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 Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:52 pm
[Michelle : Black Pearl : Deck]
{Cue: Armory}
She had been enjoying her first sights of the cove marveling at the height of the cliffs as they past when it changed, an inhuman screech rent the air and the shadows cast by the rock walls became an all enveloping darkness in a whoosh. She wasn't bothered so much by the absence of light but by the feeling of the presence of Darkness. It was palpable the sensation of something else being right near her made her jumpy, but she was afraid to move. Before she could plan action or freak out she heard Sora over the charms, calm and experienced reminding them they were not alone and must all coordinate. Other voices were speaking aloud but no one was close enough for her to hear their exact words."Time to do as I have taught you young one, and stay calm, you don't want to lose control over your magic when you can't see where it will go."Taking a deep breath she focused on the fizzy hum inside that she associated with her lightning magic drawing it out to coat her self in a bizillion small spikes of electricity for protection (Shock Spikes). Turning the magic inward she lightly charged her nervous system bringing about a state of controlled haste and allowing her mind and body to speed up (Charge it up). It was more useful then the frenzy of adrenaline alone since she could keep a clearer head this way. It was quite the buzz.
Feeling as ready as she could be she stood, twin blades posed for quick attack or defense if she located an adversary. Accessing the charms she relayed 'I was at the front most bow of the ship, up top, when the lights went out and I haven't moved yet.'
Before anymore could be learned or communicated she felt and heard Sora's abrupt pain and then his sudden absence over the charm. She froze fear for him and for everyone else in the group trying to swamp her control, but she fought it hard shoving away at the distraction as she acknowledged the necessity of action. Tracing the rail she had been closest to with the hook of one blade she started a steady pace in the direction she had last know Sora to be in.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:04 pm
[[Louis : Black Pearl : Below Deck -> Main Deck]] A short while passed giving the arcanist time to separate himself from the sympathetic, well-natured knight and seek refuge in one of the sleeping quarters. Louis sat back, waiting with a bored expression for the time to pass. He rolled his eyes and tapped his heel against the floor repeatedly, all the while loathing the musty, dirty-smelling hull he was stuck on until they arrived at what would likely be an even worse source of uncleanly and revolting scents. The arcanist heard Anthony call out for him. It was too soon. He told him he should think about it and come back when they'd reached Shipwreck cove, Louis would not even consider his decision thought through until they arrived. It would seem though, his efforts to avoid the boy and everyone else for the time being would be foiled as his heart caught wind of a new source of darkness on the ship. "Ajora? More of your games perhaps?" Louis asked inwardly sure the replica could hear him clearly. Without waiting for an answer, Louis stood and walked out into the hallway, completely unhindered by the quickly growing darkness. He strolled up to Anthony from behind and placed a hand on his shoulder lightly while speaking to him, "Relax, it's me. Grab onto my arm, I'll lead you to the deck. It would seem we're still not free of these interruptions on our voyage." The arcanist navigated the darkness effortlessly. This was his home, his element, no amount of magic trickery was going to blind him. Amidst the dark, Louis' eyes gave off a very dull glow of golden yellow, subtle, almost mistakable for a trick of the eye or mirage given by a mind seeking refuge in the hope of light. [[Cue: Over the Clouds]] ((Dunno, I thought the tone fit the situation... that and I've been playing allot of God Eater))) "Watch your step," Louis said as he moved up the stairs and emerged onto an even darker deck. Despite Louis' ability to see near perfectly in the dark, his vision in this place was blurred, shaded. Instead of figures, people, and things, he saw things in blotches and shades. The humans were brighter than the rest shifting from white to grey, one already lying on the floor, there was no way to tell who it was. The enemy however looked like a shifting visage of reds and deep purple. Louis straightened up once he was completely out in the open, realizing being able to see everyone gave him only so much of an advantage, "Everyone! Sound off!" If they replied, Louis could direct them, give them warnings and instructions to fight back. Louis could fight by himself... but if the group were left completely blind as he dealt with the source, the attacker would be free to strike as it pleased, unhindered by the darkness, unlike it's victims.That, and he wasn't sure how much he'd recovered after his encounter with Ajora, his energy might be more fleeting that he'd hope, so he'd stay his hand... for now. "Anthony..." he whispered, "don't leave my side."
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:16 pm
[???: Black Pearl: Deck]
With it's first victim down, the Nameless was automatically drawn to the next and closest target it could center on. It could smell her earthy musk, and the soft panting of her breath. It made it's instincts sing with delight as it picked up her fear.
