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  1. Pandatastic Flagellum
    Well, at least it exists.
    He picked Lethe up again, no longer troubled in her sleep, and hauled her light pack over his shoulder.
    Time to go.
    But isn't there a faster way to get there besides walking?
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Feb 14, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  2. Pandatastic Flagellum
    You can't be serious.
    Kanda crouched beside Lethe, head lowered, eyes closed. She seemed slightly better. It may be the castle. It was so 'other', unnatural. This atmosphere couldn't be the same in any other place and she wasn't exactly normal either. Maybe it was just time. He sighed. And what should he do now? It seemed like it had always been this way. Ever since he was thrown into this world. Always, he had to find the next place to be; anywhere but here. And now all he had to go on was....
    You've heard of... a city in the sky?
    He felt stupid saying it but that girl was his guide. He had said it, hadn't he? It was proof that he had come to trust her.
    Right.
    He stood again and waited on one of the others' answer.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Feb 12, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  3. Pandatastic Flagellum
    The one with the weird boomerang weapon spoke as the dog-eared one pouted and stared away.
    I and her were attacked before. She's been in and out of it since then and I don't have a way to heal her. ...Hm.
    Kanda abruptly spun on his heel and walked back into the corridor he had come from motioning with his eyes for the others to follow. He moved out of the vision of the three and his voice echoed when he called back at them.
    It's not like I can move her anymore than she's already gone. She's over here.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Feb 9, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  4. Pandatastic Flagellum
    Lethe pulled her groggy eyelids apart to the blinding white of fluorescent lights. She was freezing despite his cloak wrapped around her. Like her life was leeching from her int the cold hard tiles. her hand was pale where it rested on the floor. Collecting her hand and her thoughts, four voices came to her muffled ears. But there was more than that. A shadow of a thought. It was pushed down and restricted by a louder voice. She searched for the first voice trying to hear it. It pleaded for something, if only she could reach it.
    Slowly the darkness cleared and she caught a clipped off sentence. She heard someone's Noise clearly.
    -only lucky that wasn't my full power and once I get enough of my strength back the REAL fun will begin...
    But as soon as she heard it, the Noise was gone.
    What... was that? It seems like... there are two minds there. (I should....)
    But her eyes would not sustain. The room became dark again. To her slight surprise, she remarked, they were not fluorescent lights at all.

    * * *

    Kanda still held up his fist, vein comically pulsing at his head and threw his next words at the three people standing before him.
    I thought breaking down the front door would be good enough to get someone's attention, but apparently not. I - rather - there's someone that needs help. She's been screwed up for I don't care how long and I need her to get where I'm going. So can you three help or not? I don't have all day.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  5. Pandatastic Flagellum
    OOC: Kanda was completely ignored, by the way

    There was a massive flash of light as the spikey-haired kid made a move. When Kanda could see again, theh boy had fallen to the ground and the others were scrambling to recover from the attack. Two of them promptly disappeared through a black hole that had been conjured from nowhere. The one with the giant sword walked up to the two girls and started talking. No one seemed to notice Kanda. He put Mugen away with a loud 'shing' and stomped up to the guy in red, swinging his arm out to land a well placed punch on his cheek. He was somewhat pleased when the boy - with white dog ears, as he saw now - flew backwards and tumbled across the tiles.
    Tch. Mendokusai.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  6. Pandatastic Flagellum
    The wall blew inward, sending large chunks of white stone and glass at Kanda and Lethe. When he blinked the dust from his eyes six figures took form in the room before him. The two closest - two females - one in black and the other a strange weapon on her back. One tall man, blue haired, a boy in red with a furred sword in his hand. Then, the spikey-haired one in the centre. He was shouting at the blue haired one who blocked his oncoming magicks with his claymore. Kanda set the girl up against the wall in a small cove so she could not be seen along with her leather pack, not that it would do much about her Noise. However, it seemed, everyone in the next corridor were too occupied to pick out the whispered thoughts of this half dead girl. He took a last look at her small form and scowled, unsheathing Mugen.
    This had better not take long.
    He stepped over the debris and into the adjoining area, meeting with this perplexing cast of characters.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Feb 5, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  7. Pandatastic Flagellum
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    Keystones

