A Strange Tale

(Secret story)

 

A long, long, time ago there was a war, a war that was fought with both Darkness & Light powers. The ones who wielded such powers were known by as Keyblade wielders and how they use these powers is through a magical weapon called the keyblade. The War against Dark & Light all started when people started to fight over the light, that light being Kingdom Hearts and this was called the 1st Keyblade War. Yen sid had seen this event slowly unfold after reading an old stone tablet that was hidden on the world called 'Land of departure' Yen sid soon tried to help out the wielders of light by helping them establish a special type of training called 'the mark of mastery'. It soon became well know by other wielders, who would then bring those who were worthy to wield the powers of the Keyblade to 'Land of departure' to train for the 'mark of mastery'. One day Yen sid had 3 new wielders show up one day and little did Yen sid know that these 3 kids would be the cause of every event on the stone tablet. (to see starting story click here  http://kh13.com/forum/topic/51643-kingdom-hearts-worlds-at-war-signups-discussions/ )

 

~The Start - HQ Hideout~

 

It's been hard times for everyone now that someone has declared war on all worlds with an army of dark keyblade wielders. people are scared and trying to hiding but not being able to escape their own world, The only ones that can stand up and fight for not only them but your home world as well is a group of new wielders of light, Just like before in the 1st keyblade war. Right now those warriors are at there HQ hideout (Disney castle) and are getting ready for the big war. Everyone is in a big room with food, drinks, chairs, tables and stuff to get there weapons and armour ready with the HQ leader wanting everyone to get to now each other and relax before he makes the speech for who's going to be a commander and the plan of attack.   

Aexis appears on a mountain where the Tamara fight is going on. He looks on at the fighters with a stern look on his face with concern. He can tell that this needs to stop. He then speaks to his comrades fighting Tamara, by saying. "Stop!!! We're supposed to save Tamara, don't you notice the glowing purple eyes and cracked skin on her?! We're not supposed to kill her!!! She's being controlled, just like my dad, Roxas was!!" Shouted Aexis, telling his team mates to try to save Tamara.

"Kiru!" Ray flew to try and push Kiru out of the blast that was heading for her. "I'm... I'm not gonna... No, I HAVE to make it!" He thought. The blast nearly nailed her when he shoved her out of the way. "D-Damn... Can't phase this one..." He was blasted off as the attack exploded, and his legs were missing. "Gah! At least I made it out of there without loosing more..." No blood poured out, but little crystals floated out of the wounds. "I... I wish I had a few status restore crystals..."

Although the Shielder had a third of a whole heart, he still managed to crack a slight smile under the helmet as he witnessed the light-shot bursting in the general area of Kiru.

 

Shielder here. Sentinel, that light form should disappear by now. Dark form should also stop giving us trouble.

It's STILL FRICKIN HERE!!!

 

As he reloaded his rifle, he squinted his eyes in the general area to see if the light-burst actually hit its mark. Instead of seeing a knocked out Kiru, he was greeted with the sight of another person in her place. Upon closer observation, it was readily apparent that the knock-out attempt didn't go as planned.

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The Sentinel was still edgy over trying to combat Kiru's light form, looking everywhere to counter its next move but managed to take a glimpse of the light-burst area. He noticed that the burst was larger than usual, and that alone wasn't a good sign. For just a split second, he glanced over to the area before refocusing on Zion. It was all the time he needed to make and relay his observation.
 

Shielder. Sentinel here. Another one took the hit.

I know, I'm LOOKING there too.

Lethal hit on the person...

WHAT?!?!

Didn't know you're a hypocrite. 'Go non-lethal' and look who broke that order, sir.

I think you channeled too much magic on that shot.

Sir. Do we.... Do we assist?

No. Hopefully that girl will help. We need more time here with Zion.

Not how I would have done it, but you're the boss with the rifle...

 

With the other wingblades finished with their attack, he recalled them back. Back to full defensive capabilities, the Sentinel sent his entire keyblade wing to strategic areas around Zion to offer maximum protection. Just when things couldn't get any more derailed from their plans, the Striker relayed a bone-chilling scream.

