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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2018 23:35:29 GMT -5
| A s Nick told him about his dream of a voice that told him about using the darkness to become stronger Varian stood up and walked over to Nick and picked up up by the shirt and putting him on his feet. He then pressed his right claw to Nick's shoulder as the young lad asked if the darkness could be used to help people. This was one of those questions that could and would forever shape the lad's view of all the worlds and so Varian had to choose his words carefully. "Listen up lad and listen good. Any kind of power can be used for either great good or great good. The thing about the darkness is that the more you use it the harder it becomes to see that oh so thin line between right and wrong. Once you start down the path of darkness it will become ever so easy to justify even the most horrid of actions and spin them so they sound good. Take the words of a man that allowed the darkness to grip his heart and lost everything he loved as a result. Make sure you are willing to pay a heavy price because the stronger the power the more it will cost you."Varian's words had a serious but cautionary tone to them as he took his left index talon and poked Nick's chest where his heart was gently. "Darkness is a funny thing. It creeps up on you. Before anything else you need to decide what kind of man you want to be. Don't make the same mistakes I and my father did lad. We wanted power for seperate reasons. he wanted power to rule over others and I wanted power to protect others and yet the results ended up the very same. We grabbed power and with that power we lost everything we held dear. Before you reach for power you do not understand take a moment and consider all the dear things you are already holding."Once he was finished speaking Varian removed the cloak from around him and stepped to the edge of the rooftop before spreading out his large wings. In the distance he could see a hoard of about 10 gargoyle like heartless flying toward the city as about five bandit looking heartless with two blades ran under them. Varian just pointed toward them. "We've got action! I'll take the flyers! You get the guards to shut the gates once you exit them and take on the ground foes!"Varian spoke in a stern tone as he summoned his keyblade in his right hand and jumped from the roof and began to glide through the air toward his foes. As he got in close to the first row of three gargoyles he focused his mind on his fire magic and launched a fireball at one of them destroying it. "Fire!"As the other two in the row tried to claw at him Varian held up his keyblade to block the attacks and then used his left claw to shred another of his foe. This lead the third heartless to back off and rejoin the air hoard which began to circle him. "You want a fight!? You got it!" |
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Post by Nick Laruzo on Aug 24, 2018 0:01:00 GMT -5
After hearing this information about using the darkness, he became a bit horrified from the inside. He never realized what could possibly happen if he wasn't careful. He took Varian's words of great caution to consideration. After that was said and done, he went over by Varian and looked at the heartless that were approaching the city. He heard him say to take on the heartless that were on the ground, and get the guards to shut the gate.
"Got it!" Nick exclaimed as he quickly made his way down from the rooftop. He was running as quickly as he could towards the gate. He had to run around people that were filing through the marketplace in a panic. They saw that the heartless were approaching. As he was about to make his way out of the city gate, he made sure to alert the guards to shut the gate.
"Shut the gate! Shut the gate!" He shouted just as he exited the city to meet the heartless that were stationed on the ground head on. He looked at how many he was facing. He seemed to be outmatched because there was five of them in a group.
"There's five of them?! Oh dear...! Maybe I should just... no! I can't let my fear and anxiety get in the way, I have to defeat my opponents!" He thought to himself as the city gates closed behind him quickly. He waited until they were a bit closer, then began to charge at them quickly.
