Rurouni Taikai: The Eternal Dream - Round Five

Chapter 4: Dreaded Discovery

A flash of light filled the classroom, leaving nine people in it's wake. Darius sighed. "So where are we THIS time, Keir?"

Keir looked at the little device he held in his hand. "That's odd."

"What's wrong, Keir?" Mishnu asked.

"This reality... none of the potentials on the list Yume took come from this family of reality. I don't see why she would of come here..."

"Well, she wasn't idle while she was here." Darius pointed at the door, which bore a large scorch mark across it's upper half. "It looks like she got into some trouble."

"No, she didn't," Saint replied. "She caused it."

"What are you talking about, Saint?" Keir asked.

"This reality, HYNE-214336A, doesn't belong to any of the potentials on Yume's list. In fact, not a single HYNE reality appears on it; it was made before we discovered them. And there was obviously a conflict here, what with the scorch mark and the broken bench over there. The answer should have been obvious to me from the beginning. This was where she started the tournament."

Silence filled the room, with Keir being the first to break it. "In a school? And you're still sure that she's not at least a little crazy?"

"I don't understand, either," Mishnu commented. "We should explore the school and find out more about what happened here." She walked to the door and opened it...

...only to find every SeeD in the school outside the door, weapons drawn and ready for battle. Squall stood in the centre, a stern expression on his face. "I'll have you know that I will not stand for another invasion of Garden. Now come out slowly and surrender yourselves, or things are going to get rough."

"Arresting us will not accomplish anything, young man." Mishnu stood tall as she told off the leader of SeeD. "We know that you were visited several days ago by one named Yume, who led others in a tournament of sorts. We're trying to locate her, before she does something terrible."

Squall pondered Mishnu's words for a moment. "I don't trust you. Your story sounds even more ridiculous than the one this Yume gave up." He sighed. "Nevertheless, I suppose it would be best if you saw Headmaster Cid. Cadets, lead them up to the bridge."

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"My... this is so much to comprehend, in such a short time," Cid commented, scratching his head. "However, your claims do coincide with hers, and in both cases, I sense that you are not lying to us. I've always had a gift with diplomacy."

"Thank you, Headmaster," Mishnu replied. "I must say that you're taking this rather well."

"Well, after one has met time-traveling students who went into the future and stopped the evil mastermind that was controlling my wife, I find that you take almost everything in stride. In fact..."

Cid was interrupted as Septerrus burst through the doors to the chamber. "Alpha! The Void has been here!"

"The Void?!?" Mishnu exclaimed. They're after Yume! I know it! "Did you sense them?"

"Yes, especially in the basement. It's faint now, but I'm sure that there was an Agent of the Void here around two days ago."

Mishnu frowned, deep in thought. "This changes things. We must make haste, before the Void catches up with Yume!" She turned to Cid. "Again, I apologize for the actions of our errant charge." She left the room swiftly, off to find the rest of her companions.

Cid watched as she went. "Extra-dimensional travelers... How interesting..."

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A cold draft blew between the cargo containers, sweeping up Yume's hair as she looked around. The coast is clear. He's already been here. She concentrated, and suddenly all of the contestants appeared near her. Some shivered in the cold, while others seemed unaffected.

"Y-y-yume, w-w-why is it s-so c-c-cold?" Mia asked, teeth chattering.

"Because it's Alaska. Not that you would know where that is. Here, all of you can have one of these." She held out a vial filled with little orange pills. As each contestant took one, they found that they no longer felt the cold as much. "Anyway, there is something I should tell you about this location. In 14 hours, a terrorist group will launch a nuclear warhead from the opposite end of this base unless their demands are met. A soldier with the codename of Solid Snake has been sent here to infiltrate the base and stop them. And to do this, he is relying on stealth."

"The problem is, if you are caught fighting here, then the security will tighten, making it difficult for Snake to complete his mission. So you will have to practise stealth as well. Stay close to the shadows, move silently, and avoid detection. Do battle with each other when necessary, but make sure the guards don't see you, or if they do, make sure that they don't live to tell the tale. If you wish, you can help Snake with his mission, or if you wish, you can hinder it. But above all else, be stealthy." And with that, Yume disappeared, leaving the competitors stranded on Shadow Moses Island.