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The Striker was too focused on taking out Lynn to make any notable observations for the other entities. Before attempting to strike, a yell was heard off in the distance. "Stop!!! We're supposed to save Tamara, don't you notice the glowing purple eyes and cracked skin on her?! We're not supposed to kill her!!! She's being controlled, just like my dad, Roxas was!!"

 

Voice relayed. You guys hear-

No way...

What the-...

 

Since Tamera was the Shielder and Sentinel's problem, the Striker was unfazed as to what it had to do. With a slight bending of the knees and twist of his right foot, the Striker lashed out to Lynn.

Although the Shielder had a third of a whole heart, he still managed to crack a slight smile under the helmet as he witnessed the light-shot bursting in the general area of Kiru.Shielder here. Sentinel, that light form should disappear by now. Dark form should also stop giving us trouble.It's STILL FRICKIN HERE!!!As he reloaded his rifle, he squinted his eyes in the general area to see if the light-burst actually hit its mark. Instead of seeing a knocked out Kiru, he was greeted with the sight of another person in her place. Upon closer observation, it was readily apparent that the knock-out attempt didn't go as planned.------The Sentinel was still edgy over trying to combat Kiru's light form, looking everywhere to counter its next move but managed to take a glimpse of the light-burst area. He noticed that the burst was larger than usual, and that alone wasn't a good sign. For just a split second, he glanced over to the area before refocusing on Zion. It was all the time he needed to make and relay his observation.Shielder. Sentinel here. Another one took the hit.I know, I'm LOOKING there too.Lethal hit on the person...WHAT?!?!Didn't know you're a hypocrite. 'Go non-lethal' and look who broke that order, sir.I think you channeled too much magic on that shot.Sir. Do we.... Do we assist?No. Hopefully that girl will help. We need more time here with Zion.Not how I would have done it, but you're the boss with the rifle...With the other wingblades finished with their attack, he recalled them back. Back to full defensive capabilities, the Sentinel sent his entire keyblade wing to strategic areas around Zion to offer maximum protection. Just when things couldn't get any more derailed from their plans, the Striker relayed a bone-chilling scream.------The Striker was too focused on taking out Lynn to make any notable observations for the other entities. Before attempting to strike, a yell was heard off in the distance. "Stop!!! We're supposed to save Tamara, don't you notice the glowing purple eyes and cracked skin on her?! We're not supposed to kill her!!! She's being controlled, just like my dad, Roxas was!!"Voice relayed. You guys hear-No way...What the-...Since Tamera was the Shielder and Sentinel's problem, the Striker was unfazed as to what it had to do. With a slight bending of the knees and twist of his right foot, the Striker lashed out to Lynn.

"If that is the extent of your power..." Ray's voice echoed in the three's ears. "Then you need to work harder. That blow barely dropped a few bits of my HP." A blue light glowed from where Ray's feet were. After it faded, his feet were back. He hovered upward, coming to a rest about a foot from the ground. "You attempted to kill one of my comrade, and I'he already lost one today. Never again." He rushed at Shielded, slashing the blade on his elbow through the barrier, and stabbed him in the arm he used to shoot at Kiru with, as well as tearing it off. "Tearing yourselves into three pieces lowers your skills, always. You lost speed in order for defence. There is always a trade off for more power." He picked up the arm still clutching the shooting device. He crushed it in his hand. "Dare threaten a friend's life again, and I will exicute you on the spot." He said, grabbing the remaining arm, he then threw Shielder by it into the crater he made with his blast.

Axuqa was dimly aware of the other parts of the battle around her. She gritted her teeth when she came to the conclusion that right now, she could do little. Soka was too dangerous for her not to give her full attention. She glanced over at Four's Striker.

"There is infighting in our ranks." she nearly barked at him. "Explain."

As she tried to get answers from the Striker, she kept up her barrage of Lightning and Dark bolts at Soka, using the Lightning to hit his dark points and the dark bolts to keep him off balance.

