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200.5 | 2023-07-24 | GuildTextChat | [
{
"author": "Mysterious Person",
"message": "\"A Keyblade? That's certainly a surprise... Though that dark nature is fitting on you.\" \n\nThe hooded woman would take another sip of her tea before setting it back on the table along with the newspaper. \n\nShe'd then shake her head, waving her finger from side to side.\n\n\"We could... But I don't really feel like it. I would not want to embarrass you in such a public place...\" \n\nShe then brought her hand to her chin, thinking of something else interesting.\n\n\"But I do have an idea... How about we play a little game? Well more a game for you and entertainment for me.\""
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "\"A... Game? I mean... If that's all you want then alright miss... I have no issue with that...\"\n\nSunset shrugged before making her Keyblade disappear and gave the mystery woman some space to get up from her seat incase.\n\n\"I do have two sorts of questions... The first would be your name so i can remember you every now and then... And if the Heartless come after you, what's your weapon for defending and attacking? Last time we met i had one Keyblade, but after a bit of getting used to my second one i can somewhat handle holding two for an extended period of time... But yeah! Overall i handle the Heartless with a Keyblade!\"\n\nSunset slightly smiled at the mystery lady suddenly, curious to see what weapon she had to tell Sunset.\n\n\"If you don't want to tell me at all, that is very much fine by me too. But as long as you have a sort of compatible weapon for the Heartless, i can at least tell your strong like me and my friends! Heck, maybe you and i can be friends some time to exchange information with one another... Sad Adagio, Aria, and Sonata didn't come to me and my friends' meeting... Wonder where they are...\"\n\nSunset then frowned, but to the mystery lady those names felt oddly familiar despite the pronouncings of each name being alot different."
},
{
"author": "Mysterious Person",
"message": "\"My name? My name doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things... At least not yet...\" \n\nThe woman would laugh as she stood up, dismissing the question. \n\n\"But if you want to call me something, how about Nullité? It's what I am after all...\" \n\nWith that, she would place one hand on her hip and brought her hand to her chin. \n\n\"As for a weapon, I may have one or possess none at all... Though I will admit, I lack anything as interesting as a Keyblade whatsoever... Such curious objects...\"\n\nShe did take notice at those names, finding them oddly familiar to the people she knows... Then again they all do look like they'd be from the same world... It was time to test a theory she had. \n\n\"Friends? You believe in such things? They likely didn't show from lack of caring... Or maybe they couldn't bring themselves to care anymore...\""
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "\"Nullite... Gotcha... And having a Keyblade isnt SO bad! Have about it? If we were to play this game that involves us both...\"\n\nShe summoned her Fiery Bravery Keyblade before holding it like she was about to give it to the mystery lady.\n\n\"Then to equal the playing field a bit, you can borrow this Keyblade for this game we are doing and afterwards when your satified i can call it back! I would feel bad to play a game without my opponent being at a unfair advantage...\"\n\nSunset smiled and closed her eyes and waited for the lady to either take it or reject it. But then opened her eyes about her three friends.\n\n\"Couldn't bring themselves... To care anymore...? Like... That girl in that meeting i had... Xion was her name? She had no heart if i recall our meeting's statements... Maybe... They did too...? I dont know...\"\n\nThen Sunset felt bad, but after saying the fourth name out loud it would possibly raise a few alarm bells."
}
] | 198 | 802 |
282 | 2023-07-26 | GuildTextChat | [
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "\"Heh... Im just holding back to be fair... But if you really are stronger than this me currently...\"\n\nSunset jumped back before activating Rainbow Power and her Keyblade gaining a Fire Boost red glow.\n\n\"Then i will not hold back as back then for your sake of research!!\"\n\nSunset then shot another Fire spell as a fireball straight towards the mystery lady, but this was all a distraction as Sunset used Avatar Shift to get behind but stay 10 feet away from the lady as fast as she could before shoot a Firaga spell should the Fire spell do its role in trying to land one single blow.\n\nPhase Two: 2/5\nRainbow Power: 1/10\nFire Boost: 1/7\n\nFire: 357\nAvatar Shift: 175\nFiraga: 399\n\nAP: 145%/175%\nMP: 115%/185%"
},
{
"author": "Mysterious Person",
"message": "\"So neither one of us is going at this seriously...\" \n\nShe would laugh under her hood and watched Sunset tap into more of her power, though she herself felt no real need to just yet. Her attention went to the fireball of which she snapped her fingers. 3 pillars of flame rose up from the ground as raging fire tornadoes to stop the fireball coming her way.\n\n\"Mes cheveux... This is why I hate fire... Always makes my hair frizzy...\"\n\nThe cloaked woman didn't pay any mind that Sunset vanished from her sight but the Firaga was *Nearly* Strong enough to pass through and hit her, destroying one of the pillars of flame. \n\n\"So that's where you went mon ami...30 seconds have passed and it appears your full power is equal to my lackluster fighting capability.\" \n\n`Raging Storm: 400`"
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "\"Heh... Who said i was done with me powering up...\"\n\nSunset suddenly said before she herself became a red glow before a fire hurricane engulfed herself for a few moments as her Firestorm Command Style activated, as her eyes opened up to reveal a red glow after the fire hurricane stopped. Then an idea hit her before she attacked.\n\n\"Maybe i can't fix my old mistakes.. But maybe i can use this power to help every world out there... This is worth a shot... Here goes... Modgink... Hope your watching me now...!!\"\n\nSunset aimed her Keyblade and began to charge up a Firaga, but then it began to change color completely into a purplish black color.\n\n\"This may be the only time i am gonna call upon the darkness... But this will test not just my own strength... But the way i can control it...!!\"\n\nSunset then shouted hard as her darkness poured out of her body as her Keyblade's signature Twilight Road power kicked in as the Firaga became half of her body size.\n\n\"DAAAAARK...\"\n\nShe then suddenly got behind the cloaked lady with Avatasr Shift while still holding the Dark Firaga spell in her Keyblade. But when Sunset roared out, the entire name of the spell had a familiar voice shout faintly alongside Sunset's voice.\n\n\"DARK FIRAGAAAAAAAAA!!!\"\n\nShe then roared as the fire beam zipped straight for the cloaked lady as crazy speed, with a strange pair or yellow glowing eyes within the spell itself.\n\n\"THIS IS FOR MY OLD FRIEND DARKDREAM SHIMMEEEER!!!\"\n\nSunset yelled as shortly after the Dark Firaga smoke clear, Sunset zipped towards the cloaked lady with one final attack before the timer went up. But as her Firaga Slicer went for the last downward swipe, both the Way To The Dawn and Fiery Bravery shined oddly, almost like they were in sync with the Firaga Slicer's powerful blow strangely as this was it.\n\nPhase Two: 3/5\nRainbow Power: 2/10\nFire Boost: 2/7\nFirestorm Command Style: 1/5\nTwilight Road: 1/4 Uses\n\nAvatar Shift: 204\nDark Firaga: 500\nFiraga Slicer: 660\n\nAP: 110%/200%\nMP: 95%/210%"
}
] | 181 | 846 |
63.176471 | 2023-07-28 | GuildTextChat | [
{
"author": "Mysterious Person",
"message": "\"I... What?\"\n\nThe woman responded flatly hearing Sunset say that: maybe she misheard the redhead or something. Further, the handshake and calling her a 'friend' left her in further confusion. All she could do was laugh, reminding her of the strange trio back home. \n\n\"You really *Are* Like them... Very odd indeed. I suppose I need more research on you after all... I shall accept these terms.\" \n\nShe'd say and went in for the handshake, something that surprised herself in all honesty."
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "\"Heh... I won't disappoint... But do promise me one thing though...\"\n\nSunset said while the handshake was going on and when it ended, she kinda aimed her head down on the ground with a frown.\n\n\"I kinda don't wanna end up being an enemy to you... I just... Want to stay friends because of one reason... Being a person named Modgink was not trusting me... So i need to make sure i have somebody to talk to or at least have someone to protect me...\"\n\nSunset's entire body shook as her fears got to her.\n\n\"I-I... I know i'd fix my mistakes but... What if it doesnt end up the way to fix my mistakes...? I-\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"SUNSEEEET!!!! WHERE ARE YOU!?!\" A familiar sound called out, only to see Twilight was nearby calling out but with tears in her eyes rolling down her face."
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "\"Oh...! I... Better go... Nullite, stay safe for me please! Later!\" Sunset gave a short and brief hug before letting go and meeting up with Twilight, running as she felt concerned due to Twilight's teary look."
},
{
"author": "Mysterious Person",
"message": "\"...You really perplex me you know that...\"\n\nThe cloaked woman was *Really* At a loss for words, not sure how to even respond. Thankfully she didn't have to when Sunset ran off to see someone else. She crossed her arms and brought her hand up to her chin. \n\n\"I guess this requires more study... This turn of events has little in the line of logic... I must go back and reasses my hypothesis...\"\n\nShe would say and open up a Dark Portal, going back home for the time being."
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "\"Twilight...!? Whats going on?! Did something bad happen!?\" Sunset got close to her friend, but then the news hits her."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"M-Miss Modgink told us to el-eliminate you... O-Out of the fact that Darkdream would do harm again...!!\" Twilight shouted before bursting into tears and hugged Sunset tightly."
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "Thats when Sunset's heart sank, with Sunset's hair covering her eyes before hugging Twilight back hard before cleaning her face. \"If thats the case... So be it... I knew that Miss Modgink never trusted me to begin with... I tried to change...\" Thats when a small dark aura clouded her body as Sunset backed up from Twilight and looked up. \"BUT THATS ALL NOTHING TO HER HUH!?! THE FACT THAT SHE COULDNT LET ME AT LEAST TRY!?!\" Sunset yelled at the sky as a dark aura roared off her. \"You know what...? Im done trying...\" She then opened a Dark Corridor. \"Maybe THIS will be a mistake for Miss Modgink... Im going to Maleficent and join her once more and NEVER come back...\" She turned her head to Twilight as she sighed. \"Twilight... Im sorry... But if that is what Miss Modgink thinks of me... Then i cannot change in her eyes like Princess Celestia's relationship... Goodbye... Friend...\" Sunset entered the Dark Corridor before it snapped shut."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"**SUNSET NO!!! THATS WHAT SHE—**\" Twilight tried to follow her in, but stopped running as she went past the now closed corridor. Twilight fell on her knees before tears resurfaced down her face. \"That what Miss Modgink was warning us about... No...\" Twilight stood on her knee motionless."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "Thats when the other Mane Five arrived but saw it was too late judging by what they felt from afar. \"Great... We got here fast but couldn't stop Twilight... DAMN IT AAAALL!!!\" Rainbow fell to her knees before banging the ground once hard in anger."
},
{
"author": "Little Wizard Heartless",
"message": "*It would take some time, perhaps even an hour or two, but the little wizard heartless would eventually pop out of a dark corridor here. It looked around for a bit to try to find Sunset's friends. Maybe they were still around, maybe they had moved on.*"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight and the other five girls were walking before they indeed encountered the wizard as they were surprised. \"Girls... Is... Is that the Heartless Sunset was talking to...?\""
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"I mean... Considering that Sunset went back to Maleficent thanks to you telling Sunset about the whole thing... Does she really think Little Wiz would want this...?\" Rainbow said angerly to Twilight but sighed to calm down. \"Nevermind... We need to be ready now for Sunset and anything Maleficent throws at us...\""
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "Fluttershy while Rainbow and Twilight were talking went over to Little Wiz and bent her knees to look at the Heartless and tilted her head before smiling and picked the Heartless up by its waist as she stood up fully."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"Fl-Fluttershy!?\" Rainbow would be concerned if this wasnt the little wizard they saw in Sunset's video."
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "Fluttershy then slowly pulled Little Wiz in for a soft hug and rubbed the back of it's head calmly. \"Everything will be fine little one... We promise to bright back your friend... Twilight has done it once before... She can do it again...\" Fluttershy said as her Element Of Kindness shined a bit, risking being attacked if Little Wiz reacted badly towards the soft light shining on her necklace."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"Fluttershy...\" She softly said as Twillight watched with the other four girls to see what would happen."
},
{
"author": "Little Wizard Heartless",
"message": "*The little wizard squirmed a bit, seemingly made a little uncomfortable by the light, but it wasn't driven to attack or anything.*\n\n\"S-soonset... Frends, soons be to w.. Wuh? With wikch!\"\n\n*Its head drooped a bit, its goofy hat deflated a bit. This seemingly made it upset.*"
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "Fluttershy kept the little wizard calm by loosening the hug a bit for it to have a bit more comfortable time and be less affected by the light of the necklace. \"We know little one... We know as much as you do... Look at me...\" Fluttershy lets go of Little Wiz, holding only its sleeves like its his hands and stared calmly at its eyes. \"I am going to use my magic to help you a bit... Okay...? Just keep calm with me and it won't be bad little buddy...\" Fluttershy closed her eyes slowly before both herself and Little Wiz glowed pink, as she attempted to heal or at least restore its ability to speak a bit better to make things easier for speech. After a few seconds she and Little Wiz stopped glowing as it didn't seem to harm the little Heartless. \"How do you feel? I hope that helped you rather than make things worse...\""
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "Applejack walked over beside the two with a cheerful smile. \"She ain't wrong little guy. Fluttershy here is our medic of all people... Capable of healing injuries to a degree.\" Applejack was truthful, as her Element Of Honesty shined with Fluttershy's element."
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity also walked over before fixing the poor wizard's hat for it. \"We are here for you despite the current events. We can save Sunset together.\" Rarity would back away with her Element Of Generosity glowing with the other two."
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "\"Yeah! We can have a big party after the witch is gone and you can be our firework maker with your magic!!\" Pinkie joked to Little Wiz, attempting to make it laugh while her Element Of laughter glowed."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"We never give up on our friends little guy, count on it!!\" Rainbow said to Little Wiz as her Element Of Loyalty shined too."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "With all five elements glowing, Twilight's Element Of Magic shined bright last before walking to Little Wiz. \"This was all my fault Little Wiz, but i promise when we get Sunset back from Maleficent you and her can live peacefully once more...\" The Mane Six smile at Little Wiz, as harmless six streams of light calmly surround Little Wiz peacefully as if they responded to it's magical power. This was the Element Of Harmony doing their magic for the Heartless as it tried to do a special thing for it."
},
{
"author": "Little Wizard Heartless",
"message": "*The little heartless was surrounded by the light. The girls didn't see its reaction but could hear a noise it made before the light surrounded it.*\n\n\"Uwah!\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*It took a moment, but the light began to expand and grow. It began to take a humanoid shape before it dispersed... Revealing the little wizard's new form!*"
},
{
"author": "Little Wizard Heartless",
"message": "*The little wizard appeared to take on the form of a girl. It still looked like it was dressed as one of the wizard heartless, but was now a humanoid. It spoke out after the light vanished.*\n\n\"Wuh! F-fancy light roundround!\"\n\n*Its speech was more fluid, but it appeared as though the little thing just didn't know how to speak before and was stringing along words the best it could.*"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight and the rest of the girls looked in surprise as Twilight smiled. \"Well... Guess the seven of us will always be sure to find a way to save Sunset from Maleficent... Right...?\" Twilight and the others put a single hand on top of one another, leaving room in the circle for Little Wiz to place her hand on on the very top of the pile. \"Come on Little Wiz... Your a part of the group now... A `Fighter Of Light` now... Your not any old Heartless... You can be your own person now!\""
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"Not just your own person, our friend as well...\""
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "\"And what do friends do...?\""
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"They stick together... Forever...\""
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "\"Until the very end... No matter the disagreement...\""
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "\"No matter the conflict or arguments... We are here for each other...\" The six then patiently waited for Little Wiz to place her hand with cheerful smiles."
},
{
"author": "Little Wizard Heartless",
"message": "*The little wizard heartless happily slapped its hand onto the pile, almost tripping over its own legs while stepping up to the others. Legs definitely were something it wasn't used to having.*\n\n\"Uh huh! Soons said frend to end!\""
}
] | 48 | 2,148 |
62.25 | 2023-08-01 | GuildTextChat | [
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "With the seven hand on top of one another, the Mane Six and potentially Little Wiz would of lift each of their arm in the hand pile to point at the sky while as the Mane Six looked up to the sky. \"Friends to the end!!\" The Mane Six all say in unison. \"Now that i think about it... Little Wiz doesnt fit you since your roughly our sizes now in height... We need to give you a real name if you want one... But what shout we call you by...? Girls...?\" Twilight asked the others for adivce."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"Judging by her girl-like appearance, it's obvious we gotta call it... Er... Her by a girl name... Hmmm...\""
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "\"Oh! Oh! Maybe the name Fizzy Tempest??\" Pinkie pitched a name to everyone around her."
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "The other five girls would be silent as Rarity realized a flaw with it. \"Pinkie did you seriously combine our friend Tempest Shadow's name with her old Fizzlepop Berrytwist name...? Theres no way Fizzy Tempest is gonna work... But it's up to our new friend to decide i guess...\" Rarity sighed before thinking of names for Little Wiz's new name."
}
] | 54 | 249 |
84.666667 | 2023-08-02 | GuildTextChat | [
{
"author": "Little Wizard Heartless",
"message": "*They did join in the others in raising hands to the air.*\n\n\"Frend to end!\"\n\n*They watched as the others spoke. The heartless shook its head with the name suggestion.*\n\n\"Soons call Lil Wiz. Likelike that name. Keep Soons name till she call nother...\"\n\n*The heartless seemed to be quite attached to the name sunset gave it, implying it would only accept a new name from Sunset herself.*"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"I see... Right! Little Wiz it is then!\" Twilight smiled and then yawned. \"Ugh... After all this i am sleepy... Should we go to the nearby hotel girls? I can probably teach Little Wiz how sleeping refuels your energy by relaxing the body...\""
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"Alrighty...! Oh and i guess the only time ima do this until Little Wiz learns how it's legs work properly...\" Rainbow then grabbed Little Wiz and put the Heartless's new legs on top of her shoulders like a piggy back ride of sorts. \"Let's get going girls! I guess resting for now will do for us all, and dont worry Little Wiz i gotcha covered by explaining your different from other Heartless!\" Rainbow grinned as the Mane Six headed over to the hotel for some rest."
}
] | 89 | 254 |
91.25 | 2023-08-11 | GuildTextChat | [
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Fluttershy would all arrive in Traverse Town's Outer Garden and looked around. \"I wonder if this'll make for a good sparring between alll three of us!!\""
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "\"Settle down Pinkie... I sense something a bit... Off about this area specifically...\" Applejack warned Fluttershy and Pinkie, as the trio got their Keyblades out to check the surrounding area."
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "\"Th-This better not be another invasion...\" Fluttershy sighed as she kept her eyes on the area."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*A small Heartless shaped like a Watermelon materializes. It shakes and glows, causing vines to whip out of the ground towards Pinkie, Applejack, and Fluttershy.*\n\n```\nLv1 Wicked Watermelon \nHP: 95/95\n\nVine (all): 41\n```"
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "Pinkie quickly used Block to protect herself from the vine whips coming at her, to which afterwards she fired off an Aero spell below the Wicked Watermelon and then she used Finishing Plus to swing her Keyblade into the melon's head.\n\n\nAero: 40 x 2 + 25 = 105\nFinishing Plus: 25 x 1 + 30 = 55\n\nAP: 130%\nMP: 100%"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "Applejack also used Block to defend herself fully barely before slamming a Spark Dive into the Wicked Watermelon. She then jumped back to the group's original position and got prepared. \"I told you this wasnt a good idea Pinkie!!\"\n\n\nSpark Dive: 150\n\nAP: 135%\nMP: 115%"
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "Fluttershy used Barrier to block the vines completely, as she stood her ground and shot a Pearl spell at the watermelon sending a single white orb into it's body. \"D-Don't let up girls! We gotta defend this pace!\"\n\n\nPearl: 162\n\nAP: 120%\nMP: 110%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Wicked Watermelon spins in a circle from the harsh winds Pinkie summons. Her strike then cleaves it in two.*\n\n*Applejack's Spark Dive then cuts the spinning watermelon halves into four picturesque quarters. Finally, Fluttershy's Pearl wraps the pieces in light, before creating a bowl beneath them that they fall into.*\n\n```\nAll +200 EXP pre-multipliers\n```\n\n*Another Wicked Watermelon materializes. It immediately summons a tide of refreshing water, aiming to disrupt Pinkie, Applejack, and Fluttershy's flow.*\n\n```\nLv5 Wicked Watermelon\nHP: 140/140\n\nWater (all): 100\n```"
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "Pinkie then tried to use Block 2 this time, but took some damage as her hair was flattened by the water hitting her. Sliding a bit back, she then fired a Balloon at the watermelon to try and make it blind by the light that the Balloon spelll had inside.\n\n\nBalloon: 36 x 2 + 15 = 87\n\nHP: 1838/1865\nAP: 140%\nMP: 100%"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "Applejack used Block yet again as she then followed her friend's attack with another Spark Dive as Applejack got next to Fluttershy and kept her eyes locked on the area to see where more heartless would spawn.\n\n\nSpark Dive: 150\n\nHP: 1725/1780\nAP: 135%\nMP: 115%"
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "Fluttershy immediately used Barrier once more to completely shield herself, but decided to use Blizzard to shoot into the watermelon heartless to completely finish it off.\n\nBarrier: 162 (0 Damage) \nBlizzard: 162\n\nAP: 120%\nMP: 110%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The force from Pinkie's Balloon knocks it back somewhat, but seems to have dealt minimal damage. It moves its head up and down, as though laughing at her.*\n\n*Applejack's attack, however, hits it hard. It bounces against the ground, closely resembling the Watermelon from Mario Hoops 3 on 3 for a moment.*\n\n*Finally, when the Heartless decelerates to a midair halt, it gets hit by Fluttershy's Blizzard. When it gets hit, however, something strange happens. Ice envelops it, then slips off and onto the ground. The Blizzard cast seems to have had no effect.\n\n*Having survived the onslaught, the Wicked Watermelon makes vines begin moving beneath Applejack and Fluttershy, before they spring up to try and trip them. If the attack connects, their defense and speed will be reduced by 20% on her turn.*\n\n*More vines erupt from the ground to try and smack all party members.*\n\n```\nHP: 140 -51\n\nConstrira (Applejack, Fluttershy): 82\nVine (All): 84\n```"
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "Pinkie saw the vines coming to attack her, and used Block 3 to defend herself, before slamming down another Balloon spell into the Wicked Watermelon to try and finish it off.\n\n\nBalloon: 32 x 2 + 15 = 79\n\nHP: 1838/1865\nAP: 105%\nMP: 85%"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "Applejack meanwhile used Dodge Roll to try and escape the trap, but ultimately getting tripped up which made her defense weaker and slowed her down by 20%. She saw the vines next and used Fierce Claw to smack the vines back to counterattack the heartless.\n\n\n\n\nHP: 1705/1780\nAP: 115%\nMP: 115%"
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "Fluttershy then saw the constrict attack and used Barrier to block it's way from touching her. She then took note of the enemy's immunity to Blizzard spells and fired a Pearl spell into the vines attacking her to counter the attack and sent the white sphere into the Wicked Watermelon at a weaker force due to countering the vines.\n\n\n\n\nAP: 110%\nMP: 95%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Watermelon gets knocked gently around by the Balloon, Fierce Claw, and Pearl attacks. Having already been dampened by the vines, by the time they reach its hard rind, they deal minimal damage.*\n\n*Vines sprout up from the ground around Pinkie in an attempt to limit her movement. Water then pulses outwards from the center of the Heartless.*\n\n```\nHP: 51 -35\n\nConstrict (Pinkie): 67\nWater (All): 100\n```"
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "Pinkie Pie used Block 3 yet again to protect herself from the vine grabbing her, before trying to clash the Water rapidly with a Sonic Blade attack to damage it further. \"Take this you doof!!\" She then fired another Aero into the Heartless's direction.\n\n\n\nAero: 19 x 2 + 25 = 63\n\nHP: 1837/1865\nAP: 35%\nMP: 70%"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "Applejack meanwhile saw the Water Spell before using Counter Hammer to attack the Water and counter the Heartless back with a swing to its head. Afterwards Applejack slammed a Spark Dive into the body of the Wicked Watermelon.\n\n\nSpark Dive: 150\n\nHP: 1705/1780\nAP: 85%\nMP: 115%"
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "Fluttershy gritted her teeth as she used Barrier to protect herself once again, but didnt bother to attack seeing her two friends possibly taking care of it. \"Th-This littlle fella is just gonna get stronger...\" Fluttershy then realized it and knew what would happen to herself and her friends if they let it grow too powerful.\n\n\n\nAP: 100%\nMP: 95%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Applejack's Spark Dive finishes the job. The Heartless cracks open, falling into the earlier bowl.*\n\n```\nAll +200 EXP pre-mults\n```\n\n*A third Wicked Watermelon appears. It angrily whips vines outwards, violently thrashing at the party.*\n\n```\nLv10 Wicked Watermelon\nHP: 145\nMP: 170 -145\n\nVinera (All): 130\n```"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "Applejack almost instantly used Counter Hammer to clash with the Vinera and used her legs to power kick the Wicked Watermelon using Counter Hammer's counter damage. \"Take THAT! Feels good to bunk something again!\" Applejack smiled and taunted the Heartless by giving it a hand gesture to come at her without using any other abilities this round.\n\n\n\nAP: 135%\nMP: 115%"
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "Fluttershy used Barrier to guard the attack, but she could feel the impact getting stronger the more times its being defeated. \"It's like it is gaining Zenkais from our dimension girls! We may not llast for very long!!\" Fluttershy warned her friend in a slight fear of this specific Heartless growing in power the more it fights. She then used a Pearl spell to slam an orb towards the Wicked Watermelon towards the right side of it as a distraction point.\n\n\nPearl: 162\n\nAP: 120%\nMP: 110%"
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "Pinkie meanwhile took the chance to use a few tricks of her own. She'd first used Block 3 to guard the Vinera, but slid back as she dashed forth with a Bubble Blaster Attack before finishing off with another Sonic Blade rapid stab attack.\n\n\nBubble Blaster: 30 x 2 + 60 = 120\nSonic Blade: 33 x 1 + 60 = 93\n\nHP: 1827/1865\nAP: 45%\nMP: 115%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Wicked Watermelon blinks at Pinkie's barrages of magical and physical attacks. These opponents are pathetic. Its brother deserved its death if this is who it lost to.*\n\n*Fluttershy's Pearl and Applejack's Counter Hammer, meanwhile, manage to knock it back significantly. Darkness steams off of the Heartless.*\n\n*The steam quickly condenses until, rather than dark steam, an amorphous blob of water surrounds it. It sends the water out as sharp pressurized spikes towards the party.*\n\n```\nHP: 145 -63\nMP: 145 -130\n\nWater (all): 140\n```"
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "Fluttershy got in front of Applejack before using Barrier to shield them both from damage. \"Pinkie and Applejack! On my mark!!\" Fluttershy then shot a Counter Blast this time around to try and damage the Watermelon more this round before shooting another Pearll at the enemy in front of her. \"NOW!!!\" Fluttershy yelled as she glared at the watermelon enemy.\n\n\nCounter Blast: 192\nPearl: 162\n\nAP: 90%\nMP: 95%"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "Seeing an opportunity to attack head on, Applejack rushed pasted Fluttershy and slammed a Geo Impact into the Heartless's head for critical damage without the need to counter attack any move it threw. Then, she slammed a Slash Frenzy into it's entire body to slice it to shreds. She jumped back and got ready for another attack or a stronger version of it to show soon.\n\nGeo Impact: 190\nSlash Frenzy: 175\n\nAP: 80%\nMP: 115%"
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "Meanwhile Pinkie Pie just went with a Block 3 to defend and watched her friends to the work in front of her eyes. \"Woooo!! This is fun like the good old days!!!\" She said, clearly being oblivious with the danger this heartless is like her classic self.\n\n\n\nHP: 1770/1865\nAP: 10%\nMP: 115%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Watermelon gets sliced to bits by the girls' teamwork. Well done, girls!*\n\n```\nAll +200 EXP pre-mults\n```\n\n*The next Wicked Watermelon materializes. It extends its viny \"Legs\" Out from beneath its cloak and into the ground. A series of vines swirl to life around Fluttershy and Applejack, aimed to limit their mobility. If the attack connects, their defense and speed will be lowered by 20% on their turns.*\n\n*More vines sprout from the ground, lashing out at all members of the party indiscriminately. A few pop up directly beneath Fluttershy and Applejack, hoping to prevent them from using another Barrier.*\n\n```\nLv15 Wicked Watermelon\nHP: 150\nMP: 180 -130\n\nConstrira (Applejack, Fluttershy): 100\nVinera (All): 140\n```"
}
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{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "Fluttershy noted another Wicked Watermelon spawning, and used Barrier next to Applejack once more to protect themselves once more from a Constrica. As the Vinera came Fluttershy used Counter Blast to blow the vines away from her side of the incoming attack, which some of the leftover blast hitting the Wicked Watermelon. Afterwards she used Furious Shout to yell loudly at the Wicked Watermelon's direction to knock it away.\n\n\n\nFurious Shout: 167\n\nAP: 90%\nMP: 125%"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "Meanwhile for Applejack, she used Geo Impact to slam the Vinera away from her side all while dealing damage back to the Wicked Watermelon. Facing the heartless directly now was another story, as Applejack used Lightning Ray to full on electrocute the watermelon while hitting it on the head. Finally, Applejack slashed the foe rapidly with a Slash Frenzy to deal more damage.\n\n\nLightning Ray: 195\n\nAP: 85%\nMP: 115%"
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "Pinkie meanwhile tried again at using Block 3, Only to get hit a bit and slide back. After that however Pinkie went for a Bubble Blaster against the watermelon to damage it more, and finished her turn by using Magnet Burst against the plant heartless.\n\n\nBubble Blaster: 31 x 1.5 + 60 = 107\nMagnet Burst: 31 x 1.5 + 40 = 87\n\nHP: 1820/1865\nAP: 60%\nMP: 115%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Heartless no-sells Fluttershy's Counter Blast, but gets flung back by the force of Fluttershy's voice. From there, the stalagmites from Applejack's parry cracks its hard rind. Finally, her thrust into its head shatters it into delicious pieces.*\n\n```\nAll +200 EXP pre-mults\n```\n\n***WARNING: DANGER LEVEL INCREASE.** This is a reminder that party members may retreat in between battles. Death via Watermelon is a bad way to go.*\n\n*This time, instead of another Wicked Watermelon, a bigger variant appears. It glows red beneath its hard rind, and its vines are now adorned with leaves.*\n\n*The Large Watermelon shakes violently, before wind starts to swirl around Fluttershy. A tornado of leaves forms around her position, attempting to limit her movements. If this attack connects, it will reduce her Defense and Speed by 40% on her turn.*\n\n*Sweet, red water shoots from its juicy core at high enough pressures to punch through aluminum, aimed at each party member.*\n\n```\nLv20 Large Watermelon\nHP: 300\nMP: 190 -115\n\nConstriga (Fluttershy): 300\nWatera (All): 820\n```"
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "Fluttershy smirked before getting caught off guard by the fast leaves, ultimately getting her hurt a bit by the Constriga and slowed her down. \"Ow!! WHY YOU!!!\" Fluttershy then got mad, one of many rare moments of her anger showing towards the Large Watermelon. She then activated Phase 2 before using Barrier to shield herself from the Watera, but she was sent flying into a wall before firing a Counter Blast back at the heartless to try and damage it. Lastly she fired off a Pearl spell to launch it on top of it's head to damage it more.\n\nPhase 2: 1/5\n\n\nCounter Blast: 267\nPearl: 237\n\nHP: 811/1695\nAP: 120%/150%\nMP: 130%/145%"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "Applejack also activated Phase 2 and tried using Absolute Zero to freeze the Watera a bit to lessen the damage, but was pushed and damage by the high pressured Watera still to a lesser degree. She then used Lightning Ray to slam her Keyblade into it's head before bounces off and slide next to Fluttershy.\n\nPhase 2: 1/5\n\n\nLightning Ray: 263\n\nHP: 1223/1780\nAP: 105%/175%\nMP: 135%/135%"
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "Pinkie meanwhile used Phase 2 before using Block 3, but got slammed into a wall before springing back off llike a rubber ball. \"Here we go you freak of nature!!!\" She yelled before using Sonic Blade to rapidly stab it into the ground. Finally Pinkie used her Bubble Blast to launch herself off the heartless's body and land on the ground alll while damaging it.\n\nPhase Two: 1/5\n\n\nSonic Blade: 31 x 1.5 x 1.5 + 60 = 130\nBubblle Blaster: 28 x 1.5 x 1.5 + 60 = 123\n\nHP: 1160/1865\nAP: 65%/170%\nMP: 135%/135%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "Narrator. *Wow. That lengthy onslaught from the girls absolutely destroyed... Their morale. It did nothing. Not even a scratch.*\n\n*Each party member can retreat as an action after the incoming attack(s), should they so choose.*\n\n*The Large Watermelon, meanwhile, doesn't care. It sends sharpened vines at each of the girls, aiming to impale them.*\n\n```\nHP: 300\nMP: 115 -90\n\nVinera (All): 550\n```"
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "Fluttershy gritted her teeth before using Barrier, But slid backwards and landing on one knee. \"Girls we have no choice! Let's get out of here before we are doomed!!\" With that, Fluttershy used her next action to escape and run from the fight.\n\nPhase 2: 2/5\n\n\n\nHP: 567/1695\nAP: 110%/150%\nMP: 130%/145%"
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "Pinkie meanwhile turned to Fluttershy and turned quickly before sending a Block 3 to try and shield herself, but ended up being flung into the fountain and broke it by the sheer impact. She got up barely before deciding to run away from the fight as well.\n\nPhase 2: 2/5\n\n\n\nHP: 712/1865\nAP: 55%/170%\nMP: 135%/135%"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "\"Where do you think we will go after—\" Applejack yelled at Fluttershy without noticing the Vinera, and took the full force of it that injured her to where she coughed out a bit of blood before using an action to slice the vine that impaled her and run from the fight entirely. \"D-Damn it all!!\"\n\nPhase 2: 2/5\n\nHP: 673/1780\nAP: 105%/175%\nMP: 135%/135%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*After shaking up and down with laughter, the Heartless disappears through a dark corridor.*"
}
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{
"author": "Louis Cruz (Earth)",
"message": "Louis was standing still in Outer Garden, focusing his power throughout his body as he was trying to do something strange. Louis moved his body like in combat without his Keyblade, trying to get a handle on his new body due to the dimensional machine his evil counterpart made that malfunctioned. Louis swing a fist into the sky in a uppercut fashion, as he followed up with a flurry of kicks in the sky with one foot as his other leg stayed on the ground and finished with and spin kick using his grounded leg to leap into the air for a aerial attack before landing down and getting up."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"This has been three hours and every time he's tried dodging his own Keyblade without thinking, he gets bonked upside the head with it... I dont know if he can pull THAT technique off... And THIS training is as dull as is...!\" The Mane Six were watching as well, being concerned but Rainbow Dash being extremely impatient."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"Im sure he has this in the bag... Meanwhile if i recall... Sunset told us all about sealing some sort of Keyhole right..? Who's to say this pllace has the same concept?\" Twilight suddenly pitched an idea."
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "\"And HOW are we sealing a keyhole in a massive town such as this? And plus wont Yuffie and Leon, two of your new friends, be surprised you thought about sealing this keyhole thingie...?\" Applejack said, concerned about the effects of what a keyhole would do to worlds outside of this one currently."
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "\"Im sure we can visit still! Yuffie and Leon sound fun for friends AND sparring partners!!\" Pinkie smiled cheekily."
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"Your just saying that because you wanna test yourself Pinkie... Cool yourself before going onto reckless stuff now...\" Rarity sighed as she watched Louis train while discussing other matters."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"I mean to be fair Sunset is still on the damn run... Lets just hope we can save her before judgement strikes her...\""
},
{
"author": "Fluttershy (SDU)",
"message": "Fluttershy meanwhile was looking at some plants and smiled, watching the bugs crawl and butterflys flew around the flowers."
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "\"I sure hope she is okay to be fair... Anywho let us get ready for the keyhole search... Where do we even begin around here...?\" Applejack asked as the Mane Seven looked around the place. And thought to themselves."
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "\"Maaaaybe we can try making a thing happen around here? Remember we've been through puzzles and clues, so why not try to solve it like one!!\" Pinkie said as she pitched with a smile."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"I bit of a stretchy idea... But like we have any choice in the matter... The next question is where do we start looking for clues...\""
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"If only i could fly i would be able to find something remotely close to a thing Pinkie mentioned... But seeing as our energy is clearly different here... We have NO way of flying...\""
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"And we can't really teleport using magic or Louis's technique of vanishing from one spot to another area... This search will take us all night...!\" Rarity groaned in annoyance about taking long trips, but this one took the cake."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Silence sits among the group. Aside from a single Stealth Soldier appearing and walking up to Pinkie, nothing of note happens.*"
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "Pinkie Pie was oblivious and didnt notice the Stealth Soldier at first. \"Maaaaybe that plaza with a fountain? Or maybe the second district place can give us some advice!!\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Thats when she realized something. \"Advice... Yuffie and Leon...! Maybe those two know something about this place having a keyhole! But... Where are they to begin with...\" Twilight said as she and Louis looked at Pinkie and was about to called out about an enemy about to potentially attack her."
},
{
"author": "Louis Cruz (Earth)",
"message": "\"BACK UP!!\" Louis yelled to Pinkie before Twilight spoke to her friend before he summoned his Keyblade to shoot a Holyga at the Stealth Soldier's right side to stall it or defeat it outright. \"Crap this is not a good time!! Let's just gamble with the plaza thing Pinkie mentioned and get going!!!\" Louis said to the group as he made a beeline for the Fountain Plaza.\n\nHolyga: 275\n\nAP: 190%\nMP: 105%"
},
{
"author": "Pinkie Pie (SDU)",
"message": "Pinkie flinched before jumping back and landing a safe distance away as Louis left the group in the dust. \"Hey wait up Louis your gonna start the fun without us!!\" Pinkie shouted before the Mane Six made a escape to Fountain Plaza."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Stealth Soldier dies uneventfully, its Heart slowly rising into the sky.*"
}
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{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire after having finished some errands managed to make it to the meeting place with Icidro as she fixed up her outfit not wanting to appear unkept. \n\nNot wanting to be left unprepared for anything she brought along her book just incase they got ambushed or she wanted to show off the spells she knew. She pulled her phone out glancing at the time fiddling around with it as she continued on walking. \n\nAfter playing around on it she looked up seeing who she believed was Icidro on one of the benches. \"Icidro right?\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Surprise catches Icidro that someone would call out to him so soon— And he quickly stows his phone to approach, a smile growing on his face. A hand quickly sweeps to brush his hair out of his face when he comes to a smooth halt.\n\n\"Aye, that I am! Icidro Arturo e Mondragon, at your service.\" The caballero decrees as he dips into a flourish into a bow, \"Am I to presume that I have the joy of speaking with Furo's friend, Sapphire?\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire brought a hand up to her mouth as she let out a snicker for this would be the first that someone greeted her in such a manner. \"You would be assuming correctly.\" \n\nShe followed him in example and gave a bow as she held her skirt up in doing so, giving a soft polite smile as she did. \"Sapphire Lunar a pleasure once more to meet you in person!\" After doing their exchanges she stole a spot on the bench enjoying the fresh night air."
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Ah, he got her to laugh! That was a success in Icidro's book. Grinning at the reciprocal curtsy, Icidro nods before moving to join her on the bench.\n\nAt the moment's pause, and the two enjoying the night air, Icidro looks off into the horizon, a strange look crossing his face; Ah, what was it? Melancholy? Homesickness? The stars hold the knight's gaze for a half moment of silence.\n\n\"... To think that each one of those lights is another planet.\" Icidro murmurs, before shaking his head— Was he so off he had to resort to small talk? Shameful. Giving his full attention to Sapphire, Icidro returns her smile.\n\n\"Ah— Where to begin? Where to begin.\" He laughs, \"You said that you'd like to talk about magic, no?\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire nodded as she turned to face him her eyes lighting up with excitement. \n\" You can call it childish but where I was from magic didn't exist and was only mentioned in stories\" She chuckled as she remembered the countless stories she used to tell the kids back at the orphanage. \"Learning magic was real and that I could wield it was like a dream come true!\" She could go on about her excitement with magic and finally living out her dreams of using it. \"Ah but what about you, what's your thoughts on magic. I know you said flare was your specialty.\""
}
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{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "\"Childish? Hardly! While I grew up with magic, I know the feeling, of dreaming of something more.\"\n\n\"To think of there being worlds _without_ magic... I would love to hear how you all lived!\" The knight bemoans the idea, and what hardships the world's people must endure. His amusement flickers just briefly before he adds, \"Ah— If it would please you. I would not want to make you relive anything you do not wish to remember.\"\n\n\"Magic, though... Magic is as pretty a weapon as any sword. Flare, though, aye, that *Is* My specialty! The most beautiful spell of all!\" A giddy, excited laugh bubbles from Icidro, \"It is no mere Fire spell, by any means.\"\n\n\"I could show you, if you'd like? Would you care for a lesson, Senorita?\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "\"Oh come on living without magic wasn't too terrible! If anything it allowed for our imaginations to run wild on what ifs\" \nShe looked at the night sky seeing the twinkle of the stars before hearing what else Icidro said.\n\nSenorita? Now that was some top mannerism Sapphire is not used to as she nodded. \"As long as we don't get in trouble for accidentally setting the gardens on fire! It'd be fun and I can make notes about it\" Her eyes seemed to light up again at the thought of a lesson with magic."
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Icidro's face splits into a wide, pleased grin at Sapphire's approval of the idea. Almost... Too excited to show off, the Caballero holds a fist to his chest as he boasts, \"My aim is impeccable, I assure you.\"\n\nA quick hop has Icidro sitting on his feet atop the park bench, and only a moment later the young man sails through the air, front flipping a considerable distance to the top of a streetlamp. You know, for safety's concern. And for better lighting, to really show this off!\n\nA small mote of white-blue flame incandesces just beside the tip of Icidro's outstretched wooden sword; A flickering, almost-perfect sphere of pulsing light, like a star. \n\n\"Lend me your breath, Bahamut.\" Icidro murmurs before tossing the sphere skyward, allowing it to fly free! The sphere appears to flutter lazily up to a considerable height before its pulsing picks up speed. The light pauses, hanging in the air.\n\nNot one, but an *Entire chain* Of fiery explosions erupt within the sky, blindingly bright— Caught half-way between fireworks and a nuclear blast. Icidro looks pumped by his own handiwork as he throws his arms out, before sweeping his sword up in a proper, knightly salute.\n\nHopping down from the street lamp appears as effortless to the knight as getting up there in the first place, as Icidro slinks back to the ground like a cat, and stows his sword.\n\n\"What do you think, senorita? I would ask that you show my your magic, in turn; We could make a game of it?\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire watched as the night sky lit up her own eyes reflecting the spectacle that she was witnessing.\n\nAs Icidro made his way back towards her, she would promptly stand from her seat. \"That was amazing, I didn't know such powerful spells existed!\" \n\nShe pulled her book out as he mentioned to make a game out of the two using their spells. \"I'm not very good yet but you're on!\" She gave a taunting smirk at him as she walked past him putting some distance. \n\nShe took a deep breath in as a swarm of energy rushed within her, she held her hand out as she began to conjure several small bubbles formed as they each grew in size. \n\nWith a snap of her finger they all began to swirl together forming a bigger bubble about the size of beachball. Her eyes lit up as it managed to hold itself together.\n\nShe then tossed a small icicle in its direction as the water finally burst raining down in a small area in the gardens.\n\nShe let out a small sigh of frustration as that wasn't her intention and she was wanting to freeze it. \"I think you got me beaten by a mile with your flare.\" She rubbed the back of her head giving out a laugh."
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "\"Oho? No, that was...\" Icidro trails off, before his eyebrow raises at Sapphire, smugly, \"Par for the course? Which, that is saying quite a deal for someone only just beginning their studies, do not misunderstand!\"\n\nAngling his head toward Sapphire, Icidro regards her and her reaction before stepping to face her outright. With a flourish, Icidro brings his wooden sword to his side, as a thought comes to him:\n\n\"How about this, Senorita— You send those attacks my way. I'll be better equipped to give you pointers that way, and ,don't you worry, feel free to give me everything you've got.\"\n\n\"All you have to do is hit me. Just the once, and I will teach you my precious Flare! If you fail... Hm. Perhaps, I will make a request of you? Who knows? I may even teach you something else, just for all the trouble.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "She thought for a moment about if it was worth the potential risk, but then again a chance to learn more magic she couldn't possibly pass the opportunity. \n\n\"Alright you're on! But be warned I might have a trick or two up sleeve\" With that being said she gave smirk and adjusted her crown to make sure it is still in place.\n\nShe opened her book as the pages began to flip on their own instead of going with an extravagant attack she focused on conjuring a few orbs of water. With a flick of her wrist she sent the barrage towards Icidro with the thought of if her attack would be successful."
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Just a few orbs of water? With minimal movements, Icidro twists his body to weave through and between the barrage. A strange look crosses Icidro's face at that— The unextravagant, simple projectiles thrown his way. Canting his head, Icidro regards Sapphire with a light laugh.\n\n\"... While I must thank you for such consideration we're it true, I must ask: You aren't going easy on me, are you?\" He asks, before an idea comes to him! Ah! Why hadn't he thought of it before?\n\n\"Perhaps, I should make your target a little easier to see in this darkness?\" Sheathing his wooden sword, Icidro claps his hands together! Yes, this was surely a much better way to spice up this game!\n\nIcidro's silhouette is immediately engulfed in flame."
},
{
"author": "Dreadwyrm Trance",
"message": "The fire pulls away after a moment, the figure of a crowned, Draconic knight standing before Sapphire, his cape made of seemingly solidified flame. A longspear materializes into Icidro's grasp before the Caballero gestures for Sapphire to continue."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire clinched her hand shut as she then pointed her finger at him laughing as a way to hide her nervousness. \"Y-You think that will help!\" As if on queue she summoned more orbs and began to fling them at him adding a little flurry of blizzard magic his way. \n\nShe knew she stood no chance against him but she wasn't about to let it dissuade her from her efforts. She began to channel her magic causing a swirl of bubbles like she had done before to form above him high in the air hopping that her most recent barrage would distract him enough for her to pull the spell off. \n\nKeeping her concentration on the spell above she became oblivious to anything that might be thrown her way as of retaliation. Just a bit more and the magic would be done and by no means was this hidden as the rush of water could be heard loud and clear."
},
{
"author": "Dreadwyrm Trance",
"message": "A laugh answers Sapphire's own as the knight springs away, springing into a one-handed cartwheel as the bubbles fall around him like missiles— As he lands, a hum emanates from beneath the dragoon's helm as he takes note of Sapphire's technique.\n\nAs a particular bubble hurtles directly his way, Icidro appears to flicker and disappear from view just before it hits. \n\n\"It's not meant to help _me.\"_ A voice answers from directly behind Sapphire, looming, as the sound of fire catches up. Stepping out around her right, Icidro regards her as he circles— Before suddenly high jumping away to clear the distance.\n\n\"Would you prefer I put the kid gloves back on, Senorita? Or will you show me more of what you're made of?\"\n\n``545 is the Target Number to beat!``"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "She spun to meet him as she heard his voice behind him only to see that he made a fool of her once again, This was getting frustrating but she was enjoying the challenge it really gave her a chance to prove to herself what she is made of. \"I'm not done yet! I'm only getting started.\" \n\nShe took a quick survey of her surroundings of what she could use to her advantage before shaking her head. She covered her book in a barrier as she threw it like a boomerang at Icidro. `Raid Slash-184` \n\nWhile her book was flying towards it's mark she snapped her fingers as a flurry of water formed around her before freezing instantaneously and rushing towards him as well. \"With talk like that one would think you are enjoying this a little too much!\" `Blizzara-169`\n\nShe then thought of another trick she had up her sleeve, all she had to do was land a spell on him not exactly how it would. Alas she wanted to give it everything she got."
},
{
"author": "Dreadwyrm Trance",
"message": "\"Throwing the book at me?!\" The knight laughs as he angles his head just so to allow the book to fly past, before sliding the opposite direction on its return trip! At the rush of ice and snow trailing his way, Icidro throws his cape out in front of himself as if to block it— Before the flames trail away, disappearing before the attack lands!\n\n\"Too much? No, to enjoy it less would be an insult!\" Icidro's voice calls from somewhere to Sapphire's left, as Icidro falls to the ground from where he had Teleported to.\n\n\"I'll give you just one more shot! Go ahead, put your all into it!\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire caught the book on it's return as the barrier dispelled it's pages opening up revealing an array of colors swirling around her as each one shot out towards him. `Prism rain-184` \n\nAs the spell sought their target she felt a rush of negative energy swell inside her before it quickly vanished as soon as it appeared. Shaking her head a bit she summoned more bubbles pooling them together in front of her before sending it his way. `Watera-169`\n\nShe then rushed towards him in a hope to catch him off guard with it as magic swirled around her taking form and unleashing itself around her. `Magic Pulse 2-169` \"Take that haha!' She let out a laugh as she was enjoying this just as much as he was."
},
{
"author": "Dreadwyrm Trance",
"message": "A laugh meets Sapphire's own in a clash as the knight lands just to her right before fading away into the night; Regarding her attacks, Icidro reappears just in time for his form to blur, ducking and sliding within the hail of bubbles.\n\nWhen Sapphire rushes him, however, surprise catches him— Wide eyes open beneath his helmet, before an unseen grin widens. Now this! This was much better! \n\nThe knight's cape flares ever brighter as he stands in waiting, barely moving as Sapphire comes ever closer. It's not until the last breath's span of time does Icidro disappear, his cape of fire fluttering overhead— A Risky Dodge, but a dodge nonetheless!"
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "When he lands atop the light post, Icidro stands without his armor. His hands raise— And applaud Sapphire.\n\n\"Well done! You show promise! It is a good thing that Furo has introduced us.\" Icidro chimes, \"However, it is unfortunate, but you did not strike me when you had the chance; My darling Flare remains with me.\"\n\n\"— How about this? I can show you the best way I know to recover after a spar like this.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire turned as she exhaled loudly her energy obviously well spent. She plops to the ground exhaustion taking course as she looked over him. She gave a smile knowing that she still did good enough to learn at least one spell. \n\n\"That was still fun even if I didn't manage to land a spell on you.\" She gave a light hearted chuckle as attempted to get herself up before promptly landing back on the ground.\n\n\"I might need some help up if you don't mind helping a fair maiden\" Saying that out loud caused another fit of laughter from her as she held her hand out to him in hopes he would help her up."
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Sapphire didn't even need to look up to feel Icidro take her hand; The flash of green light and clovers of a Curaga wash over Sapphire as he smiles, helping her up, \"It would be a pleasure.\"\n\nWith that impromptu training out of the way, Icidro is content to share a few techniques, and give some tips and tricks to a fellow Stormrider!"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire chuckled as she felt his hand touch hers as a barrier formed around the two. \"Got you! Although this doesn't really count since I lost' The barrier than shattered disappearing around the two.\n\nShe felt the energy she had lost during the spar come back to her as she picked herself up off the ground with his help. \"Thank you though this was very fun and I feel like I learned a lot more with myself!\""
}
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{
"author": "Heartless",
"message": "*The sky grew dark with thick stormclouds as several dark corridors opened throughout the area.*\n \n*Hundreds of Heartless spilled from the dark corridors and began to cause a ruckus. Who would arrive to help contain this destruction?*"
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "*Reminder that HP, AP, MP and Healing Usages carry throughout the entire event. All players can only use TWO elixirs across the ENTIRE event. Form usages, weapon ability usages and other things that have a tag of \"Once per battle\" Can also be used twice across the entire event.*"
},
{
"author": "Nilus",
"message": "Nilus had been exploring the streets of Traverse Town, using the map a friend had given him when the clouds above him began to grow and grow until Nilus watched the sky grow dark. Forget training! He recognised these dark clouds and the sickening creatures that poured out from before them. These were the same creatures that attacked him once in Olympus.. Right before he found this keyblade. He summoned his keyblade by his side and dashed towards the outer gardens. He fought these creatures once before and stopped them then.. So he'd stop them today once again. This wasn't Olympus.. But this is what an Olympus Hero would do."
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "Alex would arrive at the outer garden to do some gardening. She was shocked to see all the heartless. \"Not the flowers!\" She summoned her keyblade. \"Not my home!\" She would charge a small group of heartless that were messing with a rose bush. She would strike four times, each time hitting a different shadow, hoping to deal with the them quickly.\n\nHP: 2035\nAP: 140\nMP: 150\n\nBasic attack: 152\nAdditional basic attack: 130"
},
{
"author": "Nilus",
"message": "\"Hey! Nice Job!\" Nilus would shout over the ensuing battle to deliver a compliment to his new acquaintance. \"Keep at it! These things keep coming out of nowhere!\" \n\nNilus would follow suit just like Alex and deliver a few strikes to a group of Heartless or two. Striking each one as hard as he could with his keyblade. These things weren't anything like the odd spars he did back home on Olympus. They were much more agile! And Nilus certainly hoped they did not hit as hard \n\nHP: 3088\nAP:285\n\nBasic Attack: 275\nBasic Attack: 275"
}
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{
"author": "Heartless",
"message": "*The individuals that arrived at the Outer Garden did well to fend off the initial wave of heartless. However, the skies did not clear up just yet. The darkness still poured from the smaller dark corridors. The darkness pooled on the ground before it coalesced into a rippling mass of darkness, opening into a large spiraling dark corridor.*\n\n*From within the corridor, stepped out a hulking suit of red armor, bearing the heartless insignia and carrying with it a massive and fearsome shield with a growling and snarling dog head on it.*\n\n*The Eliminator slowly clanked into battle and raised its shield. It seemed to survey its foes before moving in to strike. It slammed its shield against the ground and caused a massive shockwave to permeate through the garden area.*\n\n`Shieldbash Shockwave ("
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "As Alex finished with the few heartless in front of her, when she noticed the shadows move to what now was a set of red armor. It had a massive shield with a face on it. Before she had time to take in what she was witnessing, the armor would send out a shockwave. In an instant Alex jumped over the shock wave, and over the armor. \n\nWhile she was in the air over the armor, Alex would point her keyblade at the armor. \"Flare!\" A magical energy formed the loose outlines of feathered wings, as magic converged at the end of her keyblade. Just as a moment has passed since she spoke a loud boom echoed the garden. From the end of her keyblade shot an explosion, as the wings on her back exploded. The wings almost engulfed, each feather filled with fire. With this beautiful display came a bright flash. The flash ends just as quickly as the explosion happened. Alex landed on the ground, and her wings vanished. She would strike at the armor twice after she landed.\n\nHP:2035\nAP:130\nMP: 135\n\nHigh jump: 176\nFlare: 134\nBasic attack: 38\nExtra action: 33"
},
{
"author": "Roxie",
"message": "\"PUPPY!\" *Roxie jitters gleefully, enveloping herself in darkness. She jumps into the air, then lands just behind the Eliminator hammer-first while laughing.*\n\n\"Thanks, Muscle-Man!\" *She swings her Star Hammer at the humanoid armor, leaving the shield to Nilus.* \"I'm Roxie, hunter for hire! What's your name?\"\n\n```\nHP: 335\nAP: 110 -100\nMP: 110 -105\nSecond Form D Lv0\n\nDark Break (Darkness, Str): 57\nRaw Str: 42\nRaw Str: 42\n```"
}
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{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Eliminator took hold of Roxie and shook her around, tossing her away. The flames that the mouth spewed seemed to be effective... Until the Heartless behind the shield saw Nilus charge right through it and hit hard with the Hero's Origin Keyblade. That heavy blow knocked the shield out of the way for the main body of the Heartless to get slashed with No Mercy. \n\nThe Heartless was about to counter attack with its shield but was hit several times in the back by Xanaro's barrage of attacks making it nearly fall over. The final blow was of Roxie's hammer conking it in the head and knocking it down for good. As it's body began to fade away to darkness, a swirling portal would appear, leading to if they wanted to press on."
},
{
"author": "Nilus",
"message": "Nilus raised his keyblade in the air with the sound of Victory! It was a glorious feeling and he was certainly riding that high. This was the excitement he had been looking for, none of that mundane citizen helping he was stuck with back in Olympus, he was searching for the adrenaline pumping, monster destruction, extreme fighting! \n\n\"HAHA! Excellent work everyone! I've felt tougher bites from the hounds back home! \n\nThe dark swirling portal intrigued Nilus, it was something he had never encountered before today. The darkness within it was a mesmerising sight, the swirling sensation almost felt alive. \n\nThe monster had came through a similar portal.. Where had it come from exactly? Would there be more within the portal? Could Nilus take on that many? But what if the Portal was the key to stopping these monsters from entering Traverse Town.. Nilus turned to look at the three strangers who had helped defeat the Eliminator. \n\n\"Roxie? Was it? You've got a real strong arm on you, the name is Nilus, you asked earlier but I was busy beating back that monster\"\n\n\"Now listen the three of you... I have no doubt that the people of traverse town will sing our praise for aeons to come! That truly was a battle for generations to behold..\"\n\n\"However... I don't believe it is over yet. This swirling darkness must be the key to stopping any monsters from entering Traverse Town again. I suggest we enter it and defeat whatever mad and evil amalgamation lies beyond it! Our Heroism shall win the favour of the Gods tonight, let no fear take over!\" \n\nAnd with Nilus' monologue of a speech that was never as cool or impactful as he thought it was, he held his keyblade high in the air, and charged through the portal... Very recklessly"
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "Alex looked at the others and shrugged. \"Well after hearing that we got to go right? I don't know how much help I'll be, but I'll do my best.\" She walked over to one of the trees, and held out her hand. A second later a squirrel crawled down from the tree, and into her hand. \"Could you let momma know I won't be home for dinner?\" The squirrel cooed in agreement. \"Thank you friend.\" Alex would scratch under the squirrel chin. Before it scurried up the tree again. Alex turned and walked towards the portal. She stopped just before she crossed it. Alex took a deep breath, and stepped through the portal."
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro stands still, glaring at the portal for a few moments. It's not exactly his assignment to go world hopping, but, it could lead to more hearts to free. He also pretty much ignored nilus's speech.\n\nSo, he walks through the portal calmly, paying close attention to his surroundings as he does."
}
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{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "\"Right that's this bunch done.\" Alex would, out of instinct, walk to the next bunch of flower bushes. She stopped once she looked at the destroyed flower bed. For a moment she was lost in thought. Then she heard two squirrels start to fight. She turned around and began to walk towards them, passing by Lirio. \"Hey! What have I told you two about fighting?\" The squirrels stopped fighting. They began to chatter to Alex and to each other. \"Woah wait one at a time.\" She would kneel down to their level, as one of the squirrels began to *Speak*."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*He noticed the change of mischieve of the squirrels and looked away from his book, being a little confused for what he just witnessed, he talks to alex softly*\n\n\"You can... Talk to them?\""
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "All four of them would turn to look at Lirio. \"Wel-uh yeah kinda. I don't really understand why, but yeah.\" The squirrels began to climb onto Alex's shoulder. She held out her hand so the bird had somewhere else to stand. \"With these guys around, taking care of the gardens is always fun.\" Alex would smile ad the bird sang a small tune in agreement. As Alex smiled the area would get slightly brighter."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio looks around a bit on awe, seeing how the place got a lil brighter by her, guessing it was due to magic, even tho he didnt fully understood it*\n\n\"Can they understand everyone? Or just you?\""
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "\"Oh well they can understand everyone too a certain extent. Like they don't know what you're saying, but they understand the emotion behind it. But with me it's different. They seem to understand everything I'm saying. Isn't that right guys.\" The animals would all make noises in agreement. She laughed as they did."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio looked still a bit confused, but smiling at how everything was going, looking at her and saying*\n\n\"Do you guard this garden?\""
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "Alex looked a bit confused. \"No I'm usually just one of the volunteers that helps take care of this place.\" She looked down and placed her hand on her chin. \"Though I guess I have defended it before.\" She looked back up at Lirio. \"But no I'm just a gardener.\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio smiled a lil bit and looked at the flowers, specially some lilys that were on the bushes*\n\n\"Then i gotta congratulate you.. This flowers look beautifull here, they have definitely been under good care..\""
}
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{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "Alex would chuckle, the area around them would fill with a warm light. \"Oh please, you think i did this. No who you should really say that to is Ms. Myrdal. She has dedicated her whole life to this place. I only volunteer here on weekends for extra credit.\" One of the Squirrels would began to chatter in her ear. \"Oh right. Where are my manners. My name Is Alex, the birds name is Ricky, this guy on my left is Lee, and finally we got Pedro.\" The animals would bow as they were introduced. Alex would hold out her hand for a shake."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*He shakes her hand and smiles at her, bowing a little bit too, to then introduce himself*\n\n\"Nice to meet you alex, ricky, lee, pedro, my name is lirio\""
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "\"It's a pleasure to meet you Lirio. So what brings you too our humble gardens?\" She would motion to the half destroyed garden."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*He looks the destruction on the place with a sad look on his face, then looks at her and says*\n\n\"I use to come here a lot after work to relax a but while writing and smelling the flowers, but life gets hard and i got busy with my job, so now that i have a bit of free time, i wanted to check..\"\n\n*He then asks on a more serious tone*\n\n\"What happened here..? Why is it, well, like this..?\""
}
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{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Pretty much all my life honestly but, im normally not out at night or anything, i try not to face any possible dangers, at the end of the day, im just a scientist\" \n\n*He said still a bit worried about that, he felt like he heard something like that before but wasnt sure where, plus, if this \"Heartless\" Can do such damage, then they were a real danger*"
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "\"So do you remember like a few months ago, when we got the blizzard in the summer? A heartless caused it. I'm surprised you haven't heard of them.\" She would reach into her pocket and pull out some seeds. She would feed them to Ricky, he chirped happily."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"A single heartless caused that blizzard??\"\n\n*He said on a really worried voice tone, looking at the garden again, to then ask*\n\n\"Is there any way to defend ourselves against them?\""
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "\"Yes and no. While normal weapons repel them, they will eventually come back. As you can see.\" She would gesture to the garden. \"Though there are a few people that have weapons that can truly defeat the heartless.\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Hm? Which weapons can do that? Magical weapons or something? Cause i havent seen any of those.. How do they look li-\"\n\n*As he was gonna complete that sentence, suddenly, a small light can be seen, and when its gone, nox caelum appears in lirio's hand, scaring him a lil bit*\n\n\"You again..?\"\n\n*He said with a bit of confusion on his voice, for the keyblade to dissapear almost inmidietly after*\n\n\"Sorry, i dont know what is that... Its just been appearing the last few days, no idea why...\""
}
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{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "\"Do you know if they, perhaps, have multiple? ~~And if so, how many~~?\" Icidro asks in a low, edged undertone as he stands surrounded by the Dalmatians, each and every one of them staring the poor clerk down."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "\"Oh, sure! It's only two Prize Postcards, actually, which is 10 items-\" *Icidro interrupts her with a threat.*\n\n\"Uhh...\" *The woman gives him a nervous look.* \"I-It's just the one, sir! And I'm told it's been cared for well! They even posted a photo of it playing on Hearter, recently.\"\n\n*She reaches one hand onto the counter with which to type on the two-handed computer. Two of Icidro's Prize Postcards disintegrate, and the puppy appears in front of him, in a __very__ small cage. It's shivering.*\n\n*She looks at it, disturbed.* \"Umm... I'm sorry, that must be a mistake. I don't think... There's no way they would...\"\n\n*Her eyes lock onto the puppy as her brain begins to doubt her employer.*\n\n*Upon the puppy's cage materializing, another puppy runs up to Icidro: the one who ran away at the hotel! It joins its siblings happily.*"
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "\"Apologies, it's just—\" The moment the cage materialized, Icidro's jaw stops just short of letting him get out another word to the clerk. Instead, a keyblade materializes in his hand— Wayward Wind answers his call first, its free spirit practically appearing before he could even make the flick of the wrist summons.\n\nThe caballero taps on the cage as sparkles dazzle over it, and the door swings open of its own accord locked or not.\n\n\"It's okay. I'm a friend of your parents— Pongo and Perdita. Your siblings are here, see, see? It's going to be alright, perrito. Let's get you home.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The puppy jumps out, directly onto Icidro's shoulder, then stays there. It would appear that, after its recent experience, it wants to be carried.*"
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Holding the puppy, Icidro shifts to properly support its weight, letting his keyblade disappear back into the aether. With a concerned look of empathy shot toward the clerk, Icidro pauses on his way out the door.\n\n\"Ah— Sorry for the ruckus. Enjoy your day, senorita.\" He says, holding the door open for the puppy parade before moving to take them all home."
}
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{
"author": "Yumi Akinzi",
"message": "*Yumi giggles a bit at Roxie's weirdness. It helped her feel better after that.*\n\n\"Um, no I don't think I feel anything weird or burning. My heart feels like it is going to burst out if my chest though. Do I look okay?\""
},
{
"author": "Roxie",
"message": "\"Oh, that's just the adreada- adre-\" *Roxie frowns, then sounds out the word.* \"A-dre-na-line. You're fine!\"\n\n\"You'll know it if you feel darkness hit wrong. It's a sorta burn-y feeling in your chest, but it also weighs you down.\"\n\n\"Now, wanna go see Cid, or do you wanna grab some food first?\""
},
{
"author": "Yumi Akinzi",
"message": "\"Yes, Adrenaline... Good job.\"\n\n*Yumi said a bit condescendingly, her 'teacher mode' coming out a bit. After some more deep breaths, she stood fully up and took her hood off.*\n\n\"I prefer working to clear my head. Keeps me focused. I'll eat later.\" \n\n*Yumi would, in fact, not eat later.*"
},
{
"author": "Roxie",
"message": "\"Alright! Follow me! And make sure not to mention Moogle Glass!\"\n\n*Roxie walks off, leading the way to"
},
{
"author": "Yumi Akinzi",
"message": "\"Right. So do we call it Cid Glass or?\"\n\n*Yumi followed Roxie, looking at the new town she was in. It certainly was different from Twilight town. Her real adventure begins now.*"
}
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{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight and Rarity would of entered the red room, before looking around. \"Anything out of place Rarity...?\" Twillight asked her friend as she took two steps inside."
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"Not quite sure... This whole sensing thing is quite alarming to me now...\" Rarity said as she tried looking for enemies but wasnt picking up a signal in her mind."
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "Alex looked around confused She had never been to this place before. Before she could think of what to do next however, she saw 2 people that she hadn't seen before. \"Uh hello?\" She called out as she approached. Her movements were slow so she wouldn't surprise them."
},
{
"author": "Haza",
"message": "Making his way back home from the alleys, Haza would have been a bit more careful, perhaps even paranoid, of the possibility of Heartless. To keep himself ready for a fight, he'd been doing card tricks and shuffling the deck of cards as he walked about before hearing unknown voices in the red room. He'd walk down the hall and peek his head into the door to check on the lot in there, \"Uh... Are you lot friendly?\" He'd question aloud."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight and Rarity turned towards Alex and Haza in a bit of confusion. \"Uhhh... Hello! Yeah i can tell your nervous, but dont worry you two. We can cover you both if enemies show up!\""
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"In other words, yes we are good people... We just take down Heartless for a living here...\" Rarity explained briefly as she sighed. \"Seems like we are safe for a bit...\""
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "\"What are heartless?\" Alex looked more confused. \"Do they just show up randomly. That sounds terrifying.\" She would turn to look at Haza. \"Oh sorry. I'm alex just a tailor that works here in town.\" She smiled at him."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*With perfect timing, a Heartless shaped like a watermelon materializes. It flicks the short vine on its \"Hat\" In Twilight's direction, causing vines to sprout beneath her feet and try to wrap around them. If the attack connects, Twilight's defense and speed will be reduced by 10% on her turn.*\n\n*It shakes and glows, and more vines sprout from the ground, lashing out at Twilight, Rarity, Alex, and Haza.*\n\n```\nLv1 Wicked Watermelon\nHP: 95/95\n\nConstrict (Twilight): 32\nVine (all): 41\n```"
},
{
"author": "Haza",
"message": "\"Name's Haza.\" The gambler would say as an introduction to the group before hearing the strange sound of a Heartless manifesting, \"That's a Heartl- OH SHIT!\" He'd say, trying to answer Alex before being interrupted by the vines coming his way, with a swift motion, he'd expand one of his cards and backstep behind it as a shield.\n\nAbility Use: Block\nStat Result 1 + 4 + 15 = 20"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight summoned her Rainfell Keyblade quickly and used Barrier to block the Constrict attack from grabbing her. \"Crap!! Everyone stay on your toes!!\" She called before using Magic Pulse to blast the vines away and counter attacked the Wicked Watermelon.\n\n\n\n\nAP: 130% \nMP: 180%"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity smirked and saw the vines before shooting a Blue Fire into the vine attacks and saw the fireball rush towards the Wicked Watermelon but weaker due to hitting the vines first beforehand.\n\n\n\nAP: 160%\nMP: 135%"
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "\"Wha-\" Before Alex could finished she would preform a cartwheel. She didn't know why she did it, but it had worked. The vines came lashing out at her. First at where she stood, which she had dodged by beginning her cartwheel. Though vines would almost hit her several times, she had managed to twist her body in such a way they missed. She landed her cartwheel behind twilight. \"Woah\" She was trying to catch her balance.\n\nAP: 90"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Twilight and Rarity's attacks create a large cloud of smoke on impact. When it fades, all that remains is a nice bowl of refreshing watermelon...*\n\n```\nAll +200 EXP\n```\n\n*...And another Wicked Watermelon. This one looks stronger than the last.*\n\n*It flicks its hat-vine towards Twilight, and even more vines sprout up to try and constrict her. If they connect, her defense and speed will be reduced by 20%.*\n\n*The Heartless begins twirling rapidly, causing a torrent to erupt from its body. The water spins outwards, splashing at all party members.*\n\n```\nLv5 Wicked Watermelon\nHP: 140/140\nConstrira (Twilight): 82\nWater (all): 100\n```"
},
{
"author": "Haza",
"message": "Haza would breathe a sigh of relief at seeing the strange creature turn into food, but then a second would suddenly appear before the lot, seeming stronger than the last as it seemed to try harder to attack the group than the last one. It was about time he got a bit more serious about things. He'd try his best to dodge the water as he moved in to make an attack, grabbing a hand of cards and making them grow a bit larger to use as a fan in an attempt to strike the heartless with a stunning attack.\n\nAbility Use: Dodge, Stun Edge\nStat Result (Dodge): ((1 + 4) x 2 )+ 15 = 25\nStat Result (Stun Edge): ((4 + 4) x 2) + 25 = 41"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight then saw more constricting vines once more, and decided to use barrier to block the vines once more and gritted her teeth before shooting another Magic Pulse to keep the pressure going to knock the water away and send the Magic Pulse into the watermelon. \"This thing is growing in power... This may be bad in the future!!\"\n\n\n\n\nAP: 130%\nMP: 180%"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity meanwhie used Barrier herself to block the Water spell coming at her. \"I am NOT having my hair messy today!!\" Rarity yelled at the Heartless before using Blue Fire yet again but in a more angered fashion, hoping to make sure it doesnt get another chance at attack.\n\n\nBlue Fire: 190\n\nAP: 150%\nMP: 135%"
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "Alex would watch as the heartless turned into a fruit bowl. She let out a sigh of relief. Then she saw a new one appear \"Oh co-\" Before she could finish it sent out more attacks. Thankfully twilights barrier protected them both. After the attack was blocked, Alex would dash out from behind Twilight. She would run towards the heartless, summoning her keyblade as she ran. Alex would ready her weapon to strike, unbeknownst to her though her keyblade would catch fire. As Alex swings her keyblade toward the heartless, she would spin and as she spun fire surrounded her. She stopped on the other side of the heartless . She would imitate what she saw rarity do to hopefully do something. Then a bright pillar of light would come down from the roof and strike the watermelon.\n\n\nFire Dash: 24\nHoly: 22\n\nAP: 90\nMP: 85"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Haza and Alex's attacks bounce off the Wicked Watermelon's thick rind. They may be out of their depth.*\n\n*Fortunately for them, before it can counterattack, Twilight and Rarity's attacks dissolve it entirely.*\n\n```\nAll +200 EXP pre-mults\n```\n\n*Another Wicked Watermelon materializes in its place. It shudders before a barrage of vines whip out of it. It zooms around the room, vines spinning angrily.*\n\n```\nLv10 Wicked Watermelon\nHP: 145\nMP: 170 -145\n\nVinera: 130\n```"
},
{
"author": "Haza",
"message": "Haza would've been a bit stunned at seeing his and Alex's attacks just bounce off of the Heartless' rind before letting off a breath as Twilight and Rarity had beat it. He was just about to catch his breath before another had materialized and had knocked him back easily. In an attempt to retaliate, he'd pull a D20 out of his dice bag and grunt, \"Alright dirt-for-brains... Time for things to get crazy.\" Targeting the Wicked Watermelon, he'd roll the D20, summoning... Balloons, \"You've gotta be fucking kidding me...\" He'd groan as he picked himself up and prepared to fight again.\n\nBalloon: On contact, will deal: ((4 + 4) x 2) + 15 = 31 dmg"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight saw the Vinera coming at her at full speed, and used Barrier to shield herself, to which she retaliated with a Counter Blast followed up with a Aero Spear that sent a spiky drill-like tornado into the Heartless.\n\n\nCounter Blast: 375\nAero Spear: 355\n\nAP: 110%\nMP: 180%"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity would also use Barrier to shield herself, before striking at the watermelon heartless with a Fire Strike and followed up with a Thunder Surge to seal the deal in defeating this Heartless.\n\n\nFire Strike: 210\nThunder Surge: 195\n\nAP: 110%\nMP: 150%"
}
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{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "Alex would try her best to defend against the attack her self. However she was overwhelmed by. She would get flung away by the vines. Staggering to her feet, she would Make her way towards twilight, doing her best to avoid the heartless. She would be holding her side as she spoke. \"I think I'm in way over my head. Once this one is defeated I think I'm going to have to retreat. I don't to have my back turned to this thing.\" Alex's voice was shaking at this point.\n\nHP: 290"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*While Haza's Balloons only make it blink the Wicked Watermelon never stood a chance against Rarity and Twilight's attacks. It dissolves, leaving a Heart slowly floating upwards.*\n\n```\nAll +200 EXP pre-multipliers\n```\n\n*Another Watermelon Heartless appears. It immediately sends a volley of vines to wrap around Rarity in an attempt to limit her movement. If the attack connects, her Defense and Speed will be reduced by 20% on her turn.*\n\n*Water pours out of the bottom of the Heartless, seeping into the red carpet. Tentacles of water then grow out of the wet carpet, lashing out at all party members.*\n\n```\nLv15 Wicked Watermelon\nHP: 150\nMP: 180 -130\n\nConstrira (Rarity): 100\nWaters (All): 180\n```"
},
{
"author": "Haza",
"message": "He didnt even get a chance to catch his breath as water covered the floor of the room. Making his best attempt to defend himself against the tentacle that lashed out at him, he'd raise his arms only to be knocked back against the wall. He was too stunned to really try much else.\n\nBlock: 7 + 15 = 22"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity activated her Barrier once more against the Constrica, before using Phase 2 and then attacking back against the Water spell using Fire Strike, making a bunch of steam flow around the clash. The flames from the Fire Strike however tried to hit the watermelon Heartless with its remaining strength after clashing with the Water Spell. Rarity then fired a Blue Fire spell into the watermelon heartless shortly after the steam cleared a bit.\n\nPhase 2: 1/5\n\n\n\nBlue Fire (After Phase 2): 273\n\nAP: 130%\nMP: 135%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight went into Phase 2 instantly before casting Barrier to shield herself from the Water spell. After Rarity attacked the heartless, Twilight went with a Cross Slice to slash it's body before finishing her turn with a Explosion as three orbs swirled around her and hit the back of the Wicked Watermelon.\n\nPhase 2: 1/5\n\n\nCross Slice: 545\nExplosion: 550\n\nAP: 100%\nMP: 150%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*While the Heartless is just barely still floating after Rarity's Blue Fire, Twilight's attacks send it to oblivion.*\n\n```\nAll +200 EXP pre-mults\n```\n\n***WARNING: DANGER LEVEL INCREASE.** This is a reminder that party members may retreat in between battles. Death via Watermelon is a bad way to go.*\n\n*This time, instead of another Wicked Watermelon, a bigger variant appears. It glows red beneath its hard rind, and its vines are now adorned with leaves.*\n\n*The Large Watermelon flicks its vines, sending a barrage of razor-sharp leaves at the party.*\n\n```\nLv20 Large Watermelon\nHP: 300\nMP: 190 -165\n\nVinera (All) 550\n```"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight saw the giant watermelon and got back into Phase 2 once more, while getting in front of Haza and used Barrier 2 to protect Haza and herself, giving Haza time to either run away or give Haza time for something else. \"I'd advise you to run if you can't fight for much longer...!\" She called to Haza before using Silenca against the Large Watermelon to stop its spells directly for 3 turns if the target was hit. She then finished her turn with a Pulse Bomb to blast the heartless away.\n\nPhase 2: 1/5\n\n\n\nPulse Bomb: 580\n\nAP: 150%/170%\nMP: 175%/200%"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity would also activated Phase 2, before blasting the Vinera with a Lightning Ray to minimize her damage she was about to get hit by as she slide back from the razor sharp attacks. Rarity then used Blue Fire yet again to turn the large Watermelon into charred ash, and finished her turn with a Magic Pulse 3 into it's chest area. \"This thing just keeps on growing stronger...!\"\n\nPhase 2: 1/5\n\n\nBlue Fire: 273\nMagic Pulse 3: 313\n\nHP: 2563/2800\nAP: 145%/180%\nMP: 170%/170%"
},
{
"author": "Haza",
"message": "Haza would've seen his life flash before his eyes as the vinera went for him before he was snapped back to reality by Twilight casting Barrier for him. Hearing her warn him to escape, he'd nod and grunt out, \"Give these things hell...\" Before he'd quickly shuffle out, leaning against nearby walls to get home."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Heartless twitches angrily upon seeing Twilight wind up to use Silensra. It creates a shield of water around itself, entirely mitigating the cast, then shoots the rest directly at her.*\n\n*When she then uses Pulse Bomb, several cracks appear in its rind. It's significantly weakened, but its murderous intent is entirely intact.*\n\n*Rarity's impressive barrage of attacks, meanwhile, simply bounce off of its shell. This one's much stronger.*\n\n```\nHP: 300 -80\nMP: 165 -150\n\nWater parry vs Silensra: 780. 225 sent back\n```"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"RARITY TOGETHER NOW!!!\" Twilight aimed as she went into Rainbow Power before getting hit by the Water spell's parry. \"Tck... HIIIIYAAAA!!\" She yelled before firing a Pulse bomb once more at the weakened Heartless with more force. \"PUSE BOMB—\"\n\nPhase 2: 2/5\nRainbow Power: 1/10\n-81 HP Due To Parry Damage\n\nPulse Bomb: 602 \n\nHP: 2634/2715\nAP: 130%/185%\nMP: 200%/225%"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity then roared and went into Rainbow Power Enchantment Mode with her passive ability giving her Keyblade a rainbow hue for the moment, giving her extra magic and strength by 5%. \"LIGHTNING RAY!!!\" Rarity said after Twilight, as the duo's attacks merged into a giant electrical sphere towards the large Watermelon.\n\nPhase 2: 2/5\nRainbow Power - Enchantment Mode: 1/10\nLight Of The Rainbow: 1/3\n\nLightning Ray: 391\nCombined Attack Total: 1,293\n\nAP: 120%/190%\nMP: 200%/200%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The team's giant attack evaporates the Large Watermelon. Poof. It's gone.*\n\n```\nAll +200 EXP pre-mults\n```\n\n*As its Heart floats through the roof, another Large Watermelon appears. It sends sharp vines at the duo that just barely miss each girl's head. Out from the vines sprout *More* Sharpened vines at point-blank.*\n\n```\nLv25 Large Watermelon\nHP: 350\nMP: 200 -160\n\nVinega (All): 650\n```"
}
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{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity then gritted her before getting hit first by the Vinega, sliding back while having a few torn clothing marks and a very few cuts on her skin. \"Tck... Twilight we HAVE to fuse NOW!!!\" Rarity said as her Element Of Generosity glowed along with Twilight's Element Of Magic, as she was beginning to get pulled to Twilight's direction."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"Right! Let's get started...\" Twilight said and would of been pulled from the Vinega completely, before both Elements Of Harmony necklaces rammed into each other as the two merge. Then a big flash of light blinded the big watermelon Heartless."
},
{
"author": "Charoite Sparkle",
"message": "A strange figure appeared from the light blinding the room as it vanished. She then looked at the Heartless in question. \"I am Charoite Sparkle... And you mister are DEAD...!!\" Charoite said as she used Rarity's moveset and power. Summoning the Rainfell Keyblade first, Charoite shot a Pulse Bomb first at the Wicked Watermelon to which the fusion followed up with a Counter Blast towards its head before finish off her turn with a Explosion as three orbs swirled around Charoite to damage the Heartless.\n\nWisdom Form (Rarity): +30% MP & +10% HP Restoration\n\nPulse Bomb: 789\nCounter Blast: 763\nExplosion: 768\n\nHP: 2430/2800\nAP: 85%/160%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Pulse Bomb is already enough to send the Heartless to oblivion. With the other two attacks, it may as well have never existed to begin with.*\n\n```\nAll +200 EXP pre-mults\n```\n\n***WARNING: DANGER LEVEL INCREASE.***\n\n*Instead of a third Large Watermelon, an even bigger Heartless materializes. A budding Large Watermelon dangles from its primary vine, and its flowers bloom to life.*\n\n*Vines enter through the window, aiming to wrap around Charoite. If the attack connects, her defense and speed will be reduced by 40% on her turn.*\n\n*The Huge Watermelon floods the entire room with freezing water. Strangely, the furniture is entirely unaffected.*\n\n```\nLv30 Huge Watermelon\nHP: 480\nMP: 210 -130\n\nConstriga: 600\nWaterga: 1950\n```"
},
{
"author": "Charoite Sparkle",
"message": "\"This may be my last battle depending on the circumstances... BRING IT ON!!\" The fusion then shouted as she activated Phase 2 and used Barrier against the Constriga with Rainfell, blocking it's damage completely. When she saw the Waterga, she unleashed a Lightning Ray to zap the Waterga spell, only to get hit hard by the remaining waters of the spell and oddly enough smiled at the enemy. \"Take this! BIO BARRAGE!!\" She then shot a massive Bio Barrage at the Heartless to damage it back to see how it would retaliate.\n\nPhase 2: 1/5\n\n\n\nBio Barrage: 1,259\n\nHP: 2109/2800\nAP: 135%/180%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The biological warfare erodes the Heartless' biological material. Its pink Heart, now purified, floats through the ceiling.*\n\n```\nAll +200 EXP pre-mults\n```\n\n*Another Huge Watermelon materializes. Its flowers sharpen their petals, then spin off. They slice repeatedly at Charoite with a disturbing resemblance to buzzsaws.*\n\n```\nLv35 Huge Watermelon\nHP: 520\nMP: 220 -190\n\nVinega: 1380\n```"
},
{
"author": "Charoite Sparkle",
"message": "Charoite activated Phase Two yet again before activating Barrier, getting hit a bit by the Vinega before smirking. She unleashed yet another Bio Barrage against the giant Watermelon Heartless in the room, and used Lightning Ray to zap the watermelon enemy nice and charred.\n\nPhase Two: 1/5\n\n\nBio Barrage: 1,259\nLightning Ray: 1,259\n\nHP: 2639/2800"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Charoite's attacks penetrate the Heartless' strong defenses, reducing it to a pile of ash on the wet floor.*\n\n```\nAll +200 EXP pre-mults\n```\n\n***WARNING: DANGER LEVEL INCREASE.** This is a reminder that characters can retreat between rounds, or as an action on their turn.*\n\n*Another Huge Watermelon appears, this one radiating pure malice, with the budding Large Watermelon nearly fully grown. It spews highly pressurized water at Charoite.*\n\n```\nLv40 Huge Watermelon EX\nHP: 680\nMP: 230 -190\n\nWaterga: 3520\n```"
},
{
"author": "Charoite Sparkle",
"message": "Charoite activated Phase Two once more and used Barrier with Rainfell, but took the Waterga full force and was sent into the wall leaving a imprint on it. \"ACK!! Thats it!!!\" She tossed an Elixir above her and it exploded in a healing light around the fusion as she smirked. \"Well! Your not bad!! But it's time to get serious!!\" Charoite then fired off a Meteor Shower at the watermelon EX, before shooting more Bio Barrage ores at it's direction. \"Take this one for size!!\"\n\nPhase 2: 1/5\nElixir: Full HP, AP, & MP\n\n\nMeteor Shower: 1,259\nBio Barrage: 1,259\n\nHP: 2800/2800\nAP: 110%/180%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Charoite's punching above her weight, but the punches land nonetheless. The Heartless is still intact after Meteor Shower, but Bio Barrage finishes the job. Its rind decays into a pile of sludge.*\n\n```\nAll +200 EXP\n```\n\n*Another Huge Watermelon EX appears. It sends an array of vines after Charoite, seeking to bind her. If the attack connects, her defense and speed will be reduced by 40% on her turn. The vines then fire barbed thorns at her from all angles like bullets.*\n\n```\nLv45 Huge Watermelon EX\nHP: 720\nMP: 240 -160\n\nConstriga: 1120\nVinega: 2480\n```"
},
{
"author": "Charoite Sparkle",
"message": "Charoite stood her ground and activated Phase Two before using Barrier towards the Constriga, completely shielding herself from the vines before yawning at the Heartless. She then used Bio Barrage to clash with the Vinega, but took damage still until she yawned yet again at the watermelon. \"Booooriiiing...\" The Rarity side of the fusion got to her, before shooting a Lightning Ray towards the Heartless with a small wave of her Rainfell Keyblade, being now bored slightly of the fighting unless the thing could finally survive a hit.\n\nPhase 2: 1/5\n\n\n\nLightning Ray: 1,259\n\nHP: 1579/2800\nAP: 100%/180%\nMP: 180%/200%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Charoite's electricity only manages to crack the Heartless. It stares her down, then thick, red, frothing water bubbles up around it. It quickly builds pressure, then shoots a beam of red water straight at her forehead strong enough to cut diamond.*\n\n```\nLv45 Huge Watermelon EX\nHP: 720 -331\nMP: 160 -120\n\nWaterga: 3840\n```"
},
{
"author": "Charoite Sparkle",
"message": "Charoite smirked before shouting loudly as she activated Rainbow Power Enchantment Mode, restoring her health by 15% and her Rainfell Keyblade gained a rainbow hue for 3 turns. She then threw a Hi Potion to restore 50% of her overall health before casting Barrier, taking a shit ton of damage in one defensive measure. She then fired a Bio Barrage at the Watermelon Heartless, and afterwards ran away from the giant plant as she wasn't gonna survive much longer.\n\nPhase 2/5\n\nLight Of The Rainbow: 1/3\n\n\n\nBio Barrage: 1422\n\n\nHP: 340/2800\nAP: 100%/190%\nMP: 190%/230%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Watermelon explodes, with Charoite just barely dodging the explosion. No Watermelon spawns in its place.*"
}
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{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "Alex would show up to what she thought was an empty house. She had a wagon behind her, which was full of a bunch of parts. Among these parts was couple of beaten down swords, a chainsaw, and what looked to be a chainsaw on a stick. Alex would walk up to the door. 'Is this really the place' She knocked on the door and waited silently for an answer."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Alex could hear talking on the other side of the door. The voices were very familiar to her.*"
},
{
"author": "Cid",
"message": "*Cid would get to the door and open it, looking at Alex.*\n\n\"Ain't you that young man at Hollow Bastion? Come to get a date, huh?\""
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "Alex would laugh. The area would get brighter. \"No Mr. Cid I heard that you were an engineer. I was wondering if you could help me with a... Passion project.\" She would grab the chainsaw on a stick. \"I made this when I was fourteen.\" Surprisingly it looked pretty well made, for a 14 year old. Still it looked like it could start. \"I could never test if it ran or not. I was too scared, but what do you think?\""
},
{
"author": "Cid",
"message": "\"Well! For being 14 it ain't half bad. I reckon you're on the right track for making some pretty good stuff. But why bring it to me? Just to get it looked at or ya need something?\""
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "\"Well there a couple of things that I can't quite figure out. Like ok hold on.\" Alex would reach into her bag and pull out a sketch book. She would begin to flip through the pages. Most of them were designs of elegant clothing. That was until she stopped flipping through the pages. She would turn to show Cid the design she had made, the words 'Rip and Tear' were at the top of the page. Just looking at the design on the page, she was a long way from her goal. \"This is what I'm going for. I would normally not tell anyone about his. But with what happened at Hollowed Bastion, I feel like I need to speed this project up. Would you be able to help me?\""
}
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{
"author": "Cid",
"message": "\"That depends. I *Can* Help, but it'd cost ya. What have you brung so far to make the weapon? If it is just the passion project, then that'd cost quite a bit. As much as I'd wish to do it for free, munny ain't grow on damn trees.\""
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "\"Oh Yeah so I got this stuff.\" She would point at the wagon behind her. \"Would these help too?\" She would pull out Orichalcum and Fluorite."
},
{
"author": "Cid",
"message": "*Cid examined the materials. Lot of it looked like junk to him, but he could make it work.*\n\n\"Aight then. For the payment, make sure these princesses are safe. I need a damn break from them going on and on about a lad named 'Furo'. I'll have it done when i'm back.\""
},
{
"author": "Alex",
"message": "\"Yes sir, I can do that for you.\" She nodded with determination. She smiled, the area lit up a little again."
}
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{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*After a bit of time from their encounter with the hooded Xanaro, Kate and Xion would also end up around the same place as Ranoa and Lirio.*\n\n*The four would be across the outside of the old vacant house from one another and cross paths.*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Ranoa continues glancing around the place, idly walking through the town with lirio. That is, until he spots a familiar face. And an unfamiliar face alongside it, stopping in his tracks.\n\nHe's suprised to see Xion here, but it makes sense. The world is in a pretty bad way and a lot of people probably want to check it out. The search had been pretty fruitless thus far, aside from fighting a few heartless and nearly being frozen in the process. So it could be a good idea to ask for help.\n\nBut, first things first. Greetings and introductions. \n\n\"Oh! Hey, xion. And hello..?\"\n\nHes clearly waiting on an introduction from or for kate, trying to make eye contact with the toon.\n\nTo kate, looking at ranoa would show the clear image of the individual that the two had narrowly avoided getting into an altercation with."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion looks up from her phone, scrolling through social medias, what looks to be some sorta scouter over her left eye. She'd picked it up from the local moogle shop on the way here and was hoping it could hunt down people she knew. Too bad there wasn't an instruction manual cuz she could barely work this thing* \"Oh hey... Uh... Ranoa. This is... Kate, I think her name is.\" *Xion just looks... Tired. Despite the still having the usual slightly kooky glint in her eyes, their colors were a bit duller. She was clearly exhausted if she wasn't remembering a girl's name* \"Also I uh... I need your number. Yours too, kid.\" *She says to the two guys* \"We need to make a group chat with all of our allied contacts. There's... A lot of information to share. The short version is that there's now a bunker floating around the Lanes Between that serves as a safe haven run by a doctor who is one of two people who can create artificial Hearts from data. The other is his former partner who is probably the Organization's head of R&D. He gave me some sorta AI program that disable these artificial Hearts he calls Replicas. He found there was one here in Traverse Town and sent the two of us off to find it. Oh also we met your Nobody, Xanaro. Got a pic of his face after blowing his hood down. Good old fashioned strong winds spell. Legally distinct from Aero. Strong winds or any sorta basic element spell doesn't have enough power to do much, if any damage to people. At worst is basic heat magic where you maybe start a fire with if you try hard enough. Oh wait- I'm rambling again, aren't I?\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "It was difficult to make sense of all of the rambling. But, the key takeaways are there. The toon's name is kate, an allied group chat is needed, a safe haven ran by a doctor exists in gummi space, xion can disable replicas with a program, and his nobody is out there... Wait. Two things catch his attention. \n\n\"What's a replic-?\" Before the question can be completed, the second part registers. His *Nobody*? He had heard about what a nobody is from the tower. Whats left as an empty shell without a heart.\n\n\"I have one of those?\" He asks curtly.\n\nHe seems to be getting a bit worked up over the possibility, clearly worried.\n\n\"I dont really know much about nobodies aside from the basics of how they dont have a heart-, but isnt that bad?? Did it hurt anyone?\""
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "She seemed to have been deep in thought as they thought. Either that, or her guard was up and was making her silent. Either way, she finally returned to the town mentally as she looked to the two strangers.\n\n\"Ah, yes, sorry. She is right, my name is Kate. It's a pleasure to meet you. Can't be too aware of your surroundings, ya know...?\"\n\nShe said while lightly rubbing the back of her head. She then let them converse, talking about Nobodies in this instance.\n\nShe clearly had a massive research session to do once she had the time, good lord."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio sees xion and kate walking around and gets a bit surprised by that, after all, it was weird to find xion wandering around this place, even more with an unknown person with her*\n\n\"Oh hey xion! Who´s your friend?\"\n\n*He said to then pay attention to xion´s words, there was... A lot to unpack, but he wanted to take it slowly so he started with the most important stuff, introducing themselves to the newbie*\n\n\"Well, nice to meet you kate, my name´s lirio, my partner´s name is ranoa, we´re xion´s friends\"\n\n*Now, with formalities out of the way, time to actually process the important stuff xion told them about*\n\n\"Okay so... There are at least two persons who can create fake hearts out of nothing but data..?\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Ranoa... You were a Heartless for a time... You do know that, right? Of course you have a Nobody.\" *She navigates to her phone's gallery and shows Ranoa that... Lo and behold... He had a Nobody that was just him but with white hair and a perpetual blank look on his face* \"Also, yes, apparently they can. Just... Ranoa, please enter your contacts into the phone for me and give it to the kid. I'd like to get the chat up and running as soon as possible. I'm tired of everyone not being on the same page. When we're done here, I'm rummaging through Master Mod's library for everything and anything that will help our situation in any way and then sending it to the chat.\""
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "Sometimes it feels like they forget that Kate was an absolute newbie to all of this, talking with all the technical terms that would have made her head blow like a balloon had she actually followed toon logic... That would have been quite disturbing either way! \"Master Mod?... Well, whoever that is, I welcome the intel... I'll need all that I can get...\" She simply said, closing her eyes for a moment to try and mentally keep up to speed with the information being given at this point in time. Somehow."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*He quickly notices xion´s attitud and gets a little worried by hermental and physical health when he noticed that she´s the only person of the tower group that hasnt rested yet, and the fact that she went to the fight with pira to living whatever info dump she just gave them, she has to be exhausted at this point*\n\n\"Xion, i think you should go the tower and rest first, you look and sound very tired, its good that you still want to work to help us but overworking like that will just make things worse..\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "A frown purses ranoas lips at the mention of being a heartless. He knows about *That*, but having a nobody out there just feels unreal. Hes already got one doppelganger to worry about, and now another?\n\nNontheless, the conversation has to keep moving.\n\n\"I, uhm. Yeah. I know about my stint as a heartless. I just didnt think there'd be a nobody out there, given how I'm *Me* Again.\"\n\nThen, she shows the photo of Xanaro... Thats him alright. Barring the black coat, blank look, and hair he would never allow to be that messy, he's identical. Its distressing for sure.\n\nThen, the request to get contact info. That sounds good.\n\nHe taps the screen as xion holds it, navigating to the contacts function and entering his info. It only takes a few seconds, before grabbing his own phone and entering Xion's. He then sends it to lirios contact, letting him put in the information on his own.\n\n\"Well, regardless. Xion, kate, you two should keep an eye out for the heartless here. Theyre freakishly dangerous now.\" And cowardly, but thats not neccesary to say.\n\n\"But as for why we're here- appearently, ikazuchi is alive. We're looking for a purple haired girl named Suzuka for information, since she lives around here. Or, just in the world.\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Ikazuchi... Is alive... Replica in Traverse Town... Xion takes a deep inhale and then slooowly lets it out before saying in an annoyed half whisper* \"Oh you have got to be shitting me...\" *And then she speaks up* \"Ika is the Replica. Of course he is... The original... Well... Ika Lux isn't alive anymore. Master Aria is living proof of that. Which means that the one you met is a Replica... On one hand, I want to violently end the Organization even more for violating my first friend in all of this mess. On the other hand, I'm more concerned about how they got their hands on enough of him to make a Replica of him.\" *She then turns to Lirio* \"And for *You*, small child whose name I still don't know... I'm a college student. Overworking is the name of the game for me. Besiiiides I slept uh... Two days? I think? Ago! I'll probably end up passing out in the library later when I'm doing research. Unfortunately caffeine magic was created by one person before but then he died of a heart attack immediately upon hitting Caffeineza, thus losing it entirely for everyone else ever so I'm working off of just... So much tea right now.\""
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "\"Sounds like this organisations is very... Concerning the more and more I hear about them...\" She simply spoke out, making her think back to some of the enemies she had to face at her home. The armies of brainwashed killers, the cloned agents... The demons. This organisation seemed to fill the same requirements as the people she fought against. Puppeteering from the shadows for an ulterior goal, regardless of who gets effected, or hurt.\n\nCan she ever be free? She seems to have left an eternal war... And joined another eternal war in progress by chance. She must be cursed. Though, conflict is natural, and it means people need help. They need hope all the more. \"... I guess people have been awake for longer, just be careful... From what I hear, you COULD start to hallucinate things at one point, and that'll be a big problem in the battlefield...\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"The ika i met is a replica..? That... Actually explains a few things..\"\n\n*He said a bit concerned about this info and the possible consecuences and ramifications it could have, if this was true, they would better head back to the tower to tell otoka that they cloned ikazuchi*\n\n\"Also, kate is right, overall you stop thinking straight when you´re overworked, so we all should be carefull and head back as soon as we can, this place is definitely not safe\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He seems conflicted at the possibility of ikazuchi being a replica- a clone of the real thing. Its hard to believe.\n\n\"If you want to leave, you can. But I'd rather keep looking. It doesn't feel right to return to the master emptyhanded.\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Hm... Yeah i´ll stay then, but this guy being a replica makes things even more complicated now... Did suzuka said something that could give us a hint to where she could be? Anything at all?\"\n\n*He said thinking about what they could do or go next, still worried about the heartless*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "\"Not from what i remember. I just know she wanted me to escort her here since its where she lives.\"\n\nHis eyes drift up in thought, trying to remember any details. Nothing comes up though.\n\n\"Next time we see that guy with the spiked armor, we should ask him a few questions. I bet he knows plenty- but i doubt he'd answer. Its worth trying though.\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Hm... Wait...\"\n\n*He said as he remembered a small detail about his conversation with ikazuchi, before the armor took him away*\n\n\"Before the armor took ika away, he said to it \"Suzuka is probably waiting for me back home\" Or something similar to that... Do they live in the same house?\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Almost as if on cue...*"
},
{
"author": "Suzuka",
"message": "*A short young-looking woman with purple hair turned the corner from across the street. She looked up to see the four people standing in front of the vacant house.*\n\n*Great. Two, no, three people that would be troubling to get out of talking to. She could run, but Ranoa was fast, almost scarily so. And if Xion got antsy, a fight was definite to break out.*\n\n*While all of this went on in her head, she kept her usual expressionless face on externally.*\n\n\"Oh, Ranoa. It's nice to see you again.\"\n\n*Suzuka said as she walked across the snow-covered street. Best to feign ignorance on knowing who Xion and Lirio were for now.*\n\n\"I was worried something bad happened when the ice queen returned and froze over Traverse...\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Ranoas expression lights up almost immediately upon seeing suzuka, quickly taking a few steps from the group in her direction. Thats their main lead found- and, its good to know she's fine. She doesnt seem like the lying type, so its probably safe to assume she doesnt know about the situation regarding replicas.\n\n\"Suzuka!\"\n\nDespite not having been told her name by suzuka herself, it should be easy to guess he found out by other means. \n\n\"Its good to see you again. Lirio and i were actually looking for you.\"\n\nThen, she brings up an ice queen. He hadn't heard of her before, but given whats happened, it makes sense.\n\n\"Who's 'the ice queen'?\"\n\nOf course, hes going to ask her about Ikazuchi and the whole situation with him potentially being a replica- but, breaking the ice would be good, given the situation."
},
{
"author": "Suzuka",
"message": "\"Some queen from a world that fell to darkness. She attacked Traverse earlier this year... I think her name was Elsa?\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He lets out a little \"Hm\" In acknowledgement, before moving on to the more important subject.\n\n\"Well its good to see that you're safe.\"\n\nHe's preparing to ask suzuka about the replica situation himself, but there's a window for others to interupt."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio thought to himself tho he didnt knew how this would end, he was still on guard, thinking that a fight could occur*\n\n*He then goes with ranoa and introduces himself*\n\n\"Greetings suzuka, my name's lirio..\"\n\n*Said with a bit of nervousness*"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Oh- *Her-*\" *Xion says with a clear distaste in her tone* \"Well at least now I'm prepared to deal with her better. I'd like to go for a round two with her.\" *As she says this, the snow in the immediate area melts as Xion actively emanates magical heat to prove her point. Instead of asking Suzuka anything, Xion takes out her phone to see if Butterfly Effect had anything for her*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He turns around to look at xion the moment she talks about a round two, stepping back torwards suzuka. Hes on the brink of calling out his weapon in an attempt to preemptively take any attacks directed to the purple haired girl, but words first.\n\n\"Wha- 'Round two'?? She isn't even a fighter. Calm down. You dont need to make threats.\"\n\nHe's entirely willing to defend suzuka until xion calms down, but the goal is to have a conversation- not to cause a scene and bring heartless over to the group. And xion isn't even an enemy to begin with, meaning a fight breaking out would be even worse."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Ranoa... What are you rambling about? I've never met this girl in my life. I'm referring to the one freezing over Traverse Town, you blithering oaf.\" *She says flatly, clearly annoyed by his stupidity* \"I've fought her before and I've since upgraded my magic.\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He sighs, easing up before nodding.\n\n\"My bad, xion. Misunderstanding.\"\n\nWell, that was silly. He's on edge.\n\n\"Regardless, we should probably get to the point. Could you ask her about the subject of a replica? You know more.\"\n\nHe returns to his previous position closer to the group soon after asking this."
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "She'd look over to see someone else arrive, doing a light wave to be polite as she looked over at Xion going on her phone. Was she looking at what the doctor gave her perhaps? She then just sighs. All of the information was proving too much to handle on her own, she needed her computer. She needed Shadownet.\n\n\"An ice queen...? What else is there gonna be, a rock magma dragon? ... Oh, wait, that existed at home... Ugh, I wish I had the systems I used for all my notes! All of this would have been so much easier if it would just start.\"\n\nAnd, unknowing to the girl, she had just done one of the things needed to start it up. Saying start while thinking about the system. And it then engages, the iris' of her eyes lighting up before a blue holographic display appeared in front of her. Marked by SN... Shadownet. Her people's computer interface. And clearly the last of its kind now.\n\n\"... Oh, I guess I DO still have this... Just not connected to any network...\"\n\nShe muttered, before it turned off. Maybe she could go to the hanger for that."
}
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{
"author": "Butterfly Effect",
"message": "*The heart in the center of Xion's screen would show up again, followed be her relaying a message to her.*\n\n\"My radar shows that its nearby... Still out of exact range...\""
},
{
"author": "Suzuka",
"message": "\"A replica? What's that?\"\n\n*She said, tilting her head.*"
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "\"It's... A bit difficult to explain. But from the basics, you could say that it is a real person's heart in a man-created body...? Or just a man-made heart in a man-created body... L-Like I said, it's complicated. Such is science.\"\n\nShe explained, noting down mentally that she'd need to write all this down later, for her sake."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Oh right. For the record, most of the time when we use the word 'heart', it's usually a capital H and it's like... Their soul kinda. It's their soul but also like... Some sorta ethereal crystal heart people have? Just... Just roll with it. Nothing makes proper sense. I'll try to explain things as we go along.\"\n\"Also... Suzuka, was it? Where's the fake Ika? I'm in no mood for playing around after his replacement on the side of alleged good decided to hide away instead of trying to help us fix things. So let me warn you now, I have an itchy trigger finger so I'd really prefer you cooperate with us... Please.\" *A please... After a threat... Well that's interesting*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Oh, great. Now she's *Actually* Making a threat directed to suzuka.He stays quiet, but his gaze drift over to stare at xion and his lips purse back into a frown.\n\nThough, he just continues watching and listening for the time being."
},
{
"author": "Suzuka",
"message": "\"The 'Fake Ika' you say?\"\n\n*And so too, did her deceptively innocent smile turn into a frown.*\n\n\"What makes you say he is a fake? And to demand him after you abandoned him to die for your sake...\"\n\n*A wicked glint in her eye as her vision trained on Xion.*"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Ok ok, lets chill out a little bit..\"\n\n*He said to then look at suzuka to ask her a few things too*\n\n\"Lets say the ika i saw isnt fake, then why did he had amnesia? And what was that armor that took him away?\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "That's new. So she *Does* Know more about the situation than he initially thought. Once more, he continues to just watch and wait for xions response- unable to find the words to speak. She's almost intimidating. Lirios points do bring up some questions and concerns, though."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Master Aria. That's why I say he's fake. SHE is the smoking gun.\" *And then comes the accusation and everyone can see something in Xion snap* \"Kate? I suggest finding somewhere safe for the next five minutes. The first few rows are a splash zone.\" *She summons Rainbow Genesis to her left hand. Not her most powerful weapon but it was the only thing she had that could deal with... Whatever this girl was. Chances are Keyblade was the way to go. Ranoa and Lirio knew that when Xion got fighting... Collateral damage was guaranteed to occur...*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "And the summoning of a weapon is what puts ranoa on active guard. Shes *Seriously* Going to attack suzuka, then? No. Shes a source of information, and seems like a decent person. He steps forward, standing in the middle of the two, closer to suzuka than xion. This is the second time- except this time its warranted.\n\n\"Xion, I've told you already. Theres no need to attack anyone. Use your head and calm down.\"\n\nThe whole situation raises alarm bells in ranoas mind, so the best thing to do would be to calm it down. If not, he would have to keep suzuka from being murdered until he can *Make* Xion calm down.\n\nOf course, suzuka cant just be allowed to run off either. He needs to stay close enough to contain the situation in this area."
},
{
"author": "Suzuka",
"message": "\"Because he's broken... Because his 'friends' decided the only way was for him to face off against a great darkness alone, and die so that they could live on...\"\n\n*She said in response to Lirio.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*At the same time, at the house immediately behind everyone...*"
},
{
"author": "\"Ikazuchi\"",
"message": "*The door would open... Followed by a peeking Ikazuchi... Followed by the door slowly closing again...*"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Wait, if he died so his friends could live on, how is he alive then?-\"\n\n*Lirio sees the door moving but cant tell exactly who peeked outside, but he did managed to see just a little bit of red hair, and he inmidietly remembered his point of ika and suzuka living together*\n\n\"Hold on a minute...\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"No no no, Ranoa. *Attack* Implies she'll survive! I'm just going to do to her what sunlight does to vampires! And she's either one of the Organization or closely aligned with them!\" *Then she hears Suzuka's answer to Lirio's questions... Giving a non answer. Typical villains* \"*We* Went with him into hell. ***HE chose*** To sacrifice himself to avoid everything going to shit! A sacrifice that was in vain because now everything is covered in Darkness thanks to an absolute buffoon with the all the reasoning ability of a rock! Nobody asked him to go alone! Nobody *Wanted* Him to go alone! Nobody *Expected* Him to go alone! Now then... How about you go run back to your buddies and let them know that I'm going to vaporize each and every one of them, ok? Ok.\" *And now the air in the area is actually beginning to heat up despite the blizzard all across the world... She's ready to ash a bitch*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He remains quiet. Most of what xion says makes sense- but even so. He raises his arm to the sky, orange energy crackling as Clockwork Passage is summoned. He doesn't point the blade at xion, opting it to lower to his side. \n\n\"Nobody is going anywhere until we have proper answers!\"\n\nThen, he looks back to Suzuka. His expression is conflicted- hoping she would give some kind of response to what he is about to ask. \n\n\"Suzuka, tell the truth. Please. What do you know? Replicas, This 'Organization', anything.\"\n\nHe can already connect some dots, but it's worth an effort to get her to actually talk. Letting her leave risks the possibility of never encountering her again, and thus any answers she might have being lost. It was already hard to find her this time."
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "She felt like she was starting to see a bit of a pattern, once again summoning her sword, Beacon's Key, amongst a mist of light and darkness as a means of self-defence. Things were getting WAY too heated up... Things was slowly going off the rails, and she knew literally nothing. She was a loose cog in this machine at this rate.\n\n\"Can we all just calm down!? Should ACTUAL threats came at us with hostile intent, we'd be weaker from the energy being used here! And I am not falling because you guys chose to attack each other over a history I don't know about!\"\n\nShe simply said as she gripped it. She knew that kind of situation well. She'd seem multiple instances where a capable squad fell because they let themselves fall apart and wasted their energy on each other. Even worse was all the words just didn't make sense for her... She was just at a crossroads, and knew none of the paths at all."
}
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{
"author": "Suzuka",
"message": "\"The truth, huh. Yes you're right, Your Ikazuchi is dead. He has been for quite some time now. But *This* Ikazuchi is all that's left of him. He was broken... So I put him back together. He's just as real as anyone else... Don't you dare call him a fake again...\"\n\n*Suzuka looked through the group to the house.*\n\n\"I just want my life back, to have a heart again. And they offered it to me in exchange for my power...\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He listens intently, fully turning to face suzuka instead of facing xion. So, the replica is just what remains of him? Thats actually not bad. From ranoas perspective, anyway. Its better than nothing.\n\n\"Thank you.\"\n\nThen, suzuka explains her reason for working with the organization. To have a heart.. That's reasonable. Anyone would make that choice. And then, he suddenly makes an offer. The keyblade dissolves, vanishing into energy until needed again.\n\n\"Why not come back with us?\" \n\nHe outstretches an arm to her, before continuing with a sympathic tone.\n\n\"Theres room on my ship for both you and your Ikazuchi. We could head back to our base, and see what to do from there. Im sure the master knows more about hearts than any of those people you're working for do. If they still havent given it to you.\"\n\nLirio can just borrow the teeny ship for the lack of space.\nHe then continues, his eyes drifting back in xions direction.\n\n\"I promise that nobody will hurt either of you. Regardless of what just happened here.\" Then, back to suzuka.\n \nIf suzuka were to join them, there's no more conflict. Of course, this organization might be pissed- but they could handle them. They'd have to."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion seems to relax a bit, stabbing her Keyblade into the ground and leaning back on her heels while holding onto the weapon for support* \"You act like you knew him before all of this. I recall him mentioning he had someone before his home fell. You wouldn't happen to be that someone, would you? And if you are, that raises the question of what happened to you that allows you to be here now?\" *Xion asks Suzuka, recalling what Ika said once. This felt like it was probably related*"
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "She kept her guard up for a moment. So they are just the remnants of this guy? That must've been tough to go through, though she knew nothing about what it was like. Well, she'll learn eventually. Though, the prospect of losing your heart... That was scary. It's obvious it didn't mean the literal taking the organ out, because then they would just be flat out dead...\n\n\"... I am sure you will get a heart again. I have high hopes for it... You just need to make sure you aren't being used with fake promises...\"\n\nShe lowered her guard as she watched Xion lower her guard. Thankfully, they seem to have reached an ultimatum. That depended on how they responded, of course. But, there seemed to be no trouble with in terms of conflict or anything. Thank goodness for that."
},
{
"author": "Suzuka",
"message": "*Suzuka shook her head at Xion's initial question.*\n\n\"I didn't know him. In fact, we didn't even meet until I put his heart back together... Uminami, is the name of his fallen friend. I am not her.\"\n\n*Her expression grew a little sad. It was hard to tell if she was actually sad or just putting on another act.*\n\n\"Ranoa I...\"\n\n*She shook her head again.*\n\n\"If I'm going with you, Ika will be the one to make that decision...\"\n\n*She once again looked back to the house. She sighed before she called out.*\n\n\"You can come out now Ika. They're not going to do anything...\""
},
{
"author": "\"Ikazuchi\"",
"message": "*Slowly the door to the \"Vacant\" House opened.*\n\n*Standing in the doorframe was a very reluctant Ikazuchi. Although, he didn't quite look the same as the last time Xion and Ranoa had seen him. Gone were the streaks of white in his red hair. To Xion, who had known him longer, might've even gotten a feeling of deja vu or nostalgia, seeing Ika almost the same exact way he was when they first met here in Traverse nearly a year ago.*\n\n*He looked at the four who gathered here, his face pained a little when looking at Ranoa and Xion. He then slowly walked to Suzuka's side.*\n\n*He slowly bowed his head before speaking.*\n\n\"Sorry to eavesdrop. I heard mostly everything from the very beginning.\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "His eyes widen a bit, finally noticing the replica. Its ikazuchi for sure. He does look a little younger, though. Additionally the white streaks are gone.\n\n\"Its good to see you again, Ika.\"\n\nIt doesn't matter if its a replica- its still him regardless. \n\n\"So, whats your answer? Do you want to come with us?\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*He sees ikazuchi coming by, and inmidietly recognizes him, its the same boy he met on the train station on twilight town, it was... Weird to see him again, but at least he seemed to be doing okay*\n\n\"Oh hey man! Havent seen you in a while, i didnt knew you lived here as well, i see you found your friend and you both are okay, im very glad for that... How has everything been? With this world sadly now like this...\"\n\n*He talks to the replica, he never met the real ikazuchi, but he did met this version before, and he was genuinly kinda glad they found it, with hiw unsafe the place has become..*"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*While Ika lost hair colors, Xion gained some in the form of rainbow streaks and her entire demeanor has changed from fun and carefree to absolutely sick of everyone's shit* \"Oh Masters Aria and Otoka are going to have some interesting reactions to this one... Oh right before you get your hopes up, Master Mod sealed herself away against the dragon witch Maleficent. World Order is shot. And then the Inverted Kingdom Key was snapped in two, preventing the sealing of the door which leads us here. To *Ten thousand years of Darkness!*\" *Xion declares in an over the top yet still very much bored and clearly sarcastic manner* \n\"So what should we call you? Still Ika?\" *Xion types in a message for Butterfly Effect to read and respond to.* **\"Is there any way to cut off his connection to the Organization without harming him? Disable any sorta trackers on or in him?\"**"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Ranoa clenches a fist at xions second round of antics, biting his lip as to not just flat out yell at her. Not only is she causing a scene but she might frighten the other two. There's a time and place to explain things, and that is *Not* Now. And not in such an aggresive manner.\n\nThough, he manages to keep it in. Continuing to speak to ikazuchi and suzuka.\n\n\"..There is a lot to catch up on.\"\n\nHe sounds like he's trying to force a calm demeanor."
},
{
"author": "Butterfly Effect",
"message": "*Butterfly effect would return a message across Xion's screen:*\n\n```I'm not sure, but I can't do anything until you get a little bit closer.```"
},
{
"author": "\"Ikazuchi\"",
"message": "*He returned from the head bow, looking at Lirio and Ranoa.*\n\n\"Hey Lirio, Ranoa... Been a minute for sure. We're actually just stopping by... Suzuka and I have been travelling the worlds to restore my memories, I don't actually live here...\"\n\n*\"Ika\" Looked... Surprisingly unphased by Xion's lore dump.*\n\n\"I've heard a bit about what's going on... I'm sorry that I failed you both... I couldn't beat Inaxuma. I had to-\"\n\n*He squinted his eyes and put a hand up to his temple and applied a bit of pressure. It looked like he was in pain a little to talk about it.*\n\n\"I.. I'm not in any shape to go with you guys. I can't summon a keyblade anymore, I'm worthless. I... Can't be a guardian anymore. My only worth is to stay by Suzuka's side.\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He sighs to release the tension building within himself from xions whole lore dump, before giving ikazuchi a patient smile.\n\n\"It's alright, Ika. Keyblade or not, we would love to have you back.\"\n\nHe glances to suzuka for a moment, then refocuses his attention back to ikazuchi. She agreed to go if he agrees, so...\n\n\"Both you *And* Suzuka would be much safer at the tower. Nobodys asking you to leave her side- just to stay there with her until things cool down with the whole... Apocalypse.. Thing. Im sure master otoka wouldnt mind watching over the two of you either.\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Ranoa is right. To hell with summoning a Keyblade. They bring nothing but trouble anyways as far as I'm concerned. Pretty sure Master Otoka would be fine with you staying as long as the Organization couldn't track you. So come back. We could use someone knowledgeable who doesn't withhold information. Admittedly ironic coming from a former Organization member but point is, we're willing to help you and we'd like your help as well. You may not have a Keyblade but you don't have to be on the front lines. You could easily be our guy in the chair.\" *She says as she walks forward to extend a hand to him*"
},
{
"author": "Suzuka",
"message": "*Suzuka looked away from Replika.*"
},
{
"author": "\"Ikazuchi\"",
"message": "\"You'd take me back..? Even like this...?\"\n\n*The replica would say as he took a half-step towards Xion. A hesitant hand reached out as tears welled in his eyes. He then—*\n\n*He stumbled back as a haywire beeping came from Xion's gummiphone.*"
},
{
"author": "Butterfly Effect",
"message": "\"Butterfly Effect now fully operational... Sending out Anti-Data Heart Pulse.\"\n\n*The voice would come from Xion's phone, before a glitching heart would slowly emerge from it.*\n\n*The heart drifted up before it transformed into a holographic butterfly girl, and sent out a shockwave.*\n\n*After the shockwave was released, she would return to a glitched heart and fly into Replika's chest.*"
},
{
"author": "\"Ikazuchi\"",
"message": "*After he was hit by the shockwave, \"Ika\" Grabbed his head and screamed in pain as he kept stumbling back.*"
},
{
"author": "Suzuka",
"message": "\"I-ika! Its okay, calm down!\"\n\n*Suzuka put an arm out to grab replika before he fell over. She pulled him in close to a hug and glared at the four over his shoulder.*\n\n\"What did you **Do**?! You— you monsters!\"\n\n*Suzuka backed away from the group, still holding replika in her arms.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*When the shockwave washed over them, Xion and Ranoa would feel their heads begin to ache as the world around them appeared to slow... They could feel every heartbeat ring in their chests.*\n\n```In Xion's Mind```\n*The blaring of the beeps from her phone would settle and pace themselves out into a slow heart-monitor sounding beep every second or so.*\n\n*She couldn't see: everything was dark, followed by the sudden blinding vision of white.*\n\n\"Now how did this sapphic traîtresse act... We have some data complied before she joined the Organization. So all I need to do is compile her mannerisms down and how she'd likely react to new and simililar stimuli...\"\n\n```In Ranoa's Mind```\n*The heartbeats would calm, until he saw Vani's face again. She smirked wickedly at him before tugging a purple half-heart away from him. His vision would then go dark, as he felt crushing pain... Followed by a deep masculine voice...*\n\n\"Such a young heart... Lost and broken. You needn't worry, boy, I will make you Whole again.\"\n\n*He would feel a weight added to his chest, before suddenly waking back up in Twilight Town in his vision.*\n\n*Ranoa then snapped back to reality.*\n\n*The two's visions would fade, but their heads were still pounding.*\n\n*A dark corridor would open behind Suzuka. She looked between the group and it before she dragged the motionless Replika through it.*"
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "*Both Xion and Ranoa have been hit with a strange effect! During their next combat encounter, they both can only use the Replica form: Memory Crisis at its Level 20 strength! *"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Dark Corridor quickly closes behind Suzuka and Replika. Atop a nearby rooftop, another materializes, then closes, only noticeable by the quick burst of darkness from its creation. Then again, the group likely has bigger things to worry about...*"
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "\"I think that's enough of that...\"\n\n*Silax would say as a dark corridor opened up. Stepping out, she crosses her arms and looks at the group remaining.*\n\n\"I would ask you stay away from our family, from now on.\""
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{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He nods to Ikazuchi, a relieved look on his face.\n\n\"Of course. I-\"\n\nThe moment the shockwave hits, both hands are thrown to his temples, eyes widening in shock. He begins hyperventilating as the ache intensifies. Oddly enough, it soon soothes on its own. Just as he's about to reach out to the now leaving suzuka, a familiar face flashes into his mind. **Her**.\n\nThe agonizing pain of being torn apart from the inside returns, ranoa dropping to his knees in pure agony, a hoarse scream audible enough to ring throughout the district being let out. Hes not ready to fight her again yet- he still needs more time!-"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Armor [Ranoa]",
"message": "His armor materializes on its own, aiming to shield him from the pain. It doesnt work. Then, the pain suddenly stops. He opens his eyes, to find himself sitting atop the clocktower. Home. Its soothing- as if he could just stay here again, and...\n\nThen he snaps back to reality. None of it was real... Was it? Everything... Everything feels fuzzy. His chest feels heavy...\n\nThe armored ranoa slowly raises to his feet, wobbling and nearly falling over thrice.\n\n\"Who..? No...? What...?\" Gaps flood his memory, struggling to cling onto them as they slip further and further away.\n\nClockwork passage is reflexively called into his hand at the presence of the new dark corridor, slowly raising his head to look at the new arrival. A figure wearing a black coat. He slowly raises the keyblade pointing it at silax.\n\n\"No...! You..! Wh...\" His sword arm slowly lowers itself, before immediately jolting back up to point at the figure. Why was he doing that again..?"
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "What... Just happened? It all seemed to happen so fast. She'd gone silent to let the group converse, seeing as she wasn't really involved in all this. But it seemed the Replica had suddenly shown up and the data that the doctor gave them had REACTED. Clearly this hunt was over. But now there was more problems to be had.\n\nA holo-butterfly, a shockwave being sent as she reflectively covered her eyes and closed her ears. What is going on? The sensation was NOT fun, but it didn't seem to linger long thankfully. There was more to worry about, Ikazuchi.\n\n\"I-I don't know what's happening!\"\n\nShe managed to say, though nothing else seemed to happen to her as she looked at everyone else. Two of them clearly had something going on... She grunts as she just made sure the two was okay... Until that dark corridor materialized, the replica being pulled through. Damn it, were they ACTUALLY being watched the entire time!?\n\nShe pants heavily as she looked at everyone, gripping her fist before she looked at who the now armour wearing Ranoa was looking at... Was that... \n\n\"... Y-You again!? Where did you take them!?\"\n\n She simply said as she got in battle position. Clearly, she wasn't exactly pleased with these turn of events. She WAS new, so didn't know better really."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Thanks to still having her Keyblade out, Xion barely manages to prop herself up on it to avoid collapsing entirely. The voice in her head is an immediate red flag. She'll be informing everyone IMMEDIATELY upon getting back. And after that, she's putting a hole through that bunker and killing the Doctor unless someone manages to convince her otherwise. After her senses return, Xion sees and hears Silax* \"Die!\" *The silver haired girl is consumed in flames as she decides to put Garnet Star into actual use finally, the entire ground beneath her being engulfed in flame despite them being made of stone. Xion flies right at Silax at top speeds while a massive amount of fire consumes Xion and the area around her*"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio just sees and feels the shockwave, tho it didnt affected him, but he quickly notices that it affected the others, next thing he sees, ikazuchi and suzuka are leaving*\n\n\"W-what was.. Hey wait..!\"\n\n*They leaved, so instead he tries to help his allies, tho when he tried to help xion, she just stood up and went flying straight into that hooded figure on a roof, cause there´s a hooded figure on a roof now*\n\n*He helps ranoa to stand up and he wants to ask something to the figure but, xion´s already there trying to kill it*\n\n\"Hey kate, are you okay..? \""
},
{
"author": "rykazuchi",
"message": "She is now in charge of this encounter"
},
{
"author": "the_starman.",
"message": "Oh wait yeah i forgot"
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "If they could, her eyes would have shrunk as Xion dashed right at the individual without a second thought. The combat had truly begun now.\n\nHer thought process was cut short by Lirio talking to her, allowing her to regain her composure for the moment. \n\n\"... Y-Yeah. Just a reaction to the shockwave, I think... Are you alright?\""
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "*While the group couldn't see it, silax would roll her eyes and vanish from where she was, appearing behind the group now as she dodged Xion. However, the fire Xion caused would cause the house to start burning down and make the area unsafe.*\n\n\"They are in good hands. Safe. Away from those who would fail them just like you all failed the worlds. But I am sure you all would like some answers... Come with me...\"\n\n*Silax would raise her hand and cards would appear below everybody. In an instant, everyone would be forced into the cards and pulled into a new area...*"
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{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Where the group had came back, on the floor would appear to be what looked like a card. If anyone picked up or examined the card, they would notice what looked like a white castle would be on it.*"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio is left there... Confused, ranoa disappeared, the hooded girl too, the rest seemed to be there tho... The house is burning too... And there´s a card on the floor for some reason*\n\n\"What´s this..?\"\n\n*He examines the card, looking its front and its back, it seems very normal, except for the white castle on the front of it, was this some sort of clue?*"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion sees the burning house and sighs* \"Dammit- I should've expected this... Waterga!\" *Xion calls out as she casts a Waterga to try putting out her own magical fire. If just one wouldn't work, she'd drop as many onto the flames as she could to put them out. She fucked it up, so it was her responsibility to at least TRY undoing some of the damage*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The force of the pressurized water from the Ga-level cast knocks over the already weakened support beams as it plows through the house. The building collapses in on itself, the remaining fires now slowly petering out on damp wood. The fire is unlikely to spread further.*"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion winces as the house collapses. That... Was not the intention... She'll... Definitely be doing some donating and community service to rebuild the house after they sealed the keyhole... Just... Hopefully it wasn't considered historical property... Or had any priceless antiques... Ugh- Why couldn't she do anything right? She sighs and shakes her head. She seriously needs some rest. And then she needs to figure out someone who can help get Silax off her ass ASAP*"
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"author": "Naomi Kurumi",
"message": "A dream, everything felt like a fleeting dream to Naomi as all she could see was darkness. What happened to her home? What happened to the others? The horrible empty feeling that was sapping away at her was fading. Droplets of water began falling on to her face drop after drop... She'd suddenly snap awake while floating aimlessly. Flailing and thrashing her arms as if to pull away from something, while there was nothing really there. Making quite the commotion. \n\n\"Please tell me this isn't sewer water.\" Would be the most pressing matter on her mind right now. And not the fact she was completely and utterly wet. Or that she could of drowned while unconscious. Once she calmed down, she'd quickly look at her surroundings. The location didn't look familiar in the slightest. These weren't ruins... It looked like a waterway of some kind. Or a cave with a river flowing through it."
},
{
"author": "Xile",
"message": "In the middle of the fabric of the universe, a dark ship drifts through the empty space and floating rocks or at least giving the illusion of having any sort of movement as the captain of the ship, sitting in his chair, tries to function with the unknown ship he got not too long ago from an ice cream contest. Looking at the buttons displayed in front of him flashing various types of colors and lights making him confused by every second passed.\n\nHe looks around the ship trying to find anything helpful but not being lucky at finding nothing aside from the buttons and empty space. \"Uuuuuh, what should I do?\" Scratching his head he does the only thing in his mind, pressing the first button in front of him.\n\nIn an instant he gets pulled back by the gravity as the ship goes full speed to an unknown direction sinking him further in his chair as he watches the floating rocks passing through him in rapid succession and by the speed the ship white flashes of light forming in the mirror. In a brief moment everything fuses with each making a confusing amalgamation of light and earthy matter, creating an outline of a light circle with a rotating sphere in the middle made out of rocks. Thankfully everything comes to an unexpected end with the ship stopping and the front view going completely black.\n\nXile sits in silence for a while trying to collect his thoughts until he hears something open with a warm light coming with it. He slowly gets up with shaky legs as he makes his way to the open entrance, being partly blinded by the light as his eyes adjust to the new atmosphere as he finds himself in the middle of what seems to be water.\n\nHe looks around trying to get a better understanding of where he is and by the looks of it he is next to a sewer. \"Augh! Of course it had to be sewer water.\" He takes a leap out of the ship and lands on the ground but quickly loses his balance as he falls ass first to the concrete.\n\nHe grunts picking himself up and dusting himself off."
},
{
"author": "Naomi Kurumi",
"message": "Her attention would quickly change towards the direction she thought she heard something... It sounded, mechanical? Like a car maybe? Perhaps a bit cartoonish... Really it was hard to describe it. As she'd make her way towards the source of the sound. Upon arriving towards the source... It seems she was right on time to watch the individual fall right on his rear. Which was actually pretty hilarious if she did say so herself. But, she wasn't gonna comment on that openly, considering he probably had her completely beat in terms of comebacks given the current situation she was in.\n\nThe clothes were a bit odd on the person, not any sort of fashion trend she was used to or remembered seeing. Least from where she's from. She'd get out of the water and would shake herself momentarily. \"Alright, I have just one very important question to ask you.\" She'd say to the induvial, looking dead serious. \"Where can I shower?\" Would be probably the biggest question she'd ask her entire life. Hopefully this wouldn't become a trend of some kind.\n\n\"I think you should run for safety of some kind. I saw those weird dark creatures with glowing eyes, and would hate for a civilion to get hurt, or become a liability.\" She'd say making it sound like she was severely underestimating the individual before her, not to mention... She had no idea who he was, and was just assuming she was still wherever it is she came from. Despite the fact that the place didn't look like a battlefield, nor was it plagued with any large ruckus of fighting."
},
{
"author": "Renitra Starspear, Lancer of Gridania",
"message": "It felt like days since Renitra had been stranded in Traverse Town, following the destruction of Erozea. Although thanks to the people willing to give her room and board in exchange for her doing odd jobs she had managed to rebuild herself slightly. \n\nShe was now exploring the waterways thinking she could find Water Motes, an elemental creature from her home of Gridania. She was hoping to practice her Lance skills and maybe collect shards of water for her practice of her Tradecraft. She heard someone talking and drew her Lance as a precaution. She jumped forward causing a splash of water around her to signify her approach."
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"author": "Xile",
"message": "He takes a deep breath after that humiliating display and ponders for a bit of what he can do now since he just crashed on this planet, maybe he can look around and meet new people or see if there's some kind of competition to win another prize like the ship he earned or just find a spot with music to relax to.\n\nHe continues to make a selection of things to do but gets shortly interrupted by a sound made from the sewers making him change his focus to it. In a blink of an eye his face goes from curiosity to plain disgust as the person emerges from the water.\n\n\"I don't know where you can take a shower. I just arrived here.\" He responds to her question with clear disgust in his voice while eyeing her up and down taking a good look at her, his eyes focusing on her clothing as if it looks like she is a guard or some sort of knight. He may not remember much from his past but people wearing armor are probably not something common.\n\n\"Dark creatures with glowing eyes? Did they perhaps have a specific symbol? Like a dark heart with a red cross?\" He asks, ignoring the comment of him being a liability.\n\n\"If so could you be kind and show where are-\" He interrupts himself as he hears splashing not far away, looking in the direction he finds another person on top of the sewer waters making him look even more disgusted.\n\n\"Is this some kind of tradition?\" He asks, pointing at both of them and the water."
},
{
"author": "Naomi Kurumi",
"message": "She'd seem annoyed when he had no idea and seemed just as clueless or lost as her. Wasn't the best person to find she supposed. She'd try to think about it... \"Uh, well... Some did, some didn't?\" She'd say trying to answer based on what she rememebered. Since she could recall some had symbols... And others were just pure black with no symbols on them. Now that he mentioned it, it made her cup her chin soon after in thought.\n\nThat was actually an incredibly good point, they must of had some form of kingdom emblem on them that they represented... Yet it wasn't any she knew of... What did it look like? What was the symbol like... Oh wait, he just said dark heart with a red cross... Yeah, that checks out. Wait, if he knew them... Then wouldn't that mean he's the enemy?! Or at least incredibly shady! \"I think I need you to answer so-\" Her voice could cut off as she thought maybe she was being ambushed already, was it a trap?! Her gaze would snap towards the splashing like sound.\n\nWhen it sounded like they had no idea who each of them were it made her sigh. Running a hand up along her own forehead and grabbing her own head. \"Alright, so it kind of looks like we've all gotten out on the wrong foot here. I'm just lost, confused, a bit mad, worried and any other sort of feeling that comes with this kind of situatio-\" She'd say before hearing about the tradition part. \"T-This is not a tradition of any kind! I just woke up in there.\" She'd state crossing her arms and looking visibly mad. \"Though, at least her attire seems like a bit more of a familiar one. If maybe a bit more antiquated... What kingdoms are you both from?\" She'd ask so that she would at least know if she was even still where she thought she was."
},
{
"author": "Renitra Starspear, Lancer of Gridania",
"message": "\"You as well?\" She asked surprised. \"Perhaps I shouldn't be as surprised. This is a shelter city. Or so I was told... I'm sorry for scaring you. I thought you was a Water Mote.\" She sheathed her Lance into the scabbard ~~Garlean Golfbag~~ which was on her back as she came forward. \n\nShe finally then registered the question about kingdoms. \"Erozea isn't a kingdom.\" She clarified. \"It's a country with city states .. Although if you're going to ask which city... Gridania. You look like you're from Limsa Lominsa. Did the shadow creatures invade your home too?\""
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"author": "Renitra Starspear, Lancer of Gridania",
"message": "\"I'm sorry for that...\" She looked away. \"I suppose you are like Gaius. You believe I am a savage, as is all of Eorzea... It is most likely your correct. If we could not defend against what... That was... How could we have prospered. How could we have defended against the Eikons...?\" She specifically used the Garlean word for Primal, Eikon."
},
{
"author": "Xile",
"message": "He continues to stare at her in silence, blinking occasionally, not understanding any of the words she mentioned.\n\nHe changes his attention to Naomi with a puzzled look then at Renitra again. \"Uuuh, I'm really confused of what you said, most of those words doesn't really exist in my dictionary. Could you help me understand at least half of it?\" He asks while rubbing the back of his neck.\n\n\"As of me being here, it happened by accident. It's my first time using a ship like that.\" He smirks."
},
{
"author": "Naomi Kurumi",
"message": "\"Honestly it does sound like a lot of nonsense when I think about it, though... It's not like it's untrue. I suppose I've heard rumours that there are different worlds all connected by one big sky. Or something like that, they were old children tales that were told to most.\" She'd say seeming like she had brushed it off as nonsense and fairy tales before. \n\n\"No, I don't know what Gaius is. All I believe is that you're lost, have self-doubts and are incredibly fragile. That, and with a lot of pessimistic thoughts... Oh and a touch of insanity and uncontrollable rage.\" She'd say, trying to put the words together and failing to do so in a nice manner. Since she was fairly blunt about it. \"So these ships serve the purpose of venturing through worlds, huh... I've been wondering what their purpose was. Not thinking about just going to space for no reason.\" She'd say in a joking tone, as she at least now knew what to do with hers now.\n\nThough she decides to not say anything and let Ren explain herself to the man."
},
{
"author": "Renitra Starspear, Lancer of Gridania",
"message": "\"That's the first time someone's called me insane.\" She admitted. \"... I don't know how else to react when I've been kidnapped, almost brainwashed and almost killed by shadow monsters.\" \n\nThen she rounded to Xile. \"Eikon is a primal. A beastkin god. Basically a deity race of creatures in my world. Raumh for the Slyphs, Garuda for the Ixal. Etc. Tempering means when Primals brainwash people or creatures into eternal service to feed them with prayer. Eorzea is the name of my home. With three city states. Gridania, Ul'dah, Limsa Lominsa.\""
},
{
"author": "Xile",
"message": "While listening to Naomi, his eyes went wide for a split second since it is certainly surprising hearing someone to say something like that in their first meeting.\n\n\"Well its not as insane as someone swimming in poo water, in my opinion.\" He shoots a quick response, laughing a bit.\n\n\"Huh, it makes a little bit more sense now but still confusing for me.\" He responds to Renitra while pulling his bottom lip.\n\n\"Anyway, I'm curious about this shelter city so I will leave you be since I have difficulties of most of the things you say.\" Before going away he casts a ball made out of concentrated air and walks to the direction of his ship.\n\nHe sprints almost at the end and throws the ball on the ground making him leap directly to the ship's entrance while avoiding the dirty water. Inside of it he removes the key from the engine and goes out, doing the same procedure again.\n\n\"It was nice knowing you both, I hope we see each other around.\" He walks to the direction of the exit as he exchange final looks.\n\nBefore he leaves them completely he turns around and shouts at them. \"By the way, name's Xile!\" Waving at them, he finally leaves."
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{
"author": "Markus Kawagi",
"message": "*As the waterway would be quiet as usual, the silence would break when footsteps are heard, as markus would be visible entering the waterway, with him looking at the water as he enters the area.*\n\n\"Hm, despite the heartless... It can help with these chances to relax.\"\n\n*Once saying that, he would sit down next to the waterway, pulling out his phoenix bayonette gunblade and setting it next to him, hopefully being able to enjoy his time here.*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Cue footsteps walking in from the passageway to the secret waterway, casually entering with a calm rhythm.\n\nEntering, would be ranoa, but markus wouldnt know that due to having never met one another before. It's just some redhead.\n\nSo, he spots markus a few moments later, stopping the slow walk.\n\n\"Ah. Hello!\" He says, in a friendly tone."
},
{
"author": "Markus Kawagi",
"message": "*While attempting to enjoy the peace and quiet, he would hear someone speaking to him, at first raising his phoenix bayonette in defense, thinking it was a heartless while just reacting to the sound itself, lowering the blade once he sees its another human being.*\n\n\"Ah, hello to you as well. Feel free to have a seat if you like.\n\n*Once saying that, he would then look around once more, making sure that no heartless were accompanying them in the process, seeing none while also thinking of how to not get on posibly hostile scenarios since despite not seeing a weapon he shouldnt take risk.*\n\n\"So, what brings you here?\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He obliges, taking a seat a few feet away, resting an arm on his own knee. It takes a few moments, but he responds.\n\n\"Exploring. I had been told a friend of mine was from here, and wanted to check it out further.\"\n\n\nHe looks up at the cavelike roof of the waterway, continuing.\n\n\"Doesnt seem too bad here.\""
},
{
"author": "Markus Kawagi",
"message": "\"Hm, sort of reminds me of when i was young in my original world, wish sort of makes me want to go back in the past before it fell.\"\n\n*Once he finished speaking, he would then look at ranoa for a bit, with him then hearing their mention of the place not seeming bad, which markus would agree with.*\n\n\"Yeah, though i rarely come here myself...\"\n\n*While speaking, markus would then examine his weapon above the water, checking its reflection and the side he sees in case needed, which makes him wonder about ranoa a bit to see what they can do in case they encounter heartless, though thinking it may not be a good idea to offer a spar.*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He just listens to the sound of the water for a few moments, allowing the man to speak, a calm smile pursing his lips. \n\n\"I cant really relate to that. My home is much, much different. The atmosphere is way different, yet equally relaxing.\"\n\nHe holds his arm out, turning his hand to look at it.\n\n\"But, I've been given the means to explore- and even help prevent worlds from falling to the dark. Its an obligation to do my part, i think.\"\n\nVery seldomly does ranoa think about the actual duty of being a keyblade wielder. Most of the time, its like a lighthearted adventure. But, in the big picture its important."
},
{
"author": "Markus Kawagi",
"message": "*While examing his blade alongside listoning to ranoa, he woud then hear them mention preventing worlds from falling to darkness, with markus then looking their direct and setting his gunblade between them with the blade facing slightly towards ranoa, looking right at them while speaking.*\n\n\"So your able to prevent worlds from going out, is there a chance to bring them back with your abilities?\"\n\n*Upon asking, he would then look in the water at his reflection, though still would try to keep himself focused, with markus simply thinking to ask to make sure.*\n\n\"Say, just a quick question: you know how to defend yourself right? Just making sure since if you dont this town has a pretty large amount of heartless.\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "His head turns torwards markus, an eyebrow raised in thought, before he responds after a few moments.\n\n\"I dont think its possible to bring a world back. From what ive been told, when the heartless get ahold of a world, its just destroyed.\"\n\nA few moments later, though, he answers the question by facing his hand outwards.\n\nShortly after this, a large keyblade materializes into his hand from sparks of light, the keychain jingling.\n\n\"I'd say im capable of protecting myself. This thing is pretty useful.\"\n\nIt should be self explanatory, what with the weapon just flat out materializing."
},
{
"author": "Markus Kawagi",
"message": "*Upon seeing the keyblade, he would be fascinated by it, even standing up from the small shock, though recalls seeing something like it somewhere else.*\n\n\"Wow... Thats actually pretty impressive\"\n\n*Once saying that, markus would then put the blade of his gunblade on his shoulder, thinking it though may be a bad idea but still is curious about their keyblade.*\n\n\"Say, any ideas on what else it can do? Outside of the saving worlds from darkness?\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He pulls it closer to his body, allowing the man to get a closer look at the weapon. Ranoa then speaks,\n\n\"A few things! It can open most locks, seal the gateway to the heart of each world,\" He then lights up a bit at the next part. \"It can also turn into a glider for interworld travel. Also, armor.\"\n\nTha latter seems pretty fun, to ranoa at least."
},
{
"author": "Markus Kawagi",
"message": "*Upon the mentions of the abilities the keyblade has, he would nod in impressment, but then be utterly shocked when hearing it be able to make armor.*\n\n\"ARMOR?! SINCE WHEN DO WEAPONS GIVE THAT?!\"\n\n*With that, markus couldnt help himself, holding his gunblade infront of him not close to ranoa, but ready to see its capabilities himself.*\n\n\"Is it fine if im able to see what this armor is capable of myself?\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Armor [Ranoa]",
"message": "He nods, standing up and backing away to a safe distance as to not accidentally poke markus or anything like that.\n\nHe moves his keyblade to his non dominant hand, holding it foward as ranoa smacks the golden brace on his arm.\n\nThis causes sparks to appear all over his body, before keyblade armor materializes. He doesnt comment, just letting the man watch."
},
{
"author": "Markus Kawagi",
"message": "\"W-w... Wow...\"\n\n*Markus is completely in awe, not even able to land a strike to see how durable it is, with him simply dropping the blade since he might ding the armor if he did strike to test. Once he drops it, he would examine his blade again, using his open hand to smack lightly parts of the handle to open check if his father's blade had armor, to no luck so far.*\n\n\"Huh, is it only with that blade of yours?\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Armor [Ranoa]",
"message": "*He crosses his arms in thought, tilting his head for a few moments, before responding and answering the question from beneath his armor.*\n\n\"I'm honestly not sure! I think any keyblade can do it, but i have no idea for normal weapons.\"\n\nHe continues thinking, speaking once more. \n\"Maybe you have to figure out a method, or something? My weapon just kinda started doing it.\""
},
{
"author": "Markus Kawagi",
"message": "\"May be the case, because im smacking everything on it, nothings happening. Guess my father didnt have armor with this thing.\"\n\n*Once saying that, he would hear them suggest a method for it, knowing clear and well that its unlikely, but will keep that thought in mind for the future. With this out of the way, he would then begin to really be curious of this things capabilities in combat, getting in a stance to strike to test the durability himself.*\n\n\"About the armor itself, do you know how much it can take?\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Armor [Ranoa]",
"message": "He shrugs, his armor clanking together as he moves. It seems pretty sturdy.\n\n\"Considering it can take falling from the sky at full speed, i'd say a lot. Though, you're free to test your blade on it if you want.\""
}
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{
"author": "Markus Kawagi",
"message": "*When they would be moving, markus would be slightly distracted with the small clanking, though keeping some focus as he tries to remain out of awe since the sheer precense is enough, but hearing it survive falling from the sky at full speed, he would have a sort of concerned look on his face as he would worry about ranoa, since if their specifying it like that, that must have happened.*\n\n\"Sheesh that seems to be capable of hurting, but i supose i wont need to see... Also, just to make sure: was that just an example or are you all right?\"\n\n*As he spoke, markus would slightly move forward to examine the armor himself, though still worrying about if they are ok since even if the armor is durable, the human body isnt and the armor can make it worse sometimes, but still just to get a look at it for future reference in case he sees another in due time*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Armor [Ranoa]",
"message": "He waves his hand nonchalontly, the armor shuffling once more as he moves.\n\n\"Nah, its alright! Ive taken a few falls off my glider and the armors done its job each time. The only thing i can really see breaking the armor is magical attacks. Or a ton of force.\"\n\nHe continues, \n\n\"It usually absorbs the impact.\""
},
{
"author": "Markus Kawagi",
"message": "*With them confirming their all right from the incident, he would then exhale a small sigh of comfort.*\n\n\"Good to know, sounds like it still hurt even if magic is the only thing to break it.\"\n\n*Once saying that, he would make sure he didnt leave anything behind, with him thinking that he may have over stayed his welcome.*\n\n\"Well, it was nice meeting you, but my welcome most likely has been overstayed. The names markus by the way.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Armor [Ranoa]",
"message": "He nods, speaking once more with a wave.\n\n\"Likewise, i'm ranoa. Maybe we'll meet again.\""
},
{
"author": "Markus Kawagi",
"message": "\"Indeed we may, wish you well travels\"\n\n*With that, he would then begin to make his way out, making sure no heartless get the drop on him. This ranoa seems to be an interesting case, since he is one of the few people he seen with a keyblade, but so far the only one who was armor... Hopefully they do meet later in time.*"
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{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "D several bubbles around her that weren't from the waterway. \nShe continued to hum her tune as she began to raise bubbles out of the waterway and began to weave the two different water spells together. As if changing the make up of the spell she noticed how it grew in size and held it's shape. \nShe flicked her wrist forward sending the massive stream towards the wall from the bubble before sending the bubble itself at the wall. She let out a laugh as her water spell was now powerful compared to when she first started learning magic.\n`Waterga 3/3`\n\nShe promptly sat down feeling exhausted as she pulled out a snack from her bag that she had promptly made just incase she got hungry after training."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Footsteps could be heard from the entrance to the waterway, a calm gait entering with the sound of sparks fading away, as though something like keyblade armor had recently been used. A few moments later, a voice could be heard a few steps away from sapphire.\n\nThe voice is familiar, and holds a friendly tone. \"Oh! I didnt expect to see anyone in here-\" The voice pauses, and the footsteps grow closer at a quicker pace. Upon turning around, a red haired figure could be seen. It's ranoa, rocking a new outfit and a new keyblade slung over his shoulder. The golden sword had been replaced by a slim weapon, reminescant of a grandfather clock. \"It's.. Sapphire, right? We've met before?\" Naturally, it had been a while since the two had seen eachother. It felt longer for ranoa, considering he had spent a brief time as a heartless before regaining a whole form."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire turned towards him with a cookie in her mouth and a look of surprise not expecting anyone else to make an appearance for the day. She promptly swallowed the cookie before responding to him. \n\nShe made a mental note of his outfit and the new keyblade but couldn't exactly remember what his other one looked like. \"Hey! Long time no see, Ranoa right?\" She forgot his name but had hoped what she said was right, much better than the first name that popped into her mind."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He nods enthusiastically. \"Yep! It's good to see you again.\" He looks down at her as she sits, looking around the room, noticing a particular spot of the area that's unusually soaked. Magic, probably. \"Im guessing you've been training lately?\" He wears an interested expression as he asks her this, as if he has something to continue it with."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "She pulled another cookie out of her bag as she bit into looking over at where she was previously practicing her magic. She nodded before handing one towards him. \"Yeah I been working on my water spell and I needed a little break before I resumed my training.\"\n\nShe the grabbed her waterbottle taking a drink from it before looking back Ranoa. \"What brings you back to Traverse Town? Got tired of exploring worlds?\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "A nervous expression falls on his face as he lets out a weak chuckle, responding. \"Something like that. Ive been having these weird thoughts lately, and i needed somewhere to sort it all out.\" He continues, sitting a few feet away from sapphire, leaning against a wall. \"Its like these super realistic dreams- I remember some sort of desert city, a giant red man destroying the place, and this guy with armor and a spear. Draconic, i think. It felt like agrabah.\" He doesn't realize that these all happened, and just thinks he was napping on the twilight town for a while. It was a dreamlike state, being a heartless and all of that. \"I dont quite remember what he said, but he looked upset enough to point it at me.\"\n\nPoor guy doesnt know he has a hit put on him by that very same person.\n\n\"And darkness. I remember drowning in some sort of never-ending sea. Cold.. Unforgiving.\" He lowers his head, as He seems visibly distressed at recollecting this part, going silent for a few moments. Though, his head shoots back up, looking back to sapphire.\n\n\"But that's a boring thing to talk about! Have you learnt anything other than water spells?\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire unsatisfied that he didn't take the cookie she tossed at him as she leaned forward hugging her knee as she though. \"Mm not much really, well I did learn a healing spell or two, oh and I worked on my blizzard magic as well.\" She thought for a moment thinking about what he said about a guy in armor that looked draconic. Her mind circled to the previous where she met Icidro and trained with him. Could it have been a coincidence, though Ranoa did say it was like a dream so she didn't press it any further. \n\"Oh I did make some new friends however I can make a pretty decent tea now. There was also the fact that I now have magic teacher although it felt like he sent me and someone I knew on suicide mission against a massive heartless that was attacking Traverse Town. By some miracle we defeated it and I got a new book out of it too!\" \n\nShe tried to think on what she could say to change the tone that had been place before defaulting back onto magic talk. \"What about you did you learn any new spells or abilities?\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He nods at the mentions of her learning more magic, an interested look growing on his face as she mentions a magic teacher. \"Huh. Thats pretty lucky, getting a teacher!\" He seems excited for her, before she asks the question about himself learning any new abilities. \"A few, actually. I could show you one, if you want?\" He continues, holding his hand up and lifting fingers. \"There's only a few types of spells i've mastered, but they're pretty useful- One, that lets you stop others from casting spells, a time slowing spell, and one that lets you fire off balls of light. Im biased torwards the last one, though.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire gave off a puzzled look as she thought for a brief moment about a spell to add to her arsenal before her eyes glittered. \"A light spell sounds intriguing. Tell me more about that.\" \nShe closed the container the snacks were in and put them back in her bag while talking with Ranoa. \"In return I can show how to cast a water spell.\" It was only fair that she teaches him a spell of her own that she proud of. \"Or if you'd like I can show how to heal like I was taught if you don't have the means to yet.\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He waves his hand nonchalontly. \"No need- Im already pretty good at healing, and im learning water spells on my own.\" He rises from the ground, calling his keyblade to his hand as he rests it over his shoulder once more. \"Though, ill show you how to cast the light spell. Im not sure what it's actually called- but it looks like a pearl.\" Comedy.\n\nHe steps forward, waiting for her to get up. \"I can shoot it down the pathway and tell you how it works.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire stood up as she pulled her book back out her break over now as she was ready and energized for more training. \"Alright oh wise one, show me your ways\" She couldn't help but let out a snicker after saying that. \n\n\"Let's try not to make a mess of this place as I intend to keep it as my training spot!\""
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{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He nods, pointing his keyblade at the large pool of watter nearby. A mass of light slowly grows from the tip of his keyblade, forming a spell of ``Pearl``. \n\n\"Im not exactly sure how to explain this, but its generally the same logic as a fireball. Just clear your mind, and think of it as pure energy. Burn away any dark thoughts.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "\"Burn away dark thoughts.\" Well that should be easy, of course after everything that had happened it was easier said than done. Although she gave it a try anyways, she cleared her mind and began hum to herself again as that was one way of keeping her mind occupied. \n\nRaised her hand up she conjured a fireball instead of the appropriate pearl. She kept the fire as she focused on it as it's form slowly began to glow a soft white and the fire diminished slowly."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "The pearl continues to float at the tip of his keyblade, warmth emitting from it as he points it torwards the water as to not fire a hole into a wall.\n\n\"And, with the flick of the wrist,\"\n\nHe fires the ball into the water, audible sizzling coming from it."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire closed her eyes bringing her breathing to a slow pace as the fire finally simmered down to a small light. She opened one eye wincing incase it blew up in her face.\n\nIt did not. The pearl stayed in front of her before fizzing out of existence but that was enough to make her eyes light up. \"I did it! But wait isn't it the same as casting a fire? Then again it wasn't hot like a fire if anything I could probably hold it in my hand\" The question would be if would act on it however she did not."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He chuckles, slinging his keyblade over his shoulder and looking at her.\n\n\"Its the same logic, yeah. Just less hot.\" He points his keyblade outwards again, this time manifesting a larger ball of ``Pearlara``. \"Keep in mind, just because it works better on those with heavy amounts of darkness in them, you can still be hurt. Its a ball of burning light.\"\n\nHe continues massing the ball, before firing it into the water, causing steam to rise and more sizzling.\n\n\"To make it stronger, you really just need to concentrate more.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire nodded keeping that in mind as she summoned the pearl again this putting more thought into it. This should be easier compared to when she learned poison since it didn't call for her to relive her trauma but she struggled.\n\nThe pearl began to warp and glowed a hue of purple before being it's vibrant white color again. She continued to focus all her magic into it as it grew in size before imploding in on itself. \n\nShe clicked her tongue as she began to focus on it once more this time the pearla spell coming into existence. \"I did it!\" Why did she sound tired all of a sudden, it didn't take much out of her to conjure it. \n\nHowever it was she had grown exhausted but continued to push herself into making the spell stabilize."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He takes note of the exhaustion, speaking once more as he rests his keyblade at his side. The purple was odd, but nothing to worry about.\n\n\"You need a break?\" The lesson is almost done, but he's pretty forgiving when it comes to running out of stamina."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire shook her head as the spell finally stabilized and she was able to exhale and catch her breath. \n\n\"No I'm okay I guess my previous training left me more exhausted than I thought. Still being able to expand my spells is amazing! Just when I thought I seen it all theres more to surprise me.\" She leaned back as she watch the pearla bob up and down in the air as she was put into a slight trance before shaking herself out of it."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He nods in acknowledgement, raising his keyblade once more, only to form an even larger ball of ``Pearlaga``, allowing it to linger for a few moments, before firing it at a high speed into the water. Most of the water acts as if a canonball had landed into it.\n\nHe then places a hand in front of himself, to point at it.\n\n\"Thats about all there is to it. Focus, clear your mind, and put effort into the spell.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire nodded as she stood up leaving her book on the ground as she put both her hands together as if casting a kamehameha. Would luck have it the pearla she had summoned began to pulse as it grew in size each pulse seemingly making the spell become unstable. She clenched her teeth as the air around her picked up showcasing her efforts of putting all her magic into the spell. \"I can do this\" She said in a strained voice before finally getting the spell to be a much stronger version of itself. \n\nThe air settled down as the pearla had became a peralaga before she sent it into the water watching it fizzle away. \"I did it! I actually did it!\""
}
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{
"author": "Jacob (Kh)",
"message": "*He was near by anyways as he had practiced with his keyblade until he got the hang of it as he saw one of those creatures and screams as he came running up* \"Hey whats going on\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "`Some time after Brad had gotten his bearings and learned more about the world around him...`\n\n*Brad hit the ground with a dull thud, tumbling off of a rooftop as he tried to do an epic landing. He did not succeed, and simply laid facedown for a few moments, before finally getting to his feet.*\n\n\"Woah, this looks intense...\" *He murmured, taking a battle-ready stance. His muscles rippled as he reached behind him, drawing Light Year in a burst of luminescence.* \"Maybe I'll get to cut loose a little.\""
},
{
"author": "Eve Albrite",
"message": "\"Well that's fuckin ominous.\" *Eve mumbles as she looks up at the sky* \"Miiiight wanna get in contact with Big Sis Tifa and Old Man Cid...\""
},
{
"author": "Furo",
"message": "Furo stood on the rooftop as he watched Brad tumble into the fray of gathering individuals. He managed to be smug about the fact that rooftop travel was indeed the fastest way to get around despite the looming trouble overhead. While he was concerned about what was going on, he would hold of on treating as a issue until an actual threat appeared.\n\nWhoever sent that message to their phones was a stranger same as whatever was aboard the ship. The blonde may have brought his sword along, but he would make his own decision on what was and was not a threat. Traverse was known for strays and travelers. \n\n...And *Maybe* He was a little interested in the schematics of the ship.\n\nJust a little."
