Kingdom Hearts: Fade into Light (Roleplay Thread)

[Guest]

(Aiight.)

Brooklyn caught up with the group. "Sorry, I fell into a hole. Didn't bother getting out of it because I found a few good books down there. But I'm back." Brooklyn, in his oddball way, had announced upon his return.

[Kaneki Ken 1,516]

The man behind the counter listened to Gaku, then began to speak. "Yeah, Neku told me you'd probably come here. Those other two students should be here soon, too." He turned to the rest of the group. "Oh, I should introduce myself! Name's Sanae Hanekoma. You can call me Mr. H for short. I'm the owner of WildKat, and a friend of Gaku's parents. Coffee, anyone?" He asked.

 

The man at the counter, Joshua, turned after hearing Gaku's voice. "Hello, Gaku." He greeted the boy. "Shibuya... Well, it's seen better days." He said, his tone much more serious than that of Mr. H. "I'll explain that soon. For now, I'll let you all regroup and discuss what it is you need to talk about."

 

"You know, this is the most talkative I've seen Gaku be ever since we met him." Indy whispered to Raidyn.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, at the top of the 10-4 building, the man in a red jacket spoke with another man in a white cloak. "They've arrived in Shibuya. I overheard them talking about going to WildKat. You'll find them there." The man in red reported...

 

(By the way, I suppose I should explain this now: A few members in the roleplay asked me if they could make villains, and I approved them. If anyone else wants to make another villain, I can take one or two more. Send me the sheet in a PM. All villains have to be members of the organization.)

 

Gaku smirked as he knew that he was right about his prediction of the students of the Academy should be here soon, but his smirk descended to a frown as he heard from Joshua about Shibuya seeing better days. "I heard about something going down in Shibuya while I was fighting the Organization in The Land of Dragons." Gaku said. Gaku grabbed a medium sized cup from the counter and placed some of Shibuya's money currency called "Yen" on Hanekoma's counter and poured soda into the cup. 

 

"Hey. Come to think of it. We were not given the names of the student's who is investigating Shibuya's case." Gaku said with realization. "Mr. H, did you and Joshua get their names?" Gaku asked as he drank his soda. Before either of them respond, the entrance door opened up revealing two teenagers walking into the WildKat. Gaku looked at the newcomers. One of them is a young man with white hair, an open black trench coat and a red shirt under the trench coat. The other person is a girl around Gaku's age with white hair with the ends of her hair black, pink blouse with short purple hooded jacket, blue skirt and headphones around her neck. Hmm. . . I never seen that guy before. I assume he's one of the graduates from upper class. As for the other one. . . Gaku looked at the white haired girl. She's around my age, so probably same class, but maybe a little ahead. Hang on. . . She looks familiar. Gaku refocused himself as he looked at the girl. His eye's went wide open as he drank his soda.

 

The white-haired girl waved her arm at Hanekoma. "Hi Mr. H! I see the group made it to Shibuya safely. I'm surprised they found the WildKat. For those who don't know me, my name is Harmony Yasuragi, and welcome to my home world, Shibuya!"

Nope. Nope. Nope. NOPE! Gaku thought as he began to panic. At the same time, Harmony was thinking how the group managed to find the WildKat. This world is very easy for foreigners to get lost in. Even with instructions to find the place, it would be sunset by the time the group would find the WildKat. she thought.

Out of everyone Sora had at the Academy to send to Shibuya, he sent HER!? Gaku thought. He began thinking of all possible escape routes while Harmony continues putting two and two together. Which means someone from the Academy helped the students get around Shibuya, and there is only two people who know this world that live at the Academy's world. She began to smile as she looked around searching for that particular person.

 

"Is Gaku, by any chance, in your --" Harmony stopped talking as she spotted Gaku attempting to make an escape. "Gaku!" She yelled as she bolted towards Gaku, who gets tackled down as Harmony couldn't stop herself early enough to not collide into Gaku. "Aw dang it!" Gaku groaned. Realizing her actions, Harmony got up off of Gaku and helped him up. "Sorry. Sorry. Sorry! I couldn't help myself. I haven't seen you in ages!" Harmony said as she removed the dust off her clothes she picked up from the floor.

 

(We should let Soul know that it's time to roleplay in FiL now. Since I'm debuting Harmony now.)

[Soul Eater Evans 4,045]

Soul clumsily stumbled into the cafe, unaware of his location. So Sora sent me here, he thought to himself. Trying to take in his surroundings, he took a seat at a random chair, hoping for someone to help him. Noticing a girl with hair as white as him apologizing to a boy, he approached her. "Hey, my name is.... "

 

His eyes widened. He couldn't remember. His. Own. Name. Scratching his head, he blurted out the first thing that came to mind. "Soul. I'm Soul. Have we met before?"

Edited December 2, 2014 by Soul Eater Evans

[Javelin434 3,164]

 

 

 

While walking through the Miyashita Park Underpass, Gaku noticed Zale batting his eye the person with the red coat on the tower. So the Harriers are spying on us. It seems the Organization might have contacted the Reapers. Gaku thought. As Zale Nexus Shifted to Annistha, she responded to Gaku's previous comment about fashion and his Mom's friend. "We'll see about that." Gaku replied. After hearing the Yamanote Train roar past the tracks one last time, the group reaches the end of the Underpass and at the streets near Miyashita Park. Walking through the park, Gaku admired the only rural scenery that makes the park the most iconic place to visit in urban-infested Shibuya.

 

If we ever come across him, make sure you call him 'Beat'." Gaku said as he continued walking past the Skate Park as the group gets closer to the other side of the park which is home for some shops such as Jupiter of the Monkey and the coffee shop, WildKat.

