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 Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:45 am
 A mysterious castle with an even more mysterious master.
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:46 am
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:48 pm
This was fun!!
Stitch shot out of the Gummi Ship as soon as it landed, making little excited sounds as he waited impatiently for the rest of them to catch up with him.
Really, they were so slow! He supposed it was their bulk that was doing all the slowing down. If Pinky and the others were smaller, they'd be faster, but noooo.....
"Eh!! Eh!!" Stitch bounced excitedly, pointing to the large, foreboding castle not too far away from them. His little brain didn't really register the danger that lay within, simply because the summon knew that he could probably take anything it threw at him.
Right now, however, the important thing was to get those slow humans out of the ship. "Pinky!! Pinky! Eh!!"
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:53 pm
Inside Beast's Castle
Larxene finds herself stumbling onto the shined floor of a dimly-lighted castle after stepping through that strange door in Traverse Town. Quickly regaining her balance before she hits the floor, she brushes off the imaginary dust from her clothes before looking around with narrowed eyes. Another strange place. Letting out an irritated sigh, she looks up at the grand staircase before her.
Perhaps someone lives here, she muses, the floors are too clean for this house to be uninhabited. And yet, looking at the inhospitable atmosphere of the castle, it is also unlikely for someone sane to live here. The owner of this mansion must be one of those freaky hermits. Larxene is not in any mood to meet anyone after the numerous chats with Saix and Axel, especially any freaky hermits, but she also wants to find the others, not for need of course.
She does not care about joining them against the Heartless, though, she does not want to be their ally, of course not. "Who wants to be with those bastards anyway?" she says outloud. She is just fine all by herself, she does not need anyone else, she just wants to find them out of curiosity, see?
Larxene places her hands in her pockets with a 'harrumph' and wonders if she should go up the stairs and find out if there is anyone here or just go out the door. She is more likely to find people inside of the mansion other than outside though, considering that it is evening. And so, with furrowed brows, she walks over to the stair and starts ascending it.
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:04 pm
The immense castle seemingly lacked intelligent life of any sort, except for the heartless being that was Larxene. The faded colors and equally desaturated decor of the estate was rather...displeasing to the eye, and one's eyes would have to strain through the darkness to see anything at all. But, as the blonde moved to approach the very point where those staircases would intersect, she would find that a heap of black was placed on that odd balcony.
That heap held the strange familiarity of an Organization jacket, and one would find that he man within the coat held a sprawled pose against the surface of that area, his short, blonde hair rather messy despite its manageable length. He was silent and unresponding to the approaching footsteps.
Within that shell was a dreamless void that came with being a Nobody, spat out once more into the world after having been thoroughly rejected by both light and darkness.
There was no good. There was no evil.
There were only intentions within Luxord, the soulless organism sleeping in the castle.
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:27 pm
Outside Beast's Castle
Wow. Who would have guessed the little alien furball knew how to pilot! Xaldin was amazed. Stepping out of the Gummi, Xaldin took a look around. So much familiar things...
"I want you to go to this world, III. I want you to-" A deep voice spoke, but was blurred off as his head begun to throb. s**t. It was worse than it was when he was watching the group fight Greed. Then, his vision went black.
"It is time you've dealt with Belle." He heard himself speak. It was cold. Emotionless. He was washed with so many emotions from that first line alone. Sadness...regret...pain. What was it? Why was he upset?
"She is scheming to take everything you have. This castle, your precious rose, and then...your life." He spoke again. He saw himself walking. Away from a beast. No....his name WAS Beast.
The other spoke, but it sudden shifted. Someone shouted. Sora came into view. He looked...angry. About ready to kill him! "You see, Beast, that is why we need your Heartless AND your Nobody!" Xaldin heard himself shout. Heartless? Nobody? He was...ordered to turn Beast into a Heartless and Nobody? But....isn't that a bad thing?
He heard the other speak, but it blurred away has he heard people talking. He opened his eyes, finding himself laying with his head in Xigbar's lap. Marluxia was off to the side watching, Stitch was on his stomach.
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:31 pm
Inside Beast's Castle
Larxene stops in her tracks and quickly jumps to a defensive stance with a gasp when she saw the black heap on the floor before her, thinking that it is one of those Heartless. She has no weapon, and fighting with her bare hands against those creatures is just stupid. She will not run away, however, she would rather die than be thought a coward.
An awkward silence passed with Larxene's attention fixed on the unmoving heap. It looks like it's a corpse, covered with a strange black cloth. Crouching on the top of the staircase while still keeping a distance from the object, she reaches out to touch the cloth nearest to her. She flinches back as the cloth brings back a strangely familiar sensation. "Darn," she mutters under her breath. She went here looking for someone to talk to and all she finds is a corpse.
She walks around the edge of the odd balcony, not going near the heap but walking around it to survey it further. Catching sight of a mess of blonde hair, she peers further to look at the face. It is a man. The face is familiar, but she cannot remember. This whole not remembering thing is annoying her so much. This man does not seem to be injured at all, however, maybe he is just unconscious. She prods his leg with her foot, "hey, are you dead?"
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:38 pm
Moments after his leg was nudged by the sharpness of Larxene's shoe, the blonde man grunted quietly, slowly emerging from his unconscious state of mind. Despite how dim the lights of the castle were, he still had to squint, pushing his hood aside to look up at the female that had found him.
"Dead...?" Luxord echoed in the form of a question, waiting for his eyes to adjust before he slowly sat up. "...It appears that I am not dead," he concluded, curiously feeling at his own stomach and chest for any gaping holes or deep gashes, or any of the like for that matter.
His attention leapt to the innards of the castle, a beast itself with its breathing drafts and shifting shadows. He felt as if he were within the bowels of a beast, and, to tell you the truth, he was a little creeped out. He shakily got to his feet, remaining bent over to make sure he did not fall, before his entire body was in an erect stance.
