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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2018 20:45:36 GMT -5
Traverse Town: a world of endless stars and new beginnings, even if said beginnings remained unwanted. This ever growing world between worlds served as a sort of safe haven for those who had lost their way or their homes to that ever creeping darkness. Though the cheery air may have been tainted by an aftertaste of bitterness and regret it was still home for a lot of people who needed it and each other. Among these, was a curious girl adorned with scales as gold as those shining stars... An esper, by the name of: Maeve Rakshasa. The dragon woman could be found sitting beside the town's iconic bell nestled within the heart of the second district. 'The golden swordswoman' was happily spending her time as she normally did: alone. Being hunted throughout one's life naturally ended up making even the most bright and warm hearts a bit of a lone wolf if only by necessity. The townsfolk here had been more than kind in her extended stay thus far but Maeve still couldn't shake the feeling of caution that seemed to grip her. So alone she sat as she let the sweet melodic hum of her voice drift through the air. "When a star is born... They possess a gift or two... One of them is this: They have the power to make a wish come true.."The esper let the sweet little lullaby she had heard a mother whisper to her child escape her lips as her eyes wandered to the sky. She couldn't help but smile and gaze upon the hundreds of glittering stars within the vast canvas of blues and blacks that laid before her. The endless sky framed by the horizon of buildings was so serene and picturesque that for a moment, Maeve didn't feel any of the troubles that weighed on her heart. She felt... Free."When you wish upon a starMakes no difference who you areAnything your heart desires..."She stopped, the words suddenly becoming lost in her throat as she lowered her gaze to the street below. Did she forget the words? Or was it that she was unworthy of singing about wishes? About dreams? Maeve's eyes squeezed shut as she gnashed her sharp teeth together. She fought back the bitter tears that burned her eyes the moment she recalled what her dreams had left her with.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 3:13:54 GMT -5
Indeed, Traverse Town was a world of endless stars and new beginnings— unwanted or otherwise— but it held more than that. Traverse Town was also a world of hopeless odds and ends, instead of a 'safe haven' for some it was a tragic final resting place. Sometimes... Sometimes the bitterness grew to anger, anger leading to hate, that hate leading to... Well, that is a story for another day. Traverse Town was a world of many things, both good and bad. Among these, a confused renegade made of murky shadows...
A rogue Heartless that had no name of his own, instead only being seen as a shadow of another: Anti-Sora.
The gloomy human-shaped creature continued his observations of the hustle and bustle below, using a particularly shoddy bout of weather that increased the presence of clouds; he decided to have a fly around as far up as he could manage. Swerving, ducking and diving, Anti-Sora found some enjoyment in flying around, it was one of the few things that would elicit a content sigh from him rather than an annoyed one. Reaching the top of the bell tower in the second district, Anti-Sora absentmindedly hovered across the roof for a moment.
'That dope from last night was barely any help. Perhaps I'll have better luck with someone that doesn't wet themselves.' While scanning the city below from his viewpoint, he heard something, something just below him where the bell should be. 'A lullaby? What? Ew!' Anti-Sora shuddered as he softly kicked off the roof and slowly floated forward before flipping upside down and peeking over the edge to the section where the bell is. There, he saw a very unique sight. Some scaled woman with a tail and six arms? She was the one singing, for sure. Anti-Sora narrowed his eyes and tilted his head to the side, just what was the point of this woman's current actions?
Regardless, the obnoxiously sweet song eventually ceased. "Oh thank god, finally, you stopped that obnoxious singing." Anti-Sora mused aloud as he rolled mid air and landed next to the bell. The woman looked... Well, she wasn't happy or content so what was she? Annoyed? Angry? No, Anti-Sora knew those emotions pretty intricately. Through a process of elimination, he gathered that she was 'sad'. "It makes my skin crawl hearing people mope." Anti-Sora asked, folding his arms. "The hell are you so down for? Lose your world to the Darkness? Recuperating after some banishment? Get dumped? Big whoop, almost every loser in this dump of a world went through that kinda crap. Tch. Pull yourself together." If only it was that easy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 21:26:39 GMT -5
Another day, another world; this appeared to be an everyday thing for Cloud ever since he got back into this universe after his bout with Sephiroth. He had landed outside of Radiant Garden, couldn’t find anyone there. He met a girl at Port Royal but she left herself. Cloud wandered aimlessly, thinking that all was done and that he could finally go home. When Cloud bid farewell to the woman that he met at Port Royal, Cloud made his way back to his bike. He soon came up on a portal; he figured he would have to go through these portals until he got the luck of the draw and ended up back home, so he drove through it with Fenrir, his motorcycle, thinking it would lead him back home, but as fate would have it, it didn’t. This didn’t surprise Cloud in any way, shape, or form. It would have been too easy. Cloud, still mounted on his back, looked around to find himself in a town much like the city of Kalm.
