Yume Daughter of the
Creator
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Rurouni Taikai: The Eternal Dream (aka the
Survivor Tournament) - Round One
Hanging by threads of palest silver
I could have stayed that way forever Bad blood and
ghosts wrapped tight around me Nothing could ever seem to
touch me I lose what I love most Did you know I was
lost until you found me
Final Fantasy Online
Presents A Random Insanity Production
Stroke of luck or gift from God? The hand of
fate or devil's claws? From below or saints above? You
came to me Here comes the cold again I feel it closing
in It's falling down and all around me, falling
Rurouni Taikai: The Eternal Dream
You say that you'll be there to catch me Or
will you only try to trap me These are the rules I make
Our chains were meant to break You'll never change
me
Featuring Characters from Chrono Trigger,
Super Mario RPG, Front Mission...
Here comes
the cold again I feel it closing in You're falling
down and all around me, falling
Final Fantasy
Adventure, Secret of Mana, Seiken Densetsu 3, The Legend of
Zelda...
Stroke of luck or gift from God?
Hand of fate or devil's claws? From below or saints
above? You come to me now Don't ask me why Don't
even try
Lunar: Silver Star, Lunar 2: Eternal
Blue, Dragon Warrior III, Shadowrun...
Stroke
of luck or gift from God? Hand of fate or devil's claws?
From below or saints above? You came to me now
Here comes the cold again I feel it closing in
It's falling down all around me, falling
Phantasy Star IV, and the Final Fantasy series.
Falling...falling...falling...falling...falling...falling...falling...falling
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Chapter 1: Dreaming of Dreams
The inside of the sphere was lit only by the capsules
lining it’s walls, which all glowed with the same eerie green
light. The room would have been a xenobiologist’s dream, for
within each one was a different being, and while some were
just human, others were decidedly different. Over on one wall
was a capsule which appeared to contain an elven princess,
while across from her was an enormous turtle with a
dragon-like head. Near the bottom was a huge bird-like
creature dressed in robes, and in the capsule next to it
rested a small animal covered with white fur, with leathery
wings protruding from it’s back.
All of the occupants
of the capsules were perfectly motionless, being held in a
state of suspended animation. None of them knew where they
were, and none of them ever would; in their eyes, the
teleportation would be instantaneous. For now, they slept a
dreamless sleep. A sleep Yume envied more than anything.
I wonder what their dreams are when they sleep
normally, she thought as she floated in the centre of the
sphere. Do the dreams have meaning, or are they simply
flights of fancy? Are they happy dreams? Sad? Frightening?
What does one dream about when your life is your own?
She floated over to a male dressed in the garb of a
ninja and a female in green. Do you two dream of each
other? Are your dreams of love, friendship, or something more
than both? She moved a bit to the left, to look in on an
blue-skinned swordsman. Do you dream of bloodshed? Is it
the wars of your past you dream of, or do you imagine future
battles that you may take part in?
She continued
floating in front of the capsules, thinking about each one,
wondering what their dreams were. What simple dreams
entertain you as you sleep, creature of the mountains? What
dreams do the darkness produce, clown? Do you dream solely of
revenge, bird man, or are there other dreams as well?
Finally, she floated back to the centre of the room.
I said that with my gift, you would be able to make your
dreams come true. What you don’t know is... if you win, you
may not have any dreams left, save those that are shown to
you... She wiped a tear from her eye, and spoke aloud.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t live my life without dreams. I hope
whoever wins will understand...”
White energy started
to gather around Yume, growing brighter by the second. Yume
threw her arms wide, and in bright flash, she was gone. Along
with all of the occupants of the capsules.
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Anne hurried down the second-floor hallway of Balamb
Garden. Oh, how could I have left my bag in Mr. Beram’s
classroom? she asked herself as she ran. He’s going to
chew me out for interrupting his class. But I need those notes
for Advanced Paramagic...
Reaching the door, she
noted that a woman’s voice came from inside. A substitute?
But he was just fine an hour ago... she thought as she
opened the door, and laid her eyes on the strangest class she
had ever seen in her 8 years at Balamb Garden. The class
consisted of almost 40 people, a far cry from the average
class size of 18, and while some looked like they could be
students, there were others that weren’t even human,
but seemed to be some form of Shumi.
As Anne entered,
a man dressed as a clown stood up and let out a laugh that
chilled her bones. “Vwe-he-he-he! I get the first kill!” He
raised his hand and red energy started to gather around it.
