"My past enemies are either in the ground or...well actually that sums it up. And in any case, my enemies aren't the ones involving themselves in our business. Therefore, it doesn't matter what she wishes. Kiara isn't even her real name. First thing she did on coming here was lie to us." Now Arctus turned towards Kiara though he stopped and glanced at the blonde girl, Krista was what she called herself, and did his best to balance whatever sympathy he felt for her and his quickly growing distrust of Kiara. "Kar-what? Karen? Kara? Kari? Karla? Karina? Is that the name you're so badly trying to hide?" Seeing no choice, he followed after the girl as she marched on.
"My past enemies are either in the ground or...well actually that sums it up. And in any case, my enemies aren't the ones involving themselves in our business. Therefore, it doesn't matter what she wishes. Kiara isn't even her real name. First thing she did on coming here was lie to us." Now Arctus turned towards Kiara though he stopped and glanced at the blonde girl, Krista was what she called herself, and did his best to balance whatever sympathy he felt for her and his quickly growing distrust of Kiara. "Kar-what? Karen? Kara? Kari? Karla? Karina? Is that the name you're so badly trying to hide?" Seeing no choice, he followed after the girl as she marched on.
That's enough! I'll find another! Stop! The pain began to subside into a--no, it didn't really subside all that much. Just enough for him to regain the strength to stand back up. The burning sensation in his mind remained in order to remind him that he had not been forgiven for losing the last target. Once he was walking again he stopped, staring over the deck of the ship to see that the group had been stopped by town guards for some reason. They had spoken loud enough for Enok to hear that they had spoken but given his condition whatever words that had been said just didn't reach him. Whatever it was it was no concern to him. He had more pressing matters at hand if he was going to spare himself from more of the specter's punishment. Not wishing to be bothered by anyone else he took his blade and carried it by holding its sheath, choosing to walk in the opposite direction of the guards once he disembarked the ship.
Darkside: 64/160 HP The Darkside was staggered as it was forced back by the two girls' attacks. It began to lean back until it looked as if it was about to fall until right on its heart-shaped hole in its chest energy began to coalesce into a dark sphere. It fired out once it was large enough and struck Aria. Another dark energy orb formed and fired again striking Chrys. Aria was hit for 10 Damage (2/20HP) Chrys was hit for 13 Damage (59/100HP) Meanwhile, with Tinarah... The Light Chaser silently watched as the girl squirmed and panicked over the situation she found herself in, choosing to let her wear herself out first and calm down. He took a long moment of silence to allow the girl's mind to settle before he finally began to answer her barrage of questions in a warm and calm tone. "I know the names of all of your companions. You could say I've kept an eye on all of you for some time now. Fresh students are always interesting. As a teacher, it always nice to see the effects of new knowledge being learned can have on a young mind." He brought a hand up to scratch his chin, his gloved hand fading into the void underneath his hood. "Your friends are back at Atlantis. Safe and unharmed. You will see them again, don't worry. I brought you here to speak with you. I'd prefer to wait for the others to arrive before telling you what I wish to say but if you have any other questions, you may ask them now. I won't answer everything you have but go ahead and try your luck. You might find the knowledge I have to share illuminating." "Master told me not to intervene "too much" in the affairs of this world." Dentro held up his hands to do the air quotes as he said it. "You don't have that kind of restriction though, do you? So I figured I'd give you a heads up and let you decide how you wanted to go about it." He shrugged and placed his fists on his hips as he eyed Chrono, his tone filled with a strong sense of confidence in an almost condescending way. He motioned with his head in the direction Chrono should head. "By having this little chat I'm sure they're getting a move on with their plans. Said something about an energy source." Kida's eyes widened and an instant later, once it seemed to process in Milo's mind, his did as well. "No! They can't take it!" "That energy source is what's keeping the Atlanteans alive. If they take it then..." Milo's voice trailed off. "You can't let that happen!" He looked towards Chrono desperately. "Like I said, keyblader. Chop chop!" Torrin stared down at the cat, a knot forming in his stomach. In some way he knew what had happened and did not want to have it set in stone by being there to observe. Mika had been his responsibility once. "Leave her here. I'll look after her while you follow the cat." A good enough excuse since Take already suggested it. He raised a hand, his palm facing upwards and summoned a flame to his hand to test where his magic was in terms of coming back to his full control. The flame was orange and small. His last battle had left a lasting effect on him and of course being here did not help make his healing go any faster. The flame disappeared as he closed his hand into a fist. "My power isn't at one hundred percent yet. The more I exert myself the longer it'll take for me to get back in the action. I'm sure you can handle this from here. You're strong enough. Go. We'll be fine." But Mika? He couldn't say the same about her. As much as he tried not to show his distress his voice had become colder upon seeing that cat arrive here alone. With the Heartless beginning to clear more and more people began to appear on the streets. The dark-feeling atmosphere that weighed on Atlantis began to lift. Then there were screams along the main street as a group, lead by a man in in a military uniform with a blonde woman by his side pushed their way through the citizens while armed with firearms. They began to head towards the King's Chambers, forcing their way past the guards as they were knocked out or threatened to back down. The group passed by Glyde and Illiana without giving them a single glance as they rushed forth.
