A Meeting at Sunset [Snow]

Snow wondered yet through another world, searching for his friends and a way back home after falling through yet another portal. Snow had arrived back into this strange universe after fighting off neoshadows alongside an unknown warrior. He wasn’t quite sure what to make of the warrior that helped me, but the fact that he didn’t try to beat Snow down afterward meant that he wasn’t looking for trouble or trying to get Snow to bite the dust. It was that or maybe the guy was watching him right now, trying to bide his time. Snow didn’t know but he sure he could handle whatever came his way. He faced the end of his world itself, but then, that was alongside his friends. Snow slowed down to a stop. Snow looked down, crossing his arms over his gigantic chest. When was he gonna find his friends? How was he gonna return home? Snow didn’t really have a plan but walking around wherever the wind took him was not good enough, at least, not right now it wasn’t. Snow looked to the left and right of him, countless people walked to and fro to unknown destinations. Anyone of these people could have seen Lightning, or Serah, or Gadot, or Hope…

Snow scratched his head, he wasn’t a tactful man or even a strategist. He didn’t even know where to start. All Snow had was his personality…it was then that it hit him. Snow was charismatic. He knew how to talk to people. He could use that; he could just ask, after all, that all he could do anyway. Snow then went from place to place, storefront to storefront, building to building; he described what each of his friends looked like. People were happy to help and let them know what they had seen that might have been strange or seemed out of place in their town. It didn’t help much but Snow definitely knew more than he did a while back and that was something that gave comfort to the burly blonde. Snow looked around, checking out all that the citizens in the town had described with the last destination being a train station with a clocktower attached to it. It was a great distance from where he was, but Snow had nothing but time. Snow walked through the city streets, taking in the calm ambiance. This town would have been an amazing place for Serah and him to settle down but there was no place like home.

Snow walked up an inclined walkway, seeing the skyscraping clocktower ahead. However, when he brought his eyes back down to street level, he had seen two figures. It seemed like they were having an argument. Snow decided to keep his distance, not sure if he should walk past and intrude. He saw one man with a knife lunge at a hooded man he was conversing with, telling the hooded man that he had killed his friend, but the hooded man…killed him. At least, that was what it looked like. Snow was floored. What was going on? Snow immediately ran out to the location. As he closed in, he caught view of the hooded man who had just committed murder in front of the burly hero. Black hood, black boots, could he have been from his own world? Who did this man think he was, killing someone in broad daylight? Was he insane? Snow stopped in front of him, righteous indignation covered the face of the hero as he stood before the killer. Snow didn’t know who this man was, but Snow knew for a fact that no one had the right to decide who lives or dies, not when it comes to a human being’s life…

“Hey!! So, do you just kill for fun, or did your mom not love you enough?! Don’t know where you’re from but we're taught not to kill anyone, like…at all!”, Snow said, yelling at the hooded man who needlessly took a life.

Snow stepped forward in defiance as soon as he had finished speaking, putting his right foot in front of the other, just in case the man before him tried to lunge at him. Snow was always defiant in the face of evil, injustice, and darkness. He was always ready to knuckle up in case someone was needlessly wreaking havoc on innocent people for no reason and that’s something that will never change. Snow would face down the creator of the universe if Snow saw and found out that he, she, or whoever it might be was being unjust, cruel and unfair, and that was something that will never change about Snow. That is an attitude that Snow will proudly exude until the day that he meets his end, be it whether he ends up growing old and dying peacefully in his sleep or when if he happened to be making his last stand against evil and he was about to take his final breath. Snow kept himself loose though; he didn’t know who this man was or why he needlessly killed the man before him when there were definitely other ways to deal with such matters but Snow was facing him now, and he was ready to right the wrong he saw transpire before his eyes.