“What, you think you were just gonna be handed the city of Edge, Cloud? It’s like you don’t know the way this universe thinks at all?”, Cloud uttered sarcastically to himself, rolling his eyes at his new surroundings.
Cloud, in all of his travels through Sora’s universe, hadn’t come across this particular one. Although, he did know that since he was in what appeared to be an old town, he would probably need to hide his bike. He didn’t exactly know how advanced in technology the city was and he didn’t want to culture shock anyone; he definitely didn’t need that problem on his hands. Protect the world order; that was the rule, as uttered by Sora, Donald, and Goofy, whenever Cloud overheard them talking about some issue or another. Cloud found an alleyway and parked his motorbike there, using a tattered sheet that he found to cover it completely. Before he did though, he took The First Tsurugi, which served as the base of The Fusion Swords, out from one of the sword compartments in the bike. He sheathed it in his back sheath and walked out from the alleyway. Cloud was pretty sure they have seen a sword before so he didn’t think a big one would make any difference. Cloud looked around his surroundings again; he figured he would just wander a little bit until he came across another portal.
As he wandered deeper into town, he saw more and more people. Cloud could definitely that he made the right choice as time went on. Cloud received an odd look here and there but he didn’t mind it, Cloud looked strange even by his own world’s standards, given how his eyes looked. The town sure was calm and quiet, though; Cloud loved it. Cloud had a soft spot for calm sounds and surroundings. As much as he lived in the city, he didn’t mind the countryside. Cloud liked the peace and quiet. Cloud made his way into the second district, he heard ungodly chittering and screeches. It had to be the Heartless, there was no other way around it. Instinctively, Cloud unsheathed his mighty blade and twenty Neoshadows spawned, surrounding the blonde warrior in the middle of the second district… Cloud was hoping not to have to run into them but he was in a world that he had never been in, of course Heartless would be hear to “welcome” him…
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 23:24:44 GMT -5
Maeve's gaze shot straight up as she was addressed directly, if not insultingly by the living reflection. Her fiery eyes narrowed to reptilian slits as she instinctively took hold of the hilt fastened to her back. Experience had taught her that these 'shadows' were ruthless, unthinking, and magical killers. They were tough enemies to fight and no matter how many she cleaved they came back...Sometimes the same, sometimes different. This one, was certainly different.
In her stay within this town she had never interacted one of the shadows that had such form or intelligence to speak. She subconsciously figured that perhaps if the shadow could speak that it could be reasoned with...However, the more that the insults settled the more Maeve's rational thoughts vanished. With a growing flush that reached her scaled ears the dragon woman would spring to a stand, her hand never leaving that hilt.
"I-Idiot! I'm not sad or moping! I don't need some jerk telling me how to handle myself either!" She barked as her headfins began to flag up and down aggressively. She threw her remaining 5 arms down and to her sides as she stamped a foot in her huff. Her flush faded as she practically snarled at the shadow.
"For your information, the people here aren't defined by their loss either! The strength within their hearts keeps them going even if they are without a home!" She clenched one of her fists over her chest as she nodded her head. "...Maybe if you weren't so quick to judge another you'd be able to learn of that strength." The anger in her voice died down leaving her usual confident and strong sounding voice in it's place.
Before the situation could get any better, it got a whole lot worse. The sudden sound of bubbling and clawing caused Maeve's ears to twitch in alarm. The Esper whipped around to see at the heart of the district a man in black surrounded by a swarm of the 'Neoshadows.' Those beasts were among the bigger and meaner ones that she had crossed blades with so she knew that man would need help.
"Dammit..."
She slowly started to pull out the weapon fastened to her back. She shut her eyes and inhaled softly. "I can't talk any longer...If you are like them and you hate me for striking down your kind, so be it. But know I only do so to protect." She uttered with such clarity that it was almost as if she had said it hundreds of times before. The ring of metal filled the air as the Great Cleaver: Fateburn was freed from it's sheathe.
With eyes ablaze Maeve would swing her massive blade to her front before crouching down and springing forth with a mighty leap. High in the air the dragon esper would rise with her sword held above her head. With a fierce roar she'd flip in the air once before she began her sudden descent. Like an oncoming meteor she'd slam toward the nearest heartless before using the momentum of her fall to cleave down on it with enough force to make it hit the ground and bounce into the air. As she rose from her landing she'd hold out the cleaver with one hand and point it toward the swarm.
"You guys never learn do you? Don't worry, I'm here to hel-" Maeve turned and looked at the blond swordsman for a moment. She blinked twice, wide eyed with a slight rose tint to her cheeks before suddenly turning away to hide her face.
