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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 10, 2014 16:20:07 GMT -5
Long ago in the world of Xeijuo, there was a time of peace. There were no wars, no crimes, everything was right in the world. Xeijuo was a beautiful world where the trees seemed to touch the sky, the grass was always growing, and food was plentiful. The King and Queen of Xeijuo had two kids, and everyone in the world was happy that the heirs to the throne were born. That was all except for the wizard Glacia. If there was no heir when the king and queen djed she would become queen. She grew a hatred for the two.
The kings advisors warned him that she would try something, but he did not listen. He believed Glacia, who worked with him for years, would never try to cause harm to his family. He was wrong. She knew the ruling family had a magical sword that gave the wielder amazing light powers. She started working on her own version of the blade, one of darkness. When word got out she was the king sent knights to comfront her. She was long gone and went into hiding.
While in hiding she learned powerful dark magic. She then put a curse on the world, causing it to change. Plants were no longer growing, water was no longer flowing. The nights seemed to go on forever and daylight seemed to be a thing of the past. No one had any idea what was going on. People starting bickering and placing the blame on the ruling family. They had no answers, and their popularity started to sink.
Then Glacia returned, with her newly formed blade of darkness. She challenged the family, saying that they were no longer worthy of ruling. To prove her point she started to restore the life in the world. The common people rejoiced, saying that Glacia was the one who should rule. The upper class however, were still in favor of the ruling famiy. The sides were nearly ewual, and conflict was on the horizon.
Soon Glacia fought the royal family. The common people then started fighting with the upper class. War broke out, with neither side giving an inch. Glacia had planned for this, she had a secret weapon. She enlisted the help of a young boy named Ren O'Malley. Ren had two powerful people under his command, Sasuke and Nore. Besides those two he had others in many different worlds. He summoned many heartless into the world and tipped the scales in Glacia's favor. Soon the heirs to the throne fell, and so did much of the upper class.
In the final battle Glacia faced off with the King, their two swords at their sides. When their swords clashed something happened. There was an explosion, and a third sword was formed. This sword has the powers of both the light and the darkness. In the end the war came to a stand still, and ended. The world was divided into two different empires. One under the king and the other under Glacia. The third sword was then sealed away somewhere unknown. The only way to break the seal was to have a keyblader and a warrior of pure heart. They needed the seven stones of the gods. The stone have been scattered about the world, each one harder to find than the last.
Now in the present day Glacia, with the help of Ren, has acquired both a keyblader and a warrior of pure heart. They are now sent off to find the seven stones, and bring her the third sword. The king is now in great need. He must find a keyblader and a warrior of pure heart before Glacia can get her hands on the third sword. He sent his knights out to find two that fit this, offering a great reward for whoever gets the third sword and brings it to him. Many have tried and all have failed. There is no other keyblader to be found to top it off.
That is until today. A younger keyblader by the name of Riley O'Malley, Ren's twin brother, has made nis way into the world. The king sent a message to him, begging him to help him. Riley wasn't interested in helping, he was on vacation with his friend Seamus. That was until they saw the huge reward that was offered. In need of some money, Riley and Seamus were now heading towards the castle.
They were walking in the forest near the castle, expecting nothing out of the ordinary. They both had fought Ren in the past, and were willing to do it again. They were both unaware of the warrior of pure heart that was also needed. They also didn't kniw that they would meet this warrior before they got to the castle.
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Post by Himeiji on Jul 10, 2014 17:12:45 GMT -5
Himeiji had been wandering through the new world, testing out her ability to jump to and from the different worlds. Everything was laid out to her in the form of a map. All the different worlds had no names just yet, but with enough exploration, they might reveal themselves to her.
She was traveling on the floor of a forest, hair tied into a neat high-ponytail, and her kimono neatly closed over her body armor. Himeiji kept her blade at her left side, resting her left arm on it in a casual manner. Wildlife was her favorite sort of life and she made sure to take a free hand and rub it against the bark of the tress. This time of day was exceptionally excellent, as the sun was high above, and the breeze was nice and crisp. "Excellent day to be out. This world seems to be so calming and gentle. How wonderful!" Himeiji said to herself.
"Glad you can enjoy yourself, Hime. I see you've been adjusting real nicely to traveling and getting used to these worlds?" Black Heart questioned. Himeiji nodded to herself and dipped down to take a flower by the stem and lightly sniff it. She smiled softly, but soon let out a small sneeze. Himeiji giggled and gently rubbed her nose with her right hand.