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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
JonJonB - Gogo from Final Fantasy VI, Noble
Kyo - Duran from Seiken Densetsu 3, Dark
Luna - Lemina Ausa from Lunar 2: EBC, Rogue
Simplistic Hero - Gryz from Phantasy Star IV, Rogue
Slipstream - Rubicant from Final Fantasy IV, Shadow
Terra Lockheart - Mia Ausa from Lunar: SSSC, Noble

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, Dark

Fallen
ArchKnightWayne - Zoma from Dragon Warrior III, Dark
Cirrus Velious - Princess Zelda from the Legend of Zelda series, Noble
Exeter - Edward Geraldine from Final Fantasy IV, Rogue (The Ninja, NOT The Bard)
Izlude - Nall from the Lunar series, Noble
KyleIII - Locke Cole from Final Fantasy VI, 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
Switchblade - Julius from Final Fantasy Adventure, Dark
Tenshi Kain - Slash from Chrono Trigger, Shadow
The Lionheart - Lenna Charlotte Tycoon from Final Fantasy V, Noble
Ufo Z - Kefka Palazzo from Final Fantasy VI, Dark


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Round Five Location: Shadow Moses Island (Metal Gear Solid)
Start Time: 11:00 AM MST, Sunday Morning
End Time: 1:00 AM MST, Monday Morning
Special Rule: Private Votes Only

Thought I could only do RPG locations, eh? Think again.

Shadow Moses Island is a small nuclear weapons facility located off the coast of Alaska. Here, the United States Government has been working on a new weapon: Metal Gear Rex, a nuclear-equipped walking battle tank. Terrorists have taken over the island, and will launch a nuclear weapon with Rex unless their demands are met. The terrorists are led by members of FOX-HOUND, the elite special unit that Solid Snake was once a part of. Led by Liquid Snake, the terrorist group also includes Revolver Ocelot, Sniper Wolf, Psycho Mantis, Decoy Octopus, and Vulcan Raven. They have also converted almost all of the soliers on the base to their cause.

There are four main buildings on Shadow Moses Island: the tank hangar (with a jail, an interrogation room and a weapons storage area), the nuclear-weapons storage facility (with various labs and offices underneath), the communications tower, and the lab where Rex is being built. Each of these buildings is seperated from each other by a bit of Alaskan wilderness.

Special Rule: Yume has cautioned you to use stealth, and thus, in this round you may use Private Votes only. No votes posted in the thread will count; they must all be mailed to krizak@shaw.ca to be valid.

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- 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!

LMAO....I had a feeling we were going to get something like this when you made that comment about Curley not being the last one to use private votes. Heh. Story in a little bit, I gotta wake up first. *yawns*

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Barrel....colorful barrel....

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...*continues laughing*

Ok. Ok. I'm done now. MGS location, huh? This should be...fun...
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It was freezing a few seconds ago...after thaking that weird pill, I feel ok all of a sudden. What did Yume say this place was? Alaska? I wouldn't want to live here, that's for sure...it's amost as bad as the Frontier...

Mia shivered again, but not becuase of the cold.

"Hey, Lemina."

"Yeah?"

"You think you can find any money here?"

"...Maybe..." Lemina said, grinning. Then she frowned. "Too bad though. I may not have found any money there, but those gears were mega-fun..."

"At least we don't have to worry about weird purple stones that make you do weird things here."

Lemina cringed.

"Don't...remind...me..."

The two walked off, in no particular direction.

Eep. This round will require some serious planning.

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Nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk.

XD

I LOVE the MGS setting!

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||:HAC TAO|:|Random Insanity:||My LJ
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh."
- Voltaire

quote:

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"At least we don't have to worry about weird purple stones that make you do weird things here."

Lemina cringed.

"Don't...remind...me..."

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LMAO....

Duran, who paid little attention to the cold before or after he took the pill from Yume, decided that if anything, he'd have to look out for hostility around in this place besides contestants. He wasn't sure, but the aura that this place gave was rather... foreboding...

He walked up a ways cautionsly, making sure that the sound of his feet crunching against the snow was minimal. The current snowstorm obscured his vision pretty badly, but he thought he could make out two other figures in the snow ahead of him, heading in the same direction that he was. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he moved faster.

Are they contestants, or part of this locale? Friends or enemies? Only one way to find out... and if they're contestants, I'd better warn them of the bad aura this place is giving off, if they haven't felt it already.

He broke into a plowing run through the snow at the pair he kept getting glimpses of through the blizzard, making only slightly more noise than he had previously.

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Currently sponsoring Duran (Seiken Densetsu 3) in FFO Survivor 6/Rurouni Taikai I.
Keep ~ Yourself ~ Alive

Oh man oh man oh man.

This is bad bad bad.

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Bring on the Fiends...

I use to have a list of all the RPGs i've beaten here, but God asked that I take it off because it kept scaring all the children.

ITS A BABY ROBOT! -Hero

Metal Gear! Aw yeah!

...

This should be interesting. Damn, and being a fallen, and private vote? That just utterly sucks. I might as well just not DO anything this round. ~.~ No point, really. I have no ultimate goal left, so... I'll want, vote as a fallen, but I have nothing to do. If you need Rydia for something, use her.

Not that I didn't see that coming since the beginning of the round, but I wasn't here to really counter such things.

All I know is whenever I host (that depends more on what I choose to do for my future) is that Limit Break WON'T be allowed private simply because it shouldn't be (except if someone literally CAN'T write something because they're at the library because they have no home access (re: power outage, major crash that'll take a day.) I'll take my fall, but DON'T expect that to go unpunished. :P

Rydia will probably be well hidden if not invisible or something. Oh, and whoever Trauma'd me, if you're still in (need to look again) don't think that'll go without consequence.