"A-As I was saying...I'm here to help!" She called out with a puffed chest and mock confidence as she returned to her fighting stance.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 9:12:01 GMT -5
Leaning casually against a pillar, Anti-Sora eyed the dragon-lady with some level of intrigue. This seemed like a smart one. Someone that won't attack without an actual reason, someone that could properly analyze a situation. At last, someone that has a brain! Unfortunately they weren't exactly emotionally confident in Anti-Sora's eyes. Now that was a bit of a shame. "Ahuh, and you decide to get up on the bell-tower to sing a sickeningly saccharine melody with a depressive undertone just for fun. Yeah I totally believe that you're not sad." Anti-Sora rolled his eyes, but he also gave a cheeky smirk whilst drenching his speech with oozing sarcasm.
'Pfft. Strength of heart. What rubbish.' Seeing the dragon-lady get defensive of other people was a bit of a surprise as well. Most people Anti-Sora had thus far met or observed were more like him; selfish and grumpy. "Hmm? Is that so? then why do people react more harshly to losses than wins?" Anti-Sora raised a hand upwards as he continued his spiel. "When you lose, you move. When you win, well, you don't." He shrugged, nonchalantly holding his hands behind his neck.
Gazing off to the side, Anti-Sora's attention was gripped by the telltale sights and sounds of his kin; Heartless, spawning en masse. The swarm of negativity had surrounded a man down there near the main fountain. Soon the wriggling, writhing darkness gave away to reveal it's shape. Neoshadows. Twenty of them. Now that was certainly new. In the time Anti-Sora had been here; he had not seen them... No, not only that, there was something in the back of his mind that confirmed Neoshadows didn't spawn here. This woman before him had the right frame of mind. 'Damnit' was right from the perspective of a whole being.
Anti-Sora hovered away from the pillar, keeping his eye on the scene below. "No, I couldn't care less what you do about them whatever your excuse is. They're inferior, compared to me." The way that this swords-woman chose to spoke was interesting still. 'Like them'? and 'Hate'? Heartless had no concept of hate; only hunger... So who was she talking about? That aside— "Cool sword by the way." Anti-Sora waved lazily as the woman leaped all the way down, leaving him to his own devices.
Slinking backwards, Anti-Sora slid behind the other side of the platform so that he could no longer be seen by the fighters below or the Neoshadows. 'Lets see what they make of this...' Focusing some of his energies; Anti-Sora cloned himself in triplicate; making four including his true self. With a short nod to his clones, Anti-Sora prime's orders were simple; and his reflections followed every mental order to the letter. Two of them silently flew upwards into the sky and one stayed nearby and stood up by the bell to watch the fight below.
The two that flew up into the sky then hovered above where the fight was beginning and summoned their weapons before making a sharp downward dive into the fray, one of them shifting directly into the ground where the other made a swing at one of the Neoshadow's lower legs in a bid to unbalance them!
{Spoiler: Powers/Actions} Anti-Sora Prime Actions:
- Hides his position behind the tower
- Self Replicates and issues orders to clones
- Self Replicate: Cooldown 0/3, Uses 2/3
Anti-Sora 1 Actions:
- Watches the fight from the bell-tower.
Anti-Sora 2 Actions:
- Flies up into the sky, summons weapon
- Dives into the battle, taking a swing at a Neoshadow
Anti-Sora 3 Actions:
- Flies up into the sky, summons weapon
- Dives into the battle, and uses Shadow Shift
- Shadow Shift: Duration 1 - 2 posts maximum, Cooldown 2 - 3 depending.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2018 21:40:21 GMT -5
Well, this was quite a surprise, to say the very least. Cloud was a seasoned warrior. He has faced Heartless and Nobodies. He has faced madmen that wanted to take over the world. He has faced psychopaths that wanted nothing more than to watch worlds burn and universes crumble at their feet. He has even faced friends for practice and even for the spirit of competition. Cloud has faced Neoshadows before even. However, he has never faced so many at the same time. In fact, Cloud hadn’t faced this many Heartless since the Battle of Hollow Bastion. Darkness seemed to be abundant here. Cloud gripped his sword tightly, doing his very best to keep his eyes on every Neoshadow there. He wouldn’t be caught unawares; he couldn’t afford that. Neoshadows were wily, nimble, and very tricky. Cloud didn’t want to believe that he would have trouble, but the last time he faced this many Heartless, he had another warrior who also fought for Cosmos and Materia fighting alongside him, not to mention the rest of the aforementioned warrior’s friends. Cloud spun in a circle slowly; trying to figure out which one was going to lunge at the blonde swordsman first, but that was when help arrived…
Another warrior, a unique looking one, made her way into the fray. Cloud had seen a lot in the 24 years that he had lived his life, so he was not at all fazed by how she looked. Well, perhaps he was a little surprised but that fact that she didn’t add to Cloud’s troubles but instead wished to take from them and fight alongside him today. Although, Cloud’s fighting intuition told him not to completely trust her completely. She declared that she was there to help. Cloud retightened his grip upon his sword and give her a quick nod, a show of appreciation and gratitude for her help. With the distraction that she provided, Cloud went ahead and began his attack run. He charged two Heartless and once he got close, Cloud swung his gigantic blade, taking out two Heartless at once when the group of dark monsters charged, watching the dark smoke cover his blade. Cloud knew very well that he didn’t have the power to get rid of Heartless completely, that power lied within Sora. His weapon was the only one that can truly eradicate Heartless for good. All Cloud was doing was sending them back to darkness only for them to appear again.
