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Post by Sprow on Feb 10, 2013 0:19:52 GMT -5
Damien was soundly unconscious as the doctor covered the wound with gauze and began to wrap it. He had to get the nurse to help prop Damien up while he was out of it. All the while, Damien was in that endless mental void hoping that he would maybe wake soon.
Aiden could tell Orion must have been helping with the fire. He could easily smell the smoke on him but it didn't phase him. Aiden had been in the village during that time so it was understandable that they would smell at least somewhat like the flames burning around them. Smoke just latched onto people like that whenever you were near it. Orion though smelled strongly of it. Still, that didn't bother Aiden. He had someone to talk to so that was enough for him.
As Orion spoke, Aiden listened to what he was telling him. "Wow, so you are a prince? Never thought I'd be meeting royalty! Heck, didn't think I'd meet royalty and a general or whatever the heck Damien is too. You guys are something else." He had to wonder how Orion had thrown away that title of his. Had it been for the sake of his beliefs? Or would Orion even want to tell him that? Orion didn't seem too proud to admit what he had done. The nobody part though, Aiden had given him a confused look as he seemed to look him up and down.
"A nobody? Orion...you've still got a heart right? So, you're not a Nobody, you're a Somebody if you can still feel emotions. Plus, you got a name still and you're alive so you're somebody, not nobody." He knew perfectly well what Orion had meant but he was saying this to try and cheer Orion up a little bit. "Well, I'm sure you had your reasons...I threw away my old life too. See, my brother's a part of the dojo and my mother...well, she wasn't what you would call a mother. Dion used to be nice, grumpy a lot but nice enough to help others and all that jazz. Then, he became a part of that dojo and ever since then, his life's been attached to that thing. I ran away, tired of it all especially when all I had was my mom who pretty much left for hours on end and returning home drunk."
"Anyways, like I said, I'm sure you had your reasons." He glanced one more time at his appointed guardian. The man seemed to not want to bother with Aiden. In fact, he was already tending to something else, ignoring their conversation. "Gee, I hope Damien's alright...I'd like to go back to see Romi some time soon. She'd be worried sick about him. Er...sorry, I know you don't seem to like him. So, Orion, how old are you? You guys don't seem that much older than me. I'm sixteen by the way."
While Aiden was speaking with Orion, word had traveled to the heads. Ivan, the woman and the other two had discussed who would pay the world a visit. They had all but one of them been off the world, visiting secret places. They had suspected someone of some strength had been searching for them for some time. However, they didn't know who. The only greater being they had known had been the Dark God whom they answered to. No one realized that the Dark God wasn't a good entity and the four heads knew this. In fact, their whole scheme was a ruse to lure innocent people into working alongside them. One day, the Dark God would vanquish the worlds his brother created and replace them with dark and twisted ones. Preferably by the hand of those his brother created. The book was only a minor part of their plan. The book only made it easier to create chaos in the worlds. Already, Twilight Town was starting to see problems on their end. The world was no longer covered in the usual twilight it was accustomed to. Now, it was dark like Traverse Town and Heartless were very numerous. It was no longer safe to travel in the streets alone. Those who did never came back.
Ivan had heard of the news of the Red Hawk Prince. It was a name known to them since the great battle of the worlds. The four heads had simply watched as that battle took place alongside their creator. It was to their dismay that the battle had ended so soon. They had hoped that more worlds would have been destroyed. Still, the results in the end were still fortunate. The number of worlds were now just seemingly a handful. There were those outside that were asleep but they would never wake again without the help of a keyblade wielder. All of those had been eliminated in the war. Two hundred years ago, they had hoped that the keybladers would have become extinct with the death of Justice Wilder but Darius's awakening then had been an unexpected blip on their radar. That was another reason why Ivan found Damien and raised him. He had been waiting to see if, by chance, his relation to the Quentin line, albeit indirectly, would suddenly produce a keyblader. Damien never showed any such signs though so Ivan was keeping him as a trained dog for now. One that would be killed once his usefulness ran out. Just like the Stark line that Damien was born from, Damien proved quite useful. Once it went away though, Ivan had no qualms killing him.
Where Damien had angered him, Ivan had no plans of killing him just yet. He beat him into submission, or so he thought, but that would be it for now. He planned on keeping control of Damien with fear planted into his heart. Until they were down to their last world, Ivan wouldn't kill him just yet. "I'll personally head to the barracks in this world, your excellency." Bowing, Ivan left the room he had been standing in with two of the other heads. The woman was still on Land of Dragons. She was always so nosy, sticking her nose into his business every chance she got. Honestly, she was wise to do so. All four of the heads couldn't get along well if left to their own devices. The only thing that kept them together was the Dark God's control over them. Phasing out of the area in the blink of an eye, he made it into the barracks. No one would immediately notice him though since he had arrived in the very room that Damien was laying unconscious in.
"Of course...sleeping on the job...how pathetic."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 21:48:31 GMT -5
Woh... This boy really did like to talk. Listening to him go on and on, without much pause for Orion to speak in likewise, Orion was suddenly reminded of someone. The kid acted just like how he used to when he was around his age. "Is that what I sounded like? No wonder Julian always told me to shut up." He thought.
Hearing Aiden talk about nobodies, then his family, then how he ran away, Orion just found himself smiling. He opened his mouth to finally reply, but then Aiden started talking about Damien again and then finally ended it with more questions about Orion's self. He just couldn't hold it in any longer. Orion was all smiles and finally let out a laugh.
"You're an interesting kid, you know that?" Orion said to him. Odd that Orion would find himself liking this talkative young kid, but he wasn't that bad.