"If that is the extent of your power..." Ray's voice echoed in the three's ears. "Then you need to work harder. That blow barely dropped a few bits of my HP." A blue light glowed from where Ray's feet were. After it faded, his feet were back. He hovered upward, coming to a rest about a foot from the ground. "You attempted to kill one of my comrade, and I'he already lost one today. Never again." He rushed at Shielded, slashing the blade on his elbow through the barrier, and stabbed him in the arm he used to shoot at Kiru with, as well as tearing it off. "Tearing yourselves into three pieces lowers your skills, always. You lost speed in order for defence. There is always a trade off for more power." He picked up the arm still clutching the shooting device. He crushed it in his hand. "Dare threaten a friend's life again, and I will exicute you on the spot." He said, grabbing the remaining arm, he then threw Shielder by it into the crater he made with his blast.

Rather graphic for a KH themed RP but I'll roll along for now...

 

All three entities heard Ray's voice as he recovered from the botched up attempt of a knock-out. "If that is the extent of your power... Then you need to work harder. That blow barely dropped a few bits of my HP."

 

Sentinel here. Was he kidding? It looked lethal to me...

Only a scratch? So it wasn't lethal! In your faces!

Aww, and I was hoping to make fun of you after all this sir.

 

"You attempted to kill one of my comrade, and I'he already lost one today. Never again." The message was heard by the Shielder as he relayed the message to the others thanks to their shared conscience.

 

Can't blame him on the mindset. No one goes non-lethal around here. 

Except for us, together as Four or seperate as... well... three...

*giggles* I love this play on numbers.

 

Flicking his wrist to reload his rifle, he latched it onto his back in one smooth motion as he drew out his keyblade, expecting a vengeful counter-attack. As expected, Ray did just that. As he rush towards him, he deployed the barrier shield as he held the defensive stance. Ray hit the barrier full on, and somehow managed to pierce the magic shield, shattering it as he went through. Before the Sentinel could react, Ray's attack connected and painfully embedded his weapon into his left arm. Just when the injury couldn't get any worse, he yanked the grip in the direction of the momentum and actually severed his arm. The Shielder let off a suppressed scream of agony as his left arm fell off, light leaking from both the arm and his body.

 

Shielder!

Sir!

First Xaldin, then the arrow attack, now this. Since when did we started taking the heavy damage?

All part of being the defender and supporter sir. A small sacrifice.

Yeah, sure. Small...

 

"Tearing yourselves into three pieces lowers your skills, always. You lost speed in order for defence. There is always a trade off for more power." the Sentinel and now critically wounded Shielder heard Ray say, almost as if trying to lecture them on the art of combat. 

Striker here. That's true right?

Let him work with that pre-conceived notion. They don't know how the Guardians work. Let's keep it a secret.

 

Fortunately for the team, he injured the entity with healing capabilities. As the Sentinel now positioned himself to cover the Shielder and Zion, The Shielder went for a healing attempt. Focusing his magic on the keyblade as well as himself, the severed arm dissolved away in a spectacle of light before slowly reappearing where an arm should normally be on his body. 

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Meanwhile, the Striker was tied up in another combat battleground with Axqua and Silver. "There is infighting in our ranks." he heard her say, "Explain." Moments passed as the Striker tried to make sense of everything around him and the other entities with Zion. "Ma'am" he started, "Judging by recent dialogue and actions, multiple enemy combatants related to that person over there." He pointed to the knocked-out Tamera who was surrounded by ZIon, the Sentinel and Shielder. He pointed to Lynn next before replying "Related to her, possibly daughter. Under orders to knock her out." He looked over to Ray and Kiru off in the distance."Unsure about those two. Possible connection given recent actions." 

