As there were now seventeen of them in the castle, all trying to regroup and reassure each other, a dark mist filled the castle halls. A very unsettling tune began to play while the atmosphere of the glooming castle turned from unsettling into full on creepy. From the entrance of the castle, the doors to the domain quickly shut itself, locking Dreamer out. The white cloaked man took immediate notice and rushed to the castle. "Children!" He banged on the door, but was pushed back by the mystical barrier. "No..." he grunted shaking the red electricity from his hands. A third mouse finally awoke from the Man's coat pocket as he rubbed his eyes in confusion. "What's all the hubbub then?" Jake from the Outback world was finally taking notice of the situation. "What is happening, Mr. Dreamer?" Bianca asked, concerned. "Mizrabel's entrapped them in the castle... I was afraid of this." "Didn't you say Mickey and his pals already took care of that old hag?" Bernard added. "Unfortunately, they only freed her light side. The darkness of Mizrabel still lingers like a dark remainder. She has possessed the castle and won't let them leave... Once they took their trials and dove into their memories, their hearts became part of the castle. I was hoping her evil spirit would be dormant by the time they completed the task... Apparently I was wrong." "So the children are trapped?" Bianca said. "Even the new ones?" Bernard added "The new ones... Of course. There's still hope!" Dreamer looked to the castle. "I just hope they're up to the task... Inside the castle a booming and baratone woman's voice roared across the halls. "You thought you could use my castle's powers and leave?... Now that would be castle of DE-llusion! Ha ha ha!" All seventeen of the castle's guests were teleported into a circular room. Karina was placed into a human sized orb in the center of the room. "Those who failed their hearts belong to me! And those who succeeded will be locked away forever!" The ones who took the trial were all placed in magical chests. Only Aislinn, Celio, AJ, and Gwendolyn remained. "What? Intruders! What insolence! You will be dealt with quickly! The Hellfire club shall succeed! All light will be extinguished!!" How this boss battle works; Boss Battle • Mizrabel R O U N D 1 5,000/5,000 HP ◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘ AISLINN - 43/43 HP ANANTA - LOCKED AJ - 40/40 HP BEUCE - LOCKED CELIO - 40/40 HP D'DAEAR - LOCKED GLEN - LOCKED GWENDOLYN - 40/40 HP IGNIS - LOCKED HIKARU - LOCKED KAIDA - LOCKED KEL - LOCKED LUNA - LOCKED STEEL - LOCKED STRATOS - LOCKED XARA - LOCKED
Version 2.02 Crowns distributed! - Crowns for the Part 1 missions, Part 2 bonus, and level have been handed out. - Please do not spend them yet Limits edited! - Guardian's wall now blocks 250 Points of Damage instead of 300. - Mystic's Veil now fills the CG gauge to MAX - Cheshire's "Mad World" limit removed New summons! - CHICKEN LITTLE (Unlocked by gaining AJ's keyblade) - ALLY CATS (Unlocked by gaining Gwendolyn's keyblade) - FRANKENWEENIE (Unlocked by gaining Celio's keyblade) - Maximus now grants 10 points of Defense and Speed - Dumbo now grants 15 points of Defense.
"I guess I did." Standing up to the thing he feared most must have meant he passed. He held his hand out to summon his keyblade. Without hesitation it materialized. "Well I guess that confirms it." The golden keyblade appeared in his hand without fail. He dispersed it away from sight after a quick nod that his passing of the trial wasn't a fluke. "In all honesty though, I've.... been better. That room showed me a lot of stuff I wasn't prepared for," Hikaru replied to Kaida. He looked onward as Luna rushed over to Karina. "Better than most it looks like. What happened to Karina?" As he asked, the purple haired girl that traveled alongside Ananta appeared before him. "H-hey there," she called to the group standing around. Hikaru looked to her and nodded. "Hey, good to see you again... Xara, was it?"