Answering Aiden's question he said, "I'm actually twenty one. Makes me an adult and you a kid I do believe." Orion made it clear that he was the elder of the two. He was actually five years older then the teen. Orion could have said a few words about Damien, but doing so in the middle of the barracks and within ear of his guards wasn't a good idea. So he remained silent on that.
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Post by Sprow on Feb 11, 2013 1:18:39 GMT -5
If Orion didn't speak, Aiden mght've never noticed. The kid really could go on and on in a conversation with little input from those he was speaking to. Sometimes, one had to wonder if the kid took pause to even breathe. The way he was so talkative, it was to anyone's wonder if he became this way because he didn't get much attention. Despite Aiden making the conversation practically one sided, Orion didn't seem to mind it very much. In fact, he appeared to be amused by it.
Eventually, Orion couldn't help himself anymore as he let out a laugh when Aiden had finished asking him questions about himself. After that, Orion had told him that he was an interesting kid. Once again, Aiden openly frowned at the word use. "I'm not a kid!" he growled. "Interest, maybe but not a kid!" Aiden seemed intent on denying the fact he was considered a child still by standards this day and age.
Orion had finally answered Aiden's question about his age. He was twenty one years old which meant that Orion was a young adult. Once again, he went and used the term kid again when referring to Aiden. Once again, Aiden frowned at him unhappily. "How many times do I gotta tell you guys?! I'm not a kid!" he retorted. Wagging a finger at Orion as if he were lecturing a child, Aiden continued. "I'm sixteen years old which is considered a man! A young man but a man!" He said it like this was the most obvious thing in the world.
Almost instantly forgetting the whole thing, Aiden went into another question. "What's your favorite color? Mine's blue!"
While Orion was being bombarded with questions, Ivan waited patiently for Damien to come out of the anesthesia. When Damien finally managed to open his eyes, he didn't immediately recognize where he was. As a result, he shot up in the hospital bed. He regretted it immediately, wincing and holding his side in pain. When he did so, he realized the breeze. Someone had removed his shirt leaving his whole upper body bare. It was uncomfortable since he was used to having something on his upper body all the time. The area was a bit cold too.
When he finally took in his surroundings, he almost fell off the hospital bed when he found Ivan standing there at the side of his bed. "FA-Er...I mean, Ivan!" he exclaimed. Ivan said nothing as he let Damien regain his self composure. The fact the youth seemed to fear him since their last meeting was satisfactory. He didn't realize though that there was a deep seated hate that had sprung up within Damien. In fact, he wasn't aware that Damien hoped to seek revenge at some point. He was too arrogant to consider it and he didn't know just how much influence the guy had here in the barracks. In Ivan's eyes, Damien was nothing. No one would support him.
"About time you've awakened." He looked around the room before looking back over at Damien. "I see you've foolishly gotten yourself injured. What a charade that had been, helping put out those flames." Damien wasn't sure if he liked what Ivan was saying. Was he going to be punished? Damien hoped the doctor was watching at the very least. Ivan might not openly attack and hurt Damien if he knew someone else was watching them. As if sensing Damien's worry, Ivan gave a bemused laugh.
"You needn't worry. I'm not here to punish you despite the fact you deserve it greatly for your idiocy."
Damien hated how this man kept insulting him. Right now, he wished he wasn't injured. This was a perfect opportunity to try and get revenge. Well, then again, maybe not. Ivan was looking at him. Ivan might expect an attack after what happened.
"Then...what have you come here for?"
"I've come to oversee the running of this very base. You, clearly, cannot keep this situation under control. I am here to make sure we get to the bottom of this. At least you had the sense to report this whole thing. You know that Red Hawk Prince? He was a major figure back in the day during that war that took place so many years ago. During the time when the keybladers all died out. If what that elf you met had said were true then that means the Dark Emperor could be on the rise again as well." As he said this to Damien, Ivan wondered why they were at odds. The four and the Dark God could have made them very useful allies. Oh well, life was like this.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 23:11:01 GMT -5
Unaware just yet that the very person Orion wanted to kill was literally in the barracks, Orion listened to Aiden's refusal of being a kid. When he went on to calling himself a "young man" and not a kid, Orion just smiled.
"Until you have reached the official age of maturity, your still a kid. Doesn't matter what you call yourself. And last I checked that was eighteen." Orion told Aiden.
He didn't really feel like answering his question about his favorite color. To Orion, it was a silly question, and not really worth much knowing anyway. Orion didn't even think he had a favorite color anyway.
Perhaps now would be a good time to go inside. Before Aiden could start going on another tangent. "I better get to my room. I need to change and such." Orion said, coming to a stand. He was getting ready to leave.
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Post by Sprow on Feb 12, 2013 1:06:01 GMT -5
It seemed like Aiden couldn't allow that title to stand over him like that. Every time he was called a child or kid, he always argued over it. Why he felt it necessary, one could only guess. It was probably because he felt like he should be an adult now. He had been through a lot compared to most youths his age. In his eyes, he was the one acting like an adult here. Which, of course, wasn't true but never the less he thought highly of himself in that fashion. It was another personality quirk...and flaw, that Aiden had.
Aiden didn't look happy at all when Orion had corrected him. Openly frowning at him, Aiden got into a huff. "All of you adults are the same!" he grumbled. "Always think you're right in everything!"
The question about Orion's favorite color went unanswered. Aiden had figured that Orion simply chose not to. Oh well, he had thought that he'd at least try to ask it. It was one of the questions he generally asked to continue a conversation. Never a serious one at that but that was Aiden. When Orion got up, claiming that he needed to change, Aiden groaned.
