Kingdom Hearts: Kingdom Hearts: Light Chaser

No one was helping too much, there was light conversation, but nothing inspiring confidence. Tinarah kept an eye on the people that were around her, a little worried about all that was going on. She glanced around a bit, then back to her brother and then back to Take. At least someone was willing to take a sort of lead role when no one else was. She couldn't even pretend to help or be any sort of leader, not with a sort of fear that struck her to the core. The fear that left her shaking no matter what. No matter what it was, she couldn't control her fear, not enough at least. Tinarah was now wondering what even drove her to leave her town. Now that she was back with her brother it started to seem odd that she even left. And part of her wondered why she put so much focus on finding him, besides the fact that she never felt as safe with her father. Her father was over cautious, but he didn't really know how to protect her properly. Her mother might have been a little wild, but Tinarah knew she could and would fight tooth and nail for her. Her father, her father would have ran and tried to take her with her, but nothing else. That is why she wanted to be with her brother. Her brother inherited her mothers wild spirit and he could protect her. She just needed to learn to protect herself too.

It was time to move on, the people were going to take them into the city and everyone else was following, so Tinarah didn't have much of a voice. She tried to hold herself high, make herself feel okay about the situation, even as they stepped on to the long narrow rope bridge. I didn't take long before someone told them not to look down, and of course out of instinct, Tinarah did. Cringing, she looked back towards where she came, but it wasn't easy to just step back either. She had proceeded far enough that while not at the half way point, she had people she trusted ahead, and an empty, dangerous bridge and loneliness behind her. It wasn't a hard choice which way she would go, she would follow the crowd where she would be safe.

As they entered the city, Tinarah couldn't help but look around and marvel at the sights around her. It was beautiful and amazing here. She failed to notice how quiet the streets were as they were guided along. The only person she noticed as they walked around was a white haired female. Tinarah looked up at her admiring how pretty she was, it was only then when she realize no one else besides their escorts were out. "Where do you think everyone is?" Tinarah asked quietly to no one in particular.

As they entered the big room beyond and that was where their escorts knelt. Tinarah was caught off guard by this and stood there like a statue. At first she didn't know what to do, but finally it occurred to her too late what she should be doing. Of course that only made her more nervous and stiffen up instead of bowing. then the man they were bowing too sounded not very happy and Tinarah backed up a step, whimpering slightly. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause trouble." She whimpered not realizing she spoke out loud as she took another step behind her, like leaving this room would bring her out of the entire world. She wanted to leave and not anger anyone else but she didn't know where she would go or how she would get there. While she knew the anger wasn't necessarily directed right at her, at that moment, already embarrassed and uneasy, everything was feeling like it was her fault. She tried her best to hold back the tears that stung her eyes as she still stood there, her eyes downturn as she tried to figure out what to do and where to go, how to apease someone else so they wouldn't be angry at her. ​

 

King Nedakh, ignoring Chrono's question and appearing to not believe his words about their weapons, turned his head to look directly at the one girl who had knelt before him. The gesture was appreciated but did nothing to change his opinion of the group of children. They looked so young and naive that he could hardly even consider that they had the strength to vanquish the darkness. The child who stepped back in fear only made it more apparent that these were mere children.

"Some believe that those who arrived before you brought the monsters here. They claimed to be explorers but their journey here awakened the Leviathan which has always served as our guardian." Their guide whispered to the group in response to Chrono's question.

"There are no tests that would change my mind. Children have no place on the battlefield." He spoke sternly towards them, so intent on having them leave that he hardly noticed that a boy amongst them began to speak and summoned his weapons. The guards tensed up for a moment but relaxed once the blade was gone. It was not just any blade. In his many years of life Nedakh had seen this kind of weapon before and the word fell upon his lips before the boy declared what it was.

"Keyblade." How long had it been since he had last seen one? Not since the end of that terrible war that left his own world in shambles. The only wielder of it he could remember, however, was of a much greater stature than the children who stood before him. Still, this explained why it looked like they did not belong to this world. Was the traveler who sought and audience with him a year ago also a wielder? It would have explained his sudden appearance and disappearance and his interest in Nedakh's own daughter.

"I had believed your kind to have died out in the War. Clearly I was mistaken." He shifted slow to sit upright ignoring the pain that his aged back gave him. "Very well then. It is clear to me that you children wish to help but I caution you not to find yourselves getting too comfortable. Once the darkness is clear you will have the thanks of me and my people but you will be expected to leave." His words were spoken calmly with no malice behind them but, rather, with a calm acceptance that this was necessary.

