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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 11, 2018 17:44:20 GMT -5
The gateway lead the group right outside Queen Iris' castle that stood three stories tall. The castle itself was made of white stone while the outer walls were make of gray bricks. There were some trees that stood taller than its walls that were covered with different fruits. There was a moat and draw bridge in front of the castle and different paths leading to the rest of the kingdom. The different paths were made of dirt and there was a river some distance off. Beyond the river the rest of the kingdom went on before reaching the outer wall. The different houses were varying in sizes and the marketplace was towards the beginning of the kingdom.
Before Riley could tell them anything he was caught in a tackle hug out of nowhere by Maple. "About time you finally came back!" Male said getting off of him. "Don't think I forgot your promise for tonight before you disappeared. You better not chicken out this time or else I'll-" She then noticed the others. "Oh hey! What's up guys?" She rubbed the back of her head.
Riley shook his head and sighed before he got up and dusted himself off. "As I was going to say, here we are my kingdom!" He looked back at the Twilight Trio. "It's almost dinner time so not too many people are out and about, but that just means I'll have an easier time showing you all around. I'm sure Iris and Merlina will be happy to meet you." He looked at Maple again. "Where's Winda?"
"In the Library looking for something with Elizabeth."
"Good I'll need her and Merlina to look up something for me later." He looked back at everyone. "I'll get the servants to get the guest rooms set up right away. You want to see everything before dinner or would you all rather eat first? The sooner we eat the less chance of Iris scarfing down all the cake before we can even get the table set."
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Post by Ziya on Aug 11, 2018 19:10:05 GMT -5
Jason whistled as he stepped out of the portal and caught sight of the castle. "Nice place! Can't wait to see the inside." The others quickly joined him, giving him a nod as he glanced at them. He knew exactly what they had been doing, and that they all could finally move on.
Jennifer started moving on immediately, bouncing here and there as her excitement peaked over finally seeing Riley's home. "Ooh, this is nice! I bet there's lots of cool stuff in there too! Let's go!." She tried to charge off, only to have the hood of her denim coat grabbed by a chuckling Jason as Riley got tackled. "Hmm, seems like there's two of you now. I'll have to be on my guard."
Lucia discreetly wiped a tear from her eye as all of this went on, covering with her own opinion of the world. "It's beautiful. Second best castle I've ever seen, honestly. Nice to see you again also, Maple. I understand I have you to thank for keeping Riley honest yesterday." A genuine smirk graced her mouth as the tease brought back some of her usual mood. "I'm pretty fond of cake myself, so let's eat first. Who are Iris and Merlina, by the way?"
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 11, 2018 20:09:36 GMT -5
"Yup that was me," Maple said sticking her tongue out at Riley. "I'll always be there to give him a bop on the head whenever he starts to stray and forgets he has all this waiting for him at home. Though I don't have to do it often since he's always had an intense craving for maple syrup." She winked.
"M-Maple!" Riley face lit up a bright red.
"What? Everyone knows we-" She then looked at Lucia when she asked about Merlina and Iris. She then looked at Riley and crossed her arms. "You didn't tell them about the others?"
"I was going to but it never came up," Riley rubbed the back of his head realizing his mistake. He then turned to the Twilight Trio. "Merlina is my third wife... and Iris is my fifth."
"I told you something like that would happen while we were gone," Kai said looking at Zero. "Pay up Zero." Zero grumbled as he reached into his pocket and handed Kai some gold coins.
"What can I say sometimes even I get tired." Maple shrugged with a smile. "I'm sure you'll have a lot of questions with how we all managed to worked it out so let's go eat." Maple took Riley's arm before he could say anything and started pulling him along as she ran towards the castle. She looked back at the others. "Come on you don't want Iris to eat all dessert do ya?"
"We better go after them," Seamus told Lucia. "Between Iris, Maple, Riley, and Elizabeth there might not be any food left if we let them sit alone for too long."
The others followed them over the draw bridge and into the castle. The front hall had a high ceiling with red lines all over it. Inside there was an aura that was so bright she might as well have been a princess of heart. Riley and Maple were taking to the woman the aura belonged too and a servant before the woman noticed them. The servant went off somewhere before the others caught up to them. Celeste took Zero and Kai off somewhere to find their rooms Riley had made for them for whenever they all met up again. The woman had some cake crumbs of her mouth that she quickly wiped off before she spoke.