Luxord let out a breathless, shaky sigh before he returned his attention back to the blonde young lady that had nudged him into alertness.
"...Who are you, anyway? On the same note, would you mind telling me who I am?"
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:41 pm
Ooooh, this was fun!!
The funny man with the funny sideburns had emerged from the ship and had fainted, and the summon had decided that he would be great fun serving as a trampoline.
Ergo:
"Wheeee~~!!"
Bounce, bounce.
Stitch was curious as to why the funny man wasn't moving, but then again, maybe he was sleeping. Well then, THIS should wake him up! "Eeeeeh!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHA!!"
Cackling like the tiny mutant shark-koala thing that he was, Stitch resumed his bouncing. "Wakey! HAHAHAHAHAH~~~"
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:49 pm
Just outside the ship
Xigbar strode out of the ship, making sure his journal was safely hidden, tucked away in the depths of the vessel. It was his most precious possession right now... He nodded as he left the ship.
The scenery was... Gorgeious. His mouth opened slightly as he looked around. Lush green trees, soft red roses, cobblestone paths cleaned so that the dull stone even shone, and a pristine fountain at the center of it all. The skies were slightly hazed with darkness, but only dotted with a few whispy clouds, letting soft stars be seen all along the skies.
It was beauty...
Something happened though, to detract away from this pristine beauty. Xaldin's body slumped down, going completely weak for no apparent reason. He gasped and warped over to catch the man so his head landed in his lap as he kneeled on the ground. His hands gently ran through Xaldin's dredlocks, coaxing him back to reality. He looked up and saw the small blue thing on Xaldin's stomach.
"Shoo..." Xigbar said in a soft whisper. "Give him room to breathe, please..?" His face was a picture of worry, though it was very gentle. His harsh features looked soft as he looked down at Xaldin. "H-hey..." he whispered as he put his hands on the man's neck, checking for a pulse. "Xaldin, it's me, Xigbar... C'mon dude..."
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:54 pm
Inside Beast's Castle
Larxene quickly jumps away when the figure grunted. She hates being surprised like that and the man has made her jump like that twice already. Even before he uttered a word, Larxene already dislikes him. She crosses her arms in front of her and stands at a distance while the man tries to sit up, however, discarding the defensive stance she had a few seconds ago. She would not give him the luxury of seeing her scared. "I can see that," she replies to him icily.
She lets the man get to his feet, still holding her stance tensely. He seems disoriented, maybe he is not as dangerous as she initially thought. Measuring him with her eyes, Larxene decides that while the man seems to be quite muscular under the black coat, she can escape from him easily if he tries to attack her. It should not be too hard. However, she is taken aback by the seemingly friendly question that he suddenly uttered.
"I'm Larxene," she replies cautiously, her eyes narrowed. "And you..." she tries to match his appearance with a face, but finds it harder than expected. Time. Dice. Ace of Spade. A name comes to her mind, "Luxord?"
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:57 pm
"Ow! Get the hell off!" Xaldin snapped, throwing the mutant off. Xaldin was pissed now. And before arriving, he could almost not DO pissed.
Xaldin stood, grabbing the furball by the arms and growling angerly at the annoying thing. "NEVER do that again! Understand?!" He demanded, about ready to pull the damned thing's arms off. Well...Four arms. Wait. When did it get four?!
Dropping Stitch like rag doll, all anger left. Okay, now he was just freaked out. What happened? Why did he faint and why the hell did he hear voices?!
"Ugh! I am so confused!" Xaldin hissed, putting his hands on his head in confusion. "What is wrong with me...?"
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:57 pm
Outside of the Gummi Ship, then heading towards Beast's Castle
Marluxia calmly stepped off the ship, though he could feel his stomach jolt. Riding on a Gummi Ship...was not something he was fond of. At all. And he didn't think, as he watched with a slightly amused smile as Stitch bounced happily up and down on Xaldin's stomach, that he would ever take a liking to it. As Xigbar went to awaken Xaldin from his unconcious state, Marluxia turned to get an idea of what they would be dealing with. He had been lucky before, for Destiny Islands was a truly beautiful and peaceful place. This place...it was gorgeous too. Even the castle, the formal Lord of Castle Oblivion thought, was interesting and maybe even beautiful if you looked at it the right way.
He sighed, turning to his group again.
"Let's go now. We don't know when the Heartless will attack again, so we should start moving."
Marluxia made his way towards the castle. He would go, whether the others were coming or not. It seemed Stitch had done a perfect job at pissing Xaldin off anyway.
There was no time to lose.
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:03 pm
Luxord seemed to consider that name before nodding and smiling just slightly, raising a hand to feel at his goatee. "I do believe that is my name. It sounds about right, in any case," he said thoughtfully, rolling his eyes up to the ceiling in an expression of pondering...before nodding his head and looking down past the balcony and to the floor below.
"Well thank you very much, Larxene, however...if you do not mind, I have another question," he murmured as he gazed around the mammoth of a building for a second time, "...Might you know where we are?"
This girl looked so familiar, but he had no memories of her face, eyes, name--well, her name seemed to have been in his head long before she spoke it, but that was about it. He actually...didn't remember himself. Time, cards, gambling...those words and ideas seemed to pass through one ear and out the other.
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:03 pm
Snarling and snapping at the funny man angrily, Stitch decided not to clamp his teeth on the trampoline's arm. With an agitated snarl, Stitch bumped against Xigbar lightly before running over to the Pinky.
Pinky was good, because he didn't shout. Bumping into Pinky's leg, Stitch made a few snuffling noises, then growled back at the trampoline before trotting with the Pinky, good mutant pet-summon that he was.
"Stupidhead."
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