Hikaru looked over to his friends. "I just wanted to make sure they're okay...I'm Hikaru by the way." He looked back to AJ. He didn't want to confront them just yet. A newcomer was a nice way of keeping his mind occupied as he tried to explain what went on thus far. "Well, recently we lost these keyblades for a while and only just gained them back. As soon as I make sure everyone is present and accounted for, we'll try and help you get home. If you need anything,just ask. But for now, it wouldn't hurt to get you acquainted with the others.." He gave him a reassuring pat on the shoulder and led him to Kaida and Luna. Hikaru walked closer to them unsure of how to greet himnself. A simple 'Whats up' seemed too casual, but a simple hello seemed to formal. Of all the annoyances his memories presented him, reuniting with his party seemed the most strenuous. He looked up at Kaida and pointed to her. "Kaida." He informed AJ. He then pointed to Luna and said; "Luna." He put his finger down and stood there, unsure how they would react. "It's uhh... it's good to see you both intact." He immediately withdrew the comment. "Not that I expected you to be in pieces or anything I mean..." he hung his head in surrender and gave up on the thought. "This is AJ," he pointed to the boy with his thumb.
Thanks ^^ Honestly it's my favorite of the lot. I would've loved to have gotten more of Terra, but I'm still loving how many shots can be garnered from this one trailer.
Hikaru looked up to see a new blonde face reaching out lending him a hand. "Umm, thanks." He took him up on his offer and lifted himself off the ground. "So... are you a keyblader too? Or are you another illusion I don't know about?" Hikaru poked the boy's shoulder just to make sure. There was plenty racing through his mind, but for now he just wanted to regroup and see who was still intact. Seeing a fresh face wasn't the most easing thing, but it was better then the horrible experience he had to endure. "What's your name?"
Just a couple of quick foretellers from the last trailer;
The Tale of Hikaru ACT 7/7 - "Dopey" Hikaru sat in a waiting room outside the medical office in Central Haven. "I already know what this memory is going to be." He looked ddown the hall and saw Kaida leaving the building. "There goes Kaida going for her mark of mastery for the second time." She looked a bit nervous as Hikaru stood and watched her leave. "This is when I was sick... I was unconcious for nearly a month... I mean I know she failed, but I would've still liked to have seen it." He began to walk ahead and was growing more anxious with the lack of any presence. "I wish I knew what was wrong with him." He heard Aux's voice echo as he followed the voice to the room he was stationed in. He peered into the doorway and found Krowley beside him. According to the memories, Aux will have never known of Kurt's intentions. Krowley patted him on the shoulder. "Doctor's are doing what they can. I'm sure he'll be on his feet soon enough." Krowley left the room and circled the corner with Hikaru tailing behind him. He walked into an empty room where he found Nequa waiting for him. "The replica is failing. It seems the memories are not enough to keep him stable. It won't be long before it expires."Hikaru gritted his teeth at being called an it. "My condolences to your pet project. Guess you can't win 'em all." Krowley began to walk away from her. "Where are you off to in such a rush?" "The Mark of Mastery... Unlike you, I have responsibilities to maintain. As the new leader of the Order, I have to keep appearances. And I told you to stay out of sight. I can't have people seeing what's under that helmet." Nequa scoffed. "You're not the boss of me," walking passed him. As Krowley fled the scene, Hikaru continued to follow Nequa silently. She was going back to Hikaru's resting room where Aux was. He was confused... As far as Nequa was concerned, Aux never met her. "So.. were you close?" Nequa asked casually walking up to Aux. "He's a friend." "Would you submit to darkness for him?" She went from zero to sixty so fast. "Sorry, I just wanted to know how much he meant to you. Doctors say it doesn't look good." Nequa was being rude on purpose, trying to see if she could get a rile out of him. "He means a lot to me. He's one of my best friends... Who are you anyways. I've never seen