Yvetal .
Spoiler: Anoder FLASHBACK!!! Steel could sense that sometime in the future, numerous allies of his were having flashbacks all at once for some inexplicable reason. He decided right then and there that the next few moments would be his flashback. Now he just needed to make it as relevant to his actual past as possible. He calmly observed the rain falling all around him, before quickly running to the nearest gazebo: As much as he liked the rain, he had something very important with him that he needed to keep dry. As he ducked in however, he promptly crashed into a young woman, and they both fell to the ground scattering papers everywhere. He sat up rubbing his forehead in pain. Worried about the letter, he rose to organize the papers. He did not forget his manners however. "My Apologies." He stated as she let out a soft moan of pain. "No, It's alright." She began to aid him in picking up the papers, only to pause when she brushed her hand against his paw. He continued though, knowing full well nothing was particularly wrong. She picked up the one object they had both gone to pick up in that moment: the letter. She slowly opened it up and began to review it's contents. He sighed as she grew distracted with reading and decided to just have the papers gather themselves into two neat piles based on what belonged to whom. With a simple wave of his paw, this was done. He gave the girl a few more moments to read, when she seemed to be done though he made quick work of interrupting her thoughts on it. "Excuse Me?" She turned her head to him quickly with a look of shock on her face. He paid it no mind however, and continued. "I have to deliver that letter, Aura." He smiled. "Isn't that why you gave it to me?" The girl's shocked expression remained, but she handed him the letter. "Of Course Steel." He smiled as he helped her up, knowing she couldn't see the form he was really in. Instead, she saw a boy with dark blue hair around her age. He had hidden himself from his future allies too; though not in quite the same way. For one thing, he was in a very different form. For now though, he was just glad that since he was not a 7 foot anthropomorphic wolf in her eyes, she would not have to deal with the offending smell of wet fur. Steel quietly arose from the shadows behind the group making a point not to grab too much attention. He fell into step behind them, leaving a brief cloud of confetti in the wake of where he had resurfaced. It was very colorful, but he couldn't quite remember why he had done that just now. He shook his head as he ran after the group. They had too hurry if they wanted to try and rescue Belle.
Model: High Point Modifications: None Color: Black Walls, Blue roof Theme(s): Land of Departure
Ananta: ★★★★★★★★★ Ananta, in Steel's opinion, is a very dependable person. For one thing, she didn't skip straight to judgement on his dark form, for which he is thankful. She also proved very focused and capable during their mission together, even if she did go off on him a few times. Lastly, she is the only one so far to have seen his secret (even if it was only at it's basest), and she actually helped hide it from the others. She didn't even spare more than a second to look herself. Base: ★★★★★★★ Base is seen as invaluable source of strategic intellect, witty banter, and team morale. He can easily make any mission bearable and he is greatly impressed with the mage's teaching skills. His taking in D'daear as an apprentice of sorts shows responsibility. Base's own weariness towards Steel does nothing to tarnish the latter's respect for him as a friend and strategical asset. However, it does breed in what is, on Steel's part, an entirely unconscious lack of an eighth star. Beuce: ★★★★ Steel has yet to actually interact with this wielder, but has both seen and heard some good things about him. Expects his ranking to go up in the near future. Cat: ★★★★★★★ Cat has demonstrated excellent field performance, as well as exemplary leadership skills. She is friendly and cheerful, as well as perfectly willing to accept the others as they are. That scores you a lot of points in his book. D'daear: ★★★★★★ Friendly, willing to learn, and determined to improve his skills. With a teacher such as Base, he will no doubt become one of the greatest of all of them. He also reminds Steel of someone close, if only for his younger age(Though physically Steel appears to be the younger one), and open mindedness. Eon: ★★★★★ A strong-hearted and dependable child. He senses that Eon may have a slight fear of him, but also a skeptical reservation originating from his eccentric nature that directly counteracts it. Overall, he cannot question his skill or rock hard defenses. A welcome addition to any combat situation. Etrius: ★★★★★★★★ In Etrius, Steel sees a quirky, if a bit impulsive, kindred spirit. Sure, the boy may not always no exactly how to go about it, but no one can properly question his will to aid the party in it's noble goal; even if it is partly to solve his own problems. If selflessness does not start with ones own desires, then there is no such thing. Glen: ★★★★★★ Skilled in combat, as well as naturally curious. Seems to try and think outside the box to solve matters at hand, as well as the puzzle that is "The Bigger Picture." An important mindset if ever there was one. Kaida: N/A He looks forward to meeting this mysterious wielder in person before passing judgement. Karina: ★★★ In a way, he gets her. In another way, he doesn't. He expects emotional issues to eventually clear out, but if she prefers he back off, he will. However, that doesn't change the fact that she is