Keyblade Graveyard

Rick soon managed to break free from being suck in a cliff side and Rick then started to run towards Axuqa & Sliver shooting out dark fires at them. Ray then challenged Soka to an honorable fight, Soka was happy Ray want a fight like that and so Soka then spoke to Ray saying "haha, you remind me of Rick & myself now haha. But to tell you the truth we don't have long to battle...as the seal i placed on you will soon activate, and when it does both your light powers & my light drive form will be sealed away forever in less than 5 mins. But before Soka & Ray could do battle Ray's other comrade Kiru was in danger and so Ray ran off to help her, (Ray better do something useful before his light powers are sealed away) Axuqa soon began her attack on Soka with some help from her sniper nobodies shooting at anything on his body that seems to be the dark spots "NO, THAT'S NOT IT, hmm..." shouted Soka as he was busy trying to dodging the shots. Soka soon started his attack by starting to take out the sniper nobodies one by one, Soka was soon high in the sky destroying some sniper nobodies when he saw Ray take the hit for his comrade Kiru and then something began to swell up inside of Soka's chest where his heart was. Soka then landed on the ground starring at Silver & Axuqa, then he closed his eyes and spoke "Now i remember what it was that made me stronger than anyone who fought me....IT WAS FIGHTING FOR MY FRIENDS THAT MADE ME STRONG!!!" Soka then slowly opened his eyes and his eyes flowed with a purple glow and he started to regain control over his body actions. Ray soon felt a numbing effect taking place all over his body, its was Rick's spiky chains, they were intended to numb Ray's body reactions not just hurt you. (That's it! it's Soka's eyes that were the dark spots! they were the only spots that didn't change to light! that's his weakness, ATTACK HIS EYES! and watch out for Rick)

 

Meanwhile Ovan and Evocus were fighting still and Four had turned into his 3 forms again. Zion was determined with her to attack Tamara and didn't not stop, Zion managed to get behind Tamara, Tamara quickly turned around swinging her blade through Zion only to find out that it was just an afterimage made to confuse her. Zion then knocked Tamara out with the flat of her blade, Zion then summoned all her keyblades into one and went for the stab in Tamara's heart. Tamara's unconscious body was still moving and went to stab Zion through the opening in which Zion was attacking from, both Zion's & Tamara's blades stabbed each other. But Tamara only managed to stab Zion's right shoulder, were as Zion managed to finally stab Tamara's heart. Tamara's heart started to glow white much much brighter than before now that it's been stabbed.

 

After that Lynn saw that Aexis had finally gotten here and she also heard what Aexis about her mother, Lynn was happy to see that there are some comrades like Kiru & Aexis that will protect that which is important to others, not just whats important to them. After that Lynn saw what just happened to her mother and she got really sad and to top it off Four almost killed Kiru which she's one of their commanders and that got Lynn really angry. Fours striker then lashed out towards Lynn but soon stopped to explain something to Axuqa and Silver could hear this too. But just then Four's striker was caught off guard "Stay....away..from.. MEEEE!!!!" screamed Lynn as her eyes began to glow green as well as a light green aura started to flow around her whole body. Four's striker was then smashed aside by a massive tree before the striker even saw it coming. Lynn was now once again lost in her own emotions and just scrammed out loud in rage & sadness as massive sharp pointed trees started to grow out from the ground in every direction.

 

Meanwhile atop the very high mountain the person who caused the war looked over at them all fighting sand said "Hmm...look at them all, not just fighting their enemies but also their comrades. That's one sorry sight, even i would never let happen" Just then Valter appeared next to him "It would seem this fight is nearing an end sir. Should i greet them now?" said Valter "Only when that time comes. you know what i mean don't you Valter?" said the boss as he turned and walked pass him "Of course i know, MAN give me a bit of credit would ya" said Valter as he soon disappeared into a dark portal.  

Edited May 15, 201312 yr by The Unversed

Silver backed up. He saw his target--but he needed to be as quick as possible.

"I will provide an ample distraction." Silver said, shooting forward like a missile, seemingly disappearing to the untrained eye. He reappeared to momentarily swipe with his leg at his enemy, but immediately disappeared again; he was using a similar tactic as he did with Xaldin, but with a twist. He dived, grabbed a handful of dirt, and reappeared right in front of Soka.