you around." "Oh I'm here... and there. Just consider me a friend." "I don't consider the best of people to be friends... what do you want?" "Straight to the point, huh? Okay, okay, here's the gist; See I'm in league with some one quite powerful. A keyblade master named No Heart." Hikaru's eyes widened. This was one of the few times that name came up. "What's he got to do with me?" "Oh more than you know," she chuckled. "You sound like your just wasting my time. If you aren't here to give your respects to Hikaru just leave." "Such a morbid boy... I guess you don't want my help then." Aux slowly stood out of his seat, towering over Nequa. "Help with what?" "Your friend of course." Aux remained suspicious, but his judgement was growing weary after waiting so long for him to wake up. "What can you do that others haven't" "Oh it's not what I can do son, it's what you can do." Aux sighed impatiently. "Fine, what can 'I' do." Nequa pulled out a small black and white keychain. The black and white colors swirled like mist in a small orb like sphere. "That depends... are you willing to submit to darkness?" She looked at Hikaru and dangled the chain like a pendulum. "Tick tock... this is a limited time offer." Just what was she planning, Hikaru thought to himself. Aux snatched it out of her hands and looked at Hikaru. "What am I supposed to do with it?" Hikaru stepped out from the shadows and began to yell at him. His fear of what was going to happen next terrified him. "Aux, stop! I'm not worth it!" "Inside that keychain is a little good luck charm I like to call a 'Remnant.' It's a symbiote the thrives and amplifies off your fear, hatred and power..." "How will that save Hikaru?" Hikaru tried to move forward, a but a mystical wall blocked his path. It as almost as if Nequa was subconsciously stopping him in his own mind. He banged on the wall. "Don't!" "Simply attach it to your keyblade and pierce your heart... It will expunge all the light from your heart and transfer it to Hikaru. After that, your heart will remain only darkness. The symbiote keeps your heart whole, but only once the light is gone. All of it." Aux held it tightly in his hand. "What if I refuse?" Nequa smiled beneath her helmet. "You won't." Aux attached the keychain to his keyblade, causing it to change shape. "I'll give you some privacy." Nequa opened a corridor of darkness and vanished from sight. The dark enfused keyblade caused his hand to grip the blade tightly. he held it with both hands as he pointed the blade at his heart. "AUX STOP!" "I keep my promises," he quietly whispered before stabbing his heart. "NOOOOO!!!!"He saw as the essence of light escaped him and went into Hikaru's unconscious body. The light shone so brightly that everything went white. Station of Awakening Hikaru opened his eyes at the station of awakening. His keyblade was gained after he woke up from his come. He didn't know why until now. It was Aux. Aux parting with half his heart resulted in Hikaru gaining a keyblade. Kurt used data of his younger self resulting in Hikaru gaining a body. Krowley implanted memories in him resulting in Hikaru having a childhood. Nothing was his. In his station of awakening, Dopey, silent as ever waddled up to him and tugged his sleeve trying to get his attention. 'Was wondering when you'd show up," he weakly said. "It's fine though, everything's been said. I'm.. not a person. It's my fault. Even indirectly, everything is my fault..." He fell to his knees and put his hands on the stained glass floor. He wanted to cry. "What am I?..." he softly spoke, a tear running down his face. "You are Kurt." To his left was the youngest version of Kurt he encountered. "You're the memory of a scared little boy who lost his home. You've seen what darkness can do and know that it must be extinguished from all worlds." Hikaru shook his head in disapproval. "You are the guardian of light." To his right was the oldest version of Kurt he encountered. The Libararian version. "You are the future of my success. The one who will see my vision come true." His heart rate began to quicken. "You are Krowley." Straight ahead was Krowley. "That's what you wanted isn't it? To be just like me? You took my name after all... What do you call a man who wants to take the identity of some one who already lost theirs?" Hikaru crawled backwards on his