 

 

 

"Beat, huh...?" Indy asked. "I'm pretty sure I've heard about him before. Wasn't he one of the people that Sora and Riku met when they were taking the Mark of Mastery Exam?"

 

"If he is, he should be helping us fight, not making skate parks." Allitt sighed. He's just like the annoying academy students... Instead of trying to help the worlds, he'd rather mess around and have fun. She thought, avoiding sharing her thoughts with the others. She knew that they would probably just get offended and whine. She didn't want to deal with that during their mission.

 

"I'm sure he'll be willing to join us if we ask him." Indy said. Eventually, the group reached WildKat. "So... This is the meeting place? Looks pretty... Normal." Indy opened the door, and walked inside. Upon entering, he was greeted by an adult wearing a suit and shades.

 

"Hey, welcome to the WildKat. What can I do for you?" He asked. When he looked around at the group, he spotted a familiar face. "Oh, Gaku! This your group?"

 

As the man spoke with the students, another man wearing a light blue polo shirt sat alone at a counter, listening in on their conversation.

 

 

The group has reached their destination of their next objective. "And here's the WildKat, home for one good cup of joe."

The man in suit and shades welcomed the group into the shop, who spotted Gaku's familiar face. "Oh, Gaku! This your group?" The man said.

 

"Yo Hanekoma, Long time no see! Yeah, that's my group. We came here to meet up with the other Wielders as well as gather information about the Organization invading Shibuya. Did my dad tell you ahead of time? Hey Joshua, how's Shibuya holding up?"

 

The man behind the counter listened to Gaku, then began to speak. "Yeah, Neku told me you'd probably come here. Those other two students should be here soon, too." He turned to the rest of the group. "Oh, I should introduce myself! Name's Sanae Hanekoma. You can call me Mr. H for short. I'm the owner of WildKat, and a friend of Gaku's parents. Coffee, anyone?" He asked.

 

The man at the counter, Joshua, turned after hearing Gaku's voice. "Hello, Gaku." He greeted the boy. "Shibuya... Well, it's seen better days." He said, his tone much more serious than that of Mr. H. "I'll explain that soon. For now, I'll let you all regroup and discuss what it is you need to talk about."

 

"You know, this is the most talkative I've seen Gaku be ever since we met him." Indy whispered to Raidyn.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, at the top of the 10-4 building, the man in a red jacket spoke with another man in a white cloak. "They've arrived in Shibuya. I overheard them talking about going to WildKat. You'll find them there." The man in red reported...

 

 

???

 

Under his hood, the man grinned, happy to receive his orders. "No problem. Once I have them in my grasp, they won't have a chance to escape." He assured the man in the red jacket, thereafter opening a portal with his powers of Light and making his way through, planning to catch the band of Keyblade students off guard...

 

(That's right, I'm a bad guy now too. I'm playing from both sides of the fence. I feel like a double agent. )

[shibuya, Wildkat Cafe]

As the posse of students entered the supposedly legendary cafe, Ghost quickly glanced around the room in hopes of seeing his friends. They were nowhere to be seen, and the student couldn't help but worry about their obvious absence. With Gaku talking to acquaintances, Ghost decided to rest for a while and decided to sit near the counter, somehow managing not to drop Rei while doing so. He stayed quiet, watching and listening in to the conversation between Gaku and his group of friends. At the same time, the Sentinel-in-training's tactpad started to cackle with his friend's voices. "Sector cleared..."

 

Spirit, Spectre, and Shadow were in the nearby buildings surrounding the cafe, taking up tactical positions in the windows that were overlooking the area. The three friends were far enough to see everywhere that they needed to, but close enough to respond for each other in the event something bad was to happen to any of them...

[Shulk 8,623]

Indy watched as the two newcomers both entered the room. He held back a laugh at Harmony's antics, then turned to Raidyn. "I wonder if Gaku's so happy because he finally got to see his girlfriend?" He asked quietly.

 

Allitt sighed. "New girl, we have some questions for you." She said angrily, clearly anxious to get moving. "Have you seen anyone in a gray cloak around this city lately?" She asked, hoping that they could get some answers.

 

"While we're at it, you might as well report to us what you know, Allitt." Indy suggested. "We could all use that information."

 

"I'll do that after we get our report from this girl. Same for that boy, if he knows anything." She looked at Soul. "I'd like to know what they've seen before I go and tell you important information."

[Guest]

(Okay, I'm still lost.)

[rikunobodyxiii 700]

"Could I get a straight black coffee?" Annistha asked Mr. H. "The name's Nexus."

She leaned on the counter and glanced around at the new comers and the rest of the group. She smirked at the scene between Gaku and Harmony.

"Easy, lover boy." She teased.

She glanced at Soul, who seemed to be having difficulty remembering his own name. She could relate after the merging of her and her brother.

~*Inside the Nexus*~

"Let me have control." Zale said.

"No, that'll confuse Mr. H and I might not give my coffee." Annistha objected.

The Dark Twin grunted in frustration.

"Then relay my question."

~*Out*~

Annistha made a face, then turned to Allitt.

"If it's important, why are you holding it back?" She asked the girl, her voice unusually dark.

She was disappointed that she had missed what Allitt had been saying, which gave Zale a chance to correct her. Always an annoyance.

[Kaneki Ken 1,516]

Soul clumsily stumbled into the cafe, unaware of his location. So Sora sent me here, he thought to himself. Trying to take in his surroundings, he took a seat at a random chair, hoping for someone to help him. Noticing a girl with hair as white as him apologizing to a boy, he approached her. "Hey, my name is.... "His eyes widened. He couldn't remember. His. Own. Name. Scratching his head, he blurted out the first thing that came to mind. "Soul. I'm Soul. Have we met before?"

