ooc: wait, I'm confused, who are we visiting?
Zero huffed, his anger still not quelled, "And what would a doctor have to say in the matter of royals? You give Penelope a many of strange potions that you say will help her get better and they never do. Where do you get them, one might wonder." Her narrowed his pale gray eyes at him, My duty is to protect this Kingdom. I will not allow people to go aruond shooting arrows at a prince, especially one who's going to be by my side when I am King. Edmund is a value to this Kingdom...and a brother I cherish very much." Walking away from Risit to search for any sign of where they might have gone, he called over his shoulder, "You might want to just return home. I've no need for a healer's opinion in tracking."
Gabriel laughed lightly as if he were afraid he'd break if he laughed too hard about his brother, "Please, ladies, some respect. Drake...wasn't always like that. He used to be such a kind boy when we were young." Gabriel still looked young, but he'd never officially told his age. "He's changed a lot though. I never expected him to attack us so violently." Drake watched Gabriel and the woman he was with join the two other women. His rage mounted higher. "How dare he. How can he be happy in the future and I'm not in a shred of their memories? What is he hiding from me?" Again, Drake tried to pry his way into Gabriels' mind and met with a solid wall. "Dammit, Gabriel!" He let loose his lightning arrow again at his brother's back.
Zain smiled, a bit of his luster for life back in him, "I promise. They are my kind of people." he laughed at his joke, though it wasn't very funny. Splitting off from Yuki, he moved toward the Orphanage, "What I need to live is still in the Orphanage, I should be alright. If I need anything I'll come to the house. I'll see you in a few Yuki."
Nightmare already knew it would follow her anywhere, as was Keyblade and partner requirment. Akii shivered and followed her, "Where's that? Who's Vexen? Do you mean Even? Is he....still alive?" Nightmare, if it were a human would've had a surprised look on it's face, The little one knows many from a time yet still far after the Keyblade War. Akira, daughter of Xenree, host of the dark side of Kingdom Hearts...I will never understand children.
Vice settled her eyes on their leader and sighed, flicking away the empty paper packet, "But I've been doing it for years. It's not like we can get any scarier. We take people from this world....what could be worse than to look the part." Her melodrama never did cease, but her need for movement hadn't ended when she'd died either. Reflecting on his words, she shook the sleeve of her long coat. "Hmmm, still...I hate the balance of things. Children are children. They've got their whole lives ahead of them." Vice crossed her legs under her.
Kisa flinched at Wyatt's words. 'Stormrider' something she hadn't been called in a long time. Despite it being who she was, she hadn't heard it in a while. Her anger boiled and nearly snapped as a knock on the door came. She let herself be absorbed into her own thoughts, staring at Wyatt, What's wrong with me? I don't stand up for people that growl at me, let alone someone like him. What will Zelos think of me? the thought mortified her. "I..." closing her mouth she tried not to notice Wyatt anymore.
He nodded, "I certainly won't give up looking. Daieko may have forgotten, but I have not. His deals with the shadows...I can do them too. They're like people when you're one of them." He'd forgotten he'd never told Yuki about Daieko's dealings with shadows.
Laughing lightly, Zane let her sleep and pushed himself out of bed, dressing in his robe and standing in the hall. Catherine was the only other one up and about. Her lustful movements kept away from Zane while he stayed in his own thoughts. "You're up early." "So are you. Should I feel sorry for the poor idiot who's taken you to bed, or joyous that you've yet to find another of my comrades as one of your victims?" "Harsh words for a harsh man. Tell me, Reaper, does Mya enjoy the way you are when you don't hold back? But wait, you're always holding back with her aren't you?" Sighing, his good mood ruined, he turned hard gray eyes on her, "I wouldn't want to crush what freedom she has. I will not claim her like that. It's not fair to her if I were to do that. You wouldn't know what that feels like would you, Catherine."