Snow kept his eyes on the man before him, ignoring his arrogant reply, however when Snow tried to reply, it looked like the man did his research and called him out by his name. Snow narrowed his gaze at the man, wondering how in the world he even knew his name. The man told him he had a strong heart, but that was something Snow knew about himself already, the love of his life told him that all the time. The man went on to explain himself and Snow listened intently. The old Snow would have ignored what he said and apprehended him but he learned not to jump the gun. Snow looked directly into the eyes of the man before him, sneering when he told him that the man that died was just some sacrifice. Snow shook his head in disagreement, having learned that there are ways to achieve goals without throwing away human life or disregarding it. The end will never justify the means, and that’s a lesson that will stick with Snow for as long as he lived until he is dead and gone.

The man called Snow out, wondering how Snow was going to stop him without killing him. He told him to leave because he was wasting his time but Snow was not going anywhere, not until this man was dealt with. Snow knew he had blood on his hands but he has learned full and well that every human life matters. Snow smirked at him, keeping his determined blue eyes dead on the mysterious man before him. Snow popped his knuckles as the man readied himself for a fight. Snow was not a perfect man, he might have to put this man down, but if putting this crazy man down was going to ensure the safety of this town and prevent whatever crazy plan he might be conducting, Snow was all for beating him down. As his trenchcoat blew in the wind, Snow refixed his gloves over his hands and stood his ground

“Yeah, I ain’t perfect, either. I’ve made some mistakes, but through those mistakes…I’ve learned that there is nothing in this universe that is worth more than an innocent human life. So, if you think I’m gonna just step aside and let you go after you just wasted someone right in front of me, then the only one wasting any time around here is you. You could turn yourself in or I can put you through that clocktower up there. Your move, four-eyes…”, Snow said, getting into his battle stance with his hands flashing a faint blue glow then returning to normal, letting Snow know that he can use his ice abilities here with no trouble at all since it wasn’t too hot outside.

Snow, knowing all that he had gone through, wanted to wait to hear this man out. He was chomping at the bit to get at him and thrash him and turn him in to whoever handled crimes in this city but Snow couldn’t help but lend an ear. The man was philosophical; Snow gave him that. However, Snow stood his ground, never once letting his heart, soul, and spirit waver in any way, shape, or form. This man was a strange one. Snow still didn’t know how this man even knew his name at all. What’s more was that this man was making things difficult for Snow, too. He was not going to go quietly. The man seemed pretty slim. Snow could just use his brute strength and carry him on out of here. They didn’t have to fight per say, but Snow had a feeling he wasn’t just gonna let him carry him over his shoulders like a whiny little snot-nosed kid. It was then that Snow figured it out. He could trap him. He could trap him and roll him on out of here and to the proper authorities. That could definitely work. Snow let down his fighting stance, standing tall, keeping his eyes on the strange individual before him.

The man before Snow told him that heroes were dogmatic and narrow-minded and that he sought a true peace by any means necessary. The last time Snow heard someone speak like that, they ended up being a lunatic bent on destroying everything. Snow wasn’t quite sure what the man meant by that but, those that seek “True Peace” always ended up causing the most destruction everywhere they went. Snow crossed his arms over his chest, as the man before him dared Snow to try to send him through the clocktower. Snow chuckled, knowing he might have jumped the gun with that little quip he gave the man before him. Snow shook his head; guessing that after all that he had been through, there is still some parts of him that will never change. Snow shrugged and put his hands on his hips, letting a smirk crawl onto his face. He raised an eyebrow at the man.

“Yeah, well, I appreciate the dare. But you see, I’m trying to turn over a new leaf; not trying to jump the gun as much. In as much as I wanted to pummel you for taking that man’s life, I gotta do things the diplomatic way first, so…”, and with a snap of his fingers on his right hand, Snow erected a moving ice cage up from under the man before him, using his Ice Manipulation to do so. Snow then walked forward a little bit with a smile on his face. “Let’s try things the progressive way, huh? If you break out, then I’ll have to put my hands on you, which I would prefer not to, but hey, the ball is in your court, “Little Black Riding Hood”. You say you want “True Peace”, but given how you just wasted that other guy, I think you might mean the other “thing…”.” Snow then waited for a while to see if the man was going to give up now that he has seen that Snow was serious about taking him away for his crimes.