"You must be Lucia, Jason, and Jennifer," She said. "Riley has told me so much about you three. I'm Iris Valence O'Malley, Riley's fifth wife and Queen of this kingdom. It's a pleasure to meet you all. I already have rooms being prepared for you, they should be ready after dinner and dessert."
"If there is even any dessert left judging from the crumbs. There better not be any in our bed again," Riley said putting a hand on his hip.
"I have no idea what you are talking about~"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 11, 2018 20:46:28 GMT -5
As the trio entered the castle proper -Jason, of all people, still chuckling at Maple's pun- both Jennifer and Lucia sensed a massive Light just before them. Upon entering the front hall the two single Elements marveled at the sights, having never been in such a beautiful castle. Lucia, on the other hand, was very nearly struck blind by the aura emitting from a woman waiting for them just ahead. Squinting, she fumbled around in her shorts pocket before finding a pair of sunglasses and putting them on. "Little trick I learned during an adventure with Princess Kairi," she explained to Jason, who was looking at her with an arched eyebrow.
Jason and Jennifer bowed and curtsied respectively in response to the Queen's introduction before nearly laughing at Lucia, who had started to bow out of habit before remembering and somehow turning to into a rough curtsy instead. She hoped the blush wasn't as apparent as it felt as she straightened. "The pleasure is ours, Your Majesty. Your hospitality is most gracious."
The moment was only ruined by their casual clothing and Jennifer speaking up suddenly. "You didn't eat all the cake, right? I haven't had any cake in sooo long!" Jason facepalmed at the breach as he shook his head. "So much for formalities..."
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 11, 2018 22:47:28 GMT -5
Iris had a small giggle before she put a finger to face. "Oh no, there's still some cake left." She said with a smile. "If you follow me we can all eat and talk about what you all have been through." Iris lead them to a large dinning room that had a large table in the center. It had a white cloth over it and some candles on top. The four walls had one painting on it each and the ceiling was high and had two chandelier hanging. The table was filled with many different foods, mainly chicken, beef, stew with small plates of bread around them, and some trays with cakes on them, though two places that would have cakes were empty.
Riley looked at Iris when she noticed what was missing. Iris smiled at him while she rubbed her mouth to make sure there wasn't any evidence still left. Meanwhile Maple didn't waste any time before she sat down and start tearing into some chicken in a very unladylike fashion. It wasn't too long before Riley took some cake before looking at Iris while sitting down. Soon Celeste, Zero, and Kai came and joined everyone. Before they could say anything a dark aura appeared in the chair next to Nazo before Shade appeared there. Her aura was still as chaotic as ever, but now deep down there was a much stronger, more divine power there. She looked around the room and smiled. "Nice to see you were all waiting for me before starting." She said before she put out her cigarette. She looked over at Lucia with a smile. "Love the new body by the way dear," She winked at her. "It looks good, maybe tomorrow you can give me a more hands on tour and-" Nazo whispered something in her ear. Shade then looked over at Seamus. "Lucky dog, so you like tall girls huh? Good thing you aren't under five feet anymore otherwise you two would have to get very creative with playtime."
"Shade!"
"What?"
"So what happened after I left?" Winda asked and she and Elizabeth entered the room. "I hope things didn't go too bad."
"Well.." Riley started explaining everything that happened once Seamus and the others caught up to him and Nazo. He glossed over the part of him disappearing out of nowhere and instead told her about everything the woman said about null. Shade nearly spat out her drink when Null came up.
"Why didn't you call me when that happened?" Shade looked at Nazo. "I would have been happy to have some one on one time with a woman that strong."
"I did, maybe if you checked your messages."
"I think Lana would have all the answers you're looking for. But later I can look and see if I can find anything about Null. I'm sure Merlina can help once she gets back."
"Speaking of what happened, what the hell happened to you Riley. You disappeared as soon those other two showed up."
Riley sighed. "I didn't want to talk about it until later, but I guess I should explain since I think it's the reason I can transform anymore." Riley told them about how his Nobody and Heartless came out of nowhere and how the three of them fought inside his heart. He made sure to tell them about how they came to be and how his Heartless looks like his old body while Xiyrel looked like Nazo before Riley made his new body. He also told them about how Xiyrel could stop time, and how he could somehow move in stopped time for a few seconds before Xiyrel and his Heartless took the chaos form out of him.