the subject of several satirical comments in his mind. He still respects her though, of course. Kel: ★★★★★★★★★★ Kel's indifference is seen as something of blessing by Steel. Though the weilder allows his emotions to dictate his goals, he does not allow them to dictate his actions. He seems to understand everything quite clearly. That will be good if anything comes up and Steel has to kill him. It means that Kel will understand why, and fight back to the best of his ability. On a side note, he also seems to subconsciously realize just how screwy Steel really is. All very admirable traits. Kross: ★★★★★ A kind and serious person who does his best to help others and solve the situation that is at hand. Spaces out occasionally, but his heart is in the right place. Krowley: ★★★★ He seems like a capable leader, but also a tad distracted since he doesn't always pay much attention to his companions. He does try his best however, and is vigilant for any source of danger. No doubt this leads to deep thoughts that don't always leave room for conversation. Overall, he respects him very much, and hopes to get to know him better in the future. Luna: ★★★★★★★★★★ Something that he will never disclose, for reasons he can't say, is that he sees her as a sort of family member. He wishes to do whatever he can to help her and tries to keep a respectful distance at the same time, seeing as the reasons he views her that way are personal, and he doesn't want to be pushy. They don't necessarily talk much to each other, but, being him, that isn't really a problem. Steel: N/A Like he would ever tell you. Stratos: ★★★★★★★ He would never admit it, but he was severely impressed with Stratos ability to survive after crashing that badly. He is somewhat grateful that he was there to see the ranks grow a bit, and really just finds something likable about the wielder. He also seems quite capable thus far.
Steel collapsed as his comrades directed a few more hits at the enemy. The dark thorn retaliated by grabbing beast. As it died, the castle's master wound up on the balcony. He was vaguely aware of D'daear nudging him, but he was using his senses to figure out what was happening on the balcony. He stiffened as the boy ran away. "No!" He whispered. "Something isn't right." He shifted ever so slightly, causing his eye to briefly become uncovered. Rain began to pour down hard as his eye was covered once more. Upon realizing he had unwittingly completed the scene, Steel sighed and relaxed his body. His shadow began to seep with dark smoke, and became a small pool through which he began to slowly fall. Before long he was submerged, and the shadows vanished without a trace.
Schuel is out. Can't say I'm upset.
That time of year again already? Man time flies. Looking forward to it.
Steel knew that his best bet to end the fight was to use his strategy right now. He twirled himself and his keyblade, leaving it in a 4:00 position. "Bibbity!" He twirled again, this time into a 8:00 position. "Bobbity!" Finally he pointed it into a 12:00 position. "Boo!" A distant star shone brightly as blue light faded into focus next to him. The fairy godmother appeared in the same pose. They relaxed their stances. Then he bowed to her and she curtsied to him. "My lady, I ask that you summon the 3 cabelleros." As she faded and the fiesta reappeared, he shouted to the others. "This is our chance, hit him with all you've got!".
I can't wait for this. That is all that really needs to be said. Attempting to explaining the Epicness is Futile.
Oh thank goodness. Schools out, I can finally move on with this thing... So I still have to fix the above post and uh...I think I had something I wanted to say, but... yeah, so just... here's the next chapter. Please enjoy. Chapter 6 What’s in a Name? “Interesting.” Griffon Stated. He pulled a thick handheld notepad out of his lab coat, flipped it open, and scrawled a few notes upon a blank sheet. When he was done, he held his pen ready. “That was quite a blast miss Aura; I don’t suppose you know how you did it?” Aura shook her head. Griffon apparently saw fit to write this down as well. “Do you have any prior memories of before you woke up in this land?” Exodus interrupted the conversation before Aura could respond. “We can deal with this later!” He scolded. “She’s injured.” Griffon seemed to barely notice Exodus argument. “Steel is tending her wounds.” He said without ever removing his gaze from her; still expecting an answer. Steel growled. “Not enough.” The lupine figure barked. Griffon seemed slightly taken aback. He quickly recovered. “You and Exodus seem to hold a unique interest for her.” He observed. Steel merely shrugged and resumed licking Aura’s wounds. Exodus shook his head. "We'll discuss this later." He said. "Right now, we need to get her inside." Griffon hesitated slightly, but he nodded his head in agreement. As the group headed inside, Griffon and Raven hung back behind the rest of the group. They walked in silence; Griffons face downcast and Raven slightly concerned beside him. "Is everything all right?" She asked him silently. "Of course." He said absentmindedly. This only gave Raven more concern. "Are you sure?" Griffon realized she was concerned for him and looked up at her. "Yes. I'm fine." He smiled gently. "I was just thinking." He paused. "I was being a bit of a jerk." He let that thought hang in the air for a moment before he resumed speaking. "I was a bit too concerned with what her coming would entail, rather than her safety. I was too distracted by my search for answers that I had no immediate need of; especially not compared to her need of medical