DJ covered his ears with the thick earphones to block all the confusing sounds and explanations being made. So many random things that were just being blurted out at once, leaving little breathing room for anyone to take anything in. From what he could decipher from it all; Hikaru (The blue haired kid with the beta belt) has been going to different worlds with the name 'Krowley.' (Name of the Order's superior) Mizu, the order's youngest and most magically adamant member, was abducted whilst visiting Merlin in Camelot. She was originally sent out on patrol to do reconnaissance for a more private matter, but seeing as how she was familiar with the time savvy wizard, it made sense to visit him. Several of the newcomers had become restless and already began to fight in the compact room with one another, having Yue step forward to clear up a few things. "What do you mean Mizu's gone?!" Yue asked in concern. She spoke out almost as if she herself was her sister and literally took a step back, while clenching her fists to contain any anger or sadness she might be showing. "YOU KNOW WHAT?!" DJ yelled loudly. He paused before continuing on, seeing tht most eyes had geared towards his loud tone and borderline rude interruption. He sighed before removing the headphones from his ears and took in a deep breath to give them at least some relief on the current situation. "The Land of Departure has been out of range since you all left for the worlds. No sign of it anywhere in the current place int time... Our theory is that some one used the belt turn it's universal clock forward, or backward on the timeline. We would use the belt we have to try and seek it out, but without knowing it's exact location, we'd just be wasting time." He sank in his chair and rubbed both sides of his forehead. He spun around and pushed a button on a large microphone that was centered to the side of his keyboard. He held it and spoke; "Yo D-Boyz, we got a large batch of people here that could use a tour. Do me a solid and just... keep em occupied until further notice." "Roger that, boss!" a voice squawked back. With that off his mind, he looked back to Hikaru, who held his throbbing forehead that was caused by Kaida's wrath. He and Aux left without any word, so he couldn't really blame her. He just wished she didn't hit him as hard... "You! Peekaboo!" he commanded, pointing at him. "It's Hikaru..." he murmured back. "Whoever you are, you got some answers to give! You, Kaida and Yue are going to the Council Room. Everybody else; GET THE HELL OUTTA MY COMM CENTER!" He stood up and made his way to a lever on the east side of the room. He aggressively pulled it down, and caused the entire platform, which took up a good sixty percent of the room, to drop like a centered elevator, bringing the group of people, along with their problems, out of frame and out of DJ's mind. ~ Krowley can now be called Hikaru!
Central Haven Eclipse, along with the other 8 wielders all appeared instantly in a darkly lit room, full of computers. From one side of the wall to the other, the side was stewed with technological equipment, monitors, and tracking systems. Whatever it was all for, it looked like it was meant to be a state of the art security system. Looking down from the large platform they stood upon, A tall, dark skinned, slender teen turned around from a sleek office chair to face them. He wore a stylish, purple neon visor with a large pair of thick headphones at his neck, accompanied by several different wires that connected into the pockets of his jeans and hoodie. "Woman, you gotta tell me when you do a group-eject like that! You know I can't re-route large groups of people to the Comm Center! It's hard enough as it is!" the teen explained. "I kept it under the ten person limit..." "Barely! And by warping no less. You know it would be way easier to just glide her so I can track your singal faster. I mean... do you know how much CPU power it takes to convert living organisms to-" "Is Mizu back yet?" she asked, ignoring his outburst. He stopped well enough to let it go and scratched the back of his crew cut hair. "Naw... Be honest I'm getting a bit worried. Girl's only so young... and after her sister-" "She can handle herself." She wrote it off as if it were nothing, but there was a small moment of a tone switch in her voice. She gulped before heading over to the monitor, distracting herself from any further discussion on the subject. "Woman, you need to stop skipping me off like that!... And what's with tour group? I thought, uh... 