So kind of what you can do with Social Groups? I see no real problem in supporting that.
"Okay, looks like everyone's decided!" Huey cheered. "Fighters with me!" Glen, Eon, Steel and Karina left the Party! "Book lovers, straight ahead!" Dewey directed. Base, Beuce, Cat, Kel, Luna, and Stratos left the party! "Everyone else, follow me!" Louie instructed. Ananta, Kross, and D'daear left the party! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Huey's group Huey lead the group of five down the southern corridor, down a flight of steps, to where a large dome awaited them. "Pretty nifty, huh? The dome was designed so that all the violence and damage would stay inside. Keybladers are welcome to come and go as to please to better train themselves." The duck waddled on, guiding them to a large, white door, with a strange emblem on it. It looked like a heart, with an angel wing to the right, and a demon wing to the left. About to knock, he hesitated and looked back. "Little tip... you might not want to question him." Huey looked back at the door, gulped and knocked softly a firm,three times at the door. What followed was a booming voice, that made the little duck jump back. "ENTER! AND EMBRACE THE WARRIOR WITHIN!" Huey opened the door for them and gave short chuckle. "Hehe... good luck!" After saying so, he quickly closed the door behind him, allowing the party to look ahead at the sight of the training grounds. Like the land of departure, height specified training dummies were placed along the center of the dome, with a race track surrounding it. Most likely for speed training. In the air, floating targets surrounded the skies, listing off numbers depending on how small the target was. Smaller the target, bigger the score count. They were mainly their for Magic or projectile purposes, allowing for a better honing to target based skill commands. And yet, that wasn't even the thing that stood out, for in the center of the dome was the most eye attracting spectacle yet. A man, rivaling Gilgamesh's size, was doing hand pushups with what appeared to be some very heavy white armor. The eight foot behemoth of a man spoke with a gruff, roaring tone, making everything he said sound like it was the most important thing you would ever need to hear. his shoulder with was the size of two doors, with his hands, making the average head look like an apple. His armor was like that of the medieval era, from the chainmail, to the mask that shielded his face. It was hard to know if there was even a real man in there... To introduce himself, he stopped what he was doing and dusted his hands off, approaching the party. "NEW BATCH, EH?...HOW I RELISH THE CHALLENGE TO EMPOWER THE HOPES OF THE NEWER GENERATION... I AM KUMA! THE DISCIPLINARY MASTER OF THE COUNCIL, AND YOU... " He paused, and examined the group of slender wielders. "ARE NO WHERE NEAR YOUR PEAK POTENTIAL!!!! UNACCEPTABLE!! DROP AND GIVE ME FIFTY!" ~MISSION START~ (You heard him...) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewey's group Dewey lead the group up a spiralling staircase to the upper levels of the citadel. With a long red carpet along the ground, he followed the carpet to a pair of wooden doors. Above them was a gold plated sign labelling it as the "Hall of Records." The door itself was pasted with an emblem that covered both doors. The left door had half a heart with a demon wing, while the right had the other half of the heart, with an angel wing. Dewey pushed both door open, revealing a cascade of bokshelves, and a beautiful shower of natural light from the windowsill at the edge of the library. There, was a man looking through a telescope through the window as he looked back to his charts. They approached the man who's hair seemed to be mostly gray, but with some strawberry blonde hair still amongst it. He was wrinkled from age, and he was very skinny and fragile looking. He was also very pale and his face seemed to actually look a lot younger than the rest of him seemed. He had green eyes and his lips seemed to curl in a natural smile. He was dressed up as if he were ready to start working in a lab, and wrapped around one of his arms was a machine that seemed to be keeping track of his heart rate. "Hi Seiza! How's the stargazing!" Dewey asked. Seiza slammed a pen down near his map and spoke aggravated, "They keep appearing and appearing! Stars should not just suddenly come into existance! This making my map work worse!" While the man rummaged through different maps, Dewey turned back to the group to give some small explanations. "Since half of the world is night, and the other half is day, Seiza here is able to track stars as they appear, or if they go out." He looked back to the scientist. "How many worlds are there since we last checked?" Seiza picked up the pen again and quickly scanned the map and looked up, "It has nearly doubled since last time. I have never seen the sky so bright with stars..." he rubbed his temples and mumbled, "What is going on out there?" "That Aux guy is still using the belt to bring worlds to this time. We don't really know why still..." Seiza folded up his papers and looked at the watch like thing on his arm and chuckled, "I need to take a break before this stresses me out anymore. Oh-" he looked at the group and scanned them all quickly, "I thought Dewey was talking to himself again... I didn't know there was a crowd. You are all free to look at the archives if you'd like. Or for a little extra fun..." he walked over to a large telescope and angled it specifically, "Based on the coordinates of the world you want to look at, you can... but DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING EXCEPT THE COORDINATE BAR." he pointed at Dewey, "YOU GOT THAT? DON'T. TOUCH. ANYTHING. EXCEPT. FOR. THE. COORDINATE. BAR." he calmed down and politely smiled and bowed slightly towards them, "I will be back momentarily." and he exited the area. