Yume Daughter of the
Creator
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Rurouni Taikai: The Eternal Dream - Round Three -
WHO DO YOU LOVE?
Chapter 3: Awakened Evil
Yume floated in an endless void. Except... I'm not
floating. I'm standing. Standing on... grass? She leaned
down and touched the ground, feeling the ground. It is
grass, but I can't see it. I can't even see my hands in this
darkness. Well, no need to go without light... Holding out
her hand, she focused her mind, and a small light appeared,
illuminating everything around her.
And that was when
she noticed that she wasn't surrounded by darkness. She was
surrounded by blackness. The grasslands she stood in were
black. The distant mountains were black. The very sky itself
was black. And as Yume looked, she noticed that her hand,
underneath the light she held, was also black, as black as the
darkest cave.
"W-what's going on? What is responsible
for this?" Yume screamed into the dark sky. "What could do
something like this?"
And the wind picked up,
billowing through her hair, and her answer came on it, a mere
whisper in the air. The Void...
"The Void? The
one that Saint spoke of?"
Saint... our mortal
foe... even now he comes... ruins our plans... ruins our
fun... he will be stopped...
"Yume!" A shout came
from behind Yume, and she turned and saw Saint, standing there
in the fields. He was unaffected by the blackness, and stood
out in the darkness. But as she watched, a shadow rose up
behind him, shapeless, formless, but terrifying nonetheless.
"Saint?" she cried out, tears welling up in her eyes.
She ran towards him, but before she could reach him, the
darkness pierced through his body. He cried out in pain, and
then the shadow consumed him.
And in the wind, Yume
heard laughter.
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"Saint!" Yume cried into
the green-lit chamber. Her body was covered with a cold sweat,
and even as she realized that it had been a dream, she could
not calm down.
"Saint coming for me? The Void
comsuming him? Is it true?" she asked the empty chamber. "Or
is it a metaphor? Damn it, if I must have these dreams, why
can't they be clear!?" She sighed. "Well, I doubt I'll get
much sleep now. As good a time as any to continue the
tournament...
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Sponsors Baka - Commander Driscoll from Front Mission,
Shadow Boko Mog - Kain Highwind
from Final Fantasy IV, Shadow 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) 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 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 Simplistic
Hero - Gryz from Phantasy Star IV, Rogue Slipstream - Rubicant from Final Fantasy IV,
Shadow Switchblade - Julius
from Final Fantasy Adventure, Dark Terra Lockheart - Mia Ausa from Lunar: SSSC,
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
Fallen ArchKnightWayne - Zoma from Dragon Warrior III,
Dark Cirrus Velious - Princess
Zelda from the Legend of Zelda series, Noble Izlude - Nall from the Lunar series,
Noble Lutz - Lutz from Phantasy
Star II or Rune Walsh from Phantasy Star IV,
Noble Seifer Almasy - Gilgamesh
from Final Fantasy V, Shadow Sephiroth666 - Siegfried from Final Fantasy VI,
Shadow Tenshi Kain - Slash from
Chrono Trigger, Shadow The
Lionheart - Lenna Charlotte Tycoon from Final Fantasy V,
Noble
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Round Three Location:
Arcane
Sanctuary (Diablo II) Begin Time: 4:00 PM
MST, Thursday Afternoon Ending Time: 4:00 PM MST, Friday
Afternoon Special Rule: Double The Votes
The
Arcane Sanctuary is a pocket dimension created by the evil
power of the Summoner. It exists in an empty void, and
consists solely of criss-crossing marble pathways. The
pathways create a maze, with dead-ends and multiple levels
connected with stairs. Red portals exist in places to teleport
you to a completely different part of the Sanctuary, and
chests filled with valuble treasure and weapons are scattered
around. And watch out for the traps; the spikes shooting out
of floor and the lightning sentries are particularly lethal.
You won't just find your fellow competitors in this
maze, though; the Arcane Sanctuary is teeming with the type of
demons one comes to expect in the world of Diablo. Goatmen of
the Hell Clan will attack you in swarms, and wield axes,
swords, and bows in their attempts to kill you. Ghoul Lords
are powerful mages, and specialize in casting the fearsome
Fire Wall spell, which create searing lines of fire to burn
their foes. Spectres will appear out of thin air, and their
ghostly forms will suck away both life and magic. And the
creator of this hellish place, the Summoner, is a sorceror of
extrordinary power, wielding the forces of nature at his whim,
and calling forth legions of demons in an instant. The fiend's
lair surrounded by marble arches, with glowing runes in the
middle of them. Spellbooks fill various bookshelves, filled
with the magical knowledge the Summoner has obtained
throughout his life.