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Another body falls from the sky after Brad made his impact, slinking to the ground with a practiced grace. Moving to stand straight, the knight laughs as he casually sweeps his hair from his eyes to get a read on the situation.\n\n\"Good! Then we've made it just in time.\" Icidro grins at the others' sentiments. Leaving his sword where it rested at his hip, Icidro steps into a combat-ready stance as the Wayward Wind enters his grasp with an accompany sparkle of light.\n\nCid pauses, however, as he looks out toward the strangers with some confusion; Did someone say his name?"
}
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{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora would hop down from a building and run up to the group.* \n\n\"Oh Eve! Good to see you. I have no idea what is happening but it isn't good! But at least it seems like we have some allies. Including the guy up there.\" \n\n*Fiora pointed up at Furo, who she had seen before dropping down*\n\n\"I think Tifa is off world right now. Cid may be around though.\""
},
{
"author": "Primids",
"message": "*The creatures all comedically stop and stare. Especially at Brad who face-planted on the ground.*\n\n*Suddenly, they would all rush the group, throwing punches and kicks at all of them.*\n\n`Primid Rush! (All): 124`"
},
{
"author": "Furo",
"message": "``124 - 33 = 91 damage incoming``"
},
{
"author": "Eve Albrite",
"message": "\"Good to see you too, Fi. We should seriously hang out together after this. For now though, let's deal with these things. Uncle is probably taking care of things out in the First District.\" *Eve punches her fists together like Tifa and summons her gauntlets, jumping into a crowd of these things and smacking them with a Whirling Uppercut, trying to send at least a few into the air. She immediately follows this with a Focused Strike, rearing back and then slamming into any in her way, aiming for any that may be falling in particular. Finally, she ends the combo with a Starshower bouncing off of anything and everything including the air to add more hits to the combo!*\n\nAP: 150% - 10% = 140% - 10% = 130% - 35% = 95%\n\nWhirling Uppercut: 52 Str\nFocused Strike: 52 Str\nStarshower: 77 Str"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"Huh? You're not Cid. We are tal-huh?!\" \n\n*The primids appearing interrupting Fiora.\"\n\n\"What are these things? A new heartless?\" \n\n*Fiora saw them begin to attack and noticed Brad use a lot of power to defend and attack. She would just barely dash out the way of the attacks, firing a few arrows to make sure she got out unharmed. After that she pulled out an AP Recovery+ and threw it into the air, it disappearing and then appearing on over Brad, recovering some AP for him.*\n\n\"Be careful, using too much strength too early can cause you to tire out too quickly.\"\n\n*Fiora then jumped high in the air, taking aim and firing a volley of arrows straight at the primids, flying down and firing more to pick off any she missed from the volley. She would then land a bit away from the group.*\n\n\"That should deal with most of them after all those attacks..\"\n\n***Sonic Dodge: 123\nBasic Attack(Magic): 81\nBrad recovers 50% AP\nHeart of a Princess: 142\nAP: 85%***"
},
{
"author": "rev3724",
"message": "I was asleep whats going on"
},
{
"author": "Jacob (Kh)",
"message": "*He didnt know what was going on as he summon skull noise jumping into the frey as he began attacking the heartless as he swang his keyblade down attacking a group of them with a three basic hit strike conserving strength* \n\nBasic attack: 68 damage"
},
{
"author": "Primids",
"message": "*The six combined their efforts to take down the relentless armies of creatures. They didn't take much to defeat, but with their overwhelming strength, these strange creatures stood no chance of survival.*\n\n*The heroes felt they had done their job, for what seemed like a moment of peace. That was, until the bodies of these strange creatures broke down into the same purple orbs that the ship rained from the skies earlier. They came together to form the shape of a giant creature.*"
},
{
"author": "???",
"message": "*Meanwhile, at the top of a nearby building, a plump figure charged up some sort of giant canon and fired a black beam arrow at Fiora, using the confusion of the cyborg to catch her party members off-guard. The arrow pierced through Fiora's body and caused here to collapse, but as she did, she took on a generic fighting pose and slammed to the ground; stiff as a statue. The man then jumped down and hoisted the now-statue Fiora over his shoulder and laughed.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Jesus christ i've been fucking shot!*"
},
{
"author": "Jacob (Kh)",
"message": "*He saw fiora get shot as he let the darkness power out again as he used dark shield vanishing as he reappeared above the man as he looked down at him with a blank look in his eyes* \"Drop her now\" *He said as he pointed his hand at the plump as a dark laser fired at point blank range* \n\n24 damage\n\nHp: 100\nAp: 100\nMp: 85"
}
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{
"author": "Eve Albrite",
"message": "*Eve just gives an \"Are you fucking kidding me?\" Look, takes out a flask and proceeds to chug it all down. She'll be raiding Uncle Cid's stash later. Now then* \"As Cloud would say... Let's dance, asshole!\" *Eve cracks her knuckles and activates her combo boost AND changing her gauntlets into... I'm sorry but are those shotgun gauntlets? Where is she getting the ammo? She doesn't use magic. Eve reaches into her coat and pulls out a whole strip of ammo and quickly loads the gauntlets before shoulder charging the rocket, grabbing it and then throwing it back at the robot before hopping onto the robot and slamming it with 2 additional shotgun punches*\n\nAP: 95% - 20% = 75% - 10% fc = 65%\nOmnistrike: 89 str + rocket yeet\nBasic Punch x2: 59 each"
},
{
"author": "Galleom",
"message": "*The metal rhino man did not appreciate having its missile thrown back at it by Eve. It narrowed its eyes at her and threw a sucker punch with its giant fist. It seemed to put too much weight into its punch though, and fell over with the swing, nearly squashing all of the close combatants! Its metal armor creaked as it slammed into the ground, appearing as it inflicted some self-damage from the fall.*\n\n`Sucker Punch (\n`Collapse (\n`HP: 3,669`"
},
{
"author": "Jacob (Kh)",
"message": "*He held up his keyblade using dark barrier as he blocked the fat mans attacks as he did a three basic attack combo again on the fat man as he slashed horizontally and then thrusted the keyblade at him in a stabbing motion before sweeping at his legs with it knocking Fiora away as he grabbed he and pointed his keyblade at the fat man as he used dark shield as a movement and teleported to her statue body catching her as he landed*\n\nDamage blocked: 57\nDamage delt: 68 damage\n\nHp: old 314 new hp 298\nAp: 100\nMp: 85"
}
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{
"author": "Furo",
"message": "``Air Flair: 81 damage``"
},
{
"author": "Eve Albrite",
"message": "*Eve groans at the fact that it seriously seems to be trying to murder her specifically as she takes the sucker punch before getting back up and charging at it and launching herself into the air with a spinning kick and throws a few punches, landing back on the ground to throw two more shotgun punches into its face*\n\n\nHP: 420 - 100 = 320\nAP: 65% - 35% = 30% + 20% (from forgetting to add Phase 2 stuff previously) = 50%\nRise and Fall: 108 str\nBasic Punches: 63 str"
},
{
"author": "Wario",
"message": "*As Jacob knocked Fiora away from the man, he laughed as he pulled a motorcycle from seemingly thin air and blitzed over to catch her before Jacob had the chance to.*\n\n\"You'll have to try better than that, smelly! Huh-\""
},
{
"author": "Galleom",
"message": "*As the other wailed on the metal menace, its eyes flashed red, as a canister on its head opened slowly. It revealed a pulsing core and a countdown timer. The robot slowly lifted itself off of the ground and looked at the enemies in front of it. It cracked its knuckles and readied its fists.*\n\n**Countdown Clock: 3:00:00**\n\n`HP: 2868`"
},
{
"author": "Wario",
"message": "\"This battle stinks! I'm leaving!\"\n\n*He then laughed and sped off with his motorcycle, Fiora in tow.*"
}
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{
"author": "Nilus",
"message": "These surroundings all looked the same to Nilus, just weirdness upon weirdness. At least Olympus had structure, architecture with real meaning. Just where the hell had they ended up. \n\n\"Much more bizarre than back home, I presume Gursht. I much prefer Olympus myself.\" \n\nCould they rest here instead? Would Nilus be afforded that opportunity. He had vastly underestimated just how difficult this mission would be and he may have to pay the price for it... In fact, there may be others that could pay that price, that would be worse. \n\n\"Excellent work in there Gursht, I knew thou wast strong enough to face these Heartless. We may only push forward a little more and thy mission may be complete.\""
},
{
"author": "Gursht",
"message": "\"Olympus smells better too...\" Gursht agreed - snorting and thumping his tail... The longer he more around, the more that this place *Did* Feel familiar. The desolate corrupted stone, and stench of metal and melted plasma evoked such a sense of dejavu... But why?\n\nThen it suddenly hit him.\n\n\"This place is a lot like the crags. When the drought got worse, the crags got bigger too. They made the forests stop growing after fires, and made rivers run scarce with filthy water... It got bad enough that some of my herd-mates ate each other. Some of them turned into crag-dwellers, and the herd didn't make it longer than a mouthful of nights.\" As Gursht recounted the final seasons on his homeworld, the grim look in his eyes was hard to mistake.\n\nIt didn't quite click when he first arrived in this place, as he was too focused on the journey ahead, but now a subtle sense of horror was setting in. It was one thing to know *Of* The consequences of defeat, it was another to have experienced it.\n\n\"Gursht was not strong enough to kill the heartless the first time. The herd struggled with the Heartless in the last room, and Gursht is still not nearly as strong as the rest... Gursht is afraid that not all of us will make it, if any of us make it at all.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*As Dado walks in behind Gursht, he listens to his story intently. The dread tone of his voice isn't lost on him. Apparently, his world was lost over a span of time.*\n\n*And the fact that they might not all make it... He'd been pushing down the fear, only acting on it in regards to Gursht and Nilus. He was unsure about them back at the Tower, and worried for their safety. But the way they fought explained everything he needed to know.*\n\n\"Casualties are unpredictable. Tragedy strikes at random.\" *His eyes look weary, and far older than the rest of his face.*\n\n\"But I don't think your strength will be much of a factor in that. You're plenty strong. I think the spar at the Tower says more about Nilus' strength than it does yours.\"\n\n*His gaze falls on the ornate door, and he summons Kingdom Key. It's not the Door to Darkness... But they're getting close. He doesn't know how he knows; he just knows.*"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "The hound marches just behind the group, shield poised and gaze sweeping the area— But nonverbal. When they all come to a complete stop, a low sigh leaves Cavall as they close his eyes for just a moment, as if to meditate on the fight that had just occurred."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Upon seeing it's a safe area, Xion just flops onto the ground, exhausted* \"Well *That* Was a nightmare... Anyone else tapped? I don't think I've ever actually been out of mana in a real fight before... First time for everything, I guess.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The area would be small and quiet, with the only way forward obviously being the very well decorated door. Other than that, this area seemed to be a safe place for the group, a place they can rest. The energy around the area would seemingly restore the group for a fair amount. Then the group would hear a familiar voice.*\n\n\"Prepare yourself... There is no going back after entering. The fate of the worlds shall be decided...\""
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "*Then a dark corridor would open, and the woman you all know and hate would appear from it.*\n\n\"You've all done well getting this far. Clearing the hoard of heartless you released and pushing forward, just as expected...\""
},
{
"author": "Information Bar",
"message": "`Entire group recovers 50%, each, of max HP, AP, and MP. AP and MP round up to nearest 10th. Group also recovers a healing slot and one weapon skill.`"
},
{
"author": "Gursht",
"message": "Gursht - having absolutely 0% context about who or what this woman was - could only look on with a head-tilt and confused huff.\n\n\"...Another human? You have a funny habit of just coming out of places. The last human with a funny skin like yours dropped onto my face.\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion sighs* \"You need to fuck off. Gursht, if you wouldn't mind goring her for me? I've had enough of her for one lifetime. We all have.\""
},
{
"author": "Gursht",
"message": "Gursht snorted \"Until this human tries to hurt the herd, we have other enemies to fight.\"\n\nHowever, since Xion seemed so exasperated, he would stand to stay on watch while the others rested. This human seemed to be a potential threat, but not an immediate one."
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado eyes at the hooded woman suspiciously through his armor, but makes no effort to attack her. He knows exactly how that went last time.*\n\n\"So what, are you here for moral support? Or did my darkness convince you to help us?\"\n```\nHP: 4663 -5094\nAP: 100 -210\nMP: 100 -165\nDark Ring\nHeals 0/3\n```"
},
{
"author": "Nilus",
"message": "Well yeah, of course they cleared that horde and pushed the darkness back. That's what they did. They fight these Heartless things and save the world. Next was recognition and fame, before finally ending in glory. Simple as that. As far as Nilus was concerned, he actually agreed this was going as expected but who was this person and why had they came to \"Congratulate?\" Them. Unless, was this?... \n\n\"Is this the Darkness we are to faceth?\"\n\nHe gripped fenrir tight and steady by his side, completely ready to jump into battle at a moments notice, one of his best strengths was his ability to fight without warning and this mysterious individual would find that out if they made the wrong move. \n\n```HP = 8730\nAP = 339\nDark Ring\nHeals 0/4```"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "The sound of a pianist's tickling of the ivories chimes as a trio of white-gloved hands come to rest upon the shoulders of Xion, Dado, and Nilus. Stepping behind the group with their meditation interrupted, Cavall cracks open a single eye to stare out toward the latest arrival.\n\n\"Children,\" They begin nonchalantly, voice soft and relaxed, \"We should play nicely, yes? This is not a Darkness. As far as we are aware, this is young Xion's former... Supervisor? Coworker.\"\n\n\"This one seems to wish to maintain a positive relationship, even after Xion's departure, and has not made any overt motions to imply otherwise. ~~Suspicious, yes~~?\"\n\n\"Pray, excuse the children's attitudes— We personally have not yet learned your name, though you most likely know all of ours.\" Cavall removes his hands from their party members to raise one in a polite wave."
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado jumps slightly from the sudden contact, noting the white glove on his shoulder. As his eyes dart around, he sees similar hands on... Nilus and Xion's shoulders? And they're all connected to Cavall?? What?*\n\n*He blinks, and begins counting Cavall's arms. One, two... But that can't be right, as he demonstrably had three hands on... What???*\n\n*Dado continues alternating between counting to two and three on his fingers. That should keep him preoccupied.*"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "Cavall's only got two hands when Dado turns to look at him. No one will ever believe you."
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "\"My name is of no importance... As of the current moment. Pira currently resides on the other side of this door, guarding the Door to Darkness. You have allies on the other-side, waiting for your arrival... Take too long, and your efforts are all for nothing. But I did not come to taunt or state the obvious. I come, with gifts...\"\n\n*She waved her hand toward the group and a treasure chest would appear ok the ground infront of them. She then addressed Dado.*\n\n\"We had a good talk... However I provide these items out of the goodness of my 'heart'. I cannot help anymore than this, as my family needs me. Get to the door, before it is too late...\"\n\n*She leaves through a dark corridor.*"
},
{
"author": "Information Bar",
"message": "`Seems she left a chest. You may open it and claim the items inside, or leave it be.`"
}
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{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion looks up from her floor faceplant, finally* \"Really hate that woman... I'm not normally an angry person but she pisses me off to no end- And I know you don't like killing, *Daedalus,* But given the opportunity, I'm taking her head clean off and then looting the corpse for any valuables. And I will *Fight* You on that.\" *She says in the most serious tone Dado has ever heard from her. Not even a single trace of her usual happy go lucky crazy chick nature showing. She really wants to murder Silax...*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado gives Xion a long glare in response to her crude murder fantasy and passive-aggression.*\n\n\"I killed Sunset.\" \n\n*He lets the statement, and its implication regarding his preference against killing, breathe.*\n\n\"Anyways, she was clear about wanting Pira defeated. If the worlds fall to darkness, it's bad for everybody. Focus your anger on *Them* Instead.\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"I mean... Can you *Really* Claim your past feats as your own anymore? You're technically not the same person anymore, right? It's like claiming the feats of your parents as your own.\" *She retorts back to him, clearly back to being cheeky now. She's not actually trying to take away his accomplishments. Just maybe trying to fuck with his head for a bit by posing questions of existentialism to him*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*What? Excuse her? How dare she? What the fuck is she on, calling his identity into question?*\n\n*He shakes silently, betrayal filling his core from someone he emotionally trusted insulting his existence like that. The question doesn't stir any deep feelings in him; it's bullshit. They're his memories, his experiences, his body. He lived them. He's him, simple as that. But the sheer audacity of her to fucking...*\n\n*Dado will remember this.*"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Anyways, is anyone going to open the chest? As much as I hate the bitch, trapping chests doesn't exactly feel in character for her.\" *As far as she's concerned, it was fair game. He hurt her before so why shouldn't she hurt him a little? She can be petty when she wants to be. She's also still just in a sour mood cuz of Silax deciding to show up*"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "\"Children.\" Cavall says with a sternness to his voice, snapping a finger to get their attention, _\"Children.\"_\n\n\"Is this Guardian of Light behavior? We did not receive a memo of any sort stating that heroes advocate for slaughter of any kind. Guardians should not speak as either of you are in this moment. This is villain talk.\"\n\n\"If you are not willing to act like adults, then sit in time out and reconsider your actions.\" The hound says, pushing at Xion and Dado as if to separate the two.\n\nSeemingly lacking a giant ley of their own, Cavall looks to Gursht or Nilus to handle the chest."
},
{
"author": "Gursht",
"message": "Gursht snorted, realizing the cue.\n\nA swath of ants would slither from his armor, forming into Endling's Endurement before the dinosaur went up to open the chest."
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Either of us? How is that fair? How was I advocating for slaughter when *She's* The one with the weird murder-slash-desecration fantasy? And then she's out here *Also* Trying to say I have some sort of 'absolute no-kill code' in the case of someone being an actual- you know what? No. You're right. Screw this, I'm going in time-out.\"\n\n*Still immature, he walks over to a corner and sits down. He closes his eyes and begins taking deep breaths, trying his best to clear his mind for any fights yet to come.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Upon opening the chest, Gursht would see 4 different items, along with a note. The note would read:\n\n\"To the heroes these were ordered for, \n\nMogcorp always has the best wishes for those all the worlds and their people, kupo. When asked for our new premium items to help in the coming battle, we couldn't standby, kupo. Good luck, Kupo!\n\n-Mogcorp\"\n\nThe items, in the chest, are a Mega-Potion, Mega-Ether, Mega-AP Recovery, and a Drive Recovery.*"
}
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{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Well that's a new one... Was half expecting some sorta trapped boss spawning box... I really don't trust that woman... The fact that I worked with her at all is rather astounding to me... Then again... No emotions like... Tooooootally sucks. Wasn't really using my best judgement then, was I...?\""
},
{
"author": "Nilus",
"message": "Ah! A gift from the Gods. How wonderful. They must be looking down at Nilus wishing him to succeed. Thoughts of Olympus swarmed Nilus' mind, he had to finish the mission, for everyone's sake back home, no matter the outcome, saving Olympus was priority number one. \n\nAs Nilus looked to grab an item from the chest, he seemed confused at Xion's remark. \n\n\"I thought thou sayeth, \"Trapped chests was not in character for them\", what if a Monster had been summoned?\" \n\nThey were lucky this was a gift from the Gods but if Xion had doubts she should've said something to the group instead of letting us open it! Whatever, they survived nonetheless. \n\nNilus grabbed the drive recovery. \n\n\"Take what thy may need, then we must move forward.\""
},
{
"author": "Gursht",
"message": "Gursht thumped his tail, grabbing the Mega Potion. He was going to tuck into his satchel, but he actually gave pause, his eye glancing toward Dado who had still been moping in the corner.\n\nSomething both Xion and Cavall said seemed to upset him, though he did not fully grasp the subject of the conversation, only that there has been a spat.\n\nWhile the others seemed to be talking among themselves, Gursht would turn and waddle over to Dado...\n\nHe had come up, making a strange sort of noise that was like the reptiles equivalent of a whinny. Probably to get the human boy's attention. Gursht offered him the Mega Potion instead of claiming it himself.\n\nPerhaps earlier in his life he would be more possessive over resources, but he didn't find himself wanting for much. He just wanted the group to survive."
}
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{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado reopens his eyes and looks up. Gursht is holding out something that looks like a traditional Potion, but with three green stars. Perhaps it's designed for groups...? Maybe this means they __were__ wrong about Organization XIII...*\n\n\"Thanks,\" *He forces a weak smile in gratitude and nods, speaking quietly.* \"But I'm good. Lemme know whenever everyone's ready to go.\"\n\n*...After all, Xion's not exactly a reliable source. Petty, inconsistent (as Nilus helpfully pointed out), murderous, creepy... Then again, Organization XIII did lock away her memories. Maybe they just share a common enemy. His darkness probably has more information, but he burned that bridge.*\n\n*He had been nice. Angrier, and with an annoying voice... But clearly well-meaning. And the way he reacted to his own... He was brave. He stood up for what he believed in. Definitely more than he did.*\n\n*...A much better Guardian of Light than he is.*\n\n*Dado's gaze remains in the middle distance as his mind wanders.*"
},
{
"author": "Gursht",
"message": "He snorted - a verbal shrug, before tucking the Potion in this satchel.\n\n\"Gursht is never sure when anyone is ready to move. They always go without telling Gursht much.\" The dinosaur finally plopped his haunches down on the ground to relax, sitting much like a dog at a rest stop halfway through a hike.\n\n\"The others will tell us - Nilus probably very loudly before running ahead. Gursht is used to being at back anyways.\" He chortled- a laugh? It was hard to tell, but he didn't seem too bothered."
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "\"There is a letter.\" Cavall murmurs upon drawing the Moogles' notice from the chest. Reading a few lines silently, the hound offers it to someone else; This meant nothing to him but good will.\n\nMoving to pluck the bottle of AP-Recovery from the chest, the hound dusts his body off before sniffing the air sharply, \"That is not good, Gursht. That is something that should be corrected. For that matter; We are ready.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado's surprised by his staying by him. He already tried comforting him with the big potion, right? Whatever social cue this is... He doesn't get it.*\n\n*Rather than fussing over it, though, he instead nods at his compatriot, then shuts his eyes again, returning to taking deep breaths. Unbeknownst to Dado, though, his face and mind are more serene, and his train of thought has calmed down. He's finally able to clear his mind.*\n\n*He mentally notes to check up on Gursht more often.*"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "With that, Cavall's sense of urgency kicks back in as they languidly walk over to the door and open it for the others. With it open, they gesture for everyone to come with."
},
{
"author": "Nilus",
"message": "Nilus follows the hound as they motion the rest of the group to follow them outside the door. Whatever lay ahead of the group, would be a real test of skill. Nilus was confident in his own abilities but there was many things he could not do, he just had to focus on what he was good at and let his teammates fill in the rest."
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{
"author": "Gursht",
"message": "Gursht plopped both his front feet forward before sliding into a cat-stretch; his body creaked like bending wood until one could hear his shoulders pop... Then Gursht pushed himself to a stand again.\n\nHe thumped Dado's back lightly with his tail before proceeding to follow the rest, stopping only once to see if the young man had gotten up to follow them."
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado nods in appreciation, then follows Gursht through the door.*"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion lazily creates a magic platform beneath herself and just... Lazily floats through the door* \"Please let this be almost done.\""
}
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{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The door to darkness, massive with a black heart behind it. As the group approached, they would see Pira floating in front of the door.*"
},
{
"author": "Pira, Seeker of Darkness",
"message": "\"It's... Not... Over...! Kingdom Hearts! Grant my one wish... Fill me, with the power of darkness!!!!\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The group watched as she extended her hand out, and the door to darkness began to open, seemingly responding to her request. Darkness began to leak out of the door, and approach Pira. But, at the last minute, a powerful light would shone through, engulfing Pira.*"
},
{
"author": "Pira, Seeker of Darkness",
"message": "\"W-what is this...? Light...?\"\n\n*The group saw as the light would seemingly consume her, destroying her body. But they could also see a slight smile coming from her as she mumbled something.*\n\n\"||On to the next trial...||\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*With Pira, finally, defeated. The group were free to approach the door. And anyone who did, would see something horrible on the other side...* \n\n*What is being seen: *"
},
{
"author": "Gursht",
"message": "This was it, right? What was next? ...Did they do it? Pira was gone... But what was happening now? Gursht would tread closer to the door to see, but finds himself unable to enter.\n\nHe didn't understand what he had just witnessed... Only that his own keyblade knew that something had just been lost.\n\nHe turned his attention to the rest of the group, rumbling in distress; what now?\n\n\"...What do we do?\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Seeing Brad destroy the KKD and then split himself, Xion pulls her hat over her eyes and mutters* \"That moron just screwed us over... I swear... The next person who decides to remove their Light or Dark from themselves... I am *Going* To violently end them- *Both* Halves!\" *She raises her head and yells* \"JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE SCARED OF SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN YOU DESTROY IT! FEAR DOESN'T MEAN IT'S BAD! YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING MORONS NEED TO STOP FEARING YOUR OWN DAMN DARKNESS AND ACTUALLY LEARN TO TEMPER AND HARNESS IT! YES, DARKNESS CORRUPTS BUT SO DOES LIGHT! TOO MUCH OF EITHER IS A TERRIBLE THING!\" *She uh... She REALLY does not appreciate people splitting themselves... Or sealing away their Darkness... Or Light for that matter... To her, Light and Dark are both equally good and evil. They're just forces of nature. One cannot exist without the other. Yin and Yang. When one side gets to be too much, the other side rises up to smack it back down. It was a normal part of the universe.*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Ranoa is blown out onto the land surrounding the door, hitting the ground with a cough. He wasn't prepared for pira to explode so suddenly, catching him off guard.\n\nIt takes a few moments to rise to his knees, pulling himself up by using his key as leverage as his head raises to look at gursht, and then the others.\n\n\"I dont kno-\"...\n\nHis attention shifts to whats going on beyond the door. He recognizes the two, but only vaguely. One, laying limp, and the other cradling him.\n\nIt's an all too familiar sight for ranoa. A long time ago, he'd been in a similar situation. With *Her*. Memories flood to the forefront, a panicked expression marking his face as he watches light rise from the cabelleros body.\n\n\"W-wait-\" \n\nAnd then, comes brad pointing the key at himself. \n\n***\"Dont do it!!\"***\n\nHe attempts to raise his keyblade in a tight grip, and throw it through the door at brads greatsword- only for it to refuse to go. As though the key itself is afraid of the door to darkness. All he can do is watch, uncaring of the broken keyblade. He doesnt know its that important."
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Is that Brad? Icidro? Icidro with Dark Kingdom Key?! And they're fighting?!!*\n\n\"BRAD! STOP!\" *Dado cries out in vain. He can't hear him beyond the door. He tries rushing to and through the door, only to be pulled behind by his Keyblade. He needs to be on this side. But HE CAN'T SEAL IT IF ICIDRO-*\n\n*...*\n\n\"RAISE!\" *As Kingdom Key holds him back by his arm, his dominant hand gripping around it against his will, he pushes a burst of magic through his left arm. It desperately stretches out towards the door... And presses invisibly against the darkness pouring out. It can't pass through.*\n\n\"FUCK YOU!\" *He yells, tears welling up.* \"ARISE!\" *Another burst of magic, time time stronger, just as ineffective as the last.*\n\n*As Brad grabs his Keyblade's sister, he cries out.*\n\n\"LET ME GO! LET ME FUCKING-\" *As the dark counterpart snaps, Dado lurches forward. Kingdom Key stops resisting. It stops moving altogether, despondent. Depressed.*\n\n\"No...\" *He grits his teeth.*\n\n\"No!\" *The darkness beyond the door grows. He points the grieving Keyblade at the Door.*\n\n\"C'mon! We *Can't* Give up! *Please!* Don't give up!\"\n\n*The Keyblade, uncaring, doesn't lean into his motions. He forces as much light as he can through it to the door. He needs to seal it. He can't not seal it. If he fails, what was this all for?*\n\n*A beam of uncontrolled silver light messily flows from Kingdom Key towards the Door to Darkness.*\n\n```\nFinal Keybeam ```"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "Cavall falls silent upon witnessing the scene, one hand raised to cover his face— Their expression hidden as they screw his eyes shut. No. Calm down. They needed to think of another option; Plans A to G had fizzled out with this revelation, but...\n\nTaking a step back mentally, Cavall centers their being to a single purpose— A feeling that only Gursht picks up on, of reaching out toward somewhere in the far, far distance, so many stars away. The One Heart ends abruptly as Cavall moves to sit, to meditate on a rock in the background of the scene."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Despite the yelling and screaming, the group were forced to watch as their final hope shattered into pieces. Dado's attempts at revival would all fail, the darkness from the door being too strong and beginning to force its way out. But then there was the final keybeam, which hit the door and seemingly caused it to glow a brilliant light... A light that would cause more problems than good...*\n\n*Any semblance of light, on the other side of the door, seemed to vanish as a dark being approached it. Heartless that were nearby and ready to go through the door suddenly began to leave, being too scared of what came. The other side of the door became pitch black, and the group could see nothing...*\n\n*Suddenly, 2 large hands would emerge, and grab the door with immense strength. The group could feel the amount of pressure that was given off from this new being, as they watched it drain the light that Dado had shot into the door, and the light around them, making it pitch dark. The last thing the group saw, was what looked to be a face, as it forced the door open with such a force that caused an unimaginable flood of darkness to push through the door and send the group flying. The darkness quickly took advantage of its freedom, going around and corrupting each of the worlds... The new being, would begin its quest...*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*As Dado watches the dark hands grab the door, time slows to a crawl. This... No. This isn't the end. He refuses.*\n\n*Kingdom Key's sister may be gone... But it isn't. Master Mod mentioned someone who'd once forged a Keyblade. Perhaps...*\n\n*He wishes he could talk, explain his idea. Explain his plan. But there's no time. And someone has to be there and ready if a new key is forged.*\n\n*Someone has to hold out hope.*\n\n*Before the wave of darkness can eject him from the area, he disappears into an infinitesimal point of light. Xion, with her mastery over magic, recognizes the technique.*\n\n*Dado retreats into a Pocket Dimension.*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Ranoa begins to tremble as the creatures presence rapidly approaches the group. His hands being clutched to his temples as tears begin to form. Is this... *Fear?* The fear of dying? Or rather, the fear of everyone else dying? Losing his home?\n\nIt's.. Its foreign. The last time, it was over so quickly he hadnt the chance to think about it. The luxury of pushing it all deep down inside and passing it off as a nightmare. Or a bad experience.\n\nAnd, it breaks loose. Everything he had been holding in all comes unraveled as he begins to hyperventilate, unable to scream.\n\n*\"I-au-auuck\"* Is all he can manage to get out, shakily scrambling to grab his key off the ground. He succeeds, attempting to charge up a beam of light in a premptive attack.\n\nBut, the light quickly gets snuffed out, as the dark wind blows him away- the key being released, but still following him into the void."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Dado, you coward!\" *Xion yells out before getting yeeted off to the Tower, barely catching a glimpse of the creature that emerges before vanishing*"
},
{
"author": "Gursht",
"message": "As he watched his newly-found herd be whisked away beyond his senses, he cried out - not wanting to be alone again...\n\n...But he was always alone, wasn't he?\n\nSoon he would be whisked away too."
}
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"author": "zeroscratch",
"message": "Looking amidst the rubble, Hanzir rolled his shoulders. Slowly moving rubble and wreckage aside. Moving each bit further and further from the center and trying to move it to a place where it wouldn't impede on people trying to walk around. A futile task almost in his mind. There wasn't anyone else around here for him to actually spend this time with, and the fountain didn't even work yet. Something to do with the waterflow he surmised as he stared at the empty faucets.\n\nThere was a giant waterfall on the city limits which might've had something to do with it, and who knows how long its been since things had been maintained at wherever they put their water originally. He rubbed his forehead and plopped down on one of the rocks that he'd moved. Throwing his haori to the side and leaning over. Taking a few deep breaths and looking at the still water in the fountain and letting his head hang low.\n\n\"There's no point in all of this, I think, but I guess it gives me something to do. I'd go crazy without this,\" He paused for a moment to process the fact he was talking to himself again, \"Though maybe I went crazy a long time ago\". \n\nHe lifted a hand in front of his eyes and thought to the strange blade that had wormed its way into his life and though the whole reason he had lived was hidden away inside it - he would much rather not have it at all. It just ate away at him to think that normal was so far away, despite it all being right here."
},
{
"author": "kunakan",
"message": "Stepping through this abandoned part of the world, Solaris admires the strange sense of ease it brings him to be alone in a place like this. A dome covered his face to keep it from the world, A truth that isn't ready to revealed. As he walks around the now abandoned fountain, He would note that it had no water in it. Not even from rain. It seemed as if everything on this world had forgotten it existed entirely. What a pitiful fate to be forgotten is.. Those thoughts flowed through his head as Solaris would hear another voice, Drawing his attention. \n\nHe'd step out from behind the old fountain to see another person sitting just a few feet away from him on some rubble. Solaris would step onto the rim of the fountain. His arms would cross as his gazed fixated onto the person. Solaris had seen a few different people in the center of this town.. But he decided not to interact with them upon his arrival. The only person he has ever truly held a conversation with was.. Comet. How horrid.. \n\n\"You.\" \n\nA sinister voice calls out towards the person on the rubble as Solaris tries to get their attention. Whomever this is, They may be fun to.. Mess with for the time being.\n\n\"Is crazy not just another word for insane? Or mad? If one is to go crazy, Does that mean they've already fallen victim to.. The Darkness?\" \n\nHe was attempting to hold back a laugh while speaking. Mostly it was due to the irony of him, A being of pure Darkness, asking another if they've fell victim to it. Though the question still remains unanswered, Solaris wondered what the human would say."
},
{
"author": "zeroscratch",
"message": "So lost in thought the young adult was that when a voice broke through the awful silence that had pervaded the area and made him feel like the lone survivor in a movie about an apocalypse, that it caused him a start. \n\nHis head shot up from looking at his hands to scanning the horizon, before then ultimately laying his eyes upon the strange dome headed... Man? Creature? Thing that stood in front of him. His golden eyes locked onto the dome as he scratched the back of his head in confusion and then looked around once more. \n\n\"Me?\", he finally asked as one of his own fingers pressed against his chest and then he let out a deflated sigh. There was no one else around. It was definitely him that was being talked to and asked... Weird question. People could go crazy without darkness. There had been plenty before him that had gone crazy without ever experiencing the things he'd experienced. Though _darkness_ was such a foreign concept to him. \n\nDarkness was the absence of light and as he stood up from his rock a dusted off the bottom of his outfit his head tilted at the other person. \n\n\"You say, 'the darkness' like it's some kind of entity,\" He started as he began moving some more rocks. His mind now trying to connect dots, \"I wouldn't say being in the darkness drove me crazy. I'd say being alone would do it much faster. Though now that you're here, I'm not alone so...\" \n\nHis sentence trailed off as he dropped another rock out of the way of where folks would walk. \n\n\"Being crazy, insane or mad wouldn't change anything whether it was light or dark out. For falling victim to it, last night I tripped over a rock while it was particularly dark out. Does that count?\" He asked. Knowing full well that wasn't the idea at all. \n\nWhoever this was knew about the other place. The one filled with nothing but darkness and the hostile creatures. \n\nBut Hanzir wasn't going to give that away yet. He wanted to know more, and maybe he _was_ a little lonely."
}
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{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*White. Purple. Black. Blue. Pink. Orange. Yellow.*\n\n*Seven ghostly silhouettes stand in a wide circle around Dado and Sunset, forming a multicolored cylindrical barrier around them, trapping the two in the room.*\n\n*Speaking of the room, a mess of toys and trash litter the floor, save for the near-empty space between them. All that lies on that patch of ground is a single limp doll.*\n\n*Lightning strikes, followed closely by thunder booming through the lack of a ceiling. Dado looks up, staring at the massive orb of darkness above, then tilts his head back to Sunset.*\n\n*He shivers, both from cold and anticipation. He notices he's fully corporeal. That's not supposed to happen. Perhaps the Pocket Dimension is more stable than usual? How will he get out?*\n\n*Strangely... He feels calm. All of his worries hold no meaning here. His past is just a bad dream. Maleficent is someone else's problem. The Door to Darkness is only one of many possibilities.*\n\n*All that matters now is living to see the next day, and purging the darkness before him.*\n_ _\n\n\"Do you recognize this world?\" *Ever After materializes in Dado's grasp, and he begins walking perpendicular to Sunset.* \"I've been told you destroyed a few. Do they blend together? Do you collect souvenirs from them?\""
},
{
"author": "Sunset, The Traitor",
"message": "*Sunset had covered her eyes when the flash of light had brought her here. When it dimmed, she looked around at the area and the silhouettes. They seemed familiar, but she just shrugged them off.*\n\n\"Is this the part you tell me this is a fallen world and I am supposed to feel bad as you spout out something about avenging it? News flash, if you had done your job well then this world probably would still be around. Maybe you would have won by now.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado pauses, then laughs. The absolute audacity of this bitch. The sheer absurdity of this situation. There was only one way this exchange could ever end.*\n\n\"Granted. One last question, then. Master Mod, Xion, and... Well, basically everyone I asked couldn't give me a straight answer. I figure you might be an expert on the subject, though.\"\n\n*He stops walking, then stances up.*\n\n\"How many people live in the average world?\""
},
{
"author": "Sunset, The Traitor",
"message": "\"I suppose it depends on the world. But if you really need a number, let's go with billions for a world similar to what that one world I sank was. I only visited one huge city when I was there, but if that one city had anything to say, then billions if not close to a trillion.\"\n\n*Sunset summoned her keyblade, WttD clearly being corrupted by the darkness in Sunset's heart. The original light side of it being covered in darkness. She is forcing it to listen to her.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Billions. Maybe a trillion. An unfathomable number.*\n\n\"[Time to end this.](\n\n 1 - Daedalus of Toy Box\n\n*[Air rushes in to fill the space just occupied by Dado]( as he rushes towards Sunset, Keyblade held out horizontally in front of him.*\n\n*After reaching her position, he slams his Keyblade on the ground, crouching down low as pillars of light rush outwards towards Sunset.*\n\n\"You know...\" *He springs up into the air Keyblade-first, orbs of energy swirling around him. Each orb shines a different color of the rainbow as they rise into the sky, pushing desperately against darkness above.*\n\n\"I see now that Master Mod gave me a message for you.\" *The prismatic light from his last attack reflects off of his watery eyes, countershading his determined scowl with a plethora of color not unlike Sunset's own.*\n\n*Light begins building up around Dado, seeping into his clothes. He stands still to accumulate energy, entirely open to attack. Whatever's coming next, it can't be good.*\n\n```\nHP: 4479 -4724\nAP: 200 -220 -200\nMP: 100 -120 -15\nSecond Form Lv4\nPocket Dimension Boost 1/3\nWeapon Switch: Ever After\n\nFlash Step: 348\nRadial Blaster: 620\nMagic Pulse: 620\n\nTotal: 1588\n```"
},
{
"author": "Sunset, The Traitor",
"message": "*Sunset rolled her eyes at first when Dado first charged in, standing her ground to defend herself at first but the light from Dado making her flinch a little. When the orbs began to form, Sunset would seemingly become an orb of dark energy herself and zip to a safer area to gain some distance.*\n\n\"Don't you see that it's Mod's fault this happened?! She is using you for her bidding! She doesn't even trust you!\"\n\n*She vanished for a moment and appeared next to Dado, unleashing a flurry of attacks before vanishing and doing it again at a different area, repeating around him.*\n\n***HP: 9212\nDark Roll: 800\nDark Splicer: 1000***"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Each slice leaves a gash of dark smoke on Dado's form, accompanied by an increasing grimace on his face. Nonetheless, he stands still, the energy growing in him.*\n\n\"She...\" *With how much focus maintaining this energy requires, speaking is difficult.* \"She trusts me... To deliver THIS.\"\n\n*Ever After's parts spin and rearrange themselves, elongating into the Mirage Staff. It phases into the ground, causing a great mess of casting circles to spiderweb throughout the room, reaching up and across the rainbow barrier.*\n\n\"Holy...\" *A tower of golden light begins lifting Dado upwards, closer and closer to the orb of darkness. Mirage Staff appears in his grasp once again, and he holds it towards ground spinning.*\n\n*Light. Light to protect, Light to contain, Light to **Purge**. Lucky Emblems begin slowly floating up from the casting circles, irradiating the air with Light yet to come.*\n\n\"**ZAAAAAAAA!**\" *A massive beam of light falls from the heavens, filling the entire volume within the cylindrical barrier. First, it engulfs the orb of darkness, eradicating it. Nanoseconds later, it washes over Dado. Microseconds later, it reaches the ground below, barely held in by the barrier.*\n\n\"And who do *You* Trust?\" *As the light fades, Dado begins falling to the ground.* \"Maleficent, Destroyer of Worlds?\" *He slams Mirage Staff into the ground, causing pillars of light to erupt from the ground around her, each telegraphed by Lucky Emblems burning themselves into the air.*\n\n\"No red flags raised by her etymology? Just 'mother knows best', is that it?\" *He points the staff at Sunset, and light blossoms from its tip, forming a projectile that homes in on her position.*\n\n```\nHP: 4724 -3724\nAP: 200 -180\nMP: 15 -MP Hastega! 215 -180\n\nPocket Dimension Boost 2/3\nLight Boost 1/7\nMagic Upgrade 1/5\nMS Magic Boost 1/7\nMickey Summon Gem\n\nHolyza: 1025\nHoly Edge: 927\nFlower Shoot: 908\n\nTotal: 2860\n```"
},
{
"author": "Sunset, The Traitor",
"message": "*Sunset was prepared to defend against whatever Dado had, however she didn't expect it to be a Holyza. She'd be engulfed by it, taking massive damage from it and causing her to be stunned for a moment for the Holy Edge. When the Flower Shoot came, she would attempt to defend herself with her keyblade but it would seemingly vanish for a moment, weakening her defense.*\n\n\"W-what the-ah!!\"\n\n*She stood up weakly after the attacks and resummoned her keyblade. The darkness around it being weakened.*\n\n\"No... No! Maleficent cares about me! Maleficent doesn't keep secrets from me! Maleficent is the mother I never had! My only friend! If Mod was so good, she would be fighting out here herself! She'd trust in you all enough to fight alongside you like a true friend!\"\n\n*She yelled and her body would become covered in darkness, forming armor around herself. WttD became binded again and Sunset began her assault by aiming it at Dado and firing a barrage of dark shots at him. Afterward she would throw WttD at Dado, it becoming engulfed in darkness for a dark raid before returning to her.*\n\n\"Die! Join those idiots and die!!\"\n\n*And after her keyblade returned, she would dash forward with a lot of speed, attempting to decapitate Dado like she did to the others in a quick swoop.*\n\n***HP: Took Extra Damage from Light, 6640 remaining\n\nDark Volley: 600\nDark Raid: 500\nDark Zantesuken: 1300***"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Her relationship with Maleficent is a weak point. That desperate loneliness, the longing for anything remotely resembling a friend...*\n\n*Dado focuses. This is no time for sympathy, and she's entirely undeserving of it. No, instead, this is a perfect time to cut loose. To poke holes in her worldview, make it crack mid-battle. Make her suffer.*\n\n\"Please! She never even told tou what she actually plans to do with the Door to Darkness!\" *Control the flowchart. Every answer is the wrong answer. Every thought must bring pain.*\n\n*Speaking of pain, the Lucky Emblems throughout the room dampen Sunset's darkness as it passes through the air. Her Dark Volley and Dark Raid still hurt like hell, but the difference is noticeable.*\n\n*The Mirage Staff conjures a cylindrical barrier, redirecting Sunset's Dark Zantetsuken downwards towards Dado's chest. It leaves a gruesome, smoking slash, but fortunately, doesn't meet its original target.*\n\n*Lightning shines out from him as he dashes towards Sunset while she lands. Once he gets in range, a ring of seven crystals twirl around him, each leaving a trail of a different color.*\n\n\"Prism!\" *The crystals accelerate, turning the ring into a single rainbow.*\n\n```\nHP: 3724 -2472\nAP: 180 -170\nMP: 180 -140\n\nPocket Dimension Boost 3/3\nLight Boost 2/7\nMagic Upgrade 2/5\nMS Magic Boost 2/7\n\n\n\nMirage Barrier Bash (Dark Zantetsuken): 908\nLight Thunder Surge: 908\nSpark: 901\n\nTotal: 1809\n```"
},
{
"author": "Sunset, The Traitor",
"message": "\"Shut up! Once she opens that door, we win! We will be unstoppable!\"\n\n*Sunset was getting sick of Dado now, but the light attacks he was throwing wasn't helping her, each one causing her to have to rely on her own darkness instead of her keyblade. Even then, her shields and dark rolls were barely enough. She began to breathe heavy, the fight beginning to labor on her. She needed to stop holding back.*\n\n\"No more... Holding back!\"\n\n*She pulled out what looked to be a gem and focused her darkness into it. It glowed before exploding around her, the darkness coalescing into a person next to her. What looked to be a young boy with similar attire stood next to her, weapon drawn. They would then both go to either side of Dado and sunset charged up a big blast of darkness and sent it at Dado. If Dado dodged, the summoned boy would knock it back at him, followed by Sunset doing it the same, the 2 of them volley balling it back and forth to try and hit him.*\n\n***HP: 3805\n\nDark Riku Summon Gem used\n\nDarkest dark ball of darkness and destruction and knuckles Volley: 1500***"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Woah! Wind!\" *The air responds to Dado's will, pushing him out of the way of the Darkest Dark Ball of Darkness and Destruction &Knuckles. To his surprise, however, the boy knocks it back in his direction!*\n\n*Dado shouts again, commanding the current to keep moving. He engages in a magical dance with the ball, appreciating the ping pong of it all. For just a moment... He's even having fun.*\n\n*This realization causes him to falter in self-hate. Having fun with Sunset. Eww. This shouldn't be fun. He has no right to have fun here. Not after he turned foot and ran in Agrabah.*\n\n*In that moment, he misses the beat. The wind fails to accelerate him in time, and the Darkest Dark Ball of Darkness and Destruction &Knuckles makes contact. A great cloud of smoke billows up around him, obscuring Sunset's victim from her view.*\n\n\"You're doing great, Dado.\" *A calm voice assures him.*\n\n*He turns to face whatever took the brunt of the attack, and sees the silhouette of a short Keyblade wielder. His head, strangely, is shaped like a Lucky Emblem. For some reason, he's reminded of Oswald...*\n\n\"But you can't give up now. You can do this! Your friends are counting on you!\" *With that, the figure bows his head, then vanishes into a cloud of Lucky Emblems.*\n\n*His friends. Not too long ago, the thought felt improbable. Now, though, he had allies fighting alongside him. Not just that; people who genuinely cared about him. Unlike...*\n\n\"If Maleficent loved you, she'd encourage you to have friends, not tell you to kill all of them.\"\n\n*Dado teleports around Sunset, setting orbs of light down in a cloud around her. He brandishes Mirage Staff, and they all fly inwards.*\n\n\"Then again, what are seven more bodies, right?\" \n\n\"Thunder!\" *A bolt of lightning zips around the room, passing between Lucky Emblems, until eventually it shoots directly at his opponent.* \n_ _\n\n```\nHP: 2472 -1122\nAP: 170 -160\nMP: 140 -95\n\nLight Boost 3/7\nMagic Upgrade 3/5\nMS Magic Boost 3/7\nMickey Summon Gem\nDark Ring\n\nAero (Darkest Dark Ball of Darkness and Destruction &Knuckles): 633\nLightzone Grenade (Teleport Spike): 698\nLight Thunder: 646\n\nTotal Damage: 1344\n```"
},
{
"author": "Sunset, The Traitor",
"message": "\"They were never my friends, only Maleficent understood!\"\n\n*Sunset would get knocked to the ground, having taken a lot of damage now and beginning to feel tired. She didn't stay down for long, jumping up into the air and flying above Dado.*\n\n\"I am done! **I AM SO DONE!!** You want to be the hero so bad, then die like one!\"\n\n*The summoned boy would disappear and his power enter Sunset. She cackled as the darkness around her spread and engulfed the area. Dado would have trouble seeing through as even the light he emitted couldn't break through.*\n\n\"They only held me back, stopped me from becoming what Maleficent always seen in me! I am stronger than any other keyblade wielder, and when I am finished with you, I will kill Mod myself after throwing your head on her desk!\"\n\n*Sunset dashed forward and would vanish, reappearing behind Dado and dashing into him with a stabbing, going through him and vanishing on the other side. She would do it again from a different direction, making sure this one was as painful as she could make it. She didn't go for any lethal blows the next few times she did it, only going for more pain. And lastly, she appeared above Dado, stabbing straight down into him from above to try and finish him off...*\n\n***Unstable Dark Aura: 10000***"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Before sunset's attack landed, Dado would suddenly see a flash before his eyes. When he was able to see again he would be... In a void...? Looking around he would see the silhouettes from before the battle with Sunset started, surrounding him. Each one a different color of the rainbow, and each one he could recognize easily... Despite their differences, despite the fights, despite the struggles, Dado went back and collected the only items of them left to remember them by. Dado chose to avenge them by stopping Sunset. He could feel the spirits thanking him, and one by one would become a glowing ball of light that entered him, healing his wounds.*\n\n\"Thank you...\"\n\n\n*When Dado returned to the moment, he could see a rainbow barrier around him, protecting him from Sunset's final strike.*"
},
{
"author": "Sunset, The Traitor",
"message": "\"W-what is this? What are yo-H-hey!!\"\n\n*The barrier, bright enough to illuminate the enter pocket dimension, forcefully travelled up Sunset's keyblade, dispelling the darkness she had around it. When it reached the handle, sunset cried in pain as it burned her, forcing her to let go and jump back.*\n\n\"What are you doing?! What is this power...?\"\n\n*Her keyblade then vanished... And would reappear in Dado's off-hand, glowing with a rainbow aura. He could feel his power increasing from holding the blade, and the presence of the 7 from his small vision in the blade. It was time to end it...*\n\n***Dado recovers 50% HP(not counting toward the limit) and the next light attack he does is 2 times stronger.\n\nSunset HP:Does it matter?***"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*[In the void, Dado stares at the Mane Seven.]( As they enter his core one by one, he bows his head, silently thanking them. They all died protecting their friend, and now...*\n\n*The light shines, and Dado chuckles. The chuckle breaks out into a hearty laugh.*\n\n\"This power? I'm surprised you don't recognize it. Your friends went on and on about it.\"\n\n*Kingdom Key jumps into Dado's main hand, absorbing as much light as it can. He holds his arms outstretched, both Keyblades shining familiarly.*\n\n\"I, personally, was never a fan. I thought it was just something silly on TV. But now...\"\n\n*Lightning strikes, and for a mere moment, in Dado's place, Sunset sees a purple-skinned woman wielding Stormfall and Magical Friendship. Atop her head is a crown adorned with a sparkling purple six-pointed star. When the image fades, the crown remains on Dado's head.*\n\n\"Now I know, without a shadow of doubt!\" *He points both Keyblades forward, then continues.* \"This... **Is the Power of Friendship!**\"\n\n*A point of light draws a circle around the tips of both Kingdom Key and Way to the Dawn, before a pencil-thin beam of light shoots forward. A rainbow of much thicker beams twirl around the central one, all approaching Sunset's chest.*\n\n```\nHP: 1112 -3557\nAP: 160 -145\nMP: 95 -85\nKingdom Key + Way to the Dawn\nRainbow Power Lv5\nMickey Summon Gem\n\nFinal Keybeam: Lethal Intent\n```"
},
{
"author": "Sunset, The Traitor",
"message": "\"N-no I... Stop! I-i'm sorry!\" \n\n*Sunset tried to plea with Dado as the keybeam rushed at her. Without her keyblade and being suppressed by light, she couldn't do anything as her heart got pierced by it. She stood for a moment, darkness leaking from her heart and tears beginning to form in her eyes.*\n\n\"Mom... It's cold..\"\n\n*She then fell over, and her body began to fade away, her heart fading with it.*\n\n***HP: Dead***"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado freezes in place at this sight. The regret in her voice. The fear of death. But what if it's a trick? What if she's about to jump up and cut him down?*\n\n*He stands still, paralyzed for over a minute after her corpse fully fades from view.*\n\n*The Keyblades drop from his hands, and he falls to the ground on all fours, shaking. Tears won't come. Fear, with its icy cold grip, locks him in place.*\n\n\"Louis, Twilight, Rainbow...\" *His voice cracks.* \"I'm sorry it ended this way.\"\n\n*She killed billions. Perhaps trillions. She was sorry. She murdered her friends. \"Mom... It's cold...\"*\n\n*She would have done it again if given the chance. He stopped her.*\n\n*He killed her. She died alone and unloved. He never showed her compassion. Maybe-*\n\n*If the tables were turned, he'd be dead, and she'd be laughing.*\n\n\"Fuck. I... Holy fuck.\" *His voice sounds strange. As though muffled, or slightly distorted. His vision feels much of the same, actually. His surroundings don't feel real. It feels like any second, he'll wake up, and then be back at-*\n\n*He shudders, then blinks. With a grunt, he rolls over and lays on his back, staring up at the broken sky. Broken. Just like the jewelry he brought to Master Mod, just like Sunset, just like-*\n\n*\"Get up,\" A voice chides in the back of his mind. \"Your work isn't over.\"*\n\n*He lets his eyes unfocus. He's in no state to continue just yet. He needs a minute.*\n\n*Dado takes a deep breath, letting the air fill his diaphragm. He breathes deeper, filling his lungs. He continues inhaling, the air painfully pushing against his ribcage. The pain feels real.*\n\n*He breathes out. The relief rubs against his bronchial cord, relaxing him with a gentle vibration.*\n\n*He breathes in.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*After some time of resting, the pocket dimension began to fade. Dado could hear a familiar voice, but from far away.*\n\n\"They need help... I'm too far to join... I trust you, Dado. You are the key... And remember, keep your light burning strong...\"\n\n*Dado is sent back to the grand hall, where the battle with maleficent has begun...*"
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{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The boy ran directly into Galaxy Toys trying to get away from the heartless.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado runs in, then looks around, trying to spot the kid.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "*Lucky and Jinx run in as well, with Jinx getting out of her little funk and breaking away from Lucky for the... Uhhhh, one thousandth time? I don't know, Jinx has just done that a whole lot, honestly, so doing that here is par for the course right now.*\n\n\"Leave them alone!\" *She screamed to the Heartless, trying to slay them all with her sword.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "*Lucky groaned when Jinx broke away from him, then climbed up some boxes and looked around, hoping that being able to see over the top of everyone's heads would be a better way to spot the kid, then just remaining on the ground.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The boy would be cowering in the middle of the large room and surrounded by a group of shadows inching closer to him. Everywhere else was more heartless on the several floors terrorizing the area.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"There!\" *He sprints full tilt, Keyblade in hand, towards the inside of the ring of Shadows containing boy, ignoring and stepping over the Heartless in the process.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "*Jinx was the second person to see the Heartless circling around the boy, her sprint turning into a race toward them.*\n\n*\"This* Is what you get for trying to harm an innocent!\" *She yelled, slashing all the Heartless that got in her way after Dado had ignored them.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "\"Guys, *Wait!\"* *He said, carefully climbing down the boxes he was on in order to dash after the other two. He soon got an idea, however, and cast Aero on the remaining Heartless that were surrounding the boy, so Jinx and Dado could get through them more easily.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Was that magic?\" *He keeps running.* \"Apocalyptic, nonsensical, otherworldly, supernatural. Do I hear five?\""
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "*Lucky nodded meekly.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "\"Um, yeah?\" *Jinx said, looking at Dado funny.* \"We're currently fighting against *Hostile creatures of Darkness with giant keys in the shape of swords,* But *Magic* Is when you draw the line!?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado reaches the inside of the circle, then uses Vicinity Break for 35 damage against immediately surrounding Shadows.*\n\n\"Oh, I'm sorry. Until fifteen minutes ago, everything had a logical explanation in this world. There was no magic, no darkness, no keyblades, no talking toys, none of that!\""
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "\"Still doesn't erase the fact that you've picked up on how to use *A giant, magical key* Like *A pro,* But *Still* Can't *Believe your EYES* When Lucky blew a quarter of Heartless away!\" *Jinx said, also finally entering the circle.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"You know what, fair.\" *He grimaces, slashing at several other nearby Shadows.* \"Today's just been a shit day. One hell of an eighteenth birthday.\"\n\n\"Hey, kid,\" *He gestures to the kid.* \"What's your name?\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The kid the group saved was crying as he looked around and noticed a lot of the heartless were dealt with. He looked up at Dado.* \n\n\"A-andy... Thank you mister..\"\n\n*The other heartless that were on other levels noticed the group and would begin to slowly close in, them planning on closing off any means of escape for them all before attacking again. Andy seen they were getting closer again and started to freak out more.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Nice to meet you, Andy.\" *Dado's voice is surprisingly calm. He pulls off his backpack and hands it to the kid.*\n\n\"There should be a Potion in here. Jam jar with a green star inside. Can you find it and give it to me?\"\n\n*He stances back up, scowling at the encroaching mob. These numbers were concerning. But the cat doll said he was fighting like a pro, and unlike him, she seemed to know what was going on.*\n\n*Between them and the wizard rabbit doll (Dado reminds himself to ask said doll to teach him magic later), he's confident. He has two highly effective party members, and this is a tutorial fight. They'll put this kid somewhere safe and meet back up with the anime and pony figures in no time.*\n\n*Maybe lock him in a room? No, the enemies can spawn in the room.*\n\n*Wait. Why is it called a \"Key\" Blade?*\n\n*An idea is formulating in Dado's head.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "*As the Heartless approached, Lucky was forced to back away, soon getting over to Jinx and Dado in the process.*\n\n\"We need a plan!\" *He shouted over to Jinx, shivering a bit in fear.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "*Jinx looked up at Dado, seeing the gears turn in his head.*\n\n\"Hey!\" *She exclaimed to get his attention.* \"You thinking of something?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Kind of, but I'm not sure on the details yet.\"\n\n\"Rabbit, you got more AOE magic in you? If so, stick to the back lines and cast that.\"\n\n\"Cat, front lines. Go wild. Thin their ranks as much as possible. Really, shred them to bits if you can. I'll cover your friend and Andy.\"\n\n\"Both of you, shout to me as much information you know about the Keyblade as possible while you fight. Why's it called a 'Key' blade? Does it lock or unlock something?\""
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "*Lucky nodded, then shut his eyes in concentration as he went behind Dado and cast Aero on the Heartless in the front of all three of them.*\n\n\"Keyblades are legendary weapons with a long and complicated history!\" *He started to ramble.* \"People used to get them through being given one by the master they were training under, but ever since...*Something* Happened, I'm not sure, all of the keyblade masters have gone missing. Now, it's growing more and more common for people to get them from their world being at risk of falling to Darkness, and not wanting to give up fighting despite that!\n\n\"Keyblades usually look like giant keys, hence the \"Key\" Part of the term. You can use it to lock a world's heart safely into its world, and can also do a whole lot of other things, like acting as one of the few weapons that are effective against Heartless, Nobodies, and Unversed, can unlock or lock doors, locks, or even hearts, can also seal off or open pathways between worlds...\""
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "\"...I think Lucky's doing good at explaining things all by himself, honestly,\" *Jinx said loudly, currently slashing through the Heartless horde ahead of Dado and Lucky.* \"Which means that *I* Don't have to remember *All that boring stuff* My parents taught me about the weapon! *Cool!\"*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"That's interesting. Elaborate on locking and unlocking locks, then explain what you mean by hearts. Is that a metaphor for consciousness like 'soul'? If so, what's a world's heart?\"\n\n*He slashes thrice at a handful of stragglers that got through Lucky and Jinx's attacks. 10 x3*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "\"Unlocking or locking a door or lock does what you expect: It either lets you go through a door, or keeps you from going through it,\" *Lucky happily continued.* \"Hearts hold memories and gives both them and the people who have them emotions, as well as aligning said people to either the Light or Darkness, which depends on what kind of person they are.\n\n\"Now, I don't exactly know how *A* World's heart works, let alone *All* Of them. I *Think* That they're the worlds' souls? But again, I haven't gotten much information on them from both my parents *Or* The books I used to read about Hearts, *And* I don't think information on the worlds' hearts are available to the public.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"One last question.\" *He swings at two nearby Heartless attempting to flank from the right. 10.*\n\n\"Could you seal a lock on a one-way door to make it only openable from one side?\""
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "\"I think so?\" *Lucky replied.* \"Keyblades, even though they're also weapons, are *Still* Keys. If you can do that with a regular key, you can *Also* Do it with a keyblade. My parents *Have* Told me that you *Can* Do it; you just have to let your intentions known by the keyblade in order for it to work. Usually, you let it known by thinking *A whole lot* About your plan internally, or talking about it externally.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"So...\" *He swings at another Heartless, this one flanking from the left. 10*\n\n\"Lemme summarize what I know. Heartless are the darkness destroying my world. Since they're heartless, they probably seek hearts, which are souls. The world apparently has a heart, which is probably really big, since it's the whole-ass world. If I was heartless and wanted a heart, the world's heart would be a good target.\"\n\n*He swings twice at more nearby Heartless. 10 x2*\n\n\"If we can lock the door to the world's heart, we can stop the Heartless from destroying it. Additionally, if we can find a room whose only entrance is a door with a one-way lock, we can maybe seal it to keep the Heartless out. That could be Andy's hiding spot until this is all over.\""
},
{
"author": "Rosemary",
"message": "*Seeing the child in danger, Rosemary immediately gave chase to help, flying after him as quickly as she could. All around her, people fled for their lives, chunks of earth were lifted towards the sky, and the sun was blocked out by darkness. It was devistating, Rosemary had never seen such destruction before. In Pixie Hollow and Wonderland, she had fought Heartless, but never had they begun to actually destroy the world, and she had no clue how to stop it.*\n\n*She caught up with the group, using her flight to join them by staying above the mob of darkness as she drew her wand, preparing to battle them. She attempted to comfort Andy, placing a hand on his shoulder while giving him a smile and a thumbs up.*\n\n\"Don't worry kid, everything will be alright, promise!\"\n\n*She then flew higher up and used her wand's basic attacks to begin firing bolts of magic towards the enroaching waves of Heartless.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Andy nodded to Dado and began to look for the potion. He didn't understand anything that was being said or what was going on, but he trusted them to help. When the fairy appeared, Andy was very confused and could only hear the bells from her. The heartless began to thin a bit from the efforts of the group keeping Andy safe. But suddenly, the group could hear what sounded to be like another kid yelling from a higher floor. Andy quickly jumped up. \"That sounds like my friend!\" And with that, Andy ran off quickly away from the group, not waiting for anyone to help him. It was not short after getting out of sight they heard Andy scream in terror.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Trooper Squad",
"message": "*A large group of toy heartless had grabbed andy and pulled him up and away to another floor of the building, while another set stood/flew in the way to keep the group from following, firing a volley of arrows at the group.*"
},
{
"author": "Marionette Squad",
"message": "*Joining them was a set of marionette heartless that moved in to claw at the group.*\n\n\n***Arrow rain: 50\nClaw swipes: 30***"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Wait!\" *Dado tries calling out, but it's too late. Of course the fucking kid couldn't have sat still for five minutes. Shit, what if the heartless can mimic voices? Can they do that?*\n\n*Upon hearing the boy's scream, his eyes widen. When he ses the Marionettes bounce down, form a circle around them, and wind up, his pupils shrink dangerously.*\n\n\"No!\" *His voice cracks slightly as he yells in defiance. He twists his legs and torso left, then releases the tension like a spring, spinning clockwise with Ever After outstretched to intercept the clawed swipes.*\n\n*After his first rotation, he tilts dangerously forward, not noticing the sparkles around his feet as he does so. He pushes left with his right foot, maintaining the same rotational speed despite the increased radius from his tilt.*\n\n*He stops his spin, mildly dizzy. For just a moment, the golden trail from the tip of his Keyblade hangs in the air before sparkling away into nothing.*\n\n*Mitigation against Marionettes: Vicinity Break, 35 damage. Total nullification.*\n*Counter attack: Vicinity Break, 35 damage*\n*AP 100 -60*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "\"NO! *COME BACK!\"* *Jinx yelled, running after Andy after the Marionettes appeared all around them, and slicing one in two when it tried to get in her way.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "*\"JINX!\"* *Lucky screamed, moving around Dado and making a beeline for Jinx once he had her in his line of sight.* \"Jinx, *No!* It's *Probably* A trap!\""
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "*30 damage to 1 Marionette*"
},
{
"author": "Rosemary",
"message": "\"Kid!\"\n\n*Rosemary calls out to Andy and tries to follow him, but her path is blocked by flying Heartless, causing her to grunt in frustration.*\n\n\"Back off!\"\n\n*She cast Pollen Blast, quickly growing what looked like a dandelion bud, reaching to half of Dado's height and seeming gigantic to Rosemary and the toys, which immediately bloomed, causing a ball of pollen to launch at the group of Heartless, exploding upon impact and damaging any caught.*\n\n16 x 4 + 25 = 89 damage\nAP: 110 90"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado coughs at the pollen, but fortunately, doesn't take damage.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Rosemary's Pollen Blast was enough to make the arrow attack get blasted away, along with the marionette heartless being blasted away completely with Dado's vicinity break helping clean up stragglers. The group would suddenly feel the entire world shake violently as the storm outside got way worse. The group had to hurry to Andy and get him to safety before it was too late. Jinx could barely see Andy being dragged into a store, the door being closed behind them to keep the group from saving Andy. If the group reached the door, they would note it being locked tight by a powerful darkness. Something dangerous would be inside.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado lost sight of Andy, but feels a strange tug on his keyblade. He lets it lift itself, and it points at the door. A sense of dread fills him.*\n\n*He reaches into his backpack below, grabs the Potion, then shoves it into his pocket. The task should've calmed the kid down. It should've kept him busy. Fucking...*\n\n*He runs to a set of doors he recognize lead to stairs. Locked. Frustrated, he hits it with his keyblade, and it swings open.*\n\n*Elbow-first, keyblade down, he runs up the stairs to the upper floor, repeats his unlocking of the upper stairs door, then runs for the Dark door. The closer he gets, however, the slower he runs towards it, until eventually, he walks up to it.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "*Oh, and now Jinx is repeatedly using the f bomb as she runs over to the door. Great!*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "*\"Jinx!\"* *Lucky exclaimed, running after Jinx and Dado.* \"Stop saying that! What would my mom and dad think!?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"'Fuck' is the most appropriate reaction to this fuckshit situation!\" *Dado calls out in response.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "*\"THANK YOU!\" Jinx yells to Dado, glaring at Lucky a second later.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "\"I *Still* Think you two should be more appropriate with your words...\" *Lucky mumbled, before sighing and still running after the two.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"The world is literally ending, and you're worried about bad words?! I dunno whether to be annoyed or impressed.\""
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "\"Look, my parents had the strength to not throw expletives around every time they had to go into perilous danger, so like, why can't we keep it clean as well!?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado stops at the door, waiting for his allies, then scowls, rolling his eyes at this privileged trite.* \"Good for you. Your parents sound lovely. Me, on the other hand, fuck my life and fuck this dogshit situation.\""
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "*Another sigh, though this time, it's much heavier.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "*\"Ha! See,* Lucky!? I'm not *The only one* Who dislikes your parents!\""
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "\"...Don't we all have *A mission* To take care of?\"\n\n\"Shouldn't we focus on *That?*\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Save the kid. Maybe follow the world's heart lead.\"\n\n*He taps his foot against the floor, waiting for Lucky and Rosemary to catch up.*\n\n\"And don't put words in my mouth, cat. Trust me: your friend got *Lucky* With his draw. No sarcasm here.\""
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "\"...Fair enough,\" *Jinx said when Lucky finally caught up to them, nodding respectfully toward Dado.* \"I *Do* Agree with that, honestly.\""
},
{
"author": "Rosemary",
"message": "\"Oh geez, not good!\"\n\n*Rosemary was right behind the others, flying to keep up. There was still time, she could save the kid, she could save the world, she just needed to hurry.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado's scowl lets up, and his shoulders relax with a sigh.* \"Thanks. Let's just save this kid, then we can figure out where the world's heart is.\"\n\n*After everyone's caught up, Dado knocks on the door twice with his keyblade.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The darkness emanating from the door shrunk away into the room, seemingly not wanting to be near the keyblade. The door then unlocked and opened after Dado used his keyblade. In the store, the group could see a mess of toys and trash all over the place, but they could also see Andy cowering and crying at the back of the small store. Surprisingly, he got away from the heartless, as none were there to attack him.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado stands silently for a moment, his face slowly contorting with grief.*\n\n\"No...\"\n\n*Toy Box is a world of Toys. A world of hypercommercialized marketing of media. A world of television, videogames, and other flashy art forms.*\n\n*This is a boss room, plain as day. This is the part of the dungeon where one of the party members runs up to the child, only to see his face melt. This is the part when Dado's forced to kill whatever horrible thing Andy's turned into.*\n\n*Hyperventilating, he runs up to the child.*\n\n\"Kid! Please, say something! I...\" *His voice breaks into a sob.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "\"Kid, are you okay-\""
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "\"Jinx, *Wait!\"* *Lucky exclaimed, grabbing Jinx's arm before she could run over to the kid.* \"Something's not right! I can *Feel* It!\""
},
{
"author": "Rosemary",
"message": "\"Oh, you're okay.\"\n\n*Not thinking about any possible traps or seeing the oddity of the scenario, nor listening to any of her allies, instead only wanting to protect the human, Rosemary flew over to him. She attempted to comfort him, rubbing his head gently, like a mother would to her son. She didn't know the boy, but she felt the need to protect anyone she could, especially if they couldn't protect themselves, and to keep them in good spirits.*\n\n\"Hey, it's gonna be okay. What happened to all those Heartless?\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Andy continued to cry while the group got close to check up on him. It would only be then the group noticed a very intricate and well made doll on ground not too far from him. Andy's cries continued, and continued, and continued. His cries got louder, got more distorted. He would look up and the group could see something was wrong. His eyes had become a dark orange and he had an uncanny smile. Andy's cries quickly became laughs as his body lifted up like a puppet, his arms and body acting like they were being pulled up by strings. Suddenly darkness bursted from his body, covering the area and creating an area the group couldn't leave, as it had completely blocked the door. The doll on the floor floated up and Andy zipped over to it. In an instant, his body entered the doll, the dolls eyes now changing to that same color instead of the green they were before. Her bunny ears getting a heartless emblem on it. The darkness had also caused a group of shadows to appear around the group. It would seem like everyone had no choice but to fight or die here.*\n\n***Doll HP: 1500***\n\n*After being surrounded and trapped, forced to watch the kid they were protecting be lost to the darkness, and now forced to fight or else he dies, Dado could feel dread begin overtake him. He couldn't even protect one boy, and yet he wants to try and protect his world? The darkness in the area enhanced these thoughts and feelings, causing darkness to begin to surround Dado. However a light shined deep within him. A feeling to not give up. And a new strength to keep on fighting until the very end. His heyblade shined bright, clearing the darkness away from him and his allies. It then began to change shape, becoming a new keyblade altogether. When its shine wasn't as blinding, everyone could see his Keyblade was now a simpler and sleek design, but they couldn't deny this new keyblade had a special power. The keyblade tugged Dado's arm forward, pointing directly at the doll. It indicated that it wanted to help Dado fight.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*The world slows to a crawl as Dado stares back and forth between the Heartless Andy's become and his Keyblade.*\n\n*Confusion and sensory overload overtakes him. The world is falling. Andy didn't deserve this. The light is calling. Tears flow out from within his Heart.*\n\n*\"Use your light. Defeat the encroaching darkness.\"*\n\n*All goes quiet inside his mind. Kingdom Key points at Andy's Heartless. It's not over. He can stop this from happening to others.*\n\n*He picks up his slouch, straightens his stance, and for just a moment, stands resolute, facing his opponent.*\n\n*Maybe he can't save Andy. But he can prevent this from happening to others.*\n\n*His image blurs as he jumps up to the Doll. He performs a clockwise twisting horizontal slash midair, reverses his rotational momentum for an Upper Slash, then halts it and performs somersaulting spin slash, falling to the ground.*\n\n\"Rabbit!\" *His voice echoes with a commanding tone.* \"It's a floaty! Toss it around with your wind!\"\n\n*Attack Haste: 4 turns remain*\n*AP: 100 -90*\n*Basic Attack 1: 21*\n*Upper Slash: 36*\n*Basic Attack 2: 21*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "\"Right!\" *Lucky yelled back, casting Aero on the doll and, by shutting his eyes and using all of his concentration, making it fly over the place with the spell.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "*Upon seeing Lucky use all his concentration on flinging the doll around, Jinx nodded sharply and darted both behind him and to his sides routinely, keeping her sword's blade up and ready, just in case some lower level Heartless other than the doll appeared and tried to attack him.*"
},
{
"author": "Rosemary",
"message": "\"Woah!\"\n\n*Rosemary floated back from Andy. She watched in horror as Andy began to laugh, then unleash darkness around them. She threw her hands up in front of her to protect herself, then looked back to see Andy's entire body be sucked inside the doll, which came alive to attack them, along with more Shadows.*\n\n\"Hey! Let him go!\"\n\n*She quickly grew a large flower, which would seem giant to Rosemary, Jinx and Lucky, but only reach up to Dado's hip, sporting a large, pink bulb. She pointed her want at the Heartless, which then began to fire needles at it.*\n\n\"Get it!\"\n\n18 x 4 + 15 = 87 damage\nAP: 110 100"
},
{
"author": "Heartless Doll",
"message": "*The doll watched as Dado first came in and started to attack her, all of his attacks dealing some damage, but not making her flinch until the upper slash sent her into the air. The Aero from Lucky following up on Dado's attack made her begin to spin/unstably float around in the air, causing some more damage to her. This left her vulnerable to Rosemary's attack, the needles from the large flower impaling into her skin. However her being knocked into the air became a benefit for her, as the moment the Aero ended she forcefully sent herself down onto the group, landing with a powerful shockwave. After that, the group of heartless followed up by attempting to tackle and scratch at them.*\n\n***Shockwave: 100\nHeartless attacks: 50\nDoll HP: 1275***"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado recognizes the tell for a slam attack. Classic boss move. It'll probably have a nasty shockwave to extend the hitbox. When she comes down, he thinks he's ready with a Block.*\n\n*He soon finds out the extent to which he's underleveled.*\n\n*The initial wind of the shockwave pushes back against his guard, shifting his position. Then, the vibration along the ground completes its assault on his footing, knocking him down. With his guard broken, his cries of agony echo in the room as the rest of the dark shockwave washes over him, eroding at his resolve. He can't win. There's no way.*\n\n*He locks eyes with a Shadow winding up to hit him while he's down, then suddenly understands. This is the encroaching darkness he has to fight. If he doesn't, this will happen to someone else.*\n\n*He thrusts Kingdom Key outwards, then kicks sideways, sending himself spinning in a circle. Keyblade outstretched, he slashes at the surrounding Heartless with a grounded Vicinity Break.*\n\n*He winces from the few Heartless whose attacks manage to connect. Light flowing through him, he lifts himself off the ground slightly with his off-hand, performing a second, breakdancing Vicinity Break.*\n\n*Block Mitigation: 33*\n*Shockwave Damage: 67*\n*Vicinity Break Mitigation: 46*\n*Heartless Damage: 4*\n*Vicinity Break Damage: 46*\n\n*Attack Haste: 3 turns remain*\n*HP: 175 -104*\n*AP: 90 -50*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "*\"WOAH!\"* *Lucky exclaimed as he fell to the floor during the shockwave attack.* \"Okay, note to myself: Make sure to *At least* Have a way to capture or kill the enemy, when tossing them around in the air!\""
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "*\"LUCKY!\"* *Jinx exclaimed after she saw Lucky fail to jump over the shockwave like she did, and fall instead. She ran over to him, cutting down any Heartless coming their way while standing beside Lucky.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "Unmitigated Shockwave: 100\nUnmitigated Heartless Damage: 4\nLucky HP: 475 -371"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "Jinx's Dodge: 36\nShockwave Damage: 64\nJinx's Attack vs one Heartless: 30\nUnmitigated Heartless Damage: 4\nJinx's HP: 475 -407"
},
{
"author": "Rosemary",
"message": "*Rosemary floated back away from the attacking Heartless before retreating to the ground, using Nature's Blockade to quickly erupt a wall of thorns, protecting herself from the oncoming shockwave. She ducked down behind her wall, reaching as high up as Dado's ankle. It was too late to protect her allies, and now could only guard herself. Once the attacks from the Heartless were over, she flew up and used Earth Boost to power up her Spitterbrush, then created a series of roots that reached out from the ground and held down the doll heartless before it could begin flying again, as well as attempting to grab the Shadows and hold them all still.*\n\n\"Going somewhere?\"\n\n*She turned to her allies, who had taken some damage in the fight. In particular, Dado seemed the most hurt, so she focused on healing him first while her Spitterbrush continued to attack the doll Heartless.*\n\n\"Heal!\"\n\n*She cast Cure on Dado.*\n\nAP: 100 80\nMP: 105 45\n18 x 4 + 15 = 87 damage"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Thanks!\" *Light courses through his off hand, and he pushes himself back into an upright position.*\n\n\"We need a way to guard next time it does that. Hey, Rabbit! What if we saved the Aero casts for whenever we spot the telegraph?\"\n\n\"And you two, Fairy and Cat. You're a lot stronger than me. Next time a mob of Heartless spawns, ignore them and focus on the boss. I'll keep the little guys occupied!\" \n\n*His eyes shine with determination after stating this new strategy. They got caught off-guard, but it doesn't need to happen again. They've got this.*\n\n*HP: 104 -147*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "\"Sounds good to me!\" *Lucky said while getting up.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "*Jinx silently nodded, turning from fighting the Shadows to looking at the doll, and waiting for directions from either Lucky or Dado.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Rosemary's spitterbrush latched itself around The doll heartless and kept her from floating back into the air and moving. Due to this, it was open for attack, the spitterbrush still impaling the needles. The shadows would not be knocked back by the vicinity break and the spitterbrush holding them down as well.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"We're going all out!\" *A peculiar aura envelops Dado as he turns on his heel and dashes over to Lucky. He glides on his feet around the rabbit doll, performing one final Vicinity Break in an attempt to vanquish and prevent further Shadows from attacking the mage.*\n\n\"Hope that helps. Now, let's try this!\" *He spears Kingdom Key at the Doll, then leaps forward, resummoning his keyblade in hand to perform a spinning overhead slam. He lands on the ground, then jumps back into a defensive stance.*\n\n*Vicinity Break Damage vs Shadows around Lucky: 56*\n*2-hit combo vs Doll: 74*\n\n*Phase 2: 4 turns remain*\n*Attack Haste: 2 turns remain*\n*AP: 50 -70 -40*\n*HP: 147 -175*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "\"Thank you!\" *Lucky called over to Dado, then did the Aero spell again in order to make the doll get smacked into the wall behind it.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "*Jinx, somehow having gotten on a high up box next to the wall in a short amount of time, then jumped toward the doll and sliced her through the chest, landed on the floor the same time it did, and nimbly dodged its attack.*"
},
{
"author": "Rosemary",
"message": "\"All out, you got it, Giant Dude.\"\n\n*She gave a two finger salute as she prepared to go all out. She first cast Earth Boost using her wand, empowering her plants, then casting Full Blossom, causing a large plant to sprout right next to the doll Heartless. With it's leaves and thorny roots, it began to lash out violently at the doll, while her Spitterbrush remained in play, constantly pelting the doll with thorns.*\n\n\"What do you think of my gardening skills, freaky toy?\"\n\n\n\nAP: 80 45\nMP: 45 35"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*With the group efforts, the shadows would be completely wiped out from the attacks launched at them. This left only the doll. While the attacks did a number on it, damage now beginning to pile up on its appearance, it didn't stop moving. By this point it had plenty of thorns stuck into it from Rosemary's attacks. Enough so that they began to glow a dark purple. The doll used a different power this time to force the thorns out if herself and launch them back out at the group rapidly. After she broke free from the spitterbrush and began to move around the area again, stopping her from being open to easy attacks.*\n\n***Return Thorns: 130\nHP: 883***"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*After an early stray thorn hit him, his eyes widened.* \"Rabbit! Now!\""
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "\"DAMMIT, it's *Still* Not dead!?\" *Jinx exclaimed, trying to desperately slice any thorns that came near her, Dado, and Lucky in half.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "\"Right!\"\n\n*Standing in the open, Lucky extended his front paws in front of her, closed his eyes, and cast Aero on the thorns, causing mighty winds to force all of them to go the opposite direction.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Still next to Lucky, Dado spins Kingdom Key, trying to deflect as many thorns that got past Jinx as he can in an attempt to prevent them from reaching him and his ally.*\n\n*Spe Support Mitigation: 21*\n\n*Thorn damage to Jinx: 34*\n*Thorn damage to Lucky: 13*\n*Thorn damage to Dado: 13*\n\n*Having tanked only as many thorns as he had to from the team's effective teamwork, Dado chases after the doll. When he catches up, he jumps up and performs another two-hit twirl-somersault combo.*\n\n*Damage to Doll: 73*\n\n*Phase 2: 3 turns remain*\n*Attack Haste: 1 turn remains*\n*HP: 175 -162*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "*Following Dado's example, Jinx hits three thorns with her sword and knocks them right into the doll's face.*"
},
{
"author": "Rosemary",
"message": "\"Oh no.\"\n\n*Rosemary dived back behind the wall of roots she created eariler to avoid getting hit by the spikes.*\n\n\"My bad!\"\n\n*She felt a tad embarrassed from setting up the Heartless to use this attack, but it was too late to fix now. She dispelled her Spitterbrush, causing it to retreat back into the ground. She learned her lesson the hard way. It was also at this point she figured her Full Blossom would become useless due to the doll flying away, so she dispelled that as well, sinking back to the earth just as the Spitterbrush had.*\n\n\"Bad, bad doll! No more spikes for you!\"\n\n*She quickly grew two vines from the ground, each one laced with sharp thorns, then used them as whips to attempt to swat the doll out of the air while dealing damage.*\n\n\"Let's see how you like this!\"\n\n\nAP: 45 35\nEarth Boost: 6 turns remaining"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The teamwork the group displayed and used against the doll was impressive and useful in keeping the doll in check. From the attacks, it would be knocked into the air again. It prepared itself to counter by looking like it was going to slam down again like before, however this time it did a back flip and suddenly torpedo'd toward Rosemary, attempting to hit her head first.*\n\n***Doll Torpedo Attack or something: 75\n\nHP: 630***"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"This is your water reminder!\" *Dado's phone calls out.* \"Drink your water~!\" *He slides to his backpack, grabs a water bottle, and chugs 3/4 of it. When he's done, he wipes his mouth, flashes a wide smile, and does a thumbs up at no one in particular.*\n\n*His morale is restored by the gloriously refreshing water.*\n\n*Break Time. AP 35 -85.*\n*Phase 2: 2 turns remain*\n*Attack Haste: End*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Lucky",
"message": "*He raised a brow at Dado's whole... Thing.*\n\n\"O-kay then?\" *He said.*"
},
{
"author": "Toy Jinx",
"message": "*Getting an idea, Jinx jumped onto Lucky's shoulders, causing her to use them as a springboard to get up to where the doll was in the air and headbutt her away from Rosemary.\n\nShe then started to fall back to earth with the doll, getting five points of damage from it before spring boarding off its chest while still in the air, and landing somewhere a bit further away from it.*\n\n\"You're welcome!\" *Jinx called to Rosemary, flashing her a bright smile and thumbs up.*\n\nDoll damage post-mitigation: 45"
},
{
"author": "Rosemary",
"message": "*Rosemary stared at Dado for a moment, bearing a look of confusion so bad it hurt. Still, she decided to simply shrug it off, at least the giant was hydrated. She turned back to face the doll, who was now about to dive bomb her. She raised her arms, preparing to defend herself, before one of her allies headbutt it to knock it off her course.*\n\n\"Thanks, Rabbit Dude!\"\n\n*She gave a thumbs up and tried to repeat an eariler success. Once to doll hit the floor, she once again attempted to hold it down with Grasping Roots, as a series of roots sprung forth from the ground and wrapped themselves around the doll, holding it still.*\n\n\"Attack!\"\n\n*Afterwards, she caused one more root to pop up, this time one sharp like a spear, attempting to impale the doll.*\n\nAP: 35 15\n\nEarth Boost: 5 turns remaining"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Along with Dado's water drink, a weird voice would ring through the area.* \"Get your new phone companion today! Only $199.99! While supplies last!\" *After, the doll heartless didn't expect to get launched off course. This caused it to land on the ground on its back and attempt to float back up, however Rosemary's Roots held the doll down again, leaving it open for another series of attacks. Then the root impaled right through her chest, darkness leaking out of the hole with a faint light deep within. The group could hear a faint noise before the light faded.* \"Woody... Help me...\" *After, the entire building shook violently and it felt as if the building was no longer on the ground. They had to hurry before it was too late.*\n\n***Damage this turn increased by 20%\n\nDoll HP: 540***"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Upon hearing Andy's voice, Dado's inner monologue begins running a mile a minute. He's in there. He's conscious. He's not dead. His light is leaking out. Is he savable? Gravity is loosening. Is the world still savable? They've spent too much time on this boss. Unless the World's Heart, which he can't guarantee he'd recognize if he sees, is right around the corner and is literally just a giant pink floating heart, then the world is doomed. Given the damage caused by gravity loosening, sealing the World's Heart could still result in an extinction event. His chances of saving the world are slim.*\n\n*His chances of saving Andy are yet unknown.*\n\n*He runs to the Heartless and reaches out, before hesitating. He needed to be careful. Reaching directly into it may not work.*\n\n*He looks at his Keyblade. A weapon of light. A weapon that's cleaved the darkness away with no problem thus far.*\n\n*The Rabbit mentioned it could unlock hearts.*\n\n*He gently pushes Kingdom Key into the hole in the Heartless.*\n\n\"ANDY! IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, GRAB ONTO THE LIGHT AND **DON'T LET GO!**\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The moment Dado stabbed his keyblade into the doll, the doll stopped struggling. The light within came back and got brighter and brighter until a pink crystalized heart came out. Everyone could tell it was Andy's heart, just by the connection they made before they lost him. His heart soon flew off, and while the group didn't know it, went to a safe area for Andy to recover and rest. The group had another issue to worry about though, the ceiling got torn off above them to reveal the giant black hole of darkness sucking the building in. Soon the entire building crumbled and the group were pulled into it, getting sent to random places. Before they were pulled through, they could see the entire world had been destroyed... The world was gone...*"
}
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{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "*Shortly after arriving, Oswald would bring Zero over to the castle, where he confidently walked up to the gates.*\n\n\"Just a second, Zero.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Despite how bad it seemed at other worlds, this one seemed perfectly fine. It seemed cheerful, even, despite some world refugees from other worlds. It seemed like this world was incredibly safe, as not even a heartless could be seen.*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "*After a bit of chatter with the guards at the front, they quickly opened the gate to let the two inside.*\n\n\"We're all set, Zero.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Zero could also notice all the guards seemed to be pleasantly surprised about seeing Oswald, some rushing to inform others.*"
},
{
"author": "Perdix Zero",
"message": "*Zero walks alongside Oswald, squinting at how bright everything is. This world is by far the friendliest he's ever visited. The abundance of smiles is nearly evocative of a theme park.*\n\n\"Dang, Oswald. Your world is doing great.\" *He picks up on the guards' excitement at seeing him. Perhaps he's a hero here?*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "\"I sure am happy about that. Our protective barrier is still going strong. And the keyhole has already been sealed here. Still, being gone for so long... She certainly kept everything under control.\"\n\n*Oswald said happily, walking the two of them into the castle and to the throne room.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*One of the guards would bow and then speak up as they approached.*\n\n\"King Oswald! It is great to see you doing well. We became worried when we heard about the darkness spreading. Queen Ortensia is waiting for you inside! And your friend is allowed inside as well!\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "*Oswald nodded, and approached the door as it opened.*\n\n\"Oh uh, I guess I did forget to mention that...\"\n\n*He scratches the back of his head and laughs nervously.*\n\n\"It wasn't really important before, and I didn't really want to seem like I was better than everyone. We were all in the same boat. Sorry about that...\""
},
{
"author": "Queen Ortensia",
"message": "*Zero would then notice the cat like toon in a beautiful dress, quite literally run up and tackle Oswald, the two tumbling to the ground.*"
},
{
"author": "Perdix Zero",
"message": "*As Oswald gets tackled by who Zero assumes is Queen Ortensia, a grin spreads across his face. He forces his eyes open, unwilling to miss this adorable display of affection.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Zero watched as Ortensia practically laid down a smack down of affection and love, whether Oswald wanted it or not. After a short bit, Ortensia clearly seemed upset at him, clearly not being happy he was gone for so long. After some apologizing and promises, Ortensia let Oswald up.*\n\n*The two gazed in each others eyes before Oswald remembered Zero.*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "\"O-oh! Sorry, Zero. This is my wife, Queen Ortensia. You won't find a better practitioner of supportive magics than her.\""
},
{
"author": "Queen Ortensia",
"message": "*Ortensia smiled and did a little bow to Zero, but something clearly bothered her.*\n\n\"Zero... It is only under my husband's blessing you are allowed in my world, let alone the castle. I sense no light within you, which I would normally consider a threat... But if he trusts you, then I'll look the other way.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "\"Darkness isn't prohibited here, of course. Every heart normally has an ounce of darkness somewhere inside. But we are cautious when too much darkness is found within someone's heart, or just in the kingdom. It is rare we have trouble here, though.\""
},
{
"author": "Perdix Zero",
"message": "*Zero returns the bow to Queen Ortensia, closing his eyes. Right. He's a being of darkness. He's not supposed to be here.*\n\n\"It's okay, I understand. I won't come back. I just wanted to help Oswald in case there was any trouble.\" \n\n*\"Be rejected by both Light and Dark... Forced to live as something that everyone hates, and no one cares.\"*\n\n*He shakes his head, trying to shake the thought with it.* \"Do you, uhh... Do you two want some privacy? I know you've probably got a lot to discuss.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "*Oswald was about to speak up until Ortensia interrupted him.*"
},
{
"author": "Queen Ortensia",
"message": "\"You are allowed in our world, Zero, as long as you don't cause trouble. As for us...\"\n\n*She looked at the soon to be lucky rabbit and smiled.*\n\n\"I name you as an honored guest. The servants will help you with anything you need. But, if you are okay with this, do you mind checking on the refugees? They all lost their worlds and are having trouble adjusting... Maybe you could say or do something for them?\""
},
{
"author": "Perdix Zero",
"message": "\"Gladly.\" *He smiles, failing the perception check required to notice what Oswald's in for.* \"Thank you for providing them refuge. I'll help in any way I can.\"\n\n*He gives another bow, then turns to leave.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "*Oswald begins to be dragged away as Ortensia brings him to the private chambers.*\n\n\"T-thanks, Zero! We will get going as soon as I'm ready!\""
}
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{
"author": "Queen Ortensia",
"message": "*After reaching the town hall, Ortensia opened the door and invited the 3 inside.*\n\n\"Come come, we have much to talk about.\""
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "Oban would follow into the Town Hall, looking around at the large building before nodding. \n\n\"Aye, so what's going on?\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire entered behind looking around as well as she thought to herself. \"\"I'm curious about who or what could be causing trouble for such a place like this?\""
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro follows the group, entering the town hall alongside the queen and others present. He doesn't say anything, waiting to be adressed."
},
{
"author": "Queen Ortensia",
"message": "*After they answered and the door closed, Ortensia took a deep breath.*\n\n\"Dark creatures worse than Heartless have been appearing and causing trouble for us. I haven't seen these creatures for at least 5 years now, but now they're back... The king handled them back then, but without him, they are more troubling to deal with...\"\n\n*She then thought about the Heartless and Xanaro's question*\n\n\"Oh! And you all need to be more careful with the things you say! Hasn't anyone told you about World Order and your duty to keep it intact?\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "\"World order? I'm sorry this is the first of I heard of it.\" Sapphire crossed her arms as she began to think about it to herself. 'That would make sense considering I never heard of the heartless when my world was attack.' \n\n\"I'm sorry what are these creatures that you talk about your majesty?\" If there are creatures worse than the heartless than she would need to inform the storm riders when she can."
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro tilts his head as the queen mentions the world order, showing clear confusion. Even with this, he doesn't emote. No suprise, or anything of the sort.\n\nHe then speaks. \n\"I am not aware of any 'World order'. Nor any duty regarding it,\" He continues \"My duty is to slay heartless and release their hearts.\"\n\nTrue enough of a statement."
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Heartless... Those are those nyaff monsters, right?\"\n\nOban remembered them as the monsters that sunk her boat once and attacked the town she met Yumi in. If there was something worse than that out here then she'd have to get alot stronger fast. But she did tilt her head at 'World Order', that was something she flat out never heard of. \n\n\"World Order...? Like that one book by that popcorn guy? Orwell or whatever...1984 or some string o' numbers... But what are these stronger creatures??\""
},
{
"author": "Queen Ortensia",
"message": "*She face-palmed, sighing. This is going to be quite the day.*\n\n\"Keeping World Order means not talking about other worlds and the dangers. It helps keep peace in a world. Talking about Heartless isn't wrong, but explaining them is. Understand?\"\n\n*She wanted to make sure they understood her before moving on*"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro listens intently, as he always does. More information about the ovarching world, and reality, is useful.\n\nHe had been instructed to keep his affiliations a secret, but never the heartless and their existance. This is good information. And so, he nods.\n\n\"Yes.\" He says, matter-of-factly"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire gave a nod as she believed she understood what was being told to her. \n\n\"Okay I see, So basically we are able to protect to any world we're in but we can't really explain why we're there.\" That made sense to her she would probably need to tell the others as well."
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"So... No talking about Heartless... Well explaining them... Got it!\"\n\nOban would say with a salute to the Queen before rubbing the back of her head. \n\n\"Though... The only thing I know about them is that they are monsters... So I'm all clear on that regard.\""
},
{
"author": "Queen Ortensia",
"message": "\"Exactly! I'm glad you all understand. You all must be new to traveling the worlds if that much wasn't taught to you. But that is okay! I actually need your assistance. Those dark creatures that are darker than heartless, they are called Unversed. They are negative emotions made real. I'm unsure why they are here but they keep making the games and rides fail to work... Oh! That reminds me. Do you 3 have passes to be here?\""
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Negative emotions... Those dae sound like bowfin monsters are a problem...\"\n\nOban knew about negative emotion monsters from Wonderland and having to fight her own shadow once. The topic of tickets being brought up made her perk up and reach into her pocket, pulling out the tickets. \n\n\"Aye! The old magic man that sent us here gave them to me!\""
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro wears a blank expression on his face until she brings up the passes, looking down for a moment and then back up as his eyes narrow ever so slightly.\n\nHe responds in a blunt manner. \"I do not.\"\n\nNo passes. In disney land. Such a shame. Though, its not like he planned to come here."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire pulled her ticket out of her pocket showing it to the Queen. \"Merlin gave me one as well, although I guess saying forced it onto me is the more appropriate answer for that.\" \n\nShe then began to think more about these... Unversed, creatures of negative emotions. \"If we are able to help in destroying them, you have my help.\""
},
{
"author": "Queen Ortensia",
"message": "\"Oh perfect. You see, the rides and attractions work off of a pass system. It would be more difficult to get into the rides to stop the Unversed without them...\"\n\n*She then looked at Sapphire.*\n\n\"Merlin got my message then! I asked for his assistance in the matter, and he sent you three. Then my proposition. If you help with the Unversed, I'll teach you some magic I know. I'm not as great as Merlin, but my supportive magic is unmatched.\"\n\n*She smiled.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire tied her hair up into a losoe ponytail giving a nod as she did, knowing these attractions she'll want her hair out of the way so she can focus. \n\n\"Well, I was going to see about learning magic from Merlin but if you're able to teach us as well I don't mind doing what we need. I was planning on helping from the start as I had nothing better to do.\" \n\nHaving finished with her hair she crossed her arms thinking about what these attractions could actually be."
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"You had me at rides! I was here once before n' never got on any so I'm all in!\"\n\nOban would say with complete excitement in her voice to get on some rides, especially the roller coasters."
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Despite his response being ignored, he nods. Itll be possible with their help anyway. Though he stays silent."
},
{
"author": "Queen Ortensia",
"message": "\"Make sure you all have passes. Xanaro needs one of them. If you can clear out all the Unversed, I'll teach you Curaza. It is the best healing spell. I used on Xanaro just a bit ago.\""
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro silently nods, thinking to himself in the usual methodical manner. He had been instructed to learn magic from merlin, yes, but this woman is clearly of equal worth if she knows the highest level of healing. And it's not as though he can just leave through a dark corridor- not in front of the others.\n\nHe can always visit merlin at a later time for more offensive spells, regardless.\n\nHe then speaks.\n\n\"The... Unversed. They will be dispatched in a timely manner.\"\n\nHe then looks to his pirate acquaintance, as though hes waiting for her to give him a ticket."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire looked at the group she was now with wondering if splitting up would be the better solution. She shook her head to herself, these were new creatures that they haven't encountered so it'll be better to dispatch them together. \"Did you have a place in mind that we should start at?\""
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Och, 'ere.\" \n\nOban would say and hand Xanaro and Sapphire the other passes that Merlin gave her before she left. The idea of learning a healing spell that not even the fairies could teach her sounded interesting, but not as much as the rides themselves. \n\n\"Aye! Where should we go look first? There are alot of fun rides we could check out n' see if they're there.\""
},
{
"author": "Queen Ortensia",
"message": "\"I recommend dealing with the roller coaster first. It is closer than the rest of the rides and attractions. I need to go address some issues, but if you ask the staff, they can direct you to me.\""
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro nods silently, turning to face the exit and beginning his path to leave the town hall without input from his temporary allies. The realization then dawns on him as he stops in his tracks, mumbling a simple question to himself.\n\n*\"What.. Is a roller coaster..?\"*\n\nHe's sure its inaudible to the others, but his confusion could be heard by a sharp ear as he tries his best to remember, But no dice. He's never seen one before. Regardless, he leaves, assuming the others would make it known."
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Aye! To the roller coaster we goooo!\" \n\nAs soon as Ortensia would say to go to there first, the Blitz Path Pirate was already gone and out the room in a flash; heading over to the ride with or without everyone else."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire gave a loud grumble as the other went ahead without her. She gave a nod to the Queen as she turned running after the others towards the roller coasters."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*As the trio explores, they notice one line of purple metallic tracks crosses over other roller coasters. It threads loop de loops, corkscrews around large drops, and passes directly above concession stands. It looks very unsafe.*\n\n*Several tacky-looking signs point in a direction, all labeled \"Captain J's Around the World, sponsored by Vanity Holdings\".*"
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "Oban dashed her way towards the roller coasters, sliding to a halt upon reaching the signs. \n\n\"Captain J's Around the World... Never heard o' em!\" \n\nDespite that, she wanted to get on the ride. So she was looking for how to get on and ride, keeping a small lookout for the Unversed that they were talking about before."
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro quietly follows oban's lead, waiting for the chance to actually get on the ride as he cautiously glances around the area. He has no idea how any of this works."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire took a look at the clear violation to OSHA that is the rollercoaster. She begins to wonder how many accidents happened on the ride in the past month alone. Never the less she follows behind the two looking around as well for any signs of the unversed. They should be similar in appearance to the heartless right? \"They're most likely only in this world. Seeing as how I never heard of them either.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Sapphire sees a blue creature scuttle off in the direction that the signs. It's likely that following the signs will lead to the start of the coaster.*\n\n*Xanaro, being used to Organization iconography, is likely to notice that the V in \"Vanity Holdings\" Is likely the logo of the company. Its \"Arms\" Dip below the font, curling into claws. At the top, the V forms a pair of claws that curl inwards, crossing each other.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire eyes lock in the direction of the blue streak she saw as she walked cautiously towards it. \"Now what was that?\" She looked over to where the other two were waving her hand at to catch their attention. \"Hey over here you two! I think I found something.\""
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Hey! How dae I get on the ride!?\"\n\nOban was looking around for a conductor or the like to give the ticket in order to get on the ride. She stopped when she heard Sapphire say something about seeing something and looked back at her. \n\n\"Huh? What did you find??\""
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaros eyes are locked onto the logo for a few moments, staring at the unnecesarily pointy V. Though, he soon shakes it off, turning his attention to sapphire's shouting. He doesnt respond audibly, but he *Is* Watching her."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*As the trio follows Sapphire, they finally come across what looks to be the entrance to the ride. Strangely, there's no line, nor is there any attempt at a crowd control mechanism. The coaster is just there.*\n\n*An anthropomorphic donkey with glares ahead, bored. He must be the attendant.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire walked up to him giving a small wave with a wry smile. \"I'm sorry to bother you, but you have seen any thing strange of late?\" She looked around and then up at the coaster as she thought for a moment. \n\"And if possible for us to ride on this.\" As crazy as it was she figured they might get better a chance to look around the area from up high."
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro opts to stand a few paces behind sapphire, silently staring at the donkey. As per usual, his glare seems pretty dull, watching the attendant as sapphire speaks to him."
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Oi Donkey Man! How dae we get on this ride??\"\n\nOban didn't even notice the lack of people in the line or any crowd corralling mechanisms in place and just wanted to get on the ride. \n\n\"Ach! That's right, we need to know about the monsters. Have you seen any around here?\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "\"Passes?\" *The ass looks tired as he waits for the strange people to show their passes. When Sapphire and Oban ask about strange events and monsters, though, his ruby-red eyes glint.*\n\n\"Yeah, there's been some weird stuff lately. Sometimes, the shadows look like they're moving. Also, I haven't gotten my paycheck yet this week. I was supposed to get it two days ago.\""
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "He disregards the tale of the ass, raising the pass he had been given to present it to the two legged donkey. Why would you get paid for your job, anyways?\n\n\"It is here.\" He states blankly, glancing around the area in an alert manner."
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Here ya go Ass Man!\"\n\nOban would show off her ticket and immediately jump into the air and into the roller coaster, ready to go once it started; lowering the safety bar to be safe."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire sighed at the other two as she handed her ticket to him as well. \"I apologize for the way these two behave. Also I hope you get paid soon, it sucks not being able to afford what you can.\" She turned away from him making her way to the ride towards the front of the coaster."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*After the two strap themselves in, the donkey man turns around and gets ready to start the ride. Xanaro can see the logo on the back of his jacket: The same screwed up V from the Vanity Holdings logo.*\n\n\"Are you getting in?\" *The donkey man scowls impatiently at the young Nobody.*"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "He stares intently at the sigle for a brief moment, ignoring the words of the ass, his eyes focused.\n\nThough, he snaps out of it pretty quickly, the glare returning to an idle expression.\n\n\"Yes.\" A brief response, before he follows oban, stepping into the nearest unoccupied seat. Which happened to be a lot of them.\n\nThe V is leaving him perturbed, but its likely nothing. He's never once seen the sign in this fashion prior to this, so he cant possibly know what it actually is. The numerals of the organization are different, anyway."
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Yeah! Let's go!\" \n\nOban would say and raised her hand into the air to cheer. She caught the logo on the back of his jacket but thought it looked cool and nothing more beyond that."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire after strapping herself in began to think if being in the front was such a good idea but its too late for regrets now. \"Okay let's get this going so we can get a better view hopefully\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The coaster lurches forward, beginning to climb upwards. Even Sapphire's unable to see the top at their angle. Should the passengers struggle, they'll find that their restraints are inescapable.*\n\n*Onboard speakers starts, and a feminine voice starts talking. For some reason, the voice feels familiar to Xanaro.*\n\n\"Hello, and welcome to...\" *The woman snickers.* \"'Captain J's Around the World'. On behalf of 'Vanity Holdings, Incorporated', I'd like to *Personally* Thank you for agreeing to test the ride. Our engineers called it a 'death trap'. Shitty last words, if you ask me.\"\n\n\"Unfortunately, I am unable to offer my thanks in person.\" *Blue creatures like the one Sapphire spotted run up the roller coaster, melting into it.* \"My *Unversed* Will simply have to do.\" \n\n*They finally reach the peak of the coaster, nearly touching the clouds. If any of them are brave enough to look down, they'll notice it forms the Vanity Holdings logo.*\n\n\"I *Sincerely* Hope you cherish these last moments of your life. But don't worry~! I'll be sure to collect your feedback in Hell.\"\n\n*They begin falling down the peak, and flamethrowers immediately begin shooting at the coaster. They feel the heat from the flames, but they drop too quickly for anything to catch on fire.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "The most ungodly and unnatural scream erupted from Sapphire's lips as she felt pure terror. \"I AM NEVER GETTING ON A ROLLERCOASTER AGAIN!\" She watched as the flames nearly missed her as she did her best effort to put up a protective water spell around her only for it to get blown away."
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Unlike sapphire, xanaro remains calm as the group shoot down the rails. It's not bravery, its just that he doesn't know the proper way to respond in a scenario like this. He keeps a straight face, pretty much.\n\nThe voice of the woman through the spakers, however, does cause him to tense up through natural reflex. As though the two had met prior. Though, he doesn't understand why.\n\nHe then glances between the two of his temporary companions, watching as sapphire screeches in fear. Imagine."
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Huh... I guess these safety features are really top notch!\"\n\nOban noticed pretty fast about her lack of movement and then looked up when she heard the feminine voice and what it said. She also guessed that then being merging into the roller coaster were part of the attraction as well. But the word 'Unversed' did click in her normally hollow mind. \n\n\"HAHAHA THIS IS FUN!\"\n\nWithout much care, Oban cheered as the roller coaster finally started to move and descend down the track downwards. She did reflexively used Watera to help with some of the flames, she wore alot of flowing clothes that might catch fire from the flames being shot at them."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Suddenly, the track changes shape. It slaps them upwards, twists in a corkscrew, and launches them into freefall.*\n\n*At the peak of their flight, a swarm of Jellyshades materialize around the track! They begin spewing toxic gas at the cart.*\n\n```\nLv51???:???\nJellyshades killed: 0\n\n12G (each): 800 damage\nPoisonra (all): 2000 power. If unmitigated, applies Poisonra status effect (-2% HP for 5 turns). Non-damaging.\n```"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire taking the initiative had a flicker of darkness inside her as she entered the princess of darkness form dropping her heart once into darkness."
},
{
"author": "Dark Heart Form",
"message": "Despite being strapped in Sapphire was able to grab hold onto her book as she felt the rush of darkness buld up into her with her darkness boost. \"Unmend to me.\" She said mostly to herself as she felt her darkness get stronger as she sent a pure darkness into the area around herself as what appeared to be a claw came up around her acting as a makeshift barrier.\nShe then snapped her fingers as two barriers formed around both Oban and Xanaro assisting them in defending against the incoming onslaught of attacks.\nMaw of Darkness 225-185 parrying 12G (809-800)= complete mitigating and 9 damage sent back\nBarrier Shot 185-10(2)=65\nOban and Xanaro get a barrier mitigating up 638 damage"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Gs are a measure of acceleration. To mitigate it is to maintain inertia, and to continue traveling at the same velocity.*\n\n*The dark maw that Sapphire summoned understood this. It ripped open the bottom Sapphire's car, as well as just enough of the tracks to ensure she didn't hit them on her way down. She goes into freefall independent of her allies, unencumbered by her prior restraints.*\n\n*Her barriers, meanwhile, slow the coaster down enough to reduce the acceleration that Xanaro and Oban experience.*\n\n*The trio hears a hellish screech coming from all around them. The tracks start shaking violently.*\n\n```\nLv51 Captain J's Around the World\nHP: 10000 -9991\n```"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro struggles through his bindings in the coaster cart. As he's thinking of ways to escape, he's enveloped by sapphires barrier and given extra time to wiggle out. He's not exactly.. Physically imposing? Not enough to snap out of it as somebody like Myxnoatan or Ximara would, anyway. He's attempting to wiggle free and slump deeper into the seat to avoid any remnants of the harsh wind rushing against him, calling upon ``Lethe``, the lighter key of the pair for extra leverage and assistance. If not for the metallic texture, you'd be able to assume it was a feather.\n\nHe uses what room he does have for his arms to lodge the key between himself and the restraint, nudging it ever so slightly to allow himself to ``Slide`` lower into the cart.\n\nThe result slipping out of the restraints entirely is to be seen, but he's wiggled down far enough to have the wind miss any vital areas. The barrier covers the rest, allowing him to fully mitigate it as it screeches to a slow. Truly the benefit of having a twink's build.\n\nHe pulls himself back up afterwards, turning his head to face oban, speaking in a confused tone. \n\n\"How are you enjoying yourself?\" The tone of his voice is dull and boring as usual, a tinge of confusion audible. Before he can say anything else, the cart begins shaking, and he looks around in an alert manner, before responding to oban. \"It is unstable, yes.\"\n\n```HP: 3225 -3160\nAP: 190 -180\nMP: 135\n\nAction 1: Slide: 327\nAction 2:\nAction 3:\n\nBous Action:\nBonus Action:\n\nTotal Mitigation: 327 + 638 - 800 = Total mitigation of 12G\nTotal Damage Taken: Poisonra, -2% HP, 5/5\nTotal Damage Dealt: N/A\n```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Xanaro manages to wriggle out of his seat, going into freefall with Sapphire. The coaster continues twisting through the air, Oban in tow, until the tracks catch it. She speeds off without her allies.*\n\n*The track that launched the coaster to begin with, meanwhile, curves inwards and downwards to slap Xanaro to the side. It then doubles back, dipping down further to smack Sapphire.*\n\n*The Jellyshade cloud, down a member from Oban's Water cast, buzzes angrily. Several of them shake, charging a Thunder cast.*\n\n```\nCaptain J's Around the World HP: 9991\nJellyshades killed: 1\n\nIron Slap (Xanaro, Sapphire): 1000\n```"
},
{
"author": "Information Bar",
"message": "Information: Passengers can escape their restraints by parrying or mitigating the roller coaster's G-Force!"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "As Xanaro drops through his freefall, he watches as the coaster twists through the air. \n\nSoon, he notices the track twisting and curving in attempt to hit him, quickly summoning his pair of twin keyblades. With the intent to bash against the rails to deflect against its slap (Or, at least reduce the damage taken,) , and fall toward a non murderous part of the ride.\n\n\n```\nHP: 3160 -3096 -2505\nAP: 180 -145\nMP: 135\nPoisonra, -2% HP, 4/5\nBonus action: Dual wielding, -30 AP per turn\n\nAction 1: Deflection [Raw STR parry]: 409\nAction 2: \nAction 3: \n\nTotal Mitigation: 409 - 1000 = 591\nTotal Damage Taken: 591\nTotal Damage Dealt: N/A```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The coaster screeches with rage, swinging Oban's section of the track over to hit Sapphire with it.*\n\n*The Jellyshades have their numbers reduced by Oban and Sapphire's attacks. When they release their Thundaga cast, it's far weaker than it would've been otherwise.*\n\n*Xanaro continues plummeting towards the ground. From this height, a fall like this would likely be lethal.*\n\n```\nCaptain J's Around the World HP: 9194\nJellyshades Defeated: 19\n\n8G (Oban): 302 \n\"Oww get off of me\" (Sapphire): 490\nThundaga (each): 607\n```"
},
{
"author": "Information Bar",
"message": "Information: Unless Xanaro uses an aerial mobility ability (or someone does something to catch/save him) this turn, he'll fall to the ground and take 9999 damage!"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro was about to save himself, being plenty capable of moving through the air- But, he's caught by oban. It's not the ideal landing, but its a better outcome than going splat. Once oban is on the tracks, he recalls the two keys, waiting to close in on the jellyfish. He's also waiting for oban to put him down, his dull stare repeatedly shifting from her to the tracks.\n\n```HP: 2505 -2454\nAP: 145\nMP: 135\nPoisonra, -2% HP, 3/5\n\n\nAction 1: \nAction 2: \nAction 3: \n\nTotal Mitigation: \nTotal Damage Taken:\nTotal Damage Dealt: N/A```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "```\nXanaro HP (no mitigation vs Thundaga): 2454 -1847 ```\n\n*The tracks vibrate, letting out another deep screech at Sapphire's consistent attacks. It twists and throws the coaster into a corkscrewing loop de loop cut off halfway, sending it racing backwards over the tracks and towards the fightsrs.*\n\n*A group of red Jellyshades surround the trio and begin glowing, heating up the air around them. They appear to be charging an attack.*\n\n```\nCaptain J's Around the World: 9194 -8259\nJellyshades defeated: 37\n\nReverse Beat (Group): 900\n```"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro slides along the rails near oban, his form a bit sloppy- having never done something like this prior. He watches as the other two parry the roller coaster, holding his key out to the side as he grinds across the rails, slashing at the closest jellyfish, entering ``Betwixt``. The thorns are kept discreet, blending in with the monochrome eyblade as if an extra pattern. After a few strikes, he throws his keyblade into a crowd of jellys with ``Strike Raid``, recalling it once a good number have been hit.\n\n\n\nAP: 145 -115\nMP: 135\nPoisonra, -2% HP, 2/5\nBetwixt 5/5\nThorns: Your Abilities and Spells gain an effect that increases their power by 5% and count as light and dark.\n\n\nAction 1: Basic attack, 459 \nAction 2: Basic attack, 459\nAction 3: Basic attack, 459\n\nExtra Action: Betwixt\nExtra Action: Strike raid, 508 [Twilight]\n\nTotal Mitigation: \nTotal Damage Taken: N/A\nTotal Damage Dealt: 1885```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Oban's flurry of light slows the car hurtling towards them, and then Sapphire's riposte splits it straight down the middle. The pieces of the car fall off the roller coaster, screaming as they disintegrate.*\n\n*The tracks begin bending inwards to try and slap Sapphire, only to be knocked backwards violently by a Z-shaped slash. The trio's combined efforts then entirely cleanse the air of Jellyshades, leaving behind only the roller coaster.*\n\n*A voice the trio recognizes as belonging to the donkey clerk who originally let them on the ride begins playing from nearby loudspeakers.*\n\n\"You were *Supposed* To stay inside the ride at all times. Thanks to you three, we'll have to shut it down for maintenance.\"\n\n*The tracks shudder, then begin falling down from either side. Interestingly, whenever they fall onto another roller coaster, rather than breaking anything, they simply phase through.*\n\n\"We've had a few dozen 'customers' before you three, you know. They all spent the last moments of their lives in terror and regret like they were supposed to.\"\n\n*The tracks beneath them finally crumble, sending them into freefall.*\n\n\"Whenever we reopen, don't come back.\"\n\n*A giant Unversed symbol bursts into flames in front of the trio, then disappears, along with all traces of Captain J's Around the World.*"
},
{
"author": "Information Bar",
"message": "Information: Use an air mobility Command/Spell to survive falling to the ground! Anyone who doesn't will take 9999 damage!"
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "Oban kept playing her Sitar until she felt the tracks under her begin to groan and crumble beneath her. She'd stop playing her song and jumped off the tracks high into the air in a triple spin and grabbing one of the rails of the normal roller coaster nearby, spinning and sliding down until she landed back on solid ground. \n\n\"Hahaha! That was fun! Let's do it again!\"\n\nThe pirate would say and placed a hand on her hip before pointing at the fanishing Donkey Man. \n\n\"No dice! If this ride comes back, then I'm coming back too! Me and me matey's will be back ye can count on that!\" \n\n\n`High Jump: 106`"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire would exit her princess of darkness form, casting Blizzard towards ground with a slide being created. She landed on it sliding all the way down to ground, this would be more fun than roller coasters to hell they were on.\n\n\"Oh great so this will be a recurring thing to continue fighting.\"\n\n She walked next to Oban placing a hand on her own hip as she nodded in agreement.\n\n**Blizzard: 498**\n**Mp 85-70**"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*No signs of the Unversed remain after they reach the ground. Perhaps they should tell Queen Ortensia the good news.*"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro watches as the two safely descend, blinking absently as he comments on what had just happened.\n\n\"What a strange way to spend time.\"\n\nThis has now left him with the impression that all roller coasters are death traps.\n\nHis job is done though, heading back to where he had last met the queen in the town hall. Hes already assuming the others will follow."
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Looks like it. I dae wonder where it went though...\" \n\nOban would scratch the side of her head, watching the roller coaster fade away until she noticed Xanaro walk off. \n\n\"Och! He's walking off, we should go n' tell the other girl what happened.\" \n\nShe'd say that and went to try and follow Xanaro back."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire would nod as she would jog behind them to catch up. \"Yeah she needs to know for in case it shows back up and starts causing problems.\" \n\nSapphire would then think to herself about the logo making sure to keep a mental note of it."
},
{
"author": "Queen Ortensia",
"message": "*Ortensia would be seen speaking with some children quite a ways away from the place they just had been. The kids were smiling and laughing, one of them noticing the 3 approaching. She turned around to address them.*\n\n\"Oh you're back. Did everything go okay?\""
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro stares idly, as usual, nodding to the queen.\n\n\"Yes.\" Such a man of words."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire gave a small smile and a wave to the children as she looked back at Ortensia. \"We found the creatures you made mention of and did our best to dispatch it. However you might want to be wary of any new rides that pop up.\""
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Aye! We got on a roller coaster 'n there were these jellies... Er, jellyfish shooting lightning at us!\" \n\nOban would arrive and start explaining like an excited little kid about what happened. \n\n\"But we managed to beat the gommy lookin' Donkey man then the whole ride vanished into thin air.\""
},
{
"author": "lisax",
"message": "Ort:\"Well that doesn't sound good... But you said the entire *Ride* Vanished? What is everything that happened? Will more rides disappear?\""
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro shrugs.\n\n\"The ride acted as though it were a living being.\"\n\nPretty much the best way he could put it."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire shrugged her shoulders not entirely sure how to answer that question. \"Who knows but if a ride was able to appear with no one knowing that does raise some concern\" \nShe then looked at the other two who fought alongside with her feeling relieved as if this was only her by herself then she would be screwed. \"I'm sure if any trouble arises we'll be back to help solve it\""
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"With the way the ass was havering on about, I dinnae think that it would be other rides... He was only talking that one in general. But we should 100% go again!\" \n\nOban would say and scratched the side of her face before laughing again."
},
{
"author": "Queen Ortensia",
"message": "\"Mm... If you are all okay with coming back to face that danger, i'll gladly compensate for it. It seems like you have sent them off for now though, and I made a promise to teach you three in exchange for the help.\""
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Aye of course I'll come back! Er... Wherever this place is. I dinnae even know how I got here in the first place... The wizard kinda... Warped us here and I dinnae have me ship...\" \n\nOban would say at first pumping her fist into the air before rubbing the back of her head and laughing a little in embarrassment."
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "The nobody silently nods. Not much to say there, in his case anyway."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire gave a silent nod towards the queen vefore letting out a small chuckle at Oban. \n\n\"I'm sure Merlin is keeping an eye on us as we speak for when it's time to go back. I hope at least.\""
}
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{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado woke up, then immediately phased through his bed. That's when he knew he had to be dreaming.*\n\n*He fell deeper and deeper into the world until he saw a pink, crystalline, pulsating heart in the black void. Not a human heart; it was the shape of a \"Heart\" Symbol. It had a misty, purple growth winding around it maliciously. This abstract sight unsettled him.*\n\n*After falling for hours, the heart slowly moving up into the void, the world beneath him slowly got brighter and bluer. Eventually, the void has disappeared entirely, replaced by a bright blue sky and reflective water below. He twisted in the air and looked out to the horizon, but all he saw was the sky kissing the sea on all sides.*\n\n*Surprisingly, the water wasn't cold when he fell in. In fact, it didn't feel much different from the air prior; it was only wetter. As he descended deeper into the ocean's abyss, less and less light reached his eyes.*\n\n*His feet gently landed on a hard surface, and he was spontaneously aware that his eyes were closed and he was no longer descending. He opened his eyes.*\n_ _\n\n*Dado was on a stained glass platform, bearing an image his eyes refused to focus on. He could make out individual parts, including the tower from the fairy tale, a Lucky Emblem, and a gray eye. Whenever he tried to focus on anything beyond an individual symbol, however, he simply couldn't.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"Welcome to your Awakening.\" *A voice echoed through the void.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado found the voice familiar. He couldn't place why.*\n\n\"What is this place?\""
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"You've much yet to do, and little time to do it. Follow my instructions. I'll guide you through this.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Seven stone platforms slowly rose up from the ground. Upon each floated a different object.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"Choose well. May your Heart be your guiding key.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado investigated the platform directly before him. He grabbed the Dream Sword, then investigated it.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"The power of the Warrior. Invincible courage. A sword of terrible destruction.\n\n\"Is this the power you seek?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Terrible destruction wasn't his style. He set the sword down, then walked clockwise.*\n\n*Upon the next pedestal lay the Dream Rod. He picked it up.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"The power of the Mystic. Inner strength. A staff of wonder and ruin.\n\n\"Is this the power you seek?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Something about the Dream Rod resonated with Dado. He wasn't fond of ruin, but inner strength and wonder sounded like him.*\n\n*Filled with wonder, he set it down and walked clockwise.*\n\n*Upon the next pedestal lay the Dream Shield. He picked it up gingerly.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"The power of the Guardian. Kindness to aid friends. A shield to repel all.\n\n\"Is this the power you seek?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Friends... Yeah, he didn't have those. He hadn't had IRL friends for a while now. It was too much work, keeping up with others' social needs and drama.*\n\n*He set down the Dream Shield and walked clockwise.*\n\n*Upon the next pedestal sat a pair of ice skates. He examined their blades.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"The power of the speedster. Resolve to Blitz through life. Skates to escape your problems.\n\n\"Is this the power you seek?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Escaping his problems sounded nice. Deep down, though, he knew he wasn't fast. He could adapt well, but that was by necessity.*\n\n*He set the Dream Skates down and walked clockwise.*\n\n*The next pedestal, interestingly, was entirely empty. He studied it curiously.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"The Neutral path. No advantages to weaponize. No weaknesses to protect.\n\n\"Is this the path you seek?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*That sounded the least like him so far. He walked clockwise.*\n\n*Upon the next pedestal floated a D20. He grabbed it, then started tossing it up and down in his hand.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"The path of Chaos. Luck to bypass fate. A die of great uncertainty.\n\n\"Is this the power you seek?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*He had never been big on RNG in his games. He tossed it back to the pedestal, then walked clockwise.*\n\n*The final pedestal simply held a red X. He reached his hand out to it.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "**\"Don't pick that one.\"**"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*The sudden commanding tone caught him off-guard. He paused, then considered. What if he did pick it? What was the worst that could happen?*\n\n*Deciding he didn't want the dream turning into a nightmare, he walked back to the Dream Rod.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"The power of the Mystic. Inner strength. A staff of wonder and ruin.\n\n\"Is this the power you seek?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado's mind was made up, but before he could nod yes, the pedestals sank back into the ground.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"You've gained the power to fight. Use this to defend yourself and, eventually, your friends.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*A pack of ink-black, ant-like creatures with beady golden eyes crawled out of the stained glass platform.*\n\n*Dado clutched his weapon, then swung it underhanded, beaning one in the face and sending it flying. In response, another Shadow clawed at his calf.*\n\n*He winced, but felt no pain. Another helpful reminder that this was only a dream.*\n\n*The Heartless surrounding him, he crouched down and spun with the Dream Rod outstretched. All but one evaporated.*\n\n*He walked up slowly to his last aggressor and performed an uppercut, hitting it into the air above him. As it returned to his shoulder level, he wound up with both hands, then swung the Rod. The Shadow was sent flying into oblivion.*\n\n*A pinkish double door appeared at the far edge of the Station. Dado walked up to it and through.*\n\n*The world was a dark, soothing gray. A line of text appeared before him.*\n\n*Confused, he looked around. He saw nothing else but the gray void. He tried lifting his hands up, but found them glued to a keyboard. He looked down. There was no keyboard. There were no hands.*\n\n*Formless yet still feeling, he stared at the line of text. Its characters blurred, shifted around, swapped places, changed forms, and occasionally outright disappeared. Understanding without knowing, he typed an equally incomprehensible response.*\n\n*After doing so, a familiar three dots alternated in and out of existence. He waited for a response, then typed one back. He smiled, comforted.*\n\n*One final response later, his vision filled with shifting text that eventually faded into the dull gray background.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"Your journey begins past midnight. The beginning will test you harshly, though you won't have to walk far to find more light.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*The gray faded back to black. Dado realized he was looking up, then adjusted his view. He was back on the stained glass.*\n\n*He looked around, and a spotlight shone from the empty heavens. He walked towards it.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"The closer you get to light, the greater your shadow will become.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*He looked down, then turned around. His shadow slowly enlarged into an unfamiliar silhouette, then pulled itself out of the ground.*\n\n*The emerging monster bore similarity to the creatures he fought earlier, with its ink-black form and haunting yellow eyes. That, however, was the only similarity that existed.*\n\n*It was gargantuan and humanoid, with short legs and a massive, triangular torso. Most distinguishable were the fleshy \"Scarf\" Covering the lower half of its face and the wild hair that seemed to move on its own.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"You don't need to be afraid.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*The voice was right. It was just his shadow. His reflection. It was only equal to him.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"Use your light. Defeat the encroaching darkness. Then, you will be granted the means of your Happily Ever After.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado's weapon changed shape, taking on a new form he didn't recognize before. Like the stained glass form, his eyes refused to focus on it, but he could make out the colors. It alternated between a silver rod with a golden handle, and a white rod with a blue tip and green handle.* \n\n*He focused on the monster before him. It had a heart-shaped hole in its torso, and thin strands of flesh connecting its top to its bottom. Those thin strands were surely anatomical weak points. He readied his stance.*"
},
{
"author": "happyfrozenfire",
"message": "*The monster slammed a hand down next to him, creating a pool of darkness below it. He jumped up onto the back of its hand, climbed its forearm, then grabbed onto a single strand of 'hair'.*\n\n*He wrapped the tendril around his forearm, letting himself dangle at the same height as the hole in its torso. Then, he slashed back and forth across it, cutting through its form repeatedly. With each cut, it immediately healed.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"Ha! Nice, the classic. I mean, *Ahem*. An interesting strategy, but plunging yourself directly into darkness is risky.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Other hair tendrils descended to Dado's level and started biting at him, like a family of snakes.*\n\n*He sliced off his own hair tendril, and it melted off his arm. He fell a few feet safely onto the platform before noticing the monster do something strange. It was hunched over, as though in pain. Had he defeated it?*\n\n*It arched its back and thrust its arms out, sending several orbs of energy flying out of the hole in its torso. The orbs homed in on Dado with ease.*\n\n*He knocked one, then two out of the way with no problem, but he miscalculated the speed of the third. It hit him in the torso, sending him to the ground. The rest of the orbs then hit him while he was down. While not painful, the cold darkness was uncomfortable. He closed his eyes, bracing himself through the situation.*\n\n*More cold darkness splashed around him in his fetal position, and he clenched his eyes further shut in discomfort.*"
},
{
"author": "Ray",
"message": "\"Don't be afraid.\n\n\"You hold the mightiest weapon of all.\n\n\"So don't forget:\n\n\"You are one of two who will close the door.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado listened to the voice and relaxed his muscles, sinking gently back into the darkness of sleep.*\n\n*When Dado opens his eyes, he's somewhere vaguely familiar. His vision refuses to focus on any of the iconography below his feet. It's all blurred and refracted, save for one object at a time.*\n\n*Dark smoke fills the stained glass platform, choking him.*"
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "*[The darkness coalesced into a familiar form... But corrupted and altered like that of his keyblades...](<\n\n*The dark form set foot on the stained glass platform, the ground corrupting beneath its feet as it stood, before its silhouetted head turned to look at Dado.*\n\n\"Greed is very unbecoming of you, Daedalus of Toy Box. In your bout of heroics, it seems as though you tried to borrow a power that wasn't yours to use.\"\n\n*The dark figure took a step forward, and began to approach Dado.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado shudders, weighing his surroundings. The... Person? Before him knows his name and world of origin, and is speaking cryptically.*\n\n*The last thing he remembers is fighting Maleficent. Mod saved him from an attack. He felt so much sorrow. His vision went red, he called on himself to fight for his fallen friends, jumped towards Dragon Maleficent, and-*\n\n*Oh.*\n\n\"Am I dead?\""
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "\"Not yet, you're not.\"\n\n*The figure stopped moving.*\n\n\"But I am.\"\n\n*The figure's darkness washed away... Revealing the form beneath.*"
},
{
"author": "Radiant Remainder",
"message": "*The pale man that stood before Dado resembled that of a lost and broken friend... His face full of sorrow, stained by tears.*\n\n\"Ikazuchi is no longer with us.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Ika...\"\n\n*Dado reaches out, hesitates, then withdraws his hand.*\n\n\"I'm sorry.\"\n\n*He lets the silence breathe for a moment, a dozen things he wants to tell his lost friend on his mind... Then settles on the most pressing one.*\n\n\"If I'm not dead, then... Where are we? And how are you here?\""
},
{
"author": "Radiant Remainder",
"message": "\"Your heart... Likely.\"\n\n*The figure who resembled Ikazuchi noticed the hesitation and withdrawal, and took a step back, the stained glass beneath his feet still mishaping and curling to darkness as he did so.*\n\n\"You called for a connection. And The Darkness answered. I believe you would know him as... Inaxuma. The equal yet opposite of The Beacon of Hope, the Eternal Abyss.\"\n\n*The figure created a ball of light and a ball of darkness, before merging the two together. The light shone brightly, before being swallowed by the darkness entirely.*\n\n\"As for me... You could say I'm what's left. Perhaps even what existed before... I'm here because of the bonds that connect you to Ikazuchi. Your bonds chain him to this world, and keep him from being fully submerged in the darkness... You called upon those connections, his power, and unknowingly let the darkness, and myself, in.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*So Inaxuma's alive, and he absorbed Ika? He followed his Heart, only for it to open up that connection, exposing him directly to the darkness, but...*\n\n\"You say my bonds keep him from being fully submerged. If... If I keep you here, will I save him from being fully absorbed by Inaxuma?\""
},
{
"author": "Radiant Remainder",
"message": "\"...\"\n\n\"You would willingly risk your heart for this?\"\n\n*The figure looked... Shocked. He stopped to think for a moment.*\n\n\"You could, but darkness may quickly overwhelm you. On top of that... The Eternal Abyss would likely come to reclaim that with which you hold.\"\n\n*He shook his head.*\n\n\"A decision you should not make lightly. As you may know... The Beacon of Hope would be very cross with this option. Sacrificing yourself for his sake.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*\"If anything bad happens to me, just promise you'll get fiora out safely, please?\"*\n\n\"He planned this. I'm pretty sure he did, at least. The way he was talking about Fiora...\"\n\n*\"As few as possible is the least we could do. It's a good start.\"*\n\n\"He had all these expectations placed on him. All these obligations. He refused to think about himself, even for a moment.\"\n\n*\"Being a 'Guardian of Light' isn't simply about fighting the darkness. It is about protecting those who can't protect themselves... But above all else, it means following what your heart believes is right...\"*\n\n\"I-\"\n\n*Kingdom Key materializes in his hand, then points directly at the center of his own Heart. A beam of light shoots from it, pushing the dark clouds outwards. Dado feels a pressure enveloping him as he does so. It's clear his Heart can't sustain this powerful a Darkness and Light together.*\n\n*If he lets the Darkness in, he'll have to let the Light out.*\n\n\"I'm... I'm sorry. You're right... Ika wouldn't want this. \"\n\n*Dado has a job to do. He needs to seal the Door to Darkness to stop the Heartless. If he can't do that, it won't matter if he temporarily saves Ika from the darkness... It'll soon retake him regardless.*\n\n*Kingdom Key's beam strengthens, pushing more darkness from his Heart.*\n\n\"But I'm not giving up! Now that I know that Ika can be saved, I'll be coming for Inaxuma! I'll get you out of there, Eternal Abyss be damned!\"\n\n*His light shines brighter as he speaks these words.*"
},
{
"author": "Radiant Remainder",
"message": "*He squinted and held an arm up to shield his eyes from the brightening light.*\n\n\"Ikazuchi was prepared to sacrifice himself. He knew the worlds could not carry on with his Master still resting within his own heart. Although the outcome was unexpected... I can say with certainty that this is not the end of either of your journeys. Death is not the end, but the beginning. I was dead once... Lost long ago when thunder and lightning were separated. But your friend, Ikazuchi, came from my death.\"\n\n*[The figure's form would begin to fade as Dado's light grew stronger.](< *\n\n\"Very well, Daedalus of Toy Box. You have given your answer. I will sever this link and help evict the darkness.\""
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "*It would return once again to being a silhouette of darkness, standing before Dado.*\n \n\"But just because the link is severed, know your bonds are stronger than destiny... Your allies are always with you.\"\n\n*The remnants of What's Left would be completely wiped clean from Dado's heart, unable to stand to such pure concentrations of light.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The light continues to flow from Kingdom Key, filling the area and blinding Dado. When he reopens his eyes, he'll find himself in his prior position...*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado wakes up, back in his Heart. He's still unable to perceive it in its entirety, save for the filled cracks running through it.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The filled cracks in Dado's heart would glow brighter than his normal light, despite him being a pure light now. Dado would get a familiar feeling from the light, and feel warmth from them. Across from him, what seemed to be a light phantom of Fiora would stand, facing away from Dado.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"...Fiora? Is that-\" \n\n*No, he's gotta be dreaming. This feels too trippy to be real.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Dado could see the phantom Fiora seemingly doing something. Fighting? No, she doesn't have her keyblade out. But he could clearly see her being thrashed around by something. Dado wouldn't know it now, but he was seeing Fiora's confrontation with Inaxuma. While he couldn't see Ina or the location, he could feel Fiora's feelings and see how hurt she was.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado winces from the secondhand pain. Whatever's fighting her, she doesn't want to fight back.*\n\n\"Guess you already got all your anger out, huh...?\" *He purses his lips, his feelings too mixed to allow any other facial expressions.*\n\n*He puts a hand out, and a green casting circle appears over the phantom Fiora. Just as she taught him, he lets cooling healing energy slowly trickle outwards, trying to heal her through time and space.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The healing energy from Dado seemed to enter into Fiora's phantom, seemingly causing her wounds to heal. But then, the phantom would seemingly begin to get color, and change into Fiora's normal look.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*She looked around slowly, confused and a little scared.*\n\n\"D-dado...? Is this...? Am I... Dead? Are we...?\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*While imperceptible to Dado, Fiora's able to see the stained glass image on the ground in its entirety without issue. It's Dado, sitting against an invisible wall on an equally visible floor. Kingdom Key and Ever After both lean against the wall next to him.*\n\n*Several circles show portraits of people important to Dado. Faint outlines of faces can be seen in three of them, but one of them is clearer: Fiora.*\n\n*Much of the Heart Station is cracked and filled with a bright light she recognizes as her own.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado blinks, surprised. She's here now?*\n\n\"No, you're not dead.\" *He chuckles.* \"I asked the same thing when I first came here, actually.\"\n\n\"This is my Heart, and I'm pretty sure I'm dreaming. Either that, or our Hearts are connected now.\"\n\n\"Are you okay? Who were you just fighting?\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora looked around more. This was similar to when What's Left appeared to her, but this feeling was the same as when she...*\n\n\"So these platforms are Hearts..? So that's where she locked me during our-......\"\n\n*She paused, realizing she was standing in-front of the man she nearly killed.*\n\n\"Dado I'm... I'm...\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Hey. It's okay, this one's on me. I'm the one who told you to go all out.\" *He chuckles, shaking his head.*\n\n\"That said, though...\" *He frowns.* \"We need to get you to Master Aria. As long as you've got that angry ice ghost in you, there's a chance you'll...\" *He lets the thought hang in the air.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"No it's not okay! I nearly killed you, I nearly killed those kids! What if you didn't interfere? What if I couldn't regain control?!\"\n\n*Dado could feel a flood of emotions from Fiora, but could also feel a flood of strength from them. It seemed like her power responded to her emotions and feelings whether Fiora means it or not.*\n\n\"I'm... Dado I'm a failure. I tried to be helpful and all I did was hand the enemy the last piece they needed and nearly kill my friend. I couldn't even save Ika and nearly died... Ina nearly killed me for contronting him about Ika, but instead of fighting, I decided to try to talk and be friends with Ina... Now i'm trapped on a strange world with no where to go. My stupid keyblade brought me here and I don't know how to leave...\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Hey. Hey, it's okay.\"\n\n*Dado walks up to Fiora, hesitates, then hugs her.*\n\n\"You didn't kill me. You didn't kill those kids. You listened, and you stopped.\"\n\n\"And about Ika... You're not the only one who failed to save him. I did too. I had him in my Heart; all I had to do was keep him there, and...\"\n\n\"And I let him go. I let him go back to Ina. You're not alone.\"\n\n*He steps away from Fiora, summons Kingdom Key, and holds it pointed towards the sky.*\n\n\"Here. Mimic my motions. I'll help you get out of there.\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora looked into Dado's eyes before he hugged her, which surprised her.*\n\n\"Dado... I..\"\n\n*She hugged back, tight, practically crushing Dado.*\n\n\"I want to go home...\"\n\n*She let Dado go and watched his movements.*\n\n\"Okay.\"\n\n*She follow Dado's movements, summoning Oathkeeper and raising it at the sky.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Good. Now imagine the line between this world and the next. An arbitrary, impossibly strong barrier.\"\n\n\"It's actually another door. And like all doors, it can be opened. Fire a beam from your Keyblade to open the door in the sky.\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora focused, thinking about a line between worlds that is just 2 doors. It was strange for her to think about, not really understanding the how of it. Instead she decided to try and shoot a beam, the beam firing off within the heart station.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The beam shoots into the sky, culminating in a... Pink, crystalline object. That's strange. Normally, it results in a swirly portal to the Lanes Between.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Err... Yeah, that's never happened before. Let's not touch it until Master Aria tells us what it is.\"\n\n\"Either way, I think you should be able to do that wherever you are to open up a portal. Next up, we gotta put some armor on you.\"\n\n*Dado looks up, closes his eyes, and in a flash, white and silver cat-eared armor appears around him.*\n\n\"I dunno how it works, really. Keyblades are weird. I wonder if the Tower has a book on it...?\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"I... Don't want to touch it. After what I did before, it could hurt you...\"\n\n*Fiora watched as Dado put on his armor, and she ended up giggling a little once she saw the cat ears.*\n\n\"I never thought you to be a cat boy. That's so cute. But how do I get armor?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado's armored head turns wordlessly towards Fiora, holds its gaze for a moment, then turns away, as though embarrassed.*\n\n\"I don't get to decide how it looks...\" \n\n\"I'm honestly not sure how you get armor. I just threw my Keyblade into the air, made it return as a flying machine, and the armor sorta appeared. I actually have no idea what mine looks like.\"\n\n\"Here, try transforming your Keyblade into a flying machine.\" *Dado throws Kingdom Key into the air in a Raid. It passes the pink Portal, then boomerangs back as a trick scooter. He kicks onto it, spinning backwards into a stop.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"If you don't get to decide how it looks that means you are a catboy deep down?\"\n\n*Fiora teased a but before focusing again. Preparing to do the same as Dado.*\n\n\"Okay, i'll try... I think I remember my keyblade turning into a bow once... So random transportation, here we go.\"\n\n*She focused hard and Dado could feel his connection with her increase as she threw oathkeeper into the air. She mimic'd his exact movements, down to the smaller details of them. Not only that, he could feel his own experience within her, as if she was feeling the same he did just moments ago. As soon as she let go of the keyblade she became enveloped in light, the keyblade flying high into the air.*\n\n*In an instant, her body was covered in white and gold armor, with a blue trim to it. But also a pair of... Fox ears. But then her keyblade seemed to disappear above her, becoming ethereal light and rushing down to her. It flowed around her before reaching her legs, the light making her float before attaching to her feet like a pair of roller skates.*\n\n\"...Okay so I may have been thinking about roller skating around my town when I said that...\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Under his mask, Dado grins. Roller skates? That's awesome.*\n\n\"Looks like you're a fox girl, then.\"\n\n*His Glider vibrates, then jumps forward, flying laps around the edge of the station.*\n\n\"Heeere!\" *He calls out, his voice stretched by his speed.* \"Come practice!\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"What?!\"\n\n*Fiora yelled as she began to check herself and realized she got fox ears.*\n\n\"But whhhhhy.\"\n\n*She whined, but soon just let go as she took a moment to remember how to use roller skates. She stumbled at first and nearly fell a few times, but the light skates adjusted to keep her up. After a few tries, she began skate next to Dado's glider, struggling a bit to keep up.*\n\n\"T-this is weird! This feels really strange!\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado's laughter at Fiora's whining echoes throughout his Heart. He slows down his Glider to be just barely in front of Fiora, matching her speed while also urging her to go faster.*\n\n\"Alright, you're getting it!\" *He performs a corkscrew, going upside-down for a moment before realigning himself.*\n\n\"So, traveling between worlds like this is wayyyyy faster. But you can also use this to travel normally! I've used this to race through Traverse Town before.\" *...He probably shouldn't elaborate on that example.*\n\n\"You might need to fight Heartless like this.\" *He speeds up and widens his arc, increasing the horizontal space between him and Fiora while riding parallel to her.* \"Here, try throwing out a few kicks!\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"Fight like this? I'm good at shooting, not with my legs... But I can try...\"\n\n*Fiora attempted to do some kicks and tricks while trying to keep up with Dado, however she would promptly fail and fall on her but on the heart station. Thankfully the armor absorbed the fall.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado drifts inwards, spiraling around Fiora to a halt.*\n\n\"Ahh, yeah. That happens sometimes.\" *He chuckles, holding an arm out to help her up.*\n\n\"Hey, remember how when we first met, I had a bit of a limp?\"\n\n*An electronic looking screen spirals down around the edge of the station, settling in front of Fiora and Dado. It begins playing a video: \n\n*Dado laughs as he gets hit in the leg by his own transformed Keyblade. Hopefully, the memory provides some amount of comfort to Fiora.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora was a little confused why Dado brought up that moment, almost as confused as when a screen suddenly appeared. She assumed this place was like a dream, sorta. When she saw Dado hit his leg, she bursted out laughing. She grabbed his hand to let him help her up.*\n\n\"Well good to know i'm not the only screw up.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado helps her to her feet, dismissing his armor to reveal a grin.*\n\n\"Here. Once you, uhh... Wake up? Are you even asleep right now? Heart stuff is weird.\"\n\n\"Anyways, once you return to reality, know that you've got the tools to reach Traverse Town. I... Might not be able to meet you there just yet. I have to go fight another villain.\"\n\n*He considers asking her for help, but... The risk of the ice ghost coming out and attacking their allies is too strong. They need to get that sorted before she can help with anything.*\n\n\"After I come back, we'll throw you that birthday party. Sound good?\" *His smile has turned wistful.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora listened and nodded along, thinking about what she would do while she waited. She was about to speak up when told about the villain but stopped herself, not wanting to ruin their plans again. Past 2 conflicts she hasn't been much help. But she may have issues in Traverse town... However she began to cry the moment Dado mentioned a birthday party.*\n\n\"No! I-I don't deserve that. Please don't. After all I did...\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado walks up to Fiora and hugs her through the armor.*\n\n\"Hey. Hey, it's okay. If you feel like you don't deserve it, then it can be a shared party, okay? After all, both of our lives got fucked up on our eighteenth.\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora's eyes widened at hearing that, hugging back even tighter. Luckily Dado has armor on right now.*\n\n\"O-okay... A party for the both of us... But please don't get hurt. I can't be there to heal you. Not yet...\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Having dismissed his armor two posts ago, Dado winces at the hug. He doesn't think he can sustain physical injuries in this metaphysical space, but if he could, he'd definitely have a few scrapes.*\n\n*At her request that he not get hurt, he sighs.*\n\n\"I can't promise that. I can only promise to do my best.\"\n\n*The dream begins stretching, distorting, and fading, as Dado begins to wake up.*\n\n\"See you soon, Fiora.\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora had been stressed ever since Dado had went to defeat Pira. She knew she should have been there, but wasn't sure if she should be using her power... She could have endangered the mission. However, now, she feels like something is wrong. Despair, anger, sadness. These weren't her feelings...*\n\n*Before leaving for Traverse Town, she decided to meditate and think, and ended up thinking about Dado, going into a trance like state.*\n\n*Once again, she was here, in Dado's heart. She looked around, wondering if she could use this to get directly to Dado or get Dado to her.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado Lumos",
"message": "*A spectral image of Dado shimmers into view. He's kneeling with grit teeth, shaking as he channels energy through Ever After.*\n\n*With this spiritual proximity, a torrent of emotions spirals around the Station. Desperation, resentment, fear. The cracks in his heart filled in by her essence have begun to tense.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Looked at him, rushing over to him and trying to see if anything was wrong. She could feel everything, which made her worry even more.*\n\n\"Dado!!! What's going on? Are you okay? Where are you?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado Lumos",
"message": "*His head turns swiftly towards her, his eyes darting back and forth.*\n\n\"Fiora? Is this another... Please.\" *He breathes heavily.* \"Tell someone. Anyone. The Dark Kingdom Key must be reforged. Tell Aria. Maybe Mod's library has something. I can't... The Door to Darkness. We have to seal it.\"\n\n*His speech is manic and irregular.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"H-hey slow down! I don't understand. What do you mean? I thought that is what you were going to do.\"\n\n*Fiora's memories of before Agrabah were very much clouded due to some issues. She did her best to remember but the best she could do was remember that they had a meeting at the tower.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado Lumos",
"message": "\"Brad killed Sir Icidro.\" *Anger fills the air.* \"He shattered the Dark Kingdom Key. I couldn't seal the Door. Not without it.\"\n\n*His speech accelerates.* \"One of each. A Heart of Light, a Heart of Darkness. A Keyblade from our Realm, a Keyblade from its opposite. Without both, the Door can't close. I need to seal the Door. It's my job. My only job. I have one job. I had *One* Job!\" *He wheezes in a spell of dry laughter, unaccompanied by a smile.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora tried her best to follow along. But the best she got was Brad killing his friend and the door not being able to be sealed. Which is the important part at least.*\n\n\"D-dado... Please relax... You're scaring me.\"\n\n*Dado's feelings begin to spill into her own heart.*\n\n\"I-it's okay, we can go find a new way. Help the worlds and then seal the door. We can do it!\""
},
{
"author": "Dado Lumos",
"message": "\"The Keyholes, the Keyholes.\" *Dado looks to the side angrily.* \"Can't anyone see they're less important? What ever happened to the big picture? The darkness is only a problem because of the Door! They want to distract us! That's the whole plan!\"\n\n\"Fiora. Fiora, *Please*. Tell Aria. Tell Xion. Tell *Someone*. The Dark Kingdom Key must be reforged. You're my only hope. The only one I can talk to.\"\n\n*The spectral image of Dado slowly strengthens, and the atmosphere of the Station changes. It's a silvery void with reflective windows, save for one. Beyond it is a massive white door, pushed open beyond what its hinges should allow.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora got a little upset at hearing that. Big picture? Darkness is only a problem because of the door?*\n\n\"Dado... Why don't you come back and tell them yourself?\"\n\n*She noticed the giant door, and understood now why Dado didn't return. But it wasn't a good answer for her.*\n\n\"Come back! Tell them, help us! Traverse town is flooded in darkness, all those people who lost their homes already are being hurt again! What if this is happening in other worlds? What if we have to plan a new way?! The original plan failed, what makes you think we can fix it and just try it again?!\"\n\n*Fiora grabbed Dado by his shoulders and stared into his eyes.*\n\n\"There is still hope, Dado. Please...\""
},
{
"author": "Dado Lumos",
"message": "*As she grabs his shoulders, gold strands snake across the edge of the Pocket Dimension. Dado shudders, his strength slowly renewing.*\n\n\"What makes you think we *Can't*?\" *He drops Ever After, lifts his hands and holds Fiora's to his shoulders. She begins to feel slightly shakier, slightly weaker.*\n\n\"Master Mod mentioned someone once replicated the powers of the Keyblade.\" *His speech is clearer, more confident... With a manic tone nonetheless indisputably present.* \"I now see why she brought it up. To prepare us, just in case.\"\n\n\"I,\" *He grins.* \"Just need to hold the fort long enough for it to be reforged. With me on this side, and everyone else on the other, we *Can't* Fail!\"\n\n\"*Think about it.* This is the best way! The *Only* Way. We don't need to split our forces across two sides. We just need one good moment. And then, *We win.*\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora stared back at Dado. To her, he's gone insane. It would be no use.*\n\n\"Dado... Fine. I'll go do all your work, fix the worlds, and find your mystery person who only Mod knew about and can't tell us more about. I'll go carry on and give hope to the people dying and in need. I'll go clean up all the mess just so you can come in at the end and say you did good. I'll go be the guardian you're supposed to be!\"\n\n*Fiora ripped herself away from Dado and began to tear up. Taking a few steps away.*\n\n\"I won't let my own despair get in the way of doing what is right...\""
},
{
"author": "Dado Lumos",
"message": "*The howling emotional winds freeze in place within Dado's Heart. A single feeling replaces it, slowly saturating the air. The first step to understanding a mistake, the predecessor to correction.*\n\n*Recognition flashes on Dado's face as he looks up at Fiora. That look of resolve. That burning need to help others.*\n\n*He looks back down, hard-blinking away tears, then brandishes a splayed hand. A wind slams into Fiora, rocketing her out of his Heart.*"
}
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{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Light... As far as the eye could see. Despite all Fiora has been through, everything she felt, her heart was filled with light. Not an ounce of darkness left. And through that light, her despair took form. Without darkness, it latched to the light. And with it, Fiora was now trapped, forced to watch as her despair began to kill her only friend left. Ika was gone, and there was nothing she could do.*\n\n\"Dado... Ika... I'm sorry..\"\n\n*Tears began to flow as she began hoping, with all her heart, that someone would help her... Anyone...*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*A light, so bright as to eradicate any darkness in which it shines upon. However, those who bathe in the light often forget the shadows that are cast by it...*\n\n*Fiora's desperation and another's reflection of the past caused a connection to form. It was faint, as the disparity between the elements was vast.*\n\n*Her shadow beneath her feet twisted and curved, before forming a shape that didn't quite match her own...*"
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "\"To give up now would be unbecoming of you, Fiora of Destiny Islands...\"\n\n*The voice was hoarse and faint, yet it had a sense of familiarity and warmth to it, and from a certain angle, her shadow would almost look like.. No it couldn't be. Was she going crazy or was this shadow on the floor in front of her Ikazuchi's?*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora's eyes widened at the familiar looking shadow.*\n\n\"I-ika...? Is that...? No... Ika isn't dark like you. You're Inaxuma aren't you! You tried to trick me before but it won't work this time!\""
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "\"Inaxuma... Ikazuchi... Two halves of the same whole... Perhaps I am both, or yet I am neither... In the end, I'm all that is left.\"\n\n*The voice sighed at her words, it probably wasn't going to be as easy as it was with Daedalus of Toy Box. Her light would be enough to erase a part of himself entirely if he showed his face to her like he did to Dado.*\n\n\"To answer your accusation... Exactly. I am not Inaxuma. You can conceptualize myself as... The remainder of Ikazuchi's original heart. One that was lost when Ikazuchi's master bestowed upon him the title of Beacon of Hope.\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"But... Ika is dead. I watched him die, and fade away. If you're what's left, then shouldn't you be light? Ika was pure light, nothing else. His only darkness was that bastard, Inaxuma. But if you're saying the truth...\"\n\n*Fiora was a bit confused, but began to think to herself about what was going on.*\n\n\"If you're what's left of Ika... Then does that mean I can bring you back?\""
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "\"You are right... You could say I'm what's left. Ikazuchi was not always a Heart of Pure Light. He was whole, like your friend Daedalus of Toy Box. The storm that separated thunder and lightning left some darkness within his heart, which was cleansed by his master. I exist because of this darkness...\" \n\n*The shadow moved along the floor, seeming to pace as it spoke to Fiora.*\n\n\"Death is not the end, but the beginning. I was dead once... Lost long ago when thunder and lightning were separated. Your friend, Ikazuchi, came from my death. Your bonds chain him to this world, and keep him from being fully submerged in the darkness... But you're running out of time... Inaxuma is severing Ikazuchi's old bonds in an attempt to sink him forever.\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"So... All I have to do is deal with Ina... Then I can get Ika back. If I keep trying, then I can get everyone who dies back, if what you're saying is true.\"\n\n*Fiora could feel the despair in her heart ease just a little bit. She had a chance to make things right.*\n\n\"Where is he? Please tell me. I won't let you be all that's left.\""
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "\"I should warn you before I tell you where he is; Inaxuma is now extremely dangerous, moreso than ever before... Now that he possesses Ikazuchi's heart, he was able to forge the X-Blade... Albeit an incomplete version.\"\n\n*The shadow's head would move, seemingly as if to look directly at Fiora.*\n\n\"But, if you are willing to take the risk, Inaxuma is currently located at the Keyblade graveyard... He is trying to summon Kingdom Hearts, but is yet unable to do so without full domination over Ikazuchi's heart.\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"I'll stop him. I swear I will! I don't care how strong he is. If I bring Ika back, Ina won't be able to win anymore and... And I'll be able to fix my mistakes...\"\n\n*The light in the area would dim to safer levels.*\n\n\"But first, I need to stop myself from killing Dado...\""
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "*The shadow moved a bit as the light lowered to safer levels, almost stepping up off the floor to meet eye to eye with fiora.*\n\n\"You have conviction, and I respect you for that. You would do anything for your friends, even if it meant risking yourself... A virtue and flaw in and of itself, one that our Beacon of Hope shared as well.\"\n\n*Then, as he spoke, the shadow on the floor did actually move up off the floor. The darkness coalesced into the silhouette of a man, before it took shape and color into something familiar...*"
},
{
"author": "Radiant Remainder",
"message": "*The pale man that stood before Fiora resembled that of a lost and broken friend... His face full of sorrow, stained by tears. He looked much older than Ikazuchi himself actually did.*\n\n\"Please take care of them... The Boy of the Storm trusts you a great deal, Fiora.\""
},
{
"author": "lisax",
"message": "Fi:*Seeing this, Fiora began to tear up herself. Without thinking, she threw her arms around the being, beginning to cry.*\n\n\"I promise i'll fix this..\""
},
{
"author": "Radiant Remainder",
"message": "*The supposed remainder of her friend pat her back in response to the hug.*\n\n\"You are brave Fiora. Remember that your allies will always be with you, no matter how far. You don't have to do this alone.\"\n\n*His form would begin to dissipate. The light dimmed enough for him to manifest, but direct contact with the girl of light was too much for his form of darkness to keep up. He would stay as long as she wanted though.*"
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"author": "Haza",
"message": "Haza would struggle to make it home, typically using the backstreets and alleyways as a network of shortcuts around obstacles and away from the sounds of combat in other places across Traverse Town. A huff... A puff... A grunt when moving through the aches and pains. He barely managed to sneak into his backyard before he felt his legs give out beneath him. He expected to feel his body crash against the ground before his consciousness faded, but...\n\n\nHe kept falling... Deeper and deeper into an inky black void. Was this... Death? No... He didn't feel cold... Not too cold... No, it felt... Warm. Candle-lit. His eyes would snap open as he found himself standing up not in his yard, but... On another sort of green ground. Crouching down, he'd feel the strange fuzz beneath him. It was... Baize. The very thing that covers card and snooker tables. Getting up and looking around, he'd see this large table was... A circle. One with no counter to place drinks or cards on. Whatever light was here seemed to only be emanating off of the surface of the ground beneath him as well.\n\n\"What is this pla-\""
},
{
"author": "A Narrator",
"message": "\"Is this place really that unfamiliar to you?\"\n\nA mysterious voice would chuckle. It got Haza freaked out enough to spin himself to near dizziness in search for where the echoing voice was coming from, to no avail.\n\n\"You told me you were a gambler at heart.\""
},
{
"author": "Haza",
"message": "The voice sounded old... Gruff. It wasn't his father, but the five cards that appeared in his hand told him who it was plenty. The old man he had won the Heirophant off of. Turning his hand would reveal the presumptive fate of the elder street rat...\n\nThe Queen of Hearts, the Aces of Spades and Clubs, and the Eights of Spades and Clubs...\n\nThe Dead Man's Hand.\n\nOut of panic, Haza would quickly shake his hands as if the cards were stuck to his palm. He couldn't seem to control the Heirophant like he could ever since he got it."
