Xenree smiled and whistled, "Ratatosk my dear....how fare you to visitors?" A long groan echoed through the castle and the ground below everyone's feet shook ever so slightly. The Centurion's cores pulsed with sympathy. Xenree frowned and softened her harsh glare of her eyes, "No need to be in pain my dear, soon the Centurions will be freed from the Dark Guardians and your power will return. All goes according to plan my love." Roxas slowly turned and saw Alphonse. He growled and summoned Oblivion, holding Lumen's orb in his other hand. "You...how dare you show your face to me!" Fyrus eventually got up, the gem on his forehead flashed and a beam of fire sprang from it, scorching Xemnas. Xemnas felt the fire all the way down to his bones. Renee rolled out of the way in time to miss the fire and pulled Mage back with her. Saix tried to push the hot chain off Lunatic, but it wasn't moving and his hands burned when he touched it. Alice was thrown back, the magnetic floor clinging to her body as Fyrus moved around, dragging the chains along. The supposed empty hole First set as his own filled with a twilight light and a throne appeared in it. On that throne sat a masked man. His robes glowed with green lines running along it in patterns. His mask looked funny on his head but also hid his identity completely, making him seem more threatening than he probably was. "Who are you?" ooc: masked man: aka Zant: http://images.wikia.com/zelda/images/1/1f/Zant.png
Xenree carressed Al's cheek and whispered down to him, since she was at least an inch taller, "If you do good and retrieve your charm from Roxas, I'll reward you when you return. If only for a minute, you will never forget what you will see." Her words could've meant a lot of things and she left them that way, turning back to Vanitas. Saphique's eyes widened as he was hit with the ice and felt his whole left arm freeze. Dark Fire covered his arm, melting him free and he stood over T.K. "It's about time." he said, lifting him up and opening a dark corridor. Among the ghosts, one glowed brighter, solidifying for a strike at them. The Death Sword hefted his black sword, posing for a minute before bringing the heavy sword down on Kazooie and the others. Parma hit Fyrus' gem like an arrow and Fyrus staggered back and blindly charged, knocking it's head through a pillar and Alice grabbed ahold of a chain connected to it's ankle, pulling on it until Fyrus toppled over. She held onto the chain and Xemnas moved with Renee to slice into the glowing red gem.
Zain nodded silently. He hoped that guy was there the next time he went to sleep. He'd give him a taste of his own medicine. "I think I'll go for a walk." He got up and headed out the door.
Yeah, me too. That is...if I don't get sick again I should be fine. heh, sick days get me behind. Now I just have to focus on passing our MCA...
Kazooie's Ice Eggs flew right through the ghost and the talismans glowed. Ooccoo came scurrying across a bridge that connected the platform to a staircase, her little feet tripped over a rope, breaking it in half. With one rope severed, the ghost became solid and it lifted the sword out of Stallord's head, hefting it up and slamming it down on Stallord's head, breaking it in half. Ooccoo panicked, grabbing the Spinner back from them and scurrying in circles around Banjo, "Oh, I'm so sorry, I"m sorry!" The ghost hovered and flew in a wide circle around the group continuously, forming multiples of itself. Fyrus whipped a long, thick chain toward them and Saix blocked it, the chain wrapping around his claymore. "Alice!" Alice bolted out of a light portal. Her armor stuck to the floor like metal to a magnet, because the patches of blue on the floor were magnet. Alice hung behind Fyrus, "Mage, Ashir, a projectile at that jem would be nice! Let's unbalance this guy!" ooc: Alice: bic: Saphique lifted Omega to the white beams, "Omega Defense!" a barrier of purple spread out above Saphique's head and deflected the beams. Lifting Omega took most of his strength, using Omega's techniques drained him, leaving an otherwisely quick-moving opponent open.
Hey! OMFG of course I missed you. Wow, I thought you died. lol jk :lolface: I'm good. Ha, you missed my period of failing grades. They're...
Ash stored the name "Arena" in his memory, wishing he could question Ivan to learn what he could from the man, but observing would have to do. He followed Kegan, not wishing to leave his Reaper's side unprotected. The simple four words echoed in his head as he looked around at the Arena, 'I will please someone.' Would those words also work with Ivan? If he could please him, would it make him more willing to tell him about the Arena? Ash brushed his white hair from his eyes and slipped past Ivan, keeping his eyes moving through the crowds of people. The noise was defening and the smell of sweat and adrenaline tickled his nose. I think I'm alergic to adrenaline junkies. his dull thought would've made someone else laugh; Ash barely twitched.
Saphique rolled below the fires and blizzards, toward True Kenneth. He grabbed for his arm to haul him through a dark corridor, "You're coming with me, buddy. Xenree wants to see you herself." Saix panted as the heat hit him, Marluxia looked like he was wilting and Renee felt sweat drip down her back, not only from the heat, but out of fear. Akii summoned her Guardian Mateus, letting the icy Demi-goddess cool her and her friends off. The black large figure shifted as a red jewel pulsed on it's forehead. Suddenly it's head moved, the giant looked to it's shackled hands and pulled viciously at them, breaking them with heat and force. Glancing down at the little Keyblade wielders below it, Fryus roared, sending waves of heat with it and igniting it's body of lava. Mateus disappeared from the extreme heat and Akii cowered behind Lexaeus. Zexion and Marluxia fumbled for their weapons, "This isn't going to work, I can't fight in such heat. I'm dying here!" "You aren't the only one who feels the heat, Marluxia." Saix pictured the moon in his mind and felt it's chilled power course through him. ooc: music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6Ys-Ih9ph0 Fyrus:
Xenree was getting tired of the games. "You think?" she laughed, keeping her hooded face on them, "The Darkness is apart of your heart too, idiot. You think I'm just going to disappear like the Heartless?" Her Keyblades glowed darkly as she cut through the dark firaga, it's dark flames absorbed into Dark Void. Her Keyblades disappeared from her hands, "I don't need a Keyblade to fight you. And, with that thing you hold, I wouldn't want to kill you. Your time will come soon enough, and...it's always nice to have a backup." Darkness glowed in her gloved fist.