hands and heels until they all disappeared leaving only his academy armor remained. "You're a fraud." The armor spoke with Aux's voice. "A complex collection of data made into a shell. You robbed me of my home, my memories..." The armor turned to Aux's color scheme of black and white. "And my light..." The armor moved forward and closed to Hikaru. Dopey stood in front of him with his arms stretched out, shielding him. "And what's worse, you're having other people fight your battles. Pathetic." Hikaru was at a loss of words. "Dopey..." "Y-you leave him alone right now mister! He doesn't have to take that from you! The friends he's made are important to him. And he supports them right back." Bashful came and blocked the armor's path as well. Behind him was Sleepy, who also lazily held his arms up as his head dropped slowly to sleep. "He's a good pid- I mean kid! He was handed a raw hand and made the best of it." Doc came forward with Sneezy and Happy to protect Hikaru. Grumpy was the last one to walk in, carrying his pickaxe over his shoulder. "Now I don't know what this feller is, or what he done, even if he DOES go around lying that I know him... But I do know one thing fer sure. Whatever he is... It sure as heck ain't you." He pointed the pickaxe at the armor as all seven dwarves stood in front of Hikaru, protecting him. "Funny, I thought YOU were supposed to be the Guardian..." Hikaru stood on his own two feet. Something was still bothering him. "Are you supposed to be Aux?" "No.. I'm what you fear most. I'm the Remnant... I both drive and consume the host into darkness, just as I've done to your friend. And you're powerless to stop me." Hikaru looked down for a moment, before looking up at the armor with a sudden burst of determination. He patted each dwarf as he walked passed them to face the armor himself. He held out his hand and closed his eyes, attempting to materialize the keyblade. "That's cute, but it's not going to work." Hikaru's hand didn't move. He opened his eyes "My friends are what's most important to me." Small sprinkles of light began to flutter around his hand. "Keeping everyone safe... Is what I want out of life..." As more light formed, the armor stepped back a bit. "And what I fear most, is losing them to the likes of things like you!" "Impossible..." the armor uttered. "I am Hikaru! And you aren't welcome here!" Hikaru summoned his brand new golden keyblade, with both a lion and wolf on top of the hilt. Representing himself and Aux according to Kaida's whittled carvings. It was the one memory that he knew he owned and forged it into his own keyblade. The armor attempted to keep his ground. "You're still a fake. None of what you are belongs to you." "So what if I am?" Hikaru replied with confidence. "I don't need to follow the path HE made for me. I don't have to be a guardian. I'm following the path of the dreamers. The path of the Mystic." Hikaru let loose a fire spell onto the armor, knocking it back. "And instead of giving up the hunter, I'm giving up the warrior," He fired a blizzard spell at it's feet, causing the dark entity to struggle for release. Hikaru charged in for a furry of swipes. against the contained enemy. Eventually freeing himself, the armor let loose bolts of dark flames, pushing Hikaru back. He held his keyblade tight and fired Aqua splash over the opposition. "You can't protect all of them!!" The armor shouted as they clashed. "Oh yes I can!" Hikaru continued to parry and assault with all his might. "What makes you so sure?!" Hikaru got in a quick blizzard spell to the armor's face, cracking the helmet and knocking the armor on it's back. He pressed his shoe onto the defeated armor and look at it's face. Nothing but darkness with bright white eyes. Hikaru pointed his keyblade to the heavens as it began to glow brightly. I have faith." The keyblade burst out pillars of light shattering the battlefield and turning everything white again as the amror cried out; "NOOOOO!!!!" The stations of awakening was absorbed with bright light until the room was blinded by it. As if it were all a dream, Hikaru fell out of his door and back to the Castle of Illusion. He fell flat on his back as he lay there for a brief moment. "I.. I did it..." Everything that happened to him. All the knowledge he now knew. He knew he had to tell his friends. But when?...