'Blaze' was on rescue duty." "Don't bother with the codenames... Lea's already met with some of them already." "Play what?! Why do we even have protocol? Geez... Next you're gonna tell me they know about the belts..." Ecplise moved to the side to present the unconscious Hikaru. "WELL THAT'S JUST-" ------ WARNING. NEW ARRIVALS. WARNING. NEW ARRIVALS ------ One of the monitors, flashed a message in bright green, interrupting him. "Nononononono!!" the boy turned around in his chair and rolled back to the monitor typing away at keys to get the signal locked. "The paranoid tech support nerd over there is DJ, and my name is Yue. You're all standing in a room where we relay any and all visitors to Central Haven." "Might want to step back a bit, got an incoming of about 5 people, and they're using... magic to get here?" A puff of white smoke formed as an old wizard accompanied Kel, Stratos, Ananta and Beuce. "Ahh DJ, my lad, splendid work as always. Was afraid I was going to miss the fort by a district or so..." He spun around his chair and jogged down the few steps to approach Merlin. "DOES NO ONE RESPECT AMOUNT OF TYPING I HAVE TO JUST TO LOCK ONTO ONE PERSON?!" "Yes yes, science will do that... you should really look into the mystic arts though. Less stress on the old noggin." He used his walking stick to tap DJ's head a few times, giving off a loud 'thonk' sound. "Oh here we go, everytime you come here, you gotta rewind to the same-" ------ WARNING. NEW ARRIVALS. WARNING. NEW ARRIVALS ------ "OH FOR THE LOVE OF-" DJ rolled back to the monitor and locked onto the incoming signal. "Oh... well it's only four this time... what a nice little break," he said sarcastically. He hit a few keys before looking up two screens to his right. "Oh hey, it's Kaida with her new friends." "New friends?" Yue asked. "Umm, I mean... it's Kaida! *gasp* with new friends?... how unprofessional indeed..." DJ added, slowly turning his chair around to avoid questioning. The platform glowed as four new figures materialized. Kaida, Glen, Cat, and Etrius all added to the room of now 19 people. That final bright flash seemed to have affected Hikaru into blinking his blurred eyes. He had awakened to the sight of a room filled with more than a dozen people. He held his head as he slowly got to his feet. All the wielders he saw at the Land of departure were there, including an old wizard, Eclipse, Replay and-. "Kaida!" he shouted with a huge grin on his face. A face he was so glad to see, he opened his arms, expecting a most embracing hug. A much better change of pace then the horror he just had to go through.
"You can talk with Lea... as I recall you've already encountered him once before. As for the Land of Departure..." She looked at the faces of the young wielders and couldn't bare to reveal the rest. "It will just have to wait... This is the final boarding call!" she announced. Beast looked down in sorrow, but was thankful they at least tried. Belle had taught him many things about compassion and understanding other people through empathy. "I will find Belle... but until then, I know she'd want you to have something for helping some one..." Divine Rose Keybade became available! "It wouldn't be right if I didn't offer a token as well." Vincent added. Rumbling Rose Keyblade became available! (OOC - Players in Beast's Castle can choose between one ~OR~ the other) "And here's a little something extra to help along the way..." Vincent gave everyone Splattercombo! "May our paths cross once again," Vincent bowed as he bid his fairwell. He looked into Karina's dark eyes. "May our hearts meet again one day." He almost gave a wince of a smile for helping him remember what it was like to feel something. Caring about what happens to the world around him was a real eye opener for him. What would become of him now was still a mystery, but whatever it was, perhaps he could help Beast in the same cause. "That everyone?" she gave a quick headcount to ensure that all eight otherworlders were accounted for. "Alright then." she put her hand up to her ear as if talking into a mic headset. "Replay- Bringing along a big haul. Make some room..." She placed her hands flat in front of the group. "Warp!" A flash of magenta colored light later, the group disappeared off the scene. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Beast's Castle World Completion Bonus: Base completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP D'daear completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Kross completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Karina completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Krowley completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Luna completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Steel completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Eon completed 83% of the missions. Gained 332 EXP D'daear leveled up! (15) (16) - AP +1 - Learned Combo Plus! - Learned Air Combo Plus! - Learned Cure! Eon leveled up! (22) - Learned Cover! Karina leveled up! (22) - Learned Damage Syphon! Kross leveled up! (19) Luna leveled up! (21) - AP +1 Steel leveled up! (21) - AP +1
The Beast grunted. "Punishing you will solve nothing... I want the rider and the man in black. Take me to them!" "I'm afraid that isn't an option," Eclipse replied. She stood with her hand on her shoulder, showing signs that she had not fully recovered. She gave a small wince as she approached the group. "THAT WASN'T A REQUEST!" Beast yelled back. He stood in front of the girl to show he meant business by trying to intimidate her with his size alone. His furrowed eyebrows stayed angry in hopes that it would be enough to convince her. "You're both injured... violence won't solve this," Vincent reasoned. "Vincent's right... I'm sorry we couldn't save her, but she isn't the first to be taken and probably won't be the last. Aux and his accomplices aren't becoming stronger by darkness. Something is making them stronger... something