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Izlude
Apocalyptic Dragoon

OOC: one quick question.. if i were to cast regen on a character that already has regen cast on them.. does that mean that that character will recieve 2 r-votes for every 4 attack votes recieved?


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Old Post 02-05-2002 01:15 AM
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Exeter
Cardboard Box Ninja

It seems this tournament is almost over. I wonder where the others are? Such a strange location for a fight...

A variety of thoughts travelled through the young King's mind, twisting and turning, invoking memories of pasts long forgotten, and futures not yet set.

...what the hell does that mean, anyway?

If he had known a better way to describe the bizarre sensation he was experiencing, Edge wouldn't have become a ninja. How he could remember something that hadn't even happened was beyond him, but it seemed strangely comforting, at least opposed to the stirrings of certain memories from his past.

Quietly, Edge made his way down the cracked stone stairwell, noticing nothing odd about the floating ledges and gravity-defying twists the stairs seemed to make as they went down toward some unseen goal, one that Edge only knew he must reach, at any cost.

Suddenly, the ninja began to shiver involuntarily, forcing him to stop in his tracks. He blinked a few times, then studied his surroundings.

Okay, this is starting to get really weird...

"Forget it, I'm out of here."

But he couldn't turn back. Not when he was so close.

To what? What am I close to?

Thoughts drifting, he continued his journey downward.

Soon...soon, I'll see.

He shook his head. See what?

That was the last conscious thought Edge made for quite some time.

The ninja held his arms out to either side, and, breathing in deeply, fell forward.

The next sensation he experienced was of pain, but not from any sort of landing.

King Eblan angrily demanded that the Queen be released, that all they needed was him. A cold, scratchy voice replied that he would release both of them 'in due time.'

Then the experiments began.


Fading...

The once proud kingdom of Eblan lay in ruins; nearly everything had been set ablaze. Countless citizens screamed as the flames engulfed them, burning off their skin, muscle and sinew, until nothing but charred bones remained.

Urgently, the Prince shouted out orders, but deep down, he had but one desire; to flee, and save his own life. He hated himself for it, but the feeling wouldn't leave him.


Fading...

His parents had been turned into monsters; their castle had been all but destroyed, and the few scattered survivors of the horrible apocalypse now hid in the caves to the west, fearing for their lives every moment. It was all he could do not to cry, but outwardly, he maintained his calm, cool exterior, knowing that his people depended on him, that they needed someone who would lead them.

Then he met her...


"Rydia...?"

She had experienced her own loss, as had the others, but unlike the Paladin, Dragoon, and White Mage, hers was very personal.

And yet, she was always looking out for the others. With her watching their backs, he knew that he wouldn't have to worry about someone betraying him, as he had once feared after losing his parents.


"They left me, when I needed them the most..."

He knew it wasn't their fault, but without them, he had no one. Until her. She filled his life with meaning, someone to protect, someone he knew he could always be there for, someone he'd never abandon, ever.

And yet, despite his feelings, he remained his usual, brash self. Doing so allowed him to escape the pain and suffering of reality; the only time he let himself deal with the horrors he had experienced was in the heat of battle. Fighting was an outlet for his darkness, and she was an outlet for his light.


"Rydia..."

After their victory over the dark Lunarian Zemus and his transformation Zeromus, he had a new goal; to rebuild Eblan, one that he may not even have attempted had it not been for her. She had left, then, to be with those she felt understood her better, the summoned beasts.

She would never know how much he really did understand, through his flirtatious, seemingly-arrogant demeanor.


"Rydia!"

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Edge awoke to find himself lying on a brick floor surrounded by pillars. He could barely remember a thing; the most recent memory he had was of fighting Rubicant, and then being with...

Rydia...

"I have to find her," the ninja said softly.

And so, the King went in search of the young summoner, the woman he loved, though even he didn't quite know it yet.

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Old Post 02-05-2002 01:19 AM
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Baka
WANZER!

The three men behind the desk sat in darkness. Well - they could have been women. Indeed, one was - he could tell from the voice.

"Commander Driscoll, you have been brought to us today because we think you are the right man for this assignment."

I remember this, too.

The second figure spoke up, with a low gravelly voice.

"Commander, your service record is exemplary. You are a model soldier."

The first voice spoke up again. "And you have been known to keep quiet about certain more... covert operations."

This was where they first told me about the program. At first, I was horrified. Using human brains to control Wanzers and optimise their combat value? Monstrous! But I couldn't say that to them. They were my superior officers, and as such, I had to obey their orders.

I wonder when it was I stopped resisting them though?


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Old Post 02-05-2002 01:33 AM
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Anoat
Ride ze shoopuf?

And now...the end of the Bowser/Yume (non)relationship!

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"What do you mean, I don't get a date??" Bowser asked sheepishly.

"I mean, you don't get a date. Not from me anyway." Yume answered.

"But I don't understand. I won the affection of Sniper Wolf like you asked!" Bowser cried.

"Do not weep Bowser. For you see, you have won the competition. The competition with yourself."

"What? I do not understand." Bowser said with a confused look upon his face.

"Bowser, I brought this tournament together so that one person may achieve their ultimate dream. Throughout the hundreds of worlds I have seen, I have seen people with terrible dreams. World conquest, bloodlust, desires the likes of which you would not understand."

"And what does this have to do with me Yume?"

"You, Bowser, only had one dream. To be loved...a simple dream, yet you wished it more than anything else. And that is why I invited you here. I knew you had no chance of winning the tournament..."

"Hmph." Bowser grunted.

"...but I thought of this as my last chance to show you the way. Think Bowser. All this week, you have strived to win my affections. Yet you did not employ any of your usual tactics, such as kidnapping me. Why do you believe that?"

"Well, that large katana you have might have something to do with it."

"Bowser, be serious. Here, take a look at your memories."

Yume waved her hand showing a large haze of fog, slowly revealing itself to one of Bowser's memories.

"Here comes Mario...its time for me to end this! Come you plucky plumber!"

Mario dashed his way across the bridge high above lava.

"Ha! Take this mustachoid!" Bowser hurled hammers and spit fireballs towards the charging plumber.

Mario slyly dodged the dangers, employing his patented jumping technique.

"Hmph, fine. Come Mario. I will stop you here and...WHAT?"

