OOC: Not really, as you will see...I try not to give it away, so I merely put "alert" and stuff. Xemnas watched his clone take the damage of the attack, and his eyes widened, knowing he did a good move by avoiding it by slowly and secretly, due to the purple and black haze, leaving a after image of himself. Of course, his real self was just behind it from harms way, and he watched it disappear from the powerful attack. His eyes narrowed, aware he had perhaps underestimated his rival manager too much. However, before he could contemplate on this longer, his real form was now in the open, and he barely missed Sephiroth's flame pillars, three of them surrounding them, and while he reacted enough to not get fully inside it and to shield himself, the damage had been done. Balancing himself on the ground in a crouch as he clutched his chest, after a small blow blew him off, and he gritted his teeth. However, there was no way he was going to be bended down like this, as this wasn't over, and so, he stood himself up proudly, placing his arms on his sides, pretending as if the attack didn't affect him. Xemnas didn't expect this from the One Winged Angel.
OOC: Depends on the moodiness. She might be sad about the loss of her parents and all, but if she grew up happily, she might erase xP. Oh my goodness, that litte girl is so cute! And wow, she is amazing! Man, I would kill to have that natural talent...I'm hoping she'll be a star when she's older. Adorable version of Bob Marley's song xD. I chose that particular song, because is like Axel is saying that things will be alright to Shigiku xP. I was going to use Vitamin C's Smile ( http://youtube.com/watch?v=YUsHlbSYhhA ) to make it more funny by random, but then nah. "Alright then," Axel agreed, switching his legs so his knees where up, while Shigiku was in the crook on his lap comfortably now, going to hear her and see what was wrong at the moment. If that was going to help her, than there's nothing better to talk about it with someone who'd understand....no, he'll never understand, he had never went through such a expereince as Shigiku had gone through, but he will be there for her. Always. Putting a loose lock of pink hair behind her ear tenderly, he stared at her patiently, his arms still around her little body as he waited for her to speak. From the corner of his eyes he saw Naminé, wondering what her reaction of all this was, but his focus went back to the small girl. "Tell me everything that's bothering you, okay? Open your heart to me, I'm here to listen. And I am now..."
Well, isn't this a dandy way to restart things all over xP. I mean, that is, if anyone replies *looks around*. Is this so you can continue the Why not Mickey? discussion you and Destiny's Force were having?
Xemnas sighed, though his expression did not change, and neither did his demeanor. "I do not care about your intentions, nor do I care about you, or what you feel. Is almost like you think I also care about not existing. What I do know, is that your workers had shot a customer, and has attacked us more than once occasion, and you followed the same path. That's all there is to understand." His orange eyes shifted to see what surrounded him, but he remained unfazed, despite the fact that he was now alert of whatever was coming, and instead, attacked Sephiroth with a powered and translucent electrified sphere. However, it wasn't just for attack, but suddenly diamond shapes of the same essence coiled around him, the Nobody symbol dwelling inside of each, connected by tendrils of lightning and energy, making loud crackling sounds, draining Sephiroth of life and energy every second with every shock. He will stick to that for now, and would not do greater unless forced to. OOC: This is what I'm talking about, where Sora has to step into entrance of the Skyscraper to get rid of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD9B-NpeiLM
OOC: I could already imagine Axel scaring the boys away, lol. "Respect her, or you'll implode in fireworks. Act wisely." xD. Axel frowned as her head shook and she hugged him tightly, and he sadly ran a hand through her silky hair in comfort, and rubbed her back, trying to ease her. If he was tired of all the crap that's been happening, with Shigiku, must be harder, as she was the main victim in all this. Sighing as he closed his eyes, he let her cry, knowing nothing good would come in bottling things up, and simply let her release all the despair, not halting his actions on consoling her. He was surprised that Shigiku had been taking this in stride, proving just how strong she was even with all the events that she had witnessed, not stopping on crying, but dealing with it maturely. Axel could only guess what a proud young woman she'll grow up to be, if she's this smart, and had to deal with so much. Opening his eyes, he looked down at her, before singing quietly, trying to flow her into his joke or make her smile a little as he rocked her back and forth softly, "Rise up this mornin'...smiled with the risin' sun. Three little birds... pitch by my doorstep. Singin sweet songs...of melodies pure and true...sayin', this is my message to you-ou-ou. Don't worry about a thing, cause every little thing...is gonna be alright..." Smirking to himself at the song, he then embraced Shigiku even more tightly, his gaze shifting down at her face, serious and in concern as his eyes quivered, "Do you want to talk about it?"