"Master told me not to intervene "too much" in the affairs of this world." Dentro held up his hands to do the air quotes as he said it. "You don't have that kind of restriction though, do you? So I figured I'd give you a heads up and let you decide how you wanted to go about it." He shrugged and placed his fists on his hips as he eyed Chrono, his tone filled with a strong sense of confidence in an almost condescending way. He motioned with his head in the direction Chrono should head. "By having this little chat I'm sure they're getting a move on with their plans. Said something about an energy source." Kida's eyes widened and an instant later, once it seemed to process in Milo's mind, his did as well. "No! They can't take it!" "That energy source is what's keeping the Atlanteans alive. If they take it then..." Milo's voice trailed off. "You can't let that happen!" He looked towards Chrono desperately. "Like I said, keyblader. Chop chop!"
Torrin stared down at the cat, a knot forming in his stomach. In some way he knew what had happened and did not want to have it set in stone by being there to observe. Mika had been his responsibility once. "Leave her here. I'll look after her while you follow the cat." A good enough excuse since Take already suggested it. He raised a hand, his palm facing upwards and summoned a flame to his hand to test where his magic was in terms of coming back to his full control. The flame was orange and small. His last battle had left a lasting effect on him and of course being here did not help make his healing go any faster. The flame disappeared as he closed his hand into a fist. "My power isn't at one hundred percent yet. The more I exert myself the longer it'll take for me to get back in the action. I'm sure you can handle this from here. You're strong enough. Go. We'll be fine." But Mika? He couldn't say the same about her. As much as he tried not to show his distress his voice had become colder upon seeing that cat arrive here alone.
With the Heartless beginning to clear more and more people began to appear on the streets. The dark-feeling atmosphere that weighed on Atlantis began to lift. Then there were screams along the main street as a group, lead by a man in in a military uniform with a blonde woman by his side pushed their way through the citizens while armed with firearms. They began to head towards the King's Chambers, forcing their way past the guards as they were knocked out or threatened to back down. The group passed by Glyde and Illiana without giving them a single glance as they rushed forth.
Arctus cursed under his breath when the girl landed on him nearly knocking the air out of him. Whoever their opponent was, he seemed to know a good deal about certain members in their party and that annoyed him. He wasn't fond of secrets when those same secrets were coming into play right in front of him. The guy they attempted to fight was skilled and before they could keep on the assault. It made him determined to train some more...or plan more the next time they came across this man. On the plus side, the girl who was suffering the abuse was now free. The girl then started barking orders, telling him to stay at the back to keep an eye on things. "First you're on top of me and now you're my boss?" Arctus scoffed. "Didn't know we were dating." His tone was flat with a hint of annoyance found in it. "So we're not going to talk about how your past is coming back to kill us? Thinking you owe us a few details so the next not-friend of yours who pops up won't be a total surprise." He called out towards Kiara, refusing to move from his spot.
Arctus cursed under his breath when the girl landed on him nearly knocking the air out of him. Whoever their opponent was, he seemed to know a good deal about certain members in their party and that annoyed him. He wasn't fond of secrets when those same secrets were coming into play right in front of him. The guy they attempted to fight was skilled and before they could keep on the assault. It made him determined to train some more...or plan more the next time they came across this man. On the plus side, the girl who was suffering the abuse was now free. The girl then started barking orders, telling him to stay at the back to keep an eye on things. "First you're on top of me and now you're my boss?" Arctus scoffed. "Didn't know we were dating." His tone was flat with a hint of annoyance found in it. "So we're not going to talk about how your past is coming back to kill us? Thinking you owe us a few details so the next not-friend of yours who pops up won't be a total surprise." He called out towards Kiara, refusing to move from his spot.
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Seeing that the girl was beginning to wake up and already freaking out Koa placed her on a bench not far away from his master who was sitting on the edge of the fountain. Before the boy could speak his master held up a finger to the black void where his face was hidden behind in a gesture signalling him to stay quiet. His master snapped his fingers and a wisp of fire hovered over Tinarah radiating a calm warmth to keep her from shivering and help her dry off. "Stay still and allow yourself to warm up." There was a pause in the man's voice before he continued. "Do you recognize this place, Tinarah? You and your companions were on this world not too long ago." The man waved his hand dismissively towards Koa though did not turn to face him, his head still facing straight ahead towards the park. In the distance the head of a Darkside could be seen looming over the buildings, focused on doing battle against Aria and Chrys. The buildings obstructing the view of the park, however, would not have allowed Tinarah to see that. With Koa now gone the man turned his head to look at Tinarah. "It seems in his eagerness to get you out of Atlantis my student forgot to bring that violin of yours. Your friends will find it in once piece soon enough." There was another pause, the man tilting his head back to look up at the sky then towards Tinarah once more, before he spoke again. "Ah yes...I have forgotten something as well. An introduction. You must have heard of me by now. The Light Chaser." "North." The guard spoke with a hint of concern in his tone as he looked at the unconscious woman in Take's arms. He motioned for another nearby guard to come over. "He will serve as your escort and lead you to a shelter where you can stay." "Thank you." Torrin spoke lowly. The guard nodded in response and began to lead the two forth through the city, remaining silent as he walked. Already Torrin could feel a familiar scent in the air. Darkness...though...it appeared to be dissipating. Perhaps the work that the others were doing was paying off already. Still, there seemed to be something powerful remaining. Torrin placed a hand on his side and winced upon doing so. Healing but not healed. He let out a frustrated sigh and shoved his hands in his pockets then went silent while continuing to walk. "Right here." The home they were led to was made out smooth grayish-blue stones stacked together like bricks. It looked somewhat small but from outward appearances it seemed to be in good condition. The windows were dotted with water stains but otherwise were clean. The door was made out of a thick heavy wood that appeared to be...oak? Spruce? Torrin didn't know his woods very well. There weren't many trees back home. The guard left the trio to themselves and as Torrin opened his mouth a strange sound came. Meow. He blinked. "Huh?" He looked for the source of the sound. Meow. This time it was louder and when he looked down there was a blue-eyed small black cat staring up at him. It pawed at his leg then went over towards Take and meowed once more pawing at him this time its claws got stuck in his pant leg. The cat hissed. "That's...that girl's cat isn't it? What's it doing out here without her?" The Ruins "You don't mind if I tag along do you?" A young man stepped forth and placed his hands on his hips as he looked at the trio of Milo, Kida, and Chrono. "Sorry for barging in but I heard some fighting and thought I could get in on the action. Looks like I was too late. Guess that's what I got for traveling here so slowly. Master always told me I should be more punctual but sometimes that's so hard." "And you are?" Kida spoke up, her eyes narrowing at the newcomer. "Dentro. Keyblade wielder at your service. Er, second keyblade wielder by the looks of it." He motioned towards Chrono. "Though, I think you'll all need to hurry up because that group by the tents and cars and such are looking pretty riled up. Itching for a fight, methinks." He tilted his head and smirked at the group. "Chop chop. Gotta get moving." "W-what do you mean, a fight? No one's supposed to be fighting!" Milo's voice shook with a hint of fear present in it. "Choppity. Chop. Chop."
