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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2012 0:03:23 GMT -5
White had his helmet on and with Darius behind him on the gummi bike, he entered the atmosphere of Destiny Islands. However the moment he did, he wished he hadn't. He never thought that there was really that much of a rush to get to this world. White couldn't have been more wrong.
His home was burning. Flames engulfed the entirety of Destiny Islands. The tall tree that towered over the island was covered in flames. The beach terrorized by numerous heartless.
Over the years Destiny Island had tripled in size. It was a regular tourist destination and many had made the island there home. From the air White could see two individuals at the center of the destruction. All were at different areas on the island.
The first was amongst the heartless. Dressed in a blue poncho, he wore silk dark blue pants that were tucked into pointy dark blue boots. He wore a mages hat with a crooked top that matched the color of his poncho, pants, and boots. His arms were bare except for a dark wooden staff with blue ball attached.
The mage, for that was what White figured he must be, shot balls of fire in random directions adding to the destruction.
The second was a person covered in black armor with dragon wings and a tail. Whoever the person was they were amongst the burning homes and White watched as the person sliced people as they ran from their homes. White couldn't stay in the air much longer with all the smoke that was rising into the air.
He had a feeling who Darius's sister was. Driving the bike he came to a stop on the ground by the tree. Placing the helmet back on the bike he waited for Darius to do the same and then let the bike disappear. Placing the white circle back on his belt he drew his kantana. This was not going to be easy for Darius but he would be behind him.
"Let's do this." He said letting Darius take the lead as they headed into the view of the homes.
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Post by Sprow on May 8, 2012 0:39:54 GMT -5
Darius felt on edge as they approached Destiny Islands. Due to the bike's special abilities, Darius was somehow able to breathe out in Gummi Space with a helmet upon his head. When they entered Destiny Islands' atmosphere, it had been a good thing they got here. The place was up in flames and people were running amok, terrified. Just what the heck was going on? Some kind of war, maybe?
As they got closer, Darius's heartbeat began to quicken. Ivory had to be here somewhere! He could just feel it! Was she in danger? As they got ever closer, they were able to make out two figures. Two of them were quite prominent amongst the chaos that was ensuing. One appeared to be a mage of sorts judging by the way he was dressed and firing fireballs around at the nearby homes. It made Darius's eyes narrow. The second figure, Darius's stomach felt as though it had suddenly become filled with lead. There was no mistaking that black dragon armor or those weapons.
'Ivory...how could you?' he thought, his heart sinking at the sight of her cutting people down. His shoulders had noticeably slouched when he spotted her. Ivory, his twin sister, was killing people and wreaking havoc in Destiny Islands! Just what turned her into a murderer? It didn't make any sense to him.
Hearing White's voice, Darius had to grab onto the bike quite suddenly. He had almost lost his balance just then and would've fallen if he hadn't reacted fast enough. Recovering from the close call, Darius looked back at White as if seeing him for the first time. Seeing him unsheathe his katana, Darius's heart and stomach gave another horrible lurch. It was all so difficult to take in. Surely, something was controlling Ivory? Maybe it was all a misunderstanding? That's at least what he was hoping for as he summoned his armor. Akin to Ivory's, Darius's was the same except colored white.
He deeply feared what he was about to find out as he grabbed onto his broadsword, nodding over at White before rushing to where they saw the two figures wreaking havoc. 'How did this happen?!'
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Ivory had been in the middle of doing what she had been ordered, not wishing to die, when a sudden feeling came over her. Blinking, she looked around. She knew that feeling anywhere. '...Darius?' she wondered, glancing around. Could he really be here? As that thought crossed her mind,another one did right afterward.
'Why should I care?' she thought spitefully. She resented his memory for not having come to her aid fast enough. She had gone through a lot since their separation. Now that she thought she might see him again, she didn't think she would be able to see him face-to-face. After all, she had changed. Instead of the innocent Ivory he knew, she had become a murderer in his eyes if he were to see her now.
It was then that she turned, the feeling of familiarity growing so strongly that it was difficult to ignore. As she did, Ivory found Darius coming adorned in his matching white dragon's armor wielding his broadsword. Someone else was accompanying him and they didn't at all look very happy with what was going on. Even though she was angry with him, a sudden fear gripped her heart at that very moment. What if someone hurt Darius and she lost him forever?
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2012 0:54:42 GMT -5
Smiles watched from out of sight at the mayhem. Really? This was his job now? To terrorize villages? He was not like the crazed creature over there, thrusting fire ball after fire ball at anything. Then there was Ivory. Smiles had already watched her strike down one of the keybladers that came to this island.
The towns people were not sitting tight and letting themselves be murdered. They were fighting back. So it was true for Ivory to think that her life was on the line. Because it was. Smiles watched her suddenly stop and saw the reason for it. Two new comers had arrived on the scene. Curiosity perked in Smiles as he strolled through the running people over to Ivory.
"You are no longer weak Ivory. Whomever they are, you are now stronger. And it was because of me that you became that way." He would not leave her side. ---------------------------
White followed Darius. His friend had summoned his own armor as they made it into the opening. White watched another person come from out of the shadows, and immediately White tensed up. He was one of them! One of the members of the committee.
Having been walking behind Darius before, White picked up his pace so that he walked side by side. "We both deserve answers. And I think its about time we have them." Walking up he came to a stop where he was close enough to hear them. White waited to see what Darius would say.