"So you're just going to leave me with old boring here? Fine! I'll just sit here and die of boredom." The tone of voice he had sounded so bored, sad and accusing. Just as he had been doing when Orion first saw him, Aiden propped his arms on the bench table in front of him and plopped his chin on them morosely. He looked ahead of himself with a glazed and bored expression.
Once the next day began, Orion would discover very soon that Ivan was there. Damien, whom was suppose to be resting in bed, was forced to walk alongside Ivan as Ivan gave out orders to those beneath him. Damien's shirt had become soaked red with blood. Ivan was an arrogant fellow, that much was clear. Especially with the way he treated his men. If anyone observed him when interacting with the others, they could easily tell that he was the type to spread fear into his subordinates. He held those beneath him with an iron fist. With Ivan there, it was clear the peace in the barracks had gone abruptly away. At least with Damien, no one had to fear for their lives like this. Everywhere one turned someone was being punished harshly for something.
As morning passed, one could also see that Damien openly hated the man. Through the time his "father" had spent in the base, Damien had accumulated more injuries. All of them had been inflicted upon him by Ivan. Normally, it had been out of sight after Damien openly spoke out against the treatment of the others. Ivan had enough though when it came close to dinner time when Damien insulted him by disobeying him. The last straw for Damien had been when Ivan discovered Aiden in their midst. Ivan had been intent on killing Aiden because he "knew too much". No one was willing to stop the head as he approached the teenager like an executioner.
Seeing as no one was stepping up to Ivan, Damien decided enough was enough. Aiden annoyed him but that didn't mean the kid deserved to die. Despite his injuries, especially his still hurt side, Damien summoned his sword and stepped in between them. "What is the meaning of this?!"
"I know I don't have to tell you since you can already figure that out for yourself!" Damien growled at him. He was injured but he didn't care. He had enough of Ivan's treatment. The guy, ever since he got that damned book, had been more abusive than before.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2013 19:15:06 GMT -5
Orion headed back to his room feeling ever so slightly guilty for leaving Aiden by himself. He really did need to get out of these clothes though. And it wasn't like he could just spend his entire time with the kid. He had his own things to do... "What are you saying, you don't have anything to do anymore." Orion told himself aloud.
He walked through the various hallways of the barracks until he came to his own room. There wasn't much in it that Orion's own. He owned very few things now. He could still call his purple armor, but that had always been something that came naturally to Orion. It was an art and ability that was unique in his family. Well at least Orion thought it was. He hadn't ever heard of anyone else being able to summon their armor. The same was true for his sword. He was able to summon it with his will as well. It didn't matter where he left it last, it would come to him as long as he called it.
Besides these two things there wasn't much else that was Orion's. He decided to take a shower and clean himself off. Once that was done, he gazed at his face in the mirror. His hair was continuing to grow, now reaching down to his shoulder. A steady brownish white beard was about an inch over his face now.
Part of him wanted to shave and cut his hair. But that was the part of the Prince. It was the person that his tutor had instructed. He wasn't that person anymore. He was just Orion now. So he would let his hair and beard grow.
Returning to his room, Orion slipped into one of the garments that they had provided all the new recruits of the Order. It was the first time Orion had worn any clothing owned by the Order and he felt bad wearing it. "This isn't me." He said to the mirror.
Orion was not a supporter of this order. "You don't even know who you are anymore." The vision of Orion in the mirror retorted back. Oddly the fact that the image in the mirror had just talked to him didn't even seem to phase Orion. He just went with it.
"Must be going crazy now too, huh?"
The image of Orion in the mirror shook his head in response. "Not necessarily."
Orion just let out a small laugh. "I'm going to bed. Don't want anyone else thinking I'm crazy."
As Orion headed back to his bedroom he heard the other Orion comment, "Never that.". Plopping himself down on the bed, it didn't take Orion long before he was asleep.
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Orion awoke to the sound of someone pounding on his door. He didn't remember what he was dreaming exactly when his eyes opened, but he had a feeling it wasn't exactly pleasant. "Get up recruit! Take your ass to the training field! One of the heads is taking over the barracks and he's going to be speaking to everyone. You have five minutes!"
"One of the heads?.... One of the heads!" Orion leaped out of his bed. One of the heads was here! "This might be my chance!" Orion hurried himself into the training clothes provided by the Order. He did not know who exactly was here just of yet.
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Post by Sprow on Feb 13, 2013 9:08:06 GMT -5
As Damien stood before Ivan, the head that had raised him, he remained poised for battle. He kept himself firmly between Aiden and Ivan. He wouldn't let this head kill Aiden. Aiden was young, he didn't deserve to die over this. Just because Aiden knew of the barracks didn't mean he knew what it entailed or where he even was. Aiden had followed Damien through a portal only. So Damien didn't see how he got to where they were.
"How dare you disobey me!" Ivan growled. Damien didn't budge despite Ivan's obvious anger toward him. He didn't care at this point. Ivan had been nothing but rotten since arriving here. There was a hushed silence immediately around them. It soon spread through the barracks as everyone looked to see what was happening.
"I won't let you kill this kid. He didn't see how he got here and he doesn't know what we even are!" Damien retorted. Like that would convince Ivan anyway. The man was blinded by anything except his way or the highway. He would not be deterred, things were inevitable at this point between himself and Damien. Ivan paced before damien, back and forth as he glared at him. It was deadly quiet. Already, Damien knew what was coming. It was only a matter of time. Hopefully, Ivan would be distracted with having to speak to the entire base over killing him.
