Unlike most, who showed great elation and even joy at the prospect of defeating the agents, Kross was indifferent. His expression was blank of emotion. He gave a sigh and turned."Tough battle, anticlimatic ending. SHould have known."He said. Glen approached him and he rose a brow at the guy's words."Right..I have no idea what you're talking about dude.."He said with a playful grin."But I'll take it just this once, Mr Compliment guy."He said. He turned from them, but then looked at Ananta."Remember that promise I made to you when we were on Crystallis?"He asked her."What say I carry out that promise in full?"He said. After all, Kross was a man of his word. His normal form returned, but it didn't mean he would be any different towards his friends. He knew he would be dead eventually and forgotten, but making his mark in history like this..alongside his friends no..his family was worth it. Spoiler: You only zing once Crystallis was different from Pepper Island in various ways, future future future. Kross would never get used to his new home, even when five long years have passed. "Daddy!" came a voice from beside him. He looked up. seeing the little girl run downstairs. Her navy blue hair bouncing as she went down. Once she got to the bottom, she ran to Kross and he caught her mid stride, spinning her around and gently grinned."Well you're energetic, Bleu. What's got you so elated that you had to come down to see your dad?" Bleu giggles and poked Kross's cheek. "You know full well what I am excited about, Mommy told me!" Kross seemed surprised, but then again, Bleu was his and Ananta's daughter, of course she would have his smarts. "You know what..I did think of a perfect name for him too.." Kross trailed off and set his little girl on his shoulder. "What name is that, daddy?" "Well, dear...I was thinking of Antross.." He said, then grinned, bet even Beuce didn't even see that coming, take THAT fourth-wall breaker!
It was dark, very dark. There was no light to be found and Kross immediately seized up. Pitch darkness was something he was always afraid of as a child. And that childhood fear was reinforced when his home got consumed by the darkness. The place also felt stuffy, serving as a claustrophobic effect too. And the creaking of the door didn't help either. He turned immediatly, eyes set to a sincere glare as he readied to summon his weapon at a moment's notice. The light from Ananta's flame revealed Base's features. He sighed out in relief and looked at him.."Base, you jarred me a bit, P'tak.."He murmured the last part and heard another noise. He tensed and looked behind him, following behind Base and Ananta and looked over his shoulder to see D'Dear and Aden..in bed..together. Though Kross didn't understand. He heard Glen with them and then heard base again. He turned his head and looked closely at the picture he had indicated. Neither looked familiar, but he could definitely identify his Master. Did these two mouse characters have anything to do with Master Yen Sid? Find out next post!
Spoiler: May be graphically awesome Kross kept deflecting away bullets and pointed his keyblade at Aphrodite."Your attacks are doing nothing, Ma."He said with a grin."You may have been strong before but, I've gotten even better."He said. He brandished his keyblade to the side, but stood still. Aphrodite rose a brow. "Is that it? A stance? I--" Suddenly, she felt an intense pain along her mid section. She clutched her stomach and her eyes widened. It couldn't be..how did Kross..She slumped forward, her upper torso slid right off of her legs and landed to the ground with a thud. Kross was a few yards off, brandishing his keyblade and looked back at her."Not only did I get stronger, I got quicker too. Kross heard Gexln and looked at him with a frown."Excuse me for being busy..I'm coming!" He called out. He started forward but an earthquake stopped him. It looked like Omega was at full power, just as he feared. Chaos wasn't going to be any easier. He grit his teeth."Dammit, I hate it when this happens. This is exactly what happens when you wait too long for an enemy to gather energy."He said. It's been done in Dragonball Z, Naruto and all kinds of anime. Why the hell did it have to be in an RP like this? This was it."Dammit, I'm going to use the X-blade."He said and dispelled Odin. He rose up his hand, light surrounding his hand . The X-Blade appeared in his hand and he gripped it. Power surged through him and his eyes widened. A light flashed around his form, his hair turning from white to navy blue and his eyes from red to honey brown. He brandished the x-blade and looked at it."Whoa..so this is the power of the x-blade.."He said. He faced the intimidating figure of the titan of destruction, Chaos."That's it, I'm not going to hold back. You forced me to do this, to kill my mother and now you're going to pay."He said."Ananta, stay back! I'm going to slay this thing"He called out. He brandished the blade and charged at Chaos, poising the blade and grit his teeth. He gave a battlecry and swung, intending to cleave Chaos's legs off.