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Actions Taken:

1. Snow uses Ice Manipulation to cage Mordred.

Powers Used:

Ice Manipulation: Snow, due to his long time experience as a L’Cie and with the element of ice, he is capable of bending the element of ice to his will. He can use ice however he sees fit if the conditions are right. For instance, if something were to fall on Snow, Snow, with the wave of his hand can erect a pillar of ice to hold it up. Snow is limited only by his imagination when it comes to this power, of course, he can’t use it to set something on fire since ice cannot do that but he can use this manipulative power to do many things. However, if he is in a very hot place where fires are ablaze, he will not be able to use this ability. This ability can only be used in places where Snow can use the moisture in the air, hot and dry places will not bode as well for Snow as would places that are of normal or cool temperatures. (Passive in the right conditions)

Snow was a bit pleased with his handiwork. The fact that the man before him didn’t try to escape right away told Snow that he had given up. Snow didn’t think that things would be that easy. Snow wasn’t sure what was going on. However, he knew that when you receive a blessing, you don’t ask why it was sent. You take the blessing, you say thank you and you move on without another word, even if you feel like you don’t deserve it. Snow supposed the man changed his mind, having seen Snow’s extensive power over the element of ice. Snow has been entuned with the element for quite a long time, ever since receiving his powers as a L’Cie. Over time, during the course of his life, Snow found himself becoming increasingly able to handle the power of ice. He wasn’t sure if “The Sisters” blessed him with this ability or if it was because he had been a L’Cie for so long. Either way, as soon as Snow found out he could manipulate the very element of ice, he used it whenever he could if it was going to give the upper hand in any situation he might have found himself in.

Snow walked forward to roll the hooded man out but then the hooded man disappeared. Snow stopped in his tracks as the man covered himself in darkness and disappeared. Snow shook his head in slight disappointment. Snow knew it was too easy. The man was probably worlds away now, doing who knows what. That puzzled Snow the most though; who’s side was he on if he didn’t fight for Light or Darkness? Snow put his hands on his hips; kicking himself mentally for falling for the cheap move but it was then that he felt a blow to his midsection, it was a pretty solid hit. Snow looked to the side of him to see the hooded man, a look of grimace covered his stubbled face. He didn’t escape, why? The hooded man then told Snow to do himself a favor and give up. The hooded man then used the momentum he had and threw Snow into a building. Snow made contact with the building, making a bit of crater in the building. Snow was almost felt like he was insulted. This man could have left but he thought Snow to be so weak, he decided to stay and fight. At least, that was how it looked to Snow.

“Oh… Ok then…” Snow said to himself, peeling himself from the building. “So that’s how it’s gonna be, huh?!?!”, Snow yelled to his new opponent for battle, using his Here We Go ability, pumping himself up battle.

A bright orange aura covered Snow, bestowing upon him supreme fighting ability. Snow stood tall and began to walk with purpose toward the hooded man. The hooded man tried to fire a projectile at Snow. Snow could move out of the way, but he wanted to show his strength. Snow instead balled his right fist as hard as he could and used his amazing strength to simply, and quite brutishly, bat the projectile away from him, having it hit off into the distance. After that, Snow waved his hand backward to use his Ice Manipulation to conjure a huge ice pillar; this ice pillar then zoomed forward with great force from behind the hooded man to hurt him and, due to momentum, push the hooded man toward Snow. Snow then crouched down and when the man got close, Snow waved his hand upward to use his Ice Manipulation to have a big, huge fist made of ice come up from under the hooded man to bat him into the sky.

