baylaust

Wasn't this exact same rumour circulating around a year ago, only to get shot down? I wouldn't go and start assuming this is true. Still, anything's possible, I guess, Still really would prefer not to have to buy another console to play Versus.

Hmm... it's been a while.

Alex got up after getting hit by the shockwave, rubbing his head painfully. "Hey, being a little careful where you aim... or you know, a warning... that would be pretty nice. Just throwing that out there." Alex turned quickly and jammed his Keyblade through a corrupted Nobody, before sending a blast of light through it. A group of them started to surround Alex and Marina. Alex turned to Marina and nodded his head. Marina hopped up into the air and Alex grabbed her by the legs. He spun her around as she slashed with her own Keyblade, before throwing her into the air. Alex jumped up as well just as she was coming down. When they met in the air, their feet planted together, before the two of them propelled themselves off one another in opposite directions, cutting through more of the corrupted Nobodies. Alex and Marina met together again as more of them started coming. "Do this things ever just DIE?? Sheesh..."

Jason sensed Neena's presense behind him, and knew she was going to attack. However, he also knew that he didn't have time to block her strike before she hit him. At the last moment he half turned his body, taking the attack to his side rather than his back. Jason slid back, still hurt, but not as bad as he could have been. "...my turn..." Jason's left hand began burning with black flames, and he raised his hand into the air, sending a volly of around a dozen black fireballs into the air. He then swung his hand down, causing them to start falling towards Neena. At the same time, Jason charged forward with his Keyblade, preparing to strike,

(not feeling well, busy, and personal stuff going on in my life. Sorry for not replying. If you guys need to advance the plot or anything and I'm not around, Star, you're free to control Alex if you need to.)

Jason raised his Keyblade and blocked Neena's strike. I definitely have the advantage in strength, there's no question there, but she's definitely faster. This is going to be tight. Jason raised his other hand for a punch, and it collided with Neena's shield. Darkness gathered in Jason's hand, and he sent a blast of dark fire at point blank, blowing the two of them away from each other, both of them taking negligable damage. Jason spun his Keyblade a couple times. "Light." He swung his Keyblade down, and anchored the end of the blade into the ground. Light pulsed through it, into the ground. Suddenly, a series of blue explosions started blasting out of the earth, heading for Neena.

Jason lowered his head. He then opened his hands, and both of his blades of light vanished. "There's guilt in your voice. You've lost a lot, due to people misusing that weapon, and that's what fueled your hatred for it. But still, you're wrong." Jason extended his right arm out in front of him, and light flickered in his hand. "The Keyblade is just a thing. An object. A tool for people to use for whatever purpose its weilders see fit. And yes, in the wrong hands, it can cause destruction. I've seen this myself." Light began gathering in his hand. "...but it's the people who make those wrong choices. Not the weapon. It's the users who misuse its power. In the right hands, it can be more than just power. For me..." Light shot out of Jason's hand, and his Keyblade materialized. The Two Become One. "...it's a tool for fighting for justice. Don't harbor hatred towards the blade. Harbor it for those who would misuse its power." Jason lowered his arm. "However... I need to win this tournament. I can't let whatever that prize is, fall into the wrong hands." Jason snapped his fingers, and black embers shot out of them. A dome of black fire surrounded Jason and Neena.

Alex nodded. "Oh, for sure. Heading to a world we've never been to before, fighting what can only be described as the villains of KH2 on steroids, all while we have some random guy who has a fetish for feathers sitting here, probably thinking about how he wants to kill each and every one of us." Alex gave a cheerful smile to Marina. "You know, sounds about right. Our first date was killing the guy who kept us prisoner for years. This is pretty much standard now." Alex looked down and rubbed the back of his head. "Though I guess this means Lambda's going to be home alone with Casshern for a while." . . . I'm not dead. That means the worlds still want something from me... Despite the reputation it might hold among common people, the most accurate way to describe the Realm of Darkness was 'peaceful.' The realm seemed to be in an eternal state of night. The only sounds that could be heard were the footsteps of some random Heartless, and the waves of a neverending ocean crashing onto the sandy beach that seemed to extend forever. A different sound, however, rang through the air for once. The sound of soft footsteps on the sand. A man was walking across the beach. Never stopping, never turning, never speaking. His black jeans were torn up, his black hooded sweater worn out, and a hood concealing his face. Though his eyes were covered by shadow, light facial hair covered his entire chin. He didn't know how long he had been walking, looking for a way out. Days, months, years blurred together quickly in the Realm of Darkness, and the slowing, if not complete halt of time, didn't help matters. Quentin... Azura... I will see you two again...