"I will not let you pass me easily!" He shouted as he ran towards the first heartless of the group. He aimed for the face and attempted to land a punch on it. If he was lucky, maybe he could just push it back as well.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2018 1:39:27 GMT -5
| A s the remaining seven gargoyle heartless began to circle Varian he couldn't help but grin as out of the corner of his eye he saw Nick spring into action getting the guards to shut the gates once everyone was inside and he was outside. This smile faded as he saw that the young lad was quite outnumbered. This however gave Varian an idea although he was probably going to regret it later. Varian just glanced down at Nick and took a deep breath. "You wanted to see the power of darkness at work and it's costs right lad!? Well here you go!"Varian closed his eyes and reached down deep inside himself and thought about the image of Blossom being destroyed and his mother being killed but instead of trying to push down the grief,guilt and shame he allowed it to engulf his heart. As a result his body became engulfed in a dark flame like aura as he flexed out his wings as well as his body as he gripped his keyblade tightly. Once he built up the energy he channeled it into his left hand and then turned to face Nick and his foes throwing the flames toward the backs of three of the heartless which formed into three darkness fueled fireballs. "Dark Aura!"Once the fireballs hit their targets the three heartless were engulfed in flames until the monsters bodies popped like balloons leaving nothing behind but smoke. Varian then turned his attention back to the gargoyles and used his wings to rush his foes kicking at one shredding it with the talons of his foot. He then used his keyblade to cut two more clean in half leaving only for still floating. While Varian dealt with his foes the two remaining bandits rushed at Nick and tried to slash at him with their flaming swords with wide but slow swings. The heartless were strong in mass numbers but weak in pairs. Seeing this Varian just spoke back to Nick while keeping his eyes on his foes. "You can do this laddie! Look for openings and weak spots! Divide and conquer! |
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Post by Nick Laruzo on Aug 24, 2018 10:53:33 GMT -5
Nick watched as Varian's attack destroyed thee of the heartless bandits in front of him. He had never seen this kind of attack power before, but he didn't have enough time to think about it. He still had a battle to win. Now with two heartless to fight, it was a fair chance. It would all go into the next couple of moves.
"Now that it's even, I think its time to finish this." He said as he pushed the one heartless in front of him, then punched it in the head. However, this left him open to an attack from the other opponent that he was fighting. The other heartless bandit swung his sword, It hit Nick across the chest. Causing him to be pushed back.
"Auugh!" He exclaimed as he was pushed back. He was in pain from that attack, but he did his best to hold on and not give in. "So that's how you want to play? Alright then, let's keep it going!"
Nick pushed his opponent back, then punched the dark bandit in the face. He had to step back one time to avoid getting hit by the opponents blade, this however revealed a opening. A perfect opportunity to land another attack. He couldn't waste this perfect opportunity.
"Have some of this!" He shouted as he punched his opponent as hard as he could. Watching his right fist make impact with its head. It worked, the heartless bandit had fallen onto the ground for a short moment. Then gotten back up. The other enemy he was fighting was running over to him to strike him in the back. Nick turned around quickly to see the one other bandit running towards him. Then his friend joined him after it had gotten back up from the ground.
"Not this time," He said as stepped out of the way of his enemy's line of sight. This caused the heartless he was fighting to accidentally run into each other with their weapons, destroying themselves in the process. Nick watched as the heartless disappeared instantaneously, turning into sparkly dust. He also saw some hearts being released from them. After they had vanished, a note appeared on the ground. Like it was left over from one of the enemies.
"What's this?" He asked himself as he picked it up. The message of the note was written in black ink, no mistakes were to be found. The whole composition of the note was perfect. He read it to himself out loud.
"If you have found this clue, you are on the right track. There are many more to find here. When you are done with your search here, go to a place that is filled with trees. A land that has plenty of wood." He said as he finished reading the clue. "Very interesting, its good that I am on the right track."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 12:47:31 GMT -5
| V arian knew that it was time to deal with with the choice he made in releasing his ever growing inner darkness inside of him. As Nick tricked the last two of the ground heartless into destroying themselves the last four of the gargoyle heartless rushed Varian as his eyes went from a blood red color to a piercing yellow as his darkness overtook him. As Varian rushed toward the four heartless he couldn't help but let out a super rare and spine chilling laugh. "Bring it on you forgeries! Let me show you what a true gargoyle can do!"As Varian got within close range his dark flame like aura became once against visible which covered his entire body including his keyblade. Once this happened Varian quickly cut through the four heartless with ease laughing as the pieces fell toward the ground and vanished. As Varian continued to laugh he felt a sharp stabbing pain go through his chest and heart which made him almost fall to the ground hard. Thanks to his wings he was able to slow his decent but as he touched down he fell to his knees and began clutching his chest as he tried to force the darkness back down to the depths of his soul as his eyes returned from yellow to their normal red color. "This is the price the power of darkness has lad! If you let it out for too long it will begin to overtake you until no light remains and your old self becomes nothing but a husk!"Varian took a few deep breaths before he forced himself up to his feet where he then hooked his wings to his back. He then leaned over to read the note that Nick was holding raising an eyebrow. "One of the clues you've been looking for then?" |
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Post by Nick Laruzo on Aug 25, 2018 14:11:12 GMT -5
"Yes, its one clue that I found. It appeared after I defeated those monsters that are called Heartless. It has told me something very interesting. There are more clues to search for in this location, but my next location for the search is in a place with plenty of trees. A land with a lot of wood." said Nick as he put the note into his left pocket, then turned to face Varian.