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Post by Ziya on Aug 11, 2018 23:23:42 GMT -5
Lucia was once again torn between disappointment and delight at Shade's identification of her as she began to relax again. It seemed she had gotten even more powerful as well, something that Jason also noticed as he grinned at her. "If you're looking for a playmate, I'll have some new tricks of my own soon. Maybe a rematch is in order?" He ended with a wink as he gathered food, surprising only Jennifer, who wasn't privy to all of his previous "exploits" as he called them back then.
Jennifer appeared to tune out the entire conversation after that as she somehow managed to get some of every dish onto her plate (except the stew of course, even she used a bowl for that) and dug in as if trying to match Maple. Of course, she was actually listening, but eating was more important right then.
Lucia ate slowly as Riley explained everything, though her eyes flared crimson for a moment at the mention of a Nobody. Even after forgiving herself for her world's destruction, she harbored a deep hatred for nearly all Nobodies. Utter confusion was all she had when he mentioned the Time spell and having his Chaos form removed. "I've done a lot of research into magic, and I still have no ideas about any of that."
"Sounds like you've got latent Time magic too." Jason and Lucia both looked at Jennifer, who had somehow not only finished her towering plate but sounded so nonchalant as well, earning a shrug from her. "What? I had to experiment when I was learning Holy Hastera. Time magic can reduce or nullify the effects of other Time magic. As for the form thing, maybe they sealed it away, since it was your heart you were in?"
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 12, 2018 0:57:51 GMT -5
"Oh is that so?" Shade said with smirk. "Then I look forward to testing out some of my moves. It could be like our first fight, me and my wife versus you two."
"Don't think it'll go the same as last time," Nazo said with a smile. "I won't let Shade ruin my victory even if she loses again."
Seamus noticed the change in Lucia when Riley mentioned his Nobody. He couldn't blame her after what happened to her world, but if they were going to be encountering other Nobodies would she be able to control herself? He chose not to any anything for now as he kept finishing his plate.
"Time magic? Me?" Riley looked at Jennifer. "But I've never even tried to use it before. How would I have it?"
"Maybe it was with you all along," Winda said. "Or maybe you were on the verge of using it before you all went to Castle Oblivion."
Riley looked at his hands, trying to figure out if what they said was true. He felt something change in him after that fight, and not just not being able to transform anymore. Maybe the power of time was just waiting to awaken in him. "You really think I could learn how to stop time and other stuff?"
"Knowing you anything is possible at this point," Nazo said eating some of the cake they managed to get before Iris could take any more of it. "Who knows you may even learn it while we're training."
"Oh that's right I didn't tell you three about the data center!" Riley looked at the Twilight Trio. "We have a center here where you can make you're own simulations to fight in. You can even put your memories in it and redo battles you've done in the past. You can even tweak it to make the people you fought stronger or make it so there's more than one of them. You can change the environment you fight in and flood it with as many boss-tier Heartless as you want! I did a few of the time Elizabeth and I fought the Prince before he turned into that god. We could train that way if you need to."
"Well looks like you had a busy day," a short woman said as she and a man stood in the doorway. The woman was a bit shorter than Riley, but both she and the man had an aura that felt similar to his. The woman's aura was very divine and chaotic, but in a playful way. The man's aura was more demonic and chaotic that still had traces of evil in it, but not enough to raise that many concerns. Both of their auras felt like a different version of Riley's, or rather Riley's aura was a mix of both of theirs. The man had green hair and eyes that matched Elizabeth's while the woman had blue hair and matching eyes.
"Mom dad you're finally back."
"And you brought more mouths to feed." The man said.
"Derio..."
"I'm kidding I'm kidding." Derio said as he grabbed some of chicken before sitting down.
"So these are you're friends you told me so much about," The woman said looking at the Twilight Trio's auras. She sat down next to Derio after she filled her plate with nothing but sweets. She ate some before she looked at Lucia, Jason, and Jennifer. "I'm Lana O'Malley, The Goddess of Chaos and Riley and Ren's mother. This is Derio O'Malley my husband and their father. I'm sure my son forgot to talk about us like he forgets to wash behind his ears."
"MOM!"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 12, 2018 1:22:47 GMT -5
Jennifer snickered as Jason's flirting either went over Shade's head or was ignored entirely. Still, she couldn't resist a challenge either. "Don't expect us to do the same either. I'm sure you got a nice preview of what I'm working on during that last fight, Nazo." Jason's eyes widened as he heard her, glancing over in shock. "How'd you use those outside the simulator?"
"i shaped them out of Light in Aspect."
"Why didn't I think of that?!"
"Because you're a guy, dummy."
