(OKAY GUYS. Just a quick few things I forgot to mention. Please follow this rp so that y'all will know when a post is made, and also if someone doesn't post for a while just let that person know. On with the rp!)"I hope you all amuse me..."Roxas was already up in this fine morning in Asnia. Usually his brother woke up first, however the sounds of his father working always woke Roxas right up. He wanted to see the cool new weapons that were being made. He swung around downstairs, said hi to his mother, and ran right outside to greet his father at the forge. "Hey dad!"The father chuckled, and showed Roxas a rather fancy looking sword. "This here is made out of Orichalcum. Pretty deadly. Why don't you call your brother down to see?"Roxas chuckled, and slipped into the front door. "NERD-""Roxas!" The father scolded."...Ventus! Dad wants you to wake up and come downstairs!" he turned right back around. He expected Ventus to be up anyway... he did after all, put a spider on his pillow. If Roxas had a watch, he would check it. "I give it three seconds." he mused to himself. 

 

Meanwhile, another page in a storybook was currently scrambling to get ready for his own day. This man was Corvo Attano. He was to adopt from an orphanage that day; and unfortunately he had just gotten back from a rather deadly contract he just completed. Escorting a messenger through a dungeon. How bad could it be? He currently was living in an inn, however for legal purposes he bought a little cottage like home next to the inn and some farmer and her magic student son. One of the maids was fixing him up."Corvo, you look like a mess."I know, I know." He ran a hand through his hair. "Look, I gotta go. See you soon.""Corvo!"He turned around. "What?"

The maid sighed. "You have blood on your face." The man sighed and just licked his thumb to wipe the blood off. He just then hurried out the door to go to the orphanage. He didn't want to be late. 

Silver took the mask and raised an eyebrow. Really? What was this? (I couldn't figure out which mask Silver got OTL) Silver placed it over his face, and said. "Thanks guys... I just need to stop by to let her know I'm okay. How do I look?" He couldn't help but snicker. He could only imagine.

"I look pretty stupid huh?"

 

Everything was ready and set up on the table. Clementine sat down next to her new female friend, and Lenora sat down as well.

"Awright everyone! Feel free to eat!" She said proudly.

Clementine piped up, looking towards an empty seat. "Where's daddy? Isn't he going to eat with us...?"

Lenora sighed sadly. "Baby girl, he's too busy with his work. You know that. They needed him to do some extra researching to help out with the bad things that's been going on 'round here. Now pipe down and eat your food."

Clementine looked down at her plate, very upset by this revelation.

 

Meanwhile Roxas did exactly what Tails said; he dug in. He looked over a few masks, until he came across one that he really liked.

"Oh look at this!" He pulled out a black mask that had yellow eyes. It also hat strange zig-zagged atenas. "I think I'll take this one." He said. He read the label behind the mask. "This mask is... Shadow?"

 

Vanitas' eyes widened. It showed sudden anger, but also a hint of betrayal. He looked at her wild eyed almost as if he was looking at a ghost.

"But... Why?" Slowly, he reached out his hand to trace his finger over her jawline. Then, he tilted her chin up. He was about to do something, until he smelt and felt something foul. He turned his head to look into the nearby forest.

"... There's something in there. Something dark and foul."

Edited March 21, 201510 yr by Awuwa7KH

Del reached in and pulled out a mask. "this is kinda neat." It was a white mask with rosy cheeks. a mustache coming from the nose, a goatee, and a wicked smile. "How do i look?"

Roxas began to snicker. Delsin looked straight up silly in that mask. "You look... Nice." He suddenly snorted. "It suits you, Del." Roxas put his own mask on. "How does mine look? There was another cool one too. It was this white thing with a zipper on its mouth and a weird symbol in its head.

Del took off his mask. "Har har. ill find something else." he grinned as he leaned in find another mask. he was having fun teasing back and forth. "yours is fine. That zipper mask would just be weird on you big head." He said jokingly. he pulled out another mask with cat ears and eyes, a twisted grin, and two red marks on either side. (anbu black ops mask) "How about this one?"

  Kirby followed the others with a shining smile. He did the same as the others and looked at all of the masks.