"Hm, what to do this fine day?"
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 10, 2014 18:20:11 GMT -5
It seemed to be the start of a peaceful adventure for the two. But of course something had to happen. Before the two could get out of the forest, dark shadows appeared on the ground. The shadows moved and surrounded Riley and Seamus. The two of them stopped, wondering what was happening. The shadows rose up and took the form of heartless. There were six of them, each of them took the form of a wild beast.
Riley and Seamus were back to back. They laughed and summoned their weapons. Riley had his keyblade and Seamus had his two shurikens. They had been through this a few times. Too many times to be exact. Both of them were from a world that was destroyed by Ren, so fighting heartless came naturally to them. " I wonder," Seamus said. " Were have I seen this before?"
" Gee Seamus I don't know," Riley said sarcastically. " We enter a new world and get surrounded by heartless. Seems pretty new to me."
" Hey I guess you're right. It was time for a change of pace anyway."
They both took fighting stances, ready to do what they do best. The heartless however, did not attack. Instead they went back into the ground as shadows. All of the shadows met and joined together. They started to take a new form. Slowly it rose uo from the ground, revealing it's new form. It took the form of a seven foot tall knight. It was covered in light armor all over and was packing a great sword.
" Well that's new," Seamus said in a very annoyed tone.
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Post by Himeiji on Jul 10, 2014 18:50:47 GMT -5
While Himeiji continued to walk the forest floor, her enhanced eyesight managed to pick up several groups of negative energy spaces some distance away. She cocked her head in curiosity and remembered that only a few select groups had that negative energies. "Heartless!" Without much of a second thought, the young woman charged off towards the swirling mass of negative energy. She took to the trees, jumping from branch to branch, closing the distance between her and the enemy within mere moments. Along the way, however, two more unique signatures sprouted up, but at the same time the swirling mass of Heartless all came into one large being, one large mass.
"Black Heart..." Himeiji summoned six swords to her side, all of them floating like a pair of wings. She absorbed four of them, granting her Sword of the Demon and Sword of the Angel. Himeiji was buffed with Shell, Haste, and Temper. The young woman absorbed an ethereal sword into her katana, creating the set-up for her Sword of Decimation.
"You got this, Hime. Kill it!" Himeiji nodded to herself, gaining the confidence to charge forward, and jump from a branch into the clearing. Himeiji set herself up in a strategic position so that she was behind the gargantuan heartless with armor, but visible to the two hopefully friendly men. With a mighty swing unsheathing and swing of her katana, Himeiji let loose a powerful Sword of Decimation. This powerful slashing projectile aimed to cut the head off the Heartless by the base of its neck.
Sword of Decimation [1/3] Sword of the Angel [1/3] [1/6] Sword of the Demon [1/3] [1/6]
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 10, 2014 19:21:20 GMT -5
( two men? Riley is still cursed so he's still a girl)
It seemed Riley and Seamus were about to be in for a trashing. That was until a third fighter entered the battle. It was a girl... who had two glowing swords that were floating like wings around her. She was behind the heartless, but it didn't seem to notice. It had lofted it's sword up, about to attack Riley and Seamus. They were both getting ready to intercept when the girl launched a slash projectile behind the heartless.
The slash took the heartless' head off, it falling to the ground. Riley and Seamus both ducked under the slash, not wanting to face the same fate as the heartless. Without its head the heartless fell flat on the ground. It started breaking up back into shadows. The shadows were now taking the shape of three different heartless, each of them being a wild beast.
That's when Riley and Seamus got into action. Seamus jumped up and grabbed a tree branch, quickly pulling himself up on top of it. He then threw one of his shurikens at one of the heartless. It slashed one of its legs and went back to Seamus. The heartless then jumped up at Seamus, it's mouth ooen ready to bite. Seamus was spinning his shurikens, waiting for the right moment to move. At the last second Seamus teleported, causing the heartless to crash into the tree. He appeared next to the stranger, throwing both his shurikens at the heartless that was now stuck in the tree. They both hit the heartless, slicing it in thirds. The heartless vanished having being defeated. Seamus' shurikens were stuck in the tree, so he had them reappear in his hands.
Riley was battling one of the other heartless. He was batting it back with his keyblade as it kept jumping at him. Finally he stuck his keyblade into the heartless' mouth. The heartless managed tombite Riley's hand, causing him to yell out in pain. His arm started swirling with a powerful wind. He grinned as the same hand that was stuck in the heartless unleashed twenty powerful wind orbs right into the beast. The beast blew up, freeing Riley's hand. He shook his hand in pain, there were deep bite marks in it. The very last heartless was creeping up behind Riley, about to strike him.
