a much harsher tone than intended. She didn't want people to keep asking her if she was okay when she truly wasn't and she definitely didn't feel like telling anyone why. Eventually, Oruin got the hint and, after saying a soft goodbye, he made his way out of the cell once more. Silence surrounded the two inmates and, despite Oruin's departure, Raine stayed where she was, watching Flake with emotionless grey eyes. She could tell that he wasn't going to sleep anytime soon, even though the medic had told him that sleep would be necessary for him to heal. \"I'll keep watch.\" Raine said as she pulled her knees up so she could hug them to her chest. \"I don't plan on sleeping myself so I'll keep watch.\" She repeated, resisting the urge to yawn. The assassin was still rather tired from the lack of sleep she received earlier but the fear of having those same nightmares again. \"Don't worry about me attacking you or anything like that. I would have no reason to and, if I did, I'm pretty sure you'd manage to realize what I was going to do before I did it.\" Raine added, hoping that it would be enough to convince Flake to sleep.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" } ]

[ { "text": "Having no inclination to stop, Flake continued to motionlessly lie on his bedding, pretending to sleep. He peeked over to see Raine take half of the food back to her bed, then resumed his act. One would say that it was a waste of time, but the bounty hunter had a child-like curiosity to see what Raine would do provided he was still sleeping. He couldn't hear her doing anything beside crunching on stale bread and quietly drinking soup, so he decided to keep his eyes closed and practice visualizing the room some more.\n\nAfter a few minutes, he noticed that her eating sounds had stopped and that she was silent. Instead of peeking over at her immediately, he waited a few seconds, then slowly opened his left eye just a crack to see the lady crawling over to the food tray. He closed his eye once more, fighting the urge to grin as he thought of something witty to say, but halted himself as he heard the door which slammed earlier open up once again, fairly noisily as well.\n\nFrom the door came a guard who looked quite heavily hung-over, with dark rings around his eyes, a slumped figure, and a steady groan emitted from his person. The guard looked over as he passed to see the traitor girl reaching for food, then looked over to see an empty bowl on her own bedding. His expression turned angry, his voice loud and ferocious as he shouted, \"you conniving gundygut! I'll teach ye' a lesson 'r two about stealin!\" as he energetically fumbled through his keys.\n\n\"Stealing?\" Flake questioned, keeping his eyes closed as he spoke, \"she was just bringing me my food.\" The guard, unable to think clearly, stopped for a moment to look over at the other guy in the cell. His anger turned to confusion over a few seconds, then he rattled out curses and continued on his way towards the stairs, mentioning \"thieves\" and \"mudlark bitches\" as he dizzily stumbled up the steps.\n\nThe bounty hunter remained silent and motionless until the guard was long gone, then looked over at Raine with a wry expression and probingly asked, \"so? Are you going to eat that or not?\"", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "The bread was merely inches from her lips when the guard suddenly came down stairs, looking like hell.*Hm, I guess they got wine while we had water.*She thought with a slight smirk then turned her attention back to the bread, though she flinched slightly as the man began to yell at her, saying that he would teach her a lesson for stealing. They were in an enclosed space and his loud voice echoed painfully off the stone walls. \"Technically, I was permanently borrowing it.\" The assassin commented slyly and made no effort to moved from her spot by the tray but the man's attention seemed to turn towards Flake as the supposedly sleeping male spoke. Raine didn't mind as he seemed to get the guy to go away somehow and it was only then that Flake finally addressed her directly.\n\n\"I was going to ask you the same thing.\" Raine replied with a smirk before tossing the bread to him, watching as it landed on the bed beside Flake. \"You know, that guy saved your breakfast. Any longer and the bread would've been mine.\" Slowly, she stood up from the floor so she could retrieve her own bowl and spoon and place it back on the tray. The assassin then settled back down on her bed, sighing softly as she did so. \"I was kinda hoping he would come in here so I could teach him a lesson myself but I don't think he would've have been able to find the key...\" She hadn't had a good fight in over 24 hours and Raine was getting bored, to say the least, sitting in the cell, thinking about things she didn't want to think about.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "*That sounds much more familiar*Flake thought regarding Raine's response to his question. He lazily caught the bread after she threw it at him, but set it back down on the floor. As she continued talking, Flake got up, walked over to the tray of food and carried the soup and water back to his bedding, setting it down next to the bread before sitting down once again. Unlike the previous night, he was no longer dizzy, although he was still unable to breath out of his nose due to dried blood. As Raine continued to speak, he quickly downed his soup and looked over at her. As he watched her speak, he was certain that she was disappointed with the result of the previous interaction.\n\n\"You sound like you wanted to get beat up,\" he commented, tossing the empty bowl back at the tray before reaching for the water, \"want some help with that?\" He downed his water much faster than the soup, almost in one gulp, then grabbed his bread and stood up, kicking the cup towards the door. He doubted she would have lost any of her capacity to fight, but it was another opportunity to ask her questions. In his plain tunic and trousers, having been beaten up the previous day, he had lost a significant advantage, but he had also gained a huge advantage by dropping off all of that weight. After taking a bite of bread, he picked up the tray of dishes and carried it over to the door, lazily dropping it there as he continued to eat.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "\"As much as I would love to have you pummel me until my face swells up, I'll have to pass....my food needs to settle first.\" Another smirk formed on her face and Raine turned her head so that she could watch Flake. He seemed to be just fine, despite coming into the cell bloody and sore the night before. Either he was a fast healer or he was great at hiding his pain...though Raine believed the later to be true. However, as she continued to watch him, Raine found herself wanting more and more to find out if he was truly okay though, instead of asking him directly, the assassin decided that she would take up on his previous offer.\n\nSlowly, she used her foot to gently slide her cup of water closer to her so that she could reach down and pick it up. Raine then made quick work of draining the liquid from inside then pretended as though she was examining the cup itself before quickly chucking in Flake's direction. She purposely aimed at the area beside his head than directly at him and, when it came into contact with the wall with a loud smack, she smirked. \"My food is done settling.\"", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" } ]

[ { "text": "Raine stood to her feet as Flake prepared himself to fight with her, her eyes watching him carefully as he began to approach her. She wasn't sure what he was going to do, but she knew it wouldn't be too extensive since they didn't have much room in the cell and he seemed to still be in a bit of pain from the injuries he received the day before. However, that did not mean Raine would underestimate him, as she knew that he was more than capable of still fighting as he did when she first met him.\n\nSoon enough, Flake made his move and, in an attempt to avoid getting kicked in the face, Raine leaned back and raised an eyebrow as she felt the tip of his shoe graze her nose. She stood back straight once his foot was out of range, though she quickly brought her arms up to defend herself as his leg came up again. Once they were both on their feet again, Raine took up her usual stance: her hands into fists and her feet moving lightly against the floor as she bounced lightly in place. For a moment, she stayed like that, silently weighing her options. The cell wasn't that big, so she couldn't do more than one or two flips of any kind before hitting a bed or the wall. Kicking also required so extra space and the assassin was sure that Flake probably wouldn't allow her to have enough time to move back and prepare for a kick. So her only option seemed to be fighting up close, not like it was much of a problem for Raine.\n\nWithout warning, she dashed forward and, once she was close enough, Raine used her right arm to quickly push Flake's left arm out of the way so that she could punch with her left. Whether she made contact or not, the assassin quickly moved back and raised her arms to defend herself, figuring that he would counter in some way before trying her method of attacking once again, figuring that she would hit her mark at least once.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "Where the bounty hunter landed was where he stood. He barely moved at all after his maneuver, despite wanting to move quickly to avoid pain. The bruises on his chest seemed to flare up every other second as he waited, each imaginary needle in his side distracting him ever so slightly. He only barely noticed Raine begin moving as she took the offensive, but quickly focused as adrenaline kicked in. He stood his ground as she approached, however he was unnerved by her approach. As she pushed his readied arm to the side, he feigned off to the outside, retreated a step, and snapped his right arm upwards into an overhead block, easily deflecting her attack.