That got all three of them laughing as Riley mentioned the ins and outs of the data center.
By the time the two new arrivals introduced themselves Lucia's Auric Sight had finally adjusted to Iris, allowing her to see their auras clearly. She immediately knew just from those that she was looking at Riley's parents, only confirmed even more by Lana poking fun at him. "Nice to meet you both. I'm Lucia Talec, Keyblade Wielder and Duality of Twilight. These are-"
She was cut off by Jennifer's very casual yet enthusiastic wave and greeting. "Yeah, we've met before in Castle Oblivion! I don't think we traded names back then though. Riley just kept calling you 'Master' all the time. I'm Jennifer Talec, Lucia's sister and user of Light. I also used to be called the Angelic Archer in the Olympus Coliseum 'bout six years ago." Jason shook his head as he gestured to himself. "It is nice to see you again, especially without something like that happening. Name's Jason Jameth by the way. I'm a Darkness specialist."
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 12, 2018 2:30:11 GMT -5
"A Keyblade Wielder huh?" Lana said. "So I take it you aren't a master yet." Lana then looked over at Jennifer and Jason. "Yeah, I had him only call me Master back then because I still had to take care of a few things before I could let it be known that I'm still alive. Though I am his Master since I'm the Keyblade Master that trained him and conducted his Mark of Mastery Exam. It's nice to formally meet you two and even better to know you got along alright after what happened in that place."
"So what brings you all here?" Derio asked as he finished his food. "Back from another long quest?"
"Well we came back from something alright," Riley said. "It's something you two really need to know" Riley explained everything that happened the last few hours and went into extreme detail about what happened at Keyblade Graveyard. He made sure to tell them everything the woman said, and even told them about Xiyrel and his Heartless. He then asked them to tell them everything about Null. Lana and Derio had concerned looks on their faces once Null came up, and they only got worse once Riley explained that there were six more people plus the woman.
"So the one's trying to bring back Null are finally making their move," Derio sighed. "You are all lucky they haven't found any of the gems, or that two of them weren't there. There is no doubt in my mind all seven of them, and whoever else is helping them, have power equal to if not greater than what that woman showed you. This is something hundreds of years in the making, so it is very important that you all listen to what we have to say."
"Null was the God of Destruction that ruled over the worlds with the other gods for many eons long before even I was born," Lana started to explain. Lana then stopped before she shook her head. "Later you will all have to see Pandora and Jack, Derio's parents. They will explain what I can't, but I promise we will explain everything else."
"Back then He was the most powerful of the gods, and hated mortals. He saw them unfit to live in the universe. He thought only immortals that could worship him forever were the only ones fit enough to live. When he tried to become leader and revealed his plans to purify the universe, he was rejected by the other gods. Null thought they were blinded by pride, for more mortals worshiped them than immortals. Null left the other gods, but he swore he would take his place as king of the gods. Some time pasted, and he came back. This time he was not alone. At his side were immortals he convinced to join him to kill all mortals. He promised them a pure universe where all would be perfect and holy. This led to war across the universe. At one point Null was being beaten back but then.... Null hatched a plan. Sometime before the war he had made a deal with some Keyblade Masters. They were made to be immortal beings of mass destruction, and were to led him to victory. They gained control over the worlds for a good amount of time, but that all changed once a certain demon slayed them all. He was Thomas O'Malley, my ancestor. He was a demon that somehow had a pure heart. Thomas wasn't a Keyblade Master when he ended the war, but he did use his keyblade to defeat Null and split his power into seven gems. Null was then sealed away, but he vowed to return and said that one of Thomas' own descendants would be the one to free him and bring the end of the universe."
"Sometime ago we had reason to believe there were people trying to bring Null back. The main seven people trying to do this call themselves the sinister seven. We have no idea who these people are or where they came from, but we do know about Rxokni. Why she's working for them we have no idea, but she has the ability to take over people's minds. She could be the Nobody of one of the Keyblade Masters that severed under Null that was killed by Thomas. Null called the person who is supposed to free him the Null Trigger, and that's what she meant when she called you that Riley. This is something we thought wouldn't happen for eons, but if they are making their move then we have to be ready for them. You are all tired from what you had to go through today, so I'll save the last bit for the morning. But you will all have to train very hard over the next few weeks, or else there won't be any worlds left. We have to do everything we can to stop them from bringing Null back, because if Null comes back and regains his full power it's game over."