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Actions Taken:

1. Snow uses Here We Go.

2. Snow uses the Here We go buff to bat the bullet away from him.

3. Snow uses his Ice Manipulation to bring Mordred over and upward toward the sky

Powers Used:

“Here We Go!!”: This is one of Snow’s strongest abilities. Snow will beat his chest with his right fist and yell “Alright!!” to pump himself up and have a bright orange aura emit from his body, from there he will gain plenty of power-ups at once as a result: Bravery(doubles attack power), Faith(doubles magic power), Protect(cuts physical damage by half), Shell(cuts magic damage by half), Veil(resistant to status ailment attacks), and Vigilance(increases the chance of interrupting the opponent's action when attacking, and increases resistance against interruption from the opponent while Snow is doing an action. This means that abilities that would stun or stop or parry Snow's physical or magical attack wouldn't work and Snow will be able to stop physical attacks completely like holding a punch or blocking a blade slash by clapping both hands and blocking magic spells with your palm at the cost of damage.) However, these power-ups can be dispelled by any magic that can purge them, such as Dispel or any spell with the opposite/negative effect on any of the buffs that Snow has cast upon himself, for example, a Deprotect spell can get rid of the Protect spell that is cast upon Snow (3 post duration; 3 post cooldown)

Ice Manipulation: Snow, due to his long time experience as a L’Cie and with the element of ice, he is capable of bending the element of ice to his will. He can use ice however he sees fit if the conditions are right. For instance, if something were to fall on Snow, Snow, with the wave of his hand can erect a pillar of ice to hold it up. Snow is limited only by his imagination when it comes to this power, of course, he can’t use it to set something on fire since ice cannot do that but he can use this manipulative power to do many things. However, if he is in a very hot place where fires are ablaze, he will not be able to use this ability. This ability can only be used in places where Snow can use the moisture in the air, hot and dry places will not bode as well for Snow as would places that are of normal or cool temperatures. (Passive in the right conditions)

This seemed too easy for the burly hero. Snow felt like he didn’t even have to get up close and personal in the fight, which was his ultimate preference. Snow had to end this quickly, however. They were fighting in the middle of civilization and Snow wouldn’t forgive himself if he wrecked the place trying to take down some blowhard that didn’t know right from wrong. That was the last thing that Snow wanted on his conscious. He has already made too many mistakes in his lifetime. There was a lot of things that Snow did that he wished he could turn back time over. He tried to tell himself time and time again that words were useless when there was no true way for making up for what he had done but then he had realized that he was just running from his mistakes. There was a thin line with that kind of thinking and Snow had crossed many times over. The key to it all was taking responsibility, this was taught to him by a 14 year old boy that had almost lost everything and it was a lesson that Snow did not plan on forgetting any time soon.

As soon as the ice fist went up into the air, Snow looked up to the sky, expecting to see his newfound opponent in the air…but he didn’t. He hadn’t seen at all. With all the commotion that his Ice Powers caused, it bore no fruit. Maybe, this guy wasn’t a pushover after all. Snow ran to the side to get the giant ice fist out of his point of view and to see if he could find the man he had been trading blows with. However, as soon as he found him, a force of energy batted Snow backwards. What was that? Snow tumbled backwards, still feeling the brunt of the attack, even with the blessing of his buff cutting the damage in half. Snow quickly got to his feet; he didn’t want to be caught unawares by any of the man’s tricks. Snow then looked to see the giant ice fist begin to titter. It was then that it began to levitate slowly. Was the guy Snow fighting doing this? Snow shook his head in slight disbelief; this was definitely going to make things harder for the burly hero. What was worse was that this man could wreck the place just trying to fight Snow; what if he tries to tear up the clocktower just to throw it at Snow?