"You're going to regret this, Damien!" Ivan snarled. Damien looked back at him expressionlessly. If he moved, he feared Ivan would take it upon himself to execute Aiden right then and there. Backing off for the moment, since he had people to speak with, Ivan spoke to everyone at large. "We are to get to the bottom of this public exposure in the village. It's known two elves are behind it and a woman is acting under them adorned in a dark cloak who uses blue flames. You see anyone fitting this descriptio you are to stop them at all cost."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2013 22:40:16 GMT -5
Orion was making his way down the halls and towards the entrance. He didn't run, but he walked pretty fast. The thought of one of the leaders being here had his adrenaline pumping. "This is it! Don't blow the opportunity!"
Coming to a larger area within the barracks where a group of people had gathered, a voice made Orion pause. ""You're going to regret this, Damien!" Orion had heard that voice before! Making his way through the group of people who had gathered to watched Damien and Ivan, Orion's eyes fell on Damien and Aiden first. Then he saw Ivan.
Where Orion was standing, his back was currently to Orion but he was more then ten feet away. Making his way closer, Orion's heart pounded like a drum. Heck he thought that Ivan might even be able to hear it because of how loud it was pounding. Of course he knew it was impossible.
As Orion made it to five feet away from Ivan, he turned and spoke. "We are to get to the bottom of this public exposure in the village. It's known two elves are behind it and a woman is acting under them adorned in a dark cloak who uses blue flames. You see anyone fitting this descriptio you are to stop them at all cost."
His stepping away from Orion had put him within distance of Orion. Hearing him speak about the elves and the person causing destruction, Orion forced himself to act before he didn't have a chance again. Orion charged forward towards Ivan, his Sword of Storms suddenly appearing in his hand via summon.
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Post by Sprow on Feb 14, 2013 2:43:03 GMT -5
Aiden stayed put behind Damien. The once confident and arrogant teenager was now silent, looking back at the two adults with a hint of fear. After all, Ivan had intended to kill him. With Damien in between, Aiden was also partially worried for Damien's life as well. He knew Damien wasn't looking all that well on his own. Ivan could easily kill him, or so he thought. Also, why was Damien defending him if it could mean his life?
Before Ivan could continue, something behind him suddenly lunging for him had tore him rudely from his thoughts. Before long, a sword was poking out of his navel region. What one would expect of a normal human being though didn't quite work out as one would expect. Ivan wasn't a normal human being. He wasn't even a human even though he had the appearance of one underneath the cloak. Damien looked on with shock at what had just happened. Someone had back stabbed Ivan and the bastard wasn't dead!
Ivan, though he had grunted with pain, had pulled himself off of the blade and turned on Orion. His movements were as if he had merely been kicked as he turned on Orion. "So we have a traitor in our midst!" he growled. At that moment, Ivan's hands became engulfed with a dark energy. In his hands appeared two strange looking swords. They were curved jagged like Orion's sword except they weren't as thin pointed. They curved almost like the fashion of a scythe except they weren't sickles or scythes. They were held in the fashion of how tonfas were held.
Once Ivan had done that, he lunged for Orion with an X formation for swinging. When he did so, a strange energy seemed to form from the swing which formed a dark energy X that was now headed right for Orion. Of course, it moved at a pace that could be dodged. The X though dark energy based seemed to crackle lightning a little through its shape.
Damien and Aiden looked on with surprise. Orion, to Damien, believed he could take on one of the heads all by himself? 'Is this guy suicidal?!' he thought with disbelief. Right now, Damien was surprised by what was going on but it wouldn't take long before he, too, would interfere. It remained yet to be seen what side he would take though. (OOC: You can move Ivan around too if it helps you. I figured Damien and Orion could end up working together against Ivan though seeing as Ivan was well...a total jerk to Damien and everyone XD)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2013 12:41:33 GMT -5
((OOC: Okie Dokie xD))
Well the first surprise that actually made Orion pause was that his blade had managed to sink into the flesh of the enemy. Somehow he had done it! He had actually succeeded in stabbing the enemy! The second surprise made Orion step back. He watched Ivan pull himself off the blade with only a grunt! "That is just unfair." Orion said to himself aloud.
It looked to Orion that Ivan was barely hurt at all! He shouted proclaiming Orion a traitor and summoned two very interesting looking blades. Orion had never seen the like of them before, but there wasn't much time to actually be spent thinking about them. Ivan was clearly going to attack right back.
Orion barley managed to raise his sword in time when Ivan lunged for him. The X formation that he came at Orion with was something that he was not accustomed too. Orion had no actual combat experience beyond the few battles he had in Twilight Town. He had extensive training on using a sword and defending against different types of weapons, but such a thing was different when facing an opponent.
For one the enemy had just pulled himself off of a sword, and then came at him like the sword hadn't even succeeded in making contact. Just this fact alone was enough to confuse him and bring doubt and fear into his mind. The hard training that he had put into his body though did pay off when it came to defending against the attack.
Orion blocked the X swing, but failed to do anything against the dark energy that was sent at him. It collided with his chest searing through his clothes and causing him to fly backwards about ten feet. Orion landed on his back, his chest feeling like it was just struck by burning hot blades.
Groaning, Orion couldn't move just yet having been hit full on by the blast. The crowd of people that had gathered, had made a large circle leaving the downed Orion, Damien, an oncoming Ivan, and Aiden in it. All of them seemed confused as if they should join in or just wait to see how this would play out. While Orion struggled to get to his feet, he heard the footsteps of an oncoming Ivan.
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Post by Sprow on Feb 15, 2013 0:07:06 GMT -5
Ivan had laughed maliciously at Orion's words when he had said how unfair it was. "Didn't you hear? Life's never fair!" he retorted. Damien and Aiden could do nothing but watch as Orion just barely managed to block the X swing. Unfortunately, Orion learned the hard way that the attack Ivan made wasn't the only thing coming his way. The energy that had surged from him had managed to catch him off guard.