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Post by Himeiji on Jul 11, 2014 3:13:10 GMT -5
(Whoops! Sorry about that, hehe~ Wasn't too sure, but thank you for clearing it up).
Himeiji had landed with grace, sword still unsheathed. She took a minute to gauge the ability of the warriors fighting with her. The Heartless had turned into three separate ones, the girl and the boy, taking on two separately. She watched as the man used his shuriken to quickly and efficiently destroy the heartless with ease. The boy even had the ability to call back his tools. The girl had a more difficult time, getting her arm caught in the beast's mouth and injured due to its powerful jaws. However, Hime was impressed to see the girl unleash her powerful magic and easily make short work of the thing. The young woman, however, was open to attack from the remaining shadow beast.
"End it." Black Heart spoke from within. Himeiji, stoic, and calm throughout the entire ordeal, dashed towards the Heartless. She aligned blade vertically along the beast's horizontal body. A quick dash coupled with her already bolstered movement speed, made her catch up to the Heartless before it could even think about harming a hair on the vulnerable girl. Himeiji slashed through it like a knife through hot butter, appearing on the other side of it. She sheathed her sword slowly and calmly, showing that she didn't hit it not once, nor twice, but five times in the period of one fluid motion. The beast was destroyed completely.
"Whew." Himeiji said aloud, releasing the deep breath she took beforehand. A smile touched her lips and she turned to face the two people before her. Her hair's curls bounced lightly in the ponytail and her black eyes glistened like onyx gems in the soft light. "Are you two going to be alright?" She asked with a bit of concern, however, her voice betrayed such concern through its smooth and sweet tones.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 11, 2014 14:01:41 GMT -5
" Riley look out behind you!" Seamus yelled as his best friend was about to be attacked. Before he could try to help him the girl already dashed off at an incredible speed. She went clear past Riley and cut the beast like it was nothing. When she put her sword away it was then he noticed she hit the heartless five times. To say he was impressed would be an understatement. He had only seen something like that once before, and that was when he and his friends were at the receiving end of the attack.
When Seamus yelled Riley remembered that there was a third heartless. He turned around just in time to see the girl slash through the heartless like there was nothing there. When he saw she hit it five times his jaw almost dropped. It was a good thing they weren't fighting her, or else they were going to have a very bad day. When she asked if they were going to be ok he laughed. " Alright? Alright?!" He said. " That was amazing! You really got through to the guy!"
" I'll say," Seamus said. " I can see you can really cut the mustard." It seemed the girl had no problem killing these heartless. He then thought about something, they were about to go on a long wuest were they would have to fight many heartless. He also remembered they were supposed to go on the quest with a warrior with a pure heart. " Um, would you excuse us for a minute?" He pulled Riley over to the side.
" I've got an idea," he told him. " How about we ask her to come with us on this quest?"
" Go with us? Have you gone mad?!" Riley asked him. " That would mean we would have tomsplit the reward with her, and we kinda need to pay our tab."
" Forget about the tab! As if we were really gonna pay that off. Just hear me out on this. We're supposed to go with a warrior of pure heart right? And there's gonna be a lot of heartless in this world right? She obviously knows how to fight heartless, so why not her? The king still hasn't found one yet and we need one."
" I see your point. Fine but if that shopkeeper comes after us for his money it'll be your fault."
The two went back to the girl. " I was wondering," Seamus said. " Are you busy? Because me and my friend here were about to go on a quest for the king. We were heading towards the castle now. You see there's this sword andthis evil queen wants her hands on it. But the only way to get the sword is to get these seven stones and break the seal on it. We also need a keyblader and a warrior with a pure heart. Since we already have our keyblader I was wondering if you'll join us as our warrior of pure heart. There's also a huge reward for this quest."
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Post by Himeiji on Jul 11, 2014 14:26:16 GMT -5
Himeiji's creamy pale face took on a light shade of pink and her smile remained, as she received praise for her skill. She wasn't one to boast and she wasn't going to. She felt as though she did what she had to do, and that usually meant killing those creatures of darkness because of the harm they brought upon others. When asked if they could be excused for a bit, Himeiji nodded and continued to smile.
"Yes, take your time if you need to." She said. During the meanwhile, she'd cross her arms and placed them against her chest. She remembered her bindings and sighed out in relief that they still held.