},
{
"author": "A Narrator",
"message": "The elder voice would let off a hearty laugh, it was almost deafening to Haza as his mind rattled,\n\n\"Relax, boy! This is a test. I warned you, for better or worse, you'd wield these cards. Now it's time to choose which of those two it is.\"\n\nHe'd say as the cards quickly turned into a full deck, then flew off to the side of the table to make a spiral staircase as the voice finally fell silent."
},
{
"author": "Haza",
"message": "All Haza could really hear was the white noise of a fan humming and the subtle flickering of flames from what he guessed were candles as he walked down the staircase.\n\nAnother layer down, he'd find his bag of dice and a tiny specter. It was in the shape of his favorite rat that lived in the alleyways of Traverse town. A smile would form on his face as he walked over and crouched down, only for the smile to drop as the tiny spirit vanished as he grabbed his bag.\n\n\"What am I even supposed to do here?\"\n\nHe'd quietly ask himself before turning around and seeing the deck of cards floating before him, almost beckoning him to draw. He'd reach over and only manage to pull a single card. It... Was unfamiliar to all other games he'd played before. Holding it up, the art of the card would depict a door which seemed neither ominous nor promising... Neither light or dark. The card's number was 0, and it had a name... \"The Fool\".\n\nThe sound of... Something happening got him to quickly put the card down, causing the deck to slip into his hand as he saw a door on the edge of the table *Exactly* Behind where he held the card up.\n\n\"Guess my only path is forward...\"\n\nHe'd mutter to himself as he walked to the door and grabbed the handle. He felt a sudden surge of power that confused him, but he'd push those questions aside as he struggled to open the door, eventually making it through.\n\nOn the other side were the alleyways which he won the Hierophant in. Frustration racked in his mind as he only was given more questions, then hearing the strange sounds of those freakish watermelon heartless appearing again.\n\nHe'd quickly arm himself with a hand of his cards before seeing... A White Mushroom. It wasn't... Attacking? What the *Hell* Was going on?\n\n\"Hey... Aren't you supposed to try to kill me?\"\n\nAll it would do was fan itself... Reaching into his dice bag, Haza would just be confused before rolling his D20, causing a random spell that seemed to have instantly made the Heartless vanish into a storm of shadows that rushed to throw Haza into the sky.\n\nHe'd continue to tumble through the air before he finally saw where he was about to land, his backyard and then-\n\nHe'd gasp, sitting up. Breathing heavy, he could still feel that newfound power, but didn't understand anything at all. What was *Happening*?"
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{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "```Some time between Suke entering Ika's heart and the fight against the Symphony Master Unversed. ```\n\nIka's eyes were closed yet he felt as if he could see everything. He dreamt he was on the shores of destiny island, standing in the waves, watching the horizon for ships. He felt his body go numb as he fell into the water. The endless blue abyss is what he was met with; frighteningly beautiful. Yet, he found that he could breathe in this underwater space. He opened his eyes to see the ocean floor, which erupted into thunderous clouds and lightning, alongside a somewhat nostalgic sight of doves. He would float above this void in space, as a circular pillar came from the nothingness below; showing Ikazuchi and those close to his heart.\n\nIka would look around and scratch the back of his head."
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "Suke's black heart would arrive at this place and after a few moments would manifest as her normal body. She looked down at her hands and closed them into fists. There was no idea in her mind just where she was. The Heartless stood on the section of the stained glass pillar that bore her face, looking down at it in some confusion. \n\n\"Where is this...\"\n\nLast thing she remembered was getting her head shot off by Raven. She looked up just in time to see Ika land down on the pillar as well. Despite her confusion, she didn't feel any sense of concern about where this could be, that it was somewhere safe. \n\n\"Ika... What's going on?\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "Ika would smile at Suke and wave. \n\n\"I'm glad you're awake, i was pretty worried when you showed up as just a heart.\"\n\nHe would stretch and look around the void that surrounded this stained glass pillar. \n\n\"I'm not entirely sure myself- I've only been here once before, but my master said this place is like a manifestation of one's heart, almost like a dreamstate.\"\n\nHe would look at Suke again though, a worried expression on his face this time. \n\n\"Are you alright though? What happened to you to cause you to lose your physical form?\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "\"So, this is inside your heart...\" \n\nSuke responded and walk closer to the edge of the Pillar, looking down at the blackness below. The thought occurred to her if the hearts that she took as a mindless heartless also had this inside of them as well. She looked back at him when he asked what happened. \n\n\"I was defeated by someone in Radiant Garden. They had a similar feeling of an Unversed but looked completely human like me. I... Had my head shot off and thought I died until I heard your voice and found my way here.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"Luckily he didn't have a keyblade hah.. That could've gone a lot worse.\"\n\nIka would smile nervously, not entirely used to violence. The whole head shot off thing made him worry. He shook his head and did a thumbs up.\n\n\"Well, all's good now! At least i was still here for you to retreat to for safety.\"\n\nHe would pat his chest kinda showingly, his dumb goofy grin on his face as per usual.\n\n\"Even though I didn't really understand what to do when your heart just showed up like that- i just kinda *Knew* What to do.\"\n\nHe would stop for a moment and think.\n\n\"Nonetheless, We'll just have to go teach that guy a lesson some time! Though I don't enjoy picking fights, I can't overlook someone who hurt my friend! Did you get a name?\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "Suke absent-mindedly put her index finger up to her temple, still thinking about how painful it was for that to happen to her. She thought back about a name and shook her head. \n\n\"He didn't say one... Nor did I. All I know is that he uses gun like me and has white hair and an eyepatch.\" \n\nShe'd lower her hand and looked around the Pillar again, still amazed that she was in a place like this. \n\n\"I had no idea I would make my way back to Destiny Islands I presume either and... Thank you for helping me.\" \n\nSuke spoke and bore a similar smile that Ikazuchi did, catching herself off guard by this new emotion that came out of nowhere in her mind to the Heartless."
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "Ika was positively beaming from ear to ear.\n\n\"Any time! That's what friends are for- to be there when eachother are in need!\"\n\nHe would laugh and give a thumbs up.\n\n\"If you're ever in danger again call on me and I'll be there to help! Or if you need another shelter to rest like this again, the invitation is always open.\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "\"Yeah... Same for you as well.\" \n\nSuke responded back, nearly naturally which added onto her surprise. She never had the conscious thought to help someone else other than herself, despite her unconscious desire to consume rival Heartless over human hearts. \n\n\"So this is what friendship is... I think I like it. I want to make sure that I do not get put to death like that once more... I need to get stronger to stop that man and those odd monsters that keep appearing.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"We should totally train sometime then! We could both stand to gain from it.\"\n\nHe would move his arms up to a casual pose behind his head. \n\nBut suddenly- Ika would go from a more relaxed stance to that of a defensive one, sensing the presence of a powerful unversed creature.\n\n\"Do you sense that? I can feel that theres another powerful unversed nearby- I made a promise to my master that I'd protect the island if these things came back.\"\n\nHe would close his eyes and place his hand over his heart.\n\n\"You rest up as long as you need Suke, I'll call to you if we need you in the battle.\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "\"Yeah, I'd like that.\" \n\nSuke would give a small nod and then move when Ika did, somewhat able to sense that an Unversed was around, but couldn't exactly, since it wasn't her heart they were in so to speak. \n\n\"Another one of those creatures again?\" \n\nShe never heard them referred to as Unversed before and nodded. Suke wanted to help right away but knew it wasn't time for her to reform her body yet, leading to another \"Death\" On her end. It was enough to make her close her hands into fists due to the frustration. \n\n\"I shall be here then.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "Ika would nod and set off, leading into the events that transpired against the Symphony Master unversed in\n\nIkazuchi once again felt his eyes close. As his lucid dreams shifted to the recurring one, he felt himself falling from the skies. He saw smelled the sea's salt, prompting him to open his eyes. Ika looked at the sea below as he fell closer towards it, but he did not fear hitting the water. As the boy breached the water, he closed his eyes once more and smiled. Bubbles would fill the water around him as he descended farther into this familiar body of water, eventually leading to his heart, his Station of Awakening, once more. He would gently float down to the floor and wipe tears from his eyes. \n\nIkazuchi would set Suke's heart down on the tile on the floor with her face in it and take a step back, allowing her room to reform on her own."
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "Suke's heart took some more time than last to reform. Darkness from the rage upon another defeat was starting to grow, but Ika's presence managed to force it back to it's normal levels. From there, her heart would take form back into her usual self, which slowly rose to meet Ikazuchi once more and looked around seeing where she was again. \n\n\"I'm... Back in your heart aren't I...? Last... Those two... Killed me, didn't they...?\"\n\nSuke asked before bringing a hand to her head, slowly remembering what went down before she was decapitated by Benny and Raven."
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"Unfortunately, yes. They were able to overpower us... I was able to escape with your heart, but I have no idea if those other two made it out alright.\"\n\nIka would pause for a moment, a saddened look on his face.\n\n\"Destiny Island.. It fell to the darkness.\"\n\nHe sniffled and wiped his nose with his arm.\n\n\"They did it... Those dark beings and their dark master won. They took destiny from us.\"\n\nIka sat down, tears streamed from his face. He would remain like this until he wiped his face and stood back up.\n\n\"No. This is no time to be sad over what's been lost. We need to travel to other worlds to make sure what befell our home doesn't befall anyone else's.\"\n\nThe saddness in his eyes shifted to determination. He would look to Suke and pump his fist in the air.\n\n\"But speaking of which... I'm not really sure where we are. While i was getting away from destiny, i felt a calling come from my heart that lead me to this place. Its a beautiful world with an amazing garden. I think one of the locals called it the radiant garden?\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "Suke fell on her behind at hearing that Destiny Island fell to darkness, hearing that sunk what heart she had even lower than usual. She wasn't sure what to do at that point, having pretty basic desires about protecting that place over all. The heartless then looked back up at Ika and what he said further. \n\n\"That is correct... We could protect other places...\" \n\nShe replied with a small smile at seeing him raise his fist into the air. Suke would then blink at hearing the name Radiant Garden, having been there once before. \n\n\"That place... That was where I was defeated by that person we fought in the cave.\" \n\nSoon after, Suke would stand back up, dusting off her clothes. \n\n\"I also defeated another one of those... Unversed creatures there with the help of some others that may have been locals there.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "Ika popped his knuckles and twisted his wrists. \n\n\"We definitely can't let them keep getting away with this. Knowing the darkness, it won't ever want to stop; it will continue to grow until it's consumed all worlds. We have to put a stop to those people before its too late for anywhere else.\"\n\nIka's face would beam with his usual goofy smile, his face still a little damp from the tears of a sorrowful goodbye to Destiny Island. \n\nHe would stop for a moment though and put his hand on his chin. The boy would make a long *Hmmm* Sound as he thought to himself. He wracked his brain on possible strategies and outcomes.\n\n\"There's gotta be something the two of us can do to increase our odds of victory.\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "\"Yes... They will keep going until the rest are like Destiny Islands...\" \n\nSuke spoke, remembering something similar happening once before, but no idea where or why this memory came to be. She then took it upon herself to walk over to the edge of the platform and looking down. \n\n\"I need more power... That man from before was around my power but now I could not do much against him. But for the two of us, I have a move we could use in tandem in order to deal damage to others we could practice.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "Ika grew visibly excited, as his big goofy smile returned and he clenched his fists.\n\n\"For real? Something like that is exactly what we need! We keep ending up in the same battles anyways, so it wouldn't be a bad thing to learn it!\"\n\nIkazuchi would summon his keyblade *Aria's Light* And twirled it, the keyblade falling on a resting position on his shoulder. He waited for Suke to get back up, watching and listening.\n\n\"So what's it do?\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "\"So, my idea is for us to use your light and my darkness together in one final blast.\" \n\nSuke reached her hand out and summoned her gun to her hand. She would twirl it upwards by the handle up towards the sky, until she was pointing at the air. \n\n\"After we bring them high up in the air with a series of my arrowfire and your keyblade to make them more susceptible to the blast at the end. I do not think we will find someone that could resist both types of damage at once.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"It sounds crazy... But it also sounds just crazy enough to work!\"\n\nHe thought for a moment on the logistics of this move, and what the most optimal way to pull if off would be. He scratched his chin and moved his hand in an *Ah-ha!* Moment. He would point his keyblade forward and nod.\n\n\"Okay, I'm convinced. Lets try it out.\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "\"It probably would be easier if we had a target...\"\n\nSuke looked around and held her hand out. She would... Well attempt to summon a Shadow for them to practice on, but it instantly burst into flames and was purified by Ika's light and reacted by pulling her hand away. \n\n\"Or... Maybe not.\" \n\nShe thought about how else they could do this, maybe starting with the blast of light and darkness at the end and work backwards. \n\n\"How about we start by the end with the blast? We need to output the same energy so we do not end up hurting each other by accident.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"Yeah that should work. Maybe we should start with resonating our outputs, and then building to a level that can be used effectively as a blast.\"\n\nHe would nod and closed his eyes, and began a steady output of light around himself, trying to match it to a level that Suke could output as well. He held his keyblade out as this faint aura of light surrounded him."
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "Suke would nod in return, summoning her second firearm to her right hand. She let out a small breath and the air grew darker around her. She concentrated said darkness to the barrels of her gun, doing her best to keep up with Ika's energy output. \n\n\"We should be able to fire there at each other and it will equalize out.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "Ika nodded and straightened his keyblade forward. \n\n\"So like this?\"\n\nHe shot a beam of light forward after he felt the two of their output levels were equal. He wasn't quite sure exactly what to do, but this felt like he was on the right path.\n\n*Unlike his previous visits into his own heart, Ikazuchi was surprised to see that by using the card from Silax, everything had seemed to appear more like the shores back on Destiny Island.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Ika, upon using the card and seemingly being transported to destiny islands, could see the card vanish from his hand. If he looked around it looked just like it did the moment before Aria gave Ika her light. He could see Aria standing at the shore, seemingly injured like she was before. The other kids on the island playing and talking about the strange monsters that attacked the islands back then, the unversed. The memories of the gulls and the sounds of the waves all would flood back to Ika as if he was actually there. But something in the back of his mind would keep him from getting lost in the memory and allow him to leave it at any point.*"
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*Ikazuchi stopped to rub his eyes for a moment. No, this was really happening, but it was so obviously a memory. He shook his head, and elected to indulge this, at least for a little bit.*\n\n\"Master...\"\n\n*Ika would approach and shyly rub his shoulder, like he used to do all the time when he was younger back on destiny. He wasn't sure if she would respond, it was a memory after all... But he had the sense that he needed to talk to her. That's what Silax said the card would do anyways, right? They said it would let him talk to Aria again. Even if it was just reliving the last memory he had with her over again, he had to at least try. There was no changing the past, but maybe reflecting on the past could help shape the future.*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Aria",
"message": "*Aria was about to move when she heard ika. She was feeling better after being attacked before, although she was still not at full strength she was able to walk at least.* \"Oh Ika, I was just about to look for you. Where is everyone else?\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*The whole thing was playing out exactly how he remembered it...*\n\n`\"They all went off to other worlds i think. Xerx said it was something important, so I elected to stay behind and protect the island in case those creatures come back for more. I'm sure they'll be back soon- It isnt like Xerx to...\"`\n\n*He trailed off, caught up in the moment of the memory. Tears began to stream down his face as he fell to his knees.*\n\n\"I failed, Master... You gave up your light, your life, so that I could protect our world, and they sunk it into the darkness...\"\n\n*He summoned her keyblade and planted it in the sand.*\n\n\"I vowed that I would protect our world- that I would protect all worlds- from the darkness. But I can't even do that right. Radiant Garden fell because I wasn't strong enough. Elsa lost her family and her world because I wasn't vigilant enough...\"\n\n*He wiped the tears from his face, in vain, as more ran down his cheeks.*\n\n\"What a beacon of hope I turned out to be... Was... Was I wrong to accept your light? Should you be the one standing up to this darkness instead of me?\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Aria",
"message": "*Aria, instead if looking confused, simply shook her head.* \n\n\"...I know...\"\n\n*Aria seemed to be different now. Instead of how she felt in the memory, she felt present. The island seemed to change as well, the other kids seemingly no where to be seen now. Leaving just the 2 of them there.*\n\n\"I shouldn't have put such a burden on you when you were so young. A burden that would eat away at you like this. But it was the only way I saw victory against the coming threats... I'm sorry. Let me tell you why I chose you. And why I know you will fulfill that vow and make me proud. You've done a lot already, with plenty more to do. And you've failed many times as well. I do not blame you for what's happened. Nor do I blame you for wanting answers. It's time you learned the truth, my dear Ika... Please ask me anything you wish. After I hope you understand you will become the Beacon of Hope I trusted you to become.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*Ika's face lit up with surprise. He was still emotionally distraught, but he expected the memory to play out despite his own words or actions. This was... A rather pleasant surprise.*\n\n\"You're... Here? Are you this... Extra presence I've felt in my heart?\"\n\n*He wiped his face again, the tears clearing up a bit due to the shock.*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Aria",
"message": "\"Yes... I am. I didn't expect us to talk again. Not like this. When I gave you that light I also let my heart rest deep within you. I... Have been in a deep sleep, occasionally waking up just enough to give you my power when you call upon it. Whatever power you used to talk to me brought you deep within your own heart.\"\n\n*Aria crossed her arms.* \n\n\"Light can be just as dangerous as darkness if left unchecked. I decided to use myself as a sorta filter for the light. Making sure it doesn't become too much for you. It's had some side effects... When you called upon me before, you almost attacked an ally using darkness. I fear that is partly my duty to defeat darkness taking over. I am sorry for that.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"Xion did mention something like that...\"\n\n*Ika shook his head.*\n\n\"Luckily I snapped out of it before... She... You... I? We? Did anything...\"\n\n*He slowly pulled himself up off the ground.*\n\n\"But... I don't quite get it... This new power. What exactly is it?\"\n\n*He remembered back to Oogie saying he and \"The witch\" Needed him alive.*\n\n\"And why does it seem like that sackman and the witch he mentioned want it...\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Aria",
"message": "*Aria takes a deep breath and sighs*\n\n\"Your battle with Kiki, you remember the girl who fought along her side? That being of pure darkness was able to forge the 'X-Blade' by clashing with her other half. However you were able to destroy it. This is just a guess, but I believe you were able to do so because it was not what the original X-Blade was made of. Back then, the X-Blade got shattered into 20 pieces, not 2. 7 of light, 13 of darkness. The 7 lights eventually found themselves inside those called 'Pure Lights'. Beings with no darkness in their heart. You may meet others during your travels. A unique thing these beings can do is give this light up and let it find someone else to reside in. That is how I got this power. I was younger, and when my master found out he helped me learn to use it. But I don't know what those 2 want with it. No doubt for trouble... I remember Kiki wanted it to remake the X-Blade but I refused. You've seen what happened after...\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"So that's what happened...\"\n\n*Ika thought back on both her mentions of light being as dangerous as darkness, and Vani working with Kiki to make the X-Blade.*\n\n\"I do recall one of your lessons... Light and dark, although opposed, requires a balance to keep the world at peace... I think I understand now... Darkness is just as important as the light. And to eradicate it, would cause irreparable damage to the universe...\"\n\n*He had actually given up on the whole moniker of Darkness Eradication back when he befriended Suke. She showed him that not all darkness is harmful. Those he had met who use half dark and light also hammered this idea home.*\n\n\"Though... That does remind me... There is a man who shares my face but steeped in darkness... He's the one who fought against me in Radiant Gardens while the army of heartless destroyed it...\"\n\n*He would think back to the first time the two of them fought.*\n\n\"He claimed to be made of the darkness that was expelled from my heart, but shouldn't your light have purified it?\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Aria",
"message": "\"Ika I...\"\n\n*Aria paused, she was unsure if she should tell Ika, but he did deserve the truth.*\n\n\"Vani was supposedly the darkness ripped out from someone's heart and given form. Pure darkness from a heart. Every heart usually has both light and darkness. But you... Your darkness wasn't there when I gave you my power. If he is telling the truth, he could be your missing darkness... But I do not know for sure.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"My darkness was... Gone? How is that even possible?\"\n\n*He would stop with the realization.*\n\n\"I don't... I don't have any memories from before coming to Destiny Island. Other than the Pirates who saved me from the ocean without a name or hint of memory; its all blank. I was so young back then but... There's still a time that I have no recollection from.\"\n\n*Ikazuchi would grab his master's keyblade from the sand and look off at the shoreline he always watched as a younger kid.*\n\n\"If he's my darkness... Then everything he's done... Its my responsibility to stop him.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Aria",
"message": "\"Before you do, I must ask you. Do you believe you can?\" \n\n*Aria didn't look at Ika at all, she just stared out at the water.*"
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"I have to. Theres no other choice. Can't be much of a beacon if I don't believe in the light that I shine, now can I?\"\n\n*He would say and smile with one of his dumb goofy grins that he used to do all the time. Before going back to a somber and serious look.*\n\n\"But in all honesty... I'm scared, master. I'm scared of what might happen if I'm not strong enough to stop these people from trying to use the darkness for their own goals. My failures are my own, but when they cost the life and happiness of others...\"\n\n*He would trail off, before shaking his head.*\n\n\"But I know I can be strong. As long as I've got my friends by my side, and the power and knowledge you've shared with me.\"\n\n*Ika bowed to Aria, like he always would back at the end of their sparring matches.*\n\n\"I can win.\""
},
{
"author": "rykazuchi",
"message": "If you wanna go back a post or two we can"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Aria",
"message": "\"No Ika, you **Will** Win. I know you will. I chose you because your own power and will to do good for the worlds. And I will always be with you. I may not be able to help as I am now, but I will still be there. I know you will make me proud.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*Ika smiled, genuinely feeling better about this whole situation a little bit.* \n\n\"Thank you, Master.\"\n\n*He held her keyblade forward in respect before he unsummoned it.*\n\n\"I should get going now... There's a witch and dark reflection I am going to put a stop to.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Aria",
"message": "\"Be careful of them. That witch may be more cunning than expected. And your darkness could be more powerful than before.\" *She smiled and would give a small bow and a nod like she used to.*"
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*Ika bowed in return.*\n\n\"Don't worry, I've got this.\"\n\n*He said as he waved and turned to leave... Not entirely sure how to exit this memory-dream-state the card put him in.*"
},
{
"author": "???",
"message": "*In the split second during the teleport, two hearts made a connection.*"
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*Less of his station of awakening and more of his inner world like before, Ikazuchi sat on the edge of the paopu tree island and looked out at the ocean. A storm was brewing on the horizon.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Ika would hear Fiora yelling for him, like she did when she jumped into the flames. If he looked, she would see Fiora running for him from the wooden bridge.* \n\n\"Ika, what happened? How is the island here?\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*Ikazuchi looked back from the ocean towards the old wooden bridge, his eyes were full of tears.*\n\n\"This space seems to represent the innermost section of my heart... I've been here a few times... But-\"\n\n*He wiped his face and looked back down at the water below him. It was still so clear and beautiful, despite the dark clouds that were rolling in.*\n\n\"Fiora... They got the best of us... It was a trap... We had a perfect plan, and finally were ahead of the villains, but they saw right through it...\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"No no... We can still win this, right..? I know we can. They may have gotten the drop on us, but we can do it... Can't we..?\"\n\n*Fiora was on the verge of tears now. She didn't realize how bad the situation was at first until now. Her allies were trapped in a cave without their most powerful weapons, and while she didn't look it, she could feel her heart aching from the pain of jumping into the fire. She couldn't do much more like this.*\n\n\"Ika... What do we do...? We can't give up..\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"My keyblades are gone, and Maleficent is trying to take me to who knows where.\"\n\n*He held his arm out and opened his hand like he usually does to summon his keyblade, but nothing happened.*\n\n\"I feel so alone... Light's Aria stood as my vow to Master... And my Moogle of Glory stood as my bond with Suke... And they're both gone.\"\n\n*He shook his head.*\n\n\"I can't let this be how it ends. I told master I would win. I have to.\"\n\n*He stood and faced the incoming storm. The wind howled as the storm clouds darkened the skies above. The calm before the storm, as one would call it.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora clenched her fist, looking down and thinking.* \n\n\"If only I hadn't gone down there in the first place... I was tracking him in that cave before calling you guys about the treasure... I should have taken things more seriously.\"\n\n*She looked up at Ika.*\n\n\"I'm sorry... I couldn't support you before like I promised. But... Let me help one more time before I leave you alone...\"\n\n*Fiora summoned her bow and held it out for Ika.*\n\n\"I can't use a keyblade... But we can use that detail they missed. They were so focused on the keyblades that they forgot about those who didn't have one and had other weapons. We can use that to our advantage. So take this, my bow. I use my light to fire arrows from it, so you using it should make it stronger than when I use it. I would use it myself but... I feel I may be too injured after what I did. I could feel intense pain before this...\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"Fio...\"\n\n*Ikazuchi turned to look at Fiora and smiled.*\n\n\"Thank you. We may have gotten separated those five years ago when the island fell... But you've never stopped having my back. I know that I can always rely on you...\"\n\n*He walked up to Fiora and gave her a hug.*\n\n\"I owe you one... Don't let me forget that.\"\n\n*He nodded and held her bow of light. It would be weird, but he could handle it... Maybe.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora was a little surprised, she didn't expect a hug, but she welcomed it, hugging him back tight.*\n\n\"I'll see you after we win and we can talk more, okay? Bring me back my bow in one piece! Got it?\"\n\n*Fiora smiled. She still felt bad, but it was more important to focus on this fight right now.*"
},
{
"author": "???",
"message": "*Is about all he could say as the storm finally picked up and covered the whole island. It felt like the island was swept away under their feet as the distance between them cut the connection between their hearts in this simple moment that in reality only lasted for seconds.*"
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*Ikazuchi felt the cool waves around him as he float in the water. He struggled to force his eyes open as his hear bobbed up and down through the muffled water and above the ocean waves.*"
},
{
"author": "Unknown Girl",
"message": "\"W... Ke ..P Ik... Zu..\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*His eyes rolled back and forth behind his eyelids, him trying his hardest to force himself awake. It was so hard to move... He was so tired. He could just lay here for as long as he wanted... Perhaps even forever.*"
},
{
"author": "Unknown Girl",
"message": "\"..Ka pl... Ea... Th... Y n... D y... U...\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*Suddenly, a wave crashed over his face and he felt himself tumbling onto the shore. He was face-first in the warm sand. It was comfortable, it reminded him of home.*"
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "\"Are you just going to stay there all day? We have a job to do, 'Beacon of Hope'. So stop loafing about, and get moving. Your friends and allies need your help.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*He heard footsteps in the sand as this mysterious person walked away. He lazily moved his arms and pushed himself over onto his left side. He opened his right eye and saw that he was on the beaches of Destiny Island again... Although this time it felt way more familiar and nostalgic.*"
},
{
"author": "Purple-Haired Kid",
"message": "\"Hey, are you alright? I just saw you roll out of the waves...\""
},
{
"author": "Red-Haired Kid",
"message": "*He shook his head. How could he be? His best friend just turned against him, he almost died, he... What? No, that wasn't right. The storm had swallowed him up and spat him out. The creatures that attacked his crew...*"
},
{
"author": "Purple-Haired Kid",
"message": "\"You stay here! I'm going to go get someone!\"\n\n*The girl ran off down the coastline and out of sight, shouting.*\n\nMaster Aria! Xerx! Anybody! Some boy just washed up on the shore!\"\n\n*As she ran around the corner, her voice faded into the distance.*"
},
{
"author": "Red-Haired Kid",
"message": "*The child pushed himself up, finally opening both eyes. He rubbed his face and turned to look out at sea. It was gone... His crew... His memories...*\n\n*He looked back over as the girl came running back with several people. They all bombarded him with questions as one looked over him to make sure he had no injuries. He remained silent throughout the whole ordeal. Only answering in short nods or head shakes.*\n\n*After a while, they all left, all except for one...*"
},
{
"author": "Purple-Haired Kid",
"message": "\"So... I'm Uminami... It's nice to meet you!\"\n\n*She gave a big goofy smile and held her hands behind her head.*"
},
{
"author": "Red-Haired Kid",
"message": "*He didn't know what to say. He remembered how the crew would greet new people, but after everything that happened, he wasn't sure if he could muster the strength nor the kindness to respond in the way they taught him.*\n\n\"I... Ikazuchi...\""
},
{
"author": "Purple-Haired Kid",
"message": "\"Ika... Zuchi! I think I'll call you Ika! Since you came from the ocean its like you're a squid! Haha.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The two sat for awhile, Uminami giving the occasional remark or the young Ikazuchi responding with a one-word answer. Slowly over time, she helped him regain his sense of self.*"
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"Right... Where it all began. I miss you... Destiny Isles. I miss you... Uminami.\""
},
{
"author": "Unknown Girl",
"message": "\"Go... Your friends need you...\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*Ikazuchi looked back out to sea. His eyelids felt very heavy again. He just needed to rest... It had been a long six years... Did he ever stop to take a break after Kiki and Vani were defeated?*"
},
{
"author": "Unknown Girl",
"message": "\"Please... You can't give up now.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*Ikazuchi slowly closed his eyes and lay back in the sand. Was there... Someone else here?*"
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "*Falling... Falling... Falling into darkness.*\n\n*A hand, that is no longer there, reaches out. A voice, that no one can hear, calls for help. Emotions, left unchecked, boil below the surface.*\n\n*The Beacon of Hope's light cannot pierce the darkness, swallowed by the eternal abyss, the encroaching dark.*\n\n\"The Beacon of Hope is dead, like all of those who previously carried the title. Those with such lofty ideals will only find suffering in their path to the end.\"\n\n*The emotions stir, finally whole again. Two halves of the same whole, united; yet, completely different. One without the other is nothing, but the whole is nothing without the sum of its parts.*\n\n*Do not go gentle into that good night.*\n\n*The Beacon is now but a Spark. A flicker of light in the darkness. Blink and you'll miss it. Blink and you've missed it. You missed it, didn't you?*\n\n\"What lies at the end of your path, I wonder? Are you going to let this be your undoing, or will you fight as you always have?\"\n\n*A name without a voice calls to answer. A name without a body moves to fight their fate. A... Name?*\n\n*Who exactly are you now? Who exactly am I now? Who exactly are we now? Who am I?*\n\n*Lighting and Thunder are two parts of the same Storm.*\n\n*Reunited, both halves gain their missing contexts. The memories reunited. Yet, only the half without a whole accepts them. What a letdown.*\n\n*The Darkness hungers for power. The Darkness continues its path of destruction. The name without a voice cries out for The Darkness to stop.*\n\n*The soundless voice cries for forgiveness. It cries for help. It cried... An emotion long since forgotten.*\n\n\"Too weak, huh? No matter. Your journey is not allowed to end here.\"\n\n*The dark swirls around the spark of hopelessness, threatening to crush it with overwhelming force.*\n\n\"You are meant for greater things, Storm Boy.\"\n\n*What's left vanishes. But was there anything left to begin with?*"
},
{
"author": "???",
"message": "*The stained glass platform began to crack and break away. Darkness poured in through every crevasse and coalesced on the surface, covering everything. A light shined through the darkness. It was faint and puny; weak enough to almost sputter out on its own. But for it to die here would be such a horrid waste.*\n\n*Chains erupted from the shattered remnants of a heart, impaling the light. The light could not resist. It was dragged down into the darkness one final time, the end of its radiant glimmering.*\n\n*From the depths arose new fragments: sharpened edges identical to the ones being chained and drowned below, yet a completely different appearance.*\n\n*The fragments took their place, dominating the reminder of happier times: The Beacon of Hope, The Master, The Trusted Ally, The First Friend, The Rival... Gone. Replaced by* **Him**."
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma",
"message": "*Inaxuma stood and watched as he took final control of the heart station, a grin on his face.*"
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "\"So that's it? Everything you've ever wanted... Is finally here.\""
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma",
"message": "*Inaxuma closed his eyes and chuckled.*\n\n\"It's not that simple. That fool with glasses tried to steal you away from me by using his connection to this place. To ensure that doesn't happen again... Yes...\""
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "\"You must sever all his links? Then he will have no choice but to sink into the darkness and submit fully. Thus quelling his rebelious spirit, and ensuring your eternal victory.\""
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma",
"message": "\"And with that victory, there will be no more of *You* Either. I don't need to be him, and I don't need to go back to being you. I'll forge my own path... Become... My own... Person..\"\n\n*The words rang in his mind. The voice from before.. No. He had let too many of those damn positive emotions in... Too many happy memories.. They were...*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "[*The distant howl of wind blew. It rattled the chains like rusty wind chimes in the night; their faintness the only sound that echoed in this now dark and dreary station of heart.*](<"
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma",
"message": "\"You're restless again... You sense it, don't you? The end of the world. If all goes as planned... All will be steeped in darkness.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The chains rattled in anger; their jingling giving words to the cry without a voice.*"
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma",
"message": "\"Don't worry... It won't be long now. I will grow ever more powerful and I don't even have to lift a finger, and soon, you will become lesser and lesser. As the light in every world fades, so too shall you. I'll *Finally* Be rid of you... My lesser. My... Other half...\"\n\n*Inaxuma looked off into the darkness as he sat on the edge of the stained glass. Was this really what he wanted? To be rid of Ikazuchi forever? He didn't even beat him in a fight, after all... All he did was give Ika the tool to off himself. What a weakling...*\n\n*But, to rid himself fully of Ika would mean that Fiora would never have a reason to seek him out again. That foolish girl, thinking she could make friends with the single strongest being of darkness this world has ever seen? It didn't matter that Kingdom Hearts refused to heed his call; he was here at the top of it all. Nobody had the power to stop him.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The thoughts of Fiora sparked what little connections were left... The chains rustled in rebellion to the surrounding darkness.*"
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma",
"message": "\"I'm so *Sick* And **Tired** Of you. If you have something to say, just spit it out already!\"\n\n*Inaxuma raised an arm, and a circle of darkness erupted from the portion of the stained glass platform where Ikazuchi's face was.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Several purple and red chains formed and pierced into the darkness; the sounds of pierced flesh and ripped bones replaced the gentle sounds of chains swaying in the wind.*\n\n*The chains plunged into darkness would run taut, and begin to heave upwards. A figure was slowly elevated from the darkness.*\n\n*It barely held its form, pierced by darkness to its very core.*"
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma",
"message": "\"I see... That little bit of rebellious spirit you showed earlier during my fight took every ounce of strength... You hardly even know who you are anymore.\"\n\n*Inaxuma approached the figure of light, circling around its dangling body as he walked.*\n\n*For once, he looked at the defeated form of his pure light counterpart and felt... Nothing. However, the longer he stared, waiting for the figure to respond, the more this nothing turned into... Something.*\n\n*The words Fiora yelled at him in seeming desperation left a lasting mark on him. Why did he want to kill Ikazuchi so badly? He was the cause of it all. He... Had a life... Yes. The memories were starting to come back to him now, like puzzle pieces fitting into place.*\n\n*Radiant Garden.*\n\n*His home.*\n\n*...Their home.*\n\n*Was he always destined to walk this path?*\n\n*The thoughts he had suppressed every time Fiora was around, he finally let them run free.*\n\n*If he was the light one, could he have made all these friends? Gone on this journey that Ikazuchi did? Become a savior of worlds, rather than a sinker of ones. A hero of light, rather than a menace of darkness?*\n\n*Inaxuma began to cry while looking upon the distorted shape of Ikazuchi. Streams of black liquid poured down the sides of his face.*\n\n*Ikazuchi sacrificed himself to save everyone at Hollow Bastion... Why couldn't he have done the same?*"
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "\"Are you entirely sure this is what you'd prefer?\""
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma",
"message": "*He shook his head and wiped his face.*\n\n*No... This is exactly what he wanted.*\n\n*Finally, he could!... What? With Ikazuchi out of the way, what was left to prove?*"
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "\"So you're just going to give up?\""
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma",
"message": "\"Shut up... I am the ***STRONGEST!***\"\n\n*Inaxuma stomped his foot on the ground, and the figure of light would slowly be lowered into the darkness once more.*\n\n\"There is still more I have to prove...! Even Ikazuchi wasn't able to best Kingdom Hearts while Vani was in control of it...\"\n\n*His eyes lit up as the memories of that fight flashed into his mind. The gap between dark and light was finally being bridged.*\n\n\"Yes, thats it... If **I** Want a place in this world... Then **I** Simply have to give it to myself! That's what I've been needing all along! Kingdom Hearts never answered me because my heart wasn't set on a goal!\"\n\n*This world would have to be reshaped... Just as his master said.*"
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "*Light would surround the endless abyss and pour down on the stained glass floor. A crack would form, followed by a shattering, and an emergence of...*\n\n\"Where... Am I? I don't see anything... What's happened to everybody? Suke, Dado, Fiora, Xion... I-\"\n\n*His voice grew faint as he saw another standing before him in this white void.*"
},
{
"author": "Radiant Remainder",
"message": "\"Kingdom Hearts is trying to steal you away. How pitiful that even in the end, the Beacon of Hope requires rescuing by another.\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"No... All this light- if this is in our heart then... Inaxuma will die! Not even he deserves to die like this! We... I-\""
},
{
"author": "Radiant Remainder",
"message": "\"Its touching that you have grown so fond of your captor. You both have a will strong enough to resist Kingdom Heart's call.\""
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma",
"message": "\"You did it again. Against all odds, you broke from my trap to be an annoying pest.\""
},
{
"author": "What's Left",
"message": "\"The light from Kingdom Hearts is gone. And with it, the temporary strength it lended to Ikazuchi. Continue onwards, he still can't break free of his own accord.\""
}
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{
"author": "Nelra",
"message": "As Nelra sank into the black abyss, a pale note of light would appear below her. Erupting into a whirlwind of growing dandelion seeds, the light would expand outward into a circle to reveal a stained glass platform. On it Nel would see an image of herself, holding her Chirithy as she lay half asleep over a backdrop of a vibrant city with bright purple rooftops and warm colored brickwork. Above her likenesses head was a circular pattern featuring the portraits of her friends she had been seeing in her dreams. Landing softly on her feet, Nel gazed over the sight dumbfounded."
},
{
"author": "darkoga",
"message": "```...May your heart be your guiding key...```\n\nA mysterious voice spoke out from above."
},
{
"author": "Nelra",
"message": "Nel blinked at the voice, then looked down at her hand and after some concentration her keyblade appeared in a shower of prismatic song notes. She would point it upward at an angle, firing a thin beam of light out into the darkness as a beacon Lyon would hopefully be able to hone in on. As she did so a wooden door would appear at the edge of the platform behind Nel, causing her to jolt in surprise. Emerald eyes lit with curiosity, she would reach out to turn the handle and a blinding light emerged from the crack of the door as it opened.\n\nAs the light dissipated Nel would look around and find herself to be in the city from that stained glass image. Her shock increased twofold as she looked down into the water of a nearby fountain and saw her own reflection. Nearly a head shorter with softer features... Had she been de-aged? She wore a moori style dress and her hair barely reached past her jawline now but she could clearly tell she was the same girl, if not a tad younger."
},
{
"author": "darkoga",
"message": "\"C'mon sis, quit fooling around!\" Nelra blinked and turned around, seeing one of the older boys from her dreams as well as that stained glass image, the one with the same eyes as her. He looked to be a year or two younger as well, sporting a youthful grin and brandishing a training weapon much like the ones they use in that struggle tournament in Twilight Town. \"We gotta get some practice in before today's mission! Your magic is strong, but your keyblade swing still needs work.\"\n\n*Sparring in Daybreak*\n\nNel looked down once more to see herself holding a practice weapon as well. Hers had a wand-like shape and a magic star at the end. Deciding to let the memory play out naturally, she would adopt a fencer stance. Conversely, her brother would adopt a kendo stance and after a brief stare down he would make the first move, zipping in at blinding speed. Nel would flinch, raising her weapon a fraction of a second too late only to receive a playful bop on her forehead for her trouble. \"C'mon sis, you'll have to do better than that! Next attack will be a real one...\" (Sonic Dodge 2/2)\n\nNel's brother stared at her, jaw agape only to find his sister adorned with the same dumbfounded look, equally surprised. Suddenly he would let out a hearty shackle, lowering his weapon. \"Alright, I'd say that's enough training for today. How about we head out so you can show that one to the heartless?\" Nel giggled shyly in response as the world around her began to fade, the memory reaching it's end."
}
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{
"author": "Narraration",
"message": "```Descent. Falling. The wind upon his face is all that could be felt for ranoa. He sees nothing- Pure black as he descends into his dreams. This continues for a few minutes, before he can see a light shining in the dark- and once he sees it, the descent slows, until he reaches it. A calm landing. For a moment, its as if a beautiful glow had engulfed him as his eyes adjust to the sudden light, only to be revealed to be a bright circular stained glass-like structure, with none other than himself in the middle, alongside those he holds dear. It's a strange sight. A warm glow opposed to the cold silence of the outside.```"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "*As ranoas eyes adjust, he looks around the area- The light nearly blinding him. He opens his mouth in wonder, having never seen something like this as he walks around, simply exploring- despite the lack of any objects or things to interact with.*\n\n*Soon, though- he spots something sitting atop the large area near the middle. His trusty struggle bat! Must have fallen into this place with him.*"
},
{
"author": "Narraration",
"message": "As he approaches to grab it, something feels off- a sense of danger. Before he knows it, theres a blue creature with a little hat firing a chunk of ice magic at him from behind. He doesnt know it yet, but its a ``\"Blue Rhapsody\"`` Somehow, the darkness in his heart is taking form here- Though, not too strong."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "*Swiftly, he uses his agility to* ``Dodge roll`` *Out of the way, before quickly grabbing his struggle bat, charging torwards the heartless with his arms raised in an attempt to hit it with a* ``Blitz`` *Of multiple strikes. However- It doesnt even connect, phasing through the entire creature as if it werent there to begin with.*\n\n*Shortly after, the heartless fires another chunk of ice, hitting him directly in the chest and sending him a few feet away- forcing his bat to leave his hand and land feet away as more of the creatures appear. He opens his mouth to shout from the pain- and yet nothing comes out.*\n\nLeft lying on his back, All he can do is reach his arm out, as if it would block any attacks. Incorrect, but its just a feeble defense mechanism.\n\nAs the heartless ready their attack, time slows for a moment. He stares at the creatures in thought. Was he brought to such a strange place, only to die? Is this some kind of cruel joke?\n\n```\"...No.\"```\n\nBefore he could even comprehend it, the space in his hand is filled with a blinding light. Its some sort of blade- Similar in shape to a key. He had heard of an acquaintances dreams with such an item, but had never actually believed it. Jokes on him. He points the keyblade at the nearest heartless instinctually, sending a ``Pearl`` Of light at it. It immediately dissolves the dark creature, widening his eyes in shock. He can fight them now.\n\nWith a determined glint in his eye, ranoa recovers from his position on the ground, getting back on his feet as he runs to the heartless, quickly slashing them with the keyblade before they could launch any more ice at him. Soon enough, the blue raphsodies are gone, leaving a peaceful space once more. The peace allows him to inspect the weapon properly, taking note of its shape and size. Its interesting."
},
{
"author": "Narraration",
"message": "As ranoa turns his head after playing around with his newly acquired keyblde, he's met with a figure- shrouded in ice. It doesnt speak, and yet, he can feel words entering his mind. It's impossible to understand. It raises an arm, and he's met with an unavoidable storm of ice- taking the brunt of the blow head on.\n\nIt's too much. He falls, dropping the keyblade as it dissolves into light, feeling a cool chill creep into his body, his vision fading to back.\n\n``` He's back in The twilight town sandlot, fast asleep against a wall. Perhaps he was always there to begin with.```\n\n```Falling... Falling... Falling... And a graceful landing.```\n\nThis sensation had been familiar to ranoa. The slow fall through the darkness of the soul, before landing atop the beautiful glass painting of the heart. \n\nThis time, however, the warm glow of the light is even more intense. More.. Pure, than before.\n\nNot entirely pure. Nobody is truly pure unless they strip all the darkness away from their heart. No, but he's closer to the light than he was before.\n\nSo. Ranoa stands in the middle, his eyes closed as the connection comes to him that he's in his \"Dream\" World once more."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Finally, ranoa would open his eyes to the realm of his heart. Looking around, before looking down at the place of which his connections would be. He can spot a new face there- His friend, Minuit. The two had grown close rather quickly, one's light being a shield to the others darkness. Yin and Yang.\n\nBut, its inconsequential right now. He's puzzled- Seeing nothing but his heart. No struggle bat. No judge blade. Just, him. And him alone."
},
{
"author": "Narraration",
"message": "```\"Are you ready, to take the next step?\"```\n\nA silent voice would call out to ranoa. It speaks, and yet has no voice. An inner conscience? An onlooker? A spirit?\n\nIn the end, It's irrelevant.\n\n```\"Reach out, and grasp it. You are on the cusp of your evolution.\"```"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "A confused look grows on his face, as he opens his mouth to speak. And so, He does speak, and yet, nothing is said. It's silence. Pure silence."
},
{
"author": "Narraration",
"message": "Though, while left alone with himself after this for what seems like an eternity, A mirror appears in front of him. \n\nGazing back at ranoa, would see a suit of armor- perfectly fitting for him. In the armors hand. Would be a large weapon, coated in a myriad of gold, blue, and white, similarly to the armor. He understands, suddenly, reaching his hand out to touch the mirror, only for him to phase through it. Taking this in stride, he walks through."
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Armor [Ranoa]",
"message": "```Ranoa passes through it.```\n\nAnd suddenly, He's on the other side, the metallic thuds of steps being heart from below.\n\nHe looks down. Down at his hands, down at his legs. In his left hand could be seen the large weapon, and a suit of armor.\n\nHe reaches up to touch his face, only to be greeted by a helmet, as he swiftly turns back around to look at the mirror.\n\nGazing back, is his prior form, armorless. He's taken the suits place."
},
{
"author": "Narraration",
"message": "The armored boy then proceeds to begin swinging his newfound weapon- Finding the form and make to be perfectly suited to him. It's as if it was made for him perfectly.\n\nThe silent voice rings out once more.\n\n```\"You have been gifted. One of many. . . . . Follw your heart. Protect those dear. Let your heart remain steadfast.\"```\n\nA harsh wind begins to blow atop ranoas heart, as loud stomping could be heard from behind.\n\nThe mirror vanishes, as a large, icy heartless appears. It seems to be a darkside, except it's features are coated in ice. Perhaps an inner shadow? \n\n```\"Use the keyblade. Remain steadfast.\"```"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Armor [Ranoa]",
"message": "Ranoa, Following the voice, Points his weapon at the heartless. He was once confused. Even afraid of the dark, but not anymore. He can fight it this time.\n\nBreaking out into a run, he runs at the creature- Using a ``slide`` to avoid the onslaught of its slow, yet heavy swings.\n\nThen, as he's abuot to take out a leg, he's kicked in the chest. The armor clanks against it, protecting him from any serious harm. In a split second, he spins around as the creature lingers on him, using a ``retaliating slash`` to cut through it, severing its tendon, causing it to fall to its knees.\n\nOnce its downed, He slashes it in the head a few times, before slamming his keyblade into the ground, a bright red ball surrounding him with the use of ``Stun Impact``. It seems to be enough for the creature to fall, fading away into dark clouds of smoke."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "```Ranoa falls, deep into slumber. His heart has fallen to darkness.```"
},
{
"author": "Narraration",
"message": "```Falling, ever so deeply into the abyss. A heart consumed by darkness, and a resistant mind fighting for control. The conflict has reached its peak, as ranoa lands softly against a hard surface. A familiar warmth, and cold winds greet him. The usual bright light of the heart is dimmed by various bad actors. Namely, the corruption of the heartless. Though, there's a strange purple hue out in the distance.. It's unnerving, but not an open issue right now.```"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Ranoa slowly opens his eyes, looking at the black void around him as he slowly rises to his feet. This place is desolate. The only bright part of it is what represents his memories.\n\nThough, ranoa doesnt know this. Its merely another strange dream to him.\n\nHe looks around once more. He's alone, with nobody to talk to, or ask for help. Until-"
},
{
"author": "Narraration",
"message": "```\"Your heart has fallen. Cast away by an unfortunate fate. And yet, your mind resists?\"``` A silent voice rings out. Nothing is spoken, but plenty is understood."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Ranoa opens his mouth to speak, and like every time before, nothing comes out. Though, he knows better this time. He summons ``Clockwork Passage``, looking around frantically."
},
{
"author": "Narraration",
"message": "```\"Perhaps you have forgotten your place, among the lost?\"```"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He turns to shout \"Who are you!\", and nothing comes out."
},
{
"author": "Narraration",
"message": "```\"Submit, and let destiny take its course. You have no place among the living. A hollow creature who exists only to destroy.\"```\n\nSoon after, a small silhoutte forms on the stained glass below."
},
{
"author": "Shadow",
"message": "Emerging from the silhoutte, is but a small shadow. Seemingly nothing but a pest to deal with. It stares at ranoa curiously, slowly waddling over, small golden eyes staring through him."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Ranoa points his keyblade at the shadow, an upset expression lining his face as he slowly backs away. A shadow is nothing close to a threat on its own, and yet, something is terribly wrong with it."
},
{
"author": "Narraration",
"message": "The shadow, as expected, slowly grows into a more humanoid figure- its dark limbs expanding, and its perfectly round head changing shape into something more human.\n\nIts form changes rapidly, passing through various heartless ranoa had encountered in the past, slowly morphing into a shadowy version of those who have had an influence on him for a few seconds at a time. Soon enough, the form shifts into one of himself. A near perfect copy, the only difference being the skin and eyes of a shadow."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa's Shadow",
"message": "The mirrored heartless grows razor sharp claws as it slowly approaches, [Lunging at the remnant of ranoa's mind with a feral scream, and the intent to kill.](\n\nThe heartless claws at its other half, before jumping into the air and lunging down with a triple dark break- capable of juggling an opponent if succesfully landed. Following this, it begins dashing at ranoa with its claws facing outwards, aiming to pierce him.\n\n```HP: 3140\nMP: 110\nAP: 160 -65\n\n[Action 1]: Basic Attack: 225\n[Action 2]: Dark Break: 255\n[Action 3,]: Dark Break: 255\n[Action 4, -15%]: Dark Break: 216\n[Action 5, -15%]: Sonic Blade: 238\n\n[Bonus Action]: N/A\n[Bonus Action]: N/A\n\n[Free Action]:\n\n[Total Damage]: 1,189 ```"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "In turn, what's left of ranoas mind would mount a defense- Activating ``Guarding Winds``, and ``Phase 2`` to match the difference in raw strength. He then holds up his keyblade to cast multiple bouts of ``Aero``. Some on himself as defense, and others to catch the heartless in a vicious wind.\n\n```\nPhase 2: 5 Turns Remain!\nGuarding Winds: -15 AP per turn, All wind spells cost 10 points less and deal 5% more damage, and ranoa will take 50% less damage.\n\nHP: 3140 -2662\nMP: 130 -150 -125\nAP: 160 -180 -165\n\n[Action 1]: Aero [Defensive]: 233 - 1189 -50% = 478\n[Action 2]: Aero [Offensive]: 233\n[Action 3,]: Aero [Offensive]: 233\n[Action 4, -15%]: Aero [Offensive]: 197\n[Action 5, -15%]: Aero [Offensive]: 197 \n\n[Bonus Action]:\n[Bonus Action]:\n\n[Free Action]:\n\n[Total Damage]: 860```"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa's Shadow",
"message": "The retaliation only angers the heartless, as it resorts to a second attempt at juggling ranoa into the air with a barrage of ``Dark Break's``. It's completely disregarding any tactics, opting to act on instincts and ignore its own safety for the kill.\n\n```HP: 3140 -2280\nMP: 110\nAP: 65 -15\n\n[Action 1]: Dark Break: 255\n[Action 2]: Dark Break: 255\n[Action 3,]: Dark Break: 255\n[Action 4, -15%]: Dark Break: 216\n[Action 5, -15%]: Dark Break: 216\n\n[Bonus Action]: N/A\n[Bonus Action]: N/A\n\n[Free Action]:\n\n[Total Damage]: 1,197 ```"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Once more, Ranoa points his keyblade at his inner heartless, allowing the creature to attack him, trusting the cold Barrier of wind to do its job. He casts more spells, easily able to weave between them with the new keyblade, and the wind itself flowing on his command.\n\n```Phase 2: 4 Turns Remain!\nGuarding Winds: -15 AP per turn, All wind spells cost 10 points less and deal 5% more damage, and ranoa will take 50% less damage.\n\nHP: 2662 -2064\nMP: 125 -100\nAP: 165 -150\n\n[Action 1]: Aero [Offensive]: 233 \n[Action 2]: Aero [Offensive]: 233\n[Action 3,]: Aero [Offensive]: 233\n[Action 4, -15%]: Aero [Offensive]: 197\n[Action 5, -15%]: Aero [Offensive]: 197 \n\n[Bonus Action]:\n[Bonus Action]:\n\n[Free Action]:\n\n[Total Damage Taken]: 1,197 - 50% = 598\n[Total Damage Sent]: 1093```"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa's Shadow",
"message": "Growing desperate, the heartless jumps into the air one final time to use one last dark break, the wind cutting through it as it moves. Once it lands a foot away from ranoa, it goes low, using a barrage of claw attacks in rapid sucession. It's strategy hasn't changed in the least from the start. It doesn't know any better, only knowing how to attack.\n\n```HP: 2280 -1197\nMP: 110\nAP: 15 -5\n\n[Action 1]: Dark Break: 255\n[Action 2]: Basic Attack: 225\n[Action 3,]: Basic Attack: 225\n[Action 4, -15%]: Basic Attack: 191\n[Action 5, -15%]: Basic Attack: 191\n\n[Bonus Action]: N/A\n[Bonus Action]: N/A\n\n[Free Action]:\n\n[Total Damage]: 1,061 ```"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Ranoa can see the beast slowing down, weakning enough to be defeated in one properly executed attack. He steadies himself as he's clawed, the winds reducing the damage taken, steadying his keyblade in an overhead stance. \n\nHe casts aero twice more to order to keep it distracted, before unleashing a flurry of ``Sonic Blade`` on it.\n\n\n```Phase 2: 3 Turns Remain!\nGuarding Winds: -15 AP per turn, All wind spells cost 10 points less and deal 5% more damage, and ranoa will take 50% less damage.\n\nHP: 2662 -2064 -1534\nMP: 125 -90\nAP: 150 -0\n\n[Action 1]: Aero [Offensive]: 233 \n[Action 2]: Aero [Offensive]: 233 \n[Action 3,]: Sonic Blade: 280\n[Action 4, -15%]: Sonic Blade: 238\n[Action 5, -15%]: Sonic Blade: 238 \n\nGuarding Winds: Deactivated\n\n[Bonus Action]:\n[Bonus Action]:\n\n[Free Action]:\n\n[Total Damage Taken]: 1,061- 50% = 530\n[Total Damage Sent]: 1222```"
},
{
"author": "Narraration",
"message": "```The arena begins to shake as the heartless drops to its knee's, dark smoke leaking out of it as it trembles. It's falling apart, and so is the darkness infecting ranoas heart. After a few moments, it essentially explodes into dark smoke, a glowing orb leaving its body as the arena shakes violently. It feels as if its an earth quake as the darkness stained on ranoas heart station begins to evaporate. Oddly enough, the purple stain stays, completely uneffected by the recent battle.```"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio lands safely after a while of falling on.. A weird void*\n\n\"W-what the hell was that... What even is this place now? An stained glass? Am i dead or something..?\"\n\n*He says with a tone of pure confusion, not fear, just confusion, to then notice the condition of the station he´s stepping on*\n\n\"... Cracked? Why is this cracked? Has someone been here before? Is it even safe to be in this place, wherever it is?\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*One of the smaller re-pieced portions of Ranoa's station was less bright than the rest. It seemed to be flickering.*\n\n*As he took in his surroundings, Lirio could hear something coming from that flickering piece of heart. It was mostly muffled, but it sounded like someone was talking. Getting closer would likely make it easier to hear.*"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"...? What now..?\"\n\n*He said as he noticed the muffled noice, getting a bit closer to said section of ranoa's heart, but still keeping his distance from what could be a danger*\n\n\"Hello..? Is somebody there..?\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*As Lirio approached the flickering stained glass portion, he would suddenly be granted a vision. Red bangs parted to show his sight. What was this feeling? Fear? Then, suddenly, rocks collapsed and block out his vision. It was dark for quite some time, before Lirio could hear a man's deep voice clear as day:*"
},
{
"author": "???",
"message": "\"Such a young heart... Lost and broken. You needn't worry, boy, I will make you Whole again.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Lirio's vision would suddenly return to him, still standing on top of this weird stained glass platform that had Ranoa on it.*"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio gets heavily surprised by the red bangs as he falls to the ground but sits down quickly, and then he listens carefully what the vpice was saying*\n\n*After the vision is gone, he looks a around again, noticing that nothing of what he saw and heard was there anymore*\n\n\"What..? Who's voice was that..? And... What did he meant \"Make you whole again\"..? \"\n\n*He's still sitting on the glass, thinking about what just happened*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Lirio would sit and ponder for a moment. While he sat around, he was suddenly able to see and feel the fight that was going on outside. He could see Ranoa fighting off the two Frost Serpents, defeating one, and then fighting the Humanoid Heartless that formed from the leftover one eating the dead one's heart. At the same time, Lirio could also feel the same pain that Ranoa could. It was agonizing, and very cold. Suddenly, Ranoa's heart began to frost over. The frost would start at the edge of the heart station and move in slowly, before reaching it's way to Lirio. The frost slowly crawled up his legs and was freezing him solid, until suddenly, a fire was lit above the heart station. The frost would slowly melt away and disappear.*\n\n*Lirio didn't have a moment to react before the fire washed over the heart station and blinded his vision. Next he knew... *"
}
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{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity would of been in a new realm with her standing in the middle of a giant glass pillar looking beaten up and her clothes torn from the Olympus fight. Her eyes covered by her hair as Rarity's body shook barely keeping up her standing position.\n\n\"After... All that work... I still... Feel like... I can never... Compare... To... Louis and Rainbow...\"\n\nRarity said weakly as her consciousness was fading within the realm, but something was keeping from falling down and knocking herself out oddly.\n\n\"But... Something... Is... Preventing me... From giving... Up...\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Hey there... Nice place you got here.**\" \n\nA familiar voice would call out to Rarity and Hades himself appeared with a snap of his fingers, walking closer to Rarity and looking around at the place. \n\n\"**But it seems like you took quite the fall from that hit from Tifa. You don't want to give up and disappoint Twilight and the other one... Or that Louis fellow right? I have *Just* The thing to help with that...**\""
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"Really...? You think i... Can still be able to... Continue fighting...?\"\n\nRarity was slowly starting to recover, as her legs stopped shaking to show she was willing to not give up. That was when odd footsteps occurred on the glass pillar platform."
},
{
"author": "Nightmare Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"Of course your able to continue fighting, you never given up you idiot!!\"\n\nThe figure looked like Rarity, only her outfit was entirely different than the Rarity Hades saw next to him. That was also when Nightmare Rarity looked at Hades with a serious expression.\n\n\"So you have a thing to help this nitwit and her two chumpy friends... Tell you what, you and myself can help the three out as the three of us's little secret from Xion i think and that pathetic Twilight Sparkle but i know well enough you have a catch to this deal... So if there is a task your giving her, we will think about it and see if it is acceptable to do the task...\"\n\nNightmare Rarity said with a serious tone in her voice, but gave a odd wink to him as she was willing to help in secret unlike her normal state next to Hades."
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"M-My nightmare self... You actually care about us after all...\"\n\nRarity said as her eyes were now visible with small tears in her eyes, seeing her old evil side had changed a bit from when Nightmare Rarity took control of Rarity's body."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Definitely... All you gotta do is let ol' Hades help you out a little and-**\" \n\nHades would say and then recoiled at seeing Nightmare Rarity appear out of seemingly nowhere and began to speak, seemingly in his favor. Random things *Do* Line up to your advantage sometimes. \n\n\"**A catch? No, no... Just that help is a two way street. I help you, you help me and we're all a big ol' happy family or whatever...**\" \n\nHe raised an eyebrow at the wink and decided to keep that in his memory for later. \n\n\"**Anyway... I'll just take an I.O.U. For now and come collect at a later date. I can't get you all wrapped up in my main affairs...**\" \n\nHades then opened his hand and a rotating ball of pure darkness appeared in his hand. \n\n\"**And relax, I'm not gonna ask for you to go kill your friends or something heartless ™️ like that. This here is little ol' me's special source of darkness I whipped up. Use it in moderation and you'll easily outclass those broads out there. Whaddya say?**\""
},
{
"author": "Nightmare Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"A little assistance huh...? Heh... Very well... We will consider it... Given the fact i was defeated once by the fools outside here minus the Xion brat, i will eventually find a way out of here...\"\n\nShe then got close to Hades and teleported behind before Nightmare Rarity whispered to him.\n\n\"And i will make sure my little host here doesnt defy me... I dont actually care for anyone she loves so ill get rid of them whenever i get the chance... The only one i really care about? The girl with us... We got a deal... So hand me the orb and i can convert it into power for her and my benefits...\"\n\nNightmare Rarity said before politely grabbing the orb as she then began backing up from Hades's personal space and returning to Rarity.\n\n\"Look Rarity, What other choice do we have? Switch me in, and i promise to help out with the one major issue of the two girls we are fighting... Got it...?\""
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity nodded before placing her hands over the darkness orb, with Nightmare Rarity placing her own hands underneath the darkness orb as the duo glow with a purple outline.\n\n\"Nightmare Rarity... Thanks friend...\"\n\nRarity then suddenly hugged her nightmare counterpart as the orb of darkness was on the duo's heart areas."
},
{
"author": "Nightmare Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Nightmare Rarity didnt expect this, but smirked and hugged back to see what the darkness orb would do the duo. But Nightmare Rarity frowned during the orb's process oddly where hades may not see it."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Here ya go. Just give in to those rough feelings: pain, anger, rage the whole 9 yards and you'll become attuned with the darkness and gain power beyond your dreams.**\" \n\nHades would say and hand over the orb to the two girls and let them do their thing. The orb would begin to leak darkness like a heavy smoke cloud, filling the area. The white glass of the pillar would be slowly turn black and the eyes of Rarity and Nightmare Rarity that was eteched into the ground would also turn into a shining gold. \n\n\"**Now then... Don't fall to deep into the abyss and... Wake up!**\"\n\nHe would let out a small laugh and snap his fingers, vanishing from Rarity's inner world and she herself would slowly feel herself wake up in the real world."
},
{
"author": "Nightmare Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"Heh... Good luck you fashion designer... Dont you dare give up on me...!!\"\n\nNightmare Rarity called as she laughed evily as she vanished from the hug."
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"The anger inside me... I WON'T GIVE UP AND I **WILL** BE STRONGER THAN LOUIS AND RAINBOW DASH!!!\"\n\nRarity yelled in anger, not allowing herself to be consumed by the abyss and darkness as she woke up back in the real world."
}
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{
"author": "ottachu",
"message": "The decisive battle"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire??",
"message": "Drifting in what appears to be a void, Sapphire slowly awakens to a light shimmering across her face. Still in a daze she opens her eyes more to see herself hovering above a beautiful stain glass floor as she creeps ever so slowly towards it. She felt as if she was finally back home and all the horrors and wonders she encountered were just a figment of her imagination. Yes that's all it was, perhaps she had been dreaming a long dream and she would wake up in her own bed to the smell of breakfast cooking and the sounds of machinery and the stomping's of several children. \n\nShe closed her eyes once more as her body finally landed on the ground that was the stain glass. Laying there her body seemed to be lifeless as a voice finally broke the silence.\n\n\"How long do you plan on sleeping? You can't stay here forever and hide from the reality you have been brought to\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "With a sudden jolt she found herself awake at long last she sat sat up looking around her surroundings fully noticing the magnolia's that littered the ground. She looked up as more petals began to fall surrounding covering the ground before slowly fading away and resuming in the fall. She watched as a petal fell in front her face obscuring her vision for a brief moment before a reflection of herself appeared standing and staring down at her. \n\nThis was enough for her to finally get to her feet as she looked at the reflection although it wasn't really a reflection but more of a lifelike clone of herself. She cautiously approached as it followed her movement. She observed the being in front of her noticing that it matched her perfectly down to the last freckle. \"Amazing... What is this place?\" She found herself asking at long last."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire??",
"message": "\"Awake are you?\" The being spoke out to her as it finally gained some idle movement as it had the exact same voice that she did although a little more somber to it's tone. \"You should recognize this place although with me being here that means you have yet to fully accept everything that has come to pass.\"\n\nIt crossed it's arms as it looked at Sapphire with discontent written on it's face. \"Our home is gone. Our father is most likely gone and we'll never know. While you're off playing with magic and distracting yourself our poor mother is having to take care of the children that made it out with us.\"\n\nIt took a couple steps past her before stopping and the fall of the petals that was happening finally ceased as they all laid on the ground motionless as if in anticipation. \"Admit it you can't handle the reality that is happening is hoping that you will wake up from this nightmare. A mere child comforted you because your own heart is weak. Two different men you don't even know risked their lives to protect you because you couldn't. You thought with a couple magic spells you would be able to protect yourself let alone others? You were attacked about another and barely managed to dodge his attacks but you wouldn't acknowledge that, you were more focused on his attacks as if they were proper demonstrations to magic.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "\"No that's not true! Right...\" She backed away from the being as she placed a hand to her chest and shook her head in defiance. She wasn't weak was she? Is it possible that she would burden on others, she wasn't able to offer much with her fight with Furo instead of causing some small scraps to the heartless or her first battle against the heartless with Kaz where both ended up taking hits for her. \n\nThe swell of negative emotions caused her body to gain a dark energy around herself as she began to sink deeper into her own mind. \"I'm not useless! I'm growing stronger. What would you know you weren't there for those battles.\" She grabbed at her book that wasn't with her a second ago as she launched a magical blast towards the being. Rage now filled her heart as the dark energy grew stronger around her. \"I'll prove I'm not a burden and that I can protect myself and others!\" She sent another blast of magic at the being this time it had a darker color to it than previously."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire??",
"message": "After the two blasts were sent it's way it seemed to have vanished before appearing behind her and landing a powerful blast of it's own sending Sapphire rolling across the ground as the petals were kicked up into the air. \"If you are determine to prove it, then don't hold back. I want you to give it your all!\" \n\nIt then rushed towards Sapphire not giving her a moment to collect herself. \"In both your battles you had others to rely on, here you don't. You aren't given a chance plan ahead.\" The being then summoned a flurry of ice and fire at Sapphire in retaliation to her attacks."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire watched as the spells came aiming towards her as she closed her eyes holding them tight as tears fell down her face. Upon landing on the ground and striking a magnolia petal, it then expanded guarding her body as a makeshift shield before crumbling down. It was true that she was weak and still had much to learn but she wasn't going to let that stop her. She jumped up off the ground as she realized that the petals reacted to water and could use that to her advantage. She summoned several orbs of water as she flung them towards the being missing it entirely as the petals on the ground took the hit reacting as the expanded forming a blossoming Magnolia flower with the being in the center as if held captive. \n\nShe felt proud herself thinking that she bested the being not knowing what was to come."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire??",
"message": "All grew quiet as the petals once more settled on the ground Sapphire held her breath in anticipation wondering if she had in some way won her battle. \"Fool, you think you can lock me away when you don't even have the means to defend yourself properly.\" \n\nA strong breeze picked up as the flower holding the being began to shake and wither away revealing the being standing there with a weapon in hand. It was covered in light but from what Sapphire knew it resembled a weapon she has seen a many. \n\nWithout any hesitation the being seemed to blink out of view and quickly found itself in front of Sapphire landing the weapon hard into her side as it sent her tumbling away like so many of it's attacks have done previously. \n\n\"Come and face me with all you got, prove to me you are worthy.\" It struck a battle pose readying itself for Sapphire's attacks."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire coughed as she landed feeling the air get knocked out of her. She clutched her hand balling it into a fist as she slammed it into the ground. Picking herself up she felt selfsame dark energy begin to swarm her as glared at the being. \"Fine you want me to come at you with all I got then I will.\" Rage fueled her as she launched several magical blasts from her own weapon each one getting deflected and rerouted to in a random direction from the being. It was mocking her by only deflecting her attacks. \n\nRemembering how she once trapped the being for brief while and blocked it's attacks Sapphire rushed towards the being as petals flew into the air. Each petal then getting hit with a splash of water as they formed into a weapon of her own to be on equal footing with the being. The weapon having finally formed appeared in Sapphire's hand as she dropped her book going in for an all out attack against the being."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire??",
"message": "The fact Sapphire was able to conjure up such a weapon and gain a glimpse into a wielding keyblade caught the being off guard as it stuggled to keep up with Sapphire's attacks. The darkness was strong with Sapphire as the being failed to find an opening to counterattack. Having finally fended off Sapphire's flurry of attacks it rushed at her as both of them clashed in a power struggle. \n\n\"You idiot you don't know what you are doing! You can't-\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Before the being could finish what it was saying Sapphire managed to overpower it dealing a lethal blow to it as the weapon it had was knocked out of it's hand and fizzled away. \n\nHaving knocked the being back Sapphire had since been engulfed by the Dark Aura that had appeared around her. She lifted her weapon up ready to strike the final blow. As she brought it down she felt something within her snapped as she stabbed at the ground next to the being. The darkness had dispersed as she cried holding onto the weapon. \"What do you mean prove I'm worthy! Worthy of what!\" \n\nShe slumped to the ground face in hands as she sobbed. She was confused and scared and angry with herself. What is that she has prove to herself and that was when it struck her she fighting with herself trying to prove she was worthy of protecting others."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire??",
"message": "The being sighed as it lifted itself up and walked from Sapphire as the petals began to fall once in their endless loop. \"It seems you finally caught on and I can go back to sleeping. You however are not yet ready, when you are we will meet again.\" After having said that the other Sapphire fell backwards off of what was their battlefield."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire reached her hand out as she found herself to be the one falling, tears staining her face as she found herself in a slumber. \n\nThe sound of an alarm blared as it jolted Sapphire awake in the hotel room she had taken residence in the events of what happened being a distant memory but one that clung to the back of her mind."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire??",
"message": "Within Sapphire's heart petals that were once pure and white began to take on a hue of purple as the area was now covered in White and Purple petals. The other sapphire reached her hand out as a dark petal landed. \"Don't let this happen...\"\n\n**The darkness begin to spread within the heart**"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire would find herself chained up struggling with all her might trying to break free. \"Get off me! Let me go! Damnit!\" \nShe would see the stain glass that was once her heart white with magnolia petals now corrupted with thorns, chains and purple to black petals. \nThis was what has happened to her heart while she tried to gain control of her darkness she frantically began to look around where was the other her that she had encountered several times. \nThe chains finally brought her to the ground of the stain glass locking her in place. Was this to be fate now that she gave into the darkness completely."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*A voice could be heard echoing around Sapphire's heart.*\n\n**\"Now why would I do that? I have you perfectly where I need to, chained down and used as my puppet. And after a while, I'll have the perfect vessel. You were just so easy to manipulate. 'Princess of Darkness'. What a ridiculous title for something like you to carry. You are no more than a means to an end.\"**"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire continued to struggle against the chain feeling the grips tighten around her as the voice spoke to her. She let out a chuckle of disbelief the voice was right she was easy to manipulate. \"Princess of Darkness? What a joke, maybe I should've just never have explored magic. Try to understand the Darkness.\" \nShe let out a sigh maybe it was her fate to become another vessel of darkness like the one poor girl Suke they tried to save. Tried to save... And they failed. \n\"I have no friends that would come to my rescue, any memories I may have of them gone.. If I even had any to begin with.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "**\"All you can do, is give in, to me... Submit!\"**\n\n*Sapphire would feel a jolt of pain coming from the chains as the presence in her heart seemingly closed in. The darkness in the area began to coalesce, however it didn't take a form. I stead it would simply float in-front of her.*"
},
{
"author": "Darkness",
"message": "**\"Just a little more, and I'll finally be free from that key... And with a new vessel at that. Just a little more...\"**"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*In the empty black sky, a star twinkles. A beam of darkness falls from that spot, tearing between Sapphire and the Darkness, leaving behind shrouding cloud. A familiar voice rings out.*"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"You idiot.\"\n\n*Barely visible within the cloud is a silhouette. A spark of light glints off of a sword.*\n\n*The figure rushes out of the cloud towards Sapphire, and for a brief moment, she sees Dado's golden eyes. In the very next moment, her chains shatter, and Dado disappears.*\n\n*Despite him vanishing, she feels his presence within her. Darkness swirls around her, giving her further strength. His voice echoes through the Station.*\n\n*\"Don't give up hope.\"*"
},
{
"author": "Information Bar",
"message": "Information: Sapphire stats x2!"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire let out a chuckle how was she this foolish to forget about Dado. Who despite knowing in such a short amount time became a good friend of hers. Perhaps that was what the darkness was missing and those who use it. The friends to give the strength to overcome the darkness. \n\"You're right I am a vessel, a vessel that won't let you escape without a battle,.\"\n\n Sapphire raised her arm up the darkness taking form into a claw. \"My darkness is my own, and I will continue to carry the title of Princess of Darkness as proof that I overcame it. And to prove it I'll unmend you and make it so you'll never leave!\" \n\nSapphire lunged at the darkness slashing it with her claw Dado's voice ringing in her mind Don't give up hope. \"You'll regret trying to make me your vessel!\"\n\n\"Even if takes all of eternity, and I die here I won't let you escape!\" She jumped in the air as several Phantoms came into being jumping into existence as well. While in the air Sapphire made several slashes left, right, and under, the phantoms joined in at the exact same time doing the same left, right, under slashes. \n\nAs if those attacks weren't only meant to harm the darkness she erected a barrier around it flooding it with what little light she had left in her. The flood of light filled the barrier shattering it into pieces.\n\n```Phantom Form activated lvl 5\nWeapon passive form boost 10 less drain\nDark Haze 235-205ap 1125\nWishing Edge 205-185 Ap 1120+945=2065\nBarrier Blast (Light element) 1115\nTotal Dmg 4,305```"
},
{
"author": "Darkness",
"message": "*The darkness watched and got a little annoyed when Darkdo appeared and freed Sapphire. Looks like this was going to be even more of an ordeal. When Sapphire went on the attack, it seemingly didn't react, allowing them all to hit it. Sapphire noticed that the attacks didn't seem to do much, however the dark attack she did especially was ineffective. The light attack, seemed to not do much either.*\n\n**\"You dumb fool. I am not just any darkness you can fight away. I cannot be controlled. I cannot be 'unmended'. I have fought beings far more powerful than you, and have lived longer than you will ever understand. I *Am* Darkness. And I will not submit to an emo brat!\"**\n\n*The darkness threw several dark energy balls at Sapphire, them being thrown at different angles around the area.*\n\n`Immune, heals, and powers up from all dark attacks.\nLight Resistance\nHP:???\nDark Ball Volley: 3000`"
},
{
"author": "ottachu",
"message": "Sapphire watched the incoming volley head her way as she summoned a stream of water to block the attack. However the one stream proved to not be enough and with quick thinking she formed a froze barrier curving inwards as it redirected the attack back at the darkness. \"That is true you may have fought more powerful people than me. And perhaps they had the conviction to have won.\" Emo Brat? Did it really just call her that? It was the damned things fault for making her as she was.\n\nHaving come out of that attack unscathed Sapphire rushed at the darkness claw still in hand however a giant lance of water was held in it. It quickly froze in hand as she stabbed at the darkness following up with an upward slash. \"However you're in my heart and what you don't know is that.\" In the next instance the other sapphire that she has met with in several accounts appeared behind as if a phantom holding the selfsame lance stabbing at the darkness with a followed up upward slash. \"That this my heart! And it's not weak like you were expecting!\" The other Sapphire vanished just as quickly as she had appeared her blue eyes meeting Sapphire's golden ones.\n\n```Phantom Form lvl 5 185-165Ap \nWater & Blizzard used to parry Dark Ball Volley- 1577x2-3000=154 sent back 215-175Mp\nPhantom Dance used 165-150 adding 1193 spd to next attack\nEnchanted Riposte 1551+1193=2744\n2,898 Total Dmg```"
},
{
"author": "Darkness",
"message": "**\"If you want your heart so bad, you can keep it. I only need you for a little while longer.\"**\n\n*The attacks continued to seem like they didn't do much, but Sapphire could feel some of the darkness in her heart begin to release their grip. Suddenly, however, light would shine from above and surround sapphire, seemingly protecting her.*\n\n**\"....No... He's here?! Dammit..! You must let me have control before he kills us! Submit to me now!\"**\n\n*Darkness appeared around Sapphire in the form of daggers and then flew into her, attempting to pierce her new light armor and deal with Sapphire.*\n\n`HP:??\nDark Dagger Dome: 7000`"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*\"Just a little longer. Please.\"*"
},
{
"author": "ottachu",
"message": "``` Water Blizzard 1282 x2=436 dmg taken"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire gripped the frozen lance in her clawed hand as it shattered in a mist. She looked around as the different daggers formed around her seeming to trap her in place. \"I would rather die than... Than let a monster like you take control of me!\" \nWith the new found light armor around Sapphire she watched as each dagger came her way with her magic now her claw seemed to have held onto a blade of magic as she watched each dagger come her way\nA double layered barrier formed around her as the daggers shattered through both layers like a knife through butter. \"I would rather lose my magic! Lose my memories!\" Several Phantoms formed around Sapphire taking the blows of the daggers as a few slipped through still piercing her body. She cried out in pain as she knelt onto the ground holding her arm. \"Lose my life! If it means keeping you sealed away!!\" \n\n```Phantom Form lvl 5 155-140 ap\nPhantom Dance adding to ghost 945 to attack\nBarrier 2x Ghost Horde Cavs light armor 1282+1282+1305+945+585=5399-7000=1601+436 dmg taken\nHp:4950-2913```"
},
{
"author": "Darkness",
"message": "*Sapphire's defiance seemed to do more than her attacks did, the darkness around her heart beginning to dissipate. That and the fighting from outside, splitting its attention, making it lose its control.*\n\n**\"Stupid girl...\"**"
},
{
"author": "Perception",
"message": "Something shakes the pillar Sapphire stands upon. A heavy impact that rumbles through the very air. Again, and again it knocks— Like a war drum sounding the arrival of something Else.\n\nVoices, in the distance. Countless, innumerable. Whispering, shouting, crying out— But quiet, as if heard from another room.\n\n*We've found it. We've found it. Fantastic! Is it here? We've found it! C'mon! C'mon! Let us in! Kill it! Kill! Kill! Kill! Can't we just kill them both? No, no— He'd be sad. He'd be sad. We'd be sad. Be sad. Just go in. Go in? We're coming in.*\n\nA light shimmers in the darkness, drawing an outline— Three circles of the same size— A doorway? The structure creeks open."
},
{
"author": "223hero7",
"message": "?Use-item Heartbinder"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire while battered and on the ground saw the wing spread from her back as she stood with her clawed hand now pointing at the darkness. \"I told you, you aren't getting out of here alive!\" \n\nShe looked at the figure that joined her giving him a nod. \"I don't know who you are but I appreciate your help\" She did a twirl brought her claw hand up as making a peace sign with a wink. \n\nGod she wanted to end herself for doing that however it was needed. \n\n```Phantom Dance 70-50\nVictory Pose 50-226 Ap```"
},
{
"author": "ottachu",
"message": "~~Had my cringe moment~~"
},
{
"author": "Darkness",
"message": "*Darkness watched as the 2 entered, and knew his chance for victory passed.*\n\n**\"....Very well then!\"**\n\n*It then dove into the Heart station, engulfing it fully. Sapphire could feel some pain as she suddenly could feel half of herself seemingly taken away from her, and something else put in its place. Her darkness was missing now. When the heart station returned to view, even more thorny flowers and stems surrounded her.*\n\n**\"If you wish to kill me, you will have to kill this girl as well then! The keyblade she wields and the darkness she now will use shall be attached to her until I leave.\"**"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire looked at the figure extend it's hand towards her as her blood ran cold from the lack of her darkness. She collapsed to the ground briefly on one knee this darkness was powerful. Was her heart enough to act as a prison for it if they couldn't defeat it. \nShe looked up placing her hand onto the figures hand giving him a nod. \"This was once a losing a battle and I was content dying to stop this monster from escaping.\"\n\n She looked up thinking back to the twinkling light that saved her. \"Dado... My Dado still counts on me to protect him. So I don't plan on dying here today!\" \n\nSeveral orbs of pure magic circled around Sapphire as she sent them flying towards the darkness. Water began to envelope Sapphire's hand, releasing a torrent that broke through several of the thorns as if to incase the darkness in a small field.\n\nShe looked at the figure giving them a nod squeezing their hand. \"Let's do this! Let's destroy this thing!\" \n```Phantom Form 226-206\nPhase 2 activated Hp: 3903 Ap: 206-226 Mp175-195\nMagic Pulse 3 1734 226-191Ap\nWaterga 1,739 195-160 Mp\nPhantom Dance adding 1,193 to next attack\nEternal Season 1745+1193+1720=4658\nTotal Damage 8131```"
},
{
"author": "Darkness",
"message": "*Darkness growled in pain and annoyance as the attacks would batter into it. At this point it would have to leave to avoid dying an annoying death. It will have to try again, later. The girl will still need her for a while...*\n\n**\"Fine, keep the girl and your victory. But her memories are mine!\"**\n\n*Sapphire felt more of her memories being pulled away by the darkness, only pieces being left. And after, more daggers of darkness appeared, an incredible amount. And then they would be thrown at the adversaries to Darkness.*\n\n**\"You won't stop me next time...\"**\n\n*As the attack has been thrown, Darkness would disappear from Sapphire's heart, going back into the Keyblade of Heart for now. While in there, it could be safe for now, albeit it couldn't do anything without a wielder, for now... Sapphire felt a small connection to Darkness still, as the keyblade had still attacked to her heart, it still being her wielder after all. Sapphire would lose memories of Merlin and her trainings with him. She would also lose memories of meeting Darkdo, and the fight they had against Dark Hide. And finally, Kaz's name and his importance to her.*\n\n\nDarkness escaped, Sapphire is free of its influence, for now. Anytime Sapphire uses overflowing darkness or any pure dark form, she becomes influenced by Darkness for the duration.`"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire gripped her head as darkness began to overflow from all around her and her heart. It was threatening to shatter however glimpses of Darkness that seemed like thread began to hold the heart together. \"Take... My memories! My hatred for you will remain!\" She continue to hold her head screaming out as the darkness turned into a shockwave around her deflecting some of the knives. A phantom of Sapphire who represented her light showed up next her placing a hand on her shoulder. She looked at the figure as she enhanced Sapphire's attack after doing so she would vanish deep into the stain glass under them.\n\n\"I won't die here! Not like this!\" A barrier made from the dark thorns surrounded the two as the daggers began to tear through.\n\n\"He still needs me! They still need me!\" The memories of Darkdo would leave her and the memories of the children that were comatose from the overflowing light within them would begin to shatter in her mind. The shattering would be represented by her heart falling apart. \n\nMore dark thread would begin to stitch it back together as the darkness the figure created would repair her heart. One thing would remain intact and that would be her love for her children, her mentors and friends. \n\n```Phantom Form 141-121\nOverflowing Darkness 30% to Dark commands 15% to speed\nPhantom Dance Adding 1372 to next attack\nMemories End 2,186+1372=3558 121-81Ap\nDark Barrier 2x 2164+2164 81-70=11Ap\n5700 towards Mitigation.```\n\nSapphire slides down to the ground the darkness she emitted having now dissipated and her breathing becoming steady. \"To think something like that was hiding inside me...\" She lookeded over at the figure a soft smile on her fae. \"Thank you. Whoever you are. I would've died without your help and that thing would've taken over.\" \n\nShe stood up gripping her head once more she could feel the memories breaking and being sealed away. \"I don't have much longer it seems.\" A tear started to run down her face. \"I'm going to forget almost everything. This fight, your help. Dad. Even the ones who taught me my magic I can't remember who they are.\" She let out a desperate chuckle before going into a full sob.\n\n\"I'm scared..\" She was absolutely terrified she won't remember this once she wakes back up. \"I'm scared that, this will all happen again. And my efforts to fight it were for nothing. What if I don't get lucky next time and no one is there to stop me.\" She looked at the figure once more the tears stain obvious. \n\n\"I don't want to hurt anyone because I was stupid and tried to control my darkness! I can't be like that man who had helped me even learn about the darkness and that it was possible to not lose yourself to it.\"\n\n\"It was right I was a foolish girl, I should've just stayed with the children when we lost our world, kept telling them stories and doing jobs to provide for them.\"\n\nAfter a short while she finally wiped her tears away as she awaited a response from the figure if they even had anything to say. However her memories were almost entirely gone at this point nothing more but fragements with faces she couldn't recall."
},
{
"author": "Hooded Figure",
"message": "The hooded figure doesn't respond, not at first. A shallow bow of acknowledgment is made in response to Sapphire's gratitude; The closest she's likely to get to a 'You're welcome,' as the stranger gives her time to process her feelings.\n\n\"You must have had good parents.\" Is all they say, after such a long span of silence. Stepping forward, they flick a single finger up to poke Sapphire's forehead— A tiny more of light sparkles off of the gesture, drifting off on an invisible wind.\n\n\"If you don't remember all... *This,* Don't worry. We go wherever we are needed. If that thing shows it's ugly face, we will be there to stop it.\" They say as they pull back, before pausing to tack on a light, \"Or to stop you.\"\n\n\"Just think of your teacher, friends, family— If you can't remember their names, _burn their faces into the tower floor.\"_ Stepping over toward where the light had flew off to, the figure pauses before the suddenly appearing doorway, before craning to look back, \"Or, you could always make new memories. I do hope you end up surviving, Sapphire.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire gave a slight nod before returning back to a smile, she had hope in her heart once again as she stood taking a look at the now corrupted stain glass. \"I hope I survive as well.\" \n\nWith that said she walked towards the edge of the looking into the abyss before turning to face the figure. \"I'm ready to go back now. I feel as if I need to apologize for something. Do you know what it is?\"\n\nThis battle was now a forgotten memory she will not remember what had transpired here. \"All I hope is that I won.\" With that being said Sapphire fell backwards off the heart as she would now wake back up in the third district."
}
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{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "Sunset Shimmer was hanging above her Heart Station's glass pillar, bounded by green metallic chains that seem to extend for miles on her wrists and ankles like some sort of prisoner. Sunset would of been asleep since she was first mind controlled by Maleficent, until she slowly opened her eyes but it was just halfway and her eyes close had no shine effect.\n\n\"This... Is... My... Heart...?\"\n\nSunset spoke softly and slowly in the Heart Station prison as her eyes shift around the glass pillar, noticing that it was halfway taken over by the darkness. But then she heard an odd laughing sound to the point her eyes blinked back to normal after several blinks."
},
{
"author": "Sunset Shimmer's Inner Darkness",
"message": "\"You bet it is! And boy did your new step mother gave it good cleaning! I was sick and tired of watching the light of your being fully under control... But now i get full control to have fun!!\"\n\nThe voice right below Sunset Shimmer was her Inner Darkness itself, looking much like Midnight Sparkle but with a black outline signifying her being the darkness within Sunset Shimmer.\n\n\"Not even that demon form Darkdream Shimmer could do such evil acts, but i am sure to fill in her shoes!!\""
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "Sunset was now horrified to see this being was very evil judging by the black outline on her inner darkness.\n\n\"You... So THIS is what ive been warned of...!\"\n\nSunset tried to move, but the chains were just not letting her budge at all."
},
{
"author": "Sunset Shimmer's Inner Darkness",
"message": "\"Good luck trying to break free dearie~... Those chains aint gonna break until you give in to me... Or somehow you find your inner self again...~\"\n\nThe being said to Sunset as a strange visionary screen appears behind Sunset's Inner Darkness.\n\n\"For now however, you get to sit back and watch me have a joyride with your body! Im going to torture your friends, maybe starting with Twilight!!\"\n\nShe said while laughing as the dark being turned to face the visionary screen, which upon the two watching said screen, would be Sunset's body moving along in Hallow Bastion."
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "Sunset couldnt do anything at all. She would only watch to see what would her own Inner Darkness would do using her body, knowing full well Sunset really regretted not staying away from Maleficent...\n\n**She could only hope for Twilight or someone else to free her from the ultimate nightmare she let her anger get the best of her...**"
}
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{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "*A mysterious place appears before Terra and her companion. Apprently there is a massive glass looking floor with a few circles but what seems to be 4 in total. Each one appears black currently, the overall glass appears grey and it looks like dust is noticable as walking around pulls up some with each step.*"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Where are we? I've never seen anything like this.\" \"It's a beautiful place though.\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "*It, I don't know what it is, exactly, but it feels familair. This place is important, I can feel a strange energy here she thinks to herself before speaking.*\n\"It looks like, something I know, and don't know.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"The floor is stained glass. It almost looks like a person on it.\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "*She looks at the glass, going over to remove some of the dust from the center with her hand. It looks like a girl of sort, with golden yellow hair and she appears young, beutiful, and appears to be smiling while looking up with her hands around what appeared to be a strange looking object, almost like a keyblade of sorts.*\n\"Well, that is interesting, it looks like a girl of sorts.\"\n*The girl seems to have a decent height according to the glass but it is hard to tell how tall she actrually is from a first glance. She seems to wear clothing that is conservative, almost british like.*"
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "For refferences the girl looks like this"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"I don't recognize the girl on this, do you?\" *Rei says in confusion while scratching his head*"
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"I do not, but I feel a strange connection of sorts, when I try to touch it or have my hand near it. I feel like this place has a alot of myseteries, maybe I should try interacting with some of the other parts of this glass.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Are there any glass pieces that are familiar? Like for sure?\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "*She goes over to one of the black circles and darkness seems to glimmer around the circle like small black flames. As she stands in the center she seems to be on edge, as she looks around a bit. Then a vision appears for them both to see. In the vision there was a island of sorts, the island had a shack, and a large dock. There seemed to be others on the island but they appeared as merely shadows. There seemed to also be that girl but she did not appear as a shadow. The unknown girl tries to interact with the other kids but nothing happens. In fact, at first it seemed like nothing happened but then the other kids starts talking to the blonde girl. They seem to not like her as seen when they surround and scare her off to the local shack. She seems scared and then she looks out the window from the shack. There seems to be a darkness on the horrizon full of lightning. As the scene changes slowly to night before fading, the girl is alone, upset and a bit sad.*"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"I feel bad for that girl.\" *Rei says with a hint of sadness*"
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "*Then it seems like Terra remarks on the vision.*\n\"Its her memories, I remember them so well. She was afraid of the others, the others made fun of her, bullied her, even though she was trying to be nice. She ended up alone in the shack. Then a storm came, bringing something terrible, at night.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Is she still alive? Maybe we can find her?\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"Wait, there is more, oh no...\"\n*Terra seems to be overtaken momentarily by the dark flames and ends up appearing in the second black circle unharmed.*\n\"Well that was, unsettling.\"\n\n\"Another vision, look!\"\n*She points toward the darkness where yet another vision appears. But this one was horrible. The island had been invaded by heartless, and they were everywhere. The other kids had seemed to leave the island before the heartless arrived. Yet the girl, she did not have any friends and was alone. The heartless surrounded the shack, took down the door, and a battle commenced. As a strange avatar of the girl appears in the center of the room with a unique keyblade. But the darkness from that realm seemed to arrive to this one. A voice is heard from the girl.*\n???: I refuse to fall today! Back foul creatures!\"\n*The girl seems to say as she draws her weapon, and heartless seem to appear here as well. Yet Terra was trapped behind a wall of flames and unable to do anything as the moment. A total of 10 heartless appear as a swarm.*"
},
{
"author": "bombdropper6",
"message": "Ok so like, are we watching her fight them and like exp3erienceing this?"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Do you need help?\""
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "???: \"Huh, who are you?\"\n*The girl looks around, not knowing what is going on, and then looks at her keyblade, thinking it is the thing that spoke.*"
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"Damn, I can't move! These flames got me stuck here, you need to help her Rei.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"I will.\" *Rei yells to the girl* \"It's not your weapon speaking, it's me!\""
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "???: \"Huh? I can't see you random voice, this feels dumb, well invisible person, if you are real, prove it!\"\n*She says as she enters a defensive against the heartless approuching.*\n\nH1: \"Capture her, she is the one.\"\n*One of the heartless says, as two more rush forward to attack.*\n\nH2: *Slashes at the girl*\n\nH3: *Slashes at the girl*\n\n???: 280/300 hp\n*Slashes back at H3*\n50 damage\n\nH3: *Gets knocked over temporarily.*"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "*Rei uses his keyblade and does a blitz attack at H3*"
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "H3: *Would get hit by the blitz attack and then vanishes*\n\nH1: \"What trickery is this! We are not alone!\"\n*The heartless seem on edge.*\n\n???: \"Oh hey, looks like that proves it. The voice is real.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"I'm real alright.\" *Rei does a blitz attack at H1*"
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "H1: *The heartless leader seems to get instantly defeated, the other heartless start to panic. But something seems off, this is not how the story goes, and the heartless leader reforms.*\n\"Take her to the darkness!\"\n*He says as he points to the girl. The girl defeats one of the heartless with a combo attack before becoming subdued and taken away. Her desperate cries for help seem to echo on the island, almost like everything went back to a movie with a unfair ending. After all, this was just a vision and they got a little taste of it. The girl is taken to the darkness corridor and the heartless and her vanish.*"
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"Oh no... The girl, they got her.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "*Rei was despaired* \"I couldn't help her... She was taken...\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"I, I feel, sadness, she was innocient, and just taken by those creep heartless. But why, why...\"\n*The fire around the circle holding her there disappeared and she staggered forward a bit out of it.*"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"We have to find out what happened to her\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"But, but that would require the last two, I'm scared, I don't know how this will end. This could get really bad, when the heartless do these sort of things.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Let's watch the last two\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"Okay, I got this, I got this, its not, its not like it will be bad, we don't even know.\"\n*She goes over to the third circle. A new vision appears, darkness, darkness, darkness, then something like a base of the heartless. The girl was there with them. She looked to be suffering bad from the darkness. The heartless took the girl to their fortress and chained her up, left her to suffer, still from the darkness. There she is, in a cell, chained to the wall. She appears to be sitting down on her knees, the darkness clings to her soul, slowly tearing at it, corrupting it, destroying her body as a result. This is represented by slight flaking visible on her face. The girl looks around, maybe she can hear if you speak, maybe not.*"
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "???: \"It hurts, it hurts so much. How much time has passed. Where is...\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Hey! We found you!\""
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "???: \"The, the voice again?!\"\n*She looks around, slightly wide eyed, and a look of hope.*\n\n???: \"You, but, I don't know, I can't move, I can't fight. This darkness, it saps my strength. I can't even move.\"\n*She says as she appears to be crying.*"
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"I feel really bad for her, she is just, stuck.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"I have an idea.\" *Rei summons pumpkinhead, and uses blizzard on the chains, in hopes to freeze them apart*"
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "???: *The chains break and the gaurds notice. They enter the cage, just as the girl tries to stand, surrounding her.*\n\"No!! Not again...\"\n*She summons her keyblade now that she is free but there is something wrong, it looks sickly in energy.*"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"I'll help you.\" *Rei sends blizzard at the ground, enabling the guards to fall*"
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "*The gaurds fall and the girl nods before making a break for it, but she does not get far before getting surrounded again. This place was like the hive mind for the heartless and they were not alone, the boss heartless appears again, and speaks.*\nH1: \"Nice try, little girl, your not going anywhere, not until you are converted.\"\n*The heartless gives a evil high pitch laugh.*\n\nH1: \"GARHG, you again?! Gaurds, find this intruder, and destroy them!\"\n*The gaurds start scanning the area, trying to figure it out while keeping an eye on the girl as well.*\n\n???: *Yet she refused to stay put and charged the heartless leader in a 1v1. The heartless leader defended himself which was quite unusual of a heartless. This was no normal heartless.*"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"What did she do to deserve this, heartless leader?\""
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "H1: \"She will become the next emblem heartless. We are in need of more of those and she has that aura that is perfect for conversion.\"\n\nH1: \"You will not interefere.\"\n\nH1: \"Stop resisting, gooooo to sleeeep.\"\n\n???: *The girl is getting tired...*\n\n???: \"No, I... I can't...\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "*Rei sends a blitz attack at the heartless leader*"
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "H1: *He blocks the attack and pushes Rei back with unnatural strength*\n\nH1: \"Your going to have to try harder than that.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Leave her alone. Take me instead\" *Rei says, trying to deceive him*"
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "H1: \"You, are unworthy. You fight in the shadows, and don't deserve such a previege.\"\n\n???: \"I...\"\n*She falls asleep and calapses, her keyblade shattering due to her being uncouncious.*\n\nThe heartless take her and run off to the direction opposite of the heartless leader."
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"Nooooooooo!\"\n*She says as she reaches out, being unable to get to them.*"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Stop! Don't take her!\""
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "*The heartless seem to stop before a large massive machine with a giant heartless symbol on it.*"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Stop!\" *Rei says before stabbing the machine*"
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "*His blow seems to have no realistic effect, almost like slapping against stone with a wooden stick.*\n\nH1: \"The time has come my fellow heartless! We have our chosen one! Now bear witness to her conversion!\n\nH1: *He says as he lays her down on the ground before him.*"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"What are you doing..?\""
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "H1: *A strange energy comes from the heartless leader and hits the girl. Then she no longer stirs. A whole heart leaves her body and floats slowly over to the machine before entering it. Then there was a great silence as her body vanishes and a new one reforms. This new body looks a awful lot like someone in the same room as Rei. They have teal hair that is long and wear red with black speced clothing. A new soul enters their body with a cursed energy. She has become reborn as a heartless emblem.*\n\n???: \"I, who am I?\"\n\n???: \"Who are you? Where am I...\"\n\nH1: \"You are at home, girl. You will be known as, Terrasandra.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Terra? Is that you?\" *Rei asked*"
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "???: \"Terrasandra? I guess that is fine, but where am I? I don't remember anything, and everything seems to be... Dark.\"\n\nH1: \"Like I said, you are at home, now, banish this invisible foe, that has invaded our home!\"\n\n???: *She looks around, as her eyes glow like a heartless. She seems to look straight at Rei, before reaching out a hand toward them.*"
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"Oh... Well, this is um..\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "*Rei puts his hand out as well*"
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "???: *The two touch momentarily before the vision disappears.*"
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"Well, damn... That was anti-climatic.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"It was. I wonder what the last one will entail\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"I have a bad feeling about this. I never knew I had a key weapon or looked like that before.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Let's look at the last one.\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "*She walks over to the last one and then gets encased by the black flames as she sees something truly disturbing.*"
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "???: \"They all deserve to die.\"\n*The past terra seems to say, as she walks around in the vision.*\n\"These heartless don't give a damn about me, why am I even here...\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Terra! Are you alright?\""
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "???: \"Um... Who are you? Wait, your the intruder from before, but your still unknown to me.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Oh right. I'm Rei!\""
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "???: \"What a stupid name, I bet you are super uncreative, or like a total nerd. I hope you get what is coming to you, and no I am not sorry about you. Your the reason I was told, yes, your the reason I am like this.\"\n\n*But it was all a lie, in truth, it was the heartless who did this.*"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"What the hell? I tried to save you. Don't be a jerk.\""
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "???: \"Save me? In what part did I ever witness you saving me. I was told my H1 that you were the reason they got delayed in making me into existance. I hope you get what is coming to you because one day I will find you and you won't be so lucky with escaping then.\"\n\n*The past terra disappears and it seems this past terra is, cruel, harsh, negative, manipulative...*\n\n*What happened to make the present terra so unlike this past one?"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Why is the past terra such a jerk?\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"You were not supposed to see that.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\" What do you mean?\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"Now your going to judge me, just like the others did.\"\n\n\"I'm a heartless, Rei.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Oh that's not that bad.\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"You say that, until you meet the other upstarts who would not blink in trying to slay me on the spot for years.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Well I wouldn't try to kill you.\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"I had to go into hiding, for a very long time, develop myself, find out how to not be so upset and for what...\"\n*She says as she starts to pace.*\n\"I have not gained anything really, maybe one person who I went on a adventure with, to this place, so you can see the shame of my existance. To be judged yet again for my nature.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"I think you are awesome. I still enjoy your company, heartless or not.\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"But now that I remember my past, I am a bit jealous, I looked way better before being converted.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"I disagree. But I will admit, both versions of you are quite pretty.\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"Okay, now your just saying that to make me feel better. Its working.\"\n*She says as she approuches and stands before Rei, looking at him directly, obviously being somewhat shorter than him.*"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Maybe so. But at least you found yourself. You know who you are, and your purpose could stem from it.\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"I need to find a way to get my old body back. Thats what I need to do. Then I can be myself again.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"I mean I don't know who can help with that, but maybe you do? I could ask my childhood friend, Will.\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"Yes, we must find a way, Rei. Then I will finally have some peace of mind. Everything will make more sense, you get the idea.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Do you want to ask will?\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"Yes, we must find a way to convert me from a heartless to a not heartless.\""
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Let's go to twilight town. Will lives there and is currently there. If you want to ask him, he might know a way.\""
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "\"Yes...\"\n*The glass shatters and the two fall down into the dark void like a nightmare of sorts before they both wake back up in Neverland.*"
}
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{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "The camera comes upon a rocky cliff face, featureless save for the odd outcropping here or there. Perhaps it was once a part of a particular world, or perhaps this blighted waste was natural to this realm; Nothing appeared to grow here.\n\nA hand crests the edge, and a body pulls itself up the slope to stand upon a flattened plateau. A golden key shivers in anticipation as it points straight ahead, to an ornate door standing by its lonesome in the middle of nowhere, a long flight of stone steps between it and the silhouetted figures.\n\n\"Your majesty,\" A sigh looses from Icidro's lips as he takes in the sight, his voice cracked with weariness and disuse, \"We're almost there.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "*Oswald nodded, walking alongside Isidro. He knew the walk would be long, but not this long. He began to wonder how long it has been in the realm of light.*\n\n\"Once the door is sealed... How about we find a nice place to rest once we are out if here?\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "\"A nice place to rest...?\" Icidro echoes with a weak grin before adding, \"Somewhere not so quiet. Can my amigos come too, your majesty?\"\n\nBeyond Radiant Garden and Traverse Town being what they were, it wasn't likely they'd find much ease there. And that tower was off the table entirely. Icidro shakes his head with a laugh just barely restrained. Somewhere peaceful, huh...?\n\n\"... That'd be good.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "\"Of course they can. I'll make sure to have everything set up for all of you.\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*A massive cut tore through the black sky above. A speed imperceptible, except only to someone faster. The next moment, Brad was falling. His titanic body hit the ashen stone below with enough force to crack it, naked of armor and clearly bruised. But, as a cascade of blonde began to rise, azure eyes turning upward, a smile cracked across that tired face.*\n\n\"Cid...\" *His voice was soft, wavering, hoarse. Indeed, how long had he been searching for him? How long had he chased this flame?*\n\n*And then he paused, eyes turning first to the Keyblade, and then to Oswald.* \"Bunny?\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Icidro nods almost absentmindedly to Oswald's words as he follows the path ahead. It was almost over. They just had to wait a little longer, and they could all go back. Wouldn't that be something? The thought had been so far from his mind the journey here, and now that the door was in sight... He wanted it over so bad he could taste it.\n\nOh, man, when was the last time he had a real meal? The hopes and homesickness he'd kept bottled threaten the pot, teetering on the edge of boiling over.\n\nThe sound of metal slicing through air breaks Icidro from his dreamy reverie. Enemies? Already? With an almost automatic response, Icidro turns toward the sound with Keyblade in hand, assuming a ready stance with the blade angled toward—\n\n\"... Brad?\" Awash with incredulous disbelief, Icidro stares at the figure with something in his eyes. His posture laxing, Icidro can't help but laugh— Giggle, really— At the relief and absurdity of the sight of his friend. Sweeping a hand through his hair half as an excuse to hide his holding his head dazedly, Icidro's gaze flickers toward the 'Bunny' in question before he offers an answer of, \"His Majesty.\"\n\n\"What are you _doing here,_ amigo?\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*His Majesty? His... Majesty? Brad continued looking at the bunny, questioning his mettle before he remembered his own quandary. He put the thought out of his mind, standing up straight.*\n\n\"For you.\" *His breathing was ragged, but he didn't hesitate.*\n\n*He threw his arms around Icidro, nearly swallowing him in a vortex of muscles. Brad held him tight, and tighter still, squeezing Cid hard enough to take HP off his score.*\n\n\"I came here for you.\"\n\n*A thousand emotions came pouring out at once. Loss. Grief. Fear. Victory. Joy. Security. Safety. Cid was here and he looked like a disaster but he was standing and he was just so happy to see another person and it was Icidro and it didn't even matter that he couldn't face Furo or Sapphire or that he had lost so much already or that there was still darkness pouring off that Keyblade because, because, because... His friend was here and he was standing.*\n\n*Brad tore his bag open, immediately thrusting a toasted tomato basil mozzarella sandwich and a piping hot thermos of something warm and delicious. Whether it was soup or hot chocolate or cider or something else was a mystery, but it smelled divine.*\n\n\"When was tha last time ya ate!? When was the last time ya sat down!? Oh, man, yer a real wreck!\" *Brad's voice was sincere, full of panic, and yet overflowing with relief.* \"When, when I woke up an' ya were gone, an' Sapph told me where ya went, an' that,\" \n\n*Brad drifted off, eyes focused on that Keyblade. What happened next was obvious enough- but why had he come alone?*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "\"Oh, so you're one of Sir Icidro's friends. Brad, was it? I'm Oswald. I found Sir Icidro while searching for a way out of here, and we ended up going on a bit if a quest. It should be much easier now that you're here. Then we can go home and be safe again.\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Was that wretched cracking sound Icidro's ribs? Well, at least now he didn't have to pay a chiropractor for a spinal readjustment. Reciprocating the hug as best he can in the moment, Cid has to take a moment to breath between laughter and having all of the air squeezed from his lungs.\n\nGiven room to think and posed a question, Icidro's expression shifts through several different looks like a chameleon on a bad trip. With a tone to his voice to match, Icidro looks toward the food in wonder, and answers, \"... Some time before we left for Radiant Garden. Oh! Gracias, amigo!\"\n\nFurrowing his brow, Icidro tears the sandwich in two before offering half to the rabbit— Oswald.\n\n\"You need to eat, too, your majesty. You've been down here far longer than I.\" He urges the toon with an air of dead seriousness— Looking back to his friend as he tears into his own half, however, Icidro sighs before a chime interrupts him.\n\n\"... A quest is one way to put it. As a caballero, I couldn't ignore it, of course.\" He says, glancing down toward the Keyblade hooked loosely to his hip, \"But, as your friend, I'm so, so sorry it was so sudden; We had a stern talking-to about that once I landed. Then, I stumbled across his majesty— King Oswald— And we came here, following this one's directions.\"\n\n\"Look, this is it! This is the door, Bradamante! The one that, when we seal it, we've won! No more Heartless!\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Oh God. Oh, God he could breathe. Brad let out a breath he'd been holding since he dropped into this damned place. If he was honest, he could barely process any of this, swimming in a sea of his own relief. Sure, talking to the sword. Sure, the kingly rabbit. Brad's shoulders finally sagged, and he felt his own resolve return to him.*\n\n*They were going to go home and be safe. His eyes turned to the door. Its pristine white shone, almost blinding him in the unceasing sea of darkness. No more Heartless. He and his friends would go home. They'd talk it out, hug, and be friends again and this would all be over.*\n\n*A good old fashioned last quest. They'd beaten the final boss, and at the end of the harrowing road, was their credits screen.*\n\n\"We're at the finish line!\" *He sounded almost too enthusiastic. His grin had returned, and his mirth glowed like the sun. He held Noblesse Oblige tight- tighter than he ever had before. He flexed his muscles, his tattered clothes still straining against him.*\n\n*Despite the bruises and cuts. Despite all that hardship. They had friends. Friends who would* `help each other up.`\n\n*The blur of a blonde face flashed in his mind. Brad felt it, a raw surge of nostalgia, tinged bitter. Who would've thought this is where he was standing.*\n\n\"What do we need to do?\" *He spoke, serious enough to turn his tone razor sharp.*"
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "\"I just need to get this little fella to the Door to Darkness, and hope all goes well.\" Icidro pats a hand against the golden keyblade at his side, a chime resounding as if it took a chance to confirm his words. Yes, that's the game plan from here.\n\n\"Oswald says to expect resistance from the local Heartless, once we get closer.\"\n\nMoving to take the golden Kingdom Key's hilt into his hand more for support than anything else, Icidro idly runs a thumb over its guard, \"How's Furo doing? Sapphire? Are they here with you?\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad's face lingered, fixed on the Keyblade. Something inside him called to strike. To sever that Keyblade even if it meant taking Cid's hand at the wrist. And he couldn't ignore the sense that Cid was... Off. As if the fire in his soul burned just a shade more crimson, like a hearth left to linger for too long. But if this meant the end of all this. All this darkness and evil and cloak and dagger could be put behind them. And after so long in this realm of darkness, he was sure his own soul must show the same taint. Especially after what happened at Hollow- at Radiant Garden.*\n\n*But Cid's next question cut far, far deeper than the caballero could've expected. Brad had never been good at hiding his emotions. A visible wince betrayed his feelings, and he maintained a tight grip on his own Keyblade.*\n\n\"They're safe on the Mamu.\" *He answered after a moment.* \"When I woke up, Sapph was talkin' ta that green girl. Flora, I think? An' Furo was off bein'...\" *He trailed off again, clearly weighed down by something. But he shook his head.* \"I left as soon as I heard ya got taken.\"\n\n*He wondered if that were still true. Part of him still hoped that they'd just taken different routes. That Furo and Sapph had thrown themselves into this place right after him. Furo was probably imaging the entire dimension using fancy technology. Sapphire, for all the wariness (and now objective fear) Brad had of her and her darkness, could probably navigate the Realm of Darkness far easier than he could. Maybe if they lingered for just a little longer...*\n\n*Brad shook his head, more to himself than to Cid.*\n\n\"We should get movin'. The faster we clean this up, the faster we can get back ta everyone.\" *Brad looked at his friend, and then to Oswald.* \"I've been *Resistin'* Heartless the whole time 'ere. An' one o' those hooded peeps, too.\" *He neglected to admit she totally kicked his ass.* \"What's a few more?\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "\"Oh.\" Disappointment drips from the word even with the small smile Icidro puts on, \"That is good, then. They are safe. I would not wish this realm upon anyone, and I'm fortunate enough to have met two friends along the way as-is.\"\n\nA laugh rings out, as Icidro takes a few more steps to keep up with Brad— A quick glance goes toward his majesty, Oswald, before Icidro returns focus to his friend.\n\n\"I don't see what the rush is, Amigo. I want this done, too, but we're playing the waiting game. It's like the Key told me, the door can only be closed by both sides; I have to stay until its counterpart reaches the door in the other Realm.\"\n\n\"... This is where I belong.\" He murmurs under his breath, pausing only to pat the keyblade as it chirps at him. Consternation knits the caballero's brow as he looks toward Brad a moment later, \"You said, the assassins are here, too? Fine. We'll fight them back all the same, should they try to stop us from our mission.\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad hadn't brimmed with so much bravado in so long. He was practically marching towards the door.* \"Aye aye!\" *He laughed as he pumped a fist. He considered Icidro's explanation, and yeah, it made sense. If this was the source of all Heartless, and consequently, the darkness that plagued his and so many others, opening and closing it probably had an extremely overcomplicated and fantastical locking mechanism.\n\n*Brad thought back to their first trip to the Realm of Darkness, his eyes lingering on Noblesse Oblige. Keys that could open any lock, so he didn't have to smash chests like pinatas. Of course there'd be a big door to lock. Duh.*\n\n\"Wait, counterpart?\" *Brad tried to index his admittedly foggy memory for where he had seen the shape of Icidro's frighteningly cartoonish sword. And he'd seen something just like it on someone else.* \"Dado!? Does that mean Dado's comin'!?\" *He beamed even brighter now.* \"Oh man! I've been worried sick about 'im! I didn't even ask about anyone else when I woke up...\" *He sighed, frustrated at his lack of connection to the outside world.*\n\n*Brad slowed, his feet hitting the stone below, as he thought about that. They were sealing the door, right? It had to be sealed from both sides, right? That was how they stop all this darkness.*\n\n*Something began to sink inside him. Still overflowing with bright-eyed, teary hope, he tried to ignore it. He put every single mental process towards ignoring it. But he had to ask.* \"But if we close the door...\"\n\n\"How are we gettin' home?\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "\"Yes, well, he's not coming... _here.\"_ Icidro says after a moment, amusement coloring his tone, \"He'll be on the other side of the door when we close it, amigo. You could check in with him then? Though... I'm not sure about that one, myself.\"\n\nAs bright and cheery as he had appeared a moment before, Icidro falls silent at Bradamante's final question. That weak, tired smile on his face wanes ever so visibly as he chooses to look anywhere _but_ toward Brad. A look gets spared toward Oswald's direction, perhaps, but otherwise...\n\nIcidro couldn't answer him."
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*The silence was deafening. All that weight that Brad had let go of came screaming back. His heart froze in his chest, and his blood turned to ice.*\n\n\"Cid...\"\n\n*Brad didn't turn around.*\n\n\"Were ya even plannin' on comin' home?\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Icidro blinks at that question, and pauses for a bit too long to process what Bradamante meant. Where had that question come from?\n\n\"Of course. It's just... I can't stop and turn back now that I'm _here_ of all places. You're more than welcome to head back up, but— I have to stay. Someone has to remain with the Key for when they reach the other side, and it's chosen me.\"\n\n\"You understand, right, amigo? It's my duty.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "*Oswald looked up at Icidro and the sandwich, nodding and grabbing it.*\n\n\"Thank you!\"\n\n*He began to munch on it, enjoying being able to eat after so long. He listened to the two of them talk for a bit, finishing his part of the sandwich before speaking up.*\n\n\"He's right. The moment they reach the other side of the door and we seal it, we can go home. Hopefully, it won't be much longer.\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad's shoulders sagged. His bravado left him in an instant, and the tip of his Keyblade dipped towards the floor. There was a long pause- the deep, constant rumble of the Realm of Darkness was the only thing that filled the agonizing silence.*\n\n\"...An' I'm s'posed ta jus' accept that?\"\n\n*Brad's tone was different. Cold, and tinged with a new emotion. Something Brad had never shown- not even to Cid.* \"We go through hell n' highwater together. We deal with psycho-horses, evil genies, my eatin' habits, a ton of really evil chicks, one of whom *Stabs* Me an' I still think she's the victim 'ere!\" *He turns around, his gaze burning.* \"An' it was all okay! Because we had each other! We could do anythin', because we were *Together*, and I-!\"\n\n*Brad stops himself. No. Don't cry. This wasn't the time for tears.* \"A-an' at the last possible moment, without even sayin' goodbye, you get torn away into this hell place because of a magic sword that was bad news from the start. An' it *Chose* Ya!?\" *He was yelling now. He didn't want to yell, but he was yelling.* \"That's *Bullshit*, Cid! I don't know a lot about all this! I'm tryin'! But 'the villain's sword chooses ya to be the sacrifice that spends eternity in hell ta maybe possibly save the world' sure sounds like yer bein' controlled! And I know a whole lot about bein' controlled! An' you should too, after-!\"\n\n*Another memory of their first trip to this damned place. Of Cid, soaked in ink and drooling pure malice, tearing apart other Heartless with reckless abandon.*\n\n\"After everythin' we've been through...\" *Brad whispered, before standing up straight. He saw Furo's last message. He saw Sapphire, holding that wicked blade. He saw the succubus. He saw Jafar. He saw Pira. He saw his own friend. A beacon of crimson flame, tinged deeper by the blade in his hand. He didn't raise Noblesse Oblige, even as his grip tightened.*\n\n\"There has to be another way.\" *Brad lowered his head, one last gleam of hope still burning, even as his eyes shut.* \"I'm not losin' someone else ta darkness.\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Confusion meets Bradamante's bluster as Icidro turns to finally meet his gaze after a quick glance toward Oswald. Where was this anger coming from? Bradamante wasn't still feeling the after affects from that Succubus, was he?\n\nA light scoff comes unbidden at Brad's insult toward the Kingdom Key, but Icidro only lifts a hand to try to stop this tirade, \"Stop— Stop! What are you even saying?\"\n\n\"I know the circumstances of my departure weren't the best, but no one here is being controlled— It's my _choice_ to stay here. If it takes me having to spend some time down here to save the universe, so be it! You're making mountains out of molehills, amigo!\"\n\n\"C'mon, now and _think about this rationally._ This is the _only_ way. You're not losing anyone to darkness; We're winning the fight against it in one fell swoop!\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "\"Some time? *How* Long, Cid? *How* Long are ya gonna be trapped down here? Do ya even know how long it's been up *There!?*\" *Brad barked.* \"Do ya even know if this'll work!? How is it yer choice!? Can ya really say yer not bein' influenced by anythin'? You've *Seen* What darkness does to people!\" *He turned to Oswald next.* \"An' sorry ta say, yer majesty, but I can't trust ya much either.\"\n\n*Brad squeeze the hilt of his sword, enough that it began to bite into the leather of his gloves.* \"I am *Sick* An' I am *Tired* Of people actin' like I don't know nothin'! I am *Over* The people I love, the people I would die for, treat me like I'm tha crazy one, when we all *Know* That the darkness is EVIL! You lost everythin' to it! I lost everythin' to it! Every single time I have seen things start to go south, I've stayed my hand, because yer my *Friends!* I can *Trust ya!*\"\n\n**\"AND YER TELLIN' ME I'M IRRATIONAL!?\"** *Brad shouted.* \"When *Every time* I've trusted someone, it's blown up in my face!? Agrabah! Hollow Bastion! I've still got half a hole in my chest!\" *He brought a hand to where he felt Sapphire's blade cut. Euphoria and agony intertwined as one.* \"And now you... Right at the end. Right when it's all supposed to be okay. You just *Disappear.* And I chased you. I chased that one, burnin' star. My amigo. An' you tell me that I can get lost. That it's fine. That I'm not in my right mind.\"\n\n\"There's another way to save the worlds. There has to be. An' if there isn't, I'll cut a path to a new one.\" *Brad took on an unfamiliar stance. He held Noblesse Oblige at shoulder height in his right hand, taking a wide sideways stance.* \"I'll save ya, Cid. I'll save ya,\"\n\n[\"And I'll save everyone.\"](<"
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "```Defeat the Sovereign Astray!```"
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "\"I'm telling you you're irrational because you ARE irrational! I won't let you stop me, Brad. Not when we're at the finish line.\"\n\nDrawing his fingers down the length of gold, sparks fly from the gentle carress. Icidro arcs the keyblade to his side as flames engulf the 'blade,' as if having drawn it from an ethereal sheathe. Smoothly, following the formal training he received during his absence, Icidro assumes a practiced stance.\n** **\n\n[Brad, it burns a deep, rich black.](<\n\n** **\n\"Come, then. Let us come to an understanding the only way we know how.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "```Defeat the Hero of Darkness!```"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "\"Wait no! B-brad, Sir Icidro! Stop this!! You can't hurt each other like this. This fighting, these negative emotions, will just bring the darkness even more! It is easier to be manipulated by the darkness here when you give in to emotions like this!\"\n\n*As he was talking, he would feel a rumble. He summoned his keyblade, ready to break into the fire arena and stop the fighting, however darkness appeared from under him and a Tide of Darkness grabbed him. The many, many, shadows would carry Oswald off, leaving the 2 to fight while Oswald dealt with this danger to all three of them...*"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "```PARRY LOG:\n- CRESCENT\n- CHARGE\n- COUNTER HAMMER\n- HORIZONTAL SLASH\n- STRIKE SHIFT\n- ARS ARCANUM\n- TRIPLE RUSH```"
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Ah. That was too real. Icidro was at a loss as to what to say next now that their spar's vibe has shifted so greatly. This wasn't just airing out greivances anymore, was it? Goddamnit it, Icidro wasn't the level-headed one— Eyes scanning Bradamante's face, Icidro's mind races. What would Furo say in a moment like this?\n\n*'This is stupid!'* Most likely, but that didn't really help. A sadness enters Icidro's heart, unbidden, but it was welcomed readily. No, Furo wouldn't like this, would he? Taking those emotions into himself the more he thinks of his friends, Icidro stumbles with a light smile, embracing them to shake the red out of his sight.\n\nA heart beats somewhere, far, far away. Hand held to his chest, Icidro clenches his fist as his own aches more than the wounds of his flesh. The fire arena burns down, flames spluttering out— He didn't want to do this anymore.\n\nIcidro bows his head and takes a deep breath.\n\n\"What's happened to us, amigo? We're ones who ride the storms, weathering through life together, no matter rain or shine.\" Icidro says quietly, the words wistful and bittersweet, \"Friends argue, yes, but not like this. We don't do this. We don't resort to violence, especially not with each other.\"\n\n\"I know it's too late for me to say this, but I'm sorry.\"\n** **"
},
{
"author": "223hero7",
"message": "?Use-item Heartbinder"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "`PHASE 2: 1/5`\n\n*Brad felt it, then. As a moment of quiet lingered on the battlefield. Surrounded by destruction and boiling heat. What... Were they doing? He wanted to feel angry. He wanted to keep fighting. Something deep, deep inside of him screamed to continue. As though finally, everything held back and everything unsaid could be unleashed, in one big explosion of conflict and frustration. But this was his friend. This was Cid! One of the people who found him upside down in a trash can, and had nursed him back to health and taught him the ways of the world. He had come here, ready to die for his amigo, and Brad had done more damage than any monster could have.*\n\n*He didn't respond to Cid. He lowered his head, biting back a genuine whimper. He just wanted to go home. He wanted to go home and sit on his bed with Cid and Furo and Sapphire and he wanted to make popcorn and they'd watch an infinite amount of bad movies from infinite stars and everything would be okay and here he was throwing punches at the people he cared about the most because he couldn't stand to lose that again, and-*\n\n*\"I'm sorry.\"*\n\n*Brad's eyes flashed upward, but it was too late.*\n\n`[HP] 3046 - 1316 - 1329 = 401`\n\n*Brad screamed in agony as he felt electricity burn in his veins. Black sparks flew, violet energy coursing through him and charring him in an instant. He tried to move, to get away, but again, Cid moved too fast. Five fingers wrapped themselves around him, the crushing weight of the darkness threatening to turn him to powder. He tried to yell, but the air was forced out of his lungs. He felt his bones begin to creak, as Cid levelled the Kingdom Key at his face.*\n\n*Brad stood alone in the conceptual space. A place that had, for so long, held no solace. Only agony and suffering awaited him, drowning him in the abyss of his very soul. And yet, it was where his heart remained. The memories, the bonds of everyone he held dear... They all intersected where he stood.*\n\n[*He bowed his head, and began to summon his will.*](<"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "Icidro's body falls limp as [beads of light pour freely from his form, rising into the air like bubbles caught in a gentle wind](< He cannot respond to Bradamante.\n\n**\"Ici.. Dro? Where... Going?\"** The key's voice repeats, as if not comprehending."
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad took one hand off Noblesse Oblige. He heard it. Cid's plea. The sound of the Kingdom Key hitting the ground. He felt Cid's head come to rest on his shoulder. Brad slowly, slowly, reached a trembling hand up. Every part of his mind, body, and soul, screamed at him. Don't open your eyes. Don't acknowledge the sensation of liquid rolling off his sword. Run away. Run away and never think about this again.*\n\n*Gingerly, he put his hand on the back of Cid's neck. All the tension he was constantly carrying, a wound-up mote of flame always running to and fro, now so utterly relaxed. He squeezed, as if trying to coddle his friend. Even bare fingertips, slick with wounds, could feel the last wefts of warmth fading away from him. No matter how many times Brad willed away the ice on his fingers, he never felt it return.*\n\n*It was a trickle, first. Then a surge. Cracks formed as Brad tried so desperately to hold onto who he was just moments ago. But it was gone. There was no going back now. Blue eyes finally opened, and he saw it, then. The teeth of Noblesse Oblige pointing skyward, white steel dyed a brand new color.*\n\n*He was silent. He dismissed Noblesse Oblige, letting Cid fall into his arms. Brad grit his teeth, putting a hand over the wound.* **\"Curaga.\"** *He willed the wound to mend itself. His veins screamed, and he tried again.* **\"Curaga.\"**\n\n**\"Curaga. Curaga. Curaga.\"** *He chanted, each one pouring agony into his wounds. But he had nothing left. He had spent everything trying to save Cid. And now...*\n\n\"No,\" *Brad tried to force a laugh.* \"No! That was a great match! That was amazin'! Y-Ya didn't tell me ya could fight like that, lizard boy!\" *His voice cracked as he lowered Cid to the floor.* \"C'mon. I know yer tired! But them's th-the rules! I won! That means yer gonna come home, an' we're gonna f-figure this out.\" *He stared down, a broad smile plastered on his face.* \"Furo's super mad, y-yanno. He told me off somethin' fierce when I left. I-I'm sure he'll get over it, though! You know how he can be when he's mad, h-heh.\"\n\n*There was no answer.*\n\n\"I-I mean, really! What's he get outta nursin' his wounds on the Mamu!? You'd think a real chick w-woulda straightened 'im out. Now he's got two! An' he still wants to act so uptight. But he's probably tha only one who could figure this door stuff out.\"\n\n*There was no answer.*\n\n\"Sapph too. She's been messin' around with the darkness s-so much. I-It still really scares me. But maybe she's got a hold on it now! If it's about light an' dark, th-then we've got both in spades, I guess!\"\n\n*There was no answer.*\n\n\"S-still exhausted, eh?\" *Brad stood up, gently nudging Cid with his foot.* \"C'mon! I-I didn't hit ya that hard! What happened ta th-the great Icidro Arturo e M-Mondragon?\" *He put a hand to his head, totally not to nurse his killer headache.* \"Ya take one L, an' now yer jus' l-...L-layin' there...\"\n\n*There was no answer.*\n\n*Brad's entire body was trembling. His mind screamed, his thoughts pulled in a dozen directions, and yet he remained frozen. He balled his hands into fists, delivering a second, much harder kick.*\n\n\"C-C'MON! Get up, ya big baby!\" *Brad spat, feeling the anger next.* \"The Cid I know, I could barely touch! The Cid I know took skyscrapers t' the face, an' got up with a smile! I get yer embarrassed, but this ain't like ya at all!\" *He growled.* \"Yer gonna get up an' go home, an'...An' we're gonna... We're gonna...\" \n\n*Brad's eyes moved to the Kingdom Key, still sitting there. Something tugged at his heart. A voice? No, not quite. It was like an impulse. Something tugged, ever so slightly, at the darkness in his heart.*\n\n*Brad had tirelessly fought to keep the shadows at bay. He'd pushed himself to the absolute limit, finding every way under the sun to keep his darkness isolated and imprisoned. Meditation, magic, seals, everything he could do to keep himself from caving to that impulse. He had dedicated himself to locking it all away, so he wouldn't hurt anyone with it. So he **Couldn't** Hurt anyone with it. And time and time again, his attempts had failed, and yet again, something clawed at his ribcage.*\n\n**\"You...\"**\n\n*Fine. The darkness wanted to come out and play? So be it.*\n\n**\"I'LL KILL YOU!\"**\n\n*Brad moved at a speed unimaginable. He snatched up the Kingdom Key and immediately took to the air, Cid's lingering lights forming stars as Brad tore past them. He couldn't remember moving like this. Brad didn't even try. The only thing in his thoughts were the peaceful expression on his friend's body, and an all-consuming rage. Brad slammed into a floating rock above, shattering it in an instant. Stone shards exploded outward, as waves of black essence poured off his body.*\n\n\"All I wanted was ta protect everyone! All I wanted was everyone ta be happy!\" *Brad screamed, bringing the Keyblade down with immense force into another stone outcropping.* \"Why does everyone have to give up!? Why does everyone have to give up on *Me!?\"* *Tears flowed freely, even those dyed ebony as Brad's maelstrom of emotion grew.* \n\n\"I try! An' I try! I fight an' protect an' I do everythin' I can!\" *He held the Kingdom Key by the shaft, pounding the head of the blade into ashen rock over and over.* \"I trusted everyone! I believed in them! Because yer supposed ta trust yer friends! If ya just believe in each other, ya can do anythin', right!?\" *Brad shot off in another direction, leaving a trail of red light behind.* \"But none o' that fuckin' matters, does it!?\"\n\n*Brad jumped to another platform, driving the teeth of the Kingdom Key straight into a wall. And then, with monstrous strength, he twisted. The weapon creaked as its metal cried in pain. But Brad didn't hear it, overwhelmed by his own rage.*\n\n\"Time an' time again! I have lost *Everythin'* An' *Everyone* Ta the darkness! My home! My friends! My allies! My life! An' in spite of everythin', I believed! I fuckin' *Believed* In all of this! That maybe, jus' maybe, it would all work out! An' I've only ever lost more!\" *Finally, the Kingdom Key tore itself free of the stone, just in time for Brad to catch the blade with his bare hand.* \"An' what do I get!? Rejected! Hurt! Abandoned by tha people I gave up everythin' fer, jus' because I had the audacity to say 'this isn't workin'!\"\n\n*Brad landed back in front of the Door, his eyes burning hot and his aura deeper than black. This time, he laughed for real.* \"Isn't that funny!? Isn't that ironic!? Why don't ya laugh, if yer whole goal was ta take everythin' from me!?\" *He wailed, fresh tears still staining his clothes with shadows.* \"Poor Brad! Always doomed to fail right at the finish line! An' ta make it my own-fuckin'-goddamn-piece-of-shit fault? Ohhhh, bravo! If this were a tragedy, I'd rate it five stars!\"\n\n*Brad froze, as his eyes locked on the pristine white of the Door before him.* \"No.\" *He said.* \"That ain't right. I'm jus' collateral damage.\" *Brad's grin grew wicked. He aimed the tip of the Kingdom Key at the Door.* \"That's what ya want, right? Yer tryna close tha door. That's the whole reason...\" *His eyes turned to Cid. And his smile widened further.* \"I get it now.\"\n\n*Brad walked over the resting Cid, planting one foot on either side of him. The Kingdom Key found itself thrust towards Cid's chin, just as the caballero had done to Brad.*\n\n\"Look at him. Don't he look peaceful? Don't he look free o' all this, now that yer all alone?\" *Brad sang, raising the teeth so they met his eyes.* \"Remember that. You failed. You couldn't protect him. You held him back. You *Always* Held him back.\" *His smile never broke.* \"An' now, he's gone. It's all yer fault. A sword's duty is ta protect its wielder, an 'ere ya are, stripped of everythin'.\"\n\n\"If you can use my eyes, then I want this ta be the last thing ya see.\"\n\n*Brad wrapped the fingers of his off-hand around the teeth of the keyblade. And then, with the same force he'd used on Cid's wrist, he squeezed. With one slow, low breath, he slowly lowered his elbows. In a perfect, inverse mirror of Brad's terrifying grin, the Kingdom Key began to bend. The steel screamed. The magic waned. He could feel the resistance- as though the weapon itself was trying to hold itself together. Poor thing. It was probably in so much pain.*\n\n*It only took a little more, and then, in three places, the last hope of all worlds turned to shrapnel.*\n\n*Brad relished it. His heart throbbed. His arms trembled. His body shook and he could barely hold back the raw euphoria. He swore he could hear agony from the sword, as though screaming from behind a dozen walls. If this was how the darkness had felt all along... Why had he fought so hard? He threw the fragments on the ground, before delivering a stomp that cracked the ground below. And another, and another, until three pieces became seven, and then thirteen. It was a shame that long-eared rat wasn't around to see it.*\n\n*And then there was silence. The cold, unfeeling silence as Brad stood over the fallen pieces of the Kingdom Key. And... Cid. Having finally run its course, Brad's emotions began to subside, until there was nothing left. Simply Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfrais III esquire, and two bodies.*\n\n*Did that even accomplish anything?*\n\n*Brad fell to his knees, still not quite grasping the gravity of the situation. He could only stare at Cid, and the pieces of the Kingdom Key. Two lives, taken away. Brad didn't know what happened when someone was killed by a keyblade. He knew Heartless were freed, and the same probably went for other dark beings. But Cid was flesh and blood. And the sword... Did the Kingdom Key have a heart, too? Where did they go when they-?*\n\n*Brad realized he hadn't asked himself that question in so long. Something he pondered for ages, gazing up at a twinkling sky. Now it seemed so far, and so foreign. The weight of it all came crashing down, threatening to shatter him. He had just killed someone. The blood on his hands was not his own. The steel that littered the floor, it hadn't belonged to him. And the body that lay unmoving, was someone he loved.*\n\n\"I-.\" *Brad's words caught in his chest, as nausea swallowed him. New tears began to flow, now crystal clear. His ears rang, and his body quaked.* \"What have I... Done?\"\n\n*His mind searched for an answer, but he feared the truth too greatly. He had only been defending his home. He only wanted to protect his peace, when over and over, it was stolen from him. After trying so many things, when trust and communication and tactics and everything else had failed, he had tried to fight. And it had destroyed everything.*\n\n*Brad found Noblesse Oblige in his hands.*\n\n\"WHY!?\" *Brad screamed towards the sky.* \"WHY!? WHY, WHY, WHY!?\" *His words were wracked with grief.* \"WHERE IS IT!? WHERE IS THE PLACE THAT I FOUGHT FOR!? WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT I TRUSTED!? WE'VE SUFFERED FOR SO LONG! ALL BECAUSE THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A REASON FOR IT ALL!\" *He sobbed, bringing his off-hand to cover his face.* \"WAS ALL OF THIS FOR NOTHING!? WAS ALL OF OUR PAIN, ALL OF OUR MISFORTUNE, WAS THERE NO POINT TO ANY OF IT!?\"\n\n*There was no answer.*\n\n*That was it, then. There was no light at the end of the tunnel. No sacred place where they could be free. He didn't ask for much. A small home in an out-of-the-way town, where he and his friends could live and love and eat good food and sleep somewhere warm. And all his fighting against the darkness, all his hope for that promised land, had been snuffed out. And Brad's own hands extinguished that flame.*\n\n*Brad saw his own reflection in Noblesse Oblige. Azure eys met his own, and he saw it. The truth of all things. The nature of the worlds. The failings of everyone who was supposed to protect them, and the discord sewn by their own frightened hearts. Where their light had shone, darkness had blackened it. As long as shadows hid in the hearts of men, there would be no peace.*\n\n\"Fine.\" *Brad spoke, still biting back a whimper.* \"If darkness is loss, then I'll cut out loss. If darkness is ta fear, then I'll tear through fear. If darkness is ta be, then I'll carve out a new state of being.\" *He turned Noblesse Oblige over, holding it in a reverse grip.* \"If there's no freedom, then I'll sever our chains. An' if there is no salvation,\" *Brad clasped the grip of Noblesse Oblige with two hands. And for the second time, he found himself leveling a blade at his own body.*\n\n\"It will be born by my hands.\""
},
{
"author": "A Mote of Light",
"message": "*And so, a single twinkling light began to rise.*"
},
{
"author": "A Mote of Darkness",
"message": "*Unaware of the shadow that followed it.*"
},
{
"author": "Mysterious Figure",
"message": "\"This seems to be the place...\"\n\nThe hooded figure would speak and walk out of the corridor of darkness, pulling the hood up over his head and looking around. He could easily tell that there was a long and drawn out battle here but didn't care too much about it. He walked around for a moment until he saw Icidro's body and lightly kicked it a few times. \n\n\"And here it is... Off you go.\"\n\nKneeling down, he would pick up the corpse by the collar and tossed it through the corridor of darkness and back into the Lab."
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{
"author": "Mysterious Figure",
"message": "While Dado was inside of his pocket dimension, a corridor of darkness would appear; with a person in a black coat walking in and letting out a sigh. \n\n\"So... Are you this 'Dado' the others talk about? You are quite popular you know.\" \n\nThe androgynous figure would say, placing a hand on their hip as they spoke, looking around the dimension. \n\n\"And a find hole in the the sand for you to stick your head in too. I'm impressed.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado Lumos",
"message": "*Inside, Dado's on the ground, desperately pulsing magic into the Pocket Dimension to keep it stable. He looks up and sees a cloaked figure.*\n\n\"Is- is the Dark Kingdom Key reforged yet? Is it finally time to seal the Door?\" *The bags under his eyes dull their usual sheen. His thin frame shakes.*"
},
{
"author": "Mysterious Figure",
"message": "\"Not quite. The Kingdom Key D is still broken... However, there are worlds that still need your help.\" \n\nThe cloaked figure would peak once more and raised a hand up, thorns springing forth and to show a view of how badly destroyed Traverse Town was. \n\n\"The worlds need all the Keyblade users they can get to save these worlds. Sitting here will lead to more deaths you could have prevented.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado Lumos",
"message": "*What...? It's only been... Wait, how long has he been in here?*\n\n\"We fought so hard to get here... We only even managed to find this place because Pira was a beacon. Not to mention the random portals. Sheer luck. Only to fail because of...\"\n\n\"I *Can't* Just leave now. We'd have to fight our way back here again *While* Another group fights their way through the Realm of Darkness. If I stay, they only fight a battle on one front.\"\n\n\"All they have to do is reforge Dark Kingdom Key. All we need is for Xion to remember what Master Mod said. And ask questions. And not screw up.\" *His expression is manic. He peers at and through the coat, and after a moment, recognition flashes in his eyes.*\n\n\"You're not real. Either I'm hallucinating... Or you're the darkness. Trying to lead me to give up.\" *A toothy grin slowly creeps onto his face. It all makes sense! The darkness knows his plan is their best shot. It's trying to push him off of the hill, so that it'll have an easier time defending itself!*"
},
{
"author": "Mysterious Figure",
"message": "\"What do you think's going to happen when you leave this hole in the sand?\" \n\nThe androgynous figure would say and point their thumb behind them and tilted their head to the side. \n\n\"That light being or whatever is attacking anything with a hint of darkness. Linger here for too long and you'll be attacked.\" \n\nNot being called real made the figure laugh, bringing their hand to their chin to think. \n\n\"If I was trying to get you to give up, why would I be appealing to your desire to save others from falling to darkness like your home world did? If I wanted you to give up, the easiest thing to do is allow you to remain an ostrich blissfully unaware of the rest of the world. But you are not wrong about me not being real... A real person anyway.\" \n\nThey then raised their hand in the air and pointed at Dado. \n\n\"Now, your Key is the... Well key to saving countless lives. Do you really want to cosign all these deaths from inaction?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado Lumos",
"message": "*His grin quickly fades to a wide-eyed stare as he listens to the stranger's words.*\n\n\"Yeah. The key to saving countless lives. By sealing the Door.\"\n\n*He slowly gets up, letting Ever After vanish from his hand and calling forth Kingdom Key in its place. It's despondent. Dull. The Pocket Dimension flickers.*\n\n\"The moment I dismiss this Pocket Dimension, I'll be engulfed by the darkness outside. I'll have only one moment to seal the Door. Only a few seconds before...\" *He sighs.*\n\n\"I *Know* That. If I wanted to run away, Id've done so by now. This is my *Job*. This is what the Kingdom Key was made for.\"\n\n\"As far as I know, this is the only way I can help anyone. If you know something I don't about my Keyblade, quit being cryptic and spill.\" *He peers through the cloaked figure into the eyes of Fate.*"
},
{
"author": "Mysterious Figure",
"message": "\"All I'm saying is that you'd be more use out there than cooped up in here. \" \n\nThe figure would say with a shrug, taking a few steps forwards towards Dado. \n\n\"I'm sure you are aware of the Keyblades being able to seal Keyholes right? The amount of Keyblade users that *Can* Seal these Keyholes are low... Lower if we count the one's that have the power to fight their way through the hordes of Heartless vying for it as well. The one known as 'Icidro' is dead as well as the other named 'Brad'. If you think the rest of your... Acquaintances are adequate enough to save everyone, then I shall leave you here. Persuading a weak heart to fight would be feeding the Heartless more after all.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*After Daydo declined to leave, the org member insulted him and left.*"
}
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{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The rest of the storm riders, if they turned around like icidro did, could see the portal close. However they also noticed a computer that seemed like it could shut down the machine.*"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*The heavy thrum of the machine was overwhelming. The entire room vibrated with its motions, as it pumped out beast after beast with reckless abandon. Even Brad's own heavy footsteps were silenced by its noise. The dungeon had been one thing, but here, the concentration of darkness was immense. It felt like it was crushing him. Every sense of his, sharpened to a fine point, was now completely overwhelmed, inside and out. The only thing that stopped his stampede was his own clumsiness.*\n\n*Tripping over his own feet, Brad hit the ground hard. The room shuttered as he slammed into the steel floor. He clutched his head, fighting off sobs as he tried to realign himself. He couldn't hurt them. He couldn't hurt his friends! But what if they hurt themselves!? He had all this power now, and he couldn't do anything with it! Just like before, again and again, he failed, and let the darkness consume the people he loved. He didn't care about being alone. He didn't care if he died! He just wanted the people he cared about to be safe.*\n\n*Brad brought his knees to his chest. He didn't even notice the portal close, or the footsteps that followed him in. He remained unmoving. He simply laid there, whimpering, as he tried to get a grip on reality.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "After running after Brad, Sapphire stopped on her heels as the sound of loud machinery ns what sounded like the thumping of dozes of hearts filled her ears. She turned to see Icidro come in after her as the Portal closed showing no signs of Furo. She was about to ask Icidro where he was but the sound of the Whimpering Brad got her attention more. \n\nSapphire gave a soft sigh to herself as she walked towards Brad letting the keyblade finally vanish. She knelt down next to him placing a soft hand on top of his head as she gently stroked it. \"Bradamante.\" Her voice became stern like a mother talking to her child while still holding that selfsame compassion she always had when speaking. \n\n\"What is going on. You aren't acting like yourself ever since we got here. It was one thing during our fight with Pira but it was another when you held your weapon at us.\" Just then a thought crossed her mind about he was acting. She knew he was fearful of the darkness from their past interaction in the dark jungle when they hazed her. \"We're friends, so talk to us and we can try to all come to an understanding I'm sure Icidro and Furo would agree.\" They had more pressing matters to attend to but she didn't care about that right now a friend of hers needed help so a few heartless pouring out of the machine was no big deal."
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "\"Wait! No, no, no, NO, NO!\" Horror dawns across Icidro's face as the caballero lunges toward the closing portal with an outstretched hand— Only to claw at thin air as it seals shut, the look on Furo's face being the last thing Icidro saw before they were separated. The utter _gall_ that something so important could twinkle out of existance in a light dusting of glitter registers dimly, as if it were mocking them.\n\n\"Furo—!\" Furo was okay, he had to force himself to recognize. He's still in the dungeons; They could regroup. If he closed his eyes, Icidro could feel that he was with them still— That there wasn't an ambush, it wasn't a trap, just poor timing. One moment to shut down the machine, and they could leave.\n\nTurning away from the console to check on the rest of his friends, Icidro freezes in place, unable to even so much as approach Brad and Sapphire as he takens in their surroundings. How many lives had been taken to accomplish that? How many people were in there, screaming to be released from the torture of shadowification?\n\n\"... My god.\" Horror chokes the caballero's throat as he takes a step back, before hurriedly turning his attention on the screens, tapping a key on its wide board repeatedly to wake the screen up. Were there any notes, any logs he could read? This was a _BAD_ place to break down in, and Bradamante mightn't be the only one if this goes on much longer."
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad flinched at Sapphire's touch. He didn't call Noblesse Oblige to his side- with his heart racing in his chest, he didn't know if he could. His eyes locked with Sapphire, every inch, every atom in his body begging him to flee. **She's going to hurt your friends.** It wasn't a voice. It was instinct. **She's going to hurt herself.** He tried to open his mouth to speak, but nothing came out except for a shuddering breath, torn between fight or flight.*\n\n*It took several moments. Several agonizing minutes passing in terrible, terrible silence, save for the overwhelming noise of the machine, before Brad finally managed to sputter something out.* \"I-I... C-can't-...\" *He swallowed hard, clenching his fists. Deep breaths. Slowly, he began to claw his way back to consciousness. Awareness. There was a situation. And these were... His friends.*\n\n\"I h-have to...\" *Brad coughed, balled hands finally pushing him to at least a kneeling position. Finally, he managed to prise the words through his teeth.* \"Those weapons. They're dark. Darker'n' anythin' else I've seen. Everythin' is just so... Dark. An' after what happened in the Realm o' Darkness, an' in Agrabah, an'...\" *His mind flashed to another place. Another time. Another easy smile with brilliant blue eyes. Even in Sapphire, he saw him- a reminder of his failings.*\n\n*Brad looked away.* \"I-I got scared. I don' even know what happened myself. One moment, we're celebratin', the next...\" *He lowered his head, eyes shut tight.* \"If anythin' happened, I'd fight tooth an' nail ta bring ya back. All of ya.\"\n\n*He swallowed one more time, finally blinking away the tears that lingered on his lids.* \"But I... I don't know if I can.\" *His gaze turned upward.* \"Not with all this.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire gave a small sigh as she continued to hold her hand on Brad giving a small hum as she did. \"Then I can leave my trust to you to help bring me back if I ever fall to far. You aren't the only one who thinks that their helpless. This weapon I trust it to help us with our current fight all I can ask is can you put your trust in me? In Icidro and Furo? I'm sure whatever happened in Agrabah left a mark on all 3 of you but that's not here or now.\"\n\nShe stood up holding her hand out to Brad giving the self same smile she always had moving a strand of hair out of her face as she did so. \"Now Furo is separated from us I'm terrified for his well being and there are countless heartless we might need to defeat.\" After having said this she pulled her Gummi Phone out showing it off. \"Besides we can always give Furo a call to make sure he's alright\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Ears prickled to listen along with the current matter at hand, Icidro lets out a sigh at Sapphire's words. His brow furrowing as he frantically types away at the console, searching for directories, notes, anything that could be of help.\n\n\"I hate to be the bearer of bad news, amiga, but communications are most likely down. After all, have any of you received a ping from the other team yet?\" He murmurs, hands reaching for his own phone."
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad's eyes lingered on Sapphire. Trust in her? In them? He wanted to. He wanted to so bad. They were his friends. But after everything... It was only then that he realized that Furo wasn't among them. Immediately, the guilt he was drowning in became six feet deeper. Brad's cheeks flushed red with embarrassment, frustration. Anger surged through him, but now, he managed to at least contain all of his big emotions. He let out a low exhale, checking his phone.*\n\n```One upcoming alarm for 2:30 AM.```\n\n*Brad visibly winced, quickly disabling the alarm with less than a minute to spare. Oops. But Cid was right. Whether it was the oppressive darkness or whatever vast cellular network that made these things function simply being out of range, he didn't have a way of reaching out to Furo.*\n\n\"Nothin' yet. I sent one out.\" *Brad pocketed the device once again, shakily rising to his feet. Finally, he managed to take in the surroundings.* \"This place... A Heartless makin' machine.\" *His expression darkened, finally noticing all the imprisoned hearts.* \"We should smash it.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire crossed her arms as she walked over to a railing looking down at the heartless swarm below the,. \"Perhaps we could unlock the capsules and free the hearts. Can't the keyblades unlock any lock there is?\" \n\nShe pulled her Phone out checking the time and deciding to send a quick message to Furo for just in case it does send through with a picture of where they are and the different machines. \"She walked over to where Icidro was taking a look at the screen causing herself to get confused by the different things on it however one note caught her eye. \"Hot Heartless in your area? I don't want to steal hearts I just want Fu— Okay not reading any more of that!\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "\"Not one with a password, or puzzle associated with it.\" Icidro half-laughs, half-balks at the idea, before shaking his head, \"I want to see if there's no way to open them remotely— We'd be here all year cracking open each capsule one at a time.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Icidro wakes up the computer and would see information concerning the manufactory itself.*\n\n\"Heartless Manufactory: Online\"\n\"Approximate Heartless per minute: 137\"\n\"Requires Password for new input: ________\"\n\n*To the side, there were many sticky notes and regular notes. However one was different than the others, as it had horrible hand writing and looked newer than the rest.*\n\n*\"Okay, so Maleficent told me to use the Heartless this machine creates and help spread them throughout all the worlds. I just need to turn the machine on with the password and bam! An army of heartless... Uh, right, the password is \"Princess\", at least that is what Maleficent told me. I'll need this note to even remember. Don't forget, future me!- Pete\"*\n\n*Brad's heart would feel... Funny. The darkness within his heart would return?! Mod's magic was fading, her lock vanishing... Brad's darkness had been unsealed...*"
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Unaware of the dilemma happening within Brad, Icidro lifts up a sticky note with a puzzled expression on his face. Who—? Aha! Yes!! The caballero claps his hands with excitement! Raising his gaze back to the screen, a pleased grin dawns on the man's face as he gets to work, typing in the pass phrase.\n\n\"Yes! Yes!! Mucho gracias, Senor Pete!\" Icidro sing-songs as he types in 'Princess' into the password prompt, readying a shut down— Or a Heart release command, should there be one!"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire turning her attention to the console she began studying the screen before looking back up at the trapped hearts. If all else fails they could spend the day smashing capsules open. She's sure that would give some relief to Brad.\n\nShe couldn't help but give out a small chuckle at the new excitement that Icidro held as they were becoming one step closer to finishing this mission."