 

Indy watched as the two newcomers both entered the room. He held back a laugh at Harmony's antics, then turned to Raidyn. "I wonder if Gaku's so happy because he finally got to see his girlfriend?" He asked quietly.

 

Allitt sighed. "New girl, we have some questions for you." She said angrily, clearly anxious to get moving. "Have you seen anyone in a gray cloak around this city lately?" She asked, hoping that they could get some answers.

 

"While we're at it, you might as well report to us what you know, Allitt." Indy suggested. "We could all use that information."

 

"I'll do that after we get our report from this girl. Same for that boy, if he knows anything." She looked at Soul. "I'd like to know what they've seen before I go and tell you important information."

 

"Could I get a straight black coffee?" Annistha asked Mr. H. "The name's Nexus."She leaned on the counter and glanced around at the new comers and the rest of the group. She smirked at the scene between Gaku and Harmony."Easy, lover boy." She teased.She glanced at Soul, who seemed to be having difficulty remembering his own name. She could relate after the merging of her and her brother.~*Inside the Nexus*~"Let me have control." Zale said."No, that'll confuse Mr. H and I might not give my coffee." Annistha objected.The Dark Twin grunted in frustration."Then relay my question."~*Out*~Annistha made a face, then turned to Allitt."If it's important, why are you holding it back?" She asked the girl, her voice unusually dark.She was disappointed that she had missed what Allitt had been saying, which gave Zale a chance to correct her. Always an annoyance.

Gaku looked at Indy and Nexus in annoyance. "Shut up. I don't even like her in the first place. Always stalking me." Gaku said.

"Aww c'mon Gaku. You should at least give me a chance. We're going to be stuck with each other throughout the mission anyways." Harmony pouted.

Gaku pushed his ring finger down with his thumb to crack the finger as Harmony spoke. "Good grief. Either way, we still live in the same world. I just have to dye my hair" Gaku said. He looked at the boy who came in after Harmony. Dude looks like he has a hard case of amnesia. Gaku thought.

 

Harmony heard Allitt and Indy ask their questions. She knew of Allitt's defiance from back then and was informed of her changes in alliance, but Harmony is still not convinced fully, but decides to cooperate anyways. "Yes Allitt. Cloaked people were sighted in Shibuya. i spotted one talking to the Reaper's earlier today. Joshua and Mr. H also stated that they've seen Reapers talking to grey-cloaked people as well. So we believe the Organization is conspiring with the Reapers." Harmony reported. Gaku widened his eyes when he heard Harmony's report. "Funny. I believe a couple people in this group, including me, found one of the Reapers spying on us on one of the towers on the way here. It's likely they know where we are at." Gaku said. With that in mind, Gaku turned to Joshua. "Yo Josh, mind telling us what's going down Underground? I battled one of the Organization members and she dropped the Player Pin. Seems like some Reapers are conspiring." Gaku stated.

 

Harmony heard Soul introduce himself awkwardly, and he has trouble remembering things. "It's Harmony Yasuragi, and I think we met before at the Academy. Didn't Sora tell you what you was sent here for?" Harmony asked.

[Shulk 8,623]

"Could I get a straight black coffee?" Annistha asked Mr. H. "The name's Nexus."She leaned on the counter and glanced around at the new comers and the rest of the group. She smirked at the scene between Gaku and Harmony."Easy, lover boy." She teased.She glanced at Soul, who seemed to be having difficulty remembering his own name. She could relate after the merging of her and her brother.~*Inside the Nexus*~"Let me have control." Zale said."No, that'll confuse Mr. H and I might not give my coffee." Annistha objected.The Dark Twin grunted in frustration."Then relay my question."~*Out*~Annistha made a face, then turned to Allitt."If it's important, why are you holding it back?" She asked the girl, her voice unusually dark.She was disappointed that she had missed what Allitt had been saying, which gave Zale a chance to correct her. Always an annoyance.

(Sorry that I forgot to reply to this, I missed this notification I guess)

 

"Because I'm still not sure if I can trust all of you yet." Allitt responded. "Besides, I can explain what they found if I know any connections." After Allitt explained that, Harmony began to tell her what was going on.

 

 

Gaku looked at Indy and Nexus in annoyance. "Shut up. I don't even like her in the first place. Always stalking me." Gaku said.

"Aww c'mon Gaku. You should at least give me a chance. We're going to be stuck with each other throughout the mission anyways." Harmony pouted.

Gaku pushed his ring finger down with his thumb to crack the finger as Harmony spoke. "Good grief. Either way, we still live in the same world. I just have to dye my hair" Gaku said. He looked at the boy who came in after Harmony. Dude looks like he has a hard case of amnesia. Gaku thought.

 

Harmony heard Allitt and Indy ask their questions. She knew of Allitt's defiance from back then and was informed of her changes in alliance, but Harmony is still not convinced fully, but decides to cooperate anyways. "Yes Allitt. Cloaked people were sighted in Shibuya. i spotted one talking to the Reaper's earlier today. Joshua and Mr. H also stated that they've seen Reapers talking to grey-cloaked people as well. So we believe the Organization is conspiring with the Reapers." Harmony reported. Gaku widened his eyes when he heard Harmony's report. "Funny. I believe a couple people in this group, including me, found one of the Reapers spying on us on one of the towers on the way here. It's likely they know where we are at." Gaku said. With that in mind, Gaku turned to Joshua. "Yo Josh, mind telling us what's going down Underground? I battled one of the Organization members and she dropped the Player Pin. Seems like some Reapers are conspiring." Gaku stated.