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Louie's group Louie lead his small group to the Northern end of the main entrance hall, where three other keybladers were seen. "See, you guys aren't the only one's out there ya know. These guys were found wandering around who know's where. Maybe you know em?" Louie flapped his arm to the group of sparring visitor's signalling to meat each other. "Hey guys, I brought you some new friends!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Council Room Yue dragged Kaida, Hikaru and Merlin to an elevator across the platform they exited from to take them up a few levels. The elevator at first glance had a more or less normal feel to it. White doors would open for them, and inside, awaited a small room. As the four walked inside, the doors closed behind. As Hikaru himself looked around, he could see nothing out of the ordinary. Small bars of light so people could see, handle bars to latch on to... even a small tune was playing os background music. At first glance, it was indeed normal, but as everyone stood in place for a few moments, he took note of the one thing every elevator needed to operate. "Umm... where's the control panel?" Yue was silent as a red scanner came from above them and waved thin red lines across each of their faces. A loud "ding" sound was made. -RECOGNIZED. K-02. Eclipse. Another ding sound was made. -RECOGNIZED. K-07. Dawn. Yue and Kaida were both scanned and confirmed as members of the order by their physical form, as well as their codenames. As the elevator activated and began to move them, Yue looked back and began to explain. "Not much point in having a lock in a castle full of keyblade wielders... This way, the elevator will only move when any of the seven of us are on board... It scans not only our bodies, but hearts as well. In other words... WE are the keys." Hikaru acknowledged this and stayed silent for the rest of the ride. It didn't take long, but the top floor was reach, opening the hatch doors to a large room with a round table, and seven tall chairs. Yue looked around the room for any sight of Krowley, but Hikaru wasn't focused on that. He forgot everything for the time being and just ambraced at the sight of the room he could never enter. There was nothing special about, but... just the feeling of being where so many great wielders once gathered gave him a rush of excitement. "Where's Krowley..." Yue asked impatiently. -RECOGNIZED. K-01. ORION. The door opened behind them, to where a man, clad with silver armor, a flowing cape of wings, and bright white hair walked into the room with such a presence. A fair six foot, handsome young man with green eyes, pale skin, and a kind smile. "Apologies Yue. I had... other concerns to attend to." All the time while smiling, he didn't address where he'd been or why he just arrived, but he was there nonetheless to deal with the issue at hand. "Young DJ tells me that you've all had quite the little experience with this... No Heart's accomplices." He did not speak angrily, but with a tone of compassion and understanding. "I will attend to each of your stories and give new instruction upon hearing each testimonial." He turned to Kaida and sat her down. "Every morning starts with a Dawn... and so shall I." He sat down next to her, where Yue, Hikaru and Merlin each took their own seats. "In as best detail you can Kaida... what happened in Corona?"
PVP Battle (Cat VS Eon) Cycle 7 Cat > Eon Cat used Sliding Dash! Dealt 4 Damage! Eon attacked with a combo! Dealt 11 Damage! Cat Eon 20/46 HP 1(0.75)/3 MP 185% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Mine Square Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion (x1) Hi-Potion (x1) Ether (x1) Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Sliding Dash 0/3 Strike Raid 1/2 Spoiler: SUMMONS Maximus Spoiler: ABILITIES Aerial Sweep High Jump 150% Combo Guard Dodge Roll EXP Writer I Maigc Lock-On Groove (50% CRITICAL chance so long as above 80% HP) Spoiler: LIMITS None 26/52 HP 1 (1.85)/6 MP 95% CG AERORA (*3) Spoiler: MAGIC Aerora Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Break Time 7/7 Spoiler: SUMMONS 7 Dwarves Bambi Basil Bumbo The 3 Caballeros Fairy Godmother Marahute Spoiler: ABILITIES Second Wind Cheer Air Combo Plus EXP Writer I Dodge Roll 180% combo High Jump Spoiler: LIMITS None
PVP Battle (Cat VS Eon) Cycle 6 Cat > Eon Cat used Strike Raid! Dealt 8 Damage! Eon' cast Aerora! Physical damage is halved for 4 turns! Cat Eon 31/46 HP 1(0.55)/3 MP 155% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Mine Square Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion (x1) Hi-Potion (x1) Ether (x1) Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Sliding Dash 3/3 Strike Raid 0/2 Spoiler: SUMMONS Maximus Spoiler: ABILITIES Aerial Sweep High Jump 150% Combo Guard Dodge Roll EXP Writer I Maigc Lock-On Groove (50% CRITICAL chance so long as above 80% HP) Spoiler: LIMITS None 30/52 HP 1 (1.60)/6 MP 70% CG AERORA (*4) Spoiler: MAGIC Aerora Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Break Time 7/7 Spoiler: SUMMONS 7 Dwarves Bambi Basil Bumbo The 3 Caballeros Fairy Godmother Marahute Spoiler: ABILITIES Second Wind Cheer Air Combo Plus EXP Writer I Dodge Roll 180% combo High Jump Spoiler: LIMITS None