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Immediately, a wave of nausea overcame Brad. His senses, already frazzled, dulled as they were suddenly drowned in an inundation of darkness. He felt the pop, like the last button on a too-small shirt finally surrendering. \n\nHe stumbled, sick to his stomach as his blood ran cold. Barely, only barely, he managed to keep himself upright. His nails dug deeper into his palms, and he bit his tongue hard enough to draw blood. Still in the throes of a panic attack, he wasn't even sure what was happening. Only that something just happened.*\n\n*Focus on the screen, he repeated over and over, eyes locked squarely on whatever was in front of them. If you lose focus, it's all over.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Icidro typed in the password, changing the screen to a set of options for the manufactory, however it seemed the rest if the computer was still locked. Guess the computer owner had something to hide. The curser hovered over the first option.*\n\n\"Heartless Manufactory: Online\"\n\"Approximate Heartless per minute: 137\"\n\n*Shut Down Manufactory* <\n*Release contained hearts*\n*Increase Heartless production*\n*Increase Darkness levels*\n*Open Documents*\n\n*However, before they got a chance to select anything, a new presence could be felt from behind.*"
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "*Silax appeared from a dark corridor behind the group.*\n\n\"I'm sorry, 'Storm Riders', but I can't allow you to do that...\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Down arrow key, Enter key. Two quick keystrokes, and they're home free— Four, if they shut the Manufactory down afterward, nine to finally have context. If it wasn't for the sudden voice behind him, that is.\n\n\"I know that voice.\" Icidro says after a half heartbeat's time, hand casually reaching for his phone over messing with the console anymore. Ice runs through his veins, as he works to fix his expression for what remained of the group's morale.\n\n\"Ah, Miss Assassin, isn't it? I'm surprised you've kept tabs on us. Should we be flattered to have such a loyal fan?\" He smiles, glancing back over his shoulder to face the newest arrival to this antechamber.\n\n\"You do remember the terms of our truce, yes?\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire in her slight panic accidentally bumped into the control on the computer clicking on the obvious malware ad. \n\nIt was upon hearing that Icidro knew the newest arrival that caused her guard to go up a bit more. \"Truce? You know this person Icidro?\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Well, that was worse. It took everything Brad had to not completely retch when the hooded figure arrived. Even with his senses returned to normal, there was no mistaking what stood behind them. His chest shuddered, and something in him called out. Not a voice, no. An instinct. **Kill.** This time, he did not resist.*\n\n*Brad turned around, slamming the tip of Noblesse Oblige into the steel floor.* \"You.\" *He growled.*"
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "\"Now now, no need for that ferocity against me. Best save that for the Heartless and those who control them. I assure you, me and my family are no trouble to you, nor are we 'assassins'. The one who attacked you before had been caught doing the same to someone else, so he has been dealt with. He will trouble no one any longer. But then there was the girl at Agrabah... When I had been told she violated our rules, and the truce, well she was also punished in the same way... Despite what we have tried, members have broken those rules despite being told not to. Whether you blame me or not doesn't matter, as it is almost time for us to become more active for our goals, instead if passive. To do that, I have to break that truce. My apologies. Our goal required that machine stay on just a little bit longer, so I also apologize for what happens next. Good luck, Storm Riders. I have a feeling you will seek us out soon after this... Goodbye.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*After sapphire clicked the malware ad...*\n\n\"WARNING! WARNING! MALWARE DETECTED! MALWARE DETECTED! MAL-DETECT-INTEGRAT-MANUFACTORY.\""
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "\"Right on que, Sapphire...\"\n\n*Silax held her hand out to the group, palm toward them. Suddenly a poweful gust of wind would come from her and push against the 3 riders.*\n\n\"This storm isn't over yet. Ride on, or become what you fear most.\"\n\n*After, another push would send the 3 riders through the window of the computer room and down into the manufactory itself, them going right to the floor of it. Silax would leave through a corridor after sending them all out.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The entire manufactory was flashing red lights as the manufactory kept pumping out heartless faster than before, causing malfunctions and intense heat as the system went into overdrive. But what came next, a group of hearts in a single container shot out a beam infront of the storm riders, creating a heartless that... Well, let's just say wasn't originally on the computer... It saw the three and a smile crossed its face as it prepared to strike.*"
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Caught off guard as the assassin-not-assassin actually takes the bait to keep talking, Icidro discretely taps on his phone's screen to send out a message, hoping that his body was enough to block her line of sight. It was a moment to have a sigh of relief, absolutely. At least, until what the lady was saying actually registers to him.\n\n\"And what _'active'_ goals might those—?\" The caballero cuts himself off when Sapphire slams into the console beside him, and the Black Coated figure bids them farewell! Gripping his phone tightly as a lifeline, Icidro tucks and rolls as he smashes through the glass and hits the floor hard, unable to get his feet under himself in his current state.\n\n... What was the point of that, if she was just going to leave anyway? What, did they need just— One hundred and thirty seven Heartless per minute. How many would that be should they be delayed for too long?\n\n\"We don't have much time— Stop the machine!\" Staggering to his feet, Icidro shakes the fog from his head before looking up toward the Succubus making kissy faces at them. A beat, and his gaze turns to Sapphire for a half-moment, gaze scolding, before refocusing on the matter at hand. With respect to Brad, Icidro holds his hand out and calls Royal Radiance to hand— Before leaping into the air!"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire gave an apologetic look at the group just as hooded woman sent the tree flying through the windows as she flailed a bit trying to get her self in a position that she could safely land. \"I'm sorry! I panic and clicked on the wrong thing!!\" She cried pout as she fell. After a short while she landed on her knees catching herself with hands as well wincing a bit from the pain. That will for sure leave a mark on her for awhile as she stood up.\n\nSapphire looked up watching the beams converge into the succubus heartless in front of them causing her to gulp as she realized what it was she has unleashed upon on the world. She met Icidro's glare with a sorry look as she went to reach for her book only for the Keyblade of Hearts to summon itself in her hands as if wanting her to use it. \n\n\"Alright let's see what these keyblades are all about.\" She followed Icidro's lead and rushed at the heartless striking at the ground as a surge of magic erupted outwards around Sapphire.\n\n\"Time for a bit of magic.\" Sapphire jumped in the air creating 3 slashes with magic to follow in her attack. Her hair finally falling out of it's tightly put style from having to go from battle to battle. Upon landing she brushed her hair out of her face with her free hand.\n\nSapphire jumped back as she did a twirl flinging her keyblade at that the seductive creature. Part of her was annoyed that a heartless had a better toned body than she did. \"Brad, Icidro if I need to offer support to either of you just say the word!\"\n**Radial Blaster 275**\n**AP 150-140**\n**Wishing Edge 295**\n**AP 140-120**\n**Raid Slash 300**\n**Mp 125-100**"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Something in Brad's body twitched. Something much more instinctual to any conscious though. Brad still remained unsure of what had happened, head still swimming, but he knew this. The lock had loosened, if not worse. And in the flood of darkness that consumed him, his light fighting back with all its might, he realized he had no idea why he was **Drawn** To this beast. This malicious monster, formed by this mysterious entity... It was really fucking hot.*\n\n*Fortunately, even his lust was overcome by pure, unadulterated rage.* \"She's the one who hurt Dado.\" *Untrue in a literal sense. But if this person had a connection to what happened- and if they were keeping these hearts imprisoned for their own goals, for even one second longer... Brad kicked the tip of his keyblade, and hefted Noblesse Oblige over his shoulders in a clean crescent. They'd become what they feared most, eh? Cid flashed through his mind, drunk on the high of Heartless body. Sapphire, wielding that wicked weapon. Rage threatened to bubble over, until he could contain himself no longer.* \n\n*Fine. If the darkness wanted him so badly, so be it.*\n\n**\"GUUUUOOOOAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!\"**\n\n```SECOND FORM IV: ACTIVE\nAll Stats ^UP^ +40\nFORM DRAIN: -25 MP\nFORM BOOST! Drain Reduced by 10!```\n\n*Brad's roar was deafening. The room shook, and his azure eyes burned with inhuman rage. Icidro's heat turned the room to boiling- if he could focus on anything else, he'd be surprised Sapphire's crescents didn't turn to vapor. But she wasn't using water, she was... Brad slowed for a moment, seeing Sapphire's classic hairstyle come undone, a cascade of azure falling around her shoulders, magic emanating from her. Had she always been so pretty...?*\n\n`TOTAL DAMAGE: 1285 Damage`"
},
{
"author": "Succubus Heartless",
"message": "*The succubus heartless, in the face of the several attacks would... Just stand and take it...? She didn't move, taking all the hits from the group before vanishing... Was it defeated that easily, that simply? Why would it just not fight back? Maybe the malware made a mistake? Icidro and Sapphire could only see the machine pumping out more heartless, however Brad would see a little more than he bargained for as he began to feel dizzy. And then, she returned, but only to brad, appearing infront of him in a seductive pose. Speaking into brad's mind.*\n\n\"Looks like I found a nice, big, strong man to help me. Mind protecting me from those mean people sweety?~\"\n\n*Her words spoke into his mind and took advantage of the darkness in his heart, causing him to see Sapphire and Icidro, his friends, as anti-Icidro and anti-sapphire... To Brad, it would seem like the worse case scenario happened and the dark keyblades took over his friends. The succubus heartless stayed invisible, using the power from her beating as strength for her spell.*\n\n***Harder~: Increases her power the more damage she takes\n\nNo peeking~: Invisible to the naked eye, being able to sense darkness can tell she is still around and using light can reveal her for a time\n\nAlluring Charm Spell: Brad charmed for 3 turns or until HP drops by 75% and the spell breaks. Brad's stats increased by 50% while charmed like this.\n\nLight weakness: Took extra damage from light attacks.\n\nSuccubus HP: 9706 remaining***"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "`MP DRAIN: 125/175`\n\n*Nausea swallowed Brad whole. He stumbled, dropping Noblesse Oblige as his mind was forcibly dulled. The Heartless took one step towards him, then another, gingerly carressing his chin. Fuck, it was warm. Fuck, when was the last time someone had touched him. His mind screamed, pulling him in two separate directions. He had to fight. He had to kill this monster. But it smelled so good...*\n\n*As if in slow motion, he turned to face his allies. Icidro. Sapphire. His friends! The prople he was supposed to protect! Why would he choose this slimy slut over them!? In the darkness contest, they barely took second or third in this room!*\n\n*But his reasoning continued to flag with stability. He felt phantasmal hands carressing his broad frame, as if exploring every curve on his herculean form. A bead of drool rolled down Brad's chin, and he swallowed hard, trying desperately to hold onto reality.*\n\n\"I...\" *Brad choked out, as the color washed from his vision, turning the world rosy- save for the two umbral entities that stood before him, malformed by their weapons. His rational mind gave out, and his instincts took over.*\n\n*A pair of horns burst from shadow, curling upwards from his temples. His azure eyes burned purple, his pupils transforming into broken hearts. Sweat poured off of his immense body, and the only noise that left him was a deep, guttural growl.*\n\n*Brad got on all fours, and scraped the steel floor with a closed fist. Then, like a rowdy bull in a china shop, he charged at Sapphire.*\n\n**\"MMRRRROOOOOOOO!!\"**\n\n`TOTAL DAMAGE: 2455 Damage`\n\n`MP DRAIN: 115/175`"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "As Brad charged at Sapphire she brought a barrier up to block as much of his charge as she could but with the heartless boosting him, her barrier crumbled like is was glass and she was sent flying back into a nearby capsule cracking it slightly from the sheer momentum. \n\nSapphire tried her best to gasp for air but her lungs were refusing to fill up she felt as if she was dying and with the rampaging brad being boosted it's starting to seem like that was going to become true. She looked up at Brad she felt something inside her click as she moved off the capsule landing on the ground as the darkness inside her shrouded her body.\n**Barrier 3 2455-305= 2150**\n**AP 120-85**\n**Hp 2375-225**"
},
{
"author": "Dark Heart Form",
"message": "Within the mass of Darkness yellow eyes could be seen glowing as a quick dash was made towards Brad stabbing his heart with the Keyblade of Hearts. \"Here goes nothing!\" She made a turn with the keyblade before she jumped back pointing the keyblade towards him or more so at the heartless. \"I may be the weakest member within the Storm Riders and that Brad has left me with an inch of my life but I swear I will free my friend even if it costs me my life\" Her darkness was boosted after she made her declaration to free him.\n\nShe rushed towards Brad with darkness swirling itself in her hands as she unleashed the darkness against him knowing very well that it could potentially back fire on her. \"Be consumed in Darkness!\"\n\nAfter words she took out an Elixir and chugged it quickly. A bit of it leaked down her chin as she wiped it away feeling herself become rejuvenated. \"Icidro it's all you now!\"\n\nForm Ability: Stalwart Soul Dark boost acquired\n\nKeyblade of Darkness ability used on Brad: Unleashed Power: Stab an ally and increase their stats by 50% for 3 turns, however they pass out after the 3 turns finish and all abilities and magic they use cost 50% more until this ends. Or whatever Lisa decides on it does for this battle ||Not Sorry Lisa||\n**Elixir Used limit hit on Elixirs**\n**Darkga 489**\n**Mp 145-105**"
},
{
"author": "Dreadwyrm Trance",
"message": "``Fire Arena on the Succubus only, -5% of their Max HP AND their speed goes down!``"
},
{
"author": "Succubus Heartless",
"message": "*The succubus thought she was hidden enough that Icidro and Sapphire couldn't attack her, nor would want to try with their friend attacking them. The lance would piece one of her arms, causing heavy damage due to it being light and ruining her spell to stay hidden. Then the clawed gauntlet throwing her into the fire wall. She would moan in pain and then teleport herself next to Brad after he got stabbed.*\n\n\"Good, you aren't easy prey.~\"\n\n*She said to Icidro.*\n\n\"But the girl will make this too easy.~\"\n\n*Brad would feel intense power flow from his heart from Sapphire stabbing him with her blade. But while his strength increased, he would feel something more... Pleasurable downstairs as the succubus used another spell on him to keep him under her charm.*\n\n\"Oh Brad, these mean people hurt me. Won't you protect me?\"\n\n*The succubus spoke out loud this time, a devious smile across her face again as her spell took more effect on him, increasing his strength further. After she vanished again, staying in the darkness created by Sapphire to help her stay hidden.*\n\n***Harder~: Increased power, allowing her to increase her spell's strength.\nNo Peeking~: Stealthed again, unable to sense until blind area is removed\nHandy~: Increases charm status by 1 turn and increases stats of the charmed by 25%.\nHP: 7808***"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Above the room, everyone could hear a very loud crash. Looking up, they can see dust from the destroyed wall and capsules above as two people jumped down to join them. One the storm riders would recognize as Furo, the other they would recognize as the girl who went on a rampage against Jafar before.*"
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "``Gale-force lvl 1``\n\n*Furo landed squarely in between his friends; the dust in the room quickly scattered into then air. Whatever happiness he should have had as they all were once together again died as he realized they were fighting each other for reasons he did not understand. Brad was brandishing his weapon toward Sapphire and the latter was key deep in the former. \n\nAnd Icidro was prancing around swinging his weapon.\n\nFuro carefully set down Fiora in his arms as he looked around at his friends in disbelief, mild annoyance, and fried out emotions. He shielded the princess behind himself as he was the one who brought her here making him responsible for her safety. What a poor look to be showing an outsider.*\n\n\"Someone explain. *Now.*\"\n\n*Furo did not mean to growl it out the way he did, but his patience had long been tested beyond its limits. *\n\n```Total Damage: 0 damage\n\n\n\n\nWind Boost: (6/9)```"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora was confused with what was happening, as well with where they were. So many hearts... And so many heartless being created and escaping to different worlds... She noticed Furo shielding her and smiled a bit, for a quick moment, thinking it was kinda cute. She decided it would be best to stay out of this until the situation was explained.*"
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "*Furo continued to look between his friends up until Brad began to charge. \n\nAlready on high alert the mechanic deflected the bull from himself and Fiora by summoning five spears of air. The larger man rushing past them as he looked for a different target. He was not sure exactly what was going on, but he had a rough idea how to resolve the situation.*\n\n\"Communication needs work, but I got the gist.\"\n\n*Moving faster, by pushing his shield to his back, Furo raced the bull man. As Icidro was still moving as if in a daze, Furo took the attack for the knight and quickly found his shoulder ran through by the bull man. Now being carried due to his smaller frame, Furo held on to the horn impaling him as he was whipped back around in the direction the pair just raced from. From the corner of his eye he saw a head full of green and quickly realized the new goal.\n\nStraining all the muscles in his arms, He conjured an aero down upon himself to dip Brad's head further lower to the ground. The young man's shoes now dragging along the floor slowed down their charge with room to spare. Looking down at the eyes of what should be his friend, he snapped the horn and took a step back; His wound kept closed by leaving the object in his shoulder.\n\nTaking a step back, he waved one of his hands behind him to warn Fiora to make some room. He had no idea what would happen next, but he knew that he wanted to keep all the attention all to himself. *\n** **"
},
{
"author": "Dark Heart Form",
"message": "**Form Mp Drain 145-130** ||Meant to put the mp to max after the Elixir||\nSapphire turned to watch Furo take all of Brad's attacks as if they were nothing something inside her chest fluttered as she gave a soft smile now knowing what next to do. She turned towards Icidro watching his movements as he aimed for the heartless after seeing it's reaction to Light based Magic, however that wasn't what she needed to do right now nor was it her best bet. \"Right now a heartless is taking over Brad and I tried to eject it with my keyblade but it didn't work! So now we're doing this! Either help us out more or stay out of the way!\" She didn't know what was going on with her this wasn't like herself, was it the darkness doing this?\n\nShe took a deep breath twirled the keyblade around her as she began to take in the darkness that she had once exuded. If she was correct this would help them see better. \"In the darkness you hide, but this darkness is mine and mine alone you will not hide from me!\" For those who were paying attention there would be a brief moment of clarity where the heartless possessing Brad would be seen. The darkness was becoming to much for her to bear her heart was beginning to darken the yellow in her eyes now turning more gold. This was truly when the powers of the Princess of Darkness would show. \n\nThe pain was unbearable but it was nothing in contrast to what the others have gone through and done for her. She cried out a bit from the pain before her entire body was radiating in a purple hue, the darkness emitting off her before completely exploding out of her making the entire arena dark again. The next moment she became nothing but a blur rushing at the heartless striking several times. \n\nThunder began to rumble around everyone as purple crackles could be seen. Sapphire began to focus her keyblade at the heartless breathing heavily lightening struck her blade sending it self in teh direction of the heartless. She began to laugh sinisterly as she once agai\n\nN vanished in the darkness.\n\nSeveral volleys of darkness was shot in an area around the heartless if you were to pay attention you could spot orange aoe marks on the ground where they would land. \"You won't get another chance to do to anyone else what you done to Brad. I'll tear you apart myself if I have to!\" Thunder once again rumbled around the group as Sapphire continued to lose herself more to the darkness. No one would know of the war going on within herself as she desperately fought to keep herself from losing it. \n**Limited ability used: Overflowing Darkness**\n**Dark Haze 563**\n**Ap 170-150**\n**Dark Thundaga 593**\n**Mp 130-90**\n**Wrath of Darkness**\n**150-130**\n\n**Wrath of Darkness 563**\nTotal Damage **1719**"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora heard what was going on and seen what was happening. She sighed a little bit. She had hoped it would be as quick as finding them and then leaving. She didn't want to be here anymore. After watching Furo defend her, she summoned her bow and then jumped up into the air.*\n\n\"Enough of this...\"\n\n*Remembering her training with Dado, Fiora focused and then launched arrows into the middle of the fight. Once the arrows landed, it exploded light into the area, clearing the darkness temporarily.*\n\n***Holyra x3: 1230\nDarkness cleared temporarily***"
},
{
"author": "Succubus Heartless",
"message": "*The succubus got forced from her invisibility, taking intense damage from the holyras and being revealed again. She looked over at Fiora and Furo and smiled.*\n\n\"More prey?~\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "`MP DRAIN: 95/175\nPHASE 2: 3/5\nLURID EMBRACE: 2/4`\n\n*The words of his allies only barely registered, as if thumping dully against his skull. Hell, he barely registered the resistance of Furo's shield- or the horn that speared his dear friend. Some part of him clawed at its mental cage. There was a ghoulish wrongness that permeated every sense of his being. He was drowning in darkness- consumed by it. No, as he recoiled from the light, gaining momentary clarity once more, he realized that the hooded figure was right. He had become what he feared most.*\n\n*And he still couldn't stop it. Power flared around him, wild and furious. His broken horn shone in the light, and while his own form remained untouched, he could feel the blades that pierced into his charge. The darkness, the lightning, the burning light, and the coming storm as he and Furo eyed each other. Brad's nostrils flared, and his jaw opened, finally managing to prise words through them.*"
},
{
"author": "Dark Heart Form",
"message": "With the darkness now cleared Sapphire felt a sense of clarity as she stopped her movement catching a quick break. She held her head slightly as she shook off the nausea that was washing over of her. A bead of cold sweat dripped from her as she couldn't believe how she had acted from the use of darkness but she was back in control and pointed her keyblade at Furo as a beam of magic shot off putting a protective barrier around him to help against Brad's monstrous attacks. \n\nThe heartless was still holding control over Brad and she felt her body begin to weaken however with the remainder of the energy she had left she decided to tap into once more into the darkness cloaking her keyblade in darkness as well as into her natural magic talents as she rushed at the Heartless striking it twice. \"With the darkness I'll make sure to unmend what holds you together!\"\n\nShe turned towards the other girl giving her a nod as thanks for clearing the darkness out and helping give Sapphire the push she needed. \"If we hold out a little more Brad should wear himself out!\"\n**Form ability used: Unmend Turn your attacks into darkness while gaining a small 5% boost to already dark based attacks**\n**Weapon Ability Used: Mystic Shot: Str decreased by 20 and basic attack now use Magic stat**\n**Barrier Shot 370 \n**Basic Attack (mag Atk) 527 X2**\n**Total Damage 1054**"
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "*The frigid air clashed against the current surrounding Furo. He stood unfazed as the bull, his friend eyed him menacingly despite the warning given. Darkness, then light.; The mechanic was given a glimpse of the situation through the words of his friends and the lurker who was currently revealed in this mess of a situation.\n\nThe machinery in the room far more advanced and concerning than he could have imagined. The idle thought of the dustflier's origins from way back when tickled the back of his mind before being dismissed for what stood before him.\n\nThe young man could only grit his teeth as he was forced to look as his own failure in protecting his friends from even further pain and suffering. Brad's actions and forms may have told one story, but his desperate eyes and broken speech told the truth of the matter.*\n\n\"I'm here now, so just focus on me buddy. I won't let you hurt anyone else.\"\n\n*The current surrounding him flared further as sparks of electricity gave it further life and shoved the cold front back even more. Light, fire, and darkness were all discarded for the clash of ice and lightning. Each combatant sizing up the other, but it was the more aggressive of the two who made the first move.*\n\n``PHASE 3`` \n\n*Furo watched the bull leap high and rebound off a conjuration of ice. A maneuver he was familiar with himself and prepared to counter, only to find that his right arm was unresponsive to his commands. Instead of pulling his blade free like he intended, he instead twisted his left hand and carried himself away on a gust of wind. A barrier encasing him as he smoothly slid away from the impact zone. \n\nHe side-eyed Sapphire as she turned to face the heartless alone. A silent thanks for the aid, though he feared for her safety more than his. A distracted glance for Icidro and Fiora nearly cost him some teeth if he had not called his shield in time to stop the sudden charge at him; Said Shield stopping the beast in its tracks, as Furo refused to equate t\n\nHe creature before him for the man hurting deep within.*\n** **"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Icidro, jumping back in the control room, would see flashing red lights and hear a blaring alarm. The computer itself would seemingly be unusable, every attempt seeming to fail in a new ad popping up. Sapphire really clicked the wrong malware. After fidgeting with it for a while, the alarm would eventually stop and the computer would seemingly return to normal. Punching in the password and moving to shut the machine down, Icidro was able to turn off the manufactory. Next to the computer, a new item was there that wasn't before. It was simply a card with a strange white castle on it.*"
},
{
"author": "Succubus Heartless",
"message": "*The succubus was about to do more of her shenanigans until she noticed the manufactory turning back to normal. Getting hit by Sapphire's strikes and being driven back more, her disappointment would be apparent on her face.*\n\n\"Well that's no fun... Fine, I'll let your friend go this time. Even if the heat is making this more fun... Wanna see a fun trick?\"\n\n*The succubus seemingly snapped her fingers, and Icidro's fire arena would seemingly vanish?!*\n\n\"Next time I won't hold back. Oh but then again, I wouldn't want the fun to end too quickly by killing you all so fast. I think I'll keep an eye on you all for a while. Bye cuties.~\"\n\n*She would then vanish, seemingly not being able to be sensed this time. She was gone, right?*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora lands and prepares to fire her bow at the succubus, ready to end this when... She vanished. Well guess it was time to make sure Brad and Sapphire was aright. She then remembered what Aria said before about holding back the darkness, and even eradicating it. She's a Princess of Heart. She now called upon a new light, this one being brighter and more pure than before. Her body glowed and her eyes turned white, a white streak now in her hair.*\n\n\"Furo, the darkness in them is making forget themselves. Allow me purify the darkness controlling them.\"\n\n*Fiora, then jumped in-between the middle of Sapphire and Brad. Holding her hand in the air, light would practically blast out from her, engulfing both Sapphire and Brad, as well as Furo but he didn't matter. Their darkness would purify, freeing Brad from the succubus's charm as well as weakening Sapphire's darkness, hopefully enough that she would realize what she was doing and back down.*\n\n*After Fiora dropped to a knee, breathing heavy. Her eyes flickering as she struggled to maintain this form.*\n\n***Princess of Heart form activated\nFuro's buff removed\nPurification Ritual: Any debuffs removed on Brad and Furo and turned into buffs that were caused by a dark form's abilities. Sapphire's dark form buffs are turned into debuffs and those original buffs transferred to Fiora.***"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire finally cleansed of the overwhelming darkness within her had returned to normal eyes as blue as the seas as tears ran down her face. Why was she crying she placed a hand on her face feeling the warm streak. The battle was over no one died this was by far the best ending they could have hoped for so why was she sad. \n\nShe looked over to where brad had landed and rushed towards him keyblade falling against the ground began casting cure on him. \"It's over now. We can home.\" Tears continued to stain her face as she felt her own magic begin to thin however this wouldn't stop her from healing Brad. \n\nShe turned her gaze to Fiora giving a bitter smile as she mustered the courage to speak. \"Thank you, whatever you did thank you.\" She then turned her attention on healing Brad's wounds."
},
{
"author": "Dreadwyrm Trance",
"message": "\"Come on, come on...\" Murmuring to himself as he typed, even the caballero is not without fault as the computer spluttered and and refused to listen to his commands— A light slap to the side of the tower to shake the dust out sees Icidro continuing his panicked work, until the virus abates.\n\n\"Thank goodness,\" Comes the next murmur as he shuts the manufactory off, before moving to plug his gummy phone into the data jack. Before he types in the command to transfer what reports he had access to into Mamu's cloud, Icidro pauses to pick up the white card and flips it over in his hand.\n\n\"A calling card, now?\" Perhaps his biggest fan left her Gummy Number? Oh, if only he could be so lucky! Icidro eyes the piece of card stock with distrust, and gives it a quick once-over before placing it into his pocket for safe keeping. A few more keystrokes to complete the file transfer, and Icidro unplugs his phone from the terminal.\n\n... But not without initiating that second option, to release all contained hearts. \n\nWith urgency at his heels, Icidro speeds to the hole in the window before skidding to a halt as he surveys the scene from above."
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "A moment later, the caballero slinks to the ground beside Bradamante and Sapphire, his armor having faded away. Icidro kneels beside Bradamante to check on him, before turning his attention to the others in the room as he stands.\n\n\"It's over, then?\" He'd felt the Heartless _disappear,_ and the knight held full trust in his fire arena to have contained that thing; It'd be no bueno to be proven wrong. Icidro gives Furo a once-over, before clapping a hand to his friend's good shoulder, \"All in one piece? Thank the gods you came when you did.\"\n\n\"... Both of you.\" Icidro adds on, as his attention shifts toward Fiora with an exhausted smile. Offering a hand to the princess of light, Cid bows his head, \"I am Icidro Arturo e Mondragon, caballero, a friend of Furo's and fellow Stormrider. A pleasure to meet you, senorita; I only wish it under better circumstances.\""
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Furo watched as his friend sealed across the room before collapsing in a heap. He waited a good moment to see if Bradamante would get back up, but as the seconds past, he gave a sigh of relief.\n\nThen he stumbled. His legs nearly giving out as he almost could not bear the weight of his own body. Fatigue and his injuries still present and weighing on him.\n\nHe took his time inspecting the area. The heartless left and the riders were still in one piece, so the danger had alleviated. Icidro stopped the machine, and was once again at his side.\n\nSo why was he so upset when everything should be good again?\n\nA foolish question, but one he tried not to dwell on. Instead he needed to get everyone out of here, and back to the ship. With the princesses in good hands and the machine was down, the group had also slew Suke, which meant they had resolved three of the four main goals.\n\n\"Alright, we're going back to the ship! Everyone gather round and I'll have the Mamu teleport us out!\"\n\nHe reached into his jacket and—ah, he took it off. The article of clothing still in the grand hall, and with it his business phone. Frustrating for sure, but a quick rooting into a pant pocket produced his personal one.\n\n*...A Storm Alert? Assassins?*\n\nHe could only look to Icidro for answers."
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora took deep breaths as the form faded. She was too weak to try anything else. However it was clear she was probably one of the best ones in shape after today. She saw Icidro offer his hand and smiled, taking it to help her stand up.*\n\n\"Oh um, I'm Fiora. I'm supposed to be one of the Princesses of Heart, but... I never really wanted to be. I'm you all had to go through all of this because I got captured. I swear I didn't know I had this light until it was too late.\"\n\n*Add that to the list of fuck ups.*\n\n\"But, it is nice to meet you too.\"\n\n*She then noticed Furo stumbling. And moved over to him.*\n\n\"You're hurt... Can I heal you? It id the least I can do.\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "\"... I could say the same. There are a lot of revelations that have been occurring this day, and not all are welcome.\" Icidro nods before turning his attention toward Furo when Fiora moves to nurse his wounds. The caballero's smile falters at that Look™️, however, as he sobers up. A nod.\n\n\"Yes, they were here. It was the seniorita I met in the white world; She's the one behind that Heartless, sent it to waste our time and allow the machine to make more.\" Icidro says before pausing, and withdrawing that white card he took from the table, \"She left a message for me, as it turns out.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado's Gummi Ship flies, parking at the hole in the wall left by Furo and Fiora. He peers out, seeing weapons sheathed, Brad unconscious, and Fiora being helpful.*\n\n*He jumps out of the cockpit, into the room, then notices Sir Icidro. He starts walking towards him.*\n\n\"Sir Icidro. Is everyone okay? What happened to Prince Brad?\""
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Great... Just what he wanted to hear.\n\nHe allowed Fiora to fret over him, but realistically nothing was healing until he pulled the horn from his shoulder. Something he could do once he was in the comfort of his ship; A few quick swipes and his phone connected to the Mamu. \n\n\"Mamu, pick up for... Five?\"\n\nThe plus one was unexpected bu—\n\nAs if on cue, his least favorite person appeared again. Looking over his injured shoulder, he eyed the arriving party; Dado and one other here just in time to see the group start to be encompassed in a beam of translucent light."
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Motherfu- Fiora!\" \n\n*Dado watches the five disappear... Then sighs. Whatever. At least she's in capable hands. Ika's promise is fulfilled.*\n\n\"C'mon, Master Aria. Let's go.\"\n\n*He walks back to his ship.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora heard Dado and began to tear up. Looking back at Dado, he could see what her eyes said.*\n\n*\"Don't follow me... Please\"*\n\n*Fiora allowed herself to go with the storm riders, not being ready to face her friend after all that has happened.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*As Icidro was being beamed up, Kingdom Key D appeared in his hand unprompted again. It spoke in his mind.*\n\n*\"The door... We must hurry...\"*\n\n*The keyblade tugged at a wall and fired another beam, this time opening a dark corridor to somewhere strange. And then it would suddenly tug him out of the beam and into the corridor, closing it behind him.*"
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Furo just stared at the sight of his friend being whisked away once more. They were four once more, but not in the way he wanted. \n\nMod-gnik was getting an earful immediately."
}
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{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*A bright light envelops Fiora, blinding her for a moment. When it fades, she finds herself in a warm park with a cool breeze. The sun shines down, kissing the grass and dyeing the spring trees a vibrant hue.*\n\n*Fiora can sense that the air around her is filled with Light. Nice, calm, soothing light... Save for a single, nigh-imperceptible point of darkness several yards behind her. If she turns around, she'll see Dado on the left edge of a park bench.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora turned to see Dado, and would clench her fist. Walking a little closer, Dado could see her eyes would be white, instead of her green.*\n\n\"Don't interfere...\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado pulls out an unopened bag of salted caramels. He opens it, then holds one out, a calm look on his face.*\n\n\"Mind if I tell you a story?\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora ignores the offer, just glaring at Dado directly.*\n\n\"If you must... But it won't change anything... I must do this, Dado.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Alright, so.\" *Dado shakes slightly.*\n\n\"My family used to have a dog. Thing is... Well, we weren't exactly equipped to take care of him. He pissed and shat everywhere, was always shaking... He was in terrible shape.\"\n\n\"One day... He died. Later that week, my sister lost it. She locked herself in the bathroom, screamed, and... Well, she didn't think she deserved to live anymore.\"\n\n\"Now, mind you, she'd hated that dog. And honestly? I kinda did too. My dad should've never brought him over when we... Ahh, but that's off-topic. Anyways.\"\n\n\"She thought she did the right thing. But she also thought it made her irredeemable. She thought there was no coming back from what she did. That she deserved to die.\"\n\n\"Fiora... She *Killed* That dog. Wanted to put him out of his misery. Saved him from the abuse.\"\n\n*Dado takes a shaky breath, and lets the air breathe before continuing.*\n\n\"We forgave her. We got her help. We continued to love her. And she never hurt anyone or anything again.\"\n\n*He looks at her sadly, then holds out the caramel again.* \"Please.\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora listened to his story, not knowing what to expect from him. But when she heard the story, Dado could see her waver a bit.*\n\n\"I can't... I can't, Dado. I must do this. In just 2 days, the darkness has caused so much trouble. I almost lost you, I lost Ika, I was forced to be used by it... All on my birthday... Just imagine what it can do to these children, who are so young. The darkness will destroy them. I'm helping them! When the darkness is gone, they will be okay. They will be... Happy. Forever...\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"It was your birthday? Oh, Fiora...\" *Dado stands up, hesitates, then spreads his arms out, offering a hug.*\n\n\"I'm so sorry. We'll... We'll throw you a proper party. With whatever kind of cake you want. I mean, if you want cake, that is...\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora began to cry, despite everything Dado was trying to comfort her instead of attack her? No something was wrong. He couldn't forgive that easily, could he?*\n\n{\"It's a trick...\"}\n\n*Fiora clutched her head and took a few steps back.*\n\n\"N-no... It's a trick.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Tears well up in Dado's eyes.* \"Fiora... I agree with what you're trying to do. The darkness... It needs to be stopped. It needs to go. But...\"\n\n*He breathes in.* \"Not like this. Those kids you tried to help... They're all comatose. Aerith says they might never wake up.\"\n\n\"Please. Come back with me. We'll fix them, and then go see Master Aria. She can figure out how we can do it safely. You don't have to do this alone.\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"Dado I... I'm... I'm sor-\"\n\n*Fiora would get interrupted by a severe headache, causing her to clutch her own head.*\n\n{\"No, not when I was so close... You will not ruin this for me! You *Will* Do what I say!\"}\n\n\"Get out... Of my... Head....Dado... R-run...\"\n\n{\"The light will bring peace! Now submit!\"}\n\n*Fiora would scream and then get encased in ice, the ice beginning to glow after a bit after. After a few moments, she would break free from the ice, but she would look very different...*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora, Princess of Frost",
"message": "*Glaring at Dado, she summoned Oathkeeper to hand and pointed it at him.*\n\n**\"This girl and I shall bring peace... You will *Not* Interfere.\"**\n\n`Oblivion Form: Activated\n\nFrost Armor: Gained armor equal to 10% Fiora's HP.\n\nDreams of Ice: Increases the power of ice based abilities and magic by 3% each turn, up to 15%.`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*[Snow begins to fall within the Pocket Dimension.](\n\n\"Fiora... I know you're in there, and I know you can hear me.\"\n\n*Dado calls forth Kingdom Key, then continues.* \"If there's any part of you at all that's just angry, and wants something to let loose against...\" *He smiles.* \"Then I want you to go all-out! Get it out of your system; I can take it!\"\n\n\"Otherwise, you just keep fighting from the inside. Either way... I'll get you back out!\"\n\n*Kingdom Key begins to change its shape. Its blade elongates and thickens. Its hilt guard opens up, splits into four segments, then slides up to the tip of the blade. They twist, folding to point inwards.*\n\n*The chain snakes up the blade, spiraling around it until the Lucky Emblem plants itself in the center of the tip. It enlarges, and lightning shoots into it from the tips of what was once the hilt guard, charging it with a golden aura.*\n\n*Lastly, the handle elongates. The Keyblade's tip, with its iconic crown design, flies to the very bottom of it, allowing its use as a cane.*\n\n*The Lux Channeler is finally born, crackling with renewed energy.*\n\n```\nDaedalus, Wielder of Hope\n\n\n```"
},
{
"author": "Fiora, Princess of Frost",
"message": "*Dado could see Fiora shed a tear, before a certain... Resolve could be seen from her.*\n\n**\"Fiora can't hear you anymore. Now perish so peace may prevail!\"**\n\n*Fiora pointed her keyblade at Dado, firing out several shards of ice at him. After she would point her hand above him, creating another set. These shards if ice would follow Dado, making it difficult to defend again. But defend or not, Fiora would then charge at Dado, swinging oathkeeper at him for a quick slash.*\n\n`Dreams of Ice: 6%\n\nBasic Attack: 230\nAP: 235\nMP: 185`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*A whirlwind of flames and lucky emblems surrounds Dado, obscuring his figure as the ice flies through it. When the Princess cuts through the flames to land a clean hit on him, he only laughs.*\n\n\"C'mon, Fiora. I thought you were stronger than that.\"\n\n*He leaps into the air, and a golden casting circle appears below her. A stalagmite of ice sprouts from it, followed by him swinging the crackling Lux Channeler downwards at her.*\n\n```\nHP: 5400 -4986\nAP: 220 -270 -260\nMP: 180 -155\nLight Element Formchange: Lux Channeler staff\nShiva Belt\nMickey Summon Gem\nLight Boost 1/7\n\nGolden Wind (Aero mitigation vs Chasing Ice): 396\nSacred Fire (Fire mitigation vs Chasing Ice): 396\nHoly Blizzard Edge: 408\n\nTotal damage: 408\n```"
},
{
"author": "Fiora, Princess of Frost",
"message": "*Fiora's finger would glow as a ring would appear and put a barrier around her to help protect her. When the Holy Blizzard Edge reached her, she would use her keyblade to help her block it and stand her ground.*\n\n*Ignoring Dado's jab, Fiora jumped back into the air and winded up for a swing, ice surrounding her keyblade. She would then slash in the direction of Dado, causing a cone of ice magic, originating from her, to cover the area and hit engulf Dado in the ice. She would then do it once more before following up with a third quick slash that was weaker. After that, a mirror would appear to the side of the battle arena. Dado wouldn't know it, but the attack would go off again from the mirror next turn.*\n\n`Dreams of Ice: 9%\n\nLight Ring Activated\n\nArmor: 312\n\nBiting Frost: 638 x2\n\nTwin Stillness: After using an ability or magic, you can use a bonus action to use it again, however it is 75% weaker. 3 times per battle only.\n\nTwin Biting Frost: 160\n\nTotal Damage Dealt: 1436\n\nMirror Mirror: Spent half of the AP on Biting Frost to have it happen again next turn. \n\nAP: 185\n\nMP: 165`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado recoils from the Princess's attacks. He was never a fan of the cold, and now's no exception. But...*\n\n*His friend needs this. Someone to stay still while she lets loose.*\n\n*The Lux channeler wants to show him something. He feels its intent, and lets himself root in place. The ground glows beneath him...*\n\n\"LEYLINES!\" *A circle sprouts outwards below him. He floats on top of it, continually facing Fiora.*\n\n\"You there! Possessing my friend! What's your deal?\" *He brandishes Lux Channeler, and an arc of electricity flies out from it towards his opponent.*\n\n*He thrusts his staff forward, and a golden mirage wreathed in flame flies out from it towards Fiora. As it flies forward, he continues talking.*\n\n\"You got a name? Any hobbies that don't involve killing kids?\" *While he talks, a mirage of a female archer floats up from behind the mirror. She nocks an arrow, and a casting circle is affixed to it.*\n\n\"Holy!\" *Rather than an arrow, a beam of light flies out from the bow in Fiora's direction.*\n\n```\nHP: 4986 -3837 -4377\nAP: 260 -295 -245\nMP: 155 -190 -180\nMirage Form Lv5\n\nShiva Belt\nMickey Summon Gem\nLight Boost 2/7\nMagic Upgrade 1/5\nLeylines 1/3\n\nLight Thunder Lash: 974 \nSacred Fire Dash: 974\nHolyra: 1025\n\nTotal: 2973\n```"
},
{
"author": "Fiora, Princess of Frost",
"message": "*Fiora would just watch as Dado threw attacks at her, having a moment where Dado could see Fiora's eyes return to green for a split second before going back to silver upon seeing the mirage Fiora. However the mirrior would then launch an attack out to help her defend against the attack, using the same attack she just did a bit ago. When the dust cleared from being hit, Fiora would just stand and look at Dado.*\n\n**\"The kids will be fine. After the light is done, they will live worry free.\"**\n\n*She ignored his other questions, instead opting to release a cold wave in the area to make it colder.*\n\n**\"I see you are stronger than she remembers. Tell me, why fight when we can work together? We can both cleanse the darkness away.\"**\n\n***Mirror, Mirror: 655 parry\nDamage Taken: 1408\n\nBreak Time: AP restored by 25\nAP: 210\nMP: 135***"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"That's what I'm saying! She and I, we can get rid of the darkness for good, together...\"\n\n\"But I trust Aerith's medical opinions more than the angry ice ghost *Possessing my friend*. And she says they might not wake up if we don't undo this! Let Fiora fix them, then we can figure out a way to purge the darkness *Safely* With help from an expert.\"\n\n\"Now return my friend's heart, or pay the price!\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora, Princess of Frost",
"message": "**\"You have no idea what you're up against... I am no ghost... I am the despair that guides her. Despair born of pure light. And you are stopping me from guiding her correctly! She doesn't need you, she needs to bring peace on her own!\"**\n\n*Fiora then would create 3 mirrors around the arena. After, she would create hundreds of ice shards around Dado in a dome and just launch them at him.*\n\n**\"So die already so we can help the right way!! The only way!!\"**\n\n*Some of the shards were weaker than the others, but the mirrors were now set to fire off the same amount of shards in 2 turns.*\n\n\nMirror, Mirror: Stored 3 uses of Chasing Ice to go off in 2 turns.\n\n\nAP: 165\nMP: 135\nTotal Damage being thrown at Dado this turn: 2315`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*A flurry of cylindrical barriers swing around Dado in a whirlwind. Each one hits a single ice shard, then disappears.*\n\n*Halfway through, though, an ice shard hits the side of his head, snapping it to the side and breaking his focus. The rest of the flurry hits their mark, leaving dozens of scrapes and soon-to-be bruises. He tumbles in place, floating above his self-imposed prison.\n\n*After the attack ends, Dado realigns himself. He glares at Fiora's possessor... Then begins laughing.*\n\n\"Despair? That's all?\" *His laugh darkens.* \"Oh, you *Absolutely* Picked the wrong opponent.\"\n\n*His smile turns cynical, unaccompanied by the shining eyes that normally brighten it. It's dull. Cold.*\n\n\"That cute little story? It's one of *Dozens*. All before I even got *This* Piece of shit.\" *He slashes outwards with the Lux Channeler. A tornado flies forward towards the princess, looping back on itself after intersecting her path. It turns around, flying at her again and again with no room to breathe.* \n\n\"And it hasn't exactly gotten *Better* Since then. I can still see their eyes...\"\n\n\"Justifying yourself to *Me* With your despair...\" *Dado finally drops his smile as wind picks up around him, his eyes flaring. The clouded sky darkens.*\n\n# HAVE NO RIGHT!\"\n\n*A shockwave pulses out, shaking the Pocket Dimension as it threatens to crack under the pressure.*\n\n```\nHP: 4377 -3642\nAP: 245 -225\nMP: 180 -150\nMirage Form Lv5\n\nShiva Belt\nMickey Summon Gem\nLight Boost 3/7\nMagic Upgrade 2/5\nLeylines 2/3\n\nBright Bash (Barrier Bash, mitigation): 1117\nLight Storm (Wind Raid): 1108\nDespairing Shout (Ferocious Shout): 1089\n\nTotal Damage: 2197\n```"
},
{
"author": "Fiora, Princess of Frost",
"message": "*Fiora was shocked by Dado's outburst, shocked enough to take all the damage directly, causing her to drop to her knees.*\n\n**\"If you truly feel the same... Then why do you stay fighting... Why keep going..? This girl has given up. I'm all that keeps her going now. If you somehow kill me, then you would be killing her motivation as well...\"**\n\n*She stood up, holding her keyblade up high. A green aura flowing from it and down to her, causing her wounds to recover. Dado could notice the ice around her react to the heal.*\n\n**\"I suppose I really do need to kill you... I'm sorry...\"**\n\n*Fiora floated into the air, and suddenly began glowing. It was almost blinding, making it difficult to see. Which was good as her ice armor would disappear and she would begin to redress. A huge pillar of light hit Fiora and would spread out far in the arena, causing even the pocket dimension to change. When the light dimmed enough to see, Dado could see Fiora has changed again...*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora, Princess of Refulgent Light",
"message": "**\"This power... Refulgent Light! It shall usher in a new peace!!\"**\n\n*Fiora would quickly begin use of this power, her power increasing rapidly. She then would hold out a gem, the light from her flowing into it and a lucky emblem coming from it. After, she pointed her keyblade in the sky and pulses of light would originate form it, rapidly moving outward around the area. She did this twice and then prepared herself for her next onslaught.*\n\n`Frost Brand: Increased speed by 10% from being healed for 2 turns.\nCura Used to recover 50% HP\nLight Within Activated: Decreases cost of light attacks by 10. Stats increased by 30%\nRefulgent form activated\nRefulgent Light: Increases power of light attacks by 10%\nShining Armor: Decreases costs of ultimages by 10.\nMickey Summon Gem.\nLightsteeped: If hit, puts a stack on you. Each stack on you increases my next light attacks by 3% to a max of 15%.\nLight Boost\nHP: 3820\nAP: 150\nMP: 110`"
},
{
"author": "lisax",
"message": "[FFXIV SHB Raid Line Spoiler Music](<"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado flips in place from the twin shockwaves, reeling within the stasis of his Leylines. He realigns himself, then breathes through gritted teeth.*\n\n\"Heal.\" *Green light flows around him. As it washes over his wounds, it cools them, mending his many scrapes and internal bleeding.*\n\n\"Despair... It's a valid feeling. Grief so strong, you want to just quit.\"\n\n\"Acting on it means giving up on yourself and everyone else. But that's the one step you never take!\"\n\n*Dado spins the Lux Channeler with a determined look on his face.*\n\n\"You wanna know why I keep going?\" \n\n\"Because I'm gonna either live to see a better tomorrow or die trying! And right now...\"\n\n*He grins and points his staff at the opponent. A casting circle forms at its tip, Lucky Emblems fizzling around it.* \"My better tomorrow involves a birthday party!\"\n\n\"Holy!\" *A beam of light shoots forward from the staff, racing directly at Fiora. The recoil causes Dado to start spinning in place as he charges an attack.*\n\n\"Rainbowwww...\" *His spin accelerates, and concentrated points of light begin appearing above them.*\n\n\"**STARRRRRSTORRRRM!**\"\n\n*Shining prisms begin raining down on the battlefield, each one refracting the nearby light into a rainbow. They reflect off of the ice below and the misty air above, sending vibrant fractals dancing beneath Dado and Fiora's feet. The sky is rendered an Aurora Borealis, supernatural shades fading in and out of one another, sliding against each other, and amplifying the colorful floor.*\n\n*Halfway through the cast, he falls back onto the ground, stumbling out of his spin. Kingdom Key retakes its form, pulling his arm upwards as he tries to rebalance himself.*\n\n```\nHP: 3642 -1684 -5400\nAP: 225 -215\nMP: 150 -60\nMirage Form Lv5\n\nShiva Belt\nMickey Summon Gem\nLight Boost 4/7\nMagic Upgrade 3/5\n\n\n\nHoly: 1117\nSpark: 1117\n\nStack: 6%\nTotal Damage: 2234\n```"
},
{
"author": "Fiora, Princess of Refulgent Light",
"message": "*Fiora watched as the Holy got sent at her and would smile.*\n\n**\"Forgetting something?~\"**\n\n*The mirrors around the stage finally reacted, firing the same ice as before. One of the mirrors was behind Fiora and fired around her to help intercept the Holy and lower the damage of it, while the rest went at Dado.*\n\n`Mirror, Mirror, Chasing Ice: 661 Mitigating Holy. 1322 damage going after Dado.`\n\n*Fiora was still hit with the rest of the Holy, the damage being reduced by the Light Ring. Then came the starstorm. Fiora became a ball of light to help avoid the damage, but would still take splash damage. After, she flew up into the air.*\n\n**\"Then why don't you give us the gift of your death. I only grow more powerful as the fight goes on!\"**\n\n*Fiora flew down right in-front of Dado, doing the cone slice attack from before, but instead of it just simply being ice, it was infused with light, changing up the element of the attack to light. After she would follow up by causing another light shockwave point blank. This last shockwave would be stronger as she put more into it, causing it to weaken Dado if he got hit damaged by it. And then to finish, she summoned 3 more mirrors to appear, setting them to go off in 2 turns for her increased shockwave.*\n\n`Light Dodge: 979\nHP: 2949\nLight infused Biting Frost: 1024\nLight Rampant: 1099(If hit, reduce HP by 5% due to light within) <— Mirror Mirror for next 2 turns. \nMP: 30\nAP: 130\nMickey Gem still active\nLight Boost: turn 2/7\nLightSteeped: Currently 6%, will increase if hit by non mirror abilities. Can be cleansed with a healing item or not getting hit for 2 turns.\nShining Armor\nRefulgent Light\nFrost Brand: 1 turn left\nLight Within still active\nTotal Damage Dealt: 3445`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado, still regaining his balance, gets pummeled by the icy onslaught. As she glows, ready to finish her combo, his voice rings out.*\n\n\"Defense!\"\n\n*A flash of light; her very own, reflected by a storm of mirrors, engulfs Fiora. When it fades, a reflective icosahedron sits before Fiora.*\n\n*It bursts as Dado flies upwards, flipping flipping through the air before slamming Kingdom Key down. Light explodes from the point of impact.*\n\n\"You're not the only one!\" *Dado glows with a renewed aura. Heat rises around him as a yet-greater light fills his Keyblade.*\n\n*With scarcely a moment to process after his boast, he dashes through Fiora's position, enveloped in a ring of lightning.*\n\n```\nHP: 5400 -3523\nAP: 215 -235 -225\nMP: 60 -80 -15\nMirage Form Lv5\nGuardian's Light 1/5\nShiva Belt\nMickey Summon Gem\nLight Boost 5/7\nMagic Upgrade 4/5\n\nPrism Reflera vs. Light Rampant: 1119, 550 sent back\nHoly Edge: 1148\nHoly Thunder Surge: 1127\n\nTotal Damage: 2825\nLightsteeped Stack: 9%\n```"
},
{
"author": "Fiora, Princess of Refulgent Light",
"message": "*Getting hit and distracted by her own attack being reflected back on her. This opened her up a bit to the Holy Edge. Despite trying to dodge it with a light roll, the force of the attack being enough to knock her down to the ground, being knocked off balance. Then came the Holy Thunder Surge, causing her to fall down to her knees, having to catch herself.*\n\n**\"The darkness in your heart shall be your undoing... Give in to my light and feel serenity instead. Only then will your pain end.\"**\n\n*Light from above would shone down on Fiora, causing her wounds to heal. She stood up, her power being replenished a little. Flying into the air, she faced Dado, pointing her keyblade into the air.*\n\n**\"You're running out of strength, Dado. You can't win. Just give up...\"**\n\n*Dado could recognize the glow from Fiora keyblade, something he taught her, but much worse.*\n\n**\"...Holy.\"**\n\n*Instead of the Holy appearing around her or on top of Dado, light would appear around the entire arena before exploding in Holy casts around the entire area. After, she would fire a beam of light into the sky, causing several beams of light to erupt from the sky and around the arena as well.*\n\n`Recharging Light *Hard* (Hi-Ether) used\n\nHP: 2531\nMP: 30 -60\nAP: 100\nMickey Gem\n\n\nLightsteeped 9% currently\nShining Armor\nRefulgent Light\nLight Within\n\nLight Ring\nLvl 5 form still active\nLight Roll: 880 mitigated from Holy Edge\nPath of Light(The holy spam): 1599\nSalvation: 1599\nTotal Damage: 3198 dealt`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*As Fiora's refulgent Holy casts close in on him, Dado notes that through the pain, he also feels pride. He hopes they can train together again.*\n\n*He yells out in agony, his skin being scorched by the light. It pierces his very soul. She's right. The darkness in his Heart, no matter how buried, is making this fight harder.*\n\n*Kingdom Key blinks twice, then wills itself out of his hand. He leans into the action, calling forth Ever After in its place. Green mist begins to swirl around him, cooling and soothing his burns.*\n\n\"Heal!\" *Ever After's \"Hair\" Gleams and glows as the swirling mist picks up into a whirlwind. A golden flower blooms above him, healing what has been hurt and restoring his energy.*\n\n Wind! Curaga + MP Hastega!"
},
{
"author": "Thina.AI",
"message": "*A bronze aura sweeps away the healing light, spinning in the opposite direction as Dado's Curaga cast. A UI element, accompanied by text, appears in Dado's peripheral vision.*\n\n*\"Dado! She's slow-cooking you with light. I'll try and refresh it as often as I can, but be careful!\"*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado nods grimly, then calls Kingdom Key back into his hand. He wreathes it in flames, warming up his slowly stiffening fingers.*\n\n\"Me? Running out of strength? You're projecting.\" *He lies through his teeth, flashing a forced smile.*\n\n*He rushes forward, a line of golden flames extending past his Keyblade and into the shifting sky. After intersecting Fiora's path, a barrier forms around her, restricting her movement.*\n\n\"Burst!\" *A flame begins racing in a ring along the edge of the barrier. It flashes, and two thirds of a second later, the barrier fades, and the fire shoots towards the center of where it once was. He remembers a boss using this attack once, and how hard it was to time the dodge. He hopes it's practical.*\n\n```\nHP 3523 -325 -5400\nAP 225 -205\nMP 15 -MP Hastega! 235 -195\n2/3 heals\nMirage Form Lv5\nGuardian's Light 2/5\nShiva Belt\nMickey Summon Gem\nLight Boost 6/7\nMagic Upgrade 5/5\nLightsteeped Stack: 0%\n\nPanacea used!\n\nCuraga\nSolar Dash (Fire Dash): 1112\nDelayed Solar Burst (Barrier Blast): 1105\n\nTotal Damage (Light/Fire): 2217 \n```"
},
{
"author": "Fiora, Princess of Refulgent Light",
"message": "*Fiora would prepare herself, readying hey keyblade and beginning to charge up more light to throw at Dado, but then she suddenly would falter, giving a perfect opening for Dado to land his blows. Fiora fell to the ground, extremely hurt by the blows, and fell to her knees.*\n\n**\"N-no... I-...\"**\n\n\"D-Dado! Please run, she's too strong. I don't want to kill you, plea-\"\n\n**\"SHUT UP! If you would be willing to fight for this girl, then surely you are ready to die for her! Now do me a favor and hold still!\"**\n\n*The light around the arena began to flow into Fiora, her wounds being healed very quickly.*\n\n**\"She doesn't need you anymore. I'll take care of her!\"**\n\n*Stood up, more light now flowing into her at a rapid pace. Dado could feel her power growing even more, but he could also feel that it was way too much light for one person to handle for long. He also noted a tear fall from Fiora's cheek. She was still fighting the best she could. Meanwhile despiora floated back into the sky, now being fully healed and stronger than before. Oathkeepr would then change shape, taking the shape of a bow...\"\n\n**\"Goodbye, Dado.\"**\n\n*The Mirror would now respond again, firing the stored Light Rampant from a while ago, followed up by Fiora aiming her bow at Dado and firing off more Holys at him. Then she would fly straight down into the arena, landing and causing a huge light wave to wash over the arena. And then finally, the area would grow colder as a wave of refulgent ice and cold air followed the light wave. When the light wave finished, it would be pulled into the mirror.*\n\n**\"Just a little more and it will be all over...\"**\n\n`Elixir Used, 3/3 heals used\nHP: Back to 4950\nMP: 245 -215\nAP: 275 —250 from light within\nMickey Gem\nRegen: 2/5\nLight Boost: 4/7\nLightsteeped reset\nShining Armor\nRefulgent Light\nLight Within\nMagic Upgrade: 2/5\nLight Ring\n\nPath if Light: 1736\nLight Wave, using light within to increase the power. Max HP reduced by 5% if hit: 1869 <— Mirror Mirror going off in 2 turns.\nRefulgent Absolute Zero(using light of course...): 1736\nMirrored Light Rampant from before: 1099\nUsing Oathkeeper's ability to reduce the cost of the abilities. Using all 3 this turn.\nDamage Dealt this turn: 6440`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Fiora, I can't-\"\n\n*Those were his final words before the onslaught.*\n\n*Wave after wave of light flies from Fiora's bow, etching themselves into Dado's very core. With each hit, the Pocket Dimension becomes less stable. The air begins to shimmer. The sky's colors begin bleeding into the combatants' vision as something between a strange fog and a distorted lens.*\n\n*Thina marks an attack in red to denote its extra danger. It connects without issue. She marks the Absolute Zero with a snowflake as it approaches to denote its element. It's irrelevant.*\n\n*There is one thing, however, that Dado's been paying close attention to: **That fucking mirror.** He feels his RV build up with each hit, watching for the one opening he knows is coming... Then implodes into a spiral of jagged cracks. Surrounding light is sucked into the center of where he previously stood, its red shift contrasting the greens and magentas adorning the rest of the fog.*\n\n*He created this Pocket Dimension to minimize collateral damage. It's served him well enough.*\n\n*He draws energy from the Pocket Dimension, and a flood of mirrors storm the area where he previously stood, reflecting the blast from Despiora's mirror back at her. When the storm fades, a blurry Avatar stands in its place.*\n\n\"...Iora... Please... Elieve in you.\" *Dado's voice rings through the Pocket Dimension, muffled.*\n\n*The Avatar vanishes, blinking in and out of existence around Fiora and setting down orbs of light. Each orb stalls, then accelerates towards her in a straight line.*\n\n*The ground shakes, and appears to split for a moment before \"Glitching\" Back together. The sky in its entirety is sucked into a singular point, and for a brief moment, goes pitch black. A voice rings out, but is barely audible as it, too, is sucked into the light's singularity.*\n\n*For a moment, all is silent. All is dark.*\n_ _\n\n*Rainbow light screams out of the point, strobing across the icy floor below. It's accompanied by Dado's voice, played in reverse.*\n\n**\"!AAAAAAAAAAZ... YYYYLOH-\"**\n\n*When the cast stops, Dado's Avatar stands perfectly still, T-posing slightly above the the center of the arena, vulnerable.*\n\n```\nHP: 5400 -539\nPocket Dimension HP: 270\nAP: 205 -180\nMP: 195 -MP Recharge: 0/235\n2/3 heals\nPocket Dimension 1/3\nMirage Form lv5\nGuardian's Light 3/5\nShiva Belt\nMickey Summon Gem end\nLight Boost 7/7\n\nReflega vs. Mirrored Light Rampant: 1302. 824 sent back.\nTeleport Spike: 1341\nHolyza: 1448\n\nTotal Damage: 3613\nLightsteeped Stack: 9%\n```"
},
{
"author": "Fiora, Princess of Refulgent Light",
"message": "**\"Just... Give... Up!!!\"**\n\n*Fiora would yell as her own mirrored light would engulf her, causing some damage and making her not notice the entire area changing. However that didn't matter for her, as Dado attempted to strike her quickly.*\n\n**\"How many times do I have to tell you that Fiora is gone!\"**\n\n*Fiora didn't try to avoid the Teleporting strike, taking the blow head on. But then came the Holyza, an incredibly powerful blast of light that almost would rival her own light if not for Fiora's princess light. Compressing light into her bow, she fired lasers of light directly at Dado, attempting to pierce through the Holyza.*\n\n**\"Forget the kids, I see now that you're the ine who needs to be cleansed!\"**\n\n*Fiora began to let loose several volleys of light, practically 100s, from her bow, no longer trying to mix up her attacks or attenpting a different approach. She would use every spark of her light if it meant cleansing Dado for good.*\n\n`I forgot that I did a formchange last turn for striker. (Hence the bow...) Damage for last turn is still correct cause i didn't add anything to it from the change. Last mistake I swear, just so much to keep track of. MP was off too, sorry.\nHP: 4950 -2867 -3362\nMP: 205 -165\nAP: 250 —175\nMickey Gem\nRegen: 3/5\nLight Boost: 5/7\nLightsteeped 9%\nShining Armor\nRefulgent Light\nLight Within\nMagic Upgrade: 3/5\nLight Ring\n\nSalvation: 1922 parry vs 1448, 474 sent back\nHeart of a Princess: 1958 x2\nBonus action (20% reduction each) Heart of a Princesses: 1567 x2\nMirror going off next turn\nDamage Dealt this turn: 7524`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Fiora's barrage of light tears through the Avatar, ending both it and the Pocket Dimension.*"
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"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*A dozen spears of light descended upon Brad's target, wriggling shadows dispersing as he swung another manifested blade of light. It seemed his training was working, and he was slowly cultivating power with each node of light he could devour, and with each beast he slew.*\n\n*But still, he was far out of his depth. And even as he improved his magical control and grew in strength, there were simply too many, and he was still recovering from his battle.*\n\n\"If only...\" *He started, but quickly shunted the thoughts away. No. He couldn't think about getting help from them here. Not from the way Brad left things.*\n\n*But he'd seen them. Few and far between, but there were flecks of white scattered amidst the tides of Heartless. If he blinked, they vanished. They were simply so innumerable, but he had heard rumors that there were ones just as ferocious as the Invisibles he'd been forced to flee from.*\n\n*If they could be reasoned with, they could be the key. Other hearts had darkness. That darkness naturally tried to sever the light. The darkness would mindlessly consume all it touched, and it needed to be cut out. And that made other hearts, even the hearts he cherished, a liability.*\n\n*But a creature not just molded by the light, but born from it? There was no liability in there- except for the fact that from what he'd heard, they seemed to attack just as indiscriminately.*\n\n*Brad let a smile cross his face.* \"Even the most perfect populous'll reject a foreign king.\" *A weapon materialized in his hand. A shimmering, porcelain blade that burned with light like his own- and at a length that extended even past his own height.*\n\n\"He must make 'em submit.\"\n\n*Time to do some shiny hunting.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "Traverse Town. The once safe haven for those seeking shelter from Darkness destroying their worlds had been completely taken over by Darkness itself. The once cosy town that was always trapped at night seemed even darker somehow. Every now and then, screams could be heard as the inhabitants were hunted by the Heartless that had came to take over another world. \n\nPerhaps luckily for the small Traverse Town, Brad was here to help out. Following his path of Liberation woukd lead to more and more Heartless. Traverse Town was absolutely swamped, the worst it had ever been. It seemed like with every expanse of Light more Darkness would quickly take its place. \n\nBrad's efforts would lead him to the Fountain Plaza where he would find the grouping of another swarm of Heartless... However they were not alone. They were joined by these new creatures dressed in Light. It was so incredibly obvious what these creatures were, beings born of Light, like it was the most obvious thing, dressed in such angelic beauty as the Light practically shone from them. \n\nNot like the foul Heartless next to them who scratched and clawed their way through the crowd of Sin Eaters with such feral ferocity. The Darkness within them out of control as they mindlessly attacked whatever stood in front of them. \n\nThe Heartless immediately sense Brad and a few of them begin to scramble their way towards him immediately... Whilst the creatures of Light seem to not have sensed Brad's presence yet.\n\nThe heartless stalked their prey for less than a few seconds before leaping into action. They could smell the light emanating from Brad and they wanted to smother it oh so badly. \n\nUnlike Heartless from before, these Heartless were supposedly much stronger, supposedly. Their true strength however lay in their numbers. Swarms of black darkness was the only way to describe their vast numbers. \n\n```Heartless Swarm A - 334dmg\nHeartless Swarm B - 394dmg\nHeartless Swarm C - 366dmg```\n\nIt was hard to even distinguish what Heartless were contained in these swarms, the only notable features within the inky blackness were their eyes that stared straight at Brad with such animalistic ferocity, his light had certainly shaken them. \n\n```Swarm A - 1012HP\nSwarm B - 925HP\nSwarm C - 900HP```"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "`TOTAL DAMAGE: 1728 Damage (20 Wind Damage)`"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The creatures of Light had scattered a few Heartless and offset the assault but it was Brad who had truly devastated the swarm. The combination of his strength and his light outmatching the vast numbers of Heartless was a sight to behold as he rescued the Heartless from their dark misery. In one swift action and cleave, Brad had successfully destroyed the remaining Heartless, vanquishing the Darkness from the plaza for this small moment. \n\nWhat remained were these creatures of white, Sin Eaters who mindlessly stared at Brad. They cautiously took a few steps towards him but made no attempt to attack him. Instead, they simply stared. As if they were attempting to look past Brad himself.. Inching closer and closer until... Absolutely nothing. It was if Brad was no longer there. Satisfied with their observation, they simply moved on. Their work here was done, the Darkness had been eliminated. \n\nAnd Brad was left with the fruits of his labour, Darkness had been beaten back from the Plaza, leftover Light still dazzled in the air from the battle, falling slowly until it glistened on the paved flooring. \n\nBut all was not over."
},
{
"author": "Angry Resident",
"message": "Standing opposite Brad, 40 feet away, was an man dressed in banged up, scratched armour accompanied by a sword, it was obvious he had been in a fight or two but there was no fear in his face. No, in that face that was partially covered, there was only one expression and it was seething rage. \n\n\"I've been watching your movements for a while now so don't you dare lie to me. Just who the hell are you. Those creatures slaughtered without mercy, they overran the town alongside those darker ones and attacked everybody... \n\n\"They attacked my friends.. My family.. And yet.. And YET, you remain unscathed. You stand there.. As they look at you.. With.. With fucking RESPECT. So I'll say it again, just who the **Fuck** Are you.\" \n\nThe sword remained by his side, not lifted up yet but his grip on it tightened. His eyes never once leaving Brad's own."
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad beamed as the creatures approached him. He spread his arms in a welcoming gesture, eager yet (at least, attempting to be) non-threatening.* \"Ah! Hark, my fellow children of the light! I express the utmost gratitude fer yer service in that battle. What's say ye an' I join forces? Together, we can-!\" *And then they walked past him. Just strolled on by; But a hint of acknowledgement came alongside it. Brad felt affronted, and yet... Motivated.* \"Ah. I see. One day, you will kneel, friends.\" *He nodded to himself, sheathing Right to Rule at his side- not that it had a sheath. It simply clung to his hip, wrapped in light.*\n\n*Just in time for the new challenger to appear. A strong-looking man, clearly haggard in enduring the unending trials of this war. And yet he stood tall, the intensity of his expression reminding Brad of someone.*\n\n*He blinked the thoughts away, responding to the rage of the man with a smile.* \"Ah, friend. I apologize.\" *He spoke softly, looking down upon him.* \"I am a simple sinner, atonin' fer my misdeeds.\" *Brad was calm as still water. His voice so gentle, like he was explaining it to a child..* \"I made a grave mistake, an' have seen the truth. As penance, I seek out the darkness of all worlds, an' eradicate it.\"\n\n*Brad gestured to the path the light-beasts had taken.* \"They an' I, we simply share a common goal.\""
},
{
"author": "Angry Resident",
"message": "The man shook his head at Brad's words, clearly he was not impressed with Brad's explanation. Pointing his sword directly at Brad, the angered man spoke with pure conviction. \n\n\"I told you not to lie to me. Those creatures attacked this town. Wrecked so much havoc...\" \n\n\"If you seek to join them... Your penance seeking shall end tonight.\" \n\nUnbeknownst to the angry resident, this conversation had been interrupted by some Sin Eaters who seemed exceptionally interested in the angry man. They slowly skulked behind him... Inching closer and closer \n\nThey had sensed the man's anger.. The darkness building inside him and knew exactly what that entailed, the destruction his wrath could cause and they wanted to snuff it out."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "As Brad quickly teleported behind the man, the man's rage and anger dropped and were replaced by shock. He had been watching Brad for a while now and understood he was strong but this sheer speed was jarring for such a large man. If Brad had intended to strike, Frank knew he would have been dead before his sword had even been raised. \n\nOf course, Brad had never intended to strike. Instead he attempted to communicate to the beings of Light but to no avail. At their core, they were still mindless creatures with only one goal, the extunguishing of all Darkness. \n\nDespite Brad's demands, the Sin Eaters continued their march towards the man, completely unrespondent to Brad's attempts to rule them. Mindless? Or simply lacking discipline?"
},
{
"author": "Angry Resident",
"message": "The angered man, who more accurately could be called the terrified man now, drew his sword as the Sin Eaters approached, they were definitely focused on him.. They didn't give a shit about this Light lovin' freak in front of him. \n\n\"I knew it. You *\"Rule\"* Them? You're the only person they haven't attacked immediately.. And they don't give a shit about you now, so stay the **Fuck** Away.\" \n\nThe man kept his sword up but did not back away, he refused to run, not when the town's potential destroyer stood in front of him.. But with the Sin Eaters stepping ever closer, it was only a matter of time before he would be forced to defend himself against the light. \n\n\"You talk about MY sins? These things have killed without mercy and you speak to them as friends. Your *\"Subjects\"* Hurt the ones I love, so do not lecture me about MY sins.\" \n\nThe anger returning to his face now as his sword is drawn at both Brad and the approaching Sin Eaters. Fear to rage to loathing. It was all painted on his face. Frank was no hero, not even a little bit, the wars he had been in, the things he had done.. But more innocents were now in danger and backing down was not an option. \n\n\"You wish to save me right? Let us join together, we can kill these invaders and stop this madness.\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "`[MP] DRAIN: 105/165`"
},
{
"author": "Angry Resident",
"message": "The man accepted Brad's offer to help. Whatever his feelings on the matter, whatever his thoughts about this man in front of him calling himself a \"Shepard\". They did not matter, not when he was being offered help in a fight. Survival came first. \n\n\"Frank.\" \n\nA hand extended outwards to greet him before being quickly pulled away in response to the creatures moving towards him. No time for pleasantries. He had to be on guard here, Frank readied his sword as the Sin Eaters approached and silently prayed that Brad would have his back here."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Sin Eaters leapt first.. Completely bypassing Brad as if he wasn't even there. They had no interest in a being so filled with Light, their only interest was the man standing behind him. \n\n```Sin Eater Claws - 1000dmg```"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "`[MP] DRAIN: 35/165`"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "Brad had finally got the Sin Eaters attention. They had paid him no mind when first meeting, ignored him again when he claimed himself as their leader and once more when he demanded Frank's safety.. But all it took was one strike for his subjects to revolt against their ruler. The Sin Eaters immediately sensing Brad's insistence on protecting that which still held Darkness inside and began to turn their attention to him, half of the group striking at Frank whilst the others attacked Brad.\n\n```Light Frenzy - 566dmg (\nLight Frenzy - 504dmg (\nLight Rain - 1050dmg (\n\nWhilst the two groups silmultanously attacked both Brad and Frank, one more group stayed at the back and fired bolts of Light from the sky to rain down on the two men desperately trying to whittle down the numbers. \n\nInformation: The swarm alternates between one large group and three smaller groups each turn. Use this to your advantage! Also, Frank will act after Brad's turn!\n\n```Sin Eater A = 1225HP\nSin Eater B = 1225HP\nSin Eater C = 1225HP```"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "```PARRY LOG:\n- FREEZE RAID\n- DIVINE HAIL\n- LIGHT SPEAR```"
},
{
"author": "Frank",
"message": "Unlike Brad, Frank was far more individual in his combat approach, he was purely focused on himself and his own survival as he dodged out of the way of the Sin Eater swarm. Thankfully, Frank had Brad to shoulder the damage and return some of his own, which left Frank free to focus on striking as many Sin Eaters as he could. \n\n``` Quick Blitz - 400dmg (\nDodge Slash - 460dmg (\nCrescent - 520dmg (\nSliding Dash (-20%) - 500dmg (\nQuick Blitz (-20%) - 480dmg (\n\nThunderous speed, that was Frank's one redeeming combat quality. With Brad capturing the attention of his subjects so easily, Frank was able to dart around the battlefield, cutting apart each Sin Eater before they even noticed he was there. The swarm thinning immediately thanks to the combined efforts of both Brad and Frank. \n\n```HP = 2800\nAP = 265 - 85 = 180```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Sin Eaters were being pushed back, retreating to the group that had launched the Light Rain, with their numbers dwindled the Sin Eaters began to combine and congregate into one more singular mass of swarms. They all piled together as if they were one singular entity.\n\n```HP = A+B+C = 313+10+229=852```\n\n An extension of the Sun Eaters launched itself at Brad first, an arm-like attack as Sin Eaters charged at the self proclaimed ruler of Light. Their combined forces creating an attack with unforeseen strength, an attack worthy of rebelling against a King. \n\n```Revolting Light - 2622dmg (\n\nBrad was not alone in facing this immediate threat as on the other side, Frank was targeted with a similar attack silmultanously with another launch of Sin Eaters just as strong charging forwards together for one last final push.\n\n```Revolting Light - 2620dmg (\n\n```Sin Eaters HP - 852```\n\nDesolate absolution. That was all that remained of the Fountain Plaza after Brad had destroyed the Sin Eaters. Nothing was left, save for Brad, Frank and flashes of Light from Brad's attacks. \n\nFrank dropped his sword and clutched his knees as he began to intake large sharp breaths, fighting those beasts had taken a lot out of him. He glanced over to the man beside him that had single handedly saved Brad and destroyed the monsters in one swoop. Frank hated to admit it, but he was impressed. \n\nIn between recollecting himself and gaining his breath back, Frank thanked his saviour. \n\n\"You must.. Forgive me. I thought you were with those monsters... But I see now, you're here to rescue this town and everyone in it.\" \n\nHis intitial distrust and suspicion he held for Brad was apparently gone, it seemed for this soldier and victim of war, the act of protecting another's life and especially a strangers was enough to tell him about a person. \n\n\"There's more of these monsters out there, both dark and light hellbent on destroying everything and everyone they come across.. Please, let me help you in exterminating them.\"\n\nNo longer clutching his knees, Frank had begun to kneel at the feet of Brad as he promised fealty to King before him. \n\n||"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad let Frank's words hang in the air, as he began to kneel before his savior. He wondered if he should have felt proud to have the man kneeling before him, pledging loyalty to his betters. But all he felt was pity, sorrow, and relief. A metal clink signified the return of Right to Rule to an illusory sheathe, and it vanished.*\n\n\"Thank you, child of heartache. Yer desire ta join my cause is honorable.\" *Brad said. He lowered his gaze, contemplative.* \"I've come ta create order, an' unite all within the boundless resplendence. I've a great many sins to atone fer, an' this is my first step.\"\n\n\"If you'll stand at my side, I shall bestow unto ya my blessing. You shall be absolved of yer sins, and free ta fight on the side of true elation.\" *Even as he released his auras, and the tension of blades in the air began to slowly dissipate, something else shone through. Brad opened his arms wide, as if asking for a hug, and his body began to glow with a cool, pure light.* \"Yer loved ones. Yer home. All will be freed from the shackles of darkness, and stand together in the light.\"\n\n\"Come unto my bosom, one named Frank. You are safe now, my subject.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "Frank remained at his knees as Brad offered salvation. He did not truly understand the words being spoken by the man before him but he was ready to follow them. He had recently lost everything, his previous world, his family, and Brad stood here offering him new meaning. Of course he was ready to accept, he had nothing else. \n\n\"I accept. I won't let those things harm anyone else.\" \n\nFrank apprehensive at first, accepted Brad's embrace and hugged the giant, the feelings of anger and desire for retribution still swarmed through him. The anger derived from the loss of his family that he had wrongfully directed at Brad earlier still bubbled within with no outlet but perhaps his saviour was offering that very outlet he needed, a way to set that anger free. \n\n\"When do we start?\" \n\n||"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Bulging biceps wrapped themselves around Frank's shoulders, resting the man's head on his titanic chest. Comfort radiated off Brad in waves- but notably, not warmth. Not corpse cold, but like he'd been out in the snow for a bit too long. Still, he was every bit as soft and pillowy as he looked. A titanic hand carressed the back of Frank's skull, travelling down his back. Below them, a circle of white magic inscribed itself upon the stone of the plaza.* \"We can start right now. There is much to do, my friend. But rest assured, yer burdens will weigh upon ya no longer.\"\n\n*Brad's hand drifted to Frank's chest. Before the smaller-titted man could react, Brad sent a pulse of light into him. He traced the motes of black and white that made up his heart. Before, Brad's technique had been unrefined- he'd shorn off too much in some areas, and too little in others, and had to double back to manually purify every part. And for all their power, Keyblades were not precise surgical tools. But Frank? Consumed as his heart was, it was far from beyond saving. Not at all like his own. All Brad had to do was cut.*\n\n*He tightened his hold on Frank, keeping him close.* **\"This will only hurt once.\"** *And a moment later, Frank's world went white.*\n\n*It wasn't a long process, no. Thirty seconds, maybe? Thirty seconds of terrible, unbearable agony as Frank felt something akin to being hollowed out via blowtorch. With a light hum, Brad cut out every last mote of darkness that consumed his heart, purging it bit by bit with concentrated light bursts. His cuts were clean and precise, but ultimately, it was on Frank to see it through. Would he become a vaunted one, freed of his sins? Or would he collapse under true elation?*\n\n*Brad released his concentration, letting Frank's body vent its darkness, and he let blue eyes fall on his subject, waiting silently for his reaction, a kind smile still on his face. If Frank did not dissipate within his providence, then the emblem should manifest...*"
},
{
"author": "deltasusername",
"message": "```For the absolution of three Sinners. Brad has earned 1500exp, an EXP Necklace and an element ring of your choice from the shop. (as well as a new lamb to shepard)```"
}
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{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "After having a busy couple days of saving a world from darkness and the travel back to traverse town left Sapphire fatigued. With the jingling of keys in the door and the shuffling of paper bags filled with groceries Sapphire entered the surprisingly dark room making her way over to the kitchen. \"Mom! Kids! I'm back and I got some groceries can someone come help!\" She set the bags down on the counter flicking the lights on as she began to put the stuff away."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*As the lights flickered on, Sapphire could see all of the kids seemed to be missing except for one, who was cowering in the corner. They screamed when the light turned on, trying to find any darkness to hide in.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire dropped what she was holding in hand which happened to be a jar of jam as it shattered on the ground. Fear, Anger, Worry and pure anxiety filled her as she rushed to child grabbing onto her. \"Francine why are you screaming!?\" She took a look around the empty room as the fear took hold of her as she stood up looking around where she was standing. \"John!? Amelia?! Chris?! Maria!? Mom!?\" She began to open closets in a frenzy. Looking under beds seeing nothing but the dust, looking into the cabinets that the kids could reach. \"What happened while I was gone!?\" She finally noted the coldness of the air as she grabbed Francine picking her up in her arms. She summoned Keyblade of Heart sweat dripping down her face despite the coldness her own eye's giving a hue of yellow as the darkness crept up."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The child would fight at first, not realizing what was going on.*\n\n\"No please! No more light! I don't want to be like the rest!\"\n\n*Looking around, Sapphire couldn't find anyone else in the house. She did notice what seemed to be a struggle that happened, the place being a mess.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire would hold tight onto Francine the child fought against her. \"It's me! What do you mean like the rest!?\" She gave a heavy sigh of defeat when she couldn't find the others or her mother. As she made her way towards one of the beds setting Francine down as she did her best to control her breathing. \"It's me I'm not going to hurt you. I'll protect you but first please tell me everything that you can remember.\" She placed her keyblade down as she knelt down in front of the panicked child. \"What are you talking about no more light?\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "\"Sh-she came and... She first told us that it will be okay. Said we would be purified and safe from the darkness. Then she... She... Amelia...!\"\n\n*She began to freak out again. Then sapphire would hear a knock on the door before it opened.*\n\nTifa:\"Hello?\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire gave her a tight hug as she began to reassure her. \"I'm here now and it's going to be okay, no one will hurt you while I'm here.\"\n\n She froze when she heard the door open and the unknown voice. Everything told her not to turn however in an instance she picked up the keyblade from the floor pointing it at Tifa with an unusual rage that was never shown flowing through her now golden eyes.\n\n She remained silent as she kept Francine behind her as if trying to conceal the child."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "Tifa:\"Hey hey, i'm not a threat. I heard screaming and thought no one else was in here... No one else was supposed to be here after what happened... I came here earlier and helped the other children that were here. I didn't realize another was still here until I heard her through the door.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire snapped her fingers as several daggers of darkness formed in front of her as she backed away keeping the small child behind her. \"How can I trust you on that and that you weren't the one who kidnapped my kids and my mother.\" Hatred for this unknown woman glared through her eyes as a torrent."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "Tifa:\"I can bring you to the rest of the children. We are nursing them in another hotel room. I can also answer questions about what is happening to them.\"\n\n*Tifa put her guard up a little, not wanting to have to fight when the child would be in the crossfire.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire looked back at the child behind her as she promptly picked her up in her arms keeping keyblade in hand. The daggers faded away as if not having existed to begin with. \"Fine, if this happens to be a trick I won't hesitate.\" \n\nShe looked back at the room as she gave a heavy sigh it was a mess and one that she'll have to leave behind. \"What happened?\" She kept her tone sharp not hiding how she was feeling."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "Tifa:\"They... A girl has been going around and forcing pure light into their hearts, causing them to go into a coma. After, she sealed their hearts to stop the darkness from escaping. If she doesn't undo it, or a solution isn't found soon, the kids may never wake up. A heart is normally made of both light and darkness. If you remove one, you fracture the heart and the person can possibly never wake up without something to help fill that fracture.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Something inside Sapphire shattered it was as if all the emotions she held back came barreling at through her at once. It started off as a single tear rolling down her face before the full flood works happened. \"I need to see them... Now\" Her voice was shaky while doing her best to keep the sharp tone was giving the woman."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Tifa nods, bringing sapphire to the hotel room they kept the rest.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Walking into he room where the children was Sapphire would set Francine down before making her way to one of the beds. She would grab onto the small hand she would collapse onto the floor sobbing. \"I'm sorry I wasn't here to protect you. If only I came back right away or not leave maybe I could've prevented all this.\" The hand was cold compared to hers as she clasped it tightly tears now falling onto the floor.\n\nShe would then look up wiping the tears away before looking back at the woman that brought her in. \"Who did this. I need to know.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The characters all looked at each other, unsure about if they should say at first. But they would nod and Tifa would speak up*\n\nTifa:\"We rather not tell random people, mainly because we are sure she doesn't actually mean harm, but is misguided. We all took watch over her before she left on her adventure, but she got captured and who knows what happened after that would have caused her to do this... You probably don't know her, but her name is Fiora.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire began to chuckle in disbelief as she placed a palm on her hand. \"Of course leave it to the girl that we helped rescue to repay the favor like this.\" Sapphire didn't care if she misguided or if she meant actual harm. The young girl messed with her family and the last connection to her lost world.\n\nShe took one last look at the children feeling hopeless and how to help them. \"You said their hearts are filled with lights?\" She began to think to herself but her mind was so scattered from everything that was going on."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "Tifa:\"Wait, you know Fiora? Were you with that... Other group Dado mentioned? Storm Riders or something? And yes, filled with pure light.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire continued to look at the children stroking the face of one of them as she brought out the Keyblade of Hearts. She recalled the words that echoed in her mind when it first appeared in hollow bastion. 'Princess of Darkness' She gave a defeated chuckle as she looked back at Tifa. \"That's right I'm Sapphire, the newest member of the Storm Riders. I...\" She sighed once more. \"I have a better control of darkness than others, my keyblade is of darkness from what I understand.\" \n\nShe recalls when she once lost control and gave in to the darkness and shuddered. \"I once lost control and Fiora was there to witness it, however I managed to regain my control thanks to her powers.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "Tifa:\"If her light was able to help you regain control of yourself, then perhaps your darkness can help her gain control of herself. Light and dark are two sides of the same coin, after all. These kids will lose the darkness within them, which may sound good. But the darkness is apart of their hearts, and without something to fill the void left by the missing darkness, they may never wake up.\"\n\n*At that, Sapphire's keyblade pointed to a safe corner of the room and a dark corridor would open. She would then hear a voice.*\n\n**\"Princess of light... Princess of darkness. Both must be equal, or imbalance happens...\"**"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire understood what it was she needed to do. She looked at Tifa giving a wry smile, \"I'm sorry about earlier, these children are my only family left same with my mother.\" \n\nShe began to walk towards the corridor feeling her heart seemingly align with the goals she has set for saving her family. \"Please take care of them for me and if Fiora shows up, keep her away from them.\" \n\nAfter saying that Sapphire walked through the Corridor to wherever it would lead her to."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "Inside the room that housed the children and a certain woman's mother not a soul or should one say a heart could be found. The room would have been eerily quiet was it not for the flickering of lights, the sound of something wet dripping off the ceiling and walls. The air held a type of metallic scent common with Iron. However this was no blacksmith shop just an average hotel room, stained crimson in color. A young woman stood in the center of it all her once vibrant blue hair stained red, her bright vibrant outfit, soaked in the red liquid threatening to stain it as well. Gold eyes that held nary a light would be meet into the sickening reflection of a broken mirror, a twisted smile present along with a laugh now filling the room and empty halls. This was no heartless or sin eater attack, while animalistic in nature such a scene would not be present. However not a body could be seen or the once fragile whimpers of children as they were scared of the night. There once sworn protector turned into their worst nightmare and before they would let out a sound their lives would be cut short and quick.\n\nDarkness if used in the wrongs hands could be devastating, however if Darkness gets ahold of someone who wishes to control it and use it to save others will soon find that the darkness they are using isn't their own but a much ancient and darker being. If only she wasn't chosen by such a wicked weapon perhaps she could have been that protector. Maybe she would have found safety with her friends as she used the darkness."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire??",
"message": "Th woman spun around as if dancing to a sick tune in her head, she began to hum a song she would sing to the children. She would let out another laugh as well as dark chains would hold her true self. \"Ah such a beautiful scene, I haven't created such a masterpiece in a long time, What beautiful reds that now stain this room.\" She would hold the keyblade of hearts it would pulse with power before fading away. The woman gave a heavy sigh as would fall to the ground. \"Ah my time is over, perhaps my 'Gift' will be enough to give me full control.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "After some time has passed Sapphire would awake in the strange puddle, it felt very sticky suggesting she was out for a good couple hours. She couldn't recall what had happened, she was fighting her way into the hotel and then it went all black. She placed her corrupted hand to her head as a headache formed as she tried to remember what had happened. Her hair was stuck together as if she hasn't showered in days but she just showered this morning or was she out for that long again. That was when the smell hit her and she took a look around the room, her blue hued eyes now dilating in panic. \"W-What happened!\" She looked at her hands they were soaked in blood her outfit was covered in blood, she was covered in blood, the keyblade laid next to her it's black blade dripping red. \n\nShe let out a scream, a blood curdling scream that would send anyone into developoing goose bumps. \"No... NononoNoNoNoNONONO\" She would begin to go into a panic looking around the room trying to find anyone alive. But no one was there this time, she was truly all alone and the last survivor of her world. \"This can't be I didn't want to hurt them I wanted to save them!\" Darkness began to form around her the more panic she became the more erratic it went. She grabbed her head as she fell to the ground on her knees. Darkness much darker than what was already surrounding the hotel erupted the room having been already destroyed once, was now in ruins the flickering lights fell to the ground, shattering next to her. The cabinets would fall off the wall erupting into splinters, beds now pushed firmly against the walls as the pressure would tear them apart. Anyone unlucky enough to be in the vicinity would feel as if their light was just ripped out of them and replaced with a deep melancholic darkness. \"Why does this have to happen to me! Why couldn't I die along with them! Why must I suffer the pains of being left alive!\""
},
{
"author": "Xixo, The Strange (Kaz)",
"message": "A dark portal opened up in the roof of the hotel room. Poking his head into it was a white-hooded individual. Slinking into the room, he fell and flip to his feet. \n\nImmediately a hand slipped to his side as his wound threatened to open up. Cid had gotten him good, but while completely healing injury was in his grasp, slow rolling it gave a nice power boost. That said, he hated the fact that his Unversed did not have steady hands.\n\nTaking a moment to stand up, Kaz listened to the wailing in the room as he looked over the scene. When a surge of darkness spiked in the middle of Traverse Town, he only wanted to poke his head in and see who or what it was.\n\nSapphire was not the face he was suppose to see.\n\nShe should be something space distances away with the kid. She should not be in this devastated room with all of this carnage.\n\nDid she do this?\n\nKaz had to make a very conscious effort not to step anywhere that would ruin his coat; the man would never get it cleaned if he did. He stopped behind the woman crying as she was the sole thing still... Standing in this room. Her crying was swiftly silenced as a hand lashed out to the back of neck.\n\n\"No more of that,\" He surveyed the room again, \"I need to think about this.\""
}
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{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack arrived at the beginning of the chambers as Twilight kept the map held and periodically looking at it, going farther and farther in the maze. But then there was an opening as they were in Chamber 6. \"That area isn't on this map... Do you girls think Pinoccio is there?\""
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "\"I say we take the gamble and go there... Worst scenario is that it will take us back to a previous room since we are far from the entrance we ended up going to...\" Applejack said but then the trio began hearing some sort of commotion at the new area."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"Oh great... Now what!?\" Rainbow, Twilight, and Applejack all run into Chamber 4 as fast as they could."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The 4 made their way through Monstro, dealing with the Heartless as they went. Upon getting close to the Bowels, they would hear a cry for help inside.* \"Anyone! Help!!! Get me out of here!\" *Entering the Bowels would reveal a large heartless, with what looked to be a cage for a stomach. Inside that stomach cage would be a puppet looking boy, crying out for help.*"
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "The group of four all arrived at the bowels, as Sunset summoned her Keyblade and looked at Twilight. \"You ready for this Twilight? This isnt gonna be an easy one for us to face off...\" Sunset called to her friend, before looking at the giant heartless and gave it a wink as if she had a plan for the other three girls."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "I wasn't expecting easy for this place.. We need to save Gepetto's little boy...\" Twilight spoke to her friend before summoning Rainfell onto her left hand and glared at the giant heartless."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "Both Rainbow Dash and Applejack also summoned their single respective Keyblades, and entered their fighting stances. \"Let's get this done fast and easy!!\""
},
{
"author": "Applejack (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "Applejack then began the fight first as she activated her and Keyblade Armor before jumping into the air as high as she could as Applejack then used a Geo Impact from above the giant heartless's head to bash it and hoped it began to focus her.\n\nGeo Impact: (45 + 10%) x3.0) + 40) + 10%) = 207"
},
{
"author": "Parasite Cage",
"message": "*Upon seeing the 4, the heartless prepared to fight them to stop them from stealing it's catch. It saw applejack jumping toward it and swung one of its arms at her to counter the attack, however the swing wasn't too strong.*\n\nHP:943\nArm Swing: 150"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "Applejack smirked before using Block to minimize some of the arm swing damage she would take, althrough it didn't stop her getting knocked back. \"Ack!!\" She got up, dusted herself off before gritting her teeth and tried using a Absolute Zero strike attack as she aimed for the other arm of the Parasite Cage.\n\nBlock: 25 x (1 + 10) + 15 = 290\nAbsolute Zero: (((41 x 10%) x 3 + 10) + 40) = 185"
},
{
"author": "Sunset Shimmer (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "\"Take this! Twilight?!\" Sunset, once the attacks from Applejack had been used, activated her Keyblade Armor and summoned her Keyblade before rushing at the Parasite Cage's head, before slicing the head once with a Firaga Slicer from the head down.\n\nFiraga Slicer: 45 x 3.5 + 10 + 45 = 213"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "\"AND FREEZE!!\" Twilight yelled while activating her Keyblade Armor, before blasting the head of the Parasite Cage with a Rainfell Blizzard to finish the triple team up on the Heartless\n\nBlizzard: (((46 x 20%) x 4.5 + 10) + 25) = 283\n\n\nMP: 180% -195% -180%"
},
{
"author": "Parasite Cage",
"message": "*Pinocchio continued to scream for help inside the heartless, however it still didn't let go, even with all the attacks landing, creating a cloud if smoke from the impacts of the attacks. The group would see the heartless plant its arms down on the sides of it and suddenly see the heartless lunge forward at the group.*\n\nHP: 262\nBody Swing: 400"
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "Sunset would of used a Barrier to protect her three friends from the incoming Body Swing, buying some seconds of time for the others to run into position. However even with the Barrier it soon shatters from the impact and dealing damage to Sunset, who slid back and coughed. \"Ow... This thing is a real toughie...!\"\n\nBarrier: 45 x 3.5 + 10 + 30 = 198 \n\nHP: 1,450 -1,248"
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "Upon seeing Sunset getting pushed back and injured to a degree, Rainbow Dash decided to activate her Keyblade Armor with Attack Haste and rush forwards and as she did unknown to her a second Keyblade spawned on her other hand. \"HIIIIYAAA!!\" She roared before zipping around and slashing down the Heartless beast with a Sonic Blade to it's entire body. She then followed it up with a Prism Windmill attack directly in its eyes.\n\nSonic Blade: 34 x 10% x 3.5 (Both Keyblades) + 10 + 60 = 201\nPrism Windmill: 34 x 10% x 3.5 (Both Keyblades) +10 + 25 = 166"
},
{
"author": "Parasite Cage",
"message": "*The heartless would be hit hard by rainbow dash's powerful strike, it beginning to shake. Before long it thrusted forward and shot Pinocchio out at the group and left, the platform in the middle opening up back to the large mouth where Gepetto was waiting.*"
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "Sunset and the group turn off their Keyblade Armor forms for the time being, but suddenly out of the blue Sunset grabbed Pinocchio and dropped to the hole back to where Gepetto was at."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"Oh great... Is this Darkdream again!? I swear if we find a way to split her from our friend...\""
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "\"No time to chit chat, after her before she makes another darn dark portal!!\" With that being said, the trio jumped down after Sunset as quickly as they could."
}
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{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight stopped running as the trio reached the Stomach of Monstro, looking around until..."
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "Darkdream was on the other side of the platform, which she had left Pinocchio sitting on the side. \"Well... Seems like we got an angry girl on my tail... Heh... Im sure with the remaining strength of the Heartless you three fought with your pathetic friend in my control, you three will be done for...\" Darkdream then snapped her fingers while whistled upwards. \"Oh Frieeeend! They are here!\""
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"Oh no... Does she really intend to—\""
},
{
"author": "Parasite Cage",
"message": "*On cue and from above, the Parasite Cage dropped down right in the middle of the area, landing with a thud. It seemed way more vicious than before and stared down the group.*"
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "\"Now... Let's see if you got the strength left to battle my precious little baby... Ain't that right my cutie..~?\" Darkdream then rubbed the side of the Parasite Cage before jumping to the upper side of the many platforms. \"Oh... And i'll be watching you four having the greatest fun you'll ever had... Since im generous! Begin!!\" She called to the Parasite Cage to get ready."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "The trio then reverted back to their Keyblade Armor form each, and Twilight gone first for the hero trio. With a dash forwards, she did a basic three hit combo before using Pulse Bomb to make a set of three white orbs form and fire from her Rainfell Keyblade as a finisher to her turn.\n\nRegular Strength Hits: 34 x 1.5 = 51 Per Hit\nPulse Bomb: 55 + 20% x 4.5 + 60 = 165"
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "Next came Rainbow Dash who zipped towards the head of the Parasite Cage, before slashing and zipping around the monster with Sonic Blade on her Rainbows of Loyalty plus Total Eclipse Keyblades and then began sliding back. \"APPLEJACK NOW!\"\n\nSonic Blade: 34 x 4 (Both Keyblades) + 60 = 196"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "Applejack then went last, as she did a three hit combo with her beginning to spin around and around before using Tornado to slash the front of the Cage's body. However the Keyblade Armor began to crack and can't be held on for that much longer.\n\nRegular Strength Hits: 45 + 10% x 3 = 149 Per Hit\nTornado: 45 + 10% x 3 + 25 = 174"
},
{
"author": "Parasite Cage",
"message": "*The heartless wasn't playing any games this time. It put it's arms together and swung hard infront of it twice, attempting to knock the 3 away from it. After it would seemingly put its hands in the stomach acid and absorb some of it, spewing it out at the group with great force. Anyone hit by it would feel painful stinging on their body.*\n\n**Brutal Swing: 800\n\nHP:2250**"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "Twilight would of got infront of both Rainbow Dash and Applejack as she used Barrier 2 with both her Rainfell and Magical Friendship Keyblades to block most of the Brutal Swing, but got sent flying after colliding with the attack as she tried to protect her friends as best as Twilight could. But then came the Acid Spew attack as she called upon a Meteor Shower to combat with the Acid heading towards her specifically. However it ended up failing as the acid hits her head on and caused her to feel intense agony, but the Meteor Shower went straight for the giant cage heartless. \"AAAAAH!!!\"\n\n\nMeteor Shower: 55 x 6.25 (Both Keyblades) + 60 = 404"
},
{
"author": "SunsetShimmer (SDU)",
"message": "Meanwhile Darkdream smirked as she watch the trio of Keyblade wielders struggle against it, but then she felt a bit of pain in her head and held both hands on her head. \"Gak!! Not... Again... You little resisting little girl!!!\" She yelled in pain as her left pupil was still like a cat, but her right pupil was now normal. \"Can't... Hold her... Prisoner for much... Longer!!\" She said before a second pain in her head forced her on the ground and knocked out."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "\"Bring it on!!!\" Rainbow then used Attack Haste but sudden got hit by the Acid Spew completely, taking a bit of damage as she felt a burning feeling, which only made Rainbow Dash more angered as she ran at the Cage. Rainbow then used Sonic Blade to slash at the top of the Parasite Cage's head with both her Keyblades. After she landed on the ground, her armor began to crack.\n\nSonic Blade: 34 x 4 (Both Keyblades) + 10% + 60 = 210"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "Meanwhile Applejack turned off her Keyblade Armor, but was hit by the acid as well, as she hit the wall and felt bad pain going on her body. \"D-Darn i-it all!!!\" Applejack then fired a Spark at the Parasite Cage as crystals shot beams of light into the heartless's head.\n\nSpark: 35 x 1.5 + 20 = 73\n\n\n\nMP: 130% -115% (Armor Buff Loss) -100%"
},
{
"author": "Parasite Cage",
"message": "*The parasite cage would attempt to counter the attacks launched at it, however sunset's conflict made it stagger for a moment, making it take the hits straight on. The heartless got hit hard enough that it would suddenly \"Open up\" And become dazed, it's stomach exposed now.*\n\nHP:1563"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "Twilight smiled to see Sunset's conflict actually being a good thing for the trio. \"GIRLS! NOW!\" She yelled before sending another three hit combo and Meteor Shower at The Parasite Cage with both of her Keyblades aimed for it. However afterwards she felt the acid burn her yet again a second time.\n\n3 Hit Combo: 51 Per Hit\nMeteor Shower: 404"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "Applejack smiled before sending another three hit combo with a Spark towards the stomach of the Parasite Cage, but she too left the burns of the acid from before.\n\n3 Hit Combo: 149 Per Hit\nSpark: 73\n\n\nMP: 100% -85%"
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "Lastly came Rainbow Dash who bolted to the heartless and used two hits with her Rainbows Of Loyalty Keyblade, which was then followed by two more normal hits with her Total Eclipse Keyblade, and hit the stomach hard with a Thunder from above using her dual keyblades."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "But then her Keyblade Armor finally broke apart and she went back to base form. As well as feeling the acid from the last round of fighting.\n\n2 Hit Combo (Rainbows Of Loyalty Keyblade): 34 + 10% x 2.0 = 75\n2 Hit Combo (Total Eclipse Keyblade): 34 + 10% x 3.0 = 112\nThunder: 43 x 1.5 (Both Keyblades) + 25 = 90\n\n\n\nMP: 135% -120% (Keyblade Armor Buff Loss) -105%"
},
{
"author": "Parasite Cage",
"message": "*The damage to the parasite cage's stomach was too much for it to survive as light began to spark and leak outside of it before the heartless faded into nothing, the large heart floating off and away back to its owner.*"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight was the last to lose her Keyblade Armor before heading to Sunset's location and picked her up and began to give her a piggy back ride. \"It'll be fine Sunset... Just keep resisting it...\" The girl then turned to her friends, before turning to Applejack."
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "She nodded before picking up the sitting Pinocchio as the trio went back to Monstero's mouth area."
}
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{
"author": "Kaminari",
"message": "*Kaminari sat thinking about the unversed... The symbol...*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Destiny Islands. That was the first time he had seen that mark.*"
},
{
"author": "Unversed",
"message": "*The unversed. Those little buggers that were attacking the residential shore.*\n\n*He first met Suke as a heartless when they attacked.*"
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"Hey are you alright?\""
},
{
"author": "Suke?",
"message": "\"You reached your hand out to me then. And then you left me to die. You didn't even kill me yourself. You had those *Storm Riders* Do it.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*What got him to this point? Where did he...*"
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"This I promise; As long as I stand, my friends will have somewhere safe.\""
},
{
"author": "Xerx?",
"message": "\"And look at you... You fell. And now nowhere is safe.\""
},
{
"author": "Mizi?",
"message": "\"Are we supposed to fall to darkness over and over again just so you can play the hero?\""
},
{
"author": "Kaminari",
"message": "\"No... Please... Stop...\""
},
{
"author": "Aria?",
"message": "\"I was a fool to give you my power. The Beacon of Hope? Quit fooling yourself kid. You are the worst student I have ever taught. Kiki was right about you.\""
},
{
"author": "Butterfly Effect",
"message": "*She is right... You failed... So much was given to you...*"
},
{
"author": "Kiki?",
"message": "\"But after everything was said and done... All the worlds have been plunged into darkness! Just like I said they would! Nothing you've done has mattered, boy!\""
},
{
"author": "Vani?",
"message": "\"You're so weak you're not even worth killing.\""
},
{
"author": "Kaminari",
"message": "\"Y-you... Vani... You brought the unversed... Get... Get rid of them!\""
},
{
"author": "Mod Gnik?",
"message": "\"And it continues. You asking others to do things for you. Too pathetic to do *Anything* On your own.\""
},
{
"author": "Brad?",
"message": "\"An' you expect us to die for you?\""
},
{
"author": "Furo?",
"message": "\"You can't even stop a single world from falling.\""
},
{
"author": "Kaminari",
"message": "\"No... I said to prioritize yourselves...\""
},
{
"author": "Dado?",
"message": "\"To do what? Ease your guilty conscience? How many worlds must *Die* Before you stop *Getting in the way?*\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora?",
"message": "\"Ika... When can we go home? You promised you'd get our island back...\""
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma?",
"message": "\"I won't be satisfied until all traces of you are gone from the worlds. Just you wait, failure, your time will come.\""
},
{
"author": "Kaminari",
"message": "\"Who am I again...?\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"You should know the answer to that by now.\""
},
{
"author": "Kaminari",
"message": "\"But my memories... They're all...\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "\"Yours. They're all yours now.\"\n\n\"We stopped being the same person the moment you woke up.\"\n\n\"Stop telling Kaminari who...\"\n\n*Ikazuchi's voice faded.*"
},
{
"author": "Kaminari",
"message": "\"Wait... Don't go... Stop telling me what...?\""
}
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{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Awakening atop a bed would be the newly named nobody- Xanaro. He had been asleep after being inducted into the organization by silax, and being led to his new home. Specifically, his new room.\n\nUsually, after such a life changing experience, there's some sort of excitement. Nervousness. But, for a nobody, none of it is there. It's just.. Blank. And so is he. Any personality once contained within that body is gone, leaving a a shell of a person. \n\nThat's not to say it'll never come back, or even, a new one could be formed, but as it stands, he's pretty boring.\n\nHe readies himself for a day, regardless, putting on a black coat gifted to him by his new superior, raising the hood.\n\n\nHe had seen the dark portal used by others, attempting to recreate it by holding his arm up. The one place that Xanaro CAN remember, Vaguely, was some sort of arena in space. \n\nHe summons a dark corridor, walking through it and into\n\nXanaro emerges from his dark corridor, appearing against the cold floor. It somewhat cools the remaining burns, but he's going to need to rest for a little while after the gauntlet of traverse town, and hollow bastion. \n\nAnd so, he drags himself up, flopping onto the bed. He hadn't felt any sort of emotion during the near death experience, only a sense of confusion at his sudden impulse.\n\nRegardless, he dozes off, soon to awaken after a few hours.\n\nXanaro slams against the wall as full speed, landing onto his bed. Theres no crater due to the tough nature of the castle, but any normal room would have suffered structural damage."
},
{
"author": "Slim Hooded Figure",
"message": "*Xanaro enters his room, leaving the journal on his desk for future use. He then returns to the gray area to stare out the window.*"
},
{
"author": "Narration",
"message": "```Shortly before the end of the world; The sky that connects the worlds seems to be afflicted by a powerful darkness. Xanaro has been ordered to not intervene, and instead continue his work as usual...```"
},
{
"author": "Slim Hooded Figure",
"message": "Xanaro enters his bedroom with the same calm gait he always has. There had been quite a few events to transpire since the last time he had been here- From encountering an.. Ally.. In olympus, in the form of the large olympian known as \"Nilus\", to the weird girl who had challenged him in Hollow Bastion, to the tournament in a repeat visit to Olympus. New heartless he had never seen before had been present, and it would be useful to chronical them. \n\nHe approaches his desk, using one hand to pull down his hood and the other to pull out the chair resting at his desk to sit on it. He opens the book, grabbing the pen resting neatly to the left of it, and.."
},
{
"author": "Dusk",
"message": "\"Xanaro...\" \n\nWhite flashes of light would appear in the corner of the room nearby the Nobody as a Dusk appeared. It wore black glasses unlike the normal run of the mill Dusk. It was Sir Dusk, the quartermaster of sorts of the group. \n\n\"I have a new assignment for you... One that might require more training to accomplish. Haedox should be able to assist you in the latter.\""
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro immediately turns his head to look at the flashes of light, his eyes showing vague interest once he spots Sir Dusk. He's become slightly more expressive over time, but only a little.\n\n\"Go on.\" And despite that, hes not much of a talker when it doesn't pertain to battle."
},
{
"author": "Dusk",
"message": "\"We need you to investigate the mansion in Twilight Town. I must emphasize proceeding with caution. Several Dusk and other Nobodies has fell to... Whatever might be over there. Engaging in battle is not recommended unless it is absolutely necessary.\""
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "His interest is piqued at the mention of other nobodies going missing, or flat out perishing, at this mansion. He closes the still-open journal, resting the pen to the side of it like before. This is followed by him standing up from the desk, pushing in the chair behind him.\n\n\"Interesting. But if a threat of that magnitude is lurking in the area, would it not be more efficient just deal with it directly?\"\n\nHe's not blind to the risk, but in all likelihood it's probably just a powerful heartless. He's defeated multiple of those, so it couldnt be too difficult."
},
{
"author": "Dusk",
"message": "\"Yes it would be beneficial, but all the other members are tied up in one thing or the other... From the Hollow Bastion to other affairs. That is why just a scouting mission will suffice, but if you believe you can accomplish it do what you see fits at the moment.\""
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "The nobody nods in response, walking torwards his door; Presumably on his way to find Hadox.\n\n\"Understood. Is that all?\""
},
{
"author": "Dusk",
"message": "\"Yes, that is all for now. You are free to carry out this mission at your discretion.\"\n\nSir Dusk would say and then vanish in a similar sparking flash of light like it arrived."
}
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{
"author": "lisax",
"message": "***Platinum Match***"
},
{
"author": "Solstice Soulsong",
"message": ">>*Look up into the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Solstice's ship spiraling downward! As expected, Solstice crashes his ship right outside the colosseum. He staggers his way out of the ship with very little difficulty, used to the crash landings at this point.*\n\n\"Well, y'know what they say. Any landing you can walk away from, is a good landing.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Outside the Colosseum was pretty empty, no one was there and it was just a huge, open space. Nothing was really there, though dark clouds loomed over the actual arena of the colosseum.*"
},
{
"author": "Solstice Soulsong",
"message": "\"What's this world anyway? Some sort of gladiator world or something?\"\n\n*Solstice was a bit weary of this place, especially with the dark clouds looming over that area. But he couldn't help but be curious in all of this, normally he'd rather be home, but this \"Other worlds\" Business was just too much to keep away from. He took his staff out of its case, and held it over his shoulder with one hand as he made his way to the arena.*\n\n\"Let's hope this doesn't go south.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Solstice would enter the lobby of the colosseum, which would be... Surprisingly empty. However the entrance to the arena in the colosseum would be wide open, an ominous darkness coming from it.*"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "\"Wow, look at this place!\", is all that would suddenly be heard shouted out. If Solstalami and cheese were to look back, he would see a snow cone in Chinese clothing. They had weapons by there side, ready to be grabbed at any moment if a battle were to occur. The stranger would say, \"Why hello there, you curious about this place too?\""
},
{
"author": "Solstice Soulsong",
"message": "\"Well if that wasn't the most obviously evil shit I've ever seen in my life... Well I've already come this far, so why not.\"\n\n*Solstice walked into the arena without fear, looking around himself for any incoming danger.*\n\n\"Seriously, what the fuck is this shit? Last time I checked, I don't live in a horror movie.\""
},
{
"author": "Sephiroth",
"message": "*As the 2 entered, they would see the arena was very dark, the clouds circling over head. As the 2 looked around, the sky would suddenly get symbols and fire down a beam of light, it hitting the other side of the arena and forming a bubbleof light. The bubble would soon clear to reveal a man who had...*One wing.* They would stand and turn, drawing their *VERY* Long sword.*\n\n*Oh and his boss music begins to play as a barrier would appear around the arena, trapping all of you in.*"
},
{
"author": "Solstice Soulsong",
"message": "*Who was this man? How did he just teleport here? And WHERE was that music coming from?(twas catchy) whatever the case, Solstice could tell he and Ryu were in some danger. He could also tell when a scrap was about to start, so he summoned his weapon prematurely. Still, he wished to try and strike up a conversation.*\n\n\"Hey edgelord, who the hell are you?\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "After entering the place and seeing a giant light, Ryu knew shit was about to go down. A man who seemed to possess a lot of strength dropped from above, revealing themselves in fancy fashion. Ryu would look to the other person he was with, saying, \"Edge lord? That the best you got? Why not try something like..\", he would then look back at the guy, saying, \"Hey there, darkened light guy, how are you doing this fine day? Say, is this place yours? It looks great.\""
},
{
"author": "Sephiroth",
"message": "\"No... I'm here for someone else... But they don't seem to be here...\" *He would point his sword at the 2* \"Tell me, where is Cloud... I wouldn't be here if he wasn't.\""
},
{
"author": "Solstice Soulsong",
"message": ">>*When ryu said \"Why not try something like\", Solstice was expecting an actual burn or insult. But what he said was rather... Pathetic. Completely ignoring Sephiroth's words, Solstice felt compelled to teach Ryu how it's done.*\n\n\"Seriously, is that the best YOU got? I can do better, like...\"\n\n*He noticed Sephiroth's oddly cut open shirt, and thought of something.*\n\n\" So what are you supposed to be? A goth stripper?\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would hear the question the guy asked, and simply glanced at Solstice. He would raise an eyebrow, saying, \"You know anybody named cloud?\", he would then look back at the stranger, saying, \"Sorry pale, but I don't know anybody by that name. This guy next to me might, but that ain't a guarantee. We both met like 5 minutes ago.\", he would then shrug his shoulders."
},
{
"author": "Sephiroth",
"message": "\"If you don't know where he is, then you're both useless to me.\" *He completely ignored Soltice's dumb insult.* \"So are you just going to stand in my way or will you move? I have better things to do than talk to weaklings.\""
},
{
"author": "Solstice Soulsong",
"message": "*He rolled his eyes, Solstice guesses he can up his insult game later. He also takes into account the barrier which formed around him, and tapped the side of it with his lance. It was pretty sturdy, and was safe to assume they couldn't leaved as it stands.*\n\n\"Sorry pal, but it looks like none of us can really leave. But this barrier didn't come up until after you showed up, so does this have something to do with you?\"\n\n*Sure Solstice was really immature sometimes, but that certainly didn't make him stupid.*"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would hear his words, and he would then say with a hand on his hip, \"Woah there pale, we are not weak... At least not me, can't say the same for this guy.\", he would then point at Solstice. He would continue to say, \"And second of all uhh, not sure you noticed the giant barrier around us, which is keeping us trapped. So like... Even if he wanted to, we can't leave.\""
},
{
"author": "Sephiroth",
"message": "*Sephiroth looked around and just sorta sighed.* \"So this is an arena of sorts? Then that must mean... I only need to defeat you both to find Cloud... Very well.\" *He then prepared his blade, his theme song now getting louder.*\n\n***HP: 20000***"
},
{
"author": "Solstice Soulsong",
"message": "*Whoever this \"Cloud\" Guy is, has one dedicated boyfriend that's for sure. After seeing him get his sword ready, and hearing the music suddenly kick up a notch, (seriously, WHERE was that coming from???) Solstice knew that they wouldn't get out of here without a fight.*\n\n\"Hey kid, you wouldn't mind helping me take this guy out yeah? He looks like he'll be after both of us soon anyway.\"\n\n*With a swipe of his lance, Solstice unleashed a wave of flame towards Sephiroth.*\n\n``` Fire: 120\n\nAP: 105%\nMP: 90% ```"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would start to pick at his ears, shouting, \"YO! Turn down that fucking speaker! It's too damn loud for fucks sake!\", he would then see the other guy attack Sephiroth... Oh boy, seems they are gonna engage in combat."
},
{
"author": "Sephiroth",
"message": "*Sephiroth would just stand as the fire hit him, the fire not hurting him at all it seems as it simply hit him and vanished.*"
},
{
"author": "Solstice Soulsong",
"message": "*Looks like pulling his punches wasn't going to work here. It also looked like this stranger didn't know how much danger the two of them were in. Let's hope he realizes it before the clouds-obsessed maniac starts swinging that sword around. Solstice pulls out the power within his heart, activating his second form. Then he goes for another fireball, with a lot more power behind it this time.*\n\n``` Fire: 720\n\nAP: 105% -115%\nMP: 90% -85% ```"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would see that the attack that guy sent didn't work, and Ryu would start to think. He would go on to say, \"Hmm, alright then... We gonna fight? May as well join in...\", he would then begin to unleash all he had... For the most part. He would already have his weapons out, preparing to take on this stranger. He however also wanted to wait on some sort of action to occur from the stranger before attacking..."
},
{
"author": "Sephiroth",
"message": "*Sephiroth simply smirked and held his hand out, seemingly catching the fire in his hand and dispersing it.* \"If that's all you have then this is just a waste of time..\" *He would then get into a stance before charge forward, seemingly through Solstice, with his sword.* \n\n***Flash: 1,575***"
},
{
"author": "Solstice Soulsong",
"message": "*After finding out fire didn't work(this some bullshit) Solstice un-summoned his weapon and switched to his basic staff. Then he got into his own stance, calling upon the power of phase 2 as he charges forward, passing through Sephiroth at the same time.*\n\n```Zantesuken: 1,620\n\nAP: 105% -65%\nMP: 85% -105%```"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned - Benny",
"message": "The sound of someone running into the collosseum could be heard from afar, her black and dark grey adventure-like garb suited well for her, as her white hair would sway with each, lunge-like step. \n\nHer red eyes soon fell upon where everyone was, and she'd summon her Ethereal Blade, `Despair`, now staring at the beautiful One-Winged Angel. She'd stare up at his magnificence, his soft skin- everything about him- was just perfect. \n\nBut nonetheless, fighting him would be an honor. She watched as he charged towards Solstice, and would stare in absolute ecstasy from simply observing. \n\n***`\"Don't wake up, don't wake up... Don't wake me while I'm dreaming.\"`***\n\nShe whispered out, grinning and then raising her blade as if it were a katana in fashion, her eyes pin pointed on the man as she'd then enter `Malice's Lament`, her eyes widening as a tar-like substance covered her body. \n\n**`\"Let's begin.\"`**\n\nShe said, using the opening that Solstice created to then charge towards Sephiroth and then utilizing Slash Frenzy to try and cause some damage. Her eyes would continue to stare at his beautiful face however, seemingly in a trance. \n\n***ATTACK***\n- `Slash Frenzy : 13 x 5 = 65 x 3.5 = 228 x 5 = 1,140`\n\n***DRAIN***\n- `AP : 105% + 20% = 125% - 10% = 115% - 25% = 90%`"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "After seeing the two clash together, Ryu would take action himself. He would activate second form, sparking with a great deal of strength. After he was done powering up, he would watch as the kid and the stranger went in to attack again. They both exchanged blows, and while that occurred, Ryu was charging himself up. He was planning to strike at Sepiroth while he was busy engaging against Solstice. In which he proceeded to do so. After the clash between the two in front of him, he immediately charged at Seph, and aimed to slash his weapon at them, all the while ramming into the stranger. Not to mention the lightning surrounding him would probably hurt as well from Ryu simply getting close. Ryu would then proceed back away if this worked out... \n\n——————————\nLightning Ray-\nStrength: 1,680 \nMagic: 1,080 \n\nMP: 125% -85% \nAP: 135%"
},
{
"author": "Sephiroth",
"message": "*Sephiroth's Flash was clashed with perfectly enough to save Solstice's life and deal a little bit of damage to him. However he was smart to not focus on a single target, noticing Rai's attack and blocking it, taking only a little damage and him have to jump back. What he didn't expect was this random person to come in staring at him like he was someone's daddy and attacking him. He clashed with Benny but was mainly on the defensive. After he smiled and swung his hand out, summoning dark orbs around the 3 challengers and having those orbs quickly close in on them.*\n\n***HP: 13,675\nShadow Flare: 1575 for the each of u.***"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned - Benny",
"message": "Now clashing with ~~daddy~~ Sephiroth, Benny grinned and then leapt backwards before seeing the dark orbs. She'd stare at them before beginning to run towards Sephiroth once more- but utilizing `Phase 2` and `Time Splicer`, she'd begin to teleport around Sephiroth, avoiding the dark orbs as well as slashing at them, and would begin to slash at the man from different angles at once before eventually landing her feet onto the man's chest and practically using him as a springboard. Now leaping off of him once more, she'd skid across the ground and would see if the orbs have dissipated due to Time Splicer. \n\n***`\"COME ON! IS THAT ALL YOU'VE GOT!?\"`***\n\n***ATTACK***\n- `Time Splicer (STRENGTH) : 13 x 8 = 104 x 6.5 = 676 x 3.5 = 2,366`\n- `Time Splicer (SPEED) : 21 x 8 = 168 x 6.5 = 1,092 x 1.5 = 1,638`\n\n***DRAIN***\n- `AP : 90% + 25% = 115% - 40 = 75% - 10 = 65%`"
},
{
"author": "Solstice Soulsong",
"message": ">>*With whatever strength he can muster, Solstice fires at balls of flame that dark orbs to counteract them. However his strength just barely leads to half of that, and his orbs close in and explode upon impact killing (really just knocking him out.) on the spot.*\n\n``` Flame Salvo: 441 ```"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would see that an attack was heading his way after he had struck hard at the boss. Although he had another idea in his mind, he would right away spark with lightning. After he did, he would dash around the attack that was sent his way, letting it zoom by him with just some tattered clothes. Ryu would see that Solstice had launched attacks, so as a result Ryu decided to dash in as the balls of flame all kept the stranger busy. Ryu intended to slam into Seph with his weapon held out at them, which if it worked out Ryu would then jump away from them, all the while aiming out a hand and unleashing slow magic to try and inflict slowness...\n—————————————————\nThunder Dash-\nStrength: 560\nSpeed: 770 \n\nSlow-\nMagic: 405 \n\nAP: 75%\nMP: 110%"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned - Benny",
"message": "***TIME SPLICER***\n`Strength`\n- 13 x 6.5 = 85\n- 8 + 3.5 = 11.5\n\nTotal: [ 978 (rounding up) ]\n\n`SPEED`\n- 21 x 6.5 = 137\n- 8 + 1.5 = 9.5\n\nTotal: [ 1,302 (rounding up) ]\n\n***DRAINAGE***\n- `AP : 65%`"
},
{
"author": "Sephiroth",
"message": "*Sephiroth saw Benny charge him and prepared for it, seeing her disappear and following suit, entering a teleporting clash with Benny using his Octoslash. At the end he would swing to send Benny away from him as Rai came at him. The lightning would seem to be repelled away from Sephiroth, along with the Slow seemingly doing nothing. Though the slam from Rai would push him back a little.* \"Looks like he couldn't handle it. Do you think you both can?\" *He was referring to Solstice being down.*\n\n***HP: 13,375***"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Seeing that one of the three were down, Ryu would think, {\"Ah crap baskets... Now it's just... Wait, where did that girl come from again?\"}, he didn't remember seeing her with them, but shrugged it off. He didn't have time to dwindle, he had to try extra hard here. Ryu would immediately dash in at Seph, before suddenly rolling towards his left side passed Seph. This would cause lightning to strike and explode around Seph. After unleashing all that while rolling, he would gain a few feet of distance. He would then unleash some more Thunder magic at Seph by creating a sort of ball of Thunder, and tossing it his way like a large baseball. \n—————————\nThunder Roll-\nMagic: 486 \nSpeed: 770 \n\nThunder-\nMagic: 486 \n\nAP: 65% \nMP: 85%"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned - Benny",
"message": "Benny was repelled back, now tumbling across the ground but eventually rolling onto one knee and skidding across the ground in such a position. Smiling and lifting her head up, she'd stare at Sephiroth. She got up, and would ready herself, swigging one of the Elixirs she had on her- and then throwing it away. With her weapon in hand as the malice inside of her grew, screaming at the top of her lungs in joy, Benny then began to run towards Sephiroth, she'd then begin to teleport around once more, this time with much more ferocity. She was utilizing Time Splicer again, but that didn't mean it was the old trick in the book. This time, Benny teleported all around him before teleporting above him and using Asp's Bite to try and strike him down.\n\n***ELIXIR USED***\n- `AP : 100%`\n\n***TIME SPLICER***\n`STRENGTH`\n- 13 x 6.5 = 85\n- 8 + 3.5 = 11.5\n\nTotal: [ 978 (rounding up) ]\n\n`SPEED`\n- 21 x 6.5 = 137\n- 8 + 1.5 = 9.5\n\nTotal: [ 1,302 (rounding up) ]\n\n- `AP : 60%`\n\n***ASP'S BITE***\n`STRENGTH`\n- 13 x 6.5 = 85\n- 5 + 3.5 = 8.5 \n\nTotal: [ 723 (rounding up) ]\n\n- `AP : 35%`\n\n***FORM DRAINAGE***\n- `AP : 25%`"
},
{
"author": "Sephiroth",
"message": "*The lightning from Raiyudan barely did anything to him. Although Benny running in and using Time Splicer again would make him prepare to block until she appeared above him and when for the asps bite, landing a clean hit on him but not doing enough to finish him off.* \"It'd be best if you gave up now.\" *With that he would raise his hand up as several pillars of fire would surround him, engulfing anyone close and dealing massive damage.*\n\n***HP: 12,652\nFiraga Wall: 840***"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu uhh... Well, sort of stayed away from Seph this turn. He would see the fire walls around him, and figured getting close to those? Was a no go... So Ryu decided to start thinking. Nothing he was doing seemed affective, although he did have one thing in mind. Taking a stance, he would take a deep breath, and prepared for his idea. He needed an opening for this to really work out, although there was a chance it wouldn't work out at all. He was gonna just yolo this... \n——————\n*Attack preparing...*"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned - Benny",
"message": "Benny was close enough to get hit by the pillars of fire, now landing and skidding across the ground as she had burn marks all over her body. Breathing heavily before looking at Sephiroth once more, she smiled and then passed out right then and there. `Despair` had faded away, and she had K.O'"
},
{
"author": "Sephiroth",
"message": "*Sephiroth finished the attack and noticed only Rai was left. He smirked and decided to wait.* \"I see you are willing to be struck down instead of just giving up. Foolish.\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "\"I mean, you literally struck down the other two...\", he would say before shrugging his shoulders. He wasn't gonna go down if he wasn't struck hard enough to do so. Ryu would immediately however charge after the guy, and said, \"I got one more thing up my sleeve...\", he would start to spark with lightning. He acted like he was gonna charge at them, and slam right into Seph... However that was not the case. The moment he got close, he would immediately slash both his weapons at Seph. He was intending to slash from one side, and end up on the other. The Thunder magic around his body was only a way to try and trick them... \n——————————————\nSonic Blade-\nStrength: 770"
},
{
"author": "Sephiroth",
"message": "\"And yet you want to share that fate..\" *Sephiroth wasn't going to mess around at this point, already wasting enough time as it is. He would go for a charge like he did on Solstice a while back, the single slash doing multiple slices if it landed.*\n\n***Flash: 1155***"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would see that Seph was sending many slashes Ryu's way, so rather then just send one, he sent many of his own to clash with Seph. However, it was clear Seph was too strong, and at the final strike, he would end up behind Seph... Only to fall over onto his knee. He would be panting with his back turned to Seph, going on to say, \"You forget... We are both stuck here..\", before he fell over, out for the count. Ryu was able to cancel out damage here and there, however due to him not exactly being tanky, it didnt really matter in the longrun..."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Shortly after Rai went down, it would seem like the 3 of them would be ejected from the arena and back into the lobby, being back at full health on the ground. Sephiroth would be no where to be seen.*"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned - Benny",
"message": "Benny had entered the colosseum, looking around before looking at the back of her hands and sighing. Maybe this was just a floosy. But she didn't know. Looking over at Twilight before looking back at the weapons they had in the area and the potential opponent, the girl would stand there with a monotone expression on her face."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight has entered second into the ring before inhaling deeply before letting her breath out calmly. She held the hilt of her wooden sword on her back before letting the sword go while it remained on her back. Twilight was slightly nervous, but kept a calm posture before standing with a serious look."
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "```Round 1```\n\nOnce the two entered, the could see the stands packed and cheering for the fights that were about to take place. A familiar darkness would manifest itself as several Flood Unversed took form for them to fight 10 of them to be exact. They all would twitch an look around before looking back at the two, ready to fight.\n\nNo. It's just optional\n\nYou can use your own"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned - Benny",
"message": "Benny would crouch down and then place the palm of her hand against the ground, looking upwards at the last 7 unversed as she'd aim to cut them all down at strike 1. Now, she'd close her eyes and would breathe out a black coloured, frigid mist. Opening up her red orbs once more, she simply swing her hand upwards and caused large spikes to ice to go raising towards the remaining unversed for her. She stared at her creation, wanting to see if it worked. \n\n***DARK BLIZZARD***\n`Magic`\n20 \n1 + 3 = 4\n\nTotal: 80\n\n`MP: 95`"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "Sorry, didn't get the ping for some reason\n\nThe Flood wasted no time in their advance. They zoomed as fast as they could towards the duo, splitting off in 2 groups of five. Twilight throwing her keyblade would immediately strike down 3 of the 10 Unversed in a single shot before rounding back to her. The remaining two would go in for a slash attack on Twilight... Which is what they would have done if it wasn't for the ice shards hitting them and the ones that hit them in the back, just about killing them instantly."
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"We-well that was unexpected! Not that many get through Round 1 so quickly! Now ready for round 2?\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight smiled before she kept her wooden sword out. \n\n\"Heh! Not bad for a wooden object... But no time to slack, as I have been through tough situations before... And usually they end badly on my end...\"\n\n\nTwilight got ready for Round two and watched the area where Twilight and Benny were carefully."
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned - Benny",
"message": "**`\"... Unfortunate...\"`**\n\nBenny sighed and whispered to herself, expecting more of a fight. She'd scratch the back of her neck once more, her dark grey skin turning a bit crimson in that area. She heard them once more- the thoughts of malice, her mother's voice. Closing her eyes, she shook her head before opening her red orbs and simply observing the next enemies coming to play."
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "```Round 2```\n\nIt only take a few more moments for the 2nd round to commence. From more shadowy portals emerged 10 Blue Sea Salts that floated in the air above the duo. 2 of them would take initative and cast Blizzard, one firing a shard of ice at Twilight and the other firing a shot at Benny. \n\n`Blizzard: 42`"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned - Benny",
"message": "Benny saw the Blue Sea Salts coming in, and would tilt her head, cracking her neck before raising her hand and summoning her Ethereal Blade. She'd then begin to dash towards the incoming shard of ice, before simply raising her hand and causing a wall of ice to come upwards from the ground. She'd widen her eyes as she then skidded off to the side before leaping gracefully and doing a horizontal version of Asp's Bite to try and kill about 8 of the fuckers in a timefull manner. \n\n***DARK BLIZZARD - ICE WALL***\n`Magic`\n20 \n1 + 3 = 4 \n\nTotal: 80 \n\n`MP : 80`\n\n***ASP'S BITE***\n19 \n3.5 + 3 = 6.5\n\nTotal: 124\n\n`AP: 100`"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Blue Sea Salt that was struck with the wooden sword would fade away from blow, being defeated and leaving 9 of them left. Their Blizzard spells would be stopped and blocked by the two and when Benny vaulted off and attacked the following Unversed it defeated them all in one shot. One remained and it hovered above Benny and began to spin, kicking up a Blizzard Tornado to try and catch and injure Benny with. \n\n`Blizzard Tornado: 112`"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight noticed the incoming last Blue Sea Salt Unversed try a Blizzard Tornado and gritted her teeth. She then began to channel electricity onto her blade and body before trying to strike the last Unversed in the air with a electrified small jump spin slash to try and save Benny while clashing with the last foe.\n\n\"Oh no you dooon't!!\"\n\n`Thunder Surge (Magic): 13.5 × 1.5 = 20.3`\n\nAP: 55%\nMP: 100%"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned - Benny",
"message": "Benny looked up and saw the incoming blizzard tornado, though soon saw Twilight coming in to save her. She let out a slight tch, but simply utilized dodge roll to get out of the way before getting hurt. Sighing and standing there as her blade would disappear, she'd cross her arms and would see if Twilight could handle this one Blue Salt Shaker thing. \n\n***DODGE ROLL***\n30 \n1.5 + 3 = 4.5 \n\nTotal: [ 135 ] \n\n`AP : 90%`"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The ice tornado was dodged by Benny, leaving the Blue Sea Salt spinning in the air. It would stop itself and recover, only to be struck by Twilight's bolt of lightning. Surprise! It had a weakness to Lightning and was defeated in a near instant. The crowd was cheering at seeing these newcomers come in and get this far in the games."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight looked at the crowd before waving back her arms to show her gratitude for the cheers. \n\n\"Thank you, thank you! I got more where that came from!\""
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "```Round 3```\nAs soon as it ended, the 3rd round would begin! Black spheres manifested in the arena and what came out of them are 10 Shoegazer Unversed. Their giant boots clicked as they hit the ground, ready to fight."
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned - Benny",
"message": "*Annoying.*\n\nBenny thought to herself, now seeing that round 3 began. She'd look over at the boot-like unversed and simply tilted her head, before then rushing towards them, following the blizzard being cast by Twilight. Soon enough, as the blizzard dispersed, Benny jumped into the air and formed Despair, and would then perform Asp's Bite as she aimed to crash the sword into one of the Unversed. She'd then run around the group of enemies, now utilizing Slash Frenzy in order to try and finish them off. \n\n***ASP'S BITE***\nStrength\n19\n3.5 + 3 = 6.5\n\nTotal: 124 \n\nAP: 80%\n\n***SLASH FRENZY***\nStrength \n19\n3.5 + 5 = 8.5 \n\nTotal: 162\n\nAP: 55%"
},
{
"author": "v.benny",
"message": "Kick Benny in the face"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned -- Benny",
"message": "Benny noticed something coming her way, immediately going to utilize a dodge slash to combine with Twilight's magic blizzard. She'd unleash her blade and would go to slash at the unversed whilst the blizzard had hit.\n\n***DODGE SLASH***\n*Strength*\n19 \n3.5 + 3 = 6.5\n\nTotal: 124 \n\n*Speed*\n30 \n1.5 + 3 = 4.5 \n\nTotal: 135"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The poor Shoegazer didn't stand a chance against both attacks. Once they connected, it fazed out of existence in defeat. The audience were cheering louder for them. It wasn't often people made it this far! Could clear this next round and get to the first boss?\n\n``` Round 4```\nThe next round would begin. 2 Tank Topplers emerged from shadowy darkness and ready to fight. Will the two defeat them and pass on to the first boss round?"
},
{
"author": "louisthewarrioroflight",
"message": "?Use-item Hi-Potion"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned -- Benny",
"message": "**`\"Got it.\"`**\n\nThe Pure Dark simply replied to Twilight's strategy, now summoning `Despair` once more as she'd begin to run towards the tanker on the left. Utilizing her strength, Benny leapt into the air and then went to crash down `Asp's Bite` on the Tank Toppler's head. She'd see if this would do anything, wanting to know if this was actually going to be a challenge.\n\n***ASP'S BITE***\n`Strength`\n19\n3.5 + 3 = 6.5\n\nTotal: [ 124 (rounding up) ]\n\n`AP : 35%`"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Tank Topper that Benny struck was conked on the head. However, it didn't seem too fazed at first and it's body began to swell in size. In response to Benny's attack, it would point it's odd looking arms at the Dark Being and fire a powerful blast of air at her, trying to knock her down and deal some damage. \n\nThe Unversed that Twilight hit would be even less phased by the blow, puffing up in response to the Magic Pulse. It would do a similar action of trying to blast Twilight away and into the walls. \n\n`Air Blast: 135`"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight of tried her best to endure the Air Blast, but only a few second after trying she then got blasted into the walls. She fell down off the crater that was made and slowly got up. \n\n\"So... If that's... How it is...!\"\n\nTwilight ran at the Tank Toppler she targeted before and jumped into the air. She then made the tip of her wooden sword glow with a strange energy orb on the tip as well. Twilight then launched a flurry of energy orbs from her wooden sword as she used Pulse Bomb to damage the Tank Toppler.\n\n\"Taaake this!\"\n\n`Pulse Bomb: 9 × (1.5 + 6) = 58.5`\n\nAP: 20%\nMP: 70%"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned -- Benny",
"message": "Benny noticed that her attack didn't quite do anything, and when she landed on the ground as it prepared to attack her, she'd utilize Slide to barely get out of the way. Soon enough, Benny would raise her hand before slamming them down onto the ground, now utilizing Dark Blizzard to then cause spikes to form from the floor as it'd then go to pierce into the Tank Topper. \n\n***SLIDE***\n`Speed`\n30\n1.5 + 3 = 4.5\n\nTotal: [ 135 ]\n\n`AP : 25%`\n\n***DARK ICE PIERCE***\n`Magic`\n20\n1 + 3 = 4\n\nTotal: [ 80 ] \n\n`MP : 65%`"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Tank Topper that fought Twilight would be assaulted by the energy orbs and fall backwards. The gear on it's back would be turned from the fall and causing it to deflate back to it's previous size and vanish, being defeated.\n\nThe Unversed that was attacking Benny would notice it's attack be evaded completely though not easily. With the ice piercing it's body, the Tank Topler opted to self destruct, aiming to take out Benny with the blast along with itself. \n \n`Self Destruct: 204`"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned -- Benny",
"message": "Benny breathed out a slight mist and would watch as the Tank Topper would begin to self destruct. Feeling herself get fatigued, she'd hastily grab a hi-potion and would swig it down whilst running away, but would utilize Air Slide to try and evade the explosion. She would get hit by the shockwave, however, and would skid across the ground- escaping with burns and cuts, as well as some bruises. \n\n***`\"Shit...\"`***\n\n***HI-POTION USED***\n`AP : 75%`\n\n***AIR SLIDE***\n`Speed`\n30 \n1.5 + 4 = 5.5\n\nTotal: [ 165 ] \n\n`AP : 50%`"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The last Tank Toppler would self destruct, not taking anyone else with it, but round 4 was now clear! The crowd was going wild now, throwing roses and other items down at the group wanting to see them go on."
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"Now here is what everyone has been waiting for! The round 5 bosses! Will these two new heroes be able to defeat them and pass on!?\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight bowed to the crowd before waving back to her supporters. However she then got ready for the boss round by getting her wooden sword ready.\n\n\"Alright, we got a single enemy to focus on this round... We need to think of what to do...\"\n\nTwilight then took the brief window before drinking a regular Potion that would be her last healing item. She then placed the empty bottle down before she was done prepping.\n\nAP: 80%\nMP: 55%"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned -- Benny",
"message": "Benny found it annoying that the crowd was so loud, her ears not yet adjusting to the loudness of it all- though she kept her composure. Standing there and staring at the ground, she waited for the boss to come. Her eyes would eventually reach up and look at whoever her opponent was."
},
{
"author": "Squall 'Leon' Leonhart",
"message": "\"Looks like we're up...\" \n\nUnlike the other entrances, two people would emerge from the opposite doors that Twilight and Benny entered from. The taller of the two was a brown haired man carrying a large gun-like sword across his shoulder."
},
{
"author": "Yuffie Kisaragi",
"message": "\"Man, I can *Hear* The enthusiasm in your voice. C'mon! This is both fun and helps us find what we went to Traverse Town for Squall. Should be a good time.\" \n\nThe smaller of the two was a peppy black haired woman, wearing a large smile on her face before waving to Twilight and Benny."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight was surprised before smiling. She didn't expect actual human opponents for the halfway point of the ten rounds.\n\n\"Hey you two! May the best duo win, alright?\"\n\nTwilight called to the duo that entered in, politely wishing them good luck before going in a fighting stance with her wooden sword."
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned -- Benny",
"message": "Benny stared as the other two entered the arena, now cocking one of her brows up as she'd cross her arms underneath her chest. She simply smiled and would let out a little chuckle, realizing what this was. A fight to the death- or until someone passes out, ey? Well, this would certainly be fun. She eventually opened her eyes once more, and stared at the two.\n\n**`\"I see.\"`**"
},
{
"author": "Squall 'Leon' Leonhart",
"message": "\"Hmph...\" \n\nLeon remained mostly silent and, lower the Gunblade down from his shoulder and getting ready to fight the duo."
},
{
"author": "Yuffie Kisaragi",
"message": "The ninja nudged Leon in the side and took out a Shuriken, one nearly as large as her body. \n\n\"Excuse him, he's not that too friendly to new people. Let the best team win!\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight then began to focus her power before nodding to Yuffie. She then began to whisper to Benny before doing anything.\n\n\"Benny, was it? Ill get the ninja personally. Like the last round we can split them both up and try to knock them off the ring of knock them out... Let's go...\"\n\nTwilight then dashed forwards at Yuffie before her entire body glowed a slight yellow as a sign of a heavy attack. Using Ragnarok, she attempted to swing her wooden sword at the ninja before jumping backwards slightly and finishing the ability off with a flurry of energy spheres heading straight for Yuffie.\n\nRagnarok: 9 × (1.5 + 5) = 58.5\n\nAP: 40%\nMP: 55%"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned -- Benny",
"message": "Benny tilted her head and would listen to Twilight speak, nodding to the girl's words as she'd begin to run towards Leon. She had a monotone expression on her face, one that looked as if she were nothing but a blank husk of what she actually was. The darkness in her body would dispel as she'd summon `Despair`, her Ethereal Blade. She'd skid to the left before delivering fast, consecutive strikes towards the gun-weapon-man wielder. Utilizing Slash Frenzy, she was aiming to try and take him out at square one. Though not yet using her Ultimate abilities, as she wanted to see if he could take it. After doing so, she leapt back, creating a distance as she used another hi-potion to try and replenish her stamina. \n\n***WEAPON SUMMON***\n\n`AP : 40%`\n\n***SLASH FRENZY***\n`Strength`\n19\n3.5 + 5 = 8.5 \n\nTotal: [ 162 ] \n\n`Speed`\n30 \n1.5 + 5 = 6.5\n\nTotal: [ 195 ] \n\n`AP : 15%`\n\n***HI-POTION USED***\n\n`AP : 65%`"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight saw her attacks being dodged before smiling back. She then tried to use Block and knock the shurikens off the arena but one hits her barely on the right side of her face. Twilight still smiled however before a white outline glowed upon herself. She activated `Phase 2` as a white aura of light flared around Twilight.\n\n\"Now I'm pumped up! Lets see who can keep up! Maybe after this ill come visit you sometime!\"\n\nTwilight called to Yuffie before her wooden sword glowed with a yellow electricity light before dashing at Yuffie faster than before. The girl then used Thunder Surge to try and slash Yuffie once and hopefully sent her flying.\n\n`Before Phase 2`\n\nBlock: \n8 x (1.5 + 1.5) = 24\n\n`Phase 2 Activated `\n\nThunder Surge: \n8 x 2 = 16\n1.5 + 2.5 = 4\n16 x 4 = 64\n\nAP: 25%\nMP: 75%\n\nPhase 2 Turns Left: 5\n\nTwilight kept her eyes on Yuffie and saw the incoming shuriken come at her with great speeds. Twilight however used a Cartwheel to barely escape the attack and used a Potion to restore her AP a little bit. Thinking quickly, she then aimed her sword before oddly running at Yuffie and when the navy blue haired girl got close enough without entering melee range before Twilight fired a Pulse Bomb flurry at the ninja girl from a closer range.\n\nPotion: +30% AP\n\nCartwheel:\n6 x 2 = 12\n1.5 + 1.5 = 3\n12 x 3 = 36\n\nPulse Bomb:\n9 x 2 = 18\n1.5 + 5 = 6.5\n18 x 6.5 = 117\n\nPhase 2 Turns Left: 4"
},
{
"author": "Squall 'Leon' Leonhart",
"message": "Leon brought his Gunblade down on Benny, knocking her out with one blow. The swordsmen let out a sigh and spun his blade, resting it on his shoulder and looking at Yuffie and Twilight fight. He debated on jumping in but waited to see how it goes for now."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight then saw the shuriken come at her and was nearly out of energy to continue. With little room for recovering any sort of energy with a Potion or Hi-Potion, Twilight would run at the shuriken oddly enough before giving the crowd watching her one last surprise. She clashed with the shuriken with her wooden blade as hard as her remaining strength would let her with her hair flying backwards due to the wind it produced a bit. Ultimately however, Twilight used every ounce of strength she had before being flung back heavily from the clash and was send out of the ring by 10 feet. She heavily breathed from exhaustion, but slowly lifted her left arm up and gave the crowd a thumbs up.\n\n\"Thank you... Everyone...!\"\nShe said to the crowd before her arm fell back on the ground slowly. Twilight wasn't able to fight anymore like Benny."
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"Well looks like you have it! These new strangers made their way all the way to Round 4! Let's hear it for Twilight and Benny!\" \n\nPhil announced and the crowd went wild for the mysterious duo. The short Satyr made his way up to the arena to go talk to Twilight. \n\n\"Ya did good kid. Didn't think you'd get past those Tank Topplers, they usually explode and no one ever finds the weakness to stop them, but feel free to come back anytime and try again.\""
},
{
"author": "Yuffie Kisaragi",
"message": "Yuffie and Leon walked over to Twilight with the ninja going to help Twilight stand up if she could. \n\n\"Yeah! Next time it might not be us, but we're usually around in Traverse Town if we do ever see each other again!\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of gotten some help standing back up. She smiled with satisfaction and nodded to Yuffie.\n\n\"Yeah... You two are tough people to bring down... But I had fun regardless of the loss...! Thanks for the match you two... I won't ever forget!\"\n\nTwilight said before her wooden sword, all battered and scratched, suddenly glowed before it shifted into a new weapon out of nowhere in a slight bring light."
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"Yeah, the lineup changes everytime someone knew shows up. Gotta keep things interesting each go around, you know.\" \n\nPhil added and had some of the medical team pick up Benny and take her so she could be treated also to make way for the next potential arena match."
},
{
"author": "Squall 'Leon' Leonhart",
"message": "The new weapon in Twilight's hand made Leon blink, not expecting that of all things to happen. \n\n\"That's... A Keyblade... I didn't think we'd find a wielder of it here...\""
},
{
"author": "Yuffie Kisaragi",
"message": "\"See! I told you if we go where most people gather than we'd likely find it easier. And here you were, only wanting to skulk around Traverse Town Squall.\" \n\nYuffie would reply to him with a cocky shrug and smile on her face."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight looked at her Keyblade with confusion, but after Leon mentioned the name she understood what it was name wise.\n\n\"Huh... Well... Guess we all learn something different today huh...? I can feel some sort of... Magical feel to it...\"\n\nTwilight spoke to herself before looking back at Leon and Yuffie.\n\n\"Well... If we do meet again, being here or Traverse Town, guess I got some more work to do in terms of sword fighting! See you two next time!\"\n\nWith that, Twilight walked away with a wave to them while holding her Keyblade as she exited the arena with new found potential to work on."
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "After his \"Return\" Xerx obviously needed to get back to his training as he had slacked off, but thank to his searches he had heard of this place known as the colosseum which is where he eventually ended up. How hard would these fights be? He didn't know, but he also didn't know the rules or where to sign up, but regardless he saw this as his best opportunity to train himself.\n\n*Cough* Yes a repost lmao*Cough*"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would eventually enter the Colosseum and saw someone else nearby for this. She remembers that teamwork is a necessity for success, and hopes the man nearby would realize that for this upcoming battle.\n\n\"I hope that I can go beyond the fifth round this time... I'm much stronger than the last time...\""
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"Well, would ya look at that! Twilight has come back to the arena. Couldn't get enough of me, eh?\" \n\nPhil would say as he walked out in front of the Colossium to meet the both of them. \n\n\"And someone knew joined as well. Guessing you two are going in together for the Games?\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight nodded. She had gotten decently stronger and this time around she was determined.\n\n\"You bet! With a few years of experience under my belt with my strange weapon, I think I can go further than before this time!\"\n\nTwilight smiled to Phil before summoning her Keyblade for the battles ahead in the future."
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Now dawning a new cool looking black Coat, Xerx felt a bit motivated aside from the drive to get stronger after slacking off. However, he was surprised to see Phil, but something about the .. \"Creature's\" \"Guy's\"? Something about him was instantly amusing, but hearing that he and the female would be teaming up, Twilight was her name? He didn't mind the idea and with it being his first time he could probably use the help and knowledge. \n\n\"Correct, I'm Xerx and I hope to not only get stronger, but to learn as well. Oh, and hope I meet the audiences expectations I suppose.\" \n\nHe said somewhat brightly with a respectful nod, but wouldn't over sell himself to avoid looking too naive and like a fighting rookie. Though he also knew not to take this place lightly, thus he'd keep his wits about him and avoid making enemies for now."
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"That's the spirit kid! Who knows if you'll see Leon and Yuffie this go around, but ya made it all the way to Round 5, so I got my money on ya this go around.\"\n\nPhil would say and then look over at Xerx.\n\n\"Well, Xerx. I am Philocetes, but ya can call me Phil. I am a renowned trainer of Heroes, one of our very best here was trained by yours truly. But enough about me, let me explain some of the rules of the Colosseum. There are 10 rounds, with a boss round at 5 and 10. When you win, you move onto the next round. Oh yeah, thanks to Hestia's Blessing. Ya can't die in the arena, but with how strong some of the people here are, you might have wish you did if you got hit by one of them!\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight nodded to Phil before looking at Xerx.\n\n\"Yeah, thats how this place works around here Xerx! My goal for this is time is to surpass Round Five, so we need to figure out some strategy for this.\"\n\nTwilight informed Xerx about the goal she had and mentioned teamwork being a key part in this colosseum."
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Hearing that this place had something of an emphasis on teamwork, Xerx nodded his head towards twilight's words as he he had been on teams before for combat but admittedly he wasn't the best role/support, however he was good with combat bring a primarily swift and agile fighter with some emphasis on strength and magic with Defense being there, but rarely utilized as why defend something you can dodge? \n\n\"I see, unfortunately I'm not much of a support kind of fighter.. I'm more direct speed blitzer, hope that doesn't hinder us in the long run.\"\n\nHe informed twilight given she'd be his partner and she was the only one between the two who'd have some idea of how things were here and what to potentially expect."
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"Well, that's one part of bein' a hero. Gotta team up and deal with bigger threats at times and cover others. Oh! Which reminds me, me and some of the higher ups have something in works for the Games later on that'll change things up! Probably won't be out for awhile though.\"\n\nPhil began to go on before motioning for the two to come inside. \n\n\"Well, without further ado, if ya two are ready. Head on out to the arena.\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight nodded to Xerx about what he said before hearing what Phil said about something new in the works. After that, Twilight would follow Phil into the arena."
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "With the the two practically in agreement on being a team for this maybe even afterwards as well they'd remain allies/maybe even friends, but Xerx would be sure to carry his weight to avoid being a liability for them especially with no idea as to what they may be fighting. \n\n\"Ready as I'll ever be, let's have an enjoyable time!\" \n\nHe said a bit optimistically as he followed his partner and Phil into the arena."