help." He shook his head and sighed. "The wound could get infected; she could have ended up dying from it if I had succeeded in keeping her too long." Raven didn't really know what to say about this. Griffon saw her discomfort. "Well then, I suppose that's enough exploration of my faults." he said with a small laugh. "We got plenty of other data, and crisis has been averted." He ignored the order in which those two things came out. Raven smiled at him; it was hard not to be encouraged by him sometimes. At this point, the others had gone on ahead of them. "Alright, let's go see if our new friend is okay. Then we can analyze the data." She stated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aura sat silently in what appeared to be a medical bay as Exodus bandaged her wounded leg; with instruction from Steel. The room had a clean smell she couldn't quite place, and there were various tools related to wound treatment organized in cabinets and on shelves. There was minor furniture lying about, one such object being the low table she and her companions were gathered at. She could no longer see the strange duo from earlier that had been following them, and had thought they had just left their comrades to do as they pleased when they walked through the door quite suddenly. Their moods, she noticed, were much brighter than earlier. "Doing all right?" The Black haired girl asked. Aura nodded hesitantly. She was somewhat unsure of these strange beings. Clearly there was Steel; the giant, seemingly mutant wolf, who was also apparently a rain spirit. Then there were these newer creatures; A strangely colored bipedal cat with a large scar and creepy red eyes, and two seemingly human entities with very noticeable differentiating characteristics. One had fangs, the other had strange grooves in her skin, and they both had glowing eyes. The black haired girl smiled at Clair, her strange appearance causing the innocent gesture to seem menacing and eerie. "That's good to hear Aura." Raven replied cheerfully. She then realized that Aura didn't know any of them yet, and decided to continue the introductions that had been touched upon during the battle. "I'm Raven. It's a pleasure to meet you!" As she spoke however, her gaze wandered to Griffon, who had already sunken into the recesses of his mind to analyze who knows what. Raven shot him a death glare and cleared her throat rather loudly. Griffon looked up to see said death glare, and was suddenly quite eager to introduce himself. "P-Professor Griffon." He quickly made a polite bow. "A pleasure to make your acquaintance." Tyson quietly chuckled to himself, and Aura was surprised at how quickly the red head scientist had changed his tune. "Weren't you angry?" She asked. "Something about data?" She added. Griffon gave a small sad smile. "My apologies for that." He stated rather simply. "Sometimes I get a bit too caught up in my work." Aura seemed to decide that she shouldn't question it too much. However, there was something about the young man's apologetic smile that seemed almost... familiar. She shrugged the feeling off and continued to asses the situation. "So, what took you so long?" Griffon gave her a questioning look. "What do you mean? Raven and I couldn't have been behind you for more than two minutes." Aura was confused. Her leg wound had already been cleaned out and bandaged. Considering how deep a gash it was and that Tyson had relied on Steel's instruction for lack of experience, she believed it had taken at least fifteen minutes. Griffon seemed to notice the condition of her leg and gave an understanding nod. "it seems Steel accelerated time for you a bit. He is a relatively patient creature, but he still tends to do that from time to time." "Accelerated time?" Aura asked somewhat incredulously; though she wasn't exactly sure why, as plenty of weird things had happened already. "Yes. Accelerated time." He replied blankly. "We're still not entirely sure about all of his capabilities; The book has been extremely vague thus far." "The book?" Aura whispered in question. She lowered her head in thought. The spoken phrase seemed to awaken a memory deep within her subconscious. Without realizing what she was doing, she closed her eyes and concentrated. She mentally grasped at the identification that had thus far eluded her. She remembered... red eyes... red hair. Her head snapped up in realization. "Leonidas!" She shouted rather suddenly. Griffon, Raven, and Tyson all jumped back startled, but Steel merely nodded his head in acknowledgement of what had just transpired. "Correct." Griffon managed to say as he recovered. "Mostly at least, or perhaps entirely; we're not yet sure how different we are from are counterparts in Hypnos Terra. After all, there is surely a reason our existences warrant different names." He rationalized. Aura had heard him, but was not entirely focused on what he had said when she realized who the other two must be. "Alice." The black haired girl smiled again and nodded. It had been pretty easy to figure out who was, as she looked very similar and was seemed to have the same basic personality. The third person however was much more difficult to decipher. She had only met him once, and she might not know at all if not for his bizarre appearance throughout most of that meeting. She stared lightly into the unnatural deep red eyes. "Tyson." She acknowledged. He smiled faintly. "Good to see you again." He said politely. The cat bowed slightly, and Aura couldn't help but wonder why he was so different from the rest of them; In contrast to their humanoid figures was that of this strangely colored