Cloud wasn’t going to just let the monsters have their way with the town though, that was for sure.
What happened next was something that disturbed Cloud, however. When he cleaved through the Heartless that he charged at, he saw Sora, or what he thought was Sora. Cloud’s eyes widened at the Keyblade wielder or rather Keyblade wielders since he appeared to have duplicated himself. He was covered in darkness, complete darkness. Had Sora finally given up? Had the fight for this universe been lost? Cloud couldn’t believe it; would he have to fight Sora too? Cloud steeled himself, readying himself to face Sora and his new “look” but then Sora, in all of his darkness attacked the Neoshadows. What was going on? It was rare that Cloud was shocked, but Cloud was having one of those moments right then and there. Cloud wasn’t sure what to make of any of it. There were too many variable and Cloud did not like anything new or any surprises when it came to situations like this. All he could do was keep his head on a swivel; he would use the distraction to get rid of the Neoshadows and deal with Sora and his newfound love for darkness…
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1. Cloud slashes through two Neoshadows, killing them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2018 23:54:54 GMT -5
Maeve's fiery eyes widened as she saw the blond easily cut down the two shadowy beings with his massive blade. The fact that a human could wield one so effortlessly was astonishing and it made Maeve realize that she'd have to be on her guard around him as well! After all, she'd be in for a bad time if he pointed the blade upon her as so many other humans had in the past. There was no time to dwell on that now! She still had to act! With a mighty cry: the woman reached out with her many arms to grapple the Neo Shadow the corrupted reflection of Sora had tripped up. One clawed hand grabbed the heartless by the face before dragging the shadow forward within striking range for the Dragon Esper. Three of her remaining arms struck all at once sending fist after fist into the heartless defenseless' form. The sounds of her punches landing true were not unlike the sounds of thunder booming in the heavens above as each blow crumpled the Neo Shadow bit by bit. She finished the assault by releasing and shoving the creature's face at the same time only to use the momentum to swing her cleaver with enough force to split it in half. She stared through the purplish mist toward the clone as she panted. "So, you decided to help as well? Even if it means fighting your own kind?" She stood up straight, casually resting the massive blade across her shoulders. "You certainly are an odd one, you know that?" Maeve, in her ignorance, didn't see what Cloud saw as the true secrets of the worlds had still eluded her. She returned her attention to the swordsman however and held out hand to him. "These things are tough! Please be careful!" She urged before casting a bit of her light magic. Cloud would be able to see a small translucent barrier form around him as the 'Protect' spell took form.
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Grappled and killed a Neo Shadow
Cast Protect on Cloud
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2018 9:32:36 GMT -5
Content to simply wait it out, Anti-Sora prime watched the stars, letting his conjurations do the work instead. The sounds of combat didn't entertain him, he only ever really decided to get into a fight readily if it benefited him. Of course, sometimes that was thrown out the window when people attacked him, at that point it was self defense, and he would argue that even if he agitated someone prior to said fights.
With his first clone simply watching, the second and third were getting the most of the action. The one that dropped down to strike a Neoshadow twirls their weapon weapon, wailing on it with the blunt side a few times before running it through with one final strike... Decidedly brutal, not at all close to how the Sora Cloud knew would fight. Sure, that boy never gave up and fought to his fullest, but he wasn't nearly as unrestrained. When one of the remaining Neoshadows advanced upon Cloud, the second Anti-Sora clone got in the way and parried a claw attack.
Maeve was regarded with indifference, a simple shrug was second clone responded with before speaking. "Told you. Don't care." It said with simple wording in a wispy sort of voice that echoed slightly. "Pointless." Eyes narrowed, the second clone kicked off the ground and lunged forward, stabbing at the Neoshadow that was blocked by it blocked moments ago.
