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Kyo
Has a Big Sword

...Interesting; the round still hasn't finished. I was guessing it was going to happen an hour after I went to bed, like it always does.

Say, Darkken. You know what the one major lack in both of our storylines was?

The Black Rabite!


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Slipstream
Emperor of Fire

"The Black Rabite always triumphs! Have at you!"

I think Kriz is probably postponing the final until he's feeling better, so that we're not inflicted with his delusional ideas written under heavy sedation. Like Kyo said, I expected it to happen an hour after I went to bed and now I expect it to happen an hour after I go to work.

EDIT: Anyone remember this from FFOS5?

quote:

Originally posted by Spadstein

NEXT ROUND: As you marvel at the stunning beauty of Zeal restored you find youselves once more teleported to a strange new world.....a world of mid-level technological advancement and seemingly NO magical elements. Your mission is to survive long enough to find Krizak and protect him on his way to the computer...but beware as rabid fan boys and fan girls lurk around every corner...waiting...

Begin next round!

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Darkken
The Scarlet Magician

Still no scores? Oh well...

Kyo: Oh, yes. THE Black Rabite. The most deadly sub boss ever. A rabite... with an ATTITUDE!

I don't know... theoretically, we still COULD include him, but I'm not so sure if it'd fit in with the deep, tragic and epic ending of the story.

Ah, well. I'll remember to give him a came-o in the next tournament.


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Old Post 02-06-2002 01:04 PM
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Mintaka
Mana Spirit Dryad

Bwahahaha!!! *falls over* I do, Slipstream! =^^= Man, we haven't heard from Spadstein in ages. =P ....

....

...barrel. This was brought to you by a random SO2 moment.

Say.... some of my better writing has been either sleep-deprivation or illness induced. (That's kinda sad. But its true for my art, better pieces @ night...)

BUT... I was expecting the scores whilst I slept too... only because I went to bed around 11. I think. X_x;; *did install new video drivers on her PC*

O.o I don't mind the wait. I have enough to do anyway. *wanders to research military jobs*

Maybe Krizak got lost in... a purple haze? *^^* That's what happens when you listen to the radio while posting. ~~

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Luna
Goddess of Barrels

LMAO! I remember that! XD Man, it HAS been a long time since we saw Spadstein. Terra and I were talking about this just the other day....boy, do I miss everyone that's gone away. I hope to see them all again someday....

I can't believe this still hasn't ended. Here I thought it'd be closed and the final round would have started by now....

Did someone say....barrel?

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Soujiro Seta
SIN

Y'know, even if the last round hasn't started (which I'm sort of glad about, since if it happens Thurs. or Fri. I can write/read more), I was also expecting to see at least a score posting and a story wrap-up of the round. But oh well...all in good time, as they say.

P.S. You'll shoot your eye out!

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Daigohji
Sponsor: Setzer

Poor Kriz, he must really be in a bad way. Anyway know what he's caught? He told me it was the plague ... and I'm starting to think he might not have been exaggerating. o_O

Well, to keep you amused, true believers, here's a little game.

A kupo nut to anyone who can tell me all the film titles that The Namer has para-phrased throughout the tournament. I'll list them here so you don't have to hunt for them:

Round 1: 'A Day In The Garden Of Good And Evil'

Round 2: 'A Fistfull of GP'

Round 3: 'Grumbling Tigers, Gambling Dragons'

Round 4: 'A Clockwork Banana' and 'Fried Gear Sparkplugs At The Nortune Cafe'

Round 5: 'Razing Alaska'

Round 6: 'Personal History X' and 'Desperately Seeking Back-story'

Another kupo nut to whosoever can tell me which three anime series are referenced in the name of the mecha Setzer used in round 4; that being - 'Four Cards Combined Fortune Enhanced Armour Gekigambla'.

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Slipstream
Emperor of Fire

Heh, why not? I can't place some of the films, though.