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "As the two entered the arena, the audience would begin to cheer seeing Twilight again. The sound of a gong rung throughout the stage and their first opponents would appear: 10 Flappers that would all dart around the stage, ready to fight."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would notice the 10 Flappers and looked at Xerx while running in with her Keyblade in her hands. \"This is the easiest one of the rounds!! We just need to split them from ten into two groups of five!!\" Twilight called out to Xerx before attempting to attack five Flappers with a Blizzard spell from the tip of her keyblade onto the Unversed. As a follow-up if any Flappers targeting her remained, she slammed her keyblade into the ground as three human-sized orbs of light as Twilight used Explosion as an A.O.E. Move.\n\nBlizzard: 28 × (3 + 1.5) = 126\n\nExplosion: 28 × (3 + 2.5) = 154\n\nAP: 120% -95%\nMP: 120% -105%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Immediately Xerx's eyes would catch the sight of Twilight's keyblade and immediately, Xerx would summon his own; frolic flames and jump into the fray. With Twilight handling her own group, Xerx closed in on his group with: Applause applause, quickly closing the distance on the heartless and shredding into the first before moving on to the group testing out their durability with normal attacks to save AP and MP. \n\nAP: 110 -95\n\nStrength: 83\n\nSpeed: 149"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The small Unversed began to twitch and dash, aiming to try and go for a slash on Twilight. The ice shards from her Blizzard spell would easily destroy 4 of the Unversed, with one diving underground in the shadow to dodge to avoid it. It came back up *Just* In time for the Explosion to hit it and defeat it as well. \n\nFor the ones attacking Xerx, they would surround him and try to attack at once from all sides. The spinning from his Applause would be more then enough to take all of them out in one swoop and clearing Round 1."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "TS!Twilight would take notice of the 5 Chrono Twisters and saw two of them casting Stop. Twilight tried to dodge the incoming spell by doing a Cartwheel to the right of the Chrono Twister that was casting spell, before she used Thunder Surge to clash with the Chrono Twister attempting to smack her with its body.\n\nCartwheel: 13 × (1 + 1.5) = 32.5\nThunder Surge: 28 × (3 + 1.5) = 126\n\nAP: 95% -65%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "The first think Xerx caught with the new enemies and something he caught onto last round: these were unversed yet, there didn't seem to be an evil woman in control of them, but maybe she was behind the scenes pulling the strings? It was something he'd have to ask later on as for now the clunky and slow enemy attempted to engage the two. Having never seen \"Stop\" It was interesting to see the unverse trying to combo magic skills in conjunction in order to overwhelm a target, but with it being round 2 things were still only just getting started. Not even needing to use a speed technique or at least not a fully intended speed technique, Xerx was probably able to dodge the attacks and counter with a fire dash in attempt to blitz the Chrono Twisters and crash into them with a flaming charge before using regular attacks to hopefully deal with any stragglers unless these guys were more bulky than the last, but he'd wager he'd at least take out one in the worse case scenario. \n\nSpeed: 122\n\nStrength normal: 45\n\nFire Dash: 68\n\nAP: 95 -85"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of then saw the same two Chrono Twisters that tried to use Stop yet again, as Twilight activated Phase Two and used Cartwheel to try and dodge yet again. After she stopped moving from using Cartwheel, Twilight took aim and tried fire off a Magic Pulse into all three Chrono Twisters that targeted her and Xerx to buy her ally some time to either help out of to escape.\n\n**Phase Two: 4 Turns Left.**\nCartwheel: 13 × 2 × (1 + 1.5) = 65\nPulse Bomb: 28 × 2 × (3 + 5) = 448\n\nAP: 65% -85% -35%\nMP: 105% -125%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "With only three left, victory seemed practically assured, but the three would probably out up a fight and they did to some degree. It was moreso an attempt as twilight's skill was on display as we dodged with little effort and after cartwheeling away, immediately she'd fire off towards the three. With the explosion going off whether all three would be taken out would be soon revealed, but not wanting to take chances, Xerx would cast Aero in an attempt to give himself some level of protection while also dishing out damage.\n\nAero: 95\n\nMP: 100 -85"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Pulse Bomb was more than enough to take out the remaining few Chrono Twisters and the Aero protecting Xerx from the majority of the attack, signaling the end of Round 2. The audience started to cheer more at the new people, not many make it this far in the Colosseum.\n\nRound 3 would begin as soon as the second round ended. However, this thing was something far different. It wasn't an Unversed in the slightest having a different feel to them. The numbered in a group of three and moved in an erratic odd manner. 2 of the new monsters would phase into the very shadows on the ground itself to approach the duo. The final one would jump in the air, trying to slash at Xerx from the air in an X shaped frenzy attack. \n\n`Jump Attack: 133`"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would look at the new monsters before noticing they can move on the ground but inside of the ground like a shadowy figure. She ran towards the two morphed into the ground and did a Cartwheel to try and get behind them while they were still in a flat shape. Once she got behind the two creatures, She aimed carefully and once they go back to a normal state, Twilight casted Blizzard behind them to try and damage or defeat them.\n\nCartwheel: 13 x 2 x (1 + 1.5) = 65\nBlizzard: 28 x 2 x (3 + 1.5) = 252\n\nAP: 35% -25%\nMP: 125% -110%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "With his aero somewhat still going given round 3 began so abruptly, the first heartless that appeared and attacked at Xerx would be met with the aero before it shortly then dispersed into the air around them. Heartless and unversed here?! Just what kind of arena was this? But before he could really think about it, the blizzard caught his attention with the three heartless now pretty much standing.. Twitching? Next to each other as the blizzard hit, Xerx himself would attempt to slap the three with a horizontal slash from his frolic flame where if successful and assuming the heartless went down, he'd jig over to his partner having seen her use up a lot of energy. \n\n\"How are you holding up? Need me to step up?\"\n\nHe asked as he had the energy to spare and if really needed he had an item or two that'd help him and maybe even twilight if he eventually offered her an elixir.\n\nAero: 95\n\nStrength: 45"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of course have a brief window of time to consume a Hi-Potion to restore some of her AP. This would however allow the Soldier that was kicking to connect, making her slide back a bit. However Twilight quickly took note of the one using its claws and tried to dodge with a Cartwheel, before using Blizzard to retaliate back at the Soldier that used its claw to attack her.\n\n\nPhase Two Turns Left: 2\n\nCartwheel: 65\nBlizzard: 252\n\nAP: 65%\nMP: 95%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "With Twilight answering Xerx's question by quietly consuming a hi-potion, he'd turn his attention to the incoming three heartless. One even attempted to close in to kick Xerx's in the face as the other two went after twilight who was kicked at the same time the other soldier kicked at Xerx. However, Xerx would seemingly disappear only to reappear around Twilight's side in an attempt to hit the two immediate soldiers, flashing in-between them and the third to potentially save twilight from taking a hit as well as taking all three out with time splicer.\n\nSpeed: 81\n\nStrength: 150"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Soldier's kixk connected with Twilight, giving the Heartless time to rebound and land back on the ground. The claws of the 2nd Heartless barely missed its mark, leaving it open to the countershot of ice shards and defeating it. \n\nThe other 2 Soldiers went in to try and kick Twilight again but were cut down by Xerx's Time Splicer. The crowd cheered at the duo clearing round 4 and tossed them both a Hi Potion from the stands. It grew silent now as round 5 was shortly going to begin."
},
{
"author": "Squall 'Leon' Leonhart",
"message": "\"So... We meet again Twilight.\" A familiar voice could be heard as the boss of Round 5 showed up: Squall Leonhart. \"I wonder if you have gotten stronger since we last saw you.\""
},
{
"author": "Yuffie Kisaragi",
"message": "\"Heyy! It's been awhile Twilight!\" The second part of the boss fight would arrive on the stage next, in a cloud of smoke: the Kunoichi Yuffie! \"And I don't see that other girl with you, who's the new guy?\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of been happy to see the two of them again after so many years. \"Hello! Seems like the other girl had other plans! But anyway...\" Her eyes shine brightly and glowed a slight bit. Her Phase Two state disappeared but that didn't make her flinch as Twilight began to close her eyes. Her hair began to flow upwards as high as it can. \"Let's see how far we can go in this match!\" Twilight called while her hair was remaining afloat."
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Xerx was caught off guard to see actual people here as after all the heartless he figured this place just had some means to attract the heartless to the arena itself meaning he figured all rounds would be against them, but now there were humans or so what appeared to be human who even questioned his appearance.\n\n\"Now I can see why you said teamwork would be beneficial. Names Xerx, it's a honor to meet you two. Shall we begin?\""
},
{
"author": "Yuffie Kisaragi",
"message": "\"Yeah, I have a feeling that I can't play around like I did before. Oh and the name's Kisaragi Yuffie, nice to meet you Xerx.\" Yuffie would say with a small bow and take out her weapon of choice: shuriken."
},
{
"author": "Squall 'Leon' Leonhart",
"message": "\"I guess I won't be able to either... It seems like we're up against a Keyblade user.\" Squall added and pointed his Gunblade at Xerx. \"And name's Leon. Ready when you two are.\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight all of a sudden began to glow a bit brighter as her keyblade encountered the same glow. Her eyes became purely white before suddenly she began to transform. Her hair grew a bit taller before her humanoid ears changed to pony-like ears. White light particles swarm her back as a pair of wings shoots out from the light. She even gained a tail like her hairstyle does also. After a bit the brightness returned to normal before Twilight's eyes returned to normal.\n\n\"Its time to prove myself... Here we go... HAAAA!!!\"\n\nTwilight spun her Keyblade around before firing off a Blizzard straight for Yuffie as it glowed brighter than normal. This was due to the form Twilight was in as it made her magic extremely more potent.\n\n**Rainbow Power Active: +25% MP, +15% AP, ×6 Magic, ×4 To Attack, Defense, and Speed.**\nRainbow Power Turns Left: 9\n\nBlizzard: 28 × 6 × (3 + 1.5) = 756\n\nAP: 65% -85%\nMP: 95% -115% -100%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Honestly both Yuffie and Squall looked capable; Squall looked to be more strength and defensively built while Yuffie's frame and build suggested a more lightweight agile fighter and with her weapon being a shuriken she was most likely quick on her feet to keep distance which probably meant Squall would be her shield and apply pressure. Xerx himself was mostly a quick agile fighter with magical capabilities just not many spells to his name. His strength was his second best stat but overall he wasn't a big hitter without the set up. With Twilight dashing towards Yuffie, Xerx figured it'd be better to deal with her first before turning their attention towards Squall and almost went at her until noticing the power surge from Twilight only for the female to then cast a massive blizzard that could probably rival that of Master Aria.. If she was still around, but needless to say it was impressive and probably meant she could deal with Yuffie by herself, unless Xerx's speed and agility were needed to catch Yuffie. This meant Xerx had to fight Squall and admittedly, in a one on one Xerx didn't think he'd be able to hit as hard as Squall could, but hopefully the gunblade slinger was slow enough for Xerx to run circles around, but with the match starting, Xerx sprung into action. Vanishing from where he stood Xerx would appear to the right of Squall with a unique glow of his own as he activated both his form and key blade ability, one he hadn't used before. Immediately a strike would come towards Squall before another and another as Xerx popped in and out of view via time splicer. \n\nStrength: 363\n\nSpeed: 178\n\nAP: 95 -55\n\nSonic arts: 5 -4\n\nPhase 2: 5 -4"
},
{
"author": "Yuffie Kisaragi",
"message": "\"I'm counting on it Twilight-\" \n\nYuffie would say and get ready to start moving when she saw Twilight change form, into something that she never saw before. She was a sitting duck for the oncoming ice Shards until Leon got in front of her, blocking the Blizzard for her with the broad end of his Gunblade."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight focused on the shuriken and used a Cartwheel to dodge it quickly. Afterwards she smiled before rushing in before Twilight stopped halfway through the dash and fired off a Pulse Bomb attack at her opponent.\n\nCartwheel: 13 x 4 x (1 + 1.5) = 130\nPulse Bomb: 28 x 6 x (3 + 5) = 1344\n\nRainbow Power Turns Left: 8\n\nAP: 85% -30%\nMP: 100%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Time stood still for a moment as Squall's strength was fucking ridiculous and up to this point he was probably the strongest person he had yet met. Immediately, Xerx noped the fuck out of there or so would attempt to with a fire dash, where was he aiming? Well with Twilight unleashing her attack, Xerx would attempt to \"Follow up\" After it's explosion (unless Squall's attack would be attempted before then in which case Xerx would just attempt to dodge early but would cast Aero instead to hopefully give himself a minor speed boost from the guest of wind). In any case, Xerx was attempting to avoid Squall and instead focus on taking Yuffie out first since at the moment, Twilight was honestly their only hope of winning and with her power in display it was only a matter of time before it ran out thus the sooner Yuffie was dealt with the better.\n\nSpeed if combo into pulse bomb: 267\n\nSpeed if dodge via Aero: 356\n\nStrength of fire dash: 116\n\nAP: 55 +20% (forgot phase 2 reserve buffs) 75 -65 (if fire dash is successful)/ 75 otherwise\n\nMP: 85 -70\n\nPhase 2: 4 ->3\n\nSonic arts: 4 -3"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of used her Hi-Potion to restore some of her power to which afterwards she had seen the giant shuriken heading her way. Twilight smiled before cartwheeling away once more and moments after she stood on her feet Twilight began activating her Keyblade's ability, which was Magic Boost. \"Take this!! This is the power of my training! BLIZZAAARD!!\" She yelled as she made her keyblade turn pure blue as Twilight fired a blast of ice shards towards Yuffie with all her strength to try and knock her out the arena or defeat her.\n\n**Hi Potion Consumed: +50% AP**\n**Keyblade Ability 1 - Magic Boost Active: +20% Magic**\nCartwheel: 130\n\n\nRainbow Power Turns Left: 7\nMagic Boost Turns Left: 4\n\nAP: 30% -80% -70%\nMP: 100% -85%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Squall had more then a good point about turning ones back to an opponent, but it was also true that in a direct one on one squall easily had the upper hand in terms of strength most likely being able to knock Xerx out in a singular hit thus the immediate next best plan, in Xerx's mind, was to double Yuffie and attempt to knock her out so In the case Xerx did fall it'd still be a one v one between Squall and Twilight. Poof, again Xerx would attempt speed away from the area of nerfed death or rather the fire.Blast firaga as it too would smack Xerx into another deep slumber. With a burst of speed Xerx would seemingly poof, but in reality he had used a combo of dodge slash to well dodge the slash obviously, but he'd combo it into a slapshot in attempt to knock Yuffie out with the main force coming from Twilight.\n\nSpeed: 356\n\nStrength: 165\n\nAP: 70 -50\n\nPhase 2: 4 -3\n\nSonic arts: 4 -3"
},
{
"author": "Yuffie Kisaragi",
"message": "Yuffie's Shuriken collided with the Blizzard, weakening the shards to an extent that would come into contact with her. She had to crossed her arms to guard herself against some of the ice shards. The kunoichi would then be struck by the Slapshot, not thinking Xerx would attack her again and knock her out. As she went down, she would toss a Shuriken at Leon and fall unconscious. \n\n\"S-Sorry Leon...\"\n\n`Clear Tranquil: +40% AP`"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight gritted her teeth before she closed her eyes and opened them as a white aura formed around the winged girl. This would of been Phase Two and Second Form to add on top of her crazy capabilities. Twilight aimed at Leon as quick as she could before her eyes went blank but glowed white. \"METEOR... SHOWER...\" Twilight's keyblade had a big orb with a fiery aura of red around it. \"FIIIIRREEE!!\" She roared at Leon before firing her strongest Meteor Shower ability at Leon yet. But there was another thing powering up, as when Second Form kicked in its own ability activated. That power was Light Within to slightly power up the Meteor Shower.\n\n**Phase Two Active: x1.5 all stats.**\n**Second Form Active: x5 all stats.**\n**Second Form's Ability Within Light Active: +5% magic and speed.**\n\nRainbow Power Turns Left: 6\nMagic Boost Turns Left: 3\nPhase Two Turns Left: 4\n\nMeteor Shower: 28 + 20% x 12.5 = 437.5 x (3 + 5) = 3360"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "If not for death looming in everyone of Squall's attacks Xerx would genuinely be awestruck watching Twilight in action as she probed herself to be quite formidable. Not .Dishonor the opponent, Xerx had caught Yuffie to respectfully set her down while praying to the gods neither the firaga nor rough divide would've been coming towards him which if so he'd promptly try to avoid, but if Twilight's attack and Squall's attack canceled each other out that'd be perfect. \n\n\"Twilight, hop on my back, I'll be our legs, you be the cannon.\"\n\nWhether Twilight would agree with the plan was unknown and objectively fight aside they were somewhat still strangers and as such maybe piggybacking her was a bit uncomfortable, which would be a fair assessment to which Xerx would respect, but if allowed, the two would unite Xerx's speed with Twilight's power, but Xerx was nearly done with his boosts so they had to make the next few turns count."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight with her glowing eyes saw there was no time at all to do a combined attack assault. \"There's no time Xerx!\" She quickly said as Twilight quickly used her final Hi Potion consumption to restore herself a bit. Twilight then used the brief chance she has left to rush at Leon with an Explosion to try and knock Leon backwards yet again. Whether or not the attack succeeded she yelled at Xerx again. \"NOW! ATTACK HIM!\" Twilight would of used Blizzard against Leon with hopefully a assist from Xerx to keep the offensive pressure up.\n\nHi-Potion Used: +50% AP\n\nRainbow Power Turns Left: 5\nMagic Boost Turns Left: 2\nPhase Two Turns Left: 3\n\nExplosion: 2843\nBlizzard: 28 + 20% x 12.5 = 437.5 x (3 + 1.5) = 1968\n\n\nMP: 85% -70%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Unlike twilight, Xerx was honestly in a losing battle as with his current strength he was more if a liability than actually any good for assistance given both Squall's/Leon's defense and strength. Sure Xerx had him beat in speed, but speed could only do so much and as such Xerx used his hi-potion before unleashing his own hopeful combo that wouldn't do so much damage, but hopefully it'd keep their opponent in place long enough fo both the explosion and blizzard. Dodge slash, in an attempt to dodge, Xerx would preform a dodge slash to hopefully avoid the first attack, but he'd then try to unleash his own combo. Starting with a quick Aero and slapshot that probably wouldn't do any damage own their own, but it was meant to grab Squall's/Leon's attention while attempting to do some damage, but this action would combo into Xerx disappearing and like earlier he'd preform Time splicer where at the end, he'd try to finish everything off with an ariel impulse by using his acrobatic ability to set it up where if successful; Xerx would use up a lot if energy for a semi respectable attack, but again he was definitely the weakest one standing. \n\nSpeed: 356\n\nStrength combo: 594 if all connect"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "~~Oops, forgot to put MP lmao~~"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight saw the Fira incoming and looked at all the possibilities of a way to get out of this situation, but due to over analyzing the incoming attack she was hit hard, suffering a bit of burnt skin and her clothes being a bit charred. \"Tck... I am not going down like the previous time!! I can surpass this match and move on!!\" Twilight slowly got on her feet and gripped her Keyblade tightly. She knew this power in her was gonna run out eventually, so Twilight had one major idea but only as a last ditch effort to knock out Leon if he did something crazy. With Twilight up on her feet, she sipped a Potion to restore her energy, and rushed at Leon but stopped her feet halfway through the dash and aimed carefully before using Pulse Bomb to try blast Leon away. After the attack was finished, Twilight began to breath hard due to the amount of drain her body was taking. \"Shoot... At this rate...!\" Twilight shook her head from side to side and kept her Keyblade held up strongly despite having a bit of blurry vision.\n\nPotion Consumed: +30% AP\n\nRainbow Power Turns Left: 4\nMagic Boost Turns Left: 1\nPhase Two Turns Left: 2\n\nPulse Bomb: 3360\n\n\nMP: 70%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "With his energy spent, Xerx could attempt to dodge, but if he moved now, Squall would just turn his sights on Twilight's attacks and thus with whatever remaining strength he could muster, Xerx would try his best to tank Squall's hit, but easily be knocked away with little effort making it questionable whether Xerx was still conscious or not especially as he laid on the ground unmoving for some time, though thankfully he wouldn't he dead."
},
{
"author": "Squall 'Leon' Leonhart",
"message": "Leon shot the Fira and saw his attack land on her, half expecting her to have tried to block it with Bizzard or the sort. He watched as she got up on two feet and prepared for her dash, aiming to meet her halfway with a downwards slash. What he didn't expect was for her to suddenly stop and begin to pelt him with the series of magic energy spheres. He ended up getting sent back flying towards the opposite side of the Colosseum and falling flat on his face and dropping his weapon. \n\nLeon slowly moved a hand and reached for his sword, shakily getting back up and using the Gunblade as a crutch. \n\n\"Heh, you really did get strong-\"\n\nHe would say and fall to the ground defeated."
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"Well would you look at that folks! It looks like returning rookie and the newbie have managed to defeat Yuffie and Leon! Will they be able to make it all the way to Round 10!\" \n\nThe audience was cheering loudly for the both of them, tossing them flowers and the like into the arena."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight reverted to her base state, before lifting her Keyblade into the air as it shined brightly. Though weakened, she was standing strong and caught her breath for a moment.\n\n\"I didn't get strong on my own, me and six friends helped me along the way through the hard times and tough trials of my journey! Even new friends helped me throughout my struggles whenever i first met them!\"\n\nShe told the crowd as a small speech as Twilight put her Keyblade to the side of her while holding it before bowing to the crowd. After she got up, she took the time to drink a potion before Round 6 started to use as a somewhat refresher to keep herself from fainting.\n\n**Potion Consumed: +30% AP**\nAP: 30% -60%\nMP: 70%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Xerx had managed to hold on and keep himself from passing out, but as he laid there in that moment with a \"Damn\" Look on his face, he could still hear the action going on, but with the cheering and announcement of \"Their\" Victory, as he sat up the elixir would bonk him in the face, but thankfully It too wouldnt kill him but that said, he'd quickly down the elixir to feel all of his strength return to which he'd pick himself up feeling somewhat different, but he wouldn't know how to explain it. It was like a power hidden there waiting to be called upon, but for now Xerx picked himself up and trotted over to his partner.\n\n\"Sorry about that last attack.. There wasn't much I could do.\"\n\nHe spoke in a somber way truly ashamed that he had to out everything on her shoulders in the end in which could've caused their defeat, but with round 6 starting soon and still 4 more rounds afterward, just how much stronger would enemies get or were rounds 5 and 10 special for the match ups themselves? Soon the duo would find out. \n\nElixir consumed: AP and MP +100%"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "Leon and Yuffie were both taken out of the arena and round 6 would soon begin. What the duo would now see before them were 3 Large Body Heartless, arriving through the portals heartless used so much. One wasted no time and began to run, charging at Twilight with a dash to try and bulldoze her over with it's immense size. The other two held off for now, seeing how the first one would be dealt with before heading into battle themself. \n\n`Rush: 135`"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of seen the Large Body Heartless come out of the portal and noticed the first one rush at her at its maximum speed. She would try to block the attack with a Barrier 2 defensive measure, before firing a Magic Pulse at the Large Body that came after her.\n\nBarrier 2: 28 x (3 + 2.5) = 154\nMagic Pulse: 28 x (3 + 1.5) = 126\n\nAP: 60% -25%\nMP: 70%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "As the fight with Yuffie and squall proved; speed was viable, but only if one had the strength to back it up. That said, these heartless were definitely not as strong nor as fast as the previous opponents and as such Xerx wouldn't have to be as reserved, but with Twilight attacking the one who charged her, with it's target identified and assuming it's leave Xerx alone, Xerx would capitalize on it's tunnel vision. Now being behind or beside the beast and having some knowledge of them, Xerx knew magic and non direct attacks say to the back of side would be effective which is why he'd attack from behind with a lunging attack followed by quick upper cutting motion followed by a twist of his wrist to swiftly bring the key blade back down to deliver a simple 3-hit combo. \n\n\n\nSpeed: 178"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of saw the incoming Body Slam attack before using Barrier to try and minimize damage, but it made her slide backwards as she resorted to drinking the Elixir she had to fully recover from the past battles however with the markings not changing from the fifth round. With a huff of exhaling, Twilight activated Phase Two once again before using a Cartwheel to get behind the Large Body attacking her, and shoot a Blizzard spell at its back.\n\n**Elixir Consumed: AP And MP Restored**\n**Phase Two Turns Left: 4**\n\nBlizzard: 28 x 2 x (3 + 1.5) = 252\n\nAP: 25% -0% -120\nMP: 70% -115% -100%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "One thing Xerx was thankful for was the slower movements of the current heartless, they were an honest breather after round 5, but it wasn't wise to grow complacent as the heartless too could get stronger, and there were many forms they could take on. However for the moment after the last fight, things were relaxing. With the large body closing in and the other going after twilight, it had essentially become two 1v1's. Swerving around the large body with surprising grace, something people wouldn't immediately guess of Xerx as not only was he fast; he was Acrobatic as well. On his way he'd preform fire dash to soften up the enemy by burning it's sides as Xerx swerved around him where he'd then attack into the target with a quick 3-hit combo.\n\nSpeed: 135\n\nFire dash (magic): 76\n\nCombo: 30 per hit 90 all together\n\nFull combo damage: 106-166 \n\nAP: 110% ->100%"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Large Body slammed into the ground, knocking Twilight away despite the barrier in place. It took some time for the Heartless to get back up, giving Twilight ample time to get behind the large creature and blasting it in the back with the Blizzard, defeating it in one blow. For the one Xerx was dealing with, the Large Body swung its arms and missed its mark. It looked around for Xerx and felt him before it could see him, being defeated by the Fire Dash and 3 hit combo and signaling the end of Round 6!\n\nRound 7 started up not too long after. 5 Emerald Blues spawned in through the darkness with a plan in mind. Air began to spin around the Heartless and kick up a small tornado around them, of which they then launched a powerful blast of wind at both Twilight and Xerx for a mighty team concert attack!\n\n`Team Aerora: 2,100`"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of seen the five Emerald Blues and saw them kick up wind. Not taking any sort of chance of holding back, Twilight activated Rainbow Power once more as well as Second Form. The return of winged girl then aimed her Keyblade at the Emerald Blues before sending a Meteor Shower at the blast of wind and the five Emerald Blues with all her strength.\n\n**Rainbow Power Turns Left: 9**\n**Phase Form Turns Left: 3**\n\nMeteor Shower: 28 x 12.5 x (3 + 5) = 2,800\n\n\nMP: 135%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "When it came to magic similar to strength, Xerx was a bit out classed, but seeing twilight activate her powers again she once again proved how clutch she was, but rather than ogle, Xerx jumped high into the air to move out of the way of the two clashing magical forces but if Twilight's attack would power through hopefully it'd leave the heartless vulnerable if not outright slap them into the next round\n\nSpeed: 297\n\nAP: 100% -65%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of continued to keep her fighting power up as her next opponent went for a rushing charge. Deciding to lower her power a bit by deactivating Second Form, she too rushed at the Winterhorn to use Thunder Surge in order to clash with it or overpower the deer Heartless much like last round.\n\n**Second Form Deactivated**\n**Rainbow Power Turns Left: 8**\n**Phase Two Turns Left: 2**\n\nThunder Surge: 28 x 7.5 x (3 + 1.5) = 945\n\nAP: 100% -90%\nMP: 135%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Being in the air, the only place to go was down and with the new round starting off with two deer like heartless appearing with one firing ice up at Xerx, he'd attempt to counter via an aero boosted fire dash turning his body into a falling meteor of some destruction. With his flames and speed increased by the aero, Xerx would rocket down towards the heartless in an attempt to hit it hard if not take it out in one go.\n\nFire dash boosted strength: 209\n\nFire dash speed: 243\n\nRegular attack: 30\n\nAP: 65% -55%\n\nMP: 100% -85%"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The first Winterhorn charged true right into Twilight... And be stopped in it's tracks by the Thunder Surge and overpowered. It went crashing away from the girl a couple of feet before disappearing. As for Xerx, the Winterhorn didn't move as the fireball came crashing down. It's Blizarra did weaken the impact but not enough for it to survive the attack and the follow up slap. \n\nThe crowd as in full uproar, only ever seeing 1 person make it this far before and the duo weren't even from Thebes. Round 9 soon began and 2 more Heartless appeared in the air: 2 Aeroplanes. They soared high up in the air and began to rain down machine gun fire or magic down at the duo trying to take them out at a distance. \n\n`Machinegun Strafe: 1,200`"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight saw the Aeroplanes come towards the duo from above. Twilight would of used another Barrier defensive measure to try and block most of the damage, but still was sliding backwards. Once the firing stopped she fired a Blizzard spell straight into both Aeroplane Heartless with icy crystal shards.\n\n**Rainbow Power Turns Left: 7**\n**Phase Two Turns Left: 1**\n\nBarrier 2: 945\nBlizzard: 945\n\nAP: 90% -65%\nMP: 135% -120%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Air enemies were Interesting, especially the designs of these heartless, would Xerx be able to keep up with his acrobatics? With the enemies coming in for an air strafe, Xerx watched as Twilight put up a barrier and hoped it'd hold out while he quickly used his hi-potion, reserving his elixir for either the next round for another time. With his energy back, and assuming the barrier held out, Xerx would take into the sky via high jump to follow up on Twilight's icy blast, aiming for the nearest one, unless both had been defeated, Xerx would preform a series of acrobatic combos, hitting the one with a quick 3-hit combo and if the other was close enough and still up, he'd attempt to his it with a finishing plus sending it flying towards the ground if successful. \n\nSpeed: 162\n\nNormal attacks: 30 per hit. 90 successful combo.\n\nFinishing plus: 75\n\nAP: 55 -105 -85"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Aeroplanes soared back up into the air, seeing their Machine Gun fire being stopped by the barrier Twilight created. Both planes went their opposite directions to regroup. One of the Heartless' wings were clipped by the Blizzard and went into a tailspin, crashing into the ground. The second evaded the Blizzard completely and went to go for another round of firing, but was caught off guard by Xerx's high jump and barrage of hits. It soon crashed into the ground as well being defeated and signaling the end of Round 9."
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"Can ya believe it folks! These two managed to make it to Round 10! Do they have what it takes to take down. The final boss and win the championship!?\" \n\nPhil announced and the spectators cheered loudly for the two, throwing things into the stands."
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "Round 10 began with the sound of a gong and with that gong, the arena turned pitch black. The very light in the arena vanished in an instant. Darkness pooled from into the center of the Colosseum and began to take a ghastly shape. A malovent dark shadow rose, easily eclipsing both Xerx and Twilight in size and stared down at the both of them without a word."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of deactivated Phase Two and had seen the gigantic dark creature appear which made her legs shake in a bit of nervousness. But then she got her grip together as Twilight knew this was the last round. She couldn't let Yuffie and Lion down after proving herself to them in round 5, so Twilight analyzed the monster with her eyes and exhaled. Running at the giant Heartless as her eyes kept analyzing it, Twilight would of jumped as high as she could as the girl used an Explosion on the heart-shaped hole in the Heartless's chest to not only damage it but to propel herself to the giant's head and finished off her combo with a Blizzard spell to damage the head of the beast before finally dropping to the ground after the assault.\n\n**Rainbow Power Turns Left: 6**\n\nExplosion: 924\nBlizzard: 756\n\nAP: 65% -40%\nMP: 120% -105%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Final round. Xerx too was impressed and surprised; this was beyond anything he had seen before, and with it being the final round this thing would half to be around Squall's and Yuffie's level if not greater. Twilight was the first to act unsurprising as she was more than likely the reason for the duo's success and had been the power house, but Xerx couldn't just sit back and as shown he had tried his best. \n\n\"Can't let her do it all herself.\" \n\nHe commented to himself as the feeling from earlier returned to him. Was it confidence? Bravery? Stupidity? It was fear and confidence, hope and despair, a balance of light and dark that forced Xerx to make a decision: surpass his limits here and now or \"Die\" And end in failure. Sure there was some slack given and the stakes weren't world altering, but it was a milestone not only for himself but his new ally; Twilight. The two together would be going through this thus Xerx would out it all on the line. Around his body a light would reflect off of his black coat? No, a grey hue emitted from Xerx himself: Second form (D). However, this wasn't all as he'd conjoin it with second phase as well as Sonic arts and prepare to go all out against the massive mass of maddening darkness. He felt cold, almost freezing, but in his face presented a smile that felt alive?\n\nImagine standing atop a mountain's peak looking out into the vastness while the wind and temperatures clung to your skin; not entirely uncomfortable, but forcing you to move, yet it's still within your power to do so; a fresh open chilling discovery full of inspiration to jump at life with arms wide. Xerx would vanish from where he was only appearing around the massive beast attacking into it with first an opening of time splicer that would combo into an aerial impulse with Xerx's acrobatiiseeming second nature with how well he could fight in the air. Admittedly he was being very reckless, but this was the wrong to go all out and he had two items that's essentially allow him to do this combo over and over again if he chose, but again there was a lot more. Being launched by the aerial impulse; Xerx would fire Dash into the heartless to unleash a 3 hit combo that would lead into his next two moves: a quick slap shot to the face before a string overhand finishing plus to finish off his devastating combo rendering Xerx with no more AP unless he'd use one of his two elixirs, but he'd wait to see what damage he and Twilight were able to do. \n\nStrength full combo: 2100\n\nSpeed: 932\n\nAP: 85 -95 -0\n\n\nBgm:"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of been hit into the ground and the shockwave zapped her a bunch. She was able to get up but ultimately looked worse for wear as her clothing was slight torn in some places while other sections of her outfit were just dirty from the dust. She drank an Elixir to fully recover from such an impact, but her clothes were still torn and dirty. \"I guess I have no choice in the matter... If I don't do it it may be the end of the round easily..!\" Twilight while in Rainbow Power also activated Phase Two coupled by Second Form to fully maximize her power output. She aimed her Keyblade with one hand on it and decided to go all out like Xerx did. Twilight fired a Meteor Shower at Darkside to try and get its attention to stop it from attacking her ally. Afterwards she leaped into the air and fired a Pulse Bomb into the Heartless's head to continue her assault as to try and push the giant beast back more. Twilight continued her assault by shooting another Blizzard at the beast's legs to try and hopefully make it fall down. Lastly, she jumped over darkside's head and used Ragnarok to clobber it's head to a pulp. Once her attack ended Twilight slid backwards on her feet and stopped on time.\n\n**Rainbow Power Turns Left: 5**\n**Phase Two Turns Left: 4**\n\nMeteor Shower: 2,800\nPulse Bomb: 2,800\nBlizzard: 1,575\nRagnarok: 2,800\n\nTotal Damage If Successful: 9,975\n\n**Elixir Consumed: AP and MP restored**\n\n\nMP: 105% -165% -150%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "While falling, Xerx quickly used one of his two elixirs while mostly unaware of what Twilight was doing, instead he saw the missive fist coming towards him; would Twilight's attack be enough to save Xerx? Whether it did or not as if all staged: Xerx would vanish from where he was, teleport, he'd appear behind the massive creature and almost as if to pay honor to Twilight's magical prowess the air around Xerx surged with heat with him using an aero boosted fire dash taking off like a like a meteor himself where he'd crash into the being, but to finish his combo, with a thunder surge slamming into the beast before Xerx finally landed in preparation for whatever happened next.\n\nTeleport: 2220\n\nFire dash (speed): 2422\n\nFire dash (magic): 1356\n\nThunder surge: 1356\n\nAP: 0 ->120 -55\n\nMP: 85 -70\n\nSonic arts: 4 ->3\n\nSecond phase: 4-3"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of been hit extremely hard by the Dark Punch as she hits the ground so hard she would of coughed upon impact. She drank a Potion as quickly as the girl could and huffed hard. Twilight was starting to get exhausted and on top of this she got inflicted with blindness and looked around and saw nothing but pitch black and nothing else.\n\n\"Great... I totally didn't realize this now! Okay Twilight... Just think of something... Wait... That's it! If I can't find that beast without my vision...\"\n\nTwilight's hair slightly floated as she began sensing where the giant beast of darkness was at, although she also had sensed three smaller dark energies with Darkside now. While the Shadows were busy with Xerx, she ran after Darkside due to her sensing ability and jumped into the air. She had to finish this here and now even if it means she loses the final round. She aimed at Darkside before shooting a Pulse Bomb at it again with another Blizzard blast on the giant beasts body. Lastly as a finish to her combo Twilight would strike with a Explosion attack into Darkside's chest area. After she landed hard on the ground, Twilight gasped as her Second Form ultimately was forced to deactivate on her due to using so much energy to keep up with the final round battle.\n\n**Potion Consumed: +30% AP**\n\n**Rainbow Power Turns Left: 4**\n**Phase Two Turns Left: 3**\n\nPulse Bomb: 2,800\nBlizzard: 1,575\nExplosion: 1,925\n\nTotal Damage If Successful: 6,300\n\n\nMP: 150% -135%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "With the massive creature falling Xerx wouldn't want anything to do with the ground be thus doubled high into the air.. A high jump :'D, which allowed him to avoid the shadows (unless they tried to jump after him) and the dark shock wave. He needed to hold on to some energy as after his cool down, he'd be able to unleash his own final attack assuming the heartless still go down even after Twilight's grand display of attacks that still hit impressively making him thankful he wasn't on her bad side. \n\nHigh jump: 1211\n\nAP: 55 -40\n\nSecond phase: 4 -3\n\nSonic arts: 4 -3\n\nLight and dark: 4 -3"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "Darkside slowly rose back up to its feet, recovering from the force of the previous blows that knocked it over. It's glowing eyes stared at Twilight as she jumped, surprised to see her moving so quickly despite having her eyes closed. It raised its forearm to defend against the Magic Spheres and damaging it in the process. The following Blizzard and Explosion were able to land and put the Darkside on it's last legs, falling down to one knee. Closing its hand into a fist once more, the Heartless decided to land its final attack. It punched into the ground hard, phasing its arm into a dark portal and pulled out a sphere of glowing purple darkness. Forcing itself back up to its feet, the dark magic ball would go flying high into the air and breaking down into falling dark bullets, threatening to hit everyone in the area even the Shadows that were just vibing about now that everyone was out of their range. \n\n`Dark Sphere: 5,796`"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight felt a flurry of dark bullets hitting her rapidly that damaged her continuously. It even caused the winged girl to slowly get pushed downward onto the ground like gravity was multiplying endless just by how heavy the dark bullets were hitting and how much damage Twilight endured up until now. Would this be the end of her second attempt...? Would all her training be for nothing against the final round...? Twilight then heard her name albeit faintly, but knew who that voice was.\n\n\"S-Sunset...?! I... I c-can't... N-no... I... WON'T... GIVE IN!!\"\n\nThat's when deep within Twilight's heart her willpower to never give up made her slowly get up with the dark bullets still pelting her. She used her last healing item available, being a normal Potion, to restore a bit of her strength before roaring at Darkside loudly as a rainbow aura engulfed her. This was her form's extra ability and she also reactivated Second Form to make this last attack of hers come. She began to dash at Darkside despite the bullets hurting her still. She then did a final Explosion attack but it wasn't white, but more icy blue like as she used Blizzard to add more damage as a last ditch effort. However after that she slid backwards heavily on the ground unable to more, but Twilight was still conscious though barely while a icy display of magic damage was hopefully hitting Darkside.\n\n**Potion Consumed: +30% AP**\n\n**Rainbow Power's extra ability Full Power Rainbow Power activated: x6 magic is now x7 magic during the last three turns, but reduces Speed, Strength, and Defense from x4 to x3.**\n\n**Full Power Rainbow Power Turns Left: 3**\n**Phase Two Turns Left: 2**\n\nExplosion: 2,079\nBlizzard: 1,701\n\nTotal Damage If Hit: 3,780\n\n\nMP: 135% -120%"
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Well the raining darkness definitely didn't look good and as such, Xerx was on the immediate downward fall, but not without a final plan a final gamble. Closing the distance swiftly Xerx would attempt to slam into the heartless with an aerial impulse that would hopefully trigger a three his comb: impulse followed by 2 regular attacks that would end off with a 4th and finally hit being that of finishing plus before once again Xerx would be drained of everything unless he used his last Elixir; he'd land near Twilight and give her a confident grin and smile.\n\n\"No matter what happens, you kicked ass!\" \n\nHe'd congratulate her with her obviously being the mvp of the show with her magical capabilities exceeding anything he had seen in terms of magical ability. Would they be successful or would they fail after coming do far? Would Xerx use his last Elixir for one ultimate final assault? Depends on how things went. \n\nAerial impulse: 788\n\nRegular hits: 224 per. 448 max \n\nFinishing plus: 561 \n\nTotal damage: 1791\n\nAP: 40 -5\n\nSecond phase: 3 -2\n\nSonic arts: 3 -2\n\nLight and dark: 3 -2"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Darkside watched as the rain of Dark Spheres assaulted the duo, with no expression on it's face. It's giant hand began to glow with the Power of Darkness once more, ready to destroy the duo with another Dark Punch. Twilight was able to outspeed it however and the ice powered Explosion hit it hard. The Heartless would begin to tumble backwards and with the Arial Impulse would accelerate its fall and hit the ground on its back. It made a twitch with its hand but ultimately faded back into darkness, being defeated."
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"They actually did it... I-I mean of course they did! Let's hear it for your two new champs!\"\n\nPhil announced and the crowd went wild in cheers for adoration at the display and determination the two had, tossing roses and cards into the arena, being the loudest the Colosseum now has two new victors in a long time. The Satyr would walk down to the duo and go to present them both the Phil Cup trophy along with their base winnings. \n\n\"Oh that's reminds me! Since you cleared this cup you also get to choose this next reward. You both can only choose 1 of these however. So choose wisely.\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of gotten up slowly and took a long inhale and exhale. She looked at the crowd before weirdly looking at the sky.\n\n\"I know I heard her... But... Did she actually travel here too...?\"\n\nTwilight spoke to herself quietly before drawing herself back to Phil and listened to him saying about one final reward to pick wisely. Being slightly curious, she tilted her head.\n\n\"If I may ask about this next reward, what choices do we have for picking only one of them? I will gladly take what's to offer!\"\n\nTwilight smiled as she gave the same warm smile as always."
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Unbelievable, they had actually won? Sure it might have been a beginner's cup, but it definitely tested the two strangers and after fighting alongside twilight, a certain kind of battle bond was created. Walking over to his partner, he'd clap out a congratulations.\n\n\"I'd say Twilight gets first nab, she basically carried us to victory and pushed herself A LOT.\" \n\nHe'd say openly with a smile as he wasn't \"Hyping\" Her up but rather giving her the praise she deserved as without her, he wouldn't have made it past round 5 so yes, he believed she should have the first choice in the matter."
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"Since you guys beat Leon, Yuffie and that Darkside. You get these choices.\" \n\nPhil would whistle and some other Satyrs would bring out three treasure chests: All of which would pop open and revealing weapons that they could choose from.\n\n__Option 1:__\nManji Shuriken(Lv 2): A Shuriken used by the famed Materia Hunter Yuffie Kirasagi. Boosts high Speed and Strength\nSTR: x3\nDEF: x1.5\nMAG: x2\nSPD: x4\nSonic Arts\n\n__Option 2__\nGunblade(Lv. 3): A Hybrid of a Sword and Gun used by Squall Leonhart. Boosts High Strength and Defensive Power. \nSTR: x3.5\nDEF: x4.5\nMAG: x2.5\nSPD: x2\nAttack Haste\n\n__Option 3__:\nDark Reaper(Lv. 3): An Axe seeped in Darkness, made from the cloth as a Darkside. It's Maddening Darkness makes it unsuited for those who purely walk in the Light. \nSTR: x2.5\nDEF: x4\nMAG: x4\nSPD: x1.0\nDarkness Boost\nAllows the Use of the Dark Punch Ultimate! Stab the Axe into the ground to create a swirling pool of Darkness that spawns 2 Shadows"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of been taken aback by the three weapons she had to pick one from. The third option she felt had a great amount of darkness but also it felt like a great source of magic capacity in it.\n\n\"Well... As much as I like to use that axe for its magic use...\"\n\nTwilight summoned her Keyblade and stared at it and gave a smirk to it. She made it disappear shortly afterwards.\n\n\"I think Option One is my final choice if I think about my lacking speed! Combining speed with magic would be a good combination in my personal opinion! Plus taking a thing that that doesn't have Yuffie or Squall's ownership wouldnt be a great idea, heh heh!\"\n\nTwilight told Phil as she took the Manji Shuriken as her choice."
},
{
"author": "deotz5705",
"message": "Xerx was happy to see his new friend taking the shuriken and while a bit jealous as it definitely held the speedsters interest, he had already said for Twilight to pick first. \n\n\"Y'know I was thinking about the shuriken as well, but I think I have enough speed, option 2 is better suited for me given my lack of strength.\"\n\nHe was truly Happy for the both of them before taking the gunblade and cautiously feeling it out, almost stunned to actually be holding it as he recalled the fear of god Squall had put into him; Xerx wouldn't take this lightly and would want to honor his opponent."
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "Phil nodded as the two choose their weapons and the other Satyrs would go and return the weapons back to where they belonged. \n\n\"Well, glad you two finally made it to the top! Here I was thinking only Herc and some of the others were gonna past it! If you swing by later you can see some of other Cups we got in store, they're gonna be much tougher than this one here so keeping up training is key.\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight nodded politely about what Phil said. She had fun with the Phil Cup but Twilight knew for future cups she had to train harder than ever.\n\n\"Got it. I'll keep going for training and seeing how far the next cup will take me! Anywho, I got to investigate something here real quick so i will bid you farewell for a bit! Later Xerx! Later Phil!\"\n\nTwilight would of ran off to the exit and waved before she was no longer seeable from the beginning of the exit."
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"Alright, welcome to the Games! Today's competitor comes from a place called 'Twilight Town' wherever in all the realms that might be! Can she clear this by herself? Only time may tell! Let the first round begin!\" \n\nAnd with that, the crowd began to cheer as the first round began. Dark portals opened up and 3 Shadows appeared, looking around before settling their gaze on Xion and ready to fight."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Hold up. Just like that? Well... Whatever, I guess... May as well give this a try or whatever! These things don't look too bad. Kinda cute, really. But if they're here, they're probably a threat! So let's go, I guess! Here we GO!\" *She says in a perfect Mario imitation before rushing the closest one with a simple basic ground combo*\n\n`Strength: 11`"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "~~Sorry, been surprisingly busy yesterday helping people~~\n\nThe first Shadow went to leap at Xion, clashing it's claws with her Keyblade, but was soundly defeated. The other two took notice of the Keyblade Wielder and began to attack. The second Shadow would leap towards Xion and try and slash at her with her sharp claws while the third stood idly by for the moment. \n\n`Scratch: 67`"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Feeling like being hit by this thing would be bad, Xion throws up a Barrier and summons her Starlove around it, turning herself into a living Beyblade, running towards the Shadow attacking her and then running towards the other one, not dropping the ring of lasers around herself*\n\n```Barrier: 84 Magic \nStarlove: 77 Magic\nAP: 90%\nMP: 95%```"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "~~That's it using a Strong Ability, not a base attack lol~~\n\nThe Shadow went for it's scratch, only slicing into the barrier and not reaching the girl underneath. It was going to jump away, but was hit by the following Starlove. The same fate befell the third Shadow, cut down before it could do much in terms of attacking. The crowd actually began to stir somewhat, getting somewhat invested in seeing how far she might go. \n\nNow Round 2 began to start! What came out of the Dark Portals now were Soldiers, clacking with their metal armor as they landed on the ground: numbering two in total."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Ok then... *Less* Cute than the last ones but ok. Let's see what we can do with a Starfall...\" *Xion points the Keyblade at the Soldiers and fires a Starfall at them, rainbow stars violently firing towards them* \n\n```MP: 80%\nStarfall: 84 Magic```\n\n*Xion, surprised this thing kicked away her spell, is unable to react to the scratch in time and takes some damage from it* \"Tch- Fine. You wanna be that way? Let's do this.\" *She takes her Keyblade and spins it around a few times before slamming it straight into the thing's face, blade first like she was using an axe* \n`Strength: 34.5`"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Soldiers' claws landed a hit, making it laugh from under the rattling of its helmet. Landing back on its two feet, the Heartless went to slash once more to collide with the Keyblade. It wasn't strong enough to combat Xion's power and was slashed clean in two, vanishing from being defeated by the Keyblade.\n`Strength: 16.5`\n\nRound 3 would begin and 1 Large Body would emerge, landing on the ground with a giant thud. The large Heartless went in for the first strike, swinging it's giant arms wildly in order to try and land a blow on Xion.\n`Mow Down Attack: 90`"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Woohoo! Now that's what I'm talking about!\" *Xion exclaims as the Soldier is bisected and then the Large Body comes out and immediately charges her, eliciting a* \"Whoa! Barrier Love!\" *And as per usual for her standard blocking method, she activates Barrier and Starlove, hoping this would be enough to murder it*\n`Barrier: 234\nStarlove: 216`"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Large Body went in for it's blow... Only for its arms to bounce off of the barrier and it be knocked down on its equally large behind. It would try and get back up, but the following Starlove blast took it down in one blow and the Heartless vanished in one fell swoop. Round 4 would then commence and soon enough, 3 Air Soldiers came forth from the darkness and flapped around in the air around Xion. One of the 3 would fly downwards at a high speed to try and tackle Xion full force while the others watched for now to see how the girl would react. \n`Tackle: 90`"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Huh... That's it? Huh... That was eas-\" *BAM! Xion is cut off mid sentence and once again slammed by another attack* \"Tch- Alright then...\" *She gets up a bit shakily and sighs* \"Ok let's... Try... Crowd control. Thunder!\" *She raises her Keyblade and calls down a hail of lightning upon these things*\n```MP: 60%\nAP: 90%\nThunder: 198``\n\n*Xion does what anyone being attacked from 2 sides by flying enemies would do. She drops to the ground to dodge, flopping backwards instead of forwards! And proceeds to drop another Thunder on them from her defensive position on the ground*\n```Thunder: 259\nMP: 45%```"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Thunder was more than enough to defeat the two Air Soldiers. Xion's lightning didn't vanish however, instead it and sources of electricity all flowed into the center of the arena. Cheering from the audience grew louder and louder as the 5th round, the boss battle began. Out of the lightning came out a small, squat creature with electric antennae.\n\n\"**Hajmha sihkism ziz ziz!**\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Aww. Well aren't you adorable, little guy? You give some major gremlin vibes. I kinda wanna tame you and take you home with me. Thunder is definitely out of the question for me. Hmm... Well let's see here...\" *She turns to the crowd* \"Anyone got any dog treats? Or bacon? Or just rawhide treats?\" *Turning your back to something in the Colosseum... That's... A really dumb idea...*\n\n*Whoops- Feeling the air begin to crackle, Xion goes to raise her Barrier but ends up slipping into the Spell Weaver Command Style ~~totally didn't forget earlier. Not used to having access to so much stuff so cut me some slack~~ and then fires back with Starfall, massive, sharp as fuck and actually kinda hot from the sudden power boost. This... Was gonna hurt like a bitch and be absolutely 100% overkill for the next 5 rounds-*\n```Barrier/Starfall: 2849\nAP: 105%\nMP: 70%```\n\n*Ok... LESS overkill it seems. Once he dodges, she cracks her neck as she keeps track of him, her Keyblade beginning to glow as she subconsciously activates its Magic Boost* \"Let's dance, asshole~\" *When she notices him going above her, she raises a Barrier and then another one around it to create Barrier 2, raising her Keyblade, a rainbow light drawing into the tip of it as it grows. Right as 212 hits Barrier, she screams* \"LOVE SIGN: MAGICANNON FINAL SPARK!!!\" ***BOOOOOOOSH!!!!*** And so a massive rainbow laser several times wider than Xion herself and surrounded by magical containment rings around it BLASTS the little guy*\n```Phase 2: 1/5\nSpell Weaver: 2/5\nMagic Boost: 1/5\nAP: 80%\nMP: 45%\nBarrier 2: 4774.11\nFinal Spark: 6178.26```"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "\"**Ikata!**\"\n\nExperiment 221 exclaimed, seeing that his electricity blocked by a barrier. It noticed that Xion started glowing and more electric sparks began to surround the small alien creature, building up another Thundaga. This time, it was shot out as a powerful beam of lightning rather than a ball of lightning and colliding with the wide beam of magic. Its power wasn't enough however and was blasted away, engulfed from the magic and landing on the ground in front of Xion unconscious. The crowd began to cheer in Xion's victory loudly, throwing flowers and such into the arena. \n\n`Thundaga: 2,760`"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion flops to the ground exhausted* \"Thank you thank you! Ladies... If you're interested in a night of fun... We can discuss it after I can actually walk again. Wait for me nearby.\" *She half jokes. She was completely serious but figured she could make it come off as humorous*"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "As Xion layed on the ground, Round 6 would begin! 2 Green Requiems would appear alongside 3 Emerald Blues and they would float around, ready to begin the battle."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Upon seeing things continue, she sighs* \"Damnit- Fine then. Let's do this.\" *She drags herself to her feet and groans before deciding to channel her command style into a huge attack, drawing them in to the magical spiral to try taking them out quickly though she does try to leave one of the Requiems alive. Why? She wanted to shake the healing out of it, of course! After the finisher, the Keyblade and twilight colored aura around her shut off, deactivating both the Magic Boost and Phase 2*\n```Finisher:\n\n[(37 + 10%) x 11.5x] x ({8x + 4x} + 20%) 6,739.92"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "~~Tfw their highest attack was in the 300s~~"
},
{
"author": "majoratwili",
"message": "Xion: *Xion sighs and Dark Rolls out of the way before grabbing the Heartless with her bare hands and begins to violently shake it to get something out of it for healing. Why? Green means healing, right? It was the same color as Cure more or less*\n\n```AP: 50\nSpeed: 52.5"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Green Requiem would be confused at why it was grabbed and then suddenly shaked violently. Once Xion was done shaking it, the Heartless' gold eyes were in dizzy spirals."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"C'mon! Heal me already!\" *She exclaims as she proceeds to spike it into the ground, again trying to make it heal her by accident somehow*"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Green Requiem was slammed into the ground, casting Cure and healing some of Xion's wounds and AP.\n`Cure: +20% AP`"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Yay! FOUR!\" *She cheers as she smacks it with her Keyblade, using the weapon like a golf club to smack it across the arena* \n```AP: 70%\nSTR: 36```"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "That Heartless went spiralling across the arena from the blow: hitting the edge of the stairs and vanishing as it been defeated. Round 7 started as soon as the previous ended and 3 Bandits would appear from the portals of darkness and brandished their blades about. One started the show and charged Xion with a powerful two handed slash. \n`Strength: 504`"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Tch. Of *Course* You're gonna do this to me. Why do I always have to be so serious? Ugh-\" *She proceeds to activate her Magic Boost and Phase 2, her Keyblade glowing and surrounding herself in a Twilight colored aura, hues of orange, lavender and pink shifting around her. And so she decides she's not going to bother with two separate techniques. Instead she'd just kill his ass with Starlove. And so a ring of rainbow colored lasers appear around her as she floats on an oversized star, Kirby style, trying to obliterate the Bandit*\n```MP: 30%\nStarlove: [(37 x 2x] x ({3x + 4x} + 20%) = 621.6```"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The bandit that charged Xion was hit collided swords with the Starlove and would be defeated by the relating blast. The other two were relatively surprised by this and both went in for their charge. One of the Bandits leapt onto the air going for an overhead slash and the second one would go in for a stab to her chest at the same time.\n\n`Strength: 504`"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Well isn't this a predicament? Well let's try out her explosion powder technique! She yoinks out a massive handful of magnesium and gunpowder and tosses it at the Bandit coming for her gut, striking the ground with her blade of her Keyblade, creating a spark to set off the powder! As for the fucker above her... Aero! The whirlwind appears beneath her feet and fires her into the air where she points the Keyblade straight up to impale the bandit coming at her from above!*\n```MP: 15%\nAero: 655.2 Magic\nImpalement: 72 plus... Honestly whatever you feel is appropriate to add for the Aero physics boost\nExplosion powder:???? I have no fucking clue how to calculate that-```"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The magnesium explosion was something of a surprise to everyone watching, let alone the Bandit that was hit in the blast and practically defeating it in one go. The other Bandit clashed with the Aero and ultimately was blasted into the air defeated. The crowd would then go silent as trumpets would sound: the final boss was another to appear. A dark Corridor formed and a sword flew downward, stabbing into the Colosseum grounds. What came next was an Orcus pulling its blade out of the ground and floating in the air, letting out a fearsome roar."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Well aren't you a total badass~? I'm gonna take your sword and forge it into something else.\" *She says with a grin before she decides she wants to blow through her AP so she can go full nuke on this fucker. How? Magic Hour! Pillars of magic shoot down from the sky all around her!*\n\n[(39 + 10%) x 11.5] x ({7x + 4x} + 20%) = 6512.22\n\n*This thing wanted to go for an attack on her? Well I never had gravity kick in from her Aero before and the Magic Hour had stopped the effects of gravity before. Now that that's done, gravity takes over and she fucking drops to the ground, pointing the Keyblade at the Orcus now above her. And hoo boy- Even aiming upwards is going to deal a LOT of damage to the arena. That audience better have the best damn invisible magic barrier in existence cuz if not...? Well... Let's not think about that* \"PREPARE FOR MY ULTIMATE SPARK! TWIIIILIIIIIGHT... SPAAAAARK!!!\" *And so the entire sky is shifted to her well known twilight colored sky as a massive orange, pink, lavender and black orb grows at an incredible rate at the tip of her Keyblade before it fucking EXPLODES into a Twilight Spark, the spark engulfing damn near the entire area of the arena, only really being stopped by the safety barrier for the audience. The sheer force of it alone completely obliterates the floor of the place. As for Phil? Pray he's behind the safety barrier otherwise there's gonna need to be some serious bargaining with Hades lmao*\n\nLimit Break: Twilight Spark [(39 + 10%) x 11.5] x ({10x + 4x} + 20%) = 8288.28\n\n\"Ah crapbaskets-\" *She says flatly* \"I want you dead for personal reasons!\" *She says in a perfect Abridged Baeber imitation as she wipes out her remaining AP with Barrier 3, erecting a 3 layer barrier around herself to block the attacks. But then? She's gonna blow a mother fucker up. A second barrier appears right around the Heartless and is immediately reinforced with her magic containment rings and is quickly filled with rapidly expanding, incredibly hot neutral magic while the barrier and ring rapidly shrink and compress it until it straight up fucking explode in a gorgeous blast of rainbow energy, probably earning her the favor of Iris in the process. If that didn't kill it... Well she was probably screwed-*\n```AP: 0%\nMP: 0% \nBarrier 3: 7650.72\nStarbomb: 8288.28```"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The Orcus casted the strongest magic it had, seeing it be stopped by the barrier Xion erected. It used that chance to get up from it's prone position and swing it's sword defiantly, if it was going to die it was going to die fighting. The Heartless would look around and see that a barrier appeared around itself, guessing that this part of Xion's spell. Raising a hand out towards the barrier, it casted the strongest spell it could muster with it's nearly drained MP that being Thunder. \n\nThe resulting rainbow explosion obscured the vison of everyone present, leaving everyone and the audience in a deafening silence. Once it cleared, Xion could see the what remained of the heartless was a crystal heart rising into the sky, winning the battle. The entire audience went wild with cheering loving the show and the mystery person's performance. \n\n`Thunder: 2,898`"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*And with that, Xion flops to the ground, completely exhausted. She didn't expect that to be so hard. But it's fine. She could deal with it. After a minute of resting, she shakily drags herself to her feet and uses her Keyblade as a crutch to drag herself to the stands* \"That... Was awesome... But absolutely exhausting on my magic...\""
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"Wow! I'm impressed. You managed to clear this on your first run though! Not even Herc managed to do such a thing!\"\n\nPhil would say as we walked onto the broken arena grounds, accompanied by 2 other satyrs. \n\n\"Speaking of which, for beating those two, ya got two options of weapons you can have if you want 'em.\"\n\n__Option 1__\nElectric Lash(Lv. 2): A whip created from a spare electrode of Experiment 221. Boasts High Speed and Magic Power.\nSTR: x1.5\nDEF: x1.5\nMAG: x2.5\nSPD: x3\n\n__Option 2__\nOrcus Thunderblade(Lv 2): The greatsword commonly wielded by the Orcus variant of Heartless, it is blessed with the natural power of Thunder. Boasts High Strength and Magic.\nSTR: x2.5\nDEF: x1.5\nMAG: x3\nSPD: x1.5\nThunder Boost"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"I'll take the sword. Whip has range but its way too much of a pain to get used to. Though I'm curious... Is there a way to reforge the sword to a different shape with the same properties? I have a general shape in mind and can provide the extra materials for it. If I'm not mistaken, you guys have a god of the forge. Maybe I can try talking it out with him?\""
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"Hmm... Interesting. Never really thought about that. You can go an' ask him, but he's usually holed up in that volcano of his working with the cyclops brothers on one thing or another.\" \n\nPhil would say and have the sword given to her, while the whip was taken back to the area where the weapons were stored."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Neat. You're pretty connected to the gods, right? Think you can get me a ride ot something to his volcano? I'm not really from here so I got like... No idea where anything is.\""
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"I can if you're willing to sit in a volcano full o' giant men. Though you may want to come back for that later.\"\n\nPhil would say and point his thumb at the destroyed arena. \n\n\"I gotta burn some favors with him to get this place fixed up again. Should be fine after a few days though.\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*She shrugs* \"I got nothing better to do. Still figuring out the whole Keyblade thing and whatnot. Maybe I can make some kinda sacrificial offering to him that includes the sword and drawing of the shape and size of what I want it to look like? I plan on claiming some kinda trophy from my bigger enemies every time as loot so I'll probably be returning here whenever I can. I also don't really know how the whole sacrifice thing works.\""
},
{
"author": "Philoctetes",
"message": "\"Ehh, I recommend not getting into the whole sacrificing thing. It's a messy process that no one likes to do, unless you like gutting small to medium animals.\" \n\nPhil waved it off and thought about it some more. \n\n\"Give me a few days and Hephaestus should be down here himself so you can ask 'em in person.\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*She shrugs* \"Alright. I can do that. Not much on the killing of innocent and adorable animals. Guess I'll just chill til he gets here.\" *She says as she walks off*"
},
{
"author": "Zavius Dark",
"message": "*Zavius walks around the Coliseum area. He is looking for something of interest here, hearing many stories of many heroic battles taken place here by both hero and villian alike. Perhaps he too would eventrually have his moment in a fight here. But he had came here to find work, not really to fight like a galdiator.*"
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"Looks like we got a new person for the Games.\" \n\nAs Zavius walked around, a black cloud of fire and brimstone would appear beside him and a Lord of the Underworld Hades himself appeared. \n\n\"Sadly, the Colosseum is under... Repairs as one can say. Unless you're hear for something else.\""
},
{
"author": "Zavius Dark",
"message": "\"Oh wow, um, well, I am new here. Though I am looking for work, perhaps you may have some I can help out with.\"\n*He says as he turns to look at the figure with the blue hair.*\n\"I'm Zavius Dark, who might you be?\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"Hmm... Looking for work huh...? I could give you a few odd jobs here and there...\" \n\nHades would say and rub his chin and laughed a little. \n\n\"Oh me? I'm Hades, Lord of the Underworld... King of the Dead that whole shebang. You must not be from around here if you don't know this pretty face.\""
},
{
"author": "Zavius Dark",
"message": "\"Oh, well, it is not every day one meets you I assume. I should be honored to say the least. Though all my friends abandounded me for my crazy thinking of wanting to gain power on Olympus in my own way. Instead of like, you know, being morally driven to following the light.\"\n*He says with a bit of annoyance.*\n\"So um, what did you have in mind, King of the Dead?\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"Well, before we get to what *I* Had in mind, let's see what you want and work from there. I am a people pleaser after all.\" \n\nHades would say with some flare in his voice before putting his hand under his chin and looking Zavius over. \n\n\"Besides you look pretty scrawny for alot of my grander plans.\""
},
{
"author": "Zavius Dark",
"message": "\"Well I would tell you my whole life story but I don't think that is what you meant by had in mind. So to cut the story short, I lost my home, I lost my friends, I am currently but a solo soul trying to grow strong so I can become a serious inflence of sorts in the grander scheme of things. Whether that means extreme suffering or doing many simple chores is not really my choice. But I prefer not to die outright if possible, and I don't care what kind of work I do as long as it works in strengthening my overall being.\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"Good, I rather not hear *Another* Origin story, get 'em all the time in the underworld.\" \n\nHades would say and roll his eyes at remembering every sob story in the book he got on the daily. But heaving to Zavius' intentions did give him an idea. \n\n\"Well, I can't have you going out and dying. So I can't give you the jobs I *Really* Need done. So I'll start you off with something small and see if you are fit for the job. You've heard of the Colosseum right? Getting fodder Heartless is an overlooked but essentially detail of keeping the Games in order. So, I will send you to collect weak Heartless; Shadows, Soldiers, Arias, yadda yadda. Think you can handle that?\""
},
{
"author": "Zavius Dark",
"message": "\"Sounds like the best job for a warrior of sorts like myself. I will get the heartless you need for the Colosseum.\"\n*He says this with confidence as he now thinks about how he will find said heartless.*"
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"That should give you more combat options to get your feet wet, so to speak. You do know how to leave this world right? Go out and collect some from different worlds, the crowd goes wild for foreign monsters being brought here.\""
},
{
"author": "Zavius Dark",
"message": "\"Oh right, I have my own Gummi ship. I just need to figure out how to capture and transport the heartless here after knocking them out.\"\n*He says as he thinks about the idea of hunting down heartless.*\n\"So how many do you think you will be needing and how much time would I have to bring them here?\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"Let's see... If you just getting out there... I'll make it easy and say 5 Heartless, they can even be Shadows. As for transporting them, I'll lend you these two morons and they'll bring them back.\"\n\nHades would snap his fingers and a cloud of black smoke would erupt near his feet. What stood there were two small demonic looking entities."
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"W-What do you need Lord Hades?\"\n\nThe both of them would immedately stand up give a small salute."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"You two, go along with Zavius here and bring back any Heatless he beats for the Games.\""
},
{
"author": "Zavius Dark",
"message": "\"Oh, well, I think that can work out. I will get you your heartless Hades. Though, who are these two, strange creatures?\"\n*He says as he looks at them a bit from where he was standing. He seems to have a look of curriosity.*"
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"These two dimwits are my minions. The corpulant one is Pain and the lanky one is Panic. Both of them are Daemons, not demons so don't get that minute detail mixed up.\" \n\nHades would say dismissively with a wave of his hand."
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"You hear that? Hades called me corpulant. That means that *I'm* In charge of this operation.\" \n\nPain would say with some pride in his voice before Panic hit him on the head with a fist. \n\n\"That's Corporal you moron!\""
},
{
"author": "Zavius Dark",
"message": "\"I think I might have overestimated my luck a bit.\"\n*He says sarcastically as he looks over the two given to help him with his new task.*\n\"Pain, panic. It seems we will be working together a bit. Though something tells me you two will be trouble. You best behave yourselves and help me out with handling any transportation problems.\""
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"Behave?? *We're* Your superiors greenhorn!\" \n\nPanic would say and stomp his foot on the ground in annoyance."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Yes... Now you all have fun. I have things to attend to...**\" \n\nHades would say and then snap his fingers, vanishing in a cloud of black smoke once more."
},
{
"author": "Zavius Dark",
"message": "\"Well I guess I am under you two for the time being, since your more knowlegable on heartless capturing.\"\n*He says not being sorry about calling them trouble.*"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "Ah I thought you wanted to end it there"
},
{
"author": "coffeelordrin",
"message": "I need help deciding where to go first with pain and panic. Unless you merely suggest just pinging you at a random world later.\n\nYou did say they were in charge\n\nI'm kind of a intern contractor with Zavius."
}
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{
"author": "Slim Hooded Figure",
"message": "The nobody steps through the gate, making his way into the colloseum proper- only stopping at his end of the arena, waiting until the match begins."
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "As the Nobody heads through the gate, he would see a large group of people watching from the stands. The imps from earlier would scamper into the arena, starting their announcement. \n\n\"Welcome one and all! We have a cloaked new contestant from places unknown! He has chosen to try the Hercules Cup, one that only the man himself has been able to clear! Let Round 1 begin!\"\n\nWith that, both imps high tailed it off the arena, as several dark sphere appeared; manifesting several Neoshadows. The Heartless would lunge at the cloaked figure, aiming to slash at him with their sharp claws. \n\n`Claws: 303`"
},
{
"author": "Slim Hooded Figure",
"message": "The hooded boy quickly summons a monochrome keyblade, the primary color being black. \n\nHe observes the heartless in silence, his earlier confusion being answered. The creatures are used for sport, it seems.\n\nHe calmly steps out of the way of the claws- swinging his blade at the neoshadows in retaliation.\n\n```\nHP: 5400\nMP: 150\nAP: 220 -210\n\n[Action 1] Reversal: 345 - 303, full mitigation.\n[Action 2] Basic attack: 409\n[Action 3] Basic attack: 409\n\n[Bonus Action] N/A\n[Bonus action] N/A```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Neoshadows were no match for the cloaked man, getting cut down by his Keyblade with relative ease. Soon after, Round 2 would begin and now 10 Shadows riding brooms would appear, floating midair and wave their wands, shooting forth several fireballs at Xanaro at all directions. \n\n`Firaga: 400`"
},
{
"author": "Slim Hooded Figure",
"message": "The nobody watches as the shadows send multiple searing balls of Firaga at him, allowing them all to come within arms reach- Before performing a horizontal swing, spinning as he cleaves through the flames.\n\nOnce the flames have been dispersed, he breaks into a sprint, Leaping after each of the floating heartless in an attempt to cut through them before they get the chance to attack once more.\n\n```\nHP: 5400\nMP: 150\nAP: 210 -205\n\n[Action 1] Basic attack: 409, Parry [9 sent back]\n[Action 2] Basic attack: 409\n[Action 3] Basic attack: 409\n\n[Bonus Action] N/A\n[Bonus action] N/A```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Magician's fireballs would be put out by the single slash. The rest of the magic Shadows would be vanquished by the following slashes. \n\nJust like that, Round 3 would begin and 5 High Soldiers would appear from dark portals; all of them surrounding Xanora. They would get low to the ground and went to try and kick him from all sides. \n\n`High Kick: 450`"
},
{
"author": "Slim Hooded Figure",
"message": "The nobody focuses on the surrounding group of High Soldiers, surprised by their appearance. He had not seen this type of heartless before.\n\nThis time, he acts quick; The moment the group attempt their attack they're hit in return with a loud shockwave of dark energy, enough to knock someone off balance.\n\nAnd like before, He returns their attacks with basic swings and slashes.\n```\nHP: 5400\nMP: 150\nAP: 205 -180\n\n[Action 1] Dark Slam: 455, Parry [5 sent back]\n[Action 2] Basic attack: 409\n[Action 3] Basic attack: 409\n\n[Bonus Action] N/A\n[Bonus action] N/A```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The basic attacks were enough to take down the High Soldiers with little effort, freeing their hearts. Round 4 would start up in an instant and 4 Deserters would appear; armed with sharp claws and the sound of clanging metal. They began to pour in with various roundhouse kicks to try and knock him down. \n\n`Pouring Kick: 490`"
},
{
"author": "Slim Hooded Figure",
"message": "The nobody attempts to step away from the group of heartless, being grazed by one of the attacks as he gains suitable distance. He then raises his keyblade, before lunging after each of the Deserters. With each hit he makes an attempt to either slay them, or at the very least knock them down. What the sonic blade fails to do, the follow-up strikes should accomplish. \n```\nHP: 5400 -5385\nMP: 150\nAP: 180 -140\n\n[Action 1] Sonic Blade: 475, Parry [15 Taken]\n[Action 2] Basic attack: 409\n[Action 3] Basic attack: 409\n\n[Bonus Action] N/A\n[Bonus action] N/A```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "With one of the kicks landing, the other Deserters would begin to chase after the cloaked man. They easily fell for the lunge and were cut down with the regular attacks with ease."
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"Oh! It looks like this guy managed to reach Round 5! Let's see if he can take on the boss! Panic, if you will~\"\n\nPain would announce from the stands and a grumbling Panic would go to one of the gates; unleasing a giant monster onto the battlefield that knocked over the imp with their lunge."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "That Xanora would see next is a giant wolf, one that stood close to 10ft tall and baring the Heartless Emblem on it's shoulder. It began to pace around the Nobody, letting out a small growl at its new opponent."
},
{
"author": "Slim Hooded Figure",
"message": "Xanaro Stumbles, and its enough to be caught by the frozen attack from the beast. It cuts through his defenses, soon after being locked in the jaws of the beast. Then, he's thrown into the air after being shaked around like a chewtoy. Things aren looking good in the slightest, as he's now rising in elevation. He shakes his head for a moment to regain his barings, before his eyes lock back onto the Heartless.\n\nAnd, it's charging up another attack. Theres nothing that can be done in his current state, opting to recall his second key and cross his arms in defense. Using his strength to defend himself without a counterattack has never been effective, but its a desperate move. He falls downwards, momentarily colliding into the enourmous ball of ice and.. It explodes into the flurry of snow and ice, obscuring the area with frozen mist and hail. Anyone could assume the cloaked nobody to be defeated until until!-"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The giant wolf let out its loud shockwave of cold energy, thinking that would do the trick. During the blast, it saw Xanaro charge in, slashing at it's blast. Before it could move to dash, the Heartless would be hit in the front legs with the twin Keyblade slam. Those repeated blows coupled with the harsh pillars of light would be more than enough to fell the beast. \n\nWhen the two Keyblades vanished, the Werewolf would collapse to the ground, vanishing in darkness until a Crystal Heart was all that remained; which was sent up into the sky."
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"Well, what do ya know!! The cloaked man beat the Werewolf!\"\n\nPanic would announce and the audience began to cheer him on, enjoying the show. \n\n\"Can he make it to Round 10?? Let's find out shall we!\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "With that, Round 6 would begin. 3 Helmed Body's would spawn in through Dark portals and began to waddle around. Jumping slightly, the trio began to slide on their stomachs much like penguins to try and body slam the Nobody from 3 different directions. \n\n`Body Attack: 700`\n\nThe Helmed Body's woulf be easily dispatched by Ranoa's attacks. The remainder of the rounds would also go without a hitch until he reached the final round."
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"Here we are folks! The final Round, can the previously cloaked man take on the boss!?\"\n\nThe imps would say as another Dark Portal appeared in front of Ranoa."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "A loud metal crash would fall from the sky a few feet in front of the Nobody. What he would see after the dust settled were several pieces of brightly colored metal armor. It would stir and all the pieces would begin to hover, forming itself into a suit of armor... Only inverted. It stood at nearly 12 feet tall and began to move erratically and strange ways, it didn't attack just yet but was behaving rather odd."
},
{
"author": "Slim Hooded Figure",
"message": "Once more, He takes the hit from the metallic head, being hit once more soon after. Then, he's blasted by the beam of light. Usually, the average fighter would have been decimated by this. And partially, he had been. Despite this, he survives as his figure begins to waver, injured heavily by the blast. \n\nAnd yet, once the dust clears, he remains standing. His coat seems worse for ware with scorch marks, but otherwise fine. And then, within the blink of an eye, he's leapt into striking distance of the armor's head. Piercing blue eyes stare at the eye-holes of the armor from below the coat with a wide-eyed expression, audibly speaking to it.\n\n\"I have grown tired of being treated like the toy of an unruly toddler.\" \n\nOnce these words leave his lips, he performs a mid-air pivot, using the momentum to crash both blades against the left side of the head, aiming to send it flying against one of the pillars of the arena. Once done, he kicks back against the body, giving himself further momentum catch up to, and slam the head into the ground. Following this attack, would be xanaro landing atop the head itself; Slamming his keyblades into the armor's dome repeatedly, the twin keys loudly clank against the armor with each blow. Once he's had enough, he leaps away and back onto the arena floor, breathing heavily. He's perfectly fine mentally, but physically winded."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The torso stopped spinning after it's attack was done and was met with two more heavy blows that knocked it aside and to the ground. It tried to get up but began to slowly dissapate back to darkness like the other parts before it. The head would jolt up into the air from it's grounded position and try for an attack but also faded into darkness. All that was left was a crystal heart that now went up towards the sky."
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"He did it folks! The cloaked man managed to clear the entire Cup!\"\n\nPain announced from the stage as the audience cheered him on, throwing flowers and other random items into the arena showing their excitement."
},
{
"author": "Slim Hooded Figure",
"message": "Xanaro had expected more, before sighing and allowing the two keys to dissipate into their monochrome sparks.\n\n\"Objective complete,\" He mutters underneath his breath as the heart flies into the sky. Hopefully the hearts collected here are useful for the organization.\n\nHe then steps towards the center of the arena, his head lifting and turning his body to look around at the audience. Why are they throwing various items into the arena?\n\nThough, he just stands there, waiting for what else the imps have to say."
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "Painc would come into the arena a little after Pain, bringing in some weapons for Xanaro to see.\n\n\"Ya did it kid! I thought it be one of the guys that came in before to clear the Hercules Cup. So here goes the spoils of battle! You can choose one of these weapons.\"\n\n__Wolf Claws Lv2__\nClawed Gauntlets made from a Werewolf. Good at dealing fast, quick attacks like a howling snowstorm. \n\nSTR: x2.0\nDEF: x1.0\nMAG: x3.5\nSPD: x3.5\n\n__Abilities:__\nIce Boost\n\n__Opposite Armory Lv 2__\nA suit of Armor fashioned out of the remnants of the Opposite Armor. Boasts good defense and physical power.\n\nSTR: x3.5\nDEF: x3.5\nMAG: 2\nSPD: x1\n\n__Abilties:__\nImpact Arts"
},
{
"author": "Slim Hooded Figure",
"message": "Xanaro looks over his options for a little bit. The armor, while useful, would only hinder his movement. The claw, however..\n\n\"I will gake the gauntlets.\"\n\nThey're clearly effective in magic, something he's been needing to work on lately."
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"Alright! Here you go.\"\n\nPanic would then walk over and hand the taller Nobody the ice claws. Pain would snap his fingers and the armor would vanish back into the shadowy armory of the Underworld. \n\n\"Be sure to come back again... There bosses change every time you come back here... Gotta keep things fresh for the audicence you see.\""
},
{
"author": "Slim Hooded Figure",
"message": "The hooded nobody nods, grabbing the claws as he inspects them for a moment before causing them to dematerialize and be put in magical storage™\n\n\"If i find myself unable to locate any heartless, i will likely do so.\"\n\nAnd with that, he takes one final glance at the audience and walks out of the arena; with the colloseum soon to follow."
}
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{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*A brilliant light touched down from the stars just outside of the colosseum. With an audible plink, the shape of a mountainous man manifested.*\n\n*Brad stared up at the sky, and then down at the stones below. It was... Hard, being here again. He tried to repress the thoughts, but even he still heard the laughter on the wind.*\n\n*A finger lingered on his necklace. On the still-healing wound in his chest. Gritting his teeth, he pushed the growing desire down with a pulse of light, and manifested Right to Rule in a sheath on his hip.*\n\n\"HAIL!\" *He announced to no one.* \"I've come ta triumph in battle.\" *Brad paused.* \"Once again.\""
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "The world had a more... Dark atmosphere compared to the last time Brad was here. Heartless were more of a common sight outside of the stands and the people seemed more despondent than usual. However, the Colosseum was more lively than ever. \n\n\"**Triumph in battle? You must be here for the games.**\"\n\nA small blue imp would say and approach Brad, accompied by a fatter, dark pink imp. \n\n\"Wait... You've been here before? With the knight guy and the blondie.\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad visibly winced at the mention of those two. His expression darkened, but he simply nodded.* \"Aye. I'm... Different now. Reborn.\" *Brad's eyes shut for a moment, and his hand rested on the Right to Rule's grip.* \"I've made a great many mistakes, an' to atone, I'm in need of greater power. And that requires a greater challenge.\"\n\n*He gestured to himself.* \"Even in this state, I've yet ta surpass the me that ya saw before.\" *Brad explained.* \"Thus, I believe startin' from the bottom will help me break these new limits. If you'll kindly have me.\" *The air seemed to grow just a bit sharper as he pleaded his case- as though a blade shifted in its scabbard.*"
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"Reborn you say? Well we always can use more people for the games, so step right in!\" \n\nPain would announce and would lead Brad inside to the Colosseum if he chose to follow. \n\n\"Since you're starting from the bottom, I presume you want to start at the Phil Cup and go up from there?\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "\"I'd like that.\" *Brad nodded in agreement.* \"But throw a surprise 're two my way anyhow.\" *The shadows lingering on his face vanished, grateful they didn't press. Instead, a wry grin crossed his face, eyes shut in a contemplative calm.*\n\n\"After all, for robbing the guests of their smiles...\" *He clenched a fist.* \"It'd only be right of me ta give them back thricefold.\"\n\n*And barely a whisper, he added- \"To free them.\"*"
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"A couple of surprises huh? I'm sure we could work something in. We got some new additions that we can throw in. With all the world's acting up like this, stronger and stronger beasts are being born and surviving. Now, step through here and we'll start round 1 of the Phil Cup.\"\n\nPain paid no mind to what Brad said, writing it off as simple entertainment. If Brad went through Round 1 would begin."
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "[Now Playing!](\n***Round One!***\n___*LV3, Sneaky Shadows [Shadow x9]*___"
},
{
"author": "Dark Encounter",
"message": "The moment the round begins, nine shadows wriggle their way onto the colloseum floor. Wasting no time, Three of them sink into the ground in an attempt to re-appear behind the man and attack from behind, while three leap after him in a frontal assault. The other three disperse, attempting to hit him from every angle with lunges of their own.\n\n```\nTOTAL HP: 549 [9/9]\n\nFrontal leap, 50 [\nSneaky swipe, 70 [\nSpread slashes, 65 ["
},
{
"author": "Narration",
"message": "The shadows are easily dispatched by Bradamante's piercing light, with the people of Olympus staring at him with a mixture of awe and confusion at his declaration."
},
{
"author": "Dark Encounter",
"message": "However, before any further speeches could be made, more heartless soon appear. This time, Three large bodies manifest from dark smoke and waddle onto the scene."
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "__Round Two__\n**Belly Bashers** *[Large Body x3]*"
},
{
"author": "Dark Encounter",
"message": "The three Large Bodies flop onto their stomachs, the trio soon sliding after the visage of light in the attempt to crush him between their weight.\n```\nHP: 550\n\nBelly Flop: 120\nBelly Flop: 120\nBelly Flop: 120\n```"
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "__Round Three__\n*** Sizzlin Seven [Red Nocturne x7]***"
},
{
"author": "Dark Encounter",
"message": "Easily defeated by the incarnation of light, the large bodies vanish into dark smoke with crystaline hearts floating above.\n\nA few seconds later, several smaller heartless appear- red nocturnes. Three of them charge small fireballs and fire at brad, with the others charging up a larger blast of heat.\n```HP: 300\nFire: 152\nFire: 152\nFire: 152\n\nFira Charge: 515 on the next turn if brad cannot defeat all of the Enemies at once. ```"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "```PARRY LOG:\n- HOLY SWORD\n- CRESCENT\n- BERSERK SWEEP```"
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "__Round Four__\n*** Bundle'o Bandits [Bandit x5]***"
},
{
"author": "Narration",
"message": "Easily defeating the mages, brad is met by various cheers and woo's by the spectators of olympus. His display is really riling them up! Especially after the dark takeover of the world."
},
{
"author": "Dark Encounter",
"message": "Soon after defeating the heartless, even more show up. This time, bandits from agrabah. They all sprint after him, waving their swords violently in an attempt to cut through him.\n\n```HP: 830\nTri Slash: 201\nTri Slash: 201\nTri slash: 201\n\n```"
}
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{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Welcome everyone! For the first run of the Pegasus Cup! Since Phil is training Ze-, I mean the ugh...*Beloved* Hercules. I shall be setting the stage. 2 of our 3 contestants are regulars, with Twilight Sparkles beating our Phil Cup some time ago and Xion back once again to burn a hole in my pockets... Can they take on all these rounds or go back home in defeat! Along with them is the newcoming fashonista Rarity!**\" \n\nHades would say from up in rhe podium with the rest of the crowd."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The crowd themselves would begin to yell and cheer in excitement at seeing them enter the stage. And with that, the first Round would begin!*\n\n*Dark portals would open up and 10 Soldier Heartless would emerge, clanking in arrmor as they touched the ground and got ready to fight. Without a word, the 10 would begin to jump at the whole. Group. The Heartless split off into 3 groups, trying to attack from the air and attack everyone with vicious slashes from their claws.* \n\n`Strength(For Everyone): 120`"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"Fashionista?! Now we're talking!! Thank you Hades!!!\"\n\nRarity said to Hades proudly before aiming her Keyblade into the sky and slamming it downwards, making three orbs spin around her as her Explosion tried to get one group of the Soldier Heartless.\n\nExplosion: 50 x 3.0 + 45 = 195\n\nAP: 130%\nMP: 145%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Before the match began, Twilight waved before her hands before summoning her Rainfell Keyblade and began the rounds of the tournament strong with a Reflect to block the incoming damage from the second group of Soldier Heartless and repeled some of their damage right back.\n\n\n\nAP: 150%\nMP: 135%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion cracks her neck and grins* \"Ok, chumps. Come and get some~\" *She pulls out her Kirisame Blade and fires out a small volley of rainbow stars*\nStarfall: 333\nMP: 125%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Sargent Heartless went in for their slashes with varying results. The one's that went in against Twilight were caught by the reflect and bounced off, taking damage from the explosion and were defeated by the recoil. The 3 that went against Rarity would be knocked around by the spinning orbs and knocked away, with only 1 of them surviving the original blast. The one's that went against Xion were just erased by the volley of stars, blasting back to nothingness. \n\nThe final Sargent would get back up and choose to continue to attack Rarity. It would jump in the air and try and land a roundhouse kick against the side of her face. \n\n`Rotating Kick: 100`"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity would of seen the final Sargent Heartless but then aimed her Keyblade at the Heartless's chest with a strange orb.\n\n\"Nice try, Chéri~!\"\n\nRarity said to the Sargent Heartless with a weird word in the end of her taunt being translated as the french version of \"Darling\" Before shooting the Magic Pulse at the Sargent to send to into the sky where the Magic Pulse exploded like a purple firework leaving a pink bright light with purple sparkles, attempting to please the crowd watching her while doing a stylish pose at the end.\n\n\"Now THAT is how please a crowd, Mes chéries~!\"\n\nRarity winked to Xion and Twilight, with her saying something in french oddly again.\n\nMagic Pulse: 50 x 3.0 + 30 = 180\n\nAP: 120% \nMP: 145%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of been surprised before noticing the display Rarity did.\n\n\"Uhhhh... Yeah... You got that covered Rarity...!\"\n\nTwilight nervously said as she saw Rarity being overconfident for this."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Magic Pulse hit the Sargent and it exploded in a dramatic display of colorful fireworks. The crowd started to cheer at the pretty display just as Round 2 started. From the shadows underneath the three contestants, 3 Mega Shadows would slowly rise and try and attack with a series of claw attacks to try and damage them all. \n\n`Scratch(for Everyone): 120`"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity smiled as the Mega Shadow attacking her, only for a Barrier to appear in front of the future fashionista to block the incoming scratch. She then aimed her Keyblade with suddenly a blue flame at the tip of it.\n\n\"This is one for Hades's eyes to see!! Watch how a fashionista designs her attacks!! HADES FIRE PULSE!!!\"\n\nRarity smiled before shooting a blue yet normal Fire spell into the Mega Shadow to damage it, and then followed up with a Magic Pulse 2 to hopefully finish it off.\n\nBarrier: 50 x 3.0 + 30 = 180\nFire (Blue Colored): 50 x 3.0 + 25 = 175\nMagic Pulse 2: 50 x 3.0 + 45 = 195\n\nAP: 90%\nMP: 130%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight sighed in a bit of annoyance at Rarity's overconfidence before using Rainfell to set up a Barrier herself and followed up with a Counter Blast against her Mega Shadow she had to square up against.\n\nBarrier: 46 + 30% x 4.5 + 20 = 289\nCounter Blast: 46 + 30% x 4.5 + 35 = 304\n\nAP: 120%\nMP: 165%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion rolls her eyes at Rarity's sucking up* \"You're trying to earn favor with someone who actively encourages the usage of Darkness. Let that sink in.\" *She just yawns and tosses up her own counter attack with Starlove, a ring of rainbow lasers spinning around herself to counter the foes*\nMP: 110%\nStarlove: 333"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Mega Shadow that attacked Rarity would have its claws deflected by the hard barrier. The blue fireball would hit in its chest followed by being knocked around by the magic spheres. The same would be said for the second's attack against Twilight's barrier, getting deflected and blasted. Both *Were* Still alive until Xion's Starlove blasted all three back to the Shadows whence they came. \n\nThe crowd began to cheer as people for the first time since Hercules made it to the Third Round. Dark Portals opened up and 3 Air Soldiers now appeared in the air, diving down to try and slam into the trio. \n\n`Hell Thrust: 160`"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity smirked at the Air Soldier, before keeping her skills sharp by using Fire and Mine Shield, using the Mine Shield as the base of the attack and just before Rarity was about to be hit the Fire spell made three tornadoes of fire that hit the Air Soldier's Hell Thrust to cause a clash.\n\nFire: 175\nMine Shield: 175\nCombined Attack: 350\n\nAP: 90%\nMP: 100%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "For Twilight's case, she fired a Blizzard spell into the Hell Thrust attack before attempting to finish the Air Soldier off with an aerial Counter Blast attack.\n\nBlizzard: 46 + 30% x 4.5 + 25 = 294\nCounter Blast: 304\n\nAP: 100%\nMP: 150%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion just looks bored* \"C'mon, guys... You can do better than this!\" *She jumps up at them, using Barrier Surge to deal more damage to them*\nAP: 160% - 20% = 140%\nMP: 110%\nBarrier Surge: 353"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Air Soldier going after Rarity would get stopped by the Explosions caused by Mine Shield, stunning it just enough to be hit by the oncoming fire tornadoes and being defeated. For Twilight the Air Soldier was defeated easily by the Counter Blast and the final for Xion was defeated by the blowback of the barrier. \n\nNow, Round 4 would commence and a 3 Vermillion Sambas would spawn in from dark portals, all shooting fireballs at everyone in a wild volley and floating in the air. \n\n`Fire Magnum: 180`"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of seen the Vermillion Samba come here way before smirking with a Barrier set up to block the incoming Fire Magnum, and after she sent a Blizzard at the Vermillion Samba towards the Heartless at her targeting.\n\nBarrier: 289\nBlizzard: 294\n\nAP: 90%\nMP: 135%"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity smiled at her Vermillion Samba enemy, before using Barrier to block the incoming Fire Magnum perfectly and countered back with a high-powered Magic Pulse to attempt at finishing her Vermillion Samba off.\n\nBarrier: 180\nMagic Pulse 3: 50 x 3.0 + 60 = 240\n\nAP: 45%\nMP: 100%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Fire, huh? I got just the solution! Water!\" *She sends a blast of water barreling into the nearest Heartless to herself!*\n\nWater: 333\nMP: 110% - 15% = 95%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Vermillion Sambas stood no chance against the Blizzard and Water spells tossed their way, getting defeated in an instant. The fate of the one Rarity hit with the Magic Pulse was also the same."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"Eh... So they made it to round 5? Maybe I can actually recoup some money from the Colosseum today...\" \n\nHades would and slowly get up in his seat to do the next announcement. \n\n\"Alright ladies and gentlemen! These 3 have made it to the Round 5! You know what this means first of all-\" \n\nThe God would snap his fingers, fully healing Rarity, Twilight and Xion. \n\n\"Now here is the first boss of the Pegasus Cup! Let's see if they can on what's behind door number 1!\""
},
{
"author": "Squall 'Leon' Leonhart",
"message": "*The sound of twin footsteps would emerge as two humans oddly enough would enter centerstage.*\n\n\"I see we meet again Twilight... Didn't expect to see you here again instead of Traverse Town...\" \n\nLeon would say and then look at Rarity and Xion, not having met them before. He then swung his gunblade, resting it against his shoulder.\n\n\"And it appears that other girl you were with last time isn't here. I'm guessing these are also your friends?\""
},
{
"author": "Yuffie Kisaragi",
"message": "\"Yeah it's great seeing you again!\" \n\nA cloud of smoke would appear next to Leon and the kunoichi Yuffie appeared, with her usual smile on her face and leaning agains the taller man. \n\n\"I'm guessing you got a lot stronger to make it this far huh?\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"Leon! Yuffie! Good to see you both too! Oh, and my friend over here is Rarity! She designs outfits for most of her career for people in my dimension! Xion is a semi friend of mine, but she was able to help me and my other friends along my journey!\" Twilight explains to Yuffie and Leon as to give leon mainly some answers to his question."
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity then bowed to the iconic duo with a spin before said bow. \"Future fashionista Rarity at your service! I do say, the outfit on you looks fitting for you!\" Rarity pointed her Keyblade calmly and complimented Yuffie. \"Hope you have fun like we all will Miss Yuffie!\" Rarity smiled kindly before getting into her fighting stance."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight walked over towards the duo she remembered a while back before looking at Leon seriously in his eyes from a respectable distance. She then placed her Rainfell Keyblade on one of her shoulders as well. \"Hope your ready for what new tricks i got in store for you! How's about we begin before we drag this for too long of a preparation? Maybe when we meet again in Traverse Town we can continue practicing for any future cups you two jump into!\" Twilight said to Leon before backing up from him and got ready for the round."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion looks Yuffie up and down for a moment before giving an approving nod* \"Another ranged fighter, huh? And she's cute too. And... Sorta sounds like me. This oughta be fun~\" *Xion's gremlin mode is kicking in and she fully intends on using her mimicry abilities to toy with these two~* \"Now let's do this!\" *Xion grins and proceeds summon her Keyblade and pulls in the darkness around her to form her Draconic Nightmare outfit, kicking off the ground and launching herself into the air, charging up the magic into the Kirisame Blade before blasting a Dark Meteor at the duo but particularly Yuffie, a massive black dragon flying right at her!* \"Sorry, sweetheart! Call me after we're done here~!\" *She says, making a call me gesture*\n\nDark Meteor: 723 Dark/Fire Magic\n\nMP: 145% + 30% = 175% - 25% = 150% - 10% = 140%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"Rarity be my backup with your magic!! Xion keep Leon on you for as long as possible!!\" Twilight said before she activated her main Keyblade, hold two Keybllades at once as Twilight protected both herself and Rarity from the incoming Shuriken Throw from both sides using Barrier. But oddlly enough she didn't choose to counter attack Yuffie. \"RARITY NOW!!\" Twilight called to her friend before dashing to the side and activated both Magic Boost and Blizzard Boost on her Keyblades before firing a Blizzara at Leon's blind spot as he focused Xion.\n\nBlizard Boost: Turn 1/7\nMagic Boost: Turn 1/5\n\nBarrier 2 (Before Magic Boost): 49 + 30% x 5.75 + 45 = 411\nBlizzara (Target: Leon): 49 + 30% x 5.75 + 45 + 30% = 535\n\nAP: 110%\nMP: 155%"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"Time for my newest technique for magic!! CRYSTAL DIMENSIOOOON!!\" Rarity yelled before using a chunk of her magic power to trap Yuffie in a crystal, which took Yuffie to a dimension that looked similar to the Olympus's arena but all crystalized. A phantom of Rarity than appeared at the same location as the real Rarity, before this phantom fired a combination of Meteor Shower and Bio Barrage at Yuffie as the phantom also casted Stopga onto Yuffie to reduce her speed a fair bit.\n\nPocket Dimension Activated: Turn 1/3\n\nMeteor Shower: 50 + 50% x 3.0 + 60 = 285\nBio Barrage: 50 + 50% x 3.0 + 60 = 285\n\n\nAP: 80%\nMP: 55%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Well then... I wanted to deal with the cutie myself... Unfortunate. Oh well. Hey, Scarface, say hello to my little friend!\" *Xion yells out as black magic lined with white gathers all along the edge of the blade and Xion slashes it towards Leon! It seems... Stronger than the last attack... By more than you would think for a simple ability power increase...*\n\nGetsuga Tenshou: 804\n\nMP: 140% + 45% = 185% - 15% = 170%\n\nAP: 150% - 20% (forgot to substract for form changes) = 130% - 35% = 95% - 20% = 75%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"Not so fast!!\" Twilight heard the sounds of the harp coming behind them as she then got in front of Xion as Twilight activated Phase Two to power herself up further, before casting Barrier 2 to protect herself and Xion. She then backflipped over Xion before Twilight fired off another Bilzzara towards Leon as a much stronger force and followed up by swinging her Keyblades recklessly in the air oddly, which resulted in her shooting Ragnarok shots at Leon as a finishing move for her attack.\n\nPhase Two: 1/5\nBlizzard Boost: 2/7\nMagic Boost: 2/5\n\nBarrier 2: 49 + 30% x 1.5 x 5.75 + 45 + 20% = 713\nBlizzara: 49 + 30% x 1.5 x 5.75 + 45 + 30% = 773\nRagnarok: 49 + 30% x 1.5 x 5.75 + 55 + 20% = 725\n\nAP: 55%\nMP: 150%"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity then quickly activated Phase Two upon seeing the landscaper attack rush at her. Rarity simply smiled and placed a Barrier against the incoming attack for some defense for her plan to stay alive in the pocket dimension. Phantom Rarity then popped a Ether to restore some MP before she fired a Magic Pulse 3 at Yuffie, but this would be merely a distraction as a massive Lightning Ray bolt of electricity rushed downwards towards Yuffie from above. \n\nPocket Dimension: 2/3\nPhase Two: 1/5\nEther: +30% MP\n\nBarrier: 50 x 1.5 + 50% x 3.0 + 30 = 368\nMagic Pulse 3: 50 x 1.5 + 50% x 3.0 + 60 = 398\nLightning Ray: 50 x 1.5 + 50% x 3.0 + 60 = 398\n\nAP: 20%\nMP: 105%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Thanks, Time Bomb. Oooh~ That gives me an idea for a new move~ I think- Eh I'll figure it out after this whole thing blows over.\" *She shrugs and channels everything into her sword and points it at Leon as a giant black laser surrounded by containment rings fires at Leon* \n\nMP: 170% - 45% = 125% - 15% = 110%\n\nAP: 75% - 20% = 55%\n\nDark Sign: Magicannon: Final Dark: 866 Dark/Fire"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight saw Leon activate his Fighting Spirit power, before deciding to power up one last time by activating Rainbow Power. She then saw Leon rush her before getting both her Keyblades ready. \"Thank you... Leon... Yuffie... You two inspired me to keep growing as soon as i learned about the Keyblade during our first match... And now...\" Suddenly, Twilight gained a rainbow blazing aura herself before rushing towards Leon herself. \"I'LL SHOW YOU HOW I TRULY FIGHT!!!\" She said as her Element Of Magic began to reveal itself from under her shirt and began glowing rapidly, before her eyes turned pure white and glowed. \"RAGNAROK...\" Twilight with her now rainbow flaming Keyblades blocked the upward slash before beginning to clash the barrage of strikes with similar strikes of her own, despite getting a few scratches on her clothing during the barrage clash. But when the downward slash hits her on the shoulder, should Leon stay put downing the downward slash's connection to Twilight's shoulder, Twilight aimed her Keyblades at Leon's chest without touching him yet. \"**`BLIZZARAAAAA!!`**\" Twilight roared before shoot a massive rainbow ice beam at Leon as hard as her magic took her. Afterwards, her grip on the Magical Friendship Keyblade loosened before it vanished, as her energy was running thin.\n\nRainbow Power: 1/10\nPhase Two: 2/5\nBlizzard Boost: 3/7\nMagic Boost: 3/5\n\n\nBlizzara: 49 + 30% x 1.5 + 6 x 5.75 + 55 + 30% = 831\n\nHP: 2257/2290\nAP: 0%\nMP: 125%"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Meanwhile Rarity drank an Elixir from her pocket, restoring her power to full before Phantom Rarity shot another Magic Pulse 3 but then followed up with Bio Barrage and lastly Meteor Shower to cover all grounds to try and finish the fight as fast as she could. Afterwards, The pocket dimension ended then and there..\n\nPocket Dimension: Final Turn\nPhase Two: 2/5\nElixir: Full HP, AP, & MP\n\nMeteor Shower: 398\nLightning Ray: 398\nMagic Pulse 3: 398\n\nAP: 65%\nMP: 165%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*The moment Yuffie emerges from the Pocket Dimension, Xion gets a devious idea. With Leon being dealt with, she calls out to Yuffie in a fucking perfect recreation of Leon's voice* \"Yuffie! Behind you!\" *\"He\" Calls out to warn her but unfortunately for her, Xion is almost directly above creating a Darkbomb and dropping the bomb from a good thirty feet in the air, exploding violently just before hitting Yuffie*\n\nDarkbomb: 866 Dark/Fire\n\nAP: 55% - 20% = 35%\n\nMP: 110% - 45% = 65% - 15% = 50%"
},
{
"author": "Squall 'Leon' Leonhart",
"message": "Leon went in for his seemingly final attack, getting in close with the now powered up Twilight. His series of blows would be countered with Twilight's slashes, getting some hits in but not being able to do as much damaged as he hoped. With the final, powered slash of his combo with his Gunblade he would then see Twilight point her Keyblade at his chest and hit him close range with a Blizzara. He would be blasted away from Twilight and hit the ground, unconscious and being defeated. \n\n`HP: 0/3,000`"
},
{
"author": "Yuffie Kisaragi",
"message": "Yuffie on the other hand wasn't doing much better, being out of MP and slowed with Stopaga she didn't have much options in dealing with Rarity's barrage of attacks. She choose to evade them anyway, getting out of the way of a decent amount of the constant volley of attacks but ultimately getting badly battered by them. \n\nThat was when the dimension would fade away and she would try and get some bearings on where she was now. \n\n\"Leon!?\"\n\nYuffie looked in the direction she heard 'Leon' call out, but ended up getting hit by the bomb dropped on her by Xion. When the dust from the blast cleared, she was out cold too alongside Leon.\n`HP: 0/2,000`"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The crowd would then see both Leon & Yuffie go down in a dramatic display and a little bit of trickery. The crowd would begin to go wild at seeing the 3 girls win and cheer loudly wanting to see how far they can go on."
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity would of done a basic twirl, spinning around on one foot before bowing to the crowd right back. \"And THAT is what a future Fashionista can do with their potential!!\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight meanwhile walked over to Yuffie and Leon who were still out cold, and looked at them both with a frown at first, but ultimately smiled at the duo as she watched them being carried or teleported away from the arena. \"Thank you Leon and Yuffie... Maybe after this tournament and testing how far I can go, I can finally visit you two and have a little spar every now and then with you two...!\" Twilight said before she shouted one last thing at the soon to be exiting duo of Yuffie and Leon. \"Thank you friends!!! I'll see you both later!!!!\" She said before waving goodbye to the duo, which afterwards she walked back in the center of the stage ready for Round 6."
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity turned towards Twilight's final message before actually feeling a bit sad for her and her friends leaving the stage from the end of Round 5. Closing her eyes and opening them with a frown, Rarity turned to face and look at Hades with a gesture saying 'Timeout!' before walking to Twilight and placing a hand on her friend's shoulder. \"You did well Twilight... I am sure that me and Xion deep down despite you two being in a grudge want you to go see them and have a fair enough talk with Yuffie and Leon... The two of us can handle things here if you do want to leave early...\" Rarity discussed with Twilight, as the two didn't notice themselves that under Rarity's shirt her Element Of Generosity glowed and fully recharged itself."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"Rarity... Thank you... But im sure i can see them before we both leave Olympus... But for now we got to stay on the task... Win the tournament...\" She told Rarity before smiling to her with her head tilted and her eyes closed."
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity was about to yell at her, but then closed her eyes and smiled back at Twilight before gesturing to Hades that everything was under control now as the duo got ready."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Sorry, Yuffie! I'll be sure to make it up to you somehow after this!\" *Xion apologizes as she cracks her neck with a small sigh*"
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "Both Yuffie and Leon were warped out of the arena with a snap of Hades' fingers. \n\n\"Wasn't that something! The three of them managed to defeat Leon and Yuffie! Now... Let's see if they can take on those that lie at Round 10!\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "With the crowd dying down to watch the next fight, dark portals would make their appearance, signaling the start of Round 6. What appeared was two Gigas Shadows and went in for the attack, aiming to slash both Xion and Rarity with their claws. \n\n`Scratch: 300`"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity would of used up an AP Recovery+ quickly coupled by her Item Boost Keyblade ability to restore her energy further. Afterwards she used Phase Two and Barrier to block as much damage as she could, but still took a bit of damage. But as a retaliation move, she fired an Explosion with three orbs slamming into the Giga Shadow on her end and shot a Fire spell into the Giga Shadow's stomach.\n\nItem Boost: 1/2 Uses\nAP Recovery+: +70% AP\nPhase Two: 1/5\n\n\nExplosion: 50 x 1.5 x 3 + 45 = 270\nFire: 50 x 1.5 x 3 + 25 = 250\n\nHP: 2330/2375\nAP: 85%\nMP: 130%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight also used an AP Recovery+ to quickly heal her energy up a bit and activated Phase Two herself. After she healed a bit, Twilight aimed Rainfell at the Giga Shadow attacking Xion before a Blizzara at the side of the Giga Shadow to damage it for Xion before backing away and chucked a Hi-Ether to restore her magic a bit more for the future.\n\nAP Recovery+: +50% AP\nPhase Two: 1/5\nHi-Ether: +50% MP\n\nBlizzara: 49 + 30% x 1.5 x 4.5 + 45 = 475\n\nAP: 50%\nMP: 130%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion sighs and pops an Elixir before tossing up a Starlove around herself to protect from Giga Shadow and off it at the same time*\n\nMP: 145% - 15% = 130% - 15% = 115%\nAP: 170% - 20% = 150%\nStarlove: 821"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "With the Shadow's claws managing to hurt Rarity, it wanted to keep going on the offensive with another cut. However the explosion and Fire to its stomach was enough of a deterrent to keep it away. That combined with Twilight's Blizzara was enough to finish it off. For the one attacking Xion, the Starlove was enough to put down its rampage. \n\nWith that over, Round 7 would begin! Up in the air, dark portals would open up and Gargoyle Heartless would float in the air, 3 in total. Each one would swing their arms, shooting a fireball at the girls: one for each of them.\n\n`Fira: 330`"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of seen the imcoming Fira coming towards her directions and her allies, before activating Phase Two once more after Round 6 was over and shooting another Blizzara towards the Fira to combat and overall beat the Fira and damage the Gargoyle Heartless a fair bit as she followed up with a Silence against the Gargoyle she was fighting to prevent more magic coming from it for a short bit. As a final move Twilight used a simply Magic Pulse to blast the Gargoyle down.\n\nPhase Two: 1/5\n\nBlizzara: 475\n\nMagic Pulse 1: 445\n\nAP: 40%\nMP: 90%"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity however took the full blast of the Fira attack, as her hair would be messy and slightly charred. \"You... YOU LITTLE HEARTLESS PIECE OF CRAP!!! **`YOU WILL PAY FOR MESSING UP MY HAIR AND RULE THE DAY YOU EVER EXISTED!!! YOU HEAR ME YOU FOUL BEAST!?!`**\" Suddenly she yelled at the Gargoyle as Rarity's hair scorched with a red fire in a rage, before activating Phase Two and glared at the Heartless Gargoyle with her own yellow glowing eyes to try and intimidate it which she rushed at the poor thing and fired a Stopga at the Gargoyle to slow it down a bit as she fired a Lightning Ray plus another Explosion to blow the Gargoyle Heartless backwards.\n\nPhase Two: 1/5\n\n\nLightning Ray: 285\nExplosion: 270\n\n2000/2375\nAP: 30%\nMP: 90%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Noted. Don't mess with the hair or she'll get Yangry~\" *She chuckles as she takes the fireball to the face* \"Hmm... Right... So... Die.\" *Xion changes her whole strategy for once, slamming into the Heartless at full speed, adding a Magic Pulse around herself to add to it*\n\nMP: 115% - 15% = 100%\nAP: 150% - 10% = 140% - 20% = 120%\nMagic Pulse: 821\nHP: 3025"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Gargoyle attacking Twilight saw its Fira be beaten by ice of all things and even damaged from it. It *Would* Have casted again if the Silence didn't hit it and stopped it in its tracks, then being defeated by the following magic pulse. The Gargoyle that attacked Rarity seemed to have laughed at her reaction to getting hit, though it was short lived at it was slowed to a halt by the Stop spell and smacked with the Lightning Dash and getting blasted away with the explosion and being defeated as well. The one that hit Xion with a Fira would also let out a giggle, though it was slapped with a Magic Pulse soon after and getting defeated like the rest of its bretheren. \n\nNow 3 more dark portals would emerge, starting Round 8. Out came 3 Luna Bandits armed with curved swords. They all picked their targets and started spinning at all the girls, trying to slice them up with their curved blades.\n`Ring Rush: 340`"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity activated Phase Two and used Barrier to try and defend herself as best as she could, but took even more damage and now her clothing was slightly ripped which began to piss her off even more and began yelling at the Heartless in front of her \"THIS DAMN OUTFIT WAS VERY HARD TO MAKE WITH MY TWO HANDS YOU KNOW!!!!\" Rarity than threw a Fire and a Mine Shield at the Luna Bandit on her side of the battle field.\n\nPhase Two: 1/5\n\n\nFire: 250\nMine Shield: 250\n\nHP: 1915/2375\nAP: 20%\nMP: 60%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight meanwhile protected herself with Phase Two going off and using Barrier 2 to defend and countered back with a Blizzara plus a Magic Pulse to finish her foe off hopefully. Afterwards, she chucked a AP Recovery+ to restore her energy once more.\n\nPhase Two: 1/5\nAP Recovery+: +50% AP\n\nBarrier 2: 475\nBlizzara: 475\nMagic Pulse: 445\n\nAP: 60%\nMP: 65%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"If there's anything left of the outfit when we're done, I'll drop a Cure on you. I managed to incorporate some clothing restoration magic into the Cure since I learned it. Don't be surprised if I ask for a... *Favor* At some point in the future if you're willing.\" *She's absolutely asking for a date and/or something lewd but she'll figure it out later on. Either way, it would be a simple case of if she's willing. Xion may be a thirsty bitch but she's still got standards. Either way, she once again takes the hit, the outfit being uneffected but knicking the hat in the process. She liked that hat... She was even considering adding a similar one to a future outfit. Maybe that would be her favor from Rarity. A new outfit. Regardless, a dark aura flares up around her as she decides that now she can afford to go a little more overkill. Only 1 more round after this til she's given a recharge so she can afford to go ballistic. A small patch of Darkness appears beneath the Heartless whose swords hit her before it erupts into a dark geyser that consumes it!*\n\nDarkga: 935 Dark Magic\nAP: 120% - 20% = 100%\nMP: 100% + 50% = 150% - 40% = 110% - 20% = 90% \nHP: 3025 - 340= 2685"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "With Rarity slashed by the Heartless, the Luna Bandit went in for a more simple slash this time, slashing through the Fire but getting hit by the Mine Shield and getting defeated. With Twilight, her bandit's blade would bounce off the barrier, not being strong enough to damage it and then was blasted away with the magic pulse. The one that attacked Xion sliced her hat but wanted more, only for it to start looking at the ground and getting blasted by darkness and being defeated. \n\n\nNow, it was time for Round 9 the penultimate round. The trio could feel the air around them start to move, erupting into powerful tornadoes for the 3 of them. The cause were 3 Air Pirates that spawned in that hovered in the air above.\n`Tornado: 380`"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"I may have an idea for this wave! LOOK OUT!!\" Twilight called to Rarity and Xion as she took the Tornado attack and oddly enough used it to jump up near eye level with the trio of Air Pirates and activated Phase Two. \"METEOR SHOWER EXPLOSION INCOMIIING!!\" Twilight then used a combination attack of Meteor Shower and Explosion, which made the many meteors from her first attack swirl with the Explosion attack for a massive A.O.E. Ring of pure damage to try and finish the fight in one single combination attack/\n\nPhase 2: 1/5\n\nMeteor Shower: 523\nExplosion: 503\n\nHP: 1877/2290\nAP: 5%\nMP: 35%"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity meanwhile used Phase Two and Barrier once more to protect herself from the Tornado as best as she possible can below herself as Twilight did absolute work with taking one for the team and firing right back. \"You got this Twilight!!\"\n\nPhase 2: 1/5\n\n\n\nHP: 1790/2375\nAP: 10%\nMP: 60%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Alright let's... Go!\" *Xion yells out as she decides to yeet a giant black energy slash outlined in white at anyone and anything in sight. If they were in the way of it, oops* \"Eat Getsuga!\"\n\nAP: 100% - 35% = 65% - 20% = 45%\nMP: 90% - 20% = 70%\nGetsuga Tenshou: 935 Dark/Fire"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Air Pirates sent out their tornadoes, expecting it to do their job. What they didn't expect was Twilight to ride the wave up to them and began to blast them with magic. The blast mixed with the Explosion knocked them around, just in time to be defeated by the giant black and white energy wave to slice them in half, ending Round 9."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**So you see it here folks! These 3 have cleared the nine rounds... Now to see if they can defeat the final opponents and claim the trophy for themselves!**\"\n\n\nHades would say and snap his fingers, fully healing and restoring all 3 of the girls for what's to come."
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity and Twillight both nodded to each other. \"Been a while since we got to team up against a final enemy. You ready for this Twilight..?\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"You bet i am! Though i wonder what this final round has for me since last time it was a giant Heartless...\" Twilight began to ponder but decided to let curiosity guide her."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"I had a 6 foot something flying humanoid Heartless with an orange blade. I think it was called an Orcus?\" *Xion projects a magic hologram of it in the air*"
},
{
"author": "Tifa Lockhart",
"message": "\"Well, sorry to disappoint... But I'm not a giant Heartless... But I *Am* Your 3's next opponent.\"\n\nAs the three were pondering what might be their next opponent, a woman walked onto the scene and cracked her knuckles, seemingly not having a weapon on them.\n\n\"But that reminds me, have you seen a blonde guy with really spiky hair? I need to give him a piece of my mind about something.\""
},
{
"author": "Aerith Gainsborough",
"message": "\"He should be here... At least if he's not we can always check Traverse Town again...\"\n\nAnother woman would walk up onto the stage and let out a small sigh. She was carrying an ornate looking stave with her, keeping it on her back for the time being. \n\n\"But hello you three. I assume you will be our opponents in here today?\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"Yep! Good luck to you two as well for this!\""
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"Hmmm...\" Rarity could tell Aerith didnt look much of a fighter mainly, so she had a plan in her mind. \"Im Rarity! The one next to me is Twilight over there!\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"So then... A brawler and a mage... And the mage doesn't look like she's a hardened seasoned mage either... Considering she's an alleged final boss, she's not a novice which to me implies she's probably a support type mage. Both are hot as hell though.\" *Xion analyses* \n\"Also no. Only blonde I've seen recently was a chick on social media. Eve or whatever. Also, Rarity, Twilight. When I say something, do it without question. For your own safety.\" *She turns to Hades* \"Hey, Hades! Prepare for more property damage!\""
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"Hm...? Wait...\" Rarity then realized what would be happening and suddenly pulled Xion and Twilight in for a group huddle. She began whispering to them as quietly as possible. \"Alright Xion... I know what you are possibly planning but i got a good way to hold off the girl with the fists... Remember how i trapped Yuffie in a temporary place for a short time? I am gonna use that on the brute... Then when you and Twilight take out the other lady hopefully, use whatever you can on the brute girl then... Got it girls...?\" Rarity told Twilight and Xion quietly before getting out of the huddle. \"So! Whenever you two are ready we can begin!!\" Rarity said getting into a fighting stance."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of gone into a fighting stance too with Rainfell, although something felt off but she couldn't tell what."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion shrugs* \"I wouldn't expect that to work with her. She seems pretty experienced and more than able to close the distance pretty well. Take the mage. I still have the aerial advantage and she poses a larger threat. You always want to take out the support first otherwise she's going to keep healing her friend. Fighting 101. First goes the healer. Last goes the tank.\""
},
{
"author": "Tifa Lockhart",
"message": "Tifa simply crossed her arms, tapping her foot on the ground while they laid out their gameplan. She didn't care enough to try and listen in on what they wanted to do: it was all in fun afterall."
},
{
"author": "Aerith Gainsborough",
"message": "\"Thanks... Though I must say I love your outfit as well Xion.\"\n\nAerith would say and covered her mouth as she let out a small laugh. Soon after she would give a small nod and took hold of the stave from her back. \n\n\"Though I assume now you three are ready?\""
},
{
"author": "Tifa Lockhart",
"message": "Tifa would raise her arms above her head and stretched, ready to get this started as well. \n\n\"Ready whenever you three are... Unless you want us to make the first move. Of which I'd be more than happy to.\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "*Hades' sole reaction to that informtation.*"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"You bet we are! Lets do this!\" Twilight called before summoning her main Keyblade as well, while also activating Blizzard Boost and Magic Boost at the same time as she went full force with a Blizzara against Tifa to try and split the duo away from each other. \"RARITY NOW!! WHILE I GOT HER!!!\" Twilight would say before shooting an Aero Spear at Tifa to keep her backed away even further and tried to do heavy damage with a Pulse Bomb.\n\nBlizzard Boost: 1/7\nMagic Boost: 1/5\n\nBlizzara: 49 + 40% x 5.75 + 45 + 30% = 571\nAero Spear: 49 + 40% x 5.75 + 15 + 10% = 450\nPulse Bomb: 49 + 40% x 5.75 + 60 + 10% = 500\n\nAP: 105%\nMP: 155%"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"CRYSTAL DIMENSION!!!\" Activating her Pocket Dimension power, she trapped Aerith in a similar battlefield to Olympus only it was crystalized. Phantom Rarity then appeared from within the dimension. \"Welp... Here goes nothing!! HIYAA!!\" Rarity then used Stopga to slow down Aerith greatly, before using Lightning Ray and Bio Barrage to try and deal damage to Aerith. But as she fired her attacks her Element Of Generousity bagan to shine, almost hinting something, as if Rarity is holding back.\n\nPocket Dimension: 1/3\n\n\nLightning Ray: 50 + 50% x 3.0 + 60 = 285\nBio Barrage: 50 + 50% x 3.0 + 60 = 285\n\nAP: 80%\nMP: 55%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion sighs and shakes her head slightly. Of course they popped off at full force immediately. Eh fuck it. Let's do this. Xion's Master Blade is shrouded in a curling dark aura that seems to almost drip off the blade and then spreads across her entire body as she looks down at Tifa from her position in the air* \"Sorry, Jiggles but I'm gonna have to go ham here~\" *Xion fully intended on taking as much damage as she could simply so she could piss off Hades more and possibly even impress the girls with what she had in mind* \"My drill is the drill that will pierce the heavens! Giga Drill Break!\" *Is... Is this a new attack? When did she train it up?! A large amount of black magic gathers around her blade and begins to swirl around it, round and round, rapidly growing faster until it bursts forth as a spiralling laser several times larger than Xion herself! That... Turns out to just be an aesthetically different Final Spark... God... Fucking dammit, Xion...*\n\nAP: 170% - 20% = 150%\nMP: 145% - 40% = 105% - 20% = 85%\n\nPhase 2: 5/5\nDark Boost: 5/5\nMagic x2: 5/5\n\n~~Final Dark~~ Giga Drill Break: 1763 Dark/Fire"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity would of been surprised by the Reflect spell, but when the Thundara came crashing into Phantom Rarity, she smirked and allowed it to hit as a strange diamond symbol appeared for a split second as the Pocket Dimension ended almost instantly. From withing the smoke, Rarity emerged but with Rainbow Power Enchantment Mode active. \"Heh... I knew the dimension wasnt that strong... So i took a different approach...!!\" With that, Rarity aimed her Keyblade at Aerith as it gained a rainbow hue signifying Light Of The Rainbow. She then lifted her hand up before casting Enchanted Gift on Xion and Twilight to strengthen them up. \"Now... Where were we?\" Rarity dashed forward while jumping upwards and aimed at Aerith, before shooting a Bio Barrage once more with this time a Meteor Shower. She then used Fire to finish her turn off.\n\nRainbow Power Enchantment Mode: 1/10\nLight Of The Rainbow: 1/3\n\n\nBio Barrage: 50 + 20 x 3.0 + 60 + 5% = 284\nMeteor Shower: 50 + 20 x 3.0 + 60 + 5% = 284\nFire: 50 + 20 x 3.0 + 25 + 5% = 247\n\nAP: 0%\nMP: 70%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight then felt a new power buff before roaring into Phase Two to further her own power. \"Here we go!!\" Twilight then fired another Blizzara but much stronger at Tifa's blind spot, before using a Meteor Shower of her own to try and overwhelm her. Twilight then did another Pulse Bomb to finish her turn strong. \"TAAAAKE THIIIIIS!!!\"\n\nPhase 2: 1/5\nBlizzard Boost: 2/7\nMagic Boost: 2/5\n\nBlizzara: 49 + 40% x 1.5 x 5.75 + 45 + 40% = 891\nMeteor Shower: 49 + 40% x 1.5 x 5.75 + 60 + 20% = 782\nPulse Bomb: 49 + 40% x 1.5 x 5.75 + 60 + 20% = 782\n\nAP: 55%\nMP: 150%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion takes the hit and grins as she takes the Quakra* \"Please, sir, may I have another~? Now then, honey. You're no longer my target~ Someone stall her for me, please!\" *Xion turns her sights to Aerith and swings a Getsuga Tenshou at her and thanks to the extra magic boost... Shit just got even fucking stronger than even before*\n\nHP: 3225 - 1192 = 2033\nMP: 85% - 20% = 65%\nAP: 150% - 35% = 115% - 20% = 95%\n\nGetsuga Tenshou: 1878"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"TWILIGHT NOW!!! WHILE TIFA IS DISTRACTED!!!\" Rarity yelled to Twilight as Rarity chucked an Elixir to fully recover herself, before activating Phase Two and fired off a Barrier to protect herself, looking a bit batted up but didnt give up yet. She then fired a Bio Barrage at Aerith to continue her battle with the white mage, before finishing her turn with a Fire attack yet again.\n\nElixir: Full AP & MP\nRainbow Power Enchantment Mode: 2/10\nLight Of The Rainbow: 2/3\n\nPhase Two: 1/5\n\n\nBio Barrage: 362\nFire: 326\n\nHP: 1456/2375\nAP: 135%\nMP: 180%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight smirked meanwhile as she heard the call. She use a Elixir as well to fully recover as well as using Spell Weaver Command Style to further her overall magic power. She used Barrier 2 to defend the Meteor attack, handling the Meteor a lot better than Rarity did. Twilight then fired a Blizzara at full force at Aerith to keep at the white mage, as to keep Aerith on her toes. She then fired off a Silenca to stop Aerith from doing any more magic for three turns if she landed it.\n\nElixir: Full AP & MP\nPhase 2: 2/5\nBlizzard Boost: 3/7\nMagic Boost: 3/5\nSpell Weaver: 1/5\n\n\nBlizzara: 1007 \n\n\nHP: 1908/2290\nAP: 185%\nMP: 175%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Now now, dearie, don't you know it's rude to interrupt someone mid cast? Overcharge!\" *Xion immediately creates a barrier between herself and Tifa that fills with highly volatile magic at an extreme rate before it explodes violently! Xion grins and channels more magic through the blade, glowing red and blue before screaming into a color reminisce of her Limit Break, Twilight Spark. With a mighty swing, the laser sword carves its way through Tifa's defenses and towards Aerith in the process! With that, the form ends and Xion winks at Tifa before falling to the ground, landing gracefully, her \"Armor\" Curling off of her like black smoke, leaving behind something of a slight smokescreen in the air where she fell from* \"Don't think I'm done just yet, girls cuz I have a whole nother form line I can use~!\"\n\nHP: 2033\nAP: 95% - 20% \nMP: 65% - 40% = 25%\n\nMagic Upgrade x2: 3/5\nDark Boost: 3/5\nPhase 2: 3/5\n\nDarkbomb: 1878\nKirisame Master Blade: 1878"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"Twilight make this count otherwise we are gonna be hitting much weaker later!!\" Rarity yelled before using Spell Weaver Command Style, as Rarity went full on assault mode with a Lightning Ray storm from Aerith's front side, a Meteor Shower from above Aerith, and finally using Bio Barrage that curved to attack Aerith on the left side of her.\n\nRainbow Power Enchantment Mode: 3/10\nLight Of The Rainbow: 3/3\n\nPhase Two: 2/5\nSpell Weaver: 1/5\n\nLightning Ray: 380\nMeteor Shower: 380\nBio Barrage: 380\n\nAP: 55%\nMP: 205%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"I was getting tried of waitiiiiing!!!\" Twilight yelled hard before unleashing her fullest in one single turn. Twilight ran towards Aerith after Rarity's attacks before sliding 15 feet near Aerith and three giant icy crystals form. \"BLIZZARA TRIPLE SPECIAAAAALLL!!!\" She then shot three massive rainbow hued ice beams at Aerith from the good short distance they were locked at, freezing the a bit of a chuck of the arena afterwards once the beams ended. \"Heh! How is that for a light show?!\" Twilight said as shortly after her Enchanted Gift buff soon ended for her turn.\n\nPhase 2: 3/5\nBlizzard Boost: 4/7\nMagic Boost: 4/5\nSpell Weaver: 2/5\n\nBlizzara: 1007\nBlizzara: 1007\nBlizzara: 1007\n\nAP: 185%\nMP: 100%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion pops an Elixir just before Tifa's attack lands and Xion gets sent flying... Which it seems like she wanted as a giant fucking pillar of rainbow magic explodes from her in a blinding light! In the midst of the blinding pillar, Xion takes the opportunity to swing the scythe around, leaving behind several rainbow gouges in the ground as a fuck ton of rainbow stars fire from it at Aerith, the stars exploding at random intervals into smaller rainbow stars plus a whole ass Iris Tenshou following it up* \"Thank you, oh goddess Iris for your blessing! I shall use this to smite my foes before I seduce them!\" *Well she's awfully ambitious, isn't she?* \"Hey, Rares! Think you can spare enough juice for another Silence when this one wears off? I have a plan and her not being able to cast magic would be real helpful!\"\n\nHP: 3225 - 1192 = 2033\nAP: 170% - 20% = 150% - 20% = 130% - 35% = 95%\nMP: 145% + 30% = 175% - 40% = 135% \n\nMagic Upgrade x2: 3/5\nDark Boost: 3/5\nPhase 2: 3/5\nLight Boost: 1/5\n\nStarfaga: 1358\nIris Tenshou: 1358"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity would used Barrier on the attack coming at her, though she was more injured due to it. \"Heh... I got a better idea... Xion hold Tifa off again for me!!\" Rarity then aimed before casting Stopga onto Tifa to slow her down a bit. However Rarity puffed as she was running low on steam. \"Twilight... Whatever happens... Keep fighting for me... I won't last much longer but i might as well damn try!!\" Rarity yelled out before running like a mad woman at Tifa and went of a sudden stab-like motion with her Keyblade, only to stop inches before suddenly giving one last effort and used Lightning Ray to zap both girls while they were close to each other. \"TAAAAAAAKE THIIIIS!!!\" Rarity roared proudly as her Element Of Generosity shined before Rarity was flung back to a bit of safety as a smoke cloud spawned, but was about to lose consciousness as she was low on power and energy.\n\nRainbow Power Enchantment Mode: 4/10\nPhase Two: 3/5\nSpell Weaver: 2/5\n\n\n\nLightning Ray: 362\n\nHP: 507/2375\nAP: 10%\nMP: 160%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight used Barrier 2 to try and protect herself, though it was much weaker and stilll took damager. \"R-Rarity... RAAAAAARITYYYYYYY!!!!\" Twilight then saw her friend and had enough before using Rainbow Power herself to increase her power. This was where the battle truly started, as Twilight ran super fast and got to the right side of both Tifa and Aerith in the potential smoke cloud from Rarity's Lightning Ray. \"BLIZZARA!!!\" Twilight then gave a roar before blasting a giant ice beam at the two girls while they were distracted by the smoke. \"THIS...\" Twilight ran up at the duo yet again as her eyes glowed pure white. \"IS...\" She then yelled hard, using Silenca on Tifa to stop her magic is well if hit. \"THIS FOR MY FRIEND!!!\"\n\nPhase 2: 4/5\nBlizzard Boost: 5/7\nMagic Boost: 5/5\nSpell Weaver: 3/5\nRainbow Power: 1/10\n\n\nBlizzara: 984\n\n\nHP: 1384/2290\nAP: 180%\nMP: 35%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Calm down! She won't die! They already said that, you crazy woman! Either way, we're not going to beat them so I suggest we surrender to *Avoid* Being knocked out! But whatever though. Guess we'll just keep going then!\" *Her auras only grow in size and brightness as she slips into Level 2. Meanwhile just as the Quaga was cast, Xion opens a Dark Portal on it, engulfing the spell with a second portal opening directly beneath Tifa a moment later, redirecting what's left back at her, thus preventing any damage to the other two girls and then proceeds to violently and brutally drop a Master Spark in Aerith's direction, the super laser flying right at the mage girl*\n\nHP: 2033 - 23 = 2010\nAP: 95% - 10%\nMP: 135% - 25% = 110% - 15% = 95%\n\n\nDamage sent back: 314 Earth Magic\nMaster Spark: 1543\n\nMagic Upgrade x2: 4/5\nDark Boost: 4/7\nPhase 2: 4/5\nLight Boost: 4/7"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity knew she would be out of the game completely, but wouldn't at least try to give one last effort as Rarity chucked an AP Recovery+ weakly before oddly her legs were coated with electricity. She then clashed the Water Kick from Tifa with a Lightning Ray but using her own back kick motion from her leg to clash kick to kick, causing a smoke cloud to occur as Rarity slid to a stop smirking. \"Heh... Havent... Used my... Legs in... So long... Good job... Tifa...\" Rarity gave a thumbs up into the air toward Xion, Twilight, Tifa, Aerith, and even the crowd before being completely knocked out from the clash, signally the end of her time in this tournament cup.\n\nAP Recovery+: +50% AP\nRainbow Power Enchantment Mode: 5/10\nPhase Two: 4/5\nSpell Weaver: 3/5\n\n\n\nHP: 0/2375\nAP: 25%\nMP: 160%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight knew her power had now drastically dropped, but knew she had to at least try to at least take down one of the foes near Xion and herself that remained fighting. Chucking both a Hi-Ether and a Hi-Potion as her last ditch effort to battle the duo, she had a bit of a plan. \"Xion keep Tifa away from me!!\" Twilight yelled before shooting Aerith with a Pulse Bomb as a distraction before shooting another Silenca at Aerith to keep her from using magic once more as she finished her turn by running at Aerith and fired a Meteor Shower down on her. After all her attacks, her Phase Two form finally dropped from her power, weakening her more now. \"Darn it... If we lose here at least we tried our damn hardest...\"\n\nHi-Ether: +50% MP\nHi-Poiton: +50% HP\nPhase 2: 5/5\nSpell Weaver: 4/5\nRainbow Power: 2/10\n\nPulse Bomb: 781\n\nMeteor Shower: 781\n\nHP: 2290/2290\nAP: 120%\nMP: 40%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion sighs* \"Ok then... I think one more good hit should knock me into range to drop a Limit...\" *Her auras grow as she hits Level 3* \"Now then... I think it's about time to properly deal with the support mage~ Twilight! Sidestep!\" *And with that, all the gouges in the ground around her explode into large ground based slashes expanding outwards in the direction they were created, essentially covering the arena in these giant slices of energy*\n\nHP: 2010\nAP: 65% - 35% = 30% - 20% = 10%\nMP: 95% + 50% = 145% - 20% = 125% \nPhase 2: 5/5\nMagic Upgrade x2: 5/5\nLight Boost: 5/7\nIDS: 1670 All"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity then opened her eyes quickly as they were just light Nightmare Rarity's which signalled Hades's boost activating. She got up slowly before glaring at the Holy spell coming towards her. Rarity then activated Rainbow Power Enchantment Mode once more suddenly, and giving Twilight and Xion another Enchanted Gift boost while giving her Keyblade a rainbow hue. \"I am not giving up just yet!!\" Rarity used Barrier to block the Holy spell quickly, taking a good bit of damage once more. \"Tck... This better work in our favor!!\" Rarity then fired a Bio Barrage towards Aerith as a distraction before rushing at Tifa from behind and fired a Explosion which three orbs swirled around Rarity attempting to hit Tifa a bit after her Dolphin Kick against Twilight.\n\nRainbow Power Enchantment Mode: 1/10\nLight Of The Rainbow: 1/3\n\n\n\nBio Barrage (Aerith): 315\nExplosion (Tifa): 299\n\nHP: 1409/2375\nAP: 95%\nMP: 175%"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight saw her friend and smiled before using Barrier 2 to block the kick Tifa tried to do. Twiight then shot a point blank Pulse Bomb into Tifa to knock her back further. \"This is for you Yuffie!\" Twilight used Ragnarok by throwing her two Keyblades at Tifa like shurikens before catching her weapons as she shot a flurry of energy bullet projectiles. Twilight however lost her Spell Weaver Command Style, growing weaker in terms of damage output now. \"Tck... This may be close with this round!!\"\n\nSpell Weaver: 5/5\nRainbow Power: 3/10\n\n\nPulse Bomb: 562\nRagnarok: 562\n\nHP: 1535/2290\nAP: 30%\nMP: 40%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*With her Phase 2 and Magic Upgrades falling off, Xion's damage is going to be reduced significantly. She pops a quick AP Recovery+ to keep from losing even more damage as she takes a Holy to the face, cracking her neck. That extra 10% and 2.25x were necessary to keep her damage output up significantly. Sighing she looks right at Tifa and Aerith before turning to Rarity and Twilight* \"I'm giving you two two seconds to get behind the barrier of the stands. Now GO!\" *This seems to be the thing she was talking about when she said \"If I tell you something, do it.\" As soon as her warning is done, she begins to chant* \"O crucible which melts my soul...\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight and Rarity nodded as the duo got as far as possible. \"Dont over do yourself Xion! You got the potential highest magic power here!!\""
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity meanwhile glared at Xion with now yellow glowing eyes. \"Whatever... Hope this doesnt end up being good for those two... Could care less...\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*The sky goes twilight and bathes the stadium in orange before a black circle appears over top of it all \"Scream forth from the depths of the abyss and engulf my enemies in a crimson wave! Pierce through! TWILIGHT SPARK!\" *And so Xion's Limit Break is here. The black circle glows a sunset color as several 6 separate smaller lasers crash into it from behind and form the super laser that completely englufs the stadium's combat area slams down from the sky onto all not behind the cover of the stands barrier made to prevent spectator casualties*\n\n\nHP: 760\nAP: 10% + 50% = 60% - 20% = 40%\nMP: 125% - 20% = 105%\n\n*Xion waggles her finger at Tifa as the brawler gets in close and makes a dramatic, Yu-Gi-Oh style hand movement as a holographic magenta card appears in front of her with the name \"Starlove\" And a picture of a ring of rainbow lasers. The text says \"When an opponent attacks you directly, negate the attack and deal 1/4 of the damage you would have been dealt instead.\"* \"Fool! You activated my Trap Card! Starlove!\" *And so it happens. A ring of rainbow lasers appears around Xion, stopping Tifa in her tracks and dealing damage to her in the process before moving out of the way and hard focusing on Aerith, popping another AP Recovery+. And then comes the big one. A combined Starbomb and Iris Tenshou flies at Aerith at top speeds, the energy slash looking increasingly unstable as it grows closer. Upon impact, it would explode violently in a show of rainbow light*\n\nHP: 760\nAP: 40% + 50% = 90% - 35% = 55% - 20% = 35%\nMP: 105% - 20% = 80% - 40% = 40% - 20% = 20%\n\n\nIris Tenshou: 1616\nStarbomb: 1616\nTotal coming for Aerith: 3232"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight meanwhile focused her sights on Aerith and ran up to her target as a finishing attack, as she jumped over and got behind Aerith and fired a Explosion to knock Aerith into the floor after Xion's attacks hopefullly connected. Twilight then aimed at Aerith and smiled. \"You had a good fight in you Miss Aerith... Like Yuffie and leon, i wanna be friends and hopefully get to spar with you someday outside of here! Good match!! BLIZZARA!!\" She then shot a small beam of ice at Aerith to finish her off and knock her out.\n\nRainbow Power: 4/10\n\nExplosion: 516\nBlizzara: 521"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"CRYSTAL DIMENSION!!!\" Rarity got behind Tifa shortly after Xion's parry attack before trapping her in a crystal realm that was like Olympus, but with purple and black crystals shaping the place. \"Let us have a bit of fun sweetie... Time for a classic one on one battle!!\" Phantom Rarity appeared behind Tifa and said before she fired a Bio Barrage at Tifa rapidly, to which after Rarity used Meteor Shower to drop a bunch of meteors down at Tifa with destructive power as Rarity finished it off with a massive swarm of lightning via Lightning Ray.\n\nPocket Dimension: 1/3\nRainbow Power Enchantment Mode: 2/10\nLight Of The Rainbow: 2/3\n\n\nBio-Barrage: 394\nMeteor Shower: 394\nLightning Ray: 394\n\nAP: 0%\nMP: 125%"
},
{
"author": "Tifa Lockhart",
"message": "Tifa rushed towards Majora, with the intent to grab her. That backfired *Fast* As the barrage of lasers killed her momentum and slowed her down to a hault, taking some damage having travelled through the thing. That was when the world changed for her this time getting sent to the Alternate Dimension. In there she ended up being bombarded by more blasts by Phantom Rarity. She would take one more step before falling onto the ground in front of her unconscious. \n\n`HP: 0/20,000`"
},
{
"author": "Aerith Gainsborough",
"message": "Still being silenced and without Tifa to protect her, she was in a very bad situation. She let out a silenced gasp and guarded herself as best she could against the gigantic rainbow blast and the blocks of ice. By the time the rainbow colored smoke cloud disappeared, Aerith was on the ground unconscious.\n\n`HP: 0/15,000`"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The crowd was amazed by the display of the three girls winning and began cheering wildly, throwing in flowers and in some cases love letters."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Congrats you three won... At the cost of my Colosseum!**\" \n\nHades would appear in the center stage once more and rolled his eyes, this was going to be *Another* Thing he'd have to pay today. \n\n\"**Anyway, you two are the first winners of the Pegasus Cup, yadda yadda. Here's your trophy.**\" \n\nThe god would snap his fingers and 3 giant silver trophies would appear in front of the girls."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of sighed with relief, as she held the silver trophy up high. She then decided something before turning to Xion and walked over. \"Hey... About the time you and i got into a arguments back in that jungle world and Traverse Town... I am sorry about that... To be honest, i kinda let enemies go and seeing you trying to almost do the same except torture... I can understand that now...\" Twilight then extended her hand out to Xion and offered a handshake. \"Lets try and be friends this time... Okay...?\""
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity would of bowed towards the crowd as she felt proud to survive the ten rounds of fighting. \"Thank you, my darlings! I promise to come back for another one real soon!\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion just gives Twilight a blank look* \"Try again *After* I get my Heart back. I may act the same but I can't actually feel anything so... Yeah.\" *She shrugs and then turns to Hades* \"Can't say I didn't warn you.\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**I really should just start billing you each time you wreck something you know that...**\" \n\nHades would say and snap his fingers, warping away Tifa and Aerith to the recovery rooms for the time being. \n\n\"**Anyway... Normally you'd get the weapons of the people you fought, but we hadn't had these ones prepared yet. So instead you'll just be given a greater cash prize then usual.**\""
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Furo stomped his way into the Coliseum as he searched for Hades. He wanted a chance for more training, and the only way he could get decent combat experience seemed to be these cups that were ran.\n\nHe knew about the issues the god had apparently caused with that group from the tower, but he was not going to let that stop him from trying to make use of the place.\n\n\"Hades, you here!?\"\n\nLooking around, he noticed some stranger in armor. But did not pay them too much mind."
},
{
"author": "The Mantis (Kaz)",
"message": "Kaz was surprised to see the kid here on Olympus, and listening to him call out to one of the gods, he figured it was for the same reason he was. The young man had some new weapons he wanted to test out, but now he was a little relieved to see one of his associates alive and well.\n\nThough he could not really bring up Hollwo Bastion as he were."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "Upon someone speaking his name, Hades would appear in a column of fire and brimstone. The God had his arms crossed, taking a guess why they were there.\n\n\"**Lord of the Underworld here. So... What do I owe the pleasure of you coming here?**\" \n\nHe had no clue who Kaz was, but assumed he was just another wayward traveler."
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "\"I need some training and you were the first person I could think of. Which one of these cups would be good for some combat experience?\"\n\nGetting right to the point, Furo wanted to get right into the mix of things. He was not reliable enough to protect his friends as he was and if he wanted to bring his group back together he needed to actually challenge himself.\n\n\"I would like some training from you.\""
},
{
"author": "The Mantis (Kaz)",
"message": "Kaz took a step forward. Patted Furo on the shoulder, then lowered himself to a knee. He worried about giving himself away to the kid, but he hoped that he could convey his intent to join in this little fight. He continued to bow to the god hoping to hear a positive answer."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"***You* Want training... From me?**\"\n\nHades would say with a raised eyebrow before shrugging; maybe that loud mouth Maleficent didn't say anything but he still was going to play this somewhat cautious. His attention then went to Kaz, guessing he wants to join in too.\n\n\"**Very well, I could put the both of you in the Games if you want... Since we have a Heartless shortage at the moment, there are no waves. Just fighting 1-2 bosses if that is what you wish to do.**\""
},
{
"author": "The Mantis (Kaz)",
"message": "Standing up, the Mantis again put a hand to Furo's shoulder and gave a thumbs up. The lack of heartless to fight did not sound to bad. A lowly heartless was no good to christen his new blades. Still, he did have to admit that for all the heartless that showed up in Twilight Town, he wondered where they were all coming from.\n\nWere they are all being called from other worlds? Nothing seemed to have changed, so where were they all accumulating to at the moment?"
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Furo gave a strange look at the armored hand on his shoulder, but figured that it meant that the individual was trying to say that they were dependable for this fight. Though the mechanic did not ask nor did he care, but they were here before him.\n\n\"Uh, yeah that's fine. Sounds like the two of us for whatever you are throwing at us.\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Alright! Then let the games begin! We got an old Heartless here for you to do battle with in so if you'll excuse me-**\"\n\nHades would say and snap his fingers, vanishing in a cloud of smoke."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "Once Hades left, the ground began to shake and crystalize and a dark portal opened. What came out of it was a floating feminine looking heartless wielding a scepter which it spun around, ready for the fight to begin.\n\nThe Heartless wouldn't be able to withstand the constant barrage of attacks and would be defeated in a near instant, vanishing from sight."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Huh... I swore that one would have lasted longer... But congrats, I suppose.**\"\n\nHades would say and rub his head, seeing the Jewel Princess be defeated alot faster than he anticipated. \n\n\"**But with the shortage and all, that's all we got for today. So you're free to go for now. We'll hopefully be back up and running like normal sometime in the future.**\""
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Furo looked around the stage confused about the abrupt end to the fight. Did they really end it that quickly? The armored individual was far stronger than he anticipated and ruined this training opportunities. He looked at the thumbs up and shook his head.\n\nHe tightly gripped his blade before sheathing it. There was no forcing the issue if there was nothing to fight.\n\n\"Alright, I'll be back when this place is better. I don't really care if you are one of the one's behind that incident in the sand place. If you got any personalized training then I want in on it when I come back.\"\n\nWith that all off his chest, he marched back to his ship."
},
{
"author": "The Mantis (Kaz)",
"message": "Kaz watched the kid walk off and could only think about it his potential. He was pretty strong as it is, but the warrior did not have time to dedicate to raising someone else up. If things were different and he had less to do, he could be that mentor. \n\nBut if things were different, he would not be here to begin with.\n\nGiving a bow to the god, he also took his leave after giving Furo time to fly off ahead of him."
}
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{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado walks through the doorway, nervous. He summons Kingdom Key into his hand, then holds it close.*\n\n*He can't die (how does that work, anyway?), but they didn't say anything about permanent injury. He can't afford to hold back against his opponents.*"
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"**Now, ladies and gentlemen! We have a new contestant, Dado from... Uh, of the Stars! Let's see if this man with a gaint Key chas what it takes to become a Hero or will he crash and burn just like the others that tried to take on the Phil Cup! Round 1 begin!**\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "`Scratch: From the shadows of the arena, 3 Shadows would emerge and surround Dado twitching and moving along for an opening. With a sudden burst of energy, the 3 Shadows would go at Dado and try and slash him with thier claws. \n\n`Scratch: 20`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*The others? Excuse him, what the fuck?*\n\n*He takes a deep breath, then channels his inner light throughout his body, just like he's been practicing. When the Shadows attack, he blocks their scratches without any pushback. With them in range, he then spins in a circle, Keyblade outstretched, performing a signature Vicinity Break.*\n\n\"Don't get cocky,\" *He reminds himself.*\n\n*Block: 128, complete mitigation*\n*Vicinity Break: 135*\n\n*HP: 1865*\n*MP:115 -125*\n*AP: 130 -140 -115*\n*Second Form Active*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Shadows' claws were ineffective against Dado's defenses and the weak Shadows were easily dispatched by the spin attack. What came next was round 2 with *More* Dark portals. 3 Soldier Heartless would emerge and go in for spinning roundhouse kicks three different directions to try and slip Dado up. \n\n`Roundhouse Kick: 50`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*A small grin creeps onto Dado's face. He's been doing this since day one.*\n\n*He spins again, clashing with the Soldiers' kicks. He then kicks off the ground, maintaining his rotational momentum as he tilts forward dangerously, his feet sparkling as they glide along the ground. His keyblade stretches out further during this wider spin.*\n\n*Vicinity Break: 135, complete mitigation*\n*Vicinity Break: 135*\n\n*HP: 1865*\n*MP: 125*\n*AP: 140 -95*\n*Second Form Active*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The spin to win strategy seemed to be working! The weak Soldiers would fall to Dado's Keyblade like they were nothing. Round 3 would soon commence and a Large Body would appear out of a Dark portal ready to fight. The giant Heartless would approach Dado and begin to swing their arms, trying to batter the Keyblade Weilder with their high Strength.\n\n`Mow Down Attack: 100`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado recognizes this type of Heartless. He trained his Block against it not too long ago. He holds Kingdom Key up in a vertical guard, stopping the Large Body's thick forearm in its tracks. He moves the Keyblade to the side, stopping the other arm the same way.*\n\n\"Upsy daisy!\" *He crouches down, then frontflips over it, grunting as he stabs just behind its head. He drags Kingdom Key down as he lands, then performs a wide outwards swing at the Heartless' back.*\n\n*HP: 1865*\n*MP: 125*\n*AP: 140 -125*\n*Second Form Active*\n\n*Block vs Mow Down: 128, complete mitigation*\n*Back stab + vertical back slash: 90*\n*Horizontal swing at back: 90*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Large Body went in for the swing but was surprised that it was blocked and the other swing was also blocked. Enraged, it raised an arm to try and bring it down on Dado but he managed to flip over the giant brute and hit it in the back of the head, with the resulting slash finishing it off. \n\nNow, Round 4 would begin once the Large Body was slain. 3 Yellow Opera would emerge from dark portal and hover around Dado, zipping and dashing around before the points on their heads started to buzz, calling down a bolt of lightning to try and strike Dado where he stood. \n\n`Thunder: 120`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*As his hair stands up, Dado gets an idea. He thrusts Kingdom Key into the air, point-first. When it the large lightning bolt falls, it takes the path of least resistance towards him... Directly into the Keyblade's tip.*\n\n*He turns towards a Yellow Opera, ready to disintegrate it with its own attack, then hesitates. It's yellow, and it just used lightning. It probably resists that element. Best case, it's neutral damage. Worst case, it's immune.*\n\n*He stabs Kingdom Key into the ground, then thrusts his off hand towards a target. Light blossoms from his open palm, flying towards a Heartless. He repeats this attack with his main hand, light flying towards a second Yellow Opera.*\n\n\"Note to self: magic works without a Keyblade.\"\n\n*HP: 1865*\n*AP: 140 -125*\n*MP: 125 -85*\n*Second Form Active*\n\n*Block vs Thunder: 128, total mitigation*\n*Flower Shoot: 115*\n*Flower Shoot: 115*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The bolts of lightning would reign down... Only yo be taken into the Keyblade and seemingly having no effect on Dado. Him stabbing his weapon into the ground took the Heartless by surprise but so did the fireball he cast from his hand. The first Yellow Opera was defeated by the blast and the second he targeted soon fell after. The final Yellow Opera still floated in the air and did what what it did best: cast another Thunder to try and take down Dado. \n\n`Thunder: 120`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado resummons his Keyblade into his hand, holds it up high, and catches the lighting again. He brandishes it, discharging the stored energy directly into a wall.*\n\n*He then pivots and spears Kingdom Key at the final Heartless, leaving behind a sparkling trail of light as it flies towards it.*\n\n*HP: 1865*\n*AP: 125 -90*\n*MP: 85*\n*Second Form Active*\n\n*Block vs Thunder: 128, total mitigation*\n*Light Spear: 120*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The final Lightning Opera stood no chance against the Light Spear, getting smacked in the head with the Keyblade and being defeated."
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"**Well would you look at that folks! Dado has made it all the way to Round 5! Can he defeat the miday boss!? Let's find out... Come on out!**\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "In front of Dado something *Hard* Hit the ground, sounding like the loud metal pipe sound effect. It appeared to be a gigantic suit of armor! The head began to move and float in the air, causing the arms and torso to do the same until it stood on two feet and took a couple of steps forward."
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado winces at the loud noise, then collects himself. This Heartless looks strong. Based on the claws, he guesses it does best in melee range.*\n\n*He jumps back, switches to Ever After, then glows as he unleashes three casts of Holy at its position from a safe distance. Each pillar of light shakes the ground slightly.*\n\n*HP: 1865*\n*AP: 140 -125*\n*MP: 125 -80*\n*Second Form Active*\n*Light Boost: 4 Turns Remain*\n\n*Holy: 210*\n*Holy: 210*\n*Holy: 210*\n\n*Dado times a Holy cast to disrupt Guard Armor's initial slam, the pillar of light erupting from the ground and slowing its descent. He then starts running sideways and away to maintain distance. A few of the shockwaves do catch up to him, bursts of dark air slamming against him.*\n\n*He glares, then spins twice, shoes sparkling and gliding along the ground as he unleashes two more Holy Casts. This seems like it's gonna be an endurance match. He hopes he's ready.*\n\n```\nHP: 1865 -1825\nAP: 125 -120\nMP: 80 -30\nSecond Form Active\nLight Boost: 3 Turns Remain\n\nHoly parry vs. Stomp Charge: 210. 40 damage taken\nHoly: 210\nHoly: 210\n```\n\n*Dado can feel how low he is on magical energy. He's never used this much before. He lets loose another Holy cast, sending the fist upwards and off-course such that it just barely nicks his shoulder.*\n\n*He thrusts his Keyblade out, firing a Flower Shoot that homes in on the Guard Armor. Lastly, he thrusts Ever After upwards, making one final pillar of light erupt from the ground beneath the large Heartless.*\n\n```\nHP: 1825 -1815\nAP: 120 -105\nMP Recharge: 0/135\nSecond Form Active\nLight Boost: 2 Turns Remain\n\nHoly parry vs. One Two Punch: 210. 10 damage taken\nFlower Shoot: 198\nHoly: 210\n```"
},
{
"author": "happyfrozenfire",
"message": "\"Shit!\" *Dado hastily holds up Ever After, only to get flung violently to the side by Guard Armor's attack. On the ground, he fires two Flower Shoots at the torso, then pulls himself back up.*\n\n```\nHP: 1815 -1643\nAP: 105 -70\nMP Recharge: 20/135\nSecond Form Active\nLight Boost: 1 Turn Remains\n\nBlock vs Earth Shake: 128. 172 damage taken\nFlower Shoot: 198\nFlower Shoot: 198\n```"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado holds up Ever After, preventing the boots from hitting him directly, but still gets knocked back down by the shockwave. It roars above him, eating away at his resolve.*\n\n*He grits his teeth, then switches to Kingdom Key, scrambling to his feet. He runs towards the torso, then slashes at it.*\n\n```\nHP: 1643 -1531\nAP: 70 -45\nMP Recharge 40/135\nSecond Form Active\nLight Boost: End\n\nBlock vs. Stomp Charge: 128. 112 damage taken\nSecond action spent getting up/running\nRaw str attack: 90\n```\n\n\"CrAPBASKETS-\" *Guard Armor slams into Dado, full force. He rolls along the ground for several yards, then gets up. He brushes himself off, points his Keyblade at the torso, and puts on a brave smirk.*\n\n\"'Tis but a scratch, am I right?\"\n\n```\nHP: 1531 -1281\nAP: 45 -90\nMP Recharge 60/135\nSecond Form Active\n\nPep Talk\n```\n\n*Dado gets an idea. A stupid idea. Probably the stupidest idea he's ever had. He steels his resolve and waits for the boots to approach.*\n\n*Eventually, one slams down near enough that the shockwave hits him, full force. He grits his teeth, but waits for the right timing.*\n\n*Just as the other picks itself up, he leaps to the first boot. The shockwave coming from where he was standing boosts him forward painfully. As he hits the first boot, it winds up to stomp again by kicking high into the air, sending Dado flying.*\n\n*He soars in an arc, then stops at the peak, hanging in the air and summoning Ever After.*\n\n\"Let's finish this!\"\n\n*He glows with newfound light, then spins in the air, casting a volley of three Flower Shoots to home in on the torso.*\n\n```\nHP: 1281 -1031\nAP: 90 -45\nMP Recharge 80/135\nSecond Form Active\nLight Within: 4 turns remain\nPhase 2: 4 turns remain\n\nFlower Shoot (\"Bloom!\"): 239\nFlower Shoot (\"Huh!\"): 239\nFlower Shoot (\"Hyah!\"): 239\n```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The boots slammed into Dado, stomping hard as the shockwave connected. The other would raise to stomp the yard with him but he used it as a platform to launch himself towards the torso! The Guard Armor was taken by surprise by this action unsure what the purpose of this was. It soon realized the purpose as 3 volleys of light struck it in its chest. The main body started to shake as the boots stopped moving altogether and faded away. \n\nThe Guard Armor's torso then fell to the ground with the head rolling across the ground before vanishing finally being vanquished."
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"**Well there you have it folks! Dado has beaten the noob crusher Guard Armor! Not many people get past him... And fewer forget the feeling of being stomped! Now do you wish to proceed to Round 6 or are you cuttin' it quits!?**\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The crowd began to cheer for Dado for his victory, throwing in roses and other small items."