    The Heartless were mostly dealt with, but nothing more came from the battle than to waste time as the ship and crew continued to hurtle towards the black hole.
    What is that captain thinking?
    She didn't seem to have a plan other than to use brute force and it was obvious this would not work. In truth, the group had no idea in where they should go to find the keystones. Kusameruko turned to Risit and climbed down from the crow's nest to meet him, jumping the last few metres. Using Aero he alighted softly on the wooden deck.
    Why would it be so bad to be taken by it?
    He directed his clipped request to Risit after the other boy had slashed at an oncoming Soldier.
    We should take this black hole as a chance rather than a curse. It may take us somewhere useful.
    Someone behind him shouted a spell and magic coursed around the two, shattering the deck further and requiring Kusameruko to raise his voice.
    Where else can we go?
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Feb 5, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  8. Pandatastic Flagellum
    The sound of footsteps echoed throughout the gigantic empty corridor. Kanda walked to the far end where another door was set in the wall. When he opened it his eyes widened. Beyond, there was the same scene; a long white corridor exactly as the one he had just passed through. He sped up and wondered for a few more rooms, but the next was always like the last. (To lose... is to find.)
    Tch. What the hell is this?
    And is it so hard to find someone? You'd think after breaking down their door they would notice. It's not like I have time to screw around.
    (...to find is...) (Someone?)
    As his yell faded, the echoes bouncing high up near the cieling, a wash of consciousness came over him. The presences he felt earlier came back in a rush and there was the sound of conflict. It was a bit back from where he was and he turned on his heel for the entrance.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Jan 31, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  9. Pandatastic Flagellum
    OOC: I am assuming everyone at the castle is in Marluxia's alternate-ish universe.


    The only sign of life was yet still only a faded memory, a shadow. The castle loomed above them - the tall black haired figure and the curled one swathed in his cloak. The silence of the castle pressed upon him. He sensed a presence - no, more than one, warring with each other - but they were only half there, invisible to him. Kanda laid the girl down, who tossed in her feverish state. He placed a hand on one of the monstrous doors that must lead inside. It would not open, but he expected nothing less. The youth unsheathed Mugen and prepared to take down the castle doors; this castle bruised and sickly, thorns growing through the weeds, like a dying garden.
    As the doors fell inward with a bright pure light shining from the inside, he once again began to walk with his burden, wondering if coming to this place was of any use.
    The girl can't survive 'till the city like this. What do I do if there's no one here to heal her after all? I can' delude myself. I don't....
    What should I do, Lethe?

    But of course, he received no answer.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Jan 29, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  10. Pandatastic Flagellum
    Where is that damned sky city?
    Kanda alighted on a flat patch of ground which extended far past his field of vision. Everything so flat and gray; like the gods had drawn the blueprints but deemed such a dismal place unsuitable, letting it to return to nothingness. (Nothing.)
    (...dark....) (Nothingness?) (Where...is the city...?)

    Her Noise when she was asleep awas so strange and uncomfortable. To be able to see another person's mind, so chaotic and wild....
    And if I can hear her... can she hear me?
    This frail life in his arms was so alien, yet so mundane and unnassuming.
    Even with your thoughts and pictures spilling into the world... understanding you....
    Tch.
    You never even told me your name.

    (The sky.) (...can hear Noise.) (Name... a name.) (Mine.) (Nothingness.) (My name?)
    (...Lethe.)
    (My name is Lethe.)

    And on the horizon, the twisted spires of a castle began to take form.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Jan 29, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  11. Pandatastic Flagellum
    Uhgn. This hair is... at such an infuriating length.
    How could you say such useless things at a time like this?
    The small figure bumped against him as he stepped. The sky began to turn dark, sickly purple and clouds obscured the light. The earth had turned to sparkling dust, a grain of sand, its own insignificant prism. It was horribly beautiful.
    Quit squirming, the impatience in his voice thick.
    And again came the strange voices. But a main one reached his ears, not louder but maybe more alive.
    (You're carrying...?) (...down) Let me walk.
    You'll only slow us down.
    (Hate to think....) (Won't let you think) (Weak.) I can.... (Don't think I'm weak.)
    Kanda didn't respond to her thoughts for a long time. The sand ran in rivulets around his approaching boots.
    You'll probably die, you know.
    He thought she had lost consciousness again that it took her so long to answer.
    It's fine... if I don't belong in this world. I'm just... a nobody after all.