feline about half their height. "But of course, here we are known as Griffon, Raven, and Exodus." The professor stated. This brought the issue of names back to Aura's attention. "So you don't know why we're all identified differently?" She asked. "Not a clue." He stated matter of factually. "I've attempted to research any possible connections between here and Hypnos Terra, and seems as though it's impossible to get there from here. In fact, Aperture and I can't reach any well known locations in our world at all; our other lives are completely inaccessible from here." Aura gave a questioning look. She understood that she should be focusing on the subject matter, but she couldn't help but be curious at the concept of another person being here. "Aperture?" She asked. Griffon smiled mischievously. "That's what he named his sword..." Exodus groaned. "Not sure why he acts like it's sentient..." Griffon gasped loudly with an incredulous look upon his face. He whipped out his katana and started slowly stroking the blade. "Don't listen to him my precious." The mad doctor whispered to the electric blue sword. "He is just jealous of you." Exodus rolled his eyes. Raven smiled. "It's actually a common tradition to name weapons." She stated. "I don't know how it started exactly, but it's likely a result of being taught to treat a weapon as an extension of oneself." She pulled out her silver blade and gazed at it silently for a moment. The spark of an idea flashed in her eyes. "I'll call it Necrosis." Griffon looked at her oddly. "What does that have to do with anything?" he asked. The room was filled with a brief silence. After that, everyone promptly displayed their annoyance towards the good doctor. Raven simply gave a "not-amused" glare. Steel growled deeply. Exodus found the nearest wall, and started banging his head against it with great force. Aura, however, being new and all, had no idea what was going on and had nothing but a look of complete and utter confusion upon her face. Griffon's face mirrored this look. If he had any idea of what was going on, he didn't show it. After giving his head a quick shake, Exodus glanced at his own weapon- the conductors' rod- with a thoughtful expression. It was simple in appearance; extremely thin, a light wooden brown, and it didn't have much in terms of design. But at the base, it was just thick enough to display the outline of a small emblem at the bottom. "A name, huh?" This caught the others' attention. He gazed upon the small image ingrained into the wood, just barely big enough to be seen. It seemed to be nothing more than an ovular shape, coming to a small point at the top. But Exodus could tell by the highlight marking what it was; and something inside of him could feel what it represented. He closed his eyes and held the object over his heart. "Exile...." The feline whispered silently. Everyone remained silent for a moment. Aura wondered to herself why Exodus would name his rod that. Then it dawned on her that they might suddenly want her to name her weapon too, seeing as they all had. She bit her lip; she had never thought of herself as very creative. If they asked her to name her sword, what would she choose? She was spared the need when her canine companion gently nudged her, breaking her out of her thoughts. She looked over at him with a questioning look. "Hmm?" With a deadpan glance, Steel leaned down and touched his nose to the sword Aura still held in her hands. "Looking Glass." he murmured. "Good name for it." Griffon noted. "Oh! We should probably get a scabbard for it." Raven interjected. "Yes, I suppose I should throw something together." Griffon continued. Aura was a bit exasperated at how fast her allies got off topic. "Um, can we go back to discussing what's going on?" She asked as politely as possible. "Oh... Yes of course. Sorry." Griffon looked somewhat embarrassed as he apologized to Aura. He pulled back his sleeve and glanced at his watch. "We've got about an hour." He stated before glancing back at Aura. "So, names and the whole shebang, huh?" Aura chuckled slightly. "Yes, Please." Griffon proceeded to sit down in a nearby chair. "Well, you see..."
Oh. Cool. I'll definitely hope to be using it. Now that it's summer break I can hopefully get back to my writing, and actually start more than one story. This is a nice encouraging development.
Steel felt a sudden burst of power. He grinned evilly. He doubled over before a burst of light and darkness erupted as he stood up straight once more. Luminescent angel wings and murky dragon wings practically filled the room as his bonus ability activated. "School's End!" Post likelihood increased by 20% Steel pushed aside his anger at missing his last turn. He formulated a new plot as the wings behind him faded; he could put his old plan into action once the tar was gone. He held up his keyblade as a ring of red light gathered at the tip. "Fire!" He shouted as a small explosion leapt forth and rushed to greet the twisted giant.
Steel smiled mischeviosly as he decided to use his original strategy to help finsh the fight. Steel used Stopra!
Steel, slightly infuriated on missing his last opportunity to attack, lifted stroke of midnight and slashed the remaining possessor. He prepared himself for the next turn as he watched it vanish into thick black smoke.
Endocrine .
Leprous .
Advent .
Steel ran forward holding his keyblade behind him ready to strike. he built up momentum before slamming his feet on the ground and using it to slide forward and land a vertical slash on their large opponent. He then hopped back to the rest of the group. Sliding Dash
Severity .