Kross was distraught, and Glen's stinging words didn't help any. Though he was right, sitting here wouldn't help anything. He heard Glen step away and heard the hum of the mirror absorbing Glen in. He was more than ready to go, but was Kross? He heard steps towards him and looked up, seeing Ananta kneel infront of him and looked at their hands. He looked down."Glen's right, we got to protect that book. Even if I don't know what is in it."He said and blinked twice when Ananta hugged him. His face went red and he put his hands on her shoulders, slowly rising to his feet with her."Ananta, let's go to the portal."He looked at the mirror."Whatever's on the other side, we'll face it, all of us, together."He pulled back and took her hand, leading her over to the mirror and looked at."Okay, here we go."He said, stepping forward. He felt himself being pulled into the mirror, the glass having the consistency of gel and he closed his eyes tight, disappearing and letting go of her hand just in time.
Unequipping Divine Rose Equipping Star Seeker
Kross paused in his prayers as a voice behind him resounded. He turned his head to the side but didn't look completely at the person who spoke. He had a pretty good idea of who the voice came from. He nodded to the question mutely. He then heard Base go on about the fact that he had to stand up and move on. The hand on his shoulder prompted him to pat Base's hand in reply and rose to his feet. He turned to Base, seeing him look at something, then followed his gaze. What he saw made his knees weak. It may have been just a hologram projection, but that was the spitting image of his master. "Terra..Ventus..Aqua.."He murmured, then something happened, two lights came to him and everyone else. A new keychain along with a new ability. He accepted both and looked down at the keychain, two stars with a moon dangling at the bottom. When he wished them luck, he looked up, eyes wide as the hologram was glitching."Master, wait!" He ran over, arms outreached just as Yen Sid glitched out of existence. He stood there in shock for a moment, processing what had happened before he dropped to his knees. If he wasn't depressed before, now was a real ringer for him.
If no one could lay a dent in the Agent's armor, how could someone like Kross ever hope to achieve ground? He saw the X-blade stuck in the ground but he made no move to touch it. He instead, turned and faced the Agents, a glare burning in his eyes. "I may have assisted in the construction of the X-blade, but I will not wield its power. Its touch has corrupted man, and I don't need that kind of corruption in my heart. I've hurt enough people." He then felt a pulse of power rattle his bones and suddenly, he was in a scene akin to Nuketown 2025. The ground was cracked, lava threatening to spew out. He was then hit with another pulse, this one shook his core. Suddenly a lady stepped out of the shadows. Her hair was a dirty blonde and her face was shrouded in light, having no facial features. She wore a long white dress and carried a machine gun in her hand. As she aimed up at Kross, she spoke."I never thought I would see you again, son.." Fear? Was that what Chaos was using against him? Kross's glare narrowed and his arms shook, his Odin keyblade sparked with electricity."Mother..or..Aphrodite, I always wanted your approval, your prideful gaze. but you turned your back on me, and father was the only comfort I had. You were winter, and he was spring. But that doesn't matter now, does it?" He rose his keyblade and pointed it at her. "You've gotten braver over the years, yet you still lack strength. You could have spared yourself had you taken up the X-Blade to strike at Chaos. But you refuse that power. You're stupid, you have NO idea what Chaos is capable of." "Mass Destruction, end of the world, yadda yadda."Kross snarked back."The fact of the matter is, I haven't just gotten more 'stupid', I've also gotten less merciful with my opponents."He swung and huge lightning strikes peppered at the fleeing woman, swinging his keyblade to deflect the oncoming bullets.
Kross felt that familiar pull in the pit of his stomach and closed his eyes. Something in his gut violently jerked him back and he opened his eyes wide. He looked around and then behind him, seeing the mirror of the hallway he was just in coming fast. He reoriented himself and curled up, closing his eyes tight. The mirror spat him back out. He shifted his weight and threw himself up, backflipping and landed on his feet, sliding back in a kneeling position. He opened his eyes and looked up quickly, running at the mirror and put his hand on it, gritting his teeth."No! This can't be.. it spit me back out...but how?"He asked, looking around and then to his frozen master."Master Yen Sid, what happened to you.." He murmured and went closer to him, ignoring everything that was going on. He kneeled by his master and put one hand on the cold stone hand and another on his shoulder. He leaned his head on the arm and began to murmur something incoherent, a prayer for safety in his own language. He felt angry, sad and confused, but he couldn't let what happened to his Master get him down. He would find a way to fix this, either on his own or with his friends. He didn't care.