 

Harmony heard Soul introduce himself awkwardly, and he has trouble remembering things. "It's Harmony Yasuragi, and I think we met before at the Academy. Didn't Sora tell you what you was sent here for?" Harmony asked.

Joshua nodded. "Yes, we believe that some Reapers are assisting the Organization in their operations. We've been working with Harmony to try and find out what they're doing here. She's filled us in on what the academy knows about them." He acknowledged the girl's assistance. "Mr. H and I have seen Reapers speak with people in gray cloaks, but we're unfortunately unsure about what it is they've got planned. That's where all of you come in." Joshua explained.

 

"We want all of you to go and track down one of those Reapers who's with the Organization, or one of the Coats themselves. Try to figure out what they're planning, and stop them if you can." Mr. H joined in the explanation. "Take Harmony and Soul with you, too. You'll need all the help you can get."

 

"Got it. We'll do that. Thank you, Mr. H, Joshua." Indy said, then looked at his sister. "Do you know anything about this operation?"

 

Allitt sighed. "No, I wasn't assigned to this world. I have no clue about what their plans are... I can tell you about the Organization though, and about some members who were assigned here." She said.

 

"That works, I guess." Indy shrugged.

 

"Okay... First of all, they go by the Seekers of Light... Sol for short."

 

"Well, they've got a snappy name, I guess. Anything else?"

 

"They're... Kind of small. Members are all divided up and sent to different worlds. I do know that this world is one of the more important ones in their plan. Two members were sent here. Same goes for Twilight Town, where I was stationed..." Allitt explained.

 

"Who were the members sent here?" Indy asked.

 

"I only know one of them for sure... Junsei, that girl that we met at the Land of Dragons. She probably went there after hearing I'd been captured, and tried to find you all to get me away from you..."

 

"Can you tell us anything about her, then?" Indy continued asking questions.

 

"Well... Yes. She was... My only friend while I was with Sol." Allitt's voice became quieter. "She's a powerful mage. What you saw of her was just her playing around. She's even more powerful than me... If she's against us, we'll need to prepare. The other members are also as strong as her, if not stronger." Allitt confirmed, returning to her usual tone. "Is there anything else the rest of you would like to know?" She asked, prepared to fill everyone else in if they wanted information.

[Firaga 5,947]

Raidyn / Toshi

 

"Junsei. That's Red's real name, huh," Raidyn spoke aloud, recollecting his memories from before he was knocked out in Land of Dragons. "If you're telling me that my fight with her was just messin' around, then I guess we better be ready to get serious next time. For the rest of these "Seeker of Light" guys too," Raidyn added.

 

"I-I actually have something to ask," Toshi spoke up after Raidyn finished and after Allit offered to answer more questions. "Just... why did the Seekers of Light come about? And even though they cherish Light, why would they use the power of Light and control Nobodies to perform evil deeds?" Toshi said, confused on the backwards ideaology of the SOL.

 

"Toshi's got a point. I mean... Light and Darkness are supposed to be balanced. Why would these guys want to throw it off?" Raidyn pointed out.

Edited December 14, 2014 by Firaga Sensei

[Javelin434 3,164]

"Could I get a straight black coffee?" Annistha asked Mr. H. "The name's Nexus."

 

"Because I'm still not sure if I can trust all of you yet." Allitt responded. "Besides, I can explain what they found if I know any connections." After Allitt explained that, Harmony began to tell her what was going on.

 

 

Joshua nodded. "Yes, we believe that some Reapers are assisting the Organization in their operations. We've been working with Harmony to try and find out what they're doing here. She's filled us in on what the academy knows about them." He acknowledged the girl's assistance. "Mr. H and I have seen Reapers speak with people in gray cloaks, but we're unfortunately unsure about what it is they've got planned. That's where all of you come in." Joshua explained.

 

"We want all of you to go and track down one of those Reapers who's with the Organization, or one of the Coats themselves. Try to figure out what they're planning, and stop them if you can." Mr. H joined in the explanation. "Take Harmony and Soul with you, too. You'll need all the help you can get."

 

"Got it. We'll do that. Thank you, Mr. H, Joshua." Indy said, then looked at his sister. "Do you know anything about this operation?"

 

Allitt sighed. "No, I wasn't assigned to this world. I have no clue about what their plans are... I can tell you about the Organization though, and about some members who were assigned here." She said.

 

"That works, I guess." Indy shrugged.

 

"Okay... First of all, they go by the Seekers of Light... Sol for short."

 

"Well, they've got a snappy name, I guess. Anything else?"

 

"They're... Kind of small. Members are all divided up and sent to different worlds. I do know that this world is one of the more important ones in their plan. Two members were sent here. Same goes for Twilight Town, where I was stationed..." Allitt explained.

 

"Who were the members sent here?" Indy asked.

 

"I only know one of them for sure... Junsei, that girl that we met at the Land of Dragons. She probably went there after hearing I'd been captured, and tried to find you all to get me away from you..."

 

"Can you tell us anything about her, then?" Indy continued asking questions.

 

"Well... Yes. She was... My only friend while I was with Sol." Allitt's voice became quieter. "She's a powerful mage. What you saw of her was just her playing around. She's even more powerful than me... If she's against us, we'll need to prepare. The other members are also as strong as her, if not stronger." Allitt confirmed, returning to her usual tone. "Is there anything else the rest of you would like to know?" She asked, prepared to fill everyone else in if they wanted information.