Seeing that the girl was beginning to wake up and already freaking out Koa placed her on a bench not far away from his master who was sitting on the edge of the fountain. Before the boy could speak his master held up a finger to the black void where his face was hidden behind in a gesture signalling him to stay quiet. His master snapped his fingers and a wisp of fire hovered over Tinarah radiating a calm warmth to keep her from shivering and help her dry off. "Stay still and allow yourself to warm up." There was a pause in the man's voice before he continued. "Do you recognize this place, Tinarah? You and your companions were on this world not too long ago." The man waved his hand dismissively towards Koa though did not turn to face him, his head still facing straight ahead towards the park. In the distance the head of a Darkside could be seen looming over the buildings, focused on doing battle against Aria and Chrys. The buildings obstructing the view of the park, however, would not have allowed Tinarah to see that. With Koa now gone the man turned his head to look at Tinarah. "It seems in his eagerness to get you out of Atlantis my student forgot to bring that violin of yours. Your friends will find it in once piece soon enough." There was another pause, the man tilting his head back to look up at the sky then towards Tinarah once more, before he spoke again. "Ah yes...I have forgotten something as well. An introduction. You must have heard of me by now. The Light Chaser."
"North." The guard spoke with a hint of concern in his tone as he looked at the unconscious woman in Take's arms. He motioned for another nearby guard to come over. "He will serve as your escort and lead you to a shelter where you can stay." "Thank you." Torrin spoke lowly. The guard nodded in response and began to lead the two forth through the city, remaining silent as he walked. Already Torrin could feel a familiar scent in the air. Darkness...though...it appeared to be dissipating. Perhaps the work that the others were doing was paying off already. Still, there seemed to be something powerful remaining. Torrin placed a hand on his side and winced upon doing so. Healing but not healed. He let out a frustrated sigh and shoved his hands in his pockets then went silent while continuing to walk. "Right here." The home they were led to was made out smooth grayish-blue stones stacked together like bricks. It looked somewhat small but from outward appearances it seemed to be in good condition. The windows were dotted with water stains but otherwise were clean. The door was made out of a thick heavy wood that appeared to be...oak? Spruce? Torrin didn't know his woods very well. There weren't many trees back home. The guard left the trio to themselves and as Torrin opened his mouth a strange sound came. Meow. He blinked. "Huh?" He looked for the source of the sound. Meow. This time it was louder and when he looked down there was a blue-eyed small black cat staring up at him. It pawed at his leg then went over towards Take and meowed once more pawing at him this time its claws got stuck in his pant leg. The cat hissed. "That's...that girl's cat isn't it? What's it doing out here without her?"
"You don't mind if I tag along do you?" A young man stepped forth and placed his hands on his hips as he looked at the trio of Milo, Kida, and Chrono. "Sorry for barging in but I heard some fighting and thought I could get in on the action. Looks like I was too late. Guess that's what I got for traveling here so slowly. Master always told me I should be more punctual but sometimes that's so hard." "And you are?" Kida spoke up, her eyes narrowing at the newcomer. "Dentro. Keyblade wielder at your service. Er, second keyblade wielder by the looks of it." He motioned towards Chrono. "Though, I think you'll all need to hurry up because that group by the tents and cars and such are looking pretty riled up. Itching for a fight, methinks." He tilted his head and smirked at the group. "Chop chop. Gotta get moving." "W-what do you mean, a fight? No one's supposed to be fighting!" Milo's voice shook with a hint of fear present in it. "Choppity. Chop. Chop."