The attack had been so powerful, it managed to surge through Orion before knocking him back several feet from where he had been last. He landed on his back, looking like he was unable to get back up. While he was laying there, Ivan began to approach him slowly as if he had all the time in the world. People had surrounded them looking confused. The only ones at the center were Aiden, Damien, Ivan and Orion. No one wanted to get in the way of the combatants. If no one interfered soon, Orion would probably die.
Today, Orion wasn't going to meet his maker like he had thought with Ivan fast approaching. The unexpected happened. One would have thought Damien not the type to go this far to defy his adoptive father but he did. Just as Ivan raised his weapons, ready to strike down at the temporarily incapacitated Orion, Damien had acted. He didn't know how he convinced himself to do it but he did it.
There was a loud grunt as Damien had slammed into Ivan's side, knocking the head over to the side causing Ivan to stagger a considerable number of feet. There were gasps amongst the crowd. Damien had shown signs of defying Ivan but never this far. When Ivan had recovered, he was forced to bring his swords up to block Damien's large one. The weapons clanged loudly then. When their weapons met, Ivan looked back at Damien with surprise in his eyes. He didn't expect Damien to go this far before.
"So, you would kill the one who raised you?" Ivan spoke, his voice accusatory. Damien's eyebrows furrowed, his expression firm. His side screamed in pain but he didn't waver. He held his sword steady and firm against Ivan's. With their weapons locked, Damien took that moment to push at his adoptive father's weapon and tried to head butt him like he had done to that elf. Ivan had pulled his head back just in time but was forced to back off when Damien pushed at his swords.
"You might have raised me but you never cared for me. Don't try to use the guilt trip on me." He couldn't explain why he felt that moment was right to intercept Ivan but he did. It was...strange. For some reason, something within him had told him that he had to do this. He had no clue that it was the fact that they were both one of the legendary four. Even when he had acted upon helping Orion, Damien's forehead had faintly begun to glow that kanji letter for water again. It was faint and not immediately noticeable, however, Ivan had gotten a good look at it for a moment.
"So, you're one of them! Never thought you could possibly be one of the four!" Ivan stated. Damien had no idea what Ivan was talking about. Four? Four what? Damien couldn't help but look confused. Ivan laughed at this. "I see you remember and know nothing. Apparently this incarnation has yet to discover the truth! How amusing...this will be so easy killing one. How sad, I was half expecting-!" before he could finish, Damien had decided to act again. They were fighting after all and Ivan wasn't protecting himself well by talking. He was distracted about talking to Damien about what he was going to do rather than doing. So, Damien aimed a jab at Ivan's chest.
The weapon went right through his chest! Oddly enough, Ivan was still alive! "What the-?" Damien managed to say before he too was sent flying back by a sudden burst of dark energy from Ivan.
"Do you fools really think you can kill me? You're weak!" Ivan taunted them.
"Orion! Damien!" Aiden called out to them. What was he going to do? Aiden hadn't really fought someone before...except for his sibling but that was different. How could he help them?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 11:40:46 GMT -5
Orion finally managed to get to his feet, and just in time to see Damien get hit by a wave of energy from Ivan. Seeing Damien with a sword in hand and getting thrown back confused him. Was Damien helping him? If so why? He was not aware of the recent set backs that had happened to Damien thanks to Ivan. He didn't even remember the conversation he had when he was drunk either.
"You're blowing it! Come on Orion!" He told himself. His chest hurt, a continuous pain like his chest was burning. The pain had dimmed some from the original outburst caused by Ivan's attack, but it was still present.
Summoning his sword to his hand from where it had been dropped a ways away Orion forced himself to slowly walk forward. It was all he could manage with the pain in his chest. Clenching his teeth he said, "I will kill you. I've thrown everything away to take down this organization!"
Despite the pain, Orion rushed forward. When he came within distance of Ivan he swung his sword in a vertical slash. There wasn't much power behind it, and the attack was easily blocked by Ivan and then followed up with another "x" slash. This time Orion was ready for it, backing off to dodge the attack and then hitting the floor to dodge the blast of energy that came after it. Of course it left him open for Ivan to attack him head on.
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Post by Sprow on Feb 15, 2013 14:52:31 GMT -5
When Damien landed in a heap, he winced at the pain. His wound felt like it had been opened up again. He hoped not, it sucked enough as it was to walk around with a blood soaked shirt most of the day. It took him a moment to recover as he breathed heavily on the floor. He didn't care right now what it looked like to anyone. If he saw an opportunity to stop Ivan then he would take it. Even if it pitted him with someone that he didn't seem to get along with. Hell, Damien didn't understand why he was helping Orion. He figured it was due to the fact he wanted to stop and kill Ivan for all the things he had done to him.
He hardly heard what Orion had said to Ivan. He hurt too much from his wound that it was difficult to really focus on what others were saying or doing. As he lay there, he saw Aiden come toward him. Damien looked up at the teenager and shook his head at him. "No! G-Get out of here before you get nailed!" he growled at him.
"B-But...what about you guys?" Aiden asked him, looking reluctant to leave them.
"Don't worry about us. Just get out of here before it's too late." With that, Damien forced himself back onto his feet. He stood for a moment, letting his pain dim down a little as he looked over at Orion and Ivan. The two were engaged in battle once again. Orion looked like he was fairing better than the previous time. He had managed to block the "X" formation attack and even dodge the energy that Ivan used again to try and see if he could do it a second time. However, it left him open for attack head on.