"Yo." Silver said, tossing the dirt into Soka's eyes, before reappearing beside Axuqa.

Axuqa adjusted her aim for Soka's eyes. Her magic stopped and her right arm with Stormfall dropped to her side.

"May the Light make you whole." Axuqa murmured.

A ray of Light emanated from Star Seekers tip, shooting out for Sokka's eyes. She guided the ray, so that no matter how he moved, the Light would find its mark.

With the Sentinel and Shielder tied up in their own situations, the Striker was the only entity that still had a sense of what was going on around the battlefield. Although tactical assessments weren't exactly its forte since that level of thinking was relegated to the Shielder, the Striker had to step out of its own comfort zone to assist its others. For once, the Striker tried to see the battlefield through the eyes of the Shielder. As he started tapping into the mentality of the Shielder, the jumbled mess of fighting and hurting became somewhat more clear as it tried to recall the events leading up to what was happening now.

 

Hmmm... Appeared here in this wasteland to assist and protect Zion as per our Whole's directive. Saw Zion fighting that girl, went to assist. She's a mother to another girl [Lynn], acted to protect her. The other girl [Kiru] attacked us to... defend her? So that means automatic enemy and defense. But... Axqua ran off to her in the beginning. So... She's... Friendly? Then if that boy [Ray] took the hit for her [Kiru], then that means they're both friendly to each other. She's friendly to Axqua. And my others are attacking them so...

 

The Striker's eyes widened as he realized what was going on. He looked over to the Sentinel and Shielder before trying to let off a scream, both physically and mentally to them both. 

 

"BLUE ON BL-"

BLUE ON BL-

 

The Striker was forcefully silenced as Lynn lashed out her defensive attack, striking it squarely in the chest and sending it flying between the battleground of Axqua and Silver as well as Zion, Tamera, Sentinel, Shielder, Kiru with her twin forms and Ray. Knocked out from the blunt trauma, the Striker laid on the rusty colored sand, motionless and unable to respond.

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[Lingering Shielder]

 

BLUE ON BLU-........

Striker? Striker?!?!

Stri....ker... wha?...

 

The Shielder was barely holding on to consciousness as his left arm fully materialized onto his body again. The pain was unbearable, and with a third of a heart he could only imagine the pain that 'Four' would be experiencing if it was just him. His left arm was totally numb, but functional as he tried to and successfully moved some of the fingers. The Sentinel had sent one of its keyblade from the wing towards him, and he in return caught it before performing a strike raid on Ray with his still numb left hand. Before he could cast the healing barrier command, the Sentinel's observation made him think otherwise.

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[Nobody Sentinel]

 

BLUE ON BLU-........

Striker? Striker?!?!

 

Despite having a third of a heart, the Sentinel was starting to worry about the situation. The number advantage of splitting into three was helping the battle somewhat, but with the Striker apparently out of commission and the Shielder barely holding on through sheer willpower, the Sentinel was the only entity that managed not to take a single hit. He saw the Shielder struggling to retaliate, and he assisted by sending one wingblade towards him. As the Shielder was putting it to good use, the Sentinel looked over to Zion to see how she was doing. He was greeted with the view of Tamera, stabbed in the heart as Zion tried to purge her of darkness. But what he was horrified to see was a weapon embedded in Zion too. The struggle ended in a physical draw, but it was clear that Zion had found her mark and won the fight.

 

Shielder! Zion needs healing! NOW!

I'm... working on... it. Moving....... Now...

 

As the Sentinel watched the Shielder making its way to Zion before deploying the healing barrier shield the Sentinel started to look around the multiple battlegrounds.

Blue on Blue huh?

I... think that's.... what he was.... going for.

So then... who's the hidden ally?

 

The Sentinel looked around, trying to read the body movements of all personnel that he could see, trying to discern true foe from mistakened enemy.