Special Rule: In the
Arcane Sanctuary, you will face a lot more competition than
the other competitors, and your battles will be longer,
harder, and more brutal. Thus, in this round, every person has
double the votes, whether they are a Sponsor, Sidekick,
Fallen, or Spectator. This applies to all three forms of
votes, and all of the new A-Votes are subject to vote burn.
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Alright, time for a confession: I've been
suffering from writer's block. That's why there's been such a
long delay between the rounds. I needed the time to wrack my
brain for new material.
But no longer! I have no work
until Saturday, and I will spend every moment until then
finishing the story that exists in my head! There will be no
more delays!
Also, I'm going to start posting the
Ability List with each round. Lots of people have been using
the Abilities incorrectly, so here's a couple of ground rules:
If an Ability says "target Sponsor" or "target character", it
can't target your own character. If an ability says "you" or
"your character", it can only be used on your own character.
- Prayer (2 P-Votes - Healing - Nobles Only) -
Casts 3 R-Votes on the target Sponsor. - Divine
Touch (4 P-Votes - Effect - Nobles Only) - All R-Votes
cast by your character in this round will do double healing.
- Slash-All (2 P-Votes - Attack - Rogues Only) -
Casts 1 A-Vote against each of three target Sponsors. -
Brawl (4 P-Votes - Effect - Rogues Only) - Caster
chooses three target Sponsors. Each of the chosen Sponsors is
forced to use an A-Vote on each of the other two. -
Paralyze (2 P-Votes - Effect - Shadows Only) - Target
Sponsor cannot use their last two A-Votes in this round. These
two votes still count for Vote Burn at the end of a round.
- Sorrow (4 P-Votes - Effect - Shadows Only) -
Target Sponsor is incapable of casting any R-Votes or Healing
Abilities this round. This Ability may only be used publicly.
- Manipulate (2 P-Votes - Effect - Darks Only) -
Forces target character to use either 2 A-Votes, an A-Vote and
an R-Vote, or 2 R-Votes in a manner dictated by the caster.
- Trauma (4 P-Votes - Effect - Darks Only) -
Nullifies all R-Votes and Healing Abilities target Sponsor
receives in this round. - Defend (2 P-Votes -
Attack - Nobles/Rogues) - Negates an A-Vote cast on target
Sponsor, and casts two A-Votes on the caster of that A-Vote.
- Berserk (2 P-Votes - Effect - Shadow/Dark) - The
next three A-Votes cast by your character will do double
damage. - Deathblow (2 P-Votes - Attack -
Rogues/Shadows) - Casts 3 A-Votes on the target Sponsor. -
Following (2 P-Votes - Effect - Nobles/Darks) - Target
character may not use A-Votes or Attack Abilities on
characters of the chosen EX-Type this round. This Ability can
only be used publicly. - Misfire (1 P-Votes -
Effect) - Renders the next action of the target character
ineffective. - Counter (1 P-Vote - Attack -
Sponsors Only) - Casts two A-Votes on a Sponsor who has
previously used an A-Vote or Attack Ability on your character
in the current round. - Cover (1 P-Vote - Effect -
Sidekicks/Fallen) - Negates the last two A-Votes cast by
target Character. - Aura (2 P-Vote - Healing) -
Casts 1 R-Vote on each of three target Sponsors. -
Reflect (2 P-Votes - Effect - Sponsors Only) - One
A-Vote or Attack Ability against you is transferred to another
Sponsor of your choice. - Redistribute (2 P-Votes -
Effect) - Choose one: Changes two of your character's
remaining A-Votes into R-Votes, or changes two of your
character's remaining R-Votes into A-Votes. - Evade
(3 P-Votes - Effect - Sponsors Only) - Negate all A-Votes and
Attack Abilities cast against you by target character. -
EX-Barrier (3 P-Votes - Effect - Sponsors Only) -
Negates the next three A-Votes or Attack Abilities cast
against you by the EX-Type of your choice. - Jump
Attack (3 P-Votes - Attack - Sponsors Only) - Negates one
A-Vote from the Sponsor of your choice and casts three A-Votes
on that Sponsor. - Limit Break (4 P-Votes - Special
- Sponsors Only) - Target Sponsor receives an amount of
A-Votes equal to half of the A-Votes you have received this
round (rounded down).
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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 02-01-2002 at 01:05 AM |