[WildKat. Shibuya]

 

Upon seeing Annistha requesting a cup of coffee, Ghost decided to request his own cup of joe. "Mr. H? Can I get a glass of iced vanilla coffee?"

 

While waiting for his order, the student listened intently into the exchange between Allitt, Gaku, Harmony, Joshua, Indy, and Mr. H. It was tough for him to follow their conversation, but managed to make sense of the more crucial details. Seekers of Light... I can't help but feel like being a bad guy going against these group of people. 

"Who were the members sent here?"

"I only know one of them for sure... Junsei, that girl that we met at the Land of Dragons. She probably went there after hearing I'd been captured, and tried to find you all to get me away from you..."

"Can you tell us anything about her, then?"

"Well... Yes. She was... My only friend while I was with Sol. She's a powerful mage. What you saw of her was just her playing around. She's even more powerful than me... If she's against us, we'll need to prepare. The other members are also as strong as her, if not stronger. Is there anything else the rest of you would like to know?"

The last bit of information was worrisome to Ghost; after taking some solid hits back at the Land of Dragons, he wasn't exactly liking the idea that it was one of the more 'weaker' attacks of this mysterious enemy. This is gonna suck if I end up needing to take hits for everyone else... Thankfully, Toshi's questioning came just in time before he started thinking of the kinds of pain he might end up feeling in the future. "Just... why did the Seekers of Light come about? And even though they cherish Light, why would they use the power of Light and control Nobodies to perform evil deeds?"

 

Ghost knew the answer; his instructor had given him an explanation to that very same question when asked that only hinted at what his whole counterpart would do in hypothetical scenarios. "Well Toshi," the sentinel-in-training explained, "sometimes, a person's or a group's ideals can be noble and just, but their methods of attaining it might not be. It all depends on circumstances." 

 

After addressing Toshi, Ghost turned to Allitt. "So, where should we search first to find your organization? Is there a common meeting spot for the group, or is it a lot more complicated than that?"

Edited December 14, 2014 by Javelin434

[rikunobodyxiii 700]

Annistha rolled her eyes at Allitt's reply. Trust needed to be earned on both sides, but both sides seemed to be waiting for the double cross from the other. Lovely situation.

She listened carefully to the discussion as she absently drummed her fingers on the counter. She smiled slightly at the shortened name.

"Sol." She quietly chuckled to herself.

Both halves of the Nexus were not surprised by the alliance between the Reapers and Sol. While they didn't know much about the Reapers, they had studied about zealots like Sol in the history books. They would do anything to see the world rid of their perceived wrong, using anyone or anything to accomplish that goal. It was rather sad how often that view point came up when you studied history closely.

"Because darkness is the cause of all trouble." Annistha added Ghost's explanation to Toshi, sarcasm and disgust in her voice. "It caused the world to fall. Xehanort used it, so it must be bad."

She shook her head.

"Zealots always see the good of there element, and never the bad. Sol doesn't see that with light alone, you're blinded."

Annistha's finger drumming came to abrupt stop as she brought the same hand, now balled into a fist, down on the counter with a loud thud.

"So, where are the people we're going to smack down?" She asked in a tight voice.

Edited December 14, 2014 by rikunobodyxiii

[Kaneki Ken 1,516]

Gaku absorbed all the information he heard from Allitt about the "Seekers of Light" and the member the group fought in Land of Dragons, but he kept to himself to analyze the details. This can't be good. If the Mage we fought was just "playing around," then we need to train more harder. Who knows what SoL is capable of? Gaku thought. Never mind that. I gotta bring Shibuya back to normal. Joshua wants us to find one of the Reapers and interrogate them. "Josh. Mr. H, do you have any idea of which Reapers got on your bad side lately, and are the Reaper Games still being held or postponed?" Gaku asked. 

 

Harmony listened into the conversation about balance between Light and Darkness. She knows that Darkness is always the victim of being used for evil purposes. However, if used properly, Darkness can be used for good as well. Harmony provided her insight on the locations of SoL. "I doubt they would reveal the main stronghold to the former Academy student. We probably have to get information from other members to find the location of the stronghold. Luckily, Allitt confirmed that two of them are stationed here, so this makes getting information a little easier. Capturing them is the hard part." Harmony said as she eyed Allitt's cloak.

[Shulk 8,623]

Raidyn / Toshi

 

"Junsei. That's Red's real name, huh," Raidyn spoke aloud, recollecting his memories from before he was knocked out in Land of Dragons. "If you're telling me that my fight with her was just messin' around, then I guess we better be ready to get serious next time. For the rest of these "Seeker of Light" guys too," Raidyn added.

 

"I-I actually have something to ask," Toshi spoke up after Raidyn finished and after Allit offered to answer more questions. "Just... why did the Seekers of Light come about? And even though they cherish Light, why would they use the power of Light and control Nobodies to perform evil deeds?" Toshi said, confused on the backwards ideaology of the SOL.

 

"Toshi's got a point. I mean... Light and Darkness are supposed to be balanced. Why would these guys want to throw it off?" Raidyn pointed out.

 

 

[WildKat. Shibuya]

 

Upon seeing Annistha requesting a cup of coffee, Ghost decided to request his own cup of joe. "Mr. H? Can I get a glass of iced vanilla coffee?"

 

While waiting for his order, the student listened intently into the exchange between Allitt, Gaku, Harmony, Joshua, Indy, and Mr. H. It was tough for him to follow their conversation, but managed to make sense of the more crucial details. Seekers of Light... I can't help but feel like being a bad guy going against these group of people. 

"Who were the members sent here?"