Edited May 15, 201312 yr by Javelin434

Zion let her barrier fall, and suddenly Morning Light flared into Tamara's heart.

"DARKNESS. FEAR THE COMING OF THE DAWN!"

The pure light flooded Tamara's entire body, Zion's pure heart of light fueling it against the darkness.

The Keyblades melded into her main Keyblade, adding to her strength.

"I will...save you...Tamara..." She gritted her teeth. "I...must...Save you."

She poured her entirety into Morning Light.

"Namine."

-Yeah?-

"Four will protect you. I...I can't stay awake...Sorry..."

Axuqa cursed under her breath as Striker went flying. She needed to stop the infighting and fast. She wasn't sure if her seeking ray of Light had done the trick or not, but she didn't have time to tell.

"Apparently, I'm the only who knows the members of other Divisions." She thought sourly.

She shouted at Silver to get his attention.

"He is all yours." Axuqa told Silver, gesturing to Soka. "If he still hasn't regained control, do what you can. I need to make sure we are not killing ourselves out here."

With that, Axuqa turned and sprinted towards the other members of the Light Keyblade Army. Taking a quick assessment of the field she directed her course to Zion.

"Five minutes. If you think that's gonna happen, that's hilarious." Ray thought. The strike raid was coming at him, but he barely thought as he called out "Drive Form: Silfarion." Blue glowed around Ray as the world slowed down around him. "I can't attack in this form, but at least it gives me time to think." He thought. "System Command: Avatar Updater. Return to Cardinal System for avatar repair and work to code in four minutes regular time." A little box appeared in front of Ray as a responce. It said "Are you sure you wish to continue this operation?" Ray clicked "Yes". "Now his "seal" won't affect me. Though I plan to fight him without boost, I will still need that streangth. Now, for the situation. One of the clones of that dude yelled "Blue on" something starting with "Bl". This leads ne to believe..." He surveyed the area. "Wait... Let's see... It looks like that Sniper controlling person is allied with the Clone Wars, and she is allied with us... S**t." He figured out what was going on. "Blue on blue... Drop Drive!" Time sped back up, the strike raid neared him, but he caught it and slammed it into the mountian. "Everyone! Blue on blue! All of us here are allied! Stop the fighting!" He yelled to the group of allied fighters. "All of us are gaurdians of the light!"

 

I'm stuck on my phone so excuse errors please. What Ray did was he is sending his entirety back to where he came from(in a way) and will negate the light removal because the part of him that holds his light energy's is going to no longer exist for a while, and thus neither will he.

Edited May 15, 201312 yr by Guest

(There's always something that keeps me away from doing this...)

 

Ovan and Evocus were locked on to each other with intensity.  They ended up making multiple clashes, both on the ground and across the sky.  Evocus slashes at Ovan with his keyblade.  But Ovan left hooks Evo and slashes him down.  Then he sent a three Blizzaga shards at Evo.  Evocus counters by sending three dark Firagas.  They ended up matching each other, blow for blow, spell for spell, slash for slash.  Evocus smirks and shouts:  "Dark Aeroga!  Dark Thundaga!" and a huge black tornado stormed towards him, filled(?) with dark lightning.  Clenching(?) his teeth, Ovan shouts:  "Aeroga!" and summons a tornado to cancel out the other.  But oddly enough the dark lightning was still charging at him.  With little time to think, Ovan uses Waterga(?) to form a tidal wave to absorb the energy and send it straight to Evocus.  Shocked, Evocus shouts:  "What?!" and yells in pain when the wave hit.  Chuckling, Ovan says:  "Well Evo, that sure was quite a 'shock', wasn't it?"

Axuqa slowed a bit as Ray called out. Under her helmet, the replica cracked a smile. Her estimation of Ray went up a notch or two.

She went into a slide to come up beside Zion.

"How are you doing?" Axuqa asked, looking Zion over.