Edit: Oh, I might do some story out of spite maybe. Depends on what I get upto. I should clock some art/drawing time and finish some pieces, and also I need to work on questions so I can decide between Army or Navy. (Or Coast Guard.)

Mainly story just to... er... revenge Rydia for that double kill. :P

Last edited by Mintaka on 02-03-2002 at 06:38 PM

Note that abilities like Limit Break and Reflect, as well as Following and Sorrow, are completely useless in this round.

Agh, and once again I miss most of the previous round. Oh well.

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Well, at least I can take solace in the fact that Rubicant is probably having a worse time in this weather than I am...

Shielding himself as best he could from the snow, Edge made his way toward the structure in the distance. After a few minutes, he stopped and studied the large entrance.

Two guards. Should be easy.

Edge cast the Ninja Magic Image on himself, and quickly moved to the side of the wall where the guards were standing. They hadn't noticed a thing.

One...two...hmm, I wonder what a nuclear weapon is, anyway? Oh, right...three!

The masamune swung true. The first blow decapitated the closest masked man completely, and the second eviscerated the second.

Well, that was certainly messy.

Cautiously, Edge tried opening the door, but to no avail. Instead, he shifted his Ninja Magic and simply ran right through it.

This really is my kind of battle...

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Hmm...I call dibs on meeting Gray Fox.

Min, San, and Slip: I'll hopefully be able to write some story stuff with all of you sometime today, depending on if we can be online at the same time...

Last edited by Exeter on 02-03-2002 at 06:42 PM

O.o; Wait a sec.... not that I'll contest my position, but how is limit useless this turn? You can do it, but it doesn't necessarily mean it'll go useless, right?

Edit: Exeter: Good thought about Rubicant.

Whoa, MGS. I've played this game for oo.. what, half an hour? Heh. I got to the tank.
Oh well, I'm sure I can adjust. Driscoll is a soldier, after all...

I don't see how reflect is useless. With 8 A-votes, you can basically assume that you were attacked by near everyone. Just pick somebody.

Krizak, at the end of the round, do we get to see what happened to everybody?

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Bring on the Fiends...

I use to have a list of all the RPGs i've beaten here, but God asked that I take it off because it kept scaring all the children.

ITS A BABY ROBOT! -Hero

An cuimhin leat an grá
Crá croí an ghrá
Níl anois ach ceol na h-oíche
Táim sioraí i ngrá
Leannáin le smál
Leannáin le smál
Lig leis agus beidh leat
Lig leis agus beidh grá

Randi : (through codec) This is Randi. I've infiltrated the base.

Cuimhne leat an t-am
Nuair a bhí tú sásta
An cuimhne leat an t-am
Nuair a bhí tú ag gáire

Tá an saol iontach
Má chreideann tú ann
Tug aghaidi ar an saol is sonas sioraí inár measc

Luka : Good, now you'll have to find a way in. There should be an elevator near your current location.

Céard a tharla do na laethanta sin
Céard a tharla do na h-oícheanta sin
An cuimhin leat an t-am
Nuair a bhí tú faol bhrón

An cuimhin leat an t-am
Go sioraí sileadh na ndeor an ormsa nó orainne a bhí an locht

Ag mothú caiite s'ar fán
Cén fáth an t-achrann is sileadh na ndeor
Tá áilleacht sa saol
Má chuardaíonn tú e
Tá gliondar sa saol
Cuardaimís e

Randi : I see it, I'm heading there now.

The room, Randi was in consisted of four columns of crates stacked one upon the other, making it simple for him to stealthily move through any resistance. Randi approached the elevator with extreme caution. There were two guards guarding the entrance, but it didn't look like they could see very far. Randi slowly tiptoed towards the nearest wall and pressed his back upon it. When it was clear to move, he made his way around to the first row. He could hear the footsteps of a guard approaching. Slowly, he drew his sword. Heat from the mana flowing within it made steam rise in the icy atmosphere.

Randi pressed his back against the crate, then knocked against the cold metal.

"Huh? Who's there?!" The guard said, then moved around the crate to the direction of the sound.

Randi snuck the opposite direction and tapped the guard on the shoulder from behind.

"What the?.." The guard shouted, right before being knocked out by the hilt of Randi's sword.

Just then, Randi saw the room turn red and an alarm of some sort sound. His first thought was that he'd been caught. He hadn't, however. As he scanned the room, he noticed the alarm was to signal the elevator returning to the lower floor. "That's my cue," he said.

Avoiding the second guard's field of vision, the Mana Knight moved into the not so stealthy elevator and made his way to the surface level.

OOC: *cough*

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||:HAC TAO|:|Random Insanity:||My LJ
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh."
- Voltaire

"So someone has infiltrated the base?"