"Seek out the darkness, destroy it, and return here once you have completed your task."

King Nedakh offers the party a reward for destroying the Heartless infesting Atlantis. Guards will make way for you and not impede your progress in exploring the city and its outskirts. You are given a map of the area to help you on your task.




Points of Interest:

The Encampment - Heartless have not been spotted here. Yet. This is where the outsiders who arrived before you are nestled. They are resupplying for their journey back to the surface but their encampment lies just outside the city where old military jeeps, trucks, and a large drilling vehicle are parked. Soldiers and those contracted to work with them on their expedition are camped out here. Perhaps they might have insight into the current events the King has not shared.

The Ruins - Princess Kida has been spotted with one of the outsiders heading here. The Ruins are an abandoned and flooded part of Atlantis filled with decrepit buildings and sunken monuments to long forgotten history and is overrun with vegetation. No one visits the ruins anymore so the Heartless threat here is unknown.

The Waterfalls - Nedakh has instructed the guards to take those willing past the shores of the outer city on a boat. Outside of getting a good view of the city from a distance, there is not much else to see but the waterfalls surrounding Atlantis. Heartless have been spotted swimming the waters by fishers.

The Marketplace - A large open place of commerce lined with shops. All of them are closed now due to the attacks Atlantis has seen recently leaving vacant stands filled with fruit, trinkets, hardware, artwork, and hundreds of other items. Heartless have been recently spotted here.
The Alleys - The darker corners of the city, collectively called the Alleys, between buildings. Normally used for shortcuts to get from one part of the city to another now are left empty where even guards dare not tread. The threat of being attacked by Heartless in the alleys is extremely high.

The Cave - The area you came from before reaching Atlantis. Master Atmos was supposed to be being watched over by the stranger Torrin. Now that you have the time, going back to check up on them is a possibility though the area is clear of Heartless.

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While Tinarah was in full panic mode, it seemed like everyone else was handling things rather well. Her brother and his friends seemed to not be phased by any of it. Perhaps it was how their master taught them, or perhaps it was just her, Tinarah could't tell. It was likely just her but maybe if she found her brother, found Atmos instead of being so weak and needing saved by Choma. It wasn't that she didn't like Choma, she appreciated his teaching and all, but it didn't help her learning how to deal with other humans. Given the current situation, dealing with humans would be good... if you would call these people humans. They certainly didn't have a human lifespan.

Tinarah tensed as the guards tensed, Take actually taking a step in making peace with the angry king, showing him their weapons. While Tinarah didn't think that was a good idea, she actually thought it was asking for trouble, she couldn't speak up against it. In the end it even ended up working to their favour, in some ways. The king didn't seem as mad at them, which made Tinarah feel a little better, but he now wanted them to take out some sort of darkness for him. Tinarah wasn't sure that was a good idea and tensed at the thought as her eyes darted around to the others around her. If it was the only way for the King not to be mad then maybe she should. Her eyes went to her brother, but then dropped to the ground. She couldn't keep relying on him all the time. She had to toughen up, she felt guilty leaning on him so much.

As the king finished talking and they heard about possible places to go, Tinarah turned to the guard nearest her. She cast her gaze down, nervous and unsure as she tapped him trying to get his attention. She wanted to do this on her own, before her brother saw and tried to talk her out of it. They said the guards would take her to the waterfall, meaning she wouldn't be alone, she would be safe but wouldn't have to rely on her brother, or at least that was the theory. "I- Um... Excuse me sir." Tinarah started quietly, timidly. She fiddled with her violin case a little before she glanced up out of the corner of her eye, hair falling in front of her face. "Would you... would you um... take me to the waterfall? I want to try and help there." She barely managed to get out in a small voice as her eyes flickered back over to the rest of the group, trying not to think about how scary going alone would be. ​

 

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The park seemed to be the only area in the entire town that did not remain unscathed when the Light Chaser had saved this world. Trees were knocked over and uprooted and there was a crater near the center of the park but nothing in it except more dirt. The feeling of a dark presence was there however even though one could not be seen.

The ground shook. Then there was silence.

It shook again.

