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Mintaka
Hexed & Vexed by 8

Lenneth decided. There was no point in delaying the inevitable. As much as her heart did not want to do this, she had to.

I am no goddess of death.

Once she had said that, and at the time, what had she done, but choose the slain. Now, was an entirely different scene. She had spared lives and fought by the sides of humans. She knew the value of life, and was coming to understand the bond between human and god.

Now was the time to act.

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ROFL@Daigohji! And to remember last tourney and your sponsorship.

08-10-2001 09:48 PM
 
 
Sylphid
Meow Meow Meow Meow...

DAY SIX

"...the cold was gone... in its place was a radiant glow from sources above... the people encircled a large opening... an arena of some sort..."

The crowd cheered.

"Hey, you're finally awake. You normally sleep in this long?" It was Sylph. He was still here...?

"Wh-what's going on?" the mage queried, still under the influence of sleep. "Where a-are we now...?"

"We're in a giant arena." He pointed towards the center. "There's nine people running about inside there. Marle is one of them... they're all attacking each other like there's no tomorrow... perhaps for some of them, there isn't. But, that is the very nature of the tournament... eliminate those that are weaker, leaving only the strong to survive. Strength can be perceived in many ways, however..."

"D-do you th-think Marle w-will be a-alright...?"

The warrior spoke with confidence in his voice. "Although we cannot assist her anymore, I'm sure she'll do fine. Her spirit is strong. Her magic is powerful. She's a lot like you, in many ways..."

The mage pondered this for a moment... of all the people he'd encountered over the past few days, Marle was the one he'd most become friends with. And now, there was naught he could do to aid her...

Sylph suddenly interrupted Vivi's thoughts. "There is a pressing matter that I need to speak to you of... it seems every time I try to mention it, something happens." He waved his hand in the air and magically, everything grew quiet.

"For quite some time now, the Memory Pools have been used to summon warriors worthy to serve in 'Tournaments.' The purposes of the tournament have differed at times, but they have usually been beneficial..."

"When a warrior is summoned from the Memory Pools, a large amount of Mana is consumed in the process... and, as you know, Mana is what drives life in the multiverse; without it, all existance will simply cease..."

"Under normal circumstances, the Mana used by the Memory Pools regenerates, and over a long period of time, it all balances out... but, as of late, the Pools have been malfunctioning..."

"M-Malfunctioning...?"

"Yes..." He continued. "Lately, the Mana consumed has been greatly increased... enough to cause degeneration of life in large sectors of the multiverse. The cause is unknown... but one fact is certain: if this lasts much longer, the multiverse as we know it will be devoid of all life!"

All life ceasing to exist...? That was inconceivable... imagining a multiverse of complete... nothingness...

"H-how do w-we st-stop it?" the mage asked.

"That's where you come in, my friend. To return the Memory Pools to their normal state, a powerful mage must summon the eight elements and combine them: Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Light, Darkness, Moon, and Wood..."

"It took some time to find a mage powerful enough to command such awesome powers... but you can probably guess who we chose..."

"M-me!?" the mage gasped in shock. "Th-that was why I w-was summoned here...? To save the m-m-multiverse...?"

"Yes. But to do that, you'll need this..." Raising his gloved hands into the air, a small ethereal object began to form before their eyes... it was a small, semi-transparent staff of some sort, glowing with all the colours of the rainbow...

The mage looked at the staff in its beauty as the warrior spoke. "Within this staff are the arcane magics of all the elements. With this, you will be able to restore the Memory Pools..." He handed the brilliant staff to the young mage who reluctantly took it in hand.

"For now, however, relax... as the tournament comes to a close, your amulet will shine once more, telling you that the time has come. As for me, I must depart... my time in this world has been long; my purpose has been fulfilled. It is now up to you..." With that, he slowly began to fade out once more... his last words echoed in the silence.

"W-wait! H-how do I...?" But it was too late. He was already gone...

"Good luck, Vivi... protector of Mana! May the Goddess of Mana smile upon thee..."

And he was gone. The mage was left in the eerie silence, which soon broke and returned to normal.

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OOC: Okay... I hope that's sufficient! ^^

*picks up his "Go Marle!" flag* Yeah!!

08-10-2001 09:53 PM
 
 
Angelalex242
Vampire with a soul

Genome's Folly

Zidane heard an undead looking cleric yell "GIRLS" and promptly followed his gaze to the sky, where the scantily clad Lucia was floating. Zidane quickly rose to the occasion, and just as he was planning to do something about it, something hit him on the head.

Freya was angry with him. "Do that one more time, and I'm telling Garnet about it. And you'll be sleeping on the floor for the next week!"

Zidane subsided, for the moment. But he had to lament, "But...she's so...soft..."