"Yeah, unless those two guards just happened to cut themselves apart. Not a pretty sight, from what I've heard..."

Damn, that was fast. I just got here.

Edge continued through the duct slowly, careful to remain silent. Wonder what this little tunnel is for? Oh well, makes for great spy-type stuff.

LMAO, Nif! Where'd you get the lyrics?

http://www.animelyrics.com/ ^_^

Although, I'm afraid i put too much of the song in.

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||:HAC TAO|:|Random Insanity:||My LJ
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh."
- Voltaire

Oh, wonderful.

If I didn't know better, I would suspect that Yume chose this round specifically to put me at a disadvantage. Firstly there is the fact that this world appears to have no magic whatsoever and I am unfamiliar with the weapons and machinery of the arena. Secondly, Yume advised stealth whenever possible and an eight-foot tall demon with a trailing cloak of flame is hardly going to escape attention.

The major problem of the moment, however, is the raging blizzard that pounds at the base. The pill Yume gave to me is completely and utterly useless, for my body temperature can not be lowered by simple weather, but the snowstorm is creating a massive cloud of mist which hovers around me as the flakes evaporate on my heated cloak and body and rise upwards. I can barely see a thing at the moment with this annoyance, and I stride towards what I believe to be an entrance into the compound.

Ow.

No, that would appear to be a tree...

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As to the post below, I'm sure Kyo requested that he becomes a Rogue in this round, and that he's now a Knight for the SD3 literate. Do we just describe story and battles in the round for whatever we choose, the votes don't have to be linked to the writing?

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Maybe you'll be able to challenge me again. I look forward to our next encounter.

Last edited by Slipstream on 02-03-2002 at 07:13 PM

Ooh, wait 'til Baka comes around. He'll LOVE this. ^_^

But, but! Can we use votes like Manipulation and such now, since there's no way people will know what happens to them? And do we still have to describe the votes, even if they're unseen?

By the way, I swear I remember Kyo saying that Duran was back to being Rogue in this turn.

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Koren was amused. What a battlefield Yume had chosen for them. Though open battlefields had their own charm, stealth and trickery were still one of his specialities. And the cold was nothing to him. As an Altenan, he was used to such cold. That already was enough to give him quite an advantage.

Koren observed his own clothing. "A scarlet stain of blood..." he thought, reflecting back on his time in Altena. The scarlet robe was most likely the single most conspicious outfit that he could be wearing. Not that it mattered - if he got into trouble, he could be rather persuasive...

Not this time.

Koren noted that not only his clothing, but his magical powers would draw attention to him. Fireballs and big explosions wouldn't do the trick here. The concept thrilled him. It had been ages since he'd tested his skills in true hand-to-hand combat, rather than using his powerful magic.

Grinning, Koren slipped away from the meeting point, and laying himself into shadows, and packed away his cloak. Then he turned his gaze at the guards, waiting for his moment to come.

This should be interesting...

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- Koren of Red Lotus - Scarlet Magician - Rurouni Taikai: The Eternal Dream

Darkken,Slipstream: That I did. I hadn't noticed my EX-Type was still Dark until just now. I do need it changed back, Krizak. Duran isn't controlled by darkness anymore, so being Dark throws off my story(and my Ex-Type specific abilities).

EDIT: And Krizak, you never answered my question from earlier. Does Following act as if it comes into effect before A-Votes are cast, like Trauma?

EDIT2: The abilities Limit Break and Reflect, are near-useless, I digress. There are much safer ways to use(or attack with) Power Points than those two abilities, because they depend on what's happened to you. Reflect in particular. You don't know what you're reflecting, or if you're reflecting anything at all.

Last edited by Kyo on 02-03-2002 at 07:46 PM

Baka: I'd suggest that you go ahead and finish MGS before you tackle this round. At most MGS will take you, oh, six hours to finish, leaving you plenty of time to participate. Plus you'll have a better understanding of the world.

***MGS SPOILERS!!!!***

Sorry if this messes some of ya'll up chronologically, but we can pretend

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And from an elevator shaft to....a locker? What is this? Bowser was now inside of a storage locker of some sort. Outside he heard a battle raging between two fierce warriors.

"My soul needs respite! Only you can give it to me Snake!"

"Gray Fox, NO!"

And more battle sounds raged. To Bowser it sounded like two humans fighting hand-to-hand. "Hmmm, it would probably be in my best interests to stay here until they are done." Bowser thought. Eventually, the battle ceased. One of the combatants had apparently wigged out or something and fled. The locker adjacent to Bowser opened, revealing a slightly nerdy human.

Bowser listened as the two humans talked. Apparently, this man was named Solid Snake and he was on a mission to stop a 'nuclear weapon', whatever that is. The other man wanted to be called 'Otacon', truly a dorky name. Bowser listened intently as the two men finished their conversations.

"Otacon, are you sure you'll be ok? That leg looks pretty bad."

