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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2012 22:52:39 GMT -5
The old man had not seen anything that had happened. But he had heard White's screams. It had taken him a moment before he reached the door. And so when he slammed it open, he didn't actually know that he had thrown White and Skull aside. Seeing Smiles and Ivory, his eyes remained emotionless. So these were the ones who were to try and kill him.
Master Jasper felt a fury of his own rise. He stretched out his hand and his cloud like keyblade formed once more. It had been years since he had fought an opponent, but he was a keyblade master. He was no longer at his prime, but he had much wisdom that these youths could never possess.
Spotting Arya, he spoke again. "Let the girl go." he commanded Ivory. It was at that time that Skull stepped into view. Artemis watched through Ivory's eyes as the old man's eyes widened in shock and he would also say fear. "He recognizes him." Artemis said.
"You... We all killed you." Skull began to step forward, and the old man began to retreat back. With the door open Skull was free to walk in. Smiles followed the fissure, and indicated for Arya to as well. They were in a very spacious area and surrounded at the moment by what seemed to be different tables and bottles and vials. It was a very strange dimension to say the least.
However at the moment he was more focused on the old man and Skull. "You failed old man." Skull said, his voice muffled as always.
The old man as he was backing up, had run into some of his tables. Bumping into them he knocked them over, causing filled vials to crash to the floor. However he soon ran out of room and had his back to a wall. Noticing this he raised his keyblade. "I won't go down without a fight."
A muffled chuckle came from Skull. "Go on then. Show me what you can do." The old man charged. Smiles watched the old man send slashes of his keyblade against Skull. He knew where to hit to strike vital organs, however Skull seemed to not even notice the attacks. Oh they cut him. Smiles watched the keyblade leave bruises, cuts, even wounds. But Skull didn't even seem to notice. He simply stood there.
Finally he seemed to have enough. When the old man went to strike his neck, Skull lowered to a knee and sent a fist into the old man's chest. It knocked him back and into the wall. The sound of his fist hitting the old man was even louder then White. White had muscle and younger skin to protect at least part of the blow. The old man had weaker bones and thus it did even more damage.
Blood dripped from his lips, a symbol that the fist had probably caused some internal bleeding. The old man fell backward, his head resting against the back of the wall. "I don't understand. Why are you killing us?"
Skull glanced down at the old man. "I will be complete!" Skull said. His foot kicked down, smashing the old man's head into the wall. The result was what could only be compare to a crushed pumpkin. It was only a few more moments before a shadow rose out of the dead man's body. It took the form of the fissure.
This was something Smiles was very interested in. He watched the fissure take shape and as he watched it, noticed that it behaved very much like a new born child. It blinked its eyes, stretched its arms, and even let out a screech as it noticed Smiles and Ivory. However Skull's voice seemed to stop its screeching. "Come child. I shall give you a home." Smiles watched Skull stretch out his right arm. The fissure glanced at it, then traveled up it and his shoulder, neck, until it finally disappeared under the visor.
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Post by Sprow on Aug 29, 2012 23:14:21 GMT -5
Ivory remained still as neither she, Smiles or even Jasper moved. The old man looked upon them, his eyes emotionless. He knew very well what they were here for. As his eyes rested upon Arya's unconscious form, he spoke again, ordering Ivory to put her down. Before anyone could move, Skull had recovered from the door knocking him aside and now stepped before the old master. Setting his sights on him, Jasper reacted with obvious shock and fright.
Ivory heard what Artemis said and nodded, forgetting to respond in her mind again. Arya was getting to be pretty heavy as Ivory stood there, holding her. Whatever use he had for the girl, Skull hadn't said so but it was clear that he wanted her alive. She hadn't seen him try to send any fissures into Arya so he probably didn't know what he was going to do with her just yet.
Silently, all Ivory could do was observe as Jasper stated that everyone had killed Skull, including himself. Skull just stepped into what looked to be a pocket dimension in this tower. Watching Skull enter, she then saw Smiles start in after him, indicating for her to follow as well. Obediently, Ivory followed but she was getting tired of carrying the girl around. Unfortunately, she hated to admit it but this might be something quick considering how old Jasper was. He claimed he'd not go down without a fight but this wasn't going to be long. Jasper was not the warrior he used to be in his youth. Age wore down everyone and everything. Jasper was no exception.