Ivan saw this opening and went for it. Damien wasn't going to let him though. Extending a hand out, stepping forward but being careful to not move in an angle that would hit Orion, Damien sent out that burst of water he did from his hand back in the village. The water hit Ivan head on, knocking him back and preventing him from striking Orion. Coughing and spluttering, Ivan was drenched as he got to his feet.
Damien remained put, not even looking over at Orion right now as he kept his gaze fixed on Ivan. The man had no choice but to remove his cloak in order to keep fighting if he planned on seeing them. Sure enough, Ivan threw back his hood to reveal his face for the first time to anyone. Damien's eyebrows rose a little, a look of surprise was on his face. Ivan had been telling the truth when he had said that Damien wasn't related to him by blood. Ivan had red colored hair and piercing gold eyes. He had scars running on either side of his face that revealed he had been through many fights before this one. Even the Quentins of this day and age didn't look anything like Ivan.
"So it's true...we aren't related..." Damien spoke. Ivan forced himself back onto his feet, glaring over at the two. He had been toying with them until now.
"Hmph, would I lie to you about that? You're nothing to me but a mere pawn, Damien." Ivan then focused on Orion. "Hah! You think you can kill me? Neither of you are strong enough ye to do so! You might as well be toddlers still learning to even walk!" Ivan taunted them.
"Arrogance is one severe Achilles tendon there, Ivan. I wouldn't underestimate us."
"Hmph, say what you will, child but I mean it when I say you're nothing in power compared to me. You've seen me in action, Damien, so you resorting to something this stupid astounds me. Not even the two of you can defeat me!" With that, Ivan took on a different stance. A wind picked up from nowhere and surged about him. Lighting crackled visibly about his figure. Damien recognized this attack.
As Damien realized this, he attempted to push Orion to the side so he wouldn't get the brunt of the electrocution. Unfortunately, that cost Damien a good deal. His world was now stinging pain all over as the electricity ran through his body. His whole body tensed up and Damien soon crumpled to the floor. Anyone could see his skeleton on the outside of his body it was so nasty of a shock. Knowing he had one of them in his lightning, Ivan kept the electric stream going and fixed on Damien. He was distracted giving Orion the chance to strike again.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 17:43:45 GMT -5
Orion really was pretty helpless in this battle. With Damien having to save him again with a sudden blast of water, Orion took a hit to his confidence. "I really thought I could defeat him..." Taking the opportunity to return to his feet, Orion surveyed Ivan pretty much the same way Damien continued to do.
The hooded figure had thrown his hood back revealing his face for the very first time. Currently there wasn't much time for Orion to think about the difference between Ivan and Damien, but the red hair was a clear give away. Hearing Damien mention no relation, made Orion raise an eyebrow. He didn't remember the drunken conversation where Damien had denied Ivan as his father. Add that to the still aching pain in his chest Orion just put the thought to the side. He'd ask Damien about it if there was ever a future after all of this.
"Hah! You think you can kill me? Neither of you are strong enough ye to do so! You might as well be toddlers still learning to even walk!" Ivan's words really made this situation look more ridiculous. Perhaps it would be better to leave then stay and fight. This seemed like a loosing battle.
A sudden push from Damien brought Orion out of his mind. The teen had been busy thinking of a way out of this battle when Ivan sent the electricity at the boy he had raised. Stepping to the left a couple feet, Orion watched with a blatant "O" as Ivan shocked Damien. A third time Damien had now saved him!
"This is hopeless!" Orion was going to run. He needed to run. He was about to run when a sudden pain filled his head. It brought him to his needs and caused a sharp shrill to escape from his lips. Gone was the pain in his chest, now all he could feel, hear, even sense was a sharp pain in his mind. The only thing Orion could compare it to was the pain of someone trying to pull your hair out. Take that and maximize it to the point where you can't see or even feel anything but that pain.
A sudden voice rang through that pain. "Foolish boy! You ask for my resources and now that they are trying to help you fight it! Let go!" The sudden voice in his head made Orion believe it was Ivan who was doing this. Of course it wasn't but Orion didn't know that.
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" He screamed as he continued to try and fight down this sudden pain.
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Post by Sprow on Feb 15, 2013 19:11:00 GMT -5
Damien, though he was proclaimed by Ivan to be one of the four, didn't know the full extent of his abilities just yet. Most of his power was asleep since the other two weren't around. There were only two here though Orion didn't know it and certainly not Damien. He didn't even know what Ivan had rambled on about. He just knew the water ability he used was something new. Whether Ivan was speaking the truth or just messing with his head, Damien didn't know. It was a possibility it was linked with this strange new power that seemed to awaken within him but doubtful. Who would believe an enemy openly anyway? Ivan could just be messing with his mind.
After he had saved Orion a third time, Damien couldn't do anything more except remain crumpled to the floor. The electricity that was coursing through his body was extremely painful. If this kept up, Damien would surely die from it. He had very much forgotten about the others around him as he lay on the ground, screaming in pain from being electrocuted. All he knew now was a world of pain.
"Orion! Damien!" Aiden shouted their names. Neither of them appeared to hear him though. Turning to Ivan, eyebrows furrowed, Aiden wanted to hurt this man for hurting them. Orion had screamed something about getting out of his mind. Someone was apparently invading it. Had it been Ivan? Further more, if Ivan was simply allowed to keep blasting Damien like that with electricity, Damien couldn't very well hold out for much longer. He wasn't powerful or anything but Aiden acted.