OOC: Older Shigiku for the win? Rotfl xP - http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i188/StarChipette/Ansem Retort/Anime-girl.jpg Hearing someone fall close to him, trying to flow with the rocking of the ship, he turned his head tiredly to look at who fell as well, only for his eyes to catch Shigiku on the doorway in the floor. Realizing that he should've gotten the common sense to figure out first that the little girl would be here during his more than PG rated words, he winced inwardly, knowing he added the situations he had with her too. Hoping she didn't take it to heart, he lifted himself up from the floor a little as he was more calm now, only to sit up, and begin scooting towards the pink haired child. Reaching her, he leaned his body on the door in a forceful lurch, only for him to smile despite himself, helping Shigiku straightened up to then sit her on his lap easily in a cuddle, taking her into a tight embrace, obviously missing her for the time he's been gone. He felt like a weight was lifted off his shoulders when he just screamed out his pressure of this past day, and he placed his face on top of Shigiku's head, giving her a quick kiss, somehow wishing this could make up for what he said. "You okay?" He stared at her this time, concerned, waiting for a answer. The question meant more than if she wasn't hurt from falling, it meant a reply for all that had happened to her so far Axel had wanted to see how she was doing in the first place, but with taking care of her parents, he couldn't.
OOC: I was just watching Xemnas videos to remind me of what attacks he can use, and then I saw Sora's first meeting with him ever. (no, not in KH2, but in KH1's Final Mix *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJpjor-kcFo&feature=related) - the way he appeared like that creeped me out, as you just see something keeping on walking and following Sora, and then go through to him like that *shudder*. Probably my ghost phobia xP. Xemnas merely smirked as a blue, square light screen appeared from behind him, to block the attack, and also to counter by throwing the One Winged Angel back, and in that same second, warped to another side, watching Sephiroth mildly, calm as ever. Waving his arms about intricately in front of him, he chuckled amusedly, deep, one that rumbled in his chest. "This is merely a battlefiled, gives no support or added bonuses, Sephiroth. One who knows nothing, can't understand nothing. Do you still want to continue?" He studied the other silver haired man's face blankly. "What are you here for in the first place? A battle? To make up for the immature atrocities your employees have done? To be defeated? Funny. A battle of the managers." OOC: Okay, sue me xP, I used a Heartless Ansem quote, but is one of my favorties.
He's still basically alive. Is the same with Axel. While not many people know, Naminé, in the KH2 Novels, has stated that Axel returned to his original self, so there's no point of "saving" him either. Those two have the chance of another life, more so that it is confirmed. The rest don't.
OOC: Alright! Now Zexion and Roxas will make their appearances >D By the way, Love, DestinyStar asked if she could take Larxene. Roxas, who had a heavy bookbag that basically had all his clothes and items, stayed in a room that wasn't his own, waiting for the storm to pass as he felt the floor shift downward once again, and he sighed. He wondered where was Naminé at, and whether she was alright, but he didn't know anything, and it would be useless to go find her when he didn't have a clue where she was. He had to get out of here soon though...but where would he go? Zexion had made his list, and the first one to be in it, was Demyx. He was the main reason why he was in this predicament, the main reason why they were in this cruise in the first place, and now, he was basically trying to get back to his room in one piece, holding on to the railing as the ship rocked back and forth, the rain not making it any easier by making the floor of the side decks more slippery. Naturally, he had his hood over his head, as he wasn't going to get wet any time soon, however, the raging skies weren't helping. He had wondered where were the others, and while he had caught Axel's and Naminé's 'scent' with another 'scent' in one place, and Xemnas...no, Xehanort's smell, as it was drastically different, he could tell, was somewhere else. There were others, but he could mainly pick up Saïx's far from here, and Luxord's. He