While Glen was right on Hikaru not being the culprit, there was a bubbling anger rising in Kross's chest from a simple phrase stated by Glen himself. 'I don't know who you are or how you know the OLD MAN' Old man...old man? Glen didn't know a thing about him either. His lips peeled back in a snarl, ignoring Ananta's words, he let his anger guide his words."That old guy was my master, he was the one who picked me off of my feet when I was at my all time low, he was the one who taught me the ways of the keyblade. He took me in when my island was torn apart by the darkness..calling him an old guy is an insult to his memory..He wasn't just some old guy, he was like a father to me."He said in a hoarse whisper, his voice wet with rage and sorrow. His arms tensed, he was so tempted to summon his keyblade and strike down Glen for saying such things to him. His eyes were set in a piercing glare. His shoulders shook and his teeth grit, it was as if he was holding back something from escaping his very being. Glen left and he looked down. His fists clenched tight that blood dripped from his palms. He was so angry, whoever turned his Master to stone would pay in full. He heard Base's speech and he looked down. While it was true that he was very cross with Glen for saying such things, rubbing salt on the wound if you will..he was still Kross's comrade. He watched as Base disappeared. He was conflicted, help Glen or let him seal his own fate? He looked to Ananta."I can't leave Glen and Base to fight by themselves, I'm going."He said and reached into his pocket. He pulled out a hi potion and put it in her arms, looking at her."I'm going after the one who did this to my master..no my Father Yen Sid."He said, hurrying to the mirror. Just before he went there, he stopped and looked at Karina."I'm sorry." He said shortly and he took a few deep breathes, closing his eyes and taking the leap-of-faith into the mirror.
It looked like they made it to the top, apparently last too. He heard Ananta ask about his Master and he smiled softly."Ananta, he's a man unlike any other."He said. He admired the old Master and it was very clear why. He breathed in, putting his hands on the door."It looks like we're the last ones here, so let's go meet the master, Ananta."He said and pushed the doors open. The study was a mess, definitely not like he left it. His eyes widened as his knees grew weak, books scattered with wild abandon and ink splattered on the floor. He then saw Master Yen Sid, still and grey colored, just like.."No, Master!" He shrieked with horror, muscline past the others and hurried to Yen Sid's frozen side. He hesitantly touched the hand, feeling cold stone. His other hand touched the shoulder and his eyes widened, teeth grit and anger boiling, his eyes snapped to Hikaru, narrowed with restrained anger."Why is Master like this?"He asked, his tone was soft, though behind it laid unbridled rage, as if he was blaming Hikaru for his Master's state.
Kross's ears picked up the sound of stifled crying and he looked behind him, his eyes widened as he immediately stopped, pulling his hand away and stepping away from her. His honey brown eyes stared at her for a long minute before he summoned his keyblade and cast Cure on Ananta. He then unsummoned it and rubbed his arm while looking to the side, his expression was one mixture of concern and confusion, then he quickly smiled."It's time for you to meet Master Yen Sid. I think you'll like him. And don't worry about him not liking you, I mean..he trained ME so there's nothing to worry about."He turned and gestured to her, hurrying up the stairs."Come on Ananta!"
Kross was so relieved that the battle was over, it had been a cruel and grueling battle but he managed to make it unscathed, then came the good news of the portal working again! He grinned and stepped to the mirror but felt a tremor under his feet. He looked behind him and his eyes widened with horror. More behemoths than before were charging straight towards them. A huge part of him told him to run, and he followed that advice. He felt someone take his hand and he went to Ananta, blinking a bit at her words ."Together now."He replied, a smile on his face before he stepped through. He immediately had the sensation of flying, or falling with style, whatever worked. He felt a bit queasy but he held Ananta's hand until his feet hit solid ground. His eyes opened and he looked around, his eyes widened, the eternal night sky, the tower with a moon steeple, he knew where they were, they were in good hands."Oh yeah, I know where we are." He answered Stratos."Guys, I know you've met the amazing Master Eraqus, but I think it's time you met MY master."He said, his grin widening as he bolted to the door."Last one to the top is a rotten egg!" He challenged the group playfully, prying the door open and slipping inside.
Anta was proving to be problematic, starting arguments. It wasn't the best way of ending a trial that didn't claim their lives. Anyway, the trial was over, the X-blade had been forged and its owner already chosen. They were back in Crystallis, it felt like a hyper-surreal dream, but it was very real, and very much happening. Now they were ready to teach that Chaos and Omega a thing or two about respect. He saw an orange portal instantly appear and he breathed in, this was it, moment of truth. It was now or never. He stepped forward and Odin appeared in his hand. He jumped into the portal, feeling instantly a feeling of distinct dizziness, it was unpleasant but not enough to make him sick. The colors blurred, twisted, and shone until he was standing in the Keyblade Graveyard. He looked around, then turned towards the two monsters, Chaos and Omega."Time to put the animals down."He said, flourishing his keyblade and pointed it up, using various high leveled buffing spells on his allies before charging into the fray.