Evocus:  Laying on the ground and getting furious, I shout:  "Oh-ho-ho,  you're going to receive an agonizing beatdown for that joke ALONE!!"  I jumped back on my feet and snap my left fingers.  A neoshadow jumps out a dark pool on the ground.  I place my left hand on its back and start absorbing it.  I start to be flat on the ground like a shadow and move towards Ovan.

 

Ovan:  I shout: "What?!" as Evocus went to the ground.  I then thought:  So is that what Evocus can do?  Take and use a monsters' ability?  Suddenly a dark fog comes out of nowhere and only surrounds me.  Curious, I thought:  Where did this mist come from?  I can't see a thing.  It has to be Evo's doing, to make sure he can attack me without spotting him.

 

Evocus:  I sprout out behind Ovan, shout:  "Feel my fury!" and start performing wild dance on him.

 

Ovan shouts:  "Auugh!  You deceiptive jerk!" and plummets to the ground..  Evocus cackles insanely as he walks up to Ovan.  Crossing his blades at Ovans' neck (without slicing it), Evocus says:  "Looks like I have you now."

Edited May 22, 201312 yr by Ultimus Grid

Silver nodded to what Axuqa had said: Defeat Soka, and make him return to his senses. Easy enough. Silver thought, and knew what he had to do. His target was the eyes, and he had one thing that could possibly do it.

Silver tore off the golden visor, letting it drop to the dusty ground. His clothing reverted his his black coat, and his swords returned to him. Silver pulled out the black one, the Slnk sound ever so quiet as he pulled the blade out from its hilt.

"I do not know you, but it appears that you are more or less and ally..once. Let me be the one to return you to your true mind." Silver said, holding the blade with both hands, his gaze locked on Soka.

[i'm gonna be gone all weekend for camping, so if my character is needed, Oathkeeper136 and rikunobodyxiii can control them until I get back. Silver too if needed]

 

Arrgh. Feel somewhat better now. Striker, please respond.

......................

STRIKER!!!!

.........?

Wake up. Please... We need every one of us up and kicking.

Yeah! No sleeping on the job!

Ha! Sentinel!

Sorry...

.........!

 

Out of the black, the rusty colored sands of the Keyblade graveyard slowly came into focus along with the blurry sight of an armored glove only inches from its eyes. Seconds passed before the fingers of the glove started to twitch. Directly next to the twitching hand was the familiar hilt of a keyblade, which the Striker finally recognize as its own. A high pitched ringing noise was all the Striker could hear as it tried to recover from the knock-out blow. In the distance, the faint sound of weapons clashing was barely heard through the ever present ringing. The twitching hand finally formed a fist before reaching for the keyblade as the Striker became fully conscious, the world around it warping in an intoxicating illusion.

 

Well now, look who's up.

Sir...... re...porting.

Striker? Thank goodness. We got the message, form up with us, we're gonna need you pretty soon over here.

 

With mental orders given, the Striker barely managed to get up as it reached for its other keyblade. Walking slowly towards the defending duo, the Striker carefully increased its speed as it gradually recovered from the knock-out.

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[Lingering Shielder]

 

I'm surprised the Striker woke up.

I'M surprised you got your arm TORN off without so much as a muffled scream.

Speaking of which, where's my rifle? Wait... here it is.

How is it that you both didn't disappear and merged with me?

The Striker was knocked out, not struck down. My arm was off, but I was still combat capable. Never underestimate the Lingering Will.

 

With the healing barrier forming a protective cocoon around Zion, the KO'ed Tamera along with the Shielder itself, it finally got the break needed to do its job: battlefield assessment.

 

Sentinel here. Be advised, the boy we were just attacking has declared blue on blue.

That boy heard our collective conversation? Seriously?! Not cool! Our thought communications are our own!

I think he arrived at it independently. Disturbance sensed just before the wingblade made contact.

Time manipulation?

I don't... know.

 

With the new info, the Shielder decided to focus all three entities efforts on protecting Zion until she accomplished her own task.