PVP Battle (Cat VS Eon) Cycle 5 Cat > Eon Cat used Cure! Healed 17 HP! Eon attacked with a combo! Dealt 11 Damage! Eon's Aerora faded! Cat Eon 31/46 HP 1(0.35)/3 MP 135% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Mine Square Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion (x1) Hi-Potion (x1) Ether (x1) Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Sliding Dash 2/3 Strike Raid 2/2 Spoiler: SUMMONS Maximus Spoiler: ABILITIES Aerial Sweep High Jump 150% Combo Guard Dodge Roll EXP Writer I Maigc Lock-On Groove (50% CRITICAL chance so long as above 80% HP) Spoiler: LIMITS None 38/52 HP 3 (1.60)/6 MP 65% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Aerora Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Break Time 7/7 Spoiler: SUMMONS 7 Dwarves Bambi Basil Bumbo The 3 Caballeros Fairy Godmother Marahute Spoiler: ABILITIES Second Wind Cheer Air Combo Plus EXP Writer I Dodge Roll 180% combo High Jump Spoiler: LIMITS None
PVP Battle (Cat VS Eon) Cycle 4 Cat > Eon Cat attacked with a combo! Dealt 4 Damage! Eon attacked with a combo! Dealt 11 Damage! Cat Eon 25/46 HP 1(1.35)/3 MP 135% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Mine Square Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion (x1) Hi-Potion (x1) Ether (x1) Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Sliding Dash 1/3 Strike Raid 2/2 Spoiler: SUMMONS Maximus Spoiler: ABILITIES Aerial Sweep High Jump 150% Combo Guard Dodge Roll EXP Writer I Maigc Lock-On Groove (50% CRITICAL chance so long as above 80% HP) Spoiler: LIMITS None 38/52 HP 3 (1.35)/6 MP 40% CG AERORA (*1) Spoiler: MAGIC Aerora Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Break Time 7/7 Spoiler: SUMMONS 7 Dwarves Bambi Basil Bumbo The 3 Caballeros Fairy Godmother Marahute Spoiler: ABILITIES Second Wind Cheer Air Combo Plus EXP Writer I Dodge Roll 180% combo High Jump Spoiler: LIMITS None
PVP Battle (Cat VS Eon) Cycle 3 Cat > Eon Cat used Sliding Dash! Dealt 4 Damage! Set off 4 mines! Dealt 11 Damage! Eon used Cure! Healed 21 HP! Cat's turn! Cat Eon 36/46 HP 1(0.75)/3 MP 120% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Mine Square Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion (x1) Hi-Potion (x1) Ether (x1) Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Sliding Dash 0/3 Strike Raid 1/2 Spoiler: SUMMONS Maximus Spoiler: ABILITIES Aerial Sweep High Jump Combo Guard Dodge Roll EXP Writer I Maigc Lock-On Combo Plus Groove (CRITICAL hits so long as above 80% HP) Spoiler: LIMITS None 42/52 HP 3 (0.60)/6 MP 15% CG AERORA (*2) Spoiler: MAGIC Aerora Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Break Time 7/7 Spoiler: SUMMONS 7 Dwarves Bambi Basil Bumbo The 3 Caballeros Fairy Godmother Marahute Spoiler: ABILITIES Second Wind Cheer Air Combo Plus EXP Writer I Dodge Roll 180% combo High Jump Spoiler: LIMITS None
PVP Battle (Cat VS Eon) Cycle 2 Cat > Eon Eon attacked with a combo! Dealt 10 Damage. Cat's turn! Cat Eon 36/46 HP 1(0.60)/3 MP 60% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Mine Square Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion (x1) Hi-Potion (x1) Ether (x1) Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Sliding Dash 3/3 Strike Raid 0/2 Spoiler: SUMMONS Maximus Spoiler: ABILITIES Aerial Sweep High Jump Combo Guard Dodge Roll EXP Writer I Maigc Lock-On Combo Plus Spoiler: LIMITS None 36/52 HP 4 (0.60)/6 MP 15% CG AERORA (*3) 4 Mines placed (*1) Spoiler: MAGIC Aerora Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Break Time 7/7 Spoiler: SUMMONS 7 Dwarves Bambi Basil Bumbo The 3 Caballeros Fairy Godmother Marahute Spoiler: ABILITIES Second Wind Cheer Air Combo Plus Combo Plus EXP Writer I Dodge Roll Combo High Jump Spoiler: LIMITS None
PVP Battle (Cat VS Eon) Cycle 1 Cat > Eon Cat used Mine Square! Eon used Aerora! Damage Halved for 4 turns! Cat used Strike raid! Dealt 4 Damage! Set off 4 mines! Dealt 11 Damage! Eon's turn! Cat Eon 46/46 HP 1(0.60)/3 MP 60% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Mine Square Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion (x1) Hi-Potion (x1) Ether (x1) Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Sliding Dash 3/3 Strike Raid 2/2 Spoiler: SUMMONS Maximus Spoiler: ABILITIES Aerial Sweep High Jump Combo Guard Dodge Roll EXP Writer I Maigc Lock-On Combo Plus Spoiler: LIMITS None 36/52 HP 4/6 MP 0% CG AERORA (*4) 4 Mines placed Spoiler: MAGIC Aerora Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Break Time 7/7 Spoiler: SUMMONS 7 Dwarves Bambi Basil Bumbo The 3 Caballeros Fairy Godmother Marahute Spoiler: ABILITIES Second Wind Cheer Air Combo Plus Combo Plus EXP Writer I Dodge Roll Combo High Jump Spoiler: LIMITS None
PVP Battle (Cat VS Eon) Cycle 1 Cat > Eon Cat's turn! Cat Eon 46/46 HP 3/3 MP 0% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Mine Square Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion (x1) Hi-Potion (x1) Ether (x1) Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Sliding Dash 3/3 Strike Raid 2/2 Spoiler: SUMMONS Maximus Spoiler: ABILITIES Aerial Sweemp High Jump Combo Guard Dodge Roll EXP Writer I Maigc Lock-On Combo Plus Spoiler: LIMITS None 52/52 HP 6/6 MP 0% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Aero Cure Spoiler: ITEMS Potion Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Break Time 7/7 Spoiler: SUMMONS 7 Dwarves Bambi Basil Bumbo The 3 Caballeros Fairy Godmother Marahute Spoiler: ABILITIES Second Wind Cheer Air Combo Plus Combo Plus EXP Writer I Dodge Roll Combo High Jump Spoiler: LIMITS None