The shadows of Aria and Chrys were stretching thin along the ground and, if they turned to look, they would have seen the figures of their shadows continue to elongate and grow closer together until they merged and became totally black. A large hand came forth from the shadow and then another followed by a head covered in tangled black locks of what can only be loosely described as hair. Its huge form blocked out the sunlight casting the two wielders in the shadow of its form. Its yellow eyes bore down onto the two.

This was a Darkside.

A BOSS BATTLE COMMENCES

Darkside: 160/160 HP
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[In Boss Battles, the amount of AP you use in your turn is how much damage is dealt to the boss. Saving AP will reduce damage taken when the boss attacks.]

The Waterfalls
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"Y-yes. Of course." The guard was visibly taken aback that this young girl had asked him such a question but the King was not one to make mistakes when it came to judgments of character. If this girl wielded the power to fend off the darkness then it was in his own interest to help her. He refrained from making any comments about her age, fearing not just sounding ignorant but also the wrath of his King should this be considered mistreatment of the very guests they were meant to assist. "The waters have grown dangerous, so be prepared."

In a few minutes they had traveled across the outlying waters and towards the sounds of the waterfalls that surrounded the city. The ride on the simple wooden vessel was a calm one. The ship itself was quite small but the deck itself was large enough to walk around in without losing ones balance. And large enough for Heartless to jump from the waters to land on the boat right in front of Tinarah. And they did just that.

Enemies Remaining: 3 Screwdrivers
Screwdrivers require 10 AP to defeat.




The Ruins
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"Ah!"

"Help!"

The shouts of a man and woman could be heard from a distance. The same white-haired girl from earlier, Princess Kida, was waving a broken spear at a large green Heartless while a tall bespectacled lanky male was behind her trying to get her to run from the monster she clearly had no business fighting. The Heartless struck at the wooden shaft, knocking it out of her hand and was preparing to finish the job. Other Heartless began to appear seemingly intent on hunting down Kida specifically.

Enemies Remaining: 7 (5 Shadows. 2 Screwdrivers.)
Shadows require 2 AP to defeat. Screwdrivers require 10 AP to defeat.




The Cave

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Torrin was still sitting against the rock on the opposite side Atmos had been propped up against. The magical field protecting her was gone and Torrin had changed out of his cloak into a different outfit. The thought 'Isn't it funny that my normal clothes are nearly the same as when I was wearing the protective coat?' once crossed his mind but it really wasn't that funny. It was just a stupid coincidence, nothing more. Besides, the cloak barely fit and his normal clothes were good enough for use.

"Say...mind sharing your take on the situation? Master to Master." Of course, there was no response from the woman but he could hear her stir and mumble something as if she tried to respond in her half-asleep state. "Of course. Get your rest."

Footsteps.

Torrin immediately forced himself to stand with some difficulty by using his keyblade to help him up, ready to get on the defensive, but his guard lowered when he saw that it was just one of the students approaching. He breathed out a sigh of relief. "Figured one of you would be back to check up on her. She took a heavy beating back there. It'll be a little longer before she wakes up and rejoins you guys. Any progress with the natives of this world?"

The Alleys
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Dark figures began to crawl along the ground trailing slowly behind Illiana as she walked towards the alley before blending in to the shade the alley provided. There were no signs of guards around and everything had gone eerily silent. Just then, a Shadow burst out of the ground and swiped at Illiana's legs from behind. Several Heartless materialized as other Shadows began to emerge from the ground and surround the girl.

Illiana was hit for 4 Damage (21/25HP)

Enemies Remaining: 8 (3 Shadows. 3 Soldiers. 2 Pirates.)
Shadows require 2 AP each to defeat. Soldiers require 4 AP each to defeat. Pirates require 8 AP each to defeat.
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Tinarah didn't say anything as the man agreed to take her. She just nodded as he lead her towards the boat. Tinarah looked back at the others before taking a big breath and forcing herself to go away from them on her own. She would have to lean how to be her own person. Her hands trembled as she tried to hide them behind her violin case as she carried it onto the boat. Leaving the violin in the corner near where the man was steering from, Tinarah walked around, her keyblade in hand trying to clear her head, trying to calm her racing heart. This was all so much to do, going ahead without anyone she knew to fight heartless. She could hardly defend herself, what made her think she could do this? Tinarah was ready to turn and run away but once more forced herself to breath.