Mario suddenly leaped over Bowser, ran to the end of the bridge, and used the ax to chop the bridge supports down.

"Wah! NOOOOOO!!!!" Bowser screamed as he plummeted into the fiery lava.


"NOOOOOOOO.....huh? What was that?" Bowse said, coming out of his memory.

"That was your first encounter with Mario."

"Why did you bother showing that to me?"

"Bowser, all your life you have been chasing the affections of Princess Peach, yet never winning. However after only knowing me for one day, you decided that I would be your next conquest. Why?"

"Because...I...uh...I don't know...."

"Its because, Bowser, you know that Peach is not the one for you, and you hoped that I was. I assure you Bowser, I am not. But somewhere, in one of these worlds, there is someone for you. I promise you that. Now all you have to do is search. Good luck with your search Bowser..."

Bowser was so enraptured in her words that he didn't even notice Yume leaving. Would he ever see her again? Bowser didn't know. But she had given him the greatest--and only--gift that anyone had ever given him; Hope. Somewhere out there, Bowser would find his true love. Some day.

"....Thank you, Yume."


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And so, the Bowser/Yume (non)relationship is over. *bows*
Thank you for reading, goodnight.


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"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)

Old Post 02-05-2002 01:37 AM
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Terra Lockheart
... ... ... What?

OOC: Thank. You. Krizak. Memoria. Of all places, Memoria. This is my forte. Angsty, dramatic stuff. Lunar: SSSC spoilers. First person, again...
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What am I doing here?

How did I even make it this far...?

I shouldn't have. I couldn't have. It has to be some fluke. There's now way I could've; I'm too weak. I'm not...worthy...I shouldn't...I shouldn't be here...

Look at this. This rubble, broken, shattered remains of a city that was once one of the finest on Lunar.

This is Vane. My Vane. The Vane I inhearitied, that I'm the Guildmaster of. It sums me up pretty well, I think.

Am I supposed to fix this? I want to. I hoped to. Ha. Hope is such a silly word. It's a word we made up in order to comfort ourselves; in order to feel better about things so that we don't have to face up to the harsh, cold reality of life--that we can't do anything. We're powerless. We just stand by and watch as out lives play out in front of our eyes.


I can't fix this. I never could, and I never will. How could I even try? Lemina says I was a great Guildmaster. I know now that that's a lie. History is the most flawed form of knowledge--it's what the people decide, not what actually happened. I'm weak.

Why was I chosen for this? I failed. I am a failure, and I'm wasting all the contestants' time just being here. I shouldn't have accepted. I should have just told Yume that I quit, and that I would never be able to win anyways.

I need someone by my side, to hold my hand. Here, I'm all alone. Sure, I have Lemina, but she has her own problems--it's not enough. Alone, I'm nothing. Alone, I'm worthless. Alone...

I don't want to hurt you Mia...I did this all for you!

...What?

I would never hurt you, Mia...but don't you see? It's hopeless! Ghaleon is far stronger than any of us; we'd all die if we tried to face him! You might as well five up now, before it's too late! Go back to Vane, Mia...let's go back together! I did it for you...all for you...

Nash...

Did you actually think this would make me happy!?

You can't give up this easily...

You have to BELIEVE, Nash...

Just have fath...sometimes, you just can't explain it...

It may seem hopeless, but if we don't try, who will? We came all this way, Nash...

All this way, only to give up...?

We believed in you, Nash...now will you believe in us?

"Those that underestimate the power of the human spirit are destined to lose..."

I...I love you, Nash.

Nash...are you with me now? What would you think of me now?

I was the weak one, Mia...you were strong, I wasn't...

Don't feel like that, Nash. We all need someone...somewhere...

And I need you now...

Mom needs me...

Take care of her, Nash...

I...I can't back out now. I have to see this through. I came all this way...it has to be worth something. It can't be all for nothing.

Win or lose, I'll see this through.

Looking down at the crumbled remains of my beloved magic city, I know not everything's perfect. But how can it be? If everything was perfect, there'd be no excitement in this world.

Maybe I can't fix it all.

Maybe I can't make it go away.

Maybe I can't be perfect, either.

But I can try. And I will.

And I will come back to you, Mom...and Nash.
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Not story related, but:
1 Aura on Lemina, Rubicant and Setzer
1 Deathblow on Driscoll
1 Regen on myself


EDIT: Anoat, that was great! *applauds* XD

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Luna
Goddess of Barrels

Wow, everybody is writing such great stuff today. ^_^ I applaud you all.

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....

Okay, now I'm getting mega-sick of this. Doesn't this ever end?

I....I've never felt so miserable and drained in all my life. All these memories, all this pain....I'm starting to feel hollow and empty, devoid of life. I want it all to be over....I just want this awful day to end! I don't want to look at my past anymore....I don't want to think about what I've let myself become anymore. I don't want to feel this way anymore.

It won't stop....it just won't stop. No matter what I do, I can't seem to shake this feeling. I just spiral further and further into misery....let it all drown me. I'm sick of this feeling, I'm sick of this place, of this tournament....of memories. I just want to forget....forget....it all....and go on. I don't know if I can....but I have to try. For what?

....

That I still don't know....

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Izlude
Apocalyptic Dragoon

Nall walked quietly through the castle.

there is an odd silence in this place... almost tranquil..

the only sound he heard was that of his own footsteps. he stopped at an area where the wall had fallen away.. revealing a vanilla sky behind it.

no wind.... no cold.... its almost as if this place existed outside of time

from the horizon of cloud came a light... that light cut through nalls mind like a hot knife through butter. the visions returned.

a dark figure... electrified footsteps in a plane of nothingness?

a strange blue haired woman?

a young man going beserk on his friends?

that eye again..

the visions stopped.

these memories are not my own...

but... where are they coming from?


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Old Post 02-05-2002 01:55 AM
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Baka
WANZER!

Oh, I didn't get a chance to say earlier, welcome back Izzy!


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Ufo Z
Sponsoring Kefka......