As the group fell down the large, vertical hall of dim lighting, Hikaru recalled the similar feeling he got when back in Wonderland. Though in this case instead of freefalling, he was stationary on a platform surrounded by people he should, but barely knew. The wizard Merlin, he had ready many books on, but was always pictured like Yen Sid in terms of discipline and angry eyebrows. In terms of wielders, he only really been to worlds with maybe half of them or so. And if what he feared was true, then he wouldn't get the opportunity. The Order had a very select way of dealing with people that interrupt or meddle within the world order. While the true Krowley, leader of the order was almost like a father to him, Hikaru knew the consequences he would face if valuable technology was taken. He knew and didn't care... all in the hopes of retrieving a friend who wanted nothing to do with him... Maybe if he had brought Kaida along things would have gone differently? Aux always respected her more as a fighter and she was more prone to getting him to co-operate then he ever could. All he could do now was hang his head and avoid any unnecessary eye contact with the people surrounding him. He had shamed himself, and the people he represented by trying to do something he had no chance of succeeding in. As his head hung in shame, he saw that the whittled wold Kaida made for him was still cracked in two on the ground. Yue had luckily warped it along with the rest of them. He bent down to scoop up both pieces, while feeling the lion Aux had burned, deep in his pocket. He thought it almost ironic really... His friend made him a wolf, and was teased that he was the omega; the weak link. And like the laws of nature, he could not survive without the Alpha. Sure, he found a pack, but no more then betas were among him in a battle with beasts far outside their current potential. And yet, he didn't have any right to blame them. It was his fault, and he would face his punishment as such. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, in the realm of darkness... Rapunzel and Belle were placed in sleeping pods next to Snow White. All three sat neatly placed in a row next to four open caskets for the remaining princesses that needed capture. In front of them, stood Aux and Vanitas, awaiting the always tardy Nequa to regroup and receive their next order from No Heart. "Horseman is quite the delivery boy... why doesn't he just capture the princesses while we get down to bigger business?" Vanitas questioned. "I doubt he would be able to travel to all worlds fast enough without the interferences we continue to face. To be honest, I'm surprised you're still complaining on the matter... You got the opportunity to unleash your potential and install fear. What more does your half heart desire?" Vanitas stayed quiet and eyed him through his mask. "I thought the old man told you to stop talking to Xehanort." Vanitas had only half a heart, but encompassed in it, was pure darkness. Xehanort himself was the one who extracted it from Ventus to create the offspring that was the cruel boy. "I find he's much easier to talk to then you or Nequa... You want chaos, and her desires are still a mystery... I just want answers to things I have yet to understand?" "If you want pillow talk so much, why not run to your little puppies? They follow you around enough... the one with the mask takes a real shine to you despite being an obstacle. Maybe that's why you can't finish it off... too much of a soft spot." Aux remained silent and chose to ignore his words. "Sorry, maybe I shouldn't be calling your good buddy an 'it.' From my standpoint that's all he is. A singular thing that stops you from your precious darkness. That one light you refuse to extinguish... Or two now, as I understand it. Must tick you off how they're like little nightlights in your abyss. If I were you I'd best turn em off for good. Unless of course, you're afraid of the darkness?" Aux stayed silent but could feel his words pierce his mind. "Looky looky what I brought!" Nequa cried out, arriving. "Your late.. How is it, you depart first, but arrive last? What possible reason do you have?" Aux questioned. "Nothing yet, but it's about 40% finished now that you mention it!" she replied, with a most enigmatic response. "And why'd you bring a kid along?... I thought No Heart said no more abducting..." Vanitas mentioned at the sight of the small girl that lay lifeless over Nequa's shoulder. "You brought a member of the Order here!" Aux barked. It was only at closer inspection did he recognize the versatile mage up close. "If that's what our biggest threat look's like, I'd say we have our work cut out for us." "You should not underestimate them," No Heart warned, approaching them. "And why do you keep popping up out of no where?" Vanitas asked, overlooking his warning. "A good planner has his timing down to the second. And I told you that I would take her on my own accord." "She was in the way, I was there anyways, whaddya want from me? Geeez, y'know most people just say thank you." No Heart looked at her comical stance and care nothing attitude with little amusement. "I'm beginning to suspect whether or not your intentions to this cause are still in warranty." Nequa took the joking tone down and placed the girl an empty case before looking to No Heart. "And I'M beginning to question whether you remember who got you to this point... I handle things in my own way, but it all leads to the same endgame. I'm just having more fun with it." The