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Post by Sprow on May 8, 2012 1:33:06 GMT -5
Darius was beside himself right now. Everything was just so confusing, he wasn't sure what to think right now as he saw his sister finally turn to look upon them. Judging by the look of her eyes, she knew exactly who he was. That ruled out her being under some kind of spell. No matter how he looked at it, his heart sank even more and his anger grew. He wanted answers from Ivory and he wanted them now.
It was getting hard to keep his cool but no matter how he looked at it, Ivory was voluntarily doing this. That's what it looked like and how else was he to explain her killing people? She had just done it right in front of them! There was no way he was going to be able to try and sugar coat it. There was no way he'd even want to smooth it all over. Ivory had dug herself into a hole and there was no way he'd be able to get her out of it. Not unless, somehow, he managed to make her see what wrongs she had done and repent for them. Despite that, he didn't think her repenting would do much since she had taken lives.
Everything was so difficult to take in right now. If she was doing this, then that meant she had most likely murdered that keyblade warrior back in Wonderland. Indirectly, she was responsible for the White Queen's loss. He didn't know whether to be angry or saddened by all of this. He was so torn that Darius wasn't even sure how he was going to react. All he knew was that he intended on getting answers from her. Only then would he decide but that wasn't a guarantee. The whole thing was a huge mind fuck for him.
Darius had locked eyes with Ivory and not once did his gaze waiver. She would know just by the look in his eyes exactly what he was thinking and how unhappy he was with her right now. Already, the tension in the air was growing as the other two figures turned to focus upon them.
White walked up alongside Darius, both not missing a step in one another's stride as they approached the other three. His eyes remained fixed on his younger twin sister as they walked and White spoke. Oh yes, they deserved their answers and no one was leaving until they had them. "Oh, that I'm sure we do...and no one's leaving until we have them!" he growled back.
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Ivory could definitely tell by the look in Darius's eyes that he was angry and on top of it all, greatly confused. Seeing her, most likely having just killed others, must've really sent him for a loop. Already, the tension in the air was rising as Darius and his accomplice approached.
As she stood there, she hadn't noticed Smiles' arrival until he spoke. Jolted from her trance, she looked over at him as he spoke. Smiles didn't know that the one wearing armor like her's was actually Darius, her twin brother. "...I-I..." she trailed off, hesitant as she looked back over at her twin brother. A hesitancy she hadn't really showed up until now since she hadn't been hesitant beforehand. This was a real pickle and where she had resented Darius, she didn't wish to kill him. She would fight him but she wouldn't kill him.
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As Darius and White came to a stop before the others, he looked between the three of them. "...Ivory...what the hell?!" he managed to utter. As he said it, he felt as if his heart had almost burst with the emotions he was filled with. Anger and sadness and confusion.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2012 1:48:00 GMT -5
White's eyes locked with the one in the black armor. So this was Ivory... Darius's sister. Why was she doing this? What was her purpose in all of this? Why was she with the man who was clearly up to no good.
Turning to that man, White found himself feeling just a bit off. The man looked to be near the same age as Darius and White himself. But there was something very off about him. He stood there with a smile seemingly plastered to his face. Why was he smiling? His eyes were wide making his expression look off.
He locked eyes with White for a moment. White could feel a sort of darkness in that man. He couldn't place it, but it was something he had never experienced before. It sent a shiver up his spine and made the hand holding his kantana tighten. This man was dangerous.
The smiling man looked at Darius as well but said nothing. White would have his opportunity to ask questions. But at the moment his friend deserved some answers. This girl was killing innocents! White couldn't just let her get away with that. This was his home. Perhaps she was being brainwashed by the smiling man, but at the moment there was no way to tell.
Darius finally spoke up, and White waited to here what possible answer Ivory might have. Before she could answer though the smiling man went and grabbed Ivory's hand. White had no idea what that meant.
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Post by Sprow on May 8, 2012 2:12:12 GMT -5
Darius stood before the three, his eyes narrowed as he looked upon Ivory. He could see that she was very surprised to see him there. There wasn't any words to describe just how angry and confused Darius was right now. If that didn't mean matters weren't worse then what happened next certainly added to it all. There was a hint of movement but not from Ivory.
Since his focus had been on his twin sister, his eyes then found Smiles. He was the man from before in that brief image of the past. Instinctively, Darius's hands tightened on his broadsword but he made no move to attack either of the three just yet. In fact, now that he saw the guy in person, he couldn't help but feel more wary than usual.
This guy wasn't any older than White and Darius but there was something about him that was unsettling. His appearance was an obvious reason but there was also something underlying that felt eerie. 'That smiling guy!' he thought. Darius's eyes trailed towards where he had seen the movement and noted he had gone as far as holding Ivory's hand. It was clearly a gesture of being of some sort of support but Darius didn't like it. Just who was this guy holding hands with his sister?
Trailing his gaze back towards Ivory, his expression hardened further. "Just what is the meaning of all this? Why are you doing this?!" he demanded.
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Ivory flinched hearing her brother's words. What the hell? Well, she could see why he was wondering that. Everything was a huge mess and it looked like things would never be amended. For some reason, she felt like her heart had just been shot at. She could just feel her brother's anger and pain of knowing what she had become.