This was not good at all. Snow’s eyes widened the fist came barreling in Snow’s direction. Snow had to think quick, he had to get rid of that fist while making sure he wasn’t doing too much damage to what was around him. He was already failing in that regard; the only way to stop all this was the bring the fight in close. He would have to get rid of the giant fist first. Snow gritted his teeth and used his Ice Manipulation to bring a pillar of ice down upon the fist, causing the fist to implode and causing icy dust, and bits and pieces of ice to fly. Snow decided to use this as a cover and take advantage. As he moved through all the dust, he heard his opponent talking about the war between Light and Darkness. Using the cover, Snow used the cover to dash in close. He then attempted to give a body blow using his left hand and give an Froststrike in the form of a right roundhouse punch.

“You talk too much, you need to focus, man!”

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Actions Taken:

1. Snow uses Ice Manipulation to crush the fist.

2. Snow uses the icy dust and the mess made from the ice pillar and ice fist colliding to give a left hook body blow.

3. Snow uses Froststrike in the form of a right roundhouse punch.

Powers Used:

Froststrike: Snow can power his left or right hand with ice magic and simply run in and throw his fist into his enemies, bringing about an ice elemental attack that can deal moderate damage. (2 post cooldown)

“Here We Go!!”: This is one of Snow’s strongest abilities. Snow will beat his chest with his right fist and yell “Alright!!” to pump himself up and have a bright orange aura emit from his body, from there he will gain plenty of power-ups at once as a result: Bravery(doubles attack power), Faith(doubles magic power), Protect(cuts physical damage by half), Shell(cuts magic damage by half), Veil(resistant to status ailment attacks), and Vigilance(increases the chance of interrupting the opponent's action when attacking, and increases resistance against interruption from the opponent while Snow is doing an action. This means that abilities that would stun or stop or parry Snow's physical or magical attack wouldn't work and Snow will be able to stop physical attacks completely like holding a punch or blocking a blade slash by clapping both hands and blocking magic spells with your palm at the cost of damage.) However, these power-ups can be dispelled by any magic that can purge them, such as Dispel or any spell with the opposite/negative effect on any of the buffs that Snow has cast upon himself, for example, a Deprotect spell can get rid of the Protect spell that is cast upon Snow (2 posts left; 3 post cooldown)

Ice Manipulation: Snow, due to his long time experience as a L’Cie and with the element of ice, he is capable of bending the element of ice to his will. He can use ice however he sees fit if the conditions are right. For instance, if something were to fall on Snow, Snow, with the wave of his hand can erect a pillar of ice to hold it up. Snow is limited only by his imagination when it comes to this power, of course, he can’t use it to set something on fire since ice cannot do that but he can use this manipulative power to do many things. However, if he is in a very hot place where fires are ablaze, he will not be able to use this ability. This ability can only be used in places where Snow can use the moisture in the air, hot and dry places will not bode as well for Snow as would places that are of normal or cool temperatures. (Passive in the right conditions)

Snow found himself having to think awfully quick about what he needed to do and how in order to catch this opponent of his off-balance. This man was a robot, Snow couldn’t tell if he was doing any damage to him or not. Where were the nerve endings on this man? Snow tried not to let it bother him too much but he couldn’t help but wonder who this person was? Snow even wondered if he was even a human being at all, with how strangely indifferent he happened to be. Snow had met some that tried to throw their emotions or tried to act indifferent toward anything and everything that might have crossed their path. Lightning happened to be one of those people until she shaped up and started to actually show that she cared. People that fought to throw away their emotions and feelings did not end up so well; Snow tried to and failed at everything. He grew out of it and he became stronger; far stronger than he was before he tried to throw his emotions away. Snow was not sure if his opponent was using fighter’s mentality and was simply trying to hide his pain, he could just be overthinking.