first time she had spoken out of turn to No Heart cause both Aux and Vanitas to turn their heads to the master to see what he would do. "So be it," he calmly said. "Pack up everything and move out. Our attack on Central Haven will proceed according to schedule. Gather all the princesses and hostages. We move out in 2 hours..." Vanitas looked at him with disgust at how easily he submitted. "Are you kidding me?" Vanitas spoke out. "Since when does she garner your respect while I get grunt work?" "Everyone does their fair part," Aux intervened. "Said the guy's lap dog... If this is how it's gonna be, I'll just do things my own way. Screw your plan and your predictions. All I've seen us do is abduct and hide... Well I'm done with it! I'm taking Ventus and-" Master No Heart fired an orb of dark fire at Vanitas, blasting him high enough to be launched over the caskets and skidding across the paved pathway. He held his chest as a large amount of pain festered into his body. "Why... does it hurt so much?" he asked, trying to get up. "Fool... Days after your birth, did you honestly think all that power was yours? Since the moment you three were recruited, I have been controlling your power to the extent of the mission at hand. From the second I got the opportunity, a special tracer was placed on each of your keyblades to watch your every move and control the very power you possess." Vanitas grunted as he tried to lift himself up. "I'll call that bluff... You don't have that kind of power" "On the contrary foolish boy, this power is as old as time itself. It's darkness you see, crafted by witchcraft to channel the darkness within every heart." No Heart approached him and pointed to a small orb embedded on his keyblade. "These are my eyes... following every step you take and channeling your very darkness." He watched in horror as the eye shifted to look at him. "So until you prove you are a valuable asset, you will get no reward and give no lip. You have your orders, now carry them out..." No Heart rose up and left Vanitas in his pain. "You are dismissed... You now have 1 hour and 55 minutes." He turned his back to him and walked past Aux and Nequa. "Master..." Aux began. "What became of Yen Sid? I didn't see you bring him in." Nequa tilted her head in curiosity as well. Without stopping to address it, he continued walking. "He is no longer our concern." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "GROUND FLOOR 01 REACHED" A systematic voice dictated, as sliding doors flung open to reveal a bright white corridor. After being in such dimly lit spaces, it took a while for Hikaru's eyes to adjust to the brighter atmosphere. But once they were, he felt a bit glad to see the familiar surroundings. This was his home as far back as he could remember. He lived in the districts below and entered the academy after gaining the keyblade just over a year ago. He would love to get back into his old surroundings if not for the immense amount of trouble he was in. "I say, where is this 'crew' young DJ spoke of?" Merlin asked. Looking at their height level, they looked around for anyone that might look affiliated to the teen youth in any way. "Hey, down here!" a white feather hand waved above, causing all eyes to lower at the sight of three white ducks in bright colored clothes. One in green, one in red, and one in blue. "Are you the new arrivals?" the one in red asked. "Erm, I suppose?" Merlin replied. "You are the... DJ boys?" "D-Boyz!" the one in green corrected. Their speech sounded a lot like the bandito; Donald from the Kingdom of the Sun. Their squawking speech pattern was very similar. "That's right, DJ hired us as his personal tech support team!" the one in blue added. "Yes, but uh... what are you called individually?" "The one in red's Huey, the blue; Dewey and the green one is Dewey," Yue dictated, trying to rush things along. "Hey, you can't just identify us by our clothes!" Huey argued. "Yeah, not like we all share the same personality!" Louie agreed. Yue rushed past them, dragging Kaida and Hikaru along with her. "Not my problem. I have to get these four to have a little chat with the real Krowley." "Four?" Merlin asked. "Your statement of Camelot is the only one I'd trust. So yes, all four of us. The rest can explore as they please." "Oh such a pity," Merlin lamented. "I wished to see if the library had improved since my last visit. Yue, along with the other three left across the hallway to a grander staircase, leaving the three ducks to show them around. "So I was kinda thinking they could go the training grounds. I'm sure they could to do plenty of toughening up there!" Huey suggested. "They don't need to get stronger, they need to get smarter!" Dewey rebutted. "Half of them don't even look like they can read!" "Then they need to go the hall of records even more!" "Yeah, but guys, what about the Main Hall?! Master Lea says he found some new keybladers and-" "Not now Louie!" they both yelled in unison. "We could just let them decide?" Louie suggested timidly. "Yeah!" Huey agreed "Sound good!" Dewey concurred. These three didn't always seem to get along, but it was clear that each had their values and was willing to put aside squabbles in favor of compromise. Who will you go with? > Huey (Go to the training grounds and improve your physical fortitude!) > Dewey (Visit the Hall of Records and learn of keyblade lore, the Order, and many other things) > Louie: (Visit the main Hall where Lea is said to have found some new keybladers wandering about)
Hoping to get this moving again...