"Hime. These two are strange, are they not?" Black Heart inquired.
"Quite so, yet they're so adorable. I wonder what it is they're discussing?" Himeiji wondered. Her and Black Heart continued to deliberate among themselves, much like how the two in front of her was doing. They came back after a few moments and one of them started to explain the situation to her. They assumed Himeiji was a warrior of pure heart and needed her help in the quest of theirs. This entailed fighting more Heartless and even an evil queen. That entire story, coupled with having to find seven stones to break a seal on a sword, all seemed like a story her parents would read to her.
"Hm." Himeiji let out a small sound and placed a hand on her chin. She cocked her head and continued to look at the two, analyzing them with a small smile on her face. "And what makes you two think I'm this warrior of pure heart?" A giggle escaped her lips, nothing sinister, but she just felt that it was funny they assumed it was her. "I mean, I'm not busy and I would like to explore this world. I'll also come along to help, if it means having to cleanse this world of the Heartless as well. However, I will tell you that I may or may not be this warrior of pure heart." What it boiled down to, was that she was going to come along and offer her blade in help, but doubted if she could fulfill the prophecy, or prerequisites of this journey. Nonetheless, she was on board.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 11, 2014 22:55:24 GMT -5
When the girl asked them how they knew she was the one they were looking for Riley saw she had a good point. Maybe she just so happened to be a heartless slayer and saw that they were in trouble. Whatever the case if she wasn't the one that meant they didn't have to split the reward with her. " You're right we don't know," he said. " Oh well we tried." Riley started to walk off before Seamus pulled him back.
" Nice try," Seamus said. He thought about something and then explained his theory. " Well you did just save Riley here from that heartless, and we don't even know you. To top it off you did agree to help since it meant getting rid of the heartless in this world. If you ask me that sounds like a warrior of pure heart. " It then occurred to Seamus that they didn't even know her name, and she didn't know theirs. " Before I forget the names Cray, Seamus Cray."
Riley laughed to himself as he was pulled back. " I was just kidding," he said. Seamus then had very good point. He then introduced himself to her. Riley then did the same. " The names O'Malley, Riley O'Malley." He spun around like a ballerina before bowing to her. He then stood back up. " Don't let my looks fool you, I'm a guy." He pointed to the mark above his chest. " You see I was cursed by the black witch and turned into a girl. Also whenever the mark glows I have a mood swing, but it's random."
Seamus shook his head at Riley. He really loved to try to get people to freak out about his curse. " Well since you're joining us we should probably be heading off again." He said. He pointed upmahead to the large white castle at the end of the forest. " The king is in there. He'll be telling us more about this quest when we get to him. From what we've been told he may know where one of the stones are."
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Post by Himeiji on Jul 11, 2014 23:11:36 GMT -5
Himeiji remained unfazed by the girl's apparent rudeness towards the situation. The smile was all she needed in reply to it. If they didn't want her to stick her neck out for them, then she simply wouldn't. However, the boy pulled his friend back. He seemed pretty certain that Himeiji was of pure heart due to her offering assistance and by dispatching the Heartless. She remained skeptical nonetheless. A moment later and that's when the introduction began. The boy introduced himself as, Seamus Cray, and the girl as, Riley O'Malley. To top it all off, Riley was actually a girl who was put under a curse by some old witch.
"Oh you poor thing. I can only imagine what it must be for you to be so pretty. I bet all the boys were chasing after your tail, even young Seamus over there." She winked and giggled at the two, throwing a bit of her own sense of comedy towards them. After her little jest, Himeiji placed both of her arms by her side and gave them a long, soft bow. She met their eyes once more as she brought her body back up.
"My name is Himeiji Homura. Pleasure to make your acquaintance, Riley, and Seamus." Himeiji said with happiness filling her voice. After the introductions, it seemed it was time for them to get a move on, and to find out more information regarding the quest. Himeiji took a step to the side and ushered them with her right hand, more specifically to Riley. "Little misses first!" She said with a small smirk and giggle.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 11, 2014 23:53:20 GMT -5
The girl didn't seem fazed by the fact Riley was really a guy. This make him a little sad, though he didn't show it. The one thing he enjoyed about the curse was seeing people's reactions to him being a guy. She did however say she felt sorry for him. Sorry that..... he was so pretty? He never heard that one before. Well not from someone who sounded like they meant it. His face turned a little red. She then bowed and gave them her name. She turned out to be Himeiji Homura. She then stepped to the side and motioned for him to go on ahead, saying 'little misses first' with a giggle. Riley didn't know what to say. " Um.... thanks?" He started walking off to the castle.