"I only know one of them for sure... Junsei, that girl that we met at the Land of Dragons. She probably went there after hearing I'd been captured, and tried to find you all to get me away from you..."

"Can you tell us anything about her, then?"

"Well... Yes. She was... My only friend while I was with Sol. She's a powerful mage. What you saw of her was just her playing around. She's even more powerful than me... If she's against us, we'll need to prepare. The other members are also as strong as her, if not stronger. Is there anything else the rest of you would like to know?"

The last bit of information was worrisome to Ghost; after taking some solid hits back at the Land of Dragons, he wasn't exactly liking the idea that it was one of the more 'weaker' attacks of this mysterious enemy. This is gonna suck if I end up needing to take hits for everyone else... Thankfully, Toshi's questioning came just in time before he started thinking of the kinds of pain he might end up feeling in the future. "Just... why did the Seekers of Light come about? And even though they cherish Light, why would they use the power of Light and control Nobodies to perform evil deeds?"

 

Ghost knew the answer; his instructor had given him an explanation to that very same question when asked that only hinted at what his whole counterpart would do in hypothetical scenarios. "Well Toshi," the sentinel-in-training explained, "sometimes, a person's or a group's ideals can be noble and just, but their methods of attaining it might not be. It all depends on circumstances." 

 

After addressing Toshi, Ghost turned to Allitt. "So, where should we search first to find your organization? Is there a common meeting spot for the group, or is it a lot more complicated than that?"

 

 

Annistha rolled her eyes at Allitt's reply. Trust needed to be earned on both sides, but both sides seemed to be waiting for the double cross from the other. Lovely situation.

She listened carefully to the discussion as she absently drummed her fingers on the counter. She smiled slightly at the shortened name.

"Sol." She quietly chuckled to herself.

Both halves of the Nexus were not surprised by the alliance between the Reapers and Sol. While they didn't know much about the Reapers, they had studied about zealots like Sol in the history books. They would do anything to see the world rid of their perceived wrong, using anyone or anything to accomplish that goal. It was rather sad how often that view point came up when you studied history closely.

"Because darkness is the cause of all trouble." Annistha added Ghost's explanation to Toshi, sarcasm and disgust in her voice. "It caused the world to fall. Xehanort used it, so it must be bad."

She shook her head.

"Zealots always see the good of there element, and never the bad. Sol doesn't see that with light alone, you're blinded."

Annistha's finger drumming came to abrupt stop as she brought the same hand, now balled into a fist, down on the counter with a loud thud.

"So, where are the people we're going to smack down?" She asked in a tight voice.

 

 

Gaku absorbed all the information he heard from Allitt about the "Seekers of Light" and the member the group fought in Land of Dragons, but he kept to himself to analyze the details. This can't be good. If the Mage we fought was just "playing around," then we need to train more harder. Who knows what SoL is capable of? Gaku thought. Never mind that. I gotta bring Shibuya back to normal. Joshua wants us to find one of the Reapers and interrogate them. "Josh. Mr. H, do you have any idea of which Reapers got on your bad side lately, and are the Reaper Games still being held or postponed?" Gaku asked. 

 

Harmony listened into the conversation about balance between Light and Darkness. She knows that Darkness is always the victim of being used for evil purposes. However, if used properly, Darkness can be used for good as well. Harmony provided her insight on the locations of SoL. "I doubt they would reveal the main stronghold to the former Academy student. We probably have to get information from other members to find the location of the stronghold. Luckily, Allitt confirmed that two of them are stationed here, so this makes getting information a little easier. Capturing them is the hard part." Harmony said as she eyed Allitt's cloak.

"No problem, you two." Mr. H began to make coffee for Annistha and Ghost while the others spoke.

 

Allitt looked angered by everyone else's suggestions for why Sol was trying to eradicate darkness. "It's not like that! The balance between light and darkness was already disrupted long ago! You academy idiots are just too blind to see it..." She protested, clearly still keeping her old beliefs despite being an enemy of Sol.

 

"Don't tell me you actually believe that." Indy's tone was much more serious, and he now glared at his sister. "I don't know what those jerks told you, but they were lying. They just want the darkness to be completely destroyed. They made up what they told you just to win you over." He explained angrily. "After how quickly they betrayed you, are you sure that you still want to believe them?"

 

"I... I know it's true..." Allitt tried to act certain, though her response made it clear that she was still unsure of her own position.

 

Indy sighed. "Look, we have more important business to do than argue about who's right. Do you know where the Organization's headquarters are located?" He repeated Ghost and Annistha's question.

 

"They do have a base... The only problem is that I don't know how to get there with a Gummi Ship." She sighed. "I've always just created a portal to get there... I never had to think about directions. We'll have to figure it out the hard way." She explained, avoiding confirming Harmony's suspicion that Sol hadn't trusted her enough to give her the information... "As for who we'll find here... I'm not sure if Junsei will show up or not. There should be the other member, though. We'll need to find him."

 

"Also, to answer your other questions, Gaku..." Joshua began to speak. "The Reaper Games have been postponed until this problem is sorted out. We don't have any suspects, though. Of course... If you thought you were being spied on by a Reaper, you might find them sooner than you expected." He warned the students. "Finally, a quick suggestion... I recommend splitting up into two or three teams. Shibuya's a big town, and you'll be better off if you decide to cover more ground." Joshua smiled. "Good luck, everyone."

 

"Thanks, Mr. Joshua." Indy nodded, then looked back at Raidyn. "Hey, Raidyn. You're coming with me. You need someone to keep you in line." He teased his friend. He also looked at his sister, but wasn't sure if he should ask her to join or not... He didn't want to risk losing her again, but at the same time, didn't want her to get mad at him.