The Tale of Hikaru ACT 6/7 - "Bashful" Hikaru popped his eyes open, shaking his head. He was a fake. A sham. Some one who didn't exist until a man willed it so. "Gosh, you okay there?" A shy looking dwarf asked him. Looking down at him, Bashul looked at him with a bright pink face. 'I'm uh... going through some stuff." "I know I saw... You gonna be okay there?" Hikaru took a long pause and shrugged. "I don't know..." He looked to his left and saw a small pile of assorted armor pieces from the Central Haven academy. "Hey, we're at the school..." Of all the memories he'd had thus far, this is one that actually belonged to him. Since he didn't have the keyblade at this point in his past, he acted as an assistant to the school. When he was with the possessed Krowley, he said it would build character. He felt almost sad that his only owned memories were following orders of the man who created him. Hoping to take his mind off the matter, he grabbed the armor pieces and began to walk over to the armory. When he bent over to pick them up, he caught a reflection of his face in a bucket of water. His own face began to disgust him. He quickly looked away and began to march off. The walk was very unnsettling. It was so awkward. He was the only one in this memory so it felt like he was just pacing in his mind. He looked around for Bashful, but he seemed to have disappeared. "What are the rules with these dwarves, anyways," he asked still looking around. Unaware of where he was walking, he tripped over a tree root from the school gardens, as all the armor came clunking down on top of him. Sighing, he slowly got to his feet as he fumbled together all the pieces before standing up again. "Um, hey. This rolled over here." the hooded girl responded as she held out a helmet, clearly attempting to stay in the shade. "No surprise there, I used to be so..." He paused for a moment as he recalled this moment. "Clumsy..." This was the moment he met Kaida. He took a short pause not realizing how different she used to be. He quickly took it from her so it wouldn't be too awkward. "Thanks." "That's a lot of armor for them to be making you carry it on your own... are you overworking yourself or are they short staffed?" she joked slightly before backing away slightly so she was further into the shade. "Nah," he chuckled. "I guess I just want to do my part to help out.| At that moment he realized, she may have been talking about his height. "I almost forgot how much you hated the sun," he unknowingly said aloud. Kaida kind of straightened out, freaked out for a moment, before putting her fists on her hips and saying, "Excuse me, but do I even know you?!" "Well, I guess not," he spoke under his breath. "I'm..." he was about to tell her his name before realizing that he wasn't even that. He was a human tool simple as that. "I'm just nobody. But I've seen you around and just noticed you're always in the shade." he sighed with relief. Nailed it. Kaida looked at him confused and said, "Just nobody? Hey if you took enough notice to deduct that well, you're someone worth talking to. Come on, what's your name?" she put her hand to her chest and looked at him so her face could more clearly be seen, "Mine's Kaida." He was still uncomfortable with the thought, but this was a treasured memory he didn't want to ruin. "You can call me Hikaru." He made sure to put his hand into the shade to shake her hand as he put the armor into his other hand. Kaida reached out and shook his hand and said, "Well, it's nice to meet you, Hikaru. Granted, I think you're kind of creepy." Hikaru blushed in embarrassment. "Wh-what about me's creepy?!" "Well you knew I didn't like the sun because you always noticed I was in the shade. You didn't think 'oh maybe she's just taking a break' or something?" Kaida smirked a little and said, "Granted, you seem more thrown off about that than I do, so I forgive ya." "But I didn't even-!" Hikaru stopped before continuing. He got all flustered and this was all because of classic Kaida. He began to break into laughter, which probably made him seem crazy. But at that moment he didn't care too much. He just needed something that felt real. And this was a nice start. "Um... Sorry," he slowly died down his laughter. "I just thought of something funny..." "Are you alright? You've gone through like, four emotions in the past minute." Kaida sounded worried and then she looked left and right before whispering, "Since we don't know each other, I can be your confidante if something is wrong. Share secrets with someone you'll rarely see again, ya know?" He chuckled. "Now whose being creepy?" "W-well... I guess we're even then." Kaida huffed crossing her arms and