The third clone of Anti-Sora that merged into the ground flew around on the flat surface, creating all manner of disturbance for the witless Neoshadows before suddenly erupting from the ground aiming one hard swing of it's weapon to the underside of a Neoshadow's chin, putting the lesser Heartless off balance while continuing upward flight. The third clone cackled and pointed mockingly at the remaining Neoshadows. "Useless! Useless! Useless!" It chanted in the same sort of wispy voice as the other. As it twirled its weapon, hanging it over shoulder it struck a sort of 'victory pose'.
{Spoiler: Powers/Actions} Anti-Sora Prime Actions:
- Remains hidden.
- Self Replicate: Cooldown 1/3, Uses 2/3
Anti-Sora 1 Actions:
- Continues watching.
Anti-Sora 2 Actions:
- Cuts down 1 Neoshadow after a quick combo.
- Blocks one Neoshadow's advance towards the stunned Cloud.
- Attacks the same Neoshadow after speaking to Maeve.
Anti-Sora 3 Actions:
- Jumps out of Shadow Shift and smacks a Neoshadow with an uppercut slash.
- Flies upwards and taunts the Neoshadows.
- Shadow Shift: Cooldown 0/2
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2018 23:21:10 GMT -5
Cloud had mysteries to solve, and with every step that he took in this universe. How can he control where he goes? Did Sephiroth survive their bout? How come it seemed like the universe was about to end? Did Sora ever beat the men in the black hoods before turning to darkness or did they get to Sora, defeat them and now is working for them? Cloud knew that nothing was ever truly certain in life and not even optimism could stem the tide of any unfortunate event that has a better chance of happening than things turning out for the better. The best thing anyone could do is the best that they can do and hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Cloud gripped his mighty blade tightly, knowing full well that he had to deal with what was in front of him first and foremost, despite Sora’s current state knocking him for a bit of a loop. Cloud didn’t think that he would have to worry about him but he supposed that wasn’t the case anymore. One would say that Cloud was in a hurry to put this dark horde into the ground so he can finally settle things with Sora. He was supposed to be this universe’s “champion”, the one that was supposed to end it all. If he didn’t, then the lives of friends and family would not be safe and as far as Cloud could see, Sora was not holding up his end of the bargain, especially since Cloud was helping him by vanquishing every single Heartless he saw while trying to find a way back home for his friends and himself. He watched as his first impromptu teammate cast a magic spell upon him. It felt like Protect but only time and a smart move by one of the Neoshadows will tell if it is or not. Cloud let the woman know that he was appreciative of the effort, though. Cloud didn’t cast any magic upon her in return though; he felt that she could take care of herself as shown by her ripping a Neoshadow in half. Cloud wasn’t really sure why she helped. Sure, it was the right thing to do, but there was always a question of trust with Cloud. Cloud was wondering whether or not this woman was going to attack him from behind, having accepted her help only to have her to get into position to take Cloud down unawares. Cloud shook his head and sneered at himself; he was overthinking…once again. A trio of the dark beings that surrounded Cloud advanced forward, three of them in particular, looking to deal death to Cloud, but one of them had been stopped by Sora, or what appeared to be Sora. Could Sora be fighting to break free of the darkness or did this monster just want to finish Cloud himself? Cloud narrowed his eyes and regained his focus. Cloud flipped over the opposition. He then spun and used the flat side of his monstrous sword to bat one of the Heartless away to give himself some space. Cloud then used his Rising Fang technique, charging into the Heartless that he batted away and gave an upward slash. Cloud then followed his victim and circled it, giving them multiple slashes with his blade and then giving it one more upward slash to toss it upward to the sky. The Heartless burst into smoke as Cloud landed. Cloud then went ahead to cast Firaga upon the second Neoshadow, shooting three fireballs from his hand that honed in on the Neoshadow, having the Heartless explode in death on impact of the magic attack. For all the work that the three had put in, there seemed to be 14 left, something had to be done, the fight was lasting too long for Cloud’s liking, in light of what he had just found out about Sora…
Actions Taken:1. Cloud flips over two Neoshadows and bats one of them aside 2. Cloud uses Rising Fang on one of the Neoshadows, killing it 3. Cloud casts Firaga on the other, killing the send Neoshadow Moves Used:Rising Fang: Cloud will charge into his opponent and give an upward slash. Cloud will then follow his opponent and circle them, giving them multiple slashes with his blade and then he will give one more upward slash to toss them upward to the sky. (2 post cooldown)
Firaga: Cloud can use his Fire Materia to cast the strongest fire magic attack he has. With this magic attack, he can shoot three fireballs that hone in on his opponent, however, they explode on contact with anything and they do spread out in an effort to cut off the opponent’s escape. (3 post cooldown) |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2018 4:38:00 GMT -5