\n\nTo his surprise, Raine then jumped back. He wanted to take the opportunity to counter attack, but he deemed such an action as \"unsafe\" because she barely seemed to be trying. When she jumped forward once more, Flake anticipated that she would push his arm out of the way, so he preemptively brought his left arm up to his head with his elbow out and watched her right arm. She pushed his facing hand out of the way, as he expected, then immediately tried another punch. Instead of blocking, Flake side-stepped as Raine punched at him and brought his clenched fist down towards her back, in the same motion as a person who would stab with a knife.\n\nThe instant after his attack, he shifted his weight to his right side and snapped his right elbow at Raine's right shoulder, side-stepping to her right once again. \"Don't treat me like an amateur,\" Flake commented, shifting to a left fore-stance with his left arm out and ready. A barely-readable frown showed briefly over his face as he spoke, evidencing his disapproval at her previous attack.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "Flake avoided her attack with ease and made a counter attack of his own, one of which Raine was not able to avoid herself. However, she ignored the stinging on her back and got back into her usual defensive stance--both arms up, hands in fists and her body bouncing lightly on the balls of her feet--saying, \"I would do no such thing.\" She stated, her voice holding no malice nor teasing tones in it. Raine hadn't wanted to do anything that would possibly further his injuries but, as expected, he wouldn't want her to bring light-hearted and simple attacks to the table.*Well, if that's what he wants, then fine...*The assassin thought with a slight, unnoticeable shrug before suddenly closing the space between her and Flake, leaving a few feet between them. She then spun, using the momentum to also kick towards his face at the same time. The process only took a few seconds and, whether or not she hit him or not, Raine moved back about three feet once both feet were on the ground once more, her arms moving up to defend herself from whatever Flake may throw at her in return. However, she did not wait long in this spot and proceeded forward again, attempting to throw a punch at his face once more while using the other arm to shield herself from his attacks once more.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" } ]

[ { "text": "Flake avoided her attack with ease and made a counter attack of his own, one of which Raine was not able to avoid herself. However, she ignored the stinging on her back and got back into her usual defensive stance--both arms up, hands in fists and her body bouncing lightly on the balls of her feet--saying, \"I would do no such thing.\" She stated, her voice holding no malice nor teasing tones in it. Raine hadn't wanted to do anything that would possibly further his injuries but, as expected, he wouldn't want her to bring light-hearted and simple attacks to the table.*Well, if that's what he wants, then fine...*The assassin thought with a slight, unnoticeable shrug before suddenly closing the space between her and Flake, leaving a few feet between them. She then spun, using the momentum to also kick towards his face at the same time. The process only took a few seconds and, whether or not she hit him or not, Raine moved back about three feet once both feet were on the ground once more, her arms moving up to defend herself from whatever Flake may throw at her in return. However, she did not wait long in this spot and proceeded forward again, attempting to throw a punch at his face once more while using the other arm to shield herself from his attacks once more.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "The bounty hunter realized that his arms were very tense after his previous attack as Raine responded to his previous command, but ignored his realization.*I'd rather lose form than agility,*he thought, his frown gradually melting away as his opponent started to move. At first, Flake lifted his foot up to counter a low-sweep, anticipating that the assassin wouldn't risk a head-level attack against him. To his brief dismay, his prediction ended up misleading him, however he managed to shift his weight back just in time to avoid her foot.\n\nHe spent the next few seconds jumping back up to his feet as Raine mercifully retreated, giving him time to ready himself once more before advancing with another simple punch. This time, Flake anticipated a high attack. At the opportune time, right before she hit him, Flake dropped to a crouch to Raine's right and kicked low, targeting Raine's right knee with his left shin to catch her advanced leg.\n\n\n\non hit \n\n\n\nFlake twists his leg on contact with Raine's, locking his foot around her ankle, and turns so as to use his other leg to push her forwards, force tripping her. He then releases her leg and calmly gets back up, commenting, \"you almost had me for a second there,\" before offering her his hand.\n\n\n\n\n\n\non miss \n\n\n\nFlake's leg continues through his kick and a hidden bruise sharply lances through his entire right leg, causing him to topple over on the ground. With a surprised squeak, the bounty hunter rolls onto his back and grasps his tense leg, frightened by his inability to move it. He felt a thousand needles shooting into his leg as he forced himself to straighten his leg. After a few seconds, the pain subsided and his leg was fine once again, however he remained seated, looking up at Raine. \"I sure wasn't expecting that…\" he commented, averting his eyes back to his leg after speaking, his cheeks hot with shame.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "Flake managed to avoid her attack and counter with his own but as Raine tensed slightly in anticipation of the attack, she was surprised to see Flake suddenly fall to the ground. With wide eyes, the assassin jumped back slightly, thinking that she had done something that had seriously injured him or something when she had wanted to avoid doing something like that. However, the moment was soon over and Flake seemed to be okay again, though he did seem to be a bit embarrassed after his fall. \"Hey, can you stand?\" Raine asked him with a hint of concern in her voice. If he needed help, then she would try her best but Raine's arms were probably not strong enough to lift a man who couldn't use both of his legs to help her. Those thoughts momentarily went from her mind as a familiar voice echoed throughout the cell.\n\n\"While that was quite an impressive fight, it wasn't a wise one.\" Oruin called from his spot across from the cell. He had been leaning casually against the far wall with a concerned frown on his face. He knew that Flake wasn't in the proper condition to be fighting like that but he was sure the man had his reasons for doing it. His green eyes then glanced over to Raine as she spoke to him. \"When did you get in here?\" Raine hadn't heard him come in through the door, which made her a bit disappointed in herself. she had been so engrossed in the fight that she had become completely unaware of her surroundings, despite the fact that they were in a locked cell. While she was sure this wouldn't happen if she wasn't in the jail, the assassin made a mental reminder to be more observant, even when fighting. \"I came down here only a minute or two ago to check on both of you but it seems that you both are fine...to a certain extent at least.\" Oruin stated, his eyes glancing over at Flake for a moment before returning to Raine. \"Do either or you need any assistance?\" His question was mainly for Flake, though Oruin offered it to Raine as well.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" } ]

[ { "text": "After a bit of tending, Flake got a tinder fire going and added larger pieces of wood, hoping the logs would catch fire soon enough. Once he figured that the fire was large enough, Flake grabbed his spear and the padlock for the door. He rose from his place in front of the fire and walked over to the door with the two items in hand. He calmly locked and bolted the door, then returned to the fire, sitting on a chair a few feet from the fire. As Raine started to speak, Flake rested the spear against the back of the chair and adjusted his robe to a more comfortable arrangement. His only response to the assassin's initial statement was a slight nod, even though she was not looking.\n\nAs the assassin continued, the bounty hunter closed his eyes and attempted to reenact the scenes which she described. After she was finished talking, ending her brief monologue by searching her figure for unusual objects, Flake opened his eyes once again and looked over to her, reaching into a pocket in his robe. \"I found this map and this key on the ground between our beds when I woke up,\" he answered, holding out the map and key for his ally's inspection, \"the map was edited by my 'friend,' but it seems to be from the prison medic, originally.\"\n\nAfter the two items left his hands, Flake continued, \"there are enough supplies inside the house to last us a week, but there is a river West of here and plenty of deer.\" After waiting for a brief comment by the assassin, Flake proposed, \"I'd wager that two days are enough for us to sneak through the prison and recollect our belongings, but we should scout out the castle and prepare ourselves before assaulting your uncle. The poison will only take a day or two to wear off, but we will not be primed for extended combat until next week.