Freya sighed. It was gonna be a long day.

08-10-2001 09:54 PM
 
 
Krizak
The Ultimate Lifeform

Mian looked up at the drunken zombified cleric, and sighed. "Volnes, will you PLEASE go do something about him?"

"But he's funny..." Volnes cringed at the glare he recieved from Mian. "Okay, okay..." Grumbling, he walked up to the top of the stands, where Zombie Ronfar was trying to pour beer no himself to douse the flames. Unfortunately, the alchohol in the beer was only making the fire stronger.

Volnes reached into his robes and pulled out a small vial of green liquid that he had found on the Veldt. A small label on the side of the vial read "Revivify". Well, let's see if this works. He poured the contents on Ronfar's head, causing the Zombie condition to wear off and return him to normal.

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"Are you a butterfly dreaming you're a man, or a bowling ball dreaming you're a plate of sashimi?"

Wizards and mercenaries. Gears and Geohounds. See them all in the 5th Survivor Tournament!

08-10-2001 09:56 PM
 
 
Maiji
Loki the rice krispie


LMAO!!!!! You people are hilarious XDDD

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"Ahahahahahaha! How wonderful this power is!" XDDD

08-10-2001 09:57 PM
 
 
Mintaka
Hexed & Vexed by 8

LOL!!!! XD Go Kriz, go! *giggles*

Poor Zidane...

^^;; I'll post some action soon, don't worry, I'm just thinking. besides, it does me no good to take on people who aren't online, does it?

08-10-2001 10:01 PM
 
 
Exeter
Desperado

Vincent noticed Volnes and Mian dealing with the drunken zombie Ronfar, and walked over to speak with them.

"Mian, Volnes."

"What do you want, Valentine?" Volnes asked.

"I want to know why we're really here. I've done a lot of thinking, and it makes no sense. We were summoned to the last tournament so that one of us could aid the Creator. In this one, the winner is to become an Eternal. I know you must have better things to do. The last tournament was important, this is merely senseless violence. I want to know what you're up to..."

Volnes and Mian glanced at each other silently.

*****

Hope you don't mind me bugging them, Kriz. I just thought it'd be interesting if I had a chat before I went off to fight. Vincent doesn't like fighting for no reason...

08-10-2001 10:03 PM
 
 
Niflheim
El Diablo del hielo.

lol, hey Sylph, you trying to steal my Mana spotlight? ^_^

j/k It's a good subject to write about considering most RPGs have elemental properties in one form or another.

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08-10-2001 10:05 PM
 
 
Sylphid
Meow Meow Meow Meow...

^^ I always loved Secret of Mana...

Well, I thought it'd be a good storyline... it's worked out to be okay in the end.

08-10-2001 10:10 PM
 
 
Crystal Sword
FFO Survivor: Ghaleon

OOC: Oh, good grief, Angel! That... GAH! (not the Zidane one, the PA one)

Go, Daig! Woohoo!

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His hunger sated, Ghaleon began to head back to the sphere, when he noticed Vincent speaking with Mian and Volnes. He also desired a word or two with them.

"I am also curious. Why ARE we here? Surely not just to become gods, or there would not be gods taking part in the tournament. So. Why?"


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OOC: Sorry if that's a prob, Kriz. I just thought it would make things more interesting, and I'm not QUITE to the point of fighting yet.

08-10-2001 10:13 PM
 
 
Magus
Professional Goober

"I haven't been able to tell you any of this yet, because the time wasn't right. You weren't complete yet; I didn't want to ruin the transition. Now that it's over however..."

"Just get to the point Vante, I haven't all day."

"Actually, you do. The real test comes in the next cycle. Okay, just hear me out now. When, when Mother died, she left the Multiverse in disarray. Things were happening that shouldn't have happened, and in that time we lost the old Sigma. Now, as you know, The Creator was responsible for the Life energy in everything. She created me to control the powers of Death. Together, we formed the reality of Existence. Life and Death together is the ultimate power."

"Yes, Pure Good, Pure Evil, all that..."

"Exactly. But, when She died...I was left alone in the balance. Life continues, but the balance does not remain the same. The Multiverse is ready to ascend to the next level. The Multiverse will always evolve; it is time for the next stage of Existence. You are the one to take us there."

"Me? Why me?"

"You harness the two powers. That blast you unleashed on Zeal, it was the of the Ultimate Element. It was the power of Life and Death together, only you can bond the two forces in Eternity."

"I'm not following. Make this a little more clear, could you?"

"Look. Imagine a scale, a balance of some sort. Life is on one side, Death on the other. When The Creator died, the balance shifted from Life to Death. If the balance isn't restored, the Multiverse will shatter."

"And where do I fit in exactly?"