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Damn. He'd never been cheered on like this before. He blushes slightly, then does his best to compose himself. He points Ever After in the air.*\n\n\"Like I said, 'tis but a scratch! Bring it on!\""
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"**You heard 'em folks! Time for Round 6 to begin!**\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "With Dado wanting to go on, Round 6 would begin. A dark portal would open up and a Fat Bandit would appear hobbling side to side. Its fat body expanded as it took a deep breath and shoot a powerful fireball at Dado, aiming to take him down. \n \n`Flame Shot: 200`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Wanting to impress the crowd further, Dado crosses his arms. The fireball hits him full force, sending up a giant billow of smoke that, conveniently, obscures how painful the experience is for him. A long moment passes.*\n\n\"Is that the best you've got? If so, the seeding of this tournament is way outta wack.\"\n\n*The smoke settles, revealing Dado to be unharmed. His display of confidence has rejuvinated his morale. He smirks at the Fat Bandit.*\n\n\"C'mon, take another shot. I dare you.\"\n\n```\nHP: 1031 -831 -1763\nAP: 140 -135\nMP: 135\nSecond Form Active\n\nPep Talk\n```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Fat Bandit shot the fireball at Dado and watched him become engulfed in smoke. Once it cleared, the Heartless saw Dado... Just standing there fine. The Fat Bandit decided to try something else than shooting another fireball. It would hobble its way towards the Keyblade Wielder and tried to slam its giant arms into Dado, trying to knock him out. \n\n`Mow Down Attack: 120`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*With a flash of light, Ever After is replaced with Kingdom Key. Dado blocks both of the Fat Bandit's swings, then swirls around it, his shoes sparkling. He performs an inwards uppercut at its back, hoping to knock it into the air.*\n\n```\nHP: 1763\nAP: 135 -90\nMP: 135\nSecond Form Active\n\nBlock vs Mow Down: 127, complete mitigation\nReversal\nUpper Slash: 120\n```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Fat Bandit went in for punches, getting deflected with each swing it attempted and leaving it open for the uppercut with the Keyblade. It stumbled backwards and fell onto its back being defeated and vanishing. \n\nNow would begin Round 7 and 3 Powerwild Heartless would emerge from the air and started bouncing around. The 3 Heartless would jump up in the air and spin, aiming to jump kick Dado from 3 different directions.\n\n`Jump Kick: 180`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*With a flash of light, Dado's Keyblade switches back to Ever After. He thrusts it upwards, springing a triad of pillars of light up from the ground to intercept the monkey Heartless' kicks. His Keyblade glows, then switches back to Kingdom Key. He jumps up into the air, spinning with his Keyblade outstretched.*\n\n```\nHP: 1763\nAP: 140 -95\nMP: 135 -120\nSecond Form Active\nLight Boost: 4 Turns Remain\n\nHoly parry vs Jump Kick: 210, complete mitigation + 30 damage\nJumping Vicinity Break: 135\n```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Powerwild's kicks were stopped by the pillars of light, forcing them to jump backwards into the air. While midair, they were open to the circulr swing and hit all being defeated in one swift motion. \n \nWith that out of the way, Round 8 would begin and following the theme 3 Bouncywild Heartless would appear, armed with slingshots. Taking aim with their weapons, all of them shot stones at Dado trying to hit him from 3 different directions.\n`Slingshot: 200`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Gah!\" *The slingshotted pebbles fly at Dado faster than he can react. They sting like hell.*\n\n\"Bloom!\" *He switches to Ever After and brandishes it. A ball of light erupts from the tip, homing in on one of the Bouncywilds.*\n\n\"Shock!\" *He thrusts his Keyblade at another Heartless, causing lightning to erupt from the tip and arc towards it.*\n\n*Finally, he spins, spearing his weapon towards the third monkey, then rematerializing it.*\n\n```\nHP: 1763 -1563\nAP: 140 -125\nMP: 135 -95\nSecond Form Active\n\nFlower Shoot: 165\nThunder: 175\nLight Spear: 102\n```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Bouncywilds pointed at Dado and laughed when he was struck with their rocks. They stopped laughing when they saw the Keyblade and one of them was shot with a ball of light and being defeated. The other two monkeys would fall victim to the Thunder that followed. \n\nNow began the penultimate round! 1 Large Snowman would appear this round and raised its hand, creating a giant snowball and throwing it at Dado. \n\n`Snowball: 220`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado sees the Large Sbowman throw a snowball the size of his head at him. He swings at it, and... Entirely misses. It hits him, the tightly-packed snow biting at his skin.*\n\n\"Okay. Come on. Focus. Game face. Don't choke now. You've made it this far. Round Nine. You're so close. You're *So* Close. You've got this.\"\n\n*He takes a deep breath.*\n\n```\nHP: 1563 -1343 -1865\nAP: 140 -135\nMP: 135\nSecond Form Active\n\nPep Talk\n```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "With Dado taking the snowball to the head, the Large Snowman would begin to skate along the ground on its literal ice skates with its hands balled into fists. It would spin as Dado was hyping himself up and try to beat him down with its fists.\n`Mow Down: 200`"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado thrusts his hand out, unleashing a large beam of light that pushes the Heartless back. He then spins and brandishes his Keyblade, a massive arc of lightning whipping out from the tip and slinging towards the Heavy Snowman.*\n\n```\nHP: 1865\nAP: 135 -130\nMP: 135 -105\nSecond Form Active\nLight Boost: 4 turns remain\n\nHoly parry vs Mow Down: 210, complete mitigation\nThunder: 175\n```"
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"**Looks like he did it! This rookie managed to get all the up to Round 9! Can he clear the final round and take the prize home!**\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Large Snowman went in for its hit but was repelled by another beam of light and knocking it off balance and being defeated by the bolt of lightning.\n\nRound 10 would begin and a purple flame appears in front of Dado. The flame would start moving around in a circle until a ring of purple fire surrounded the entire arena! A black shadow emerged from the spot of the original flame and a giant humanoid heartless would appear, carrying a large sword and hovering in the air, ready to fight."
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado wastes no time against the Invisible. Having fought one the other day, he wants to keep it far away and end it as quickly as possible.*\n\n*He thrusts diagonally, sending lightning arcing towards the Heartless. He pivots while brandishing Ever After, shooting a ball of light to home in on the target. Lastly, he points his Keyblade to the sky, causing a pillar of light to erupt from the ground at the Invisible's position.*\n\n```\nHP: 1865\nAP: 140 -135\nMP: 135 -90\nSecond Form Active\nLight Boost: 4 turns remain\nInner Light: 4 turns remain\n\nThunder: 180\nFlower Shoot: 203\nHoly: 215\n```\n\n\"Eep!\" *Dado raises Ever After too far forward. As it gets caught in one of the blade's serrations, it decelerates the swing's momentum significantly. The sword cuts painfully into his bicep.*\n\n*He tries and fails to yank his Keyblade out from the Invisible's sword, then spins around forcefully in an attempt to fling it off. He follows up by pushing his off-hand forward, sending out a large pillar of light in its direction. Dado allows himself to be pushed back from the recoil of his Holy cast to gain more distance.*\n\n```\nHP: 1865 -1795\nAP: 135 -120\nMP: 90 -75\nSecond Form Active\nLight Boost: 3 turns remain\nInner Light: 3 turns remain\n\nBlock vs decapitation attempt: 128, 70 damage taken.\nSSBU Sora Bthrow: 72\nHoly: 215\n```\n\n*Dado raises Ever After in the air, only to discover that the Invisible's Thundaga is much stronger than the Yellow Operas'. The lightning hits his Keyblade, then splits. Half of it flies to the ground, and the other half travels up his keyblade and through his nervous system. He seizes up for a moment, copper coating his mouth. Light then pulses out of him, expelling the excess energy.*\n\n*He breathes a sigh of relief, then spins in place, shooting a volley of two balls of light to home in on the Invisible.*\n\n```\nHP: 1795 -1603\nAP: 120 -105\nMP: 75 -35\nSecond Form Active\nLight Boost: 2 turns remain\nInner Light: 2 turns remain\n\nBlock vs Thundaga: 128, 192 damage taken.\nFlower Shoot: 203\nFlower Shoot: 203\n```\n\n*On a roll with his Flower Shots, he fires another one to intercept the Time Bullet. The Invisible's projectile is dampened by his attack, but it keeps its pace and hits him.*\n\n*A shudder passes through his body. His legs feel weaker. He feels less sturdy. He looks up to see the Invisible bring its sword down against him and, instinctively, raises his own against it.*\n\n*His knees immediately buckle on contact and he's thrown dozens of feet backwards, tumbling along the ground painfully. He wills his Keyblade to lift him off the ground, then realizes he can hover. Useful. Maybe he can fly? He'll have to test that later.*\n\n*He raises Ever After, causing a Holy cast to erupt at the Heartless' location.*\n\n```\nHP: 1603 -1291\nAP: 105 -85\nMP: 35 -20\nSecond Form Active\nLight Boost: 1 turn remains\nInner Light: 1 turn remains\n\nFlower Shoot parry vs Time Bullet: 203, 117 damage taken.\nRaw def vs Invisible str: 3, 195 damage taken.\nHoly: 215\n```\n\n*Dado's eyes flash with a bright light. Lightning shoots from his fingertips, redirecting the flow of the incoming attack into the ground.*\n\n*He needs to end this. Now. He spins while brandishing Ever After. A thick pillar of light erupts from the ground at the Invisible's position. He thrusts towards it, and similar beam of light erupts from the tip of his Keyblade, rendering the air a violent shine.*\n\n```\nHP: 1291 -1664\nAP: 85 -105 -100\nMP: 20 -40 -MP Recharge 0/155\nSecond Form Active\nPhase 2: 4 turns remain\nLight Boost: End\nInner Light: End\n\nThunder parry vs Thundara: 249, complete mitigation\nHoly: 299\nHoly: 299\n```\n\n*Dado drifts back, and the sword ||sends blood splattering from his ribs onto the marble floor||. His parasympathetic autonomic nervous system shuts down. This pain is less important than finishing the fight as quickly as possible.*\n\n*Light blooms from ||the deep gash in his chest||, blossoming into three rapid-fire point-blank Flower Shots. It curls around his wounds, weaving together to patch them up.*\n\n```\nHP: 1664 -1298\nAP: 100 -65\nMP Recharge 20/155\nSecond Form Active\nPhase 2: 3 turns remain\n\nFlower Shoot: 233\nFlower Shoot: 233\nFlower Shoot: 233\n```\n\n*Dado's ready this time. He swings Ever After up to meet the Invisible's blade, knocking it such that the flat of the blade slams into him instead of the edge. His light blinks, then shines on.*\n\n*He carries the downwards force from the recoil against the Invisible's blade into a clockwise spin, slashing horizontally at the Invisible. Mid-spin, his light shines brighter for a moment, before a Flower Shot erupts from behind him and begins turning around to home in on the Heartless.*\n\n```\nHP: 1298 -1065\nAP: 65 -35\nMP Recharge 40/155\nSecond Form Active\nPhase 2: 2 turns remain\n\nUpper Slash parry vs Mow Down: 133\nRaw str: 103\nFlower Shoot: 233\n```\n\n*Dado shakes violently as the Thundara cast hits him. His grip on Ever After loosens. The Keyblade pulls itself forward, letting loose a rapid-fire burst of three Flower Shots in return.*\n\n```\nHP: 1065 -822\nAP: 35 -0\nMP Recharge 60/155\nSecond Form End\nPhase 2: 1 turn remains\nRewound Defense End\n\nFlower Shoot: 233\nFlower Shoot: 233\nFlower Shoot: 233\n```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The electricity around the blade would begin to die out and the Invisible would go in for another attack. It swung downwards right as two more Flower Shoots hit it, stopping the blade before it reached Dado. It's body began to fade away and vanish finally being vanquished."
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"**Holy- He did folks! That Dado guy managed to clear the entire thing in one go!**\n\nThe two demons would say and come out onto the stage to hand Dado the Phil Cup trophy. The crowd on the other hand was cheering loudly for the surprise victor and throwing in various flowers and items onto the stage."
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado takes the trophy in hand. He tries to smile, but his facial muscles don't respond.*\n\n\"Gah schblebech-\" *He pauses. That's not what he meant to say. His nose scrunches up, annoyed.* \"Mnnnnnnnnnn.\"\n\n*Despite his, frankly, horrible state, he's proud. Based on the demons' and crowd's creations, he's done something impressive. He deserves a nap. Just some good rest.*\n\n*He curls up into a ball on the floor. The marble is cold. It feels amazing on his bruised skin. Clutching his trophy in one hand and Ever After in the other, he closes his eyes and drifts out of consciousness.*"
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"**Hey don't curl up and die now! We got somethin' else for ya before you go and do that!**\" \n\nThe red devil would say and had the taller blue devil bring out two weapons for Dado. \n\n\"**Since you won, you get a choice between one of these bad boys!**\"\n\n**Guard Armor Gauntlets(Lv 2)**\nGauntlets fashioned after the ones that were in use by the Guard Armor. Boasts decent Physical Strength and Defense.\n\nSTR: x3\nMAG: x1.5\nDEF: x3.5\nSPD: x0.5\n\n__Abilities:__\nDefender\n\n**__Sword of the Invisible(Lv. 2)__**\nA sword once owned by a strong Heartless but now in the possession of another. Boasts high Strength and Electricity Based power.\n\nSTR: x3\nDEF: x1.5\nMAG: x3\nSPD: x1.5\n\n__Abilities__\nLightning Boost"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado shakes his head, looks up and nods. He weakly reaches for the Sword of the Invisible.*\n\n*He slowly pushes himself upwards. Gathering the last of his strength, he thrusts it into the air. Lightning stretches down, striking the blade with a dissonant ring.*\n\n*Light envelops Dado, healing him. He spins the Invisible's sword, then performs a few test slashes with it.*\n\n*Finally able to speak, he speaks the only words that come to mind.*\n\n\"HELL YEAH!\""
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"**You're welcome to come back and try again anytime! The bosses change each time you come so there's something always new to come back to.**\" \n\nPain would go on to say and Panic would give Dado his cash prize for beating the Invisible."
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad's awe at the sheer scale of the colosseum was the only thing that kept him from running over Cid like a train. He practically bounced after him, breaking past him as soon as there was room, and jumping onto the raised platform in the center of the arena.*\n\n\"YEAHHHH BOYS!\" *Brad cackled madly, swinging Light Year like a madman. He quickly took center stage, flexing his muscles to get the crowd going.* \"C'mon, c'mon! Cheer fer us! Through whipping winds n' burnin' flames, we'll take the gold!\" *He laughed, spinning on his heels to face his friends.*\n\n\"C'mon, Furo! I feel like I'm gonna explode!\" *He continued to bounce up and down in place, waving his sword proudly.*"
},
{
"author": "Furo",
"message": "Furo walked at a more casual pace. He did not know why the idea of competing in front of a crowed had not fully settled in his brain until he stepped into the arena. Now that he was more aware, he actively ignored all the on lookers. He would admit to not wanting to be anyone's show pony, but he had already signed up with his friends. He would see things through, but he was not going to play things up for the crowd.\n\n\"Ugh,\" He grimaced as a thought passed through his head. What if putting on a show affected their winnings? He did not want to be the one to spoil everyone's fun if that was the case. \n\nMaybe he would just be big and flashy until he got the vibe of the place. This was suppose to be easy, so he should have some wiggle room. Actually what did easy mean to a god?\n\nDid they just sign up for a bad time?\n\n...Meh.\n\nThings will sort themselves out he was sure. Better to focus on what was at hand first before anything else.\n\n\"I'm on my way. No need to rush.\" He mumbled the words as he floated himself to the center of the stage. Throwing up his hands he began to stretch before letting his body crackle with electricity. \"Alright, I'm gonna go all out from the start.\" \n\nHe pulled free his Dream Sword and held it at his side. He was ready to get this show on the road. The only thing on his mind being the reward for winning the whole thing."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "Hades himself would appear in the stands, sitting in a chair built specifically for him. He watched as the trio entered and then snapped his fingers. \n\n\"**Alright, let's get this show on the road. Round 1 begin!**\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "With that, the enemies of the first round would spring forth from the shadows on the ground surrounding the trio in a circle. 9 Shadows would manifest, looking around with their antennae twitching debating on who to attack first. Throwing caution to the wind, they decided to strike: 3 Shadows would attack each person at once with their claws in a jumping attack to try and overwhelm.\n\n`Scratch: 30`\n\nThe 3 Shadows all jumped at Brad first, with their claws all landing on him. It went poorly for the Shadows soon after as 1 got conked on the head and was dissipated in an instant. The slam sent the second Heartless flying and defeating it when it colliding it into the wall. \n\nThe one's going after Icidro didn't fare much better. They got in close and went in for their attacks... Only to be blasted away from the shockwave of his roar. The one's that remained would end up being burnt by the flames and dissipating as well. \n\nThe Shadow's coming for Furo would end up being struck by lightning and another would get conked in the head with the thrown sword and getting defeated with the final one getting the same fate. \n\nWith all the Shadows defeated, Round 2 will begin! Dark portals would emerge and 3 Soldiers would spring forth with the sound of clanking metal as they hit the ground and went to begin their attacks. Each one would jump high into the air and try and land a kick on each one of the trio in the face. \n\n`Spin Kick: 50`"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "The first Soldier went in to try and land the kick on Brad... Only to get sent flying away with the blast of the force of the swung claymore. The other's kicks were also blocked by Brad and similarly was sent flying away. One of the Heartless was caught up by the Prism Windmill and knocked senseless, getting defeated with ease. \n\nThe other two Soldiers were still dazed by the Counter Hammer and the one that initially went for Icidro would be hit with a barrage of basic attacks and being defeated with the explosion from Flare. \n\nThe final Soldier would slowly jump back to its feet, just in time to get beaten senseless by Furo and knocked high into the air and defeated with the blast he caused and ending the round!\n\n\nNow came Round 3! This time, a single corpulent Heartless emerged and opened it's mouth, shooting out several blasts of water to try and hit each of the trio to damage them.\n\n`Water: 60`\n\nThe water shots was sent out, with the Heartless seemingly laughing. It didn't work out too well when the water was countered with Furo's electricity, shocking it to an extent. That left it opened to be combo'd into the air with several attacks before getting slammed back down to the earth with a powerful blast of lightning. That was when it was hit with the barrage from Icidro and Brad's attacks and knocked it even further away. It tried to get back up but fell back down to the ground, fading away from being defeated. \n\nNow, Round 4 would begin and 3 Pirate Heartless would emerge, twirling their swords around in their hands. Each one choose a target and went to try and each one of the trio by the legs to bring them down to their size.\n`Slash: 80`"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*You all know whats happening here. In the middle of the fight, from above a new heartless would join the fight.*"
},
{
"author": "Dustflier",
"message": "*It would screech as it landed on the ground, creating a powerful shockwave that would knock away the other heartless and essentially send them out of the fight. This heartless wanted to fight alone.*\n\n***Shockwave: 750***"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "I'll leave it up to you since you're running the thing lol"
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Now with those out of way, let's go the meat and potatoes... Bring out ol' HOLY MOTHER OF GAIA, WHAT IS THAT!?**\"\n\n\"**Well uh... This in precedented... I need to fire Pain & Panic for this mess up... Oy vey...\" \n\nHades would say and do a long facepalm and sigh. \n\n\"**So you three. This...*Heartless* Isn't part of the Games... Maybe it doesn't like you lot or something. Anyway, take this seriously or you might just end up in my domain.**\""
},
{
"author": "Dustflier",
"message": "*The giant Wyvern Heartless let out a screech before being attacked, flying in the air to avoid some of the damage from the attacks. After it would raise its head toward the sky and shoot several fireballs into the sky above it. After a moment, the fireballs would fly at the 3, homing in on them.*\n\n***Evasive Maneuvers: 1833-500= 1333 damage. HP = 8667\n\nMeteor Breath: 375, if you're damaged by it, you become \"Ignited\" And take 1% of your Max HP for 2 turns.***"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "Meanwhile, on the stands..."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Pain! Panic!**\"\n\nHades would yell out in a burning fit of rage as his two demonic assitances made their way up to the stands next to them.\n\n\"**What is...*That* Doing here...??**\"\n\nHades would say and point at the Dustflier the trio were now fighting."
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"That would be a Dustflier Heartless if I remember correctly...\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**I can SEE that... Now *Why* Is it down here in the Phil Cup??**\""
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"Er... Well you see... Panic was supposed to be watching the cages-\"\n\nPain would say and point at Panic who would shake his head in denial. \n\n\"Me?? I was nowhere near the cages! That was your job today!\"\n\nThe two would devolve into more finger pointing and bickering while Hades facepalmed and let out a tremendous sigh."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Oy vey... The things I have to put up with...**\" \n\nWith a snap of his fingers, both Pain & Panic vanished, being sent straight to Tartarus until he felt like dealing with them."
},
{
"author": "Dustflier",
"message": "*The dustflier would first begin to dodge around the attacks, avoiding a god portion of them. It was about to try and knock Icidro out of the sky when Furo and Brad appeared and began their onslaught. The attacks on its wings, while not damaging it enough to keep it from flying for good, did cause it to need to land. Brad's intense attacks caused it to take massive damage as well, making marks that everyone could see. Any remaining spectators in the crowd began to cheer the trio on. However the Dustflier didn't simply let itself fall and be hurt. As it was about to hit the ground, it forced itself down to the ground, landing on its feet and creating another massive and powerful shockwave, but this one seemed different. After it landed, it would hover in the air for a moment and suddenly fly toward Brad, doing a flip in the air and intending to hit him with its spiked tail.*\n\n***Aerial Dodge: 700\n\n\n\nHP: 6625***\n\n*The dustflier screeches as Furo begins to limit its space of movement and keep its attention. It was about to retaliate against him when Icidro slammed down on top of it, barraging it with more attacks. Then came Brad hammering down on the large heartless. The trip could see they did significant damage. Once the attacks finished, the Dustflier let out a low growl. It was clearly angry now, and was quick to show that by extending its wings out rapidly and creating a powerful gust of wind to send the trio away from it. After it would fly right toward Icidro and do another somersault kick on him. After it would fly and charge at Furo, intending to ram directly into him with its sharp beak.*\n\n***Wind Blast: 200\n\nSomersault Kick: Half of current HP, can mitigate, for Icidro. \n\nInvincible Rush: 350\n\nHP: 4186***"
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "``Total damage: 1,338``"
},
{
"author": "Dustflier",
"message": "*The dustflier seemed to begin getting tired, the prolonged fight now getting to it. It normally defeats its prey quicker than this. It would attempt to outmaneuver and dodge the attacks, but still took a massive amount of damage. It decided escape would be its best action at this point, deciding to come back another day for revenge. It jumped high in the air and slammed with all its might, creating one final shockwave to deal as much damage as it could and to create an opening for itself. The shockwave would cause damage to the coliseum itself, cracking and destroying the floor, pillars, and even the stadium stands, which had a few onlookers who were now in trouble. After the shockwave, the heartless flew up into the air and began to fly out and away from the arena.*\n\n***Evasive Maneuvers: 500\nShockwave: 750\nFlying away: If you can kill it before its next turn... Well it dies. If not it escapes and stalks you 3 for another chance to strike.\nHP: 1479***"
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "** **\nThe storm roiled above as wind caused further havoc in the stadium. What may have been a joyous occasion at one point was definitely doom and gloom. However, before anyone could scream the end times, Furo stomped his foot into what part of the arena still held. Then everything calmed.\n\nThe dark clouds receded and everything in the stadium went silent. Not just the wailing of wind, but the people especially as all of that screaming was getting to rather annoying. Instead anything not bolted to the ground had been lifted with wind and suspended in the air. \n\nFuro raised his blade and things were slowly set back down. He called the air to his blade until he seemed to be holding a miniature cyclone rather than a blade. With no hesitation, he threw it high into the air at their retreating enemy. The blade sailing forth before impeding the heartless' path forward. As if it had a mind of its own, the weapon proceeded to charge and slice into the monster repeatedly of its own accord.\n\nBack below, the mechanic took one step forward and then he was gone. In his place was a small swirl of dust forced to resettle into place. His new location quickly became apparent as pockets of air popped one after another. A whole trail of them leading to the Duskflier kept at bay."
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "`TOTAL DAMAGE: 1058`"
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**My stadium...*Again*!**\"\n\nHades would facepalm hard, sliding his hands across his face in frustration. His flames erupted from a cool blue to a deep red before simmering back down. \n\n\"**It's fine Hades... Just take a breath and try not to hunt down every Dustflier within the next few worlds and send them to Tartarus or worse...**\"\n\nHis gaze then focused on the trio, he still had a game to run after all.\n\n\"**Oi, you three... I know this whole random Dustflier soured the mood... And came in time for Round 5...So how about I just say you two can just move on to Round 10...Fully healed and everything?**\""
},
{
"author": "Dustflier",
"message": "*Despite its efforts to escape, the dustflier was knocked right out of the sky, landing hard on the ground. It screeched in pain as the final barrage if attacks would finish it off for good, its body dissipating now and its heart flying off. The trio had defeated it. The people that were in harms way were able to escape the stands unscathed thanks to Icidro's efforts, however the coliseum was was in a bad state, making any future battles more dangerous and tricky now as the difficult terrain made movement tricky.*"
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Furo lowered himself back down, nonplussed at the entire situation. He'd continue the fight if Brad wanted, especially if there was only a single more round, but losing Icidro meant losing half the reason he was dragged into the cup in the first place.\n\n\"Your call Bradamante.\"\n\nThe young man tapped his blade on the side of his leg in his impatience. He was not sure if they could face something stronger than that Duskflier, but he was not going easy from this point forward regardless.\n\nThen again, he never was in the first place."
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad stood in silence for awhile, drenched in sweat and covered in blood and bruises. Crimson spilled from his nose, and a headache rang in his skull. In that moment, deafened by the blood still rushing through his ears, he heard a voice.*\n\n*\"Good job, kid.\"*\n\n*That completely floored him. The genuine pride in... Whoever that was. The ache in his muscles. The sense of victory that hadn't even sank in yet. He looked to Furo, then to Cid.*\n\n\"Can... Can ya let Cid back in?\"\n\n*Brad hit the ground like a cardboard cutout, his Keyblade vanishing from his grip as soon as he met the shattered cobble. He lay there, unmoving, for a full beat of silence, before adding-.*\n\n\"An' a glass o' water...\" *He lifted his index finger, the only part of him he could still lift at the moment.*"
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "A weak laugh bubbles up from Icidro as he rubs a hand through his hair— His gaze focused on the wreckage, mainly, as he stands alongside the crowd. Could have gone worse! At the very least, no one died.\n\nSheepishly, Icidro turns to look toward his friends as Hades speaks. Only two? Ah... So he _was_ disqualified.\n\nAt Brad's request, Icidro perks up, clapping his hands together in a pleading motion, wide smile on his face, \"... Por favor? It's what the people want to see is it not?\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "Hades would think about it for a moment and then shrug.\n\n\"**Go for it and come back in... You might the three of you to defeat what's coming for Round 10! Gives me some time to figure out what to do about my arena... AGAIN...**\""
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Icidro could come back in, that was good to hear. He was super excited about this more than Furo was, so it would have felt wrong to deny him this opportunity.\n\nAs for the arena...\n\n\"When this round is over, you can put me to work fixing up the place! My last stunt makes me to blame as much as the heartless! I don't mind!\"\n\nHe really did not mind. Being able to learn from the individuals that designed the architecture of this place was more of a benefit than a punishment."
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Hell yeah! Icidro pumps his fist in excitement, before his situational awareness can catch up with him. Eyes widening briefly, Icidro laughs it off before turning to the crowd and dipping into a bow for them, hand on his chest. To those who would leave, he couldn't blame them; The situation had gotten totally out of control! But to those who would stay, anyway...\n\n\"Please, enjoy the show!\" Icidro chimes with a laugh.\n\nWith that, Icidro flips back into the pit, and rejoins his companions, hands raised for high-fives!"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*As a flourish of magic washed over the trio, Brad rose to his feet alongside his allies. Despite their healing bruises, despite their exhausted minds, they were all still rip-roaring to go another round. Even if Furo seemed more excited about rebuilding the arena instead of actually fighting the next boss. But still, he shook his head, and flashed a peace sign to the crowd.*\n\n\"Ladies, gents, and those beyond! It's been an honor ta perform fer ya! I hope you'll all stick around fer one last round! I don't know if anythin'll top that, but our final showdown'll be one worth seein'!\" *He laughed.* \"Through ice, wind, and flames, our blades strike true! Cause we are...\"\n\n*He spun around, high fiving his allies- no, his friends.*\n\n**\"The Storm Riders!\"**"
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Furo put up a weak hand for the round of high-fives. He was not a fan of all the attention, and he was out of stamina to the point that standing was a task in itself. From the jealousy of not having the fortitude to celebrate like the other two, to the desire not to be the focus of attention, he would admit that he was not in the best headspace.\n\nBut he would hold together a bit longer if he could. Hades promised to patch them up after all. Though, all this sitting around meant he no longer carried the momentum he had built up to this point. Whatever came next hopefully was easier than what they just survived."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Alright! Now here's what you all been waiting for... This guy comes from a place lost to time... At least that's what we think anyway! Let's see if the...*Storm Riders* Can overcome this enemy like our unwelcome guest from earlier!**\""
},
{
"author": "Forlorned Will",
"message": "With that, the final round would begin. Darkness would fill the area, swirling around the arena until it created a Dark Corridor. What would come forth was a suit of armor sitting in a cross-legged position. Said suit of armor looked to be around 12 feet in height with a sword just as long as it was tall resting on its lap. Within a moment, its head would twitch and the armor would slowly rise to its feet, getting into a mid stance with its long sword. \n\n\"**It's... All my fault...**\"\n\nWas the only thing the thing says before the darkness flowing around its body erupted fully into a blazing dark aura, ready to fight.\n\nThe suit of armor managed to parry some of Icidro's attacks with it's blade once more, but this time was beginning to be overwhelmed. That was when Forloned Will was hit in the head by Brad's descending attack, stunning it long enough for Brad's Photon Charge to hit it from behind without much issue. The final attacks from Furo was enough to do the armor in and it would collapse onto the ground, breaking into pieces before fading away into darkness."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The audience would then go wild, cheering the trio on and throwing in various flowers and other congradulatory objects into the arena."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Well, looks like you all won. Congrats.**\"\n\nHades would say and appear in the center of the stage via a cloud of black smoke. \n\n\"**Though, I will say that the rewards will be a bit... Unorthodox compared to what's the norm. *Normally* You'd get the weapons of the people you beat, but since the Dustflier went to Fates know where that can't be done. *So...*\n\nWith a snap of his fingers, an Odachi near the size of the one that the Forlorned Will was wielding appeared stabbed into the ground in front of Hades.\n\n**Forsaken Odachi(Lv.2)**\nSTR: x2.0\nMAG: x2.0\nDEF: x1.0\nSPD: x3.5\n__Abilities__ \nSonic Arts\n\n\"**I'll let one of you have this, up to you three. Somone else can get double the Munny that you'd get from this, so 50,000 Munny. The last one of you all can get a Upgrade Material of your choice. You all can decide which one you guys want or not.**\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "The aura of light fades from Icidro as he raises a hand to the crowd's cheers. With a great, toothy grin on his face, the caballero takes a step forward only to sweep into a low, showy bow for the audience's sake; They're wonderful!\n\nWhen he stands upright, Icidro regards Hade's offer momentarily before gesturing his companions closer and holding his arms out in offer of a particularly triangular huddle.\n\n\"I would, any other day, but that sword is not my style.\" Icidro says to them hushedly, \"Would either of you mind if I chose more Munny?\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad couldn't resist preening. Still wheezing, heart pounding in his chest, he gave the crowd his best flex. Biceps bulged and pecs bounced with tremendous strength. The power of a well-earned victory.*\n\n\"YEAAH! YEAAAAHHH!\" *He roared, waving to the crowd with a massive smile, before turning to Hades, and then to Cid. The sword seemed cool, but...*\n\n\"Too skinny fer my taste.\" *He shook his head, nodding to Cid.* \"Take the cash. I'm lookin' fer mats.\"\n\n*Brad opened his palm towards Hades.* \"One Electrum, pleasen'thanks!\""
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Furo sat down as he just wanted to rest. The screaming and cheering was nice and all, but he was too tired to bask in the moment like the other two. He was just glad the fighting was over.\n\n\"Take the money, Cid.\" He took a deep breath and listened to Brad make his choice. Both of those options were good, but Furo had decent saving that he felt it was fine to give up on them. \n\nThat left the sword for him.\n\n\"I'm good Mr. Hades. Sword is cool and all, but I've got decent gear already. I prefer making my own though. If you know a good blacksmith around here, may I ask for an introduction as my reward instead?\"\n\nHe paused to ensure he had feeling in his legs still. Making an effort to stand once more, he looked to the other two before addressing Hades once more.\n\n\"At a later time though. I think we should take our leave.\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**A blacksmith huh? I guess I could put in a good word about you to my nephew... All he does is hang out in a cave crafting things.**\" \n\nHades would say and have the blade vanish with another snap of his fingers. Everyone would recive the money promised as well as Brad getting the Electrum he wanted. \n\n\"**Be sure to come again... I need to make sure that Dustflier incident doesn't repeat itself in the future.**\""
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "Oh fuck, it did Brad twice lmao"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad smirked as the glimmering stone dropped into his hands. Pocketing the rock, he flashed Hades a two-finger salute.*\n\n\"Nahhh! That was fer kids!\" *He snorted.* \"When we come back, put us up against a REAL challenge!\" *He rolled his shoulders, glancing up at the destroyed coliseum and the roaring crowd.*\n\n\"The **Storm Riders** R'jus' gettin' started!\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*As the 3 celebrated, a strange chest would appear infront of them, with a letter floating directly above it. It would seem this was for the Trio.*"
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Furo dusted himself off as he prepared to take his leave seeing as there was nothing left. The crowd qas starting to get to him and he did not want it to show. As he turned to walk away, that was when the chest appeared before him causing him to trip and drape himself over the box.\n\nTaking a moment to comprehend what just happend, he noticed a letter fall on the back of his head. Taking it in hand and rolling off the chest, his curiosity was piqued and his embarrassment of falling over in front of so many people was thankful stifled.\n\n\"Huh, what's this?\""
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "\"Fanmail? So soon? What's it say?\" Drifting in closer to peer over Furo's shoulder, Icidro regards both the chest and the letter.\n\nPoliteness demands he wait for the letter to be read, before acting on any impulse to open that chest. He wouldn't want to appear greedy, after all! But, was this meant for them? It had just _appeared_ in the ring. Keyblade poised to tap against the chest's surface given the go ahead, Icidro waits for the letter to confirm it."
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad did not wait. Bubbling over with excitement, he shoved Cid out of the way with surprising force. Twirling Light Year against the palm of his hand, he slammed it down with enough force to crack the lid. Thank Hearts Furo hadn't still been on top of it.* \n\n\"YEAHHH MORE PRIZES!\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Upon grabbing the letter and reading it, the letter would say:*\n\n```Dear Storm Riders,\n\nHere at Mogcorp, we pride ourselves in being the number one choice for all needs and wants. While watching your battles at the Olympus Coliseum, we had become fascinated with your skills in battle. We felt it was the perfect opportunity to test out new \"Dustflier\" Heartless out, by allowing it to battle you three! The data we have gathered has been incredible, and we hope to do business with you again! In the chest are items to help in the future.\n\nSincerely, \n\nMogcorp\n\nP.S Apologies for the surprise, it was the best way to get proper data. Stay prepared out there!```\n\n*In the chest held 3 Ability tickets, 3 Elixirs, and 3 Fire Rings.*"
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Furo read the note aloud to his friends. The a second time to himself. Then a third.\n\nThis was worse than being a show pony to a crowd of enthusiastic people wanting to see a fight. The three of them just got used as test subjects. They could have died here and now they were being rewarded?\n\nPaid off?\n\nHe did not like that. Not one bit. And of all people it was Mogcorp. \n\nHe opened plenty of their devices at the item shop. What he saw made sure that any technology he used was built by his own hands just for security purposes.\n\n\"Here, someone take this from me. I don't want to look at it any more.\"\n\nHe held the piece of paper away from himself for the other two to take."
},
{
"author": "Icidro Arturo e Mondragon",
"message": "Ah! Could this be? Icidro had heard of fighters gaining the attention of *Sponsors* Before, but, at the sight of Furo's expression, the Caballero's excitement dwindles as if struck by a pin. With a frown, Icidro plucks the letter from Furo's hand to read it himself. A moment passes, as Icidro holds it further away from himself, before angling it toward Brad, so he could read it. Had he really read that correctly? Icidro chews his cheek as he contemplates the meaning of those words.\n\n... It read like Mogcorp _designed_ that dreadful thing in some lab or such. But, that can't be true, right? It was unthinkable, to manufacture Heartless.\n\nAnd, even if that were possibly the case, that a company with the logomark of a Moogle could do such a thing.\n\n\"We should clear the arena,\" Icidro says after a beat, folding the letter to store back in its envelope, \"Before the crowd grows restless, and we are unwelcome.\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad took the letter next. A mix of emotions overcame him. They were... Manufacturing Heartless? Gathering data? Were they being supervised...?*\n\n\"A-Are we gonna be on television?\" *Brad spoke in a surprisingly hopeful tone, but even he wasn't dense enough to not be deeply unsettled. Inherent distrust of megacorporations aside, this was... Off-putting. Brad half considered destroying the letter there, but something in his mind told him that everything in writing was valuable, and he tucked it away in his pouch for later.*\n\n\"Uh. Yeah. Let's ditch.\" *Brad reached in, scooping up the goodies from the remnants of the chest, and bowing to the audience one last time.* \"U-Uh, th-thank ya'll fer yer support! Keep yer eyes on the skies- the Storm Riders're jus' gettin' started!\""
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Furo silently made his way back to the waiting area. The idea that those who used them were still watching and taking notes on him sent shivers up his spine."
},
{
"author": "Zeni Of Fame",
"message": "***Zeni would come to the colosseum with his practice gloves on. He didn't know how tough his opponent would be so there was no point starting with his main weapon. The man would do a pose for the crowd and simply smiled at all of them.***\n\n\"CALL OUT MY NAME, BET YOUR MONEY ON ME! AND WATCH ME SHINE BRIGHTER THAN ALL!!! KAKAKAKAKKA!\""
},
{
"author": "Pain and Panic",
"message": "\"Some weirdo has entered the arena! Usually they have to go through registration but the audience but lt's keep the show going! Can this bright light take on this humongous Heartless??\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The ground began to shake as a dark portal would appear in the space in front of him. A gigantic Heartless would begin to emerge, one that easily towers over the newcomer. It's gold eyes began to shine brightly, focusing on him as its new prey."
},
{
"author": "Zeni Of Fame",
"message": "***Zeni would walk up to the heartless and smiled. He looked up at it with his sunglasses on his forehead.***\n\n\"Ya Pretty Big, guess that means you'll fall harder! I'm Ready whenever you are buddy.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Darkside tilted its head to the side, seeing the small human here and began to initiate the fight; it did want hearts after all. Raising it's fist high in the head above its head, it would attempt to punch downwards trying to punch Zeni straight into the ground. \n\n`Strength: 122`"
},
{
"author": "Zeni Of Fame",
"message": "***Zeni was hit by the punch and was slammed straight into the ground from it. He was in the middle of the deepened ground after taking the punch. That being said the moment dark side lifted it's arms zeni would suddenly start doing push ups upside down.***\n\n```\nHp: 1,403\n```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Darkside punched Zeni, seeing it land and expected it to down this man. But to it's surprise, Zeni was doing push ups after it moved its hand! The Heartless would look at Zeni, then back to its hand trying to figure out if it was under some kind of spell for this nonsense to occur. Within another moment, it would go for anotehr punch; surely it would have some effect this time.\n\n`Strength: Same as Before`"
},
{
"author": "Zeni Of Fame",
"message": "***Zeni would take the hit once again with damaging him again. He would summon his actual weapon having a gauntlet appear on his arm. The moment dark side went to lift it's hand again zeni dashed forward at it's leg. He would slam his fist straight at the opponent's leg just with a basic punch to see what his opponent's health was like.***\n\n```\nPunch: 42\nHp: 1,281\n```\n\n\"I Hope Your Ready! Because I'm turning up the music!\" \n\n***The man said with a loud laugh from his mouth as the punch came crashing down on it. He defend himself because he simply wanted a slugfest with this guy. A blow for blow type of fight would really bring in the audience! Zeni would stand up and spit some blood onto the ground. He would then open his hand and raise his arm forming a large ball of gravity.***\n\n\"Let's see how you like this! My Control over gravity itself!\" \n\n***Zeni chuckled as he started having his first gummi phone play music for him. The gummi phone playing one of his many theme songs as he hyped himself. The man took a stepped and launched the ball of gravity straight at darkside.***\n\n```\nGraviga: 88\nAdditional Damage Upon Hit: 83\n\nMp: 75\nHp: 1,114\n```"
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{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*After walking through the door, Xion turns to Rainbow* \"So since this is clearly a co op thing, I feel it'd be best to know what the other can do. I'm a ranged specialist with a lot of magic in my arsenal and basically am completely useless in close combat though I do have a couple of counters for if someone gets in my face. My own personal spells are a Fire/Light combo though I also have Thundaga, Watera, Aerora and a Cure in my arsenal. I don't have any Dark, Earth, Ice or other support Magic within my spell list though... Yet, at least. I need to get the tier 3 versions of my full arsenal still. Really should've done that by now... Also if you *Hear* A loud humming sound, I highly suggest you stay out of my direct line of sight. That tends to signal a massive laser is coming. I also have a literal bomb. And gunpowder and magnesium powder for if I want a distraction. So what do *You* Have?\""
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"Your a magic wielder holding a wind, lightning, and water magic with a hint of healing i assume huh... Twilight would of gotten along with you if you shared not just magic related stuff, but reading book... Heheh!\"\n\nRainbow rubbed Xion's head and ruffled her hair before stopping after 10 seconds. She sighed before clearing her throat.\n\n\"As for me, i only have the basic wind and lightning magic which if i'm right is Thunder and Aero... Afterwards i do have a advantage with speeding around the battlefield... Back when me, my boyfriend Louis, and my friends who you met briefly last time, i was considered my groups fastest warrior! Though in terms of raw power output, Louis was always the king of that regard heh...\"\n\nRainbow rubbed the back of her own head, remembering her boyfriend and just sighed during her flashback trip.\n\n\"Though as a heads up i do have some use with this weapon's armor mode to get out of your line of fire... SO it shouldn't be THAT bad on our part... But anywho...\"\n\nRainbow Dash got into a fighting stance facing and looking at the other side of the Underworld Colosseum.\n\n\"Lets do this...\""
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "~~Sorry, I thought you would ping me~~"
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Welcome on and all to the Special Tournament! Being held for... Reasons. Anywho! Here are your contests-**\"\n\nHades appeared in the center of the stands, in a special seat reserved for him, Phobos and Deimos. A cold breeze flew into the stage where the 2 stood and the entire topography began to magically change. Ice formed all over the stage and a primal roar could be heard from the opposite side of the arena. \n\n\"***And* Here's our champ! Returning from a campaign in Mount Pindus, is the fearsome Titan of Ice and Snow! The... Well the Ice Titan everyone!**\""
},
{
"author": "Ice Titan",
"message": "The crowd of souls, daemons and demons alike all cheered as the thunderous thumping noise of the Titan's approach grew ever so closer to the two girls. The frozen behemoth stood at a colossal 50 feet tall and stared down at the, to his perspective, ants that he would be battling and let out a long roar, getting ready to do battle for his master."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Now, now. Before we begin, I should go over the rules. Like I said before, this is the only fight you two *Have* To do. By some miracle you survive and want to do another one, then by all means go ahead: maybe something better could be beyond if ya do. But don't be an ostrich and have eyes bigger than your stomach...**\"\n\nHades would say half heartedly and then went to check his nails. \n\n\"**Beyond that... Other same rules apply... Use whatever weapons/tricks you desire beyond outside help. Or don't, I'm not your momma. Without further ado! It is time for the battle to begin once you two are ready!**\"\n\nAt the end, the God of the Underworld would give a devilish smirk accompanied by a laugh and sat down in his seat."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"Now THIS is what i would call a good challenge! Xion, prepare your range magic attacks. I'll handle the melee and speed parts of this challenge!\"\n\nRainbow Dash said to Xion before running at the Ice Titan to start the battle. She took to account the massive size of the titan and went past the Ice Titan's massive legs, before using a High Jump to bounce off the floor towards the back of the Ice Titan's left knee joint. Once she got a lock on the back of the left leg, Rainbow Dash slammed a Sonic Blade into the back of the Ice Titan's left knee joint to try and attempt to force the Ice Titan on one knee as a support attack to help Xion's potential magic attack.\n\nHigh Jump: (50 x 3.0) + 30 = 180\nSonic Blade: (21 x 2.0) + 60 = 102\n\nAP: 140% -130% -95%\nMP: 115%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion looks unamused by the giant ice monster in front of her* \"This is what you have for us? You really could've done better than this! I've altered my magic since the last time we met, buddy! You just gave me an advantage! But whatever, let's kick some ass!\" *Xion cracks her neck and decides to test the waters with something small! A basic Starfall! She swings her Keyblade and several now Light/Fire element stars fly off of it towards the Titan's ugly mug, hopefully dealing extra damage due to the whole Fire vs Ice thing*\n`Starfall: (50 x 4) + 25 = 225\nMP: 115%`"
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "Rainbow took the small amount of time to activate her Keyblade Armor and her Keyblade's power Attack Haste. She then jumped and aimed carefully at the Ice Titan's back before ramming at the icy behemoth with another but yet a much stronger Sonic Blade to try and knock the Ice Titan back or at least tried to make it take a single step forward from the impact. Once she landed on the ground she did the icy damage but shrugged it off for now.\n\n\"This is nothing! I know that its cold, but im used to it!\"\n\nRainbow then smirked before aiming her Keyblade upwards as she casts Thunder into the right eye of the Ice Titan's entire face to see if it's vision can be somewhat blinded for a bit.\n\n*Keyblade Armor Activated: +30% AP and +15% MP*\n*Attack Haste Activated: +10% Attack and Speed for 5 Turns*\n\nSonic Blade: (21 (+10% Attack) x 2.0) + 60 = 106\nThunder: (28 x 1.0) + 25 = 53\n\nHP: 1,225 -1,220\nAP: 95% -125% -90%\nMP: 115% -130% -115%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Oh c'mon, Hades! I know you can do better than this giant hunk of ice! I have the blessing of a goddess on my side, buddy! All you gods are related so I don't even know what her relationship is to you! Second cousin? Third cousin? Something like that? Regardless! Taste the Wrath of Iris!\" *And with a MASSIVE burst of pure fucking magic, Xion summons her Thunderblade which merges with her Keyblade for into a massive magic, rainbow scythe while her eyes glow and burst with rainbow colored magic that only grows brighter aa Magic Boost is activated!* \"Iris Tenshou!\" *She swings the massive ass scythe at the Titan as the rainbow colored Getsuga Tenshou (now Light/Fire attribute like everything else I submitted previously) flies at the thing's chest, cleaving clean through the Ice Breath in the process!*\n`Iris Tenshou: 50 + 2 magic boosts = 60 + WoI2.0 20 = 80 +60 = 140 x (4 + 1.5 = 5.5) = 770 + (15% vs dark heart + 15% magic ability + 10% magic boost = 40%) = 1078\nAP: 150% - 20% double form change = 130% - 10% weapon upkeep = 120% - 35% = 85%\nMP: 130% - 20% = 110%"
},
{
"author": "Ice Titan",
"message": "The lumbering Ice Titan exhaled it's ice breath at Xion, wanting her out of the equation. That went south *Very fast* As the brightly colored magic energy wave cleaved through its breath and landed a blow clean on it chest. Ice and cold seeped out of the deep injury. This did cause the large beast to take several steps back in agony just as the Sonic Blade connected to fully knock the Titan down and onto its back. \n\n`HP: 3,549`"
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "Seeing the Ice Titan get knocked down and badly loosing the fight caused the flames on Hades' head grow hot before he took a sigh and calmed down.\n\n\"**Oh... You know Iris? Weird you want to accept power from Hera's errend girl, but you do you I suppose...**\" \n\nHades would say with a faux indifferent hand wave, then snapping his fingers. \n\n\"**But if you're fighting using a God's power... Might as well amp ol' ice cube over there a little... Make it all ...*Fair'* Y'know?**\""
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "Rainbow Dash noticed the darkness coming off of the Ice Titan and see the giant foot coming down towards the duo.\n\n\"Tck! Now THIS is a problem...! HAAAAA!!\"\n\nRainbow then glowed with a white color before activating Phase Two to power up further and used Teleport to try and get away from the giant foot as fast as she could. Afterwards, She took a bit more icy damage from the battlefield effects before Rainbow Dash attempted a third Sonic Blade to try and ram her Keyblade into the icy behemoth's leg that tried to crush both her and Xion.\n\n*Phase Two Activated: x1.5 to all stats for 5 turns. +20% MP and AP. +20% HP Recovery.*\n\nAttack Haste Turns Left: 4\n\nTeleport: (50 [+10% Speed and x1.5 From Phase Two] x 3) + 60 = 308\nSonic Blade: (21 [+10% Attack and x1.5 From Phase Two] x 2) + 60 = 129\n\nHP: 1,220 -1,225 -1,220\n\nMP: 115% -135%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"I accepted it because I use rainbow magic and am gay as sunshine, buddy! And it's not a god's power but a god's blessing I channeled into this thing!\" *She says as she activates Phase 2 and High Jumps above the stomp and boosts herself even further with an Aero so she can get high enough to get on top of it while charging her attack. Landing on it's head, she drops down to straddle it before hooking the scythe under it's neck for stability and unleashing a full throttle Magicannon from the inner edge of the scythe. Were it not for her being directly behind the exact point of fire, she would have been hit as well but that wasn't the case*\n`Magicannon: Final Spark: 1309\nAP: 110% - 10% = 100% - 10% = 90% + Phase 2 20% = 110% \nMP: 110% - 15% Aero = 95% - 40% = 55% - 20% upkeep = 35% + Phase 2 20% = 55%`"
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**God's blessing, God's power... Potato potató. You'll be fine... Probably.**\" \n\nHades chuckled and gave a small handwave, watching the fight commence."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "Rainbow Dash smirked before she used a Elixir to rejuvenate her power quickly but then noticed the Dark Blizzaga.\n\n\"Right! Let's keep the pressure going Xion!!\"\n\nRainbow Dash said before she activated Critical Impact Command Style buff, making her power grow on top of the other forms. She then used Teleport to dodge the giant ice attack to the side.\n\n\"Alright behemoth, LET'S DANCE!!\"\n\nRainbow Dash would yell out before jumping up normally and locked onto the chest of the Ice Titan. She then roared before using another Sonic Blade to ram the Ice Titan down onto the ground as Rainbow followed up with an Air Slide downwards towards the Ice Titan to keep it on the ground. However the icy damage on the battlefield still damaged her but Rainbow Dash barely noticed it.\n\n*Command Style: Critical Impact: +10 to all stats. +25% MP & AP. Increased Attack by 5% for 5 turns.*\n\nElixir Used: Full AP & MP\n\nAttack Haste: 3 Turns Left\nPhase Two: 4 Turns Left\n\nTeleport: ((50 x 3.0 + 20) + 10% Speed) x 1.5 + 60) = 341\nSonic Blade: ((21 x 2.0 + 20) + 15% Attack) x 1.5 + 60) = 167\nAir Slide: ((21 x 2.0 + 20) +15% Attack) x 1.5 + 30) = 137\n\nHP: 1,215\nAP: 100%\nMP: 135%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*That... Was... Highly unexpected. She didn't expect its head to fall off. Nor did she expect it to be able to actually hit her when she was up there. The ice spikes hit with INCREDIBLE force, knocking her clean off of it to the ground. She grunts and brings herself to her feet with a struggle and screams in frustration as she proceeds to fucking yeet another Iris Tenshou at the thing, this time aiming straight for the back of the knees* \"I'd say I'm going to deck you in the schnoz but I already took your head off! Hell, maybe I'll take your corpse to a couple of other gods and have an anti Hades weapon crafted. I'm a little tired of him right about now.\" *She says with a clear note of annoyance in her voice* \"Maybe something that can snuff out his flames for good. That sounds like fun, doesn't it, Woodsy?!\""
},
{
"author": "majoratwili",
"message": "HP: 1975 - 750 = 1275\nIris Tenshou: 735 ~~*Until the formula gets corrected again*~~\nAP: 110% - 35% = 75%\nMP: 55% - 20% Upkeep = 35%"
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Anti-moi?**\"\n\nHades would say with a fake gasp before waving his hand and dismissing such a notion. \n\n\"**Listen toots, better men and women have tried... And look at where they are now! If you feel so confident... I can sub out for that klutz your having a fun time... Dealing with...**\""
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "\"Alright, you ready Xion!? Let's finish this fight!!\"\n\nRainbow Dash called to her ally before she used a Teleport ability to zip towards the side of the falling Ice Titan and charged at it with one final Sonic Blade towards it's side to try and shatter it somewhat. Rainbow then landed on her feet, taking a tiny bit of ice damage but she shook it off again.\n\nCritical Impact: 4 Turns Left\nAttack Haste: 2 Turns Left\nPhase Two: 3 Turns Left\n\nTeleport: 341\nSonic Blade: 167\n\nHP: 1,215 -1,210\n\nMP: 135%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Like I said. Give it time. You'll have your turn eventually! Now then... You should split!\" *Xion yells in a perfect DBZA Trunks impression* \"One Hundred Percent Maximum No Chill!\" *She yells in a perfect UBWA Rin impression as she decides to end Wrath of Iris early with a shift to Demon-Hunt Slash, the scythe going from big and arcing to large and almost axe-like, chopping clear through the incoming attack... Again, High Jump/Double Flighting her way up and swinging downwards to cleave it in half*\nDemon-Hunt Slash: 890.75\nAP: 75% - 30% = 45%\nMP: 35%"
},
{
"author": "Ice Titan",
"message": "The Ice Titan tried to body slam the duo and it went horribly wrong for the Titan. The Sonic Blade managed to knock the beast up just enough to slow it down to the point the Demon Hunt Slash was capable to slice the Titan in two. Both halves fell away from the two combatants. The dark influence from the ice and began to fade returning to normal."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "Hades blinked before slamming his hand on the armrest of his seat, his blue flames erupting red. \n\n\"**WHAT??!! HOW COULD HE... LO-**\"\n\nHe stopped when the undead crowd began to cheer in surprise that the newcomers were able to beat the Titan. Letting out a sigh and turning his flames back to normal would mockingly clap for the both of them. \n\n\"**Yeah yeah... Congrats you two on beating ol' ice pop. I'll be giving out your rewards and say the line: there are stronger people down here than that schmuck if you two want to test your luck.\"**"
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "Rainbow Dash reverted back to her base state before making her keyblade disappear.\n\n\"Thanks, but i will pass from the offer of another brawl, despite liking the concepts here. I gotta find someone called Sunset Shimmer for Twilight's sake... She's been slightly paranoid that Sunset's darkness isn't good... Xion, I believe you can decide to challenge the stronger foes or not... Stay sharp chap! And ill take my rewards when i exit by the way!\"\n\nWith that, she bowed to the crowd before showing off how fast she was by running to the exit in about a minute or less."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Tempting but I don't really feel like going another round. Wasn't prepared for a boss rush so nah. I was ready for one boss so I didn't bother conserving MP.\""
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "*Watching silently in a crowd.*"
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Oh Sunset? I heard of that twerp... A colleague of mine was complaining about one thing or another by that name.**\" \n\nHades would say and snap his fingers, teleporting onto the arena with the both of them.\n\n\"**At least the bets will let me pay off *Some* Of the Coloseum... Thanks to *Someone*...**\" \n\nWith another snap, the Ice Titan's body would began to change shape into two weapons for the both of them. \n\n\"**You two can choose one of these of your liking... Along with 2,000 Munny Each.**\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion yoinks the ring for herself and slips it on* \"I already have two weapons. I'll take the cool jewelry. So out of curiosity, do you happen to have... Say... Any *Dragons* Laying around for after I get my stuff in order?\" *~~totally don't want to just kick the shit out of Bahamut~~*"
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "__**Pathi**__\nClaymore: Level 2\nStrength: 3.0x\nMagic: 2.5x\nDefense: 2.0x\nSpeed: 1.0x\nBlizzard Boost\nAllows the use of Ice Breath: As an ultimate, you can breathe out a blast of cold air to freeze an opponent and the ground. For 5 turns, everyone but the user take 5 Damage/Turn they are in contact with the ground."
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "__**Pagacht Ring**__\nReduces incoming ice damage by 20% for 5 Turns. Can only be used once/battle."
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Dragons? Well... There's that one kid Hera made... What's his name... Ladon? Yeah! He has 100 heads and 100 different personalities... It's draining trying to talk to the guy...**\"\n\nHades would say with a handwave. \n\n\"**Oh and there's the Hydra... Though he's somewhat... Indisposed at the moment.**\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Let me rephrase that for you a bit. A *Real* Dragon. Your dragons are just giant multi headed lizards. I mean the ones with wings and can probably kick my ass five ways til Sunday if I slip up!\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Those are dragons, Drákous if you will... But you want the whole shebang on wings and the like? Can't say there are any here other than the Chimera... Depending on who you ask... Anyway. You won't find something like that here unless you want another go around in the Coloseum. You know how to travel worlds with that Keyblade thingamabob correct? Head over to a place called the Castle of Dreams. There's a sleeping dragon there that'll meet all your needs and then some.**\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Hardly able to control where I go but I'll give it a shot. Any other information you can give me on the thing? Any information will be helpful and greatly appreciated.\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Can't really say... Never held one of those do hickeys myself so no idea exactly *How* One goes from one world to the next with 'em. But you know kid... The power of Darkness has no such drawbacks. Just... Snap your fingers and envision where you wanna go and boom! Portal there in no time flat...**\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"I meant the dragon, not the Keyblade. But also you don't have anything a bit more... *Near god* Dragons sitting around this place? Can't you just pull from other worlds or something? I don't see why you *Couldn't* Do that.\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Well... I got some I could pull out of the depths, but no guarantee you'll survive 'em. You don't get killed as a dragon for being weak and nice y'know? Very much can't say you'll survive but hey, if you want to go for it.**\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"So in comparison to the ugly looking popsicle, what's the next thing up on the totem pole like in strength?\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**Well... That would be the Ice Titan's brother... The Rock Titan. He *Is* Stronger than the hunk of ice but is as dumb as bricks... Always hard to get him to understand what you want him to... A-anyway. I'm rambling. You really want to fight ol' rockhead now?**\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Depends. I get a free recharge between rounds? If so, sure. I wasn't exactly planning on a boss rush so I wasn't exactly trying to conserve MP.\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "\"**I wasn't planning on running more than one of these today... But hey, if you really want to go back out there again I can give you a recharge. Strike while the iron's hot and all that.**\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion shrugs* \"Yeah, sure. Not like I got much else to do. Also I'm gonna yoink that sword to hand off to Rainbow when I get the chance. For now, I'll just hold onto it.\" *And so she grabs the sword, snaps her fingers to create a back sheath and straps for it and straps it to her back before heading back out to the arena* \"Alright bring on the next ugly mug!\""
},
{
"author": "Hades",
"message": "Hades would simply shrug, he wasn't paid enough to care what happened to the weapon. \n\n\"**Alright... You heard the... Er lady! Bring in ol' rockhead and let's get this show on the road!\" \n\nWith a snap of his fingers, the God vanished in fire and brimstone and returned to his seat. The ground around Xion would shake and rumble until 2 stony heads rose out of the earth. Rocks from all over would begin to converge until the giant Earth Titan's body was fully formed, rivaling the size of a large building: being ever so slightly shorter than the Ice Titan."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion looks up at the thing and gives a low whistle* \"Well aren't you a big boy? Too bad I'm not too big on size difference kinks. I know some people who are though. Maybe I can recommend you to them? Bah, who am I kidding? Imma have to kill ya like your buddy!\" *She cracks her neck and decides to try something different for this guy compared to his friend. His friend had an obvious weakness of fire but Earth didn't have any particularly well documented weaknesses so she decides to simply drop a Water on him as a test*\n\nMP: 135% - 15% = 120%\n\nWater: 265\n\n\"Shit- Water doesn't do much so... Let's go, Light and Fire!\" *Xion tosses up a basic laser circle in front of her that spins defensively in front of her to block the incoming attack*\n\nStarlove: 265\n\nMP: 105%\n\n*Xion sighs* \"Oh for the love of-\" *She sighs and throws up an Aero around herself as protection* \"Do you have *Anything* Better to do than attack me like this???\" *She asks in annoyance as she's yeeted across the arena by the shockwave*\n\nMP: 90%\n\nAero: 265"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "I will say, he has 2 weaknesses"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion sighs* \"Ok you're *Really* Starting to piss me off! Just... *Die* Already!\" *She yells as she uses a Doubleflight to avoid the Quaga and then blasts the Titan with a Dark Blizzard. If this didn't bust through his defenses, her last options were Thunder and Quake. She highly doubted either was the option*\n\nMP: 75%\n\nDark Blizzard: 265"
}
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{
"author": "Ambrose Lazarus",
"message": "**__TIME PASSES...__**\n\n*Alison's face was full of sweat, their (__organic__) heart pumps loudly in their chest, how long had they been running? A few hours ago, some strange ooze-like creature passed through the sandlot. Now normally they'd simply ignore such a phenomenon. Buuuut it just turned all of the citizens into goop... Ooze... Puddle things. Yeah no way were they gonna stick around for long.*\n\n*For a while now they were running around the town in haste, getting as far away from the giant blob as they could. Narrowly dodging and avoiding the muck puddles which used to be living people. For the moment, they found a brief relief on top of one of the many roofs. After giving themselves a few more deep breaths, Alison concluded that the creature wouldn't pay them any mind all the way over here... Ehhh maybe.*\n\n💬*Huff... Wheeze...*\"GHAAA C'MON! FIRST I COULDN'T JAM IN PEACE, NOW I CAN'T EVEN EXIST WITHOUT SOME COMMOTION! WHOOO THAT THING'S LUCKY I CAN'T GET ANGRY!\"\n\n*While it was true Alison couldn't __truly__ become upset, they can still get exhausted or uncomfortable. And anyone- any__thing__ can innately dislike discomfort. At this point, Alison began to reminisce of their boring life... Sure it sucked, but hey at least their life wasn't in any danger!*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Suddenly, Necrozma appears again!*"
},
{
"author": "lazyqueen413",
"message": "Lisa when I FUCKING GET YOU-"
},
{
"author": "Alison",
"message": "*...Alright reminiscing's over, time to actually do something about the apocalypse. After picking their ass back up, Alison brought their hand to their chin and pondered some things... Like what the fuck could they actually do about any of this. Well they knew a little magic, and they were quite versatile when it came to combat. They could hold themselves pretty well against some of these ooze creatures, exceeeept...*\n\n*A chill ran down Alison's spine, just thinking about that massive creature that took over what used to be the clock tower. They've always had bad luck before, like SUPER bad luck. But this time they've really outdone themselves, with their luck bringing about the end of things and all that jazz. Oh well! No use dwelling on that sad stuff now!! After getting in a good stretch, Alison jumped down from the rooftops and began searching nearby alleys.*\n\n💬\"Now if I were an ooze-demon, where would I try to h- wow that was way too easy.\"\n\n*They say, in response to finding one of them hiding out in some corner. Before waiting for it to notice them, (can these things even see???) Alison assaulted the creature with a flurry of twilight thorns! Aaaand half of them miss, hit a few trashcans, and attracted a second ooze. Wow their luck was still just as terrible~.*\n\n*The injured ooze made a lunge (slide?) for Alison, yet its slow stature allowed the to narrowly avoid the attack! In quick retaliation, they blasted it with lightning turning it into some puddle of what it used to be. Momentarily forgetting the second ooze, it grasps onto Alison's arm, pulling and tearing at it. With a painful cry, Alison hits it with a point-blank twilight thorns, allowing them to dispense it quickly! This little \"Warm up\" Of theirs turned out to be quite the deadly encounter. Praying more don't show up, Alison quickly retreats to a nearby abandoned home.*\n\n*Eating old food in an abandoned house like a hobo. Wow, the apocalypse sucks more than you'd think! So for now, Alison had a plan in mind. Step 1! Every few days or so, take out a few ooze wondering the area. Step 2! Move onto the next set of homes and slowly make way towards . Step 3! Once inside... Uhh that one's still a work in progress.*\n\n*It was small and almost impossible to notice, but Alison was starting to get better at fighting. Althooouuugh their only frame of \"Practice\" So far have been slow-moving, barely-sentient ooze monsters, so it could just be their overconfidence getting the better of them. Meh it was SOME plan, might as well follow it.*\n\n*With a deep sigh, Alison thought of something dreadful as they began to leave their temporary home. With all of the monsters running around, they couldn't risk any sessions of guitar practice. After all, they couldn't hunt the ooze in small groups, if they accidentally call in a whole army towards themselves. Honestly Alison would rather die, than stay bored here for the rest of eternity. Good thing this was practically a suicide mission!*\n\n* Leaving the somewhat safe residence, Alison quietly moved about the haunted town. They carefully singled out an ooze, deciding to take it out and clear the way forward. Raising their guitar high above themselves, they'd strike down an immense force into one of the ooze! Sadly the weapon simply bounced off its soft exterior, allowing the ooze to very easily retaliate.*\n\n💬\"Huh, who knew musical instruments were ineffective against monsters. Guess that's wha- oh crap!\"\n\n*The ooze rolled towards Alison, nearly crushing them with their weight alone. Yet while grabbing onto it, magic danced along Alison's fingertips. Sparks of electricity flared to life, striking into the ooze and killing it... After a few more tries.*"
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{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "\"We have gathered a lot of information from Ranoa and Xion. However, I must take a more direct approach if we are to get the results we seek... As such, your jobs are to defeat me in combat. You may begin.\""
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "She grunts as she saw the house on fire, before looking to Silax as he spoke, having repositioned to get outta Xion's attack most likely. Away from those who would fail them just like you all failed the worlds... Was this hooded individual pinning the blame on HER too?\n\nBefore she could respond, a card emerged below her, with her not being fast enough to react, she fell into it and went into a new area. Was she just locked into this fight? She wasn't ready for a fight of this kind! She hadn't had time to prepare at all, and there was too many unknowns around her magic!\n\n\"... ALL, huh? Look, tall, dark and mysterious deck holder. Don't pin me for failures that isn't mine! I literally just woke up hours ago!\"\n\nShe stated with a bit of an annoyed tone, before just trying out her magic... Yeah, it didn't work. But, she seemed to activate something else on accident... A form transformation. With a yelp, she was concealed with a cloud of light and dark momentarily, before reappearing in a new look...\n\nHer dress was now half black, and half white. Spikes showing the two sides in a clash, with her once red fur now a light gray with various tribal tattooes around her. She look at herself with a bit of shock. \"... W-What just happened to me!?\"\n\n**DENIAL Form - Activated**\n AP + 15 = 115\n MP + 15 = 115"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Armor [Ranoa]",
"message": "The metallic boots of the armor clank against the ground as Ranoa falls through the card, landing in the arena. Things are still missing- but during the woman's monologue he had managed to regain his Barings to some extent."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "The armor then vanishes back to whence it came as Ranoa brings a hand to his head, vision finally focusing in on the situation. Memories are coming back, but they're not as strong. Slowly, but surely though...\n\"You...! You're with..\" He shakes his head, trying to focus. His memories are scrambled, but intact. \"The Organization!\"\nThe question of Suzuka and Ika has been answered, but another comes up soon after. Xion had shown Ranoa the existence of his own nobody. And it's a member of the organization at that.\n\"You offered answers, right? Who is Xanaro?! And why is he working for you?!\"\nDespite the question, he doesn't wait for an answer. He takes the keyblade into a twohanded grip, magical energy swirling at the tip as he points it at silax. A triple volley of flames fire off at her direction. Soon following the flames would be ranoa himself, swiftly sprinting after her before attempting to slash her with an upward strike. Regardless of accuracy, a pillar of light soon shoots down from the sky at what ranoa perceives to be her current position.\n\n```\n\nAP: 230 -220\nMP: 160 -95\n\nAbilities Used\nFire x3\nUpper Slash\nHoly x1```"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio gets a little freaked out at silax just appearing behind them but before he could say anything he got trapped on the card arena, and even tho the figure wanted to attack them, he was... Confused, to say the least, so instead of attacking, he goes into a small askathon*\n\n\"Okay hold on, what is going on now? Who are you? What organization? And why do we have to fight you again?!\" \n\n*He said on an increasingly more confused voice tone*"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*No fucks given towards resource conservation, Xion immediately flies towards Silax, propelled by a massive laser as she then rains down an immense number of stars all around Silax that proceed to explode into more tiny stars, immediately followed by three rings of lasers surrounding Silax and spinning in all directions at a rapid speed. Xion's entire plan is to trap Silax with or without whatever magic this woman has*\nAP: 210%\nMP: 170% - 120% = 50%"
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "*Ranoa and Xion's onslaught would be trouble, however they were in Silax's territory. Snapping her fingers, a wall of cards would appear from all her direction, and seemingly absorb the attacks sent at her, each card taking one attack. After they were done, the cards would have an image of the attack it absorbed, and then flip around to hide what the contents of the cards were.*\n\n\"In my experience, you normally wait for an answer before attacking... Xanaro is someone you abandoned. Someone my family cares for and has given a proper home.\"\n\n\"As for you, Kate and Lirio, apologies. You are not involved in this. I recommend staying far from this group, unless you want trouble and failure.\"\n\n*Waving her hand out, the cards around her would disappear, before more being created and shuffled around.*\n\n\"During this battle, we will play a simple game. Pick a card and say upright, or reverse. Whether or not you attack me while you do so makes no difference, just that you must choose. Not choosing will result in a negative effect happening to you. You may only choose **One** Card at a time. Choosing a card can result in a positive or negative result. Choosing upright means the effect on the card affects you, or me, normally. Reverse means it affects the opposite. Your goal...\"\n\n*A giant clock would appear above the arena.*\n\n\"Is to run through my deck of cards before time runs out. And lastly, attacking me will increase the timer.\"\n\n*The cards would then scatter around the arena and the countdown would begin.*\n\n`Countdown: 5\nCards left: 78`"
},
{
"author": "Information Bar",
"message": "`Roll a d78 to pick a card! Choose upright or reverse right after to decide how the effect triggers! Attack Silax to increase the timer! Every 2 actions increase the timer by 1, while every action that triggers from a card increases it by 2! Stop the timer from reaching 0!`"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Abandoned..? No. He didn't even *Know* Xanaro existed. It happened at a time when he didnt know what a nobody was.\n\n\"Maybe, but in my experience waiting gets you hurt aswell.\" Can't take any chances by just standing around.\n\n\"How did i *Abandon* Him? I didnt even know he existed until just a little while ago!\" That logic is flawed. He wouldve taken xanaro back in a heartbeat had he known.\n\nSending another barrage her way, he closes the gap and swiftly swings his keyblade at her twice. Soon after, three beams of light rain down from the sky at her once more.\n\n\"There's not really a choice *But* To fight you if we want out of here to begin with. But regardless, I'll go with Upright!\"\n\n```\n\nAP: 220 -200\nMP: 95 -40\n\nQuick slash x2\nHoly x3\n\nUpright Chosen!```"
},
{
"author": "Dice Maiden",
"message": "Cloudishly (XR52, RH52, CA1) Request: `[d78]` Roll: `[10]` Result: `10`"
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "\"Ngh... While I do appreciate you realize that... I follow one simple truth. When people are getting hurt... Then I come running!\"\n\nShe simply said as she gripped the sword. Her resolve dead set on helping at this point. She may be weaker at this stage, but, if this is just a game, then that means she could still be helpful. She had to be careful though... This form was making her weaker.\n\n``FORM DRAIN - 10AP = 105AP Remain``\n\nShe wasn't close enough to try and strike yet, she needed an element of surprise before she could try, a potential move to get a hit on him. So she chose to rush in, picking up a card.\n\n\"May as well play this game... Upright!\""
},
{
"author": "Dice Maiden",
"message": "The Key of Hope (KT - LV 2) Request: `[d78]` Roll: `[51]` Result: `51`"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*... Now he´s even more confused, why does this person knows his name? And this whole arena thing is even weirder, but seems like they are not leaving till they fight so... He starts with something basic, just 3 raw attacks*\n\n\"...Reverse?\""
},
{
"author": "Dice Maiden",
"message": "St☆rboy (Lirio, lvl 32) Request: `[d78]` Roll: `[34]` Result: `34`"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*She doesn't hear Silax's words over the blood rushing through her ears, proceeding to drop a Starbomb onto her enemy before following it up with an Orbga and a Twilight Maelstrom, the giant yin yang orb and swirling whirlpool of light and dark trying to consume her*\n50%-80% Mp Hastega 170% - 40% = 130%"
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "\"As usual, the light is too ignorant to realize the pain they cause...\"\n\n*She would say, referring to Ranoa. When the attacks came, more cards came to absorb some of the strikes, but most would get through, impacting Silax. Although she was hit, it didn't seem like she was hurt. Instead, the timer above would go up before counting down 1.*\n\n*But then the cards reacted. Ranoa's card would cause what looked to be a set of Ranoa's fire casts from his prior set of attacks to shoot out at Silax.*\n\n*Kate's card seemed to do similar, but firing out one of Xion's lasers at Silax.*\n\n*Lirio's, however, would also make one of Xion's lasers, but it was different, and instead if making the timer go up, it caused it to go down again.*\n\n*Xion, on the other hand, upon not choosing a card, would suddenly have a blue glow around her, signifying that a card hasn't been picked up. The countdown above would drop down by 2 as a game penalty.*\n\n\"Now that you understand the fundamentals...\"\n\n*A barrier would no appear around Silax, seemingly protecting her from attacks. After, she threw out a card at Lirio and caused it to face him. In a moment, Lirio would suddenly be pulled into the card and trapped within it.*\n\n`Hits to drop the barrier: 5\nCountdown: 8\nCards left: 75`"
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "She watched, and then observed as Lirio was trapped inside a card!? What kind of power WAS this that this guy had! She had to prioritize her allies, especially with her current means of attack. It was better for them to prioritize the attacks, and she kept them out of those cards.\n\n\"Guys, just focus on the enemy, I'll stay back and free them!\"\n\nShe states, before she got ready to free him. Of course, she remembered the rules. The fact she'd need to pull a card still was not lost on her as she ran to a card, grabbed it. Her last card was a good effect, though she wasn't sure on whether this was. That much was by design, obviously.\n\n\"Upright!\"\n\nShe called with the card before running to Lirio's card, and trying to free him from the trap however she could. Attacks, trying to solve any puzzles that may be there, and more. Trying anything she had too in order to free Lirio.\n\n ``Form Drain - 10 AP = 95AP remaining``"
},
{
"author": "Dice Maiden",
"message": "The Key of Hope (KT - LV 4) Request: `[d75]` Roll: `[68]` Result: `68`"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Ranoas calm frown turns into an expression of indignant annoyance, listening to Silax's remark. That one got under his skin badly enough for him to lose his temper.\n\n\"Shut up!\" He shouts, practically throwing the words at her. \"Don't act like you know anything about me!\" \n\nClosing whatever distance there may be, he jumps into the air before bringing his keyblade down onto silax's barrier with a powerful **Slam!** Soon following would be a surprisingly powerful barrage of strikes, each hit growing more violent and sloppy than those that came before. Despite this, the power behind the blows stay the same until he suddenly breaks the combo. He takes a few steps back, swiping a card off the ground and holding it between two fingers. He then faces the card in her direction.\n\n\"I choose upright!\"\n\n```AP: 200 -165\nMP: 40\n\nArs Arcanum\nBash x4 [Raw STR]```"
},
{
"author": "Dice Maiden",
"message": "Cloudishly (XR52, RH53, CA1) Request: `[d75]` Roll: `[43]` Result: `43`"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*After lirio is freed from the card he´s left... Extremely confused, at one moment on some sort of white void, the next, back in battle... Questions later i guess, now that the basics of the battle are explained, he just decides to attack more seriously now, using wishing edge, spark and a light bloom*\n\n*He then grabs one of the cards next to him*\n\n\"I choose upright..\"\n\n```AP: 180 —125\nMP: 160 —105\n\nWishing Edge, -20 AP\nSpark, -15 MP\nLight Bloom, -35AP/-40MP```"
},
{
"author": "Dice Maiden",
"message": "St☆rboy (Lirio, lvl 32) Request: `[d78]` Roll: `[52]` Result: `52`"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"I am *Going* To turn you to ash!\" *Xion yells as she decides to do something new. Triple Final Spark. And so three separate rows of containment rings appear in the air for a brief moment in a triangular pattern before three Final Sparks fly straight towards Silax*\nAP: 210%\nMP: 130% - 120% = 10%"
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "\"I know everything about you, Ranoa. Like how you revived a darkness that the guardians worked so hard to destroy, and told no one. She's caused even more destruction and death now, because of you. You think you're a 'hero'? You're nothing more than a slave to the light.\"\n\n*After saying this, the barrier would be bombarded again, breaking from Ranoa's blows. After that Xion' and Lirio's attacks would cause the timer t increase by an additional 3. Then the cards would react. Ranoa's and Lirio's cards would summon extra attacks, increasing the countdown more. However, Kate's card would seemingly affect the countdown directly. It would suddenly drop down by 3, and then by 1 as per normal.*\n\n*Silax would then throw another card at Lirio and trap him again, then raise another barrier.*\n\n`Countdown: 7\nCards left: 72\nHits to drop the barrier: 5`"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Ranoa stops in his tracks as silax mentions Vani. How would she...?\nHe falls silent, his eyes lowering to the ground. Nobody was supposed to know until he could fix it himself. If others got involved, then they would. . .\n\nHe shakes his head to refocus himself. There's still time to fix it. He just has to find her before anyone else can be killed. His attention then shifts to the ticking of the large clock above the group. It's borderline infuriating to have going on in the background of all this. \n\n\"I'm not going to try and defend myself there. You're right. I screwed up horribly, and I can never undo the pain dealt to others because of it. But I am ***No*** Slave! I fight because I *Want* To fix the mess I started!\" That's right. A memory of being told to do that very thing fills a gap caused by the scrambler. Who told him that, again...?\n\nHe then sprints after Silax, Leaping atop her new barrier and striking it twice with heavy blows. Soon after, he jumps into the air to build momentum, stabbing his keyblade against it with a burst of magic to result in an explosion that propels him close enough to the giant clock in the sky. A purple sphere of magic forms in his free hand, thrusting his arm forward before gravity can force him to fall back down.\n\n***\"Stopga!\"*** The purple sphere expands, attempting to consume the entire clock and stop it from counting down.\n\n```AP: 165 -115\nMP: 40 -0 [Recharge Started!]\n\nVortex\nVortex\nHigh Jump\nExplosion\nStopga```"
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "Aaaand Lirio was trapped once more. She just let out a growl. \"Hey, gambler addition personification! If you're going to have all of us play, at least don't target the same guy over and over!\" She called out, growling before she runs to grab a card. \n\n``\"Reverse!\"``\n\nShe then ran and freed Lirio from the card once more. \"I don't get why they keep targeting you with this move, friend... Be careful.\" She said to him before summoning her sword and planning her next move. And then, her eyes lied to Xion. She hadn't stopped, and frankly, if she didn't, they were doomed. She had to do something.\n\nShe thought about the fire that was all around her, thinking about her fur... But, she found it a necessity, even if it did leave some burn marks. Xion needed to come BACK to their state of mind. And so she ran to Xion, a plan in mind. \"Sorry about this, but you've made it necessary!\" She states as she then starts a move of her own.\n\nShe dashes through the flames at Xion, a black fist and a white fist materializing around her as they spin around her for a moment, punching anything in range... Though those won't have hit, the fists then combined into a bigger darkness fist, cracks of light all around it before she punched the ground, forcing the big fist to also collide with the floor... With Xion potentially in range if she wasn't to move.\n\n\"Will you stop seeing red for a moment and get with the programme!? You need to play by the rules of this game, or we run the risk of dying! In case you haven't realized, WE ARE AT A TIME LIMIT.\" She states as she looks some of her fur. Bits were burnt in her wake up strike to Xion. It was a worthy sacrifice if this worked.\n\n\"So get your head in the game! We need to clear out all the cards, and give ourselves more time on the clock so we can actually get out of this!\"\n\n```Form Drain - 10AP = 85AP\n\nBalancing Step\n\n-10AP = 75AP Remaining```"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion is officially bonked to the ground, the flames dispelled and the heat emanating from her mostly dissipating. As she gets up, she rubs her head and groans* \"Ow- Did anyone get the license plate of that truck that hit me? I deserved that and needed that but like... Ow- Ugh- What's going on exactly, Kate? I have heard... Absolutely jack all since the bitch appeared-\""
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "Really... She wasn't paying attention because of all that? She must have really been blinded by the rage. For everyones sake, she needed to let Xion know what is going on. \"Alright. To put it simple, we need to use up all of the cards around us before that big clock above us runs out. We call upright or reverse on the card we choose. Depending on what was on the card, it can either add time to the clock, or take time off of it. If you can break their barrier and hit them, that also adds time on the clock. That's the gist of it.\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Ah. This should be interesting... I used so much magic already... But let's go, I guess.\" *She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath to steady herself. And then her eyes snap open and she grabs the nearest card between three fingers drastically, swinging her arm all the way back* \"I draw! Reverse!\" *She declares before dropping the grandest of Grand Magics on Silax from a distance... Ultima! And then immediately follows it up with a piddly Flower Shot*\nAP: 170% - 10% = 160%\nMP: RECHARGE"
},
{
"author": "Dice Maiden",
"message": "Majora Twili Request: `[d72]` Roll: `[25]` Result: `25`"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio is then trapped in this weird empty space once again, shortly after he´s freed by kate, again*\n\n\"Thanks for that, ill try not to do that again... Tho idk if this person will let me...\"\n\n*He then activates spell weaver to boost his attacks and grabs one of the cards*\n\n\"Upright!\"\n\n*He said to then go with another small barrage of attacks, getting closer to silax and then attacking her with multiple pilars of light*\n\n\n```AP: 125 —80\nMP: 105 —80\n\nSliding Dash, -10 AP\nHoly, -15 AP\nHoly edge: -20AP/-25MP```"
},
{
"author": "Dice Maiden",
"message": "St☆rboy (Lirio, lvl 32) Request: `[d72]` Roll: `[10]` Result: `10`"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Kate's phone would make a beeping noise before a muffled woman's voice would come through:*"
},
{
"author": "???",
"message": "\"He—o? —-llo can -ou hear me? This is the ——ker to Ka—, do y— read me?\""
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "She was so into the situation that she didn't notice the beeping noise at first, but once she started to think... Her hearing picked up a voice. From her pocket...? She pulled out her phone in confusion. \"How the...\" She then started to think. Could this be the girl that stayed behind for the navigator role? \n\n\"I can hear you, but the signal is choppy right now.\""
},
{
"author": "???",
"message": "\"The AI w—t rouge, w- h—e vis—ls on yo— loca—on. Yo—'re doi-g —-at! S-s—pp—t is o- t-e way!\""
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "It was a bit choppy, but, thankfully, Kate had dealt with that kind of conversation in the past. Juggling all the meanings in her head, she was able to fill in the blanks the best of her ability.\n\nThe AI went rouge, we have visuals on your location.\n\n*Support is on the way.*\n\nThat was reassuring to say the least. \"Great to hear, we're holding on, but time is slipping... Literally.\" She said as she pointed the phone camera to the big clock above them."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion, being right next to Kate, tenses up for a moment and then sighs* \"Doctor, you are *Damn* Lucky you called. I was considering coming over there after this and breaking you like a KitKat bar for your AI. I didn't see it before but there were some *Serious* Red flags with it- Now? I'd like to peacefully discuss it with you... After I get some sleep- I need it-\""
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "\"Nothing you will do will fix the pain you gave to that girl... Face it, you are nothing.\"\n\n*Silax would say as Ranoa began his combo. As the fight raged on, attacks would suddenly rain in from an unknown area, from a dark corridor. Before they could hit, and before other attacks and cards could take affect, Ranoa's stopga hit the clock*\n\n*The moment it took effect, the entire area would begin to react, first things going in slow motion, then everything, except the people, would stop in place. Silax would also seem to have been stopped. It was short lived until an explosion of energy would come from the clock. The cards would suddenly vanish, the attacks from the dark corridor would suddenly be sent right back through to the other side, and the clock above would shatter. Everyone would be blown back to the edge of the arena.*\n\n\"Seems you broke my little game. No matter... I already won. But allow me to give some insight. I currently see a pawn of that darkness you helped, Ranoa, causing trouble for Ika and Suzaka. I see people looking to kill you, people you considered allies, Xion. I've seen your meetings. I've seen your base. As long as you both are around, Ranoa, Xion, I shall see everything.\""
},
{
"author": "Kate_Thirabila",
"message": "She watched as everything slowed to a stop because of the move that Ranoa did. The cards... The attacks... The enemy themselves... Stopped. Was the power to completely stop time REALLY available to these people!? How strong of mages were they!?\n\nThere didn't seem to be much chance to stop and think up plans though as a massive energy explosion, and the clock above... Shattered. Kate then was flown off of her feet, her sword vanishing in instinct as she gripped her Gummiphone tightly as she went flying back, landing on her side on the floor at the edge of the arena, grunting.\n\n\"W-What just happened!?\"\n\nShe states as she stumbled onto her feet. The clock was broken... The cards were gone. Everything was over. They'd already found a loophole and won. And yet, the enemy kept chatting away as them. \"Talk about stalker alert.\" She said as she looked at her phone.\n\n\"Whatever just happened destroyed the clock. The game's over, but now they are just sending mental and emotional damage to the others. Using past actions against them or something...\" She said to her phone, hoping that the bunker was still connected..."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Ranoa is slammed against ground as a result of the explosion bringing more momentum to his fall. He lays there for a second, before Silax brings up someone she should not have. He rises to his feet, his grip tightening on the hilt of his keyblade. He stays silent for a few moments, long enough for kate to speak while his expression forms a malicious glower at Silax.\n\nLight begins to emanate from him. But, it's not as it seems. After a few moments of light, then comes darkness. Dark flame coats the light surrounding his body before he speaks in an eerily calm tone. Something seems to have snapped.\n\n\"You've done your homework, then. And you're right, too. I hate it, but you are.\" She's right. He's not a hero. Just a failure playing pretend with those who really are.\n\nHe takes a few steps forward, slowly approaching her with a lowered sword arm.\n\n\"Since you're so knowledgeable, you should know that bringing *Her* Up is off limits.\"\n\nWithin the blink of an eye, dark flame coats his Keyblade on its own as he takes one more step, before breaking into a sprint after Silax and repeatedly attempting to cut through her with a violent barrage of slashes. They're much faster than anything he had used during the fight. Despite this, he's not putting in his all. He's aiming to hurt her instead of kill her.\n\n```\nHP: 6071\nAP: 115 -55\nMP: Recharge [0 -25]\n\nAttack haste, 5/5\n\nAction 1: Dark Break, 385\nAction 2: Dark Break, 385\nAction 3: Dark Break, 385\nBAction 1: Dark Break, 308\nBAction 2: Dark Break, 308```"
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "___***Ranoa's Path has switched to Dawn!***___"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion sighs. And there's another one. First her. Now Ranoa. Not that she could blame him. In the meantime, she decides to make the group chat she intended on making in the first place*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Kate's phone would now simply be making static noises before it was disconnected from the Bunker.*"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio is sent flying back due to the explosion and then answers kate´s question*\n\n\"I think that was a stronger version of slow.. Impressive im not gonna lie...-!\"\n\n*He then sees ranoa just standing up with light and then darkness coming out of him, then attacking silax*\n\n\"Ranoa wait! Chill!\""
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "\"Hmph, let's talk more in private...\"\n\n*Silax would say, creating a dark corridor on top of herself and disappearing in it. Ranoa would end up flying through it from his attempts at attacking, making him disappear through it too.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The area would then quickly destabilize, the remaining 3 being put back in traverse town, outside the burning Vacant House.*"
}
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{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The group got a fair way out, far enough that the beast wouldn't follow them. Or so they hope.*"
},
{
"author": "Narratoraa",
"message": "The Pearl managed to sail away from safety... At least from the original monster. \n\n\"Alright lads... We should be out of danger for no-\" \n\nRight as Captain Sparrow said that, the sound of a cannonball rang through the air and hitting the side of the ship; rocking it back and forth. In the distance there was a pirate ship just as large as the Pearl, swarmed with Heartless. \n\n\"Looks like we have company! Get to battle stations crew!\" \n\nAs Jack would say that, a puckle gun turret would turn towards the deck of the Pearl, attempting to shoot down everyone onboard. \n\n`Puckle Gun(Everyone): 75`"
},
{
"author": "Yumari Hikanaki",
"message": "*Yumari looks to her twin, conveying her thoughts through simple eye movements. A look towards the incoming ship and then a look to the crow's nest, or rather where it SHOULD be. For whatever reason, Disney didn't think to give it one. Instead it has platforms on each of the three masts. She was going for the leftmost one. She intended to snipe this ship from the high ground. Though her sister had no way to cover the other side. She'd have to fly HER up first. Such a pain... And so, the \"Armor\" Clad girl snatches up her sister like a sack of potatoes under her arm and flies over to the mast platform on the far right, unceremoneously dropping Mayuri onto it, flying over to the leftmost mast after. Landing gently on the square platform, Yumari takes aim with her railgun, firing a black thunder blast at the other ship*\nDark Thunder: 47 Dark/Lightning Magic\nMP: 100% → 85%"
},
{
"author": "Mayuri Hikanaki",
"message": "*Mayuri nods in acknowledgement at her sister's plan. It was a great strategy. Having the high ground as a ranged attacker helped significantly. If Yumari could take the left, she would take the right, she decided. The light twin gives a small squeak as she's carried like luggage and then just* ***Dumped*** *On the platform. Mayuri gives a sigh... She couldn't say it was unexpected for Yumari but she'd fight with her about it later. Her other half was already well out of earshot by the time she gets to her feet and brushes herself off anyways. Picking up Kerubiel and forming a large arrow of water, more like a spear than an arrow in shape and size but it didn't matter. The bow was magical, it could fire whatever she needed it to fire. Pulling back, Mayuri looks down the water spear towards the ship and then pulls up, adjusting for wind and angle. Wait...* ***Why??? It was a MAGIC bow! Shouldn't it just... Fire straight?*** *Well, yes, but actually no. She was used to regular bows so she unconsciously tuned her own magic weapon to what she was used to. Aaaaaand release- The water spear flies in an arc towards the Heartless ship*\nDrizzle Cutter: 36 Water Magic\nAP: 100% → 90%"
},
{
"author": "Gursht",
"message": "—————————\n**Before-Post Statistics**\n—————————\n**``[HP: 335/335]``** **``[MP: 100/100]``** **``[AP: 100/100]``**\n**``[Guardian Armor: 50/50]``** **``[Healing: 0/3]``** **``[Elixir Used: No]``**\n**``[Real Str:21]``** **``[Real Mgc:7]``** **``[Real Def:18]``** **``[Real Spd:12]``**\n—————————\n**``[Endling's Endurement: Keyblade – Tier 1]``** **``[Str:3.0]``** **``[Def:2.0]``** **``[Mgc:1.0]``** **``[Spd:2.0]``**\n**``[Tier 1 Abilities: Striker]``**\n—————————\n\n\nGursht was quite impressed by Cavell's show of mysticism, and felt quite emboldened himself... Now if only he could get within range of these far-away targets. Suppose he'll make himself useful instead and help roll cannon balls towards cannons, hopefully so that other people could fight.\n\nHaving hands would be really nifty 'bout now.\n\nBut oh well, bide your time Gursht, bide your time...\n\n**``Full Action``** **``[Break Time``** **``Cost: Battle – 1 Use]``** **``[Buffing Strength by 5%: 3 Turns]``**\n\n\n—————————\n**After-Post Statistics**\n—————————\n**``[HP: 335/335]``** **``[MP: 100/100]``** **``[AP: 100/100]``**\n**``[Guardian Armor: 50/50]``** **``[Healing: 0/3]``** **``[Elixir Used: No]``**\n**``[Real Str Turn: 0/3)``** **``[Real Mgc:7]``** **``[Real Def:18]``** **``[Real Spd:12]``**\n—————————"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio was still sort of in shock after the heartless appeared and the attack began, fearing for his life in that moment he went to a corner of the ship to feel safe, hyperventilating a bit, to then try to calm down*\n\n\"Quiet Dust... Do not lose composure, clear your mind and think...\"\n\n*After this he closed his eyes and made his mind up, chilling down a lot and thinking about what he could do now, then he started te feel weird, energetic in a way, it disturbed him a bit but he decided to let it flow, then, in the corner of his eye he noticed a small shine, he opened his eyes and looked at his hand, and he saw it*\n\n*Nox caelum, his keyblade, had materialized*"
},
{
"author": "Zavius Dark",
"message": "*Zavius goes down below to where the cannons are located. He never really been in a pirate ship before. He looks around and notices there are quite a few here and there. Some in better condition than others, or maybe thats just personal perspective. He could not really tell where the cannonballs were located, to he started looking around a bit lost to say the least.*"
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "*Terrasandra seems to go down below as well, happening to notice that the top side was not a place, for herself. She notices Zavius being clueless and doesn't even bother helping him out. She seems to like his struggle, and watches him scramble around helplessly from a distance down below deck. Deciding to make herself comfortable, she finds a crate to sit on, and being the short individual that she is, she summons her weapon, a sitar, and starts playing a tune.*"
},
{
"author": "Gursht",
"message": "—————————\n**Before-Post Statistics**\n**``[HP: 335/335]``** **``[MP: 100/100]``** **``[AP: 100/100]``**\n**``[Grdn Armor: 50/50]``** **``[Healing: 0/3]``** **``[Elixir Used: No]``**\n**``[Raw Str Turn: 1/3)``** **``[Raw Mgc:7]``** **``[Raw Def:18]``** **``[Raw Spd:12]``**\n—————————\n\nGursht was surprised that he was more than capable of loading cannons, scooping up the iron spheres with his face like a garden trowel before plopping one in. Though, he had a little trouble with the matches... His saliva constantly put out the flames, and the placement of his eyes in relativity to the position of his beak made it difficult to handle the delicate matches.\n\nThen finally, after the 7th failed attempt, he'd flicked the flame to life! ...Only for it to go out just as he was about to light the wick on the cannon.\n\nGursht let out the loudest bellow he could muster.\n\n\"GURSHT HAS HAD ENOUGH OF THESE TINY STICKS!\" And he violently swung his massive head against the cannon, hitting it with such force as to launch to the cannonball with rage and cartoonishly-kinetic force alone.\n\n**``[Strength Functionally 22]``** **``[Using x4 cannon multiplier]``** **``[Using 1 Action]``**\n**``[Charge: Basic Ability – Strength]``** **``[Cost:10 AP]``** **``[Power: 15]``**\n\n**``[Calculates to 103 Damage]``**\n\n—————————\n**After-Post Statistics**\n**``[HP: 335/335]``** **``[MP: 100/100]``** **``[AP: 90/100]``**\n**``[Grdn Armor: 50/50]``** **``[Healing: 0/3]``** **``[Elixir Used: No]``**\n**``[Raw Str Turn: 1/3)``** **``[Raw Mgc:7]``** **``[Raw Def:18]``** **``[Raw Spd:12]``**\n—————————"
},
{
"author": "Terrasandra",
"message": "*She just seems to continue playing her guitar weapon a bit, not wanting to get involved just yet.*"
},
{
"author": "Zavius Dark",
"message": "*Zavius fires a total of 4 of the cannons after loading them.*"
},
{
"author": "Mayuri Hikanaki",
"message": "*Mayuri gives a small* \"Eep!\" *As she tries ducking the cannon ball coming her way but unfortunately taking it at full force, knocking her to the edge of the platform before sending a Thunder at the ships. She couldn't really do much from this range*\n\nHP: 335 - 100 = 235\nAP: 90%\nMP: 100% - 15% = 85%\nThunder: 36 Thunder Mag"
},
{
"author": "Yumari Hikanaki",
"message": "*Yumari grunts as she takes the cannon fire at full force and then actually flies out to them, slamming into a ship, covered in an aura of lightning multiple times over*\n\nHP: 335 - 100 = 235 \nAP: 100% - 35% = 65%\nMP: 85%\nLightning Ray: 64 Thunder Str"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "Lirio was shocked for a few moments after summoning his keyblade, admiring it in awe, then he snaps out of that sort of trance and goes to the cannons, shooting 2 canon balls at the ship \n\nCannonball 1 = 28 DMG\nCannonball 2 = 28 DMG"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "The Heartless Battleship was giving chase, trying to catch up but was getting bombarded by the enemy cannons and getting slower and slower beginning to sink under the water. The Captain of the ship would begin to flial around in anger only to get beamed with several blasts of electricity and even a laser. The Heartless and the ship itself began to vanish into darkness with the heart being released and going into the sky."
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"author": "Ursula",
"message": "*The group could hear Ursula's voice echo throughout this world.*\n\n\"No, no! The spell wanes?! I was so close!!! No matter, I will simply cast it again soon. Just need some more time...\"\n\n*And just as sudden as they woke up here, they would wake back up from this dream world, no longer trapped.*"
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"author": "coffeemoose",
"message": "``` Crystals, Caves, and Brambles ```"
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"author": "Shwook",
"message": "**``Session 1``**\nShwook had flown a fair distance, but not so far as to no longer see the strange settlement of bald-skinned creatures. She settled for a hidden spring near a cave, the plants grew plentiful and the fish schooled here in droves. It would treat her well for quite a while.\n\nShe peeked her head into the cave, it was dark in here and very hard to see. She could definitely use a light.\n\nSuddenly an idea occurred to her. Maybe she could use the crystal in her face as a lantern?\n\n...How did she use this thing again? It's glowed before... But how could she get it to light up?\n\nThe crystal suddenly flickered when she thought of that. Maybe she could just concentrate on it? So She concentrated... And the crystal flickered a few times, but didn't quite come to life.\n\nShe clacked her beak as she mulled over a solution... And she noticed that the crystal also flickered when she click-clacked. **``[Magic Pulse Basic: +1]``**\n\nAlright, she might've figured something out.\n\nSo she click-clacked a few times, testing the crystal's reaction when she did; It seemed to be more responsive to the flow of thought rather than the action itself, and the actions seemed to merely help direct it.\n\n**``Session 2``**\nShe made a few motions with her head; bobbing, shaking, swooshing – all things that indeed got the crystal to respond. Alright, time to put more focus into it.\n\nShe clacked her beak once, twice... Thrice... Then she let out a low but hearty rumble.\n\n***FLASH***\n\n**``[Magic Flash: +1]``**\n\nOh goodness that one nearly blinded her remaining eye!\n\nShe she blinked away the colorful dots that briefly plagued her vision and she adjusted to the sudden brightness... And she realized that she could actually see the inside of the cave now. The crystal was working now, and the blue light illuminated the cavern. It wasn't very roomy in here... Maybe big enough for a single large animal, or small pack of smaller animals. Still, it was just big enough for her to get out of any bad weather if she needed to, so it would suit her just fine.\n\nShe began the process of sweeping away any dirt and debris that littered the floor of the cave. There was a fine layer of dust, and a few old bones left over from the cave's previous meat-eating tenants... Maybe some plants that needed to be yanked and discarded as well. All things that were easily blown out of the cave with one swish of her massive wing. **``[Aero: +1]``**\n\n``` Correlation vs Causation ```\n**``Session 1``**\nThis whale bone was way more useful than she thought it would be. It could turn up soil, helper chase catfish from their dens, and even help her tear up those nasty brambles growing around the strange structure.\n\nShe set the massive bone against the mouth of her cave-home, before taking a step back to observe her handiwork.\n\nTo anyone else; it was an old gummiship – a wreck that seemed older than it had any right to be. Where did it come from? Well... Regardless, it didn't matter now. Shwook didn't know what it was anyways, and she concluded that she would have to reach out to the humans for help. But not quite yet, as the nearby town was dealing with its own problems.\n\nFor now, she would continue clearing out the brambles that plagued this strange structure. She's been running into a problem where the thorns grow thicker and more deadly the further she tore her way through. She looked at her most recent gash, slicing all the way down her right forelimb. She noted that she didn't actually bleed, but she could feel life seeping from the wound as if she was.\n\nSo strange – she was used to seeing that crimson water whenever she was hurt like this. That's not the only strange aspect of her wounds, for inside the flesh she could spot little flecks of glowing blue. She concluded that is was likely an effect of whatever the Skystone had done to her. She knew she could use the Skystone's power to heal minor scratches, but she has yet to try on a gash like this.\n\nShe focused on the injury, calling upon the same power as she has done before... She redirected her flow of thought with two clicks, a chirp, and a chuff – and soon, the flecks of Skystone hummed to life, magnetising to one another as they pulled together to seal the wound. **``[Cure: +1]``**\n\n**``Session 2``**\nShe was quite satisfied with her handiwork; and concluded that this Skystone wasn't entirely a curse... Though, she still blamed it for her lack of adrenaline. Being able to flee at the first sign of trouble is a huge boon – especially when you haven't eaten in a few days... Yet, she finds herself incapable of feeling anything at the first sign of trouble, or feel anything when trouble was right in front of her face. She hasn't experienced this *Before* The Skystone embedded itself in her flesh, so it must be the fault of it.\n\nShe had gained power and knowledge at the cost of her instinct, and she couldn't feel any way on that. She just wasn't capable. It was frustrating without being truly frustrating – and somehow that part was even *More* Frustrating.\n\nAs she pondered this she strode over to the pile of discarded brambles, digging her beak around for some berries to eat. Unfortunately, losing your instinct didn't mean you didn't feel sick, and she still felt the sickness of hunger without the instinct to eat before that point...\n\nThere were some red and white berries she found, but none of the black ones. Not what she preferred but trying new food wasn't always a bad idea...\n\n``` Grocery Shopping in the Pines ```\n\n**``Session 1``**\nShwook had come across a clearing in the forest today.\n\nThe trees had been damaged and toppled over; a sight Shwook actually recognized. It seemed one of those Crest-Shakers had come crashing through here... Styracosaurus, the humans called them - or Triceratops if they weren't too familiar. Shwook knew that in the wake of these tanks, fungus liked to grow under the dirt of their footprints, and under their waste if it was left behind.\n\nOnly footprints though, which was probably preferable. Shwook knew that the mushrooms were not native to this world, and it was likely that there were some spores that hitched a ride under the beast's scales. There were some species that could go dormant for months - an adaptation evolved due to long dry seasons in her homeworld.\n\nThese mushrooms were valued for a couple of reasons - food of course, and the alleged ability to help you see the knowable. Of course, this means they were probably toxic, but it was a toxin that was intense but not deadly. She could use these mushrooms for practice. So, she took out her whale bone and began tilling up the dirt where the footprints were present.\n\n**``Session 2``**\nShwook had gathered a wing-full of mushrooms and brought them back to her hole. She set them on the floor of the cave and examined her precious forage - a total of 12 truffle-looking shrooms.\n\nShe would come back for them once she got a nice catfish from the pool.\n\nShwook once again wielded her trusty whale bone and set about her next task. She strolled from the mouth of the cave and into the setting sun, wading into the cool water and using the whale bone to feel around for catfish dens.\n\nOne catfish immediately fled into the mouth of the oasis and into the rushing stream. She wasn't going to catch that one, but it was too small anyways.\n\nShwook used the bone to poke around the mud some more. Her eye was focused as she watched for any signs of movement under the mud.\n\n```Stoned Ape Theory```\n\n**``Session 1``**\nWith the preparations complete Shwook looked at the fish stuffed full of Saurian shrooms... Before swallowing it whole.\n\nOf course, being inside a fish it would take longer for the effects to take hold, but it would also make the effects last longer once it started. Shwook took herself outside to sit in front of the oasis pool.\n\nWhat result was she expecting? She wasn't sure - she just didn't know what to do next. Maybe she'd get an idea if she visited the Mycelium Dream; A state of waking-sleep that the lemurs favored in times where they needed guidance, particularly when the eldest of their clans passed away.\n\nShwook had witnessed these ceremonies during her migration once or twice, when her flock would use their islands as stop-over during the Ocean Cross. Of course, if you were to ask a human about it, they might just comment that the lemurs were getting high off the mushrooms.\n\nNot that most Saurians would understand... To them, the act of 'Going on a Mushroom Trip' might've seemed like some magical ritual where one would open their mind to unseen wisdom.\n\n**``Session 2``**\nWhat did she remember of the lemurs on those tropical islands?\n\nShe remembered they used their hands to crush plants, they would use these plants to heal wounds and flavor their foods. They would use berries of reds, blues, and yellows to create marks upon stone and wood.\n\nThey would use their hands to make tools - they would shape stone and sticks into tools to paint and craft things with.\n\nThey never turned on each other when she was a fresh flier... But one day in her youth, she had witnessed an act of genuine murder. One of the larger lemurs had taken a stone and brought it down on the head of another.\n\nShwook had seen violence before - violence as a means of getting food or territory for better resources, yet... Witnessing one of these previously peaceful creatures, in a world perfect and void of danger to them, was like seeing an act of sin.\n\nA needless death as a result of pure malice.\n\nThat's when strange monsters began to creep within the shadows of these once beautiful islands. Before, she had seen them in the farthest reaches of her world - secluded to the trenches of boneyards and ruins, but every act of genuine malice seemed to tempt them further from these abyssal holes.\n\n```Discovering Fire```\n\n**``Session 1``**\nLack of emotions doesn't mean you can't be inspired - inspiration is just the urge to act upon an idea. The reason for it isn't always the same. Shwook's reason was the need for direction. To craft as the lemurs did was a good enough place to start.\n\nShe would first use her whale bone to shake out the nightshade berries growing within the thorny brambles, along with some bright red salmon berries. She also gathered a nice handful of blackberries.\n\nSo far she had the materials for Black, Red, and Purple paints respectively. She'd have to rediscover whatever made yellow paint. Shwook, with her forage placed into different piles on the cave floor, left to gather stones from the river.\n\nIt didn't take long for her to dig up a few flat stones the size of end-table surfaces. Now, with her new tools, she brought them back to her cave. She relied on the light of her eye-crystals to see, and if she wanted a brighter light, she just needed to will it so.\n\nShe clacked her beak together expecting the crystals to simply flare brighter...\n\n*Clack-clack... Clack-clack...*\n\n*Ssss-* ***Crack!***\n\n—But what she didn't expect was a spark of flame erupting from the stones in her face; leaping forth and setting alight the pile of Nightshade Berries. **``[Fire: +1]``**\n\n**``Session 2``**\nFirst came the stare of surprise.\n\nThen her stare turned something adjacent to annoyance, before she took a deep breath to blow the flame out.\n\nShe just made it bigger.\n\nNow all of her berries were on fire. **``[Fire: +1]``**\n\nShe thwacked the roaring flames in an attempt to put them out, and soon the berries became dry clouds of dust - becoming a pseudo-incense and filling her cave with the district scent of burning floral. The giant gusts of berry-dust-smoke would billow out the mouth of her cave and waft upwards into the sky.\n\nHad anyone been paying attention, they might have caught the peculiar sight of the smoke the singular minute it was there.\n\nBut during that singular minute; Shwook's little slice of paradise devolved into madness.\n\n```Prehistoric Potter```\n\n**``Session 1``**\nShwook put down a flat stone of dried nightshade and mint, along with some dried mulch before taking her whale bone and beginning to crush the pile into dust. She'd taken the flat of the bone and pressed it against the stone; using the curve to grind the plant material in a rocking motion - like some kind of primitive rolling-pin.\n\nOnce she finished with that, she set aside the dust and went outside. She gathered a handful of dry clay and filled her craw with water before returning. She piled the clay on the cave floor, and spat her maw-full of water onto it.\n\nShe concentrated on the water as she gathered the now-wet clay, using her hands and magic to help knead it into a proper ball. **``[Water: +1]``**\n\nNow with her material readied properly she'd begin to shape the ball of clay; using her palms to squish it and her thumbs to shape it...\n\n...Though she flinched when the coarse dirt rubbed against one of the burns on her right hand. It was something she had gotten from her previous encounter with fire. She hadn't healed it previously as she'd spent all her energy trying to put out fires. Now that she's recovered, it was time to heal some of these nasty injuries, and with a little more ease she focused on the swollen blister... And soon, it shrunk away and disappeared - good as new. **``[Cure: +1]``**\n\n**``Session 2``**\nNow no longer in pain, Shwook kneaded the clay into the shape of a bowl, before using her thumb-claws to smooth over impurities. When she got a nicely-smoothed bowl, she would use her thumb-claws to poke eight holes in its lip; lined perfectly evenly from one-other.\n\nSatisfied with her work, she'd take the bowl outside. Then she would use her whale bone to dig a foot-deep pit in the dirt - away from anything flammable. She'd take more dried mulch and wood and surround the bowl with it.\n\nShwook took a deep breath, and blew fire onto the mulch - and the bonfire pit erupted with a roaring flame right away. **``[Fire: +1 | Learned!]``**\n\nShwook was getting the hang of this fire-thing.\n\nHowever; a fire this big would eat itself out, so Shwook tossed more wood onto the pit and was careful not to smash her bowl.\n\nNow that the flame was going she no longer needed to cast fire magic on it, now she just needed to keep it alive. Wind seemed to have mixed results, but if used correctly can keep a fire hardy and healthy.\n\nSo she took her wings, testing them a bit, before swooshing them upwards in a sweeping motion and giving her bonfire a nice breath of fresh air. **``[Aero: +1]``**\n\n```Ice - Not Fire (But it works anyways)```\n\n**``Session 1``**\nShwook, now becoming more aware of her capabilities, wanted to continue testing her limits. She built a target out of clay, plants, and wood. It was a silly little thing... It looked like the world's worst imitation of a scarecrow, but it would do.\n\nShe focused on the shabby dummy; trying to figure out what she wanted to accomplish with it.\n\nShe looked to the spring pool... Could she do something with water? Her attention went to the surface then, using a few motions with her whalebone to summon a rope of shimmering liquid to her. **``[Water: +1]``**\n\nOf course, she didn't actually know what to do with it. As such, the water-rope splattered to the ground.\n\nBah - fooey!\n\nShwook pulled at the water more violently this time, first pulling forth a wave, and then the wave suddenly hardened into jagged, frozen spikes sticking upwards from the ground. **``[Blizzard: +1]``**\n\n**``Session 2``**\nShwook blinked, surprising herself still - she really should've learned after her fiasco with the fire magic.\n\nShe flicked one of the ice-spikes with her finger... It cracked pretty easily.\n\nShe had an idea. While snowstorms on Sauria were incredibly rare, they could be seen up further north where her flock would roam during the warmer months. But sometimes a cold snap might catch them off-guard.\n\nShe carefully examined the ice-spikes... Before slashing the whole row with the whalebone, then quickly using both her wings to gust the shards - now hurling them at the scarecrow.\n\n**``[Aero: +1]``**\n\nThe scarecrow got blown over, but not because of the ice... Not exactly the effect she was going for. But good enough.\n\nThough... She wondered if this might work better? She would hum as she went over to the pool again, gathering a craw-full of water before turning her attention to a tree.\n\nShe gargled, trying to think of the right motion or thought... Maybe think of it like cold-fire? So she did just that; spewing forth a spray of snow and ice - and spraying the poor little tree into a block of ice. **``[Blizzard: +1]``**\n\nIt wasn't a very big tree(just a sapling), so it wasn't very impressive."
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"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "\"So this is what else is in this place...\" \n\nRosaria would mutter to herself as she traveled through the woods in Twilight Town, taking note of the things she saw. Besides the literal angels she saw previously things looked rather... Tame, like back home. She'd let out a small sigh and put her hands in her pockets as she walked somewhat disappointed by that face. \n\n\"Maybe this actually isn't another world and just a different region than our own... Sounds about right for the magical bastards to be going on about nonsense. But I can't place the architecture of where this might be...\" \n\nAs she walked, her attention turned to what looked like a downed ship near a cave. It didn't look *Completely* Wrecked and took a guess that the driver might be taking refuge inside of said cave. Rosaria decided it was worth the attempt to learn more about this land. With a few steps she decided to enter Shwook's cave calling out to whoever might be here. \n\n\"Hey! Is someone here!?\""
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"author": "Shwook",
"message": "There was a crash that echoed in the darkness of the cave... And there appeared to be some movement in the back. It was large, and dotted with chunks of something that glowed blue.\n\nThe creature managed to turn itself around enough to look at its new guest, snaking its head to reveal something bird-like. A pterosaur to those who would know; and one that looked quite abnormal - considering that blue crystals growing out of its eye socket wasn't normal for pterosaurs, presumably.\n\nThe creature's remaining eye blinked as it examined Rosaria... Before turning around completely to face her. This cave was too small for it to stand up-right, and it practically had to crawl to approach the entrance of the cave. Its head was the first to enter the sunlight and it was easy to see that the crystals were likely unnatural. They seemed to grow along its face and neck like a blight of barnacles.\n\nThe pterosaurid's head turned to face the good eye down to Rosaria... It didn't seem hostile yet.\n\n\"...Shwook is here. Who is you?\" It asked, clacking its beak."
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"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "\"I guess over there...\" \n\nRosaria would look over to where she heard the crash in the cave and made her way towards it. She stopped in place when she saw the moving glowing blue light and took a step back when she saw a literal dinosaur poke its head up out at her. The human likewise would lock eyes and examine the pterosaurid to get a better idea of what she was dealing with, ready to draw a card and fight if it came down to it. \n\n\"....You can talk? Then I am Rosaria. I'm going to assume that ship isn't yours outside, as you can fly on your own. Who was operating that ship?\"\n\nRosaria blinked in surprise as she said that, she never expected to be talking to a literal dinosaur but this was her life right now."
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"author": "Shwook",
"message": "Shwook seemed confused for a moment... Before clacking her beak \"Oh, yes, previous pilot. They are in that corner, over there...\" Shwook replied, pointing to a mossy skeleton set in a neat little pile off to the side. It wasn't cast aside, set rather neatly in-place.\n\n\"I found them that way in the seat. I think they are very dead.\""
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"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "\"Er... Yes, I'd have to concur with you on the 'very dead' assessment...\" \n\nRosaria would say and see the mossy remains of the skeleton, guessing he would have to have been dead for quite awhile to be in that state. She'd bring a hand up to her head and sighed, there went that lead at the very least. Her attention then went back to Shwook, the larger question at hand. \n\n\"So... Shwook I presume. Are you the same as those angel creatures that inhabit this place? Your ability to speak says otherwise but I know very little how the fauna of this land operates.\""
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"author": "Shwook",
"message": "\"Eh...\" Shwook warbled a bit... \"What is... An angel? I have seen fluffy brown things, a big dead fish, and birds, and little fish.\" She replied, still clacking her beak but confusedly now. She honestly seemed just as lost as Rosaria if not more-so."
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"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "\"An angel... Is a humanoid with wings. Though I can tell from you asking that you aren't with those beasts...\" \n\nRosaria would say and fold her arms once more, it seemed like this dinosaur was just as clueless as her when it came to this. \n\n\"Think of them as a person with bird wings, that is a more apt comparison. But are talking dinosaurs... Common around here?\""
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"author": "Shwook",
"message": "\"Talking dinosaurs?\" Shwook paused.\n\n\"...No, no - I am the only one I have seen. I do not know of any others that escaped the falling star. No fliers, no land-walkers, and no sea-dwellers have I seen from my world...\" Shwook seemed to ponder on it. \"...I shouldn't be here, really; I should be dead too. A shard from the falling star struck me from the sky. I was on the ground... And the strange Crag-dwellers ate those of us who couldn't flee.\"\n\nThe dinosaur didn't seem nearly as perturbed as one would think when describing the destruction of their world. \"...I'm not even sure how I got here. I just found this ship recently... So no, no I do not think talking dinosaurs are common.\""
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"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "\"Falling star? Must have been a meteor then... Wait...\" \n\nRosaria would say and have another thought about this situation; if the Dinosaurs were wiped out the same way here like in her own world this might be a parallel world compared to hers. She couldn't make out who those 'Crag-Dwellers' might be and assumed those were likely scavengers taking advantage of the situation at hand. \n\n\"How long ago was this? That you remember I mean. You seem very... Okay with explaining that your whole world ended and you're in a whole new land.\""
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"author": "Shwook",
"message": "\"...That is odd, isn't it? Ever since I woke up here; I cannot feel joy or sorrow. It would be distressing, if I could bring myself to feel that way. I just feel... Hollow, if I had to describe it.\"\n\nShwook wandered further into the sunlit floor of the cave; which was taller and more spacious than the back. Shwook was gargantuan for a pterodactyl - she might have been a different type of pterosaur.\n\n\"I do not know how long ago it was; only that I have been in this place for more moons than I have toes on my feet.\" Shwook bent her head back down to look at Rosaria. \"Rosaria, yes? Are you lost too? I haven't spoken to any humans before now, I have only taken books from campers. They have a bad habit of leaving their strange items behind.\""
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"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "\"Maybe that could be from the shock of it all? I have no idea how that revelation could effect someone mentally.\" \n\nRosaria would add and watched Shwook move, seeing how huge of a pterosaur she actually was. She wasn't that well versed on dinosaurs enough to make a guess on what Shwook might be, if only one of her 'friends' were here from back home. \n\n\"Yeah, you can say that. I came to this world looking for somebody but it seems this place is bigger than I imagined... And dangerous as well. So it might take awhile, who knows if time here even flows the same here compared to home.\""
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"author": "Shwook",
"message": "\"It is very big, but not as dangerous as my own world. Not that I have seen... But I am quite big, I am very scary to many animals here.\" Shwook said, clicking her beak together. The crystals growing out of her skin seemed to blink with each clack.\n\n\"Since you have found my cave, you can wander here whenever you wish. I don't keep much here.\" Shwook stepped outside of the cave, stretching her wings as she did. It was quite cramped in there.\n\n\"...And if you need help, you might be able to find me here. I don't have much to do many days - save for perhaps practicing magic. Though I may be found in this interesting place that the ship calls...'Mirage Arena'? It seems to also be magical in nature, though I'm not sure what's going on with it.\""
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"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "\"That also might be why the campers keep leaving things here as well. It's not everyday you see a dinosaur walking around... And a large one like yourself.\" \n\nRosaria would add and watch Shwook walk to the entrance of the cave. She'd then rub the back of her head and nod. The sound of a magical place called Mirage Arena sounded interesting enough and the kind of place where *She'd* Might go.\n\n\"Then I'll try and help you if I can in return, though I have no clue how long I'll stay nearby and I doubt you'd have a phone... Or know how to operate one. I never expected to hear that a dinosaur can use magic or that I'd be somewhere actually talking to one. How does one get to the 'Mirage Arena'?\""
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"author": "Shwook",
"message": "Shwook clicked, thinking on that... Before sticking her head back inside the cave.\n\n\"My ship has the location on its map - you can copy it for yourself. You seem like a traveler, so maybe your own ship can find it once it knows where it's going?\"\n\nShwook hummed, tilting her head... \"I do believe that's how it works... At least from what I read about gummiships. As for the Mirage Arena; it seems to only appear for those of us who are strong enough - otherwise it hides, I think. You seem more seasoned than I - perhaps it'll appear for you?\""
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"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "\"So those are called... Gummiships? Odd name...\" \n\nRosaria would say and make her way towards Shwook's ship and looked at the map in question. It seemed like it was on a whole different world than this one rather than being somewhere in this city or surrounding area like she anticipated. This world was just more and more interesting. \n\n\"Oh... Only appears if your strong enough? Then I will definitely make my way there. There's nothing I will allow to elude me when power is involved. That means the first order of business is getting ahold of one of these 'Gummiships' and seeing how they operate...\" \n\nShe'd add and stepped away from Shwook's ship and thought about where to get one to reverse engineer. If this one crashed nearby there might be more crashed one's that could be salvageable."
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"author": "Shwook",
"message": "Shwook made a low-boom, an odd sound larger birds made sometimes. Shwook seemed to be thinking.\n\n\"...If you need help covering more ground, I am large enough to carry humans. I can assist you with covering more ground. I have explored quite much in this place - I drew a little map on the walls of my cave. I was in the middle of my latest mark when you knocked.\""
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"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "\"That shouldn't be necessary, those ships aren't too hard to miss. Getting ahold of one is the real issue.\" \n\nRosaria would say and pull out one of her cards. A black light would shine from it and a small imp like creature would float next to her, holding a tuning fork and a rod. \n\n\"My cards seem to conjure real beings instead of holograms in this world so that will be of some use. But you make maps? How far did you map this place out if you don't mind me asking.\""
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"author": "Shwook",
"message": "Shwook blinked, taking a moment to examine the curious-looking creature Rosaria summoned... Before turning her attention back to the human in question. \"I don't mind at all.\" Shwook replied simply, walking back into the cave.\n\n\"...-I should have a map drawn on the walls of my home; it is a bit dark in here though, let me light the pots.\" The pterosaurid's eye-gem illuminated; and the room felt warm for a moment... Before suddenly the whole cave was alight; several clay lanterns lining the walls, each housing a bright blue flame.\n\n\"I'm getting much better at this...\" Shwook clicked to herself, before beginning to speak again.\n\n\"-now if you would turn your attention to the right wall, you'll see that I have discovered many landmarks-\" And as Shwook started to explain, Rosaria would have plenty of time to examine the massive map herself if she so wished - it was drawn all over the whole wall with nightshade berries and fish blood.\n\nShwook seemed to have all the known locations drawn already, as well her own little cave, and a building out in the woods with several question marks surrounding it. It was off to the side - as if Shwook had no idea where to put it.\n\nOtherwise, in terms of places not available on a public map, it seems Shwook had quite the illustration of the sea that stretched further beyond the shores of Twilight Town - as well as the pine beaches that stretched pretty far down the wild coast. Further out into the sea-part of the map did she mark notes like *\"Bad Storms\"* And *\"Angry Orcas\"*. There were some Seastacks with some question marks as well... Perhaps a marker for *'Explore Later'*."
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"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "Rosaria would snap her fingers, causing the creature to vanish. She would follow Shwook deeper into the cave and watched as the dinosaur's gem-eye glowed as a light. That was when she looked over at the map etched into the walls in question; it looked more well made than she anticipated a magic using dinosaur to be able to pull off.\n\n\"So... You got all the way out to the coast... I wonder what else is out there...\" \n\nShe would continue to eye the map and see more of this 'Twilight Town' and what might be of interest. \n\n\"And it looks like this is the major settlement I came here from...\" \n\nRosaria would then cross her arms looking at the plaza. If she wanted a ship, there was a good place to start if she wanted to go about trying to buy one. \n\n\"I think my next stop ill be this plaza. Are you going to explore these question marks you have down later down the road?\""
},
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"author": "Shwook",
"message": "Shwook bobbed her head in confirmation \"Yes - I do intend to explore these locations. If I didn't, I'd mark it with a cross instead.\"\n\nShe clicked her beak, looking over the illustration of the mansion; \"I wish to find more about this place if I can manage. It may hold many secrets... And I find myself curious about the places where it seems mankind nary treads.\"\n\nShook turned her attention back to Rosaria, \"What of you, though? You seem interested in discovery yourself... But you also seem to be preoccupied with something?\""
},
{
"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "\"Well, I came to this world in search of someone that came here.\" \n\nRosaria would say with a small sigh, who knows where she could be at this moment. \n\n\"But knowing the terrain is good for any exploration, besides she might be somewhere in a human settlement. Her main job was a teacher after all. Plus going to places no one else goes is always entertaining... Being on the forefront of something grand and making it yours.\" \n\nHer attention then focused on the mansion itself Shwook brought up. \n\n\"If no men go there it might be abandoned. Big houses like those need alot of humans to maintain it.\""
},
{
"author": "Shwook",
"message": "Shwook clicked \"...My biggest problem with that place is that I see it once, and then I never find it where I *Thought* I saw it. Then I find it again, then I look for it again and it seems to be in a different place! But then I think back on it... And it never moved at all! It's as if I simply misremember where I had seen it. Very strange, but it could be my own imagination.\"\n\nShwook click-clacked again, \"...I am unsure if I should approach it next I see it. Though, it *Is* True that I have never seen anyone enter or exit that big house.\""
},
{
"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "\"...That is strange. I think I'll have to check it out for myself and see if I can find it. If I had to guess maybe it moves if you are actively searching for it?\"\n\nRosaria would say and rub the side of her head, confused. \n\n\"It makes no sense for a huge mansion... Or in general. But I just fought angel creatures and other oddities like how you explained that Mirage Arena. I don't think it's your imagination if that's the only place you've encountered in this city like this. Coming back to it might be the more optimal solution but I'm curious about it now.\""
},
{
"author": "Shwook",
"message": "Shwook click-clacked \"If you should need any help, you are welcome to find me at my cave. I have seen humans walk around with funny voice-boxes, maybe I should see about getting one of those?\"\n\nThe bird-lizard tapped her eye-crystal in thought... Before turning her attention to Rosaria again; \"...Would you know where I could get one of those funny voice-boxes?\""
},
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"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "\"Oh you mean those phones? I have an extra one you can have... Though I am unsure how you'll use one with your... Wings?\"\n\nRosaria would say and reach into one of the pockets to pull out a gummiphone and hand it over to Shwook. She brought extra of everything in preparation for coming to this world so she could part with one for now. \n\n\"Usually you buy them at the stores among other things, but I have no clue how they'll react to a Dinosaur coming up and buying something.\""
},
{
"author": "Shwook",
"message": "Shwook made the weirdest *Ooo* Noise at being handed the small piece of equipment; her wings had little grabber-hands that she could easily handle items with, and she wasted no time in attempting to unlock the GummiPhone's secrets.\n\n...And it *Absolutely* Did not take long at all before she figured out how to make a GummiPhone account. She was already scrolling the internet. It was actually kind of impressive how dexterous those comparatively little hands of hers were – though they were still longer and more gangly than a human's.\n\n\"OH! I assume this device uses some kind of function to find others? I have seen the humans communicate, but finding one specifically I assume uses this funny numbers-feature?\" Shwook asked, click-clacking her beak."
},
{
"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "Rosaria watched in amazement at seeing how dexterous Shwook's hands were, unlocking the phone and even getting on the internet on her own. She blinked when Shwook spoke again, breaking her out of the trance. \n\n\"Yes, it can be used to be communicate with one another. Like here.\" \n\nShe would say and pull out her own phone, scrolling over the phone app and putting in the number in order to call the other phone. It soon began to ring and the blonde woman would prompt Shwook to answer. \n\n\"You can use that to contact me for example. You'll need more numbers in order to call others beyond just me.\""
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"author": "Shwook",
"message": "Shwook nodded, answering the phone... Before hanging up again. She put the device in a satchel that hung loosely around her neck. She normally kept dry ingredients in it, but it'll do as a phone bag for now.\n\n\"If I find anything useful - I'll communicate that I have. Wark.\""
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"author": "Rosaria Diavolo: il Diavolo Rosso",
"message": "\"I'll do the same if I find anything worthwhile about this mansion. But I think I'll look around this Market Street first before going to this 'Mirage Arena'. Getting ahold of a ship seems like the best way for long distance travel.\"\n\nRosaria would say and place her own phone back into her pocket for the time being."
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{
"author": "Shwook",
"message": "\"Then I suppose it is time for my morning flight! Or is it afternoon? The pond is running out of fish again - I must raid the coastline for more! Or if I'm lucky, I'll find a seal - or another whale carcass...\" Shwook would wander out of the cave again, spreading her wings once she met the forest air. She flapped them once, testing them before looking back to the cave. It seemed Rosaria had time to speak before Shwook left."
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"author": "Rosaria Santiago",
"message": "\"Interesting... Well I shall see you around then Shwook, so you can go and get your food.\" \n\nRosaria would say and gave Shwook a small wave and went to walk off towards Market Street for the time being."
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"author": "Shwook",
"message": "```Home Invaders```\n\n**``Session 1``**\n\"WARK - MY CAVE!\" ***CRASH!***\n\n**FWOOSH!** **``[Fire: +1]``**\n\n\"OH DAMMIT I SET IT ABLAZE AGAIN!\" ***SMASH!***\n\n\"GET OUT!\"\n\n*WOOSH! **``[Blizzard: +1]``**\n\n\"GET OUT!\"\n\n**CRASH!**\n\nHer papers were destroyed, her pots were broken, her things were strewn about, and now all of it was on fire!\n\nShwook screeched at the small shadows that had previously been the culprits behind the damage, but it seemed the estranged homeowner was causing more damage than *They* Did!\n\nSeveral of the weak heartless fled for the hills when the rampaging azhdarchid came tearing through. There was one, slightly stronger fellow that stood its ground... Before Shwook forcefully grabbed it by the helmet and threw it like a ragdoll out of her cave!\n\n**``Session 2``**\n\"WARK - BLAST IT ALL - WHERE ARE THE RUNES FOR MY WATER ENCHANTMENTS?\"\n\n***CRASH!***\n\n\"YOU - YOU GO! LEAVE!\"\n\nThe shadow scurried away, weaving beneath the worsening flames as it fled for the mouth of the cave.\n\n\"Aha! Here they are!\"\n\n*SPLOOSH*! **``[Water: +1]``**\n\n\"Wark! Not enough! Need a bit more pressure then!\"\n\n***SPLASH!*** **``[Watera: +1]``**\n\n...It was soon that the chaos was beginning to die down, and Shwook was left with a terrible mess to clean up.\n\nHer inks, pots, and papers were all damaged - and she worked so hard to get these supplies too! The walls of her cave were marred, and some of it damaged her cave art too... Luckily not all of it, but it was still enough to cause echoes of frustration to ripple across her body.\n\n```Cavern Surprises```\n\n**``Session 1``**\nShwook managed to clean out most of the mess, and even salvage some of her equipment. But alas, she had much work to do again... Maybe there was something further inside the cave? She hasn't actually fully explored this place.\n\nShwook click-clacked her beak as she stared down the dark tunnel... She needed a light.\n\n*Click-click...* **``[Magic Pulse: +1]``**\n*Click-click - click!* **``[Magic Flash: +1]``**\n\nThe cave came alight in a soft blue hue, the gems in Shwook's right eye now serving as a good lanturn to light her way. She turned her gaze to the end of the cave, where she noted that the cavern made a sharp turn dowards.\n\nShe'd have to crouch to get down there, but the surprising elasticity of her lanky frame came as no obstacle for exploring the narrowing environment.\n\nShe crawled further near the back, before poking her head down into the winding caverns below.\n\n**``Session 2``**\n...This went way deeper than she thought it did - nothing massive, but there was another good 20-foot drop if she had to guess; A long way down for a human, but a simple drop for herself.\n\nShe did just that, dropping down further into the caverns below. There was enough room down here for her to stand, and even plenty of room for her to spread her wings... But the cave system seems to end in this room.\n\nYet there was something here that caught her attention... Could it be?\n\nIt was!\n\nThe Saurian Shrooms she brought in a while ago - it seems their spores took root inside this cave! Shwook carefully wandered closer to the cave wall, which was now overgrown with a blanket of mycelium.\n\nThe fungal blooms glowed ever-so-softly with an aura that almost invited her to eat one... It was so strange, normally they liked to grow within the footprints of large earth-walkers. Yet... It also seemed something about these mushrooms mutated. She didn't think they were supposed to glow, but they certainly retained the correct shape, and even had the right scent!\n\n**``[Quake: +1]``**\n**``[Water: +1]``**\n\nShe would gather from clay from these lower levels before heading back up.\n\n**``Session 3``**\nFor now she'd leave the mushrooms alone, likely to harvest some later when she had the tools again.\n\nShwook would rip off a chunk of sopping clay, working the mass with a thumb-claw as she tried to shape it into a bowl... **``[Fierce Claw: +1]``**\n\nSimple and round, though it lacked any defining features. Was she feeling creative today? Not as much as she'd like, but she could etch in some fun mushroom-like patterns to indicate this bowl's intended use.\n\nShe put it to the side to let it air-dry a bit, before grabbing another chunk of clay and shaping it as well. She would be much gentler on this one, leaving its smoothed walls blank. **``[Water: +1]``**\n\nIt was hard work, but honest work, and something to ease the tension while she figured out her next course of action... Perhaps when she had a proper incense bowl again, a vision quest may aid her in her next decision?\n\n```Artforms of the Enlightened```\n\n**``Session 1``**\nShe took another chunk of clay and began to shape it, working with her bizarrely-shaped hands to press it into a conical form. She'd then take a round stone to help smooth the sides proper. **``[Water: +1]``**\n\n*\"...Azal? What strange task are you set upon this time?\"*\n\n*\"Me? I'm making a bowl.\"*\n\n*A bowl?*\n\n*\"A clay bowl - It helps me carry stuff around! See?\"*\n\nShwook's thoughts were wandering again. She remembered being taught how to shape clay; it was so long ago it felt, she was just coming of age at that time. As such, she was quite aloof with the flock of her birth, but an outsider had taken interest at that time.\nHe was a very strange one; had taken great interest in things that, in hindsight, were very human things. He'd paint and carve shapes with attributed meaning - art and writing she supposed. He would share these same things, and she was interested in learning what he had to offer.\n\n**``[Fierce Claw: +1]``** She would etch the shape of a flying beast into the side of the bowl - one that wasn't dissimilar from her own kind.\n\n**``Session 2``**\nShe stared down at the object in her hands.\n\n*\"...That's just a weird-shaped rock.\"*\n\n*\"Not just a weird-shaped rock, a useful weird-shaped rock! Let me show you!\"*\n\n*He would take the sling off his neck, showing her a pot full of ice, fish, and berries.*\n\n*\"I made this to carry my food. The ice from the mountain helps keep it from rotting so I don't have to search for food as often. It's really useful if I need a day to look for other things.\"*\n\n*\"But food is easy to find? Why do we need to keep it from rotting if we can just find more?\"*\n\n*\"It's not always easy to find, besides sometimes I prefer to spend the day looking for berries to turn into inks and things.\"*\n\nShwook blinked, rolling the bowl over in her hands the same way she rolled around her intrusive thoughts. The clay became a little malformed as she did, she took her smooth stone and fixed her mistakes. She concentrated on the invisible runes that hummed just under her skin, manifesting the elements that she desired.\n\n **``[Magic Pulse: +1]``**\n **``[Water: +1]``**\n\nAlright, that fixed it. She'd have to repair the little etching she started on the side though...\n\n**``Session 3``**\n...There, that should do. All fixed. Now she had three clay bowls ready to dry before she would fire them.\n\nSuppose she should also recover her ink collection. Luckily she still had some stone discs she could use to crush them on... Though, she wasn't sure how much more forage her immediate area had, so she should fly farther out to gather more supplies.\n\nPerhaps she should get back to work mapping other worlds as well? After she gets her claws on more ink probably.\n\nShwook left her cave, standing upright and testing her wings - time for a little outing.\n\nShe went back on all fours, rocking on her knuckles once, twice... Before taking off in a full-blown sprint!\n\nShe galloped until she took a big leap, getting some air under her wings.\n\n **``[Aero: +1]``**\n\nShe landed back on the ground again, but then she took an even greater leap, getting even more air under her wings!\n\n **``[Aerora: +1]``**\n\nAnd finally she was off, taking to the skies and soaring over Twilight Town's wild woodlands.\n\n```Primeval Shaman```\n\n**``Session 1``**\nThe first thing Shwook did when coming home, was gather some wood and dig a pit to fire her now-dry pottery.\n\nShe set her items gently upon the bed of tinder, before click-clacking her beak to spark a flame...\n\n**WOOSH!**\n\n**``[Magic Flash: +1]``**\n**``[Fira: +1]``**\n\n—Then letting forth a spew of white-hot fire to get the firing process going.\n\nA roaring bonfire could be seen casting a glow against the darkening sky, and luckily there were no trees that grew near enough to be set ablaze - Shwook made sure of that.\n\nWith that chore out of the way, she ducked into her little cave, as she was intent on gathering some mushrooms from the bottom floor. Which wouldn't take long, as it was easy to pluck the mysterious fungus from their perch.\n\nNow she carried her bundle back up to the upper floor, setting it upon a surviving leather mat. Shwook set one of the bundles of berries down as well, gently undoing the knot and unfolding the bag into another leather mat.\n\n**``Session 2``**\nShwook would have to prepare the nightshade berries first.\n\nShe pulled the berries away from the mushrooms to give herself some room. Controls over water also meant she could pull water *Out* Of things, correct? She would try it.\n\n**``[Magic Pulse 2: +1]``**\n**``[Watera: +1]``**\n\n...Yes! There she'd done it! The berries shrivel up and Shwook was left with a suspension of fairly clean water in her hand. Useful, since she didn't want to pull out the poison in the nightshade - she found that it could enhance the effect of the Saurian Mushrooms quite well.\n\nShe tossed the water away, the sphere making a small *Splash* As it hit the ground outside.\n\nNow she'd cobble the mushroom and berry piles together, forming a heap of foraging medley. Shwook would grab a smooth stone - one large enough to crush and round enough to roll. She wasted no time in pressing down on the pile of forage and attempting to crush it into paste.\n\n**``Session 3``**\nThis was a process she was once very familiar with.\n\nMemories of her time with her mate's flock began to flood in; memories once repressed returned to the forefront, just as they'd been trying for the last couple days.\n\nYes, this is how she did it - how she prepared Ambrosia. A term she'd heard the Elder refer to the mysterious tar that she and other females in Azal's flock would create.\n\nIt's said that there were ingredients that worked just as well as nightshade... She remembered that supposedly there was an ingredient a cut above the rest; one that would intensify the properties of Ambrosia to its greatest potential.\n\nThe tar of the mushrooms quickened the process of pasting the berries, and the poisons bound together to form a sludge.\n\nSomehow the substance was both pitch-black, and colorfully iridescent if shown in the right light. It smelled sweet and musty; like a fresh carcass being quickly overgrown with the sweetest flowers.\n\nIt was ready for use.\n\nShwook went to the bonfire, peering into the pit to observe the progress on the pottery. Yes, she was satisfied with their condition; so she snuff out the flames of the pit with her water magic. **``[Watera: +1]``**\n\nThen she scooped up one of the items with a careful claw - a bowl. Something she'd use as a pipe for now, but she resolved to create a proper one later.\n\nShe took the bowl inside with her and sat before the pile of Saurian Ambrosia again. She carefully scoped some of the sludge into a bowl, bringing it up to her nostrils before setting the tar alight. **``[Fire: +1]``**\n\nWith a deep inhale, Shwook would lose her senses, and she felt as if she had disappeared from the world entirely."
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"author": "darkoga",
"message": "It was the small hours of the night, long after Lyon had sent Nel to bed, still seeing and treating her like a child no doubt, but only a half hour after he'd likely fallen asleep. Suddenly there was an ear splitting shriek from her room, a scream of true terror! Was she under attack?!"
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{
"author": "gamblingsalmon",
"message": "A second ear splitting shriek came from the room, though from an older, and rougher sounding voice. Either two were under attack, or she'd left the other in the room as equally terrified"
},
{
"author": "thevanstealingnobodymixael",
"message": "Lyon shot out of bed almost immediately upon the scream, he had stayed in his gear just incase. He was lucky on that front. He shook his head his grogginess as he made his way over to Nelra's room as fast as he could cursing himself he let her convince him to sleep in his own bed. His right hand pointing like a finger gun and pulsing with Laser energy, Lyon kicked open the door. \n\n\"Hands up cretin! Get away from the girl!\" Lyon shouted as he quickly surveyed the area to see the issue. Hoping there wasn't a second person or even a third in here"
},
{
"author": "Nelra",
"message": "As Lyon ran in he would find a very terrified Nel, wearing a hooded moogle onesie and clutching her blanket over herself with tears in her eyes. \"It... It was a monster! It had eight eyes and spider legs! It's in the closet!\" If Nel only had the presence of mind to realize how this all sounded."
},
{
"author": "gamblingsalmon",
"message": "The closest door was firmly closed, had there been something in there? Whatever it was might've been long gone, and opening the door would just open into Nelra's closet.\n\nThe monster anxiously hiding under the bed, however, was definitely still there. And very much hoping she wouldn't be caught."
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"author": "thevanstealingnobodymixael",
"message": "Lyon raised a big ol eyebrow at Nelra in utter confusion. Dumbstruck at the description thrown at him. However not to demean her fear. Lyon simply nodded his head and made his way quietly to the closest. Opening it with his finger pointed. Expecting some sort of heartless or something. Instead he found nothing. Yet that didn't stop Lyon. He figured that It could be still in the room somewhere. \n\nLifting his index finger from his left hand to his lips. Lyon motioned Nelra to stay quiet as he started patrolling the room. Lyon's each step made a small amount noise as he walked around. Seemed to be a fear tactic as he checked behind the curtains, then the bathroom and other areas of the room which would just be out of sight corners. He then stopped infront of the bed. His boots right at the edge. Right in line of sight of the monster he didn't know was there. The small glow of the Laser energy magic in his right hand visible.\n\nLyon hadnt checked under the bed since he thought the space was too small. Whispering Lyon spoke.\n\"Whatever was here. Its gone. Look. Its really might be better if i just sit in the chair over there. Just so you're okay for tonight alright. If anything do you need something to help you back to sleep?\""
},
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"author": "Nelra",
"message": "As Nel watched Lyon search her closet a blush began to spread across her cheeks as it dawned on her that she just woke him up in the middle of the night to save her from a literal monster in her closet. She stared in disbelief as he opened the door to reveal an ordinary closet... She coulda sworn there was something behind it.\n\nAs Lyon gave up the hunt and stopped next to Nel's bed, her blush would deepen and she would avert his gaze. \"I... I'm sorry... I must have... Had a bad dream...\" It sounded so silly when she said it out loud. She finally looked him in the eye as he offered to stay the night, nodding sheepishly. When asked if there was anything he could do to help her sleep she would begin to mumble incoherently before speaking up. \"..............Could you... Sing...?\"\n\nShe hugged her Chirithy plushy self consciously."
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{
"author": "gamblingsalmon",
"message": "Choto, still under the bed, watched in fear as the feet went around the room searching for the scarer... Or her. They stopped right in front of her face, surely she's just about to be found, right? Two sets of hands covered her mouth, trying desperately to stay quiet and really, really hoping she wouldn't be discovered."
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"author": "thevanstealingnobodymixael",
"message": "Nel was lucky that Lyon couldn't really see her blushing brighter than a tomato in the dark. Anyways. Lyon felt as though to mention that whatever had happened probably wasn't a dream as he was definitely sure he heard another person screaming. However to keep the peace of the night. It mught just be better to keep silent on the matter. \n\n\"Huh?\" Lyon would question to Nelra when she simply mumbled incoherently. Then when she spoke up.\n\"Could I sing? Uh...\" Lyon seemed a little confused at the request presented to him. He crossed his arms and thought about. \"Can I?\" He said aloud to himself. Curious if he could. He searched through his mind. Funnily enough the thought of a good number of lullabies and how to sing laid deep within his mind. \"I.. I think I can... Huh..\" Lyon walked away from the bed to grab a chair and bring it back to the bedside. \nThe poor monster's anxiety must be through the roof as he then sat down on the chair beside the bed and faced Nelra. \n\nIt was obvious with the way he crossed his and tapped his finger that Lyon seemed to be a tad bit nervous. \nHe searched for a song within his mind that Nelra might like. When he hit a wall his heart reached out to him. Lyon had found what he was looking for in the warmth of his heart.\n\n\"Okay... Um... I'll go into it. Okay...\"\nLyon took a deep breath and decided to stare at the wall to avoid his own embarrassment.\n (Lyon's singing voice is as if Vic Mignogna and Xander Mobus fused to make someone who could reach low and high as hell notes.) \nAs he began to sing, the thought of a guitar melody played in the back of his mind. The idea of swaddling a small warm body and resting next to another was at the forefront.\n\n\"Come my child... \nStay with me...\n I'll Protect you and your dreams...\"\n\nLyon started off a little small but immediately started to find his voice as its richness started to expand and become comfortable like an old muscle finding work again.\n\n \"Rest my child, 'neth the tree\n Like its branches Reach for me,\nSo Let me keep safe and warm here in my arms,\nThink of the life that we could live, the joy that it would give,\n Even if we're lands apart,\n Stay in my heart,\nSomeday when you've a choice to make \nI hope you'll think of me. \nThink of me...\nThink of me...\"\n\nLyon felt a peace wash over him. He didn't know why, but he very much wasn't complaining. He looked to Nelra to gauge her reaction."
},
{
"author": "Nelra",
"message": "Nel's expression grew peaceful as Lyon sang for her, the fear leaving her eyes... And yet a slow stream of tears took it's place. The song seemed to stir up a well of emotions from the girl. A very faint glow emanated from Nel, so gentle it would be difficult to fully notice even within the dark, and Lyon would behind to here an acoustic accompaniment play alongside his voice...\n\n\"Maybe we'll meet again...\nAnd you'll have made many friends...\nBut if you've strayed... \nI'll forgive you anyway...\"\n\nNel picked up where Lyon left off, her own singing voice soft yet full of emotion as well... \n\n\"So stay determined as you grow... Love as you go...\nThink of the kindness that I've shared and cherish those who care...\nEven when we're world's apart... Stay in my heart...\nSomeday you'll have a choice to make... I hope that you'll be good...\nPlease be good...\""
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{
"author": "gamblingsalmon",
"message": "So this is what happened to children after they got scared. Maybe staying in the room by accident wasn't a mistake after all. It even actually sounded kind of nice. She was still terrified of being caught of course, but this was an insight to people culture she never expected to see"
},
{
"author": "thevanstealingnobodymixael",
"message": "Lyon noticed the few tears fall down Nelra face, in reaction he calmly grabbed a box of tissues nearby and placed it beside Nelra on the bed. Yet as he hands her the box of tissues, he could have sworn he saw some sort of faint glow come from Nel. He simply chalked it up to the tricks of the mind when in the complete dark. \n\nNow what did shock him was how as this was happening Nel finised the song where he had left off from. With that sutble ringing in his ear sounding like an actual guitar. Lyon gave Nelra a very warm smile. Almost familial like. \n\nThe song must of stirred some old memories within Nelra yet even so he had to say there was something special about her thats for sure. \n\n\"Wow. That was fantastic Nel.' Lyon was at a somewhat lose for words. \n\"I- just wow. You have an amazing voice thats for sure. I have to ask though. Did that song stir some memories for you. You were crying...\"\nLyon looked a little worried but also curious to see if anything can be gleaned from this."
},
{
"author": "Nelra",
"message": "Nel's cheeks flushed a bit at the compliments, her eyes having dried somewhat already. Her brow furrowed as she pondered over Lyon's observations... \n\n\"Ah... I guess it did... It made me think of someone... Someone whose name I can't place... Whoever he was... You remind me of him...\"\n\nShe took a tissue to dry the remaining tears before looking back toward the closet. She was sure something had come out of there... Come to scare her and make use of her fear... But what...? She sighed and shook her head.\n\n\"I'm sorry for waking you Leto... Ever since awakening the keyblade it's been hard to...\"\n\nNel paused, her flubbing of Lyon's name sparking more confusion... What was that about...?"
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{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire would walk out of the corridor her breath having left her as she was not used to such travel. As she coughed tryng to catch her breath she began to look around. She was in a factory that was eerily familiar to her, the once running cogs now silent, the furnace that would be alive runs cold with remants of ash and coal inside. She didn't want to believe it but everything felt way to familiar.\n\nBefore she could finish her thought on where she was several heartless orbs began to swarm her as she resummoned her keyblade of hearts and rushed at the heartless striking them one at a time as water began to trail around her. With the water making inverted waves she released the stream at the nearby heartless dragging them in towards her as she slashed at the creatures. \"Even here I'm not safe for a moment. But I was brought here for a reason, the children I have to do this for the children.\"\n**Waterless Dance 5/5**\n\"Well then come at me and lets finish this. I got a family to save!\" With the eviction she proudly proclaimed she teleported behind one of the dark orbs that approached her from behind slashing at it. She turned facing the other dark orbs as she teleported behind the rest striking them down the darkness overflowing around her. She gritted her teeth as she continued to strike at the creatures. They were in her way and the deserve everything she does to them for what they did to her home and her family.\n**Teleport 5/5**\nShe wiped the sweat from her brow as the last of the dark orbs faded away. If by choice or from her defeating them, she was not sure. \"Okay I think that's the last of them\" She did a flourish with her keyblade performing a victory pose as it twirled above her quickly stabbing it into the ground. The keyblade soon vanished as she continued to walk through the factory wondering why it was familiar.\n**Victory pose 5/5**"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*As sapphire passes by a conveyor belt, a memory flashes in her mind. A childhood friend, still twelve, showing her around her workplace. She's then yelled at by her boss. The tour is cut short.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire placed her hand on the coldness of the conveyor belt giving out a sorrowful chuckle. She moved on from the conveyor belt making her way towards the exit."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Sapphire steps out into a very familiar street. Carriages used to run through here. The road led to her home a mile east, but there's a large chasm in the way. Perhaps she can cross it with `3 different jump/mobility commands`...*\n\n*Before she can cross it, however, a carriage draws near. It's led by a navy horse with gold eyes, bearing the Heartless Emblem on its snout. The carriage itself is wide, and could comfortably seat three people. A Darkling sits in the Driver's seat.*\n\n*It whips the Heartless Horse, and the Carnage Carriage charges directly at Sapphire, aiming to trample her.*\n\n```\nLv50 Carnage Carriage\nHP: 6750\n\nCharge: 353\n```"
},
{
"author": "Information Bar",
"message": "Information: The fight can be fled at any time for no rewards by using three different Jump or air mobility commands to cross the chasm! While in the Realm of Darkness, your HP, AP, and MP do not refresh between fights (but your heals and \"Once per\" Skills do)."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire looked at the carriage as it charge at her she went to summon her keyblade but instead made a run towards the chasm, she didn't have time to deal with the heartless. The children needed her and fighting will not lead her any closer to what ever she needs. \n\nWith a deep breath she made the jump rushing through the air once, okay almost there Sapphire she thought to herself. Her body became cloaked in darkness as she cut through the remaining distance as she went to grab the ledge she found herself falling short and plummeting to the endless abyss. \"No no I was there! I won't give up!\" She began to focus her mind and her magic as she felt her body begin to shift and she found herself landing hard against the ground on the other side. It seems her teleporting worked.\nAirslide 20 Ap\nDark Haze 20 Ap\nTeleport 35 Ap\nAp 200-125"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Carnage Carriage flies over the edge, plummeting into the chasm below.*\n\n*The road stretches on, unlit by its defunct lights. Familiar empty buildings line either side, some destroyed. The area, once filled with life, is desolate and empty.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire was huffing away trying to catch her breath from that near death experience. She stood back up finally taking a look at the street, in her mind she could the laughter of the city folk, the now no longer lingering scent of fresh baked pastries came rushing into her mind. The memories were enough to make her cry as she walked down the destroyed street. \n\"I remember coming here buying treats for the children, catching up on the latest gossip to share with mom and dad. Why...\" A single tear began to roll down her face as she walked on, she couldn't bear the thought that her world was forever gone, even if parts of it remained it it still caused her pain."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*She reaches the orphanage her family used to help out at. It's been crushed by a fallen tree.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Upon seeing this she ran ahead flashbacks now playing in her head she was now reliving the moment her world fell. She recalled the skies being a lit people she grew up with turning into monsters, the heartless or being attacked by the heartless. \nThe screams, the cries for help, the friends she neglected to help. Her mind was focusing on the Orphanage and making sure her family and the children were safe. \"Mom! Dad! I'm here!\" She busted through the door...\n\nSilence is what met her, she sank to the ground gripping her head she couldn't take this anymore. Why did she have to survive. Why couldn't she have been taken into darkness where at least she wouldn't have to worry about others. \n\nThe darkness in her heart began to grow more and more threatening to snap her. \"Mom.. Dad... Why do I have to bear this burden of surviving, they would've been better off if I never made it out\" She was now sobbing the destroyed Orphanage showing what had happened right after the world was consumed. Her world was dead, her old life was dead and she had wished to be apart of that. \n\nOnce more flashbacks erupted in her mind she was in the nearby closet holding onto as many of the children as she could with dear life. Frightened wondering if she was going to die just like the others. If the children would turn into those horrible creatures. Would the children be spared of any pain if they did meet a fate such as that? Surely it was better than what they are already dealing with. The plague of light consuming them, eating them away bit by bit even her mother wasn't safe from that. The only solace Sapphire could take was that her Father had been spared from seeing what has happened to his family and the life he tried to build. \n\nWhat she wouldn't give to forget it all... Go back to when she was able to be happy and laugh with out a care in the world."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The telltale sign of a Heartless materializing can be heard from behind Sapphire. If she turns around, she'll see a Heartless that bears heavy similarity to a Large Body. It wears a black suit, a black porkpie hat, and a dark red bow tie with white polka dots.*\n\n*It reaches out a hand towards her in an over-handed handshake, as though offering something. Perhaps it will help her...*\n\n```\nLv??? Odd Body\nHP:???\n```"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire would turn her head to stare at the heartless, her vision blurry as the silhouette was the only thing made out. She gave a pitiful chuckle as she went to reach out. \"I'm sorry who ever you are, but I don't believe I'll be of much help...\" \n\nHer legs were weak and she felt that she wouldn't be able to walk even if she tried. Even her own body has decided to give up."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Heartless does not change its position. Instead, Sapphire hears a quiet voice inside the recesses of her mind.*\n\n*\"You wish to lose the weight of your memories.\"*\n\n*The Heartless' eyes shine brighter as the air around Sapphire darkens.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "\"I don't want to live with this burden anymore.. My memories cause me nothing but pain now the pain is far too great for me to handle\" Sapphire continued to have tears stream down her face. \n\nMaybe they'll be okay if she never returns back. Maybe that woman found a way to bring them back from their coma."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Odd Body stands, hand outstretched. The message is clear. All she must do to seal the deal is grab it.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire reached her hand out grabbing the heartless hand into her own. Perhaps the hell she lives in will finally be over. She grasped it firmly as the seeds of her own despair were firmly planted into her."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*As Sapphire grabs the hand, her vision blurs into a blanket of darkness. Her ears stop responding, save for a subtle high-pitched whine. She stops feeling the musty air around her, let alone the Heartless' hand.*\n\n*A significant part of the Heart contains memories. This particular variety of Heartless has adapted to take only that part of the Heart.*\n\n*Victims of an Odd Body wind up devoid of memories, to varying degrees. They appear in times of great crisis, and consensually siphon off the memories of their victims, though the amount of memory lost is decided entirely by the Heartless.*\n\n*This relationship is severely uneven, and in most cases, causes the victim further suffering. Interacting with an Odd Body is ill advised.*\n\n*More experienced Odd Bodies, however, attempt to minimize the chance of their victims attempting to reclaim their memories. They leave just enough pain to incentivize writing the memories off as more harm than good. They leave a strong enough presence within the present as to not noticeably hamper the victim's abilities. They replace the stolen pieces of Heart with darkness, as incomplete beings have an annoying tendency to seek completion.*\n\n*Strange scenes begin flashing in the woman's mind. A girl with a green ponytail, holding a spear of ice to a child's throat. A boar attempting to maul her at the direction of a demon. A large blonde man hunting her through the woods. A thin man with black hair and red eyes looming above her, a tower of dragonfire and destruction behind him. A man with purple hair standing, arms crossed, as she coughs on the ground, overexerted. A boy with icy blue eyes staring into her soul, evaluating her very worth as a person.*\n\n*The woman and the Heartless disappear in a blur, the sound of their teleportation unheard in the empty town.*"
}
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{
"author": "???",
"message": "*As Suke approached this other room, she would see a dark corridor. Upon entering the dark corridor, she would be taken to another place. The room was basically a giant empty cylinder with faded colored walls. She could tell she was still in wonderland, but whats more is she was greeted to a familiar face in the form of...*"
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma",
"message": "\"Oh, hello again. Its you. My other half's little heartless pet.\"\n\n*Inaxuma actually looked shocked for a moment. His mouth twisted up into a wicked smile as he took a bow.*\n\n\"I had no idea it was *You* In this world. To think, a heartless fighting the darkness on its own. What did that no-good light-lover Ikazuchi put you up to this? Haha!\"\n\n*He twirled his dark version of Ika's keyblade around before stamping it into the ground.*\n\n\"I honestly didn't know if you had succumbed to your wounds from back then or not... If only that Ex-Keyblade Master didn't step in, I'd have your heart on a platter to torment the poor Storm Boy.\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "Suke walked into the dark corridor, seeing that it lead to a giant empty cylinder. \n\n`This still seems to be Wonderland...`\n\nShe thought to herself as she looked around the confinement and stopped once she heard a familiar voice. Her eyes met Inaxuma and immediately summoned her handguns to her hands, knowing how this meeting was going to go down in her eyes. \n\n\"He put me up to nothing, I am doing this of my own accord... Like I will with altercation. Ikazuchi has nothing to do with what I am about to do to you.\" \n\nThe Heartless spoke, still as stoically as ever and narrowed her eyes at the Pure Dark. \n\n\"But I assume if you are here as well... You have something to do with the Heartless appearing here?\""
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma",
"message": "\"Oof! Touchy subject.\"\n\n*He smugly tapped the side of his nose, like Ika usually does.*\n\n\"But to answer your question... More or less. I've nearly gotten what I came here for, and its so close too, so I can't have you getting in my way.\"\n\n*He turned his head sideways with his crooked smile, but seemingly regaining his composure.*\n\n\"But... The Witch instructed me not to get in the way of any otherworlder's playing hero, as long as our objective is completed. So I don't think you'll be getting that rematch you desire any time soon. I can tell... The anger burning in your heart... Hehehe... You want to put a bullet through my skull, dont you heartless?\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "\"So... You work for this Witch that the cat was talking about earlier too...\"\n\nSuke would say and think back to what she experienced so far in Wonderland. Outside of the Heartless, this place didn't seem to be changed too much nor be falling into darkness: it should have been a mission failed for him this time around from her logic. \n\n\"This leads to another question... What if I decide to shoot you here and now? I am not beholden to your the command of this Witch. The logical thing for you to do is to evade if I fired and leave, but I also can tell that you are not one to retreat so easily either.\"\n\nWith that, she aimed her gun directly at Inaxuma's head, not firing it just yet to see just how he'd react for now."