    OOC: Has anyone read Chaos Walking? This is where the OC comes from. It's a really good book, by the way.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Jan 28, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  12. Pandatastic Flagellum
    My feet drag more with every step. There must be weights there I can't see. And the bandages won't be of much use for too long. But, why didn't I hear them? Such horrible creatures couldn't have been able to mask that degree of maliciousness. Like they popped into existence. But the more troubling... is him. He keeps looking at me strangely. No doubt he can hear me. Should I be concerned? Back then he... didn't come to help me first.

    I knew it. I really... can't trust him.


    * * *

    She was strong granted. But she was still only human. When she fell, it was with a certain reluctance, somehow as though she was loath to lose to her own weakness. He held her, breathing shalllow and bidings now soaked after he had caught her mid-collapse.
    You're completely gone, yet somehow you're the loudest you've been this whole time.
    The truth of this was startling. But the voices came not from her, but around her. Maybe inside his head. Like hundreds of ghosts upon eachother, fighting to reach the surface. She had gotten increasingly louder as they travelled but then they had been only spurts and bouts. Now the rumblings were a constant stream. Kanda wondered what they meant, curious if they could reveal anything about this person who had saved him.
    Maybe not so human.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Jan 28, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  13. Pandatastic Flagellum
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    Keystones

    A light had come from somewhere, spewing Heartless onboard and Air Pirates flying above.
    Oh, look. Something to do.
    Kusameruko's keyblade materialized in his hand in a flash of light. The ship was still shaking badly.
    I suppose... in the air as much as possible would be best.
    He climbed as well as he could up to the crow's nest, beating back a few mindless Soldiers on his way. The Pirates were dar easier to deal with at this level, falling below as he struck them while they flew past. They seemed mostly distracted by the others running below.
    From here they look like ants. Hmm.
    He spied Risit struggling with a knot and yelling something. But he couldn't hear a word.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Jan 26, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  14. Pandatastic Flagellum
    OOC: Did I mention she was an OC?

    ... To a city in the sky.
    What?
    That's where we'll find help.
    Where did you get that garbage?
    I heard it. You weren't listening, is all.

    * * *​


    Since then she's been silent. Is there even anyone there?
    ...So...o koto....
    Did you say something?
    She didn't turn or look back at him, only responding with a barely audible, perhaps slightly flustered, Nothing at all.
    If you're going to say something, then say it.
    Even if she were going to answer at all, she didn't have the chance, as a dark wave swept her off her feet. It was tall, completely black, and ready to plunge a giant broadsword into her. Another came up behind him and he slashed at it until it just... disappeared. In a magnificent flourish, he turned to kill the other one... but there was only the girl.
    He back was turned but Kanda saw the silver daggers, one in each hand. There was a growing dark stain at her feet. She had an odd set to her shoulders and she he stood rigid.
    What is it?
    Nothing.
    She pulled the small leather pack from her back and fell to her knees. She began to take clean bindings from it and pushed her freely flowing hair from her face. Then he understood the strain in her voice: The long slanting gash that swung across her face.
    It seems her blood flows more freely than her words. (That's pretty morose, isn't it? Too bad.)
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Jan 26, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  15. Pandatastic Flagellum
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    Keystones

    It had happened so quickly. A greater crisis was now at hand.
    No time to do nothing.
    But, really, what could he do? The ship was quickly heading towards a black hole and the gummi ship had disappeared.
    Most likely destroyed.
    The others had already latched themselves to the boat in response to the violently quaking ship. He followed suit. The cat crew were yelling orders to each other and the captain, too, but they seemed as knowledgeable as to what to do as his tiny team. He watched as one of the ship's crew fell overboard.
    How long 'till we all go down?


