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Ooh, looks like he came back for more!
Can you feel time slippin' down your spine,
Ooooooh, you try and try to ignore!

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But you can hardly swallow,
Your fears and pain.
When you can't help but follow,
It puts you right back where you came.

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FFO Survivor Tournament 5 - A Tortured Reality

Can you feel life tangle you up inside?
Yeah, now you're face down on the floor!
But you can save your sorrow,
You've been betrayed!
When you can't help but follow,
It puts you right back where you came.

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Live and learn!
Hanging on the edge of tomorrow,
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Live and learn!
You may never find your way.

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Chapter 1: Humble Beginnings

The Plane of Torment. Not so much a reality as a nexus, it rested in the very core of the Memory Pools, powering them with the energy at it's very edges. In the centre floated numerous land masses, covered with a variety of envioments, each one adapted from a number of realities. Only here could one find the teeming jungles of Kurast, the towering skyscrapers of Esthar, and the vast savannahs of the Veldt in such close proximity to one another. The seven islands slowly circled the centre of the Plane, a gleaming sphere which cast the daylight of a million realities onto the lands surrounding it.

Mian and Volnes floated above the jungle-covered island, and watched as the contestants they had gathered roamed around aimlessly. "Well, Ayin, shall we begin?" Volnes asked.

"Yes, Keir, it is time to set our plan in motion," Mian replied, and prepared to cast a spell to magnify her voice.

"Don't bother, Ayin. I'll just use this." Volnes grinned and held up an elaborate megaphone.

Mian raised an eyebrow. "And where did you find that?"

"In that ruined city, in the reality which Strife and the others come from. It was just sitting in a locker." With a flick of the switch, Volnes turned on the megaphone, and the two flew to a small temple near the middle of the jungle.

Throughout the jungle, Volnes' voice rang out as clear as a bell. "Everyone, report to the temple at the centre of the jungle immediately. I repeat, report to the temple at the centre of the jungle immediately."

Volnes switched off the Megaphone. "This shouldn't take too long..." he commented, and sure enough, within a half-hour, all of the contestants had assembled in front of the temple, most with angry looks on their faces.

Mian stepped forward and formally bowed. "I welcome you, warriors, to the Tournament of Champions. The challenge will test your skill, your wits, and your will to live. I am Mian and this is my compatriot Volnes. We are conducting this tournament to find a person worthy of joining the Eternal's Echelon. I assure you, this is as great a prize as anyone can offer." My, that was an excellent lie. These people shall be easy to fool, Ayin thought inside of Mian's shell.

"The tournament shall last seven days. When a contestant has become too weak to continue, we shall remove them from contention. We don't want you to die; that would harm the realities that you come from."

Volnes stepped up and took over. "Today's challenge shall take place on this island. The jungle shall provide you with cover, but may also conceal your enemies from view. There are also demons roaming through this jungle, as I'm sure a few have you have already discovered." He smirked as he looked over the crowd, seeing a few scratches here and there. "Those of you capable of flight, I do not recommend trying to get to the other islands; the air currents are turbulant between the islands, and I guarantee that you do not want to fall into the energy barrier."

"Before I let you go, I should mention that a few individuals have managed to enter this dimension without our assistance. They are not contenders in this tournament, and I would recommend not wasting your energies on attacking them."

Mian spoke last. "When you leave here, you will have one hour to spread yourselves out before you begin battle. Anyone who fights before the hour is up shall be disqualified. Good luck, warriors. May the Creator watch over you." Volnes suppressed a smirk when Mian said this.

When all the warriors had left, Volnes turned to his friend. "'May the Creator watch over you,' eh? Funny that you didn't mention how she's DEAD."

"Eh, the line popped out on reflex. It's something that any Eternal would say," Mian replied. "Besides, don't you think the warriors will fight better knowing that someone other than us is watching them."

"As long as they produce enough energy for this plan of yours, I don't care HOW confident they are..." Volnes replied, just before disappearing. Mian shrugged, and disappeared as well.

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Round 1 - You are stuck on the Jungle Island. Thick foliage cast shadows everywhere, and the sinister minions of Diablo are out for human blood. A river with no apparent source runs through the middle of the island, draining off the sides into the energy ocean below. Just make sure you don't get thrown off, okay?