Seamus laughed when she said that Seamus must have been chasing after Riley after he was cursed. " Heh ya right!" He said. " I knew him long before that happened. Heck I was there when it happened." When Himeiji told Riley little misses first he laughed. He then followed after Riley. Pretty soon the reached the castle. It was standing high and was absolutely beautiful. The towers nearly touched the sky and had orange flags flowing in the wind. It was made out of a shiny stone that shined bright in the sunlight. There was a draw bridge that went over water and to the castle doors. The doors were ten feet high and made of wood.
When the three of them got to the doors there was a knight waiting for them. When he saw the three he waved at them as they came up to him. " Ah Seamus and Riley I see you got our king's message," he said. He then saw Himeiji. " Oh I didn't know you two were traveling with someone else."
" That's right," Seamus said. " This just so happens to be our warrior of pure heart." There was a sense of pride in his voice. He had a really gold feeling getting her to come along was a great idea. He felt like she would be very important in this quest. What for was anyone's guess.
The knight looked pretty happy at Seamus' words. " Oh excellent! You already found one. I knew when the king talked about what you two have done I other worlds he made the right choice. In that case I'll bring you to him at once." The doors opened uo and the three were escorted inside. Inside the castle many knight were running around, attending to their different jobs. The castle itself was just as beautiful on the inside as it was on the outside. There were many paintings on the walls and many expensive artifacts.
The three were brought into the throne room. There a red carpet led right to the throne. The king sat on in and saw them come in. The knight wnt up to him and bowed. " My lord the two have come just as you said." He told him. " They have also brought a warrior of pure heart with them."
The king sat up in his chair at his knights words. " Thank you," he said. " I'll take it from here." The knight left tne room and the king looked at the three. " I know this seems like a tuff quest but do know it is for a good cause. If the shadow queen were to get her hands on the sword it would be disaster for the whole world. It saddens me to tell you that the queen already has people out to get the stones for her. I had my knights tail them to see where they were going. They came back with unfortunate news. They know where the first stone is. It is deep within tne mountains of dragons creek. But there is good news, while I waited for you to come I prepared a wagon for you. I have my best horses and fresh supplies stored with it. There is also a map that will show you how to get to the first stone. I believe in you three, if you three succeed there will be a great reward as promised. But I must warn you of something. Riley your twin brother, Ren, is still lurking around in this world. He has been helping the queen out with heartless and finding the location of the stones. There is no doubt in my mind that his path will cross with all of yours during this quest."
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Post by Himeiji on Jul 12, 2014 3:21:45 GMT -5
"My, oh my. They certainly use the concept 'go big, or go home' pretty well here." Black Heart commented when Himeiji had set her sights upon the grandeur of the castle. Hime giggled to herself and continued to look the castle down from tower to tower, door to door, and guard to guard. The place was grande and majestic, having a very clean and lawful air about it. Not only that, the walls of the castle shined with the very light of the sun, in a very majestic, and healthy glow. Himeiji took a deep breath and smiled more at the serenity that the castle presented towards her.
Himeiji continued to sight-see even after crossing the drawbridge, though, her attention was fully attentive when the guard started to speak to both Riley and Seamus. She listened as the guard expressed a sort of inquisitive surprise towards the fact that she was a third member among their party. His curiosity was soon sated once Seamus insisted that she was the warrior of pure heart that they were seeking. Hime wasn't one to argue or allow suspicion to fall upon herself, so she simply went along with it, bowed in respect, and continued to let Seamus do the talking. After some continuing banter with the bridge guard, they were taking into the grand castle itself, and into the throne room in which the king sat upon its mighty chair himself.
"Right onto business it seems." Himeiji nodded to herself at Black Heart's comment. That was the truth however, for the king had immediately begun with filling them in on their quest and its latest details. Everything seemed pretty straightforward, however, the journey was going to be arduously long considering the amount of work they would have to do. They'd be compensated appropriately, but nothing seemed more to Hime's liking than the sword, and the fact she was able to help rid Heartless along the way. The sword genuinely piqued Himeiji's interests, because she is the sword using type. She loved to use different types of swords and was proficient with a good majority of forms, however, she always preferred using her favorite katana, Winter's Edge. This powerful blade being explained, could have been a katana for all she knew, and the thought of it excited her even more. A more visible smile spread itself along her light-pink and full lips.
