"Erm...right," Tera Roth said. "The UO is at Sapphire, Jack. I suggest we go there." *** Xardius pointed towards a close plateau. "Water's up there, along with the cave...and the others. Let's go." *** Xegreny opened his eyes. He was floating. Looking around, he saw Vexneah alongside him. Grabbing her, he propelled himself forward using energy to move the still air, and landed in the pilot's chair. Xardius and Wing were no where to be found, and a large hole, now covered by a blast door, resided in the side of the hull. Xegreny scratched his head, then piloted the ship down towards the planet.
"Hmph, whatever," Xardius muttered... *** "Hmm, let me see..." Tera Roth tapped his chin. "You said to destroy it...but I didn't...so yes..." He produced the book from out of nowhere. "Kept it in storage. Why?"
"Vecked! My old ally!" Tera Roth said. "It is good to see you. I have a question for you..." *** Xardius nodded. "I'll be...all right. Should we go find the others on this world?"
Xardius' eye seemed to have been...restored somehow. Fire blazed into his hands. "Power...of the last Phoenician...come to me!" he howled. Wings of flame ripped into the space around him, and he touched Wing. Instantly, Wing's wounds were healed... Then Xardius fell to the earth, exhausted. "There's no more for me...now..." he said. "That's the last." *** Scourge laughed as Xardius' Phoenician powers flooded into him. "This..is going to be fun." *** Jamerin Vadoozine threw back his head and laughed. "What a joke," he said. "The old coot's given it up." *** Tera Roth smiled at Jack. "I don't think the UO will want to 'go' anywhere. I was going to attempt to persuade them to join us wherever they were."
OOC: Sorry I'm late...I slept in...heheh. BIC: Xardius strode forward. "I may have lost my powers, but I still have this Wing..." He raised a hand and ripped the bandage from his eye revealing... *** Scourge felt it. With a smile, the bandages fell from his face... *** Back in the Enigmatic Knights headquarters, a lone knight smiled.
Xardius closed his eyes. "Your ultimate darkness is the Heartless that ripped your heart away...it resides in your heart..." He opened his eyes and extended a hand. A thin stream of darkness emerged from Wing's heart and opened into a portal. "Let us defeat it...wind and flame together." *** Tera Roth looked shocked. "You're looking for the Ultimate Organization? I know where they're at...But our motives might not be the same...What is your motive?" *** Highwind nodded. "There is one thing...I was once a Larenskan Knight, an elite order of the Enigmatic Knights that was destroyed a while back. Our members have been scattered. Please, assemble them together. That is all I ask..." OOC: Note about Highwind's request. You don't have to go around and find everybody, just say yes and then I'll have everybody brought together. I just need someone to tell the Guardians of Larenska to group together.
Xardius tapped his foot. "You know, even though I'm a heartless monster, I do worry about the rest of you. You're not like me...you have feelings." He unfolded his arms. "It's time to return to the realm of darkness within your heart...and face your ultimate darkness." *** Tera Roth scowled. "I was attacked by a Brotherhood member and had to make an emergency stop here...Plus I'm not under your jurisdiction." *** "Tera Roth was on his mission to restore Kingdom Hearts, and I arrived to support him. He was attacked by a Prophet of Truth, who I intercepted and was defeated by...due to my lack of use in my dark powers...After that, I don't remember, but I guess I was rescued by Jaxed."
OOC: Jaxed's finally getting the clue that the Brotherhood isn't going to be a picnic, especially Scourge... BIC: Xardius stared out the view port. "We got here before the Brotherhood," Xardius said. "Nulix, according to the scanner, is undergoing the first trial..." He turned to Wing. "Vecked's around here as well. Flame feels flame...You don't have to kill him you know." *** Tera Roth landed on the nearest world: Hollow Bastion. Coughing he jumped out of the gummi ship, and nearly collided with Jack. *** Highwind opened his eyes. "I'm...still alive?"