Maeve was busy meanwhile, clashing and meeting her blade with the razor sharp claws of the swarm of Neo Shadows that rushed her. There were quite a bit of them but Maeve remained steadfast with her stance and did not let a single strike get through. Her blade moved effortlessly as she countered each and every attack thrown at her. She was just waiting for her opening. When she saw it: she launched forward. With a flash of steel the Esper would lash out, assaulting one Neo shadow in a furious blitz of steel. The Star Slasher was Maeve's signature attack so utilizing it was like second nature. To the unfortunate heartless however: the blade rent through it's darkness like a hot knife through butter. Cleave after cleave tore it to bits leaving nothing but a hazy mist in the wake of her weapon. Once finished the woman hopped back, holding her stance firm as she waited for her next opening. Two more of the beasts started inching toward her, they remained undeterred by the death of their brethren. "We can keep this up, they aren't as tough as they look!" She said to Cloud just as he finished his 'Rising Fang' combination. At the rate they were going it'd take 100 of these beasts to wear either of these heroes down. She turned facing the Ex Soldier to check on how her barrier was holding up only to see him torch a heartless with... Magic. The esper's blood ran cold as she witnessed it. Humans couldn't use magic, that's what she had been taught. That's why they feared the esper. They couldn't use magic...Unless they had Magicite that is. She knew there was only one way he could have gotten his hands on such a rare and mythical gift. By killing an esper. As the woman stared in a mixture of terror and horror a choke would suddenly escape her lips. The sound of blades swiping through air filled her ears. This was followed by a surge of burning heat in her core as the beast slashed at her back. The choke turned into a yelp as she pivoted back to see the claws of one of the Shadows who she had taken her eyes off of. "W-Why...You..." She yelled, her emotions getting the best of her as she readied her retaliation. As she moved, however, The other shadow appeared at her side. Before she could react the beast spun it's body to send a savage heel to the side of her jaw. Maeve's vision went blurry for a moment as her body crumbled under the force of the attack before she was lifted in the air. The lingering momentum caused her to spiral through the air like a spinning bullet. She slammed on the ground and skid a few feet. For the moment, she lay motionless. The pain now had fully registered in her brain but even so: her hands clenched with determination to keep fighting. Her claws dug into the concrete as she began pulling herself to a stand. She was down but not out. Not yet.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2018 7:04:45 GMT -5
With one last jab, the second Anti-Sora clone ended the blight of another Neoshadow. At this point barely over half of their number would remain now, and the other two seemed quite adept at fighting. Considering that the clones were mostly projections with a very basic form of personality resembling their conjuror, neither of them questioned the methodology that the other two used in this fight. Magic? Cool. Swords? Cool. Anything that got the job done, it was only logical.
However, it seems the two Somebodies had other thoughts on the matter. When the woman saw the man project magic, she froze. It would be hard to say if even Anti-Sora prime would care as to the reason why, but at present he was unaware. He would have some choice words and insults if he ended up being told why this reaction occurred, that much was certain. Disengaging temporarily, Anti-Sora's second clone lifted upwards, narrowly avoiding a Neoshadow claw as it rejoined it's comrade.
The two of them scanned the battlefield for any potential advantages, but their scanning was cut short as Maeve's earlier lapse in focus cost her quite heavily. The clones groaned and rolled their eyes as they both ducked down in unison to cover Maeve's flanks. "What gives? Stop being pathetic." The two drawled, waiting until the exact second she stood on her own and re-drew her blade to back away.
{Spoiler: Powers/Actions} Anti-Sora Prime Actions:
- Remains hidden.
- Self Replicate: Cooldown 2/3, Uses 2/3
Anti-Sora 1 Actions:
- Continues watching.
Anti-Sora 2 Actions:
- Stabs through one Neoshadow.
- Jumps backwards and floats up to Anti-Sora 3.
- Swoops down in tandem with Anti-Sora 3 to aid in the defense of Maeve.
Anti-Sora 3 Actions:
- Remains airborne, watching the fight.
- Swoops down in tandem with Anti-Sora 2 to aid in the defense of Maeve.
- Shadow Shift: Cooldown 1/2
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 20:11:27 GMT -5
Quite the skirmish had broken out in Traverse Town, and it seemed the chaos was only attracting more attention to itself. A howl echoing from above shook the already tense air before a massive armored body crashed down with thunderous arrival, landing sword-first on top of a neoshadow. The adversary was added to the dispersing shadowy mist that the others had already been working up beforehand, and the new arrival slowly recovered from the recoil of its landing, crawling back and wresting its sword free from the ground, slinging the positively colossal blade over it's shoulder. The Nobody emblem was clear as day on the creature's helmet, and although humanoid in structure; in combination with their armor and crawling posture they had the visage of a beast. This giant Nobody had to at least be 8 feet from head to toe... For a moment it pondered, whatever shadowy gaze was contained behind their helm wandered from face to face until it spotted two more shadows on either side of Maeve. Briefly it stared, body tensing and metal digits clenching around the handle of its weapon as it unleashed another monstrous howl, seemingly under the impression that Anti-Sora's doubles were among the enemy. Bounding forwards, and frightfully deft for something its size crawling with only one hand free, it rose up to a crouch and lunged forwards with a burst of speed, attempting to skewer the clone on Maeve's right side with its greatsword; the massive weapon humming ominously in a deep steel drone as it split the air around it.