*highlight to read, if you want to try yourself first*

1. Don't know
2. A Fistful of Dollars
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
4. A Clockwork Orange & I don't know
5. Don't know
6 Malcolm X & Desperately Seeking Susan

I think Card Captor Sakura and Vision of Escaflowne are two of the animes, but I can't place the third one.


Seriously, I'm getting worried about Krizak now, think that illness of his is taking a turn for the worse? Let's hope that isn't the case.

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Soujiro Seta
SIN

Let me take a stab at the ones Slipstream didn't guess at, ya?


1. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

4. (second title) Showdown at the O.K. Corral (?)

5. Raising Cain (?)

The anime are, if I can place them correctly, Cardcaptor Sakura, Vision of Escaflowne, and Martian Successor Nadesico/Gekigangar III.


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Let's hope that 'The Eternal Dream' hasn't turned into 'The Eternal Virulent Illness'.....

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Luna
Goddess of Barrels

I'll take a shot at them too.

1. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
2. A Fistful of Dollars
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
4. A Clockwork Orange and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
5. No idea.
6. American History X and Desperately Seeking Susan


Don't know the anime though....and I hope Krizak is all right....

Old Post 02-06-2002 11:49 PM
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Anoat
Ride ze shoopuf?

Hear ye, hear ye! Here are ye olde answers!

Round 1: 'A Day In The Garden Of Good And Evil'

A: "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"

Round 2: 'A Fistfull of GP'

A: "A Fistfull of Dollars"

Round 3: 'Grumbling Tigers, Gambling Dragons'

A: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

Round 4: 'A Clockwork Banana' and 'Fried Gear Sparkplugs At The Nortune Cafe'

A: "A Clockwork Orange" and "Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe"

Round 5: 'Razing Alaska'

A: "Raising Arizona" (shame on you who didn't know!)

Round 6: 'Personal History X' and 'Desperately Seeking Back-story'

A: "American History X" and "Desperately Seeking Susan"

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Switchblade
Fire of Legend

Jesu Christe, no one here has heard of Raising Arizona? I am quite surprised.

And by the way, Dai, I have another suggestion for round six's name: The Neverending Vote Tally.

EDIT: I see Anoat has already taken care of the movie titles, but I am going to stick by the black text.


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Luna
Goddess of Barrels

LOL, that's a good one. XD

We could also call it "O Krizak, Where Art Thou?"

Old Post 02-07-2002 12:24 AM
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Baka
WANZER!

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere Krizzy Krizzy Krizzy...

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Terra Lockheart
... ... ... What?

quote:
Originally posted by Baka
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere Krizzy Krizzy Krizzy...

You guys've already taken care of the movie titles, so all I'm doing is just waiting for the results...

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Daigohji
Sponsor: Setzer

Slip: All of the film names correct out of the ones you took a guess at. Score: 5/8 = two thirds of a kupo nut. As for the anime references only one correct guess (the second one). Score: 1/3 = one third of a kupo nut. Total prizes = one whole kupo nut.

Soujiro: On the film names, only the first is correct. Score: 1/8 = one third of a kupo nut (so, someone else has been exposed to that Brian de Palma monstrosity!). On anime references your second and third guesses are correct. Score: 2/3 = two thirds of a kupo nut. Total prizes = one whole kupo nut.

Luna: Of the film names you guessed at, all are correct. Score: 7/8 = one whole kupo nut.

Anoat: All film titles correct (and the first to recognise the Coen brothers' classic). Score: 8/8 = one whole kupo nut.

Switch: Correct answer. Score: 1/8 = one third of a kupo nut.

- - - - - -

Throws kupo nuts to the winners.

Everyone seems to be having trouble with the first of the three anime references. Therefore I give the following hint: divine planet.

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Baka
WANZER!

One of those animes is most definitely Gekiganger 3, from the series Martian Successor Nadesico... did anyone mention that?

Edit: yes, they did

Edit2: http://www.ro-world.com/ <-- dead and gone forever. Flucking hackers.