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The Waterfalls Well that was easier than expected. Much easier. The guard had just assumed that just because he held a keyblade that he was part of the same group. The man must not have seen the entire group together before to know that Koa was not a part of it. He thanked the guard as he parted ways, carrying the light little girl in his arms like a prize won at a carnival. With some extra bounce in his step he made his way around one or two corners to avoid being seen as he made his exit. In the distance he could hear a cat's meow but he ignored it. A portal of light opened. "Sorry kid, you guys were on the wrong side of this." Perhaps his comrades would not have his luck but taking the easy way out rather than put himself in a fight with those who weren't even ready to put up a good fight? Yeah. He preferred that. He stepped through the portal and closed it off behind him and into Eventide Town he stepped. The hooded man, his master, sat in the town square by a large fountain admiring the scenery...or at least appearing to. It was difficult to judge when he tended to keep his hood up. "Back. Uh and don't worry she was like this when I found her." "You could have at least healed her. The others I sent with you would not have failed to do such a thing." "M-my apologies, master." With a casual wave of his hand a warm green light washed over Tinarah and completely healed all her wounds, pouring strength back into her tiny body. The Ruins "Keeeeyyyyblade, huh?" Milo spoke with curiosity clear in his voice. He tapped a finger on his chin as he stared at Chrono's weapon while Kida leaned in closer to inspect it only to step back and shake her head. "Wait. You were with other outsiders. I remember you. Can they summon this keyblade weapon as well?" "The people I came with, you see we're explorers and we came here because of my grandfather well not really butIinheritedamapfromhimandonethingledtoanotherandwegotstrandedand--" Realizing he was rambling Milo cut himself off and cleared his throat. "The others in my team are not too far off. The king doesn't trust us so much so he let them make preparations to leave Atlantis at the edge of the city. We could take you there if you want. Maybe you could get something to eat to recover from all that fighting!" The Cave (OOC: Post received by cstar.) Take looked back at Atmos and then looked over at Torrin, "I can carry her. The king here will probably be willing to let us stay with her protected, and he knows what I look like so I'm sure he'll let us be in the city safely. And... I'm just offering to carry her since you're still hurt. It'd be quicker for you to heal if you had less strain on yourself." Take walked over and shifted to pick up Atmos, he seemed to carry her with no problems and tried his best to not hurt her when he picked her up. He then looked over at Torrin and pointed his head in the direction of the city and a bit of a smile showed through his seriousness, "Shall I lead?" Torrin was surprised at how...nice this kid seemed to be given from what he could tell of his background. The sort of small smile seemed almost out of character for the boy. Torrin had believed himself to be an unbelievably good judge of character and perhaps there was more to this boy than even he realized. Or maybe not. "Sure, you can lead. You already went through here once." Though as a precaution his keyblade re-materialized in hand once more. "Just in case anything shows up." He added in a straightforward tone. He motioned with the blade for Take to start moving so he could follow. He preferred this anyway as he did not like having people behind him. He liked seeing where all the pieces were. The Alleys The Pirate charged with its blade clumsily swinging at Illiana, giving her a clear shot at dodging its attack.
Well that was easier than expected. Much easier. The guard had just assumed that just because he held a keyblade that he was part of the same group. The man must not have seen the entire group together before to know that Koa was not a part of it. He thanked the guard as he parted ways, carrying the light little girl in his arms like a prize won at a carnival. With some extra bounce in his step he made his way around one or two corners to avoid being seen as he made his exit. In the distance he could hear a cat's meow but he ignored it. A portal of light opened. "Sorry kid, you guys were on the wrong side of this." Perhaps his comrades would not have his luck but taking the easy way out rather than put himself in a fight with those who weren't even ready to put up a good fight? Yeah. He preferred that. He stepped through the portal and closed it off behind him and into Eventide Town he stepped. The hooded man, his master, sat in the town square by a large fountain admiring the scenery...or at least appearing to. It was difficult to judge when he tended to keep his hood up. "Back. Uh and don't worry she was like this when I found her." "You could have at least healed her. The others I sent with you would not have failed to do such a thing." "M-my apologies, master." With a casual wave of his hand a warm green light washed over Tinarah and completely healed all her wounds, pouring strength back into her tiny body.
Torrin was surprised at how...nice this kid seemed to be given from what he could tell of his background. The sort of small smile seemed almost out of character for the boy. Torrin had believed himself to be an unbelievably good judge of character and perhaps there was more to this boy than even he realized. Or maybe not. "Sure, you can lead. You already went through here once." Though as a precaution his keyblade re-materialized in hand once more. "Just in case anything shows up." He added in a straightforward tone. He motioned with the blade for Take to start moving so he could follow. He preferred this anyway as he did not like having people behind him. He liked seeing where all the pieces were.