Edited December 16, 2014 by Shulk

[Arya Stark 1,337]

Zealots. That's how Annistha had described Sol. Seemed accurate enough to Somrene. He had stood there, not too particularly much to say. After all, the facts were clear. The Sol wanted to wipe out darkness, and would eliminate anything that stood in their way. Which happened to be them at the moment. Then came the suggestion of teams. Man, it always came to splitting up didn't it. Made sense though. Big groups were conspicuous, and clumsy when maneuvering as a unit. Somrene glanced to Indy, and quickly read the problem. "I'll go with Allitt. Clearly, she hasn't had enough exposure to the darkness, and perhaps I could help with that." Somrene suggested. He knew he was dark, he'd inherited it from his father. His darkness in particular had a long legacy of being dangerous, but Vincent had turned it towards good. Somrene intended on carrying on that legacy. Hopefully he could show that to the ex-Sol member.

[Firaga 5,947]

Raidyn / Toshi

 

Raidyn inwardly frowned when Allit tried to argue the beliefs of Sol to her brother. Still riding on that, huh? Man...

 

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Raidyn said in response to Indy's teasings, picking his ear; he actually wasn't offended by it, he literally just did not understand why he needed to be kept an eye on.

 

"I-I'll come along too," Toshi said, agreeing that Raidyn needed to be watch. She trusted that Raidyn would still keep his own self in line like he said he would, but even so, better safe that sorry...

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Allitt sighed when Somrene offered to go with her. "Just don't get it my way." She muttered.

 

"Thanks, Somrene." Indy smiled. He didn't know Somrene too well, but he could tell that he was someone he could trust. He hoped that Somerene would be able to help Allitt get at least somewhat used to the darkness. He then turned to Raidyn. "Uh... Nothing. Forget I said that. Oh, and alright, Toshi. I could use the help." He laughed.

[Javelin434 3,164]

Annistha rolled her eyes at Allitt's reply. Trust needed to be earned on both sides, but both sides seemed to be waiting for the double cross from the other. Lovely situation.

She listened carefully to the discussion as she absently drummed her fingers on the counter. She smiled slightly at the shortened name.

"Sol." She quietly chuckled to herself.

Both halves of the Nexus were not surprised by the alliance between the Reapers and Sol. While they didn't know much about the Reapers, they had studied about zealots like Sol in the history books. They would do anything to see the world rid of their perceived wrong, using anyone or anything to accomplish that goal. It was rather sad how often that view point came up when you studied history closely.

"Because darkness is the cause of all trouble." Annistha added Ghost's explanation to Toshi, sarcasm and disgust in her voice. "It caused the world to fall. Xehanort used it, so it must be bad."

She shook her head.

"Zealots always see the good of there element, and never the bad. Sol doesn't see that with light alone, you're blinded."

Annistha's finger drumming came to abrupt stop as she brought the same hand, now balled into a fist, down on the counter with a loud thud.

"So, where are the people we're going to smack down?" She asked in a tight voice.

 

Gaku absorbed all the information he heard from Allitt about the "Seekers of Light" and the member the group fought in Land of Dragons, but he kept to himself to analyze the details. This can't be good. If the Mage we fought was just "playing around," then we need to train more harder. Who knows what SoL is capable of? Gaku thought. Never mind that. I gotta bring Shibuya back to normal. Joshua wants us to find one of the Reapers and interrogate them. "Josh. Mr. H, do you have any idea of which Reapers got on your bad side lately, and are the Reaper Games still being held or postponed?" Gaku asked. 

 

Harmony listened into the conversation about balance between Light and Darkness. She knows that Darkness is always the victim of being used for evil purposes. However, if used properly, Darkness can be used for good as well. Harmony provided her insight on the locations of SoL. "I doubt they would reveal the main stronghold to the former Academy student. We probably have to get information from other members to find the location of the stronghold. Luckily, Allitt confirmed that two of them are stationed here, so this makes getting information a little easier. Capturing them is the hard part." Harmony said as she eyed Allitt's cloak.

 

Zealots. That's how Annistha had described Sol. Seemed accurate enough to Somrene. He had stood there, not too particularly much to say. After all, the facts were clear. The Sol wanted to wipe out darkness, and would eliminate anything that stood in their way. Which happened to be them at the moment. Then came the suggestion of teams. Man, it always came to splitting up didn't it. Made sense though. Big groups were conspicuous, and clumsy when maneuvering as a unit. Somrene glanced to Indy, and quickly read the problem. "I'll go with Allitt. Clearly, she hasn't had enough exposure to the darkness, and perhaps I could help with that." Somrene suggested. He knew he was dark, he'd inherited it from his father. His darkness in particular had a long legacy of being dangerous, but Vincent had turned it towards good. Somrene intended on carrying on that legacy. Hopefully he could show that to the ex-Sol member.

[Wildkat]

 

Ghost could only glance at Annistha with a cautious look as she chimed in to his remark. Well, balance is great and all, but I wouldn't mind with the idea of the light having the upper hand for once. With the Sentinel-in-training having absolutely no idea who or what these 'Reapers' are, other than the fact that it sounds scary, Ghost stayed quiet and listened in to everyone else. That is, until Joshua recommended splitting the group. "For crying out loud, that's just begging for trouble!" Ghost exclaimed, "But I guess we don't have a choice then, do we?" He glanced around the room, trying to figure out which students to team up with. I'd rather have my instructor here. Maybe we'd just skip this and go shopping. Yep, sounds like something he'd do. After a short while, he gave up and decided to wait until someone picked him instead.