    OOC: Yeah, I have no idea what to write.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Jan 23, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  16. Pandatastic Flagellum
    She had begun to tire from walking, yet the scenery had not changed much since they began. The one she had saved earlier that day, whose Noise was so hard to hear- he pushed on with grim determination, unfaltering. He didn't seem fazed at all by his wounds. Then, to her relief, they came upon a watering hole and he crouched down near it. She took it as a sign for a brief pause. She was mustering the courage to ask if he needed new bandages but as he unwound the bloody bindings, underneath there was only smooth, ivory skin.
    Handy. She averted her gaze, and rifled through her pack.
    Again they set toward their destination.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Jan 23, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  17. Pandatastic Flagellum
    Somebody I Used to Know - Walk off the Earth
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Jan 22, 2012 in forum: The Playground
  18. Pandatastic Flagellum
    He whipped his head in the direction he had heard the voice. It was a girl. Dark brown hair put in a clip behind her head, brown eyes, about a dozen peircings in her ears, a bit shorter than Lenalee but about the same age.
    Why am I remembering Lenalee now?
    At that point he realized how vulnerable he was; propped up against a boulder and katana nowhere in sight. She didn't seem dangerous but...
    You brought me here.
    She nodded her head.
    I was fine as I was. I still have business with those people.
    She didn't say anything.
    Tch.
    He scowled severely and growled at the girl to tell him where his sword was. She walked away and disappeared behind an outcropping of rock. Kanda waited until he could no longer hear her footsteps. Reluctantly, he followed the prints in the dust that were the only signs that she had been there. After a few minutes, he remarked his ribs didn't hurt so much. He removed his cloak and saw his chest was bandaged. He let out a small noise of discomfort.
    When he came upon the edge of a cliff and looked what lay a ways off, he couldn't help but be filled with anger.
    Didn't you know? All bad guys can bring back their fortresses with magic talking books.
    The girl was there. About ten feet away, to his left, holding Mugen in her arms. She slowly came over but didn't hand it to him.
    I'm afraid I won't be able to stop you. But I thought if you saw it as it has become, you might reconsider.
    I won't run.
    You're already beat. Admit it.
    He could hear the anger rising in her voice, yet she somehow still sounded calm. Her voice was soft, quiet, like the wind. One could get lost in a voice like that. He wasn't sure why he wasn't arguing more; were her few words really enough to change his mind?
    He grabbed his sword from her and stomped back to the tiny camp that she had set. She walked behind, silent.


    OOC: Oh, lawdy. So many new pages to read.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Jan 22, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home
  19. Pandatastic Flagellum
    Smells like teen spirit-Nirvana
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Jan 17, 2012 in forum: The Playground
  20. Pandatastic Flagellum
    Kanda woke to the sound of faint howls. There was nothing besides that. No birds, not even the wind. When he opened his eyes he stared in shocked silence for a second. The cave had disappeared. There were not even ruins to show that he had destroyed it at all. The mass of creatures and the other people he had fought, were gone. He blinked hard, trying to remember what had happened before he...
    Did I seriously fall asleep?
    He played back his last waking moments.

    The crouched figure opened his eyes to darkness. He reached up to his face, dislodging a stream of pebbles. The tiny hole it created let needles of light pierce through the gloom of his confines. His hand came away crimson. With a grunt he pulled himself from the rubble. Sitting up, he took a long look at the sky, slowly breathing, letting his wounds heal. The cuts and bruises faded but he knew the broken ribs would take longer. Impossibly, he heard voices from a distance off. He rotated himself. There were three: the lion, the woman, and... the third. It was tall and all dressed in black.
    Damn it.
    The youth snatched at his sword that had fallen an arm length's away. He hadn't thought beyond destroying the cave. It didn't even look like they were wounded. The odds were staggering. More had come just then. That red head had come back, along with another man dressed in a red and black suit. Then, the black cloaks from before emerged from the rubble. From here he couldn't make out many words, but he could hear the tall black one. He sounded somehow familiar. At one point he stooped down to pick something small and rectangular out of the rubble. A book. There was a strange air about him. Not human.
    Akuma.
    He really only said it to himself. To assure himself that he hadn't come here for nothing. He was searching for a way to get back. Seaching for somewhere to go.
    Everyone is really useless so far.
    That akuma...
    He gripped Mugen tightly in its sheath. Kanda let his eyes close for a moment.
    Just a moment. Then... I'll find them.

    Idiot. What happened after that?
    I found you.


    OOC: Oh, new character.
    Post by: Pandatastic Flagellum, Jan 16, 2012 in forum: Retirement Home