\"\n\nThe bounty hunter paused, then rose from his seat and placed another log into the fire. He determined that the wood in the fireplace would last well into the evening, so he organized the tinder on top of the extra lumber, then returned to his seat once more, listening to the assassin all the while. Once he was seated again, he closed his eyes and relaxed, a hint of impatience on his expression.*I said that we should rest, but I am going to need to keep myself occupied if I am going to put up with staying in this building for more than a day,*he thought, balancing the prospect of scout detection and the benefits of training.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "Raine reached over and accepted the items from Flake, her eyes scanning the words on the page as her ears listened to what her companion. \"We should probably utilize that deer supply at one point to make dried meat for our future travels.\" Was all she said before falling silent once more, nodding slightly at Flake's next statement. \"That sounds like a plan. Until we're ready to move on to the next stage, I guess we'll have to find ways to occupy ourselves here.\" Silence engulfed the pair once more, both too deep in their own thoughts to really care. Eventually, the assassin got tired of sitting still and gave her hands one last brisk rub in front of the fire before getting to her feet. \"I'll be downstairs if you need me.\" And with that statement, she receded down the stairs without another word.\n_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________\n**Present Day: 1200 Hours**\n\nInhale. Exhale slowly. Arms up, right leg up...and go. Raine put her foot down and used the forward motion as momentum to send her body forward and up onto her hands, completing her hand stand.*Okay, I'm doing good. My arms aren't trembling and my breathing is controlled...*Maybe this would finally work after her sixth time trying...or maybe not. The assassin's vision swam and for a moment, she blacked out as she crumpled to the floor with a loud thud. \"It seems as if I've really over worked myself now...\" Raine mumbled breathlessly as she came to only a few seconds later. Deciding that it wouldn't be wise to move around, the woman waited for the little black dots in her vision to go away, assessing the situation as she did so. She had done everything that she usually did to get the stiffness out of legs and arms: toe touches, leg and arm stretches but, as soon as she tried to do a hand stand, she had gotten dizzy and fallen over.*Maybe it's because I went down too quickly...or maybe it's because of this stupid dress thing.*Sure, the dress that was way too big kept falling slightly into her face when she went to do a handstand and made the woman want to take it off and toss it into the fire upstairs but...her excuses were weak and she knew that the actual cause of her failure was because of the little bits poison that lingered in her body. Despite that, Raine was determined to do one handstand without falling but, in the end, she only ended up making herself feel worst. \"Yup, that was a stupid thing to do.\" She scolded herself; oddly enough, she could picture Oruin saying the same thing to her if he had been in the room with her. Knowing that the next best thing that she could do at this moment was rest, the assassin moved over to her temporary bed before lying down, falling asleep almost instantly.\n\n---\n\n1700 hours\n\nThe next time that Raine woke up, it was because of the hunger that once again gnawed at her insides, causing her to frown slightly. She figured she must've been sleep for quite a while if her food that she had eaten hours before had now settled.*At least I don't feel dizzy anymore...*The assassin thought to herself as she jerked the cloth of the dress back onto her exposed shoulder. The dress was about as annoying as the grumbling in her stomach and Raine knew exactly how to fix the problem...though after scanning the surrounding area, the woman wasn't so sure that she would find the materials she needed to do so. Figuring that her only other option would be to search around upstairs, Raine slowly got to her feet and ascended the stairs. As she neared the top, the assassin noted that dealing with her hunger would be easier to do than to find sewing materials so, instead of searching around, she turned to Flake.\n\n\"Would you like some deer for dinner?\" The woman asked with a slight smirk as she took out the short sword she found downstairs and impaled it into the table beside her. Sure, she did not have all of her energy back up but she should be able to snag a deer that runs slower than the rest or a few small animals at least in her current condition.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" } ]

[ { "text": "**1900 hours**\n\nWith a sudden burst of energy, Flake shot out of the seductively comfortable chair, breaking free from the hypnotism of the fire, and grabbed his spear. After recovering from the light-headedness, he made his way over to the opening to the basement, then jumped down without a thought. Once he reached the basement floor, he walked over to the weapons rack and examined the weapons once again.\n\nThe bounty hunter practiced a few techniques with each individual weapon, being careful to avoid hitting or stepping on any of the furniture. After practicing with each melee weapon, he mentally separated out the unworkable weapons from those which he might appreciate using as secondary weapons. After staring at the weapons for a full ten-minute interval, he concluded that his first observation was inadequate. All of the light weapons were exact copies of the ones which the guards used, standard issue with a few modifications which were likely the result of an over-excited blacksmith. The heavy weapons, on the other hand were original, possibly the favorites used by Drake in the past.\n\nThe ranged weapons were the same, although to a lesser degree. The heavy ranged weapons were all castle guard varieties, such as a heavy crossbow with metal support. Even the throwing knives were standard issue, except Flake only felt that the castle guard varieties would be sufficient for use. After thinking carefully about the different opportunities he would get to use the weapons, Flake grabbed one of the sacks of throwing knives and tied it to the belt of his pants, under his robe.*I'll try them out later on,*he thought, taking the spear back off of the weapon rack.\n\nUpon rising back up the stairs, he noticed that the fire was starting to die down. In the hopes that he would not have to start a fire again if he fed it some logs and watched it return to life. The bounty hunter looked around the room once more, his hunger reminding him of Raine and the complete lack of sewing materials in the house. With a dissatisfied frown, he sat back in the chair in front of the fire and waited a few minutes, his impatience slowly mounting within him.\n\n---\n\n**2000 hours**\n\nA few minutes later, Flake shot out of his chair at the sound of the door and, upon recognizing the trespasser, walked over to her and lifted a few deer pieces from her back. He was about to comment about how she should have brought the entire carcass back, but determined that she was likely too weak to drag it all the way back to the cabin.\n\nFlake managed to listen to Raine, despite the sound of his hunger pains, but only managed to respond by saying, \"go ahead,\" and heading back over to the chair by the fire. He watched Raine out of the corner of his eye, so that he could comment if she did anything interesting, but otherwise watched the fire to pass the time.*I wonder how an assassin learned to cook,*he thought, quickly looking over to watch her search for cooking items in the drawers before returning to his biding occupation.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "\"Well, I guess I'll get to cooking then...\"' Raine mumbled more to herself than to Flake with a soft sigh; she was beyond tired but she needed food even more than sleep. After moving the hide of the deer off to the side, she laid out the strips of meat she'd brought in and began to cut them into smaller pieces using her short sword so they could easily pop the pieces into their mouths. Afterwards, the assassin searched around for something that she could prop of the fire and succeed in finding a metal rack hidden behind a box nearby...but, she needed something else, too. Raine continued her search around the room, hoping to find a skillet of some kind but only succeeded in finding a sheet of metal that could serve as a makeshift skillet for now. \"This will have to do, then.\" After threading the ends of the sheet through the slits on either side of the metal rack, Raine made her way over to the fire were she carefully assembled the metal object over the fire, but not too close to where it would cook the outside of the meat too quickly. She then grabbed a few pieces of meat from the table and placed them on top of the metal sheet, hissing a bit as her fingers were nipped by the fire. Once done, the assassin pulled out a pinch of herbs that she knew would give the meat a bit more flavor and sprinkled them on top. \"And now we wait.\" She stated to no one in particular as she settled on the floor in front of the fire, her half lidded eyes watching the meat sizzle above the fire.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" } ]

