I'd be interested in this, it seems really different lol
Caleb hopped onto the glider silently and a little nervously. He had never been on a keyblade glider before, so he didn't want to screw up and fall to his death. Upon arrival to the tower, Caleb leaped off the glider quickly and laid down on the ground as he breathed out a sigh of relief. "Never again..that thing is horrible" he said quietly to himself, showing his dislike towards the keyblade glider. He then stood up and walked inside the tower. He noticed the king, a small mouse which was a little odd, a desk, couple of windows, the girl from the village, some mo- he stopped mid thought. Glancing back around the room, he came to realize he was right. It was the girl from the village. Kaxar had been standing in the room quietly, thinking about the burden the king had spoken of. Was it really that much of a burden, having the power to free people from darkness? After seeing the darkness take over Glen to the point he couldn't stop himself, was there truly hope for freeing him from the addiction to darkness? It was then that Caleb walked into the room. Kaxar couldn't help but let out a gasp. It was the boy from the village, the one that she had run past briefly as she was crying, and the one that was the one that had always helped the others. Caleb walked over quickly to Kaxar. "You! You're the girl from the village! You're the only other person i've met that survived the attack!" Caleb exclaimed. Kaxar took a step back, a little frightened of how quickly Caleb got to the point. "Y-yes" she stammered. Caleb decided to slow down his speaking, calm himself down a little bit. The girl was clearly frightened, or at least uncomfortable. He took a deep lungful of air and then proceeded to speak again. "I know this might be a little off-putting, and I apologize if it is, but did you by any chance see what it was that destroyed the village..that killed my family and friends?" the boy asked, desperate to finally find out. Kaxar gulped. She knew exactly what had destroyed the village, or more a case of who did it, but how was she to explain it? "I did..I-it was a black creature, w-with yellow eyes" she lied. Gexln had more than enough enemies, he didn't need another. "A HEARTLESS?!" Caleb cried out in shock. How was he to find the creature now? Well, at least he knew what had done it, so that put his mind at ease somewhat. "We have come here for a very specific reason. We need to find something, but that something is buried deep in the past, at least according to R anyway. I know where and when, but I have no idea how to get there, or rather then. That's where you come in. If what R says is true, you've got a way to get to that time, is this true? If it is, we need that way ASAP" Gexln explained, getting straight to the point. There was no point in beating around the bush. Either he had a way, or he didn't. Either way, once he found out whether the wizard did have a way to go back in time or not, he could help Xero and R deal with the others.
[Tranquil as a forest But on fire within.] [Ling: Boy, was I a fool in school for cutting gym] [We must be swift as a coursing river] (last one)
Username: Dr_Wigglz Team Name: (undecided, up for joining anyone's team) Name: Louis Gender: Male Species: Riolu Type: Fighting Nature: Brave Accessories: Orange Handkerchief Personality: Fearless usually, eager to get on with missions, likes making friends. Appearance: Where a regular Riolu would be blue, Louis is a dark red color, with small black colored legs. Sprite? :D
Caleb was surprised that Marlene knew why she was needed. Had she seen Zane with Fae, or was it simply intuition? Maybe some other explanation altogether? He would figure it out later if ever, for the moment he had to get Marlene to Fae as quickly as possible. He gestured behind himself, back in the direction of the hall. "In there, on the strategy table" he answered. He hurried back to the hall and over to Zane. "Zane, can I have a word with you?" he asked. What was it that Caleb wanted? Did he mean to harm him for returning to the place he was exiled from? Maybe he wanted to thank him? Well, there was only one way he was going to find out, and sitting there thinking about it was definitely not going to do it. He nodded his head in response to Caleb's question. The two of them walked to the far end of the hall, a small area where it was nice and quiet and hopefully wouldn't be disturbed. "Zane, don't think for a moment that i'm not grateful for possibly saving Fae's life, but this doesn't change the fact that you were exiled" Caleb said. This was what Zane had feared Caleb would say, but he wasn't going to go down without a fight. "I didn't think it would, but I was hoping you'd overlook the fact, at least for a little while" came the response. Caleb sighed, a sign of annoyance. "Look, Zane, I don't have time for things like this. We, the Resistance, are in the middle of a war and-""A war that you're losing! How much longer are you going to ignore the fact that you need me?""You betrayed us Zane, I can-" "I saved your life! Is choosing to save you truly an act of betrayal?""When it means the lives of many others, YES. Their blood is on your hands