had noted Larxene was there as well, and so was Demyx with two other people he couldn't describe, but he knew he was about to cross their paths a she kept moving forward. Roxas was in a room by himself, Vexen was somewhere in the end of the ship, and as for the rest...it was tough to say. Hearing a soft voice behind him as he was slumped on the surface of the door, his green eyes simply shifted to look at Naminé's relieved face, and for a moment, something suddenly just snapped in him, something that was clutching his chest angrily and needed to be let out, before the rest of this damned day could go on any longer. Smiling sweetly, he straightened, looking at the blonde, not noticing Shigiku there just yet as he was about to have a fissure, and his mind was hazing, his orbs quivering in a craze. "Oh yes, I'm alright. I'm perfectly fine! I'm super! You know how amazing this vacation was? No, wait, let me tell you! I happened to get a girl I like named Tiffany, and soon, there's a hole in the ship and Heartless attack, out of nowhere, and whoop! People are gone! Hearts fluttering into the sky. And maybe she was a victim! And just when you though it was going to get worse, Shigiku has a memory attack that almost gives me a heart attack, just take away the fact that I don't have a heart, and I know it doesn't make sense, but I almost did! That's all that matters! Which worried me to death, as we might've lost her, and that we had to spend hours fixing it! And then...we finally figure out what happened to her family, giving us a chance to the fact that they might be alive, and rotten luck strikes again! They're dead! Killed by a stupid b*****d that deserves to burn in hell, and God, he's lucky I didn't set him on fire! Then I had to spend finding and retrieving their dead, bloody corpses, as well as putting them in a Preservatory! AND YOU KNOW WHAT?! Now there's a storm brewing, rocking the ship back and forth, maybe we'll all flip over! Plus, gues what, I've never been so exhausted in whole life. How about that? So yes, hell, I'm f******g alright!" Finished with his....generous speech, the boat got hit hard by another wave, making him fall as the ship lurched and creaked, forgetting to hold on, and he slammed into the floor. Grunting, he simply aimed a fist to the ground as his forehead and body now ached, cursing to himself. "Damn it!" OOC: Yes, Axel needs to vent out his frustrations! xD The dude has dealt with a lot.
"Well, you know, I have crap to do either most of the time, but you don't see me terrorizing people's homes here!" Axel yelled back, crossing his arms as he uselssly tried to spot where Xaldin's true voice was coming from, his eyes into slits. Basically, he really didn't know what the rest of the other Organization were planning now, and since this wasn't his problem either, he might as well just leave it to them, and let the members figure out what to do with the situation themselves. However, he knew this was coming back to haunt them in some way, and in the end, the fault would be on the Whirlwind Lancer. Rolling his eyes, he turned away, and began to walk into the woods, ignoring the constant wreckage of a building, all the while he exclaiming in a voice loud enough for Xaldin to hear, "Do what you want."
OOC: Can I take both Zexion and Roxas? Or just one? (I want to take the two for DestinyStar's and Fire's sake ;) )
"As much as it contrasts with my personality, yes, I am actually fond of sweets," Larxene shamelessly admitted, after Axel finished his suggestive comment to come over, giving him a slick smile as her eyes half closed, studying him. It didn't pass more than a second for her to move over the seat and to the spot he offered her, not able to refuse, simply because she had missed being close to him. Sitting now beside his body, if he wanted this bit of fun, she wouldn't waste any time giving it to him. Still, to be cautious, she simply dug her face into his neck softly first, letting the his scent filled her, as well as his warmth, before she gave the skin a light, sweet kiss, her hand trailing down from his chest, to his stomach, and not stopping in a sensual and slow path. Smirking to herself, she whispered, "So, what do you think I should have for dessert? A Freeshooter? Triple Chocolate Meltdown? Or something else that's deliciously sweeter?" Despite the way she placed it as ambiguous line, she honestly really wanted to ask him how much he needed from her, as she still wasn't fully certain where he stood.