{Actions}The Iron Wolf plunges down onto a Neoshadow from above, killing it.
The Iron Wolf targets an Anti-Sora clone with Lunging Fang. [Cooldown 2] |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2018 23:16:55 GMT -5
This battle was utter chaos; so many factors in play, so many different people with countless variables that they could place upon the battle. There were fewer Neoshadows now and the fight was almost over but that remained to be seen. Sora had fallen to darkness, a Nobody had made its way into the fight attacking the Heartless as well. Cloud just didn’t understand it. Did Sora just completely fail at defeating the Nobodies as well and just let himself fall to darkness? What happened? What caused this? Where were his two goofy friends? Does Squall know about this? Did Sora ever find who he was looking for? There was too much going on; too much to take in and too much to consider. Cloud barely kept his focus due to the fact that there was so much that could go wrong. There was a Nobody that made its way into the battle now and of course, he just had to be different from the run of the mill Nobody that Cloud was used to running into. Cloud looked to see the first warrior that had come to help him fall to the ground. Cloud then activated his Restore Materia.
He got himself to center his mind and focus on the enemy and as expected by Cloud, the Restore Materia began to glow in his left arm and he moved to hold his sword in his right hand. Cloud then waved his hand onto his impromptu ally to cast Curaga(Cure 3) upon his newfound “friend”. He watched different colored lights shined upon her, attempting to make her body well again. Cloud figured he would return the favor. He didn’t right away since it seemed like she could handle herself on the field of battle but seeing as how she just got knocked on her behind and seeing as how the way things were going, Cloud would need all the help he could get, at least for now, he didn’t see the harm in it. He quickly surveyed the battlefield to see what was left. There were 12 of them left, not including the reborn Sora and the Nobody that intruded in the battle for its own interests. The sword wasn’t working as fast as Cloud would like. With his five other attachments still in his bike, Cloud’s blade was at its lowest potential. Cloud’s blade was still strong on its own, but the attachments would help bring things to a quick end. Cloud would have to rely on his other magic attack…
Cloud wasn’t sure of what would happen as far as the environment but he rather have environmental damage than have the Heartless run rampant. So, Cloud sheathed the main blade of the First Tsurugi. He needed both hands for the spell he was about to launch. Cloud then started to gather energy in both his hands and then he thrust his palms forward toward the Neoshadows, casting the "Extreme Magic Attack" known as Ultima. From there, green and white sparkles fell from the sky around half of the Neoshadows. It was then that the earth beneath them began to crack. A bright light will flashed and then, from there, a gargantuan explosion of titanic proportions, colored in shades of green, black, and white hit the army. Cloud landed and unsheathed his main blade, hoping he took out most of them by his actions.
Actions Taken:
1. Cloud heals Maeve with Curaga
2. Cloud uses Ultima on six Neoshadows
Moves Used:
Ultima: Cloud utilizes his Ultima Materia to cast this spell. This spell is known for being dubbed as the "Extreme Magic Attack" and it is known for being one of the strongest spells under the sun of Cloud's own world. Not many can stand against it and leave unscathed. Cloud will gather energy in both his hands and thrust his palms forward toward whom he wishes to cast this spell on. From there, green and white sparkles will fall from the sky around Cloud's opponent or opponents and then the earth beneath them will break and a bright light will shine, from there a gargantuan explosion of titanic proportions, colored in shades of green, black, and white, will hit Cloud's enemies, dealing unimaginable and non-elemental damage to them. This is a gigantic area attack that covers nearly everything before Cloud and it can be very hard to avoid, let alone block against. This is a spell that cannot be reflected upon Cloud, either, for it is immune to the spell "Reflect" or any other type of ability that might have the same function as the spell "Reflect". (4 post cooldown).