As she stood there, Ivory watched as Skull informed Jasper that he had failed. After Jasper said he wouldn't go down without a fight, she heard Skull tell him to show him what he could do. Jasper did look as though he were making injuries to Skull's body but the fissure didn't even react to the pain. Was the only way to hope to hurt Skull was to actually get at the fissure at the core? If so, that just showed how much more dangerous he was.
After a while, Skull had enough and sent a fist into the elderly man's chest. Ivory gave a wince as she heard a noticeable crunch. It sounded much worse than White's chest breaking. The impact sent the old man flying into the bookcases. When he landed, and had time to speak, he asked why they were killing them. Skull simply informed him that he wanted to be complete. Ivory furrowed her brows at this in wonder. Complete? She had to shut her eyes when she saw Skull raise his foot, she knew what he was going to do and did not need to hear the following crunch that sounded like a pumpkin being burst to know what he had done.
Not daring to look at the now dead old man, Ivory heard screeches. Looking over, trying not to vomit at the sight of the old man's dead body, she saw a fissure. The way it appeared though, it resembled the mannerisms of a newborn baby. When it saw them, it had extended its claws towards them and screeched. Skull ceased it's screeches though by speaking to it and telling it that he'd give it a home. As he had the fissures before, he had extended an arm. The fissure clambered up it and entered through the visor much like the other fissures prior. How many he harbored inside of his host's body, Ivory wasn't sure. Probably a heck of a lot of them. Whether they added on to his host's body's power or not remained yet to be seen.
Now, their business here was done. 'Complete...' Ivory thought to herself.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2012 0:33:03 GMT -5
Smiles was already beginning to wonder about a few things. Skull called the new fissure a child. And by its action it looked very much like one. But what of the fissures that had been accompanying their fellow members? Just how many fissures were there? It still seemed to Smiles that a fissure was only born when a keyblader died. Why was this? It was the question that still was very mysterious.
Also what of their sights in the Timeless River. Was that Fissure Skull? If it was, what was the creature that Skull had shown them in the conference room? Thinking about what had happened when the two fissures left the body of the centaurs, the centaurs had dropped dead. And from what Smiles had noticed, the fissures could only live off a living being, not a dead one.
"The fissure we saw in the conference room had exited Skull's body before returning. The body should have dropped like the centaur's..."[/i] Smiles was almost certain that the fissure they had seen had not been Skull. More likely it was one of the other fissures.
Skull had finished what he had come here to do. He summoned a portal of darkness. "Bring the girl and give her to your leader. It is what he asked for." This was the first time Smiles was hearing this. Just what did Snake want with a mage? And why this one? Smiles planned on finding out.
He walked over to Ivory. He could tell she was probably getting tired of carrying her after all this time. Stretching his arms out he gave her a nod. "I'll take her from here."
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Artemis had stayed silent. He was watching everything as it happened, forming his own opinions of everything that had happened. Like Smiles he wondered just why Ivory's leader wanted this girl specifically. What was she to him? As Skull summoned a portal of darkness, Artemis was slightly glad that their mission over. As Ivory had said, "complete" was a good way to put it. He wondered just what would happen from here.
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Post by Sprow on Aug 30, 2012 1:09:03 GMT -5
Ivory just remained where she was for the time being. It looked like their mission was complete but her mind was centered on the comment that Skull had made about being complete. Just what had he meant by that? If he were a creature created by a keyblader that had died, for reasons she didn't know, wasn't he complete anyways when he hadn't become a fissure and was still a keyblader? It was very confusing.
She could feel the weight of Arya on her back still prominent but Ivory didn't complain. She had been through worse than carrying someone else's weight. As she stood there, she looked between Smiles and Skull. Skull was rather silent the entire time as was Smiles. Not a single one of them moved. Then, Skull summoned a portal for them. As he spoke, he told them that their leader apparently wanted that mage. Ivory furrowed her eyebrows before glancing over at Smiles. Had that been true? She wasn't sure. All she knew was what she had been told. Why hadn't Snake informed them? Had this been something only he told the fissure leader maybe? If so, what was the purpose of keeping this young mage girl?
Ivory almost jumped out of her skin at the sudden sound of footsteps. Glancing over at the owner of them, she calmed down when she realized it had been Smiles. He had approached her and was extending his arms out. Seeing the nod and hearing his words, Ivory nodded her head in return. "Alright, thank you, Smiles." She lowered the girl and then held her out to Smiles. She looked delicate to Ivory. Was there a magic that their leader thought would be useful or something?