"Maybe you should. No, just kidding, though I'll probably give you sweets anyway..." Aerith laughed along in sweet melody, her giggles just as soft as her voice. She tried to ignore Cloud and Tifa behind her by not looking back anymore, and see what they were doing, as well as talking to Yuffie, which was fun to do. While it didn't stop the ache that was slowly washing over her body like a tremor, making her feel the need to be alone to her own device, she would be able to handle it better that way. Giving a big smile to Yuffie to show she was fine, she added, "I wish I could've gotten some, now I'm in the mood, and is too late..." "I am not. Acually, I could be more faster than you," Tifa replied jokingly in a overconfident manner, sticking her tongue out childishly as they reached the two girls, following right in the back of them. Smiling merrily to herself, she then caught Yuffie giving her a look, and she sent a "What" expression back, until she finally realized the message after a second. Oh...a guilty feeling now clenched in her stomach at what she was doing, her eyes slowly hatching unto Aerith's head, and she winced at herself, now knowing that she was hogging Cloud all to herself. But...euh, they were holding a conversation, and then he talked to her, and she just.... She sighed, thinking of what to do, or maybe, a way to shift Cloud's attention to Aerith. "I was just thinking about the school pool, and you know, Aerith, I've been wondering how you would look like in a bathing suit, I mean, you wouldn't wear a bikini, right?..." Sue her. It was the best she could do.
Why are they all leaving? Axel questioned to himself, watching as some were heading toward the same direction Xangel went. He didn't know if they would be able to rebuild it as she said, and either way, she didn't have to make it up to him as well. While he did the action of bringing her back truthfully, deep down, he knew it was also to bother and get into Zexion's skin. Before he could contemplate of what the castle's final fate would be, however, he heard something through, and frowning, simply sidestepping a lance thrown at him, his eyes narrowing at the weapon as it disappeared when it sunk into the ground. It seems Xaldin didn't go off the habit of throwing him pointy objects. Smiling, he simply scoffed, saying, "I swear, man, isn't there anything else you can do that's woth your time other than wreak chaos?"
OOC: Well, I could've been Demyx ^^, though is fine then. I only have one character...can I have Zexion and Roxas? (Roxas until...PoH comes, I gues...) Axel had no idea how he made it through all the ship yanking, whether it was because he was close to the room, or whether he had supported himself tightly in the railing, or even when he portalled, he didn't know. What he did know, is that while the rain started to come down a bit more harder, he dug into his pants for the key card, not wanting to have a shower in that aspect, having a hard time time trying to keep his balance as the cruise started to swerve roughly. Sliding it by the lock as he held the handle as to not fall over, the light turned green, and he quickly scrambled up inside, and locked the door to his suite, letting out a deep breath. This was perhaps the worst day of his life, period. And he wasn't even suppose to exist. How did that work? OOC: By the way, Fire, I won't kill you :D. Nice to see you back though. At least you're not as bad as chula-claire...
OOC: Disco Xemnas? xD I guess you can say I haven't transformed him yet to that level, so he's wearing simple black. And Riku's body didn't block the Aerial Blades, if you see the battle, he merely jumped to save Sora, and took the attack with his Keyblade, however, he somehow got hurt by doing so as they kept clashing, and was left weak. Added to that, if you remember the part where both Sora and Riku have to fight the many laser shots hitting them at massive speed and they had to block, they got hurt (of course, they wouldn't die) if they missed (that was the hardest part for me, as in the beginning, I didn't even know how to control both Riku and Sora for that moment). "Heh. 'Those which have the divine right to exist are stronger than those unfit to exist'? You're either more foolish than I judged, or you're simply blind to the facts that surround the mysteries of this universe, Sephiroth. As it only makes you look like a overconfident imbecile, I choose foolish," Xemnas countered as he raised his arms up, dismissing his Aerial Blades, the air and view around them distorting as strips of light came up from the bottom, and more, and more of them surrounded their figures, until there was great flash of light as it covered them. As it cleared, Xemnas stood by a street, in another dimension, where the false image and place of Memory Skyscraper now was their battleground. He summoned back his red sabers unto his hands, not allowing WalMart to be more destroyed if he could help it, and if Sephiroth wanted a fight... He'll get one. OOC: Missed it, my bad, Tula :sweatdrop: "Um...I'll have the Chicken Fried Chicken," Larxene said, simply choosing that because it looked good, the name was stupid, and the description didn't sound bad either. Well, as this was her first time here, she'll simply try what she could, and then if there was a next time, she'll try others. Handing the menu to the waiter, who gave her a big smile, she watched him questionably as he walked away. Raising her eyebrows to herself, she now looked at Axel, giving him a inquisitive stare, "Coke has a bad aftertaste?" She never really felt it in all the cans she drank before, but she was surprised to hear that Axel didn't like it, as he appeared to be a "Coke person", somehow. Either way though, her eyes trailed off into the extra casket by the side of the table, where it held some soup specials, and from what she could see...dessert. Taking that little menu out, she quickly explored it, thinking that if she wasn't full by the end of her meal, she might get one.