Version 1.39 + Return of the Crown Attendance sytem - s of June 20th 2014, the system used back in April will be put back into effect to promote activity until further notice - For those unaware on how the system works, 1 Crown is awarded for 2 days of posting allowing the player to gain a maximum gain of 15 crowns for posting everyday. Moogle Lottery! - The Moogles have begun investing for a new project that allows players to wager munny for more crowns! - As part of the startup, players receive 1 FREE TICKET for the Pilot lottery. The Prize this week is 50 Crowns! (No extra tickets to give y'all a fair shot this week) - Prize draws will be done every Friday with different bonuses depending on the time of the week - You get a free ticket if the lottery week falls on your birthday! - After the pilot week, tickets cost 200 Munny each. PVP Tournament Returning... - Hoping to start up the Job system when part 1 ends, so I'm trying to equalize the system - Testing the PvP system and by doing so, continue the tournament that was meant to start early this year - Only the 16 players listed will compete (Sorry returning players) OOC - Everything updated! (Anora, Aden and Raisor's stuff will be updated once they join up and stay for one mission)
YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE AT THE COTILLION, YOU!
DJ covered his ears with the thick earphones to block all the confusing sounds and explanations being made. So many random things that were just being blurted out at once, leaving little breathing room for anyone to take anything in. From what he could decipher from it all; Hikaru (The blue haired kid with the beta belt) has been going to different worlds with the name 'Krowley.' (Name of the Order's superior) Mizu, the order's youngest and most magically adamant member, was abducted whilst visiting Merlin in Camelot. She was originally sent out on patrol to do reconnaissance for a more private matter, but seeing as how she was familiar with the time savvy wizard, it made sense to visit him. Several of the newcomers had become restless and already began to fight in the compact room with one another, having Yue step forward to clear up a few things. "What do you mean Mizu's gone?!" Yue asked in concern. She spoke out almost as if she herself was her sister and literally took a step back, while clenching her fists to contain any anger or sadness she might be showing. "YOU KNOW WHAT?!" DJ yelled loudly. He paused before continuing on, seeing tht most eyes had geared towards his loud tone and borderline rude interruption. He sighed before removing the headphones from his ears and took in a deep breath to give them at least some relief on the current situation. "The Land of Departure has been out of range since you all left for the worlds. No sign of it anywhere in the current place int time... Our theory is that some one used the belt turn it's universal clock forward, or backward on the timeline. We would use the belt we have to try and seek it out, but without knowing it's exact location, we'd just be wasting time." He sank in his chair and rubbed both sides of his forehead. He spun around and pushed a button on a large microphone that was centered to the side of his keyboard. He held it and spoke; "Yo D-Boyz, we got a large batch of people here that could use a tour. Do me a solid and just... keep em occupied until further notice." "Roger that, boss!" a voice squawked back. With that off his mind, he looked back to Hikaru, who held his throbbing forehead that was caused by Kaida's wrath. He and Aux left without any word, so he couldn't really blame her. He just wished she didn't hit him as hard... "You! Peekaboo!" he commanded, pointing at him. "It's Hikaru..." he murmured back. "Whoever you are, you got some answers to give! You, Kaida and Yue are going to the Council Room. Everybody else; GET THE HELL OUTTA MY COMM CENTER!" He stood up and made his way to a lever on the east side of the room. He aggressively pulled it down, and caused the entire platform, which took up a good sixty percent of the room, to drop like a centered elevator, bringing the group of people, along with their problems, out of frame and out of DJ's mind. ~ Krowley can now be called Hikaru!