Well, I'm kinda sorry to be missing out on all the action, but being dead leaves little motivation to read everything and participate in the story. So Kefka is only going to place his evil little votes once again and go get some well-deserved sleep. *yawn*


Mimicing Julius' Deathblow on Setzer for 2PP
casting Deathblow on Setzer (2PP)
casting Slash-All on Lemina, Rubicant and Setzer (2PP)
casting Prayer on Driscoll (2PP)

An IIRC that's all the P-Votes I get. Well, it's been fun. Yay.


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Old Post 02-05-2002 02:34 AM
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Kyo
Has a Big Sword

Post

He walked down nameless corridoors, hallways that never seemed to end... or be real; to consist of pure substance. Yet onward he strode, as if there was a destination that he knew that he had to reach, even though he really had no sense of where he was really going. As he walked along, he remembered that Yume said that this place was special in the fact that it brought back memories from the past, and foretold visions of the future. But, he didn't seem to notice any of that happening to him...

It's because your heart is clouded. We need to find a place where we can sort ourselves out.

That made sense. But... wait. *We*? This wasn't him thinking to himself? Or was it?

It is, or mainly an aspect of yourself. After you gave yourself to darkness and subconsequently rejected it gradually, we were released, four beings created as aspects of your potential. After all, he who has an understanding of Darkness and Light, however how little, unlocks a great part of himself.

That made sense; it would explain why he couldn't put the pieces together by himself earlier. but, why was there four of him, in that case?

Because you have that much power in within you, as you were destined to carry. Few can host both Light and Darkness. The four of us represent a Light soul of complete purity, a tainted Light soul, a good-hearted Dark soul, and a soul utterly consumed by Darkness. We live inside you because your emotions guide and shape the form of your inner strength. Remember how you exceeded your normal strength in the first round of this tournament?

He remembered it well; Only those under the power of the Knight Class could execute the Triple Slash Sucession Tech. But he was still a Fighter then...

Those undercurrent feelings that you subconsciously picked up from the area induced special abilities in you, as long as you stayed there. Similarly, in the Gold Saucer you were not at full strength because the place did not feel right to you; your emotions were hampering your combat strength. And in the Arcane Sanctum, your change to Darkness was incited, for obvious reasons. Had you resisted, you might have reached this point a lot faster.

That wasn't exactly fair; he didn't even know exactly what happened there. His feelings, blown out of proportion, just exploded out of control, and...

That's right. The area made you more susceptible to the anger and hate your soul also contains, and one of our darker aspects took control when your rationality was weak.

But, why did this happen in the first place? Why was he affected by the changing locales in the tournament? And how did Koren already know so much about his past, and his future?

Your questions can be answered soon. We have arrived.

Snapping out of deep thought, Duran noticed that something was taking form in the mist.

We guided you here. Step forward, warrior, and come to grips with your destiny.

Duran began to run towards the object in the mists, his anticipation fueled even more than usual by the spirits within his body. He could see it with more clarity now.. it seemed to look like a tree trunk of massive proportions.

"A tree... a tre-- the Tree of Mana?!"

The world around him, once enshrouded in mist, exploded to life with green verdancy, and Duran found himself in a grove of small trees, centered around an enormous one, which seemed to rise into the heavens. A small pool of water collected at its massive roots, one of which had a glimmering sword embedded into it.

The Sword of Mana.


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

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Simplistic Hero
Dunce of Stealth

Renuion

Gryz left the vision of his town behind. It was stale, the village was dead to him. He would feel no yearning for a simple illusion.

He continued up the steps for Memoria. He knew not where he went, but somehow, up seemed better than down. After an hour or so of random wandering, Gryz began hearing distant voices and cries, some which seemed familar, others, not so.

Soon, anouther vision dropped upon him.

This vison was newer. It was of the days directly before his encounter with Dark Force. Everyone was there. Hahn was buried in his studies, as the babbling priest Raja rambled on about his youthful adventures. The two andriods sat together, not speaking at all, staring blankly. Chaz sat alone, thinking hard. Remembering.

Chaz would have loved this place. To see Alys again, here. To fight Zio.

Alys was gone, it was Zio's doing. How such a powerful wizard had been whiped from the tournament so early, Gryz couldn't comprehend. As much as he despised it, he had liked the competition, and the familiarity.

Just then, Gryz heard a noise. It was the crackling of battle, and he sprinted towards it.


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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.

Mammoth rush
Generic crunch
That fickle beast
stepped on a pickle.
And how could he be so crude
to step on such a marvelous food.
--And then bellow at his feet.

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Daigohji
Sponsor: Setzer

Setzer had looked all over Memoria castle, but could not find Yume anywhere. The search had been made all the more difficult by the attacks coming from the apparitions of the fallen.

"I promise", he muttered through the pain, "if I make it through this, I'll do whatever I can to take the fear away. Even if ..." With that he fell to his knees, a red haze clouding over his eyes.

Guess I'll have to wait this one out he relented. Fates, I put myself in your hands.

- - - - - - -

OOC: I realise I'm probably signing Setzer's death warrant by using up the last of my votes this long before the end of the round, but it's 4am and I have to draw the line on sleep deprivation somewhere. Therefore:

Evade (3 power votes) against Kefka, thereby negating his two deathblows and slash-all on Setzer. :P

Limit Break (4 power votes) on Rubicante.

Deathblow (2 power votes) on Gryz.

Reflect (2 power votes) redirecting Julius's Deathblow onto Lemina.

Misfire (1 power vote) on Gryz.

Remaining: 0 power


I'll admit I was tempted to use Trauma. Tempted, but even without EX-type restrictions, Setzer isn't that nasty.

Well, this is Daigohji signing off for the night.

Old Post 02-05-2002 04:03 AM
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Tenshi Kain
Nameless Eternal

Vows Once Spoken, Left Unbroken (II)

"Nowhere can a secret keep
always secret, dark and deep,
half so well as in the past,
buried deep to last, to last.

Keep it in your own dark heart,
otherwise the rumors start.

After many years have buried
secrets over which you worried,
no confidant can then defray
all the words you didn't say.

Only you can then exhume
secrets safe within the tomb
of memory, of memory,
within the tomb of memory."


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"Yaah! Take that, you filthy humans!"

He bit his lower lip, his right leg trembling rapidly as Ewir tossed another rock over the long bridge. "Come on, stop that! You don't want to get the humans over here. Some of them have swords..."