OOC: Um...no...I don't think I can manage to believe that... BIC: "Well," Alan Graives laughed. "I suggest you just do something you come up with, instead of relying on DarKnight to give you an enemy." EDIT OOC: Gotta go, see you later.
OOC: Yes....It is kind of funny. But, yeah, I thought of a macho super plan for the Brotherhood and a follow-up to them, so we won't run out of things to do any time in the near future. Speaking of which... Nulix has to pass the Trial of Strength in the first cavern. Why don't we get to that? Once we do that, I can move on with the storyline and introduce Tera Roth for real. BIC: Tera Roth settled into the pilot's chair, and interrupted the autopilot. Looking out over the stars, he guided the clunky ship down towards the next world on his list. Something silver streaked past the ship, just missing it. Tera Roth's eyes narrowed, then he sped the ship up and streaked past the world, ricocheting around the gravity well and coming back at full speed. Three silver ships, single-pilot size and bristling with weapons, were approaching. Silver streaks of energy shot out at Tera Roth, and he gritted his teeth. Quickly, he flipped down and under the shots, then tracked the first ship. Lock-on. He flicked a switch and four missiles sped in and slammed into the nasal cavity just at the front of the ship. With a fiery gaseous explosion, the first ship vanished along with the other two. "Illusion?" Tera Roth muttered to himself. And then he saw a silver speck floating towards him at high speeds. He zoomed in. It was humanoid in shape. Suddenly Tera Roth remembered that one of the Brotherhood's member's talents was to form an impenetrable metallic shield that fit them like a second skin. He jammed the throttle right as the silver humanoid zeroed in on the ship. He knew he couldn't face a Brotherhood member by himself, and at the moment, the ship's clunky engine wasn't able to maneuver the ship away. Only one option. Tera Roth rocketed the ship's engines to full power, and rammed the throttle towards the rapidly growing silver speck. He could almost see the smug grin on the humanoid's face. "But I get the final laugh," Tera Roth snarled, letting loose two more missiles. He zoomed in as shock rippled across the humanoid's face, then the missiles collided, spinning the Brotherhood member off course and away from the gummi as it rocketed past. "You'll never catch us now," Tera Roth said, slapping his palm down on the button labeled "Warp." The gummi ship zipped into warp without a hindrance, leaving a disgruntled Eclipse in zero gravity...
Tera Roth's mind whirled in darkness. A vision flashed across his mind: Xardius, lying in a pool of blood... A man of flame and fire... A battle within Kingdom Hearts... A orb of untold power and wisdom... The dark side of the worlds... Men and women acting as tyrants to inhabitants besought by beasts... An empire that stretched across the stars, and was now hungry for light... And beyond that...endless chaos. In the twilight of dreams, Tera Roth remembered where Xardius had said he'd trained: The Chaotic Desert in the Sea of Chaos... Like static on the television, Tera Roth's psychi plunged deep into the vision, into the roiling mass of chaos: A man versus thousands...warriors with blood-stained hands...crazed eyes...a desert that stretched far...keyblades...war...black blood raining from the sky...Fire...Rage...Hate...Cerulean eyes betrayed by the flames... Tera Roth's eyes snapped open. He sat up and rubbed his temples. This day just kept getting better and better. *** Scourge was angry. This normally wasn't very different from a normal day, except that Scourge was angry at something in particular. Staring at the thousands of warriors who were charging him, he again wondered why he bothered. He forced himself to calm. Stretching a hand, the thousands of warriors died in a flash of broiling heat. Turning, he walked away. The attacks were growing more frequent... His plan must come to fruition soon, or he would not have a chance to do what he must...what he wanted...what he was willing to sacrifice the worlds to get. Scourge felt the somewhat humane side of himself leering. Oh, yes, he would get what he wanted...even if everyone had to die for him to achieve it. Some things were worse than going without.
