Yes, he's in Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden. And they're not really keyholes; they're pathways to new worlds. The first one was used to unlock the path to the story worlds, and the second one unlocked the path to Twilight Town again (if I'm not mistaken). So it's not really the same thing.
Zexion and Axel are probably both older than they look; neither of them were the newer neophyte members, so that means they were the original scientist team with Xenmas. That gives them some age, regardless of what they appear...
The only time I ever had any use for negative combos was in the tournaments and fighting Sephiroth, and other people like him. Some enemies will counterattack without you being able to get in a finishing move if you have too long of a combo...To maximize the damage, a few negative combos can go a long way and make the fights easier. That said, there are also enemies that will attack if hit with a finishing move, so sometimes long combos come in handy. In the end, I don't think it really matters; whatever suits you is best.
Because I'm a perfectionist, I maxed out everything on my second run, then went further and added about 40 or so Power Boosts to make me even stronger. You've never fought the Hades Paradox until you've fought it with 130 Attack Strength, lol...
Oblivion and Fenrir. I like swords, XD.
Sora and Riku are the epitome of two great friends. Their limit, if not the best in power or "coolness", it means the most. That's why I think it's the best.
"That's not really how it works," Dyran said indifferently. "If you can't deal with a single person dying, then you really aren't cut out to be fighting at all." "People die," Alphonse said harshly. "Get over it." "And Tera Roth," Marcus said, waving a hand. "Deserved what he got."
OOC: Oh, now I feel bad for ditching and playing Guitar Hero...I'm so lame, :( BIC: "We work for you," Alphonse said. "Call me Al, by the way. And maybe help is to strong of a word. Support is probably more what we're going for." Marcus spoke, his voice soft and deep. "We'll do what you and your group say to do. Except dance. We don't dance." "I hope you'll find us useful," Dyran said. "You're going after the Virus, am I correct?" OOC: Oh, I love these guys already...
The three men stepped from the portal in the same instant. The silent, dirty man had light brown skin, dark eyes, and very short dark hair. Scars crossed his chest, arms, and back, and underneath, muscles rippled strongly. Dirty red armor climbed up his arms and legs, but his bare chest and back seemed to contradict the protection. The tall man had dark skin, but dark blue eyes, with a ready grin and armor modeled after the Guardians, colored a dark brown. He wasn't just tall in height, however. He was well-formed, with long arms and wide shoulders. The lithe man was pale when compared to the others. He had light brown hair, and golden eyes, remarkably like Tera Roth, but although similar, there were differences in his face if you looked closely. His armor was again modeled after the Guardians, but was cracked in several places. The color was a dirty brown, swirled with black. All three carried swords of varying sizes, and moved with a warrior's grace. When they stepped in front of Xane and Mellodia, the tall one spoke. "Ultimate Organization, right?" he asked. "Good. I'm Alphonse. This here's Marcus," he said, gesturing to the silent man. "And Dyran. We're here to help you."
OOC: Jaxed, sometimes you crack me up. It's great that you actually have a life, lol. We'll hear from you when we hear from you, but just come back, OK? Good luck and have fun! I'll wait until people show up to post some character stuff. Oh, Pirate. OK, post something, and I'll wreak havoc on the plot.
OOC: I don't think I can compare to those posts either... BIC: Enigma's face betrayed nothing as he held out a vial. "The Virus is more resilient than you might think," Enigma said. "Since you extracted it from the sand, it will find more." "I analyzed the stripping technique you showed just now, Ziya, and I've prepared an extract that when poured over the Virus will perform the same objective with limited stress," Enigma said without changing expression. Ziya grumbled something and took the bottle. "Furthermore, you will not be able to destroy the Virus until you can surround it in total darkness. The Virus, once separated from the sand, will permeate the surrounding darkness but be unable to leave. You can then destroy the darkness, hence annihilating the Virus," Enigma explained. "However, it will require twice the amount of power you just produced Wing. I hope you're up to it..." Enigma smiled slightly. "Oh, and just for the record: I look forward to our duel, Phoenician." The portal swallowed him, leaving them with only Enigma's chilling laugh. OOC: WHOSE SIDE IS ENIGMA ON ANYWAY!? Ah, he scares me sometimes...