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Simplistic Hero
Dunce of Stealth

ARRRRGGGGG?!

I know i'm out. I have to be out, because everyone loves Baka, Lemina got more R-votes than god, and eveyone basically forgot to attack Rubicant. So I have to be out.

Yet I shant attain a wink of sleep Krizzy proves it so...


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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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Anoat
Ride ze shoopuf?

Hey, a free kuponut. Cool.

Anyway, correct me if I'm wrong here, but since all the votes were cast publicly this round, can't anyone tally the votes up themselves if they want to? Unless you want to wait on Krizak.

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Mintaka
Mana Spirit Dryad

I saw that Baka. There's alot of words I'd like to use for the... dipsticks... who've caused it, but alas, I can't lest I be drop kicked. :P What sucks even more was I HELPING someone earlier and was supposed ot get back online there to finish helping them. Grrr....

*smacks PITA* And why do you have to keep crashing?! ARGH!!! --;;;;

*sigh* I knew today was going to suck. WhY? Because I have a cold and even in a cold room i feel warm. Blah! ~.~

Maybe..... *narrows eyes and looks @ Soujiro* ... someone is causing this delay...?

I'm kidding, BTW...

Edit: I could tally them, but nothign would eb official til Krizak made the announcement/post/etc.

Semi-final closing always has been a bit more of a deal than, say, normal rounds.

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Baka
WANZER!

/me notes he's already tallied...

And... yeah. Bring back ro-world. Stupid hackers.


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Tequila Pop
Kharon

[/lurk]

Concerning RO-world.com, apparently it's not a hacker. Watashiwa has really shut down the site. If you refresh the page, you'll notice he edited it to make it sound 'nicer'...

And here's what Watashiwa said:

To put it simply, ro-world.com is turning into a high class pornography site. We're done with Ragnarok Online support. Besides, it didn't make any money. Face it, sex sells. We're moving to where the Internet's going. If you choose to stay behind, that's your problem!

Onward, to porno!


But then again, it might be a joke/hacker/Watashiwa has turned postal. *shrugs*

[lurk]


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.: Here :: Be :: Dragons :.

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Kyo
Has a Big Sword

Exclamation

Without a doubt, that is definitely a hacker's work. Just a hacker slightly more clever than the rest, in trying to stage Watashiwa snapping and self-deleting his site.


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Tequila Pop
Kharon

After reading what Watashiwa posted at the forums in http://www.prontera.net/ , I doubt if it's a hacker now...

Read and draw your own conculsions.

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Sylphid
Mage with an Attitude

*slooowly peeks his head in...*

Uh... boo? Did I miss anything? ^^

Life chose a horrible week to kick into high gear on me! I really miss participating in these things! Every now and then I'd peek into this thread and poke around a bit... and from the tidbits I've seen (I haven't actually read much, just bouncing through threads, looking at starting locations and so on), Rurouni Taikai looks like the best FFOS has seen yet. You guys are awesome! ^^

I sure hope I can get these files from someone... otherwise I'm gonna be doing a lot of sifting through old threads on Saturday!

Good luck to the finalists! You guys are great!

EDIT: Er... ick. Bad time to leap in, eh? I'm looking around the link that Tequila Pop posted, trying to draw my own conclusions about the whole ro-world ordeal, but... damn, this sucks... I certainly HOPE it's just a hacker, but... the more I look at it...


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Mintaka
Mana Spirit Dryad

The flipside was people HAVE been hacked IN RO...

(I was reading the forums earlier and following this.)

X_x; I didn't doubt it might come to this. I know the 'women of RO' thread might be linked to the porno comment, but... *shrugs*

As for the other mods/admins not caring... *shrugs* Some did, from what I could tell. Onward to the next place then, eh? *shrugs* Sad that it always comes to an end more oft than not like that...