OOC: Oh...sorry...Let's continue then. BIC: Brine howled with rage as the massive burst of dark energy lashed into Kingdom Hearts. With a roar of thunder, Kingdom Hearts regenerated instantly... Tera Roth felt his twilight power raging back and the darkness raging behind him proved testimony to Highwind's restoration. Knives whirled past his face, cutting the bridge of his nose. Yelping, Tera Roth ducked to the other side of the massive machine, as more knives embedded into the seat. Touching his nose, he grinned and whistled. "Nice shot." "Near miss!" Brine snarled from above him, and Tera Roth had to jump to the side as Brine pulled out a revolver. Tera Roth snapped to the side, dodging the first two bullets, the third grazing his side. "You're making me angry!" Tera Roth snarled, backflipping as Brine shot off more bullets. Brine laughed. "I've always wanted to study your abilities firsthand!" Tera Roth grunted as he hit the ground, bullets whizzing over his head. Leaping up, he saluted and stepped off the cliff. Brine was right after him. Tera Roth summoned his keyblade and stabbed into the cliff. With a flip, he landed on the ledge where Highwind was propping a groggy Alyt up. "No time!" Tera Roth said. "Go, go!" Brine landed behind him, and came up, gun blazing. Tera Roth twisted to the side desperately, grabbing Alyt and leaping forward, running down the mountain at breakneck speeds. Brine tried to follow but slammed into a dark shield. "Well, well," Brine said, sneering. "If it isn't the infamous Highwind..." Tera Roth skidded to a halt. "Go." Highwind said. "I'll keep this guy company." Brine laughed. "You can keep the devil company after I kill you!" Brine leaped forward and Highwind cracked his knee up, smashing into Brine's chin. Brine's knives flashed forward and sliced at Highwind's chest. Highwind twisted underneath, snap-kicking Brine back. Brine's knives sliced out and cut into Highwind. Highwind leaped back, then leaped forward and grabbed Brine's neck. Brine's knives spun into Highwind's chest. Highwind's eyes bulged, but his hand closed tighter. Brine gasped for breath. "One of us will die this day," Highwind snarled. Brine gritted his teeth and stabbed as fast as he could. Highwind's knees buckled, but he maintained his choke hold. Brine kept stabbing, and Highwind's eyes glazed over... Brine kicked Highwind's body off the cliff... "It seems your redemption was a bit over-rated!" he laughed. "Too bad the others got away....The Prophets of Truth will not forget this...Believe me." *** Tera Roth held the sleeping Alyt close, sighing as the bumpy gummi ship took them back to Enigmatic Knight headquarters. He leaned back, and closed his eyes. "What should I do?" he whispered...
OOC: Wow, awesome guys! BIC: Tera Roth wiped sweat from his brow and looked back at Alyt, who was also breathing heavily. Gritting his teeth, he emitted a bone-chilling cough that seemed to scoop up some of his insides... Wiping blood off his chin, he continued the arduous climb...Death lays beyond the horizon, life just over this hill... A thump behind him caused him to turn. Alyt was on her knees, gasping for breath. The oxygen of this world was weak, weaker than all others, barely enough to breathe. It was like being on Mt. Everest from Earth, only the higher you got the worse. But Tera Roth had to climb this mountain...and Alyt had opted to come with him, of which he was eternally glad and worried at the same time. Tera Roth unbuckled his air pack and slipped it over Alyt's face. Her eyes closed, and she slumped into his hands, falling asleep with the lifegiving oxygen. Tera Roth could feel the turmoil in his soul as another cough rattled through his chest. Carefully, he laid Alyt down and turned. With a hoarse breath, he ran forward. His legs turned to jelly underneath him, and he crashed to the ground. Unable to move, another cough ripped out of him, and blood stained the rocks. He closed his eyes, willing the darkness to come... It came all too readily, but its presence was like aloe vera on a sunburn. It entered his breath like mist, and penetrated his lungs, healing the damage. Slowly, he