As she glanced back at the scene, she knew the keyblader was dead but it was unclear whether or not the other had been killed. It had certainly looked like it. Turning her gaze back towards Smiles, she wondered who was heading through first. With Arya no longer weighing her down, her shoulders and back were much happier. Still, she couldn't help but wonder how her brother would react to find a friend of his dead. At least, White seemed it to her and the others. Even if she knew the other was alive, her healing abilities that she did have were still unknown to her and even if she did know about them, they couldn't help his situation very much when it came to the serious injuries. It wasn't like she could do anything with Skull right there either. No doubt, Darius would be after their blood for this one.
Focused on Smiles, she gave a nod. "Ready when you are." Once he started, she'd follow him out.
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Meanwhile, while everything inside had taken place, Darius was slowly coming out of the paralysis he had been given from those electrical bullets. Wincing, as he struggled to get up,Darius could see Leliana nearby. Lance was nowhere in sight and as for Arya, he wasn't sure what had happened to her. He had seen his sister take Arya with her. After that, he sort of blacked out and knew nothing more.
Struggling to sit up, Darius examined his injuries. The bullets hadn't hit anything vital but they hurt a lot and certainly had stunned him. They had been powerless. No matter what they did, they couldn't stop them. Arya was captured, Lance was probably dead and now he had yet to discover what became of White and Master Jasper. In his heart, he had a sinking feeling but also a sense of urgency. If anyone was seriously injured, he'd have to conserve his energy for healing.
Breathing, Darius crawled over to Leliana and gave her a nudge. "Princess! Leliana! Are you alright?" he inquired. Once again, they could have all been killed but the majority of them were alive. As he was doing this, he heard someone running towards them in the distance. A muttered string of curses was heard before he finally turned towards the source of the voice. There, he found Lance drenched entirely. He had many scrapes and bruises but he was very much alive. Unfortunately, due to what had happened to him, he hadn't returned in time.
"L-Lance! I need to get to the tower! Watch over Leliana." With that, Darius forced himself on to his feet. It hurt and stung like hell but he was able to stagger to his feet. He could walk. "Don't worry about me, my legs are hurt but I can make it...I think." Lance gave a sigh as he shook his head.
"No, you won't be able to with your legs hurt. Like it or not,if you've any healing abilities, you're going to have to use them before daring to climb those stairs!" Darius grumbled to himself, lightly cursing the situation. He knew he had to move fast but he...AHA! Darius still had his armor on! He could fly up to the tower!
"Never mind that, I can fly up to the top!" With that, Darius extended the wings to his armor and gave them a flap. Sending himself into the air, Darius hoped he wasn't too late. Of course, by the time he'd get there, the others would most likely be gone leaving the body of Jasper behind and White where he was. Raising his broadsword, Darius resorted to hitting the side of the tower as hard as he could, even casting a ray of light at it. Eventually, the old stone structure gave way and Darius landed through the opening he had made for himself. When he got there, his heart stopped.
There was White, laying still on the floor. Hobbling over, Darius lost his balance and fell face forward. Recovering from the fall, Darius forced himself back up and crawled hurriedly the rest of the way towards where his friend lay. Putting a hand on the side of White's neck, he searched for a pulse. It was there but very, very faint. Allowing his hand to become engulfed with light, Darius extended the energy to envelop White. "Come on, White! You said you weren't going to die!"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2012 13:59:20 GMT -5
Smiles followed Skull next. He would be the next to go through. Returning to base, Ivory followed him and the portal had closed behind them.
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White was unconscious. He had no idea what had happened or even what was happening. Princess Leliana was coming up from a rather unruly forced nap. Spotting Lance she was glad to see that he was alive at least. She had no idea where Darius or Arya were. She hadn't seen Ivory take out Arya, or bring her along.
Standing up she knew that they needed to get to the tower. Even if it was all over, they still had to find out what was going on. She was torn. Someone had to go inform her father, but they also had to stop them! She would just have to trust that her father's guards would protect him.
"Let's get to the top of the tower!" She told Lance. She didn't have the ability to fly so she would have to climb the stairs. Even though she had a nasty headache she forced herself off her feat and to walk over to the tower and start the climb.
Meanwhile, White found himself surrounded by a bright light. He was the only existence he could feel in this place and he simply floated in what seemed like endless existence. "Where is this place?" White asked himself aloud. The last thing he remembered was Arya and standing up to the fissure. Then he remembered the pain. He could still slightly feel it, and it made him uncomfortable.