Zane, nothing will change that""If this is because of the fact that Skadi died becau-" Zane started. He got no further than that though as he was met with a ferocious glare from Caleb. "Don't you dare speak her name! If it wasn't for you, they would all be alive right now! She would be here with me, and it's all your fault that she isn't!" he roared. Caleb wasn't someone to get angry easily, but his dead girlfriend was a topic that he was rather sensitive about. Zane wasn't intimidated though, he knew Caleb wouldn't do anything rash in front of the rest of the resistance. "Is this what she would want? You think that because someone chose to save your life, she would want you to throw away one of the biggest chances of survival the Resistance has? That she would want you to exile her brother? You know what I can do, you need me in the Resistance Caleb, and I think deep down it tears you apart that you know i'm right. With me we could push back Vex, but without me you won't last more than another month at this rate! When are you going to grow up and realize that?" Zane retaliated. A look of realization washed over Caleb's face. He knew Zane was right, he was needed. When he had been part of the Resistance, Zane had easily been one of the stronger members. The boy's talent was well-known by him, Zane was arguably one of the main reasons that the Resistance had even been able to start. However, he couldn't let go of the past. Skadi had been the woman in his life, the person he could always fall back on, and ultimately if Zane had chosen to let Caleb die then she would still be alive. What was he to do? He paced a few steps, trying to gather his thoughts. He turned to face Zane, realizing the swordsman had been waiting for a response. "Because you saved Fae's life, I will allow you to stay here. You can stay here until she has recovered, and then you can assist with the upcoming raid, but after that you will be on your own. I'll do my best to keep you informed if we make a major move against Vex, but aside from that you are to keep out of our business, do we have a deal?" he asked, extending his hand. Zane shook the hand reluctantly. He had hoped he would have been welcomed into the Resistance, but he knew that it had taken all of Caleb's willpower to prevent him from flat out saying no. "Fine, deal" he answered. He was then shocked to see Caleb summon another blade, an exact copy of his own buster sword. "If you're going to be in this raid, you're going to need a weapon" he said, handing over the huge sword, to which Zane responded by taking it.
"Why I'm looking for the wizard is none of your business. He'll come, he must come. If he doesn't, then he'll have to deal with-" Gexln started as R and Xindai went flying through the roof locked in combat. Gexln gestured towards the two. "He'll have to deal with that" he finished. Xindai then called out to the man that had been questioning Gexln, telling him to handle 'the girl'. "So you're with Xindai are you?" Gexln questioned. He casually flicked Darkness' Sorrow up so that the blade was pointed Valinton. "You'll have a bit of trouble handling Xero, she's pretty tough" he began. "Uuuusually I'd kick your ass myself, but unfortunately I've been given other orders. I'll be keeping my eye on you though, try any dirty tricks and I'll come finish you myself, got it?" Gexln threatened. He then turned and walked into the house that he had been thrown out of a few moments earlier. As he walked past Xero, he said something very quietly and very quickly. "Be careful, Xero" he said. He then continued past her and approached Merlin. "Okay I know I told you to go out there before, but just to save time I decided I'd come to you. Now, I'm assuming you know why we're here? Or do I need to explain it?" Gexln asked Merlin.
I'm sorry for what must happen now, but unfortunately powerful men have decided you must die. THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT SUCKA
SO MY POST DOESNT COUNT? WTF
I AM SO IN! yes please
At R's sudden outburst, Gexln was shocked. Despite not knowing R for a great deal of time, he knew that the heartless wasn't the kind to get angry easily; his calm demeanor proved that. What came next, however, was even more shocking for him. R flat out shoved him out the door and into the streets. He landed on the ground with a thud, himself unable to keep his footing properly as he had not expected such a rash move. He stood up and dusted himself off. "Geez R, thanks for the warning" he said quietly to himself. He realized then that R had told him to finish up their business with Merlin. Which meant that R probably intended to fight Xindai. Now wouldn't that be a fight to see, Gexln thought to himself. The attention of the Nobody was grabbed by a man that had spoken to him. He seemed interested about how easily Gexln had been thrown outside. "What's it to you? Who the hell are you anyway?" he asked. He then remembered what R had requested, no..ordered him to do, and cupped his hands together so that he could amplify the volume that he shouted. "HEY MERLIN, GET OUT HERE SO WE CAN DISCUSS BUSINESS UNLESS YOU'D RATHER PISS OFF R SOME MORE" he shouted, hoping to convince the old geezer to get out there.