turning away from him. "I do have one secret though... But you gotta come out of the shade if you wanna hear it" He showcased the armor to her. "Even give you some extra sun block if you want." Kaida laughed nervously and said, "I'm um, I'm not coming out of the shade. I get a sunburn faster than butter sizzles on a hot skillet." "I'm carrying some sun-safe armor if it helps" "Well, I'm not in the academy so I'm not allowed to wear regulation armor." "Neither am I... but sometimes it's nice to feel like you're part of something greater." "I mean, I'm not in the academy because I don't have one of those key swords. I don't need to wear armor or a title just to feel like I belong somewhere..." Kaida shrugged, "But... I appreciate the gesture." "That's fair," He walked under the shade and walked behind her. "Sorry about this," He shoved the helmet on her head and quickly pushed her into the light from out of the shade. Kaida fell forward a bit and her hood fell back in the sun. She kind of froze a little in panic looking at him like he just betrayed her in the worst kind of way. He walked a little smugly towards her. "As for that secret... I was just thinking that you and I are gonna be great friends," he smiled widely. Kaida's hands were already beginning to burn, shoving them into her pockets. "Or you're going to be my worst nightmare." "You look like an embarrassed tomato," He chuckled, trying to hide it, feeling bad to see just how quickly she turned red. He knew she would look angry under there, but just showing her with the helmet alone was too funny. His eyes shut as he was almost going to cry from how funny it was. He opened his eyes trying to decrease his laughter, but stopped immediately when it looked like she'd disappeared. Bashful stepped towards him and looked down. "I know you really like that memory... but it's time to go on to the last one." Hikaru looked down as well. "I know... Was nice while it lasted though." The world around him began to turn black as the memory faded.
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Late to this, but I really like these. Aqua got a lot of nice reaction shots in this opening
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The Stevenbomb this week was awesome. Without giving too much away, you get to see a lot of new gem faces behind the diamond regime with a lot of feels and space adventures. Also I find the Zoo episodeto be a pretty neat look at humans under homeworld gem care.
Decided to post the rest I had.. Played a lot with angles and filters.
The Tale of Hikaru ACT 5/7 - "Sleepy" Hikaru awoke once more. More exhausted and weak from the time before. His memories always kept ending in such bizarre ways. Shattering. Glitching. Blacking out. Every time he was within arm's reach, he would always be taken away. As far as he could piece together, he was definitely linked to Kurt somehow. Aux was Kurt's grandson, but he didn't know their relation to Hikaru just yet. Why Aux shared his memories. Or if they were even his to begin with. Nequa was in cahoots with him since before his arrival. And he didn't even know how she was linked to it all. The answers he needed was definitely beginning to make his head hurt. As he once again got to his feet, he found himself in a small lab. "Is this... still Central Haven?" The tiles and walls were reminiscent of the world's architecture, but it was still too early to call. Everything was dimly lit, with only faint light coming off the computers. Neon blue and white lights were the source of visibility as Hikaru simply stood in front of what appeared to be a sleeping pod. Next to that sleeping pod, he heard some light snoring from a small dwarf with a sea colored blue-green cap. 'Sleepy' was his name if he recalled correctly. "I do hope this is a suitable vessel." His thoughts were interrupted by a woman's voice in the next room over. He recognized it instantly. "Nequa..." he whispered to himself. He began to slowly walk out of the room to one where all lights were on and where computer lights filled the wall. Once he rounded the corner, he found Kurt talking with the masked Nequa that he knew from their fighting. Being unsure if he could be seen in this memory or not, he remained hidden. He looked back and saw Sleepy still dreaming away. "Well at least he won't be much trouble there," he spoke softly. He looked back to see Kurt discussing with Nequa. "I'm sure he'll make a fine vessel for me... And you're sure he can wield the keyblade?" "I wouldn't have brought him here if I didn't. I kept my end of the bargain..." Beside her was the unconscious body of Krowley. Hikaru's eyes widened in horror. "Wasn't easy taking him down. He's definitely