they aren't even aware of yet. And as this most recent encounter reveals, there's a lot I need to report back on." Vincent looked estranged at the girl. How did she even know he name? "Have we... met?" he asked her. "Long story short; this isn't the first time we meet." Vincent's eyebrow raised in surprise. This girl was from a time in the future, but what would have brought them to meet? He felt it best to do as he always did and keep that matter to himself until the rest of this was resolved. "I see..." "But the current meeting ends for now." She turned back to the Beast, who had not moved an inch despite his painful torso wound. "If you wish to go after Belle, I'm afraid you'll have to do it without us to tag along," she spoke. "B-but you will find her?" Maurice asked as he timidly walked outside his house. "We'll do what we can," she replied calmly. She seemed very confident in her ability to deal with crowd control in other worlds. Throughout the entire encounter, she didn't seem at all worried. "But as I said, we cannot take any denizens from this world along with us..." Beast growled, but accepted her response. "Rrrrr, fine... if you won't take me to her... Then I'll find my own way. "And I wish you luck with it. But for now, solutions need to be conjured, and he needs to answer some questions," Eclipse motioned to the unconscious Hikaru, whose eyes were now shut from the beating he had just taken. "I will give you a moment to say your farewells... then we must be off." ~MISSION COMPLETE!~ Base leveled up! (21) - AP +1
With every ally's defeat, Hikaru stood planted on his knee. His vision shifted between blurry, to seeing multiple visions of singular objects. His mind, so hazed from the physical beating that he wanted to pass out then and there. Eyelids growing ever more listless, he had to place both hands on the ground in front of him just to prevent himself from flopping over. He looked up to find Aux walking back in front of him. He wanted to move, but his body wouldn't let him. An overwhelming amount of fear swelled up in his mind. Fear of losing him again, fear of failing, fear of what he was truly capable of. His once friend took nine keybladers with the master included, and tossed them aside as if they were nothing. Nothing but garbage he would litter away to get what he wanted. "I sincerely hope this clears things up Hikaru... You and I are destined to diverge from the same path. Mine to darkness, and yours to light." He spoke almost sympathetically as if he were warning him. "Now get off my path so you can tread where you don't drag me down." And that was it. The last straw that he would refuse to stand for. Hikaru had gone to world after world, searching for him, while growing stronger with each experience. Not only proving to Aux, but to himself, that he did not need to be an anchor, but a raft to keep people afloat. Aux hadn't witnessed any of this and that ignorance of his is what gave him the strength to rise up and keep his keyblade up. "Give me one reason why you think I'll just let you walk out of here!" Aux did not chuckle, but instead took hold of Hikaru's neck in one fell swoop. Large enough to cover his face, Aux raised Hikaru off the ground, causing him to drop his keyblade by asphyxiation. Holding his grip good and tight, Aux brought his helmet up to his prey's and uttered out the words. "I will give you three." He took his neck, and used it to launch his slender body up into the air. "One!" he yelled out, before punching Hikaru in the chest. "Your ambition is out of your reach..." Hikaru grunted as his body flew back a few feet, feeling the throbbing pain in his upper torso. It felt like his very heart was punched by his own ribcage. His breathing intensified from both the choking and the blow to the chest. He lied on his back, trying to regulate his breathing. "Two." Aux walked up to his head again, and picked his limp body up by the helmet attached to his head. He picked up his body by his head and made him look at his fallen comrades. "You continue to burden yourself with the affairs of others." He took his head, and smashed it into the ground. Causing a horrific pause of silence as Hikaru's helmet broke off from the impact, shattering the plastic and metal from his helmet to shatter across the floor. A bouquet of blue hair blossomed out, revealing Hikaru's face. A pale, now bruised, complexion with dull brown eyes stared at the goggles that once sat in front of his eyes. And under that, a small whittled carving of a small wolf. "Three." Aux spoke out. Towering over him, he eyed the little wolf figurine that fell from Hikaru's pocket. He use his steel toed boot on top of the wolf until it cracked under the pressure of his foot. The figurine snapped in half, letting out a large 'SNAP," as the wooden animal broke in half. "You... are weak." Hikaru was in too much pain that he was no longer aware of what was happening around him. "This is your final warning... the next time you get in my way-" The Beast's roar was heard in the distance as he and Vincent were quickly approaching. "Well... it seems that's my queue to be off." Aux walked into a dark corridor just as the two came onto the scene. "RAAAWWR!! Where did he go?! Where's Belle!" Beast bellowed.