Jason raised an eyebrow under his hood. She was more keen than he had initially anticipated. However, she also opened herself up. Jason could use that. "You're voice has a sarcastic tone to it, indicating that you're trying to anger me or get me to lose my cool so that you can have an easy fight. You also plan to kill me, and think that by doing that, it will somehow improve your life and make you happy, probably because you hold a grudge against Keyblade wielders for something that happened to you in the past. You're wrong on both of those assumptions, Neena." He stepped forward. "As for why I haven't taken my Keyblade out yet... I haven't had to. And if you think fighting me for the sake of hatred or getting revenge is going to get you anywhere in this tournament, you're sadly mistaken."

Alex looked at Garry, and then back at Marina. He had a lot of thoughts, mostly about how much he didn't want to fight anymore, and how mysterious this whole mission was. However, he also knew that he was obligated to help out. Besides, Marina was in, so there was no further need to debate it. Alex walked up beside Marina, and looked at Garry on the screen. "Marina and I are in. At the very least, you can count on us." Alex looked around, giving a smile. "Anyone else care to join?"

Jason and Silver were still hiding in the trees, witnessing the huge battle that just took place. The Will had fallen. This Neena girl truly was powerful. Hopefully, he would stand a chance. He could sense that she was slightly tired, but she was still definitely a worthy opponent. He looked over to Silver. "I'm going in. Keep an eye out for her partner, or anyone else. If the fight doesn't go my way, jump in and help, but if I can handle it, no sense in both of us wearing ourselves out. I'm counting on you." Jason then stepped out of the trees, out where Neena was standing. "Not bad. You're good, that's easy enough to see." I can feel the light and darkness in her. She has a complete mastery over both, like me. If she's as good as she seems, she's probably seeing the exact same in me right now. This should be good. Jason opened his hands, and two blades of light appeared in his palms. Twirling them slightly, he put his foot forward. "So you're Neena, am I correct?"

Alex smiled a bit as Marina pulled his arm. As wary as he was about helping out someone who was so blatantly using them for his own purposes, Marina's spirit was contagious. He rested his arm on her shoulder. "Yeah, you're right." He playfully flicked a strand of Marina's hair that was hanging over her face. "And then when we're done with all of this, we can get caught up on the episode of Adventure Time we missed... though I hope Casshern doesn't mind doing some babysitting." The screen behind them flickered on, and Alex turned along with everyone else. His hand slowly slid off of Marina's shoulder. He listened to everything this Garry person was saying. "Azura Stargazer...? She sounds familiar..." Alex thought for a moment, then snapped his fingers. "Right, I think baylaust RP'd with that character in the past. And she also has something to do with Marina's gloves, right?"

Jason and Silver were walking through the arena as quietly as they could manage. They were on guard, trying to avoid a fight if possible. Suddenly, they heard the sound of a large battle nearby. Jason and Silver drew closer to the sounds, and hid behind a few trees. They came across the clashing of Neena and The Will. Jason looked at the two fighting. I can't sense anything from that person in the armour... or whatever it is in that armour... As for her, she's fast, she's powerful, and I can sense she has a fine control over light and darkness. Like me... Jason moved his head slightly to Silver. "Remember, don't join in unless it's necessary."

Jason gave a short nod in response to Silver's bow. "Well, we were both able to get to round 2. We can just hope that's enough..." He seems nice enough. Don't think I have to worry about him betraying me or anything. Still, can't be too careful... Jason looked around the jungle arena. He opened both of his hands and summoned two blades of light. "Remember, we're looking for them, but at the same time, we're always being hunted. Walk softly, avoid stepping on anything that can cause too much noise. Speak only when necessary. And always keep your ears open. If you hear a noise that didn't come from either you or I, it could be one of our opponents. If at all possible, if we can avoid being seen, our opponents might take each other on and wear themselves out, in which case, we can have an easier time getting through this. But these people won't hold back, and neither can we. If we get into a fight, go all out, but always remember to be cautious. If you spot someone who you could ambush but you worry it may be a trap, don't take it."

Alex was there as the group confronted Ahtxson. He listened as he explained himself. To summarize, a lot of stuff about feathers, and he wanted the group to find some for him. Then he casually walked outside without anyone stopping him despite the fact that he had just broken all of his shackles and drew a weapon on all of them in one post. Alex crossed his arms. "You know, I'll be honest... I'm not entirely sure if this guy is trustworthy..." he muttered sarcastically. Alex raised his arms behind his head. "Seriously though, am I the only one who finds it blatantly obvious that he just wants to use us to get what he's after, followed by him probably betraying us and attempting to destroy the universe or something? Because if I'm the only one thinking that, I'll go ahead and shut up."