The ghost wore a tattered cloak and rested a hand on the large sword that had been stabbed into Stallord's head, it didn't move for a long time. Long ropes flung out of the ghost and embedded into the ground and glowing black with red writing talismans appeared on them. A voice echoed around them, Release the power and the true fight begins. Saphique lofted Omega off his shoulder and pointed the blade at 00X, not knowing if he was T.K. or not, "I guess it's up to fate then! We choose by blind faith!" he shouted and rushed at 00X. ooc: ghost guy (forget his name) NIght everyone, I gotta sleep
"Huh, uh, no, I'm fine. Not a mark on me but I feel like I've been hit by a semi. He said...I couldn't have a new Persona until I realized who I really was. It's like he's testing me for something."
Saphique ran through the portal, Omega in his hand immediately as he spotted the look-alike True Kenneth's, "Wh-which one is True Kenneth?!" Saix nodded. Xemnas, Vexen and Renee lazily looked up. "I wouldn't last a second near that heat." Xemnas opened a dark corridor, "Then it's just Renee, Saix, Mage, Ashir, Hestia and I who will go. Vexen, return to the Castle that Never Was or locate the others. We must all return." Xenree patted his cheek, opening a corridor for him. "Then go my pet. Reclaim what belongs to you..." She smiled, meaning more than the charm belonged to him. ooc: Okay, night E. Aww, kitty!
Xenree froze in mid-step and turned slowly, her tranquil smile fixed on her face, "He what? I can feel his anger...but you...let. Him. Have. My. Charm.?!" Vanitas smirked, "Yeah..he wasn't too smart about that, but he wanted to come to you so eagerly." The Spinner took them directly to the top and the Skeleton's head lay there for a moment before a dark ghostly form appeared ontop of it's head, a skeletal hand on the blade stabbed into it's head. (ooc: cause I seem to have gone backwards with this boss, my bad, I'm gonna change it for those who know how it actually goes) bic: Saix almost yawned at how tired he was before he felt another of the masses of darkness form and also the shining feeling of Akii near the mass of darkness that they'd been fighting. "Mage..do you feel that? Akii is inside a dark hole. Fighting something like these monsters we've been fighting." Akii, Zexion, Lexaeus, and Marluxia stared at the mass of black chained to the walls before them. The room was circular and it was stiffling hot. Akii fanned herself with Zexion's lexicon, "I don't like it here...too hot." Zexion nodded, feeling sweat gather under his hair. Saphique stopped, "I don't feel anything. Are you sure?"
Saix smiled and closed his eyes. When they opened again, they were clear and definate, "No, my secrets will stay with me." Xenree's eyes opened and flicked up to Al's face, the silvery depth were clear without a hint of the torment her body was going through. She stood, brushing off Vanitas and wiped the blood from her mouth, "Oh? That sounds...delicious, Alphonse. You'll have to excuse Vanitas and I a moment." She pulled on Vanitas and he followed her as if reluctantly but he could not refuse.
He shook his head, "I don't know. There was a lot of fog, I couldn't see him, but he could see me and he hit me with some sort of electric pulses or something. It hurt when I woke up."
Stallord took the beating before being flung up onto the top of the pilar, dead. The Spinner expanded to carry them all and waited to bring them to the top. Saix snorted and smirked, "If I'm anything like someone you've dated, then perhaps he too was a beast at heart. Unable to love truely in fear of displeasing his true master." his yellow eyes glanced at Xemnas furiously shaking the light brown orb. Renee fell asleep in the grass as if nothing had ever been evil there. Xenree coughed up more blood, her eye now bleeding from the impact on Stallord. She started to laugh, hysterically and Vanitas tried to draw away but she held onto him tightly.
Roxas hestitated, thinking through his heart and logic. "No...I don't hate you." his fists clenched and he gritted his teeth, "I hate that Alphonse guy! You were corrupted, he wasn't. He should've put a stop to that act! This is his fault! I'll kill him!" Again, Stallord was hit, knocking him down to the ground at the base of the pillar. Xenree screamed in pain, drawing from Vanitas more darkness as a dark bruise formed under her eye and on her forehead. Saix frowned, "I feel like you're insulting me. I like Mage, I never said I loved her. There is no couple here. Mage is far too young." he said even though he felt a wave of warmth as Mage cuddled closer to him. His mind screamed at him, Stop it, shut up! Why do you have to ruin everything! This is like with Lea all over again! You'll push her away, shut up!
Zain gasped for breath and looked at her with wide eyes, "You could say that. I..it felt so real, I could've sworn it was. That guy...he said I don't know who I really am.
Roxas jerked at her words, "N-no, Namine! I'd never hurt you! I promised you that!" he gripped her shoulders roughly, "I don't want you saying that ever again!" Stallord jerked away as he was hit by the spinner and flew further on ahead of the progressing path of Bottles and the Spinner before returning and attempting the same attack. It was almost as if it couldn't learn. They all relaxed, besides Xemnas who was staring hard at Solum's orb. Saix's ears pricked as he barely heard Hestia speak, "Did you say something, Hestia?"
Maria smiled at him and changed. The clothes were slightly tight, but she managed. Zain rushed down the stairs and bumbed into Zero. "S-sorry!" Zero watched him curiously, "Simmer down, buddy. Why are you so hyped up? Uh...sorry if that's rude." Zain shook his head and slumped onto the couch.