The boat came to a stop in a rather pleasant area. With the waterfall and the forest and the gentle rock of the boat, Tinarah was almost feeling at ease, music drifting through her mind. There was nearly a smile on her face when suddenly Heartless appeared from the water to attack. Tinarah jumped a little and nearly tried to back away before remembering that she was trapped on a boat. "S-stay back. I-i-I will handle this.... I will try..." Tinarah tried to tell the man who brought her, clearly not the most confident in herself as she raised her keyblade and struck it with the keyblade a couple times. Upon the third hit the creature turned to vapour around her. "Right... I-I can do this. I will do this." She tried to coach herself on as she readied herself again.
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LVL: 3
HP: 20
AP: 2

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The Waterfalls​

Two Screwdrivers dove at Tinarah ready to cut her down when the guard that was with her intervened and deflected one of the attacks intended for her with his spear. Before the man could even attempt to attack he was knocked to the side by the Heartless he stopped and nearly thrown off over the side of the boat. The second Screwdriver managed to close the distance between itself and Tinarah and jabbed at her side. Just as it did so, there was a flash of light that came from the sky and faded, with no trace of where exactly it originated.

Tinarah was hit for 13 Damage (7/20HP)​

Enemies Remaining: 2 Screwdrivers
Screwdrivers require 10 AP to defeat.

The Ruins​

"Thanks!" The young man with glasses called out to Chrono before his tone changed to one of warning. "Watch out! Behind you!" A Screwdriver had circled around to cut at Chrono from behind with its spear. As it did so there was a flash of light.

"The crystal..?" The Princess spoke in wonder as her eyes looked upward.

"What? Do you mean the power source? It reacted to the fight?"

"I...I think so."

Chrono was hit for 15 Damage (10/25HP)​

Enemies Remaining: 2 Screwdrivers
Screwdrivers require 10 AP to defeat.

The Cave​

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"Like I said. She'll be okay. Your master's a tough one." Torrin stated, not immediately trying to introduce himself. He glanced down at Atmos and folded his arms then looked back at Take. He kept silent for a moment almost as if he was refusing to introduce himself because being defensive was all he could remember at this point. Finally, Torrin lowered his arms and responded. "Torrin. My name's Torrin. I figure that we're all on the same side here so there's no reason for me not to help you guys. Wasn't in such a good shape when I showed up but I'm doing better now." At least he was no longer still bleeding.

"Your world, they strong on military training there?" From Take's appearance this was fairly obvious especially since none of the other students had that kind of look to them or held the air of discipline about them.

The Alleys​

The Heartless spread out when Illiana began to fight back. Shadows clawed threateningly at Illiana and slid over her way while the Pirate hung overhead in the sky, swooping in and narrowly missing the girl in its attack. The Soldiers, however, found their mark as they closed the distance with a rapid spinning attack to strike Illiana. There was a flash of bright light from the sky. The Heartless did not react to it but it was apparent that something had changed.

Illiana was hit for 12 Damage (8/25HP)​

Enemies Remaining: 6 (2 Shadows. 3 Soldiers. 1 Pirate.)
Shadows require 2 AP each to defeat. Soldiers require 4 AP each to defeat. Pirates require 8 AP each to defeat.

The flash of light happened the instant before you were struck. Some magical source in Atlantis filled you with new fortitude. Damage dealt to you was halved due to this protecting force of nature. ​

 

With one down, it had left two very angry heartless left around her. Tinarah was trying to prepare herself for another attack when they both dove at her at once. Throwing her arms up, trying to protect herself, she braced for whatever pain was to come to her. She had shut her eyes tight and was looking away when she heard a thunk. Looking up a bit timidly, she had seen one heartless get knocked out of the way, however it then turned it's attention on the guard, almost knocking him off the boat. While her attention was on that one, the other one had gotten it's baring back and attacked her once, ramming into her side. That single attack caused Tinarah to cry out, tears forming in her eyes. If the one heartless could hurt so much then what if they had both.... Tinarah shut out the thought as she looked over at the man who had stopped that from happening.

"Hold on. I am sorry." Tinarah said quietly as she tried to focus and remember the magic she had been taught not long before. "Cure." She said as she aimed her keyblade at the man and let a sort of green light wrap around him. Once she was curtain that her spell had gone off properly, she turned her attention to the heartless that threatened the man. While her side groaned in pain, she tried not to think about it as she had her keyblade at the ready. She charged after one of the two that remained, knocking it down. "Just one more. I can do this." She whispered to herself trying to keep the tears from her eyes as she looked at the final heartless.
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LVL: 3
HP: 7/20
AP: 2