So instead he pushed himself forward. And as he did the pain and discomfort began to lessen slightly. But as a result he noticed that the body he had was slowly beginning to fade the farther away he was. Unknown to him, as he moved forward his pulse began to fade. Darius would no doubt notice it.
"You are dying White." The sound came to the left of him. Glancing to the right, White's eyes opened in shock at the person who stood next to him. Master Justice looked pretty much the same as he had when he died. Always dressed in his black hakama, a type of pants often worn by samurai, and solid white sleevless shirt, he wore his black hair with blue streaks in a tied pony tail. Seeing him, he looked very much like Lance. Lance had his father's lips and eyes, but his hair was more in common with his mothers.
White figured it was only natural that Justice be here if that was true. "So this is the end then?" White asked. It was kind of a relief to know that this was going to be finally over. He wouldn't have to worry about seeking vengeance anymore.
"Perhaps..." Justice responded. "I guess it depends on you. I never trained you to be a quitter though." He said.
That made White angry. "This is your mess! You didn't teach me shit! What kind of person leaves behind his family without a single word! You have so much to answer for!"
This seemed to hit home with Justice for his face lowered in guilt. "I wouldn't expect you to understand... But you can't just leave your friends behind. I've made many mistakes White, but training you was never one of them."
Tears swelling his eyes up, White found himself asking "Why? Why did you die? Why did you leave me? I wasn't ready. I'm still not ready."
Justice grabbed White's hand and gave it a small squeeze. "I didn't leave you White. I'm still with you, even if I can't be with you physically. And for someone who isn't ready you and your friends sure have stood up to a lot. You lot are stronger then you think."
White had to admit it, they had taken a lot of things that fate had thrown at them. It was just frustrating. They weren't strong enough to change anything though. "How can we get stronger? How do we defeat the fissures and this organization? How do we stop the killings?"
Justice glanced behind him. His eyes were narrowed as if he was starring at something White couldn't see. "The keyblade masters will all die. It is prophecy. And there is nothing you can do to stop it."
This saddened White. If this was true that what could they do? Warning the keyblade masters was useless then. How were they supposed to be trained by them if they were all going to die? "What are we to do?"
Justice stepped in front of White. "Talk to your friends. Three minds are stronger then one. Now its about time you get back White. Wait too much longer and you really will die." White wanted his master to wait. He wanted to ask him more question! But Justice placed his hands on White's chest and shoved him backwards.
The pain returned, and White's eyes blinked open. He was whimpering in pain and he felt utterly broken.
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Post by Sprow on Aug 30, 2012 16:50:51 GMT -5
As Princess Leliana took a moment to wake, Lance waited but he worried for the sake of the other two. Arya and White, it was unknown what had happened to them. Arya hadn't fallen into the water like he did. If she had, he would've noticed her when he was struggling out of the river moments before. He had some nasty bruises but nothing was broken thanks to the armor. In a way, he had to thank his ancestor for having interfered on Land of Dragons and allowing him to summon this armor.
When she finally came to, Lance got to his feet as he heard her speaking to him. "Alright but do you think you can make it after a whack over the head like that, princess?" he inquired, following her. Hopefully, she would be alright. It was strange honestly. Why hadn't they killed them all? Ivory had surprised him but she hadn't killed him and it didn't look like they killed Darius or Leliana. According to Darius, Arya was captured. Whether that remained as truth, Lance didn't know as he followed Leliana's lead.
Up in the tower, Darius noticed while he was doing his best to heal White that his pulse had started to fade. "Don't you dare, White! Not after you made us promise!" he said. One would think he had a tone of anger in his voice. Truthfully, it partially was anger but only because he didn't want for White to end up dead. They were friends, after all. Despite his protests at his friend's fading pulse, White was still slipping away from him. Darius fought hard to increase the amount of healing he was using on White. He couldn't heal grave wounds but the healing should've at least done a significant amount.
"You shouldn't be dying!" he exclaimed, struggling with the energy he was using. All the while, White kept slipping away. No matter what Darius did, it really looked like it was the end for White. "No!" he exclaimed, fighting to keep his friend alive despite the fact that it looked to be a losing battle. "You can't die, White! We're in this together! I can't do this alone!" he continued to protest but White just wasn't getting any better.
At one point, it certainly felt as if his pulse had completely gone. Dismayed, and shocked, Darius looked at White. Then, the tears came. Just like his parents, his world, and his friends. Darius now lost his friend, White. His twin sister was on the enemy side too and Arya was gone. They had taken her with them. "No...White..." he said before just collapsing on the floor, his face in his free arm, the other still on White where he had been previously trying his best to heal him.