"I'll be fine, I have this!" With that, Otacon pressed a button on his outfit and became invisible!

"OOOOooooh! I must have that!" Bowser thought inside of the locker.

"This is a stealth camouflage. Its a prototype, one of five. But the other four were stolen. Sorry."

"Thats ok Otacon. Here, let me give you this. I found it outside. I don't know what its supposed to be, but you're smart so maybe you can find a use for it."

Snake then handed Otacon a purple orb.

"No! Not that blasted materia again! Why won't it just leave me alone!" Bowser mumbled.

The two men continued their conversation.

"Alright, take care Snake." Otacon vanished, and soon, Snake left the room. Bowser decided that now was a good time to exit the locker.

"Man, those two really tore this place up." Smashed monitors and control panels lined the room. As Bowser walked from one end of the room to the other, he came across another locker labeled. "TOP SECRET. DO NOT OPEN."

"Hmm, I guess I'm supposed to open this." Bowser tried to open it, but there was a strong lock placed on the door. "Ha, no lock has ever stopped me!" And with a swipe of his claw, destroyed the lock and opened the door.

Inside he found a box which read: "TOP SECRET: STEALTH CAMOUFLAGE SUIT NUMBER SIX"

"Mwahahaha, I guess there were more than five suits after all!"

"Huh, what was that noise?" A guard was outside!

"Uh oh, better put this bad boy on." Bowser activated the suit, and became invisible just as the guard walked in.

"Hmph, nothing here." the guard said as he left the room.

"This is sooooo cool. Here I come world!"

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Bowser now has a stealth camouflage suit. (sorry, but I couldn't think of any other way to keep a giant turtle with fiery breath hidden)

Otacon now has the 'Love Materia' (and you thought I would just let it get left behind! )

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Proud holder of 1,000+ posts before the forum revamp.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then, if you still don't succeed, give up. No point in making yourself look like a damn fool."
-- ???? (I forgot)

Darkken - I can prolly have some fun with this, yes... and I lay dibs on that DAMN tank :P

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Driscoll dropped behind a crate, cursing the weather. Through the blizzard, workers went about their jobs, with guards patrolling the premisces. Stealth, she said... well, I can do that. And at least this place looks technological instead of magical this time...

He waited til the guard turned away, then dashed to the next crate, a little closer to the entrance.

I have to get inside - that's where the opponents will be. And if I don't get in there by stealth... well, that's life. He noticed a lake closeby, and a plan formed.

Waiting among the crates, he heard the crunch of footsteps on snow vaguely above the blizzard. Hiding further back, he waited for the guard to go past, then grabbed him from behind and slit his throat. Dragging the body back in, he switched jackets - the trousers were the same already - with the guard and appropriated his walkie-talkie and other equipment. Then, checking around for more guards, he dumped the body in the lake.

Disguise - first rule of stealth. Well, second. First rule is don't get found...

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Edit: Anoat - that would involve me owning it. I played it for half an hour at my friend's house :P (about 2 and a half years ago)

Last edited by Baka on 02-03-2002 at 07:37 PM

Baka: I see. Well I'm sure you can't be that far from a videostore! MGS really is a wonderful game, and since it would help you out this round, why not give it a rental?

"I've fallen and I can't get up," Mog stated to no one in particular. He found himself in a cold wasteland. Yume handed him an orange pill to ward off the cold, but Mog was used to the bitter weather. It should be easy to pull off a Snowman Jazz dance here, he thought. Mog had been eliminated from the tournament, but he wasn't bitter. I showed them they can't underestimate me. And I still have the power to affect the outcome of this tournament. Time for some Moogle mania! Mog hunkered down in the snow, camoflaged by his white fur. And then he waited. "Kupo!"

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Wielder of such weapons as mops, potted plants, and various rocks.

Probably because I doubt that many rental stores'll be open at 8PM on a Sunday night. I'll fill Baka in on the MGS details if he needs any without spoiling the plot.

Ex, I should be available until about 7-8PM MST if you want to work with me on a storyline. After that I have to go to work and won't be back until hours after the round ends.

Zigactly, Slip. Plus, I don't actually HAVE a playstation...or the PC version.

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Baka // Evil Bishounen Mastermind // Otaku-in-Training

I'll admit it, Julius has been a challenge to write for. He worked well in the first round on his own and in the second round with the Dark Alliance. In round three, however, I couldn't think of anything good to do with him. Round four was better, but I don't think I really tapped into Julius's personality there. I had some good plans for round four, but the whole Gear thing interrupted me. Thankfully I can pull it off now and have some real fun with the last son of Vandole.

"You have lost, Julius," Yume said, informing the emperor of his defeat as they passed between dimensions. "You must now make a choice: to continue onwards or to return to whence you came."

"Return?" the emperor demanded, "You would have me return to that endless void you found me in, slipping closer and closer to absolute nothingness? I refuse. No force in this world can make me go back to that existence."