Curaga(Cure 3): Cloud utilizes his Restore Materia to use this spell. This spell can heal his wounds immensely. He can also cast this spell on any he wishes to heal so that they may be well also. (3 post cooldown)
Rising Fang: Cloud will charge into his opponent and give an upward slash. Cloud will then follow his opponent and circle them, giving them multiple slashes with his blade and then he will give one more upward slash to toss them upward to the sky. (2 post cooldown)
Firaga: Cloud can use his Fire Materia to cast the strongest fire magic attack he has. With this magic attack, he can shoot three fireballs that hone in on his opponent, however, they explode on contact with anything and they do spread out in an effort to cut off the opponent’s escape. (3 post cooldown)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2018 13:02:28 GMT -5
Maeve's vision cleared a bit as she looked up to see the shadowy figure chastise her. A flash of white hot anger burned in her blood as the words hit her. Her claws closed into clenched fists while shredding through the concrete like damp sand. Her normally soft and feminine face contorted into a dark snarl as she bared her sharp teeth. Her blazing eyes squeezed shut as if to fight back the pulse of raw emotion that had surged within her core. "Shut up..I...I am not... PATHETIC!" Her voice spat building in strength as Cloud's magic had caressed her. The throbbing ache of the attack she took was replaced by a soothing warmth as her strength returned to her. Five palms slammed into the ground as the esper pulled herself to a stand with more and more ease. The last hand took hold of the Great Cleaver once more and returned to her fighting stance. She had no time to react to the following chaos that proceed to erupt around her. Flashes of white, black, and green energy bathed the battlefield as Cloud cast his ultimate magic to wipe away the would be menace that started this skirmish. Masked among the flashes of magic a new figure emerged and lashed out at the projected clone of Anti Sora. With it's inclusion yet another player was tossed into the mix.
Maeve had no more time to sit and ponder however. She had to move before things got any worse. So, fueled by her rage, the dragoness rushed forward as the explosion of magical might subsided. There were only a few left standing due to Cloud's efforts. That wouldn't last for much longer. As the dragoness ran across the scorched concrete she gave the stragglers that survived Cloud's magical Armageddon no quarter. The singing of metal filled the air as Maeve ran by and cut down the heartless one by one. As the mist settled, there would be only six remaining targets (at least for now.) "It was you who healed me right?" She asked Cloud as she let her own magic form around her in an aura of silvery light. "I thank you." Her tone remained, unsure as she pointed her blade toward the remaining six. "Though, once this is over. I wish to trouble you with a word, if you'd be so kind."
{OOC Stuff}
Cut down heartless that survived Cloud's Ultima
Began charging Sword Oath
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Star Slasher: 1
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 9:48:50 GMT -5
The group largely unfit to work together kept its stride against a common enemy. Any warrior with a thirst for fighting would revel in the adrenaline fueled chaos that was this encounter, no matter what side of morality they found themselves on.
Noting the restorative properties of Cloud's magic, the two Anti-Sora clones acknowledged that their stance was only an extra precaution. Maeve, seemingly motivated, stood tall once more with a confident yet... Decidedly dark outcry. "Sure, sure. Whatever you want to believe." The two duplicates chimed in disturbing unison.
The snark coming from the duo had been halted by the arrival of another unknown, a beast of a Nobody with a massive sword! At first it struck down a Neoshadow, which was welcome, but since Nobodies were in a sense natural enemies of the Heartless, this was to be expected. Even less surprising was its wild swings leading it into attacking others well. The Anti-Sora clones assumed it was after Maeve more than them, but if they were Heartless and in the way, why would the canine beast care?
Alas, if this was an enemy too, so be it. Without missing a beat; both Anti-Sora clones would spring into action. The one on Maeve's left side watched movements to ensure her safe departure before flying up into the sky for a better view. The one on Maeve's right side however; already began to brew up a counter-attack. Bracing itself for the fraction of a second, a plume of Darkness erupted around it, coalescing upon its weapon— clashing with the sword of the Nobody, it could withstand the power of the massive blade, match it in fact! Grinding across the blade, the third Anti-Sora clone ducked backwards with a swift glide. "Oh, want to play f̛͘e̸҉t̕͢ch̡, do you?" The clone taunted with a jagged grin. "Then lets P҉́́͟҉L̕҉̨͝A̸̷͢͞Ý̴͢͠ "
Meanwhile, back up at the belltower, Anti-Sora prime was notified by the first clone that a strange canine Nobody had arrived, describing in simple terms how the battle had been going so far.
Anti-Sora prime pondered for a moment, why was the idea of 'wolf' and 'Nobody' so familiar? A memory gnawed at him, a memory he wasn't sure was his...
{Spoiler: Powers/Actions} Anti-Sora Prime Actions:- Remains hidden.
- Self Replicate: Cooldown 3/3, Uses 2/3
Anti-Sora 1 Actions:
- Continues watching. - Mentions Iron Wolf's arrival to Anti-Sora Prime.
Anti-Sora 2 Actions:
- Flies upwards for a better view.
Anti-Sora 3 Actions:
- Matches Iron Wolf's Lunging Fang with Dark Counter - Dark Counter: Cooldown 0/2
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