Unaware of the exchanges White was having in his "near death" experience, Darius just remained where he was shedding tears in his despair for what looked to be the death of his friend. So, when White had finally returned to his body, Darius was too despaired at the moment to realize White was alive. He didn't notice until the point where he heard White's whimpers of pain. Blinking in confusion and blinking away the tears, Darius lifted his head up a bit and dared to look over at White.
White was breathing and he was alive! Shocked, since he had been convinced that White had died, Darius shot back up to his hands and knees. "White? White!" he exclaimed. There was no mistaking the fact that White's eyes were open. "You're alive! Thank the heavens, you're alive!" he exclaimed.
Realizing that White was still in pain, Darius tried to think of what to do here. "Hang on, if you give me a moment, I can try to heal you again. Just don't move, I'm not positive on this one but it looks like you broke a lot of bones."
By this time, Lance and Leliana would have arrived on the scene. As they did so, Lance looked around in shock at the area. Further in the still open door, Lance saw Jasper's dead body. Eyes widening at the sight, Lance lowered his gaze and shut his eyes. "...Damn." Then, Arya came to mind and he looked around for her but couldn't find her. Darius and White were in the corner of the first room. When Lance hurried back over to them, he came down on one knee to come eye level with them. "Where's Arya? So they took her?" He then noticed the state White was in. "...Shit! White!" he stated, coming over to where he was. "...This...doesn't look good. Do any of you have the power to heal?"
"I just tried. I'm not sure but he almost died on us! I'm waiting for energy to return to me so I can try it again. I'm not good when it comes to very serious injuries."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2012 17:08:10 GMT -5
White had no idea how frantic Darius was over his slipping away. He hadn't even noticed that he was slipping away form something in that strange state of existance. Back down below, as Princess Leliana made it to the stare case she gave Lance a small smile. "I'm tougher then I look!" She promised Lance. In fact she felt a bit embarrassed that she had let that creepy man knock her out so easily. She was better then that!
As they made it to the top of the stairs, Princess Leliana gasped at the sight of Master Jasper. His face was crushed! She felt tears beginning to form from, and did her best to blink them away. Turning to White she gasped at the state he was in as well. She wasn't very fond of the guy, but she couldn't just sit by and do nothing.
Darius was huddled over him, doing his best to heal White's injuries. What kind of strength could break so many bones? There wasn't time to think about it though. She had to help. "Move, I can heal him." Princess Leliana brought her hands over her heart. She spoke softly, but in this enclosed space, Darius and Lance would be able to hear it. "Summon Guardian of The Light." Her entire figure suddenly glowed to a point where it blocked her out of it. As the light faded away, in the place of Leliana was what could only be compared to an angelic being.
Princess Leliana was covered in pink and blue armor from head to toe. An armored skirt from the waist down was connected to an armored torso and giant shoulder guards and metal arms. However where her hands should have been was a long blue blade on each hand. She wore a matching blue and pink helm that covered from the nose up. Fixed around her helm was a halo. Also it should be noted that she was floating in the air.
Leliana crossed her two arms together and they glowed with white energy. Lowering the weapons to point at White's form, the energy flowed down her swords and into White's body. As they did the rest of White's injuries began to speed heal. The bones quickly began to regrow and reset on their own. When it was all done, White was opening his eyes and his whimpering had quieted.
Princess Leliana lowered her arms and the form around her dispersed in a spray of sparks. She looked every bit as she had. White just stared up at her in wonder. "That's why you were angry. Your an angel not a mermaid." He joked with a smile.
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Post by Sprow on Aug 30, 2012 17:34:10 GMT -5
Lance gave a nod at Leliana's words before following her up the steps. It was a miracle most of them were alright. Maybe there was still something left in Darius's twin sister? It looked like, when he had been staring her down, that she was reluctant to fight him. Even still, they had come to kill the old keyblade master. Whatever became of Jasper remained yet to be seen.
By the time they had reached the top of the tower, everything had been revealed. As Lance returned to Darius's and White's side, Lance wasn't sure what to do. He wasn't a healer like his grandmother was. All he could do was ask if any of them had healing abilities. Darius did but had to regain energy again to try for it a second time. Whatever Darius had done, it had been enough to somehow manage to keep White alive.