As she stood there, she felt someone take hold of her hand. Smiles was letting her know that he was there for support and reminding her again of what she was now. After having glanced in his direction, she looked back over at White noting the other's appearance. Never before had she seen such white hair on someone so young. Like Darius, he had a serious expression upon his face. That was to be expected considering what the two had just walked in on.
Returning her pale blue eyes onto her brother's, Ivory's brow furrowed a bit. Never before had she fought with her brother like this. "What's the meaning of all this? We're working!" she retorted. Ivory could tell that where it had surprised Darius, he wasn't all that surprised. In fact, it seemed to cut into his heart more. Ivory couldn't help but feel her own emotions rising. She could feel sadness in her heart but anger just as much.
"And just where have you been? I thought you were dead!" she snapped back.
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Darius knew what Ivory implied when she said they had been working. Ivory had become one of them! It appalled him so much that he was beside himself with hot anger. "I've been searching for you all this time!" he answered her.
"...How could you do this, Ivory? How could you?" he asked her, his voice sounding more hurt than angry. Waving at the destroyed town and the dead bodies and rampant Heartless.
"This isn't you! ...Why?" he asked her.
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Ivory's expression turned grim for a moment. "...It's because you weren't there that I ended up here. Smiles helped me and because of him, I've become stronger than the Ivory you remember. What took you so long, Darius? Why now?!" she said, her voice sounding cold. It was clear she wasn't thrilled with Darius right now and had thought he had taken his sweet time to try and find her.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2012 2:25:39 GMT -5
White listened to the exchange. So she was one of them now. His own heart sank as well as Darius's. He had been hoping he wouldn't have to battle her. But if she was doing this of her own free will then there was no doubt in White's mind. She was one of them. White might not have to battle them now... But eventually it would happen.
Personally White did not think to interfere and ask his own questions. Not yet. This was the time for Darius to confront his sister. And from the sound of it she blamed him! How could she blame him? They had been searching for her from world to world. How could she not see that this was wrong? Killing people? Destroying and burning homes?
White could stay silent no longer. "How could you do this? This was my home. From what Darius has told me about you, your a good girl. This doesn't seem like the person Darius described."
Waiting for her to say something, White was surprised to see that the smiling man finally spoke. His voice was calm and seemingly very normal. "And who are you to determine what is right and wrong? I found this girl lost. I gave her a home. If you cared about this world so much why did you leave it? I don't even know your name but I can tell you have not been here for a long while. You know nothing of what has become of the people who live in this world."
White found his anger rising. He was ready to slash the enemy right at that moment. But he knew now wasn't the time. He would remain silent then... He would hear what Darius and Ivory would have to say.
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Post by Sprow on May 8, 2012 2:51:15 GMT -5
Darius just couldn't believe Ivory and the way she was acting. It just didn't seem right. Something must've happened to make her think this way, surely! Even now, a part of him hoped there was still a part of the old Ivory in there somewhere. Unfortunately, it looked as if he was going to have to fight to bring that part out of her into the open again. That's the only way he could see in hopes of saving her from this. He refused to believe that this was what she wanted to do. It just wasn't her!
As if just as puzzled by all of this, White piped in. Side glancing at him, Darius could see why White would be unhappy. This was his home, as he had said. Like Darius, he couldn't understand why she was doing this. Why did Ivory turn to this?
It was just after White when the figure holding Ivory's hand earlier that she had called Smiles chose to speak. He was wondering who they were to decide what was right or wrong. Darius's expression hardened when he heard the man say that he had been the one to find Ivory and had given her a home. Then, he went to imply the people here on Destiny Island were meant to be treated this way. Yes, this guy was dangerous and it bothered him to know this guy had found Ivory before he did.
This man was clearly not right so why was Ivory here with him? It was all just way too much to take in.
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Ivory had gone silent, her eyes fixated on Darius after she had spoken. She could feel the pain rising in herself, threatening to come out but she fought it all back as best she could. Her eyes only tore away from his when the white haired one spoke to her. Fixing her gaze onto his, she listened to what he was saying.
Right now, she was angry with Darius. If he hadn't taken so long, this wouldn't have happened. It had been a lucky thing she came across Smiles or she would've been dead. Granted, she did feel uncertain of her safety amongst most of the other members in the organization but she wasn't the same weak person anymore. The fearful side of her didn't control her anymore but the will to survive. It had brought out the worse in her but what else could she have done? Wouldn't they have done the same in her shoes?
Hearing the other's question as to how she could do this, why she wasn't what Darius described, Ivory just said nothing. Did they think this didn't bother her? Every time she took a life, it bothered her. She had become more desensitized from it all but it still bothered her. It wasn't like she had gone completely heartless and turned into a cold blooded killer. She made to speak but couldn't find what words to say in response. Cutting herself short before she could say anything, Ivory glanced to the side, a hint of remorse overpowered by anger in finding Darius here.
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"His name's White and he's my friend...and I'm Darius, Ivory's twin brother!" he retorted, looking directly at Smiles now, his gaze having shifted onto him. It really looked like all they can do in this situation was fight. Had he been the one that girl with the top hat had warned them about? Judging by how seemingly...possessive he was of Ivory, it certainly looked like it.