"Leave them alone!" Aiden yelled at Ivan. He had dashed toward the man, summoning a weapon akin to that of a scythe. When he got in close enough, Aiden took a swing at Ivan's extended hand. There was a yell of surprise and pain when Ivan's hand had been severed. The electricity that had been going out at Damien had lost control and now, got sent flying everywhere. Those nearby fled backward to get away from the now wild electricity that jumped around the immediate area before calming down. Aiden wasn't lucky enough and before he knew it, his world too was a world of pain as he fell to the ground, electricity going through his whole system.
It was now up to Orion.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 20:13:53 GMT -5
"Idiot accept the pain! Solidify the contract and I will give you what you need to get out of this tricky situation you put yourself in. Don't you remember our bargain?" The voice once again infiltrated Orion's mind. This time he listened to it, but still continued to fight the continuous pain in his head. He didn't even have time to even think. All he knew was this pain and it was getting worse. "Stop fighting it! Solidify who you are." That voice that spoke was Orion's own, but it was not his own thought. This had to be some trick of Ivan's. The moment he let himself accept the pain it would kill him. "Accept me!" The pain came on like no tomorrow. It suddenly intensified in an outright push. Orion tried to fight it, but it was too much. He finally stopped fighting and let it wash over him. To those watching the cowering Orion who had been gripping the sides of his head with his hands, they would see the green kanji letter for wind, that had started to form on his forehead as he fought, suddenly change to a different symbol. For those who could read kanji letters, they would understand it for the kanji letter of darkness. The kanji letter glowed with a black light, and from it a black darkness slithered out of the letter. The darkness moved like a blanket of shadow covering Orion's face and the rest of his body. "I have upheld my end of the bargain. Remember boy. You owe me a life." Orion felt the voice and the darkness began to subside. When he opened his eyes he found himself looking through some sort of visor. The blanket of shadow had retracted after passing over all of Orion's being to just his shoulders. It hung to a black plated suit of armor that covered Orion from neck to toe. A black helm with red wing shape lines for eyes hid Orion's head. Orion was void of all pain. In fact he felt not even the memory of pain. The reason for this was the armor that he now wore pushed away all senses of pain and tiredness. Basically Orion felt like a billion bucks. He felt like he literally could punch a hole in the wall. In addition to that feeling there was a growing anger in Orion. The anger he had for Ivan was suddenly turning into rage. Many things had just happened to Orion. Much of which he nor the majority of others probably had any clue about. What had just occurred, for now, seemed to make Orion powerful. The repercussions for Orion's actions were known only by the two who had been there when the deal with Orion was made. Holding out his hand, Orion summoned his sword of storms. He was surprised to see that a different sword had appeared in his hand. The long sword had a straight black blade with the edges outlined in gray. The sword was approximately the same size as Orion's old sword, but as it reached the "T" guard the blade expanded like half of a circle with two black points on either side of the blade. On the right side, the circle connected to the "T" guard where it connected to the right side of the guard and ended in a third point. The handle itself was much longer then Orion's other sword, and he realized he could hold it with either one or two hands. There wasn't time for Orion to name the sword now though. His mind was still full of that anger and it was directed at one person. He ran towards Ivan, a shrill scream that Orion hadn't even known he could make coming from behind his helm. ((OOC: Woo lots of pictures in this one haha. Hope the whole kanji thing was ok. I did want to let you know that I gave him his "current" full armor form, and I'll be updating his profile after this post, but he's no longer part of the "four" by doing that. I can tell you basically what in my mind what just happened if you want to know. If your ok with this as it is though, I'll keep it a secret until Orion and everyone learns about it. You know me I'm always willing to change it lol.))
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Post by Sprow on Feb 15, 2013 21:54:38 GMT -5
(OOC: No issue at all lol) Aiden remained crumpled in a heap on the floor. He wasn't a water user but man was he in pain! Damien was just barely recovering from his own electrocution. He had been under the lightning a lot longer than either of those whom had been hit by it. Yet somehow, he was able to endure a little and get back up. However, he wouldn't be able to do much at this point. His body had reached its limit in what pain it could take before it was rendered incapacitated. All Damien could do now was look on as a sort of change had come over Orion.
Those who were watching gasped as Orion's forehead had a kanji letter appear upon it. It was much like the one Damien's had been except Orion's was for Air. In response to Orion's Damien's forehead had also shown its own kanji letter for water. Ivan looked on at Orion with a raised eyebrow. He watched with interest as Orion's kanji had appeared. "Aha, so not just one but two of you four are here!" he mused aloud. Damien just looked on with confusion. What was Ivan even talking about?
The kanji though on Orion's suddenly changed from Air to Darkness. As soon as that had happened, a dark armor appeared on Orion's figure. A different sword had replaced the one that Orion had. Damien looked on with surprise. He didn't know Orion had used to be one of the four and he didn't know what the four were anyway. All he knew was what Ivan had called him.
Ivan had never experienced such a thing before and neither had his previous lives. It was known that one of the four had the potential to get swayed to the darkness but this was something different from all of his experiences. Just what had happened here? It was clear to him that Orion had become "darkness" but there was no such thing until now. How did that even happen? It was always Fire, Water, Air and Earth. Never was there a Darkness before. Did that mean there was also Light? Or was this something else that caused it? The Light god had split himself into the four powers wise after he had created them. The Light god should have remained dead and no longer his normal form and yet, here something had been changed. It was strange.
When Orion came for him, Ivan braced himself, ready for when they would clash. Aiden and Damien as well as everyone else in the room looked on with shock. (OOC: Feel free to kill Ivan if you choose to. I'm giving you free reign what you want to do with him.)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 23:21:25 GMT -5
Orion didn't really know what he was doing. He was basically just letting that anger direct him. With it directing him there wasn't room to think. Orion crossed the distance and met Ivan with a strong slash aimed at Ivan. Damien's foster father brought up both of his blades to block the overhead swing aimed at cutting his body right down the center.