Darius and Lance looked up when Leliana told them to move, saying she could heal him. Despite what hatred she had for White, she was kind enough to not allow him to die. It showed that even if she could be somewhat bossy, petty and bratty that she had a good heart. Maybe it was because she didn't often interact with others outside of the royal family and royal court? "Alright...I tried what I could."
Both Darius and Lance watched as Leliana seemed to pray. Hearing mention something about summon guardian of the light, she became engulfed in white light. Darius and Lance both had to bring up a hand to shield their eyes from it. When their eyes had adjusted, Leliana had changed form and was floating in the air before them. In fact, she seemed to have become something like an angelic being. Extending her weapons at White's form, the energy flowed down from the swords and into White.
Darius looked down and could see that White's body appeared to be speed healing. When she was done, White had finally been able to respond to their presence. Hearing his words, Darius gave a chuckle at what he said. "About time you joined us, White."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2012 19:11:51 GMT -5
White glanced over at Darius and Lance. "After a confrontation like that I'm surprised I'm alive to begin with." He said. Forcing himself up to his feet, White got his first look at what had happened to Master Jasper. He felt a sting of guilt go up his spine. He had failed. They all had failed.
Now they had to figure out what to do next. Arya was gone... either dead, or alive by some chance and in the clutches of the enemy. White looked over to Princess Leliana. "I think we could use your help, but after all this I will understand if you think you should stay."
Princess Leliana glanced back at Jasper. She seemed at a slight lost of what to do. "I need to go speak to my father. I will meet you guys at the front entrance." She didn't answer his question really, and there was no asking again because she turned back and retreated down the stairs.
White glanced over at Darius and Lance. "What do we do now? Where do we go from here?" He was doing what Justice had told him. He said to ask his friends. Well White was doing that.
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Post by Sprow on Aug 30, 2012 19:22:32 GMT -5
Darius and Lance exchanged looks with one another when White spoke to them. They were definitely all surprised that White managed to live through what he had. His injuries had certainly appeared to be grave. Now that White was alright, they were able to see what had happened more fully. Master Jasper had been killed, their mission a complete failure. Also, Arya was gone. Darius didn't think that they would take a dead body with them back to their headquarters. Why would they? That would just be odd but then again, there was no telling what they would do.
The two watched as White spoke to Princess Leliana. They could use her help, that was for sure. Her healing powers were stronger than Darius's. Also, how she could fight, they had yet to experience much of it but she seemed skilled. Unfortunately, Smiles had freaked her out and caused her to get knocked out because of her hesitation. Not even answering White's question, Leliana said that she needed to speak with her father and that she would meet them at the front entrance. With that, she had got up and left their presence.
Darius and Lance returned their attention to White when he spoke. What should they do now? Where do they go? "Also, how do we explain to Mr. Thomas about Arya whenever he does get back?" Lance gave a nod at what Darius said then.
"We can only move forward doing what Master Jasper asked of us by warning the other keyblade masters." Lance gave a shrug at that. He wasn't really sure what else to do since he had been told to accompany them by his granduncle. Now that he was here, he would follow Darius and White where ever they went. "Where you go, I'll go."
"Hm, you're right. We should probably do as he mentioned by visiting Master Lily first since she's the closest and the easiest to find of the remaining three. Then visit the worlds we've been to." Neither of them knew that White had spoken with Justice on the other side. So, neither of them were even aware of what was to take place.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2012 20:11:16 GMT -5
White knew that was the simplest thing to do. But for some reason he felt this wasn't the answer. Maybe it was the talk he had with Justice... If that was with Justice. It could have been his own imagination. But still he felt searching for the keyblade masters wasn't the action they needed to take.
"I think that's the wrong place to go. I think we should go after Mr. Thomas. He'll be able to find Arya. We need to get her back." White knew they didn't have the strength to fight the organization or the fissures, but they couldn't just leave Arya in their clutches. "I know were not strong enough... But were incomplete. We need to get our members back. Maybe Mr. Thomas will know what do. I understand that the keyblade masters have to be warned.... but whats the point if we can't do anything about it?"
White's voice trailed off. There was no point waiting here anymore. Indicating with his head that they should head down the steps and talk, he began to make his way back down the stairs.
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Post by Sprow on Aug 30, 2012 20:21:31 GMT -5
Darius and Lance looked back at White quizzically. The reason neither of them suggested to finding Arya was because they weren't strong enough yet. Going into wherever the headquarters were of those things and the organization would be suicide. "Er...wouldn't that be...suicide?" Darius inquired.