},
{
"author": "Inaxuma",
"message": "\"Cat..? Ah, so the pipsqueak spilled. Dont get the wrong idea, Heartless, I do not work for Maleficent. My own master has asked me to aid her in the meantime. And perhaps... You are right. My pride... No, Ikazuchi's pride is wounded to leave a battle with a sworn enemy still standing. But trust me when I say... Your time is coming soon!\"\n\n*Inaxuma would then jump up into the air and throw his dark twisted keyblade into the ground. It would bubble with darkness, as a pool of shadow spilled from the center of the room.*\n\n*He would then land in the pool of darkness and grab his keyblade, while slowly sinking into the darkness.*\n\n\"If you really want to battle me again... Meet me at the Hollow Bastion, when all the princesses of heart have been collected... Hehe... Goodbye, heartless.\"\n\n*He taunted, as he slowly disappeared into the pool of darkness.*"
},
{
"author": "???",
"message": "*But as he did a ferocious roar would fill the room, as the puddle of darkness began to grow upwards in a blob of shadow, before it took shape. First, a giant scythe would form, before a large lantern would take shape too. The creature's eyes shone to life with that familiar yellow color, as a heartless emblem formed on its chest, before finally revealing its red skull face.*"
},
{
"author": "Furious Reaper",
"message": "*The reaper raised its scythe upwards and slammed it forward, sending a slice of wind through the air at Suke.*\n\n```Wind Slice. Magic = 240 ```"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "\"Watch it!\"\n\n*A voice rang from the room as a strange drawn \"O\" Appeared above the 2 fighting. In a momebt Oswald appeared and would block/parry the blows from the Reaper to protect Suke, jumping back at the end of the strikes and landing next to Suke.*\n\n\"I'll admit, Master Mod won't approve of me helping a heartless... But I think it'll be worth it for Ikazuchi's sake. That boy has enough on his shoulders as it is. Don't need him losing a friend on top of that right? Name's Oswald, good to meet ya!\"\n\n\"No time for that now, here he comes again!\"\n\n*Oswald would hold his keyblade toward the heartless, ink seemingly coming out of the keyblade. The ink surrounded Oswald, creating a weird flow of ink around him. After that he would direct the ink to create a barrier around Suke and himself.*\n\n\"I may need a little help with this!\"\n\n***Epic Ink Form activated +20 to stats\n\nInk Flow: +5% to magic while in the form\n\nPerfect Ink Barrier: 371\n\n125% AP***\n\n*Oswald would follow Suke's lead, taking the opening to take down the barrier and charge the ink at the end of his keyblade. When done charging, he fired multiple ink shots at the reaper with great force.* \n\n***Inkantation activated, x1.5\n\nInk Shot: 556\n\nAP: 75%***"
},
{
"author": "Furious Reaper",
"message": "*With Ozwald's quick wit and Suke's well-aimed shot, the two of them combined their efforts to attack the lantern the reaper was carrying. At first, nothing looked like it was happening, until the fire count rapidly jumped from 2 to 0. A swelling of fire burst forth from the lantern, but engulfed the Reaper. The fire burned away at its body of darkness, leaving nothing behind but its dark heart, slowly floating away.*"
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "\"So that was what it was...\"\n\nSuke closed her eyes and let out a soft breath, exiting her form and returning to normal. She then would look over at Oswald and stare the rabbit man up and down. \n\n\"Are... Are you related to that other large rabbit we were chasing earlier?\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "\"Other large rabbit? As far as I know im the only one of me. That other one was probably just a resident of this world.\"\n\n*Oswald desummoned his keyblade*\n\n\"So as I said before, my name is Oswald. I was an apprentice of Master Mod-Gink. I believe you met her once when your friend, Ikazuchi, brought you to meet her. I'll tell the truth, Mod wanted me to kill you at first. But you don't seem to be dangerous.\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "\"Mod... I do not recall meeting such a-\"\n\nSuke unsummoned her guns and then the memory came back to her: that one lady with the intense stare Ika brought her to. She should have guessed that was the case but let out a small sigh. \n\n\"That is right... That woman. I cannot say that I blame her... I am a Heartless afterall...\"\n\nThe thoughts of what Silax and the others said about the others wanting to kill her popped back into her head. \n\n\"So I presume you shall be going back to Master Mod-Gink? And thank you for the help.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "\"Ah don't mention it! Like I said, Ikazuchi shouldn't lose a good friend. And I believe you aren't malicious like other heartless. Your connection to Ikazuchi has changed you in some way. It has made you different.\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "\"...Y-Yeah..\"\n\nSuke would say and give a small nod at what Oswald said, she couldn't imagine how it be without him. \n\n\"I really should go see him again... We have been seperated for awhile... Really since we left the Tower with your Master.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Oswald",
"message": "\"Have you used that Gummi Phone to contact him? It's really simple! You can talk to each other from anywhere and keep each other up to date.\"\n\n*Oswald seemed to suddenly remember something.* \n\n\"Oh! I have to go! I'll see you around!\" \n\n*And just like mickey in kh2, Oswald ran off and was gone in a flash, creating a portal using his keyblade to draw one and hopping through it.*"
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "\"Gummi Phone?\"\n\nSuke would say and took out the phone, vaguely remembering that was what it was called. \n\n\"I never used one of these befo-\"\n\nShe would look up and see that Oswald hopped into a portal and left, leaving her confused. She started pressing random buttons on the phone to try and get *Something* To happen, to varying results."
}
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{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The rest of the first district, much like the town square, was chilled and covered in a thick layer snow. Icicles hung from any surface that would support them: windowsills, roofs, lanterns and street lights. The whole place looked as though it were a settled snowglobe, frozen in time.*\n\n*The familiar crunch of snow under their own feet was just about the only sound the two could hear; not a single townsperson was in sight. When Ranoa and Lirio spoke or took a breath, they could easily see the puffs of visible air dance from their mouths, like puffs of smoke from a chimney, or the breath of a dragon.*\n\n*The two would continue on for some time on their search for either Suzuka or Ikazuchi, but it was beginning to look like nobody was around...*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Pressing onward, ranoa rubs his hands together before placing them into the pockets of his coat, shivering a little bit. He's always prefered winter, but this is a bit too much.. It *Definitely* Wasnt here before. It's almost a tundra with how icy it is. Absolutely freezing.\n\n\"I feel like-\" A breath outwards, shakily continuing. \"I feel like we went the wrong way. Since when do heartless freeze over worlds?-\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio was still wearing his coat and jacket so the cold didnt affected him as much, tho he definitely felt it*\n\n\"No, this is definitely the first district but... Its weird, it never snows in here... If heartless dont do that than it may be something cause by the world itself, im not sure..\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*[It was silent, eerily so. The cold was seemingly made worse by the placid air.](<\n\n*Then, a rattle. What sounded like wind chimes made from broken and jagged glass crawled through the soundless district.*\n\n*Then, a bump. Mistaken as a slightly deeper pile of snow, Ranoa stepped forward onto it, likely thinking he could just trudge on through it. But this snow pile wasn't met with a satisfying snowy blanket giving way to one's footsteps. No, was it, ice? An icy crack beneath the pile told a much different story.*\n\n*Like nails down a chalkboard, the rattling became agitated. The wind began to pick up, as the pile of snow began to move. Packs of snow gave way to the moving figure, revealing ice and bone.*"
},
{
"author": "Frost Serpent",
"message": "*The frost serpent snorted from its nose as it looked Ranoa in the face.*\n\n*It clacked its icy tongue before rearing its head back and letting out monstrous roar.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The wind picked up as it began to snow. And then it began to swell into a snow storm, followed by a blizzard.*\n\n*The wind howled as visibility dropped to nearly zero. Ranoa and Lirio couldn't even see one another. But from within the blizzard they both could almost tell; it could see them.*"
},
{
"author": "Frost Serpent",
"message": "*Another clacking sound could be heard, like someone was banged rocks of ice together, and a beam of ice shot out from the storm at Ranoa. At the same time, over the howling wind, Lirio heard a thud, followed by a whoosh, as the Frost Serpent went to strike at him with its claws.*\n\n```Blizzard Breath (\nClaw Attack ("
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "*Flip a coin for each attack you make at the Frost Serpent on your turns.*\n\nCurrently, Ranoa and Lirio cannot see one another, and therefore cannot help one another with mitigation."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Such ammount of snow didnt allowed him to see, but he managed to see the snake formed in front of them, its surprising how fast something already started attacking them...*\n\n\"Hey ranoa..! Are you okay? Can you see something here...?\"\n\n*He then notices the claw comming at him so he blocks it using light guard, tho it isnt enough to fully protect him, it do saves a lot of damage, he then tries to attack the snake but this snow is not allowing him to see it well... So, he just goes with 2 raw attacks, hopefully one will hit*\n\n```HP: 3564—3338\nAP: 180 —170\nMP: 160 —145\n\nLight Guard: 354 dmg mitigated, -10AP/-15MP\n\nRaw Attack: 143 dmg\n\nRaw attack: 143 + 5% (SttB) = 150 dmg```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Lirio defends against the serpent's claw attacks and quickly counters, but only his second swing into the snow storm lands a hit on something.*\n\n*Meanwhile, Ranoa was having a bit less luck than his partner. He would shoot both aeros off into the storm and only hear the faint noise of property damage.*\n\n*However, as Ranoa activated his Guarding Winds, he would notice his own tempest fighting back against the walls of the blizzard. For a faintest moment, he could also see Lirio on the edge of his vision.*"
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "*Ranoa can forego Guarding Wind's damage reduction to make so he and Lirio can work together again, and will also make it so only one attack action per turn is a coin flip!*\n\n**This decision must be made before any of Ranoa's actions can take place!**"
},
{
"author": "Frost Serpent",
"message": "*Meanwhile, the heartless serpent would let out another fierce roar. The sound of a crash would be heard and what could only be described as shifting rocks.*\n\n*In front of Lirio, the spiked tail of the heartless would spring up from the ground and attempt to pierce him, followed by it emerging from the waist up, swiping at him with another claw attack. The serpent then sunk back into the earth and snow, seemingly to return into the safety of the blizzard.*\n\n*Then, from the blizzard, another flash of blue would occur, as another beam of frost would shoot out at Ranoa.*\n\n```Tail Attack (\nClaw Attack (\nBlizzard Breath ("
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Ranoa's push back against the blizzard would be successful! However, as the small area around him and Lirio grew more visible, the two boys could see that there were actually* ***Two*** *Frost serpents!*"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio manages to see the two snakes, and even if he worries a bit, he doesnt lose his composture at all*\n\n\"Oh great, theres two of them...\"\n\n*He then notices the attacks comming at him and tries to block them, he manages to use Light guard and Spark to mitigate the claws, and tries to use protect to block the tail, but he only manages to block a small part of the attack, he still takes some damage from it*\n\n```HP: 3338 —2790\nAP: 170 —140\nMP: 145 —115\n\nLight Guard: 359 dmg mitigated (claws), -10AP/-15MP\n\nSpark (parry): 344 dmg (claws), Claw Attack fully mitigated and 123 dmg gets sent back to the snake, -20 AP\n\nProtect: 354 + 5% = 372 dmg mitigated, 548 dmg taken, -15 MP```"
},
{
"author": "Frost Serpent",
"message": "*All of Ranoa's and Lirio's attacks would hit their marks. Both Frost serpents bellowed out in response as they charged up and sent a blizzard beam at each of them.*\n\n```Blizzard Breath #1 (\nBlizzard Breath #2 ("
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "*When attacking, please indicate which Frost Serpent you are attacking by adding #1 or"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio tries to block the blizzard using two protects, blocks a good ammount of it but still takes some damage, then sending a bunch of air attacks to the second snake*\n\n```HP: 2790 —1402\nAP: 140 —115\nMP: 115 —100\n\nProtect: 289 + 5% = 303 dmg mitigated, -15MP\n\nProtect: 294 + 5% = 309 dmg mitigated, -15AP\n\nAir Flair: 128 dmg (snake -10AP```"
},
{
"author": "Frost Serpent",
"message": "*The frost serpents were struck with blow after blow. It was hard to tell how long they had left.* \n\n*Both would screech and dive headfirst into the snow. The earth would move as spikes of ice and bone pierced up from the ground once more at both Ranoa and Lirio.*\n\n*After which, both frost heartless would emerge from the ground. They looked ready to continue the fight.*\n\n```Tail Attack (\nTail Attack ("
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "*All attacks made this turn must be made with a coin flip, not as a hit/miss, but as to which of the two you are aiming for, as they look identical and have swapped up positions from digging under the snow. :)*"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio sees the snakes going deep into the snow and tries to block the tail attacks, activating one of his forms and boosts, then trying to protect himself and attacking back*\n\n```HP: 1402 —1758 —911\nAP: 115 —135 —105\nMP: 100 —120 —75\n\nLvl 2 second form activated!\nLight boost activated!\n\nLight Guard: 364 + 20% light boost + 10% hidden potential = 473 mitigation, -10AP/-15MP\n\nLight Guard: 369 + 20% light boost + 10% hidden potential = 480 mitigation, -10AP/-15MP\n\nRadial Blaster: 379 + 20% light boost + 10% hidden potential = 493 dmg, -10AP/-15MP```"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Taking his blade into a twohanded grip, Ranoa swats at any extra chunks of ice being sent at him. The barrier is doing its job of keeping the area visible, but that's not enough by a long shot. Things are looking grim- The two sides are equal in number, but the other is far stronger as it stands.\n\n\"We didn't come here just to lose to some oversized snakes, right? There's got to be some kind of weakness here!\"\n\nHe turns his head over to look at lirio, a gap between them. Being seperated wont work. Coincidentally, the spikes of ice are now heading directly after him. Instead of facing them head on, he turns the other way and sprints torward lirio- leaping over one of the incoming strays.\n\n\"Lirio! We need to coordinate- we arent going anywhere right now!\"\n\nSoon enough, hes much closer than before with much of the gap filled. Once a few feet away from lirio, he swivels around, ready to make an attempt to cut through the spikes.\n\n\n```[Free action: Close the distance!]```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*In their hearts, Ranoa and Lirio would feel a connection.*\n\n*Shimmering light would flow around Lirio, which seemingly came from Ranoa's guarding winds. Lirio would be lightly taken off his feet, before his entire body was fully enveloped in the light.*\n\n*From Ranoa's perspective, his body would be condensed down into a small golden orb with a heart floating in the center of it. It hovered a few feet in the air where Lirio once stood until the orb suddenly flew forward and into Ranoa's chest.*\n\n*From Lirio's perspective, well... He would see a shimmering light and end up in ...*"
},
{
"author": "Narration",
"message": "The moment the golden orb flies through Ranoa, a bright burst of light envelopes him. From Ranoas eyes, time seems to slow down to a crawl as his senses become overloaded, and everything falls into place. The spikes of ice and bone land on their target, but are blocked by both a barrier and the light itself- almost as if to reject the heartless. The wounds that *Are* Caused are healed by the warmth almost instantly."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros [Wisdom Form]",
"message": "A few seconds later, the light shatters, and his figure is visible once more. His clothing seems to have hit by a pallete swap, becoming a shade of dark blue alongside a solid white. Usually, seeing somebody condense into a ball of light would ring alarms in one's brain. Strangely, though, it hasn't caused any concern or worry. It just feels natural. This doesn't stop him from commenting on it though.\n\n\"I- What?\" He lacks any words to describe what had just happened, Lirio vanished, and strangely enough he's not even bothered by it. It's weird.\n\nHe raises his free hand, before actually noticing the color swap. \n\n\"Blue, huh?.. That's not normal.\" It has to be some kind of strange magic. Something to ask The Master about later- assuming Lirio is fine. \n\nThen, he snaps back to reality. There are two powerful Heartless nearby, and he's left alone to fend them off. He quickly tries to step on the ground to rotate, before he realizes that he is infact not touching the ground. He's floating. No wonder things feel so light. He's used to skating, having done it in his homeworld plenty of times, so all it'll take is getting used to the lack of any ground.\n\n\"You know,\" He looks over to the two heartless, his expression much calmer than before. He raises his keyblade in one hand, pointing it to the sky as magical flames grow from the hilt and quickly shoot out the blade. They disperse into the barrier of wind, flame temporarily imbuing into the wind.\n\n\"I was nervous a moment ago. And now I'm not. It's weird, right?\""
},
{
"author": "Frost Serpent",
"message": "*With a crash, one of the two Frost Serpents would take a major blow from Ranoa in his new form! It began to fade away into darkness as a heart was released.*\n\n*However, before the heart could fly away, the other Frost Serpent jumped out of the ground and into the air. It gobbled up the other heartless's released heart and landed back down on the ground. An aura of darkness exuded off the frost serpent before it opened its mouth again and fired a beam of ice at Ranoa like it had been, however, this time the blizzard would be drawn in and empower the blizzard breath attack.*\n\n*The heartless was obscured by the channeled storm, before the clouds of rushing snow would be pushed back again by Ranoa's guarding winds.*\n\n```Blizzard Breath = 2,500```"
},
{
"author": "Frost Serpent: Humanoid",
"message": "*What would be revealed was a humanoid male figure, standing where the frost serpent once stood. He bore the heartless emblem on his forehead, in the same spot as the frost serpent.*\n\n*The man looked down at his hands and clenched them into fists several times, obviously trying to get the feel for them.*\n\n*He then looked back up at Ranoa. His eyes widened as his irises grew smaller. A wicked look came across his face before he spoke:*\n\n\"So **You're** The one who killed my buddy? Good... Good... I won't have to hold anything back against you!\"\n\n*The man outstretched his arms and put one hand over the other. He opened them slowly, like a dragon's mouth, and blasted out a spell that resembled the blizzard breaths from before.*\n\n```Blizzaga = 1,500```"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros [Wisdom Form]",
"message": "Ranoa thrusts the keyblade forward, allowing it to float as it spins rapidly against the blizzard breath. A magical barrier is fitted in front of the key, protecting him from most of the attack. He takes a moment to actually think about what just happened- the heartless *Ate* The heart of its ally. It's to be expected, yeah, but still. Actually seeing it only proves that heartless are nothing more than animals.\n\nThat is, until the heartless seems to change form. Upon the figure becoming clear, his eyes widen at the sight of the heartless. It looks.. Almost human, now. Was that how his heartless looked too?\nThen it actually *Speaks.* Ranoas expression turns into a mix of confusion, and a chuckle. \n\n\"Hold back against *Me?*\" The newfound strength is getting to his head, obviously growing cocky. \"If you did, you'd be seeing your '*Buddy*\" Again much sooner.\"\n\nThen comes the Blizzaga. He tosses the keyblade forward like before, the spinning key mixed with the barrier dispelling most of the attack.\n\n\"Honestly, if that's all you've got, you're a pretty weak heartless!\"\n\nWith that taunt, he takes the keyblade back into the one handed grip, flames enveloping it as he flourishes the blade. Soon after, he lunges after the creature. Once close enough, he attempts to cut through the new body of the heartless with the aid of magical flames. Regardless of if it lands or not, two more pillars of wind attempt to drill into the creature from the Tempest arena.\n\n```HP: 3338 -2571\nARM: 303 -0 [551 carried to HP]\nAP: 185 -150 -115\nMP: 100 -85\n\nIfrit Chain, -20% V/Fire, +50 AP\nAttack Haste [4/5], +10% STR, +10% SPD\n\nWisdom Form! [-20 AP] \nPhysical Lock: Cannot use strength, defense, or speed based commands while in this form.\nGive me strength!: If an ally helps you enter this form, you are able to add their magic stat to yours while in this form. If the ally is Mystic path, increase your Magic stat by 15%. [+259 Magic]\n\nTempest Whirlwind [-15 AP]\n-50% Damage taken | Nullified\n-10 Cost to wind element\nWind element 5% stronger\n1% DMG Returned when hit by melee \nGain 5% of max hp as Armor per turn if none is left\nGhost Drive [4/5], +10% Speed + Add SPD to all actions\n\nAction 1: Barrier, 1284 [\nAction 2: Barrier, 1284 [\nBonus Action: Fire Dash, 1027 [\nAction 3: Aero, 1317 [\nBonus Action: Aero,1053 ["
},
{
"author": "Frost Serpent: Humanoid",
"message": "\"There's no way you're calling me weak! I'll show you what *True* Frostbite looks like!\"\n\n*The heartless raised his arm up and the scales on his arm gleamed with ice. The ice scales shot from his body and formed a barrier of his own, completely blocking the fire dash's effect. The fire, however, caused the ice to melt away. The heartless smirked with a nervous look on his face before continuing. He moved one of his hands to the side and grabbed one of the wind pillars right out of the air, he then turned and threw it back at Ranoa!*\n\n*He then slid back from getting hit by the third pillar and stopped. He looked at Ranoa again before he clapped his hands together, sending out a shockwave of Aero and Blizzard.*\n\n```Ranoa's Deflected Aero: 1317\nBlizzard Shockwave: 2,000```"
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "*Being unable to fully mitigate the Blizzard Shockwave will cause Ranoa to become frozen, fully incased in ice!*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros [Wisdom Form]",
"message": "*Ranoa cracks a smirk of his own, swinging his key in the direction of the Serpent. Soon following would be another pillar coming out of the arena to drill against the returned blast.*\n\n\"I'm not the one who kept hiding like a little coward!\" He glides across the ground, about to rush him again- before he very clearly readies a powerful attack. The grin remains, though. He's overconfident. \n\n*The shockwave seems too powerful to fully destroy or avoid in time, so he instead opts for a different approach. He quickly points the key at the heartless, firing off a powerful ball of flame at the shockwave in an effort to weaken and slow it down. Soon following would be two more blasts of flame aimed at the enemy himself. Afterward, he uses his momentum to throw himself backwards, before quickly raising his Keyblade to the sky. What soon follows could either be seen as extreme ingenuity, or extreme stupidity in the face of overwhelming force.*\n\n*A large ball of flame forms at the tip of the key, before being shot into the sky. One would assume it to be targeted at the serpent- But no. Once Ranoa is hit by the shockwave, the fireball soon comes back to hit its caster. The Ifrit chain lessens the wounds brought from it, but the heat remains.*\n\n```HP: 2571 -1603\nARM: 303 -0 [198 Carried over to HP from shockwave]\nAP: 115 -80\nMP: 85 -5\n\nIfrit Chain, -20% V/Fire, +50 AP\nAttack Haste [3/5], +10% STR, +10% SPD\n\nWisdom Form! [-20 AP] \nPhysical Lock: Cannot use strength, defense, or speed based commands while in this form.\nGive me strength!: If an ally helps you enter this form, you are able to add their magic stat to yours while in this form. If the ally is Mystic path, increase your Magic stat by 15%. [+259 Magic]\n\nTempest Whirlwind [-15 AP]\n-50% Damage taken | Nullified\n-10 Cost to wind element\nWind element 5% stronger\n1% DMG Returned when hit by melee \nGain 5% of max hp as Armor per turn if none is left\nGhost Drive [3/5], +10% Speed + Add SPD to all actions\n\nAction 1: Aero, 1317 [\nAction 2: Fire, 1284 [\nAction 3: Fire, 1284 [\nBonus Action : Fire, 1027 [\nBonus Action : Fire, 1027 ["
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The blizzard wave struck Ranoa, freezing him to his very core.*"
},
{
"author": "Frost Serpent: Humanoid",
"message": "*As Ranoa's fire at the serpent came close, he dug into the ground to avoid it After which, his head poked back out of the ground. The heartless sighed, seeing Ranoa stiff as a statue.*\n\n\"Talk about a letdown.\"\n\n*The heartless said, before diving back into the snow.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*After some time passed, the fireball Ranoa shot up into the air came flying back down and landed on him. The ice that encased his body slowly began to melt. When he came to, Ranoa could see that the serpent was gone.*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros [Wisdom Form]",
"message": "Frozen, ranoa loses his senses. Though, eventually, he'd melt with the aid of the heat from his spell.\n\nHe remains on guard, eyes darting around as he rotates with his little hover. To both his relief and dissapointment, however, the heartless is gone.\n\nHe sighs, a mixture of frustration and being glad the fight is over.\n\n\"Yeah, go figure. It ran.\" He remarks to himself, his barrier slowly shrinking back down to his size and dissipating. He keeps the keyblade out, but hes not tense enough to keep up the magic."
},
{
"author": "Narration",
"message": "```Wisdom form has ended.```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*After the blizzard slowly calmed, a golden ball of light with a heart at its center would emerge from Ranoa's chest. It flew a few feet out from him, before it exploded in a dazzling shimmer, releasing Lirio.*"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio falls face down to the floor, with an extreme sense of confussion for everything that just happened, but hey, at least the battle was seemingly over, the he clearly felt some pain from the fall*\n\n\"What the hell was that...\" *Said the boy on a low voice tone*"
},
{
"author": "Narration",
"message": "The moment the golden light is shot out, ranoas eyes widen for a moment in shock. A bright flash of light engulfs him, and shatters a split second afterward. His blue outfit had returned to the usual red."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He lands back on the ground from his short hover, stumbling.\n\n\"Hrk-\" He reaches torward his chest for a moment out of suprise. It didnt hurt. The remaining wounds from the fight sure do, but that specific instance didnt.\n\nThen, his eyes drift back to lirio.\n\n\"Oh.\"\n\nThen the realization of lirio being back dawns on him, his mood returning to somewhat upbeat from the downtrodden bitterness.\n\n\"Oh!\", he returns to proper standing posture. \"Lirio. Where were you?\" He can connect two and two, but the thought of straight up *Absorbing* Lirio is weird. Its moreso trying to make sense of things than an actual question."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Before actually say anything, lirio summons his keyblade and casts a cure spell on both of them*\n\n\"I dont know.. I just vanished anf next thing i noticed i was at this weird place, like a massive stained glass, i could see you there, other people too, it seemed to be kind of broken, and someone spoke there about fixing someone..\"\n\n\"Then i could see and feel the fight that was going on- hey also! You get stronger and then you proceed to get cocky like that? Remember that otoka told us to not lose control of our emotions during a battle!\"\n\n*He said while standing up again, cleaning the dust out of his clothes*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He nods to acknowledge what lirio is saying, despite not understanding any of it. Although, he has had a similar dream a long time ago.\n\n\"Huh. Thats.. Interesting, Lirio. Maybe we could ask-\"\n\nAnd, lirio had beat him to it. The subject of otoka. And not only that, hes been told off for his behaviour by someone younger.\n\n\"...\" Hes visibly wincing at himself, cringing a little. \"I got carried away. But,\" He turns around, looking ahead. \"We still have a mission, right? Lets keep looking.\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Right... Now, where cound she live, if she´s still in here?\"\n\n*Lirio said to then think for a few moments, then suggesting*\n\n\"Maybe we should check the third district? There are some houses but specially its the main reunion center of the town´s magicians, maybe if we check there we can find something about this ika guy?\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He shrugs, allowing his key to dissolve into orange sparks. He keeps himself alert, though. More heartless could show up at any time.\n\n\"Up to you. You know this place better than i do, right?\""
},
{
"author": "Information",
"message": "```Ranoa has given lirio the lead. Whenever he wishes to go, the two will go.```"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Yeah, lets check there for now... But be carefull, we dont know what other things could be waiting to attack us here...\" \n\n*He said to then start walking torwards the third district with ranoa following him, eventually getting to the *"
}
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{
"author": "SonataDusk",
"message": "The girl would of made her way into the town square of Traverse Town, looking around but her head turned slowly due to her long slumber. Then, she finally spoke but in a rather slow tone to her voice.\n\n\"Where... Am i...? I... Don't remember... A thing... And how i... Got here...\"\n\nThe girl spoke as she just kept looking at the town. She then continued to walk around town slowly, not aware of any sort of thing that would happen to her."
},
{
"author": "Mysterious Figure",
"message": "A Dark Corrider would open up nearby Sonata and a 7 foot tall figure in a black cloak would walk out, taking a slight look around the District and then focusing their eyes on Sonata. \n\n\"**This place is Traverse Town... For you to not know this place your world may have felled to darkness...**\" \n\nThe person would take, their voice devoid of emotion but sounded female in the very least."
},
{
"author": "SonataDusk",
"message": "\"My... World...?\"\n\nThe girl slightly tilted her head in slight confusion, as the blue haired lady turned around towards the tall figure.\n\n\"I... Don't know... Where i came from... As well as... My name...\"\n\nThe girl replied before looking and placing a hand on her own chest as she closed her eyes.\n\n\"I dont... Have any memories... Of this world you... Speak of...\""
},
{
"author": "Mysterious Figure",
"message": "\"That is to be expected, not many people do in your condition...\"\n\nShe would go on to say and look towards Cid's Shop, debating on something before looking back at Sonata. \n\n\"But you lack any memories of where you are now correct? Tell me, how do you feel about all of this? There's nothing isn't it? No natural fear or worry, you have to fabricate those feelings.\""
},
{
"author": "SonataDusk",
"message": "\"I... Feel... Nothing really...\"\n\nThe girl replied to the figure showing no natural fear or worry at all. She then looked at her rods Sonata held before looking at the figure again.\n\n\"I kinda... Remember waking up with these... Six particular rods of wood... But thats about it...\""
},
{
"author": "Mysterious Figure",
"message": "\"Then you are of a similar nature to my own then...\"\n\nThe hooded figure would give a small nod and looked at the wooden staffs in her hand. She'd then reach for the sides of her hood, pulling it down to reveal her red eyes and spiky pure white hair. \n\n\"Do you have any plans now? If you have none, I can give you a purpose: to remove that empty feeling and recover what you used to be.\""
},
{
"author": "SonataDusk",
"message": "\"I... Don't have any plans... So i guess... You can help me out... With giving me a purpose...\"\n\nSonata spoke, looking slightly down towards the ground at the end of her sentence. Sonata then looked back towards the lady with red eyes and white spiky hair.\n\n\"Im... Ready when you are...\""
},
{
"author": "Mysterious Figure",
"message": "\"More will come to you in time. For now, focus on what you will your name to be. That will shape *You* In the future.\"\n\nShe would say and then hold her hand out to the left of the duo. Darkness would open up from the ground in the form of a doorway, leading towards for the time being."
},
{
"author": "SonataDusk",
"message": "\"My... Name...? I guess i... Could try to come up... With something... If your able to help... With it at all... I guess it can make... More sense to you... And me...\"\n\nSonata did began to focus as much as she could with her eyes closed lightly. As the letters of \"S\", \"O\", \"N\", \"A\", \"T\", and finally another \"A\" Form infront of her, floating for a bit."
},
{
"author": "Mysterious Figure",
"message": "\"Sonata? Make sure to remember that near dearly, else you may fade away.\"\n\nThe figure spoke once more, waving her hand for Sonata to follow her through the door of darkness to get her acquainted with where they'll be staying for the time being."
},
{
"author": "SonataDusk",
"message": "\"No... I know what my name... Is gonna be...\" \n\nThe girl spoke as her focus greatened with the six letters spun around her rapid, before a yellow \"X\" Goes in between the \"S\" And \"A\", before the rest of the letters follow after X was \"T\", \"A\", \"N\", and finally \"O\".\n\n\"Saxtano... Yeah... That seems right...\"\n\nShe said to the mysterious figure, before finally entering the door of darkness to get introduced where the duo will be staying for the time being."
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado walks over to the Mailbox, reaches in, and pulls out a package addressed to him. Like the brochure, the package implies the name of this place to be Traverse Town.*\n\n*He opens it. Inside is a letter labeled 'Open First', another letter, a smaller package, and two hand-sewn cloth pouches.*\n\n*He opens the letter and starts reading aloud.*\n\n\"Chosen wielder of Kingdom Key- oh HELL no.\" *He starts pacing.* \"A chosen one? Aww, fuck. Come on!\"\n\n*He inhales deeply and continues, a grimace on his face.* \n\n\"You have my sympathy for your world. All is not lost, however. Its Heart may have retreated to the Heart of All Worlds: Kingdom Hearts.\n\n\"Find and seal the Door to Darkness. After doing this, your world, and all others too, may be restored.\n\n\"Enclosed is a voucher. Redeem it for means of travel between worlds. It will serve you well until you learn to use the Lanes Between.\n\n\"Also enclosed is a device that will allow you to communicate with allies, even from different worlds.\n\n\"I hope to see you soon,\n\"Modgink.\"\n\n*He opens the small package. Inside is a phone with a strange design: rather than a sleek monocolor look, it's adorned with primary colors and basic shapes.*\n\n*He opens the pouches. Inside one is a peculiar necklace and... Coin? Inside another is... Wow. That's the most Munny he's ever seen in his life.*\n\n*He opens the second envelope and finds the voucher.*\n\n\"...Item Shop? Great. Where's that?\"\n\n*He stares at his map for a full two minutes before finding the shop, then turns around and looks up.*\n\n\"Oh. Huh.\" *He walks in.*"
},
{
"author": "Minuit",
"message": "Minuit rested her hands in her pockets as she trudged back into the town after having been away for some time. The warm atmosphere greeted her like a blanket made of memories and experiences.\n\nShe didn't care for it. It wasn't that she had a reason to dislike the place, but being back felt like she was entering a birdcage willingly. She had spent so long wishing she could leave, and now she was back just cause all her stuff was still here.\n\nIt brought her to sigh with a shake of her head as she walked on."
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Armor [Ranoa]",
"message": "Ranoa had been cruising through the lanes between, hoping to find a new world to explore. Soon enough, he finds traverse town.\n\nSoon enough, the whirring of a keyblade glider could be heard from above, flying above the town square.\n\nAtop it, would be a figure clad in lightly colored armor, riding it as if it were some kind of bike.\n\nA few moments later, he dives downwards, reaching a height of around eight feet, before using a ``high jump`` to hop off and land, around six feet away from minuit. The moment he hopped off, the glider fades into sparks, recalling the keyblade back, looking at it and allowing it to despawn."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Though, after a few moments, he spots minuit, running at her, stopping about two feet away with a little skid. The armor despawns as he does.\n\n\"Minuit!\" He shouts, excitedly. He hasnt seen her in a bit, waving as he runs."
},
{
"author": "Minuit",
"message": "Minuit stood like a someone who had seen a gaudy magic trick and then learned the magician was their loveable dimwit friend, and thats exactly what she was.\n\n\nShe raised a hand and gave a small wave to Ranoa as he ran up to her. He'd prolly explain it by himself, so there was no need to interrogate him on what that all was just yet.\n\n*\"Heyo, seems you've been busy.\"*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He nods repeatedly, a dopey smile lining his face. A comparison to a dog could be made, but thats besides the point. He then response, a proud tone in his voice.\n\n\"I have, actually! I've been to a bunch of worlds, met a bunch of people-\" He pauses for a moment, raising his finger on if he should tell her about his shenanigans at agrabah, before putting it down.\n\n\"And, best of all-\" He turns his body to the right, holding his arm out before a unique looking sword sparks into existence.\n\n\"I learnt how to use a 'keyblade'. Do you know about them?\""
},
{
"author": "Minuit",
"message": "Minuit nodded along and listened to Ranoa proclaim his progress with a smile on her face. On the note of him meeting many people along the way, she made a mental note to tell him to introduce her to some folks.\n\nWhen his weapon was whipped out, Min tilted her head and looked at it from handle to tip. She'd look up to him again and speak afterwards.\n\n*\"Only through rumors, I've never seen a real one before.\n\nBut while I don't have a __Key__blade..\"*\n\nMin held out her right arm as well, and a cloud of shadow gathered in her hand before it dissipated and revealed a sword of her own. It was the first time she had ever shown the Soul Eater to someone else."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He seems proud as he shows minuit his weapon, having put in a lot of care to learn how to use it- before he hears her speak.\n\nHe lets out a little \"Ooh\" Of intrigue as she summons the soul eater, looking at it from top to bottom, taking in every detail.\n\n\"That's pretty cool, minuit!\", he exclaims. \"A bit.. Dark.. For my tastes, but its really cool.\"\n\nSuddenly, a familiar look forms on his face- a competitive one.\n\n\"Wanna see which one is better?\" He obviously means a sparring match, like their fight in twilight town."
},
{
"author": "Minuit",
"message": "The question was music to her ears and made her smile widen. A new light seemed to shine in her eyes now that she had her sword drawn, something about the idea of fighting Ranoa right now sounded very nice.\n\n*\"Of course. Here?\"*"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He steps back by around six feet, pointing the sword at her.\n\n\"Yup, right here. First one to tap out loses?\" He pauses- before continuing. \"We could just heal any injuries anyways with magic.\""
},
{
"author": "Minuit",
"message": "*\"Sounds good.\"*\n\nMinuit took her battle stance, the same one as their last duel."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Likewise, ranoa takes his own stance. Weapon slung over his shoulder, arm out as a defense.\n\nHowever, as usual, he takes initiative, running at munuit before striking downwards swiftly in a ``Quick blitz.`` Its a quicker variant of the first time they fought, showing ever so slight improvement."
},
{
"author": "Minuit",
"message": "Minuit was caught off guard by the increase in speed Ranoa had gained, she barely managed to swing her weapon in turn to meet his strikes. Darkness coated her sword and augmented her blows as she matched him using `Shadowbreaker`.\n\nAfter clashing blades, Min would be forced to jump back and disengage for the moment. She tried to keep Ran on his toes by firing off a `Dark Thundaga` as she moved away."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Swiftly, ranoa uses a ``Dodge roll`` in order to avoid the thundaga, standing back up once safe summoning a ball of light, firing off a ``Pearlara`` at her. \n\nAfter this, he just begins walking torwards her slowly, his weapon back to being slung over his shoulder. Hes being cautious."
},
{
"author": "Minuit",
"message": "In response to the incoming ball of pearlescent light, Minuit raised her free hand in front of her and summoned a `Dark Barrier`. A geometric magic barrier tinted dark appeared in front of her to take the blow.\n\nAfter that, she laid her eyes on Ranoa's slowly approaching self. Rather than casting another spell or closing the distance, Min slashed her sword in front of her. A `Dark Slice` wave of light flew from the swing towards Ranoa."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Likewise, ranoa would ``Block`` the dark slice, struggling against the momentum for a moment. With enough pushing back, it's redirected against the ground. \n\nA moment later, he steps forward, before breaking into a quick spinning dash atop the ground with ``Air slide`` to close the distance.\n\nOnce close enough, he slams his weapon to the ground in front of her, three orbs of light appearing around him, spinning in an ``explosion.``"
},
{
"author": "Minuit",
"message": "Min was totally caught in the explosion, Ranoa's slick moves were too much for her to keep up with. The difference in power between them was becoming very apparent by now, as Min was blown backwards.\n\n\nShe used Soul Eater to help her rise to her feet, and pointed the weapon at Ran as dark smoke began to appear and billow around her body. The look in her eye had once again changed, becoming dull and detached as if she was losing sight of their duel being a friendly endeavor."
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Armor [Ranoa]",
"message": "Ranoa, despite being as goofy as he is, sees this transformation. He doesn't want to let this continue too far, fearing that she might get consumed by her overt use of darkness. Quickly, his ``Keyblade armor`` materializing on his body to protect against any desperation attacks, he prepares to attack.\n\nSwiftly, like before, ranoa launches himself across the ground with a quick ``air slide``, before landing behind her and swinging the butt of his keyblade at the back of her head. Blunt force does wonders for the psyche."
},
{
"author": "Minuit",
"message": "Min goes down like a sack of bricks, she stood NO chance. Her sword dissapeares alongside the smoke surrounding her, and she ends up unconcious face down on the stone ground."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Allowing his armor to dissipate into sparks as she goes down, he gently lifts her off the ground- holding her up under his arm as he walks to a nearby bench. Pretty convenient place to spar at, being in the town square and all.\n\nShortly after, he sits her on it, sitting next to her and leaning back onto the bench, muttering to himself.\n\n*\"I hope she doesn't get consumed by it. It's risky.\"*\n\nAnd with that, he slowly dozes off."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Fiora and Dado walk into First District. Upon looking around, Dado sees a small ice cream parlor called 'Traverse Treats'.*\n*Two signs are hung up on the entrance:*\nFeaturing the best flavors from all the worlds!\nHelp wanted!"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado cocks his head at the first sign. Isn't that kind of in bad taste? Then again, it's probably comforting to some folks knowing their favorite flavor might still be around.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora looks at the sign but doesn't think much of it.* \n\n\"Is this a good place? I heard about it but never tried it. I wonder if they have some flavors I enjoyed before... You know.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"No idea. Wanna find out?\" *Dado smiles, excited. He hasn't had ice cream in roughly half a year. Even before his world fell, it was a rare treat.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"Yes! I can pay!\" \n\n*Fiora rushed into line, grabbing dado's arm as she went and waited patiently, looking back at Dado with a smile.* \n\n\"I wish I spent more time relaxing here rather than training and jobbing. It can get tiring killing a heartless that keeps coming back each day...\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado pauses. Shouldn't he pay for his own? He opens his mouth to protest...*\n\n*\"Wish I could use a Keyblade... Would make me more useful...\"*\n\n*Then closes it. He'll let her have this.*\n\n\"Maybe instead of killing Heartless, your efforts would be best focused in a group. You can loosen them up so someone else can deal the finishing blow. I can tag along on your patrols if you want.\"\n\n*He reaches to the side, then pulls out a paper menu, holding it between him and Fiora. It has a bunch of interesting flavors he's never heard of. Sea-salt? That sounds weird. Would it go well with peanut butter? Normally he gets chocolate peanut butter, but maybe he'll shake it up...*\n\n\"Any idea what you want?\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"I hear people talking about the sea-salt one all the time. I'll try that one.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The two enjoyed their ice cream and talked about their worlds. Twas a good reward for a good training session.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Taking a deep sigh from her recent training Sapphire decided it would be best to treat herself with a sweet as she was always one to reward herself for accomplishments.\n\nShe headed towards the small collection of shops making a purchase as she thought back to her battle with Furo. While she was of little help she did feel as if she grew stronger, maybe even strong enough to start making a difference when protecting others. \n\nWhile her thoughts were on that she opened the box in her hand seeing the cake she had just purchased causing her train of though to halt. \"How cute!! I just want to take this cake home and not eat it!.\" After saying that she plunged the fork that came with it in the cake and took a bite. She finally made her way to one of the open tables not taking up any space in the middle town."
},
{
"author": "darkinghost",
"message": "I was focused on my work, taking some of the spices in the small box, and adding a little to the cup. Stretching out my muscles while rubbing the back of my neck the little table space was a bit of a mess with some journals on the side, cleaning up and straightening up my back.\n Realizing the hyperfiction and sudden awareness of my surroundings. I noticed someone eating a piece of cake next to me, \"Is that their house cake? I know a good suggestion for a tea if you'd like?\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire snapped out of her cake induced daze as she took on a puzzle look at the stranger who spoke to her before what he had said registered in her mind. \"Oh yes the cake from here is to die for!\" She nodded at the suggestion for tea before taking another bite out of her cake. \n\n\"Oh yes while this cake is great it is a little on the dry side.\" She then noticed all the different journals on his table before looking back at him. \"Are you perhaps a researcher?\""
},
{
"author": "darkinghost",
"message": "\"Oh! I'm sorry my name's Virin, but I mainly go by Vi, but I'd recommend a cup of Dragon Rose tea. It's one of my favorites.\"\nI reach over to show her the journals of recipes for teas and coffees and what goes well together. Shaking my head \"Researcher in teas yes, but I do love the arcane and magic, but I'm an aspiring knight. Defender of others.\" I joked with her close to the end gesturing a humorous pose of being a knight. \n\"Are you a researcher yourself?\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "She gave a little chuckle at his pose that he did as she brought her own research book that bought when she first appeared in traverse town. \"Of course where I'm from magic was but one's own imagination and stories to tell the children. But I managed to learn a bit of magic on my own thanks to this book.\"\n\nAt the mention of the dragon rose tea it caught her interest as she looked over the journal he handed her. \"These all sound wonderful to try but I'll take you up on that Dragon Rose.\" She handed the journal back over while also handing over her own. \"My journal talks over simple magic and ways to protect yourself if ever in need with them. You are free to take a look if you like\""
},
{
"author": "darkinghost",
"message": "Listening to her, my eyes light up in sharing stories to tell children, \"Reminds me of when I was a kid, inspired by heroes in storybooks. I understand I learned a bit of magic from my father.\" \n\nSipping from my tea watching her go through my journal, nodding along. Taking the book back and storing it away and exchanging texts, looking through skimming slowly through the journal. \"It's very detailed though and interesting!\" After looking and studying the book before handing it back to her. \"Thank you for showing me this.\" As I get up and a few moments of talking to the cashier and getting a new cup of tea, and sat down to prepare a Dragon Rose Tea. Pouring my heart into the fresh cup of tea, grinning ear to ear."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "\"With my own kids I always told them stories about magic and prince's and princesses, Now they are living in that world with magic and I'm having to keep that magic alive for them while keeping the horrors that doomed our world away from their eyes.\" She sighed softly before watching him walk away and shortly coming back with the tea. \"Oh and of course they aren't really my kids I used to work with my parents at an orphanage so I always took them on as my own although I'm sure they saw me more like a big sister\" She gave a chuckle at that mention as she watched his grin grow while offering her the tea.\n\n\"This book taught me about the heartless as well and I'm ever indebted to it, It gave me a way to protect everyone. Although I might need to steal a couple of tea and coffee recipes for myself cause they may very well save me when I ever get company.\""
},
{
"author": "darkinghost",
"message": "The process was short and sweet as I passed the cup over, \"Enjoy, and it makes me feel more encouraged to strengthen myself to be capable of defending others; Magic is a wonderful source to help curious minds.\" \n\n\"I.. Well happen. \" I trailed off remembering something grim. The grin that was once there fell through a dark reminder, \"Well, I'd like to be capable of more than just fending off heartless.\" He shook his mind, refocusing on tea. \"Yes! I don't mind sharing my recipes with new friends!\" As I take up the cup of tea, going for a cheer with her."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire took a mental note on the change of tone as she took the cup of tea taking a sip before her eyes lit up. The aroma and flavor was nothing like she had before and she promptly took another long sip before leaving only a quarter of the tea left in the cup. \n\"Oh my that tea was wonderful! You are very talented at this.\" She took a drink of the tea before finishing it off almost forgetting about her cake. \n\n\"I understand what you mean.\" Just fending off the heartless isn't enough when the means to defeat them entirely still eludes her. \"Oh how rude of me I never introduced myself! I'm Sapphire Lunar it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. And feel free to take a seat over here we can discuss more about magic if you like.\""
},
{
"author": "darkinghost",
"message": "I noticed her expression. \"If I may try a piece of cake,\" I chuckled, seeing her nearly down the cup. \n\"Thank you. I have done this for some time and love sharing tea with others. I appreciate you enjoying my cup of tea.\" \nI gathered my belongings and shifted over to sit across from her. \"Hello, well, introductions are in order formally. I'm Virin Witcher, and it is a pleasure as well to make your acquaintance.\" \nSipping more of my own tea, \"So magic? The only experience truly was the choice I was given to experience out of every area there was; I found my fascination with gravity.\" The quick-paced movements gave my excited nature about the topic away."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire's interest was sparked at the mention of gravity magic as she pushed the cake towards his direction. 'I never knew gravity magic was a thing? I only learned the basic elements but I appear to have an innate ability with water and barrier magic\" \n\"You'll have to tell me more about this gravity magic and perhaps what other magic you know.\" Her own excitement became apparent as she leaned on the table fully intrigued by what Vi could tell her."
},
{
"author": "darkinghost",
"message": "\"I only know basics, but it's something I'm still new to and was hoping to learn from a master or more experienced magic user.\" Instinctively rubbed the back of his head, chuckling awkwardly. \n\n\"I had access to a library of magic, but with limited time and only one book I could take out, I could only grab a book on gravity. But I managed to conceptually understand the force behind it to keep targets at bay; the book explained how I define it as providing a moment to turn the tables on heartless or any enemy I face. \nI lean against the table, resting my face in my hand. \"I'm sorry, that's all I know about it, but I am intrigued to learn more magic and barriers!\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire nodded as she gain a smug smile on her face as she leaned back pulling out her other book as she opened it pointing her finger at the cake as a small barrier formed around it preventing either from taking a bite out of it. \"Barrier magic is essentially one's manifestation of guarding with magic while I seen some dodge or take their weapon or keyblade from what I recently learned about to block incoming attacks I'm able to place a barrier around myself or my target if I wanted to.\" \n\nShe then lightly tapped on Vi's cup of tea chilling it instantly, \"I even know how to use Blizzard and Fire magic not as effectively as Water magic however. But the basics of those were very easy to understand even if it left me almost lighting myself on fire while giving myself near hypothermia.\""
},
{
"author": "darkinghost",
"message": "I was listening, not watching the cake have a barrier on it; as I went to take another bite and felt the resistance, I looked down to have a surprised, amusing look. \"Barrier looks like fun to use! That would be helpful in a pinch to provide a barrier to another person!\" \nI explored and played with the barrier, finding different points to jab it with my fork. \"So would the elements be easy to learn? For a beginner? That wasn't too acclimated with using magic? And that doesn't sound like fun to both ignite yourself and bring yourself to hypothermia. Was there an experience to mastering them? To achieve more to magic?\" I took out a separate journal, jotting down what Sapphire was explaining."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire place a hand to her chin as she began to think a bit about how mastering the basics went for her as each one went in it's own direction. \"Hmm well for starters you'll have to accept failing the first couple of tries before finally getting an understanding of it. Like with fire for starters it started off as sparks before finally becoming a tangible spell for me to use. And then there was blizzard I learned by complete accident while trying to treat my burns but almost froze myself by accident.\" She gave a light hearted laugh as she watched him poke at the barrier.\n\n\"If you like I could try to help you understand the basis of one the spells I know later if you're ever interested.\" She gave soft smile at him as she began to think more about her other magic abilites. \"Barrier magic did confuse me in the beginning I knew I was in danger and was going to come into harms way and next thing I know the barrier made itself around me and next thing I know I'm fighting with a... Hmm I guess you could say friend, and he was throwing himself in front of every attack that was directed at me and I knew I couldn't stand and let himself throw himself like that and next thing I know I tell him to becareful and a barrier formed around him.\" She joined him in poking at the barrier with a fork which was oddly entertaining."
},
{
"author": "darkinghost",
"message": "\"We all have to start somewhere. It's hard to swallow. I messed up when I first learned to brew tea.\" He nodded with her explanation, continuing to poke at the barrier before stopping to jot down the correlation of experience towards learning magic.\n\nAs he took up his fork to poke again. \" You don't need to go into anything uncomfortable. It's okay. But it has an emotional connection.\" I attempted to spin the barrier around as the thought caught my curiosity, \"So, there are two connections to magic then? Emotional and experience? Two sides of the same coin?\" My attempts to spin the barrier fast with childlike wonder."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire nodded as she waved off the mention of going into anything that would leave her comfort zone. \"In the sake of research I don't mind speaking about my experiences. But yes from what I know magic tends to take on form with emotions as well as experience. Although experience is alot better with casting magic as you can avoid some mishaps.\" \n\nShe watched as the cake spun rapidly in the barrier which caused a temptation to release the barrier to see it'll fall or fly off somewhere but that intrusive thought stayed where it was as flipped a couple pages in her book. \"However there is magic that still eludes me, when I feel the rush of putting my all into an attack I made a flurry of prismatic colors with my magic although it seems I'm only able to use it once as it greatly drains my energy from me, so I have to be careful with using it\""
},
{
"author": "darkinghost",
"message": "I intently listened to her words, \"I understand, and that makes sense.\" Seeing the barrier disappear \"Was fun as it lasted with the barrier.\" I chucked, amused with the antics. And I listened to her experience, \n\n\"There's more to learn? Sounds like an adventure waiting to be explored, but I'd assume that magic at a high level comes at a price? Am I understanding that right? I can understand to some extent that rush,\" I took a deep breath, \"I had something similar happen to me, but more so an awakening, and I had to fend off rounds of heartless just managing to survive with a group of keyblade users. M strength was tapped right after that.\" I let out a breath, tensing up with the explanations."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "She nodded as the cake gently landed on the plate as she took her fork and took a bite out of the cake before speaking once more. \"The heartless are formidable foes and what makes it worse is that they seem to not hold back even if they are facing defeat.\" She closed the book as she placed it back in her bag before watching his expressions change. \n\n\"Well I'm glad you were able to survive and I hope the others that were with you made it out as well.\" She placed the fork down as she began to think some more about other magics and ways to change the topic. \"It's okay you don't have to tell me all that you went through if it's to stressful.\" \n\nShe thought for a bit as she leaned forward. \"Tell me more about these teas and coffees I'm interested in what your favorites are that you made.\""
},
{
"author": "laislow",
"message": "*Amidst the business of the day-to-day life of the passerby in Traverse Town. Many in such different situations. From those whose loss of their home was fresh, to those who've long since grown past that and made their home here. Yet despite that, this song rang out for all of them. For the ones in need of a pick me up, and the ones who just want to kill some time. \n\nA Nobody, though you likely wouldn't think it at first, could be found in his usual spot. Strumming away to play a song that, for all intents and purposes, would be considered background noise for most just walking by. \n\nThe mood of the town was relatively relaxed, at least that's Jalen's understanding of it, and so his music reflected that. Though as usual, he does take requests, but if not he'll just be playing by the steps, and talking with anyone who wishes to do so.*\n\n*After some time has passed, a very hard thing to keep track of here without a clock of some sort, Jalen decides that it's time to move on from here. But not without finishing with a fancy flourish for any onlookers! He requests that he get some space, and upon doing so, he'd amp up the mood just a bit. Enough that he's less background noise, and more on the level of an actual street* Performer. *Taking the time to charge up some magic as he does and continues strumming away, and doing something he remembers really amping others up. He'll begin to do a bit of a skip as he moves around his new area of performing, almost letting the magic of it all nearly sweep him away. Almost, he does have to keep it under control, lest he catch others in the crossfire. With one last hop, he ends up roughly in the center of his little ring, and gives one last powerful strum, unleashing his magic in a small area around him, in the form of small, glowing orbs rising from the ground by him. An excuse to both give the crowd something to remember, and also work on sharpening his skills in case of any attacks. But with that, he would bow for the crowd, before packing his things and moving on.* \"Stay safe now!\" *With a wave to whatever sort of crowd he gathered, the musician would head out.*"
},
{
"author": "Nafi",
"message": "With a push of the heavy doors a small woman in strange clothing stood looking proud of herself as she began to make her grand entrance on this new world. She took in the sites that was there for her as she did a twirl with her arms outstretched giggling to herself. \n\n\"A whole new world! Who would've thought that one such as myself could find a ship and leave Agrabah behind!\"\n\nHer eyes began to shimmer as she began thinking about all the poor souls she could scam out of their money and places to rob for food. Her biggest mistake was not taking any money with her to buy the items she need so stealing it was."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*Lirio was sitting on a bench on a bench at one side of the town sqaure reading some documents, one of his investigations had finished and he wa analysing the results, while writing stuff on a book, not noticing the girl at first*\n\n*He then looks up, noticing that someone had just arrived, but not really paying too much attention to it, a tourist, he thought, going back to read those documents*"
},
{
"author": "Nafi",
"message": "Bingo! Victim number one spotted. With a quick change of expressions she made her way towards the boy giving crocodile tears as she rubbed her face. \"Oh how awful, I don't know where I am and what is even going on.\" She began to sob softly into her hands as a smile crept on her face, as the good ol lost girl trick hardly ever failed her."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Uhm... Hello..? *He said as he looked at her, being a bit strabged by her presence, but still keeping a bit his distance*\n\n\"Are you ok? Do you need help?\""
},
{
"author": "Nafi",
"message": "Keeping up with the crying she wiped away the tears as she looked at the boy giving a shaking nod. \"D-Do you know where we are? I'm lost and I don't know how to get back. I don't even know if I can get back.\" \n\nShe was starting to wonder if this act of hers would even work but one must go on with the show."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Well... This place is known as traverse town, if my understanding is correct, this is a place between worlds, where people who lost their homeworld goes to, but you can also get here throu other methods... Are you ok? What´s your name?\" \n\n*He said looking at her, thinking about where she may have came from*"
},
{
"author": "Nafi",
"message": "Having dried her tears and given a weak sniffle she nodded as she went to answer him. \"I.. I'm Nafi and I'm not okay I don't remember how I got here.\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Hm...\" *He started thinking about what he could tell her, suspecting she might have lost her homeworld*\n\n\"Maybe you can check the townhall? Someone may be able to help you\""
},
{
"author": "Nafi",
"message": "Drying her face completely she felt she had hit a dud of a person to scam but figured to push more. \"Town... Hall? Where's that at? Could you show me the way? I fear I'll get myself lost even more.\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Oh its just a few streets away from here, i can take you there if you want to\" \n\n*He said giving her a little smile, being a little worried for her*"
},
{
"author": "Nafi",
"message": "There it was her chance to rob him and make an escape was shortly approching her. \n\n\"Oh thank you very much if only everyone was like you back where I'm from! Please do show the way!\" This was turning out to be easier than she had originally thought."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*He looks at her going a bit, keeping his distance again*\n\n\"And what´s your world? What´s the last thing you remember about it?\""
},
{
"author": "Nafi",
"message": "\"Uhm I remember a ship and getting on it. I was exploring it cause I thought I could find something to take home but all of a sudden it started up and I was leaving Agrabah.\" She mentioned as if she was trying to think real hard about it"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Agrabah... Never heard about it before... How is it like?\"\n\n*He said while he looked around, still keeping a bit his distances, looking for the town hall*"
},
{
"author": "Nafi",
"message": "\"It's beautiful if you're in the right area! But if you're not careful...\" She picked Lirio's pocket taking a small amount of his munny quickly showing it off. \"You'll find yourself with a scammer who'll get you alone and rob you blind\" Thankfully no pesky Olympian was around to chase her down as she did what she did best. Of course she's too prideful and just had to show how quick she was at digging around Lirio's pockets without him noticing. \"And if you're really not careful you could find yourself in the middle of the desert. Happened to me a few times\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"... Meh, you can take it, it wasnt much anyway, you may need it more than me, after all you are the one who´s new in this place\" \n\n*He said as he looked at here with an \"I dont really care\" Expression on his face, he leaved his wallet at home so, he just had a small ammount if he wanted to buy a snack or something, he was more focussed on his research*"
},
{
"author": "Nafi",
"message": "Nafi gave a soft sigh to herself as she placed the munny away. She had hit a dud after all but still got something to show for it. \"Man Nilus was more entertaining to tease. Oh well you are a child after all so actually here.\"\n\nShe took the munny back out and tossed it to him. She is one to steal but not from a minor. She began to continue the walk with him regardless as she could still use a guide to understand the lay of the lands. \n\n\"So how long have you been here? From what you said this is a world that people end up to when they lose their homes.\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*He looked at her again, being a bit less cautious now*\n\n\"Honestly im not trully sure, ive been here since when i can remember... I know im not from here, but im not sure where im from eather... My little sister is 100% from here tho\"\n\n*He said smilling softly*\n\n\"Being honest i dont really mind the fact that i dont know where im trully from... Ive lived here pretty much always, ive grown up here, and my job is here so... What else can i ask for?\""
},
{
"author": "Nafi",
"message": "Nafi placed her hands behind her back as she walked, steps light as a feather as she thought. \n\n\"Might as well say you're from here then, Just because you weren't born here doesn't mean you aren't from here. But I don't know, I still got Agrabah back waiting for me if I ever decide to go back, but who knows about that ever happening\" \n\nJust then something caught her eye it was a yellow dress that was being displayed. Using the reflection in the mirror she mimicked the pose the mannequin was doing to give a look at what it would look like on her."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "*He leaves her there for just a brief moment to then return to her side*\n\n\"I am not a fashionist and i really know nothing about fashion, but i think that dress would look good on you\"\n\n*He said calmly, giving her a little smile, with his hands on his back*\n\n\"Thanks for not stealing my money btw, i actually used it on something better\""
},
{
"author": "Nafi",
"message": "\"Well you're welcome, if anything I'm used to stealing for others and often stealing food for myself and other children when I was younger.\" She gave a shrug as she turned away from the dress starting the walk again. \n\n\"Well at least you found something to spend money I'll probably come back for the dress at a later point to either buy or steal it.\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Speaking of food, here!\"\n\n*He gave her an ice cream he´d just bought, he had one for each of them*\n\n\"Its better to wander around a place after you ate something, thats why i bringed some munny with me in the first place\""
},
{
"author": "Nafi",
"message": "Taking the frozen treat in hand she was a bit confused by it. A frozen treat was not something she ever had while living in Agrabah. \"Aren't you worried about it melting?\" \n\nAfter asking she took a bite into it immediately getting chills down her back from it"
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Yeah, thats why you have to eat it, but be carefull, your brain may freeze if you eat it too quickly\"\n\n*He said smilling back, taking a bite of his own ice cream*"
},
{
"author": "Nafi",
"message": "Nafi held her head as he she softly pounded a fist against it already suffering from a brain freeze. \"Yeah I kinda figured from having one just now.\" \n\nIt felt as if she had gained the worst migraine of her life and wanted to bash her head as a form of relief but it quickly faded away."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Okay.. Breathe carefully and just hold on, it'll leave in just a minute... Next time dont eat the ice cream that fast, or such a big bite at once, or it may happen again..\"\n\n*He said still being worried about her, suspecting that this was her first time eating ice cream*"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro exits through the alleyway, leading into the town square. As he moves, his eyes are drawn to one of the empty benches. He cant quite see why- Theres nobody sitting on it, and nothing of note to be found. He simply turns away from it, walking a few of the stairs and approaching the first building he sees. The building happens to be the , as he steps closer to the door. If nothing interupts, He will enter."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Sapphire pulls Dado out of a Dark Corridor and into First District. The corridor closes behind them, darkness trailing loosely off of them.*\n\n*In any other world, such an occurrence may have been noteworthy. In Traverse Town, however, it's mundane. No one bothers to question the bluenette and pale swordsman stumbling into the Town Square.*"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*Dado shakes Sapphire off of his hand, then looks around. Traverse sweet Traverse. It's good to be back.*\n\n*Suddenly, his eyes widen. He looks at Sapphire, makes an urgent shushing motion, then regrabs her hand and drags her off in a random direction. Where to go, where to go... Ah. An alley he's never bothered with before. He ducks into the alley with her.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire let out a sigh of relief upon seeing the neverending night sky of traverse town. Before she can say anything about where they should stop she felt herself get pulled into the nearby alley. \n\nIn a low hushed voice she spoke to Dado. \"What? What is it?\" She looked out the alley to see what had forced them to hide."
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*Dado has the same \"Cornered animal\" Expression on his face as when they first met. His eyes peer out of the alleyway anxiously.*\n\n\"Either the darkness has made me start hallucinating or some fuck shit's going on. I just saw- just, here.\" *Munny swirls of his palm and into Sapphire.*\n\n\"Find a Moogle, buy me a black coat, bring it back here. Don't mention me to anyone. Under *Any* Circumstances.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire blinked as she slowly took the money clearly confused but stopped before grabbing it. \n\n\"Why what's going on?\" She ends up pocketing the money as she wondered if the item shop had moogles she could buy from."
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*He still feels his presence. Clear as day, unmistakable. Impossible, yet existent nonetheless.*\n\n\"I have no fucking clue, but I intend to find out.\"\n\n*Dado steps back and leans against the wall, shaking. Whatever he saw, it's clearly spooked him.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire nodded walking over to him placing a hand on his shoulder. He reminded her of a child that got scared of shadows. \n\n\"Hey, hey it's going to be okay,.. Just sit tight and wait for me.\" She let go of him and walked off to go buy him a black coat and possibly something to wrap her dark stained arm."
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*Dado sits tight, waiting patiently for Sapphire to return.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*After leaving the remote alley and heading towards the item shop, Sapphire spies a young man standing near it on a Gummiphone, practically oozing with light. While this itself wouldn't normally be noteworthy, his appearance is.*\n\n*He wears glasses and has a leather bomber jacket shielding him from the cool Traverse Town air. Aside from those two differences, however... He looks exactly like Dado. His build, his hair, his stance... Everything about him tells the same story.*\n\n*He doesn't look up from his phone, clearly busy with something.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire stopped in her tracks and stared at him for a good while, he was a carbon copy of the one she was with earlier. The stench of light coming off him made her scoff as she began to walk away. Everything inside was telling her to attack, that it wouldn't be hard to defeat him if he was the same as the Dado she was with. Was it a twin brother of his that he didn't have a chance to bring up? No because he was shaking like a leaf. She thought to herself.\n\nDarkness began to trail off her like smoke, the darkness began to slowly form into an arrow. If she wasn't conscious and fighting herself to not attack she would have let the arrow go at him but instead waved it off as she began to pick up speed. The longer she was around those with a strong sense of light the more she felt like she was losing herself. Why she has such an adverse reaction to light she didn't know. \n\n\"Okay black coat and bandages... Black and bandages.\" She began to repeat those words to herself to keep her distracted finally making enough distance between her and that *Thing* Of light."
},
{
"author": "Thina.AI",
"message": "*A minimap appears in the top-right corner of Dado's vision, accompanied by a pulsating red dot on it.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado quickly slips his Gummiphone into his pocket and materializes Kingdom Key, looking around before his eyes settle on Sapphire. He locks eyes with her, sees the dark arrow, and brandishes his Keyblade.*\n\n*A crystalline projectile flies through the air, erupting into a barrier around the dark arrow and encasing it.*\n\n```\nHP: 4074\nAP: 190\nMP: 165 -150\n\nBarrier Shot (Dark Arrow): 272\n```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Townspeople see the quick burst of magic between the two, then begin backing away. Some pull out their Gummiphones and start recording.*"
},
{
"author": "Thina.AI",
"message": "*\"A battle here would risk too much collateral damage. De-escalate or relocate.\"*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado nods, then addresses Sapphire directly.*\n\n\"Are you with Maleficent, Pira, or Organization XIII?\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire turned, her golden eyes facing him as she summoned the keyblade of hearts in hand. The stench of his light was too much more darkness began to form around her as she gripped her head trying to fight back from it's control. \"I am the princess of Darkness. You're filth sickens me the light you hold... Is what brought me on my mission into the Realm of Darkness\" She took notice of the kingdom key the drawing flashing into her mind once more. \n\nShe knew that fighting him would lead to terrible things but honestly her and her darkness could care less. \"The light has ruled long enough for it to grow into a plague! \" [In a flash she rushed at Daydo]( corrupted hand becoming a claw of darkness several phantoms joining in. \nHaving rushed at him she snapped her fingers as two orbs of darkness formed around behind her. She pointed her hand forward at him lasers being sent his way. Water began to form around her but it was wrong the direction it was going was towards her. She raised her keyblade in the air as she swung the water heading his way threatening to bring him in closer to her. \n\n```Phantom Form lvl 4 activated\nPhantom Dance adding speed to attack 333 (rounded from 332.5) \nAp: 230-215\nClaw of darkness 548+333=881 215-195\nDark Double Laser 543 195-175 Ap\nWaterless Parting 523 190-175 Mp\nSpellweaver activated 5% boost```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Sapphire's Keyblade spoke to her directly again.*\n\n**\"Kill the chosen light!\"**"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Oh, for fuck's sa-\" *Dado's sent flying back by the clawed bitchslap. And now he's dealing with this random lunatic. He just can't catch a break.*\n\n*The dark lasers pierce his core, sending shudders through him. That feels worse than usual.*\n\n*As the water slams into him, he notes its current trying to pull him inwards. Hell no. He needs to get this fight out of First District.*\n\n*The water begins cleanly moving through Dado as though it's not touching him... Until he disappears in a shower of sparks. He's not there!*\n\n*As the water clears, Sapphire sees another afterimage above everyone's heads pointed and towards the doors to She then sees the doors pushed slightly open.*\n\n```\nHP: 4074 -2463\nAP: 190 -215 -175\nMP: 150 -175 -155\nMirage Form lv3\nAttack Haste 1/5\nLight Boost 1/7\n\nAvatar Shift (Waterless Parting): 336\n\n```"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*Fuck. Sapphire's in danger.*\n\n*Dado has no idea how he knows this fact. He just does. Based on the tug in his Heart, it seems like she and his impersonator are fighting a stupidly powerful darkness in Third District.*\n\n*Why the fuck did she get sidetracked? She had one job! Go buy a fucking Black Coat off a Moogle. Fuck's sake.*\n\n*He takes a deep breath, stands up, and begins pacing within the remote alleyway. No room to express nervousness. Walk with purpose in straight lines. Brisk pace. If anyone asks any questions, he's shopping. If anyone familiar pops up... Hope they haven't met his impersonator yet, then explain the situation.*\n\n*He exits the alleyway and begins making his way to the closest non-Item Shop-affiliated Moogle.*"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "Ah, the brooding of youth. Hoho, yes, Dado is about that age, isn't he? With that soured, surly look knitting his brow. Whatever could it be, this time?\n\n\"Ah, young Daedalus! We have been wondering of you.\" A lilting, dreamily-intoned voice chimes as a hulking figure of shining armor clinks and clanks at a jogging pace to match Dado's power walk, coming round to join him side-by-side. The Hound's smile rests light on his face as they address the boy, their bemusement clearly evident, \"Are we to assume that it is time, and we are needed at this Tower you mentioned, however long ago? Hm...?\"\n\nCavall keeps march, that cheery expression never leaving his face even as they give Dado their full attention."
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*Ah, shit. Wait... Dog-knight, tanked three Doom casts, where's his name... Ah!*\n\n\"Cavall.\" *It seems like the good man either hasn't met his impersonator, or is playing a front to glean information from him.*\n\n\"Yeah, I... Not yet, I don't think.\" *How to break the news?*\n\n*Sapphire insists that light folk seek to destroy darkness. What if she's right? Fiora was definitely on that fuck shit. Would any of his allies accept him as he is? And what if that impersonator isn't... What if he's...*\n\n*He pushes away the thought. Fuck it. Full transparency. This'll be a test. If he can trust his allies, maybe it won't matter. In fact, he, Ika, and Master Mod all wanted to find a cure to Xion's condition! If __she__ had just been honest, then...*\n\n\"My 'friend' and I got into a fight. She was locking away darkness in kids, rendering them comatose. I tried to stop her. She did the same to my body. I'm not entirely sure, but... I think my consciousness, or Heart, or whatever somehow escaped. Except now, I'm, uhh...\"\n\n*He takes a deep breath.* \"It seems like I'm temporarily made of darkness. At least, until I can get my body back. I don't think I can fight Pira in this state. I definitely can't seal the Door to Darkness like this; I can't call forth my Keyblade.\"\n\n\"To top it off, I've apparently got an impersonator running around. And another one of my friends is in danger. So I gotta buy a Black Coat, save my friend, figure out what's going on with my lookalike, clear my name of whatever the hell he's done in the meantime, go find the 'friend' who did this do me, make her fix it, and *Then* I can fight Pira.\"\n\n*The sour expression maintains its intensity, but desperation shines through his golden eyes.*"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "\"Your heart was broken by a girl? That's rough, buddy.\" Is all Cavall says, in the most offhanded tone. He keeps pace without breaking that serene smile, and tacks on, \"While we are always open to give advice on the matter, have you given thought toward calling your friends to let them know you're awake?\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*Dado chuckles at Cavall's remark. That's certainly one way of putting it.*\n\n\"That's where the impersonator comes in.\" *He puts his hands up.* \"I escaped the Realm of Darkness, and the first thing I saw was him on *My* Phone. I assume he's taken the rest of my shit, too. And...\"\n\n*Hmm. Cavall has actually taken this well. Maybe he hasn't hit all of his allies. Maybe he can just reach out?*\n\n*He sighs as they reach the Moogle.* \"Fuck it. I'll give it a shot.\"\n\n\"I need five Hi-Potions, five Hi-Ethers, five AP Recovery Plus, three Elixirs, a Kupo Coin, a Black Coat just in case shit goes south, and a Gummiphone.\" \n\n*Munny flows out of the palm of his hand, spiraling towards the Moogle, who picks up the items from under its desk and sets them on it.*\n\n\"Thanks, Cavall.\" *He begins putting on the Black Coat.* \"Hopefully I'm overthinking this.\""
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "\"Over-thinking? Potentially. Possibly. Most likely.\" Cavall nods his head before humming a note, \"But we would not recommend writing this other Daedalus off as merely an impersonator, either.\"\n\n\"Nor do we think him to be an adversary— Unless you hated yourself even before trauma split your heart in twain, of course!\" Cavall laughs the idea away. Surely not."
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*At this, Dado frowns. Okay, time to acknowledge the possibility: he might be the Inaxuma.*\n\n*He's thought through clone thought experiments before. He's pretty sure he'd be willing to recombine, but... What if the clone was made of darkness? What if combining meant no longer being free of darkness?*\n\n*Cavall's joke rings far too true. He definitely had issues before waking up as a creature of darkness. Would his other him even accept him...?*\n\n\"Yeah...\" *Dado puts his hood up, then continues to hope he's an imposter.*\n\n\"Well, adversary or not, I'm pretty sure the other me is fighting alongside my friend against some powerful darkness. Wanna come with?\""
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "The Hound remains silent, giving this Daedalus however long he needs to process the information. They take the young man's sudden discomfort at their joke for exactly what it says on the tin; A concern, to be sure. Still, they would make no comment on it unless the boy himself chooses to turn to them for enlightenment.\n\n\"We go wherever we are needed.\" Is what Cavall says instead, keeping pace with the boy."
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "Ranoa steps out of the ship into the district of a once warm and friendly world, now corrupted by a dark chill. He cant see any heartless yet, but that will likely change.\n\n\"Eugh. This place isnt as nice as i remember.\"\n\nObviously."
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Definitely not as good as i remember it eather... Do you think we can find a clue about ikazuchi and suzuka here? Ika did not seemed to be from this world at all...\"\n\n*He said to then pay attention to his surroundings, no one knows what dangers could be waiting here*"
},
{
"author": "Narration",
"message": "```The ship blasts back into orbit the moment the two step out, as if running away.```"
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "\"I dont know. But suzuka lives here, im pretty sure. Maybe we can find her?\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"I dont have a good feeling about that eather, something about this whole thing seems... Off\"\n\n*He had never heard of a suzuka on all his years living here, and the fact that him, a massive armor and a ghost appeared out of nowhere hours before the portals seems to coincidential to be unrelated, but so far he has no evidence to confirm or deny this suspicions so, better just to look for said evidence*\n\n\"Where do we go first?\""
},
{
"author": "Ranoa Hiros",
"message": "He shrugs, looking around at the various buildings, stores, and the big door near them.\n\n\"Which place has the most housing? We could start there.\""
},
{
"author": "Lirio Dust",
"message": "\"Hm... Id say this district has the most housing, i live near this place to begin with, tho there's a hotel on the second district too\"\n\n*He said to ranoa, thinking of what other places could she be living on too*"
}
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{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "Rainbow arrived at Dark Snow Park and looked around the place.\n\n\"Great... As if i hated the winter already back in my dimension... Then theres creatures all over these places... What can possibly make it worse...\"\n\nShe said with a annoyed tone before summoning her Keyblade on her right hand. The blade was held backwards and pointed to the ground as she kept an eye out."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*And seemingly out of nowhere, Xion pops up behind Rainbow Dash and taps her shoulder* \"Could always be some kinda crazy god. If this was Olympus, I'd say this was probably the doing of Boreas but I have no idea where this place is. It's not Olympus, the jungle I nuked or Twilight Town but that's all I know.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*While the 2 were getting acquainted, both of them would feel a sudden chill as several Heartless appeared around them.*"
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "Rainbow Dash slightly flinched but as she was about to say something to Xion Heartless were surrounding the duo. \n\n\"Tck... Great... Creatures i have zero clue about... Ready for a battle to get rid of these things...? Because i am!\"\n\nShe told Xion before activating Phase Two and ran up very quickly towards the Heartless with skates and a bucket helmet with horns on the bucket's sides. When she got close enough towards her target, Rainbow Dash then jumped into the air with a normal jump before casting Aero to blast the big and bulky snow Heartless she aimed for, as well as any other nearby Heartless nearby.\n\n`Phase Two Activated: x2 All Stats For 5 Turns. +20% AP & MP.`\n\nDash: 43 x 2 x (2.5 + 3.0) = 473\nAero: 28 x 2 x (1.0 + 3.0) = 224\n\nAP: 130% -150% -140%\nMP: 115% -135% -120%"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"These things are made of ice. I highly doubt a piddly little Aero is going to do much to them. You want heat. And I'm bringing the heat. So I suggest you get OUTSIDE the ring unless you want to be nuked for Christmas.\" *She sighs and takes a deep breath and summons both her weapons, activating Phase 2 and her Keyblade's Magic Boost, holding both weapons above her head and gathers up as much magical energy as possible as quickly as possible above her head until it begins to damn near overshadow the entire ring of Heartless and slams it down into the ground, summoning a Barrier last second to protect herself from most of the overcharged Starbomb! She doesn't have Fire spells so she's doing this HER way. With the biggest wide area nuke she had readily available and it emitted almost as much heat as any Fire spell ever could just from being pure concentrated magic*\n```Phase 2: 1/5 +20% AP +20% MP\nStarbomb: [(45 x 2] x ({9 + 5.5x} + 20%) = 1566\nAP: 140% + 20% = 160% - 10% = 150%\nMP: 130% + 20% = 150% - 40% = 110%```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Rainbow dash may have blown the bulky heartless back, but the nuke from Xion melted pretty much everything, making the area look back to what it was before the intense snow storms. It looked quite peaceful and nice. However the 2 would quickly notice that a tornado of snow was above them that would drop more heartless and snow down to them before the tornado disappeared. It seemed like whatever was causing these storms intended to keep them going.*"
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"Crap... Now what...?!\"\n\nRainbow would of looked around before suddenly remembering something or rather someone.\n\n\"Oh crap FLUTTERSHY!!!\"\n\nRainbow shouted out of nowhere before slamming her Keyblade and a bright glow would occur."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"You stay here and I'll go help your probably cute friend. Though you're quite a catch yourself in my opinion. I quite like myself a good tomboy~\" *She says with a playful wink as she deactivates her boosts so she can go towards the main threat and conserve some power*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The heartless attempted to stop Xion from asvancing but Rainbow dash's sonic blade would clear an opening just big enough for them to slip through. The remaining heartless decided to continue their attack in Rainbow Dash, letting Xion leave freely. They all shot some sorr of ice attack at her, intending to freeze then for an easier time.*\n\nGroup Blizzard: 1350"
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "Rainbow Dash made her Keyblade glow brightly, before using a mixture of Teleport to dodge the Group Blizzard, and used another Sonic Blade to stab through the rest of the Heartless in her location. She wasn't gonna be turned into a rainbow haired popsicle today.\n\n\"Beat this you jerks! Try and catch me with your ice now!!\"\n\nTeleport: 47 x 11.5 x (3.0 + 6.5) = 5,134.75\nSonic Blade: 2,053\n\n\nMP: 115%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The heartless fell one by one from the assault, and this time they didn't get back up automatically. In fact, the snow seemed to stop falling for just a moment, however it felt more like the calm before the storm.*"
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "Just as Rainbow was done pelting Heartless after Heartless, Applejack arrived on the battlefield.\n\n\"I say... You were busy smashing those dark creatures Twilight said... Huh?\""
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (Keyblade Armor)",
"message": "\"Duh... But i feel like theres more to this...\" Rainbow said before deactivating her Keyblade Armor."
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"Im sure that girl Twilight said about saved Fluttershy... For now we better keep our guards up...\""
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "\"I'll go on ahead... Unless your not tired from the—\""
},
{
"author": "Rainbow Dash (SDU)",
"message": "\"Oh please! I am still kicking!!\""
},
{
"author": "Applejack (SDU)",
"message": "Applejack sighed before the duo ran on ahead.\n\n\"Hope you don't run out of steam from walking!!\""
}
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{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado walks outside and is immediately greeted by three Powerwilds. One throws a rock at him, and the other two jump at him, pawing relentlessly midair.*\n\n\"Nope.\" *He materializes Kingdom Key and Blocks a rock one throws at him. He swirls around the jumping Powerwilds with Reversal, dodging the further one and getting nicked by the closer one, then hits it into the air with Upper Slash. He jumps up and follows through with a horizontal twirling slash, then a somersault slash. Finally, he lands on the ground and returns to his defensive pose.*\n\n*The targeted Powerwild dissolves into nothing, and its pink Heart floats into the sky. The other two Heartless, however, don't let up. They swing at Dado simultaneously.*\n\n*He unleashes a Vicinity Break, intercepting their slashes, then a second one.*\n\n*The second Vicinity Break's power reduces the Heartless to black smoke and pink Hearts. Dado stands alone, victorious.*\n\n\"If this is gonna become a regular occurrence, I should practice some new techniques.\" *Ideas started formulating in the back of his mind as he walks to First District.*\n\n*As Dado walks outside, Kingdom Key materializes to meet a welcoming party of three Soldiers. One winds up, then throws its leg forward, the rest of its body trailing behind. He just barely times a Block, swatting it aside, but experiencing heavy pushback.*\n\n*Another Solder jumps forward into the air, then kicks repeatedly as it moves towards him. He lifts his Keyblade into the air, then Blocks against the kicks horizontally. He's pushed back, his knee buckling slightly, but he stays standing.*\n\n*He Blocks their attacks seven more times, being pushed back less and less each time. Eventually, exhaustion starts to set in, and he dashes between the trio.*\n\n\"Well, it's been fun. I do have to get going, though.\"\n\n*He unleashes a Vicinity Break, taking them all out in one shot.*\n\n\"Whew. Good training session.\"\n\n*Ikazuchi's words rang through his mind. \"Make sure nobody else has to suffer what you went through.\"*\n\n*Make sure as few people as possible have to suffer what you went through.*\n\n*\"As few as possible is the least we can do.\"*\n\n*He can't be everywhere at once. He can be somewhere, though. Prevention is unfeasible without more Keyblade people than there are worlds.*\n\n\"Remind yourself not to grow too big a hero complex...\"\n_ _\n\n*As if on cue, he hears a scream. He turns towards it and, as though by instinct, spears Kingdom Key directly into the back of a Heartless. As the Keyblade flies through the air, it glows, leaving behind a trail of light.*\n\n*The Heartless flinches, and Dado's eyes settle on it. It's round. Literally. It's like a giant ball with arms and legs. It turns around, and the woman it was terrorizing flees into the Hotel.*\n\n*It slides at him along its belly. While his Block absorbs much of the impact, he's knocked off his feet. He scrambles back up, runs at it, and swings his Keyblade at its front.*\n\n*It bounces off the Large Body harmlessly, and the Heartless winds up for a wide slap. Dado spins around it with Reversal, his feet sparkling as he does. He performs an Upper Slash, knocking it into the air, then repeats his earlier attack: Light Spear.*\n\n*The Keyblade, enveloped in light, impales the Large Body, causing it to evaporate. A pink crystalline heart flies out of it.*\n_ _\n\n*Dado stares at his Keyblade, then performs Light Spear one more time at a wall. It sticks inside of it with no issue. He smiles, satisfied with this new technique.*\n\n*Dado stands in front of a group of Air Soldiers. They remind him of the Toy Soldier Heartless he fought back in his world.*\n\n*Light envelops Kingdom Key as he spears it towards one. He leaps up, then bashes another twice.*\n\n*Upon returning to the ground, the Air Soldiers dive bomb him. He stands his ground, successfully guarding against three of them, then gets sent to the floor by one who decided to flank.*\n\n*He gets up, and they're dive bombing again. He guards one to ensure they're in range, unleashes a Vicinity Break to knock the mob away, and finally, uses Light Spear. He repeats this several times, until the mob is dispatched.*\n\n*Dado walks outside and stares at his hand. When Kingdom Key materializes in it, power courses through him. He switches to Ever After, and feels slightly floatier, as though he could almost fly. He switches back to Kingdom Key, and feels physically sturdier. It would appear as though the different Keyblades grant different feelings, and are useful in different ways.*\n\n*He switches back to Kingdom Key. There's some deeper power he knows is there, but he isn't sure how to unlock it. It has a penchant for \"Teaching\" Him how to use it, so maybe it'll help him figure it out.*\n\n*As he thinks about his desire for greater power, the power to minimize the Heartless' damage to the worlds, his Heart begins shining. Small tendrils of darkness creep out of him and start wrapping around him. They whisper sweet nothings into his ear: offers of power, of the strength to destroy the Heartless. The light from his Heart, meanwhile, glows warmly. It presents to him a different kind of strength: not necessarily the power to destroy, but instead, the power to protect. He has a choice to make.*\n\n*Truly, this was never a proper choice to begin with. He braces his arms in a cross, then thrusts them to the side.*\n\n\"Light!\"\n_ _\n\n*Time slows to a crawl as an explosion of light pulses out from him, chasing away the tendrils of darkness. They swirl together in front of him, gathering more energy until they form a shadowy version of him. It opens its eyes, and they're the same haunting yellow as those of the Heartless.*\n\n*As the Anti-Dado forms, Dado notices his clothes have changed. He now wears a variation on his old go-to outfit. His bomber jacket is replaced with a puffy winter coat. His t-shirt, instead of being monocolor, is now tie-dye with a design of a peculiar heart in the middle. At the top of the heart is a golden crown. His jeans are a lighter blue.*\n\n*He swings Kingdom Key overhead at his darkness, but it blocks the strike and returns with an Upper Slash. He performs a Reversal, performs an outwards horizontal slash, then carries the momentum into a downwards slam. It melts into the ground to avoid the attacks, then separates into three copies.*\n\n*The dark copies surround him before emerging all within Vicinity Break range. Time for ol' reliable. Dado spins, keyblade outstretched. Each member of the trio blocks it, and is barely sent backwards. They quickly transition their slight knockback into a kickspring off the ground, frontflipping into an overhead slam.*\n\n*Dado blocks upwards, absorbing some of the blow, but still being sent painfully to the ground. Kingdom Key tugs upwards slightly, helping him up. The Anti-Dados circle him, and Kingdom Key still tugs upwards at an awkward angle, dissuading him from guarding again. He tries pulling it down, but it persists. What does it want?*\n_ _\n\n*The darknesses wind up, then each perform another Quick Blitz. Dado gets an idea. He jumps up above them, far higher than he expected, dodging their strikes altogether. He then points his Keyblade downwards, and a circle of light forms around the tip before it fires a bright blue beam downwards. The beam strikes all three darknesses at once, crackling around them until they merge back into one, stunned.*\n\n*He performs an Upper Slash on the singular darkness, then jumps into the air, performing a horizontal strike followed by a second Upper Slash, knocking it further into the air. He lands, then performs a high jump like before, hitting it with a somersaulting slash followed by a twisting bash, sending it flying into the wall.*\n\n*As the shadow bounces off the wall, it limply falls down. He rushes forward, catching its landing with a third Upper Slash, then pinning it to the wall with a Light Spear. He leaps high off the ground once final time, then rematerializes Kingdom Key to slam it against the wall.*\n\n*The Anti-Dado bursts into a large cloud of darkness that quickly dissipates.*\n\n\"I don't need your darkness. I'll protect the worlds using light.\"\n\n*Toy Soldiers. Why'd it have to be these things? Dado glares at the monsters that got Andy killed.*\n\n*Without hesitation, recognition, or intelligence, they fire their blasters. The lasers connect, generating a large cloud of dust where Dado's standing.*\n\n\"You fucked up, coming back here!\" *The dust fades, and Dado stands upright, unharmed.* \"I've gotten stronger since last time, while all you do is eat and hide. Well, newsflash: You're done hiding!\"\n\n*The Heartless respond only by dive bombing the young man.*\n\n\"Light!\" *An aura envelops him as he jumps up and unleashes a midair Vicinity Break to intercept their attack. With the mob staggered, he guides Kingdom Key into a horizontal uppercut, and it returns by guiding him towards a target. He stops his uppercut after it reaches his left side, then twists into an outwards spinning bash. It puffs into smoke, leaving only a Heart flying upwards.*\n\n*The other Toy Soldiers point their blasters at him and shoot again. He spins his keyblade, blocking the attack and sending lasers in random directions in front of him. One hits a target, evaporating it. He repeats his earlier combo on another, destroying it.*\n\n*Four of the remaining five Heartless surround him, then divebomb predictably. He repeats his jumping Vicinity Slash, taking them out, then turns towards the last one.*\n\n\"Like I said.\" *He twirls his keyblade once, walking forward slowly as a smile creeps across his face.* \"You're done hiding.\" \n\n*It shudders, then disappears into a Corridor of Darkness.*\n\n\"Wait! You're not supposed to do that!\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Naomi, Rei, Eve, Ez, and Fiora walk into Second District from the alleyway to Third District. To their right is a large white building, at the top of which is a bell. The sight of the bell fills the party with dread.*"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\"Am I the only one nervous by this? Or does no one wanna admit it.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The bell rings again, echoing darkly through Traverse Town.*"
},
{
"author": "Naomi Kurumi",
"message": "Naomi tilts her head wondering what's up with the bell... Without really giving it a lot of thought. She'd try casting fire towards the bell to see if it would do anything. Mostly because it was getting awfully annoying."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The Fire cast hits the bell, making it ring out a third time. This ring, however, is far less ominous.*"
},
{
"author": "Rei Aradame",
"message": "\" That's less creepy, thank god\"\n\n*Rei thinks about it, and runs up to the bell and rings it*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*After running up the side of the giant white building to ring the bell, Rei notices that a Soldier Heartless with... Holy hell, is that a Keyblade? A Soldier Heartless with a Keyblade was behind the bell.*"
},
{
"author": "Smart Soldier",
"message": "\"!!\" *Its form shimmers, then disappears without so much as a Corridor of Darkness.*"
},
{
"author": "Eve Albrite",
"message": "\"Why the ever loving fuck does a Heartless have a Keyblade?! Son of a bitch... Well glad I have my bombs on me...\" *She reaches into her coat and pulls the pin on a grenade and yeeting it towards where the Heartless was, the grenade exploding in a shower of glitter* \"Not the most elegant way of tracking but it works. That shit stays on you for months.\""
},
{
"author": "Smart Soldier",
"message": "*Several feet away, seven tiny sparkles begin moving unnaturally. They're hard to see, but the party can now approximate the general area of the Stealth Soldier.*"
},
{
"author": "Naomi Kurumi",
"message": "Naomi blinks when she sees the sparkles... So it was an invisibility trail rather than just straight up teleportation? She thought to herself. Sadly she didn't have much of a reaction on the keyblade since she didn't really care about it. Considering how stupid it sounded. A heartless wielding a heartless killing weapon was ironic. Seeing the general area of the soldier she'd dash towards the sparks surrounded by a circular flame rapidly spinning around her at the same time. Hoping that the larger area would grace or hurt the heartless if it was around there."
},
{
"author": "Smart Soldier",
"message": "*Eve's glitter bomb: 0 damage, increased visibility*\n*Naomi's Fire Surge: 57 damage*\n*Rei: No action*\n*Ez: Void*\n\n*Smart Soldier HP: 100 -43*\n\n*A Corridor of Darkness manifests around the burning target, and it disappears into it.*"
},
{
"author": "Cid",
"message": "*Cid comes running through the doors to First District.* \"The bell rang! Who the hell rang the bell!\""
},
{
"author": "Eve Albrite",
"message": "\"Oh look. It's Old Man Cid. Did you remember to take your pills finally? Cuz you forgot to tell these guys what the Heartless looked like. Oh also that was probably the Heartless. Once I'm stronger, I'm gonna challenge you to a fight for all the trouble you cause!\""
},
{
"author": "Naomi Kurumi",
"message": "She lets out a \"Tsk\" When the heartless disappears into the dark portal. Before seeing Cid again, \"Seriously, old timer? You forgot to tell us what the damn thing even looked like!\" She'd say sounding annoyed, before sighing. Since she saw the soldier looked weak before it had fled. \"Why didn't you do anything?!\" She'd ask angrily at Ez. Before her rage would subside into a surprised look instead when she heard Eve. \"Wait, once you're stronger? You're telling me this old timer is actually strong and not just all talk?\" She'd ask thinking this was far more important of a topic than the actual heartless that got away."
},
{
"author": "Cid",
"message": "\"'Course I'm strong! And I already described it! Told y'all it was sneakin' 'round. That description don't match many Heartless; the little shits are dumb as bricks. If you *Must* Know, though, it was one of them Soldiers.\"\n\n\"Now, and this is crucial information, WHICH ONE O' Y'ALL RANG THE BELL.\" *He looks angry and... Afraid? The look doesn't suit him well.*"
},
{
"author": "Naomi Kurumi",
"message": "\"First off, it was ringing on its own as far as I knew, unless that soldier heartless thing did it first... Then I rang it once with some fire. \" She'd say crossing her arms. \"Why? Some big bad evil Daemon gonna jump out at us cause of it?\" She'd ask confused, since those used to be warnings when it was getting dark in her world. The creatures of dark/night were after all terrifying."
},
{
"author": "Cid",
"message": "\"Reports say that bell can lead to the destruction of this world. The hell do you think happens when the refuge for dead worlds dies? I don't know, and I sure as hell don't wanna find out.\"\n\n\"Did you at least kill the Heartless?\""
},
{
"author": "Eve Albrite",
"message": "\"No. No we did not. She landed a Fire on it and I managed to make it at least semi visible.\""
},
{
"author": "Cid",
"message": "\"So you didn't kill it, but you managed to hurt it. You also determined what it wanted.\"\n\n\"I'm gonna have the town up a patrol around that bell. If a Heartless has started goin' after it... Shoot, it ain't fuckin' good, I'll tell ya that much.\"\n\n\"As for your rewards, I think I can give y'all each an Ether and an AP Recovery. Including you, Eve. You did help.\" \n\n\"Keep an eye out for it. Not just here, but in other worlds, too. If it went after the bell, I don't assume Traverse Town is the only world it's got its beady lil' eyes on.\""
},
{
"author": "Naomi Kurumi",
"message": "Naomi would sigh, considering it didn't feel like a job well done. She was pretty annoyed at how she was unable to finish it. Not to mention all the help that just suddenly dissapeared. Oh well. What can you do, amirite? She takes the rewards. \"Alright, old timer. When ever you get the chance, I'd love to see what you're really made of sometime. Maybe I could learn something. As long as you remember to take your pills first.\" She'd say giving a dismissive wave over her shoulder. \"Ciao.\" She'd say since she doubted that anything else needed to be said to her."
},
{
"author": "Eve Albrite",
"message": "\"Yeah... I need to head back to Merlin's place anyways. Still should be watching it for him. See you whenever Merlin gets back, Unc.\" *And with that, Eve runs off back to Merlin's home \""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Despite officially having \"Lived\" In Traverse Town for around a month or two, Brad was still not the best with directions. His Gummi-Phone was little help- but he wasn't exactly sure why he assumed it would be. But after enough meandering, he made it to the courtyard, Light Year slung over one shoulder.*\n\n\"Hellooooo?\" *He adjusted the sword, casting a glance around.* \"Big evil mecha Heartless? It's time ta meet yer maker!\" *Brad called out. A deep roar followed... But it was the roar of his stomach.* \n\n\"Man, I hope this job pays good. I'm starvin'...\" *He sighed, patting his belly, momentarily distracted by his desire for food.*\n\n||"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Doppler effect (Noun) - An increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move toward (or away from) each other. The effect causes the sudden change in pitch noticeable in a passing siren, as well as the redshift seen by astronomers.*\n\n*As this effect warps a bitcrushed \"SQUAAAAAK!!\", Brad remembers learning about it in school. Wait, school? That memory wasn't there before.*\n\n*A pair of thin, weak-looking legs run in a straight line, their path crossing Brad's position. When they reach the end of their path, Brad sees what they're attached to.*\n\n*It's a giant chicken mech. Bamboo bazookas are strapped to its sides. It lets out another deafening digitized squak.*\n\n**Chipper Chef**\n```\nHP: 830/830\n\nTrample: 100\n```\n\n*The Chipper Chef is fast. It runs around wildly on its thin, paper-fan legs, with Brad's charge and repeated heavy swings only clipping its wings each time.*\n\n*As Brad's Balloons surround the Heartless mech laterally, a reasonable observer would assume it would dodge them by jumping. The mech's legs, however, are too weak to simply jump over them. Instead, it manages to weave between them, its thin legs' movements more erratic than the projectiles.*\n\n*Suddenly, the Clipper Chef begins running a wide radius around Brad. Its bamboo bazookas begin glowing, and a familiar smell graces his senses, telegraphing the attack. \"Cheeseburger.\" The word pops into his mind.*\n\n*Following the sudden influx of knowledge, two cheeseburgers shoot from the bazookas at high speeds. Upon contact with a surface, they'll explode with a scalding, unhealthy shockwave.*\n\n```\nHP: 830 -718\n\nCheeseburger Cannon: 320\n```\n\n*The Prism Windmill hits harder than any of Brad's attacks thus far. The rainbow light pushes the swift Heartless sideways, causing it to stumble along its frail legs. As it stumbles, Brad notices a small crack appear on one.* \n\n*It quickly recollects itself, running another wide circle around him. The bazookas charge up with a different, yet equally familiar smell this time. Upon firing, a stream of razor-sharp french fries shoot from the Chef's launchers. They fly towards Brad, and memories of their flavor echo within Brad's Heart.*\n\n```\nHP: 627\n\nRapid Fries: 450\n```\n\n*The combo sends the giant chicken mech reeling. Its other leg cracks as it scrambles to keep its body upright. It loops around, then charges straight at Brad, its legs squeaking the whole way through.*\n\n*\n\n*As it squaks loudly, the memories begin connecting in Brad's mind.*\n\n\n\n```\nHP: 627 -426\n\nTrample: 100\n```\n\n\n\n\"Can I get the large cheeseburger with fries, and, uhhhh...\"\n\n*It was Brad's own voice. He was looking at a young woman at the cash register. Her face bore an expression of numb disappointment. He could relate.*\n\n*He hadn't had a good book series to read for the past month. This one comfort meal a week was the only thing keeping him going.*\n\n\"Chocolate shake as the drink.\" *If it ain't broke.*\n\n*He waited at the side of the counter, then brought his greasy paper bag and shake over to the tables. They were all occupied.*\n\n*He spied one open seat across from another man eating alone. He had a cowboy hat and leather jacket, and admittedly, was kinda hot. He walked over.*\n\n\"Mind if I sit here?\""
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad breathed heavily, using his momentum to sprint away from his opponent before it could retaliate. The beast was slowing down, but he had a very limited amount of time. He threw out an arm, trying to call magic to his aid again.* **\"BALLOON!\"** *He tried to summon the ring of spheres again, now that the difference in speed was limited. But his veins burned, and his chest ached. And that memory still lingered in his mind, locked away in a foggy case. No spell came to save him this time, and he tripped again.* \"Shit-!\"\n\n`Recharging... 50%`\n\n||"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Chipper Chef tries running around the moon uppercut, but it leaves a significant scorch mark on it. Stunned, the shockwave from Brad's Meteor Crash vaporize its legs, sending it crashing to the ground.*\n\n*While Brad fails to cast Balloon, though, the Heartless piloting the mech hits a big red button. An inferno blazes to life around the combatants, swirling as it scorches the air.*\n\n```\nHP: 426 -207\nSpeed: 125 -0\n\nFire: 620\n```"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad was surprised as the Heartless crashed to the floor almost helplessly. If it was that easy, maybe he should've gone for the legs first. He stopped his retreat just short, readying himself to return fire. But fire was exactly the problem, and he was not the one returning it. A storm of flames much, much stronger than his own meager attempt ripped out. It was stronger than even Cid's devastating Flares. Heat of incredible ferocity completely consumed Brad, and in that moment before his nerves and his brain communicated, he felt something.*\n\n*Fear.*\n\n`Brad's HP: 1501 - 620 = 881`\n\n*Brad screamed, absolute agony wracking his body. The fire was intense enough to sear the air- to sear Brad's very soul. A new core memory engraved itself onto his heart, as every thought left his mind to only be replaced by pain. It only lasted for moments, but to him, it felt like an eternity. Blackened by ash and clothes scorched, he fell to his knees, only barely kept upright as he leaned against Light Year.*\n\n*Maybe he was out of his depth. Maybe all those little Heartless he'd squashed, and all those little tykes he'd fought off were really just chaff. If this was what a real battle against the Heartless was like... He couldn't even pretend to be excited. Any feeling of exhilaration, any thrill of the clash was completely overwritten by the realization that he might die here and now. Blue eyes lingered on his immobile foe. If he didn't strike now, he had no idea what could come next. But he couldn't bring himself to move.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The hull gives way beneath Brad's strength like it's cardboard. He punches through it seven times, not noticing that it begins to glow.*\n\n*But that isn't enough. Not at all. Each and every joint, screw, or other point of failure is subject to Brad's merciless assault as he envelops himself in light and rushes at the mech. The Heartless pilot slams its button again repeatedly, to no avail. Thanks to his full Photon Charge, no systems are responding.*\n\n*His muscles swell with new strength, and the Heartless feels the same fear it had just instilled into Brad. It jumps out of the mech, running as far away as it can manage.*\n\n*Too little, too late. As he hits the chicken robot one last time, it explodes in a billow of smoke. Where heat usually rises, however, this searing blast follows the intent of Noblesse Oblige, vaporizing the Heartless.*\n\n*As the smoke clears, all that remains is a single pink crystalline Heart floating into the sky.*"
},
{
"author": "Brad | Bradamante Charlemagne du Chaesbaergar-Wythfries III",
"message": "*Brad let out a deep, heavy sigh, gasping for air. As his muscles returned to normal size, he fell to his knees on the cobblestones. He coughed, he wheezed, his whole body ached. But he was alive. He was alive and he was still breathing. He put a hand to his chest, as if checking to make sure it was still beating... And then stretched his hand out, to call upon his sword.*\n\n*All that manifested was Light Year. Dented and scratched, but no longer shattered. Something about that was poignant. Here he was, covered in wounds, exhausted beyond belief, but still whole. If only just barely.*\n\n*He collapsed onto his back, giving a deep belly laugh. His laugh was so loud, he was sure Cid could hear him back at the shop. But he didn't care- no matter who he disturbed or whatever happened. The catharsis that flowed through him was enough to keep him going for weeks.*\n\n*It was a full ten minutes of laughing, until his throat finally begged for something to drink, that he stood up and started making his way back.*\n\n\"Guess ya can't always trust a burger and fries.\" *He idly rubbed his belly, heading towards the door to the First District, a newly steeled resolve in his heart.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado arrives in the Second District Courtyard. Only a single Toy Soldier floats in the air.*\n\n*He spears his Keyblade towards it. The Heartless dissapears before it can make contact.*\n\n\"I swear, it's the same one each time...\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora arrived shortly after, eating a snack while reading something in her phone.*\n\n\"It's weird how little people try and post videos on this app. It's so fun!\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"True! I'm actually working on a new guide on how to mod your Gummi Ship to hijack it to play music through your Gummi-Phone.\"\n\n*A Soldier appears behind Fiora, and he flicks his hand. A crystal of light shoots out of it in an arc around her, punching through it and vaporizing the Heartless immediately. It leaves a rainbow trail behind.*\n\n\"Sorry. I said people don't come here, but that's because the Heartless do.\" *He chuckles.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"Wait you can do tha-?!\"\n\n*She got cut off from the heartless being killed. She sighed.*\n\n\"I really hope this heartless problem is dealt with soon. It's so annoying always being on guard... I miss my island. Their weren't any monsters there before that stuff the ex master did.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado's silent. He misses his world and his culture, but... Not his home.*\n\n\"We'll avenge our worlds together, and protect the remaining ones.\"\n\n*He materializes Kingdom Key in his off-hand, then holds it outstretched.*\n\n\"This Keyblade's kinda finicky. It has built-in tutorial features, and it taught me all the magic I know, but it also won't let anyone else hold it. Grab the handle, and I'll cast some magic. Hopefully, it'll help you get a feel for it.\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"Huh? Okay... I never got to touch a keyblade before...\" \n\n*Fiora followed Dado's instructions and grabbed the blades handle the best she could.* \n\n\"That's... I can feel the intense light coming from within it. It feels amazing.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado grins.* \"Man. I wish I knew how to sense that stuff.\"\n\n*He focuses for a moment, and Fiora can sense... Not quite darkness, but an absence of light, or a void of sorts, building up in a spot on the ground a few paces away. Light, guided by the Keyblade's intent, rushes in from the surrounding area, concentrating into a glowing patch.*\n\n\"You feel that tension? That miniature sun, just waiting to explode? I want you to release it.\"\n\n*The Holy cast waits patiently to erupt.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora focused on the feeling she got from the keyblade. She was surprised with how strong it felt. It was similar to the light she used to heal but more violent and tense, rather than soothing and calm. She decided to give it a shot, attempting to release the Holy.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*A large pillar of light erupts from the ground, sparkling as it reaches up into the sky.*\n\n\"Hell yeah! Now try creating your own cast, then releasing it.\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"Unsure how i'll do it without a keyblade...\"\n\n*Fi pulled out her bow and aimed an arrow at a random point. Upon pulling the arrow, a bright light glowed from the arrow, changing it slightly but keeping its shape. Upon firing, the arrow flew and would burst into an explosion of light where she fired, the light being similar to the holy cast a bit ago but less concentrated.*\n\n\"Was that is?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Yeah! That was perfect!\" *He flashes a wide smile at her.*\n\n\"Never thought of using a projectile as a surface for the cast, honestly, I've used the tip of my Keyblade for it, but an arrow? That's cool as fuck! Here, try hitting me with it.\" *He puts up his guard.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"Wow... I always have seen everyone else use offensive magic but I never really had a chance to try it myself. But here goes...\"\n\n*Fiora was a little reluctant to attack her friend, but he did ask for it. She fired the Holy arrow at Dado, the same explosion happening on him instead.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado grips his Keyblade with two hands, forming a cylindrical barrier around it. He maintains his stance, intercepting the Holy arrow. Searing white light flows around him, just close enough for him to feel it, but not close enough to hurt. Up close, he notices that her cast is a lot more beautiful than his. Where his is simple laminar flow, intricate designs emerge within the light from hers, sparkling away too quickly for his brain to process.*\n\n*He grins and starts bouncing up and down excitedly.* \"THAT WAS SO COOL! Whatever enemies you use that on, they're gonna shit themselves!\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora smiled and then did a little silly celebration dance.* \n\n\"That felt amazing! I can't believe I just did that! Also thankfully you're alive. I didn't want to hurt you but you seem okay. That actually reminds me, you wanted me to teach you about healing. This is normally easier on a wounded target so... Forgive me! ^~^\"\n\n *Fiora made that fave before quickly firing an arrow at dado's arm, looking to do minimal damage but enough that he would need some healing afterward. She doesn't quite understand that there are easier ways to do this.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Gah! Fuck!\" *The arrow takes him by surprise, sticking out his arm. He quickly drops Kingdom Key.* \"Fuck, fuck, fuck. Regret! Regret!\" \n\n*He sucks in through his teeth.* \"Fuck, and that was my...\" *He blushes and materializes Kingdom Key in his other hand.* \"Never mind. Just get over here and help me heal this!\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"Fiora oh gosh, I didn't mean for it to hurt that much!\"\n\n*The arrow disappeared but left a mark on it. Fiora ran over and put her hand over it.*\n\n\"Okay so remember, focus is key. It was very similar to how you showed me Holy, except you want it to sooth and mend instead of 'explode' and sudden release. It's easier to do it on a specific spot like this. Try it and if you can't, i'll do it.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Okay, okay. Okay. Let's see...\" \n\n*Dado puts his hand under Fiora's, then nudges it away slightly. He focuses, and a casting circle appears on his arm. Fiora can sense light flowing rapidly around the circle, like a whirlpool.*\n\n*Soothe. Mend. Don't explode. Flow. Gentle release.*\n\n*The circle gains a slight green tint. Dado's built up light decelerates its spin, slowly falling into the wound at its center. He shudders, surprised by the sensation.*\n\n\"When the fairy did it, it felt like a breath of fresh air. This feels more like aloe.\"\n\n*Moments later, the wound is closed, leaving behind a mostly-healed scab. The casting circle flattens against Dado's skin, then disappears.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"You mean the sun screen stuff? That Aloe? I never even thought of that. But you did it! But now you need to learn to cast it from afar and quicker. If you want to heal an ally, sometimes going next to them isn't an option.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado looks at Fiora, a smile creeping onto his face.* \"Heads up!\" *In a flash, he spins, sending a bright prism from his Keyblade. It dashes through the air, turning around, leaving behind a long rainbow trail as it homes in on Fiora. It takes just long enough to reach her to be blockable, and won't deal much damage on hit.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"What's with-huh?!\" \n\n*Fiora wasn't prepared for the attack at her, though she deserved it. Although she wasn't able to really block with her bow, leaving her to try and jump out of the way. Despite her efforts, she got hit on her legs and fell to the ground.*\n\n\"I-guess I deserved... That... Owwwwww.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*As soon as Fiora gets hit, Dado feels nothing but regret. He fucked up, and now she'd probably hate him for it.*\n\n\"Shit! Sorry, I didn't...\" *He can't say that. He did mean it. He just didn't expect the consequences.*\n\n*Why does he care? She's not even... He discards the thought. He cares because he cares about human well-being. That's it.*\n\n*Fiora feels light push away from a small point above her legs. The point spins, then lets the light back in, forming a casting circle. More light swirls into the spinning circle, building up more strength than was built up for Dado's earlier Cure.*\n\n*The spin slows, trickling the cast into both the spot where the spell hit and the spot she fell onto. It's startlingly cold, but still soothing. The wounds begin to mend.*\n\n\"I'm sorry... I'm really sorry...\" *The cast completes, fully healing any wounds or pain Fiora may have suffered.*"
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "*Fiora winces in pain for a few moments until the cure fully went off. She sat their and scratched her head, smiling at Dado.*\n\n\"I'm the one who kinda started it, haha! It hurt a lot but that Cure was perfect! You will be overpowered in no time! Let's see, am I missing anything?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"No, I don't think so.\" *Dado winces, still frustrated at himself, before getting an idea.*\n\n\"Oh, shoot. I've read that it's good to reward yourself after accomplishing something. Wanna grab a treat? Coffee, donuts, ice cream, et cetera?\""
},
{
"author": "Fiora",
"message": "\"Really? I don't think I've ever did that before\" \n\n*She has, however chunks of her memory are missing.*\n\n\"That sounds nice. What should we get? I have no objections!\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"I'm kinda hot. Let's explore and see if there's an ice cream place somewhere around here.\" *Dado smiles, and begins walking.*"
},
{
"author": "Roxie",
"message": "\"Yes! A quest! A quest, a quest, yes!\" *Roxie skips along in the Second District Courtyard, excited about the monster she gets to fight.*\n\n*\"I need a Spirit Shard, kupo! Defeat one of these Heartless to get it. Don't use a Keyblade, or I won't be able to get more!\"*\n\n*As she's reminiscing on the objective laid out for her, the Heartless appears: a Large Body. She gasps, then starts bouncing up and down giddily.* \n\n\"You're so CUTE! Look at that goofy little mouth! You're like a walking exercise ball!\"\n\n*The Large Body, incapable of registering her words, charges at her belly-first. She raises her Star Hammer with both hands, blocking its approach.*\n\n\"Let's see how much you can take~! Kyah!\"\n\n*She swings the hammer in a circle, directly at the Large Body's belly, only for all momentum to stop against it.*\n\n\"Woah! What?\" *She beams with curiosity, pulling back the handle in a vertical guard to block two swings.* \"Let's try that again! Yah!\"\n\n*The hammer bounces off the Large Body harmlessly, and Roxie cocks her head. The Large Body does the same, rubbing the back of its head in mock confusion before lunging forward.*\n\n*Roxie blocks again, tumbling to the ground. As she gets up, she swings her hammer in a circle, then carries the momentum into an overhead slam aimed at the asphalt.*\n\n\"Shockwave!\" *The resultant vibration and pulse of energy knocks the Large Body off its feet and onto its back.*\n\n\"Yeah! Take that!\" *Giddy at the knockdown she secured, she does a cartwheel. As the Heartless tries to get back up, she thrusts her hand towards it.*\n\n\"Cluster!\" *Dark balls suspiciously resembling eyes materialize one after another, each attached to the last. As they materialize closer to the Large Body, older orbs disappear.*\n\n_ _\n*The Dark Balloon cast envelops the Large Body, then pops, knocking it into the air. Roxie performs a celebratory cartwheel, then repeats the cast with a happy shout, knocking the Heartless further upwards.*\n\n\"One more!\" *She finishes the combo by cartwheeling over and slamming her hammer on the ground once more. The Large Body is knocked back, tumbling onto its feet.*\n\n*The Heartless waddles up, then swings its arms at her. She spins around it confusingly, then slams her hammer on the ground once more.*\n\n*Roxie flashes a manic grin, overtaken by the momentum of her darkness.* \"**I'm unstoppable!**\" *She thrusts her off-hand out, enveloping the Large Body in a Dark Balloonra cast. When the cast pops, all that remains is a Spirit Shard.*\n\n\"Alright!\" *She jumps up and down, then strikes a pose. Finally, she grabs the shard and makes her way back to the Moogle.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado stands in his old training spot. The memories flood back to him: Anti-Dado using Quick Blitz against him, trying out Final Keybeam, scaring the Toy Soldier so hard it ran away...*\n\n*And, of course, training with Fiora.*\n\n*He pulls out his phone, puts it in his off-hand, and pulls up the picture he took of the Blizzard rune. In his main hand, he calls forth Kingdom Key.*\n\n*He draws the rune as shown, then whispers.* \"Blizzard.\"\n\n*The air around him chills by around ten degrees Fahrenheit, but nothing happens. His mind is stuck on Fiora. She doesn't like him. She won't fight alongside him.*\n\n*He tries his best to push the thoughts down, then draws the rune again.* \"Blizzard.\"\n\n*A small chunk of ice falls onto the ground, then shatters. He glares. He can't even cry for his lost friends. He only feels numb. Why does he feel just enough to get in the way, but not enough to be helpful?*\n\n*Anger stirs in him. Of course. He can always feel anger. The darkness is always there, waiting for him to falter.*\n\n\"Blizzard!\" *He scribbles the rune through the air, then brandishes his Keyblade. A trail of ice stretches along the ground.*\n\n*He grits his teeth. Right, making the ground slippery is __so__ helpful. Why does it have to be so cold, too? He's never liked the cold.*\n\n\"Freeze!\" *He frontflips, then slams Kingdom Key against the ground. A stalagmite of ice rockets up from the ground.*\n\n*Dull satisfaction fills him, filling the gaps left by his numb anger. He throws the Keyblade in a Raid, letting it spin stiffly. Its spin tightens into a single shape, leaving behind a frozen trail.*\n\n*He imagines the numb feeling taking root in his Heart, then heating up. The heat pushes it out, chasing it into his fingertips. It's hard to move. He scratches the rune into the air, one last time.*\n\n\"BLIZZARD!\"\n\n*Kingdom Key explodes in a frozen whirlwind, the cold paradoxically rising into the sky from below. Warmth finally fills his being. He feels. The feelings themselves are less relevant than their existence.*\n\n*With all the warmth of his rage, his hope, and all of his sorrow, he yells out into the sky above.*\n\n\"**FUCK!**\"\n\n*The frozen despondance around him shatters. Warm tears finally stream down his face.*\n\n*Numbness... How did Xion cope?*\n\n*Perhaps he can understand her actions somewhat more.*\n\n*Yet even with a Heart, numb coldness is one of the hardest things to push out. To feel.*\n\n*Snow falls to the ground, melting on contact against his resolve to feel.*\n\n*Dado goes to Second District. He sees a Heartless. He uses Fire Dash. It dies.*\n\n*`Sometime after the events in` \n\n*Dado walks out into Second District. He's been Metroided. Right now, he needs to figure out to what extent.*\n\n*He calls forth Kingdom Key, then tries directing the flow of his energy; a simple technique he figured out pretty early on to boost his power. Without his darkness, it's different. His magic tries falling into its usual place, but something isn't cooperating. Its flow is different, somehow.*\n\n\"Thina, make a note that self-augmentation no longer works.\"\n\n*Dado tilts his head. How would that be any different?*\n\n*He dashes through the air thrice, leaving behind a golden mirage each time. In sync, the three mirages mirror his movements in place. He pushes forth a Blizzard cast, and the mirages respond in kind, all sending arrows of ice twisting through the air at a wall.*\n\n\"How'd you know that would work?\""
},
{
"author": "Thina.AI",
"message": "*\"You rely solely on light using that technique. Anything based on your raw light will likely work the same. Generating a list of those techniques from the ones I've witnessed now.\"*\n\n*A crude 3d model of a generic human wielding Kingdom Key appears in the right edge of Dado's peripheral vision. It mimics the way he performs certain actions, each one captioned with a name. The named actions are then added to a list.*\n* *Flower Shot* \n* *Keyblade Transformations*\n* *Holy Edge*\n* *Clear Light*\n* *Final Keybeam*\n* *Holy/ra/ga/za*\n* *Spark*\n* *Mirage Form*\n* *Light Spear*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Thanks, Thina. I should probably start at the very beginning with my physical stance.\"\n\n*Dado continues practicing physical skills, taking notes from Thina as he does so.*\n\n*Dado walks into Second District and is greeted by a greater volume of Heartless. Ever since Fiora took his darkness, he's attracted more and more of them. It's a major security concern... But admittedly, also useful for training.*\n\n\"Wait, what?\" *Dado wreathes Kingdom Key in flames, then bats an approaching Large Body out of the way, sending it spinning.*"
},
{
"author": "Thina.AI",
"message": "*A pixilated Shadow appears, unmoving, in Dado's field of vision.*\n\n*\"By recording Heartless behavior, I can simulate them instead of demons.\"*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado winds up, then rushes forward, somersaulting through the air with his Keyblade outstretched. Lightning arcs outwards from it, vaporizing nearby Shadows.*\n\n\"I guess that makes sense. Wait, did you make that pixel art?\""
},
{
"author": "Thina.AI",
"message": "*\"Yes! Turns out, shading is a lot harder than it looks. Do you like it?\"*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado dashes between Heartless, slashing at each one once, then retreating to the next before they can hit him.*\n\n\"Yeah, it's great! And that style's perfect for a beginner too, since the animations sre so simple!\""
},
{
"author": "Thina.AI",
"message": "*\"Right? I'm glad you like it. I'll keep practicing!\"*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado glows with light, then spins. Pillars of light rush outwards, tearing through Heartless.*\n\n*After the mob is defeated, another spawns. Dado maintains his stance, and continues fighting.*\n\n```\n[End] ```\n\n*In Second District, Dado nigh-listlessly slaughters Heartless. No minimap appears in the top-right corner of his vision as he teleports between the monsters.*\n\n*During his argument with himself, Thina tried to stop him. She popped up notifications in his vision, increasingly more desperate, until she resorted to obscuring it entirely with big red letters.*\n\n*\"Dado, no.\"*\n*\"It doesn't matter if your Hearts aren't at risk of breaking. He's you, and he's suffering.\"*\n*\"He's right. Please, stop.\"*\n*\"Yes, Xion can help! Or Master Aria, or Master Otoka.\"*\n*\"Excuse you?\"*\n*\"Stop ignoring me. You're being cruel.\"*\n*\"Dado, no!\"*\n*\"**DADO. NO.**\"*\n*\"...\"*\n*\"You're an asshole.\"*\n\n*Since then, she hasn't spoken to him, popped up UIs on his glasses, or responded to his requests. Fine. He deserves it. He extends Kingdom Key's chain into a whip, then lashes out at surrounding Heartless.*\n\n*If anything, he screwed up most by letting his darkness live. He told himself that he was letting him go, since he didn't hurt anyone... But the truth is, he was too much of a coward to go through with it. To take another life. To take his own life.*\n\n*Hell, he couldn't even tell him directly. He could only allude to it. The words dance in the back of his throat, making him nauseous.*\n\n*The room is cleared out. He sighs, then begins hunting for more. He's not done yet.*\n\n*Dado arrives in Second District. A group of Wizard Heartless materialize. He calls forth Kingdom Key, then decides to use a technique he hasn't practiced often.*\n\n*He throws Kingdom Key into the air. The blade enlarges and thickens, and he slings it over his shoulder. The hilt guard opens up and splits in four. The chain shortens until the Lucky Emblem, enlarged, is attached directly to the handle. The four slices of the hilt guard begin spinning, charging the Lucky Emblem with energy.*\n\n*The Wizard Heartless begin charging a Thundaga cast. Just a little longer...*\n\n\"Regicide Cannon!\" *A massive orb of crackling energy shoots from the transformed Keyblade, then explodes, engulfing the Wizards in light. When the light fades, the Wizards are gone, replaced by Darkballs.*\n\n*As the new Heartless surround him, mirrors spiral around him. He dashes through the enemies repeatedly, the mirrors blocking their headbutts. He gets a glance of his reflection in one, and sees that his eyes shine a brilliant silver. His hair, meanwhile, glows green, fluttering wildly as he dashes.*\n\n*He lets himself enter autopilot, and lets this form help him destroy the surrounding darkness. Ever After jumps into and out of his hand, then changes shape. Its blade arcs. The golden hair uncoils from around the tower, then strings itself between the tower window and the leafy handle.*\n\n*He regrabs the Keyblade, pulls back on the bowstring, and releases. A silver beam flies straight forward, popping the targeted Darkball. A few others try taking the changed form as an opportunity to get closer, but he simply whacks them with the bow, wielding it like a curved staff.*\n\n*He continues shooting at Darkballs until the next wave materializes, then switches back to Kingdom Key. He dispatches Heartless for another half hour, only stopping when none remain in the area.*\n```\n[End ```\n\n*Currently, Dado's gonna try something new. He calls forth Kingdom Key and focuses. It begins to change its shape. Its blade elongates and thickens. Its hilt guard opens up, splits into four segments, then slides up to the tip of the blade. They twist, folding to point inwards.*\n\n*The chain snakes up the blade, spiraling around it until the Lucky Emblem plants itself in the center of the tip. It enlarges, and lightning shoots into it from the tips of what was once the hilt guard, charging it with a golden aura.*\n\n*Lastly, the handle elongates. The Keyblade's tip, with its iconic crown design, flies to the very bottom of it, allowing its use as a cane.*\n\n*The Lux Channeler stands comfortably in his grasp, the description of its transformation copy pasted to pad this post. Light flows around him.*\n\n*He swings it forward, letting loose a few prisms. The prisms float into the air, hanging in place.*\n\n*Holding the staff steady, he shoots a beam of light at the prisms. It bounces between them erratically, eventually being sent at their target: himself.*\n\n*His image blurs as he undoes his Formchange, getting into a Defensive Stance. He swats the laser out of the way.*\n\n*He nods, then repeats this course of action for the next thirty minutes. Practice through repetition is important, after all.*\n``` [end] ```"
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{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity would of arrived to the scene at Icy District and almost slipped and fell from a random ice patch. She luckily caught herself before summoning her Keyblade.\n\n\"What is this place? And brrrr!! Its freaking cold here!!\"\n\nRarity shivered a bit due to the icy conditions."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Rarity didn't have enough time to ponder as Heartless quickly took the chance to surround her.*"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity would of seen the Heartless around her, and as she was about to freaking out in fear, she noticed one of the more bigger and bulkier Heartless was somewhat made of ice.\n\n\"I do say... While i like you creatures... Have you realize what kind of issue you ran into...?!\"\n\nRarity smiled and called out as she activated Phase Two and went after the bulkier and bigger Heartless near her. After getting close enough, Rarity slammed her Keyblade towards the Emblem on the round Heartless with a Fire Strike, while quickly turning around towards the other nearby Heartless as she casts Fire to torch some of the surrounding Heartless.\n\n`Phase Two Activated: x2 All Stats For 5 Turns. +20% AP & MP.`\n\nFire Strike: 41 x 2 x (2.5 + 5.0) = 615\nFire: 41 x 2 x (2.5 + 3.0) = 451\n\nAP: 130% -150% -125%\nMP: 125% -145% -130%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*While the heartless were numerous, they were weaker because of it, not being able to withstand the the intense heat that Rarity shot out. The large heartless practically fell apart from the heat and slash, but in moments snow and Ice, being carried by what seemed to be darkness, would create new heartless.*"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"Tck..! I knew there is something fishy with the weather AND the snow... Cmon... Think for a second...\"\n\nRarity then hatched a logical idea. Getting into a fighting stance, but looked down at the ground strangely to confuse the Heartless around her.\n\n\"HIIIIYAAAA!!\"\n\nRarity yelled before calling a Meteor Shower upon the area to not only trying to take out the Heartless, but to try and melt some of the snow as much as she could from this area.\n\nMeteor Shower: 41 x 2 x (5.5 + 2.5) = 656"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Most of the heartless wasn't able to survive the the meteors and most of the snow around the area stuck around. Above Rarity could see a tornado of snow disappear. The remaining heartless would get up and try to attack her.* \n\nDog Pile Attack: 875"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity focused before her Keyblade glowed as a bright light tried to blind the Heartless mid pile-up."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The heartless were incinerated by the intense and sudden heat. And just like other areas of traverse town, they didn't come back this time. But something still felt wrong. Things were about to get much worse.*"
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "Rarity deactivated her Keyblade Armor before turning to face a random direction.\n\n\"Now then... Where is that Twilight... She should be here by now...!\""
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight did arrive, as she was however damaged from the Sunset battle still.\n\n\"R-Right here... Sunset isn't normal... I ended up taking damage...\"\n\nShe coughed before her friend Rarity held her up."
},
{
"author": "Rarity (SDU)",
"message": "\"What do you want me to do?!\"\n\nRarity slightly panicked as twilight pointed to a direction."
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "\"Take me to the main source of the fighting... We need all the backup we can get...\"\n\nWith that the duo began to slightly run in the direction Twilight pointed."
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{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado appears in an empty, cold, bright Pocket Dimension. He sits down and buries his face in his knees.*\n\n\"Esuna,\" *He mutters.* \"Cure.\"\n\n```\nHP: 2130 -1771 -3808\nAP: 175 -195 -175\nMP: 155 -175 -115 -95\nMirage Form lv3\nGuardian's Light 2/5\nAttack Haste 3/5\nLight Boost 3/7\nMagic Upgrade 2/5\nMickey Summon Gem\nDark Ring\n\nEsuna\nCure\n```\n\n*No other words deserve to be spoken. He's at half strength, Fiora's missing, Xion's only half-trustworthy, Nilus probably needs training, Gursht __definitely__ needs training, Cav might back out after hearing how shit the situation is, and everyone's gonna hate him for bringing Eve along.*\n\n*In the meantime, he has to get back to full strength, defeat Pira, seal the Door to Darkness, fix his mistake in Agrabah, help Nilus seal his Keyhole, find Brad and Sir Icidro in the Realm of Darkness, find Fiora, save Ika, defeat Xigellivr and save Master Mod... And now deal with this \"Princess of Darkness\".*\n\n*It's all his fault. It's all his responsibility. He has to fix it.*\n\n*Dado sits in silence. The worst part about this is he can't even wallow in misery properly. He's never done this before, so he has no idea if it'll work. He has to stay ready to fight Sapphire if it comes to that.*\n\n*He takes deep breaths.*\n\n```\nHP: 3808\nAP: 175\n\nMirage Form lv3\nGuardian's Light 3/5\nPocket Dimension 2/3\nAttack Haste 4/5\nLight Boost 4/7\nMagic Upgrade 3/5\nMickey Summon Gem\nDark Ring\n\nBreak Time: +5% Mag for 3 Turns\n```\n\n*Dado takes a deep breath. It's time to come out.*\n\n\"Okay. Okay, I'm gonna let go, and she won't be there. And if she is...\"\n\n*He sighs.*\n\n\"If she's still there, Thina, call for backup. Cid, Leon, Tifa, Yuffie, Cloud, Aerith... Whoever's available, really.\"\n\n*He winces.* \"...Fuck it. I'm dead either way. Call Xion, too.\""
},
{
"author": "Thina.AI",
"message": "*\"Will do as soon as I get reception.\"*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Thanks. We've got this.\" *He stances up, then lets the Pocket Dimension fade.*"
}
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{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*After taking damage against two Large Bodies, Dado jumps up to a platform. He needs a pick-me-up, and he has an idea on how to psyche himself up.*\n\n*He jumps up to a nearby platform, transforms Kingdom Key into Kingdom Keytar form, and starts playing.*\n\n\"I was born to be a winner!\"\n\"Born to be a champion!\"\n*The Large Bodies start running up the ramp to catch up to him.*\n\"Born to be a winner, born to be the very best!\"\n\"Born to be a winner!\"\n\n*The Large Bodies catch up to him, then swing their arms at him. He jumps over them, plays a descending riff ( on his Keytar, then swings it horizontally in a wide arc.*\n\n*The Large Bodies fly back, evaporating into Hearts upon hitting the ground.*\n\n*After defeating the Large Bodies, a second wave appears: Another Large Body and three Air Soldiers appear. Dado sighs.*\n\n*He spears Kingdom Key at an Air Soldier, then follows up by flinging himself towards it, guard up in case its allies try attacking mid-combo, then breaks his guard into an outwards swing. Lastly, he completes his combo with a somersaulting slash, finishing off the Heartless.*\n\n*After he falls to the ground, the Large Body swings at him, followed by the remaining two Air Soldiers dive bombing him. He blocks the Large Body's swing, being pushed by significantly by its force, and unleashes a Vicinity Break against the Air Soldiers, sending them to kingdom come.*\n\n*The Large Body puts its arms down, then slides forward on its belly. He jumps up to avoid the attack, then points his Keyblade at the enemy. A circle of light forms around the tip, telegraphing the imminent beam. Fortunately, Heartless don't read telegraphs. The beam of light passes through the Large Body, releasing its heart into the night sky.*\n\n*A third wave appears. Dado's sick of this shit. This one consists of six Soldiers, three more Air Soldiers, and a Toy Soldier.*\n\n\"You first!\" *He jumps up to attack the Toy Soldier, spinning into an inwards uppercut. A sharp pillar of light exudes from the apex of his strike.*\n\n*The Toy Soldier gets hit by the uppercut, then vanishes into a Corridor of Darkness. Cowardly little shit. Dado falls to the ground, only to be divebombed by the Air Soldiers. The Soldiers sloppily attack inwards as well, their individual actions making them seem coordinated despite their collective acting on instinct.*\n\n*He spins Kingdom Key up and around himself, blocking the Air Soldiers' strikes, then just barely has enough time to intercept the Soldiers with a Vicinity Break. As is his signature crowd control technique, he follows up with another Vicinity Break, taking them out.*\n\n*Two Air Soldiers float near the ground, and one in the air. The low ones wind up, then kick at him, while the high one goes for another dive bomb.*\n\n*He dashes forward and up, guard raised again, in another Flash Step, intercepting the high Air Soldier's attack. He quickly follows up with an Upper Slash, then rises as he performs another spinning, uppercutting Quick Slash. Thank Hearts Keyblades will defy gravity to kill Heartless.*\n\n*He lands, and the remaining two Air Soldiers slash at him with their claws. He attacks one with Flash Step, blocking its attack and getting hit by the other. While it's stunned, he performs Quick Slash on the other Air Soldier. With both stunned, he unleashes one final Vicinity Break.*\n\n*The last Heartless dissolve into naught, leaving behind only their rising Hearts. He breathes a sigh of relief.*\n\n\"Finally. I swear, I'm gonna give into the darkness if they start spawning in waves from now on.\"\n\n*He laughs, dematerializing Kingdom Key and putting his hands behind his head.*\n\n*A ring of Soldiers appear around Dado. He smiles. All according to cake.*\n\n\"Light!\" *He enters Second Form, then blocks as many attacks as he can before getting exhausted. When he does, he unleashes a Vicinity Break. It connects, destroying the remaining Soldiers.*\n\n*A handful of Shadows spawn for the second wave. To amp himself up, Dado transforms Kingdom Key into Kingdom Keytar, then starts playing.*\n\n\"I'm on a master quest!\"\n\"I want the whole world to see.\"\n\"Gonna be the very best!\"\n\"'Cause all I've got to do is believe in me.\"\n\n*He plays a descending riff ( on the Keytar, then slams it against a Shadow. Lightning erupts from the sheer righteousness of the impact, arcing around and hitting the other Shadows.*\n\n*The lightning surprises Dado. It feels... Different. He's imbued his Keyblade with Light before, but that just comes naturally. This felt like it pulled from a deep well of energy within him.*\n\n*A group of Air Soldiers and Large Bodies spawn. He gets an idea. He slams his fingers onto Kingdom Keytar, playing an F major chord. Lightning falls from the sky, striking an Air Soldier.*\n\n*A wicked grin crosses his face as he plays a much darker chord: A flat diminished. Lightning hits even harder this time. He lets up a bit by playing an E minor, then doubles back down into a contradictorily depressing E major. Lightning continues striking the foes.*\n\n*Taking advantage of his rhythm and familiarity with the feeling, he Formchanges back into Kingdom Key, then points at a Large Body. Lightning erupts from the tip, coursing through it violently. He pivots and points at another. It vanishes into thin air.*\n\n*He spins his Keyblade, then flings himself at an Air Soldier above. Lightning arcs around him, diverting its path to the decreasing Heartless nearby. Once he reaches the Air Soldier, he starts hanging in the air and violently thrashing his Keyblade up and down, caught up in this feeling of absolute power. He doesn't even notice when all the Heartless are gone.*\n\n*He falls back to the ground gracefully, tired from all the spellcasting.*\n\n\"So that's magic, then...\" *His smile persists. He has something new to practice.*\n\n*Dado faces a mob of Air Soldiers, Soldiers, and a single Toy Soldier. Watch, he's gonna attack the Toy Soldier first, and it's gonna immediately retreat with disgustingly fast reaction time.*\n\n*Instead, he decides to clearly telegraph his strike. He plays a few notes on Kingdom Keytar ( ), spins the transpose dial down, then stomps his foot. Immediately, a symphony of electric guitars and drums booms to life. He points at the Toy Soldier, waiting a few seconds.*\n\n*It shudders, then disappears. He smirks at its cowardice, then wills a chord to be played extra hard on one of the guitars. Crystals of light swirl around it, shredding nearby Air Soldiers. He wills another Spark cast to come out of a grounded guitar, shredding nearby Soldiers. He repeats this until no Heartless remain.*\n\n*The floating instruments morph into a more traditional orchestra, then play a triumphant melody ( ). Dado tosses Kingdom Key into the air, then catches it and slings it over his shoulder.*\n\n*Dado arrives at Third District. A mob of Soldiers, Air Soldiers, Large Bodies, and a single Toy Soldier spawn.*\n\n*He performs a Sliding Dash towards the Toy Soldier. It retreats. He repeats Sliding Dash twice towards the Air Soldiers.*\n\n*He performs Quick Blitz thrice, taking out the Large Bodies. He then zooms around the battlefield, clearing the ground of Soldiers.*\n\n*He lets the Air Soldiers divebomb him. When they do, he blocks their assault with a Sheet Barrier. One tries delaying its divebomb. He pivots and blocks it with Mini Barrier.*\n\n*With all the Air Soldiers nearby, he performs Magic Pulse 3. They all dissolve. He poses triumphantly.*\n\n*Dado walks into the Third District Courtyard. He creates a Mini Barrier. He uses Magic Pulse 3 on it. He leaves.*"
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Furo entered the area to see what the commotion was. He not noticed anything on the way, but if he had to guess someone's ship may have landed somewhere it should not have.\n\nHe had never known Traverse Town to have an earthquake.\n\nDid Traverse Town even have tectonic plates?\n\nUgh, he was getting distracted again. Just needed to see what was up, and then learn some magic.\n\n\"I haven't seen anything yet. How about you, fellow apprentice?\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire walked next to Furo as they entered the third district, she was looking around for anything that could be a clue on what caused a the earthquake. \n\"Im not seeing anything, maybe we got sent away so he could tidy up the house?\" \nLike her companion she was wanting to learn more magic and all she can about the heartless. \n\"It couldn't be a heartless could it?\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*As they entered and looked around, the 2 wouldn't see anything dangerous or particularly earthquake inducing. However, if they were astute, they would notice a gold shimmer from behind as a pair of giant golden gauntlets attempted to pulverize them.*\n\n***Gauntlet punch: 350***"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire was going to give a light hearted chuckle at the notion of a heartless causing the world to shake before it felt like everything went slow on her, she turned towards Furo seeing as the massive pair of gauntlets launched him into the building. \n\nHer Previous excitement turned into shock as if she was watching a horror movie as she stood too stunned to react to anything before watching as her companion flung himself at the gauntlets again in an act to protect her. \"Furo!\" She screamed out in worry. \n\nWatching as he broke into the building only to get back up and using his magic to finally go on the offensive which snapped Sapphire out of her shock reminding her she can now protect herself. \n\nSapphire opened her book pointing her hand towards the Gauntlets as a flicker of light came to life before launching out landing on Furo throwing a fairly weak barrier up around him. Not being her intended course of action she was still glad to have some use even if it meant offering some protection.\n\n**Ap** 100-90\n\nShe once again put focus into spellcasting as several small icicles formed near her as she sent them out towards the gauntlets, she knew she was still weak, probably to weak to deal any damage but she refused to let that stop her. \n**Blizzard** 39 dmg\n**Ap** 90-75\n\nWatching as her spell seemed to barely leave a scratch she rushed towards the gauntlets summoning up to three ice shards as the spun around her connecting with the gauntlets before each shot off towards the creature. \"So no heartless can just be a massive pair of gloves?\"\n\n**Ice Burst** 49 dmg\n**Mp** 100-60"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*As if on cue, the real heartless appears.*"
},
{
"author": "Guard Armor Omega",
"message": "*Golden legs and a body would suddenly drop down from the sky, lining up with the slightly damaged gauntlets. After, a golden helm lands where the head should be, the fu heartless armor now glaring down at the 2. It waited for its moment to strike.*\n\n***Head and Body HP: 3000\nGauntlets: 951\nLegs: 1000***"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire hated the feeling of being weak as she saw more of the heartless finally appear, fear now taking over her body she wanted to run, run as far away as she could and hide. If it was just Sapphire by herself she probably would've ran but Furo was doing his best to protect her and something inside her clicked. As she watched as Furo did his best to immobilize it she looked down at her book and remember what that one man told her during her first heartless encounter to chase after power if it presents it's self.\n`Phase 2` \n**Ap:** 75-95\n**Mp:** 60-80\n\nAs if a surge of energy swirled around her she rushed towards the heartless against what everything inside her was telling her to, she conjured several orbs around herself as they launched towards the heartless.\n**Magic Pulse 2: ** 61\n**Ap** 95-75\nWanting to keep her momentum going, magic began to surround her book as she through it at the hearts watching as it rebounded back to her catching it in her hands. \"I promise to do my best and offer you support!\" Fear was clearly still in her voice clinging onto her like chains as she tried to fight through it.\n**Raid Slash** 61\n**Ap** 75-55\nAs she looked towards the heartless she gripped her book tightly. \"Please let this work\" As she held her hand out towards the massive armor of an heartless an array of colors began to form around her, she flicked her hand towards the heartless several volleys of began to home in at the heartless. \n**Prism Rain** 76\n**Ap** 55- 20"
},
{
"author": "Guard Armor Omega",
"message": "*Furo's attempts to hold the gauntlets down would seem to work at first, until the armor did a movement and the gauntlets vanished. With that, the legs also seemed to vanish from the rest if the body. Looking around would note that the gauntlets and the legs detached from the base armor and would move around on their own. The gauntlets began to spin rapidly, its claws being extended and basically beyblading toward Ottachu. The legs would begin to stomp toward Furo, intending to stomp on him. The body would float around idly.*\n\n***Legs and arms damage is equal to 10% of your max HP. ~~remember unless I specify this is normally mitigable~~\n\nBody Split: 500\n\nGauntlet HP: 333***"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire watched as the heartless split itself apart and could only stand and watch as the claws came at her like a circular saw. If she was in a horror movie this would be where she found herself ended. Right before the claws came into contact she threw her hands up to defend herself as a barrier came to once more to protect. \n**Barrier** 59-51 = 8\n**Ap** 20>5\n**Hp** 581\nThe barrier held out up to the very end until it shattered like glass right before her as she felt the claws grab onto and toss her to the side. Landing on the ground she felt her body roll a short distance. She picked herself up wincing at the attack but found she was still okay. \"Right let's do this!\" She attempted to cheer herself into going through with the battle as she felt a rush of energy crackle around her. With the feeling there she charged at the gauntlets as if diving towards them and chain of electricity formed around her. \n**Thunder Surge** 51\n**Mp** 80>60\n\nShe quickly turned herself around as she slashed down at her foe once more with ice before retreating and sending off three icicles as she does. \"Hope this works!\"\n**Ice Burst** 61\n**Mp** 60>20\n\n112 dmg in total if combine it)"
},
{
"author": "Guard Armor Omega",
"message": "*The gauntlets would prepare to follow up its attack by pummeling sapphire, however the wind raid came and knocked them to the ground. After that, Sapphire's thunder surge caused one of the gauntlets to vanish in a puff of darkness as it got destroyed, the second hand joining it from her ice burst. The remaining body and feet would rejoin, the feet looking more banged up from Furo's onslaught. The entire armor would do a wind up before jumping high in the air, slamming itself down and using its separate body parts to its advantage for a more dangerous slam. After it put itself back together.*\n\n***Leg HP: 463\nBody Slam: 300\nGauntlets: Ded***"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "She cursed her weakness and the fact that she had to rely upon furo to protect her. She looked at Furo locking eyes with him as he charged at the armor. She made a rush at the heartless after Furo's attack unleashing the last of her magic against it.\nMagic Pulse 1 51\n\nHaving felt all her energy gone she struck at the heartless several times with her book fortifying it to ensue it didn't get damaged.\nBasic Attack 27\nBasic Attack 27 \n\"I hope the end is near I don't know how much longer we can keep going.\" She jumped back after doing her attacks as she felt herself getting light headed."
},
{
"author": "Guard Armor Omega",
"message": "*After landing, the armor took a moment to get back up. This gave the perfect opening for Furo and Sapphire to demolish the legs. After they were dealt with, the armor would rise back up, now floating on its own. It began to spin rapidly like a a spinning top, the spin becoming dangerous if you got to close, which is exactly what it did to them, rapidly approaching Furo before going after Sapphire*\n\n***HP: 263\nSpinny spin damage: 10% of your HP***"
},
{
"author": "ottachu",
"message": "Sapphire watched Furo get thrown back away from her as she watched the heartless made it's way to sapphire sending her flying into a nearby wall as she landed with an audible thud. She watched from where she was at as Furo attacked at the heartless once more. She got herself off the wall as she took the chance to get a breath of air back in her lungs as felt that everything she had in her was gone. \n**Hp** 581->523\nShe rushed towards the heartless holding her book with both hands as she brought it down onto the heartless. \n**Basic Attack** 27"
},
{
"author": "Guard Armor Omega",
"message": "*The guard armor didn't waste time and simply kept spinning. It seemed like this was the only attack it could do now, rapidly moving around and attempting to catch the 2 off guard by going at different angles.*\n\n***HP: 1823\n\nSpinny Spin Spin: 20% of HP***\n\n***HP:"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire tried to throw a barrier up to block the incoming attack only for it to shatter immediately as she was flung back rolling against the hard pavement. \nHP 523406\n\nAfter picking herself up she rushed away from the heartless as she began to catch her breath. Looking around frantically she found a vending machine and quickly purchased a refreshing beverage as she quickly chugged it down feeling herself gain a bit of energy back.\nBreak Time \nAp 530\nAfter having her drink she looked over watching as furo began to unleash a flurry of attacks on the heartless."
},
{
"author": "Guard Armor Omega",
"message": "*The guard armor, despite its best efforts, had taken too much damage and had to stop spinning. Because of this, it was left vulnerable to attacks in the middle of the courtyard.*\n\n***HP: FINISH HIM!***"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "\"Right!\" She picked up her paced as she rushed towards the defenseless heartless as a rush of magic began to swirl around, three orbs of magic began to swirl around her as it struck at the heartless. \n**Magic Pulse 2** 61\nAp 30>10\n\nAfter the burst of magic she found herself next to Furo hoping that their attacks finally destroyed the creature."
},
{
"author": "Guard Armor Omega",
"message": "*The 2 could see the guard armor begin to stumble about in the air after their attacks. It barely got far before it fell to the ground, its head dropping to the ground. As it faded away, they could see its heart begin to float off.*"
},
{
"author": "Merlin",
"message": "*Soon after, Merlin would appear in a puff of smoke behind the duo.* \n\n\"Oh well done! I was worried that you both wouldn't be able to handle it, but you both pulled through.\""
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Furo looked on as the heartless faded away. Instead of a triumphant exclamation, he tiredly looked on as Merlin appeared to congratulated them. The realization that the old man had been watching the whole time and not aiding of his own accord did not sit well with the mechanic. The situation resolved itself, so he guessed it was fine.\n\nTurning to Sapphire, his head hung low as he tried to find his words. He tried to meet her eyes before saying what he felt he needed to.\n\n\"Sorry. I failed in guarding you several times in that fight. I should have been more on top of things.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire finally having spent all her energy fell to her knees looking at where the heartless faded away watching the heart fly up to the sky. She looked over at Furo with disbelief in her eyes. \"We did it?\" She then lifted herself off the ground and rushed towards Furo with excitement in her eyes and voice. \"We really did it! We managed to win! \"\n\nAny negative emotions she had once had seemed to have subsided for the time being.\n\n She then turned to Merlin with a puzzled look in her face. \"Does this mean you'll teach us?\""
},
{
"author": "Merlin",
"message": "\"Why of course I will! I'll admit that heartless had been causing trouble for a while. Leon said he and the others would deal with it, but then came along you 2. I was going to get leon to come and lend aid but I decided to wait and use this as a test. If you had ran away, it would have continued its rampage. Oh, I apologize if this upsets you. Here let me make it up to you both now.\"\n\n*Merlin would wave his wand and a healing energy would appear around Furo and Sapphire, healing them fully.*\n\n\"And now, what is it you both want from me right now? I have many magical items I can part with.\""
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "Merlin was proud and Sapphire was happy. Furo was not going to keep being a downer of things in this moment. It would not be fair.\n\n\"Good work, Sapphire. Thank you, sir.\"\n\nHe rubbed the back of his neck as he considered the wizards question. It was obvious what he wanted in the long run, but it seemed like there was an offering for something in the short run as well. It really had Furo considering what could help facilitate his growth.\n\nNothing better to do than ask.\n\n\"What type of items do you have? I think I need improvement in all fields. If I knew what you had I could make an educated decision.\"\n\nRaw power, control, knowledge, there no shortage of areas Furo found himself lacking. Knowledge he could learn overtime, but the rest definitely could be supplemented with some type of implement. Every little bit helped."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire pulled out her book which had taken a considerable beating from that battle as she opened the book to examin it's contents. One might think she would've read through book thousands of times and one would not be wrong. \n\n\"I'm wanting to gain more knowledge and power, do you perhaps have a book that could teach me more?\" What else could one need instead of seeking knowledge and growing stronger from that.\n\nShe then stopped and thought a bit more about what else she might want to ask but couldn't think of anything else. She then looked over towards Furo giving a simple smile still proud of their shared victory."
},
{
"author": "Merlin",
"message": "\"Oh yes yes of course I do! I know just the book for you.\"\n\n*With a wave of his wand, a book would appear from thin air infront of Sapphire. The title of the book being \"Buried Secrets\".*\n\n\"Now lets see... I have many things I can give. Gems to summon beings from another world, weapons, I do have a magic keychain if that interests you. I have things that can increase your potential(Stat boost), charms that can protect you, oh maybe you would like something to increase your current weapons capabilities.\""
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "He put his chin in his palm. Furo thought about what was being offered, and quickly settled on what sounded good to him. He could craft his own weapons if he really needed it, and summoning beings was a whole layer of existence that he did not want to even think about the how for; he was tired even if his physical wounds were tended to. He also was not interested in the whole magical key fad.\n\nNo, there was really only one thing that stood out to him.\n\n\"Are you capable of increasing my affinity to magic? If I am to study under you, that would be the most beneficial thing I could ask for.\"\n\nHe looked to Merlin before looking to Sapphire. He was curious if something else caught her attention. And even more interested as to why?"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire thought a bit more as she held onto the book she was given before shaking her head. \"I'm content with this and learning more magic from you if that's alright.\"\nThe heartless are proving to be more dangerous than she originally thought and wants to do all she can to protect herself and the children. That was when she realized what else she was wanting from the magician.\n\n\"I want to be strong enough to protect those I care about and this battle proved that I'm still weak and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make sure they are all protected.\" She looked over towards Furo once more giving a smile as it faded away when she looked away. \"I can't rely on others to take the hit for me when it could end badly for them.\""
},
{
"author": "Merlin",
"message": "*Merlin would address Furo.*\n\n\"Yes of course I can. And of course I'll teach the both of you. Ah but first we will get started in seeing everything you know first.\"\n\n\n\n\"Let's return to my house. I have a room we can use.\""
},
{
"author": "Furo (DBX)",
"message": "While he could feel the change, Furo could not really explain it well. The best he would probably be able to compare the increase to his magical capabilities is being ability to breath better than before. In an area with cleaner air.\n\nIt felt good to say the least. \n\nWhich immediately was contrasted by finding himself deposited into the smelly and dusty house of the mystic teacher.\n\nHe scrunched up his nose in disgust, but otherwise stayed silent lest speaking had him inhale deeper than he wanted to."