Siliconera has reveled that Square Enix is providing a Japan only collector's pack to be released on October 2nd. This collection features both Kingdom Hearts HD Remixes, along with some other neat goodies most of us will not have the pleasure to enjoy! News find courtesy of @Chad Thundercucc
SIGN UPS ARE NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED! @SPACESHIP @Calxiyn @AzzyFox @Cherry Berry @Cat~ @Kingdom Hearts530 @KHDecoded @ry0408 @EmilyCupcakeee @Ars Nova @Darth Typho @Misty @libregkd @Allen Tor @dawn_oblivion @TheRyanStorms @KHGrl15 @Fearless @raitomidnight555 @Slimygoo @NemesisPrime @Eric Luna @Chad Thundercucc @phoenixkh93 @Knuxy64 @Amethyst @Plums The above 27 brave and foolish mortals have volunteered themselves to the challenge of seeking the most knowledgeable Kingdom Hearts fan! Tripling last year's count, we upped the prize ante to either $70 towards Kingdom Hearts Merchandise, OR a damn fine Kingdom Key Replica While there can be only 1 winner, the players will first have to beat the Qualifier Round to compete in the preliminary matches. (Yeah, we got that many people) Nine games of 3-Player matches will be conducted to test your basic know-how of the series. KHV members, if you are not participating as players, I invite you to listen as spectators to this summer's most nail-biting trivia contest yet! (Again, only the second year) Let the games... Begin!
So amidst all the E3 madness, Disney announced an upcoming television show that follows Lion King II with Simba's second born son; Kion. I really hope this stays within 2-D animation.
Ronno? The armored boy thought at the first official hearing of the name. "Ahh the deer... He sought a power he could not vessel. And the woman that lays on her back behind me can only channel it. But i don't want to channel it... I want to become darkness itself. An omnipotent force, unphased by the trivial means of light. To exist because the universe-" "SHUT UP!" Krowley cried out. Aux became quiet and looked down at him. His shorter friend had his fists clench and entire body shaking. Tightening every muscle in his body to contain the rage he had against him. "Where does any of that even come from?! The Aux I knew only wanted to learn about the worlds and fight for what he wanted to protect. But I don't even know who's in front of me now..." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small wooden carving. "That's not my friend!" he threw the carving as hard as he could, only for it to be caught immediately by him on the other side. Aux held it up for everyone to see and took a long, hard look at it through his iron mask. The carving was a hand whittled lion. A large main, tail, and a good representation of what Aux might look like as an animal. "Another friend made that for you too!... And if you were as smart as you think you are, you'd know that it's time to stop all this! Please... just come home..." "Many things are still in the way," he continued on. "And I don't need pride, or mementos to remind me of what I seek," using his gloved hand, the whittled lion burst into dark flames, burning the wooden lion figure as he tossed it to the ground; the dark flames extinguishing themselves. It took a moment for Hikaru to take in what he just did, as he watched the edges around the figure turn crispy black. He was thankful it remained intact, but just the sight of it broke his heart. "You and I are no longer on the same path Hikaru. Your efforts were amusing at first, but now? They are simply obstacles I try to avoid." Hikaru looked down at the burnt carving and kept strong before facing his masked friend. "No matter what you do I'm still your friend... So I'm going to do you a solid.... and take you down!" he summoned his keyblade and prepared to fight with all his heart. "Then as your former friend, I'm going to do you a solid," he cracked both his knuckles before putting up both, high up in front of his face. "And keep you down." ~MISSION START!~ (OOC - For time saving purposes, he defeats you. Just skipping the battle format. He uses not a keyblade or spells, but the darkness within him and his own two firsts. Close quarters combat combined with darkness are what bring each of you down to your knees) ~MISSION FAILED~
Hey there sports fans! It's been a well anticipated 3 weeks, and seeing as tomorrow is the final day for sign-ups, I am very excited to match up the current roster of participants. So if you wish to join or drop out, tomorrow is the last day to do it. In addition, a special kudos to you all for making this an event to look forward to, and curse you for making me type up +350 questions! :-D
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Corona World Completion Bonus: Cat completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Etrius completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Glen completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Kaida completed 83% of the missions. Gained 332 EXP Kaida leveled up! (18) - AP +1 - Learned Cheer! --------------------------------------------------- Eclipse fell at the tilt of her blade. Her knees buckled under the weight of her prior encounter. Both hands grasped firmly on the handle, she did everything within her power to stay up. Her blindfold was held in her hands, as she held her eyes tightly to prevent any more unnecessary dark power to take form. "There's no way you became this powerful on your own," she breathed heavily. "Where are you getting that kind of boost?" Aux walked forward, with no weapon in hand, but his head held high with pride. "You know nothing of what true darkness holds. Ecplise scoffed