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Post by Ziya on Aug 12, 2018 2:58:10 GMT -5
All three Celderatians were left in stunned silence as they attempted to process the new information. Jason was the first to recover, looking around at the serious faces at the table before speaking, forcing his tone neutral. "So, if I'm understanding this correctly the immortal followers of one of the gods that created at least part of this universe are trying to resurrect him, and we're all that stands in his way. But we may also be the key to them succeeding. Is that right?"
Jennifer recovered next, narrowing her eyes and slamming her fist into her palm in an uncharacteristic display of savage determination. "Then we'll just have to beat them down till they quit trying!" She seemed to be getting fired up more often since she started working on that project with Jason.
Finally Lucia spoke up, her voice heavy with a mixture of amusement and sarcasm. "Why does it not surprise me that the one time in the last six years I'm not looking for a Master I find two? And reality itself in in danger to boot." A pent up sight of frustration brought back her usual grin as she met Lana's blue eyes with her violet. "Well I've foiled my fair share of world ending plots. Why not a universe ending one? I'm in."
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 12, 2018 16:47:47 GMT -5
Shade didn't say anything as Derio and Lana explained the story, she already knew most of it. She had found them after the events in Castle Oblivion to find out more about what Rxokni meant back then. She decided it was best not to tell Nazo and Riley until the time was right, but it looked like that time came lot sooner than any of them expected. She remained calm as the twilight trio finally reacted. "If we're lucky the seven could only be the nobodies of some of the old immortal followers," She told them. "Or even better just seven new people who want to bring Null back to become immortal. Either way it looks like it's a good thing I became a full goddess, it will be fun to test out my new powers on them."
"Well guess we came back in the nick of time," Kai said. "If I knew this is what we would have come back to we would have trained even harder."
"So that's why Rxokni was so hellbent on taking over Riley's mind," Nazo said remembering how far she went four years ago to try to trap him. "But why didn't she try again while in Keyblade Graveyard? The woman we fought said something about keeping the ones who wield keyblades alive."
"She must have figured she will get a better chance some time later," Lana said. "They could still need something to happen before using Riley could get them what they want. As for keeping keybladers alive they might need wielders of the key to free hearts for some reason. Null was sealed away by Thomas' keyblade and other weapon, so they might need some to break the seals."
Riley didn't say anything, it was too much to process at once for him. He had just lost his form just in time for a plot to end the universe to start, and to top it off they needed him in order to pull it off. Why did this have to happen now? There was no way he would be able to stop this even with everyone's help. His thoughts were cut off when he felt his hand being squeezed. It was Winda's hand that was squeezing his, and she was giving him a worried look.
Winda knew how bad Riley always felt in situations like this, so she had an idea of what was going through his head. She wasn't there for him during Castle Oblivion, but she was going to be there for him now. "I know this seems grim but we've dealt with immortals before," She said with a smile. "There's more of us than before, so I know we can all find a way to stop this." She looked over at Maple for support, but she was still busy eating. Maple said something with her mouth still full of food which only made Winda sigh.
"It's been a very long day for all of you." Iris said as she finished the last of the cake. " You should all rest up, we all have a lot of work to do if we want this to go right. I'll go to make sure the guest rooms are ready." Iris wondered off with the last slice of cake with her.
"We can do this," Seamus said as he squeezed Lucia's hand under the table. "We always find a way." He only had a vague idea how Lucia was going to react if it did turn out the seven were all Nobodies, but he would be right there with her when it happened. Hopefully it wouldn't be as bad as today was.
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Post by Ziya on Aug 12, 2018 18:53:38 GMT -5
While Jennifer and Jason chatted about training and their project, Lucia glanced over at Seamus after the hand squeeze to notice his worry. Squeezing back, she gave him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry, my eyes are just more sensitive to my moods now. I may hate them, but not to the point of doing anything stupid."
Suddenly Jennifer butted in with a bubbly laugh. "Man, if this is how you two are gonna act all the time any kids you two end up with are going to be so spoiled." Jason promptly pulled her away by the hood, ignoring her protests with an amused tone. "That's enough from the peanut gallery."
Despite Jason's quick intervention Lucia was still blushing furiously, though she still held her boyfriend's hand. A complicated expression, somewhere between fear, hope, and embarrassment made her face even more interesting "This is a topic for another time. Do you know where the smithy is? I'd like to familiarize myself with it soon so I can help those two finish whatever crazy project they're doing." Getting away from the others was just a pleasant side effect. At least, that's what she told herself.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 12, 2018 23:41:58 GMT -5
Seamus' face lit up a bright red again at what Jennifer said. It only got worse once he saw Lucia's face. He looked into her eyes and just started day dreaming again. He wasn't against the idea of them having kids one day, but they had just gotten together a few hours ago. He did want to make Lucia as happy as he could, but would he be ready for something like that so soon? Only time would tell.