[ { "text": "\"Well, I guess I'll get to cooking then...\"' Raine mumbled more to herself than to Flake with a soft sigh; she was beyond tired but she needed food even more than sleep. After moving the hide of the deer off to the side, she laid out the strips of meat she'd brought in and began to cut them into smaller pieces using her short sword so they could easily pop the pieces into their mouths. Afterwards, the assassin searched around for something that she could prop of the fire and succeed in finding a metal rack hidden behind a box nearby...but, she needed something else, too. Raine continued her search around the room, hoping to find a skillet of some kind but only succeeded in finding a sheet of metal that could serve as a makeshift skillet for now. \"This will have to do, then.\" After threading the ends of the sheet through the slits on either side of the metal rack, Raine made her way over to the fire were she carefully assembled the metal object over the fire, but not too close to where it would cook the outside of the meat too quickly. She then grabbed a few pieces of meat from the table and placed them on top of the metal sheet, hissing a bit as her fingers were nipped by the fire. Once done, the assassin pulled out a pinch of herbs that she knew would give the meat a bit more flavor and sprinkled them on top. \"And now we wait.\" She stated to no one in particular as she settled on the floor in front of the fire, her half lidded eyes watching the meat sizzle above the fire.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "Flake decided to remain silent as Raine carried out her cooking tasks, lacking the willpower required to think of words. He stared blankly at the fire in the furnace as Raine began to build a cooking station, as like a statue.\n\nHis expression had exactly the same eager, yet solemn expression. Despite this, he was beginning to recognize a new sensation within himself. It was a warming feeling, much like the warmth from the fire. It made him hopelessly restless, as if he was overdosed with his own adrenaline, but his muscles were all asleep. The urge was not foreign to him, but his lack of activity, food, and his warmness brought the urge to the forefront of his mind.\n\nSoon enough, Flake was desensitized to his hunger and tiredness, as his consciousness focused on the odd feeling in his chest, this \"urge.\" The more he focused on it, the more memories flashed through his mind, key words of fights and triumphs, important conversations, forgotten and repressed thoughts. It was a fury of excitement, the embodiment of an overwhelming desire to do something, to move, to fight, to destroy. The urge took the form of a fire, the overflowing of emotion and desire, everything he sought to compress for control's sake, simply raging away before him.\n\n*So that's it, that's what it is,*he thought, his senses flooding back as a frown covered his face. He continued to think about the urge for a few seconds, despite no longer feeling it, but determined that he might be going insane and pushed it out of his mind. Instead, he focused on the food before him, which slowly crackled away on the fire. His hunger was nowhere near as strong as his \"urge,\" but he allowed hunger to stay in mind. He allowed hunger to make him even more impatient.\n\nWhen he finally decided to speak, it was apparent to him that his companion was about as tired and hungry as he was. To keep both of them awake, he commented,\n\n\"Tomorrow, I'm going to scout out the area and find the way back to town.\"\n\nAfter this comment, he leaned forward and took a deep breath through his nose, as if to eat the meat through the steam and smoke it released. He immediately regretted his decision, as it made him even more hungry. After finally looking away from the fire, turning his attention to Raine, he continued, \"if I don't do something tomorrow, I'll fall back into a coma…\"", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "_How did I get here?_\n\nIt had only been a month or so (Raine wasn't really sure since her sense of time had been thrown off for the last week or so) since she was milking her cow back in that old town. She'd worked hard to find such a cozy little cabin where she felt like she could be at peace, even if it was just for a little bit. Now all that seemed so far away since Flake came along and reignited the flames of revenge within her. She went from running through the streets, taunting soldiers, to being locked in prison for a second time, to sitting in a cabin in the middle of a forest, cooking meat on a piece of metal with the same man sent to capture her for a bounty.\n\n_Will I finally get peace after all this is over?_\n\nThere was no doubt in Raine's mind that she would give her uncle the death her deserved, but would it be enough to give her the peace that she longed for? What if it all ended up being a waste of time? \n\nThe assassin was pulled from her thoughts as Flake spoke up, his voice sounding way louder than it probably was, making her head throb slightly. Being both hungry and beyond tired was not helping the situation. Ignoring the pain, she nodded absentmindedly at his comment, too tired to really respond with a valid response, and flipped over the pieces of meat, hissing slightly as the flames licked a little too closely at her fingers. The girl also noted that the meat was close to being done and it didn't take long for the other side to cook. Raine then stood up grabbed a broken plate from the table to put the sizzling cubes of meat on, swaying slightly as she did so. After handing the plate to Flake, she finally spoke up.\n\n \"Here, taste that. I need to know how well it tastes before I decide to cook the others like so.\"", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" } ]

[ { "text": "After the man walked away, Raine could be seen standing there with a slightly confused look on her face. Never had she had someone to respond in a way that he did and she had no idea how to react to it. Shaking her head, she tried to clear her mind of the confusion and focus on the task at hand: getting information from the big bulk of a man. Judging from his size, the man was immensely strong.*But I also smelled alcohol on him when I brought him back into the alley…maybe I could use that to my advantage?*Raine mentally asked herself as she paced back and forth quietly in the area behind the tax collection booth.\n\n*Attacking him is out of the question…I'd rather not have my head be squashed nor do I want to go to jail…*Raine happened to look up while she was thinking and saw a pair of women giggle and wave as they walked past the man at the booth. He reacted as ay man would and an idea suddenly popped into the assassin's mind. She would have to flirt with the man. Raine would have objected to the idea any other day but this was the only lead she had. She needed the information and would do anything to get it.\n\nSighing a bit, she went further into the alley until she could not be seen by anyone and slipped out of her cloak and tights, which was located under her shorts. Raine had a bit of trouble with it but eventually managed to wrap it around her waist like a skirt. She then slipped out of her chest plate and hid it behind a trash can, leaving her with just a long sleeved shirt and her necklace. The assassin decided to take it off and hide it with her dagger and money bag underneath her make shift skirt. After running her hands through her silver hair, Raine proceeded towards the man once more, silently hoping that this approach would work this time, especially since the man had no idea what she looked like beneath the cloak.\n\n\"Hi.\" She made an effort to make her voice a bit higher than usual as she walked up to the tax collection stand and attempted to smile up at the man, but it came out more like a grimace. \"Nice day we're having here, huh?\" Raine was terrible at making conversation and it clearly showed as she fidgeted slightly in front of him. She then realized how weird it would look to randomly approach the tax collection without any money, so she made any attempt to grab a coin without making her cloak fall. She nearly succeeded, but she practically flashed her legs in the process. Poor Raine was completely flustered by the time she finally held out a coin to him.*Oh gosh I've messed up. Now I'l have to try to run away with this damn cloak wrapped around my waist.*She thought nervously to herself.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "Drake got back to his stand without any further interruptions, then continued his dreary task of reading the tax list. \"Mrs. Zeneeda, a hundred sheckles,\" he growled, barely retaining his posture. \"I-I-I o-only have f-fifty f-f-five…\" Drake slammed his gauntlet on the table and shouted, \"Then get a job!\" After recognizing his actions, he quickly added, \"and pay me fifty for now. I'll add sixty to next time, be sure you can pay.\" The lady in front of the stand quickly pulled five coins from her purse and dropped it onto Drake's stand, running away quickly, tears in her eyes.\n\n\"It's a wonder how people can't find jobs in this city,\" he mused to himself, helping the next citizen in line. After a few more people, a strange-looking lady approached. She was very young, and he did not recognize her at all. \"Hi,\" she said, her voice and smile clearly forced, \"Nice day we're having here, huh?\" Drake grinned under his visor and retorted, \"What's your business here, and what is your name?\"\n\nA few people from further back in the line began to watch intently, some annoyed at the hold-up, some generally amused. The shouts of the Harold next to the stand were rather loud, but the sound of the crowd and the other merchants drowned it out. Drake watched, intrigued, as the lady in front of him reached into what seemed to be her skirt. He decided to keep silent for a second, instead of questioning the nature of her actions. There was a slight separation down the midsection of her garment for a second, but she swiftly ended the awkward moment by revealing the fruit of her labor.