Darkside: 114/160 HP The Darkside leaned back at the force of Chrys's attack clearly stunned by her powerful blow. When Aria began to attack its arms, bits of darkness falling off as the attacks made an extra dent into the creature, the Darkside retaliated by swinging its arm at the two. This might have been too slow to hit but the Darkside soon followed up by slamming its fist into the ground creating a powerful shockwave that would have knocked both girls over. Darkness began to pool around its hand as it remained there and...nothing happened. The darkness around its hand faded just leaving the small crater behind where its hand crashed into the dirt. It appeared that in the sleeping world it could not bring more Heartless to its aid. Aria was hit for 8 Damage (12/20HP) Chrys suffered 28 Damage (72/100HP) The Ruins "They're...they're gone. Y-you did it! I mean--uh--of course you did!" The scrawny nerdy male ran up towards Chrono, his hair still dripping wet obviously from having taken a dive into one of the nearby pools. He immediately reached out towards Chrono to give him a handshake, shaking his hand a little too excitedly and a little too long. "You really saved us! My name's Milo Thatch and this is Kida--uh I mean Princess Kida. Say...you're not from around here are you? But I don't recognize you from the expedition team either." The princess, hair still dripping as well, walked forwards to examine Chrono and eyed him suspiciously. "So he did not come with you?" Milo shook his head in response to her. "That weapon...it can defeat those monsters. My spear did nothing against it. What kind of technology is it?" She questioned out of curiosity as her eyes went to the weapon that Chrono wielded. "It was never mentioned in our records. ...Was it?" "No. Nothing in the ruins ever mentioned something like that. I'm preeeeettyyyy sure I'd remember seeing a keyclub in there somewhere." The Cave (OOC: Post received by cstar.) Take kind of shrugged and said, "We're a couple of kids who barely know how to cure each other. What would we have that he would see value in? I'll... take your advice... though." Take looked hesitant for a moment before saying, "We... went on this mission initially to look for the Light Chaser... or at least figure out what he is.... since... we went to go look for a master who disappeared... Master Thalassa?" it was clearly Take looked nervous giving out this information, but at this point he would rather know as much as he could, and he hoped he didn't just make things worse for Choma or Atmos saying it. Thallasa. Now that was a name familiar to him. "She's gone missing?" Torrin crossed his arms as his brows furrowed as a look of worry crossed his face. "I met her once a while back. She seemed like a good person. I'll bet the Light Chaser has something to do with her disappearance. I just hope whatever fate had befallen her was not a gruesome one." Torrin heard Atmos stir once more in her sleep and looked over to see how she was doing. Still no signs of waking up. But at least she looked comfortable....and the same couldn't be said for him. "Well thanks for the update. If you want, I can bring her over to where the others are so she can rest on something other than a rock." The Waterfalls The guard aided Tinarah to prevent her from drowning in the water still left in her lungs the moment he could catch his bearings on what had just transpired. One of the outsiders had just sacrificed herself for them. He would never forget this. With the Heartless cleared and the girl in no condition to seek for any other dangers that lurked in the area he turned the boat around and headed back to shore. He carried her to shore and breathed deeply, unsure of how to feel about what had happened. He intended to take her to the healer when he was stopped by a young man holding in his hand the same kind of weapon the girl had used to fight the beasts. "Oh no! What happened to her?" Koa spoke as he rushed over to their side, his keyblade vanishing from his hand. "The red-headed girl...she...she sacrificed herself to save us from the monsters." "No..." He had recalled seeing one matching that description in the group. She died? That...that was genuinely sad. He had not wanted for any of them to perish and neither did his master. But there was nothing he could do now to undo what had been done. There was only the mission. He looked down at the girl in the guard's arms. "I think I should take her from here. After all, she's one of ours." Koa spoke. "Are you sure? If you're attacked again it will be hard to defend the two of you with your hands full. Perhaps you should just travel with me instead." "No. Really. I can take care of this." Well, this girl wasn't the prime choice but she was the easiest to separate from the group. Beggars couldn't be choosers and this girl seemed pretty out of it...it'd be like taking candy from a baby.
The Darkside leaned back at the force of Chrys's attack clearly stunned by her powerful blow. When Aria began to attack its arms, bits of darkness falling off as the attacks made an extra dent into the creature, the Darkside retaliated by swinging its arm at the two. This might have been too slow to hit but the Darkside soon followed up by slamming its fist into the ground creating a powerful shockwave that would have knocked both girls over. Darkness began to pool around its hand as it remained there and...nothing happened. The darkness around its hand faded just leaving the small crater behind where its hand crashed into the dirt. It appeared that in the sleeping world it could not bring more Heartless to its aid. Aria was hit for 8 Damage (12/20HP) Chrys suffered 28 Damage (72/100HP)
Thallasa. Now that was a name familiar to him. "She's gone missing?" Torrin crossed his arms as his brows furrowed as a look of worry crossed his face. "I met her once a while back. She seemed like a good person. I'll bet the Light Chaser has something to do with her disappearance. I just hope whatever fate had befallen her was not a gruesome one." Torrin heard Atmos stir once more in her sleep and looked over to see how she was doing. Still no signs of waking up. But at least she looked comfortable....and the same couldn't be said for him. "Well thanks for the update. If you want, I can bring her over to where the others are so she can rest on something other than a rock."
"Oh no! What happened to her?" Koa spoke as he rushed over to their side, his keyblade vanishing from his hand. "The red-headed girl...she...she sacrificed herself to save us from the monsters." "No..." He had recalled seeing one matching that description in the group. She died? That...that was genuinely sad. He had not wanted for any of them to perish and neither did his master. But there was nothing he could do now to undo what had been done. There was only the mission. He looked down at the girl in the guard's arms. "I think I should take her from here. After all, she's one of ours." Koa spoke. "Are you sure? If you're attacked again it will be hard to defend the two of you with your hands full. Perhaps you should just travel with me instead." "No. Really. I can take care of this." Well, this girl wasn't the prime choice but she was the easiest to separate from the group. Beggars couldn't be choosers and this girl seemed pretty out of it...it'd be like taking candy from a baby.