The little red-skinned demihuman gave him a dubious glance. "Bah, you're such a pansy, Azzy! I'm not scared of any big 'men' and their swords. They probably don't even know how to use 'em! Stupid humans." He grabbed another rock from the bridge planks and threw it with all his might. The silhouettes of the guards ahead, however, remained still and quiet, even as the object clearly impacted against one of their shields.

"I'm not a pansy!" He crossed his arms over his chest, managing to stir up some more confidence within his chest. "I just...I don't think you should be doing that! What if they get really mad?"

"Then I'll beat 'em all up!" Ewir tossed another rock high into the air. He panted, wringing his arm and obviously worn out. 'Blue' wasn't surprised- his friend had been throwing rocks for about an hour already. As much as he hated the humans, Azure had to cringe at the depth of Ewir's. The red Mystic never talked about it, but Azure had learned from some of the adults in Medina about Ewir's grandpa, and the massacre just beyond the very bridge they stood on. It was sad to think about, but nothing he didn't see every day- all the time, in fact. Each morning, there'd be a new orphan on the streets of the town, wailing for the loved one that they'd lost the day before. Try as he might, though, he couldn't feel for them- his family had been taken out themselves, and he'd adapted perfectly.

He felt something, then. A chill, of sorts, that impacted his stomach, left it sucked in with alarm and turned his mouth dry. Azure glanced up, the sound unmistakable- it was the sound of armor clanking on wooden floorboard. The knights! A glance in their direction confirmed the fear he'd felt earlier- the knights were coming at them from across the bridge.

"Wicked spawn! We've bared enough cheeks to you!" The lead knight, a young man clad in the dark armor of a 'Hero', raised a bow as he led five others across the bridge. By the time he spoke, they'd already halved the distance between themselves and the two Mystics. Azure didn't need another second to think about it- he turned and scrambled for his life, shouting at Ewir to get his butt in gear. As he ran, though, he found the air stirring around him, broken by sparks or rocks or something-

Arrows.

He bolted for his life, lungs aching as he put his arms over his head. A breeze was working against him, thankfully, but that didn't mean he was out of range just yet. He pumped his legs harder, and harder, until he was running full speed. It wasn't after a few more seconds, when he had just reached the end of the bridge, that he realized he heard nothing anymore.

Azure came to a panting stop, wincing at the tiredness in his leg muscles. He coughed, feeling dangerously close to nausea, but it wasn't like he'd eaten anything lately. He glanced back the way he'd come-

"...no," he groaned, slumping to aching knees. "Not...damn," he breathed, the strongest swear he knew of.

Some distance behind him, Ewir lay face-down on the bridge, exactly six arrows embedded in his back.

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It's been a long time since then.

Slash ceased in his tracks, pausing to slump against a wall. He'd lost count of how long, how far he'd been walking, but he realized he felt tired- almost as tired as he had, back then on the bridge, when he was a dirty little street kid known as 'Azure.' That was the time, he decided, that he'd turned to the sword. After that, he had no other memories except that of the blade, and of the battlefield, and of his compatriots.

And of blood.

When we met, Lord Magus told me that I would live for nothing but the sight of blood and my sword. His predictions always come true. Every day on the battlefield, I'm drinking it all in...everything. Yes, it's like Glenn said in that skirmish...I'm drunk on the thrill of killing. So drunk that I leave behind all of life's other, simpler pleasures. Relaxation- a swordsman, off his guard? Never. And love- but what woman, human or Mystic, could ever love me? And a normal life. 'Rags to riches' stories get old, really fast, and I've been in rags for a long time.

I really wonder, sometimes, of what might happen if we win the war. Summon Lavos, like Magus promises, and kill all the humans. Will I even have a place to belong, after that...? A place I can call home? A cause I can fight for? Somewhere I can go by myself and fight to the end of the world?

No.


Slash half-lidded his eyes, shaking his head. Perhaps there will come a day when I have no need of my sword any longer. When I can find a life, a path, that doesn't require me to bolster my memories in, and kill to bloodlust's content. When I can let myself feel again.

Until then, I answer with Slasher II.


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Unwritten- 1 Prayer on Lemina (2 P-Votes)
1 Aura on Mia, Lemina, and Setzer (2 P-Votes)


There's a third bit to Slash's story, but it may get a little extreme, so we'll see if I get around to posting it tonight.

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Switchblade
Fire of Legend

Julius summoned up the whole extent of his Mana power, using it to merge with the Mana Tree itself, a joining which gave him command of the greatest power ever known on this world. But somehow, the boy and the girl still managed to beat him, to destroy the Mana Tree and cast Julius's essence into the blackness of the void. Julius watched himself in the emptiness between life and death, his desperate struggle to avoid oblivion. He watched as Yume suddenly materialized and brought him back to the world of the living so he could participate in her tournament. He watched himself rage at his loss, so furious that he somehow tapped into the Universal Mana, using it to augment that Mana Tree's power. Julius watched as these images played out before him, an eerie replay of the recent past.

With the replay finished these images faded away, replaced by the image of Julius as a boy. The child said nothing, he simply looked at Julius with sadness and pity in his eyes. Without thinking Julius reached out for the boy, but the instant he moved the boy faded from existence, leaving Julius alone again in the belly of Memoria.

Julius sank to his knees, his mind reeling in confusion. His primal mind longed to be like that child, untainted by the Dark Lord and his own ambition. Without thinking he reached out to his only comfort, his Mana power. Waves of Mana spread out from Julius, filling the air with healing energy.

2 P-Votes to cast Prayer on Lemina
2 P-Votes to cast Aura on Driscoll, Duran, and Lemina

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Mintaka
Mana Spirit Dryad

Wow, everyone's writing some great stuff! ^^;
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"Through green fields and wind-blown wilderness
the smiling faces of many may support you.
Believe that you are not alone;
believe in love."


Her next few steps swapped her past for something more recent. Something which even now made her flinch as much as it did the ninja. All their various fights, arguments, and bickering were before her, a tangled mess of things she'd rather soon forget.

How could she have treated him like that?

Now, in a new light, past the events, and with crystal clear eyes, she could see the pains she had dealt him, yet he certainly was determined to get her.

For a moment she wondered about the past she had found. Her father had known the rulers of Eblan, then... could it have been possible, if Zemus hadn't shown, that she adn Edge would have known each other?