\n\nThe lady held out a single coin to the guard, who was barely suppressing laughter, and a heavy blush spread across her face. After a second, Drake finally burst out into laughter. The sound was muffled under his visor, and it only lasted a few seconds, but it was a warm, hearty laughter which only a burly man could utter. \"Lady, I can't charge you unless your name is on the list,\" Drake commented, pushing the lady's offer back with his palm. \"Unless you want to make a donation,\" he added, leaning back slightly.\n\nFrom the back of the line, a man shouted, \"Hurry it up Captain!\" A few other people quickly shushed the man, but Drake took no notice, staring intently at the lady for her response.*At the very least, her expression is priceless,*he thought, bemused. Next to the stand, the Harold continued shouting loudly, words such as, \"The town will meet its end! The council of sin will adjourn, and all the guards will die! So say the Assassin guild council, the most fearsome of men!\" Drake quickly interrupted the people in front of him and shouted at the Harold, \"SHUT UP ALREADY! The guards will crush any assassin who oversteps his bounds!\" After hearing this, the harold quickly nodded at Drake and changed the subject of his banter.\n\nA man from the crowd, who happened to be looking towards the alleyway, saw what seemed to be a black figure dropping down from the roof, softening his fall by clinging to each balcony and wall-sliding on the way down. The figure landed in a soft roll, then quickly hid behind a trash can. From there, he disappeared from view, watching behind the shadows, waiting for something. A slight murmur started to roll across the crowd as he commented on what he saw. Others started commenting, but it was treated with disbelief and pardoned as \"a figment of your tired mind.\"", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" } ]

[ { "text": "The only response that Raine got to her demand was a clanging sound, which made her glare in that direction. \"I told you to make yourself visible, not-\" Her sentence was cut short as a familiar voice echoed throughout the alleyway and, with narrowed eyes, she turned around, not surprised to see that tax collector guy coming her way. \"You gave me a warning for attacking you, not for standing here and minding my own business.\" The assassin pointed out with yet another glare. \"So why don't you go on back to your tax collection booth and cheat more people out of their-\" Raine was cut off once again by a voice whose source was currently unknown.\n\n*This is really irritating.*The girl thought as she glanced around to see if she could at least get a glimpse of the one doing this but, as expected, they did a good job at keeping themselves hidden. Suddenly, she turned back towards the big bulk of a man and asked: \"Is this what you do to people that don't pay taxes? Get your buddies interrogate them when they're alone?\" By that time, the absence of the tax collector had attracted the curiosity of many of his customers, who were currently watching from the entrance of the alley.\n\nRaine, however, was not interested in the public attention, though she figured that messing with this man in her own little way once more could prove to be fun. She had a plan of her own: make it seem like everyone one was distracted by the drama she was causing then somehow get the mimic to show himself. She wasn't sure why he was doing this but figured that it had been done for some personal reason. Now she had to find a way to get the actor from behind the curtain. It was show time.\n\n\"Well, Mr. Tax Collector?\" The assassin said in a serious yet teasing voice. \"What do you have to say for yourself?\"", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "As Drake continued walking down the alleyway, the lady with the dagger turned around, her narrow eyes piercing through the tax collector's soul. \"You gave me a warning for attacking you, not for standing here and minding my own business., So why don't you go on back to your tax collection booth and cheat more people out of their-\" then came the second voice. Drake looked around, trying to find the source based on the reverberations, but the sound seemed to come from multiple directions,*clearly an amateur ventriloquist.*\n\nAfter a second, Drake being considerably closer to Raine, she turned back around and said, \"Is this what you do to people that don't pay taxes? Get your buddies and interrogate them when they're alone?\" Drake continued walking, ignoring her words as he did so.*I wish I'd just taken her coin to shut her up,*he thought, grimacing. Before long, she was talking yet again, this time in a mocking tone, \"Well, mister tax collector? What do you have to say for yourself?\" Drake brushed past Raine quite casually, but was then greeted by two more voices.\n\nFlake adjusted his voice towards the back end of the alley once more and, in the same voice as before, he said, \"one more step and we'll shoot the girl.\" The sound reverberated off the wall perfectly, but then, Flake decided to add one more voice, this one a bit more raspy and aged, \"Yeah, don't take another step, ya' punk.\" Flake then watched as Drake stepped in front of Raine, shielding her from the unseen enemies at the back of the alley. He reached for his sword, saying, \"You know who you're messing with?\" He grasped the hilt of his sword, his knuckles popping from the sudden strain.\n\nFlake adjusted his voice once again and, in the raspy voice, he retorted, \"dern' straight. We're talking to the drunkest bas** in Talgot.\" Drake gritted his teeth, but the voice wasn't echoing in the same way. He quickly looked up, but all he could see were balconies.*He's on a balcony, but which one?*Drake was glad for the excitement, but he didn't want any civilians getting hurt, especially due to him. In a low voice, Drake told Raine, \"hey, miss whoever-you-are, look up, see if you spot any movement.\" Flake sighed silently, knowing that they were already on to his little plan. He closed his eyes and retreated from view a half-minute ago when Drake first started to look up. He was now waiting, thinking up the next move in his little game.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "Raine smirked a bit as the man ignored her. It didn't bother her at all, especially since she managed to get the crowd rowdy. They were murmuring to each other and pointing towards the area where the tax collector and Raine were standing. Her victory was short lived, though, and the threat of being shot at brought her attention back to what she truly wanted to do: find out who was currently taunting her and the man in the armor.\n\nShe pulled her dagger from it's hiding spot beneath her cloak and got into a defensive stance, even if it wouldn't stop her from getting a bullet. Because of this, she didn't mind when the man covered in armor stepped in front of her, shielding her from the hidden threat.*A cannon would probably only make a dent in that thing...*the assassin thought with a low whistle and then pushed the thought away so she could focus on the voice coming from the other end of the alley. Raine also picked up on the difference in the way the sound of the voice each echoed off the walls and she too glanced up, expecting to see the owner of the voice.\n\n\"hey, miss whoever-you-are, look up, see if you spot any movement.\"\n\n\"My name is Misti...and I saw movement about ten feet from where we're standing at an angle of elevation of about sixty six degrees.\" She mumbled to him. \"Any plans on how we're going to get him to show himself, Mr. whatever-your-name-is?\" Apparently they were working together now, or at least that's what Raine assumed, so she figured that creating a plan that they both could efficiently execute together would be a smart thing to do.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "Drake noted and ignored the low whistle the lady behind him uttered, then listened as she whispered, \"My name is Misti.\" Drake grinned as she continued, instantly checking off \"meet a smartass lady\" from his bucket list. \"and I saw movement about ten feet from where we're standing at an angle of elevation of about sixty six degrees. Any plans on how we're going t get him to show himself, Mr. whatever-your-name-is?\" After hearing her speak, all Drake could do was roll his eyes and continue looking sharp, hoping to notice when the enemy made a move.\n\nFlake carefully listened to their words as they attempted to quietly speak to one another, then decided to reveal himself.*Who would've known. So lady assassins do learn something at that academy*he thought, silently drawing his saber. He rested it against his arm, then picked up a rock, adjusted his voice towards the back wall once more, and shouted, in a new, scratchy voice, \"Fire!!\" After doing so, he threw the rock at a trashcan and jumped from the balcony, launching himself down with aid from the railing.\n\nDrake braced himself for a heavy projectile, but none came, instead the plink of a rock hit a trashcan. \"ABOVE!\" he shouted, instantly pulling his sheath down along his back, drawing his blade with a loud, metallic screech. The figure was falling so fast that his features were nearly indistinguishable, besides his black leather armor and glinting blade. The guard's huge blade only barely made it out of it's sheath as Flake's blade slammed onto the captain's helmet, releasing a few bright sparks and a powerful thud. Drake stumbled back for a second, trying to pull his sword back towards his chest, but Flake was moving too quick for the heavy soldier.