It looked like their position was clear, so now to help the southern Gate. He turned himself, already seeing Ananta and Steel have a go at the final Heartless, the king of the Behemoths. It also looked like it was weakening immensely. He brandished his Divine Rose keyblade, now to rush in and help them. He wanted to stand tall along with his friends, he didn't want to be the one on the sidelines. He had spent too much time on the sidelines and letting the others baby him to continue doing so.. It was time for him to show everyone he could pull his own weight. He gripped his keyblade and rushed over to join his allies."I'm ready to prove myself."He said, mostly to himself but also out loud if his allies chose to hear him out. He bent his legs down and then began his charge. The Behemoth may have had big weapons, but Kross wasn't going to back down. 'they're watching me..they're counting on me, I will not let them down!' He said in his mind. The king didn't seem to notice him but it still swung its giant swords around, trying to strike at least one of the interlopers. He jumped forward over the swinging blade, rolling forward and stumbled a bit, managing to get his footing. He leaped up and was met with the king's giant face. He clung to the face and stuck his keyblade in it, his body glowing as he fired off multiple spells right in its face. His lips parted in a determined battlecry. His spell casting stopped and he promptly leaped off of the Kingsmoth in time to see it smash a hand to its own face. He was luckily un-swatted and he slid back, using his keyblade to stop his momentum. South Gate Heartless Injured: Kingsmoth: 38 BP
It looked like both Heartless were weakening immensely. He could see it. He turned his head to see Ananta get ontop of the Heartless. he felt a pang of worry for her, but he knew that she could handle herself. He understood fully that now was not the best time to provoke her. He saw her start to sever its head, she looked particularly fired up and as uncomfortable as he was about it, he couldn't help but feel admiration for her great strength."Ananta, please be safe.."He prayed silently, then turned and breathed in, hurrying to the destroyed barrier to join Steel. When he arrived, his glance immediately went to the stoic wielder of shadows and he nodded twice."I have your back, it's your choice to have mine."He said, giving him a thumbs-up and a big smile. He turned to the Heartless and brandished his Keyblade, the Screamarch giving a resounding roar as it faced its new opponent, attempting to scare him, but Kross stood his ground, he wasn't about to back down. Kross swung his keyblade to the side and began the charge. Nimbly, he leaped on the Heartless's head and clung to it, bashing at its horn. The heartless roared its agony and tried to shake Kross off. Kross used the momentum to kick off the Behemoth's head and land in a roll, turning quickly to face the Screamarch."Steel! We're doing great! We need to hold them off until that mirror starts working, it's our only escape!" He shouted to the Ninja. Spoiler: West Gate Heartless injured Screamarch: 38 BP
Kross's feeling in his limbs finally returned to him after his concussive landing. His body twitched and he opened his brown eyes, his vision swimming for a moment before focusing in, it looked like Ananta had broken Steel's barrier shrouding the other heartless so they were able to help. He gripped his head and sat up on his fours, the string holding his hair back split apart and his navy locks spilled over his shoulders. He willed his keyblade into his hand and stabbed into the ground, slowly getting to his feet with its help. He'd have to get a feel of his limbs a little later, but the Betonguemoth was his priority now. He gave charge, feet stumbling a bit as he began his quick assault on the Betonguemoth, the huge heartless lashed its tongue out at him again but Kross was prepared, spinning to the side and allowing the momentum to carry him further forward. He leaped, stepped on its jaw before using it to give him a boost at the horn. He clung on and unleashed a series of coordinated strikes and hits. The Betonguemoth roared and thrashed around. Kross used the moment to leap off of the Betonguemoth's head and land to the ground, rolling forward and rolled on his side until he was on one knee, grinning as the Heartless thrashed in agony."That's for trying to hurt Ananta." Spoiler: West Gate Heartless injured Betonguemoth: 38 BP
Millions of thoughts raced through Kross's head, they were in the middle of a huge battle and Steel was throwing a silent fit...their team didn't need anything like this. Steel could fight alone if he wanted to and Kross would heal him, but if Steel wanted to fight alone, he'd have to suffer the consequential part of getting hurt with nothing Ananta and Kross could help with. Ananta's actions made him grit his teeth a little, a growing pang of jealousy made his judgement slightly falter for a second, and that was what it took. The behemoth with the huge tongue emerged from its dazed state, tongue regenerated and ready to lash out at the nearest keyslinger, which happened to be Ananta. Kross's honey brown eyes widened, it was like a slow motion sequence, he didn't know how fast his legs carried him but it must have been very fast. The tongue was so close to striking Ananta.."No!" He shouted out, not again..he wasn't going to let anyone get hurt again. He bounded forward, his muscles burned with protest as his shoulder slammed into Ananta's side, shoving her out of the way. At least she would be safe..and Kross's world flashed white for a second as his back tensed with pain, the tongue struck him and struck him hard. He went sailing through the air and felt his back hit the wall. His eyes widened as his body seared with pain, letting out a pained cry before he dropped to the ground in a heap, his world blacking out for a few minutes. Spoiler: West Gate Betonguemoth: No damage