Snow had succeeded in catching his opponent off guard somewhat. Snow knew that battles are won not only from a physical standpoint but from a mental standpoint as well. He didn’t get all of the body blow that he wanted but he got some of it and that was fine by him. Snow had the stamina to fight the long fight; he had no qualms over chopping down the big tree until it fell. Snow’s stamina and endurance was stronger than his fighting strength and even his strength was pretty up there. He then tried to connect with a Froststrike but that didn’t end well for Snow at all as the opponent strangely slipped behind him and grabbed his Froststrike arm twisted it behind him. His opponent then used his free arm to put Snow in a chokehold. This guy was strong, very strong. Snow grabbed at the arm to try to loosen the vice grip that his opponent had applied but this opponent proved for it to be extremely difficult to do so. This man, this being, then went on to tell Snow that his fight against evil and darkness was all in vain and that peace must be achieved by any means necessary and that the heroes’ conflict with darkness only spurs them on. Snow’s eyes widened in surprise when he took a hard sharp knee to the back, bringing Snow down on one knee, only for his opponent to bring him back up again to tighten his vice grip around Snow’s neck. However, Snow knew, firsthand, that what Mordred said was a complete lie.

“You know…you’re right, my conflict with evil and darkness can hurt others.”, Snow said, all the while struggling to speak with his opponent’s arm around his throat. “But…I have never met…an evil or warrior of darkness that I couldn’t crush!!”, Snow said in defiance as he begun his counterattack.

Snow used his free arm to throw two elbows back into his opponent’s face to daze him and loose his grip. If he got free, Snow then commence to press the attack by using a 540 kick, aiming for Mordred’s face all the same. Snow’s face was to daze his opponent. Those glasses of his seemed to play a factor and if Snow could get rid of them, Snow believed he would stand a better chance of winning. Snow then mist stepped into Mordred and attempted to give a punishing uppercut to Mordred’s chin.

Snow had to admit it, this guy was pretty good at throwing hands. Snow hadn’t met anyone that could beat him in hand to hand combat, let alone match him in every way, shape, or form. Snow knew that appearances could be deceiving as his opponent was a lot smaller than Snow was and he hit just as hard. Snow learned that lesson from constantly getting hit in the face by Lightning. Snow wasn’t about to fight the sister of the love of his life, Serah. However, Lightning was no pushover. She could hold her own, with or without a blade. This opponent of Snow could end up being a real problem if Snow didn’t end him here and now. Snow could not let this man get away, no matter what. With what he was talking about and with how he flippantly killed someone on, this person could prove to be a real boon for those that served the darkness. Snow had to put an end to him here and now. Snow could summon the Sisters or use the one move that he has never seen anyone rise up from, however, he feared for the town and its citizens. He couldn’t put them at risk.

Snow didn’t feel his opponent’s face connect with his two elbows, which was a little disappointing. Not only that, but the one time Snow tries to be fancy and use a move that he rarely ever uses due to how long it takes to execute and how easy it can be for anyone to avoid, that doesn’t connect, either. Snow just could not touch this man; how could he bend and dodge like this? Was he not human? Snow wasn’t considered human, himself, he was a L’Cie all over again. Was this guy a L’Cie too? He didn’t have the mark as far as Snow could tell. However, which his uppercut connected, Snow felt a wave of relief. He thanked everything that was supernatural in this universe that his attack run wasn’t wasted. Snow smirked, watching his fist connect to the face of his opponent, watching the glasses get knocked off of his face. Snow then watched as his opponent was launched in the air but he was easily able to regain control and even catch his glasses. Snow shook his head in slight disappointment, he just couldn’t tell if he was hurting this guy or not.

Snow kept his guard up but with all that his opponent said, all he had was more questions. Heartless? Keyblade? What’s more is that, this man was conceding the fight. Snow let down his guard completely; was he turning himself in? The man assured Snow that he would meet him again and that next time, he wouldn’t be so weak. Snow wouldn’t let it show, but, he couldn’t believe that this man was in a weakened state. The man turned to try to leave, presumably to catch a train but Snow couldn’t let that happen.

“Oh no, I don’t think so.”, Snow yelled, with a wave of his hand, raising a thick ice wall to block the entrance into the train station. “You’re gonna have to teleport outta here if you wanna get away, and I doubt you can accomplish that.”, Snow said confidently, as he got back into his fighting stance.