He came back to reality after Celeste was snapping her fingers by his ear again. He shook his head and looked at her before looking back at Lucia. "Oh yeah honey I mean sweetie," he said as he was lost in her eyes again. "I can take you there and anywhere else you want." Seamus got up while still holding her hand and took her to a different part of the castle.
Celeste didn't follow them for once. She instead went up and sat on Riley's head. "Looks like those two will be busy pretty soon," She said. "Looks like I'm hanging out with you for a while."
"Oh?" Riley said. "Then there'll even more snoring than usual. Between you and Maple I don't know who is worse."
"I do not snore!" Maple protested.
Seamus lead Lucia to a place right outside the castle but still within the walls of the castle. There was a smithy that had one of the outside walls under the extended roof lines with countless different tools. It had a small fireplace on the outside and smoke coming from the chimney. There were different boxes of many different sizes right outside. There were some fairies outside working on a set of gauntlets that matched the colors of Maple's clothes. They didn't notice Seamus and Lucia until after they hung the gauntlets on the wall.
"Seamus long time no see," one of the fairies said. "Your armor didn't break again they it?"
"No not this time," he said. "But you know if it does I'll come back. My friend here needs to familiarize herself with the smithy so she can help two of our friends with a project they've been working on."
"Well that shouldn't take too long depending on what the weapons are going to be. Merlina isn't back yet but she should be able to help whenever she gets back. What are you going to need?"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 13, 2018 0:09:00 GMT -5
Lucia's eyes lit up as she saw the smithy for the first time, identifying nearly every tool and machine on sight. It was a little known fact that she had actually forged her own armor, and repaired the rare dent or crack in the trio's equipment herself. Glancing around, she identified no less than three types of anvils, a power hammer and belt grinder that apparently ran on magic, and even a casting forge alongside the standard one. The setup was even better than her's back on Radiant Garden, as expected of a kingdom.
Her hand dove into her pocket to message Jennifer and Jason with the location, pulling out her own enchanted leather apron once she did. A confident smile grew as she approached the fairies respectfully as she secured the apron. "I won't know the specifics until my sister and friend get here, but I will need access to most of the smithy for a day or two. I do have a few questions though. Do you have Mythril and Sky Iron on hand, how resistant to magic are the tools and anvils, and do you have the equipment to produce firearms?"
For the first time in days, she was in her element.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 13, 2018 4:18:04 GMT -5
Seamus couldn't believe he sudden change in Lucia, he had never seen her like this. If he knew she knew so much about forging weapons and armor he would have tracked her down when that dragon broke his old armor and sword. He knew next to nothing about making weapons and armor, which was why he wore his old armor for so many years. Maybe later he could ask the others to teach him so he could try to impress Lucia.
"We have Mythril and Sky Iron," the fairy said. "And lots of other strong rare materials."
"The anvils are immune to magic damage," one of the others said. "You shouldn't worry about any of the tools breaking as long as you don't have god level magic on you. They can even hold enchantments and buffing magic if you need it. As for firearms and the like we can shape the material to nearly any shape and form so that shouldn't be a problem."
"So you must be the one I heard so much about," An elf with long purple hair in a braided ponytail and bright blue eyes said as she approached Lucia.
"Merlina you're finally back."
"Yes forgive my lateness but once I finally came back I had to be caught up with what happened today." Merlina sighed. "Looks like well be needing new weapons and enchantments sooner than I thought. Though from the sound of it we have some time to prepare." Merlina looked at Lucia and smiled. "I'm Merlina O'Malley and I can help you with whatever weapons your friends are trying to make. Though if you are looking for something like Riley's scythe or Nazo's axe I'm afraid I didn't make those. They were made by some of the goddesses."
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Post by Ziya on Aug 13, 2018 4:41:00 GMT -5
Lucia nodded at the answers she was given, pleased by the quality of the equipment and materials. As she was about to head in and ready some stock she heard a voice, turning to find Merlina approaching. She could sense the other two a few moments away, so she chose to introduce herself now. "It's nice to meet you. I'm sure the others have told you, but I'm Lucia Talec. As for the weapons, I'm sure we wont have to wait too long..."