"You say you took my sister in but what are your motives?" Darius asked Smiles carefully. Had he manipulated Ivory into thinking the way she did now? Even if that were true, it still didn't justify Ivory's actions. He didn't dare ask about Wonderland though since he could already tell for himself what had happened. The sad thing is, he didn't know the full story. He didn't know that the reason why Ivory had killed the keyblade warrior was because that if she hadn't, Bullseye would have killed her. He didn't know that Ivory had joined the organization because she felt there was no other way out except death.
Darius's heart was so wounded right now seeing his sister turn out this way. Never before had he felt so betrayed in his life. They had always been there for one another. How could fate turn out like this?
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2012 3:04:18 GMT -5
White listened to Darius's questions and how they were turned to the man at Ivory's side. White had no idea, nor Darius. Just how dangerous this person was. For it was not his strength that was his control, but his words and the way he used them.
The teen looked almost hurt by the words. There would be no doubt that Ivory would have seen the hurt as well. "You make it sound as if I kidnapped her. Took her against her will and forced her to do a job that you can not even begin to comprehend. But you do not want to see the truth. That is such a sad thing. For the truth is something that you can not rebuke."
"And the truth of the matter is Ivory was not capable of surviving on her own. You left her to the dangers that these worlds provide. Dangers of men who would prey on woman. Dangers of the darkness and the evil that lie in them. I saw the potential in someone I call a friend. I did more for her in the few weeks I knew her compared to the lifetime you have known her."
"I gave her confidence in herself. I gave her the strength to survive where before she had none. What have you done? You search for her you say. If you cared about her as much as I do, you would devote everything to her. You would never have had the time to meet someone such as this teen. You have taken your time sir. And in that absence your sister has suffered. How could you do such a thing?"
The smiling teen finally finished and White found himself lost for words once more.
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Post by Sprow on May 8, 2012 3:36:56 GMT -5
Ivory had brought her attention back towards her brother, White and Smiles. Darius had gone to demand Smiles what his motives had been for taking her in. It had caused her to furrow her brows at Darius. That hadn't been exactly nice to say to someone, though initially whom had tried to kill her at first only because of his organization's laws but later did not, had taken her in and helped aid her. Smiles had helped her greatly during the time she had met him.
She looked over at Smiles and noted what appeared to be a sign of hurt upon his face. She didn't always see much emotion on his face other than his serious one or his ever constant smile. Having great respect for Smiles, it offended Ivory that her brother was even suggesting there was any underlying motive. How could Darius say such a thing when he hadn't done any better than what Smiles had for her?
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Darius's brows furrowed as he listened to the other teen's words. There had been a look of hurt on the other's face then. Standing there, Darius wasn't sure if he believed even half of what Smiles had said. However, he most certainly struck a nerve saying that Darius didn't do enough for Ivory. That he had failed her in her time of need. He had left Ivory exposed to the dangers in the worlds for not having prepared her for them.
It had cut Darius to the bone with that realization. His overprotective nature had prevented Ivory from learning from her own experiences. He hadn't tried to teach her how to defend herself at all. Oh, it had struck a nerve to be pointed at like he had been the one wrong throughout all of this. "You-!" he growled for a moment. Darius knew killing people and burning homes down was wrong. It didn't justify at all what Ivory had done or what they were all doing.
"...I...I know I should've taught you more Ivory. I...I just...I'm sorry for not having done more for you!" he apologized, looking to Ivory. He had placed a hand upon where his heart would be over the chest plate of his armor. "I admit, I wasn't the greatest but...this doesn't justify all of this! Ivory, this is all crazy! Come back with me! We'll...we'll work something out, c'mon!" He said, trying to coax her to leave this all behind.
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It was all in vain, Darius's words. Ivory's gaze wasn't at all forgiving for what he had said to Smiles, whom he should've been thanking for having bothered to go through all the trouble he did to help her out. Smiles really had done a lot more for her than Darius. Why Darius hadn't ever thought of teaching her to handle herself better never occurred to her until now. He really was a neglectful brother!
"...No, Darius. You offended my friend and so you've offended me! I'm not going back with you, ever!" she snapped.
"Now why don't you leave?" she inquired, looking at Darius coldly.
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Darius lowered his gaze the moment her heard Ivory's response. Maybe it had been a dumb move to offend Smiles? Still, he couldn't help not trusting the guy and the way he spoke, he certainly had the gift of gab. Smiles came out as the victim and merely turned the tables more upon them. He had made Darius look more and more like the real criminal here.
Clenching a fist, Darius brought his gaze up toward them once more. He didn't want to have to come to this but it looked like there was no backing out. He couldn't just leave White's home to burn to the ground. They all had to be stopped! If Ivory refused to come back and repent for what she did wrong, then he was going to try and force her and if not, then that only meant one thing.
"Fine, I see how it is." As he said that, Darius got into a battle ready stance. "No, we're not leaving. We're not going to let you burn this place down and kill everyone here." He side glanced at White, knowing the white haired teen would know things had finally come to this before glancing back over at the other three.
"I gave you the chance to come back of your own will, Ivory. If you won't then I'm dragging you back by force!" he stated simply, looking at the rest.
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Ivory furrowed her eyebrows at Darius. Her main focus had been on him. Holding her katanas, she too got into a battle ready stance. It appalled her to think that Darius would go to such measures with her over all of this. Not only did he insult Smiles and herself but had now threatened to take her back by force. Just who did he think he was?