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[Nobody Sentinel]

 

Casually floating above the Shielder and Zion, the Sentinel was busy keeping guard of Zion as well as serving as the eyes for the Shielder, relaying crucial sight information to help it make the right decisions. Out of the corner of its eyes, the Sentinel looked over to see Axqua heading towards their direction.

 

Sentinel here. Be advised, Axqua is heading towards us.

So that leaves Silver all by his lonesome?

Affirmative.

Rrrgh... I might have to send you out again Striker. For now, get in the shield. You need the healing.

 

Turning around, the Sentinel witnessed Ray deflecting the strike raid by the Shielder earlier. With the wingblade finished with the attempt, it recalled the blade, disappearing from the mountain and reappearing in its usual spot within the wing. "Everyone!" it heard Ray shouting, "Blue on blue! All of us here are allied! Stop the fighting! All of us are guardians of the light!"

 

Waddaya know. Not the only ones to arrive at the conclusion.

Not so fast. We're protecting Zion. Anyone who tries to hurt her is still an enemy, regardless of allegiance or reason. So, that girl out there still has a grudge on us.

Understood.

 

With the Striker within the shield, the trio were finally reunited with each other and back to full combative strength. "Ma'am?" it asked Axqua, hoping to find out why she decided to join the little reunion and leave Commander Silver all alone. 

Edited May 17, 201312 yr by Javelin434

"Came to resolve a situation that resolved itself." Axuqa said as she stood up. "Good work on seeing it."

She surveyed the battle field and thought.

"Have you got Zion stabilized?" she asked, returning her attention to Zion.

Zion's eyes opened, but they were now blue. Not amber or gold. Actually, she didn't look like Zion...she looked like...

-Zion's unconcious. In a stasis mode I guess..-

Namine carefully sat up. -Owowowo. This hurts. Wow...- she rubbed her eyes. -Zion gave me control while she slumbers...I...-

Namine summoned Stormfall. Just Stormfall?

-I only have one Keyblade. I'm sorry. I can't control Zion's four blades and I don't know how to connect with Xion right now..- Namine loomed a bit crestfallen, her face dirt-smeared. -This is kinda new...Nice clothes...-

Namine didn't stand up.

 

((Essentially Namine's body replaced Zion's because Zion needed her eentirety in a stasis mode to recover. She did a the equivalent of Axel's sacrifice without the sacrifice essentially.))

Axuqa dismissed her Stormfall and offered Namine a hand up.

"I'm just glad one of you is still alright." she said. "If you need sometime to adjust, we can keep you covered."

Light filtered over Axuqa as her armor retracted.

[Lingering Shielder]

 

Keeping the armored visor pointed at Kiru and Ray, under the helmet the Shielder peeked over to Zion to make sure she was ok. Her wounds healed, but her voice came out differently as Namine assumed control of the body. 

 

Wha?

What's going on? Shielder?

Her eyes. They turned blue.

So... Namine?

Gotta be. Xion's been restored remember?

Alright. New info, but continue with primary directive.

 

As Namine sat up, the Shielder continued to maintain the barrier around her, deciding not to interfere with Zion's tasks... for now. "Have you got Zion stabilized?" it heard Axqua ask. "Affirmative ma'am." was the Shielder's response. "We're doing everything we can to both protect her and assist in this combat zone. Sorry that the Striker wasn't much help. Working under our primary directives."

Axuqa shook her head.

"He helped enough." She said. "At least some of the infighting has stopped."

She thought a moment, then continued.

"Are any of you still having trouble with Kiru?"

Namine shook her head, trying to clear the cobwebs as she let Stormfall disappear. She pulled out a mirror and looked.

Ahe looked like herself.

Wow. She kinda loomed a bit like Zion.

Namine rubbed her eyes. -I need to remember how to walk now...- she chuckled despite everything, taking a few shaky steps.

-Axuqa? Uh...I need help walking...-.

She blushed. -Haven't walked for so long...-

But then she glanced at Tamara. -Did it work...?-

LK and DK reunited with the original Kiru making her whole again

"Please tell me its over" She thought to herself as she shook it off examining everyone