White just continued on as to how Mr. Thomas would know where the girl would be. Well, that was true. Mr. Thomas and Arya had some sort of connection. Arya and Mr. Thomas had made that very obvious. It was worth a shot. Darius didn't really know what else to do here except either find and warn the keyblade masters or try and get back Arya.
"Hm, you're right. We should definitely try it. Granted, we're still not strong enough but being depleted by one member doesn't help our situation any." It looked like they were agreeing on the matter. Darius had even nodded before White indicated they should leave this area. Both getting to their feet, the three headed down the steps. "It'll be very risky considering the fissures have her as do the committee."
"Hm...you're right but even with the alternative of finding the keyblade masters we're still not strong enough and by the time we do, they might already do whatever they have in mind with Arya. We could lose her."
"The warning should at least prepare the keyblade masters, White. It's not good to not warn them if we know they're in trouble. That's like just standing there and not doing anything about it. It makes you just as bad as the committee to just stand by and do nothing. We failed here but warning the others, we might at least prevent more deaths. The masters could warn their apprentices or something."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2012 21:01:07 GMT -5
White listened to what they were saying. But he just new that they were wrong. Searching out the keyblade masters was the wrong course of action. If he learned one thing from his near death encounter that was it. "I know were not strong enough... But its wrong. We can't just abandon her. I understand the masters need to be informed, but I think that shouldn't be our main concern."
He couldn't just tell them that a dead person told them to forget about the keybladers. That they would die anyway. "I can only think of one solution.... We have to separate. Your right someone should warn the keybladers. But I can't just stand by and do nothing about Arya. I need to go look for Mr. Thomas."
As he said this he came to the end of the tower stairs. They were outside once again. Walking across the bridge, White felt torn. His gut was telling him they needed to go after Mr. Thomas. He needed to listen to it.
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Post by Sprow on Aug 30, 2012 21:16:23 GMT -5
Darius and Lance said nothing as White continued. They weren't saying not to go and try to find Arya. It's just either way, it felt like a bad idea. It left them at a cross road wondering which way to turn. Every time they turned around, they always seemed to find themselves at one. Just how were they going to make sense of everything? It definitely wasn't easy.
"I'm not saying we don't try to get Arya back first, White. I'm just saying either way, we've got terrible luck." Lance gave a nod at that. Ever since running into them, Lance discovered this fact for himself.
Then, as they finally got out of the tower, White suggested that they split up. Darius and Lance looked over at him quizzically. "Who will go where then?" Lance inquired.
"That's a good question. Who should go where? I mean, we can all go to HalloweenTown and focus on saving Arya first." Lance gave a shrug at Darius's question.
"I'll go where ever you want me to. I'm here for the long run, my grand uncle and grandparents thought I should accompany you and that I will do. I don't mind where you send me." Darius gave a nod at that.
"I'm fine where I'll go as well. No problems on my end."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2012 21:54:02 GMT -5
White sighed. This really was becoming more confusing. Everyone though seemed set on going to look for Mr. Thomas though in Halloween Town. "Alright. We'll all go there then." With that being settled, they made their way through the castle. Things were pretty quiet. The majority of the servants were either behind closed doors, or somewhere else. They passed a few patrols, but they were heading over to the tower that they had just come from.
It wasn't long before they reached the main hallway. There they found the king waiting for them with Princess Leliana by their side. "I heard what happened. This is a tragedy... Two deaths in such short time. What will you do now?"
White glanced at Darius and Lance. "They took one of our party members. We need to get her back. But were not strong enough to do it." The king brought his hand to his face again and stroke it.
It was Princess Leliana though who spoke up. "Master Jasper often took Silvia to a world called the Deep Jungle." White had never heard of that world. However he felt like he should also mention something about the other keyblade masters as well.
"Master Jasper thought it important that the other keyblade masters know of the enemy. We were going to go there until our party member was taken."
The king turned to them. "That settles it then. My daughter will go warn them. She's meet them before with Silvia."
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Post by Sprow on Aug 30, 2012 22:17:39 GMT -5
It was then decided. Everyone was going to go to HalloweenTown. With that, they made their way past a few patrols. All of which were headed back in the direction from whence the three of them had come. Eventually, the three made it into the main hallway. There, Lady Leliana and her father were waiting for them. Their group came to a stop before them. As they did so, the king spoke. He had heard what had happened claiming two deaths in such a short time as a tragedy. It really was. Then, he went to ask them what they were going to do.