  "Ooh! Look at all of these! They're so cool!", he commented. He picked up a round silver mask with a wide v-shaped opening for the eyes. He put it on, and smiled rather eagerly as he did. He jumped up and down at the others, happy to be getting ready. "Guys, guys!Lookit! I'm a knight! Have you ever met a knight?? Well, you have now!" , he shouted, way too excited for words. He looked at Roxas and giggled. "I like your mask, Roxas! Yours too, Delsin!" He looked over to Miles, hopping over to him in excitement. "Can I wear this one, Miles? Huh? Can I? I think I look cool in this one!", he asked. Never before had he felt so happy for a festival away from home. He was mostly excited for what kinds of food they had there. He couldn't help himself.

(Gees, I forgot this was a thing I'll reply tomorrow, Sorry Aqua!)

(I am sooo sorry that I can't post. We have limited data for our Internet [stupid I know, we pay 80 a month for 10 gigs. Used to pay 70 for unlimited.]I'll post at the beginning of April hopefully.

(It's okay guys! Just post when ya can. I understand they'res issues sometimes.

Also btw, I may have a surprise in the next few days or weeks >D

Also we still need a Ventus and Naminé ugh... I'll ask around)

~Miles Tails Thompson~ Tails laughed, looking at his friends.   "V for Very Good, Del! And Kirby, of course!" He was glad that everyone was happy with what they had.   "Well then," he said, adjusting the mask once more, "ready to go?"~Link/Sonic~ "Clemmy...?" Sonic spoke up. "It's okay. I haven't seen my father in awhile either." Sonic tried to give her a sympathetic hand. "But, you have us today. Try to think of that." He bowed his head, staring at the food. I've never even met either of my parents. Link thought disdainfully, chowing down on the deliciousness put down before him. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't be as direct as Sonic was. "Also, Silver... I'm not sure. Something I found... the guy kind of looks like Link, doesn't he? But with a blue cap, and no pupils... weird, huh? Judging by the painting on his face, it's from a tribal clan."~Dawn Estheim~ What are you... Dawn wasn't sure what this was. Feeling the mans hand pulling her chin skyward, his fingertips gracing her jawline. She could only stumble closer to the mans being, waiting for something amazing. His eyes glistening something new, almost like there was something there that wasn't there before. She closed her own. Vanitas spoke. Dawn opened her eyes to see Vanitas facing a different direction now, and yet he didn't let away his hand from her chin. She did so herself, and pouted. "I don't smell ANYthing." She crossed her arms, looking towards the forest.

(I'm sorry Shard but what did Link say to Silver? that got my confused)

Roxas crossed his arms. "Hey!" He exclaimed. "He head isn't big!" Kirby was downright estatic over his mask. Delsin was happy with his too. Roxas pouted and adjusted his own mask alittle along with Tails.

"The zipper makes me look cool. Welp, I'm ready so I'm with Tails! Let's go!"

 

Clementine meanwhile smiled at her blue haired friend.

"Thanks Sonic... I just really wish my daddy could meet everyone. He's a professor at an academy but the guards usually call him in to help with crime solving." She sighed softly. "I guess you all can meet him another time." She happily took Sonic's hand. "I hope you meet your daddy again."

 

Vanitas wasn't really paying attention to Dawn's body movement now. The only thing he could really focus on was the terrible smell that came from the forest. He slowly shook his head and took Dawn's wrist. "Come on." He said as he darted into the forest with Dawn in tow. About five minutes after entering the forest, Vanitas saw something. He hid in the bushes and encouraged Dawn to do the same. Infront of him a boy with brown hair and blue eyes was backing away from a masked boy, who should be about Vanitas' age judging by the height and body structure.

 

"Who ARE you?!" The boy asked.

 

"You're the boy they call Black, is that correct?!" Replied the mysterious figure.

 

The boy, who was Black, crossed his arms. "Yeah, that's me! What do you want?!"

"Yeah, lets go enjoy the festival you guys!" he was glad they were all having fun. they deserved it.

  Kirby hopped up and down in utter anticipation. A bit of contrast in the mask he was wearing, since it made him look a bit menacing. Nonetheless, he was glad to do something with his older friends and get his mind off of the bad events the morning held. Heck, he even wondered if he'd see anybody else he would recognize at Farron's festival.

  "Yay!~", the pink-headed boy exclaimed. "Let's go! I wanna see what your festival is like!"

He was very curious as to what will be different compared to the one back at his home. At Moran's Afterlife festival, he'd usually go with Axel and nobody else. Or so he thought. So, it was nice to go with a group for once.

 

  "What does your festival have, Roxas?", he asked. "Does it have fireworks? Games? Dancing? How much food does it have?", he said curiously.