"You can try but I'm not letting you take me back!" she growled in response. The inevitable had just finally taken place. There was no backing out now between either group.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2012 3:52:09 GMT -5
White was caught up in the exchange of words. He had his own kantana raised and ready to strike at any moment. However he knew his opponent would not be Ivory. That would be for Darius to deal with. His opponent would be the smiling man. Well he would kill every member of the organization that murdered his master in cold blood. He would not let his home burn.
Kantana ready he noted that Darius and Ivory were at the brink of exchanging blows. Smiles though just stood there as if he had no care in the world. He didn't even have a weapon. White wasn't used to fighting weaponless enemies, but he was prepared to kill this man. Whatever he had done to Ivory, it was clear that things were different. There could be only benefit from this.
However White did not expect the smiling teen to speak. "No Ivory. You will not fight." It was a simple command, but there was a sound of determination in the man's voice. The smiling man stepped in front of Ivory and found himself facing Darius.
His eyes locked upon White's friend, and White watched the smile drop from his face. "You would harm your own sister in your own delusions of what is right. You so eagerly determine your sister as the one responsible for all this destruction. And you would go so far as harm her to teach her a lesson. And you call yourselves heroes. If you would attack my friend you will find your opponent to be me."
White found his anger rising. This man was dangerous. There was no doubt that the girl with the top hat must be talking about him. White wasn't going to just let Ivory go. "Don't worry Darius we'll get your sister back. We just have to defeat this crazed baboon." White said to Darius.
Smiles said nothing in response to that. But he did turn to Ivory. A ball of yellow energy shot out of his hand and created a portal back to the headquarters. "Return Ivory. Our job here is done. I will not kill your brother or his friend. You can trust me."
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Post by Sprow on May 8, 2012 17:26:49 GMT -5
Ivory knew she and Darius would have fought right then and there. The look on her brother's face was evident but she didn't think he would try to hurt her too much. Still, she was angry with him so she would fight him back. That would mean an exchanging of blows if a sudden voice didn't interfere. Blinking, she realized the voice had belonged to Smiles.
Confusedly, she lowered her katanas as she looked over at him, her peripheral vision watching Darius closely for any movement. Smiles had given her an order before stepping in between her and Darius. Her arms hung at either side then with no intentions of raising her weapons again. Smiles had just told her that she won't be fighting here.
Wondering what he meant, she guessed it was because she wasn't yet qualified to fight and where she had fought and killed here, Smiles still had the authority. Ivory wouldn't protest but she couldn't help but look upon the situation uncertainly. Now, Ivory was angry with Darius but she wouldn't have tried to kill him or his friend. Sure, she would have fought her brother but that was as far as she would go.
The thought of them fighting bothered her. She didn't wish for either party to get killed. Smiles, if he were to fight Darius, would surely give Darius a rude awakening. Why? Well, Smiles was a more seasoned fighter than what Darius was accustomed to. Smiles could most likely kill him. The thought worried her as she stood there, quietly listening to all that Smiles had said. She couldn't see his face since his back was turned to her but she could already guess that he had a serious one on.
Ivory glanced between Darius and White then uncertainly. They had no idea what they were up against here! Turning to her, Smiles sent out that familiar energy he used. As soon as he had done it, a portal had opened up. Looking from it and back over to Smiles, she heard him telling her that their job was done and she should head back. As if sensing her hesitation concerning their lives, Smiles had added that he wouldn't kill them and that she could trust him.
Thinking about it, she knew that Smiles hadn't lied to her since she had met him. His serious face was alarming but she knew that he wasn't lying, at least not that she could tell and she knew better than to doubt him. He hadn't given her reason to doubt him. After a short moment, she nodded.
"Alright, thank you, Smiles." Very grateful for the fact he wouldn't kill them, Ivory gave him a quick hug thanking him again before releasing him and taking off into the portal. When she did, she glanced back at the scene one last time before turning away from it and into wherever Smiles had sent her in the committee's headquarters.
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Darius hadn't really intended serious harm on Ivory but he wasn't sure just how far she would push him. She really looked intent on fighting back. This whole new attitude of her's bothered Darius. He was more accustomed to the Ivory that lacked confidence and was more easygoing. The fact she blamed him for what happened just confused him greatly and it didn't help with that smiling guy being there adding fuel to the fire.
Where it looked as though the twins would come to arms and fight one another, the smiling guy stepped in the middle of them. Hearing what he was telling Ivory, Darius furrowed his eyebrows at him. The eerie smile was no longer on his face as he spoke. Now, Darius didn't understand why but he couldn't help but feel as though this guy just got even creepier for having such a serious face on. Did this mean something? Already, he was feeling more wary of him now.
"Ivory's my sister! I'm not going to kill her despite what she did but I'm bringing her back home!" he growled in response to Smiles. He really couldn't find a better defense to what Smiles had said to him though. The words had cut him as they had before. Hurting Ivory over this, Smiles utilized is all the more to make it look like Darius was the true criminal here.
When White spoke, Darius glanced over at White. He was right, they apparently just had to get through these guys to get at her. Smiles wasn't going to have any of that. Turning to Ivory he had ripped open a portal telling her that their mission was over and it was time for her to leave. Darius couldn't help but wonder at the words he had uttered to Ivory about not killing them. Having seen no initial weapon on the guy, Darius couldn't help but wonder what exactly they were dealing with here.