"You are The Uniter. You house both Pure Good and Pure Evil. That was always you Task. The job you were created for, to one day bring balance to Existence. You'll have to leave this place though, this reality. You'll have to go see Mother."

"Mother...? But, She died. Where is She, The Void?"

"No, only mortals are taken by The Void. She is somewhere much greater. She is in...Eternity."

"I see, and I have to go to this Eternity place then?"

"Yes, unfortunately you'll have to go soon. It shouldn't have happened this soon, but those two are going to destroy it all..."

"What two? Destroy what?"

"Mian and Volnes. The new Sigma. They have you all battle to gain power for some experiment. Normally that wouldn't cause too big of a problem, but, with the balance disrupted that will be enough to push it over the edge. That is why I did what I did in Zeal..."

"You...really wanted to stop the tournament?"

"If I stopped it, they couldn't gather any more energy. I also knew that if your home was in danger, that might push you to completion. Looks like I was right on one count..."

"So, anything I need to take with me? A jacket? Maybe my toothbrush..."

"This isn't the time to fool around, the whole of the Multiverse rests on your shoulders. There's only one thing you must take with you..."

"My power."

08-10-2001 10:14 PM
 
 
Daigohji
ZombieRonfar

OOC: Krizak, you weren't paying attention. Ronfar isn't actually undead, he just has a really bad hangover, therefore Revivify would have no effect.

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ZombieRonfar was less than pleased. First the PA broke, then some guy started pouring green on his head. He stared at Volnes blankly.

It started with a near unnoticable tremble but soon the entire stadium was shaking violently and the Fallen were being knocked around in their seats.

"D-d-damn it" Ayin stuttered, trying to keep Mian balanced, "I f-f-forget that nutcase was still drawing power off the P-P-Plane of T-Torment." He threw another case of beer at ZombieRonfar and the earthquake subsided.

"Wooo, Happy Hour!!" ZombieRonfar laughed.

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OOC: Come on people. Stop spoiling my fun

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"I'm not like the other guys"

Team: Arts Of War is
Ronfar -- Ghaleon -- Izlude

08-10-2001 10:16 PM
 
 
Mintaka
Hexed & Vexed by 8

She spotted the one person who probably should stand above the rest this day, should she not nake it. Not that she was overly pessimistic, but with the way the days have unfolded, many, many strange things had happened. Of course, he was out of the water, and she in it.

Using her found power of creation, she formed an item for healing, a candy of sorts. She shot out of the water and floated down near Ghaleon. It was then she noticed their "hosts" and held back far enough to hear.

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You know what this means?

Edit: Magus, very interesting. .... *hands him a pack of cookies for nourishment while we wait for the rest of this*

Last edited by Mintaka on 08-10-2001 at 10:20 PM

08-10-2001 10:17 PM
 
 
Niflheim
El Diablo del hielo.

Randi was tired from having fought all this time. He had chosen not to kill the innocent, even if he was in this tournament. But, just who was innocent? Randi didn't know anymore. So many people had been attacking, even he had to admit, he harmed a few in crossfire and defence, but he had also outright attacked some too.

Randi looked around, he was in a peculiar stadium with somewhat of a spere hovering above them. The bottom, where he was, was beveled to match the bottom side of the water's shape. Randi was on some sort of platform level with the water. He didn't have to look for the other contestants either, they were all positioned in places in perfect symmetry with one another. Randi dropped back and lied down to rest.

"I was never like this before. Has this tournament really changed me that much? What I'm about to do doesn't even compare to killing Flammie. On one hand, I could refuse to fight, and probably die. On the other hand, I could fight and find my way home. The choice should seem obvious, but...."

Something didn't sit right with Randi. He was brought up to avoid fighting, then he was dragged into the Mana problem. Luka and Jema had told him he was the Mana knight. HE had to bring down the fortress. HE had to destroy the Emporer. HE had to kill Flammie.

Randi then stood up on the platform. "I've been used all my life. Just because I'm the Mana Knight, doesn't mean I have to be used for anyone's own agenda! DO YOU HEAR ME! I WILL NOT BE USED BY YOU! BY ANY OF YOU!! I am going to win this tournament and I'm not doing it for anyone but myself."

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OOC: The more I write, the more Randi reminds me of Luke Skywalker. Anyone read Star Wars? You might know what I'm talking about, just replace Luka/Jema with Yoda/Obi Wan.

I'm reading too many Stackpole novels. -_-

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08-10-2001 10:18 PM
 
 
Crystal Sword
FFO Survivor: Ghaleon

OOC: Wowee! Okay, Magus, I am officially hooked! I can't wait to see what happens.

Mintaka... is this what I think it is? Or am I just being wishful?

08-10-2001 10:19 PM
 
 
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