Edited March 29, 201510 yr by Hargleblargleboo

((wut? Link didn't say anything to silver o.o))~Link/Sonic~ Sonic smiled, but didn't say anything after. He grinned again at the food, and began his consumption. Link, meanwhile, hardly looked up from his plate. It's funny how something can ruin your mood, how a single set of words can send you down.~Miles "Tails" Thompson~ "Alright, you lead the way, Delsin!" Tails was tired after everything that had been going on for the last few days, and he wasn't sure if they should go out too hard.~Dawn Estheim~ "Vani-woah!" Vanitas didn't give her time to speak. Into the woods without delay, it seemed. She complied with his every whim, not resisting his tug. When commanded to bend behind the bush, she did so without a remark. Two figures stood nearby, and it seemed Vanitas needed to keep watch. Dawn listened, but didn't look in fear of being sighted.

. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't be as direct as Sonic was. "Also, Silver... I'm not sure. Something I found... the guy kind of looks like Link, doesn't he? But with a blue cap, and no pupils... weird, huh? Judging by the painting on his face, it's from a tribal clan."

(Wut)Roxas chuckled, he told Kirby of all the wonderful things in his village."Well, during the festival there's a lot of games, like pumpkin shooting and dirtball. There's lots of food too. Chicken legs, sweet bread and -oh! Lots of candy and sweets. The bakers in town all meet up and make all the food together. Even the most bitterest of rivals. Everyone teams up for the festival. The guards spar with one another, even with random people in the audience. And at night, we all light lanterns and release it in the sky so spirits could find their way into the afterlife. And yeah, we light some fireworks too. I Uh-" he chuckled nervously and rubbed the side of his hip. "I actually got hit by a firework last year. When they were launching it, it tipped over and flew right into me. I have a scar here from it. Don't worry though, it didn't hurt and it was actually pretty funny looking back! That's the only way my parents can tell me and Ventus apart; the scar on my hip." He began to walk along with Delsin. He deflated a little bit at the mention of his parents.Meanwhile Silver placed a hand on Link's shoulder. "Hey," he said. "I'm feeling better, so you're not allowed to get sad all of a sudden. What, worried you'll get fat?" He asked with a small smile.Meanwhile Vanitas watched what was happening. Black backed away, as the masked man drew a dagger."We want you to talk to the dead for us." He suddenly darted foward, and grabbed Black by the neck. Black yelled out. "S-Stop! No- HELP!" He yelled out but it was too late. The man dissapeared into thin air with Black.Suddenly, Vanitas heard a whisper behind him:"Witnesses must be eliminated..." Vanitas couldnt even react before a second masked man drove a dagger right into his stomach. Vanitas roughly pushed the man away before he doubled over. He held the dagger in his stomach and coughed out. "Agh- Run!"

~Dawn Estheim~ Never being one to ask questions at dire times, Dawn listened. However, she didn't want to leave Vanitas behind. She took out all of her Materia purchased from Yuffie, and screamed out. "CURE!" She hoped that would do the trick enough. She grabbed Vanitas again, and started running off with him in tow. She didn't know how the strange man would react, or if he was right behind them. He could teleport, all they could do was run. Run where? Somewhere public, she hoped. No one is dumb enough to preform teleportation magic in front of guards. Smaller stuff, sure, but not teleportation. "Vanitas, are you okay?" She was already tired, unknowingly why. She slowed, but continued running. Was it the Materia? Yuffie mentioned to her that it was energy draining.~Miles Tails Thompson~ Miles smiled. He never got a chance to see last years festival in person, Link was always away, and Cid usually kept him working at his place. Miles wondered where Cid was now, and why he was missing.~Link/Sonic~ "Alright." Link continued to eat, but slower still. Either way, his plate was clean quickly enough. Part of him wanted to return to Miles, wanted to see how he was doing. But they were on a mission. They needed to leave tonight, and he still had to explain everything to Sonic, and maybe Clem. She was female, maybe she could help them. Sonic was also finished with his plate, although he kept laughing at a story someone was telling. He didn't look like he was in any kind of rush.

Edited April 12, 201510 yr by Shard the Metal

Kirby's ears were wide open, listening intently to Roxas as he described his local festival. The chlid's eyes sparkled as stared up at Roxas in wonder.

  "Wow...", the child sighed, clasping his hands together. The boy's innocence was quite ironic under his intimidating mask. "I hope you don't get hit by a firework again.", he said.