After a quick exchange, Ivory headed into the portal. She was leaving! Darius could do nothing but watch her go with desperation. He had gone through all the trouble of finding her again and she was slipping through their fingers! "Ivory!" he shouted after her but it had been too late. She gave them all one last glance before heading further in.
"Damn it!" he cursed before turning to the other two still here. Now, it was just them four. Darius got into a battle ready stance as he watched them carefully.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2012 20:36:22 GMT -5
White hated to watch Darius's sister leave. He had arrived here thinking that they would finally close one door. But it seemed there was nothing they could do. Ivory walked out of their grasp and into the portal. All because of the man who was between them. He was not going to let another member of this organization slip through his fingers. It was time he had his answers.
"Who decides who kills who in your organization?" For White already knew the man responsible for killing his master. He just needed to find him. And he wanted revenge against the person who created this organization. Who sent that killer to his master and murdered him right in front of his eyes.
The smiling man said nothing. He waited for Ivory to walk into the portal before it finally closed. He turned to the two of them and a smile crossed his lips once more. "Why should I answer that question? You two come here and try and take away the one person who has made my life interesting. I promised I wouldn't kill you two. And that promise I will keep. But I said nothing about harming you."
White felt his anger rise as he watched two balls of energy form in the smiling man's hands. He brought them together and a black and white gun formed in between them. So that was his weapon? White knew guns were dangerous. He didn't have the armor that really could protect him like Darius did.
"This is going to be majorly a you battle. I'll do what I can but I have to be weary of his weapon. I don't have any armor."
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Post by Sprow on May 9, 2012 3:25:38 GMT -5
Darius was bothered with everything in between with all he had discovered here. It just had him so mind blown that his only real solace was to become aggressive for now. He was struggling to try and solve the problem. The only way he could think of doing it was to drag Ivory back home and make her fix what she could to repent for the thing she had done. Also, it was really hard for him to believe that Ivory could be doing this out of her own free will. Surely, something must've happened to her?
Once Ivory had left through the portal, Darius found himself and White facing the mage and Smiles by themselves. As Smiles turned to them, the smile on his face appeared once more. Like White, Darius wondered who was responsible for deciding who killed who. That might help White pick out who was the one to bring to justice for what had been done to his master and friend.
Smiles merely responded by asking why he should bother to answer that question. According to Smiles, all he was concerned about was the fact they had tried to take away Ivory from him. He had promised not to kill them but he wasn't beyond doing them harm. Somehow, Darius didn't at all find himself surprised by that.
The two teenagers watched as Smiles formed two balls of energy in his hands. When he brought them together, they took the form of a black and white gun. Guns weren't easy to deal with. Darius's armor protected most vital areas. That didn't mean he didn't have unprotected spots. If Smiles shot him in the right spot, it could make things problematic for Darius in that it could slow him down and cause a good deal of pain depending on where he was shot. Hopefully, his wits were about him and he wasn't about to suffer too badly.
Darius heard what White was saying as he kept his eyes fixed on Smiles and the mage. Just a him battle? Stepping in between White and Smiles, he hadn't any qualms being a shield for him. "Alright, I'll try and block what attacks I can with my armor if he fires in your direction...but try not to rely too heavily on it since even I can't move that fast with that much luck!" he told White.
'With the way this guy is talking, you'd think he was her boyfriend or something!' Darius thought with a shake of his head. Of course, he didn't seriously think that way, he just thought the guy sounded possessive of her was all. Getting into a stance once more, he looked back at the other two.
"Hmph! What will you do if she finds out?" he retorted.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2012 18:06:52 GMT -5
White nodded at Darius's response. Perhaps he would aim for fighting the mage who was reeking havoc not far from here. He could take him on a lot easier without armor. His kantana was enough to repel magic at least.
Glancing over to the smiling man when Darius shot him a question, White expected a smart response. He wasn't disappointed. "It matters not to me. When she ceases to be interesting I'll kill her too." That was a real statement that White had not expected. What did he mean interesting?
The sound of fire to his left reminded him of the other opponent. "I'm going after the mage." Turning to the left, White ran through the burning fire and headed towards the mage. He was standing surrounded by heartless who seemed to attack anything that moved. When White came on the scene the heartless as one turned towards him.
"Come on you little suckers." He said to them, electricity pulsing around his weapon. They came at once, and White sliced left to right.
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Post by Sprow on May 10, 2012 0:40:42 GMT -5
Darius was careful to stay between White and Smiles. He had armor on, he would be able to withstand a gun better than White like what White had said. So, he would ensure his friend was protected from getting shot. Hopefully, Smiles's focus was only on him right now. It would make things a bit easier than constantly having to worry about White. Not that he wouldn't watch White's back, it's just it would be more difficult if Smiles decided to just flat out attack both of them rather than one at a time.
After Darius had shot over his question, the answer he was given had been surprising. This Smiles had seemed so possessive of his sister and now he was claiming once she no longer became interesting was when he would kill her. He said it all so casually that there was no mistaking the guy had been serious. This made Darius all the more desperate to get Ivory back. Oh, he was angry with her and it may take time for him to forgive her for what she had done but he'd make her repent for what she did wrong. He wouldn't have it in him to kill her, after all. She was his sister!
