Video Game: Kingdom Hearts SOS: The Road To Light

Nequa held her hand to the side of her helmet, showing a gesture to make it appear like she was listening. "Such a sweet sound."
By this point, Aux had just finished securing the casket. Ensuring it was safely fastened, he turned to his partners. "The princess is ready for delivery. We musn't keep him waiting." From outside the barrier, Dopey looked onto Snow White with a saddened expression. All the other dwarfs were still motionless or barely able to move.
With the maiden prepped for departure, Aux turned to the party on the other side. "It is best advised to steer clear in our future affairs." Though he spoke to the group as a whole, Krowley felt a distinct nod to him in particular. Why lead them there just to ward them off? And what if he actually didn't send them that clue? That still left the mystery of another party unsolved.
Nequa gave one final stretch before agreeing to head out. Instead of summoning a keyglider, she chose to flee through a dark corridor. "Another time, rookies." Vanitas too, opened an individual dark corridor, but not before begrudgingly turning to Aux. "This discussion isn't over."
With all but Krowley's former comrade gone, the barrier began to slightly weaken. Unfortunately, everything was already in the antagonist's favor. A load roar spread from his vehicle as he revved it up. "Forget your bond. Abandon any hope you have of trying to stay within the light... You'll be better off."
With one final rev, his vehicle set off the ground towards his open corridor, behind him, the trailing casket.
The reflect spell had now fully worn off, giving him the incentive to dash forward. "AUX!"
With not even a second thought, he summoned his own glider. Any respect he had in awaiting the others instantly vanished. He just wanted to reach Aux. He needed to talk him down and try to reason with him. He was too close to let him escape.
With the added wait from the human sized carrying case, Krowley had almost managed to catch him. Though from the corner of his target's eye, he was spotted.
Aux spun around in his seat and held out his left arm. With as little compassion and emotion as he could, he spoke out; "Dark Firaga." A fury of dark flames extended from his fingertips against Krowley, knocking him back down in a spiraling descent.
"Hmph." Aux spun back to a driving position and fled through his dark portal, taking the princess with him.

 

Karina would have followed Krowley to catch Aux, but by the time she was able to get to her feat both Aux and Krowley were out of her sight. Not long after she could see Krowley spiraling down. She knew this meant he failed to catch him. "Ugh!" She screamed in frustration. "He is gone with the princess and there is nothing we can do about it. Why do I have to be so useless?!" She had completely ignored what Luna said earlier. She didn't take advice from anyone, especially from people she didn't like. Karina walked over to one of the near by trees punching it as hard as she could. She then went back to mumbling on about how she had one task that she wanted to complete and couldn't even do that. She also elaborated on how useless she was.

Karina didn't blame anyone else for the princesses kidnapping, it was all her fault in her mind. "I am sorry I failed you guys...." She said to everyone, but mostly speaking to Krowley. "I am not strong or fast and I wouldn't blame you if you didn't want me on your team anymore." Karina turned away from them preparing to leave assuming that they wouldn't want her around.

 

Catching sight of Luna heading towards him, she had only just missed him, as he made a very rough landing. Still set mystically ablaze, he patted down his armor and rolled around grudgingly on the grass to try and extinguish it. His keyblade had reverted to it's original form before hitting the ground and deteriorating. His arm was sore as he picked himself off the ground from a very heavy hit. He had never felt such a feeling of failure.
He couldn't convince Aux, he couldn't rescue the princess, and his party had look of doubts. Karina had even approached him with a look of discontent.
"I am sorry I failed you guys....I am not strong or fast and I wouldn't blame you if you didn't want me on your team anymore."
He looked to Luna who was still airborne, and Shapur who was still be the forest's edge. Dopey by this time, had rushed to his fellow men in hopes that their injuries weren't too severe.
"But that's why we need you," Krowley slowly replied. "That's why we need everyone. We're not strong enough, and the more they underestimate us, the better our chances of really reaching our maximum potential." Krowley had reached a point to stop doubting himself and start inspiring hope. He had a very lonely past, but his academy had made him improve. He was part of something that could make a difference now, and he wanted to make sure the forces thhey gathered were ready and willing to fight for the light.