Chalk our delay to writer's block then? :P

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Kyo
Has a Big Sword

Post

Well, that's a bit more interesting. Although it's hard to comprehend someone like watashiwa being so two-faced about it, the proof is there.

The only way that it *couldn't* be true is if someone had such a large vendetta with the guy that he hacked all of his passwords for the website file manager, forums, IRC etc... gradually and just had a big party using them all at once. But that sounds more ridiculous, the more I think about it.


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Baka
WANZER!

OMG, a Sylphid. *catches him*

And.. can someone link me directly to watashiwa's post? There's so much...


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Sylphid
Mage with an Attitude

Noooo~~~! Don't catch me! ^^

Baka: First post I could find of his was in the following forum topic (sorry I can't link, internet's not liking me right now o.O):
Forum -> RO Central -> ro world is dead -> [page 7]. First one by him I could locate. I haven't tried many more threads yet.

I think the best evidence we could get would be the answer to the moderator Luna (not our Luna... or at least I don't think so! ^^) under another name asking for an IP check. There wasn't an answer to that question, as far as I know...

Now, why can't I log onto Trillian? >.<

EDIT: The roworld site's been updated again, with a new (and nicer, at least) goodbye message... looks like this may just be for real...


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Luna
Goddess of Barrels

quote:
Originally posted by Sylphid
I think the best evidence we could get would be the answer to the moderator Luna (not our Luna... or at least I don't think so!


Nope, it definitely isn't me. ^^ Nice to see you here, btw! ^_^ Shame you couldn't participate....

Still no results? *sigh* Well, I know I'm out, at least....but I want to know who the finalists are! ^^

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Soujiro Seta
SIN

quote:

Maybe..... *narrows eyes and looks @ Soujiro* ... someone is causing this delay...?

I'm kidding, BTW...



Aiyaaaah, don't look at me! I just said that Thursday and Friday are clearer in my schedule; it has more to do with when the next round starts, not when this round ends. Although, if it actually was delayed because of me, I'd feel A) important , and B) embarassed for holding the fun up for everyone else.

Alas, the extent of my cosmic powers is limited to the quick memorization of kanji, the fortitude to watch anime for hours on end, and the ability to spout trivial facts about Rurouni Kenshin at will.

And I too have this nagging feeling that the next part will come sometime when I'm away doing something....

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Yume
Daughter of the Creator

Bad things happen in threes, and since the first thing was getting sick, and the second thing was the service interruption that has kept me offline all day long, I'm still waiting for the third one to drop. Anyway, here is the long-awaited finale to the sixth round.

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Chapter 6: Catching Up With The Past

The platform floated above everything else in Memoria. It’s crumbled archways held no roof, and beyond them was only the vast expanse of space. Yume sat on the platform, her feet dangling off the edge, as she tossed bits of broken stone into the endless night sky. “So... Ito wants me to walk among them... Use Memoria on myself...” She tossed another stone. “Heh... But he doesn’t know that Memoria won’t work on me. The memories I inherited from my mother easily overpower my own.” Another stone. “Besides, I’m not stupid. I know why I’m like this. The dreams... and the thought of being normal...”

Yume stopped in the middle of throwing another stone, and she remembered. She remembered the time that she had given herself massive burns with a simple fire spell, and the time that she had demolished half her school with an accidental lightning storm. She remembered how her classmates had at first feared her, and then had begun to mock her lack of control. She remembered the day that she had been taken home by Saint, after being expelled from the school due to the incident... the incident...

She suddenly realized that she had blocked those memories, and desperately, she tried to force them back into submission. But it was too late.