Eyebrows furrowed, eyes narrowing, Darius glared back at Smiles. "Some friend you claim to be!" he retorted. There was no way of getting Ivory back right now but he wanted to fight this Smiles. If they could get through them, they might find out more information. Maybe the girl would tell them how to get back Ivory since she seemed so keen on aiding them earlier. Whatever her motives were for it, Darius wasn't sure. All he knew was that he had to get Ivory back soon before this guy thought his sister was no longer interesting.
Of course, he didn't forget all about Wonderland either. Darius knew that once they were finished here that they'd have to return to Wonderland once more. Mr. Thomas and Arya would be needing their help with the red kingdom. However, he wasn't sure what he would tell them once they got back. Mr. Thomas would probably wish to kill Ivory depending on how things went on in Wonderland.
Freeing his mind of thoughts of Wonderland and struggling to keep his mind off of the things he had seen Ivory do here, Darius watched Smiles like a hawk. Should he try and make the first move? Well, either way, this was inevitably going to be a fight. He might as well get it started. He didn't want Smiles to kill his sister and for the guy to say such a thing, earning his sister's trust like he did only to potentially one day betray and murder her wasn't something Darius planned on allowing.
"I won't let you kill her!" he growled. Darting to the side with a simple flap of his armored dragon wings, Darius charged at Smiles from the left and attempted to take a swing at him with his broadsword.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2012 2:06:03 GMT -5
White struck down heartless after heartless as he began to make his way over to the mage. The enemy had noticed him, and as a result White was forced to keep an eye out for fireballs as they came sailing towards him. However these fireballs were working to his advantage. They were coming in contact with the enemy as well.
The surrounding heartless were mostly pawns, small creatures that White could defeat with a slice. But occasionally he ran into a slightly stronger enemy, soldier heartless. These creatures had a white helmet and could stand on two legs. With sharp red claws connected to their dark blue hands they tried to slice him to shreds.
However White's training was not failing him. He could feel the anger inside him build as he came closer and closer to the enemy. This was another one of them. An enemy that held the responsibility of his master's murder. He would pay! White was a whirl, his weapon becoming more of an extension of his own arm then something he was holding in his hand.
An enemy would come into sight, his muscle would flex, and he would kill it. As he closed the distance, out of the corner of his eye he watched Darius charge towards the smiling man. He didn't have time to focus though on his friend. His attention was solely on what was in front of him with dodging fire, blocking attacks, and retaliating.
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Smiles watched the teen charge him. An interesting way of attacking. Charge head first, perhaps to make him flinch or even defend. But Ivory's twin brother knew nothing of his fighting style. And while he had never seen Darius fight before, the armor his sister wore was very similar. It would have the same weakness as him.
Shooting a puff of energy out of his palm behind him and to the side of him, he opened a portal behind himself. That way when Darius came in to attack, Smiles simply stepped back from the blade and fell into the portal. The adjacent portal was located to the left of the swinging Darius, and so when Smiles stepped into the portal behind he instantly popped out of the one to his left.
Gun raised, Smiles let free a scatter of energy bullets aimed at the weakness in the armor: the joints where the armor connected to allow better movement. Being true to his word Smiles did not aim at the open spaces in Darius's helmet. He had swore he would not kill Darius. And Smiles did keep his promises... usually anyway.
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Post by Sprow on May 10, 2012 2:42:23 GMT -5
Darius was hoping to surprise the guy a little by taking the initiative to attack him first. Unfortunately, he didn't look the least surprised. Already, Darius had a bad feeling about the fight and he hadn't really started fighting him yet. Smiles went ahead and had opened up a portal behind himself while looking straight at Darius. When Darius crossed the distance between them, intending to cut him with his blade, Smiles had stepped back and away from the blade. As Smiles did so, he wound up going through the portal.
"Huh?" Darius exclaimed, seeing him disappear. Had that really been all there was? Somehow he doubted that. The guy had looked intent on doing them harm. Just as he was thinking this, Smiles had appeared again somewhere to his left. Seeing the sudden movement in the corner of his eye, Darius turned to face Smiles.
He had his gun out and was taking aim. Unlike a regular gun, it fired what looked to be projectiles made of energy. Unexpectedly, the bullets fired scattered into more than one. The only thing Darius could do right then and there was dodge roll to the side. Even that wouldn't get him completely out of range of the bullets though.
As he rolled, Darius heard some get deflected by his armor but not all. A sharp pain ran up his thigh where an energy bullet had hit him. Gritting his teeth, coming to a stop where he had rolled off to, Darius forced himself to his feet. His left thigh bled from where the bullet had gotten him. Focusing on Smiles, in retaliation, Darius held out his right palm as light surged around it. It was a warning sign of what was to come. Where his armor was similar to Ivory's there was a difference other than just the colors.
A ray of light, going only in a straight direction, was fired from Darius's hand with the intention of trying to strike Smiles. It only reached six feet in front of him and the damage that might be received was minimal at best if Smiles were hit.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2012 15:37:18 GMT -5
Smiles watched his enemy ready an attack with a ray of light. However his enemy had yet to understand that the portals he created were still there. As the ray of light shot from his hand, Smiles stepped back once more and into the same portal. As a result, Smiles was back in the same position he was originally.