Zane kept running. He could feel the magic draining him of his energy, extremely quickly. He could not stop though, not while Fae's life was still in danger. He would not stop, he would keep going until he dropped dead from exhaustion if he had to. "Never again, will anyone die because of me" he said quietly. He raced through the town, ignoring the looks of people as he ran. He had more important matters on his mind than the opinions of the townspeople. He reached the Resistance base, or at least where it had been before, and knocked on the door to the meeting hall; a room that was also the first room visitors would enter. No answer came. "There's no time for manners here" he said in frustration. His mother would have disagreed, saying that there was always time for manners, but his mother was not here. She had not been there since Vex had began ruling. Zane took a step back from the door. He then kicked the door open, causing it to swing dangerously on its hinges. Caleb had been figuring out how to go about stopping the weapons supply. There wasn't an easy way, that was for sure, but there had to be something they could do to stop it wasn't there? As he was mulling it over, he leapt into the air out of shock as the door burst open. He quickly got up from his seat upon seeing who had entered; Zane. He hurried over. "What are you doing here? You know you're not allowed here, get out of h-""Get of my way Caleb" Zane hissed. Caleb noticed that Zane was carrying someone that seemed unwell. It was Fae, one of the members of the Resistance. He stepped out of the way of Zane and stepped back over to the table used for strategies. With one sweep of his arm, he cleared it of all the parchment that was on it, sending it to the ground. He turned to look at Zane. "Put her down here" he said. Zane hurried over and placed Fae gently down on the table. He didn't even look at Caleb as he spoke. "She's been poisoned. Do you have any medicine, an antidote perhaps?" he asked. Caleb appeared to be in deep thought for a brief second. "I can do one better" he responded. He turned and raced out of the meeting hall and after Marlene. "Marlene!" he called out as he ran towards her tent. "Marlene, we need you now! It's urgent!"
Hey there! Welcome to KHV! Nothing at all wrong with spending so much time on the computer in my opinion, I do it a lot myself really XD
I FINALLY posted in LvD
Caleb watched Louvel as the boy grabbed Emerald's keyblade. He wasn't sure what it was about the weapon, but something about it seemed precious to Louvel. Maybe it had something to do with his past, or maybe it reminded him of something, he would never be able to tell. He stepped over to Louvel. "Ready whenever the rest of you are, just lead the way" he said. Kaxar gave a weak smile. "Thank you, your majesty. I hope that you're right, and that I can help my friend find his way back to the light. Although, it might be a little difficult" she said. Would she be able to help Gexln break free of his addiction to the darkness? For a brief moment after Xindai was beaten, it had seemed like he was her old friend again, the boy that had always been so kind to her, was she ever going to see that again? Her smile widened just a little bit. I know that you're trying to hide your feelings, Gexln, you've never been really good with it she thought to herself. As Gexln stepped out of the dark corridor, he noticed two things. The first thing was that he was in Radiant Garden, a place that seemed a little strange to be in. It reminded him strangely of the town that Glen had grown up in, a place that was filled with pain. The second thing he noticed was the other person that was already there. "Xindai" he growled. He stepped forward to the point that he was standing next to R. "This guy, this is the guy that claims to have created the darkness" Gexln spat out. He gave no mention of the fact that, to an extent, Xindai was also the reason for his existence. Once Merlin appeared, Gexln noticed that the old wizard hadn't addressed either him or Xero. He had seemed to be talking to Xindai and R, not surprising considering the tension the two were radiating from them. Despite knowing full well that Merlin hadn't asked him anything, Gexln felt the need to say something anyway. "Blue obnoxiously tall hat, hair that's as white as a Lesser Nobody's body, and skin that makes it look like you're about to crumble away into dust at any moment.." he started. He turned to R. "Is this wizard, Merlin if I remember correctly, the reason we are here?" he asked.