The Ruins The Screwdriver leaped at Chrono and stabbed downwards at him, faster than he could react. The Heartless was powerful and it would have been lights out for Chrono if the light from the mysterious source had not been bolstering his defenses. Chrono was hit for 15 Damage (5/25HP) The Cave He knew his hunch was right when he saw Take considering his own upbringing. Similar backgrounds and whatnot. Torrin did not wish to think about his home, however. Not now. Thankfully, Take changed the subject to something else. "You're worried about whatever got me coming after your friends? To be honest, it could happen sooner rather than later." Torrin warned, thinking back to his own recent injury which still hadn't quite healed yet. Magical wounds like that never healed quite right and it kept him from feeling at a hundred percent. "For starters, not everyone wielding a keyblade has the same ideas on how it should be used. When I first met your group I thought you were with these...rogues but once I saw your masters I knew it wasn't the case. They call themselves Chasers. Probably because the one they follow is called the Light Chaser. They have this sort of...groupie mentality. I mean, the Light Chaser and his Chasers?" Torrin shook his head at the sound of it. "I was sure they were looking for something back at Eventide Town but whatever it was, I couldn't find it. In between limping and bleeding I'm sure I was beaten to the world and they got whatever they were looking for." "In any case, I'm sure you and your friends will eventually cross paths with them. And whatever they ask for, don't give it to them. The Alley The numbers of the Heartless were beginning to thin but even with just three of them left they were still aggressive and two of the soldiers struck Illiana, knocking her over on her back. The Pirate kept its distance, observing the young keyblader almost as if it was afraid of being destroyed. Illiana was hit for 9 Damage (9/25HP) The Waterfalls The Screwdriver struck at Tinarah, proving to be too quick for her. "Look out!" The guard called, finding the strength to stand thanks to her spell but it was too late. Tinarah was hit for 12 Damage (0/20HP) Tinarah was thrown off the boat by the attack and knocked unconscious. The guard, not wishing for the child to ran to the edge of the boat in an attempt to jump in after her but was once more struck down by the Heartless. All the while Tinarah began to sink into the depths of the water... The guard held his spear up towards the Heartless, crawling backwards as he desperately hoped for some way out of this but in the depths of his heart he knew that this was it. But just out of the corner of his vision he could see a small fishing boat rapidly approaching. "Hang on!" Mika shouted, glad that she had followed after the youngest in the group. "Stay here, Nini. I'll be back for you I promise but I've gotta help my friend!" Gingerly placing her bag on the ground, and ignoring the complaining meows of her cat she jumped from her boat to the other to place herself in between the Heartless and the guard. She deftly swung her keyblade to knock its weapon away. "She's in the water! She fell overboard!" The guard called out to Mika. Without even thinking she did the only thing she could do to save the man and get in the water to go after Tinarah. She tackled the Screwdriver right off the boat and immediately dove after Tinarah thinking of nothing else but getting her to safety. She had seen enough of her friends die. It was in that moment of clarity her memories began to return, right at the precipice of life and death. Flashes of a home lost to her, the great winter with the only thing sustaining her each night being the fire she kept burning. Everyone from that old life was gone. Her sickness even took their memories away and now as the rush of adrenaline brought the pain back to the surface she was fueled by her desire to not lose anyone else. Mika gripped Tinarah's little hand and began to pull her up to the surface. The guard grabbed onto Tinarah as they reached open air and dragged her onto the boat. But just as Mika raised her hands to be brought up into the boat the Heartless she had knocked into the water latched itself onto her and dragged her back beneath the surface. The next thing she felt was the Screwdriver's trident cutting at her side. Mika cast Cure on herself to combat the pain but when she fought back her keyblade was too slow to hit the Heartless in the water. It sped around, now that it was in its element, and circled around her to cut her again by striking at her back. As her life force began to drain from her body she could only wonder was this going to be the price of friendship? If so, she would be glad to take the place of someone else. I'm sorry Nini. This was a losing battle. She was losing air and as the Heartless kept circling her, diving in to cut at her before torpedoing away, she knew keeping up with it any longer would be impossible. The faces in her mind's eye began to grow clearer the more her vision began to fade. She would be with her family once again. She knew what she had to do to finish the fight and keep the others safe. Please, take care of Nini. I'll be with you all in your heart, my friends. From the surface an explosion of brilliant light could be seen coming from deep beneath the water. In a flash both Mika and the Heartless were gone.
He knew his hunch was right when he saw Take considering his own upbringing. Similar backgrounds and whatnot. Torrin did not wish to think about his home, however. Not now. Thankfully, Take changed the subject to something else. "You're worried about whatever got me coming after your friends? To be honest, it could happen sooner rather than later." Torrin warned, thinking back to his own recent injury which still hadn't quite healed yet. Magical wounds like that never healed quite right and it kept him from feeling at a hundred percent. "For starters, not everyone wielding a keyblade has the same ideas on how it should be used. When I first met your group I thought you were with these...rogues but once I saw your masters I knew it wasn't the case. They call themselves Chasers. Probably because the one they follow is called the Light Chaser. They have this sort of...groupie mentality. I mean, the Light Chaser and his Chasers?" Torrin shook his head at the sound of it. "I was sure they were looking for something back at Eventide Town but whatever it was, I couldn't find it. In between limping and bleeding I'm sure I was beaten to the world and they got whatever they were looking for." "In any case, I'm sure you and your friends will eventually cross paths with them. And whatever they ask for, don't give it to them.