Taking aim with his gun again he let fly another spray of bullets aiming at the same joint locations. However while he did this, his hand summoned another puff of energy that matched the color of the portal he had come from. Shooting it behind the way Darius was facing, he stepped back again and appeared to the right.
Letting another spray of shots aimed at the same place, Smiles stepped back again and returned to the original spot. He let spray another bunch of bullets. To conclude Smiles had done three things. He had returned to his original position, made a portal on the other side of Darius, sacrificing the link to where the ray of light would attack and creating a new link to the other side. This was his portal ability, a two way dimension that he created using different forms of energy. To create a new portal though he had to sacrifice the location of the last.
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Slice, roll, slice, step left, slice, step left again, slice. Thus was the movement of White as he attacked and dodged his enemies. As he fell another heartless he expected to find another on him in moments. But there were none. Only the mage was left and he had stopped sending balls of fire at him.
White breathed heavily as he tried to lock eyes with the mage but couldn't. This was because the mage's lower half of his face was hidden by the shadow of his witches hat. White could feel the electricity around his weapon pulsing, urging him to attack. "You want answers. If you kill him now you'll never get all the answers you want." He told himself.
Summing up his courage, White shot a question at the mage. "Who is the man responsible for the deaths by your organization? Why? Why are you killing people?" Those were the first questions that popped in White's head. He had so many things he wanted to ask. So many questions he needed answers for.
Waiting for the mage to answer, all he received was a smile. "Guess I'll have to make you talk then." White said. He charged his opponent, while the enemy raised its staff and a ball of fire began to grow at its tip.
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"I told you we should have left right away!" Joffery said as his eyes took in the burning island. His hoofs padded the ground as he surveyed the destruction and looked for the cause of it. Teh centaur's bottom half of his body was covered in white steel over his brown horse torso. It was magical armor that would protect him against most elemental attacks and any attacks to the legs and horse's torso. His upper half was bare except for painted white war paint on his built chest and arms. Powerful hands held a long wooden handle that connected to steel spear head.
Long black hair was tied by a red band into a pony tail. He was in his early forties and stood at least seven feet tall. He seemed to tower over the fourteen year old girl next to him. Dressed in brown shorts and a brown padded sleeveless shirt. She wore brown boots with iron plated armor that traced reached all the way to her knee caps. Iron plated armor were connected to brown gloved hands that held a purple pink and yellow keyblade.
The weapon was mostly purple in color with a purple colored blade and a slightly lighter shade of was raised at the end of the keyblade in the shape of a butterfly wing, giving the weapon a key shape. The hilt was bright pink and color with a silver chain connected to the bottom of the hilt and a purple moon pendent connected to that chain. With blue eyes and strawberry blond hair that was tied into a pony tail that reached to the middle of her back.
"Its not my fault! I had to put on my armor and your armor. Plus you complaining isn't going to change anything Joffery." The girl said in response. They had arrived on the bridge that connected to the island. The fire had yet to spread this far yet, most of it hitting the town section. "What do you see?"
Joffery, who was a good two feet taller then her answered, "Two battles are happening. My guess is the locals are fighting. One is clearly the start of the fires, a blue mage who seems to be fighting a white haired youth. The other... I'm not too sure who the enemy is."
"Decisions... decisions..." The girl said in thought. "I'll head over to the mage. You head over to the battle that is less clear on who the villain is." Joffery nodded. The two of them ran across the wooden bridge and split in two directions. The centaur towards Smiles and Darius, the keyblade hero towards White and the mage.
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Post by Sprow on May 11, 2012 1:54:03 GMT -5
Darius uttered a curse when he saw Smiles step back into the portal from before only to come back out again where he had originally been. If only he could land a hit on the guy somehow! Even with all that was going on, Darius couldn't help but feel as though Smiles was just playing with him. When he said that he wouldn't kill them, Darius was guessing this guy may be more than what he appeared to be. He certainly was a slippery kind of guy. The way he kept using his portals was frustrating.
Once he had retaliated, Smiles had just leapt back into a portal to avoid the attack. The damn things had been behind him and he went and used one. When he appeared again, he was right where he had been originally. Once he came out, he didn't hesitate to unleash yet another set of energy bullets but Darius was ready this time around. Like last time, he dodged off to the right before getting to his feet again albeit not as swift as he would've liked. His injured left thigh made putting pressure on it more painful.
No sooner had he recovered and yet another onslaught of it was coming his way. Darius rolled again but he hadn't been as lucky as the previous roll. Both of his legs got hurt then by the energy bullets. Gritting his teeth, Darius knelt down and tried his hardest to not try and clutch at his new wounds in pain. If he did, it would leave him open to more pain.
As he staggered to his feet again after another surge of pain, he saw movement in the corner of his eye not related to Smiles. However, he couldn't focus on it with Smiles firing at him the way he did. Once Smiles had been done with that barrage, Darius bared his teeth. Mainly due to his pain more than his frustration and anger. "I...I won't let you keep her!" he stated. The thought of Smiles being close to Ivory only to backstab her when she no longer became interesting bothered him greatly.
Charging light around his body, Darius charged for Smiles again. If he leapt through that portal, Darius considered leaping in after him or flying upward and surprising him from the air. As he ran, Darius made a forward lunging jab with his broadsword. When he did, a trail of light energy bursting upward behind him like pillars followed him.
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