Central Haven Eclipse, along with the other 8 wielders all appeared instantly in a darkly lit room, full of computers. From one side of the wall to the other, the side was stewed with technological equipment, monitors, and tracking systems. Whatever it was all for, it looked like it was meant to be a state of the art security system. Looking down from the large platform they stood upon, A tall, dark skinned, slender teen turned around from a sleek office chair to face them. He wore a stylish, purple neon visor with a large pair of thick headphones at his neck, accompanied by several different wires that connected into the pockets of his jeans and hoodie. "Woman, you gotta tell me when you do a group-eject like that! You know I can't re-route large groups of people to the Comm Center! It's hard enough as it is!" the teen explained. "I kept it under the ten person limit..." "Barely! And by warping no less. You know it would be way easier to just glide her so I can track your singal faster. I mean... do you know how much CPU power it takes to convert living organisms to-" "Is Mizu back yet?" she asked, ignoring his outburst. He stopped well enough to let it go and scratched the back of his crew cut hair. "Naw... Be honest I'm getting a bit worried. Girl's only so young... and after her sister-" "She can handle herself." She wrote it off as if it were nothing, but there was a small moment of a tone switch in her voice. She gulped before heading over to the monitor, distracting herself from any further discussion on the subject. "Woman, you need to stop skipping me off like that!... And what's with tour group? I thought, uh... 'Blaze' was on rescue duty." "Don't bother with the codenames... Lea's already met with some of them already." "Play what?! Why do we even have protocol? Geez... Next you're gonna tell me they know about the belts..." Ecplise moved to the side to present the unconscious Hikaru. "WELL THAT'S JUST-" ------ WARNING. NEW ARRIVALS. WARNING. NEW ARRIVALS ------ One of the monitors, flashed a message in bright green, interrupting him. "Nononononono!!" the boy turned around in his chair and rolled back to the monitor typing away at keys to get the signal locked. "The paranoid tech support nerd over there is DJ, and my name is Yue. You're all standing in a room where we relay any and all visitors to Central Haven." "Might want to step back a bit, got an incoming of about 5 people, and they're using... magic to get here?" A puff of white smoke formed as an old wizard accompanied Kel, Stratos, Ananta and Beuce. "Ahh DJ, my lad, splendid work as always. Was afraid I was going to miss the fort by a district or so..." He spun around his chair and jogged down the few steps to approach Merlin. "DOES NO ONE RESPECT AMOUNT OF TYPING I HAVE TO JUST TO LOCK ONTO ONE PERSON?!" "Yes yes, science will do that... you should really look into the mystic arts though. Less stress on the old noggin." He used his walking stick to tap DJ's head a few times, giving off a loud 'thonk' sound. "Oh here we go, everytime you come here, you gotta rewind to the same-" ------ WARNING. NEW ARRIVALS. WARNING. NEW ARRIVALS ------ "OH FOR THE LOVE OF-" DJ rolled back to the monitor and locked onto the incoming signal. "Oh... well it's only four this time... what a nice little break," he said sarcastically. He hit a few keys before looking up two screens to his right. "Oh hey, it's Kaida with her new friends." "New friends?" Yue asked. "Umm, I mean... it's Kaida! *gasp* with new friends?... how unprofessional indeed..." DJ added, slowly turning his chair around to avoid questioning. The platform glowed as four new figures materialized. Kaida, Glen, Cat, and Etrius all added to the room of now 19 people. That final bright flash seemed to have affected Hikaru into blinking his blurred eyes. He had awakened to the sight of a room filled with more than a dozen people. He held his head as he slowly got to his feet. All the wielders he saw at the Land of departure were there, including an old wizard, Eclipse, Replay and-. "Kaida!" he shouted with a huge grin on his face. A face he was so glad to see, he opened his arms, expecting a most embracing hug. A much better change of pace then the horror he just had to go through.
"You can talk with Lea... as I recall you've already encountered him once before. As for the Land of Departure..." She looked at the faces of the young wielders and couldn't bare to reveal the rest. "It will just have to wait... This is the final boarding call!" she announced. Beast looked down in sorrow, but was thankful they at least tried. Belle had taught him many things about compassion and understanding other people through empathy. "I will find Belle... but until then, I know she'd want you to have something for helping some one..." Divine Rose Keybade became available! "It wouldn't be right if I didn't offer a token as well." Vincent added. Rumbling Rose Keyblade became available! (OOC - Players in Beast's Castle can choose between one ~OR~ the other) "And here's a little something extra to help along the way..." Vincent gave everyone Splattercombo! "May our paths cross once again," Vincent bowed as he bid his fairwell. He looked into Karina's dark eyes. "May our hearts meet again one day." He almost gave a wince of a smile for helping him remember what it was like to feel something. Caring about what happens to the world around him was a real eye opener for him. What would become of him now was still a mystery, but whatever it was, perhaps he could help Beast in the same cause. "That everyone?" she gave a quick headcount to ensure that all eight otherworlders were accounted for. "Alright then." she put her hand up to her ear as if talking into a mic headset. "Replay- Bringing along a big haul. Make some room..." She placed her hands flat in front of the group. "Warp!" A flash of magenta colored light later, the group disappeared off the scene. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Beast's Castle World Completion Bonus: Base completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP D'daear completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Kross completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Karina completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Krowley completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Luna completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Steel completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Eon completed 83% of the missions. Gained 332 EXP D'daear leveled up! (15) (16) - AP +1 - Learned Combo Plus! - Learned Air Combo Plus! - Learned Cure! Eon leveled up! (22) - Learned Cover! Karina leveled up! (22) - Learned Damage Syphon! Kross leveled up! (19) Luna leveled up! (21) - AP +1 Steel leveled up! (21) - AP +1