\n\n\"Hey buddy,\" Flake said, swiftly chopping at the joint of the gauntlet against his radial plate. The heavy soldier's hand instantly released from shock, causing his weapon to fall to the ground. \"YOU!!!\" Drake roared, reaching for the man with his other hand. Flake instantly brought his saber over to the man's other arm, savagely whacking the same spot on his other arm, this time with the blunt side of the blade.\n\n\"Yeah,\" Flake said, quickly shifting positions. At the moment he finished speaking, he delivered a sideways thrust-kick directly at the soldier's chest plate, tossing him back at the assassin, \"me.\" The soldier landed on the ground with a resounding thud, and as the sound echoed across the alley, Flake sheathed his saber, a wide smirk on his face.\n\n\"How'd you sleep, missy?\" Flake asked, directing his attention towards Raine as his royally-pissed-off friend started to get up once again. The crowd near the entrance to the alley was erupting with conversation as Flake watched the lady, the sounds of metal plate thundering as Drake quickly got to his feet, grabbing his large sword with a grunt. \"You owe me five for that act, ya idiot,\" Drake mumbled, sheathing his sword smoothly as he stood up once more.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "Raine smirked slightly when the man didn't respond but it was quickly replaced with a frown as a voice rang out from the alley. \"Fire!!\" He yelled and the assassin crouched slightly, prepared to jump out the way if necessary, but, when nothing came their way, she narrowed her eyes. Just what was this guy planning to do? Her unasked question was promptly answered as Drake pointed out that the man was coming from above them. Not wanting to get crushed, the assassin quickly sprung out the way, just as Flake landed in front of the tax collector.\n\nAs Raine turned around, she was not surprised to see Flake standing there, beating the crap out of the heavily armored man. She would've helped but figured watching would be much more fun. The assassin even smirked a bit as she returned her dagger back to its hiding spot beneath her cloak and the responded to Flake's question. \"I slept rather well, actually. Thanks.\" She replied with a slight shrug and then pointed to the tax collector with another smirk on her face. \"I assume that you know this guy here?\" Raine asked, event though the answer to that was pretty obvious. Still, she wanted to hear it herself; in fact, she wondered how two very different people like those two could become acquainted at all. As the assassin waited for a reply, she walked over to the nearest set of trashcans and proceeded to retrieve her armor and tights from their hiding spot. It was rather easy to slip back into the chest plate but it was a bit more difficult to get the tights back on without flashing all her business--again--in front of Flake and his friend. Somehow she managed to become completely clothed once more without any issue and promptly walked back over to the two.\n\nBy that time, the crowd gathered at the entrance of the alley had begun to disperse, but it was guaranteed that news about the tax collector's defeat would spread like wildfire throughout the town. In fact, Raine could already hear them talking about it now:\n\n\"Did you see how quickly that man brought him down?\"\n\n\"Yes! It was amazing!\"\n\n\"I didn't think that he could be defeated so easily.\"", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "The assassin smirked and sheathed her dagger, then responded with a curt shrug, \"I slept rather well, actually. Thanks.\" After her response, she pointed towards Drake and continued, \"I assume that you know this guy here?\" Drake grunted and Flake nodded after hearing the lady's question, then the guard said , \"too well sometimes.\" For the next few minutes, Raine walked over to her armor and attempted to get suited up once more. As she did, Flake approached Drake and whispered in his ear, \"Delta six.\"\n\nDrake bellowed out a laugh, then Flake started to chuckle as well, leaning against the wall in the alley to support him. \"You're kidding,\" Drake begged, still laughing under his visor. \"I'm not,\" Flake retorted, serious once again. Drake looked over at Raine for a few seconds in disbelief, then whispered in Flake's ear, \"that's more than just a favor.\" The bounty hunter quickly whispered back, \"that's a lie and you know it.\" The exchange of whispers continued for another few seconds, then stopped as Raine walked back over.\n\nDrake sighed, then asked, \"do you need any armor, miss?\" Flake smirked at Raine as she approached, fitting the stop-pin back into his sheath as he watched. Only one person from the original crowd remained by that point in time, a red-haired boy with a wooden sword at his hip. A lady swiftly walked by and rushed him away, thus ending the crowd scene. \"Plates like that couldn't even stop Drake's fist,\" Flake commented, grinning at the hunk of metal next to him with a competitive grin. At this comment, Drake rose his arm and flicked the bounty hunter's shoulder with a loud thwack. The only response the guard got was a quiet chuckle, so he looked back over at Raine.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" } ]

[ { "text": "Raine blinked in surprise as the guard suddenly began to walk away, barely giving the girl enough time to react to the sudden change of course. Sighing, she quickly made sure that her money pouch was secured underneath her cloak before moving to catch up with the guy, who was nearly around the corner by the time she finally got moving.*Geeze, why is he in such a hurry? Or does he always walk this fast?*The assassin planned on asking that question out loud to Flake but, when she turned to address him, he was busy climbing over sleeping people to get to the roofs of the buildings.\n\n\"Ignore him, by the time you're suited up, he'll still be messing around.\" The guard said without slowing down and, once again, Raine had to practically jog in order to keep up with him. She may be in shape, but she didn't enjoy running without some sort of reason too and, by the looks of things, they weren't running from anything. In fact, people seemed to be trying their best to get out of Drake's way to avoid getting trampled on by the big bulk of a man. \"Yeah, I'd probably be running away too if I wasn't behind him.\" Raine mumbled to herself as she glanced up at the man; she immediately looked away as she noticed all the gunk and blood stains covering the back of the armor and she wondered what the front looked like. \"Geeze, do you ever clean this thing? I can barely see my reflection in it.\" She complained and knocked on his armor lightly with her knuckles, though the assassin noticed that the probably hadn't heard her.*Oh well. I have no problem saying it again to him when he can actually hear me.*\n\nRaine's thoughts were suddenly interrupted as a vendor called out, trying to bring people in to buy his bread. The girl's stomach seemed to growl in response and she paused for a moment, seriously contemplating whether or not to buy herself a piece of bread or not. \"I bet it would be really tasty...but I should probably keep following...\" As she looked up, Raine realized that the guard was no longer in sight and she silently cursed to herself.*Why does the delicious smell of bread always distract me?*Soon, the cloaked female could be seen running through the crowd, dodging and shoving people as she did so. Her hood fell from her head as she hopped onto a pile of crates, exposing her silver hair, but she welcomed the sun as it warmed her nose and cheeks. While standing on the crates, Raine had a good view of her surrounding and she was able to spot the guard nearing what she assumed to be the armory.\n\nNow that she knew where he was, it didn't take long for her to catch up to the man, just as he was telling her to ignore every and follow him. \"Sir yes sir.\" Raine said with a mock salute before following him inside with wide and curious eyes. The armory was like nothing she'd ever seen: People--mainly men--of all shapes and sizes stood over what she assume to be their own little work stations, complete with hammers, metal, and even more metal. The sound of metal hitting metal echoed to her left and, when she looked over, she saw a man using a hammer to shape a sword that was nearly as long as her arm.*That guy might be someone who would wield a sword that big...*She thought, referring to Flake's friend, who had managed to get far ahead of her again. \"Where are you taking me?\" Raine called loudly to him once she caught up once more.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "Drake heard what he assumed to be the voice of the lady he met earlier, so he continued on through the entrance to the building. Immediately after entering, an almost unbearable heat shot across the room as a foundry crucible passed by. A few men looked over to see the faces of the intruders, but quickly returned to their tasks after seeing the walking tank charging through. Six anvils were lined up along the left side of the large room, along with two large furnaces. A group of men were busying themselves with hammers and tongs, forging and drawing tools and weapons with surprising fluidity.\n\nSteam erupted from a bath of water which one of the metalsmiths dropped a metal rod into. The painfully loud sound of metal on rock pierced the air as a man spun a grindstone. The right side had a wall of molds and a rack of tools and materials set in an organized chaos. At the far wall was a wall of buffered and finished-looking items, a few doors, and a flight of stairs. Drake continued his quick pace until he reached a table with what seemed to be a merchant behind it. \"Ahh, you're ba-\" the man behind the table started, a fake smile lining his face.