Would like to spend 5 crowns on +1 strength please. Would also like to purchase and equip White Fang too! Assuming the purchase of White Fang is successful, I would also like to equip Glen's Combo ability, and Blend.
I usually listen to music for my entertainment, but there have been times I've listened to it purely for entertainment. I find that so long as I can find something that I think has a nice beat to it I'll usually enjoy it.
Spoiler Well, my puppy's now 10 months old XD
/center] Caleb was speechless. He knew that the majority of the resistance seemed fond of him, but did they really believe in him that much? Could he live up to their expectations? "Th-thanks" he said at last, unsure of what else to say at the time. He turned his attention back to the plans that lay on the table before him. Picking up the pencil, he put a cross through the plan that involved attacking Vex head on. First the weapons supply, then the buyer he thought to himself. He made a couple of other plans of attack, ones that involved attacking other small positions, but in the end he could only decide on one. Caleb drew a circle around the title of the plan, which was simply "Sharox". He then picked up the parchment and strode over to the board that contained their various strategies. He cleared a small patch in the center of the board and then summoned a small dagger in his left hand. He stabbed the dagger into the parchment, keeping it pinned to the board. This would mark for all the others in the Resistance that this was their next plan of attack, and the most important one. "Fae!" Zane called out. Only moments earlier the girl had seemed almost happy, and then she had stepped onto a trap and inhaled some kind of poisonous gas. Fae was obviously in pain, curling up in the fetal position. Zane dropped his buster sword straight away and knelt down beside Fae. He was no expert in first aid by any means, but perhaps he could help somehow. He cracked his knuckles. "Alright Fae, you're going to learn just what kind of magic I'm good for" he said quietly as he mentally prepared himself. He began to focus his time magic on one particular thing in the area; the girl that was poisoned. "What my magic does is affects time, whether it be a person's sense of it or otherwise. I can make things go faster or slow down" he explained. "Still listening? Stay with me Fae, you're not going to die" he encouraged. He slowed time in and around Fae's body, causing the poison to slow to just a crawl. He could slow it completely, but only for a few seconds, and that would not give him the time to do what needed to be done so that was not an option. While he was slowing the poison inside of Fae, he gently knelt down and lifted her up, trying to support her as best as he could. He dropped his buster sword on the ground as he did so, but it did not matter; a human life meant more to him than his sword did. Zane began running towards Balmar, towards the Resistance, as fast as he was able. After running for just a couple of minutes, he realized it wasn't going to be enough at that rate. A sense of dread flowed into him. He was going to have to put everything on the line. "Just hang in there Fae, I'm not going to let another person die while i'm able to do something!" he exclaimed. While slowing the poison within Fae, he also began using magic to affect himself too, causing himself to move quite a lot faster. He hurried towards the Resistance base, ignoring the looks of people as he ran, knowing all too well that if he strained himself too much he could be in just as much danger as the girl he was holding was in.