an experienced one." "Who is he?" "His name was... Krowley I think. Now... where is my pretty new body?" Kurt moved out of the way to present Nequa the unconscious body of Rin. "A simple sedative knocked her out. Carrying her was not an easy task though. This frail body of mine is failing me..." "Tell me about it! This vessel I'm using could barely contain all my magic potential!" "Speaking of Vessel's... Why wait so long before asking of Rin? I could've taken her from day one." Nequa's "Because it's the most feasible way to keep my spirit alive. A while back, some very..,.troublesome people defeated my once glorious original form. Oh how powerful I used to be... But then somehow they defeated me... Using what energy that remained, I saved my heart and have been hopping from body to body ever since. The more magic they weild, the longer I am able to tay in their body. This girl should last me a couple of years at the least. I would've like to have waited until she grew stronger, but alas... this vessel I'm in now has almost expired..." "Not much of a long term solution. Makes me curious of your endgame." "Hey, you leave my plans to me Mr. smarty mouth." Kurt let out a very rough and horse cough. "You're really on your last legs aren't you old timer? Should've let your ward carry the girl." "Aux is becoming harder to control... I've made appropriate measures to keep him under my thumb." He began to wheeze heavily. "Please hurry..." "Very well," he tone grew more serious. Hikaru watched intently as Nequa placed both her palms together. A glowing purple magic circle appeared beneath them. "What will happen to our older bodies?" he yelled over the sound of her magic building. "They will fade into nothingness!" she announced. "They will dissolve into the time and space whence they came!" Her voice grew distorted as purple light engulfed both Kurt and Nequa's bodies, A flash of great light was made as Hikaru shut his eyes from the blinding sight. He opened them slowly to see the hearts of the two dissolved bodies approach Rin and Krowley's bodies. The two of them began to glow as they opened their eyes simultaneously. Kurt grinned as he stood and stretched. "Oh what it is to feel young again." Krowley's eyes shimmered with Kurt's auburn-brown eyes. Rin's eyes gleamed of a bright yellow as she too rose up. "Not as much magic potential as I was hoping for... but there's room for improvement." While he was enjoying his new form, Kurt forgot an important component. "Wait... the keyblade!! Can I wield it?" "Look for yourself," Nequa replied. The possessed Krowley held out his hand and summoned his keyblade. Bright and silver. Just like his hair and armor. "At long last... The power to unlock everything. In the palm of my hands..." "Our agreement has been complete. I wish you luck with your plans Kurt... Or is it Krowley now?" He stood their smiling, still impressed with his new abilities. "Krowley, if you please. Kurt is no more. I am now empowered with such light... it's so overwhelming." "Well, I've got my body, so if you don't mind, I have much to get started on." Nequa opened a portal of darkness behind her. "You won't assume Rin's role? She was a member of the order... Take it from some one who knows. They are a very resourceful group." Nequa stopped to conider this. "Unlikely. I'm not much of a team player. I won't accept anything less than superior. But don't worry. I'll return sooner than you think." She hopped through the portal, leaving Kurt in his glory and Hikaru, watching in disgust. He finally knew what happened to Rin, and Krowley's appearance of actually being Kurt. "I saw everything." Hikaru spun around to find an unmasked Aux walking past him and straight on to Krowley. Hikaru was still invisible to them. "I told you to leave them alone. They were good people!" "They are serving a higher cause. This is precisely why I didn't want you involved. You wouldn't have the stomach to understand." Aux gripped his hands tightly, clenching them into fists. "I'm done with you." "I beg your pardon?" "I said I'm done with you! I'm going to find the order and tell them what you've done. I don't care what happens to me. This whole time I thought you were doing what was best for me... I've been an idiot. This whole time you were only doing what was best for you! I'm telling the order, and then I'm finally going home to the family that actually cares for me!" Krowley waved his keyblade nonchalantly. "Oh poor misguided Aux... I'm afraid I can't let you go through with that plan. You see, I had a very different story I was going to tell them..." Aux sneered at him. "The story I planned was far more sympathetic. You see, 'Kurt' was taking