The king also managed to drop an interesting tid-bit of information. Apparently Riley had a brother by the name of, Ren, who was still at large. He was helping the evil queen in her campaign for the mythical sword and was even working with Heartless to further this goal. Her smile disappeared only slightly and her brow furrowed. Hopefully sibling rivalry wouldn't put too much of a dent into the journey ahead of the three.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 12, 2014 14:42:53 GMT -5
When the king explained what had to be done it seemed like they were in for a long quest. This was no problem, both Riley and Seamus have had their fair share of long quests in the past. In fact they went on many together much like they were doing now. They weren't the only ones looking for the stones, the queen also had three people out looking for the stones for her. She sent her own keyblader and warrior of pure heart no doubt.
Riley tensed when the king said his brother was still around in this world. He knew his borther had something to do with all this, but he didn't think he would still be here. Ren was still up to his old tricks, having heartless destroy the world and giving aid to another villain in the world. This was nothing new to him, Ren did this all the time. When the king finished Riley nodded to him. " Sir," he said with a deep breath. " Seamus and I have faced Ren many times in the past. Although he seems to always get the best of us, I promise this time will be different. Too many worlds have fallen because of him. We will stop him and the shadow queen."
The king listened to Riley has he spoke. Although he did not like the sound of Ren always getting the best of them he still had faith in them. He saw that Riley meant what he said. " I would hope this time will be different too," the king said. " You see I too fought Ren. It was he and the shadow queen led their army to invade. The outcome is obvious to see, since they are both still a problem. Just look, half of this world is now part of the queen's empire now. She has the commoners on her side, together with the heartless Ren brought they outnumber my kingdom. I only have the upper class on my side." Before he could explain anything else a knight came up to him. He whispered in the king's ear. The king stood up. " I must leave now, i have matters ro attend to. You can find the wagon out front when you leave." The king went with the knight to somewhere else in the castle.
After the king left Seamus looked at Riley. He knew how he felt. Riley felt bad that he was unable to stop Ren so many times. He also blamed himself whenever a world fell because of his brother. He always beat himself up with ever that happened. " Riley.... are you okay?" He asked him.
Riley looked back up when Seamus asked him was he alright. " Ya, I'm fine," He told him. " Ren won't get away with his actions this time. He has gotten away with it far too many times. Besides, we have Himeiji with us now. I can't explain it, but I have a feeling that we will win this time. We should probably get going. From what the king said thise other three working for the queen already know where the first stone is."
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Post by Himeiji on Jul 12, 2014 15:09:57 GMT -5
Himeiji watched and listened as the banter between Riley and the king continued. More information regarding the status of the world and the dreadful news of other worlds falling into darkness due to Riley's brother, meant that this situation was far severe than first thought. Hime found herself crossing her arms and granting herself a serious stare. She watched as Seamus went over to Riley in order to comfort him, she wished to have done the same, but seeing as they were still just strangers, there wasn't much she could say, or do.
"We must make haste in that case. Our goal is to gain the sword, but at the same time, we need to find some way to win the people over. In the case we do end up encountering Ren along our journey... Riley... I." Himeiji stopped herself, shaking her head, and turning her back to the group. There was no way she could continue with those words. But the thought was clear, there may have been need for her "other" talents after all, but she prayed that she did not have to go to such methods. "Anyways, let's go. We have a lot of ground to cover and it'd be best to do it while daylight is still burning strong." She said, turning back to the two and giving them a reassuring smile.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 12, 2014 16:45:38 GMT -5
Himeiji said they would have to hurry and she was right. The otner three were probably already heading to the first stone as they spoke. She also said they woild have to win over the people that were supporting the queen. That was very true. Since the seven stones were scatteeed across the world and the queen took over half the world, they would have to go into her empire at one point or another.
Himeiji then started to stay something about if they did encounter Ren, but she stopped and turn her back to them. It was clear she had an idea but decided not to say what it was. It seemed like whatever it was she didn't want to do it. Riley couldn't blame her, he was also hiding something from them. Earlier Ren had offered Riley the chance to join him. He promised he wouldn't harm anymore worlds if he did a few tasks for him. Riley didn't want to admit it, but he did think about joining him. He decided against it and turned the offer down.
All Riley wanted was his brother back, his old life back. While he could never get his old life back he was sure he could get his brother back. He just knew there was still a chance for Ren to change his ways. Himeiji then turned bak to them, saying that they should get going while there was still daylight. " You're right, let's get going," he said.