\n\nHe was instantly interrupted by the guard as he shouted, \"I need light armor, something I won't laugh at.\" He then gestured behind himself and added, \"suit her up and put it on my tab.\" With that said, the merchant nodded at Drake, who then shifted over and rushed up the stairs, his footsteps heavy on the wooden surface. The man reached the second floor and walked over to a lady at a leather molding station worked at her task. He stopped a few feet away and gave a quick bow, then waited for her to respond.\n\n\"You're too polite,\" the leather crafter commented, smiling over at him, \"give me a minute, I'm almost on quota.\" Drake then nodded and walked over to a chair, cautiously taking a seat. \"You're getting careless,\" she added, continuing her craft as Drake watched. The guard was silent, more concerned than nervous. The leather crafter looked up after a minute and asked, \"what's wrong?\" Drake sighed, then pointed to his helmet. \"You know how much I hate taking this off,\" he started. The lady giggled after hearing this, her voice bemused as she responded, \"want me to handle it again?\"\n\nDrake shook his head, quickly adding, \"Delta six.\" The leather crafter looked up in disbelief, but said nothing. With one last tug, she finished making what looked like a quiver and set it on a mold to dry. \"I'm honored,\" she commented, her voice laced with venom as she wiped off her hands on her apron, \"that you would ask me for something like this.\" Drake rose from his seat, then began walking back towards the stairs as he said, \"don't let him down.\" The guard then walked back down the stairs, a frown set across his face beneath his visor.*I'm sure she can, but this is definitely pushing the limit*he thought, looking around to see where the merchant took the thief-lady.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" }, { "text": "Raine glared at the guard's back as he practically ignored her and continued walking. \"Rude, much?\" She mumbled to herself but decided that, since he was getting her new armor, the most she could do was keep her sarcastic remarks to herself. With that thought in mind, the girl continued to follow him until he stopped in front of a man, one who she assumed to be a merchant since he had a few items displayed on his table at that time. For a moment, Raine found herself staring at the various items until she heard Derek's voice beside her. He practically commanded the man to put armor on her before walking away without another word. The two watched him go before turning to look at each other.\n\nIt was only then that Raine had actually got a good look at the merchant: he was a man who looked to be in his late forties, early late fifties. Dirty blonde hair was pulled back neatly with a leather strap and his face was lined with wrinkles of all shapes and sizes. His hands were large and worn, as if he had been working since he was born. Despite that, his eyes held a bit of kindness in them as he stood up from where he was sitting.\n\n\"Follow me, please.\"\n\nNodding, Raine followed the merchant as he led her to a set of steps that led to an area below the main part of the building. \"Where exactly are we going?\" Raine asked the man curiously. \"Down to the armory so we can get you a new set of armor. It looks like your current one is a bit worn, don't you think?\" He responded with a slight smile and watched as the assassin glanced down at her armor: It was true. The metal plates were covered in scratches and dents while some of her leather straps were hanging on by little strands. The sad part about it was that Raine hadn't noticed any of it.\n\n\"Well, I guess you're right…I do need a bit of an upgrade.\" She said in agreement then fell into a comfortable silence. The silence didn't last for too long, though, as they finally arrived to the armory. The area was actually much bigger than Raine would have guessed. Armor of all kinds were placed upon the walls neatly and in certain spots so that the heavier armor would sit on a stand that could hold its weight without collapsing. Another thing the girl noticed was the merchants. They were busy pandering to the customers' needs and sometimes had to climb ladders in order to retrieve the armor that their customer desired. Raine was surprised to see that even children were being fitted for armor as well but she figured that it was simply for training instead of actual work that would require them to fight. Then again, she was fairly unfamiliar with the area, so who knows?\n\n\"This way.\" The man called to Raine, pulling her out of her thoughts. She followed him once more through the growing crowd of people until they stood in front of what she assumed to be the light weight armor area. The merchant then gestured for her to stand in one spot as he measured her torso, legs and arms. Once he recorded the measurements, he turned and examined the wall of armor behind him. Raine then watched as he scaled up a ladder and looked at the measurement for various pieces of armor before coming back down.\n\n\"Unfortunately, we don't have any in your size, so we'll have to make one especially for you. I just need a few more measurements.\" This time, the measurement taking too a bit longer since the merchant had to measure nearly every part of her arms, legs and torso to make sure that everything would fit comfortably. Eventually, she was allowed to head back up while the merchant took the measurements somewhere else. As she made it back to the main area, she spotted the guard that brought her here and walked over to him.\n\n\"So, they didn't have any in my size and now they have to make a new set or armor for me.\" She told him simply. \"And thanks for taking me here, I guess.\" Raine added under her breath, though her statement was genuine.", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "To his delight, Drake saw the lady standing by the front counter once again, thus Drake assumed she had been measured already. \"So, they didn't have any in my size and now they have to make a new set of armor for me,\" the lady declared, quickly adding, \"and thanks for taking me here, I guess.\" Drake nodded, then asked, \"Miss, do your weapons need replacement or refinement? There are few blacksmiths in town like John.\" With this said, the guard pointed over to a man by the entrance who was pounding a bastard sword with a narrow hammer, refining the edge of the blade. The man clearly did not realize that his name was mentioned, for he busily continued his work.\n\nThe wall behind the front counter had plenty of daggers arrayed along a weapon rack with other small arms, some models very thin with somewhat wide guards, some fairly flat-tipped, and some very odd models with wavy edges. Drake stood motionless in anticipation of a response, watching Raine closely. Small weapons did not need as much maintenance as his own sword, as he knew well, but judging from the condition of her armor, the guard suspected that her weapons did not fare much better.\n\n---\n\nMeanwhile, a great thud echoed through an open area in front of the mercenary guild hall as Flake landed a jump from a nearby balcony. The bounty hunter quickly opened the large doors and entered the building, his face solemn. Various people passed by him as he entered, giving him no second looks. The bounty hunter walked through the gilded halls and, after a few minutes of searching, found a mission board. Once again, he looked through all the missions, however he did not find what he was looking for.\n\nDisappointed, Flake turned back and left the building, still solemn. Upon leaving the building, he jumped up to a balcony once more and climbed his way up to the rooftops again.*It's a wonder so few people use the rooftops,*Flake thought, pulling himself up by grabbing a hold of a few stable shingles. The bounty hunter then hopped away, venturing to another location in the big town.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" } ]

[ { "text": "\"Oruin?\"\n\nRaine repeated his name again, not sure if what she was seeing was actually true. She hadn't seen him since the day she'd been accused of her father's death. Despite that, she'd never forget those eyes, even if he was no longer the scrawny little boy that she used to play with when they were younger. Puberty had transformed him completely: his previously thing built was replaced with one that was more muscular, which could be seen slightly through his medical uniform. His childish face became one that was much more mature and she could even seen hints of a beard growing along his upper lip as well.\n\n\"Raine, you're awake.\" He said, relief apparent in his voice as he looked down at his childhood friend. It seemed that he, too, was surprised to see her here in her current situation. \"What...what are you doing here Oruin?\" The assassin asked, as though the answer was not sitting right in front of her. \"I could ask you the same question ya know...but I'm a medic here in the prison now.\" The green eyed male said with a slight smile and gestured to the medical bag sitting beside the bed. \"After you escaped, I decided that I would become a medic for the prison, knowing that you would eventually come back...though I hoped that I wouldn't be reunited with you in this way.\" His response surprised Raine. He'd become a medic just for her? The girl was curious to know why but decided that she had more important things to worry about at the moment.\n\n\"Oruin....I have to know..\" She started then paused slightly before asking her question. \"Do you believe that I killed my father?