stood, breathing the darkness like oxygen. "Highwind," Tera Roth said. "Why are you doing this?" Highwind walked forward, cold and seemingly dispassionate, but his eyes belied that. "Just forgive me that I couldn't get here sooner." Tera Roth screwed his eyes shut. "Highwind...it's not your fault..." "It was my fault, and still is," Highwind cut him off. "I may never be clean, but..." Tera Roth shook his head. Highwind's eyes narrowed. "The darkness will fail soon...you'd better hurry." "Why...why is it failing?" "You mean you actually don't know?" Highwind asked. "Izol. He did something...I'm not sure what." Tera Roth nodded. "Something that affects all twilight and dark users." "Yes." Tera Roth nodded again. "Fine." Highwind shrugged. "And you were right. Salvation lies over that hill. This world is a beacon of darkness...Aim and fire." Tera Roth felt the first grasp of thinning air, and a cough ripped from Highwind. "Hurry," he said hoarsely. "You don't have much time." With his newfound strength, Tera Roth easily vaulted up to the top. Summoning twilight, he used the remains of his strength to severe the mountain's top. Century-old technology sprang forth. Suddenly, Tera Roth felt cold. "Well, well, the legend's true," Brine said, clapping his hands as he stepped up to Tera Roth. "Wonderful..." "What do you want?" Tera Roth asked. "I cannot allow you to use this," Brine said. "I must study it first. If you're still alive, I'll let you use it..." Tera Roth's eyes narrowed. "You people really are heartless..." Brine laughed. Tera Roth sighed. "You can't stop me..." He moved forward. Brine moved fast. His knife sliced into Tera Roth's arm and Tera Roth sprang back in disbelief. "I'm not as harmless as I seem," Brine said. Tera Roth sighed again. "Fine." With a twist, he jumped in the air, landing on Brine's head, then vaulting off onto the machine. Brine snarled and the dagger twirled out of his hands towards Tera Roth. Tera Roth twisted and caught the dagger, then used the point to slice into the computer's mainframe. With a grunt, he twisted the aiming reticles for the distant Kingdom Hearts. "Stop!" Brine howled. Tera Roth felt the darkness fail, and without further ado, punched the firing button.
Xardius glanced at Gale, then said conspiratorially, "Don't let me down, Vexneah. I'm counting on you to pull through." He turned to the controls, and revved the engine, pulling the smooth sleek silver and black rocket into the sky with barely a whisper of turbulence. "At least my flying abilities seem innate," he muttered to himself, juicing the engines with fuel and rocketing away towards Sapphire. OOC: I have to go, but you guys can camp out at Sapphire and wait for Nulix, Bella, and Geryl to finish the three challenges which are, in case they forgot: Strength, courage, and charity. Stop there so I can pick it up tomorrow afternoon. Thanks a bunch guys, and see you tomorrow.
The mole danced a merry jig then disappeared down its hole. *** Xardius grunted. "I changed course. It seems that Jaxed, Xane, and Wing need a ride..." He turned to Vexneah. "Hey, Vexneah, what do you feel towards Gale?"
OOC: Not loss of who but what... BIC: "Bad plan, bad plan!" the mole screamed. "Go save friends!"
"Never!" some random mole yelled from the ground. OOC: Bad, well let's see...it starts with loss of...you figure it out.
OOC: Everybody disappeared...And if you're going to meet Xardius, you better hurry because something is going to happen...something bad.
OOC: Oh, the picture's not working Jaxed...I don't know why. And everybody, keep posting your characters! Derek, Shadow, etc.... BIC: Xardius' hands clenched on the wheel. "I won't allow it to be otherwise," Xardius said, and the ship surged forward, steadily approaching the world on the other side of the universe. "E.T.A 30 minutes."
OOC: Profile edited Jaxed! And I changed some of my guys' theme songs on said Heroes thread... BIC: Xardius didn't answer, just boosted more juice into the engines. Xegreny nodded. "Xardius isn't going to let them die...Not that I'm all that worried..." *** "It's your time to shine for your girl," Alan whispered in Nulix's ears.