"You will go back," Yume stated, "Only the tournament's winner will get their wish. The rest of you shall be returned to his or her timeline exactly as they left it. In your case that means you shall return to the void between life and death."

"Never!" Julius bellowed, "You promised me power, bitch, and power I will have!" Julius summoned up all the Mana power at his disposal, preparing for a massive assault upon the purple-clad girl. Yume raised her sword to defend herself, but the need never arose. As Julius channeled more and more Mana energy it seemed as if even more became available to him. Julius laughed in triumph as he felt the full extent of the Mana Tree's power once again flow through his veins.

Soon enough his power returned to its full glory, but still Julius felt more within his reach. Julius pulled on this power, making himself stronger and stronger. With a suddenness that surprised even Yume Julius's body literally exploded with Mana energy, filling the gap between dimensions with a brilliant light.

When the light faded Yume found herself facing a new Julius, one whose entire being was coursing with raw power, power that frightened her. The fear came not from the strength of Julius's new power, but from its price. Julius had obtained the power he had always sought, but his mind was no longer there to enjoy it.

Yume raised her sword to end Julius's life before he could prove harmful to the other contestants and the worlds to which she would take them. But before she could act Julius used his own power to complete the journey to the next arena. Yume quickly rushed Julius, but the last son of Vandole quickly blasted her away with a burst of pure Mana energy. By the time Yume had gotten back on her feet Julius had disappeared into the driving, swirling snow. Yume realized that she had made a terrible mistake in bringing Julius to the tournament.

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Proud author of:
The Final Cut: Five worlds must band together or face total annihilation.
Scourge of Heaven: An FFVII epic featuring the Turks. New chapter posted 1/22/02.
Lamentations, Interrupted by Fireworks, and Cat's Eye (reposts available upon request)

Slip: It'll probably have to wait until tonight, I don't have a lot of time this morning.

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Edge was perplexed at the number of masked guards he had overheard talking about some sort of ninja who had infiltrated the base. The King of Eblan had only left the two front door guards' bodies, and yet there seemed to have been several more murders by this reported attacker.

It's evidently not me, I guess. Which means...there's another ninja in the house.

After a deep breath to calm himself, Edge said, "BITCHIN'!"

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Be back later.

I really hope you know what you're doing, Switchblade; instant power trips such as this are generally frowned upon. In fact, it's almost a guaranteed-death thing if you were still a sponsor. On top of that, it usually ruins the storyline. So, this had better be good...

EDIT: And I'll start my story up again as soon as Mia or Lemina realize Duran is heading their way.

Last edited by Kyo on 02-03-2002 at 08:20 PM

Argh! I write this moderately long post detailing Ito sneaking about, click "Post", and...

"The page cannot be displayed."

Grr...

Anyway, the post can be pretty well summed up in the last sentence.

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Ito snatched the machine gun off the body of the unconscious guard and chuckled. "Huh. Easy mode."

*OOC* What, I got voted out? *Blinks innocently* Why would anyone do that? Just because I'm playing an evil demon that tries to kill everyone... Okay, I see your point... I shall continue as a Fallen, and see what havoc I can do.
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Chaos slowly opened his eyes. What happened? The last I remember is my Gear being destroyed...

Yume stood over him. "You have been defeated, Chaos. You can no longer win this tournament, no matter how hard you may try."

Chaos stood up, attempting to tower over her, as before. However, he was barely taller than her, and Chaos was covered in metal.

"NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" His anguished mental voice rang throughout the compound, but the humans did not hear it. Yume glared at him. She hissed, "Can you not understand the meaning of stealth? The point is to remain undetected!"

Chaos simply turned, ignoring her. "As I cannot win this tournament, there is only one thing to do. I must defeat the ones that caused my defeat. Only then will my shame be abolished!"

Yume sighed as Garland stepped away. She thought, The Silver Knight and the Golden Demon. You must realize, Chaos, that you must choose. Both pathways are open to you, though you do not realize it.
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Garland stepped through a door, which two humans were guarding. One opened his mouth, but was Silenced. Garland whispered, "Who is in charge here?"

The man pointed toward the door. Garland smiled, then cut him down. The other man tried to pull out a gun, but Garland quickly killed him, as well. Stepping through the barriers, Garland then met the apparent leader of the group.
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"What are you doing here?"

Garland smiled at the question. He didn't ask my name, nor question my garments and armaments. He is interested only in the realization of his goals. It will be easy to manipulate him to further my own ends.

Allowing just a bit of his voice to manipulate the man, Garland whispered, "I have come to aid you. There is greater power here than you could imagine. All you have to do is trust me, and I can realize your dreams."

The leader, while unconvinced, said, "Fine. I will allow you to aid us. For now. But one mistake, and you will wish we would kill you, to end your suffering."