Kross stared after Ananta as she made her way over to R to heal him. He distracted himself by looking around the large room. There didn't seem to be anything going on, besides Anta causing some kind of ruckus. He stared as the boy started a fight. He sighed and put his hand over his face. He would wait until the situation diffused, you reap what you sow after all, he would teach him that too when they got back home. He sighed and looked at the mold, they were close, so so close and then the SOS cast can disperse in peace, and LVD2 could start, a sequel to a great RP is going to probably be terrible without the original SOS cast, even though the cameos would make it OWESOME."I can't wait to get this over with..I want to go home.."He sighed out.
Kross finished out his chain of attacks and took a moment to catch his breath. He still felt a little woozy after that Behemoth threw him and Ananta had caught him thankfully, but he wouldn't let that affect his judgment. He breathed out a blast of cool air, originating from his own magic. He managed to straighten his posture in time to feel a hand on his shoulder. He turned and heard Ananta speak. He nodded once, he had caught his breath at this point and his muscles relieved of the burning feeling. He sighed out and stood straight, feeling that familiar curing warmth. It also occured to him that Ananta had healed him prior to her charging into the fray. He watched in silent admiration as Ananta landed some heavy hits on the Behemoth's horn. He was honestly impressed, she was very efficient and fast in her strikes and she was tough, which was also a plus. Ananta raised her fist in the air and he breathed in, no time to slack off and admire the scenery. He had something to prove, and that something was that he was strong enough to stand on his own two feet. The Behemoth was knocked out, and so close to its death that he could literally smell the life fading away from the hulking monster, it was disgusting. He nodded back to Ananta and his legs burned as he began his charge, first leaping on the monster's arms, then its protruding lower jaw and finally on his head. It was a quick one-motion sequence and Kross was very nimble on his feet. Kross looked at the horn and smiled at Ananta."You might want to stand back."He warned teasingly. Suddenly the air would get eletrified and he raised his keyblade in the air and closed his eyes, his body glowing yellow as he twirled around, multiple thunder attacks began to rain on the horn of the heartless. The hulking heartless began to roar in agony but didn't give much else a reaction. He bent his legs jumped away, throwing himself so he could backflip and slid along the ground on his feet, looking up and nodded to Ananta."Finish it off!"He called out, waving his keyblade from side to side. They could take this one down and there was one more outside of the barrier they could take as soon as they finished this one, they were making solid progress and he couldn't wait to finish this. Spoiler: West Gate Heartless Injured: Behemoth- 38 BP spent
Kross gasped for breath as Ananta caught him in her arms. They both slid down together and he looked up, his honey brown eyes blinking twice as he processed what had just happened. Ananta saved him from a fall that could have possibly killed him, and he was so very thankful for that. He then realized something else too, she was still holding on to him, so the two quickly let go and Kross nodded twice, his eyes still locked on her."N..No, I'll be fine. I was just a little winded from being caught off guard, I'll be okay."He said with a tiny smile, and it was true, being stopped so suddenly did knock some of the wind out of Kross, but his sails were not deflated yet. Kross put a hand on her shoulder to help grab her attention and he turned his head to the Behemoth."We got some unfinished business."He told her. He let a tiny grin grace his lips and he stood up, using his keyblade to help give himself a boost up."So let's do this."He said, gripping his keyblade. "All right, new battle strategy. I got to try not to get so close."His body glowed blue, beginning to grip his keyblade tight, he began to spin once, brandishing his keyblade up and then pointed it at the monstrous Heartless."Freeze!" He exclaimed, sending spell after spell of large ice shards at the behemoth. He would thank ANanta for saving him later, for right now, they had to get that mirror working so they could get out of there. Spoiler: West gate Heartless injured Behemoth: 38 BP spent