Carol... It was the incident with Carol... She... she was the only one who stood up for me, the only person who LIKED me. She was my only friend... In our Science class, she was called up to demonstrate the day’s experiment. But the chemicals were mislabelled. The explosion wasn’t large, but she was so close... When the teacher went to get the medical staff, I ran up to her comatose body. She had no pulse. I had learned CPR, and went to do that, but... My hand glowed white as soon as it touched her chest. Her eyes flew open, and she sat up and hugged me, saying that she had been so scared. But... she was still cold... and I couldn’t feel any pulse at all. She returned to her seat, and when the teacher... Hewing, that was his name... when he came back with the medical staff, she told them that I had healed her. They got her to lie down on their stretcher, and they attached their heart monitor to her. And their faces... when the monitor made the flat, non-broken tone... their faces went as pale as snow...

Yume felt faint, and almost collapsed off the side of the platform before she caught herself. “That’s my reason... Even when I seek to heal, I hurt... There is no point to me having these powers any longer...”

She cast her spell, her familiar spell, and she felt a slight breeze as the air behind her was pushed aside by the three dozen participants. Standing and facing them, she said, “If I may please have the six remaining contestants come to the front, I will then judge who shall accompany me to the final round.” The six semi-finalists separated themselves from the crowd, and lined up in front of Yume. “Today, you have faced not only each other, but your own pasts as well. For some, this may have been damning, but for others, it may have been enlightening.”

She walked towards the first contestant, the large blue Montavian. “Gryz, you seek revenge for what happened to your homeland. But what vengeance you could gain has already been found in this tournament, and now it is time for you to begin the healing process. For if your hatred consumes you, what makes you any different than those that grieved you so?”

“Mia Ausa... and Lemina Ausa. It is appropriate to address you at the same time, for though you come from vastly different times, you both seek the same thing: the restoration and protection of your beloved city. But though I could change the hearts of thousands and make them flock to your aid, I doubt that either of you would wish for that. You would rather that your goals came to pass through dedication and hard work, not coercion and trickery.”

“And Setzer Gabbiani... You would make a great finalist, but were you to win, I would be unable to grant your wish. For while my powers are great, they do have their limits, and I’m afraid that I cannot give dreams to anyone. You must find your own dreams, gambler, and at that I wish you luck...”

Yume turned away from them, and looked into the starry expanse once again. As she watched, a bright portal opened in the distance. “Archfiend of Fire. Commander of War. Walk into the portal when you are ready. There, the final battle shall take place.”

Rubicante took no notice of the abyss lying between the platform and the portal, and floated between the two under his own power. Driscoll was understandably more concerned with the gap between the two. Yume smiled. “Do not worry, Commander, You shall not fall.” And with that reassurance, Driscoll stepped off of the platform and walked across the empty space into the waiting portal.

After she had seen the two enter the portal safely, Yume turned back to the rest of the participants. “While the final battle goes on, you are free to do as you please. This portion of Memoria will not pester you with memories, and this table...” She held out her hand and a large table appeared in a corner, with various party appetizers and beverages. “...will keep you from going hungry. After the final battle, we shall return from the portal, and I shall announce the winner. Then you shall all be sent home, and though I cannot grant any of you your wish...”

Yume suddenly stopped speaking and looked upwards. “Oh, no... Not now... They can’t have found me now...“ The contestants looked at each other in confusion, before they scattered from a bright light that appeared in the middle of the crowd. As the light dissipated, the first thing Yume saw was...

“Saint?”

“Yume, we found you! At last!” He ran up to Yume. “Listen, Yume, you have to stop this. If you go through with this plan of yours, the results could be disastrous! Whoever gains your powers could very well destroy the Multiverse...”

Yume looked into Saint’s eyes. “I knew that, Saint. But... I have narrowed down my selection! I have chosen wisely! And I will have dreams!” She pulled herself away from Saint. “And you won’t stop me from having them.” She turned and flew, gliding across the gap and into the portal, which began to close behind her.

Saint looked towards Mishnu. “The portal! I have to get in it!”

“Then go!” Mishnu cried. “I can’t hold it open for very long!”

Saint looked back towards the portal, and then, without even thinking about the space between, he ran towards it. Diving, he made it through just seconds before it collapsed.

Both the contestants and the search party stood silent for a moment, before Keir asked, “Alright... what just happened?”