Garland bowed. "I will not disappoint you, sir."
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Garland stood in front of the tank. Not as advanced as a War Mech, but it will suffice. I will only have to wait until the others attempt to stop me. They will not defeat this group, not while my protection overshadows it. Unless...

Garland looked at his hands, stained with Light. The fool had attempted to stop me, so many years ago. I had decided to take his body as my own, when I wished to leave the Time Loop, but his body retains some of his Light. I have tried, for so many years, to defeat it completely. However, I was unsuccessful. I only wish to rid myself of this torment, this everlasting suffering. And I will have my way, one way or another.
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Garland has joined the Terrorists, and is waiting by the tank.

quote:

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Originally posted by Kyo
And I'll start my story up again as soon as Mia or Lemina realize Duran is heading their way.

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*blinks*

*rereads Kyo's post*

Oops.. Wait, I'll post something...as soon as I think of something...*coughs*

Underneath Koren's cape were greenish, rather loose trousers and a shirt, both made of silk. Koren watched them for a moment.

"Hmm... not a great improvement", Koren thought. Absentmindedly, he took a string and tied his hair to a pony-tail. Much easier to manage in a combat situation...

He laid his back around the wall, leaving his red cape on the floor next to him, clearly visible to the guard, with one end still being in his hands. He held his breath as one of the guards approached...

"Huh?" the guard said, seeing the red cape. "What's that?" he continued his idle banter to himself, walking closer.

"Hmm." he said, shaking his head, setting his feet on it.

Wrong move, idiot.

With all his might, Koren drew his cape from underneath the guard's feet, sending him in the air. He made a mighty spin and hit the ground head on. He let out a groan, and then he lay unconscious Koren pulled him into the small alcovy from his feet, and quickly undressed him and pulling the clothes on himself.

How curious... this universe has extremely pixellated underwear... must be some kind of a fad.

Paying no further attention to the underwear, he finished dressing up. The white suit was a lot less noticeable. He also picked up a black, strange-looking object that the man had been carrying...

A machine gun?

Koren had previously seen the commander carry one. He wasn't completely sure of how it functioned. He pointed it at the guard, and pressed the trigger. There was a terrible noise, and Koren nearly fell over from the strength of the recoil. The guard, however, was obviously extremely dead.

Suddenly, Koren could hear screams and curses coming from a strange, black thing he'd seen attached to the guard's ear, and put into his.

Must be some sort of a communication device...

"It's okay." Koren said, mimicing the guard's poor language skills. "Goddamn ice, I slipped and accidentally pulled the trigger. Everything's fine. Over." and closed the communication, hoping that the rest of the guards were as stupid as the one he'd nailed.

He looked again at the guard's belt which he'd put on himself. Small balls were attached to it. Koren took one, and saw that there was a small ring which could be pulled off.

Is this what I think it is?

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- Koren of Red Lotus - Scarlet Magician - Rurouni Taikai: The Eternal Dream

Last edited by Darkken on 02-03-2002 at 09:14 PM

None can escape Umaro's stupidity. Not Mog, not Yume, not even Solid Snake.
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*Brrmmp! Brrmmp!*

"Snake, what is is it?"

"That's what I wanna know. I turned the corner in this vent, and there's this big, white, hairy thing blocking the way."

"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPP!! ME STUUUUUUUUUCK!" Umaro cried out. He had tried to follow one of the contestants into a ventilation shaft, but the path became thinner as he crawled on, ultimately trapping himself in the tiny corridor.

"Your kidding right?" Master asked incredulously.

"Would I make up crap like this? Snake replied coldly.

"Maybe living by yourself for so long has gotten to you?" Naomi quipped.

"Look, just listen to thing! It ain't human!"

"HEEEELLLPPP MMEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!" The sasqutch wailed, almost to the point of tears.

"Maybe it's an abominable snowman." Mei ling joked. "Take a picture of it Snake! I'll pay to see a real sasquatch!"

"No thank's. All I can see is it's furry white butt, and you don't want a picture of that!" Snake stated. "Smiley here is gonna give away my location. Think up something fast!"

"How about oil or grease?" Natasha suggested. "You could probably just slide him through the vent like that."

"The creature's huge! I could never push it!" Snake protested.

"I'm sorry Snake," The Colonel spoke up. "But it seem's your options now are to find something to remove the yeti or whatever it is form your path, or find some other way through.

"Whatever. I'm sick of staring at this thing's backside." But Before Snake could back away, Umaro let out a small tantrum of squirming and kicking, knocking Snake unconscious with his left leg.

When the loud thud sound was heard through the codec, Roy Campell feared the worst. "Snake, what happened?! Snake?! SNAAAAAAAAKE?!?!"

*Dada-ding, ding, ding-ding-ding. duhn-duhn-DUHN!*

As I promised last round, my gamble script thingy is back.

"Something is wrong," the guard thought to himself.

"I've got the feeling that alot of people are here that shouldn't be," he said.

"You always say that," his partner responds.

"No, this time I really mean it."