as she re-tied her blindfold. "What do you know about darkness? All you have is a tough exterior and a mask. That's all you have. Your darkness won't come from the what you gain, but from you lose." She looked at him through her blinded eyes. "If you want resolve, you're going down the wrong path... believe me, I know." Aux was unimpressed and unconvinced. Before acting against her, a galloping horse was heard behind him, followed by the cries of Belle. "Put me down this instant you.. you creature!" she demanded to the headless man. The horseman tilted his shoulders down with his steed to Aux's direction. "RRYYEEENN!" he confirmed with a mess of a call. "Seems you've played your part well enough?... were you followed?" "You're damn right, he was!" Krowley called out, coming into view from his glider. He was followed closely by his seven companions as they all arrived. Aux was again, unimpressed and told the horseman to move on ahead. "Get the girl out of here... stop the master if she tries anything," he hinted towards eclipse. "You're not taking me anywhere!" Belle cried as she attempted to slug the horseman in his non-existent head. "Oh... right," she said foolishly. The horseman tightened his grip on Belle to ensure she would not flee as the Alice girl did. He pulled the reigns on the horse to gallop into a corridor of darkness he summoned in front of him. Eclipse attempted to stop him, but was kicked down and unable to get back up. "Belle!" before he could chase after her off his glider, Aux stepped in front of him to block his way. "Please keep him safe!" she bellowed back as she disappeared into the darkness. Inside the home, Maurice pulled at his hair, having tears roll down his pudgy, pink cheeks. "My Belle... My sweet Belle..." The dark portal closed behind him leaving the group and a beaten down Eclipse to deal with Aux
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Rena88 gives the best route to go. For the Rose Garden, I drew up a little route with the map I found off google. It's basically the quickest route I used to get the Whit Roses for the card soldier. From 1-8 just enter the numbered door to the inkling and reverse it to head back the way you came.
AP +5 MP + 0.20 MAG +1 RES +0.5 + 0.20 MP +1 DEF + 2 MAG +0.5 RES SPD +1 DEF +.5 RES +.5 Done
The HEART Osborn! First, we attack his heart!
~MISSION COMPLETE~ With Stratos having sealed the keyhole, there was a small calm from Merlin as the others explained what it meant to seal the keyhole. "Yes, your work is done in this world, but there is still much to do and time is of the essence. I must take you now to another world so things can finally start making sense!" Wart hopped forward at the first chance to see other worlds. "Alright! New worlds! I can't wait to-" "Now, now, hold on lad... I promise you will see many things in time, but this just isn't your fight..." Wart's face was quickly misshaped, from eccentric to saddened. "BUt I have to set things right... It's my fault the sword's gone. I have to get it back!" "That's all well and good, but you can't defend yourself against these kinds of people boy..." "But I can!" Goofy interrupted. " If wart's gonna be king, he needs the sword so everyone can know it! I promise I'll get it back to the rightful king!" "Goofy, you have to stay with the boy... I need to trust that he'll be safe as I guide the others.: Goofy looked to Wart and back to the wizard. He lamented the situation but nodded. "I know I'll get the sword back for him one day. But I'll make sure I look after him while yer gone!" Merlin thanked him. "You've got a good head ony our shoulders Goofy. That will help you get far in any world" He began to chant to disperse the group to a newer world. "Higgitus figgitus minga na mearl! Off from hear to other worlds!" A puff of smoke surrounded Merlin and the four wielders, as they vanished from sight. Camelot World Completion Bonus: Ananta completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Beuce completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Kel completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Stratos completed 100% of the missions. Gained 400 EXP Ananta leveled up! (21) - AP +1 Beuce leveled up! (21) - AP +1 Kel leveled up! (22) - Learned Damage Syphon! Stratos leveled up! (16) (17) - Learned Gravity! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eying that the others had begun recovering, Vanitas quickly parried MAximus' last encounter and used darkness to blind the poor horse. He didn't want to waste anymore time in this world and was already to leave, but if the others woke up before he left, he would have to continue to deal with them, and worse, have them follow him. He cast out a hand to open a dark portal and walked back carefully with the self-wrapped Rapunzel in hand, being sure no one followed, he closed the portal behind him. In the mean time, Maximus had gotten all the darkness out from blinding or scarring him by flatly draggin his face across the ground, like he was trying to extinguish it out. He was too late, but he put his nose to work and tried to sniff around for any clue as to where the boy might have scurried off to. His nose paused at the door from when they emerged. The secret cavern door that led tot he tower had now formed a glowing keyhole under it's handle. Kaida's keyblade was resonating with it as a response...
25 Players have signed up for the challenge with the last week of sign-ups finally upon us. Proud to all who wish to try their luck. With numbers nearly tripled from last year, we have 2 brackets of players to battle their way to the top!
Meant the RPG system.