They went back to the draw bridge and found the wagon waiting for them. It was a fair size wagon that was made of wood and had a white roof made out of some kind of cloth. Inside the wagon there were crates that were full of supplies. There was enough food and water to last them for weeks. There was also a sack of gold coins and the map. Seamus got the map out and started looking at it. He then decided what they had to do. " Okay the first stone is gonna be tricky," he told them. " We have to make our way to the other side of the forest first. There wil be a small town near the creek, that3 where the mountains are. There's only one problem, the mountains are part of the border between the kings kingdom and the queens empire."
Riley wrapped his arms behind his hea as he listen to Seamus. He then thought of something. " No problem, " he said. " All we have to do is not let anyone know on the other side that we're working for the king and we should be fine. Right?" Of course they would have to ask about where exactly the first stone of the gods was. They also didn't know anything about the other stones. " I guess we'll have to be careful when we ask about the stone huh? I mean we don't want anyone working for the queen to know we're on the opposing team right? We won't win anyone over if they won't even listen to us."
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Post by Himeiji on Jul 12, 2014 17:06:19 GMT -5
Himeiji went to check their supplies and the overall structural integrity of their wagon. Once everything was in check, she boarded the wagon and listened as Seamus and Riley deliberated on the current situation. She sat down upon her knees, closing her eyes, and resting herself in a sort of meditative position. Her breathing came in steady and she continued to ponder just how to approach the searching of the stones. An idea did of course, hit her.
"We could always weed out a potential agent of the queen and extract the information from them. With my eyes, I can tell the common riff-raff apart from the more... 'Special' beings." Himeiji explained, referring to her enhanced sense of sight. Just like right now, Himeiji can see the differentiating energies between Seamus and Riley, even the evil magic that was plaguing Riley, and placing him under the curse. Their destination was already set and everything was in place. The only thing they had to worry for now was the other three opposing them and of course the other half of the land influenced by the queen.
"Need me to drive the wagon?" She asked the two while planning was still up in the air.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 12, 2014 18:06:15 GMT -5
Seamus listened to Riley and sighed. "I don't think it'll be that easy," he told him. " It's not like we'll be able to tell who's side everyone is on." Seamus didn't want to think about what would happen if they asked the wrong person about the stone. That could lead to the queen knowing about them before they even get their hands on tne first stone.
Then Himeiji said they could always find someone who was working for the queen. Apparently she could see the different between a normal person and someone who was... diffent. " If you can do that, then we shouldn't have a problem finding out more about the stones," he said. If she could do that then that meant she could also sense the darkness deep inside Seamus. There wasn't as much as there was normally, but there was still a great amount. He was keeping it under control, with some help from Riley.
That was one problem solved. Now they only had four other problems, the other three looking for the stones and the empire the queen ruled over. Of course there was still the heartless and Ren, but Himeiji showed them before that the heartless wouldn't be a problem. She then asked if they needed her to drive. " Um, ya we do," Riley said. " We don't know how to drive anything that isn't our own two feet." Of course Riley would get there a lot faster on foot, but it was better for him to ride with them. He would need all the energy he had for the task at hand.
Riley and Seamus climbed into the wagon. Seamus then sat and rolled the map up on the ground. " We want to keep going north," he told her. " It'll be the only town we come across," he pointed out towards the mountains in the distance. " We should be there in a few hours." The mountains were very far away, but the toos of them could be seen. From where they were the mountains looked gray and nearly reached the clouds.
Riley sat up against a crate and sighed. He summoned his keyblade out and looked at it. He was remembering the first day he got it. His master had just gave it to him and all of his friends were happy for him. He felt very proud that day. Now he was starting to feel like he didn't deserve it. He had heard legends about keybladers that were chosen by their keyblade. Even his master was chosen by one. He wasn't, it was given to him.
Although he was good with it he thought he would never be as good as those who were chosen. He didn't even have a name for his keyblade. He shook his head and made his keyblade disappear. What happened in the past didn't matter. What mattered was that he learned from it. He then thought about Seamus. He used be ashamed of his darkness. It wasn't really his, it was out inside of him. Now all that xhanged because he was helping Seamus over come it. If Seamus could learn to work with something he wasn't chosen by then surely he could do the same.