But would the lack of the same circumstances have not brought them together?

Fate and coincidence seem often bound together and made into a blurry mess you can never understand, she thought.

I don't think I would have seen Edge the same at all. He's dedicated, and persistent. He's strong-willed, and determined, and although he can be rather hot-headed, he has a good heart. Yet I let myself be blinded because I thought I was never understood. I was too different.

But... the summons... I-

No. If I stay there too much, I will out-age my friends, and Edge. And then... I will shorten the time I can enjoy with them. And the summons... they can come to me. I'll see to it they get fair treatment when they come.

I've spent enough time trying to hide from my past, and my confusion and heart.


She turned, the scene fading to that of-

The caves of Eblan.

She blinked, confused. She then saw Edge, and Rubicant. And then herself and the others. Edge got whooped, and she couldn't help but wonder why anyone would subject themselves to that. But that's what had endeared her to him in some secret way - he was determined to win his fights and settle scores, even if he was alone. But yet, she ahd chewed him out abuot doing it.

Why? she asked herself, and found her answer.

Because I cared about him, and didn't want to see another person lost in senseless death.

She could never have admitted it before, and definitely not to him. She had once mentioned it to the Queen of summons once in passing when she had asked, but no human soul had known except herself. Despite how annoying he could seem to be, maybe it was his way of hiding and trying to be strong.

Hadn't that been why she acted the way she did back?

Then why did it take this long to finally realize it?

Because I let myself be blind, and because I had to shed my pain and anger... and because we both ahd to see before we could truly look eye to eye.

She turned away from the scene and walked, seeking out Edge, wanting to tell him how foolish she'd been, how caustic she realized she had acted to him, and...

...to swallow her pride and apologize.

The means do not always justify the end, but pride can blind anyone into believing only what they wish, and not the truth.

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Cirrus Veliious
Tortured Soul

Sorry guys...I've been unable to access FFO for days now...but I'm finally here...I'll be re-entering as a fallen here, but I won't use any attacks against anyone...maybe heal from time to time, but I wouldn't feel right attacking people after being absent for so much of the tournament that I'd only be able to base attacks on who I know, and not on writing...But I'm here now...So I'll try to start Zelda off with some semblance of a story..... I may be bending a couple of Krizak's little mini-rules (people willingly brought in to the tournament, ect) but if I didn't I'd have no semblance of any story at all....So I'm sorry in advance if I make Krizak mad...but I'm doing what's best for any story I may end up with right now...and if any of you guys mind me just popping in like this, I would step down gladly...just trying to bring in another character, and get in on this survivor....
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Where...Am I?

Princess Zelda walked through this new, ever changing landscape, completelly confused, and utterly lost.

What...What is this place...How...did I get here?

Zelda thought back.

What is the last thing I remember? What...Happened to me?

Almost on que, the waters around her feet brought forth an image. Zelda vaugley began to remember what happened, and as she remembered with more clarity, the picture in the waters came into a sharp focus.

Link was fighting a losing battle. Demons of all kinds were pouring out of portals opening all around him. The castle was almost surely lost...No matter how many he could slay, they kept coming. Zelda stood on the castle gates taking out as many as she could with her bow, but she could only help so much. Suddenly, a voice appeared out of nowhere...
"Princess..There is no time for me to talk right now. This battle is raging out of control, and if you wait any longer...the castle, and you, will be destroyed. That fairy boy can only hold them off so long before he falls before them as well. You need to be taken from here Princess, I promise you that if you come with me, when you return all will be well..."

"I...I suppose I have no choice...umm...what is your name?"
"Just call me...Yume..."
And with that, the image in the pool faded back into the murky waters from which they came.

There's...so little I remember....where am I...And...why are the last few days all a blur? Yume....that name sounds so familiar...and it seems she brought me here....Why can't I remember anything? ...I have to find this Yume...
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Well, there we go. Sorry it took me so long to show up everyone, My internet's been just weird lately, and FFO was completely inaccessable until tonight...


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FFOS6: Zio

I have a splitting head ache at the moment, so I can't think of any story to write. I'll use the last of my P-votes to cast [p]Prayer[/b] for Gryz.

And with that, I'll call it a night.

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Soujiro Seta
SIN

Memory Loss?

Iyaaaaa.....I have the final part of my story for today done, but my friend's stupid linux computer isn't letting me copy and paste it nicely.....grrrrr....

Hopefully, I'll get it up and running. In the meantime, I'll throw out some moves, even though the things that would actually cause damage/healing are in the third part of the story.

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1 Prayer for Commander Driscoll (2 P-Vote Points)
1 Mimic of Koren (Darkken)'s Prayer on Commander Driscoll (2 P-Vote Points)
1 Deathblow against Lemina Ausa (2 P-Vote Points)


I'll save some for later....

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Exeter
Cardboard Box Ninja

The weary ninja walked slowly down the dark hallway, battling with his thoughts, memories and dreams, so he could remain in the present.

Now is all that matters. Not the past. Not anymore.

He wondered who would prove the victor in this tournament, and what they would wish for. Had he himself been the winner, Edge wasn't quite sure what he would have wanted. If the prize could be anything at all...

I could have had Eblan rebuilt. I could have had all the kingdoms rebuilt, the cities, everything. I could bring back my parents, Rydia's parents...

"Rydia..."

Though he thought of countless things he could have wished for, he knew that, ultimately, it would be something for her. He wasn't sure exactly what, then, but, if he had won, which was now out of the question anyway, he knew it would have come to him moments before he had to decide, as most things did.

I've really been a fool. She obviously didn't want my attention, and yet I persisted. But still...those kisses, the emotions we shared just by looking into each other's eyes...oh, wonderful. I'm becoming a total sap.

Sighing, Edge looked up from the brick pathway to the T-intersection in the distance. At precisely that moment, a green-clad figure walked by from the left.

The King of Eblan hesitated only a moment. "Rydia!" he called, and broke into a sprint.

A moment later, he was on the ground, his face rebounding off the far wall. Looking back out of the corner of his eye, he silently cursed the small crack in the floor that had led to his embarrassing and slightly painful fate.

What an entrance, Edge thought sarcastically, particularly when you plan on telling a girl you love her.