Darius and Lance both gave White an encouraging nod to let White know he could tell him. As White explained that they would be going to try and fetch Arya, Lance and Darius both nodded at this. Leliana, for some reason, mentioned Deep Jungle. How Master Jasper used to take her sister there. After that, White informed them that they would have gone to warn the other keyblade masters but couldn't now since they had to find Arya.
The king turned to them and stated that his daughter would go and warn them in their stead. She knew them since she had met them before with Silvia. "Who's going with her, sir?" Darius inquired. He knew the princess was capable but he didn't like the idea of her going alone. Her father would give her an escort, right? Yeah, he would...right?
"Thank you, your highness."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2012 22:38:07 GMT -5
There would be no escort. The king let out a laugh. "Hers will be a solo mission." Even Princess Leliana gave Darius a, "what does that mean" look. "I know she might seem a bit unprepared, but she is the only member of my family who has the magic that has flowed down from generation to generation. Only once in every two hundred years does one of our decedents have that power. She will be just find young sir."
Princess Leliana smiled with pride at her father's words. "If you will excuse me though, I have another funeral to plan. Good luck gentlemen. If you need anything, you can find us here." White nodded to the king, and he retreated. All that was left were the four of them. The question was though was what did they do. Did they go immediately to Halloween Town for Mr. Thomas? Or go to the Deep Jungle first.
"Maybe your right... Perhaps we should train at that place first Darius. We are too weak to do anything the way we are." If they were all agreed to go to the deep jungle then that was where they would go. Princess Leliana stayed with them, waiting to hear what they were going to do.
"I'll join you after I warn the masters. I just need to know where to find you guys at."
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Post by Sprow on Aug 30, 2012 23:41:22 GMT -5
Darius and Lance blinked as the king gave a laugh at Darius's inquiry. When Leliana seemed to have given him an unhappy look, Darius gave her a sheepish grin. He didn't mean to insult her. "Oh, alright then, sir. My apologies if I seemed rude." That last part was more so directed at Leliana because she looked offended.
The king could no longer remain with them though. He mentioned how he had to arrange another funeral and that he wished them luck. If they needed anything, they could find them here in this world. Darius and Lance both nodded at this. "Thank you, sir."
Now, it was just the four of them. White then spoke up, stating that maybe they should train in Deep Jungle. One problem though. Who was going to train them? Or were they going to train themselves and each other? "Well, if that's where you want to go, then we can go there. I don't mind us training there. Although, it would be nice if we had someone to actually train us. Still, I'm sure we could benefit off of each other too. Might help a little and who knows what we might find there?"
Lance just gave a nod. "I'm fine with going to Deep Jungle if you want to train instead before we try anything else."
"So it's decided then? Alright, then we're heading for Deep Jungle, Leliana. You should be able to find us there." Of course, if someone else had any objections they could butt right in now before it was too late.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2012 0:24:19 GMT -5
((OOC: I'll close the thread with this post then))
White listened to Darius and Lance. It seemed things were settled then. They were going to the Deep Jungle. "Deep Jungle it is." White didn't know how they were going to train exactly, but he figured they would figure it out when they got there. Glancing over at Princes Leliana one more time he gave her a smile.
"Thanks for everything. We will train at the Deep Jungle. Meet us there after you have warned them. We'll go to Halloween Town together."
She gave him a nod. "Thanks for everything." He said. Princess Leliana gave him an actual a smile.
"Your not that bad of a person. When your not drunk." With that White and everyone else walked away.
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Mr. Thomas was looking at himself in a mirror. Except he was slightly confused as to why he was doing this. The last thing he remembered was landing in Christmas Town. He could have sworn that he had met with the man who had called himself Mr. Santa Clause. But yet he found himself staring in the mirror.
What confused him though was that the person he was looking at in the mirror wasn't him. While he had his body, his expressions did not match his own. He wore a smile that could only be called evil. There was wisdom and cunning behind his eyes. Even the way he held himself up was different compared to Mr. Thomas.
In the mirror, Mr. Thomas was surrounded by a bunch of dead bleeding elves. Many of their deaths caused by the sword he held in his hand. What had happened here? Why was he here? Why couldn't he remember? He tried to ask, but the person in the mirror began to slowly turn and walk away.
Mr. Thomas went to take a step forward, but he found himself not able to. He could not move backwards either. In fact he couldn't even mood. It was then that he realized that he was the one in the mirror. And that the person who was walking was someone else. Mr. Thomas was gone. Lakari had returned.
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