Just as she trailed off Jennifer rounded the corner, dragging Jason by the hand as she sprinted over to join them. "Sorry, this place is bigger than I thought!" She fished around in her jeans pocket before looking back at Jason, who pulled out a folder that shouldn't have fit to begin with from his pocket and giving it to Lucia. "Here's the blueprints for Project Recoil. We even figured out the materials, but we need your help to finish, Lucia."
With the folder in hand Lucia entered the smithy, headed for the nearest workbench to spread out the papers within. After looking over the diagrams and part lists she looked up at the pair again. "So these need to be done in the old Celderat style then? Soul Bonding and all?" She sighed at their unified nod before turning back to Merlina, Seamus, and the fairies. "It looks like both of them incorporate both firearms and melee weapons, but the hard part will be the Link. I'll have to work on Soul Crystals to plant in the finished pieces, so could you help the smiths reinforce and make the rest of the parts, Merlina? I'm sure enchanting Light and Darkness is no problem for you, and Jennifer and Jason can help speed things up. Seamus, it looks like I'm going to be busy here for the next eight hours or so. If you're willing I could use your help. You might even learn a thing or two."
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 13, 2018 16:52:31 GMT -5
Two days went by before their training would begin. Lana had split them up into groups based on their fighting styles and abilities. All the strength based fighters were put into a group, with those being Maple, Kai, Zero, Elizabeth and Jennifer. The more precision based fighters would put together, those being Winda, Merlina, Shade, and Jason. Finally all the keyblade wielders and fighters that had a more diverse fighting style were put together, those being Iris, Nazo, Riley, Lucia, and Seamus.
"This is going to be fun," Seamus said taking Lucia's hand. "We never trained together before. We could come up with so many different ways to use our attacks together." His eyes lit with with joy as he looked into her eyes. He was happy they were going straight into training, he had actually been secretly sneaking off away from Lucia to train while she was busy. He wanted to catch up to her so he could impress her, but he would never admit it out loud.
"Maybe you can even learn how to cast cure again," Celeste said while sitting on his head again.
"Why? So I can heal as he run off again?"
"Exactly~"
"You better train hard Nazy," Shade said as she kissed Nazo. "It'd be a shame if you lost to me again while fighting to be leader again."
Nazo's face turned red. "J-just because you got lucky the first time doesn't mean I'll fall for the same tricks again."
Meanwhile Riley and his wives were nowhere to be found. There was a large aura of magic coming from somewhere else in the castle. A few minutes later Maple, Winda, Merlina, and Iris arrived. They were with a small boy around Winda's height that the twilight trio had never seen before. He had long emerald green hair and bright green eyes. He wore a dark green sleeveless shirt and much lighter green shorts. Over that he wore a lighter green cloak and on his feet were brown shoes. On his right leg he wore a black legging that went a bit over his knee. One look at his aura would reveal that it was Riley back to normal, somewhat.
"Surprise~" He said appearing behind Jennifer. "Didn't think you'd ever see me like this huh? Don't worry it's still me, just how I was before the black witch cursed me."
"It was a spell we found some time ago," Winda explained. "It only lasts a few hours at a time but it turns him completely back to normal."
"Few hours is enough time for all of us to have a turn anyway," Maple said sticking her tongue out at Riley.
"MAPLE!"
"That's not denial~"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 13, 2018 18:03:03 GMT -5
Lucia smiled sweetly at Seamus as she saw the joy in his eyes. She knew he had been trying to sneak off to train, but that only made her more impressed with him. He apparently had forgotten about her ability to sense Hearts though, since he thought he had gotten away with it. She'd have to fix that sometime, but for now it was amusing at least.
Jenifer and Jason entered the main hall to see Nazo's blush, but nothing else. Jennifer now sported two silvery bracelets on her wrists, while Jason had his weapon strapped to his back. If she still had her Wings of Light she would have dropped it as she caught sight of Riley's form, eyes widening as she took it in. A moment later she let out a squee and picked him up in a massive bear hug. "Ohmygodyou'resoadorable!" Jason laughed, both at Jennifer's antics and Maple's explanation. "Marathon man, eh? Now I see why they keep you around."
When Lucia finally joined the others it was to Jennifer still hugging what appeared to be Riley in a new form while exclaiming how cute he was, Jason laughing behind her. Her reaction was a simple sigh, before using the barest trickle of water magic to imitate a squirt gun and repeatedly spray Jennifer with water. "Bad Jennifer. No bear hugging the host."