Counting the Oblivion members? :P Now that you can think about it, maybe Xemnas really had no choice, but to ask for the power of the Kingdom Heart she created. First, all his members were destroyed, none lived, then he was perfectly aware, I am sure, that he wouldn't be able to handle three Keyblade masters out to get him last, so he took matters into his own hands, and charged up. We don't know what his goal truly concerning himself and the heart-shaped moon (yet, we can obviously guess), but we can now say that it was maybe a needed decision that drove him to it. Whether he used the false KH sooner than he had planned, is left open ended.
"You're a fool among fools, Axel..." was all Zexion trailed off, sighing tiredly, knowing now that it was just a misunderstanding by what he was explaining. He simply studied the man deeply as he moved and yelled out his frustrations. Perhaps, to a outsider like him who could think rationally, it would make sense that there might be a chance Axel got the wrong impression, but to the redhead himself, that type of realization was nonexistant. Not moving from his posture, he continued, not caring or otherwise, not fazed by the other male's attitude and words, "I would merely say what needs to be said, and leave you alone to your thoughts, which might be in turmoil after this. You tell me she answered to his call, but how are you so positive that itwas the reason why? Did she say so? Or, hmm, let me guess....you simply hatched that conclusion by yourself? Think, Axel. Do you really believe Marluxia would've left you alone, when he obviously, and I'm not sure if you were aware, likes her, and wouldn't want her to be with you on any circumstances? We know him, he will keep pushing, and if anything, he might've portalled himself in if he had the nerve, which he does. There weren't many choices left, and he already made it apparent that he suspected Larxene was in there considering he 'called' her, and she asnwered. It was either talk to him, or let him barge. Of course, I don't know the situation, but from my 'scen't, and what you've described, this is the solution I hypothesize." Finishing this part, he placed the fingers on his chin down, along with his hand, as he gazed hard at the male before him, almost in disappointment. "That was just miscommunication, Axel, and you let it cloud your senses, without pausing to think that it might be another reason completely. You're a fool because you abandoned her with another man, you practically gave her away, not to mention, to one who's after her. And I wasn't going to mention it...but it seems I need to find a way through to you. I 'smelled' Larxene earlier, in Marluxia's arms, but not in joy or love, but in pain, and hurt. She's broken, Axel, I wouldn't be surprised if she was crying either, as she's been doing that lately, moreso because of you. In fact, the agony was so strong that I even had to turn away from it, and focus on something else. Plainly, when you walked away, you showed her that you don't really need her, or really didn't have feelings for her, as well as placed her in Marluxia's hands, where he could easily take advantange from the emotional state Larxene is in now. All I can say, is that I can't even think of a way to fix this, and don't be surprised when she doesn't talk or pay any attention to you, or even give you stares of hate. You owed it to yourself. Placing it in Layman's terms, you screwed up your chance. I gave it to you freely when I opened a portal to the woods, and let her decide to come after you. Yes, her decision, told her that if she wasn't sure, to at least make up for overreacting earlier with the cookie chaos, and apparently, she did. But now, I guess it all worked for nothing. My 'hypothetical' interpretation of Larxene's feelings was not a failure. The only one who failed here is you." With one last glance to him, done with his speech, black tendrils and a dark sphere surrounded him, before he disappeared from Axel's sight, not needing to say anything else on the matter, and letting the redhead have his privacy. He didn't need to waste more of his time. However, when he transported to the place he directed himself to, he was now standing in Axel's room, hearing Larxene's sobs, and seeing Marluxia there with her on the bed. Just because Axel damned himself, didn't mean he would let the graceful scythe wielder take his own convenience. OOC: I'll skip Larxene and Marluxia for now :D.
I never really noticed that particular fact. Mickey mostly decided to stop Xemnas when it was obvious what the leader was trying to do. In actuality, I always thought he was more interested in Xemnas than any other member (considering his connecting with Ansem The Wise, and perhaps, knowing the story behind it). And it wasn't like Mickey never interacted with any of the Organization. We all saw that he chased Xemnas into a portal, leaving Sora behind.
You amuse me. And it isn't true or not true, is simply opinion. Deal.