[Guest]

Whatever was occouring at the moment stopped for a few seconds, as a crack appeared in the air, and Brooklyn fell through it. "Sorry about that, fell in some sort of strange hole to who knows where and met a guy. Mumbled something about "A person quitting and leaving him here to rot". Back now." The actions thst were occourance returned to normal, as it seems that when Brooklyn came back, time paused for a secojd. He was now just standing there with a smug look on his face as always as the hole had just vanished.

[Kaneki Ken 1,516]

Harmony looked at the puzzled faces of the students. She has a funny feeling they have no idea of what they looking for. She walked towards Gaku who was getting a refill from the soda fountain. As Gaku turned around, he was met with Harmony within inches close to Gaku.

"Now you just getting into my personal space." Gaku said with annoyance as he takes his finger and pushed Harmony back a feet or two without shoving her.

"Gaku, did you forget to give the group background information about how this world works?" Harmony asked.

"Yeah, but only the Realground portion. I didn't tell them about the Underground yet." Gaku responded.

Harmony groaned in annoyance as she has to do more explaining with hopes that Gaku would provide more detail. However, Gaku beat her to it.

 

"I told you guys about how Shibuya works earlier today. Well, I only told you half of the story" Gaku stated. "There are two planes of existence in this world: the Realground which is where we are, and the Underground, where the Reaper Games occur. In this world, if you were to die and have regrets in your life, you are given a second chance to come back to life. That's how the Reaper Games work. the Player forfeits his or her entry fee which is something very close to you, and he or she must survive one week with a new objective and a time limit given every day from the Reapers. If the remaining Players survive the games, they will get their entry fee back, and become resurrected back to the Realground." Gaku paused for a moment which Harmony began to speak. "There are three types of Reapers: Harriers send Noise, souls bound into the pins the Reapers create to attack players. If given permission to, unless it's the last day of the Games, they may attack and erase the Players from existence." Harmony informed. "Support Reapers create challenges for the players who must pass their objectives to make progress. Finally, you have the Game Master. They are top level Reapers. They create a mission per day until the last day where the Players have to defeat the Game Master to be resurrected."

 

Gaku stepped in after Harmony finished talking. "There are three more ranks higher than the Game Master, but we get to those ranks another time. Because we are in the Realground, the Reapers will be difficult to find due to non-exposure of their black wings which can be seen in the Underground. They can live normal lives on the Realground while doing their job at the Underground. However, we can get past that." Gaku pulled the two Player Pins out of his pocket and threw one to Harmony who caught the Pin. "With these Player pins, we can use them to find the Reapers because if we were to scan them, we can't read their thoughts." Gaku said. "My dad survived the Games three times because of special circumstances as well as my mother, Beat, and his sister Rhyme. My dad kept the Pin, and passed it down to me."

 

Gaku looked around the room to come up with a strategy. "Alright listen up! we are gonna split into two groups. Those who need to do some shopping for clothes will go with Harmony. She will take you towards the 104 Tower, and investigate in the areas around 104 such as Shibukyu Main Store, AMX, etc. I will be leading my group around the upper areas of Shibuya, such as Towa Records, Molco and Udagawa. So choose your group. We are leaving in ten minutes." Gaku informed.

[Firaga 5,947]

He then turned to Raidyn. "Uh... Nothing. Forget I said that. Oh, and alright, Toshi. I could use the help." He laughed.

 

Raidyn / Toshi

 

Both Raidyn and Toshi nodded. Both of them were antsy for a fight... well, Raidyn was, actually. Toshi was more antsy just to prove that she could be more useful to the group. She remembered that in Land of Dragons, all she really did was sit back and take care of Raidyn after he got knocked out, among other things... so a chance to do even more than that was welcomed in her eyes.

 

"I still don't really understand how stuff works in this world, but at least this'll give me a chance to learn some new stuff that I didn't get out of the books back at the Academy. First hand experience is always more fun," Raidyn said aloud after Gaku explained the concepts of the world they were in.

 

"We already have a group. Right?" Toshi asked Raidyn and Indy after Gaku finished his explanation.

 

"Yeah, sure do," Raidyn responded with a grin.

[Guest]

"So, from what I gather, we're going to kill the grim Reaper for a hot fudge sundae and vengeance. " Brooklyn stated. "Even if I'm wrong, I'm in for some shopping. I need some new gloves." Brooklyn stated dryly.

[Xiro 3,468]

Joel awoke from his nap just in time to hear Gaku and Harmony's explanation and the declaration that there would be two groups.

Joel was stuck at a crossroads. Action, or shopping? He examined his attire. ...Shopping never hurt anybody.

He took note of the one who Gaku addressed as Harmony. Guess I'll be going with her. He then looked up at the menu. ...Meh... I'm don't really like coffee.

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Annistha closed her eyes as she tried to regain her emotional balance. Darkness was a central part of her brother Zale. If someone tried to destroy him...

"At least I won't have to worry about him being taken from me in our current state." She thought. "We live or die together."

Taking in a deep breath, Annistha opened her eyes, looking a little calmer then she had before.

"I'm not that interested in shopping, so I'll go with you, Gaku." She said, absently resuming her finger tapping on the counter.

[Arya Stark 1,337]

"New threads? Sick. Alright, I'm in." Ember said excitedly, agreeing to go with Harmony and Brooklyn. Somrene glanced down to Allitt. 

"I'd assume you aren't much for shopping. What say we get our hands dirty a bit quicker?" He proposed. He was trying to appeal to her, but he doubted that anything he said would really change her opinion of him. At least for a while. Sometimes he envied his sister's ability to make friends and do what she wanted with others, often without consequence.