And as if to answer him, a cold wind began to blow through the archways. An unearthly cry rang out from far below them, and they peered over the side of the platform to see what caused it: a giant black mass, moving swiftly across the landscape of Memoria. As it grew closer, they could discern countless individual shapes in the approaching mass, but each one was as dark as the night sky.

“The Void...” Septerrus whispered.

Mishnu stood and turned towards the contestants. “The Void is the enemy of all existence. It’s only purpose is to return everything to nothingness. If we do not stand against this menace, it is possible that they will break into the centre of this universe, and collapse it by destroying the Crystal. Will you help us fight against them?”

Almost unanimously, the contestants nodded their heads.

“Alright, then. Prepare your weapons. Prepare your magic. And above all, prepare your hearts...”

And as the contestants readied themselves for battle one again, a thought popped into Slash’s mind. Say... where did that Zeal woman run off to?

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Commander Driscoll - Baka - 15 attacks, 30 reversals - -15 points
Rubicante, Archfiend of Fire - Slipstream - 8 attacks, 10 reversals - -2 points
Lemina Ausa - Luna - 23 attacks, 24 reversals - -1 point
Mia Ausa - Terra Lockheart - 15 attacks, 15 reversals - 0 points
Gryz, Least Stealthy Thing in Existance - Simplistic Hero - 10 attacks, 10 reversals - 0 points
Setzer Gabbiani - Daigohji - 12 attacks, 10 reversals - 2 points

So, congratulations, Baka and Slipstream! You have made it to the finals of the longest, most delayed tournament ever!

And a hearty three cheers for Luna, Terra Lockheart, Simplistic Hero, and Daigohji, for making it as far as the semi-finals. It was a close margin, and if I could have a six-person finale, I would. But, that would be really weird, so... oh well.

Next round starts whenever the best time for Baka, Slippy, and me is. I have no clue WHEN that will be.


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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!

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Sephiroth666
Gloriosa Generosa

Finally the votes! A whopping -15 points for Driscoll! Baka sure is something with the 30 reversals! Congratulations to Slipstream, too. With all those R-Votes in use, the competitors were merely one or two R-Votes away from each other! (excluding Baka ) Anyone could've taken this easily!

*Walks over to Yume's large table in the corner, with various party appetizers and beverages*


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"Inner conflict can defeat a soldier faster than any army"

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Lutz
Defiant of Time

Well done to you all! Especially Simplistioc Hero for getting a PSIV character up there to the semi's!
Question though... where did the Gryz, Least Stealthy Thing in Existance - Simplistic Hero come from?

And how come on the members list I was registered as
Lutz: Lutz from Phantasy Star II or Rune from Phantasy Star IV?

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Cirrus Veliious
Tortured Soul

Yay for the Void!!!

Great job to all the semi-finalists, you all deserved to make it, and its sad that we can only see two of you move on, but such is the flow in FFOS/RT...And good luck to both the Finalists.

hmm..unless I'm wrong...Baka could quite possibly be the first one of us to win this twice and is the second (only to Kyo) to make it to the finals twice...

mwahaha...a massive battle against a common foe where we all have absolutely no reason to attack eachother and from here on out can only intertwine our stories, and expand our own...

I love it

Ahh, I'm so glad I got FFO to work....I still wish I'd had a chance in the earlier rounds but....Well, we'll see what Sheik/Zelda can do when her enemy is destruction herself...


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Formerly Cloud Stryfe

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Soujiro Seta
SIN


"So, they want to know where I am, eh?" Zeal smirked a smirk that no one else could see, for she had cast a spell of invisibility on herself. "My role is not yet over..."

She stealthily maneuvered by Keir and the rest of the otherworldly beings, stopping only to tie their shoelaces together in a most annoying manner. Her real target, though, lay behind the distant travellers.

It was Yume's table, loaded with snacks, sweets, and soda.