“Kefka! Sit down right now!” Anne turned, and saw that
the words came from the ‘teacher’, a slender girl about her
age wearing a purple kimono and a long katana. As she stood
there, speechless, the girl turned to her. “Class is in
session, Anne. Shouldn’t you be somewhere?”
“I-I left
m-my bag here b-b-before lunch, Ma‘am...” Anne stammered as
she looked around nervously.
“Well, go and retrieve
it, and then get to class.”
“Y-yes, M-Ma’am.” Anne
walked down the single long aisle, aware that everyone was
watching her as she made her way to her seat. When she got
there, she found that a large white creature was sitting
there, looking not at her but at the colourful screen in the
desk. “Umm... excuse me, but h-have you seen my bag?”
The ape-like creature turned away from the desk and
gave her a look of confusion. “Bag? Me no see bag. You say it
here?” The creature looked around him. “No. Me no see bag.
Sorry.”
“Umaro, perhaps you’re sitting on it,” the
girl in purple called from the front.
“Oh. That happen
lots. Me squish lots of things when me sit down. Me never
look.” With that, Umaro got up and sure enough, Anne’s bag was
sitting on the square, squished almost flat. The gentle giant
picked up the bag and held it out to Anne. “Me sorry. Me no
mean to squish girl’s bag.”
Anne stared at the bag for
a second, then grabbed it and ran for the exit. The door had
just closed behind her when a fireball collided with it,
leaving a heavy scorch mark. “Son of a submariner! I almost
had her!”
“Kefka!” Yume yelled, and the anger in her
voice was enough to give even the mad clown pause. “Sit down
and stop trying to kill people!”
As Kefka reluctantly
took his seat again, Yume went up to the blackboard. “Now, to
prevent further incidents like this, I’d like to lay a few
ground rules.” She picked up a piece of chalk and started
writing on the board at an incredible speed. Once she was
done, she flicked her wrist, and the chalk suddenly became a
extendable pointer.
“Number One: Do Not Kill
Civilians,” Yume began, pointing to what she had written
for emphasis. “Now, I understand that some people may take
objection to your fighting, and will try and stop you.
However, while it is perfectly fine to stop them, and even to
harm them to prevent it from happening again, I want you all
to stop short of killing them. Some of them may be vital to
this reality, and I don’t want your actions to have
long-lasting repercussions.”
“Number Two: Do Not
Leave This Area. Not that that’s much of a choice for
those of you that can’t fly, seeing as we’re currently
floating in the middle of the ocean. Again, this is to prevent
long-lasting repercussions.”
“Number Three: Put Out
Your Best Effort. I know that this goes without saying in
a tournament of this magnitude, but I feel it should be said
anyway. Do not sit idly by while others fight, for you are
sure not to win the tournament in that fashion.”
Yume
stopped speaking as a siren began to blare throughout the
Garden. “Ahh, that would be our friend Anne informing the
school authorities of our presence. I sure hope that you’re
all prepared to fight an army. Good luck, and may the best
warrior prevail.” With that, she opened the door to the room,
and watched as the contestants filed out, fights already
breaking out as they left. When she was alone, she sat down in
the comfortable chair behind Mr. Beram’s desk, and stared out
the windows at the back of the room. Well, Saint, I’m
following in your footprints. I can only hope that you would
be proud of me...