\" Raine's voice was soft and hesitant, which was very out of character for the assassin but it was something that she needed to know. If Oruin didn't believe her, then Raine wasn't sure if she would be able to convince others of her innocence. After she asked her question, the cell fell deathly silent and she could hear Oruin take a deep breath before exhaling slowly. \"Raine, although I was not there, I can say that I can believe that you did not do it. I know that you loved your father too much to do something about that...nor did you know anything about the inheritance.\" Both Oruin and Raine knew that, if they had something interesting or important to tell each other, they would share and protect the information, knowing that the other would not tell a soul; the girl knew that if she had found out about her inheritance, Oruin would be the first and only person she would have told. Reaching up, she gently fingered the necklace that held the inheritance for a moment before getting to the other question that she'd been dying to know she she'd finally gotten the willpower to return to her hometown.\n\n\"Where's my uncle?\" This time, her voice was filled with enough venom to poison every inmate stuck in this prison. It was clear that Raine still held a grudge against the man that had truly murdered her father. She then watched as Oruin's expression turned from a relieved to troubled one. \"Huh, I guess you haven't heard then.\" His statement made the assassin raise an eyebrow. \"What news?\"\n\n\"Well, you see. After you escaped, a lot of things went downhill here....\"\n~~~~~\n\nOruin went on explaining what had happened over the course of the last two years and, by the time he'd finished, it was nearly dawn. \"Listen Raine. I have to go and check on the other patients in the infirmary but I promise that I'll be back tonight.\" Oruin said as he stood up, his medical bag in hand. \"Okay...see you later then.\" The girl mumbled sleepily and watched as he left the cell, locking it behind him. Once again, her cell has fallen silently and Raine could hear nothing but the sound of her own heartbeat and breathing. She continued to focus on those two sounds until she finally drifted off into a restless sleep.\n\n*It was her second night in the woods and today just happened to be one where the rain decided to pour down heavily on Raine's head, even if she was huddled up underneath a tree. It was practically impossible to light a fire in such weather so the girl was left in the dark in which she could not see, but could hear. The various noises that echoed around her weren't pleasant at all. Animals growling, thunder roaring and the sound of the rain as it hit her soaked clothes, along with the sound of her soft sniffles. This was the haunting soundtrack that nearly drove the girl crazy that night. Rocking herself back and forth, Raine clutched at the wet clothes that stuck to her body, saying: 'I don't want to be alone...I don't want to be alone....I don't want to be alone...I don't want to be alone...\"*\n\nThe dream was enough to startle Raine out of her sleep a few hours later and she quickly sat up in bed, breathing heavily. Although it was just a dream, Raine knew that it was simply her mind remembering the things that happened...and how she almost lost her sanity all in one night.*I hated staying in those woods alone like that...*The girl thought with a sigh and then looked up as the sound of footsteps echoed in the staircase that led to her cell, making her raise an eyebrow in both curiosity and confusion.\n\n\"Who in the world is that eager to see me?\"", "username": "HiddenBeauty13", "char_name": "Raine Starling" }, { "text": "During the night, hours before dawn, Flake decided that he could sleep no more and shot out of his bed. Immediately, the man disrobed and searched his shack for some normal civilian clothing. He dug down to his hidden chest and shoved his armor, sword, knives, boots, and a few other valuables, then locked it, covered it, and hid its location once more. The man then calmly dressed in a thin woolen tunic, undergarments and thin leather shoes and left, looking little more than a commoner. He was completely unarmed, however his scars were enough to discourage any common man from asking for a fight.\n\nFlake had taken a great many hits over his fighting career. Most of the more visible scars were caused by Drake, but he had a great story for each of them. His neck and face were more-or-less unharmed, miraculously, but the rest of his body had at least one scar over every muscle and bone. For a man so young, he had certainly taken far more than his fair share of hits. The most surprising thing about it is that each hit was taken on purpose, or so he says. He couldn't help but think about his scars, as he no longer had his armor to cover them up.\n\nAfter a long walk, Flake came across Drake in the town hall. Drak had finished his work early and left the garrison to meet Flake in this designated location. \"Good, you got it!\" Flake commented, applauding Drake. \"Not so loud,\" Drake responded, shushing his comrade as he quickly made his way over to him, \"Delta Six?\" he asked, frowning at Flake. Flake nodded silently, then pointed towards a vacated fruit stand and commanded, \"stand there, and don't make a big scene out of it.\" Drake then nodded, then handed Flake a moderately large knife and walked over to his position. Flake took the knife and walked into an alleyway, concealing the weapon in his sleeve.\n\nThe two waited in their positions until sunrise, when activity started to rise in the town square. \"Time to shine,\" Flake murmured to himself, then he rose from his position and started walking towards the market. Drake saw the man walk out of the alley, then shifted a little in his position, preparing a few lines. Flake walked through the crowd rather calmly, smiling innocently all the while, and headed towards the tax stand. When he made it to the tax stand, the wooden structure across from the fruit stand Drake stood at, Flake pulled out his knife and started madly chopping at the wood, resulting in a sudden panic.\n\nThe guards at the stall quickly rose from their positions and apprehended Flake, who gave up immediately after they reached him. Drake ran over as Flake was being chained and commented, \"I saw what happened here, turn him.\" The guards then turned Flake towards Drake, who stared into the bounty hunter's eyes and growled, \"did you conduct this treason willingly and thoughtfully?\" Flake then spat in Drake's face and shouted, \"Yes! Of course, idiots! To hell with you all!\" in the most immature tone he could muster. Drake and Flake then barely held in their laughter, in fact, Drake had to slap Flake's face and grit his teeth to stop himself as the other guards laughed their heads off. \"Take him to the small chambers, bottom of the First Dungeon.\"\n\nThe guards affirmed their orders and two immediately left, practically carrying Flake as they went due to his light struggling. \"I can't believe it…kids nowadays…\" one of the guards commented, shaking his head scornfully. Drake thought,*a kid who can get me?...I cant believe it either…*and dismissed the guard to continue his duty and repair the stall.\n\nFlake got hit a few times on his way to the dungeon, both guards having been agitated by Flake's act. He got beaten twice, resulting in a black eye, a few bruises, and a possibly broken rib.*The things I do for a friend*Flake commented, still struggling lightly as they made it to the first dungeon's gate. \"Open, we have a prisoner,\" the first guard commanded, saluting the man in the turret, who then motioned for the gates to be opened. As always, the iron bars rose out of the guards' way and allowed them to walk into the dungeon, carrying Flake. They had to force him through the doorway and into the dungeon, holding down his arms so he wouldn't grab onto any bars. \"This one's a fighter,\" a guard commented looking at the attendance keeper, amazed at the boy's endurance, \"What's your name, son?\"\n\nFlake responded, \"The names' Alphonse. That's all you scum are getting.\" He then amassed a large bit of saliva and spat in the face of one of the guards, who promptly knocked the wind out of Flake in response. \"A real fighter,\" the guard added, wiping the spit out of his face as the other guard wrote down the name, \"we were told to take him to the small chambers in the basement.\" The guard with the attendance sheet then commented, \"go ahead, there's plenty of room in the first cell.\" The guards then escorted Flake over to the stairwell and practically kicked him down.\n\nFlake landed at the bottom of the stairs face-first, then rolling upright and running towards the other wall with extremely tiny steps due to his chains. \"Get the hell back here!\" one of the guards shouted in exasperation, sprinting after Flake, then tackling him to the ground. They opened the cell with the assassin in it and commented, \"you're getting friend you might just like! A traitor, just like you!\" one of the guards said as the other one lifted Flake by the collar and the leg-chains and chucked him into the room. The guard quickly smacked Flake over the head another time, just to be sure, and unshackled him, hastily exiting the cell and locking the door. Flake lay motionless on the floor as the other two guards left, both commenting on how they deserved a rank-up.\n\nFinally, after a few moments, Flake looked over to Raine on the floor and, after recognizing her, enthusiastically commented, \"well whaddaya know! It's the accursed assassin, in the flesh!\" as a bit of blood trickled down his nose. He then dizzily rose to his feet, brushed himself off, and sat down on a \"bed.\" He felt his face for wounds, and thus pinched his nose to stop the bleeding.", "username": "icicle", "char_name": "Kenenniah Alphanso I" } ]