"Hang on!" Mika shouted, glad that she had followed after the youngest in the group. "Stay here, Nini. I'll be back for you I promise but I've gotta help my friend!" Gingerly placing her bag on the ground, and ignoring the complaining meows of her cat she jumped from her boat to the other to place herself in between the Heartless and the guard. She deftly swung her keyblade to knock its weapon away. "She's in the water! She fell overboard!" The guard called out to Mika. Without even thinking she did the only thing she could do to save the man and get in the water to go after Tinarah. She tackled the Screwdriver right off the boat and immediately dove after Tinarah thinking of nothing else but getting her to safety. She had seen enough of her friends die. It was in that moment of clarity her memories began to return, right at the precipice of life and death. Flashes of a home lost to her, the great winter with the only thing sustaining her each night being the fire she kept burning. Everyone from that old life was gone. Her sickness even took their memories away and now as the rush of adrenaline brought the pain back to the surface she was fueled by her desire to not lose anyone else. Mika gripped Tinarah's little hand and began to pull her up to the surface. The guard grabbed onto Tinarah as they reached open air and dragged her onto the boat. But just as Mika raised her hands to be brought up into the boat the Heartless she had knocked into the water latched itself onto her and dragged her back beneath the surface. The next thing she felt was the Screwdriver's trident cutting at her side. Mika cast Cure on herself to combat the pain but when she fought back her keyblade was too slow to hit the Heartless in the water. It sped around, now that it was in its element, and circled around her to cut her again by striking at her back. As her life force began to drain from her body she could only wonder was this going to be the price of friendship? If so, she would be glad to take the place of someone else. I'm sorry Nini. This was a losing battle. She was losing air and as the Heartless kept circling her, diving in to cut at her before torpedoing away, she knew keeping up with it any longer would be impossible. The faces in her mind's eye began to grow clearer the more her vision began to fade. She would be with her family once again. She knew what she had to do to finish the fight and keep the others safe. Please, take care of Nini. I'll be with you all in your heart, my friends.
I obsessed over it a few years back. It's neat.
And then they were all leaving. No one cared enough to seek to punish the one who brought on this attack and as much as he wanted to--no it wanted this--he could not simply just sail on his own just because he wanted to. No amount of anger from the specter would make that possible. And so their prey vanished into the mist and was soon too far gone to even attempt to follow. Desperately, Enok looked around for some other way to give chase but found none. His body had already begun to tense up as it feared the worst was to come. The Hym was not happy with this result and before he could even take a step away from the wheel a sharp pain coursed through his body, centering itself deep within his mind. "Fuc-" He stumbled over and attempted to grab hold onto something to keep from falling over but to no avail. Enok fell over, his eyes first becoming bloodshot then going black from the strain on his body the Hym began to place. "J-just pick another you--" The pain only intensified, his own shadow appearing to stretch and morph into inhuman shapes, as he could hear a violent screeching in his mind. Even after all this time, he never got used to the pain of failure. Getting shot by arrows? It stung. Being stabbed? That stung a little more. This? There was no comparison. He convulsed and tried to rack his brain for anyone or anything that would redirect the Hym's rage so that he would not be its victim. There's Witchers here you damn spirit! You're just making our lives harder with your damn tantrum! But the spirit would not be silenced. It needed blood and if it didn't get any then Enok was going to pay for it a thousand fold in the pain he would receive.
The Waterfalls Two Screwdrivers dove at Tinarah ready to cut her down when the guard that was with her intervened and deflected one of the attacks intended for her with his spear. Before the man could even attempt to attack he was knocked to the side by the Heartless he stopped and nearly thrown off over the side of the boat. The second Screwdriver managed to close the distance between itself and Tinarah and jabbed at her side. Just as it did so, there was a flash of light that came from the sky and faded, with no trace of where exactly it originated. Tinarah was hit for 13 Damage (7/20HP) Enemies Remaining: 2 Screwdrivers Screwdrivers require 10 AP to defeat. The Ruins "Thanks!" The young man with glasses called out to Chrono before his tone changed to one of warning. "Watch out! Behind you!" A Screwdriver had circled around to cut at Chrono from behind with its spear. As it did so there was a flash of light. "The crystal..?" The Princess spoke in wonder as her eyes looked upward. "What? Do you mean the power source? It reacted to the fight?" "I...I think so." Chrono was hit for 15 Damage (10/25HP) Enemies Remaining: 2 Screwdrivers Screwdrivers require 10 AP to defeat. The Cave "Like I said. She'll be okay. Your master's a tough one." Torrin stated, not immediately trying to introduce himself. He glanced down at Atmos and folded his arms then looked back at Take. He kept silent for a moment almost as if he was refusing to introduce himself because being defensive was all he could remember at this point. Finally, Torrin lowered his arms and responded. "Torrin. My name's Torrin. I figure that we're all on the same side here so there's no reason for me not to help you guys. Wasn't in such a good shape when I showed up but I'm doing better now." At least he was no longer still bleeding. "Your world, they strong on military training there?" From Take's appearance this was fairly obvious especially since none of the other students had that kind of look to them or held the air of discipline about them. The Alleys The Heartless spread out when Illiana began to fight back. Shadows clawed threateningly at Illiana and slid over her way while the Pirate hung overhead in the sky, swooping in and narrowly missing the girl in its attack. The Soldiers, however, found their mark as they closed the distance with a rapid spinning attack to strike Illiana. There was a flash of bright light from the sky. The Heartless did not react to it but it was apparent that something had changed. Illiana was hit for 12 Damage (8/25HP) Enemies Remaining: 6 (2 Shadows. 3 Soldiers. 1 Pirate.) Shadows require 2 AP each to defeat. Soldiers require 4 AP each to defeat. Pirates require 8 AP each to defeat. The flash of light happened the instant before you were struck. Some magical source in Atlantis filled you with new fortitude. Damage dealt to you was halved due to this protecting force of nature.