"Finally, I shall have my cake and ice cream! The true reason I came to this tournament has finally been revealed! Mwahaha!"

As the rest of the gang discussed how to defeat the looming menace of the void, they didn't notice a plate seemingly floating in midair, being piled high with junk food....


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Of course, the preceeding tale is entirely fake, but I felt like writing something exceptionally corny at the moment....

Oh, and good to see you still alive, Kriz. Rumors of your 'KO' status were greatly exaggerated....


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Am I a butterfly dreaming I'm a man, or a bowling ball dreaming I'm a plate of sashimi?


"The Queen is peerless in both power and beauty"
FFOS6 :: Queen Zeal :: Sidekick :: Dark

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Mintaka
Mana Spirit Dryad

*spits drink out almost* Aaaaaaaaaa!

*whomps Baka extra hard* You KNOW what that's for. :P Geez... @_@

Crud... and we have to PICK? ;_; ah....

hey, one good thing - they're nearly the same time zone so we don't ahve to worry about one or the other having to sleep before the other. Work and other things however...

A huge whomping congrats to ALL the semi-finalists - well done, and wonderful work to all involved. Though its NOT over, its been one heck of a trip.

See you all tomorrow when we get to kick some Void butt and watch a showdow between the commander and the fire fiend! WOOO!

Tying shoelaces... no wonder she's on the dark side... Ahahahahahaha!!!!!

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Slipstream
Emperor of Fire

Yume.

Such a curious name. You May, as it sounds, and I know not if it is just a coincidence or whether someone named you ironically as such. For yours is the power to do anything, to be anything, given limitless abilities and no restrictions on their usage. But power corrupts the soul, for it is easy to abstain from acts of evil when you have don't have the power to commit them, and it comes to separate you from those less - or more - fortunate.

What are your reasons for this tournament, Yume? What gain does it bring you to use your powers to host this tournament? Do you seek the chance to do good with your abilities by granting a wish to the eventual winner, making sure they are deserving of this honour first, or is there something else I have yet to understand?

Commander Driscoll walks closely behind me, his boots making no noise as they tread the abyss. I have sought to aid him throughout this contest because I was impressed with his spirit, his dedication to his cause during battle, though it proved to be an evil one.

We are so alike, he and I, for we both served masters who did not tell us the full import of our actions. We both followed orders because we believed it the right thing to do or believed in them at the time. We have both broken away from our pasts to make new ones for ourselves and to try and atone for our past actions. Is this why we two are the final combatants? What did you wish for, Driscoll, when you accepted Yume's proposal, and how changed are your wishes between then and now?

:My congratulations on reaching this far, Rubicante,: Garuda's clear voice echoes inside my mind as I cross the void to the portal where our final location awaits us. :You have yet to uncover the fullness of your place in your world, but such things will come known to you in time. I must leave you now, for there must be no outside intervention in this duel, but I pray for your success.:

My success?

When I entered this tournament I sought to restore my master. Now I know he is undeserving of such an honour, but I still have a chance to save my brethren. For they, like myself, were controlled by him and commanded to commit atrocities on his behalf. Do they also have their places in the world that Garuda alludes to? I do not know, but I have the feeling I will find out one way or another.

The portal looms before us, and on the other side the final battle will occur. I brace myself, an unusual knot building up in my throat from anticipation and tension, and then pass through it to find out whatever awaits us both.


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*facevaults, again*

I... I don't really know what to say.

First of all, a MASSIVE congratulations to all of the semi-finalists - it was only a few votes which separated us, and any one of us could have gone through to face Baka while being completely deserving of the honour. I personally thought it would be a Driscoll/Lemina final, and it was so close to being so that this's caught me completely by surprise. Everyone's stories were great and really deepened their characters, and thanks to everyone who R-Voted me.

Second, glad to see Krizak's well again - I love this idea for the Fallen to still participate, a battle against the void (Necron?), as well as what I've seen of Yume's backstory. I'm looking forward to seeing it as much as my own duel with Baka.