Deciding it wanted to taste more of her fear; since Joe was more angry that scared, the Nameless made a lung at the delicious Noelle, catching her spear's shaft in the hook of it's sword and as the sparks flew off the clashing metals, she could get an up close and personal view of it's malevolent face.
It hissed, then made another ear splitting shriek right in her face. The shriek brought with it a wide ranged ability that would induce confusion or silence depending on the chance against the individual. As well as just give you a serious head ache if you weren't good with harsh noises in rapid succession.
the Nameless's hand pulled back ready to strike and sink it's razor fingers into Noelle's exposed front as it pinned her staff down against her.
(( It's shrieked twice now. 1st when it arrived; second in Noelle's face. Ability stats:: Shriek Of Abyss - The Nameless lets out a massive scream that pierces the ears, and causes status effects. The Duration isn’t long, but once it does it 3 times in succession and a target has heard all three it can cast Fear/Petrify. Normal List: Confusion, Silence. ))
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:53 pm
((Um, not as if it really matters, but Dawn never walked away after her conversation with Sora))
[Dawn : Black Pearl : Above Deck]
Dawn remained silent after her last spill to Sora. She was just trying to enjoy the wind and silence from where she sat on the step. She was almost relaxed once more when she heard a voice from above them that made her look up. As Dawn started to stand the world around her went dark. It startled her so much that she was grateful that she had the railing to hold onto to keep from falling down the step.
Dawn looked up at where she had known Sora to be when she heard his voice over the charms. Though she couldn't see him, she knew he was there. As she started to make way closer. She soon stopped after a step as she felt a shift in the wind near her, followed by Sora's painful scream. She let out a loud gasp as she stumbled over to the distance to him. She placed a shaky hand on his arm. When she got no response from him she started to shake more. Trying to grasp what she were to do. Without any light she couldn't see his condition, she didn't even know where to start to heal him... but she had to try.,.
'Garuda help me...'
Dawn closed her eyes as she started to play with the manipulation of the wind around herself and Sora. She wrapped them both in a protective barrier of wind. If the fiend that attacked Sora came back, he would likely be hurt by it. As she felt the wind continue to move around her she placed her hand on Sora's wound, summoning up her own healing wind to help mend the damage. Unsure of how well her magic would do on such a wound, but it was better than doing nothing.
[Dawn has learned: Aero]
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:16 pm
[ Kyle : Caribbean : Black Pearl ~ Deck ]Kyle immediately tensed as the group was quickly enveloped in an impenetrable veil of Darkness. He couldn't even see his hands in front of his face. The following shriek sent chills jolting through his skin, and it didn't take two heartbeats for him to summon his swallow-spear, giving a brief flash of light as he did so. Nothing in front of him, good. Sora called out over the charms; Kyle immediately announced his position at the very front, where he'd been most of the trip. Using his free hand, Kyle summoned a Starlight, giving him a field of vision roughly a few meters in either direction; only far enough to see Michelle. However, what came next is what froze Kyle in his tracks.
Sora was down. It took just one blow, but Sora, the Keyblade Master, Hero of Light, Savior of the Cosmos, was out of the picture.
{ Cue : Rapidity is a Justice ~ Xi }
Kyle felt his heart tug- no, it wrenched, tightening and contorting in his chest. He felt like his ribcage was going to burst. But it wasn't with fear, nor was it with concern. Adrenaline pumped through his veins more rapidly than ever before as Sora's quick defeat enraged the Dragoon. His eyes flashed a bright, shining violet, and they remained that way as he felt his magic energy subconsciously (and uncontrollably) pour into his muscles; the summoned Starlight was even sucked into his form as it happened.