Vanguard of Shadows - White
Bloody August - Tatsuya from Persona 2, Rogue
Renzokuken - Ifrit from the Final Fantasy series, Rogue
Thopok - Minsc from Baldur's Gate, Noble

Higher Purpose - Silver
Baka - Beowulf Kadmus from Final Fantasy Tactics, Noble
Feanor - Zynk from Shining Force 2, Rogue
Slipstream - Arngrim from Valkyrie Profile, Rogue

Flip 'n' Spiffies - Yellow
Boko Mog - Reno from Final Fantasy VII, Rogue
Rufus Shinra - Kazuki Takemura from Front Mission 3, Noble
Seifer Almasy - Kuja from Final Fantasy IX, Rogue

Arts of War - Orange
Crystal Sword - Ghaleon from the Lunar series, Rogue
Daigohji - Ronfar from Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete, Rogue
Izlude - Izlude from Final Fantasy Tactics, Rogue

Sirens - Pink
Angelalex242 - Lucia from Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete, Noble
Shinji - Celes Chere from Final Fantasy VI, Noble
Terra_Break - Marle from Chrono Trigger, Rogue

OmegaShard - Red
Haze - Ryudo from Grandia II, Rogue
Red Squirrel - Skullkid from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Shadow

Justifiable Sins - Dark Red
Efli - Tseng from Final Fantasy VII, Rogue
Maniac Ranma - Dias Flac from Star Ocean 2, Noble

Uncertain Hearts - Magenta
Luna - Luna from Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, Noble
Spadstein - Ashton Anchors from Star Ocean 2, Noble
Terra Lockheart - Rena Lanford from Star Ocean 2, Noble

Death's Duet - Purple
-=TeTraMasTeR=- - Zemeckis from Brigandine, Dark
Dobejhe - Ultimecia from Final Fantasy VIII, Dark

"Dreamers" - Sky Blue
Dark Hyperion - Laguna Loire from Final Fantasy VIII, Rogue
Marcel - Jun from Valkyrie Profile, Noble
Mintaka - Lenneth Valkyrie from Valkyrie Profile, Rogue

Sky Nightz - Blue
Balbanes - Gohan from the Dragonball Z series, Rogue
MakubeX - Sydney from Vagrant Story, Shadow
The Dude - Delita from Final Fantasy Tactics, Rogue

AVALANCHE - Aquatic Blue
Cloud Stryfe - Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII, Rogue
Exeter - Vincent Valentine from Final Fantasy VII, Noble
Kellios - Tifa Lockheart from Final Fantasy VII, Noble

Independent Sponsors - Cyan
Bombay - Leon D.S. Geeste from Star Ocean 2, Rogue
Eternity Magus - Ryo from Shenmue, Noble
JC - Cid Highwind from Final Fantasy VII, Rogue
Jedi 27 - Vyse from Skies of Arcadia, Rogue
Magus - Magus from Chrono Trigger, Shadow
Mole - Mario from Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario, Noble
Niflheim - Randi from Seiken Densetsu 2, Noble
Shinikaru - Suoh Katsuya from Persona 2, Rogue
Steiner - Kahr Ramsus from Xenogears, Rogue
Wismerhill - Zidane from Final Fantasy IX, Rogue
Wrak - Alundra from The Adventures of Alundra, Rogue

Independent Sidekicks - Green
Julia - Selphie Tilmitt from Final Fantasy VIII, Rogue (Sidekick)
Crusader - Amarant Coral from Final Fantasy IX, Rogue (Sidekick)
Laguna Loire - Frog from Chrono Trigger, Noble
Maiji - Loki from Valkyrie Profile, Shadow (Sidekick)
Saint7 - Tagami from Elemental Gearbolt, Rogue (Sidekick)
Sylphid - Vivi Orniter from Final Fantasy IX, Noble (Sidekick)
Tequila Pop - Clive from Suikoden 2, Rogue (Sidekick)
Thunder Blossom - Mizuki from Tenchi Muyo RPG, Rogue (Sidekick)
TranceGredge - Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII, Dark (Sidekick)

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*Krizak arrives and quickly casts every protective magic ever known on himself.* Alright, I am horribly, horribly late, and I'm sorry. I had to work late last night, and when I got home, my brain was to fried to attempt to write. But now I'm all refreshed, and ready to weave the world in which you shall fight.

The first round will last longer than most to compensate for my lateness. It won't close until 11:59 PM MDT on Sunday. That's Mountain Daylight Time and PM, for all of those who are confused.