"They still need 6 more princesses which mean 6 more shots to stop them. Wherever they go and whatever they do, we'll find them eventually and bring back the world to it's rightful order. Such is the way of the keybearer..."
"You dern well better!" Krowley had spun around to find Grumpy slowly limping in anger. The other dwarfs, too had regained some consciousness and were helping each other up. "If that little prick hadn't gotten the jump on us, we would''ve gotten our axes and-"
"Grumpy, that's a stuff, I-I-I mean enough," Doc interrupted. "So, you'll find her then?" he asked softly.
Before answering, he looked back to the others.
"Not sure about you guys, but I won't rest until I've set things right. I still need answers and an explanation from Aux. But until then, we have to wrap up here." He was now talking to all seven men directly. "Does anyone know where I can find-" Krowley stopped in the middle of his question by a tugging on his arm. He looked down to find Dopey ever so giddily smiling and reaching into his heavy pocket. He pulled out bits of scraps, dirt and jewels, until he came across what he wished to show him. He revealed a small, jewel encrusted keyhole, no bigger then the size of his hand.

~MISSION START~ Lock
(Mission to be completed by Shapur. Allotted time: 48 hours)

 

~MISSION COMPLETE~ Lock

Karina gained the Treasure Trove Keyblade
Krowley gained the Treasure Trove Keyblade
Luna gained the Treasure Trove Keyblade
Shapur gained the Treasure Trove Keyblade

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DWARF WOODLANDS​

World Completion Bonus:​

Krowley completed 100% of the missions. Gained 50 EXP​

Noroz completed 78% of the missions. Gained 40 EXP​

Luna completed 78% of the missions. Gained 40 EXP​

Karina completed 67% of the missions. Gained 35 EXP​

Shapur completed 33% of the missions. Gained 15 EXP​

"So she's really gone?" voiced a man from afar. The prince who had appeared earlier and whom was deeply in love with her had just arrived. "And to think... I didn't even get her name...." he said sadly. After all his battles and encounters, he had nearly forgotten about the prince. He had been awaiting ever so patiently to see her again, and now it would seem he would have to wait even longer.

 

Karina turned back around surprised. "You....you really want me to stay and help? You don't think I would slow you down or anything." She asked. She stared at the ground as she talked. But she figured she would just accept it and go with them. It wasn't like there was anywhere else for her to go. "So... should we head back now then?" She asked the group.

 

Karina took her hand. "Fine I can except being allies, as long as you don't attack us again, got it?" Karina's tone had softened to a friendlier to now. She looked at the others. "Should we not get going to prevent them from getting any of the other princesses again?" She asked. "I will not fail this again, I promise."

 

Turning to the prince one last time, he began to explain. Everything from when he first left the castle with Noroz and Luna, to their eventual state in trying to stop Aux, Nequa, and Vanitas.​

"So her name was Snow White... A fitting name to one of such beauty..." All in all, Krowley could somewhat get why he only paid attention to that part of the explanation. "May I travel with you then. I swear I will not be any burden!" Krowley pondered a way to let him down easy.​

"You can't go where they're goin' you nimrod! You don't have their magic!" Grumpy interrupted. While it was rude, it did save him some time.​

"I'm afraid he's right... but please rest assured that we will bring her back. You have my word."​

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The world is now closed. All keybladers have been kicked out and may return to the Land of Departure.​

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The Dwarf Woodlands page has been added!​

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(OOC - Congrats to all active players on Clearing the first set of worlds!)​

 

Karina ride back to the land of departure. She wondered what the other people would be like. She decided when she got there she won't talk to anyone, just observe them. Karina then started to think of what her life would be like now. She had no where to settle and call home anymore. Closest she had was land of departure and she wasn't even comfortable there.

Karina landed at the land of departure and slowly walked into the building. She leaned against the back wall and just watched everyone. Her eyes darted from person to person in the room. She hadn't decided whether she liked them or not.