Honestly, he thought this festival - despite the lack of magic - sounded just as pleasant as the one back at his home. The pink-headed boy giggled and continued to follow the older boys, excited for night coming. However, it also made him think of how his fire mage neighbor was doing without him. Odds are that he's just fine. 

 

  "I hope we'll see some people we met before during the celebration!", he exclaimed. In the distance, the child heard the flurry of a crowd as well as music. He had to restrain himself from just running into the crowd by himself. Besides, he didn't want to get lost again.

~Naminé~ “Just a second!” The florist shouted, hurrying another order of Galbana Lilies for a boy seemingly too poor to pay for such an exquisite order of rare flowers. To her surprise, however, he had more than enough. Naminé thanked the boy for visiting, and proceeded to take the next order.

 

It was always such a rush during the Afterlife festival. The previous year, she remembered how her own parents struggled through the same situation of Supply and Demand, always running out of a certain type of flower, or having too much of another. Galbana Lilies were the most famous group of flowers on the day of the Afterlife Festival, due to its representation of giving the dead a sense of peace, especially for those who died more painfully than others. She ordered more than usual this year, due to her parents past mistakes of never having enough. She even put some aside, perhaps to honor her own parents this year.

 

However, this was not the only matter on her mind. Something was wrong. She felt she was forgetting something extremely important. She would try to go back inside her memory, only to find memories plucked out, hours at a time. She could only remember a boy named Kirby and the two men who found her out on the street earlier that morning.

“Are you okay?” “You are okay?” She pried her heavy lids open to reveal the two elderly men, who claimed that they saved her from a thief.

 

“Whe-where am I?” Naminé asked, both dazed and confused. She had just been talking to Kirby a few seconds before, only to find herself now waking on the streets. She knew there was more to what had happened than the two men were letting on.

 

“We saved you from a thief!” “From a thief, we saved you!” The two men were dressed in guard uniforms, but there were definitely more garnishes to the suit than there should’ve been; Red and White on one, Blue and White on the other.

 

   “Hey, I asked for red roses, not white!” A shrieking voice belonging to a woman dressed in both colors shocked her to reality once more.

“I’m so sorry, ma’am!” Naminé continued to serve out her orders with a smile on her face, and trouble on her mind.(also, I just noticed that I posted a mistake in the Miles section, Imma fix it)

Vanitas spat out some blood on the wound. He fell to the ground, but after Dawn's spell he got up. He felt much better although his wound was still bleeding badly. He grabbed her wrist and ran ahead, however the man teleported right in front of them. They were no where near the crowd. Vanitas knew he had to fight.

"Dawn get behind me..." He muttered with gritted teeth that was covered with blood. He took out a dagger from his bag. Luckily he had energy to cast dark spells too.

 

Roxas looked up at the night sky with a smile. The past memories came back to him, which in turn made him hopeful for the future. "Yeah. You guys will love it here. It's definitely something to have on a bucket list." He put his hands behind his head, much like his twin Ventus always did.

 

Meanwhile Clementine had finished her plate as well. Lenora, seeing her daughter having such fun with her friends, smiled and decided to just clear off the table herself.

"Here, sugar. Let me take these plates for you." She took everyone's plates once they were done with their food, and proceeded to begin to wash the dishes.

Clementine giggled. "Did you guys enjoy the food?" She asked.

Silver meanwhile nodded, but looked to Link with a serious expression. "Should we see if she could... Well, you know..." He muttered.

Delsin finally led them to the festival. "Ta Da! The festival can now begin, we have arrived!" delsin said, being overly cheery to get kirby excited. "you know, this festival is know all over. ive been to alot of towns that have people just fawning over  the idea of coming to see this festival." he looked back at the others with a big grin on his face. They deserved to have some fun. 

~Dawn Estheim~ Dawn reluctantly complied, hiding behind the more powerful of the two. "Who is this guy?" A Light blue glow emitted from her hands, as to prepare her ice magic. She constructed a Shield of Ice, hoping to act as the defender, keeping Vanitas the main offense.

 

~Link/Sonic~ "Thanks for the food ma'am! It was delicious!" Link remarked. He turned to Silver to reply. "I was thinking the same thing, but... she's just a little girl, you know? But we're so tight on schedule, I don't think we have a choice."

"Whacha guys talkin' 'bout?" Sonic interrupted the conversation, looking over wryly, stomach nearly aburst.

 

~Naminé~

"Sorry everyone! That's the last of the Galbana Lilies!" Naminé called out gleefully, nearly emptying the store. In fact, the only ones who remained were merely window shoppers. She finally had a minute to close shop, and go to the Festival herself!