Welcome, Julia! Your Sidekick of Selphie has been formally recognized. Now, if you'd be so kind as to delete your Last Minute thread, I'd be much obliged...

Oh, and if I see any Yaoi/Yuri stuff in here... DEATH!!!

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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!

Last edited by Krizak on 08-05-2001 at 08:07 PM

FIRST!

Heheh, sorry, I'm too used to doing that in the fanfic forum. Anyway, glad to see this started finally! ^_^ Woohoo! I'm not sure how exactly to start though, and I don't want to do anything without my teammates....so I'll just watch for now. XDDD

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Thanks to Thunder Blossom for the beautiful banner. ^_^

*keeps a keen eye on everyone, not knowing who to trust, and getting ready to kick some non-spiffy ass*

Edit: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I'm only the second poster!

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Oh, is that so? You are just a puppet...you have no heart...and cannot feel any pain. How can there be any meaning in the memory of such a being? What I have shown you is reality. What you remember, that is the illusion.
-Sephiroth

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Flip 'n' Spiffies
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Seifer Almasy -- Kuja, Ex-Type Rogue
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Boko Mog -- Reno, Ex-Type Rogue
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Rufus Shinra -- Kazuki Takemura, Ex-Type Noble

Yayayayay!!

Tseng looked round at the Jungle. 'Okay, this isn't Junon...'
He drew Serpenttooth, looking anxiously around. 'Another contest. Strange that it wasn't the same man as in the last one.'

He walked off into the undergrowth. At least the uncomfortable feeling of being watched had dissipated, leaving only the uncomfortable feeling of knowing hundreds of desperate people and demons are stuck on an island with you.

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Team Justifiable Sins - Representing Final Fantasy : Apocalypse, home to the infamous Maybe I'm A Loin, and purveyor of quality spam since 2000.

Here,«¤»I'm«¤»allowed«¤»everything«¤»all«¤»of«¤»the«¤»time...

I might be wrong...

Ahhhh...

Great to see the new thread.

Too bad my Kamehameha wave was deflected by your protect spell...

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This is great!! Gohan said to his girlfriend Videl after the announcement.

Were not alowed to die, so its a win/win situation for us.

As they were flying over the jungle, they suddenly saw a black robed, silver haired man with a huge looking sword slash a innocent little person.

Lets teach him a lesson... Videl screached...

And so they went after the terrible Sephiroth...

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Bal -- Heavenly Knight -- Ultima Warrior
Former Usernames: Wiitigo, Heero Yuy.
Living true to your heart is the warriors way...

Last edited by Balbanes on 08-04-2001 at 09:35 PM

Krizak, forgot one team! ^^;;

Angelalex242
Shinji
Terra_Break

Name: Sirens
Colour: Gold

eei! It's started.. better write!

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"I knew you'd come for me..."

-=innocent + until + proven + guilty=-

In the jungle, the mighty jungle...

Kazuki walks around silently, looking for anyone to attack.

A noise comes from his left...is that...Izlude?!

Kazuki takes aim with a small pistol, hitting him square in the shoulder, then runs.

(My first vote goes to Izlude, no particular reason.)

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dont worry about it krizak

Cid had been listening intently to the instructions, he wasn't distrcted by the birds tittering in the background. After the official announcement he watched as everyone made their way into the bush, before quietly moving to the other side of the temple. He sat down to ready himself for the challenge.
All he really wanted right now was a cigarette. He only had one pack and it was to last him seven days. Or maybe less.
He pulled out the Venus Gospel and inserted five materia orbs into the slots. He hoped they wouldcome in handy, unless they weren't allowed in the tournament.
Cid looked at his cheap watch. Still a long wait until the hour was up. He wound it up and pulled out a cigarette.
Lighting it and standing up he took a long deep puff.....

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words of wisdom

if a man tries to fail but succeeds, then which has he achieved?

there's a better time and a better place, but hey... i live now

simple

Boko Mog collected his materia, sword, and other important items. He listened to the instructions, fearing what might come in hours ahead.

He examined his blue, vibrant sword, which had done him good in the past. He inserted the materia he has collected over the years in his sword, and then stood, just about ready.

Behind him were he comrades, Kuja and Kazuki. They seems prepared and ready to go.

"Magic time!"