Shock consumed the young ninja as he realized exactly what he had been planning to do. Egads, man, are you insane!? She'll laugh in your face, if she's not already! You want to drag her away from the only family she has left, you selfish bastard! Now get up and try not to make her hate you altogether!

Complying with this rather rude, yet honest, new alter-ego, Edge carefully pushed himself to his feet, only to end up landing on his bottom as the ground gave way under him. Wait...no, those were my legs. Damn...

Edge looked up into the urgently concerned eyes of Rydia.

"Hey there..."

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This is fun, eh, Mintaka?

Edit: Cirrus! You're here!

Edit2: Well, I've got to call it a night. Minty, feel free to continue this conversation without me, otherwise, we'll get it going again later.

Good luck, everyone.


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Getting my Power Votes out of the way:

2PP for Prayer - on Lemina
2PP for Mimicry of Slash's Prayer to Lemina

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Simplistic Hero
Dunce of Stealth

Sleep falls a hero.

Alright, its getting late over here. I know its the semi-finals and all, but i'm just gonna finish out my votes, because, well, nobody got mad at Setzer for it.

1pp to Misfire on Rubicant (misfires)

2pp to Mimicry Zio's Prayer on Gryz

4pp to Trauma ize Lemina, negating all R-votes cast on her.

2pp to Reflect Setzer's Deathblow back at Setzer.

3pp to Evade Rydia

2pp to Deathblow Mia

2pp to Slash-all on Rubicant, Mia and Setzer.


If i lose, good luck to all contestants.

I must now depend on my fallen allies. I sure hope I have some.



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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.

Mammoth rush
Generic crunch
That fickle beast
stepped on a pickle.
And how could he be so crude
to step on such a marvelous food.
--And then bellow at his feet.

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Has a Big Sword

Trauma. Huh. I planed to do that to Baka.

4PP for Dispel Trauma on Lemina. I'm not letting that get by, not if I can help it.


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Baka
WANZER!

Edit: Whee

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Luna
Goddess of Barrels

*phew* Thanks, Kyo! ^_^ And thank you to everyone who has reversed for me!

Okay, I've got a deadly combo of writer's block and frayed nerves, so I am unable to continue Lemina's angst-fest for now. So, I'll just fire off my votes and be done with it.

1 Prayer on Mia
1 Slash-All on Gryz, Setzer, and Driscoll
1 Deathblow on Setzer
1 Limit Break on Driscoll
1 Mimicry of Setzer's Deathblow on Gryz


Great stuff, everyone! ^_^

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Baka
WANZER!

Edit: can't evade deathblows...grah!

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Sephiroth666
Gloriosa Generosa

Siegfried walked down the quiet narrow hallway. It was quiet, almost too quiet for his own good. Suddnly he heard a strange sound, the sound of a running train engine. A figure walked up beside him. "What?"

Clyde stood looking around the train car. He wore a long brown cloak over a brown shirt, black pants and boots. His brown hair was held back with a black headband. Two daggers were stuck in his black belt.

Baram was kneeling by a large iron safe, working at something. He wore a black shirt and brown pants. A longsword was strapped to his back. Small sparks flew from the safe occasionally, as he used a blowtorch to try and cut through it.

"Hurry up...we've still got to do the main job. And I don't want the guards to find out we're here," Clyde muttered, looking around slowly.

"Just give me a few more minutes. This is a new safe model, heard its made of the same stuff they use in those Magitek armor things," Baram replied, followed by a loud clunk as the blowtorch cut through the last section of the door, making it fall to the floor. The two immediately froze, and looked around quickly.

"Be careful...you'll give us away.."


"What the hell is this place?!" Siegfried shouts. The surrounding around him warps and twists while navigating down the narrow hallway. He was in a familiar train car, it was like watching a movie that was made many years ago.

"Just help me put this loot in the bags..." Baram muttered, then began filling a large bag with lots of small gold trinkets, medium sized gems, and various amounts of gold coins.

After a few minutes, both had their bags filled with the valuable cargo. They quickly turned and exited the car, stepping over the bodies of two guards, who had been effectively tranquilized.

"We'll hide the loot here.." Baram said, and hid his bag behind a few crates. The younger of the two did the same.

"So who exactly are we supposed to erradicate?" Clyde asked.

"Our employer wants us to take out the head of some drug cartel..." Baram replied. "Shouldn't be too hard, but watch your back.."

"Yeah yeah...let's just get this over with.."

The two quickly made their way down a series of train cars. They stopped near the door that led to the first class seats.

"See that large door over there?" Baram asked, pointing in the direction of the door.

"Yeah..so our target is in there?" Clyde replied, studying the door and its two guards, who stood around aimlessly, talking. Baram only nodded in reply.

"You take the guard on the right, I've got the one on the left," he said.

The two stealthily made their way towards the door, hiding between small outcroppings of wall as the guards turned to speak to each other. Clyde gave the signal, the two slowly came up on either side of the guards, and snapped their necks.

The brown cloaked assasin tried the door, but it wouldn't budge. Locked. With a flick of his wrist, a set of small tools slid into the palm of his glove. He quickly set to work picking the lock. A few moments later, there was a soft click. He slowly pushed the door open.

They both stepped into the car, and looked around. In the very center of the room sat a man, wearing a black cloak and hood. He was surrounded by 10 guards.

Baram quickly took a step back. "That's our employer, what the heck is he doing here?"


"No! It's happening again!!!" Siegfried's voice echoes in the train car, he kneels, holding his head in agony as a pain that was supposed to have vanished, returned.

The man chuckled slightly. "The train robber duo known as Shadow I presume."

"Yeah...that's us.." Clyde replied, wariness filling his voice.

"Gentlemen, you are under arrest by royal Doma decree for repeat train theft..." the man told the duo cooly.

"You'll never get us alive..." Baram said, shaking a fist.

"Hmm...oh well..." the hooded one glanced to the guards. "Kill them..."


"NO!" the dark warrior arises, gripping his massive blade, ready to battle. He arrives at the first guard, he hit something solid, yet the guard did not move. "ARGH!" the dark warrior lunges another guard, the blade slashes with a dead grit but the figure still stands. A fury of slashes that could've taken down the troops, but he couldn't interfere with his vision.