Drawings on paper

constructed on hope and stardust

gathering memories long ago

lost and forgotten

in the void of nightLine up the Pieces

 

Naminé found herself singing a song she never had heard herself, but somehow she could relate to. After all, she was an amateur artist, and she couldn't remember many of her hours.

 

Thank Naminé someday

 

~Miles Thompson~

"Wow! I've never seen the Festival this closely!" Miles jumped with excitement, overly gleeful of the lights and music overwhelming the realm surrounding the group.

"I don't know..." Vanitas muttered as he suddenly lunged forward despite the wound. "But he already crossed the line!!" He went to go swipe at the man with his dagger, who in turn retaliated by grabbing Vanitas' wrist. Vanitas swiped at the man's feet with his leg, causing the man to fall to the ground. The man growled.

 

Meanwhile Silver nodded. He knew that bringing a little girl with them was a terrible idea. Especially a little girl they just met. "I know... But we definitely don't have a choice-" he looked over to Sonic, who had asked what they were talking about.

"Should we tell him now?" Silver muttered to Link.

Clementine frowned at her two guests who seemed trouble, but she didn't interfere. It wasn't her business.

 

Roxas looked on in awe at all the celebration everywhere. The festival really shined the goodness in mankind. Just watching everyone celebrate, it really made him happy inside. He put his hand on Delsin's shoulder, enjoying the sight of Tails and Kirby having such a great time.

"What are the other festivals like?" Roxas asked to Delsin excitedly.

Edited April 13, 201510 yr by Aqua7KH

~Dawn Estheim~ Dawn didn't hesitate to attempt to freeze the mans feet together while he was on the ground. She stabbed her Shield into the earth and prepared to entrap the rest of the mans body under the ice, leaving his head visible

"Ready for the interrogation?" She withdrew her shield, and pointed the sharp end towards the mans neck, only centimeters away. "Vanitas, have any Tags?"

 

~Miles Thompson~ "Yeah, Del! Tell us!" Miles wasn't too sure about the goings on. Partying while Ventus was no where to be seen, while a innocent man was to be executed.~Link/Sonic~ "Sonic, care to join us outside for a moment?" Link stood up at the table. "Please excuse us, Ma'am." Link turned to Silver keeping his voice down.

"You stay in here, see if you can ask either the mom or Clem about it, I'll talk to Sonic." Sonic cheerfully followed, not caring too much of the seemingly dark aura that surrounded the conversation. Together, the two left the house to talk in private. The streets of Farron were loud enough to scare away a Heffalump, or perhaps a Woozle. "Sonic, we're gonna rescue the twin's dad. You remember the Twins, right? Well, we know where he is, and how to get to him. Problem is... we need to go through a forest that is infested with Dark Creatures, such as Sirens, so obviously we can't go in alone. We need a girl." Link finally let out what he and Silver had been talking about during dinner. He continued to explain what had gone on throughout the day, explaining the happenings and even the secret room in the Library.

"So, you need a girl?" Sonic stood, thinking for a moment. "I don't know too many girls. Back in my hometown of Knothole, there's a girl named Sally who would be able to help us, but that's not even in this Region."

"Right... so, Silver and I thought... Maybe Clementine could help us?"

"What? No way! She's just a kid!" Sonic seemed ready enough to slap Link for thinking such a thought. "I know, but we've gotta go TONIGHT, or else we will never get there in time! We have no options here. The only other girl I know is that Witchy girl with the Dark Mage, and I doubt she's willing to help us."~Naminé~

With the shop completely closed, Naminé headed upstairs in a bit of a rush. She was ready to enjoy the festivities of the Afterlife Festival, but she needed the proper clothing. Opening her closet, she was unprepared for the Avalanche to follow. Buried under the mountain of clothes she never bothered too much to clean, Naminé struggled to get free. Finally she breached the side of the mountain, where she found the perfect dress to wear: White, and yet somewhat playful. She quickly changed into the dress, and looked out the window.

The streets were crowded with people she'd never even seen before! Farron was the central Festival area in this side of the region, but even then, it was surprising to see people from different uprising dancing together. In the corner, seemingly just arriving, she spotted a familiar Pink Boy. Excited, she opened the window and shouted out. "Kirby! Wait right there!"