"You always say that, too."

"Well ... Hey, I seem to have lost my hand-held computer."

"Serves you right. You're not even supposed to have those on duty."

"Yeah, well, I guess so."

Then the guard realized that he had left his gambleing program on. "Can't do anything about it now, I guess," he thought.

Last edited by net-cat on 02-03-2002 at 08:49 PM

Don't worry, Kyo, I've got a pretty firm hold on Julius, I won't let him ruin anything. In fact I've made sure that he won't be capable of alerting any guards to the tournament's presence (thanks to San Draco's last post for helping me out on that).

Julius ran through the complex, his new powers raging through his body. Countless times he ran past the facility's guards, but not a one had noticed him. In the small, buried part of his mind that remained the emperor knew that Yume had seen to it that his rampage would be undetected by this world's residents, ensuring the safety of the tournament and its competitors. Still, a few of the guards had been unfortunate enough to come too close to the veiled monstrosity, and they paid for it with their lives.

After several minutes Julius moved beyond the facility he had been transported to and entered an area of unspoiled wilderness. Julius paused here and sent out probing waves of Mana energy. His searching found exactly what he desired, a power so strong it called to his entire being, the harnessed power of the atom. Julius turned towards the source of this power, his remaining instincts commanding him to find this energy and make it his own, no matter the cost.

Yup, Julius is going after the nuke.

Last edited by Switchblade on 02-03-2002 at 08:55 PM

I curse under my breath as I encounter yet another problem; not content with normal footsteps, my feet are creating large puddles of water with each step I make and my cloak drags a deep trail through the snow behind me. I haven't taken two steps into the first patrolled location before someone spots the brightly burning figure set against the white snow and the vast molten trail I am leaving behind me.

"What the hell is that?" an authorative voice crackles from a device on the belt of the nearest guard. "Did someone do something stupid like set off a oil drum with a cigarette? Barker, get to it and report back to me."

I don't think I could have been any more conspicuous if I'd brought along Balrog from the previous round and stomped the base flat within the first few minutes. I rush away from the man who I heard the voice from as he approaches my position, being unable to make out anything about my form save the flames.

I throw myself over a low wall and crouch on the ground behind it, more or less blocking me to overhead sight. The man sees my movement, but approaches me from the north by descending a small hill and turning the corner to face me as the jump I made was too great for a human to make. As the white-camoflauged human sees me in full, he somewhat understandably freezes in his tracks and starts shaking in fear.

His eyes dilate in terror and look over my form, taking in the details of my appearance such as the vast horns growing from my forehead, my larger-than-human size, my flame-red skin, yellow eyes and the trailing cloak of flame which hisses and burns the snow behind me. I watch as the guard drops his weapon, raises a trembling hand to the neck of his tunic, and thrusts out a silver ornament at me before his eyes roll up in his head and he slumps to the ground in a heap.

I bend down and pick up the object he dropped, the silver shaped in the form of a cross with a human stretched against it, then bemusedly toss it into the snow. I am grateful that I did not have to kill an opponent who was obviously unprepared to fight me, and I realise I can make use of his body. Crouching over the guard, I stare into his eyes and slowly transfer my essense into the body of the guard. When I can see again, I am looking through the human's eyes and nothing remains of my previous form save the melted snow.

The device on the guard's - on my - belt crackles again, and the voice from before shouts, "Barker! Why aren't you reporting in? Answer me!" I notice a red button flickering on the device, and I hold the button in as I bring the device up to my mouth. What was it he said before? Ah, yes.

"Reporting in, sir," I say in the baritone voice of the human. "You were right, it was an exploded oil drum. It's been dealt with now."

The machine falls silent for a moment, then says "Alright, get back to your post. Find out who was responsible when you change shift next." I shrug, clip the device back to my belt and pick up the human's weapon. I'm sure I'll figure out how to use it sooner or later.

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I'm not sure if I can get away with this, but *FF4 spoilers* when Cagnazzo reveals his true form before you fight him, he throws the body of King Baron behind him as if he was wearing the body as a shell. *end spoilers* I figure that Rubicante can do more or less the same thing.

Last edited by Slipstream on 02-03-2002 at 09:06 PM

Oh, is THAT where he's going? ^^;;; Well, I'll make a short post, then let you pick up on it....I haven't played SD3, I'm afraid, so I'm in the dark as to how to properly write Duran.

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"So, Mia....got any money-making tips? I could REALLY use them...."

"Er....no, I'm afraid not. Sorry...."

"It's okay, don't worry about it. I'll figure out something to....huh?"

"Something to huh?"

"ARGH! Don't do that!" Lemina scowled. "People kept doing that in this book I read once, Silver Dreams....drove me NUTS! Anyway, what I noticed....is that." Lemina pointed through the snow, where they could see someone coming towards them. "Who can that be?"

"Dunno....hope he's friendly."

"Yeah...."

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That okay? ^^;;;