[[ Celestial Instincts Activated ]]
Still locked in position, he felt like he wanted to explode in multiple directions, having no clear target to attack. However, the second shriek pushed him over the edge. Unable to think all that clearly, the shout echoed in Kyle's mind as a challenge-
Mere moments after the shriek, a thundering Dragon's Roar exploded from Kyle's direction, easily heard throughout the ship (and perhaps beyond). As he shouted, he flexed his entire body like, looking up at the hidden sky like a wyvern shouting at the stars, and his entire body erupted with a fluid aura of golden Light energy, which lit up everything within an 8-meter radius. This allowed anyone nearby to see him and the area around him. Since the Nameless was closer to the helm (roughly 25 meters away), however, it was easily too far from the Light to be affected. This aura remained on him even afterward as he looked around, his piercing violet eyes daring anything to move in his direction.[[ Dragon's Roar has a chance to cause Stun. For story purposes, Kyle's MS is only 10 right now, and will be 10 until 'Ultima's Ascension' is truly unlocked, plot-wise. ]]
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:26 pm
[Noelle ~ The Black Pearl ~ Deck]
Huh? The third form is coming this wa--
"HAAAHH!" Noelle let out a high pitched scream, taking a step back as her spear was pushed into her, rendering it useless. Everything seemed to pass slowly as the sparks that illuminated the Nameless' face did the same for her own, showing her shocked, fear-filled green eyes. The agromancer tried to push back but had already lost her footing and was beginning to fall backwards. The sparks faded and Noelle closed her eyes, wincing in pain as the Nameless' horridly loud shriek rang in her ears. She neared the deck and felt three small pinpricks on her chest, pushing to go deeper but falling short as yet another awfully loud sound echoed around them--Kyle's Dragon's Roar.
The blond's back hit the deck, the thud hardly audiable through all the other noise. She scrambled backwards, using her hands and feet to clumsily push herself away on her bottom. The only thing she could hear over the awful ringing in her ears was the rapid beating of her heart. Noelle blinked, seeing the light imminating from Kyle behind the creature that had nearly just run her through. The girl placed a tremoring hand on her chest to try and calm her breathing, staying on the deck to get a better reading of everyone's positions, but mostly to make sure that thing didn't come back for her again.
--Guys?!-- She called over the charm, trying to stop jittering, --What IS that thing?!--
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Je suis a toi Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:26 pm
Jacob ll Deck, middle, starboard side
Jacob's ears rang from the sudden scream in front of him. His foe. He could almost reach out and grab it. A flash of light appeared as it hooked its weapon against Noelle's spear, making sparks just in front of it's masked face. It looked wretched. If It wanted to fight in the dark, so be it. So be it. Jacob struck his arm violently forth and clenched his hand, casting blind on the shadowy monster. He pulled up a salvo of silver wings in each of his hands, reading himself in case the beast came back. He slowly inched his way towards Kyle, keeping his eyes peeled for any discernible movement near him.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:23 pm
{Kyle : Hawaii : Beach
The sand tried to reach around Ajora to grab him and attack him, but the replica had proven much too fast for his sand. When the hair got yanked from his head, he barely noticed it. He noticed more that his defense hadn't worked properly and that was what finally forced him to come out of it. He didn't want to be defenseless against his enemies. Forcing himself to his feet, the sand surged around him and held him up, helping to steady him. Looking around, he blinked and took everything in before activating Tracing the Steps. Instantly he got the positions around him, marking where everyone was.
Hearing Bobbi cry out in pain, he turned towards the Heartless and spotted the Green Requiems. Those need to go. Giant pains in the a**. Realizing that he couldn't exactly hit them from where he was, he motioned with his hand and a wave of sand pushed him up to the height of the Requiems and he slashed out at them, trying to get rid of them.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:18 pm
[Anthony ~.~ The Black Pearl ~.~ Lower Deck --> Main Deck]
"These are the longest hallways ever--OOF!" Suddenly, in the middle of Anthony's rant, Darkness flooded the entire ship, making it near impossible for the young man to see, which caused the warrior-knight to stumble over a coiled rope and bucket and fall to the ground. "Who turned off the lights...?" he groaned, then coughed from the dust that lifted off the floor from the impact. He slowly pushed himself back onto his feet, then felt around for the walls of the corridor to help him navigate better in the dark. As nonchalant as he may sound, Anthony knew this wasn't ordinary darkness... he could feel the thick evil flowing through it; running up and down his skin and brushing against the exposed hairs on his arms and legs.
As the warrior-knight inched through the corridor, his hands leading the way as they felt and sled across the wall, and avoided miscellaneous objects that were left lying around, he could hear footsteps creeping up from behind him. Anxiety began filling the young man's chest as his pace picked up. "It's just your imagination, Anthony...," he thought to himself to try and easy the fear that was building up inside of him. "There's no one behind you. C'mon now... What would Dory do? Just keep swimming! ...er, in this case, just keep walking!" Despite how much faster he walked (since he could only move so fast without seeing where he was headed), the footsteps grew louder and loud and drew closer and closer until finally he felt a person's hand on his shoulder.