The three men stared at each other. The tall one chuckled. "Well, I hadn't expected this, but I'm good with it," he said, his grin splitting his face. The lithe man shook his head. "You're only here to pick us up, am I right?" "Actually," the tall one said. "We were just waiting for you." The third member of the group said nothing. The lithe man stared at the third one. "Is he all right?" "He's been here quite a while," the tall one said. "I see," the lithe one said. "That explains his injuries..." "Yeah, well," the tall one said, staring over his shoulder at the decaying corpse behind him, the spear still stuck through the bloody body. "I didn't know he was here until just recently." The lithe one wrinkled his nose. "It smells. Let's go." The third one finally spoke. "The Virus..." The lithe one's mouth twisted. "Yes." The tall one smiled. "Then let's go." *** Ziya watched as the powerful hits smashed into the Virus. The Virus screamed once more and imploded, dark splattering the buildings around him, and sizzling. Moaning, the Virus disappeared into the air, leaving a slight fog that blew away in the breeze. "It's dead," Ziya said. "Nothing could have survived that." "I wouldn't say nothing," Enigma said from behind them. "The Virus is not so easily killed." OOC: NOW I have to go. I'll try to be on later. (I have to eat, do my chores and some homework...)
OOC: Gotta go. Sorry. I'll try to be on later. And I'll stay long enough for one more post after Pirate...
Ziya felt like his body was being pulled apart but he pushed on. Finally, it was done and Ziya threw the sand to the side. "Now!" he gasped as the sandless Virus shrieked and blasted forward with all of its power.
Ziya stretched out his hands and the Virus struck. Hoping that Wing would be able to block the blow, Ziya grabbed the strike with his powers and filtered the sand out, sweat beading down his face from the effort. He followed the line with his mind to the roiling mass that was the Virus and grabbed it all. His eyes bulged with the effort as he started separating the sand from the darkness. "Got to...hold on..."
Ziya dodged another blow from the Virus as he leaped upwards. "Give me a sec!" he hollered. "It's not as easy as it looks!" The Virus slammed three spikes towards Ziya and he yelled something incomprehensible, leaping onto one of the spikes and stretching his hands out. The Virus stiffened and Ziya slammed his hands down. The spike shattered and the Virus roared in pain as Ziya ripped the sand from the dark essence and created a sword from it. "Didn't know I could do that," Ziya muttered as he climbed on top of the building next to Wing. "I have an idea...If I can separate the sand from the dark essence, we should be able to trap it and destroy it. But you'll probably have to keep me from dying."
Ziya stretched out with his senses as they neared the passageway. "It's behind us!" he said, twisting just as the Virus struck at him, its blade slashing into the wall and sending shadows into the light which the Virus sucked itself into, disappearing again. "We need to get out of these open spaces!" Ziya growled.
"It's close," Ziya said, looking around. "Probably biding its time when it can kill us all at once. We need to get out of this light...Maybe back near the passageway where it's not so bright. The Virus will be weaker there, but it will also have more places to hide..."
Ziya chuckled. "Xardius wouldn't die on you guys. Not if a mountain landed on him. And I'm almost relieved you don't remember me; I wasn't myself at the time." "All right, so I can kind of tell where the Virus is because it's dark sand," Ziya said. "And I control sand. I was sent here by Highwind because I can kind of control the Virus." He raised his hands. "Kind of meaning I can maybe pin it in place for a few seconds. Any longer might kill me. Especially here."
OOC: Is Wing still online? BIC: Ziya and Tyre saw Xane and the others, all with red eyes and gloomy expressions. Tyre muttered something, and walked off. Ziya approached the group. "Hey, remember me? I'm here to solve all your problems with that Virus thing..."