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire nodded as she ready to show all she had taught herself as the now party of three had made it back to the house they first all met at. \nWondering what more she could learn she promptly opened her book and began to study it's contents with great interest. \n\nBeing able to finally learn more than her previous book told her felt great. Now all that was left to get stronger and follow what ever teachings is given to her.\n\nSapphire came back to the spot where she encountered the massive armor heartless that she fought with Furo. She figured now would be a great chance to practice her spell casting as she had grown stronger from when she last had a proper battle. Pulling her book out it began to glow that familar hue she had grown accustomed to. It was funny for her to begin channeling the darkness within her her she no longer needed to think back on the fall of her world she was able to conjure it whenever she wanted. Her free hand began to crackle with energy as lightening formed around her, while the book began to emit a dark smoke from it. For the first time since learning these spells her mind felt clear and unclouded only difference was each time she would use the spells her eyes changed to hues of yellow. Of course she didn't know that of course for no one pointed it out to her. \n`Darkaga 1/3 Dark Thundara 1/3`\nShe began to cast both Dark Thunder and Darka slowly increasing how much magic into each cast. She had found that this method worked out better than her previous attempts of focusing in all her magic into the stronger versions of the spells. She felt in control and much stronger than before, was she the first person to actively learn dark magic on her own. However that case be something told her to keep it hidden from others as she has not seen anyone else use dark based magic. \n\n'The darkness feels comforting like it's a power I can actively rely on but is the right thing to do?' She thought as she continued with making the spells stronger between the casting. 'Should I make mention of it to the others? No, not yet I don't know them fully to trust them like that.'\n`Darkaga 2/3 Dark Thundara 3/3`\nJust then a thought formed in Sapphire's mind. 'What if they begin to distrust me if I seem like I'm hiding anything...' What a perplexing thought but just then before she could continue to with her thought she heard a loud boom as it seems like her training began paying off. Th\n\nE ground in the third district gave way and formed a small crater from the lightning. \n\nShe then focused on putting more magic into her darkness as several large shadowy orbs formed and her body took on a dark aura like previously. Instead of sending the spell into the wall or ground she launched the spells upward watching as it went flying off before fading away. It seems like she had done all she could with her training as her body lost it's aura and her eyes went back to normal like nothing happened. \n`Darkaga 3/3 Dark Thundara 3/3`"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro, still wearing his blank expression, enters the third district courtyard. \n\n\"East. Fire door.\" He repeats to himself as he strolls through the area. And, as the shopkeeper had said, its there.\n\nHe stares at the door for a few moments, attempting to push it open to no avail.\n\nAttacking the door would be dumb, but, he's well aware of the many uses of magic. By using the logic that a mage lives behind the door, a fire spell would likely open it.\n\nThis is where he would cast the fire spell- Except, he doesnt know how. Blizzard, thunder, he can do. But fire? He had neglected that aspect of magic. \n\n\"Foolish.\" He mutters to himself, for having not been prepared for every eventuality. And so, hes stuck here for the time being, brainstorming ways to get inside without the required spell."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "\"This place looks alot different than that other town...\"\n\nOban would say with her hands in her pockets, looking around Traverse Town and all the buildings. It looked...*Sorta* Familiar based on architecture. With no direction in mine, she simple wandered aimlessly until she came across a vacant looking house and a door with a fire symbol on it. \n\n\"A door with a fire symbol... Maybe there's a fire on the other side!\" \n\nA thought popped into her mind and she would raise her hand, casting Water to create a ball of water above her head and tossed it at the Fire Door to see what would happen.\n_ _\n\n*The Fire Door responds neither to Xanaro's vacant stare nor Oban's Water cast. The telltale sound of Heartless materializing reaches the two's ears. Behind them, they'll see a pack of five Soldiers, two Red Nocturnes, and a Green Requiem.*\n\n*Two of the soldiers dive at the duo, while one of the Red Nocturnes begins to charge a Fire cast.*\n\n```\n5 Soldiers: 1000 HP\n2 Red Nocturnes: 500 HP\nGreen Requiem: 100 HP\n\nDive (All): 200\n```"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro watches as the strange woman attempts to spray down the door with a spell, his stare moving from the door, to her, with a blank expression. And then, the sound of the heartless comes. He immediately jumps into action- Raising his right arm, a crackling orb of monochrome electricity appearing over his hand before ``Renege`` materializes.\n\nHe watches as the stranger dodges the heartless, opting to make a different choice. He stands still, allowing the soldier to get close. Just before it connects, he swings the blade vertically, clashing against the heartless diving at him and assumingly knocking it away. \n\nHe doesn't leave it at that though. He rushes forward, striking each of the soldiers individually, aiming to dispatch all of them in one consecutive set of movements, Freeing the heart of each one- Aside from the one the stranger takes out. She doesn't seem to be using a keyblade, which is a mild inconvenience. One less freed heart. But, in the end, it's inconsequential.\n\nOnce the soldiers are dealt with, he makes a downwards strike at the green nocturn, taking it down in a single blow and freeing its crystalline heart. He stays silent as he looks at the red nocturns, an idea forming.\n\n```HP: 3225\nMP: 135\nAP: 190 -185 -155\n\nAction 1: Basic attack, 292 - 200 = 92 [Parry against Dive]\nAction 2: Basic attack, 292 [Soldiers]\nAction 3: Basic attack, 292 [Soldiers]\n\nBonus Action: Blitz [-20%], 258 [Soldiers]\nBonus Action: Blitz [-20%], 258 [Green Nocturn]\n\nFree Action: N/A\n\nTotal Damage Dealt: 934 to the soldiers, 258 to the green nocturn\nTotal Damage Received: 0 ```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Five hearts fly into the sky as six Heartless disappear. The Red Nocturne that was charging a cast sends a fireball at Oban, while the other begins charging.*\n\n```\n2 Red Nocturnes: 500 HP\nFire (Oban): 650\n```"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro continues his assault, leaping after the second red nocturn, aiming to slash it in an attempt to weaken it first, and then grab it as it charges the ball of flame. Assuming this works, he holds it, the side with its beady little glowing eyes facing outward as he points it down the small path, aiming for the door with a fire insignia.\n\n```HP: 3225\nMP: 135\nAP: 155\n\nAction 1: Basic attack, 292 \nAction 2: Grab [Strength], 292\nAction 3: N/A\n\nBonus Action: \nBonus Action: \n\nFree Action: N/A\n\nTotal Damage Dealt: 292\nTotal Damage Received: 0 ```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Xanaro's Keyblade cleaves directly through the Red Nocturne, and in his attempt to weaken it, he releases its Heart. He manages to grab it for just a moment before it disappears in a puff of smoke.*\n\n*Oban's attacks, meanwhile, finish off the Red Nocturne that had been targeting her.*"
},
{
"author": "Information Bar",
"message": "Information: Congratulations!! You have defeated all the Heartless in the area!"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "He wears a puzzled expression, watching as the heart floats away with the afterthought, that maybe, he should have held back, before looking over to Oban and speaking in his usual, dull, tone. \n\n\"The objective, was to use it's own attack to my advantage.\" He remarks, showing zero signs of annoyance or frustration. Or, well, any emoting at all. \n\n He simply watches Oban for a few moments, before wordlessly beginning to walk towards the door once more. He's not above waiting for merlin to either enter, or exit the door."
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "Oban landed back on the ground, using her Water Magic to put out the flames that were still on her coat and hearing what Xanaro said.\n\n\"Using its attack... Och! Ya were plannin' on making it shoot Fire at the door!\" \n\nShe'd say and snap her fingers, thinking that was the idea or hoping anyway. The pirate then walked up to the door and decided to knock on it, it made the most sense to her. \n\n\"HEEEY! Is the inside of this place on fire!? I can see the flame on the door and all! I brought some Water with me!\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*No response is heard from the other side of the door. When Oban knocks on it, no heat can be felt, indicating a fire on the other side to be unlikely.*"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "He continues waiting for any progress to be made, pressing a leg against one of the nearby walls in an effort to rest for a moment. The altercation with the heartless was not tiring in the least, but it would still be best to be in top shape for any other potential issues.\n\n*\"If i were knowledgeable on spells of fire, this would be far more simple.\"* He remarks, his eyes returning to the door as he lets his thoughts be his primary focus.\"*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*As the 2 tried to figure out how to get through the fire door, out of no where Xanaro would... Be hit by a truck at high speeds.*\n\n***Proud Mode encounter\nTruck-Kun: 20000(Non-lethal) if hit, instantly sent to before waking up.***"
},
{
"author": "Xanaro",
"message": "Xanaro had been too lost in thought to even notice the truck, speaking in the usual monotone voice as he glances to the right, trying to look at oban.\n\n\"Perhaps if we were to mix-\" A pause, Truck-Kun mere inches away from his face as he lets out one final word. \"Oh.\"\n\n# ##\n\nXanaro is sent flying in a comical manner, being sent to"
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"So... It *Waaaants* To be set on fire... Makes sense...\" \n\nOban would stop knocking and crossed her arms, placing her hand on her chin to think. \n\n\"I dinnae have any fire spells as well...\" \n\nNext thing she noticed was Xanaro getting hit by a literal truck and sent flying. She would put her hand above her forehead trying to track where he went but to no avail: man was gone. \n\n\"Huh... He's gone...\" \n\nWith no way to track Xanaro, she'd blink and returned back to the door in question. Oban then would put her hands together. \n\n\"Mystery Man! I swear I shall get this door open for yer sacrifice! I shall remember ye always!\" \n\nWith new determination for her fallen comrade, her green eyes shined in determination and she took out a matchbook and struck it; lighting a match and throwing it at the door. \n\n\"Take this for me fallen mate! Fire!\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The door slowly slides open, revealing a lake with several rocks floating along the top, as well as a small island and a tall, raggedy house in the center. Should Oban proceed, she will find herself at"
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Ha! Pirate magic at its finest!\" \n\nOban would say and put the matchbook back in her pocket and walking inside to see several rocks floating around in water. Without a care, she would try and jump to the first rock, then the second, third and so on with just one leg for the extra challenge until she made it to the other door. \n\n\"Now, let's see what's 'ere.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado walks into Third District. He's greeted by an Invisible, an Angel Star, and three Darkballs. The Heartless aren't significant in number, but he remembers these being particularly strong varieties. Thina corroborates this with clear red warnings beside them.*\n\n\"If I can't take these on, I don't stand a chance against Pira.\" *After Dado points this out, Thina replaces the warnings in his vision with elemental affinities.*\n\n*The Invisible is marked with a lightning bolt, followed by a red X. Right. Dado somewhat remembers learning that the hard way in the colosseum, though the memory's fuzzy.*\n\n*The Angel Star is marked with several elements and a symbol depicting a magic wand, all with corresponding minuses. The message is clear: magic isn't the way forward. It's also highlighted in green, with green text below it reading \"Healer\". Dado will take care of it first.*\n\n*The Darkballs are marked with a green whirlwind and yellow sparkles, followed by pluses. It seems those are their weaknesses.*\n\n\"Thanks. Wind!\" *Dado conjures a golden whirlwind to hold the Darkballs. They swirl around, unable to fight back against it.*\n\n*He drags Kingdom Key through the air behind him, then slams it into the Angel Star. He twists through the air, hitting it twice more, then slams his Keyblade downwards.*\n\n*It folds its steel wings to act as a shield, guarding from his Aerial Slam. He falls back to the ground from the recoil, then pivots, barely blocking a heavy blow from the Invisible. He responds with a blast of light, followed by dashing towards it, wreathed in flames.*\n\n*As the earlier winds die down, he refreshes the Aero cast, keeping the Darkballs trapped. The Invisible takes advantage of the break in his onslaught to smack him with the flat of its blade.*\n\n*He staggers back, then lets a ring of rainbow prisms spiral outwards around him. This stuns the Invisible and allows him to notice the Angel Star teleporting.*\n_ _\n\n*He slides towards the Angel Star's targeted location Keyblade-first, catching it in its endlag. He follows up with two consecutive Aerial Slams, releasing its Heart.*\n\n*Three dark orbs start spinning around him. Thina marks the technique as \"Shadow Flare\". It's nice to finally put a name to it.*\n\n*He waits for the spinning to stop, then leaps into the air as they move inwards. He spears Kingdom Key at the Invisible as it reappears, catching its arm as it grabs its sword. He resummons his Keyblade and shoots two projectiles at it: a bloom of light and a rainbow prism. Its Heart joins the Angel Star's in their quest for Kingdom Hearts.*\n\n*The Darkballs, now free from their whirlwind, quickly surround Dado. He takes a deep breath and begins hovering just off the ground, his shoes sparkling.*\n\n*They violently jerk around, attempting to smack him with their veiny hides. Unfortunately for them, he's ready. He immediately spins, Keyblade outstretched, catching their strikes. He then spins again, smacking them away.*\n\n*Now for the finishing touch. Dado leaps into the air, then comes crashing down. Pillars of light erupt from the concrete floor, followed by a large flash. When the light fades, rhe Heartless are gone.*\n\n\"See? I've still got it.\""
},
{
"author": "Thina.AI",
"message": "*\"You took damage from the Invisible.\"*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado sighs, then casts Cure.* \"Okay, but I'm getting there.\""
},
{
"author": "Thina.AI",
"message": "*\"They're called Invisibles because most of their victims die without seeing them. Pay more attention next time.\"*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado blinks, surprised. That's fucked up. He had no idea.*\n\n*He nods, then proceeds to First District.*\n\n*Dado runs in, hoping the \"Princess of Darkness\" Follows without any collateral damage. Not being followed would, admittedly, be nice too.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire was running after him his light was almost too much, that light alone could kill someone. \nShe ran through the doors not acknowledging the pain she would feel later. The darkness was in control for now the keyblade told her what she needed to do. \n\nA faint voice could be heard in her head speaking to her trying to regain control. 'Black Coat , and bandages, black coat and bandages...' She would shake her head violently before using the same inverted water attack at Daydo to drag him towards her. \"You can run but you won't escape me.\" With the water dragging him she tossed the keyblade in the air as her hand turned into a claw again slashing at him several phantoms appeared behind Daydo with Claws of darkness.\n\nWith the several Claw attacks she made enough distance between herself and him as she aimed her keyblade at him darkness forming around it and herself. Instead of shooting a beam at him she raised the keyblade up in the air sending the beam into the air. \"Your light will end here!\" \n\nThe Darkness that was above them formed into several arrows with a flick of her keyblade all the arrows turned to face Daydo raining down upon him. \"The light is a sickness and my darkness is the scalple that will cleanse it.\" \n\n```Phantom Form lvl 4 175-150\nMagic Boost activated from form change\nWaterless Dance 635 dmg 150-110mp\nPhantom Dance adding speed to attack 333\nClaw of Darkness 630+333=963 175-155 Ap\nDark Barrage 641 Dmg 155-120 Ap\n2,239 total dmg```"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*When Sapphire follows him, an obsidian ring glints on Dado's finger, Lucky Emblems are fizzling in and out of existence around him, and a different Keyblade rests in his hand. This one depicts a tower with gold spiraling around it. His light shines brighter than it did before.*\n\n*As she sends more water to pull him in, he braces himself and stances up. He knows this playstyle well: a variation of rushdown in which the character uses obtuse tools with long range to pull an opponent towards them rather than rushing them down traditionally. There's only one thing it has trouble with: good OOS/wake-up options.*\n\n*For a moment, his hair flashes green and his eyes go from absorbant grey to a shining silver. As she slashes at him from all sides, a rectangular mirror spins around him, sucking her afterimages into them and absorbing the blows. The mirror then divides into a circle of identical mirrors, all spinning around Sapphire. Her claws turn on their wielder, slashing inwards.*\n\n*Dado's features return to normal, and he winces as he's hit by the projectiles she set up above him. Great. She's got setups. Nonetheless, he has to try to capitalize on his neutral win.*\n\n\"Wake-up!\" *He spins, Keyblade outstretched, and rises into the air. Lightning arcs around him, scraping along the ground below and stretching towards her.*\n\n\"Just *Go away!*\" *He shouts, frustrated, then falls towards the ground, slamming his Keyblade downwards. Pillars of light erupt around him.*\n\n```\nHP: 2463 -3278 -2130\nAP: 175 -195 -175\nMP: 155 -175 -115\nMirage Form lv3\nGuardian's Light 1/5\nAttack Haste 2/5\nLight Boost 2/7\nMagic Upgrade 1/5\nMickey Summon Gem\nDark Ring\n\nReflega (Claw of Darkness): 1048, 722 sent back\nSpark Sweep: 984\nHoly Edge: 984\n\nTotal damage: 2690\n```"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire stopped in her tracks as she waved her arm trying to swat the reflected away but was unable to as she forced to the ground from a combination of the pain and trying to regain herself. \"She looked up feeling the light he was summoning as felt herself entering Phase 2 out of her own volition. She pulled out a summon gem similar to his as the darkness from it gave her a boost. She tossed her keyblade aside and pulled out her book as it started hovering next to her her breathing became shallow and slowed as she began to stand. \n\nSeveral Dark Shields formed around Sapphire blocking the lightening that was aimed at her not leaving so much of a scratch on her from that attack. \n\n\"Run\" Is all she said not as a threat but more so of a warning. She was still in there trying to fight against the darkness, regain control for she is the one that controls her darkness not the other way around. With her hand still as a claw she began to charge up the darkness around her sending out a dark beam that pierced through Daydo's pillars.\n\nSapphire raised her arm in the air summoning a bubbling purple liquid before tossing it in his direction.\n```Hp 4950-4232\nPhase 2 Mp 110-130 Ap 120-140\nPhantom Form 130-105 Mp\nAnti Aqua Summon Gem\nHp4232-4232\nDark Shield 1097-984=complete mitigation 140-130 Ap\nPhantom Dance adding speed to attack 429 130-115 ap\nDark laser 1526-984=543 sent back 115-100 ap \nPoisonga 1139 to mitigate if not 5% to hp for 5 turns 105-65mp```"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*\"Run.\"*\n\n*That wasn't just a one-liner. There was urgency in her voice. She's possessed by her darkness. It's just like Fiora.*\n\n*Sapphire's lasers pierce Dado's defenses, most of their impact absorbed by his Dark Ring and prior attack. He might have a fighting chance. He might be able to save her-*\n\n*\"Dado... R-run...\"*\n\n*Trying to save Fiora ended with him metroided and nearly dead. If he dies, who's going to seal the Door to Darkness? Will Kingdom Key choose someone new? What if it's too late?*\n\n*As Sapphire's Poisonga cast approaches him, Thina colors it red indicating its danger, labels it, explaining what it is, and marks it with a red X, indicating it's too strong for him to do anything against. She's stronger than him. If they fight, he dies.*\n\n*Dado gets hit by the cast and nearly gags as it assaults all of his senses. He feels his energy draining.*\n\n*\"Run.\"*\n\n\"I'm sorry.\" *He looks at her, face filled with regret, then vanishes into a shower of sparks, traces of his presence just barely lingering in the area.*"
},
{
"author": "ottachu",
"message": "S{ Sapphire fell to the ground holding her clawed hand down as she shouted out finally she was in control again. Tears began to stream down her face as she kept her corrupted hand on the ground summoning water next to her in the from of a dagger. \n\nWhy? Why did she feel so compelled to attack him why was his light so suffocating that she felt the need to snuff it out. His light felt familiar to her but she never met him asides from her Dado who she had been traveling with. \n\nShe summoned her keyblade in hand remembering the words it said to her. \"Kill the chosen light..\" She muttered. This damned keyblade brought more pain and suffering than good. If only she could destroy it however it chose her as it's wielder perhaps if she rids herself of her hand.\n\nWith a scream the dagger turned into a sword and she clenched her eyes closed at the water struck the ground next to her hand. She cried for she wasn't strong enough to do it. She stood sniffling as she held onto her arm walking out. \"Black coat and a wrap... Black coat and a wrap.\" She dried her tears shuffling towards the exit of the third district. \"I need to find a moogle.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade of Peoples' Hearts",
"message": "**\"No, he is still here. Hiding. Cowardly light. Light claims to protect, but they just run, hide, make excuses. You are the Princess who will bring back true balance. The chosen light must die, else you lose and light destroys everything...\"**"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*It would appear the Keyblade of Hearts is correct. Dado's lingering presence has yet to fade or disappear in the last minute.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire held onto her clawed hand letting out an agonizing scream as she felt herself begin to lose control again. \n\n\"Where did you hide away to...\" She had failed in holding the control she fought so well to gain. In her clawed hand she brought out an elixir crushing it as the liquid poured out from her grasp revitalizing her. \n\nShe could sense he was still in the area just hiding and so be it she shall wait for him to make his appearance. \"I am the princess of Darkness, I am the one who will bring balance as the light has ruled far to long.\" \n```Phantom Form 65-40\nElixir hp mp ap maxed\nPep talk 10% boost for the next three turns```"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Five minutes pass, and nothing happens. Dado's presence continues to linger in the area.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire continues to wait for Dado to appear, however she is still trying to fight to regain control of herself"
},
{
"author": "ottachu",
"message": "```Phantom Form 210-185 Mp\nSummon Gem 185-175 Mp```"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado reappears in the Third District Courtyard. His spirits fall upon seeing Sapphire. Just perfect.*\n\n\"Thina, do the thing.\""
},
{
"author": "Thina.AI",
"message": "*\"Doing the thing.\"* *Thina sends out messages to the Final Fantasy gang, plus Xion.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "```\nHP: 3808\nAP: 175\nMP: 15 -MP Hastega! 210\nMirage Form lv3\nGuardian's Light 4/5\nPocket Dimension 3/3\nAttack Haste 5/5\nLight Boost 5/7\nMagic Upgrade 4/5\nBreak Time (Magic): 1/3\nMickey Summon Gem\nDark Ring\n\nPep Talk: +10% Mag for 3 Turns\n```"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "There he was, her [prey]( and the chosen light she had to fight against and kill. With such disgusting light she erupted out into a field darkness. The darkness now engulfing the area around them. \n\nWith darkness building up in her hand she sent out several dark orbs that began to unleash lasers at Dado in an attempt to distract him. \n\n\"Why didn't you run!\" She snarled as she rushed him hoping her distraction worked as she slammed her claw against him in an attempt to send him back. \n\n\"I told you to run and this is what happens.\" She shouted out practically screaming at this point as tears continued to stream down her face before sending the claw into the ground shattering it beneath her. Just like before Phantoms came into existence doing the same motion destroying the ground even further. Underneath Dado however and all around him several nails came erupting forming a massive Maw of Darkness as it closed around him. \n```Phantom Form 175-150 Mp\nAnti Aqua 150-140 \nOverflowing Darkness Activated 250-235\nDark Laser Ring 235-200 Ap 1486 Dmg\nClaw of Darkness 200-180 1486 \nPhantom Dance 180-165 Adding 429 spd to next attack\nMaw of Darkness 165-130 1502+429=1931\nTotal Dmg= 4903```"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*A barrier forms around Ever After, and Dado spins, smacking most of the lasers out of the way, but still getting hit by a few.*\n\n\"I did run!\" *Dado shouts back, fully on the defensive. All he has to do is hold out long enough for backup to arrive.*\n\n*As if to confirm his thoughts, Thina pops a response from Xion in his vision. Relief fills him.*\n\n*He throws up a double-ply sheet of hexagons in a bid to guard against Sapphire's claw. No dice; she punches right through it, sending him flying backwards.*\n\n*A ring of blood-red nails erupt from the ground below him, rendering it a disgusting dark maw. As it tries closing on him, he fires a beam of light downwards, propelling himself out of the maw. Its teeth scrap against him nonetheless, leaving behind trails of blood on his limbs.*\n\n```\nHP: 3808 -2670\nAP: 175 -165\nMP: 210 -180\nMirage Form lv3\nGuardian's Light 5/5\nLight Boost 6/7\nMagic Upgrade 5/5\nBreak Time (Magic): 2/3\nPep Talk (Magic): 1/3\nMickey Summon Gem\nDark Ring\n\nBarrier Bash (Dark Laser Ring): 1077\nSheet Barrier (Claw of Darkness): 1099\nHolyra (Maw of Darkness): 1099\n```"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire gripped her clawed arm as she forced it down to the ground once more as she looked at Dado. A pleading look on her face as did a quick flick with her head casting Protera on him. In a sheer battle of sheer will she unsummoned anti aqua losing the magical potency from her. \"What are you doing! You need to get away! Please...\" \n\nHowever that was not enough the darkness that was all around went straight to Sapphire regaining control as she re-equipped the keyblade of Hearts in her corrupted hand unleashing several volleys of Darkness at Dado. \n\nJust as before darkened water began to form swirling inwards as it struck out at Dado threatening to pull him in towards her again. \n```Phantom Form lvl 4 140-115 Mp\nOverflowing Darkness 130-115 Ap\nAnti Aqua Unsummoned \nWeapon switch 115-105\nProtecra 115-90mp\nWrath of Darkness 1133 105-85ap\nWaterless Grasp 1110 90-65 mp```"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion emerges from her Keyblade portal and tosses off her cloak, immediately entering her Wrath of Iris form, her Keyblade being covered in an ungodly amount of rainbow magic that turns it into a massive scythe, the same rainbow magic flowing out from her eyes as well. Seeing that it's SAPPHIRE of all people attacking Dado, she turns to Dado* \"It's *Sapphire* Who's attacking you?! I know this isn't saying much coming from me but I was basically speechless when we met during the mushroom debacle in Twilight Town!\" *She groans* \"You're lucky I've known you for longer and that I consider you my friend, Dado. I swear you're always getting yourself into trouble one way or another. Anyways, Sapphire, I suggest you run away.\" *She says as she casts Protect on Dado and then sending an Iris Tenshou through the Waterless Grasp to try to stop Dado from being dragged along. Simultaneously, Dado can feel a resonance with Xion's soul, something like a melody made of a three notes. Three notes for the three people in the fight... And Xion's outfit is transformed into a white dress with gloves up to hee shoulders and the scythe becomes less magical and more solid, resembling a scythe with piano keys along the blade* \nArmor: 225\nHP: 4500\nAP: 210% + 35% = 245% - 40% = 205% \nMP: 170% + 35% = 205% - 15% = 190% - 30% = 160%\nProtect: 753 Mag\nIris Tenshou: 1005 Light/Fire Mag\nLight Boost: 1/7\nMagic Upgrade: 1/5\nWitch Hunter Form Ability Active: +10% to magic commands/spells vs Dark Hearted beings\nKishin Hunt Form Ability Active: +10% to Light Attacks for Dado for 5 turns\nWhite Grigori Armor Form Ability Active"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado braces himself as Sapphire flicks her hand towards him. Instead of a wave of darkness... He's protected? She's fighting from the inside! And harder than Fiora did, it would seem.*\n\n*When Sapphire fires her dark volley, Dado telekinetically spins Ever After in front of him. The iron circle at the end of the keychain enlarges, and the chain shrinks until the cast iron is attached directly to the handle. Finally, the rest of the Keyblade shrinks into a single handle.*\n\n*Dado grabs the Frying Pan, holds it like a bat, then swings it at the volley. It hits the projectiles head-on, then sends the arcing into the horizon, trailed by a rainbow.*\n\n*With a dramatic flourish, Xion appears, cutting through the Princess of Darkness' signature water current. Dado grins. She didn't waste any time.*\n\n\"Xion!\" *He rushes over to her.* \"She just randomly started attacking me in First District, then waited out my Pocket Dimension. I think she's possessed by her darkness!\"\n\n```\nHP: 2670 \nAP: 165 -155\nMP: 180 -145\nMirage Form lv3\nFormchange (Guardian): Frying Pan\nLight Boost 7/7\nBreak Time (Magic): 3/3\nPep Talk (Magic): 2/3\nMickey Summon Gem\nDark Ring\n\nSpark (Wrath of Darkness): 1020, complete mitigation \n```"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade of Peoples' Hearts",
"message": "**\"You are... Outnumbered. You require more power from me. Force me into your heart, and I will give you the power to eradicate the light, for good...\"**\n\n*Sapphire would get flashes of her stabbing Brad, those memories returning for a moment, and him getting incredibly powerful due to it.*\n\n**\"Same way you did with him, do it with yourself... Or die a failure.\"**"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire's breathing became shallow she stood upright as she snapped her fingers a gentle green aura washed over her. The phantoms that were once with her vanished and those who can sense the darkness and light would notice that Sapphire's heart began to drop completely. \n\nShe seemed completely lost now as she pulled out her rapier slamming it into the ground as magic began to swirl around her. In bith hands she gripped the keyblade of hearts turning it towards her own chest. As if time slowed down she watched as she drove the keyblade in her own heart. She could hear the beating of her heart begin to slow and threaten to fly away however something prevented it's escape. As if shackles formed around her heart she fell to the ground. \n\nThe darkness was cold and all to powerful she was a fool for thinking it could be controlled. Princess of Darkness was a cruel joke played on her. She was nothing more than a puppet now to this darkness. A light could be seen fleeing away from her body however chains jumped out from the darkness around her incasing the light and dragging it back into her body. \n\nShe picked herself off the ground gripping the keyblade tightly in hand the corruption now having spread far past her arm now up to her neck, face and right eye such as cracks in a porcelain doll. Any traces of Sapphire was now gone in the sea of darkness that is now engulfing her body and heart. However as if a last act of rebellion a tear could be seen streaming from the uncorrupted eye as the words \"I'm sorry\" Could be read from her lips. \n\nIn the next instance she tossed the keyblade of hearts into the air as magic once more began to empower her. \n\n```Curaza Hp Max Ap Max Mp drained. \nPhantom form switched to lvl 5 Dark Princess Form 1/7\nOver flowing darkness 245-230 30%\nWeapon switch 2X 255-245\nMagic Upgrade Activated 20%\nUnmend Activated basic attacks considered dark now 5%\nDark Boost activated (form ability) 20%\nPower Within Activated 20% form now cost free.99 and la\n\nSt 7 turns\nUnleashed Power activated 1/3 till fainting 50%\nMystic Shot activated\nAll commands and spells cost 100% extra```"
},
{
"author": "Dark Heart Form",
"message": "In the next instance the selfsame chains that went after Sapphire's heart began to creep towards Dado, once close enough they lashed out at him as if wanting to drag him away into the darkness. \n\nWith Keyblade in hand Sapphire rushed towards him completely ignoring Xion where she stood as she raised the keyblade up striking at Dado several times with a flurry of darkness behind each strike. \n\n```Dark Barrage 230-160 1902\nBasic Attack 1779\nTotal Dmg 3681```"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Ok no.\" *Xion says flatly, immediately annoyed by Sapphire ignoring her* \"You don't get to ignore me. *Nobody* Gets to ignore me!\" *Well there's the second person who's managed to piss her off. Taking her Keyblade and ignoring her piss her off*\n\"Come! Vampire's Bane!\" *She summons her second weapon for the form, a broadsword that appears to be nothing but flames contained within a metal framework that's quickly absorbed into her scythe. She pulls out an item from whatever hammerspace contained her inventory and pulls out something she'd never used before... A Donald Summon Gem... Well this should be interesting... The duck pops up next to her and aids her in her magic as she casts Starfall at Sapphire, a volley of stars flying towards her. The spell comes off a specific set of notes from her Keyboard Scythe. Another set of notes activates Form Boost. Then a longer string activates Combo Master. And yet another activates Fire Boost. Just a little bit more and she'll be at full power*\nArmor: 225\nHP: 4500\nAP: 205% - 30% = 175% \nMP: 160% - 40% = 120%\nStarfall: 1707 Light/Fire Mag"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado throws up a spherical barrier, trying to prevent the chains from having anything to grab onto. They punch through, wrapping around his legs and tugging him off his feet. They begin to drag him along the ground.*\n\n\"Fuck! Xion, help!\" *Dado desperately throws out an Aero cast to try and lessen the impact of the Princess' strikes. Halfway through, he gives up on magically mitigating and instead holds the Frying Pan shield close, focusing on soothing light. Green mist descends upon him, healing his most pressing wounds.*\n\n```\nHP: 2670 -815 -3870\nAP: 155 -125\nMP: 145 -40\nCounter Shield lv3\nFormchange (Guardian): Frying Pan\nPep Talk (Magic): 3/3\nDark Ring\n\nBarrier (Dark Barrage): 732\nAero (Basic Attack): 726\nCuraga\n```"
},
{
"author": "Information Bar",
"message": "Information: Dado's being dragged by dark chains!"
},
{
"author": "Dark Heart Form",
"message": "While the chains continued to drag Dado Sapphire took the initiative and began to change up an attack. However a flash of light would erupt from the claw canceling the attack forcing her to go for a basic attack. \nIgnoring Xion seemed to be an occuring theme here as she raised her uncorrupted arm blocking the attack despite it still doing full damage to her. \n\"Damned girl quit fighting and die already!\" With a quick internal conflict the darkness possessing her turned into several nailed fangs at the end of where Dado was getting dragged to. \n\n\"You chosen light your life ends here today! You were allowed to long to live.\" \nWith claw aimed at Dado she began to charge power once more. However just like the previous attempt to charge the attack a burst of light weakened it. A voice could b heard echoing around the looming darkness. \"Even if it takes an eternity... And I die here... My darkness is my own... You won't escape!\" The voice was the same as the sapphire but seemed to hold a tone of conviction and dedication to winning. However if the others take it as being directed to them would be a different story. \n\n``` Hp 4950-3243\nPhantom form 2/7\nOverflowing darkness 230-215\nUnleashed power 2/3 \nBasic attack 1779\nFlood of Darkness activated 30% to next dark attack.\nMaw of Darkness 215-145 2135\nDark laser 145-125 1841\nTotal damage 5755```"
},
{
"author": "223hero7",
"message": "?Use-item dark ring"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion screams in frustration as Sapphire continues to ignore her, a brilliant white aura erupting around her as she begins sending off attacks to stop Sapphire's attacks on Dado* \"Stop!\" *She growls, unleashing an Iris Tenshou on the basic attack, slamming her hand onto the Keyboard Scythe in a sweep down the keys* \"Ignoring!\" *She slams in the notes for the main melody of the Song of Storms, causing several large stars to be fired out from the scythe before they explode into several other smaller stars to deal with the Maw of Darkness* \"Me!\" *She cries out as she plays... Let the Bodies Hit the Floor... Three ring of horizontal lasers coming off the scythe as it shifts into a giant axe-like shape that she proceeds to slam into Sapphire*\nArmor: 225\nHP: 4500\nAP: 175% - 40% = 135% - 30% = 105%\nMP: 120% - 45% = 75% - 45% = 30% - 20% = 10% - 5% = 5%\nPhase 2 Activated! 1/5\nLight Boost: 3/7\nFire Boost: 2/7\nMagic Upgrade: 3/5\nWitch Hunter\nDemon-Hunt (off Starlovga): -5% to all stats of Dark Hearted Beings if Starlovga isn't fully mitigated\nCombo Master: 5%"
},
{
"author": "Cloaked \"Dado\"",
"message": "*Dado dashes in, hood up, alongside Cav. The knight's words concern him deeply. The way he's talking, as well as the gut feeling in his Heart... She's possessed. Hooray, more of __this.__*\n\n*The good news, it seems, is he recognizes the possesser in question. If given the choice between killing her and restraining her... Well, that's hardly any choice at all. Especially with how recklessly she saved his ass back in the Realm of Darkness.*\n\n*He jumps in the way of the __traitor__'s swing towards his ally, yelping out silently in pain. Can she not shut up for five seconds? Every stupid fight, she practically blinds him with her stupid fucking rainbow bullshit, then makes him wish he was deaf with her one-liners. Not that he's any better, he reminds himself.*\n\n*He flies back, knocking against Sapphire and entering the sky above. He brandishes the Sword of the Invisible, sending a projectile careening towards his friend. When it gets closer, it expands into a barrier surrounding her and, hopefully, limiting her mobility.*\n\n*With another swing, two sheets of hegaxonal barriers fly out of his sword. They flutter over to Sapphire, trying to wrap around the barrier he just encased her in.*\n\n*Darkness leaks out of his hood, seeping into his shadow and elongating it. He smirks. In the end, he's using the technique exactly as he prepared to... More or less.*\n\n```\nHP: 3462 -1063\nAP: 180\nMP: 150 -110\nResearch 1/3\nDemon Hunt 1/5\nSilenced! Cannot vocalize or cast spells!\n\nTanked Starlovga for Sapphire\nBarrier Shot (Restraint): 237\nSheet Barrier (Restraint): 252\n```"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*As Xion's Starfaga snaps his chains, Dado's eyes are drawn to the cloaked figure. Are they with Organization XIII? Probably not; they came in with Cavall. Why are they wielding an Invisible's Sword? Well, he got one from the Phil Cup. Maybe they entered and won, too. Wait, did he just jump in the way of Xion's attack? What?*\n\n\"Cavall! What's going on? Can we save her?\" *He calls out desperately, then acts alongside the cloaked figure. He fires a Barrier Shot from the Frying Pan to further restrain her.*\n\n\"Prism!\" *He follows it up with a ring of crystals spinning around her, enveloping the barriers in a rainbow sphere.*\n\n\"Wind!\" *Finally, he wills a whirlwind inside of the barriers to discombobulate her and interrupt her attempts at an escape.*\n\n```\nHP: 3870\nAP: 125 -90\nMP: 40 -5\nCounter Shield lv3\nFormchange (Guardian): Frying Pan shield\nDark Ring\n\nBarrier Shot (Restraint): 408\nSpark (Restraint): 408\nAero (Restraint): 393\n```"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*Ugh. Does his voice seriously sound like that? That's gonna take getting used to.*"
},
{
"author": "Information Bar",
"message": "Information: Sapphire is restrained for 1693 points! To break free, she must deal 1693 damage to her restraints!"
},
{
"author": "Dark Heart Form",
"message": "Sapphire's voice continued to ring out through the darkness her cries of pain could be heard with whatever was going on in her heart. \"I would rather lose my life... You're a monster... Seal...\" It became faded as the voice began to take effect as only banging upon the prison Sapphire was in could be heard. \n\nIt would go silent for a moment however the keyblade of hearts would pierce through the barriers as if they were paper. An uncorrupted hand could be seen reaching out as if requiring help to be pulled out. \n\nIn the next moment Sapphire would rush out claws first aiming towards Daydo as she resummoned the keyblade that was left behind striking towards him. \"Chosen light!!!!\"\n\nSoon after in Darkdo's mind he could hear Sapphire reaching out to him, however if it was actually her speaking to him would be a different story. 'Dado... Seal... Monster... Won't... Escape\" It was jumbled as if the full sentence was getting blocked.\n```Princess' dark heart 125-90\nBasic Attack 1779-1693= Break out!!!!\nBasic Attack at Daydo 1779```"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire??",
"message": "Right as Sapphire leapt at Daydo a small glimmer of light came into existence taking full form next to Darkdo placing a hand on his shoulder and giving him a soft smile. She was the remaining light of Sapphire with her usual blue eyes instead of the golden ones that had taken place. She leaned in close to Darkdo's ear whispering something to him. \"She's still fighting, but she needs the help, together we will seal her...\" \n\nHer form was threatening to blink out of existence however landed on the ground summoning an unfamiliar weapon it had the appearance of a keyblade but it's entire form was covered in white magnolia petals blocking it's full appearance she aimed the keyblade at Sapphire light engulfing it however darkness flickered in the light but she pressed on. \"Now! Seal Her!\""
},
{
"author": "Cloaked \"Dado\"",
"message": "*\"Sapphire?\" Dado mouths. He starts to try to ask what she wants... But he doesn't need to. He can feel it.*\n\n*He hurls the Sword of the Invisible spinning at Sapphire's body as she charges at her target. It spins around her in a Raid without touching her, the center of its revolutions dancing around her as the moon dances around the revolving Earth.*\n\n*With each radian, lightning crackles in a ring around her. The negative energy continues to build up, drawing magic from around the area. Wind begins to pick up, spiraling towards the cast.*\n\n*His sleeves trail behind him as he flourishes his gloved hands one after another. With each swing, a storm of prismatic hexagons flies from out of his coat, spiraling inwards towards the cast. They swirl around it, rending the air further into a whirlpool.*\n\n*Dado looks up at Sapphire's ghostly form, and through the fabric and dark cloud of his coat, she can see his golden eyes shine with a determined gaze.*\n\n*\"You're up!\" He mouths. She hears him entirely clearly.*"
},
{
"author": "Sapphire??",
"message": "The darkness began to fight back as her entire form began to corrupt. \"Get out of my body you evil!!\" With that last shout she fired a beam of light the slowly transformed into a torrent of water. \n\n\"With this you have your opening! Don't... Let me die you fools.\" Her form shattered as chains once more grabbed the light before it could fully fade away dragging it into Sapphire's body."
},
{
"author": "ottachu",
"message": "```BHB 1609 Water Element```"
},
{
"author": "Cloaked \"Dado\"",
"message": "*The magic swirls into the cast, and the hexagons stop. They move downwards and lock into place, holding the magic in. It bounces off of the inside of the barrier, growing in power as it siphons rotational energy, until...*\n\n*\"BLACK HOLE BOMB!\"*\n\n*The barrier shatters, magic pouring outwards from every newfound exit point.*\n\n```\nBlack Hole Bomb: 1609 + 297 ```"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "The moment the combination attack rockets through the courtyard, Cavall's looming figure stands just behind Sapphire, arms posed to catch her. White feathers flutter in the breeze, shedding from a pair of outstretched wings that move to wrap around the two— The hound standing as either Guardian Angel, or a grim specter of death.\n\n\"We are sorry,\" The hound says in a soft voice, \"But now that you have it cornered, it's best __right where it is__.\"\n\n```ini\n[ONE HEART]```\n\n``Cavall is invading Sapphire's Heart!``"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Sapphire's Keyblade slams into Dado's Frying Pan shield, which then slams into his face. He's sent to the ground reeling, only getting up after the team attack and Cavall's intrusion has begin.*\n\n\"Are... Are those wings? What?\"\n\n*He blinks at the wings presumably wrapping around Sapphire and... Ah, Cavall's missing. He must be in there too. Is he exorcising her?*"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion looks on in confusion at everything happening and turns to Dado, still clad in her White Grigori Armor dress* \"So um... Please tell me you know what's going on... I... Honestly don't get it-\" *Small reminder that despite all her strength, she is incredibly naive about all of the whole... Heart stuff. It's not like it ever made itself easy to understand with new confusing information flooding in about it every other second*\n\"Also uh... How're you feeling? I should have enough left in the tank for a Cure.\" *Despite how he's been determined to keep her in the dark on everything (which she was still annoyed about), she still cared about the guy. She considered him something of a friend even if he didn't feel the same way*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"I...\" *Dado shakes his head and walks over to her.*"
},
{
"author": "Cloaked \"Dado\"",
"message": "*The cloaked figure, meanwhile, walks towards Cav's cocoon and stands next to it, guard up in case his gambit fails.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"I'm fine, I think. I should be, anyways.\"\n\n*She came to help. She has no recollection of being in Organization XIII. The absolute least he can do is extend the olive branch.*\n\n\"Hey, uhh... Thanks. For saving me.\" *He takes a breath.*\n\n\"I was about to pick up Cavall, the dog-knight guy from the Maleficent fight. You know, the guy who tanked three Doom casts? He's the one we just fought alongside, by the way.\"\n\n\"Anyways, this blue-haired girl just started oozing with darkness and pointed a cast at me. I encased it in a barrier before she could fire, and... Shit, I think someone put a hit on me. I was her specific target. She kept going on about 'Chosen Light' and light being a plague.\"\n\n\"And since I'm like this, I could barely fight back. Actually... You wanted the story, right?\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Yeah, that guy was an absolute *Beast!*\" *Was that a pun? Pause for a moment...* \"No pun or offense intended.\"\n\"That girl's name is Sapphire. As I said before, I only met her once and also, not saying much for me, found her attractive. She seemed cool when I talked to her. This feels like something right out of some kinda Exorcist type movie. Also, the story would be appreciated, yes. I do find it... Mildly amusing that you were always 'I don't want to learn to harness my Darkness safely!'\" *She says in a blatantly curmudgeonly impersonation of him, knowing full well he knew she could impersonate him perfectly* \"And now you literally can't harness Darkness at all. You got your wish to an extent. Just Monkey Pawed.\""
},
{
"author": "Cloaked \"Dado\"",
"message": "*The cloaked figure puts their gloved fingers to their temples at Xion's monkey paw comment. Fucking...*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Dado, meanwhile, chuckles at it.* \"Yeah, true. I, uhh...\"\n\n\"Okay. Remember Ika and my friend, Fiora? Green ponytail, Princess of Heart, got kidnapped in Agrabah.\"\n\n*He looks grim.* \"She was locking away kids' darkness. It put them into comas. Cid and his crew told me what was going on, and I went to go find her.\""
},
{
"author": "Cloaked \"Dado\"",
"message": "*So far, the story lines up. If this is an impersonator, they've done their homework.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Apparently, she was possessed by an angry ice ghost claiming to be the embodiment of her despair. After I almost got her to stop what she was doing and fix it, the ice ghost decided I was an existential threat to her despair. So she tried to kill me.\""
},
{
"author": "Cloaked \"Dado\"",
"message": "*Wait, what? Possessed? Angry ice ghost? What the fuck? The figure has its head inclined in their direction, listening to the story.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"In the end... She won. Except instead of killing me, she extracted my darkness. Fiora filled it in with her own light, and I woke up a while later Metroided. Cid's crew told me what happened, and... Yeah.\""
},
{
"author": "Cloaked \"Dado\"",
"message": "*The figure shakes. No. This... No. He's the Inaxuma. He's the other, the dark half. No, but they're both him. It's not... This can't be...*\n\n*Focus. Focus on Sapphire. Sapphire and Cavall. Focus.*"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "The wings shift, loosening— Before shattering in a light dusting of feathers. The hound lifts his head, eyes opening to scan the area. Holding Sapphire in his arms, the knight raises an eyebrow at the scene.\n\nWith Darkdo so close, Cavall raises a hand to tug on the back of the boy's hood, attempting to pull it down.\n\n\"Come now, don't be ridiculous. Daedalus, we would like to have a word with you. Both of you.\""
},
{
"author": "Sapphire",
"message": "Sapphire would return to her normal look only more corrupted. For now she is asleep."
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*Dado watches intently as the wings shatter. He peers closer, curious about Sapphire's condition... Giving Cav the perfect opportunity to remove his hood.*\n\n*His pupils shrink, and he dons the look of a cornered animal; one that Sapphire had seen several times in the past day. His expression quickly shifts to one of betrayal, then shame.*\n\n*He hangs his head with an inaudible sigh, and a blue aura pulses outwards from him. His Silence cast is dispelled.*\n\n\"Yeah, sure...\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Did Cavall just call for him and Xion? WAIT, IS THAT CLOAKED FIGURE HIM?*\n\n*No. That's an imposter. Probably with Organization XIII, maybe Pira. But wait, Cavall is the one who brought him. Was he trying to do imposter stuff and convince Cavall he's the real one?*\n\n*His core tugs him towards his other, and he walks forward gripping Ever After in his hand.*\n\n\"Cavall? Who... Who is this?\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"More importantly, is Sapphire okay?\" *Dado tries dismissing the question before it can be answered. He'd really like some time to think through this hearts-damned existential crisis alone __before__ confronting it face on, thank you very much.*"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "*Xion looks between the two Dados and Cavall* \"So wait- Is this an Ika/Ina situation?! *None of this makes any sense!* I've been at this for like... I don't know... Eight months or so? And I *Still* Don't understand *Any* Of this Heart and Keyblade stuff!\""
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "Looking to the Daedalus he is only slightly more familiar with, Cavall blinks before making a humming noise. Noncommittal but otherwise unmoved, he answers the young man while reaching for her pocket, \"Well. She is stable. That is the best one can hope for when one of the Thirteen chooses your body as its vessel. We will be using her phone to call in someone to take care of her until she wakes.\"\n\n\"— We don't know who that is.\" The hound chimes immediately, dismissing the comparison made to the Dados' situation with whoever this Ika'eena person was.\n\n\"He said a girl broke their heart.\" Cavall says in a low tone to Xion, patiently as one would explain things to a child, \"As it turns out, the situation is most literal. He has two options, we figure.\"\n\nRaising their voice, Cavall looks from one Daedalus to the next, \"Sort out your problems and reconcile with your ugly truths— Both of you— Or.\"\n\n\"Don't.\" They chirp, shrugging, \"Wash your hands of each other and self-actualize into your own people.\"\n\n\"... Is what we would say, if that wouldn't kill you, slowly, and surely. If your hearts are that damaged, you would need help from another or risk wasting away. We suggest reunification— Conflict will only risk the destruction of both your selves. Or ultimate power... But mainly destruction.\"\n\n\"Now, we would like to make a call. Any pressing questions, or may we settle young Sapphire's arrangements?\""
},
{
"author": "happyfrozenfire",
"message": "QUIT LAGGING AT ME YOU STUPID LAWFUL GOOD FUCK"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*Shit, that makes things easy.*\n\n\"You know what? Fair enough. This has gone way better than I figured it would, and the plan was to get my light back from the beginning. So how do we do this? Is there some dance, or-\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Wait. Stop. Hold on a second.\" *He peers at the other him.* \"You're my Inaxuma?\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"*Our* Inaxuma.\" *He looks annoyed.* \"We're the same person. We're *Both* Dado.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Okay, whatever. Why haven't you been, you know... Trying to kill me?\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"You're me, and we don't harm ourselves. Plus, if our light dies, the Door to Darkness doesn't get sealed and everything goes to shit.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Okay, but...\" *He shakes his head.* \"Okay. What specifically *Happened*? How are you alive?\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"One moment we were preparing our Pocket Dimension. The next, I woke up in our bed. Our *Old* Bed. In the Realm of Darkness.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Their old bed? What does he- oh. __Oh.__*"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"Sapphire protected me, then filled the cracks in my Heart with her Darkness. Same as you with *Fiora.*\" *His disgust and annoyance is barely contained. According to his Light's story, she fixed her mistake in the end, so all's well that end's well... But anger is hard to shake, once it's got momentum.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Hey, she fixed the-\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"I know. I *Heard*.\" *Fuck, his voice is annoying.*\n\n\"Sapphire and I looked around for Dark Kingdom Key, but we couldn't find it. Current theory is Oswald already found it.\" \n\n\"Actually, while we're at it.\" *He glares at Xion: a stark contrast from the expression Daydo wore while talking to her, and a reminder of Hollow Bastion.*\n\n\"You never debriefed us on your trip to Hell. Care to summarize?\""
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "Moving to sit in a more comfortable position with Sapphire laying down upon the cobblestone beside them, Cavall taps on the phone's screen like a chicken hunting for worms. Like the phone could bite him at any moment.\n\nUpon reaching her latest contacts, Cavall taps on one of the more recent numbers, and holds the phone up daintily to his head. Cavall's side of the conversation can be heard in the background of the current scene.\n\n\n\nPlease continue."
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Was that not discussed before? Swear it was... Well not much really happened besides us wandering around for a bit and then Suke got possessed by... I think Pira according to what I've been told by everyone else. She attacked us. Oswald protected me and told me to go and... He hasn't been seen since.\" *She explains. It sounds like a TLDR but that was legitimately just it*\n'Also side note... Furo tried to kill me before I got your call after Master Aria informed everyone of my former... Alliance. He uh... He was very murderous... Rightfully so- Can't really *Blame* The guy... Kinda deserved it... But for... I don't know for what reason... Master Aria jumped in front of his Thundagas to protect me. She's... I'd say she's ok currently but she needs rest. Master Otoka is watching over her.\" *She informs the Dados before realizing that Dark Dado didn't know who Otoka was... Probably...* \"Right uh... Master Otoka... Or I guess *Former* Master Otoka was Master Aria's teacher and a comrade of Master Mod. I'm pretty sure he's retired now. He didn't want to be called 'Master' but not calling him by a title felt wrong.\"\n*And now for the last probably relevant thing for the time being* \"Also also... Remember how Master Mod mentioned someone managed to replicate a Keyblade? Neither Masters Aria nor Otoka know what she was talking about unfortunately. It randomly popped back up in my head when we were talking so I asked them.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Suke was possessed by-\"\n\n\"Why didn't anyone-\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"Because that would've made things *Too* Easy!\" *He starts laughing. Of fucking course no one divulged this critical detail.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"So wait. Furo, Brad, and Sir Icidro- ah. Other me, the latter two are currently in the Realm of Darkness somehow.\"\n\n\"I know, I know. Furo told me Sir Icidro never showed up after they used the Transporter, and Brad went after him to the Realm of Darkness.\"\n\n*He nods.* \"Anyhow, Furo said they fought Pira together, back at Hollow Bastion. Do you think-\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"They killed Suke, Pira got away, Master Aria sensed it. Wonderful.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Okay. That's a piece of the puzzle we have now.\" *He nods at Xion.* \"Thanks for letting us know.\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"So, Oswald having Dark Kingdom Key is our best bet. Anyways, uhh, fucking...\" *He traces his thoughts.* \n\n\"Right. Sapphire and I went looking for Dark Kingdom Key, didn't find it, rested. We fought a Heartless boss, I turned its Megaflare cast into a Black Hole Bomb and one-shot its Mirages by venting the energy at them, and eventually I figured out how to portal us out.\"\n\n\"I wound up in First District, saw you on our phone, figured Organization XIII created an imposter, ducked into an alleyway with Sapphire, and told her to go buy me a Black Coat so I could investigate.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"And then she attacked me, going on about 'death to the Chosen Light'. But she was acting possessed.\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*He glances over at Cavall on the phone.* \"He mentioned 'one of the Thirteen'. Did he mean Organization XIII?\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"I dunno. Let's ask him once he's done.\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"Sure, after he teaches us how to recombine. I'm sick of being darkness.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*He frowns at this statement, then takes a step back.*\n\n\"Uhh...\"\n\n\"I... I don't want darkness back in my Heart.\"\n\n\"I... Look, Cavall said we're screwed if we don't get help... But we already got our Hearts patched up. You with Sapphire, me with Fiora. So...\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*He steps forward.* \"No.\"\n\n\"No! What the fuck are you talking about? We're the same person, less a day, let's go back to being the same person. Come on!\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"No! I spent the past two months scared shitless of my own darkness. Why would I-\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*He steps forward again.* \"*We* Spent the past two months scared shitless of our darkness, and now *I'm* The one dealing with ALL of it. What the fuck is wrong with you?\"\n\n\"No! You're pawning off all of this fucking baggage on me! What part of that is fair? You think I don't wanna be rid of this darkness too?\""
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "\"Boys. Boys, calm down. Patience is the first step to understanding.\" Cavall pipes up, hand held over the receiver, before moving to take a few pointed steps away, \"And we are trying to make a phone call.\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"As always, my previous offer to help you learn to balance your light and dark properly still stands.\" *She says as she... Still hasn't left her form, actually kinda enjoying the dress and scythe* \"As I told Masters Aria and Otoka, I want to do what Kiki failed to do. Be a Keyblade Master who can properly balance light and dark while helping others do the same. And well... I gotta start somewhere.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*He hushes his voice at Cavall's request.* \"Xion, you don't-\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*He hushes his voice as well, increasing the severity of his tone to compensate.* \"No, *Fuck* Your balance. This isn't about that. Darkness is *Evil*. It destroys worlds, it made Sunset the way she is, and it's *Not* Fair for this asshole to pawn it all off on me! I don't wanna exist as a creature of fucking darkness!\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Neither of us want darkness. I'm darkness-free. If you don't want your darkness...\" *He looks at his other self with a grim look.*"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "\"Again, we must stress that if you do not recomplete yourselves peacefully, _you will die.\"_ Cavall raises their voice, ever so nonchalantly, \"Advocating suicide is, well, suicide. We thought you smarter than that, Daedalus.\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"That's what *I'm* Saying. Stop fucking around.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"No. Both of our Hearts are fine. Fiora filled in my cracks; Sapphire filled in yours. I'm not letting you back in.\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"And if I don't want my darkness?\" *He shoots his other a scathing look, daring him to finish the thought.*\n\n*Without another moment's hesitation, he slaps his light half.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*He reels, but makes no effort to retaliate.*"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*He grabs his other by the jacket and pulls him inwards.*\n\n\"We're *Better* Than that. We *Don't* Tell people to *Kill themselves*.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*He doesn't respond, maintaining a stony look.*"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"Do you really want another *You* Running around coked up on darkness? Do you have any idea the damage we might cause?\""
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "Cavall cants his head, before making a strange grabbing motion toward the Daedalus twins. Clenching his fist, they hold it to his mouth. Ouch, that had to hurt.\n\nCavall stares at them with all the mustered disapproval of a poorly received parent teacher meeting, and lets it hang for as long as it's needed. Turning his head to the side, however, the hound acknowledges the other person in the courtyard with a look of... Wry bemusement.\n\n\"Miss Xion, would you happen to be willing to take us to the tower once this is over, should Daedalus end up taking himself out of the picture? We'd be down a ride.\""
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"I'd say yes but I... Don't have a gummi ship. I have a single Teeny Ship and a Keyblade portal. Granted I don't really use my ship too often so... Yeah, sure.\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*His eyes flare, and he pushes his other him over.* \"No need. The Chosen One'll take you.\"\n\n\"But first:\" *He points at his other.*\n\n\"We *Will* Recombine. How many regrets we have when we do is up to you.\"\n\n\"Second: basic clone ethics. Neither of us keep the name. Get a new one.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*On the ground, he nods at this. It's reasonable.*"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*Deeply unsatisfied, he turns and walks over to Cavall.*\n\n\"Thanks for helping with Sapphire. Can I see her phone for a bit? I wanna put her contact info in my *New* Phone.\""
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "\"You will wait. We are still on the line. One of Sapphire's guardians will be here shortly to pick her up.\" Cavall says lightly, holding a finger up as Chado swags up to them, with the other one still crumpled to the ground."
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"One of the children? *Really?*\" *His bitch face rests as Cavall hangs up.*"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"To be fair... The two of you are fighting like siblings...\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"Gee, I wonder why.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*He remains silent, shifting into a more comfortable position on the ground.*"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "\"Are we wrong?\" Cavall cants his head as they offer the phone up to this Daedalus, before shaking it mirthfully.\n\nAt Xion's comment, the hound immediately interjects in that same smooth, serene tone, \"— Like children.\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*He holds the phone tenderly, then begins adding a new contact in both it and his phone.*\n\n\"Thanks, Cavall...\""
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "\"Like children indeed...\"\n\n*Silax would say from on top of a structure. She had been listening for quite a while.*\n\n\"So poor Dado has split into 2, and they can't even work together. This isn't good at all. I need you to work together if the worlds are to survive. If you don't kill Pira, then all that has been done will be for naught. You already are low in numbers after the witch. You lost your 'Beacon of Hope' already. And from what I saw, your mentor is severely injured. Maybe you 'heroes of light' are not what you are made out to be. Quite disappointing...\"\n\n*She jumped down from her perch, landing with little force.*\n\n\"So what will you do? Will the children work together? Or will they continue to argue until they lose everything? I would surely like to know.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*He rushes to his feet, Kingdom Key drawn.*\n\n\"Who are you? Are you with Organization XIII?\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*He finishes putting in his contact information, then hands Sapphire's phone back to Cav. The woman brings up a good point.*\n\n*They need all the help they can get against Pira. And if his Other won't accept him... Well, he has his coat. If he ditches the sword and whispers, they won't know it's him. As for transportation... May his Heart be his Guiding Key.*\n\n`Research 1/3`"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Ok *No.* I'm not dealing with your cryptic nonsense bullshit again.\" *Xion immediately runs her hand along her scythe, sending an Iris Tenshou at Silax immediately* \"You fuckers took my memories. You fuckers hurt Furo's friends. I'm not going to just sit here and deal with you. And yes, Dado. She is. This is the same one who unleashed Odin on us before.\" \nAP: 105% - 65% = 40%\nMP: 5% - 25% = MP Hastega Activated! 170%\nCombo Master: 10%\nIris Tenshou: 2158 Light/Fire Mag"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "Gingerly holding Sapphire's phone between two fingers, Cavall looks from one person to another. Hoh? Were these people so prone to jumping others in the streets?\n\nMoving to neatly pick Sapphire up, Cavall blinks audibly at the sudden rush of energy flying through the air.\n\n\"Salutations.\" Cavall chimes, waving toward Silax' *Direction.*"
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "*Silax watched Xion's outburst at her the moment she appeared. Not unexpected, and exactly what was needed for her.*\n\n\"If only you were honest about your affiliations...\"\n\n*She said, seemingly moving faster than anyone could see, just barely to the side, side stepping the attack. The attack, continued flying past her into a person behind her.*\n\n\"Now his sneak attack is ruined. Thank you for helping me again, Xion. You are still a perfect pawn. Now will you continue attacking me and wasting time? Or will you deal with the threat of Pira? Oh, and Salutations to you too.\"\n\n*She did a small wave at Cavall. Even though it was likely not meant for her.*"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*New ally just dropped? Hell yeah. He runs over to the purple-haired man.* \n\n\"Heal!\" *Calm green mist descends upon him like a weighted blanket, massaging his hurt joints.*\n\n```\nMP: 110 -60\nResearch 2/3\n\n\n```"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*The Light Dado, meanwhile, does what Dados do best.*\n\n\"You want us to beat Pira? Then help us! Why hide in the shadows? Why try to kill us? Why hide that you're Nobodies? Why not just *Communicate* With us?\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*Hypocrite. How dare he extend an olive branch to an adversary after what he just did.*"
},
{
"author": "Xion Kirisame",
"message": "\"Dado. With all due respect... Shut the *Fuck* Up. We're not negotiating with the people who are *Actively* The enemy of at least two of our groups. I *Was* One of them but as far as I'm aware, I wasn't told shit about the actions of others. Now, shady lady, *Fuck off* Before I decide to nuke this entire courtyard, everyone here *Including myself* Be damned to take you out.\" *Uhhh someone stop her. She's very much pissed off right now and she ABSOLUTELY has the power to back up her threat.*"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*The ground beneath Xion's feet begins to swirl with darkness. A Dark Corridor opens up beneath her, leading to"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "The hound's ears rise and fall as they watch the spectacularly ungraceful fall, nose bouncing up and down in time before turning to his side to bear witness to whatever the hell the black-coated Daedalus was doing now— And Xion's sudden disappearance down a pit to the yawning earth below. The hound leeeaans over to look down the portal before leaning back to straighten his posture.\n\nThe toon's blinking is audible. \n\n\"We do not send our friends away when they become upset, young man.\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "\"Friend is a strong word.\" *He smiles genuinely for the first time since he's entered the room.*"
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "\"As I recall, you took orders from me, Xion. Not the other way around. But looks like we won't get to see that outburst...\"\n\n*She watched as the dark corridor opened under her.*\n\n\"Dado, be honest with yourself. Has communication ever been the 'heroes' strength? Besides, we haven't tried to kill anyone. I'll admit, some ex-members have attacked and attempted to kill before, and they have been punished. They went out on their own volition to kill. I have ordered against killing every and have ordered against leaving our home. You can thank Icidro for that second rule. After one of those ex-members attacked and tried to kill him, I had to strike a deal to keep my *Family* Safe, less he attack us. Of course that same ex-member attacked you too, and we had to kick him out of the group due to that..\"\n\n\"You assume us murderers, assassins who wait to kill. We are not. Mistakes of the past has caused you to believe us as enemies. I have only ever guided everyone along to their *Proper* Places. Without me, you wouldn't know about the Door to Darkness. Or the witch that led you all to it. You would have loss. But why not make friends with your dark half instead? He's clearly the smart one here. Just look, he's using his ability to research me instead of being a hypocrite. Speaking of...\"\n\n*Silax moved her hand and everyone felt incredibly strange. Darkdo's research would seemingly reverse, as well as Kaz's healing.*\n\n`Darkdo's research: 0/3`\n\n\"I've tried to help, but ever since first appearing to you all I have been met with hostility. Why should I enter the battlefield just to not be trusted by allies and die? No, you must prove yourself if you want help from me, now.\""
},
{
"author": "Kai \"Kaz\" Xixo (DB)",
"message": "Kaz laid upon his back as he stared into open sky. He truly had to wonder why he was here? Was is just to suffer?\n\nHe let the curative magic do its work without a thanks. Glasses seemed to have a twin, and there were other things that needed unpacking, but not at the moment. Instead, he turned his head to look at the dog holding Sapphire. His musings on the situation could wait until after he made sure she was safe.\n\nMoving to his feet, he tested his leg and nodded as it was good as new. Healing magic was always welcome.\n\n``HP: 3623 -5400``\n\n\"I'm going to let you all finish, but excuse me as I pick up my...*Friend*...From this Doggie's Dayca—\"\n\nIn between steps toward Cavall, the leg that had just been healed gave out on him again as the searing pain arc along his nerves. He fell and barely kept himself up by using Gullwing as a cane.\n\n``HP: 5400 -3623``\n\n\"Alright, well I don't like you if I fail to say it later.\"\n\nKaz stood once more, stomping on his leg until the pain was manageable. He continued his march until he was side by side with the dog."
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "... Who? What were these names and proper nouns being thrown around? Question marks float around Cavall's head as they look from one person to the other.\n\nWith Kaz providing a distraction, Cavall motions to hand Sapphire off— Until time rewinds, and Kaz's wounds reopen. That, or it was a severe case of butterflies fluttering in their stomach, which was extremely unlikely. Eyes closing for a brief moment, Cavall reopens them to make eye-contact with Kaz.\n\n\"... You're injured. We'll carry her.\" They say with a slight dip of the head, absentminded, \"We should ask, would you like to have that treated? Again?\""
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*His shadow, which had been slowly growing and changing shape, rapidly reverses its course. It returns to what it was before Saïx's magic. He stumbles. His darkness being manipulated externally like that feels entirely wrong.*\n\n*He hopes the other him sees through her bullshit. He's not \"The smart one\", they're the same fucking person. Besides, he knows full well that his questions and hypocritical offer-*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*Have purpose. Aside from the value inherent in new information, when he saw his darkness setting up what looked like a sneak attack, he tried to get her monologuing.*"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*Still, her reversing his shadow's progress and healing magic like that means she's toying with them.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*And her answers to his questions, as well as randomly calling him a hypocrite and calling his darkness smarter than him, means she's being disingenuous. She likely won't explain why Xion was left with memories implying Organization XIII to be evil, or why they threw \"Odin\" At her and Ika before she joined.*"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*She has the power in the situation, so the interview's on her terms.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*He gently tosses Kingdom Key aside. It falls to the ground.*\n\n\"Fine. Mistakes of the past. Clear the air. What's your story?\""
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "*Silax stared at Daydo for a moment, seemingly just analyzing him for no reason. She then put her hand to her chest.*\n\n\"What would you do, if you had no heart? No emotions? Told you aren't meant to exist? Be called 'Nobody' as a way to insult your existence. Be rejected by both light and dark? The dark side of you just experienced it. Forced to live as something that everyone hates, and no one cares. The same way you don't care for your darkness is the same way people don't care for those forced to live without a heart... So my goal is to simply ensure others don't experience the same. To that end, the worlds being flooded with darkness will not help. In fact that will cause even more Nobodies to be created, causing more empty pain. But if the way you treated your darkness is any indicator, these words will mean nothing to you, and I'll just have to watch and guide from afar...\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*He clenches his fist. Come on! It's entirely different! Nobodies aren't inherently evil, they're just sick. Darkness is!*"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*He begins walking towards the stranger. She brings up a fantastic point. She can't trust his Light not to backstab her, but someone who's been rejected similarly...*\n\n\"I'll go with you to a meeting place of your choosing. We can talk. No weapons, no fancy magic bullshit. Just a normal, open-minded conversation.\"\n\n*He holds out a gloved hand for a handshake.* \"Deal?\"\n\n*What's the worst that'll happen? He'll die? Boo fucking hoo, his Light gets his wish.*"
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "*His eyes widen. Is he seriously considering going somewhere alone with the most cryptic, off-putting person possible? One who all signs show is vaguely evil? That's asanine! He can't!*"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "Cavall drifts closer to Kaz with Sapphire in his arms, before stopping to look back toward to this new figure. What'd she just say about worlds flooding with darkness? A glance is shot toward the newcomer before the Hound looks back to the proceedings.\n\nWell. It wasn't a conversation they should really intrude in— Especially if they're making plans to take it somewhere private."
},
{
"author": "Kai \"Kaz\" Xixo (DB)",
"message": "Kaz listened in only for the sake of defending against an attack or so. When nothing seemed forthcoming, he simply eyed the dog back as one of the twins seemed willing to take this somewhere else. Well, that would put Sapphire in less danger.\n\nKaz silently motioned his outstretched arms to Cavall. Not looking to speak, but trying to express that he could handle carrying the woman. She was not awake to defend against diet jokes, so she was safe for now.\n\nThough, her corrupted form was no joking matter now that he had a better look. With stark physical changes like that, she must have fallen to darkness in a bad way."
},
{
"author": "Silax Hooded",
"message": "\"In the Realm of Darkness, there is a place that borders the 'Realm Between'. Think of it as the edge of the Realm of Darkness. It is a shoreline with calming waters, and can be used to talk and... Think.\"\n\n*She put her hand out, shaking Darkdo's hand, sealing the deal.*\n\n\"Deal.\"\n\n*After, she would back up and leave, using a dark corridor on top of herself as to not accidentally abduct anyone.*"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*A pause.*\n\n\"I'll be calling Sapphire's phone periodically to check up on her.\""
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"You can't seriously-\" *A wave of Silence falls over the Light half. He begins speed walking towards his other.*"
},
{
"author": "\"Dado\"",
"message": "*A corridor of darkness envelops him, fading before Daydo can catch up to him.*"
},
{
"author": "Cavall",
"message": "Cavall hands Sapphire off to her presumed caretaker, before pivoting to look toward the events transpiring in the foreground of the scene. As the two dark-coated individuals sink into the earth through their portals, the Hound pauses to share a look with Kaz, before approaching the one remaining Daedalus. The 'Take care of her' goes woefully unsaid, in lieu of calming the last remaining child.\n\n\"It would not do to stay here for long, lest we invite more trouble. Come, young man, let's move on— Your original intent was to fetch us, was it not? Perhaps, your Master would like to hear of this?\""
},
{
"author": "Kai \"Kaz\" Xixo (DB)",
"message": "Kaz took Sapphire into his arms before giving her a cursory glance. If things were resolving here, then he felt pretty comfortable getting a grasp on her condition. Physical abnormalities aside, she was breathing and that was the most important thing.\n\nHe shook his head at her state, but falling to darkness he could handle. He was initially ready to hunt down a killer when he got the call.\n\n\"Thanks for the call, Legion. I'll be taking my leave, so I shall wish you both luck in sorting out whatever going.\"\n\nHe watched the dog move to attend to the one twin left. He did not understand all that transpired, but it was obvious that he was an outsider looking in on whatever was happening.\n\nHe started his trek back to the dock."
},
{
"author": "Dado",
"message": "\"Yeah. Here, I'll beam us up into my ship.\"\n\n*He taps his Gummiphone a few times. Cavall and Dado disappear in beams of light. His Teeny Ship departs a third of the way through their voyage to pick up Eve. Xion is, presumably, going to show up to the meeting unscathed. The march of time may finally pick up the pace once more.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*A Dark Corridor forms on a Third District rooftop. It dissipates, leaving Yumi alone.*\n\n*A diverse cast of Heartless can be seen chasing Oban on another rooftop. Due to her coat masking her presence, they've yet to notice Yumi.*"
},
{
"author": "Yumi Akinzi",
"message": "*Yumi looked around for Oban, noticing the heartless swarming all over the place. It was enough chaos that she didn't notice Roxie was missing yet.*"
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Back ya clarty beast!\" \n\nOban was up in the air, kicking another Red Noctune right into the distance in a home run. Another knife throw would fell a Shadow that was creeping up on her. She was about to throw another when she saw what looked like Yumi. \n\n\"Yumi!?\" \n\nThe pirate would call out and vanish from sight with Teleport, using her extreme speed to grab Yumi and jump from this rooftop to another, carrying her bridal carry style. \n\n\"What are ye doing here? I thought ya both were 'n first and I was going to meet ya both halfway.\""
},
{
"author": "Roxie",
"message": "*A Dark Corridor places Roxie on the rooftop Yumi was just on. She looks around, shes her friend carrying her other friend bridal carry style at high speeds, and giggles. She teleports repeatedly after the duo, barely able to keep up.*"
},
{
"author": "Yumi Akinzi",
"message": "*Yumi didn't expect to suddenly be bridal carried during all of this. She slightly blushed due to it being Oban, but kept it together.*\n\n\"Roxie decided to portal us directly here instead. Are you okay?\""
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Ah... I forgot yon Roxie can dae that...\" \n\nOban laughed a little and set Yumi down, stopping since she could see Roxie trying to keep up from the corner of her eye. \n\n\"But aye! I be right as rain. It take a wee more than fightin' behind enemy line to take a seasoned pirate like me down!\"\n\nShe said with a confident grin and placing a hand on her hip. \n\n\"What about ye? I haven't heard from ya in awhile and was getting a wee worried.\""
},
{
"author": "Roxie",
"message": "*Roxie teleports to the rooftop Oban landed on, and smiles graciously. She tries speaking, only to cough. She needs to catch her breath.*"
},
{
"author": "Yumi Akinzi",
"message": "\"I took an apprenticeship under Cid. He is a good mechanic and he let me use his workshop in exchange for work. Even gave me some pointers. I almost finished you and Roxie's gear, but we will need to get them from the garage.\"\n\n*She looked at Roxie and the flood of heartless climbing up for them.*\n\n\"But um... Does anyone know exactly what is going on?\""
},
{
"author": "Roxie",
"message": "*Catching her breath, Roxie grabs the two by the shoulders.*\n\n\"Garage later. Escapey now!\" \n\n*Darkness swirls around the trio, moving them to the courtyard.*"
},
{
"author": "Oban Fannybaws",
"message": "\"Och, there ye are Roxie!\" \n\nOban said and waved at her before looking back over at Yumi and shook her head. \n\n\"Narry a clue. It got all gloamy and next I knew, there were beasts everywhere. I was in the middle of getting a piece when it all happened-\"\n\nShe was cut off with what she saying and warped to"
}
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{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Kiki",
"message": "*Kiki stood and waited, watching her plan go into action.*"
},
{
"author": "Heartless Mizi",
"message": "*Mizi climbed up the mountain angrily, she wasnt gonna take these words to heart even if she didnt have one. She ran up and attempted to slam her gauntlets onto KiKis head in anger*"
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "Ikazuchi would flourish his keyblade with a spin. His eyes turned blue and a cape of brilliant gold and red light flew out behind him. As the barrage was sent down by the gunslinger, Ika would bend a knee and launched himself upwards with a *High jump.* \n\n\"Suke! We're going after Kiki! If we stop her we put an end to all of this!\" \n\nHe would land up on the pillar and do a fanciful spin after touching the ground. The boy would look up at Kiki and narrow his eyes.\n\n\"You're right, what they've done in the past is unforgivable, but the past cannot be erased. What only matters now is preventing it from being repeated in the future.\"\n\nIka would point his keyblade forward at Kiki, as a ball of electricity formed at the end of it. He discharged a *Thundara* At Kiki, sending a barrage of lightning bolts her way.\n\n```Hope's Beacon Activated```\nMP: 110% -135%\n\n``` High Jump used ```\nSpeed = 1,936\n\nAP = 110% -100%\n\n```Thundara cast```\nMagic = 1,848\n\nMP: 135% -110%\n\n```Hope's Beacon drainage```\nAP: 100% -75%"
},
{
"author": "kam1_kaze",
"message": "*Kazuha quickly arrived at the scene and looked around to see that there were people with him. There were some familiar faces such as Suke and Ika but there also seemed to be a heartless that he saw for the first time. The boy didn't really care though as his goal was right in front of him. He wanted to take out Kiki for what she had done as well as some sort of apology for not being able to stop her.*\n\n\"Not sure if you could hear me right now but I'm going to need your help when things get stuff\" *Kazuha said as he placed his hand on his heart, hoping that Benny would be able to hear him.*"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned -- Benny",
"message": "Benny heard Kazuha, deep within his heart, she was resting— but she knew that it was time she had awaken from this little nap. As Kazuha asked for her, her crimson and black heart would appear from his own, and then there formed Benny, with a new appearance! She looked rather... Well, classy in a way. Smiling and tipping down her shades, she'd stare at Kiki and would then shake her head. Looking at Kazuha and smiling warmly at him, the Pure Dark began to speak in a more relaxed tone— but something about her was way different than before.\n\n**\"Well then, it seems that people sorta need me. C'mon Lion, we got this.\"**"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Kiki",
"message": "*Kiki was waiting for everyone to appear on her made platform. She knew many couldn't resist trying to finish her after what happened. Everything was going perfectly to plan in her eyes. It was only a matter of time now. First was Mizi, who she simply vanished and appeared behind, grabbing her from behind on her head. She'd then use magic to freeze Mizi with Blizzard magic, throwing her now at Ika's Thundera to stop Ika's attack and have it hit Mizi instead. Sukes attack would prompt her to put a barrier of darkness around her, the aero doing nothing to her due to it. She'd then see Kazuha and Benny.*\n\n\"Benny... I free you from that heartless' control and gave you a new chance... I was even going to give you a keyblade... You only had to follow my plan and be by my side and I would have gotten you whatever it is you wanted...\" \n\n*She'd sigh and then address Ika*\n\n\"So if I vow to stop what I'm doing now, will you let me go? My past actions don't matter anymore right, boy? So if I stop now and go home, I should be free to live my life.\" \n\n***Dark Barrier: 1000\nDeep Freeze(On Mizi): 1000***"
},
{
"author": "Heartless Mizi",
"message": "*Mizi was grabbed violently by KiKi before being frozen, she watched the Thundara race towards her before striking her in the back. She didnt scream since she didnt have the vocal chords but the writhing of her body would give a big enough hint to her pain*"
},
{
"author": "kam1_kaze",
"message": "*Kazuha quickly shifted his stance before the boy powered into his Guardian's Light form. He paused for a moment before the boy raised his blade into the air to gather up energy into the blade. Once he had enough, Kazuha pointed the blade at Kiki as rainbow colour orbs appeared from the blade and launched themsleves at Kiki. It probably wasn't enough to deal with the barrier she had surrounded herself with so he hoped that someone else would attack as well.* \n\n\"You can't just discard what you've done in the past, Kiki\" *Kazuha said out loud as he shot the Ragnarok towards her.* \n\n__Guardian's Light activiated__: 15 turns left\n**Ragnarok**: 945\nAP: 65%\nMP: 105%"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "Fuck I thought it was 10 still\n\nI'll edit it in a bit"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned -- Benny",
"message": "Turning her head to Suke, the Pure Dark would shake her head before speaking in an apologetic tone- although not apologetic enough to truly express how she felt. She'd furrow her brows before beginning to speak towards Suke.\n\n**\"Seems like I was blinded by power, Meercat. But hey, all can be forgiven, right? Or not, I don't mind either way. WE have a common enemy though. Right there.\"**\n\nBenny then pointed at Kiki, before creating a crushing motion with her hand as Kiki spoke of staying by her side- she couldn't help but think about it, but knew that she would betray her friend that she had made. She looked towards Ika, and would then look back with a fire in her eyes, her words being dagger-like as she spoke to the keyblade master.\n\n**`\"Man, you don't seem to get it. Sure, I helped you- but I can't forgive you for destroying the last memory of my mother. You will be defeated, here and now, even if I have to die again... Even if I have to sacrifice everything I've stood for. You will go down.\"`**\n\nBenny grinned, the anticipation of battle getting to her head as she'd then enter Phase 2. Benny raised her hand and summoned `Despair`, her Ethereal Blade. She'd then widen her eyes as she rushed towards Kiki, beginning to utilize an Ultimate Attack already, now teleporting all around Kiki before appearing behind her and would then slash diagonally upwards to try and catch the woman off guard. \n\n**`\"See, if anyone's going to disrespect my mother by dancing on her grave- well, I'd have to do something about it. Plus, you seem to think that everything's just going swell. Come on, hurt more people- I dare you.\"`**\n\nFlashing her pearly white teeth at Kiki as her shades would slip down a bit, she revealed that her silver coloured eyes had turned a more red colour. Now laughing a bit, she would then utilize Asp's Bite and would simply deliver a powerful horizontal slash to the woman's side, unsure of if this would quite do some damage, but she did so nonetheless.\n\n_ _\n***ASP'S BITE***\n`Strength`\n19 x 2 = 38 \n3.5 + 3 = 6.5\n\nTotal: [ 247 ]"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "I went and edited my thing. It won't let me delete the image"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Kiki",
"message": "\"If you really will throw away your morals to kill me... So be it. At least I stick to what I believe...\" \n\n*She created another dark barrier to protect herself from Kazuha's ragnarok, the barrier cracking but not breaking from it. Sukes blast of wind, however, would break the barrier and push her back a little from the strong gust of wind, however the barrier took the brunt of the attack.*\n\n\"I can feel your savagery, Suke. Your primal instincts as a heartless...\"\n\n*Ika's attack came quickly, giving Kiki little time to react to it. She'd put her keyblade up to guard it but still be hurt by the powerful strike, knocking her to her knee with a grunt. Then came Benny's attack, which was about to give her even more to deal with until she practically exploded with darkness, sending benny and anyone close to her flying away from her. It became clear she was holding back.*\n\n\"As I recall, Benny, you agreed to destroy that world... You disrespected your own mother by fighting so long and protecting those heartless for so long. You only have yourself to blame now... You could have left, you could have killed the heartless, but you used what you could to repel someone trying to save that world. You are no saint because you suddenly want to help... But believe as you wish...\"\n\n*Her darkness crept outwards, beginning to cover the area and create a dome of darkness around the arena, trapping them all there.*\n\n\"You all ignore your crimes and point out mine. It's funny... It reminds me of my old friend... Good guy he was... Stupid though... Fought against the darkness and paid the price. But enough of that.\" \n\n*She pointed her hand out at Suke.* \n\n\"Suke, I command you to fight for me, help show them what true power is!\"\n\n*Suke could feel a very sudden urge to listen to Kiki, many of her thoughts being replaced by kiki's orders now.* \n\n\"Heartless follow the strong, and as long as I have darkness under my control, your precious heartless friends are mine to command! Now attack, Mizi a\n\nNd Suke!\" \n\n*Mizi began to feel the same as Suke, an urge to follow orders and something deep inside telling them to do so. Their heartless instincts began to take over them and their minds began to get overfilled with Kiki's orders.*\n\n\"You can never trust a heartless...\" *She chuckled.*"
},
{
"author": "Heartless Mizi",
"message": "*Mizi could feel her mind being filled with Kikis words, she turned and jumped at Ika with her gauntlets out and ready. She slammed them together before throwing a punch at the air sending a balloon flying towards her former ally*\n\n```Balloon: 42```"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned -- Benny",
"message": "Benny skidded across the ground as she was thrown back by the darkness, but would land on one knee and simply looked up at Kiki, smiling with bloodlust. She was still a Pure Dark after all, though one that was semi-reformed- she couldn't help but feel a sense of negativity from the whole situation. She'd charge at the woman once more, this time with the pure intent to hack and slash at her. Jumping into the air as she'd then aim to use Slash Frenzy to deal some damage towards the woman, her eyes widening as her red colored orbs glowed with anticipation and bloodthirst. \n\n**`\"Hah! You speak like I don't know what I've done. Hypocrisy, I know- but you know what? At least I feel even the slightest ounce of remorse. But come on, you don't- do you!?\"`**\n\n***SLASH FRENZY***\n`Strength`\n19 x 2 = 38 \n3.5 + 5 = 8.5 \n\nTotal: [ 323 ]"
},
{
"author": "kam1_kaze",
"message": "*Kazuha hesitated for a moment as he quickly shifted his focus on Suke and Mizi to see if they were affected by Kiki's commands. He saw that Mizi was affected but also saw that Suke was just fine. His nervousness disappeared as the boy shifted his stance and quickly began to rush towards Kiki. The boy used the attacks from Suke and Ika to match Benny's attack with his own. Kazuha unleashed a barrage of slashes from his keyblade, making sure to match the tempo with Benny's attack so that he wouldn't get in her way as she did hers.*\n\n*Kaz was nervous as he never really fought someone this strong before but he was also with a group that he knew he can rely on. The boy just needed to make sure that he can match with them as well.* 'I'll make sure that what happened last time won't ever happen again!' *Kazuha thought to himself as he unleashed his attack.*\n\n__Guardian's Light activated__: 14 turns left\n**Quick Blitz**: 446.25\nAP: 55%\nMP: 105%"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Kiki",
"message": "*Kiki's aura would push a lot of pressure on Benny as she charged in, however when Benny went for a swing Kiki caught her blade and stopped the attack. Kazuha attacking on her other side would be blocked by Kiki's keyblade.*\n\n\"Trust me... You don't want to know what I feel...\" \n\n*She'd then notice Ika and Suke preparing to attack, not expecting Suke to use Kiki's order against her in that way, however she pulled Benny and teleporting behind Suke. Benny would be pulled into the middle of the duo's eternal session, leaving Benny to take the powerful attack if she didn't have a way out. If she did get out, Ika and Suke's attack would clash and affect one of them instead. Mizi's attack on Ika wouldn't be strong enough to hurt Ika that much but it'd be enough to knock him off balance or, at least, break his focus.* \n\n\"Suke, attack them without attempting to hurt me. That's an order, and to make sure you listen this time..\" \n\n*She held her hand out and forced a bunch of Darkness into Suke, increasing Suke's stats by 25% but overloading Suke's mind to make her follow her heartless instincts.*\n\n\"Now Mizi, keep your attacks on your old friend, they did replace you after all, choosing Suke over you.\"\n\n*And finally, Kiki pointed her keyblade out at Kazuha, firing a volley of darkness at him.* \n\n***Benny has to find a way out of the eternal session or someone needs to save them.\n\nSuke Darkness Boost: +25%\n\nDark Volley for Kazuha: 5000\n\nDefense: 1500***"
},
{
"author": "Heartless Mizi",
"message": "*She jumped back as a heart emblem appeared on her back, she would throw repeated punches at the air towards Ika sending volleys of flame at him. She would punch with both fists causing a stream of fire to launch at her former ally*\n\n```Emblem heart Active\n\nFlame Salvo: 450```"
},
{
"author": "kam1_kaze",
"message": "*Kazuha curse as his keyblade clashe with Kiki's own keyblae, making it unable for him to attack the woman. He then quickly move his keyblade in front of him an began to focus more energy within his keyblade. Along with that, the boy quickly powered up into Second Form just to give him a temporary boost in his defense along with his boost from Guardian's Light. A few seconds later, a wall appeared in front of him to block the attack that Kiki had sent at him. The boy also made sure to cover Benny with the wall so that she would be protected from Suke's an Ika's attack that were now aimming at her. The wall slowly began to crack but was barely able to block everything before suddenly disappearing. The boy dropped to one knee, exhausted from blocking all the attacks but slowly got back up. The fight wasn't over so he couldn't go and stop now*\n\n__Guardian's Light activated__: 13 turns left\n__Second Form activated__: 15% AP Drain\nForm(s) Skills:\n__Hidden Potential__: Increases a stat of your choosing by 20% until the form ends. - Second Form\n\n__Protector__\nAny moves that involved with blocking or defending are increased by 25%. Examples are using Block, Barrier, Counter Rush, Counter Impact. Important part is that it MUST involve some sort of blocking action for the boost to work\n**Defender's Will**: 8789\nAP: 40%\nMP: 100%"
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "Ikazuchi panted and wheezed. He lifted his keyblade up but stumbled backwards when Mizi came to attack him. The boy would use the moment from his stumble to flip over, performing a backflip into a cartwheel to get out of the way of the onslaught of attacks.\n\nHe landed on his feet theatrically. Ika put his hand over his heart, feeling the calling of the storm. \n\n\"Suke! Don't listen to her! Remember what she did to Destiny- our home! She was leading the ones who attacked and killed you both times— it was on her directive that Benny and that sniper guy attacked our home! Remember your emotions, the ones you've gotten back because you've been so strong! Don't let her control you!\"\n\nHe pulled his keyblade back as his whole body crackled with electrical energy, his thunder-based magics gaining power and force. \n\nHe looked to Mizi after this energy began to form throughout his body. He would hold a hand out towards her.\n\n\"Mizi! I know we never talked much, and I'm sorry I wasn't there for you when you fell to darkness. But i promise that I'm here now! Mizi, this person- she attacked our home, she attacked destiny island, and sank it into the darkness! She attacked Master Aria, and weakened her to a state that she had to give up her existence! Don't let someone like that fill your mind with orders!\"\n\nAnother ball of lightning formed at the edge of his keyblade, and after it grew to a sizeable proportion, Ika thrusted his keyblade forward in Kiki's direction, sending another barrage of *Thundara* Bolts at Kiki.\n\nIkazuchi would pant and lose his balance again after the discharge of that much energy. He would fall to his knee again, and pull out a yellow bottle, an elixir. He popped the cork and downed the thing in one swig. He wiped his mouth on his sleeve and pushed himself back up to his feet."
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned -- Benny",
"message": "**`\"Oh man-\"`**\n\nBenny said as she saw Ika and Suke coming in, though when Kazuha came in to block the attacks, she couldn't help but grin. She would watch as the wall disappeared, but it wasn't over yet. Narrowing her eyes as she would activate Darkest Darkness, the Pure Dark rushed towards Suke as she'd begin to run towards Kazuha. \n\n**`\"No can do, you mustn't hurt the lion!\"`**\n\nNarrowing her eyes onto Suke, she'd grin as she activated Striker, under half of her AP, she'd then swing her sword around before she began to slash through the attack itself, seeing as her strength was bolstered- she may have been able to save Kazuha from this as well as damage Suke- but she was holding back. This wasn't the person she was after. \n\n**`\"Snap out of it Heartless... We are not your enemy!\"`**\n\n***STRIKER***\nWhen under half of your total AP, increase Strength Abilities by 25% for 5 turns. Can only activated once per battle.\n\n1/5 turns used\n\n***ASP'S BITE***\n`Strength`\n19 x 6.5 = 123.5\n3 + 3.5 = 6.5 \n\nTotal: 803 + 25% = [ 1,004 ] \n\n`AP : 45`"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Kiki",
"message": "*Kiki was enjoying this more than she should have. The darkness in her heart corrupting her more than she realized at this point. Before she would regret her decisions and not want to do them.* \n\n\"Heartless are easily controlled and manipulated by darkness. That's why it is a keyblade wielders duty to defeat them!\"\n\n*She seen Ika's thundera and just sighed as it approached, cartwheeling out of the way if it.* \n\n\"I think it's time for the main event... The reason you're all here.\"\n\n*She'd raise her keyblade to the sky as the clouds began to part. What could be seen is what looked like a blue moon shaped like a heart. It shined down on the entire area, everyone being able to see it now.* \n\n\"Behold, Kingdom Hearts!\"\n\n***Cartwheel: 5k***"
},
{
"author": "kam1_kaze",
"message": "*Kazuha held his hand in front of his pace as he was attack by Suke but saw that Benny rushed over to protect him. He shot a smile towards her before quickly sensing something and immdiaetly looked up towards the sky. There seemed to be a flashing light so the boy used his arm to see what was shining.*\n\n*His eye then widened as the clouds parted, showing what seemed to be the moon but in the shape of a heart. Kaz was a bit shocked on what was happening but used this free time to take out and elxir and drink it to give his energy back.* \n\n\"Uh... That doesn't seem good... Or maybe it is. All I know that Kiki is using it for something and we gotta stop her before she achieves it.\"\n\n*Kazuha said as he held his keyblade tighter, a bit unsure and nervous on what to do next. He didn't exactly understand what she meant by showing the Kingdom Hearts but it probably wasn't anything good.*\n\n__Guardian's Light activated__: 12 Turns remaining\n__Second Form activated__: 15% AP drain per turn\nAP: 150%\nMP: 130%"
},
{
"author": "Heartless Mizi",
"message": "*Mizi jumped back to KiKis side looking up at the massive heart in the sky. Her eyes widened as she watched it glow brightly, she felt a strange feeling but threw the feeling aside*"
},
{
"author": "lisax",
"message": "~~y'all making me think I made this too hard~~"
},
{
"author": "v.benny",
"message": "I'm smooth brain, I forgot"
},
{
"author": "Ben Drowned -- Benny",
"message": "Benny would shake her head as she'd go into Abyssal Strength, now reeling her blade back as she'd rush towards the volley of ~~gay~~ rainbow coloured orbs. She'd tilt her head as she'd utilize Slash Frenzy once more, though this was was stronger. She'd hit away the orbs and would get nearer to Suke, then would simply... Well, hug the Heartless. It may have been a stupid decision, though Benny thought that maybe this would've snapped Suke out of her little mind control. Benny would increase the tightness of the hug, as she tried to reach out to Suke's heart with her own. She'd close her eyes and would try her best to come up with anything to say.\n\n**`\"Listen. I know that I teamed up with that lunatic to kill you- and I'm sorry that it happened. But you need to snap out of it, any way you can. Hear my voice, or don't. But at least... Hear Ika's voice- hear anything that isn't that bitch's influence. You've made it this far- don't you want to make it even further?\"`**\n\n***ABYSSAL STRENGTH***\n`Hearts True Essence V2 - ACTIVATE`\nIncreases your stats by 10% for 10 turns. Can only be used once per battle.\n\n*1/10 turns used*\n\n`AP : 70%`\n\n***STRIKER***\nWhen under half of your total AP, increase Strength Abilities by 25% for 5 turns. Can only activated once per battle.\n\n*2/5 turns used*\n\n***SLASH FRENZY***\n`Strength`\n19 x 11.5 = 218.5\n3.5 + 5 = 8.5\n\nTotal: 1,857 + 35% = [ 2,506 ] \n\n`AP : 45%`"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Kiki",
"message": "*Kiki was enjoying the moment too much to really notice Ika charging at her. Ika was able to land a direct hit which knocked Kiki down and made her grunt in pain. The dark dome around the area would soon disperse, showing Kingdom Hearts in all it's light as well as giving them access to see the rest of the battlefield. This also weakened her hold over Suke and Mizi, her own darkness not being as strong to influence them.* \n\n\"Heh... Good hit, Ika..\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Shortly after everything calmed down, the group could feel a rumble in the ground as a huge pillar of light shot up from behind the group. Kiki smiled at seeing that, knowing it finally happened.*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Kiki",
"message": "*She pointed at the pillar.* \"There, you see? The X-Blade has been forged! Vani completed her mission...\" *It would become clear to the group that Kiki was stalling for Vani to finish.*"
},
{
"author": "kam1_kaze",
"message": "*Kazuha's attention quickly turned over towards the large pillar of light that shot up towards the sky. He then began to focus on Kiki once more as she began to speak once more. The boy knew that this wasn't going to be good as he heard legends of the X-Blade and its power. This was probably going to be the hardest fight by far but at least he had people to back him up. He then saw Ika do the spin move he did back at the cave and still thought it was weird.* 'If it works, it works' *Kazuha took a quick moment to think to himself as he got back in his fightining stance.* \n\n\"Kiki's not going to let us go there without a fight. We're gonna have to stop her first or make an opening for people to get past her.\" \n__Guardian's Light activated__: 12 Turns\n__Second Form activated__ 15% AP Drain\nAP:150%\nMP: 130%"
},
{
"author": "Heartless Mizi",
"message": "*Mizi would look up at the heart and decide her decision, she vanished into shadows before jumping out of it. She used her sonic shadow ability to dash along the air as she aimed for the heart in the sky*"
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "\"Even now... I am not strong enough...\" \n\nWith the darkness' hold over the Heartless, she only found it annoying that Benny was able to slash through her gunshots. She was prepared to unleash a flare of magical power once the Dark Being got through... But received a hug?? Suke had no idea how to respond to such an action and stood there. The darkness holding over her would fade as the light of Kingdom Hearts shined down over her and now able to reclaim her actions. \n\n\"What... What is going on...?\"\n\nShe looked up into the sky and saw the giant heart shaped moon and the odd looking sword that Kiki held."
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Kiki",
"message": "\"Oh don't worry, I don't intend to stop you all from doing anything... In fact, you won't even need to leave.\" *At that moment, someone would jump from where the pillar of light came from, landing in-front of Kiki and turning to look at the group.*"
},
{
"author": "Vanicah",
"message": "*The group would see Micah, the boy they saw got tackled through the dark corridor. Although something is very different. They wore the same clothes as Vani and had orange eyes and a sinister aura around them. Oh and they had a giant shining keyblade they held to their side. Vanicah smirked as he looked at the group.*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Kiki",
"message": "\"Good, now that you're here, give the X-Blade to me so I m-gah! W-what is..\" *Kiki began to give off a calming glow of light and clutched her head in pain.* \"N-no! Not now! You won't do this now!!!\" *The group could see the faint look of what seemed to be a person who looked similar to Kiki. They seemed to be something of a ghost but everyone could tell that wasn't it.* \"Your body submits, your heart succumbs, so why do you still resist?! This is my body now!\" *She continued to struggle until the glow finally went away and she stood there, panting.* \"Vani... Give me, the X-Blade. Now!\""
},
{
"author": "Vanicah",
"message": "*Vanicah looked at the X-Blade in all it's glory, smiling at feeling it's power in his hands. He walked over to Kiki and, instead if handing Kiki the X-Blade, he stabbed her with it. Kiki had a look of shock at the betrayel, barely being able to say anything before she passed out on the ground. Vanicah would then kick her body off of the Apex.* \"No more orders, *Master*. *He turned back to the group.* \"Now I am the strongest there is. With the X-Blade in my hand, and Kingdom Hearts at my disposal, I will create a brand new world in which I am god!\" *Cue malicious laugh.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Oh yeah Mizi jumping at kingdom hearts. As Mizi got closer to it, she was bathed in light, too much light. It began to widdle away at both her form and heart. If she didn't stop her course, she would end up completely losing her form and her heart being purified and sent off.*"
},
{
"author": "Heartless Mizi",
"message": "*She covered her eyes stopping her advance she dropped to the ground vanishing into the shadows to recover from the light that had burned her body*"
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "He was in total shock. The red-haired boy fell back on his behind and covered his mouth.\n\n\"N-no... She's..\"\n\nIkazuchi narrowed his eyes and stood. He pointed his keyblade at Vanicah. He staggered as he breathed, he was on his last whim. The thunder and light energy was slowly drifting away from his body, as he was on his last stand: he knew he couldn't fail here. Fate was cruel, but his passion towards his friends and towards saving the world would not bow to such scrutiny!\n\n\"It's... It's not up to you! Someone who would betray his allies has no right to decide the fate of the world!\"\n\nHe shook his head and regained some of his composure.\n\n\"And if the world would let someone like you be their god, then I suppose you should call me a nonbeliever!\"\n\nIkazuchi would snap to his side and hold a hand out to Suke, reminiscent of when they first met.\n\n\"Now more than ever, our bonds- our shared light- will shine brighter than that of a false god!\"\n\nIkazuchi would nod towards Suke, and flourish his keyblade. He would dash forward at Vanicah and unleash his side of the flurry of attacks at them with his keyblade, as the attack rush portion known as *Last saber.* After his flurry of attacks, Ikazuchi spun around backwards and fired a barrage of orbs of light at the enemy. Ika would turn his back to Suke, as the thirteen blades associated with the move surrounded them. He would dash and swing his own keyblade as these other blades orbited around them. After the blades dispersed he would look down at his keyblade, as it washed over with radiant light. He looked to Suke once again and nodded, as he tossed his keyblade up, as it fired more projectiles of light Vanicah's way. This was the Eternal Session in its full force.\n\nIkazuchi would land after his combo attack with his friend Suke and wipe his brow of sweat, he was almost completely out of stamina from this move.\n\n\"I'm not done yet! Final Thundara!\"\n\nIkazuchi would clap his hands together, using up all of the remaining ele"
},
{
"author": "rykazuchi",
"message": "We should just skip\n\nMisunderstanding probably lol"
},
{
"author": "kam1_kaze",
"message": "*Kazuha gasped in shock as he saw Vani stab Kiki in the chest before kicking her of the Apex. The boy quickly rushed over to try and catch her but it seemed that he was too late as her body slowly disappeared from his sight. A tear escaped from his eye but Kaz quickly wiped it before standing up to face Vani. An inexplainable amount of emotions began to form within Kazuha as he saw his former master killed by the person she worked with. Even though she had done some horrible things, Kiki was still the person who taught everything that Kazuha knew so it made him sad.*\n\n\"You'll... You'll pay for that!!!\"\n\n*The boy raised his keyblade up towards they sky as he began to focus energy within his keyblade. He then shot a barrage of rainbow orbs at Vani to cause some damage as well as to help out with Suke and Ika's attacks. The boy wanted to at least avenge his master with this one attack so he hoped that he would be able to do some damagae.*\n\n__Guardian's Light activated__: 12 Turns remaining\n__Second Form activated__: 15% AP drain per turn\nAP: 95%\nMP: 130%\n**Ragnarok** 4725"
},
{
"author": "Vanicah",
"message": "*Vanicah prepared themselves when Ika and Suke began their attack, however it was stronger than they expected and they had to back off. Vani was about to make a counter to stop the rest of the attack until Kazuha's Ragnarok came in and hit her directly head on, though it was clear she wasn't that hurt from it until the final part of Suke's and Ika's attack hit her, the combination of light and dark pelting her. When the smoke cleared, Vani was kneeling to the ground, clearly hurt by the combination of powerful attacks. However she stood shakily.* \"You really think... You can beat me just like that..? I... I control the strongest key. Meaning I'm the strongest being! Now witness the power of Kingdom Hearts!\" *Vani raised the X-Blade into the air as Kingdom Hearts seemed to be reacting, however it would suddenly shoot a beam of light down on Vani. Vani looked around confused until they were engulfed in a pillar of light and then trapped inside a strange orb. Everyone could feel Vani in there, but it seemed she couldn't do anything, yet.*"
},
{
"author": "Heartless Mizi",
"message": "*Mizi crawled down the side of the mountain, she wasnt interested in celebrating or anything but their was a powerful heart left behind. She wouldn't miss this chance*"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would get to the top after climbing up so much, and he watched as events unfolded before him. He would cover his eyes as light was sent down, and looked back once it was complete. He could tell something happened, but he had no clue what. He would look towards the others, and ran after them. He would stop once he got to the group, and went on to say, \"Anyone here willing to give me a general gist of what the hell is going on?\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "Ikazuchi fell to his knees, his keyblade clattered to the ground as he fell. His vision blurred as looked around.\n\n\"It's... Over? No... It can't be over just like that- can it?\"\n\nIka tried to pull himself up but fell to the ground. His breathing was heavy and weighted.\n\n\"How did it end... In a stalemate...\""
},
{
"author": "kam1_kaze",
"message": "\"It seems she just disappeared into what the hell that is.\" \n\n*Kazuha pointed towards the strange orb that seemed to be floating right in front of them. After finishing that sentence, Kaz quickly fell on one knee before shifting into a more comfortable position. This was one of the hardest fights he been in and knew that he would have to train a lot for the future. For now though, the boy just planned to rest.*\n\n\"If she's stuck there, I think it best to leave and come back when we're stronger. With that state we're in now, it won't be a fight but a massacre.\" \n\n*The boy didn't want to leave the ifght as it was now but they had to realize the reailty of it. WIth most of them being drained from fighting Kiki, the crew won't probably survive the fight with Vani now that she has the X-Blade.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The orb that contained Vani would be intact, but a lot of power was being expelled from it. It was clear it was close to breaking, but it wasn't clear how long they had.*"
},
{
"author": "Heartless Mizi",
"message": "*Mizi watched the orb sitting on the ground in front of it waiting to see it open. She was curious and needed to see it unfold*"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of arrived on her Teeny Ship and landed on a safe spot for her ship to not be damaged. She got out before looking around the area.\n\n\"Eh? What is going on here...?\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "Suke arrived back at the Seat of War, this time with her guns already summoned. She wasn't sure why she was sealed in that... Thing but it felt like she could come out at any point in time and was ready this time."
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "Ikazuchi pushed his weight against his keyblade as he stood up. He looked up at the ball in the sky and narrowed his eyes. Something was going to happen, and it probably wasn't going to be good. He looked at Suke and nodded, ready for another fight.\n\n\"Don't let her get into your head this time. Remember, we can do this.\"\n\nIka sighed and leaned on his keyblade."
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Kingdom Hearts still loomed overhead, it's light shining down on the area. As everyone appeared and joined, the orb would begin to react. A ton more power and pressure began to be pushed from it as a flash of light quickly engulfed the area. Directly after, Vani could be seen, holding the X-Blade in their hand, kneeling on the ground.*"
},
{
"author": "Vanicah",
"message": "\"You will pay for putting me in that prison, Kingdom Hearts...\" *She stood up, still looking like Micah but with Vani's clothes.* \"Oh you're all still here... Good, I wanted to finish this anyway.\""
},
{
"author": "Jago Newport",
"message": "*Jago had arrived at the top after several minutes of what he viewed as tedious climbing though with each grab he was one step closer to reaching the Apex of this place, where he was confident the action was happening. Though in this case the action might be more than he could chew.*"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of been slightly startled by the bright light and new face that showed up. \"Uh?! What in the heck is that person saying?!\" Twilight called before summoning her Keyblade in her right hand. \"Because they don't seem friendly...!\""
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "\"R-Right...\" \n\nSuke looked back at Ika and give a small nod, before looking back at what their opponent will be coming out of. \n\n\"You are incorrect... This time you will be the one that is defeated, instead of sealed in that object you emerged from...\""
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "Ika pointed his keyblade forward at Vani and frowned.\n\n\"Don't think I've forgotten what you have spoken. You might just regret staying here to fight. I challenge your envisionment of a perfect world, you flasehood god!\""
},
{
"author": "kam1_kaze",
"message": "*Kazuha came back towards the place where he had left things unfinished, hoping that he won't have to run like he did last time. The boy did some training before he came back to the Apex so he hoped that it would help him for the fight that was about to happen. Kaz summoned out his keyblade and followed the other people who were also part of the fight previously. He took a deep breath before Kazuha got into his fighting position, widening his stance and digging his feet into the ground.*\n\n\"This time, we'll make sure your gone permanently and not just stuck in some prison.\""
},
{
"author": "Vanicah",
"message": "*She pointed her blade at Ika.* \"You think I put myself in there on purpose?! Kingdom Hearts decided to put me in there after I tried to draw upon it's power! And when I'm done with you all, I will be making sure it knows I am not one to be trifled with! Now, suffer and die!\" *With that, Vani raised the X-Blade in her hand, it glowing with intense power. Shortly after, a wave of broken keys from below would appear and Vani would jump on one of them, riding on it like a surf board on the wave of broken keys. She would then fire several dark blizzards at the group.*\n\n***Dark Blizzard: 3K***"
},
{
"author": "Twilight Sparkle (SDU)",
"message": "Twilight would of seen the wave of broken keys and when the Dark Blizzard attack was heading right for her Twilight activated Phase 2 and afterwards she tried to use Pulse Bomb to try and clash with it as she aimed at the Dark Blizzard ice shards. It was clear this isn't a friendly match at all.\n\nPulse Bomb: 590\n\nPhase 2 Turns Left: 5\n\nAP: 110%\nMP: 135%"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "During the combat occurring, another person was coming into this battlefield. Only, they decided to use the element of surprise, taking advantage of them being busy with the others. From seemingly nowhere, thunder magic was fired right at Vanicah, mostly with the intention to open them up for others to capitalize on. That Thunder magic came from Ryu, who wanted to get in a good shot while not being seen, at least not yet. He would think, {\"That should get them good... Assuming they have no idea im even releasing an attack at them.\"} \n———————————————————————-\n*Second form- active* \n\nThunder-\nMagic: 845 \n\nMP: 120% \nAP: 140%"
},
{
"author": "Ikazuchi",
"message": "Ikazuchi swiped his hand to the left and flourished his keyblade with a spin. A radiant golden and red cape formed behind him as he activated *Hope's Beacon.* He would thrust his keyblade forward as it crackled to life with electric magical energy. He shot off a powerful *Thundara,* Sending a volley of thunderbolts forward to help counteract Vani's dark blizzard. It was strong enough to almost clash with it perfectly, but some of the ice would still shoot past his thunder and hit him.\n\n```Hope's Beacon Activated```\nMP: 110% -135%\n\n```Thundara cast```\nMagic = 2,898\n\nMP: 135% -110%\n\n```Hope's Beacon Drainage```\nAP: 110% -85%"
},
{
"author": "Jago Newport",
"message": "*Jago saw the cluster of key blades lift what he was pretty sure was the enemy as they fired off a pretty devastating attack of frozen darkened ice. Which for some reason or another looked liked it'd hurt more than regular ice, so he activated second form so he could rise even higher into power to try and deal with the ice that had managed to get passed the rapid fire of magic that was exchanged.*\n\n**Second Form Active**\n**Block 2: 840**\n**AP: 130%—>90%**"
},
{
"author": "kam1_kaze",
"message": "*Seeing that the others were dealing with the dark blizzard, the boy decided to help them out as well. He held his keyblade out in front of him and began to channel energy with the weapon. After a few seconds, he raised it up towards the sky and unleashed a barrage of rainbow orbs that flew towards the dark blizzard. Before all of that though, Kazuha powered up into Guardian's Light since he knew that he had to go all out at the beginning of the fight.* \n\n\"Let's see if you can take this!!!\" *Kazuha yelled out loud as he pointed his keyblade at Vani, unleashing the Ragnarok that he had charged up into his keyblade.*\n\nRagnarok: 950\nAP: 70%"
},
{
"author": "Vanicah",
"message": "*Vani didn't quite expect the sudden lightning from Rai, being forced to jump off the wave of broken keys to avoid it and land back on the apex. Due to this, the attacks launvhed at her would get closer than she liked, forcing her to block them all, the X-Blade taking the hits without fail.* \"Underhanded tactics won't help.\" *Vani then began to seemingly slash in the air in an \"X\" Shape, creating energy in the shape of an X and launching it at Rai. After that, Vani turned to Ika and pointed the blade at him, firing a beam of darkness at him.* \"Your light is too bright for me, die!!\"\n\n***X-Blast: 5K\nDark Link: 5K\nBlock 2: 5K\nAP: 1300%***"
},
{
"author": "Jago Newport",
"message": "*Jago lost visuals on the opponent as they seemingly teleported behind one of his allies and launching two attacks at them. Though he wasn't exactly close nor did he have any long range magics so he decided to be idle for a moment thinking of the best time to strike or at least he was looking for an opportunity though given the level of combat that likely wasn't going to happen.*"
},
{
"author": "kaiserhadea",
"message": "Sorry just got home. I'll reply now"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would see that his attack failed, and rather, another attack was launched out, this time right at him. Ryu would immediately dash to the side to try and avoid it, but he knew all too well that it was just too quick. Knowing this, he also expelled some extra power in order to negate some damage towards himself, and thus he struck at the attack while dashing. The result was an explosion from the collision, and Ryu would go flying off a few feet, rolling about before stopping himself. He would hold onto his arm, thinking, {\"Ow... That sucked...\"}, he would not just stand around however. While the others were attacking, Ryu himself would attack as well, by firing yet even more lightning at Vanicah. He was mainly trying to make it easier for the others to land there attacks. \n———————————-\nTeleport- \nSpeed: 2,442\n\nLightning Ray-\nStrength: 1,155 \nMagic: 1,235 \n\nThunder- \nMagic: Same as before \n\nAP: 45% *My AP ;-;* \nMP: 110%"
},
{
"author": "Vanicah",
"message": "*Vani's clash with with Ika's Thunder Dash was strong, causing a bunch of light to brighten up the area. Vani held strong but she had to stop when Suke's attack came in, jumping off into the air to avoid both of the attacks. Rai's attack, his lightning, would land a direct hit on Vani, however the attack mainly annoyed Vani as she landed on the ground.* \"Ugh!! Why won't you all just die!!!\" *She seemed to be losing it as sheheld the X-Blade in the air and it powered up. After she charged up for a moment before leaping into the air and landing down into the middle, plunging the X-Blade into it and causing light to erupt in an x shape from the middle.*\n\n***Final X: 7K if near the middle of the arena. 4K if to the sides. For everyone.***"
},
{
"author": "Jago Newport",
"message": "*Jago looked up in mild surprise as he saw the foe seemingly inject a beam of light into the ground as it erupted outward, though since he was kind of to the side at this point he had enough time to move out of the way enough to not take a full hit as he felt the odd burning/erasing sensation the light had caused. His vision was also essentially flashbanged as he realized he shouldn't stare at very bright lights rubbing his eyes as backstepped to get some distance from anymore potential attacks.*"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Looks like this opponent was not finished, cause they yet again unleashed a huge attack. Luckily for Ryu, he had used enough power to unleash his inner thunder, and it already made itself known on the surface. After lightning cackled around his body, Ryu would fire off a great deal of Thunder magic at the attack coming his way, luckily for him he was pretty far away. Still, the power coming at him was great, and he found it hard to try and fend it, but he was able to weaken it for the most part, slowing down the force coming at him. By the time it got close, all Ryu had to roll to the side, evading the attack as a whole. Ryu would let out a deep exhale, and went on to stare at Vanicah. He would think, {\"Gonna need to take a few moments to think before I try to attack again.\"}, and Ryu would do just that, staying back for now so he could come up with his next move... \n————————————————————-\nCommand Style- Thunder active \nPhase 2- Active \n\nThunder-\nMagic: 3,042 \n\nDodge Roll-\nSpeed: 3,052.5 \n\nAP: 95% \nMP: 150%"
},
{
"author": "Vanicah",
"message": "*Vani looked a little tired after the last attack, needing to use a lot of strength to do so. When the attacks came at her, mainly all the lightning, she put the X-Blade to block and got forced back to the side of the arena. She she knelt on the ground for a moment but stood like nothing happened. Though everyone could tell something is wrong.*"
},
{
"author": "Jago Newport",
"message": "*He was visibly relieved at the sight of the foe seemingly getting knocked back by the attacks of what he was pretty sure was his allies. Though he never actually talked to any of them so he couldn't be sure. Though since they were all fighting the same girl they must at least not want large scale darkness to engulf everything so that's a good sign.*\n\n*Jago stabbed his shield into the ground and kept his eyes peeled for any last effort attacks. The kind that only conrnered people pop out in situations like this.*"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "While he was sitting back and observing what was occurring, he could not help but notice that something was... Off here. Ryu would raise an eyebrow, thinking to himself, {\"Hmm? Something seems off here... Are they fatigued? No, it has to be something else...\"}, Ryu would then pull out a potion, and started to chug it down, regaining some of his energy as a result. He would continue to watch, seeing what was about to happen. He could have used some sort of attack, but he felt it was best to save his energy for anything else that was about to come his way... \n\nAP: 125%"
},
{
"author": "Vanicah",
"message": "*Vani was not backing down, seeing the lightning once again get fired at her along with the Aerora. She put the X-Blade up which would protect her from the attacks, absorbing all damage that would have happened to her. After, Ika came in for a Thunder Surge, his keyblade clashing hard with Vani's X-Blade. Both would be pushing hard until, suddenly, the X-Blade cracked! Upon cracking, it quickly looked and became more broken and rusted looking.* \"No!!\" *Ika's attack would then knock the X-Blade out if Vani's hands, it now being easier since it wasn't at full power anymore. Something had weakened it, and thus, weakened Vani. The X-Blade flew into the air and began to glow before suddenly letting out a ton of power, the light shooting in every which direction randomly. The broken X-Blade would be breaking more with each blast, letting it's power out very violently. Vanicah would be laying on the ground before her body changed, leaving Micah's body there on the ground instead. The X-Blade was close to a mass detonation and there wasn't much time before it did.*"
},
{
"author": "Jago Newport",
"message": "*At first Jago just hit behind his shield that soaked up the attacks from the various rays of light that seemed to be scattering across the field indiscriminately as it pretty much covered the entire battle area over time. \n\nHe then saw a visible change in the opponent as the blade appeared to charge with what he could only assume was some type of last ditch explosive force. \n\nJago took a fraction of a second to decide to help the person who was on the ground. He didn't exactly get what had happened, but even if they were an opponent he would always offer a chance for redemption. \n\nHe kicked his shield down to use it as an extremely heavy skateboard before attempting to grab Micah as he slid by hoping he'd have enough momentum and to clear the explosive force without either of them getting too banged up by what would probably be a pretty large radius.*"
},
{
"author": "Suke the Heartless",
"message": "Suke shielded her eyes with her only good arm from the light of the clash. What further caught her by surprise was the light shooting out of the broken X-Blade with Suke moving out their way, telling that it wasn't going to be good for her if she was hit by a stray blast. She looked over at Ikazuchi when he called out her name and went to grab his hand and hoped he would be able to take them both away in time, she knew he was faster than her and better than the alternative of getting hit in what seemed to be an explosion of light."
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "\"I knew something was up, but was not expecting this...\", is all he said to himself as he blocked his eyes from the light shining from the weapon. He would see that everyone was retreating, making him think, {\"That thing seems rather unstable, whatever that guy did, hopefully ends up being good in the long run... But for now, time to dip..\"}, Ryu would right away power himself up, and looked around to make sure he was not the only one left in the area. He would see Jago trying to help out the other person, and right away Ryu dashed in after them. Ryu would grab onto Jago's arm, then Micah's arm, and then dashed off without saying another word, carrying both of them along. He would think, {\"I can tell this guy is a victim, so no point in not trying to save there ass. Good thing I resorted to striking at the right moment.\"} \n———————————————-\nTeleport- \nSpeed: 6,105 \n\nAP: 85%"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*The X-Blade's detonation followed shortly after everyone ran off, the explosion of light engulfing everything it touches. Despite everyone trying to escape, the detonation was too fast and pulled everyone into it. Everything would go white and everyone would pass out and be scattered to different worlds(your choice of world if u wanna rp waking up there)."
}
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{
"author": "Gunslinger Maria",
"message": "*The mystery gunslinger stayed moving stealthily to avoid detection but kept her shots up at the group.*"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would be running towards the spot where all the arrows had been coming from, saying, \"I know your here, no point in hiding away.\", he did not know there exact location, but he had a general sort of radius he could follow in order to get to them. Or well, they could make his life easier and pop out..."
},
{
"author": "Gunslinger Maria",
"message": "\"...\" \n\n*The hidden woman would fire again, but this time the sound of the bullets and the location the bullets were coming from was different. The sound was ahead of Rai while the bullets came from behind.*\n\n***Arrow Attack: 540***"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would hear the sound of a weapon firing, the sound of bullets going off. However, he had heard it from the front... Yet nothing was coming. Good thing the sound made it obvious there was a trick going on. Ryu would instinctively turn around and fired off some Thunder magic quickly from his weapon, all the while powering himself up rather unintentionally. That lead to his magic clashing with the... Bullets? Arrows? Whatever the case, his Thunder would keep going, aiming to strike at where they were possibly coming from. Or, at least until he got all of them. Ryu would hold his weapons up in a guard like manner, and started to glance around, thinking, {\"I knew that was strange... So, they can either teleport, or can misdirect sound. If it's the second one... Then that is rather new.\"}, Ryu would then growl a bit. Why? Well, he was not annoyed... He accidentally used darkness again...\n—————————————-\nDark Mode- Active \n\nThunder-\nMagic: 897\n\nMP: 130% \nAP: 130%"
},
{
"author": "Gunslinger Maria",
"message": "*Maria tried it again, this time the shots going to the sides of Rai to catch them off guard. She stayed hidden as she knew Rai would become a problem for her.*"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would grit his teeth hard, thinking, {\"Shit... I did it again... Welp, better make this quick then...\"}, he would right away pounce into the air, evading the shots that came his way. Ryu ended up jumping pretty high, because he was intending to slam his weapon down hard... Very hard. All the gunslinger would see is Ryu raise his weapon as he came down to the ground with lightning around his body, before he let out a war cry. The moment he got to the ground, he slammed his weapon down, unleashing an electrical shockwave of magic that was intended to clear out the area. Many of the Broken Keyblades will scatter about as a result... Better take cover... And hopefully the ground is made out of rock and not dirt. \n——————————————\n\nGrand Slam of the Thunder Gods-\nMagic: 552\nSpeed: 868.5 \n\nMP: 130%\nMP: 90%"
},
{
"author": "Gunslinger Maria",
"message": "*Maria wasn't expecting a slam of lightning like that as all the broken keys got launched away from her the area and created an arena for the 2 of them as a small crater was also made. After everything settled, Rai could see a woman kneeled to the ground.*\n\n\"...\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would start to pull at his weapon, it had gotten somewhat stuck it seems. Ryu would decided to just leave it there, since he felt he did not really need both. Ryu would see the women knelt nearby, and he would hold his weapon out, saying with a bit of strain, \"Well, are you just gonna sit around and look pretty? Not that its a bad thing... Although its a shame that all my opponents have to be such good looking women. Makes it really hard at times, cause I never want to mess up those nice looks.\", in a matter of moments, his weapon would shark with lightning, and Ryu would fire off some Thunder magic from his weapon at the girl before him. \n—————————-\nThunder-\nMagic: Same as before \n\nMP: 120%\nAP: 75%"
},
{
"author": "Gunslinger Maria",
"message": "*Maria didn't say anything and simply vanished from sight of a moment and appeared above Rai, seemingly standing on... Nothing? She was standing upside down while in the air. She then fired upwards/downwards at Rai.*\n\n***Time to make the donuts form activated \n\nTeleport: 4950\nArrows: 2700***"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would notice that she was no longer standing there, which lead him to think with semi wide eyes, {\"I knew it! She can teleport!\"}, he would then look directly up, feeling something was up there. And he was right... She was standing there... Upside down? Ryu would not have time to question that, because she fired something strong down on him. Ryu would not waste a moment, he would immediately start with rush away as fast as he could. As he did however, he would end up using his Thunder Magic to try and help, and it paid off. He ended up going much faster, and avoided the arrows with ease. He would stop himself a good distance away, feeling better now that Lightning was at play, and not darkness, had to still work on that *COUGH*. Anyways, Ryu would go on to say, \"Hmm, seems like I could go much harder on you.\", he would then enter another state of power right on top... He was not gonna take this lightly. \n———————————————————\nThunder Command form- Active\n\nTeleport- \nSpeed: 3,850 *Thunder Command only, no phase 2* \n\nPhase 2- Active \n\nMP: 160% \nAP: 95%"
},
{
"author": "Gunslinger Maria",
"message": "*Maria still didn't say anything, only eyeing Raiyudan and seemingly planning. She'd then jump from the air and turn herself to land on the ground. After that she put her guns to the side of her, firing to her sides. The energy bullets seemingly didn't come out until Rai could see a dome of bullets being shot directly at him from all angles.*\n\n***Arrow Dome: 4950***"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would notice they backed away, only to begin firing away in random directions. Ryu would raise an eyebrow, until a bullet suddenly passed by him, scraping against his cheek a bit. After that, more were coming, and Ryu would get on the move. He would begin to spark with a great deal of lightning build up, which mostly protected him from the bullets. He would also be slashing at the air to cut the bullets as well, although he would end up getting scrapped and cut in different spots from the ones that he missed. At some point, Ryu would just charge after the Gunslinger, aiming to strike at her hard with one swift movement. Not only would he slash her with his weapon, but he would do so with a mini explosion of lightning. Ryu would not just simply stop there, Ryu would also aim out his hand, and fired away a beam of Thunder magic at the Gunslinger to further inflict greater deals of damage to her. \n—————————————-\nLightning Ray-\nMagic: 4,722\nStrength: 2,970 \n\nThunder-\nMagic: 3,231 \n\nAP: 55% \nMP: 150%"
},
{
"author": "Gunslinger Maria",
"message": "*Maria didn't expect Rai to get out of a dome of bullets so easily, she tried to switch to attacking straight forward but Rai was too fast and knocked her back, sending her tumbling to the ground with a grunt.*"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would not just sit around, he would charge right back at the Gunslinger. In a matter of moments, once he was right on top of her, he would slash his weapon quickly at different parts of her body. He was aiming for her arms and legs, intending to cut them up to high degree very quickly. If this worked out, Ryu would then proceed to quiet literally slam his weapon into the Gunslingers shoulder, brutally intending to disable her left arm entirely. Afterwards, Ryu would then get on top of the Gunslinger to keep them pinned further, and with his magic active, he would start to pound into her. Ryu would send punch after punch at the Gunslingers body... Mainly her body, and it would not help that the speed of his attacks were at an all time high. He did punch her face a few times, but he was not one to be fond of that as he said, plus if her body is too hurt to continue, then damaging her head will not matter. Ryu would finish his assault by punching her hard right at the center of her body, and then unleashed a huge deal of Thunder magic point blank to add the cherry on top. Ryu's end goal here was to beat her down to the point she could no longer function at all. \n—————————————————\nQuick Play-\nStrength: 2160\nSpeed: 4046 \n\nThunder-\nMagic: Same as before \n\nMP: 140%\nAP: 30%"
},
{
"author": "Gunslinger Maria",
"message": "*The moment Rai was on top of her she attempted a quick kick square to between his legs, intending to slow him down for a bit. She'd then fire her weapon, again not aiming at him directly and having the bullets appear above him to hit him directly, however her arms still got cut up pretty badly. Before Rai could continue anymore, she quickly yelled out.*\n\n\"OKAY I YIELD!\"\n\n*She had an almost fearful look in her eye, but also a look of knowing when it was over. She hoped Rai stopped where he was instead of doing more to her.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*At that moment, a bright light shined above the 2 of them, and if rai looked he would see a blue moon shapes like a heart shining everywhere.*"
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Well uhh... Ryu would end up slicing her leg if she kicked at him while he was in the slice and dice phase. This may result in accidental amputation, which is not what Ryu was aiming for at all. Of course though, that would not stop Ryu from continuing to attack. At the same time, the bullets appearing above him? At the speed he is moving, he may not even get hit by those bullets... Rather she may end up shooting herself. Ryu would still attack, and he would still drive his Chakram into her shoulder. Ryu would still get on top of her, and would still go on to start pummeling at her. Although this time, hearing her plead, he would then say, \"Your mistake was siding with the person who destroyed my home, usually I would not care, but after hearing how much of a disgrace they are... I need a way to blow off steam.\", he would then land his final punch like beforehand, and had Thunder magic at the ready. He would then go on to say, \"Not to mention, how will I know that you wont just come back huh? I dont like to harm a pretty face, but I will if I have to. Just like I intended to end that other girl, I intend to end you as well...\", after saying that, he would unleash his Thunder magic onto her, continuing the torment them essentially. His Thunder magic would continue to shock her for a solid 10 seconds, before Ryu had run out for that turn. He would then get up from the ground, and placed his foot on top of the free arm, making sure she could not pull anything if she turned out to still be alive or conscious. All the while, Ryu looked to the sky, and gritted his teeth, saying, \"Dammit, im guessing that is a sign saying we were too late huh?\""
},
{
"author": "Gunslinger Maria",
"message": "*Maria didn't really stand a chance at this point, being brutally murdered pretty much.*"
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "*Asil would come running out of a corridor of darkness grabbing on to Rai to stop him.* \"Rai stop! You already won, you're going too far. You're letting your darkness make your actions!\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would feel something was occurring, and turned his attention to it, thinking, {\"Now what?\"}, before seeing... Asil? He would raise an eyebrow, before hearing what she was saying. Ryu would then go semi wide eyed, he had just remembered that he accidentally activated darkness during this battle. Was it still active even now? Just not boosting his power, rather affecting his mental state? Ryu would sigh a bit, and took his foot off the Gunslinger. Ryu would then say, \"Dammit... Your right... I knew I felt off... I just couldn't figure out what it was. This battle didn't help either...\", he would look to the sky, continuing to say, \"How did you know I was here? Did you feel that thing in the sky? The thing that possibly marks the end of us all.\""
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "*Asil looked down on the gunslinger, noticing that while she wasn't dead, she would be dying very painfully.* \"I felt called here... I could feel the clash of light and dark...\" *She then sighed and summoned her weapon, a keyblade.* \"Forgive me... I was watching everything transpire from afar. Not just you... I just didn't feel I should interfere when I have little experience.\" *She'd then stab the gunslinger with her keyblade, the gunslinger's eyes widening. Her heart would come out as her body faded away. Her heart would then fly off and disappear.* \"To relieve her of pain... She will likely become a heartless, but she shouldn't be a problem.\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "\"We we're all called here, it's the reason I came myself. After what happened to Destiny Islands, I had retreaded to Twilight Town. I rested, and trained myself, and before I knew it... Today arrived.\", he would then look back at Asil, seeing that Asil had a Keyblade. He would then say, \"You have no experience, yet a Keyblade is the weapon that came to you huh? Rather odd to think about. I will say, you feel oddly powerful, more powerful then when I first met you. Makes me wonder what you've been up to.\", he would see that she made the Gunslinger fade away, and nodded at Asil, saying, \"I understand.\", he would then place a hand on his ribs, saying, \"Ow... I think I pushed myself a bit too much... By that way, if you were watching everything... What do you think of my skills huh?\", he would then cheekily smile."
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "*Asil looked down at her keyblade when Rai mentioned it. She hated seeing it, however it did help her.* \"I met with someone who helped me get more control over my light and darkness, however not before this thing came to my aid a while back... Damn thing.\" *She then sighed and unsummoned it, looking to Rai and holding her hand out, using Cura to heal him.* \"Your control over darkness still needs work, your skills are still sharp though.\" *She would then finally look up at kingdom hearts.* \"I thought that thing was only a legend... But here it is. Kingdom Hearts.\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "\"After all this is over, I would like for you to teach me to control darkness.\", he would continue to listen as she spoke. Ryu would go on to say with a raised eyebrow, \"Didn't you say you were all darkness? Rather odd to hear you say you have light as well. But I guess it does make sense...\", he would start to feel better after he was healed, and went on to say once he felt he was good enough to take his hand off his ribs, \"You think your healing is enough to allow me on the battlefield again? Because I get the feeling this isn't the end of all this. Especially...\", he would then look up, saying, \"With that thing being in the sky. I know all about it, and I can say for sure I disagree with it all. What's the point of resetting everything? That won't fix anything, that will just cause history to repeat itself.\""
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "\"Did I say that? I honestly don't remember... I have both light and darkness equally. It's strange. But about healing you, you should be okay, if not for feeling sore and needed a lot of rest when this is over. We must stop Kingdom Hearts before it's too late. From what the legends told, you can only control kingdom hearts if you control the most powerful weapon in the worlds. That being the X-Blade. However that woman hadn't used anything that seems that powerful.\" *She looked up at the dark dome at the top of the plateau.* \"Nor should she have a way to create it... Or even summon it for that matter... It was split into pieces during the last keyblade war.\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "\"Huh... That just means you already achieved what I've been thinking to accomplish... Unless you are not able to use both at once. In that case, seems that is still something new I can try...\", he would make a thinking look, before registering the rest of what she said. He would nod, saying, \"Good to know, your healing is as refined as your dark sprinkled beauty. Although I do agree, after all this, I'm gonna need to relax for a while.\", he would listen to what she was saying, and that got him thinking. He would then say, \"Wait Asil, that makes me think... They looked confident, like they knew what they were doing. You say they don't have the components... Then why are they so confident? Why do they feel they already won? Something seems off here... It's as if they do have what they need... Just not yet. What else do you know about the X-Blade? Was there more to it? Perhaps what is required to be the wielder of one?\""
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "\"I can't use both perfectly just yet... But it's clear my keyblade is a representation of my light and darkness together... I th-\" *She would then stop and blush at the beauty comment.* \"Th-this isn't the time for flirting!\" *She continued to blush and look away until Rai posed the question.* \"Um... The X-Blade was broken up into 20 pieces upon being destroyed...7 pieces of light, 13 pieces of darkness... I am unsure how someone would put them back together in such a way to reform it. You would need all the pieces to do it successfully.\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would laugh a bit, saying, \"Flirting? Is that what you think it was? I was mostly complimenting you. But then again, flirting is a better term in my eyes...\", he would then wink at her. Ryu would then get a bit more serious, saying, \"That aside though, that makes me think of something... I noticed earlier that the girl I had fought twice tackled someone into a darkness portal, like the one you traveled through. That girl is full of pure darkness, and that guy she tackled... They felt like they were pure light, not any darkness could be felt in them. I had observed everyone before the scuffle began, and those dots feel too connected to be a coincidence now. What if those puzzle pieces weren't scattered about... Rather stored in living beings. Why else would that girl of darkness tackle the guy of light? They need light to control the X-blade right? Then that must mean they are trying to use that guy as a tool!\""
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "*Asils eyes widened upon hearing that.* \"That makes sense but how would they do that? It's only one darkness and one light. It would be incomplete at best... But you're right it isn't a coincidence... And I have a bad feeling about this.\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would look back up at the sky, saying, \"Problem is, I do not feel either one nearby at all. That girl must've taken him somewhere well hidden, or very far away... Unless...\", he would then look at Asil, saying, \"Asil, you are capable of creating those same portals, your basically a master of darkness. Could you possibly track them? We're you able to get a feel for that girl after they arrived? You did say you were here for a while right? I do not know how they plan to control that giant heart, but it's best not to take chances.\""
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "\"I can make them, yes. But I cannot easily track them. This is the first time I ever seen them, otherwise it would be easier to find them...\" *Asil sighed and looked toward the dome at the top again.* \"Maybe a better view would help.\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would hear Asil, and he would start to think. He would look up himself, saying, \"I know it's a lot of trouble to do this... But if I take you up there, you really think it'll be easier for you to track them? Because I feel like I can, although it'll be somewhat risky. Im pretty sure a battle is occurring up there, and if I end up leaving to help the other guy then... What if you end up being seen? I don't want to risk your life, but what other choice do we have? It's clearly pointless to remain down here...\", he would then sigh a bit."
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "\"I don't think going up there is a good idea for me. I may just get in the way... But I can help yo-Wait... I can't let you go through these dark corridors without protection. Your heart will be eaten away by the darkness even more, and you may eventually lose your heart.\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would look at Asil with a smirk, saying with a raised eyebrow, \"Dont worry about that last part...\", he would then reveal he had a hood, which semi glowed upon him putting it on. He would then say, \"I got protection... Hmm..\", he then made a thinking look, and went on to say, \"Weird, never thought I would say that unless I was lucky enough to get into bed with someone.\", he would then shrug, continuing to say, \"Whatever the case, I will be fine. As for you, your the only one who can really take me there. You are more useful now then every, if you can get me to the girl, I may be able to stop whatever they are planning. They clearly want to use that guy for something, so we cannot just sit around and wait for something to happen.\""
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "*Asil was relieved when she saw a black coat that looked the same as hers. She then looked worriedly.* \"Okay... I can help you get up there, past that dark dome. But until it's gone I can't see anything through it. The one who made that dome is stronger than me, so I can't just remove it.\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "Ryu would hear what she said, and he nodded, saying, \"I understand... Maybe we can try to... Huh?\", he would look up as well, and started to look around. Something felt off... Like there was something occuring. Ryu would go on to say, \"Asil, do you feel that? Its not just me right, the air just suddenly changed.\""
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*As Rai would say that, the ground would rumble and a huge pillsr of light would shoot toward the sky. The 2 could see it was behind the huge Apex that Kiki had made.*"
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "\"...Well, I guess that answers that question...\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "\"....\", Ryu would look back at Asil, saying, \"What I hate... Is that I can't tell if this is a good thing... Or a bad thing.\", he would then look back up, continuing to say, \"It's much easier to feel the battlefield now, that is for certain.\""
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "\"Look, the darkness on top of the Apex has gone away. They must have beaten that woman. But I am worried that she was just stalling for the real event...\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "\"They were trying to summon Kingdom Hearts... They may have succeeded... If that is the case, then what can we really do now? The only thing that comes to mind if to just fight till we drop, because what other option is there.\", well, there is always surrender, but Ryu does not believe in that..."
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "\"They succeeded in summoning both kingdom hearts and the X-Blade... But we may be able to stop them still. Maybe we can defeat that woman and get kingdom hearts to disappear again.\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "\"Well, what would you suggest I do then? I do not exactly have a plan in mind, so whatever I do may end up being reckless. If you got an idea, im all ears to try it, but not a guarantee ill be able to succeed.\""
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "* Asil noticed something strange going on at the Apex and saw the woman they were discussing defeating being sent off the cliff.* \"Something weird is happening. Go ahead and get up there. I need to check on something.\""
},
{
"author": "Raiyudan",
"message": "\"Hmm... Seems like someone was betrayed...\", is all Ryu would say, seeing the body of Kiki herself. He would continue to say, \"It's the only thing I can think of, as to why the so called master is now falling from the sky. She was strong, I could tell, so I doubt she was finished off. I can feel a massive deal of power up there. Time to fight...\", he would then start to run towards the Apex..."
},
{
"author": "Asil",
"message": "*Asil would nod and run to Kiki's body*"
}
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{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "*Vani and Micah would rocket out of the corridor, Vani smiling widely as she finally was going to get what she wanted, alone time with her other half.*"
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*Micah would be taken by surprise, but still roll to his feet on the other side of the corridor, spinning to face Vani and holding his keyblade up, ready to defend or attack.*"
},
{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "\"Finally... It is time for us to fuse and forge the X-Blade! All it takes is one of us winning, and the other will have unimaginable power!!\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*He gave her a strange look.* \"The other? You mean the loser? That doesn't make sense.\""
},
{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "\"Hm, I meant the one that wins. But that doesn't matter much.\" *She summoned her keyblade.* \"What matters is, if you want to bring your master back, you must fight with everything you got!!! Now fight me or be lose to oblivion, just like your weak master!\"\n\n*Vani smiled and simply clashed her keyblade with Micah's, not letting her get a clean hit on her.* \"Is that really all you got?\"\n\n*Vani then swung her keyblade in a wide motion, sending shockwaves that would launch Micah away from her.* \"If so then getting this power will be too easy.\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "\"I won't let it be easy for you!\" *He used **Hummingbird**, darting in and hitting her multiple times.* \n\n```Strength: 60```"
},
{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "*Vani would simply grab Micah's keyblade and rip it from his hands, then kick Micah to the ground.* \"This is truly pathetic... I expected more... This won't get me what I want...\" *She'd clench micah's keyblade in rage until her darkness came out and destroyed Micah's keyblade, reducing it to nothing.* \"So weak, even your keyblade was weak!!\" *She'd then rush forward to attack Micah.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Suddenly, a flash of light would stop Vani's advance, knocking her back from Micah. When Micah looked, he would notice his master's keyblade floating infront of him. It defended Micah from the attack and created a barrier of light for him.*"
},
{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "\"What..? T-that's impossible...\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*He grunted as he was tossed to the ground, crying out when she destroyed his keyblade. But then her keyblade appeared..* \"Master Straeh?\" *He whispered, getting to his feet and looking around. But she wasn't there.. He reached towards the keyblade and took it in his hand. He suddenly felt so much stronger!*"
},
{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "*Vani gritted her teeth, annoyed.* \"I'm tired of your stupid master getting in the way!\" *She then fired a dark firaga at Micah.* \"You won't get her back!!!!\" \n\n***Dark Firaga: 360***\n\n\"What is happening here?! You were not this strong beforehand... You were weak! You couldn't do this before...\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "\"I may have been weak before, but my Master has given me strength through her keyblade!\" *He targeted onto her used **Magic pulse**.* \"And now you'll feel our power!\"\n\n```Magic: 735```"
},
{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "*Vani looked really angry now, taking the magic pulse and being launched back, however she didn't stop with a single hit. She charged Micah and attempted a jump in the air, firing dark lightning at Micah.* \"YOUR MASTER IS GONE!!!\"\n\n***Stage 2 form\nDark Lightning: 1152***"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Above the 2, a blue heart shaped moon would appear and shine down upon them.*"
},
{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "*Vani was annoyed her attack missed but didn't let it get to her since she had to defend herself. She forced herself down and would disappear under the ground, coming out behind Micah and attempting to barrage him with fireballs.*\n\n***Fire Barrage: same as before\nSpeed: 864***\n\n*Vani was surprised at the boys speed and got hit hard by the magic pulse, sending her to the ground. Her aura would be radiating darkness as she attempted to stand and continue to fight, leaving her open for a moment.*\n\n*Vani was hit hard by the ragnarok, falling back down to her knees and dropping her keyblade, the keyblade disappearing. She grunted and panted as her body began to leak darkness from it.* \"D-damn you... Damn you and your stupid master...\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*He stood over her, still holding Master Straeh's keyblade, and shook his head.* \"The only reason for your current position is your decisions. Don't blame us for that.\""
},
{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "*Vani looked up and Micah and, to Micah's surprise, began smiling and laughing.* \"On the contrary, your decision for being here is what caused this. It's time to forge the X-Blade, brother!!!\" *She let out a ton of darkness, the darkness surrounding Micah. Unversed would quickly emerge and wrap themselves around Micah to hold him in place.* \"After all this time, I can finally achieve my goal... And here you are thinking that you will get your master back. Poor Micah, that was all a lie to get you here to fight me. And since you defeated me, we can now merge and forge it. We can be one again, with unfathomable power!\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*He grunted as he was surrounded and grabbed, struggling for a moment, but had used too much energy during the fight and couldn't break free. He glared at her.* \"So you lied to me, just to serve your own purpose?! Why?! What could you possibly need all that power for?!\""
},
{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "\"As I said, we needed you to fight at your full strength in order to forge it. If you didn't, you would have died and been useless. Kiki needs the X-Blade to save this world, but I only want to be the strongest. That's why we did. Now shut up, it's time to become one again.\" *Vani would then walk into Micah, her body deteriorating and then merging into him. Micah could feel his heart be filled with darkness, but he can also feel his heart being complete, a sensation he hasn't felt in years.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Micah felt an overwhelming amount of strength as they began releasing a ton of energy into the sky in a huge pillar. And then Micah would black out, but his body would continue.*"
}
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{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Micah would wake up on top of what looked like a stained glass picture, the picture depicting both Micah and Vani.*"
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*He gasped as he awoke, looking around at his surroundings, then looking for Vani. He summoned Aubade to his hand in preparation for another fight.*"
},
{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "*Vani slowly floated down from above, holding a new weapon in hand. However it looked broken and rusted. It emanated a ton of power regardless of those qualities. But it was clear something was wrong.* \"Well... Looks like our merging wasn't complete. The X-Blade is broken and rusted, and not at it's full power. Come, let us finish the merging so we can have true power.\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*He got ready to fight again, looking at the blade with a mix of curiosity and other conflicting emotions.* \"Fine, let's finish this. But you won't be the one in control of the X-blade, or Kingdom Hearts!\""
},
{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "\"What? Do you want to control it? I already told you that your master is dead for good. I lied about bringing them back! Bow just merge with me so we can be complete!\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "\"No! Even though she's dead, I won't give up!\" *"
},
{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "*Vani was visibly annoyed with Micah at this point.* \"You are so annoying!!! Just give up already!!! You have nothing left so just let me win!\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "\"That's where you're wrong! My master being gone doesn't mean I have nothing! I still have her keyblade, and all the strength she taught me to wield! I have the willpower to do what's right!\""
},
{
"author": "Strange Girl",
"message": "\"Then that willpower will be your downfall!!\" *She basically stanced up, holding the incomplete X-Blade in her hand and ready to strike with it.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*Micah could feel the connection between himself and Vani, with them now being merged, Vani's strength is now connected to Micah's. Micah temporarily jumps to level 20 for this battle only.*"
}
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{
"author": "Straeh",
"message": "*Straeh would be standing around, checking the training equipment to make sure they were all good and safe to use. She was waiting for her student to meet her for their training.*"
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "\"Master Straeh! I'm here!\" *Micah came running down from the mountain path, wooden keyblade strapped to his back. He came to a stop a few feet away from her, breathing slightly heavily.*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "*Straeh turned and noticed her student coming down.* \"Ah, there you are. I was beginning to think you forgot.\" *She would notice the wooden keyblade oh Micah's back* \"I see you haven't summoned your own keyblade yet. However that's fine. We can train you to today, if that's what you'd like.\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "\"Really? You think I'm ready?\" He lit up with a grin, and nodded. \"Please, show me how to summon my own keyblade!\""
}
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{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "\"Now now, it's good to be excited but remember that having a keyblade is a huge responsibility. I will teach you how to summon your own but you must make sure to use it for only good.\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*Micah nodded, his expression turning more solemn.* \"Of course, master. I'll use it to protect people and the light in their hearts.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "\"Good... Now let's get you to summon your own, then I will help you practice how to use it and get used to it. Now I want you to focus yourself and breathe. Your Keyblade will only come if your heart is strong.\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*He nodded and shut his eyes, slowing his breathing to a steady pattern. He wasn't sure what to do next, so he focused on feeling the light in his heart.*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "\"Good, your keyblade will materialize based on what is in your heart. The stronger the heart, the stronger the blade. Now focus and summon your keyblade.\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*Micah tried imagining the light in his heart taking shape. Something to protect others, by fighting off their troubles. He reached out..*\n\n*Feeling something appear in his hand, Micah opened his eyes, and looked at his keyblade in wonder.* \"I.. Did it. I summoned one!\" *He turned it around in his hand, looking at it from all different directions.* \"That's so cool..\""
}
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{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "*Straeh would smile at first but then got back into teacher mode.* \"That you did... Now remember what I said about your responsibility. It's an important one and that keyblade will help you with it.\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*He returned her seriousness, holding the keyblade by his side and saluting with his other hand in front of his heart.* \"I will always be true to my purpose, Master. I swear to you that I will do my best to help others with my keyblade and abilities.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "*Straeh nodded then summoned her keyblade, that keyblade being Aubade* \"Now I want you to practice with it against me. Don't hold back. Show me everything you got.\" *They would then get into a battle stance.*"
}
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{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "*Straeh would wait for Micah to get close and then block the attack with ease.* \"A very telegraphed attack. You need to move more swiftly for something like that. Try again.\"\n\n*Straeh would be a little surprised at the magic burst but was quick to move out of it. Though it was clear Micah was getting used to his new strength with the keyblade.* \"Good, now let's see how well you block.\" *He did as micah expected and swung in at him.*"
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*He tried holding the keyblade in both hands to block her attack, bracing his legs to help him keep his footing.*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "*Straeh kept his pressure up for a few seconds longer then stopped.* \"Not bad, however being in that position in a real battle could have been your downfall..\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*Micah stumbled a step after blocking, and nodded.* \"I can see what you mean. Is there anything I should do differently?\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "\"Your blocks should be steadfast, and, if you can, be able to push back for you to go on the offensive. Being on the defensive is fine, but unless it's a good defense, you will end up losing that fight.\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*He nodded, absorbing the new knowledge.* \"Thank you Master Straeh, I'll be sure to remember that.\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "*She unsummoned her keyblade and smiled* \"You're doing really well. You will be a master in no time.\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*Micah unsummoned his keyblade as well, focusing on letting the light flow back into his heart instead of keeping its shape.* \"Thank you, but I know I still have a long way to go.\""
}
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{
"author": "Raven, The Darkened Gunslinger",
"message": "*A trail of blood would lead up to raven, he seemed to be stabbed, it was self inflicted but it wouldn't be obvious, he also ditched his guitar case awhile back, if he was going to survive this he would have to act his way out of it.*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "*Streah would catch up with the man and summon her keyblade.* \"Tell me, who are you and why are you here?! Why did you come from the darkness?\" *She stayed wary, not trusting a stranger just yet.*"
},
{
"author": "Raven, The Darkened Gunslinger",
"message": "\"I... I don't know? I... Cant remember anything... I only remember pain... P..Please dont hurt me anymore... I...Dont want to feel it... It hurts.\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*Micah would be standing a couple steps behind his master, hesitantly looking at the strange person. Where could they have come from?*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "*Straeh stayed wary.* \"You came from the darkness. Who are you? You can't be trusted if you came from it.\""
},
{
"author": "Raven, The Darkened Gunslinger",
"message": "\"Tie me up... Lock me away... Just don't let me die here miss please I beg of you..\" Tears could be seen in his eyes."
}
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{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*Micah was torn. They wanted to help this mysterious person, but at the same time.. If Master Straeh said they came from the dark, that meant they were bad. And they weren't answering her questions, either. So he decided to wait and see what Master Straeh would do.*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "*Master Straeh would sigh, keeping in mind her apprentice is right there.* \"Calm down and start from the beginning, we won't hurt you if you explain yourself. You are currently an intruder from the dark and we have no way of knowing if we can trust you.\""
},
{
"author": "Raven, The Darkened Gunslinger",
"message": "\"To be honest i... Dont really know much? I know I am a pure dark or at least that is what others call me, but I haven't done anything wrong and well I guess that me trying to live a life of peace made someone quite upset as they tried to take my life and send me here.\" *Be would show the blade still in his gut.* \"I guess they wanted you to kill me?\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*Micah didn't know what a 'pure dark' was, but it surely meant that this person did come from the darkness. And that made them bad.*"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "\"You... Are what?\" *Straeh was surprised with the boys honesty. She gripped her keyblade tighter.* \"Micah, back up, now!\" *She was thinking about what Kiki said they were planning before. Was this the darkness extracted from Micah?* \"I... You say you did nothing wrong. Tell me, who sent you here to die?\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*He did as she said, backing up and summoning his keyblade, just in case.*"
},
{
"author": "Raven, The Darkened Gunslinger",
"message": "\"I... Dont remember, it was some person with red hair, and a blue jacket with pockets on both sides and a weapon similar to yours.\" \n\nHe was lying about the details be be answered quickly without stuttering to hide that"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "\"That doesn't sound like Kiki... Hmm... But they had a keyblade...\" *She looked over the pure dark and sighed.* \"Look, I don't trust you at all, but if you are truly telling the truth about doing nothing wrong... Then that would mean your existence was a mistake. The one who created you wanted to get rid of you.\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*Micah was even more confused now. This person was created by someone?* \"But Master Straeh.. Why would they send him here, of all places? Couldn't they just kill him themselves? And if they had a keyblade.. Why would they stab him with a knife instead?\" *Something was telling Micah that something was wrong here. If only he could figure out why..*"
},
{
"author": "Raven, The Darkened Gunslinger",
"message": "\"If I had the answers perhaps I could tell you... I'm sorry I'm not as much help, i... I can't even fight I'm just a cook...\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "\"Hm... Darkness is our enemy... Which means you need to die... But something about this just feels... Wrong... Why would this person send you to me to destroy... Why couldn't they kill you themselves.\""
},
{
"author": "Raven, The Darkened Gunslinger",
"message": "\"Why... Why do I need to die? I have no weapons or power? Your just killing a helpless person because of what there made out of? Isn't that wrong?\""
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "\"Darkness is the root of what's evil in the world. Even a little darkness is dangerous... I don't know if I can trust you, being as dark of a being as you are... There are just too many risks of having you here.\""
},
{
"author": "Raven, The Darkened Gunslinger",
"message": "*Coin shaped portals would appear behind there back a few meters for straeh he aimed for the upper spin, a fatal shot almost immediately, and if she moved to the left it would destroy her lung as for Micah he aimed for his pelvis, they wouldn't be a fatal blow but would make a person drop like a sack of potatos even tho the shots originated from Raven the main crack would happen behind them as the bullets broke the sound barrier, so even if they did dodge these Raven probably wouldn't be there first concern, raven did all this with his handgun behind his back as he didn't even need to move his hands he lit the gunpowder with a small bolt of lighting firing the bullet into the portals he formed behind him, so they wouldn't even see him move his hands. However raven did powerup to take this shot they could notice that.*\n\n\nWeapon: dark revolver \n\nLighting enchantment ultimate x2\n\nPhase two darkest darkness \n\nAP 100% -40 -40 + 20= 40%\n\nMp 115% \n\nStrength: 1430 for both"
},
{
"author": "raven3105",
"message": "Its complex but I tried to make sure to uh get everyone"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "*Straeh noticed the portal appear behind Micah as she was glancing over and quickly reacted, wanting to save her student more than defeat the threat in this one moment. In an instant she was hit in her lung but also struck by the other shot meant for Micah, as she pushed Micah away from the danger. She would grunt in pain and attempt to stand.* \"Micah, r-run!!\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*He grunted as he was pushed out of the way, turning and seeing Master Straeh get shot in his place.* \"M-Master Straeh!!\" *As much as he didn't want to leave her behind, he could tell that he would be no help in a fight, and she would only get hurt more trying to protect him. Gritting his teeth, he turned and sprinted back down the path towards the castle.*"
},
{
"author": "Raven, The Darkened Gunslinger",
"message": "*Raven wouldn't waste any time he would simply pull the trigger again. He wouldn't waste any time he didn't want to the chance of of her getting up again, it was weaker then the last shot but with a lung not working he wouldn't need much. MIcah would simply hear a last gun shot.* \n\n\"Damn yall owe me a new suit!.\"\n\n*He would say removing the knife it obviously wasnt in a fatal spot. *\n\nSuper \n\nPhase 2 darkness dark\n\nStrength: 1001 \n\nAP 15% \n\nMp 110%"
},
{
"author": "Keyblade Master, Straeh",
"message": "*Straeh would attempt to get up and fight the adversary but the final shot would make her fall back to the ground, her keyblade disappearing from her hand. Soon after she began to fade away in, her body becoming light before becoming nothing, leaving nothing left of her.*"
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*Micah sobbed as he heard the other gunshot ring out, and fell to his knees at the bottom of the path. She was gone. Her light, always so comforting, was fading away. If only he had been stronger.. Maybe he could have protected her.*"
},
{
"author": "Raven, The Darkened Gunslinger",
"message": "*Raven would catch up to Micah, and sigh looking at his current stat.* \n\n\"Heros all die the same, for the sake of the weak, if it was simply a normal fight I would have lost there so I think you for your presence. I bet you have alot of questions, well I normally dont leak this information but it was all business. I'm a contract killer, but the people who paid me to due the killing screwed me it seems, if you wish I can give you there information. Maybe you could find some answers then.\""
},
{
"author": "Micah, Apprentice Keyblade Wielder",
"message": "*He quickly stood and turned to face the man when he spoke, holding his keybkade tightly and breathing heavily. No matter what this person said, he wasn't going to let his guard down again.* \"Why should I believe you won't just lie again?\" *He asked angrily.*"
},
{
"author": "Raven, The Darkened Gunslinger",
"message": "*Raven would hand him the location of the keyblade graveyard and start to walk away however with his guard up.* \n\n\"You dont have to believe me, but I'd suggest you at least follow up on that lead, I don't know why they wanted her dead I dont ask, you never do in my line of work\"\n\n*He would says walking off to his ship grabbing his rifle and leaving.*"
},
{
"author": "Narrator",
"message": "*At that moment, a dark corridor would open for Raven to leave through? Closing right behind him*"
}
] | 58.5 | 1,608 |
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