"Like I said. She'll be okay. Your master's a tough one." Torrin stated, not immediately trying to introduce himself. He glanced down at Atmos and folded his arms then looked back at Take. He kept silent for a moment almost as if he was refusing to introduce himself because being defensive was all he could remember at this point. Finally, Torrin lowered his arms and responded. "Torrin. My name's Torrin. I figure that we're all on the same side here so there's no reason for me not to help you guys. Wasn't in such a good shape when I showed up but I'm doing better now." At least he was no longer still bleeding. "Your world, they strong on military training there?" From Take's appearance this was fairly obvious especially since none of the other students had that kind of look to them or held the air of discipline about them.
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I forgot to upload a song of mine I finished a while ago and in the meantime I finished a new one too. New song:
Daddy issues. Really? What would have not been any of his business suddenly became his business the moment someone tied to this girl's past showed up. But for now, there were more important things to take care of like getting rid of this man claiming to have more battle experience than them. One thing never changed though, numbers always gave an advantage. If they were going to do this then they might as well go all in. Arctus kept silent as he inched towards the side out of the man's peripheral vision and began to circle around him as the girl attacked him and continued to antagonize the man. It didn't really matter what she did as long as she was keeping him distracted. Then, without any sort of battle cry or taunt of his own he charged at their enemy from behind and swung his sword in a wide arc intending to end this little skirmish as quickly as possible. If the girl was already calling this guy a coward would she have called him one as well but that too did not matter. He wasn't concerned about honor, just getting the job over with.
Daddy issues. Really? What would have not been any of his business suddenly became his business the moment someone tied to this girl's past showed up. But for now, there were more important things to take care of like getting rid of this man claiming to have more battle experience than them. One thing never changed though, numbers always gave an advantage. If they were going to do this then they might as well go all in. Arctus kept silent as he inched towards the side out of the man's peripheral vision and began to circle around him as the girl attacked him and continued to antagonize the man. It didn't really matter what she did as long as she was keeping him distracted. Then, without any sort of battle cry or taunt of his own he charged at their enemy from behind and swung his sword in a wide arc intending to end this little skirmish as quickly as possible. If the girl was already calling this guy a coward would she have called him one as well but that too did not matter. He wasn't concerned about honor, just getting the job over with.
"Guys what are y-" He cut himself off knowing they already had their minds set on fighting the Darkside. He figured clearing the area out was the best plan but it seemed that they wanted to get this over with as quickly as possible and not deal with the small ones. He looked over in the direction of Mora for a moment then back at the Darkside. "Fine. Have it your way then." He might have to go back for the girl to get her to safety but that wasn't going to happen as long as the Darkside was still standing. It was obviously apparent that climbing up to whack the darn thing on the head wasn't the most effective strategy but it did give him an idea. He charged forth, clearing a path for himself as his eyes fixed on their target. After Chrono had attacked the Heartless's legs Alder leapt in and struck hard at one of its legs while his keyblade was coated in a fire spell. "I'll knock you down!" Alder swiped at the same leg again with his blade with another deft blow then jumped back next to Chrono to cover his back.
"Guys what are y-" He cut himself off knowing they already had their minds set on fighting the Darkside. He figured clearing the area out was the best plan but it seemed that they wanted to get this over with as quickly as possible and not deal with the small ones. He looked over in the direction of Mora for a moment then back at the Darkside. "Fine. Have it your way then." He might have to go back for the girl to get her to safety but that wasn't going to happen as long as the Darkside was still standing. It was obviously apparent that climbing up to whack the darn thing on the head wasn't the most effective strategy but it did give him an idea. He charged forth, clearing a path for himself as his eyes fixed on their target. After Chrono had attacked the Heartless's legs Alder leapt in and struck hard at one of its legs while his keyblade was coated in a fire spell. "I'll knock you down!" Alder swiped at the same leg again with his blade with another deft blow then jumped back next to Chrono to cover his back.
Not really sure what to say other than here's a few of the things I've worked on or modified in the past to suit my needs. I'm not really a good graphic artist but the best stuff I've made can almost be described as "nice". Ongoing RP: Spoiler: Kingdom Hearts Light Chaser graphics (At the time I didn't know how to make a border around letters and Cat helped me do the yellow border for the words "Kingdom Hearts". I have since learned how to do it but credit goes to her for that detail.) Looks simple right? Well for Torrin here I had to find a similar image to get the top of his head to pop out since the original image cut it off. That was a pain. Upcoming RP: Spoiler: Echoes of Mana graphics (Look see? I learned how to do borders eventually! The renders for this stuff took ages and I didn't want to spend the extra time it'd take to get them "pixel perfect".) Retired RP: Spoiler: Cosmic Ocean graphics Past RPs: Spoiler: Misc RP graphics Look at me I can edit things: Spoiler: Alterations I took this: And this: To make these: @Boy Wonder made this: I used it to make this: Spoiler: BONUS DLC SEASON PASS REQUIRED
And finally a decent look at the gameplay: The chest opening animation is perfect.