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 13, 2018 19:30:23 GMT -5
Riley didn't even have time to run before Jennifer bear hugged him. He always hated getting hugs like this, it just gave him flashbacks to when he first met Shade. "Putmedownputmedownputmedown!" He protested as he squirmed to try to get free. This on top of what Maple and Jason said made his face turn reder than it's been in a while.
"Yeah that's right," Maple said. "But sometimes we-" She was cut off once Iris shoved some chicken in her mouth. Iris put a finger to her face and gave an innocent smile.
Seamus was pretty bad at remembering that Lucia could see hearts, it really only came up in battle. In his mind she had no idea what he was up to over the past few days. He figured Celeste was covering for him if she asked, but Celeste had been too busy sleeping the days away. He wasn't too surprised that Riley used the spell to turn back to normal, he had been using it a lot after they first found it.
"Nice you see you all somehow got up before lunch time for once," Lana said as she and Derio finally showed up. "We can all get started right away." She remembered the different groups she put them in before deciding what would be the best places for them to train. "The keyblade wielders and Seamus will be training with me, so we'll be using the data center. Maple's team will train with Derio, and you'll be training by the riverbank. Finally team Shade will be training with her in the forest nearby." She went to the people who would be training with her before looking at Lucia. "The data center is underground, but I think you'll find it will suit every type of training we need." She went off as the others followed her.
Nazo went to Shade before she went off with the others and smiled. "Don't over do it okay?" She told her as she hugged her. "And if one of the seven show up you know how to reach me."
"You don't trust me Nazy?" Shade said as she returned her hug. "I promise to bring them back in one piece. Besides I'll be saving my energy for later tonight~"
Nazo just shook her head an smiled before she ran off after the others. Shade looked back at the ones who would be joining her before she opened up a portal. "Now if you all follow me we can see just where we all stand." She went through the portal.
Derio came over to the ones who would be joining. "Haven't really trained anyone since Riley became a master," he said. "But don't think that means this will be a pushover. The riverbank is just outside the kingdom, so we should be there in no time." Derio went through the front gates leading them outside."
Lana made her way to the hallway that lead to the garden and placed her hand on a certain spot. A small rectangle of light appeared around her hand and a small door opened up in front of her. She went down the winding staircase as the door closed behind her. After a while she was in the underground part of the castle. There were many different doors there but she headed down the hall until she reached the white door. She pushed it open to reveal the data center. It was a large room with different circular gateways around. In the middle was a large computer on top of a desk with some chairs in front of it. The computer was still on and on the screen was an image of the prince they all fought four years ago. He was still in his human form and next to him as the room Riley and Elizabeth fought him in. There were a bunch of different stats on the screen including a foe counter that made it so three princes were in the simulation. Lana already knew what happened and looked at Riley.
"Late night training," Riley said. "must have left it on after I was done."
Lana shook her head and sighed. "With this we can make nearly any situation happen, so this will be perfect to see where you are all at." She looked at Lucia. "Since I have no idea where you stand what do you think you need to work on most?"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 13, 2018 19:54:20 GMT -5
Jennifer came to her senses after the third squirt, dropping Riley with an embarrassed look on her face. "Heh, sorry~ I just can't help myself when I see something really cute." She quickly joined Derio's group as they all split up, getting closer to Maple before whispering to her about how cute Riley was.
Jason shook his head as his laughter fell into chuckles before finally ending, though he was still smiling as he walked over to Shade's portal. Before he walked through he glanced back at Seamus and Lucia for an instant mirroring a certain gunblade user. "Don't overdo it you two. Got to save some energy fro tonight after all." The tease caught Lucia by surprise, given that he hadn't joked like that since her spell, and before she could even offer a counter he was gone.
Lucia figured that if she kept blushing so much she'd eventually stay that way, but it did eventually subside by the time Lana lead them to the data center. It was just like Riley to leave everything on when he was done, she thought as she eyed the simulation of the prince.
Lana's question made her stop and reflect on what she had done since that fight four years ago. Other than some new tricks, was she any stronger than before? True, she had finished each of the recent fights, but only after everyone else weakened them. After a moment to consider all of this, she met Lana's gaze humbly. "I honestly don't know myself, or what level I am at. For the past four years I've been learning and training, but most of it was spent getting used to my new body. I haven't even fought on my own a single time since the very fight Riley was simulating, and even then I had help. I think I rely too much on others." It hurt to consider that, but it was what she truly thought.
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