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Last edited by Boko Mog on 08-04-2001 at 09:46 PM

Yay! +D Glad to hear it, Krizak-san! ^___^

+D *watches and waits*

EDIT: LMAO, poor Izlude-san ^^;;;

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"Ahahahahahaha! How wonderful this power is!" XDDD

jeez.. aren't i the popular one...

*goes back to rewrite intro because he just lost it all due to a system error*

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

The official announcement was over, and the crowd scattered, apart from Ultimecia, who stayed where she was, scanning the surroundings. She looked back at the temple to see that Cid, one of the combatants, had sat down on the steps and began to smoke a cigarette. She stared hard, and then wondered, 'Why can't I look away from this man?' She shook her head and turned around to the now empty space where the 80+ combatants once stood. 'Fools' she thought, 'Why get yourself dirty in the middle of a jungle when you can sit on the steps of elegance?'. Ultimecia walked up a few steps and sat down. She crossed her legs and looked at the sky. She then turned to look at Cid, he looked up at her and she quickly turned back to look at the ground in front of her, 'What am I doing?' She thought.

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Last edited by Dobejhe on 08-04-2001 at 09:48 PM

Ramsus crept through the dense undergrowth. Nervously treading, he awaits the action to begin. He hears a gun shot - this is it, it has begun.

Where is Wyvern now ?

Ramsus decides to lie low, and so climbs a particularly safe, distinctly average looking tree. Ramsus surveys the surroundings, dense undergrowth almost as far as the eye can see. He can make out one side of the island, and notices the currents of energy moving in torrid waves around the island. He feels glad to be so far inland. Without Fei to challenge him Ramsus feels comfortable. He waits ...

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The darkness parted.. and Izlude re-entered the light.. colors flooded his mind.. he was stunned after being in darkness for so long.

His face was sore from wearing the mask for so long... but it felt good to be free of such disquises. the air smelled sweet. he looked around and discovered himself in think foliage..

out of nowhere a bullet hit him in the arm.. and he heard his name shouted

Izlude:" OUCH! .. jeez.. what violent people.. how'd he even know my name?"

Izlude jumped up.. only to be cut down by another man that he had startled..

Izlude:" God, I should just play dead here...."

Izlude heard another noise Ugh.. what next...

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

A note to players not familiar with the character of Leon D.S. Geeste: Leon uses books as his weapons. When he opens then magical being pop out and do his attacking for him.^__^
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"Alright, there must be a logical explanation as to why I was chosen to participate in this...contest." Leon said in puzzlement. He felt something pulling on his back.
"What is this..?" Leon said.
"A...backpack?"
He slipped the backpack off and swung it around to his front. As he placed it on the ground he bent down and open the top of it and looked inside.
"What are my books doing in here?" he said again in puzzlement.
Inside three books had been placed neatly.
Two distinct aromas came flying from the pack: Bitter and Sweet.
Leon's little nose cringed at the smell of the bitter, but lingered for another smell of the sweet aroma.

He reached into the bag and pulled out the books of bitter and sweet. The bitter book was black in color, it's cover had been worn and the pages were tattered.
Leon struggled to make out the title of the book, but soon enough made it out.
"The Book of Chaos: The forgotten Wisdom of Hell." parted his lips and left his mouth.
"I haven't seen this book in such a long time..."
"That must mean that the other book is...."
He reached into the pack and pulled out the sweet aroma book.
It's cover was white and adorned with jewels. It looked as if it had never been opened.
"Just as I thought." Leon murmured.
"The Holy Scriptures: The Known Wisdom of Heaven" parted his lips and left his mouth.
"I haven't seen this one in a long time either..." he said softly.
"With the dark must come the light.."

Just as he was about to put the books back he noticed a third book in the pack. He set the other two on the ground and pick the third out. The cover was light blue with a white and black border. It wasn't as thick as the other books, but a book nonetheless.
"Monochramatic Symphony: The Wisdom of Child" he said with intrigue.
He opened the book, and noticed how the pages were blank. A pen was stuck inside the cover.
"As if I have time to write a book right now..." he said in disbelief.

He then proceeded to place all three books back into the pack, and then slipped the pack onto his back. He turned toward the jungle and smirked.
"Perhaps I can find a few new species in here." he said happily.
And with that he started walking toward the jungle the sun shining on his light blue hair, his eyes dancing with excitement.

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In shades of green i'm often seen.

Last edited by Bombay on 08-04-2001 at 09:58 PM