Slowly the vision disappeared and the tournament competitors kneel on the ground wounded, ready to retort from Siegfried's blind attacks.

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Uses Slash-All (2 P-Votes - Attack) on Lemina, Gryz, and Mia.

6 Power Votes remaining


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Baka
WANZER!

This place. This landscape, Memoria. Why is it taking me back to all these moments? What does it want me to do?"

The images swirled infront of Driscoll, coalescing into a small street, dimly lit by flickering electric lamps. A man ran past, panting heavily. Middle-ages, and medium build, he looked completely normal, apart from the pistol in one hand.

Tatsuya Komoda. A drug-smuggler from Japan. He got caught up in the USN - one of his ships was intercepted - and was on the run with some information he planned to sell to the OCU. My squad were sent after him.

Three figures rushed by in the shadows, one with the fairly un-mistakable shape of a sword at his side.

We'd tracked him to Menasa, deep inside OCU territory at the time. He was supposed to meet up with a contact from the military - but he met up with us first.

The scene melts and moves to another backstreet - and Driscoll stands over the dead body of the man from before, blood dripping from his sword...

This was the first time I'd killed. And I think it signified a change. Yes... this was the point I stopped caring about the lives of my opponents. After all, it was a war. Why should I care about he lives of the enemy?

Was that right?

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Cirrus Veliious
Tortured Soul

Zelda walked onward, when suddenly she was in Hyrule...but not Hyrule as she knew it. It was so much smaller. she could see from end to end standing right from her vantage point.

What is this place? It looks like Hyrule.....I suppose I'll head towards the castle....Its the one thing I recognise...

Zelda walked toward the castle, but the sky got ever darker as she moved forward. Zelda walked until she reached a moat. The bridge was broken, but she was able to make it across.

What...What is this? Its...deserted...Hyrule Castle...its ahead...I...I must keep moving...

"Young one!!! Stop now! Gannondorf lies ahead!!"

The princess looked toward the direction of the voice, as suddenly a person wrapped from head to toe came spinning from above, landing perfectly on thier feet.

"Young one...Why are you wearing the royal gown?"

"Well...I'm...umm...The...The...Princess...of Hyrule..."

"Impossible" said the cloaked being

"What? How dare you say such a thing?"

"Because...." Suddenly, there was a puff of smoke, and standing before Zelda was someone who bore an uncanny resemblance to herself. "I am..."

Zelda pulled out her bow "What form of dark magic is this? Where is this place and how is it that you look so much like me?"

"No magic...Now explain yourself...are you one of Gannondorf's minions?"

"Gannon.....dorf?" the princess said aloud

Who is this Gannondorf? and...Why does it sound so much like Gannon...?

"Yes, you heard me..." The other Zelda said with a menacing look in her azure eyes. "Gannondorf...The dark man from the desert who took my kingdom...my castle...my home...and my life..."

"By Din...I know who you are....You're my ancestor...This...is somehow....ancient...Hyrule..."

"What do you speak of young one?"

"Most of the books were lost...but in the few ancient scripts remaining...It mentioned an ancestor of mine...there was one drawing...and you look exactly like her..."

Suddenly the other Zelda started to waver...all of Hyrule started to become dark and murky..and then...Zelda was back in Memoria.

What...is this?

Zelda looked at the ground to see a small folded outfit on the ground, with a note.

Young one...Take this. I am not sure who you are, but I shall no longer need these...Go , Princess of Destiny...

Zelda tapped into a little bit of magic and a cloud of smoke appeared around her, when the smoke dissappeared, she stood, wearing much better attire for fighting than her previous gown, her head wrapped in bandages, a harp at one side, and some throwing darts at the other.

I have no idea what this is...or where I am...but for some reason...in this garb...I feel...safe....I am...Sheik...

And so, with renewed confidence, The dark princess walked forward, still trying to figure out where she was, how she got here, and to find this Yume...
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Don't worry if you're confused people, Its supposed to be that way for a little while...I'm having to break down an entire story into a couple days, but thankfully Memoria's a great place to start a bit of a story....


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Daughter of the Creator

Round extended to 12PM MST tomorrow. Why? Because I feel really sick, and I need to go lie down. Hurk...


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Cirrus Veliious
Tortured Soul

Well....this is a good thing for me...definantly! I can now catch up on my story...umm...thanks for...err...getting sick Krizak...

*god that sounds mean*

Feel better man, alright?


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Baka
WANZER!

Oro? Oro!

How much longer does that give us to kick ass?


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Mintaka
Mana Spirit Dryad

Poor Edge...
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For the sake of those you love,
believe in the future.


Rydia looked down at him a moment longer before going to his side and pulling him up and nearly dragging him to a small outcropping to sit down on. He seemed to favor his ankle slightly form where he had tripped, which was understandable. Once they were sitting she answered.

"Hey Edge, its good to see you. I ... I was looking for you."

She could tell he was surprised by this, since she usually spent more time trying to avoid him previously, and she swallowed.

"You were?" he asked.

"Yes. I..." She bit ehr lip a second, afraid of making a grandiose fool of herself and completely ruining what she wanted to say, or worse yet, messing it up. "I'm sorry!' she blurted out, looking down at the ground.

Edge was completely thrown off by this and rather confused to boot. "Sorry? About what, Rydia?"

"About everything. The way I've acted, how I always ran off, or hit you, or whatever. I've been a stupid idiotic fool!" She looked at him then, trying not to cry. "I know I've hurt you with the way I acted, always turning away when you showed affection, and spending time where you wouldn't go, and avoiding you no matter what at times. I was so consumed by my selfishness at times I forgot completely about others' feelings. And... I really feel bad about how I've acted. I've let my pride and determination to be independant and not accept the support of others cause you pain."

Edge was speechless at that moment.

"Remember when we first met? I yelled at you about trying to take Rubicant yourself? I'll admit, I was rather... ah... taken by how you were willing to do that for your kingdom and parents. But I was upset you'd throw your life away so easily when you could have easily been killed. And since then, I've tried to ignore things.

"And I realized if I keep staying with the summons, I'll die before everyone because I'll age faster and then... then.... you'll be alone." Silence filled a small gap. "And I wouldn't want to put you through that."