Anthony's skin turned white! Sure he was already pretty light skinned as it was (you know, for a Middle Eastern from California), but this was a whole new level of white. The muscles in his body tensed as his hands curled into fists. His first instinct was to turn around and punch whomever was behind him, as he'd normally do with his friends, but just before he turned around, the young man heard a familiar voice that put him at ease. It was Louis. "Oh my gosh, you nearly gave me a heart attack!" he whispered loudly, turning around to face the other. "I almost punched you!"
However, there was no time to chit-chat. Anthony did as he was told and took ahold of Louis' arm and was led through the corridors. Despite Louis' warning, the young man stumbled a couple of times as he climbed up the stairs to the main deck. It was just as dark above deck as it was below deck. The warrior-knight desperately tried to search for his companions amidst the darkness, but his efforts proved fruitless. Anthony turned to Louis as he whispered his name and nodded at his request. "You got it." The young man curled his hands into fists then summoned his dual gauntlets, the flash of light illuminated the darkness around him for a moment before the light faded and the exposed area was once again swallowed by the darkness.
Moments later, Anthony heard an excruciating and piercing screech that made the young man grit his teeth, which was followed by Noelle screaming and then Kyle, who emitted a large amount of light along with it, though his light remained burning*. "What is that thing?" Anthony asked Louis, turning his head to face him. "What the heck is going on?!"
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:37 pm
[???: Black Pearl: Deck , starboard side>]
The Namesless enjoyed that terrified look in Noelle’s sweet innocent eyes. How the moisture glazed over them making them shimmer in the light of the sparks. They trembled like two spheres of glass it wished to shatter in its razor hand. As it’s sharp finger tips began to dig into her tender flesh Kyle’s powers awakened.
The creature was unaffected by the light coming off of Kyle’s body, simply because of the distance, but- it was affected by the stun. It was what made the creatures talons stop their decent into Noelle’s body, and kept it rigidly still as she scrambled away.
Suddenly a hand was in its face. It was thrust out from the side and a magic swept over its face. But this creature lived in the dark; it traversed through the deepest depths with no need for light. Hence, the Blind spell did nothing to hinder it. Instead it only hissed and made a slash for Jacobs hand with it’s own taloned one as he pulled away.
It couldn’t move for a few more moments, so it remained perfectly still. Rigid as if it was part of the ship, waiting till the stun wore off.
The moment it knew it could move again, the Nameless was shifting again. This time through the shadows, it slipped through the darkness, and manifested itself back on one of the masts looking down at them like a bird of prey eyeing some mice.
It’s eye narrowed at the sight of Kyle’s illuminated body moving along the ship, and decided to choose a more separated target. It set its sights on the boe wielder who was all blow hardy and enraged.
It seemed to be attracted to various things in order of taste or priority. The light from hearts, the smell of fear, or the taste of negative emotions.
Yes, it made it's decision. The hissing sound of it inhale announced it's next move as it unlatched itself from the mast and plummeted down upon Joe in hopes to sink it's clawed hand into his back, and scream in his ear.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:03 pm
[ Ajora : Hawaii : Beach ]
Despite their attempts, Ajora was out of their reach. And within seconds, he appeared once again behind three people; this time, John, Jon, and Danielle. He quickly yanked at Jon and Danielle's hair, taking advantage of their blindside (and probably snapping Danielle out of her reverie from the pain). With John, Ajora had to charge his arm with Darkness, make a quick swipe at the the back of his head to cut through the helmet, and in the same motion, cut a piece of his hair to catch before falling back into the shadows.
That's all the Earthlings...
Meanwhile, over near Azrael, the Ajora that was being held up hung there limply, staring at Azrael with a pout-y lip and wide, innocent eyes. "Mreoooooow?" he 'said', sounding identical to a cat that had been caught, wanting to be let go.
The Pirate Heartless Bobbi attacked was quickly destroyed, having not had the chance to be healed. The Yellow Opera that Demyx attacked was also destroyed, making a Red Nocturne appear in its wake; it left Demyx alone, instinctively knowing it stood no chance against the water-elemental.
The Pirate Heartless attacking Kyla was dissuaded, but only for a moment; it quickly brought it's blade back around.
One of the Green Requiems Kyle attacked was destroyed, though the others quickly flew out of his range, hoping to heal their other comrades.
The Pirates and the Mage Heartless suddenly began to focus on Kyle and Kyla, all of them running to swing at them or sending bolts of fire and lightning in their direction- Lightning at Kyla, Fire at Kyle.