The blades were crossed in a x as Orion entered a battle of strength against Ivan. He pressed down with all his might the screaming of anger from his lips edging him on. Ivan, who through out this whole battle had seemed merely smug by all of these attacks, now had a different expression then before. It was different then before, and such a fact didn't go unnoticed by Orion. It just made him try even harder to cut the enemy.
When Orion began to feel his weapon start to move downward, he was rewarded with the same blast of energy that Ivan had used on Damien to send him back. It succeeded in sending him back seven feet, but it did not knock Orion off his feet. Where it had hurt Damien, Orion didn't feel any pain at all from the attack. In fact he just got even angrier!
Orion charged again, this time directing a series of different slashes against Ivan. They danced as Orion and Ivan traded strikes with one another. Orions attacks did not have the same expertise or precision that Ivan's had. In fact a number of times the attacks managed to get around Orion's block and attack the armor. Several times they even made it through the plates of armor cutting his flesh and causing blood to flow on the inside of the armor.
Yet like the blast before Orion didn't even feel the pain of the cuts. He felt his flesh slice, but no pain accompanied it. Orion's swings were more wild but more powerful then Ivan's coming down hard on Ivan's sword. They continued the dance of iron.
((OOC: I don't know if I should kill him or not lol.))
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Post by Sprow on Feb 16, 2013 23:47:33 GMT -5
(OOC: Well, if you don't want to now then he'll just retreat and they'll have 4 heads to deal with instead of 3 lol. Nah, just messing with you but you are free to kill him if you want to. I don't mind.) Damien could do nothing but look on as the fight progressed. Orion had changed dramatically. His armor took on a threatening appearance and something seemed to come over him. Just what had happened to him? Did he become a Heartless? He didn't look like one but man was that armor foreboding in appearance. Ivan looked like he was just as surprised as everyone around him. In fact, he seemed more surprised than those around him. Why he was, Damien would never know. He just hoped that Ivan would be put to an end. Damien had suffered at the hands of Ivan far too long. Now that he thought of it, he was sort of unhappy that he couldn't be the one to do it. It would have been the best revenge. Oh well, fate didn't always work well but at least he had a hand in harming Ivan.
Aiden began to recover from electrocution, gritting his teeth, he looked over to find Orion in that strange armor, attacking Ivan. Aiden's eyes widened at this. Just what the heck was that thing? Who could that even be if it were even human?
"I hope that bastard dies!" Damien growled to himself. If not, he would surely try to get Ivan in the future. He watched as Orion let out war cries, crazed war cries, and attacked in a frenzy. Ivan looked like he was now on the receiving end and by the looks of it, didn't like it. Well, that would teach him for being so smug. Orion seemed to have ignored all the pain inflicted upon him. He simply continued to attack like a crazed animal. Would he be severely wounded once this battle was over because of that? Well, that remained to be seen.
Eventually, Ivan could do nothing more but knock Orion back with that energy again. Orion wasn't even knocked off his feet! The two danced on in battle.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2013 23:03:11 GMT -5
Orion was anger personified. It clouded his judgement and his care for defense. Ivan's attacks periodically either bounced off Orion's black armor or slipped through a plate to scratch Orion. The cuts just fueled that anger, and Orion's own attacks began to sink through. It had been shown before that blades alone couldn't kill Ivan. At least when Orion had stabbed him from before it hadn't done much to hinder the enemy. However it remained to be seen what decapitating him would do. And that was exactly what Orion was aiming for.
His blade locked once again in a will of strength against both of Ivan's weapons. His original strike had been an angled strike towards Ivan's neck. The head of the order had brought up one blade and then two to block the attack. That was how this will of strength began. Orion's anger was fueling his strength and it became clear that he was beginning to make Ivan falter.
In desperation, Ivan sent out a wave of energy to try and knock Orion away. This time though his Orion's armor helped him stand firm. He felt the blast, but not the pain of it and it didn't send him back. Ivan took a step back as he struggled to keep Orion's blade from going any closer to his neck then it already was.
Orion let out a grunt of anger as he pushed his body past what his normal senses would have told him to stop. Orion heard his own muscles rip and Ivan's strength finally fall as his blade fell back. Orion went to finish this once for all and forced his sword down towards Ivan's neck... and then he was suddenly thrown back by the force of his own attack.
Surprisingly though so was Ivan. He was knocked back to the end of the circle that the people had formed. The force of his own strength had been enough to make his armor disperse and sword disappeared. He was washed over by the sudden pain of cuts, torn muscles, and exhaustion. Oh and his anger simply disappeared.
But the majority of people would not have their eyes focused on Orion. Or even Ivan for that matter. The reason would be because of the sudden person who walked out from within the group of people. He was covered in a dark gray cloak with the shape of a bird on the back of the cloak in blood red. The hood over his head hid his face and gender from those around him. He came to a stop in the center of the circle and slowly lowered his hood.
Lakari gazed around, his eyes locking on Ivan. He could see a slight confusion on his face. But it was not the confusion of him being alive. More of the confusion that he was here in his order's barracks. Lakari's blond hair and pointed ears pointed him out as an elf. He would be recognized by Damien and Orion as one of the two elfs that had encountered the two of them in Twilight Town.
"Hello everyone. For those of you who do not know me, my name is His Imperial Majesty Emperor Lakari, Starter of the Great Universal War, Conqueror and Destroyer of Worlds, and recently Born From The Grave. And I believe that since it was I who had just saved your life Ivan, your life is now mine to do with what I please."
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