Zero stopped his horse, unaware of any oddities in the village, save for that it was decimated. A hand on the hilt of his sword, he wandered into the village, cautious of every move. His mind reciting what he'd been taught, Keep your eyes moving, stay alert to every movement, even the wind. Listen, learn, watch, observe. Zero stayed consious of Risit behind him. Dismounting, Zero ducked inside a house that barely stood and reemerged, finding nothing inside.
Gabriel led Eliza back to the others. His calm chatter never ceasing until he saw Rita and Amatae. "I think we found them. Hopefully Drake is far away by now."
The Keyblade remained silent after that, it agreed with Mage on her choice of words. Those that were responsible for the Keyblade War would die by this Keyblade. Nightmare had a lot more on it's mind than it let Mage know. Vexen tapped his fiingers impatiently on the wall, the experiment was late. Where in the darkness could it have gone? He wondered if someone had come across it in the dark corridors. His latest creation, a combination of the Dusks and bits of Organization genetic code. He called them Fakes because they were fake, fake in every possible way. They had no memories, no voice and yet they mimiced Organization members perfectly in most ways except for form.
The Keyblade seemed stunned, M-my name? Ah...you...you're not going to like it. I was given my name after Adrien and I turned dark and I just prefer the name to what it was before. So....My name is Nightmare. If you prefer to give me a new name it'd be nice though I will always have my true name only shared with other Keyblades and the Kyeblade...but Nightmare is my name.
The Keyblade agreed, letting Dias shine through and pierce the creature. It shrieked and tried again to mimic Axel, the swallowing motion back as it tried to speak but Dias speared it before a sound could come through. Shriveling up like a prune, it died away and Akii shakily wrapped her arms around Mage. Well done young Keyblade wielder. In your experience with Adrien in the limbo state, I could not speak to you through Adrien, I was not aware of the state of being he existed in. Forgive my rudness during the battle, but you must not let your emotions get the better of you. Death is not freedom but neither is life. We must always choose battle instincts over emotion, lest it get the best of us.
The Keyblade calmed it's voice and sighed, That's...not what I was going to say. Listen to Akii. She is a child of your friend Xenree and the dark side of Kingdom Hearts. She said it wasn't Lea, I've no idea who Lea is, but I'm guessing that thing isn't human or your friend. Akii frightfully shivered and inched away from the thing, "Not Lea, not Lea, not Lea..."
The creature lost Axel's voice and spoke in a grating sound that somehow turned into a voice, "HOW SHOULD I KNOW! EVERYTHING WENT DARK! NO MORE HEARTS, NO MORE ORGANIZATION! THE SUPERIOR WAS GONE AND WE WERE ALONE! WHAT COULD WE DO BUT WANDER THE DARKNESS! TURNING INTO SOMETHING EVERYONE'S AFRAID OF!" Akii whimpered. The Keyblade shined again, Mage!
The Keyblade disapproved of Mage's actions, but it couldn't openly defy it's new partner. Mage that thing.... Akii looked from Mage to the creature, "You mean...Lea? That's not Lea." The creature shrieked again, black blood pooling under where it's arm had been torn off, "Why would you do this to me Mage. I thought....we were friends." the large mouth moved again in it's swallowing motion and took a large step closer to Mage and Akii.
Ash sighed, tiredly, "I suppose we should get to wherever Kyoko is. I'm starved and tired." He leaned on Vin slightly as you would an older brother. Shoving him off, Vin saluted like the perfect soldier he was and turned on his heel, "I'll see you two slackers later then." Vin knew where Mikazuki was, but he didn't feel like bothering her. Finding his own food wouldn't be a problem.
Ash clapped a hand over Vin's mouth as the older boy moved to answer him, "That's none of your buisness! Stay out of it!" His sharp tone told Vin as much as needed to be known about the necessity of the stone. Vin shrugged and moved Ash's hand, "I guess you'll have to stay alive long enough to see us find one."
Akii covered her eyes, huddling as far away from the creature as she could get. It seemed to adapt to the sudden new barrage of opponents. An overly large mouth formed in the middle of it's odd head and moved in a strange swallowing motion until a familiar voice came from it. "Mage...noooo!" Axel's voice came from the large mouth.