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Sponsors ArchKnightWayne - Zoma from Dragon Warrior III,
Dark Baka - Commander Driscoll
from Front Mission, Shadow Boko
Mog - Kain Highwind from Final Fantasy IV, Shadow
Cirrus Velious - Princess Zelda from
the Legend of Zelda series, Noble Curley W - Umaro from Final Fantasy VI,
Shadow Daigohji - Setzer
Gabbiani from Final Fantasy VI, Rogue Exeter - Edward Geraldine from Final Fantasy IV,
Rogue (The Ninja, NOT The Bard) Izlude - Nall from the Lunar series,
Noble JonJonB - Gogo from Final
Fantasy VI, Noble KyleIII -
Locke Cole from Final Fantasy VI, Rogue Kyo - Duran from Seiken Densetsu 3, Noble
Luna - Lemina Ausa from Lunar 2: EBC,
Rogue Lutz - Lutz from Phantasy
Star II or Rune Walsh from Phantasy Star IV,
Noble Merton Dew - Mog from
Final Fantasy VI, Noble Mintaka
- Rydia of Mist from Final Fantasy IV, Rogue Munkwunk - Zio from Phantasy Star IV,
Dark San Draco - Chaos from
Final Fantasy, Dark Seifer
Almasy - Gilgamesh from Final Fantasy V, Shadow
Sephiroth666 - Siegfried from Final
Fantasy VI, Shadow Simplistic
Hero - Gryz from Phantasy Star IV, Rogue Slipstream - Rubicant from Final Fantasy IV,
Shadow Switchblade - Julius
from Final Fantasy Adventure, Dark Tenshi Kain - Slash from Chrono Trigger,
Shadow Terra Lockheart - Mia
Ausa from Lunar: SSSC, Noble The Lionheart - Lenna Charlotte Tycoon from
Final Fantasy V, Noble Ufo Z -
Kefka Palazzo from Final Fantasy VI, Dark
Sidekicks Anoat - Bowser from Super Mario RPG,
Shadow Dareon - Ito Ogami from
Shadowrun, Shadow Darkken -
Koren from Seiken Densetsu 3, Dark Fentom - Cid Pollendina from Final Fantasy IV,
Rogue FFGnome - Palom of
Mysidia from Final Fantasy IV, Noble KuPoMoG - Shadow from Final Fantasy VI,
Shadow Nif - Randi from Secret
of Mana, Noble Onyx - Bartz
Klause from Final Fantasy V, Rogue Soujiro Seta - Queen Zeal from Chrono Trigger,
Shadow
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Round One Location:
Balamb Garden (Final Fantasy VIII) Begin Time:
12:00 PM MST, Monday Afternoon End Time: 12:00 PM MST,
Tuesday Afternoon Special Rule: Described Votes Only
Balamb Garden is the world’s foremost military
academy. Children can enrol from the age of 5 until the age of
15, and they can graduate at any time between the ages of 15
and 19. Alumni are placed in armies around the world. To fund
itself, Balamb Garden dispatches SeeD, an elite mercenary
organization made up of the most exceptional students.
Balamb Garden has four main floors. The first floor is
by far the largest, and consists of a large pathway which
circles the elevator pillar. The pathway is suspended over a
very large fountain. Hallways lead from the main pathway in
each of the eight cardinal directions. To the south is the
main gate, which isn’t very useful seeing as the Garden is
in the middle of the ocean. Clockwise from there,
you’ll find the infirmary (resident physician: Dr. Kadowaki),
the Quad (a outdoor common area for students, with a balcony
overlooking the sea), the cafeteria (the hot dogs are very
tasty, but almost impossible to obtain), the dormitory
(a large structure containing enough rooms to house the entire
school), the garage (there are several cars in here, but they
won’t be of much use while at sea), the training area (a wild
jungle area filled with real monsters, including the
plant-like Grats and the mighty T-Rexaur), and the library.
The second floor holds all of the classrooms, and a door that
leads to the upper balcony. The third floor holds what was
formerly Headmaster Cid’s office and living space, but has
since become the cockpit of Balamb Garden. The basement holds
the NORG Pod, which is where the former owner of Balamb
Garden, Master NORG, used to reside.
The entire campus
has been peaceful since the defeat of Ultimecia, and nearly
every student enrolled in Balamb Garden is currently present.
You’ll encounter a range of students, from junior classmen to
members of SeeD, but all of them have at least some form of
combat training. Squall, Rinoa, Quistis, Irvine, Selphie and
Zell are all present, and even Seifer, Fujin and Raijin
managed to get back into Garden. Headmaster Cid Kramer and his
wife Edea can probably be found in his former office. And just
about every single one of these people will take offence to
60-odd strangers suddenly appearing and fighting in their
halls. Be prepared for the fight of your life.
Special Rule: Just as Yume wants to see your
best efforts, so do I. In an attempt to get the action started
quickly, this round has been designated as Described Votes
Only. This means that all votes must be declared in
public, and that you must describe how your character attacked
or defended another. Spectators are the exception to this
rule; they can still privately vote by e-mail.
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Well, we started a bit late, but that doesn't matter.
All that matters is that we're here, and we're going to have
one glorious fun-filled week! This round ends at 12:00 PM
tomorrow, so you have 24 hours to beat each other using all
the tools Garden has to offer. Have fun!
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~ I am
you, and you
are me ~ This defies reality ~ Whether this is false or true ~ You are me, and I am you ~ Rurouni Taikai: The Eternal Dream ~ The Massive Insanity Has Begun! ~
Now, Cross Your Fingers And Hope For The
Best!
Last edited by Yume
on 01-29-2002 at 06:53 AM |