"I'm sorry for being a giant fool. And letting my pride rule me. I just wanted to say thank you for everything and that..." Her memory flickered back to yesterday for a brief second. "Edward Geraldine... Edge... I ... love you. And I mean that."

When she looked out for a moment the scenery was of a perfect Eblan castle, and they were sitting in the sun on the steps. The azure sky was perfect and the sun warm on her. It was as though she was finally free.

"At least, now, she can get on with her life and is finally free of everything to start over." With that Garuda flickered away.

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I'll let Ex wrap that up whenever. =^^=

I think Althena's Song fits this round for them in a way.

Erk! Thank god for preview! O.o *sends good vibes to Krizak* Get better and rest. (We ought to get more votes now. =P I have nothing to do~! XD I'm kidding...)

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Luna
Goddess of Barrels

Awwww....that was beautiful, Min! ^_^

Hope you get better soon, Krizak.

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Kyo
Has a Big Sword

Duran looked in awe at the incredible artifact that lay before him. The Sword of Mana, in it's full glory, stood protruding at an angle from the branch that held it, glimmering like a diamond in a sea of sand. Even though this couldn't be the real sword... because he was in Memoria...

The true Sword is closer than you think. It always has been.

...What was THAT supposed to mean?

It matters little as of the moment. Touch the Sword you see with your eyes, and our alignment can begin.

Duran nodded to himself and reached out slowly... his hand gently grasping the hilt of the blade--

--And felt an incredible strength flow out of him, something he didn't even know he had. But it wasn't coming from the fake Sword of Mana... he knew that immediately, even as four beings in his shape materialized out of thin air in a flash of blinding light. The first one, who had a calm and controlled look of authority about him while looking noble at the same time, walked up and clasped his hand with his.

"Thank you, Brother of our Soul. I am the Paladin Aspect, the epitome of what you were raised to become in Forcena. My heart is pure, my actions just, and my presence feared by those of Darkness in combat."

The second man in Duran's likeness walked forward. He looked like he was good at heart, but had a bit of a rogueish air about him. And perhaps an arrogance streak?

"My thanks to you, Brother. I am the Lord Aspect, what you were most likely to become under intense training. I work best as a leader. My actions aren't necessecarily pure, but they're always for the best of those I fight for."

He then turned aside, to let the third man take his place; a man that looked that he'd been through a lot of anguish and pain, and was bitter because of it.

"Thanks. I am the Swordsmaster Aspect; my powers focus on darkness and killing, but I still follow a rudimentary code of Light. When I enter a battlefield, my foes find themselves fleeing in terror from my unprecedented, deadly skill."

And lastly, a man who looked more complacent than all of the others yet radiated a terrible darkness stepped foreward.

"My gracious thanks to you, Brother. I am the Aspect named Duelist; I literally live for the fight, and the fight alone. I am one with my killing instinct, and my blade wreaks terrible havok in battle. Of all the Aspects your soul possesses, I have the most raw strength. But this can be a weakness... and I will conquer it, with the aid of our strength united!"

The other Aspects nodded as well, and Duran found himself confused.

"You went through all that trouble to come out of me, only to go back in?"

The Paladin Aspect shook his head. "No, Duran. We are here to show you your destiny, and then then merge with you one-by-one. The Swordsman will go first; follow him to that pool of water over there.."

Unsure of what to expect, Duran walked over to the Swordsman Aspect, noticing that the pool of water he stood over did not have a reflection--save the mists.


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Old Post 02-05-2002 05:52 AM
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Baka
WANZER!

So... do we really have about another 12 hours, or is my friend's maths wrong?


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Kyo
Has a Big Sword

No, we have an entire day.

Good stuff... now I can settle the Koren-Duran storyline with Darkken.

(And sorry to hear that you're sick, Kriz. But thanks for the extra time! ^^)

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Baka
WANZER!

An entire...day?

Bloody hell.


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Izlude
Apocalyptic Dragoon

OOC: woah.. and most people have already spent their votes *saves his votes*... i wanna see how this plays out... has anybody else tallied the votes up? all i can say is good god a couple people have ALOT of r-votes. much generocity flowing for this round


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Switchblade
Fire of Legend

This will probably be the last part of Julius's story this round. Assuming it's allowed I'll conclude the emperor's tale in round seven. I hope you'll all like how it will end.


Julius slowly crawled back to his feet, his recent outlet of power proving sufficient to allow his mind to regain some of its former control. "What… what is this place?" he quietly asked, "Where… am I?"

"You are in Memoria," a voice spoke out. Julius looked over his shoulder, upset but not surprised to see the Dark Lord facing him. "This is a realm of memories. Your memories, the memories of the other contestants, the memories of the entire universe. It presently exists on a world called Gaia, but it encompasses the entire universe while existing outside it at the same time."

"What happened to me?" the emperor of Neo-Vandole demanded.

"You were angered over your loss," Glaive's lord answered, "And your fury was so great that you were able to draw on the Universal Mana to augment your powers. Unfortunately it was too much for you to handle, and you lost control of your body. You eluded Yume and went on a rampage. You battled Chaos in a snowy field and then you attempted to take control of a weapon of mass destruction. Yume stopped you by assuming the guise of the Gemma Knight. After that you awoke here. If you try hard enough you'll remember."

Julius focused his thoughts and sure enough his memories slowly came flowing back. Julius's eyes glowed in anger as he looked at the Dark Lord, remembering the childhood torment he had relived. With a roar of anger Julius fired off a burst of flame, dispelling the Dark Lord's image. Julius then sank to the floor, his mind and body exhausted from his recent ordeals. Julius clenched his fists as tears slowly came to his eyes. All of a sudden a small, light object fell from the sky and landed before Julius. The emperor reached down and picked it up. It was a soft child's toy shaped like a Moogle. In a partial trance Julius took the small plushie and hugged it close like a small child would. This was something Julius had never felt, a feeling that he should have experienced a long, long time ago. Julius clung tightly to the plushie as tears flowed freely down his cheeks.

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Darkken
The Scarlet Magician

Kewl. This should solve all my problems... I was already worried about not making it because I have to go to school.

By the way, about Limit Breaks - as far as I can tell, most sponsors should have negative scores by now, due to blatant overuse of the prayer-mimic prayer combo. So, will Limit Breaks heal? ^_^


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