"Even though I was focused on the clue, I heard you say what the power of darkness can truly do to you. Its very frightening indeed. Darkness being able to overtake you is a very horrifying thing to imagine. I would hate to have that happen to me," He said to him. He looked towards the rest of the desert. Watching some birds flock in formation across the sky. He stood there for a moment before turning his head to face Varian. He decided to ask how he did with fighting those bandits, hoping for some good advice.
"So Varian, how did I do fighting those heartless bandits?" He asked him. He was trying to ignore the pain that was coming from the front of his chest when he was slashed at by one of those bandit heartless. But, it wouldn't really be easy to ignore. | |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2018 22:37:46 GMT -5
| A s Nick spoke of the clue to his parents that he had found once the battle had concluded Varian pulled the Phoenix gate from the leather pouch hooked to his right side and just held it tight in his left hand while taking a slow inhale as he thought of his own parents and how he would never see them again. The very thought made Varian break his stoic persona that he used as a shield and reached out with his right hand and gripped Nick's shoulder for just a moment. "If either of deserves to see their family again it's you lad. I sense a great innocence and light within you that I myself had lost many a moon ago. You show great promise and potential and If our paths do cross again as I suspect they will I will gladly train you."Varian couldn't help but notice the small wince of pain and the small gash that Nick had on his chest do to taking a hit during the battle. Knowing he couldn't leave his possible pupil injured Varian held out his right hand and focused on his healing magic causing his hand to glow green for just a moment. "Cure!"Once the spell was cast the minor injury would have been healed up. This caused Varian to have the slightest of smiles for the briefest of moments. He then summoned his keyblade to his hand and held out his arm for the young man to see for just a moment before making it disappear with a small chuckle. "I plan to learn all there is to know about the keyblade and once I become a master with it if you choose to find me again and still prove strong of heart and character I will find a way to pass it onto you."Once he extended the offer of tutelage to Nick he held the phoenix gate up into the air with his left arm and focused on the incantation needed to summon the portal of flame. "Deslegrate et intervalia! "Once the words were spoke the magical talisman began to glow for just a moment before a sphere of flame surrounded Varian. As he waited for the spell to take him away he looked at Nick with an almost fond gaze. "Just one last piece of advice lad. With great power comes great sacrifice. Make sure that the price for that power isn't something you'll regret paying later."Varian's wise words echoed into the air for just a moment until the flames began to glow like a supernova. When the light faded Varian and the flames were gone off to where ever Avalon's' magic thought he was needed the most with his new weapon in hand and a new ally in his heart leaving only wise words and a circle of burned glass behind. |
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Post by Nick Laruzo on Aug 28, 2018 2:34:01 GMT -5
Nick shouted to Varian as he flew off, saying to him happily "I hope we meet again! Thank you for everything!" He then watched as he disapeared through his portal that he summoned. Knowing that there was more clues to find, he continued his search. He was just a bit stronger. But, he would have to make sure not to lose the path he is taking to find his parents.
With many minutes on end, Nick had found a few more clues. One clue was found in the desert, telling him that the next place for his search is a land where small creatures live. Creatures that work in the mines. Another clue gave him information about a wooden house in a dark forest, where a lady with the name of white lives. He searched the rest of the town, just in case there were more clues flying around. He did not find anymore unfortunately. The ones he had were enough to him. He had three clues, except for one little note paper that said that friendships don't end if a friend leaves, it only means that they will return again someday. He found this note to be interesting, because he did hope after all that he would see Varian again.
"Let me see... a land where small creatures live. Where there's wood, and many trees. If I put two and two together... I would get woodland, or woodlands. If that's even a place. Maybe that is what that other place is actually called. Woodlands. Let me try it with my rock," said Nick. He took out his magical rock, and spoke the word clearly.
"Woodlands" He said to the magical item. A portal opened in front of him within five seconds of saying the word. He walked up to the portal. He looked behind himself, then looked forward again. Facing the portal.
"Mother... father... wherever you are, I will find you eventually. We will be together again," said Nick as he entered the portal quickly. Being transported to his next destination. Where would it be? Only he would find out at the end of the trip through the portal. | |
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