you along on a training exercise. Unfortunately, a very powerful heartless came by. In an effort to protect you, he was struck down. Poor Kurt. And while defending yourself, you were knocked unconscious. And enter me. Krowley. Your knight in shining armor come to defeat the beast and return you home... But what's this it seems you suffered a terrible case of amnesia. And have forgotten your entire past." "What makes you think I'd ever play along with that story!" "Oh... it's not an act. Your memories are going to be taken from you..." Aux backed away slowly before an orb of green light struck his head, knocking him down. From behind him arose a short, elderly hag, who softly cackled as Aux passed out before her. "Aux!" Hikaru yelled out. "Ahh... Mizrabel. Perfect timing." He said, walking towards her. "I need you to extract the memories of Aux's childhood and implant them somewhere else." Hikaru watched his friend as he lie lifeless on the floor. Mizrabel was unimpressed to do anything just yet. "Not so fast deary... Before I extract his memories, you have to hold up your end of the bargain!" "Of course... According to the archives the heart of light you seek belongs to Minnie Mouse... She's a princess in the world of Disneytown." Mizrabel giggled with delight. "At last! A princess of heart whose heart will restore me to my younger self! Now I just have to infiltrate the world undetected... I don't have enough Magic to take her head on." Without her saying it, Hikaru pieced together that this was the moment where Mizrabel would disguise herself as Horace to try and capture her later on. "Yes yes, now what of the boy? Can it be done?" Krowley insisted. "Memories are just illusions inspired from the past... It's a simple transfer. What is the vessel I'll be transferring to?" Krowley began walking over to the wal and activated a switch. "While in the archives, I found a discarded journal by a man named Vexen. I would later discover all his findings and his work with tinkering the idea of replicas." "Replicas?" Mizrabel and Hikaru asked at the same time. "Incomplete copies from the data of another person. They have no hearts, or minds to speak of. This is where you come in." The sleeping pod from the other room appeared before them, it opened to reveal a sleeping Hikaru. Sleepy jumped off the pod, waking up from the sudden intrusion. He rubbed his eyes and walked to the wall near Hikaru. "This. Is a replica of my younger self." Hikaru backed all the way to the nearest wall as he looked in horror. "Wait... if you have the keyblade now. Why do you need a replica?" Krowley touched the glass of the child like appearance of his former body. "If there's anything my past has shown me, it's that contingencies are vital to any plan. If I should fail in my mission to rid the world of darkness, my replica will assume the mission." "Rid the world of darkness? Hah! Good luck with that," Mizrabel scoffed. "Laugh while you can. But that is why he must have Aux's memories. My memories or of a darker time. But my grandson's holds a much lighter tone. Hikaru will still have all my memories, but this way, he will be given a greater incentive... A hero's mindset." Mizrabel examined the pod. "Is there any other alterations before I begin?" "Yes... Instead of Kurt finding him, make it so that it was Krowley. As far as he knows, I'm just a keyblade master that took him to see other worlds on the opportunity of a lifetime. He won't have the keyblade. Which is an unfortunate circumstance. A lack of a heart could never give him one... But he will be my last hope... My light... My Hikaru." Hikaru looked down in sadness as Mizrabel was performing the ritual. He couldn't comprehend that, but all the pieces were coming together. He was a fake copy of a monstrous person. He was a replica with Aux's memories implanted into him. Nothing he knew from his past before Central Haven was real. Sleepy whispered to Hikaru. "Whose the guy in the pod... is he sick?" he yawned. "No... it's me... And I'm sleeping..." He replied mindlessly. "Maybe you should try waking up," he said, yawning. "W-what?" Hikaru was too distracted to hear him. "I said wake up. Wake up... wake up!." Everything turned to black.
We used to have tons of younger users. But for some reason they stopped signing up after our last "Hunger Games" event. Weird...
I just paused at the most clear moment I could find, and then sharpened the images a bit. I use a simpler version of photoshop. It's not the best program but it has a few functions that allow me to so dimple edits.
Welcome to the forms Paul!
Working on one. But the theory goes deep. Spoiler Part 21: How it connects to Disney's "Holes" Real deep.