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Post by Himeiji on Jul 12, 2014 19:01:32 GMT -5
Himeiji nodded and stood up a bit, walking over to the driver's seat, and taking the reigns of the horses. She placed her blade upon her lap as to keep it within hand distance and within her eyesight. She whipped the horses to get them going. They were headed north at this point toward the gray mountains that seemed to peak at the very clouds themselves. Only a few hours of a drive and they did have food to last them a long time. Himeiji wondered if the food would be a good measure of how long their journey would truly last.
"You two should catch up on some shut-eye, no telling when we'll be able to rest once we're into the enemy lines." She suggested towards the two. Himeiji herself was too alert to be tired, even after dealing with the Heartless from before, her blood continued to boil. She kept her urges in check an action that made her remember the strong surge of darkness within Seamus own being. That was a story for another time, however.
"You trust them, Hime?" Black Heart chimed in with a question.
"Of course I do. None of us are perfect, Heart. That's why I'm willing to help them out and after all, this is a true testament to our strength. You and I both want these Heartless gone and here's a world worth saving." Himeiji answered back in confidence.
"I'll leave you to it then." Black Heart answered back. Himeiji nodded to herself and smiled, the excitement of impending battle building up within her. She wondered about how strong the other three were and even more of Seamus and Riley. They were still young and there was much potential within each of them, that much she could tell.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 12, 2014 20:54:48 GMT -5
When Himeiji told the, they should get some rest Seamus didn't argue. He simply yawned, he was kind of tired. He and Riley had a long day of running up tabs they would never pay off. That's why Riley was worried about their reward, he didn't want them to be hunted down for their fees. Seamus found a good spot neartne end of the wagon and went to sleep.
Riley wasn't as tired as Seamus was. He had rested a bit before they went off to the castle. To tell the truth he didn't feel like going to sleep. He always had dream when he went to sleep. Sometimes it was a good dream, but most of the time it was more like a nightmare. He kept having dreams of his wives and friends dying. He even had a dream where he was back on his home world, only to relive tragic events. Most of his dreams ended the same, Ren always won just like he did in real life.
He then remembered something. He looked at Himeiji as she drove the wagon. Just what was she going to say a few minutes ago? It was something about Ren, but for some reason she didn't finish. He shook off the thought. Maybe it was something that if she told them, he and Seamus might ruin it. He had plenty of plans like that before. He looked up at the ceiling as he wrapped his hands behind his head. He went deep into thought until he couldn't keep his eyes open anymore and went to sleep.
After a few hours they made it to the town. It was a fairly small town, with a few people going on with their lives. There were a few small houses scattered about the place and even an inn. The ground in the town was all smooth dift,perfect for any transportation. Everyone seemed pretty busy and seemed to be doing nothing wrong. That was all except for a select few. There were five of them, all walking together. Their auras suggested that they were not on the kings side. In fact their auras were powerful dark energy.
They all seemed to be talking among themselves in low voices. That was until they reached one of the houses. This house was not like the others, it was fairly bigger than the others and was made of stone. The roof was made of straw. One of them knocked on the door whilemthe others looked around. Someone opened the door and their aura was also dark. He looked among the few and let them inside. He looked around the town before slowly closing the door.
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Post by Himeiji on Jul 12, 2014 21:28:29 GMT -5
Once the two had came to, they'd have noticed that Himeiji took her hair out of its long ponytail and into twin pig-tails. At the same time, she was putting her kimono back on, revealing the all black full-body armor beneath. After she re-equipped herself, Hime looked behind her and smiled when she saw the two awake. Hime then turned back to the dreariness of the place. Everybody spoke in low voices as if to clear themselves of all guilt, or hide their opinions. Everything felt and looked like it was being oppressed.
"Reminds me of back then..." She said softly to herself, recounting a memory from her 9 years of imprisonment. However, she shook the thought from her head and called out to the two.
"We're here, let's get a move on." She said softly, placing her sword back at its original side on her left. After tying the horses down, she went to the back of the wagon where no one could see them for the time being, and shot the two a very serious gaze. "Listen carefully. There are five people with extremely foul auras at the large house over there." She said pointing the straw thatched roof and stone walled house. "I have a feeling those five are in league with queen. Chances are they could be looking for you two or on a separate mission all on their own. Honestly, this can be handled in many ways. We can have a straight up brawl with them, distract them and have them incapacitated one at a time, or... I could silence them one by one, leaving only one of them left alive." Hime didn't hold back any words, nor the steely sense of seriousness she had in her voice. "I'm also opened to suggestions should you two have any." Himeiji concluded, waiting for them to bring up any other plans, if any.
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