The Beast grunted. "Punishing you will solve nothing... I want the rider and the man in black. Take me to them!" "I'm afraid that isn't an option," Eclipse replied. She stood with her hand on her shoulder, showing signs that she had not fully recovered. She gave a small wince as she approached the group. "THAT WASN'T A REQUEST!" Beast yelled back. He stood in front of the girl to show he meant business by trying to intimidate her with his size alone. His furrowed eyebrows stayed angry in hopes that it would be enough to convince her. "You're both injured... violence won't solve this," Vincent reasoned. "Vincent's right... I'm sorry we couldn't save her, but she isn't the first to be taken and probably won't be the last. Aux and his accomplices aren't becoming stronger by darkness. Something is making them stronger... something they aren't even aware of yet. And as this most recent encounter reveals, there's a lot I need to report back on." Vincent looked estranged at the girl. How did she even know he name? "Have we... met?" he asked her. "Long story short; this isn't the first time we meet." Vincent's eyebrow raised in surprise. This girl was from a time in the future, but what would have brought them to meet? He felt it best to do as he always did and keep that matter to himself until the rest of this was resolved. "I see..." "But the current meeting ends for now." She turned back to the Beast, who had not moved an inch despite his painful torso wound. "If you wish to go after Belle, I'm afraid you'll have to do it without us to tag along," she spoke. "B-but you will find her?" Maurice asked as he timidly walked outside his house. "We'll do what we can," she replied calmly. She seemed very confident in her ability to deal with crowd control in other worlds. Throughout the entire encounter, she didn't seem at all worried. "But as I said, we cannot take any denizens from this world along with us..." Beast growled, but accepted her response. "Rrrrr, fine... if you won't take me to her... Then I'll find my own way. "And I wish you luck with it. But for now, solutions need to be conjured, and he needs to answer some questions," Eclipse motioned to the unconscious Hikaru, whose eyes were now shut from the beating he had just taken. "I will give you a moment to say your farewells... then we must be off." ~MISSION COMPLETE!~ Base leveled up! (21) - AP +1
With every ally's defeat, Hikaru stood planted on his knee. His vision shifted between blurry, to seeing multiple visions of singular objects. His mind, so hazed from the physical beating that he wanted to pass out then and there. Eyelids growing ever more listless, he had to place both hands on the ground in front of him just to prevent himself from flopping over. He looked up to find Aux walking back in front of him. He wanted to move, but his body wouldn't let him. An overwhelming amount of fear swelled up in his mind. Fear of losing him again, fear of failing, fear of what he was truly capable of. His once friend took nine keybladers with the master included, and tossed them aside as if they were nothing. Nothing but garbage he would litter away to get what he wanted. "I sincerely hope this clears things up Hikaru... You and I are destined to diverge from the same path. Mine to darkness, and yours to light." He spoke almost sympathetically as if he were warning him. "Now get off my path so you can tread where you don't drag me down." And that was it. The last straw that he would refuse to stand for. Hikaru had gone to world after world, searching for him, while growing stronger with each experience. Not only proving to Aux, but to himself, that he did not need to be an anchor, but a raft to keep people afloat. Aux hadn't witnessed any of this and that ignorance of his is what gave him the strength to rise up and keep his keyblade up. "Give me one reason why you think I'll just let you walk out of here!" Aux did not chuckle, but instead took hold of Hikaru's neck in one fell swoop. Large enough to cover his face, Aux raised Hikaru off the ground, causing him to drop his keyblade by asphyxiation. Holding his grip good and tight, Aux brought his helmet up to his prey's and uttered out the words. "I will give you three." He took his neck, and used it to launch his slender body up into the air. "One!" he yelled out, before punching Hikaru in the chest. "Your ambition is out of your reach..." Hikaru grunted as his body flew back a few feet, feeling the throbbing pain in his upper torso. It felt like his very heart was punched by his own ribcage. His breathing intensified from both the choking and the blow to the chest. He lied on his back, trying to regulate his breathing. "Two." Aux walked up to his head again, and picked his limp body up by the helmet attached to his head. He picked up his body by his head and made him look at his fallen comrades. "You continue to burden yourself with the affairs of others." He took his head, and smashed it into the ground. Causing a horrific pause of silence as Hikaru's helmet broke off from the impact, shattering the plastic and metal from his helmet to shatter across the floor. A bouquet of blue hair blossomed out, revealing Hikaru's face. A pale, now bruised, complexion with dull brown eyes stared at the goggles that once sat in front of his eyes. And under that, a small whittled carving of a small wolf. "Three." Aux spoke out. Towering over him, he eyed the little wolf figurine that fell from Hikaru's pocket. He use his steel toed boot on top of the wolf until it cracked under the pressure of his foot. The figurine snapped in half, letting out a large 'SNAP," as the wooden animal broke in half. "You... are weak." Hikaru was in too much pain that he was no longer aware of what was happening around him. "This is your final warning... the next time you get in my way-" The Beast's roar was heard in the distance as he and Vincent were quickly approaching. "Well... it seems that's my queue to be off." Aux walked into a dark corridor just as the two came onto the scene. "RAAAWWR!! Where did he go?! Where's Belle!" Beast bellowed.
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