Del took a moment to think about that. "Well, it depends on the region. The festivals in the east of this region are all about showing off. they have lots of vendors with beautiful clothes and jewelry as well as expensive tools. i wanted to buy a knife the last time in was in that region, but they are incredibly expensive. The people go to show off their riches or the beautiful dress or expensive pitchfork made of some precious metal or another that they saved up for years to buy. Its really pretty to see. 

The festivals in the west are all about athletics. They hold games all week with prizes and championships for the best. i got really good at dirt ball one year. i end up in the western region alot because they are good hunters there, its a place where i can get fair prices for my kills fairly reliably, so i learned dirtball to get in with the locals and ended up loving it. i haven't practiced since the last time i left karn, the center of trading in the west. The north and south are just mixtures of the two styles, but none of them have hit the perfect balance that this town has, and no matter where i went i heard about this place and its festival. thats actually kind of why i came here in the first place. both beacuse i wanted to see the festival, and back when i was a vandal i figured there would be plenty of people here. This place just has the best festival around." He finished with a big grin on his face. 

Kirby Contray

 

     Kirby was really just loving the sights and sounds that this festival showed off. He felt like a child surrounded by a giant emporium of all sorts of things. He looked like a little ballerina as he twirled around the plaza to get a good look ay everything. However, he proceeded to make himself a bit dizzy, so he stopped. When he did, he shook his head and listened to Delsin.

     "Wow...", he cooed with sparkling eyes. Just then, he heard a voice shout out his name. It was a woman's voice, and it sounded very familiar. He stopped in his tracks and turned his head towards a familiar flower shop. Then, he saw her, Naminé.

 

Kirby's eyes lit up even brighter, and he gave off a big smile hidden behind his mask. He already knew her fairly well and knew she wouldn't be a danger to him. He wanted to go see her, so he stood where he was to wait for her.. However, he did warn the others in advance on what he was doing.

     "Hey, hey! Guys!", he called out. "I'm going to be right here!" He stood at his place and waved ecstatically at Naminé as he waited.

 

 

 

Ventus Aberazio 

 

      Wow. That was the perfect word to describe the majority of Ventus' evening. That, and maybe a hint of 'fear'. It was crazy, really. First, when he was helping his friend Miles get the masks, he was so caught up in hearing a commotion about a kidnapping or a troublemaker in town, that he lost track of him. He tried to find a way to help somehow, but that resorted in him getting caught by some guards because of "suspicious activities". Go figure. However, while locked away in the slumps, missing everybody back at home, his luck seemed to peak as the evening seemed to pass. He was lucky enough witness his father in a cell across from him. The guards, being as observant as ever, didn't notice Ven and his father interact with each other. Ven, taking advantage of the skills his brother taught him with sneaking out, managed to crack out of his cell. He was about to help his father get out as well, but one of the sleeping guards woke up and started to go after Ventus. His father told him to go, so he bolted out of there, and thanks to his youthful strength, he outran the guards.

 

However, despite his narrow escape, the boy got himself lost in the woods. Great. Now he has three goals. To tell Roxas that their father was still alive, get out of the woods and home before dark, and to not die. Pretty hard goals to manage at this moment in time, but he had to manage, otherwise he could vanish at any time.

Edited April 14, 201510 yr by Hargleblargleboo

Vanitas slowly nodded. He reached his hand in his bag to take a Tag out, and wrote a Dark magic sign on it. He slapped it right into the ice that trapped the man.

"So..." Vanitas muttered, pressing the knife right to the man's neck. "Who are you?"

The man looked down, and laughed. "Foolish..." Suddenly, he teleported right behind Vanitas, who was completely shocked that he teleported when he had a Tag on him. Out of pure reflex, Vanitas casted another spell, the Soul Stealer as he called it. He phased his hand right through the man's chest, ripping out his soul. What was even more shocking to Vanitas was that the soul wasn't glowing white like any other regular soul. It was black and glowed a sinister blackish red color. The man collapsed to the ground. Vanitas suddenly hissed loudly in pain, dropping the soul. It had burned his hand. Instead of disappearing into the sky, the soul sank into the ground. Vanitas held his hand and then this side. He fell to his knees; his wound had gotten worse from fighting. His blood dripped right to the ground.

"What WAS that?" He gasped in pain. "Not human... That wasn't human..." Maleficent shrieked and squirmed on Dawn's head, deeply worried for Vanitas.

 

Meanwhile Roxas listened intently to Delsin, deeply excited to see what else the world held. "Wow, Ven and I have to go someday." Suddenly he heard a familiar voice, and turned around to see the blonde girl from earlier. "Naminé!"