Upon being asked about the plans for the upcoming attack, Caleb nodded. "Yes, this one here" he said, motioning towards the one on the left, "is a plan that would involve taking down Vex's weapon supply, which would weaken his force slightly" he explained. "While this one here" he continued, "details a direct attack on Vex's castle. Risky, but if we played it right we may be able to pull it off. These aren't the only plans I have, they're just the ones I've bothered to write down at the moment" Caleb explained. Caleb then went on to answer Marlene's plea. "I don't believe anyone thinks of you as a weakling, Marlene. This is not a war that can be fought by any one person, we have to operate like..like a machine, almost. We work together for the better future, and you are just as important in it as the rest of us. That being said, it is somewhat dangerous, but if you really want to fight on the front line then there is little I can do to stop you. I won't become a dictator, I won't boss anyone around, so you may do what you wish" he finished. A look that somewhat resembled sadness passed over Zane's face. "They wouldn't mention me, none of them would. If you had heard of me, I would have been surprised. Why would they talk about someone they exiled from the Resistance?" he said in a soft, gentle tone; almost sorrowful. He shook his head quickly. "I can't blame them though, what I did was unforgivable. Didn't have much of a choice though" he added. He looked into Fae's eyes, just for a moment. "If you had a choice, a choice that seemd impossible to make. If you had to choose between the life of your dearest friend, or the possibility of an entire group being wiped out, could you make the choice?" he asked. He stepped over to the buster sword that lay on the ground and picked it up. Ace was still sitting on his shoulder, happy as ever, his master not so much. "My friend, you might know of him, his name's Caleb. I used to be part of the resistance, along with him, well actually I was one of the first members of it. He was always the planner, though he was very skilled with a blade mind you, while I was always the doer. One day, the Resistance was attacked by Vex. Caleb never saw it coming, none of us did. Vex took him, I went after him. Vex told me that if I didn't tell him the location of the base, he would kill Caleb there and then. What was I supposed to do? Caleb was my best friend, I would give my life if I had to to save his. I told Vex, he released Caleb, and then I was exiled for treachery" Zane finished, summarising the painful events of his past. "I didn't let it slow me down, I kept training and training. Everytime I caught wind of the Resistance doing something, I did what I could to help. That's when I met this little guy" he said, affectionately petting Ace with his free hand. "Ace is all I have left after I was exiled, but I can't just give up. I'm much stronger than I was when I was exiled, used to be one of the strongest there anyway" he said with a laugh. "Thing is, it's no secret that The Resistance and Vex are at war with each other, and as much as it would pain Caleb to admit it, he could use me there helping with it on the front lines. So I've been heading back there, to try and talk some sense. He'll let me back in, he has to.." Zane finished. Vex turned to face Fall. He closed his eyes for a moment, and a couple of tiny scars could be seen on his eyelids. Very faint ones, but they were visible. "Yes, I have an idea. A while ago, I came across some information, told to me by a member of the Resistance himself. He told me where the base of operations was, in exchange for the life of his friend. I went there and destroyed that base, but that doesn't mean that there weren't others. If you must know, that place was Balmar, so that would be as good a place to start as any" he spoke.
Vex thought for a moment. He rested his head on his right hand for a moment, as though he was having difficulty thinking. "Orders..orders...I've been giving out the same orders for a long time now. Kill the resistance, crush anyone that is against me, etc etc" Vex said. He was getting tired, having to talk to everyone so much lately. He was not much of a people person, in fact most of the time when people talked to him too much he 'took care' of them. But he couldn't do that to The Passing, not while he still needed them. Caleb hadn't made a lot of progress. He had borrowed a pencil from one of the Resistance members, and he was trying to plan their next course of action. Of course it was impossible to plan for every scenario, there were simply too many variables, but he couldn't stick with just one in case something happened. He had the plans laid out in front of him so that nothing was hidden from the other Resistance members. So far he had two strategies that could be seen, one small raid on the town of Sharox, the town next to Balmar and well known for supplying Vex with weapons, or marching straight to Corvus and confronting Vex. He would have to make the final decision, he knew, but were they ready for Vex? That he didn't know. His attention was brought back to the hall and the people around it as a girl approached him. What was her name again? Marlena was it? No, Marlene? Probably. She asked him if she could ask him a question. He mentally sighed, he had hoped that people would feel like they didn't need to ask him for permission to do things, he trusted each of them. He nodded his head, however, and responded. "No trouble at all, what's on your mind?" he asked. Zane gave Fae a bit of an odd look, one that made it seem like what she had said didn't make sense. "Couldn't you have found someone in town to get those from?" he questioned. He moved past the question, realizing how judgmental he had sounded asking it. "I was on my way to the Resistance when my friend sort of took off on me. He's a Falcon, about thiiiis big" he said, spreading his arms apart to show Ace's size. "Always looking for some food and exploring things too, you seen him?" he asked. He was interrupted by a loud noise, as though someone had fallen from somewhere nearby. Ignoring the sound, he continued to explain his search for Ace. "Always looking for food.." he said quietly. An idea formed in his mind. He reached over and grabbed one of the berries again. He then stepped back and tossed it into the sky. Immediately the berry was plucked out of the sky by Ace, who swallowed it quickly and then flew down to land on Zane's shoulder. Zane laughed a little bit. "Welcome back Ace, meet Fae" he said to the bird. Ace tilted his head on an angle as though he was somewhat confused.