[ Pseudo-Ajora : Caribbean : Black Pearl ]
"Don't look at me," Ajora responded to Louis, being clearly visible beside Louis, despite the Darkness. He looked curious, head cocked to the side as he followed him around. "I'm in Hawaii makin' Replicas. Can you get a sniff for me? Maybe I could give you a hint then."
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:37 pm
[Azrael: Hawaii: Beach]
The replica groaned, rolling his eyes as he dropped his 'leader' not-so-gently to the ground; the moment he was supposed to land, however, he fell through, becoming a moving shadow once again. How...pathetic. Acting like he was a child that just dropped a pound on sugar on their system.
The male relaxed, looking on at the battle, though his body stayed somewhat ready, just in case someone decided to go after him. No reason to just give them a target.[Joe: Caribbean: Black Pearl Deck] The male was at the ready, snarling slightly as he felt out the darkness with his wind. He wasn't getting anything really close(not like it went out too far), just brushes against the outer limits of his wind current, and catching the screeches of whatever was attacking them. Sparks caught his attention, just barely catching sight of Noelle and...something that was sticking to the shadows. Of course, Kyle going all 'flare' on the deck was even more distracting, for sure. Joe's head snapped up. Something was just barely touching the air along the mast. Was it Jacob? Sayrike? It could've been either...but then it inhaled sharply and leaped at the male. That did not please Joe at all. Like hell he was gonna let it scream in his face. "SHUT UP!" He yelled, jumping up in a back flip and kicking the thing in, what felt like, it's face, landing back on the deck and hopping back a small ways to gain a bit of distance, but also to not hop into anybody. Bo ready, feet braced, Joe beckoned the creature he could only feel in the wind. "Bring it!"
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AldrickZearse Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:09 pm
[Dani :: Hawaii :: Beach]
Dani was still inside of her dark mind when suddenly she was brought back to the reality of the situation from a slight tug of her hair. Her tears stopped but the tear stains remained on her face as she finally took in her new surroundings.
"I am out for just a few minutes and things around here turn into a battle ground. Not good." Dani thought to herself before standing up and brushing herself off.
“Finally!” Leviathan thought loudly relieved that his summoner was finally awake “No time to think at the moment. Just act!”
Dani wiped her eyes clean of some of the salty residue before summoning her chakrams into her hand. “I will not let my friends die in vain. I will make them proud.” Dani thought before running into the fray and landing right behind one of the pirate heartless.
Dani quickly realized that this pirate heartless was after Kyla so she tried to slice the pirate heartless’s neck straight across silently. “Sorry for being late.” Dani said to Kyla, trying to act as normal as she could. “Something happened to me that I could not control.”
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:27 pm
[Dawn : Black Pearl : Above Deck/Helm]
Dawn continued to work on healing Sora's wound until she felt the wound close. Though he wasn't conscious, she was glad that at least the bleeding had stopped. She just hoped that the battle would end soon so he could get some proper treatment.
She could feel herself shaking as she stood help. The screaming was sending chills up her spine. She was worried about the others. She wished she could see where the were and if they were also hurt. Dawn could tell by the movements in the air, that the creature was quick. And dangerous. She really wished she had an answer for Noelle as to what the creature was.
"It needs to be slowed down somehow. I just hope this will work." Dawn said over the charms as she summoned her tessen and prepared to dance. She worked to manipulate the air around the Nameless, in attempt to slow it down.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:58 pm
((WAH! I missed HA ;w; )) [Jenny :: Black Pearl :: Below Deck > Above Deck]
[CUE: Parasite Eve: The 3rd Birthday - Primal Eyes]
Jenny couldn't recall what she had been doing once she received Sora's message through the charm, it was as if everything else seemed petty and trivial in which it most likely was. The mage rushed for the stairs that led to the deck, nearly tripping midway up them. Her hand shot out at the railing for support and winced when a splinter bit into her palm. She'd have to deal with that later.
By the time she reached the deck, it was as if havoc had strewn itself all across the ship. Jenny's eyes darted this way and that, taking in the chaos or rather... listening to the chaos as she couldn't see anything at all save for a beacon which vaguely resembled Kyle. The heart songs accompanied the discord like a haunted shadow paired alongside the shriek of the enemy as Jenny summoned her flute. If she interjected now she would just be in the way, or she was pretty sure she'd just be in the way though luckily she could tell everyones' position through their songs. She summoned forth her support magic and placed her lips to the flute. Familiar runes erupted underneath her allies in a classic haste spell in an effort to give her teammates a better advantage against the new threat as the time mage contemplated her next move.
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