I have three hours before work now but I don't think Baka's here at the moment, and I'll not be back before 2PM MST at the very earliest, but at least he and I are in the same timezone so cross-writing should be made easier for us. Whenever it happens, chaos gets let loose, I guess.

- Slip

PS. Personally, I like the idea of a six-person finale, even if it would be weird. Royal Ruuumble!


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

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Dareon
The Second Gunman

Well, I can't exactly say I'm too surprised. Now, if my ISP and the forums will actually stop conspiring against me, I'll contribute a lot to this final battle. Hopefully. Anyway, on to the initial character misgivings.

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Ito stared in horror at the unfolding blackness. "The Void..."

"Darkness incarnate."

Ito glanced up to see one of the newcomers standing next to him, gazing out at the Void. The man continued.

"In the beginning was Darkness and Light. Diametrically opposed. Planets were born as Fire and Earth, and evolved Water and Air. The six Elements are in continual flux, never reaching complete equilibrium. Each Element plays its part, but you could say that Darkness and Light still overshadow the weaker four.

"Existence desires equilibrium. When the Darkness grows, the Light beats it back. When the Light becomes too widespread, Darkness flows forth."

Ito glanced up at him. "So, we're the good guys now?"

"You could say that."

"And we're supposed to beat... That?" Ito gestured at the seething darkness.

"I'm not saying it will be easy."

Ito grimaced and gripped his machine gun a little tighter. "It doesn't have to be easy. It's just that I wish the forces of Darkness would restock me with ammo before deciding I'm a good guy."

One of the other competitors came up next to him. "You could always run."

"Run?" He scoffed. "And where would I run to? Besides. I'd never be able to live with myself. even for the hour I have left."

"So you'll fight?"

"Even a fly lives for a day!"

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Okay, Kriz, I hope you don't mind me using one of "your" people for a mild creation myth. Okay, I'm pumped, I'm low on ammo, and I'm in-character. Bring it.

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Darkken
The Scarlet Magician

Koren watched the two contestants disappear with Yume.

It was all becoming clear now. Yume despised her godhood, that was clear. And this tournament, as it seemed, was merely her way of choosing a person worthy to be her successor.

Rubicant - the man he had mocked for being fire. Fire was what Koren had himself been once, and the noble but blind Rubicant was a b

Driscoll - a soldier, he, too, had been a puppet of a sort. Devoid of ideals, he had done the thing he knew best - survived in the cruel battlefields and fought for his life, while at the same time committing attrocities which he never gave thought, summing it up as mere "orders".

Puppets. All puppets...

Koren pondered that thought for a second, but soon closed his eyes, disqualifying the response as obvious.

Everyone is a puppet of his fate. There's no escape... no avoidance...

Both men had changed a lot from what they had been in the beginning, it seemed to Koren. Though they had been similar in the beginning, they were even more similar now, fighting for their atonement... Both of them had had their eyes opened, one from naivete, one from cynicism, and now as they fought, they would do so for their own beliefs, not for any outer force, or merely to survive. For a moment, Koren thought it was a shame that he couldn't follow.

No. I have nothing to do there. Here is where everytehing will end... Duran.

Koren looked at the Void in disdain. It was unimportant to him - even if all of them would die here, it woulnd't matter. He had died once. He could embrace Death again, but not until accomplishing one more thing.

Duran, I'm waiting for you.

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Well, the scores went pretty much the way I expected - though "expected" is perhaps the wrong word to use. *wink wink nudge nudge* Congrats, Baka, Slipstream.

Even though it looks like that the last chapter will involve a fight with the Big Evil Force of the Year, I'm still intent in having my duel with Duran. Koren's story won't be finished until that, and I want to finish it.

By the way, the tournament had better start soon. Because I'll be out of town friday and the entire week-end. Unless the tournament should start soon, I'll miss the very best part... and I wouldn't like that.


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

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