Jason stood in the arena, now a part of his second battle. It was definitely a change of pace from the one on one confrontations that dominated the first round. He was in a jungle area, with two other teams in there with him. He was partner with a boy named Silver, and the two of them would have to take both of the other teams down. Which meant as of now, he had 4 enemies to fight, and he anticipated the possibility of the team being forced to turn on each other if both of them come out alive. In any case, this wasn't going to be an easy match. But having someone on his side would help. Jason closed his eyes. Light, show me my allies... Jason recieved a mental image of where Silver was. He reopened his eyes. "Darkness." Jason was then enveloped in a dark corridor. Jason reappeared behind Silver through a corridor of darkness. "I take it you're Silver."

(punched Jason's shoulder?) Alex raised his head up and sighed, tiring himself out from looking at all the posts that he missed over the last few days. It was now time to play catch up. First, he turned to Niex. "Well, at least we have ourselves a shiny new antagonist for this RP. A guy who tries to destroy universes. Yeah, should be loads of fun." He then turned over to Marina, who had just come back. "Hey, you." Alex smiled. "What? You, winning at something? Why, something like that is unheard of!" Marina smacked him on the shoulder again. "Aaaaaaand finally, we have a new Keyblade wielder? Well, as long as she doesn't go crazy and try to kill everything, I'll chalk that up as a good thing for now."

(Dealing with some personal issues the last little while. Sorry.) Jason stood up from in the audience, looking at the arena. It was time for his rematch. He knew what Daxam was capable of, and would be better prepared to defend himself against him. With that being said, it seemed like this fight wasn't going to be the same as last time, so Jason would have to continue to be on his guard. And this time, he couldn't hold back. Daxam was with the Organization. Regardless of if he was a good person or not, the Organization could NOT get their hands on whatever power the prize of the tournament was. "Darkness." Jason vanished into a dark corridor, and reappeared in the battle arena.

"So you mean a guy who tried to destroy universes and worlds, hates the Brotherhood, and who always has some form of agenda, is out there somewhere planning who knows what? Well, that's just wonderful. At least no time has been wasted in establishing a potential antagonist for this RP." Alex shook his head. It seemed like bad things were coming, from the looks of it. This thought made Alex uneasy. He genuinely didn't want for there to be any more fighting, any more war. But he couldn't abandon everyone here, after everything they had been through together. As Alex was thinking, a thought came to him. "Wait... you KNEW about this guy? You knew there was some psycopath out there who hates the Brotherhood and has tried to destroy the universe before out there somewhere, and you didn't think to, I don't know, let Marina and I know?"

Jason was now watching the fight between Garry and Joshua, taking what opportunity he had to analyse them. Well first, this is probably one of the most polite battles I've ever seen. Joshua... he froze a drop of blood and hurled it at Garry, and was able to disable Garry without ever even touching him... it seems like he can control blood in some way. If so, he can end a fight before his opponent can even reach him. He could actually be one of the most dangerous people here. Jason then turned his head to Garry. Attacking with those petals... I was right in assuming his attachment to roses was for more than their looks. He can manipulate them when he's fighting, and quite effectively too.

Alex crossed his arms and looked down. "Another Keyblade wielder?" Why are we still trying to find more people to fight with us? Aren't things supposed to be... you know... over? Alex thought about voicing his thoughts, but ultimately decided against it. He figured it was best to just trust that Niex knew what he was doing with the Brotherhood. Suddenly, another thought shot into Alex's head. "Wait, what about that Athxson guy? What happened with him? I don't see him anywhere, did he get out or something?"

Alex had an eyebrow raised at Niex. Needless to say, Alex wasn't exactly the definition of upper class. He is... or was, a soldier. He only had ever had one kind of tea: iced. "No thanks, I'll pass." Alex leaned against the wall, still looking at Niex. Even to this day, Alex didn't know as much about the man as he would like to. All he really knew was that Niex was the "leader" of the Brotherhood, and his screwups in the past indirectly led to Marina getting those gloves fused to her hands. Even to this day, Alex wasn't entirely sure he trusted him, but he hadn't screwed them over yet, so for now, Alex wasn't going to complain. "Did you say a new face? What's that about?"

Alex smiled and nodded, effectively not understanding just about anything Lambda was saying. Out of everyone in their group, Alex wasn't exactly the brains. He wasn't stupid or anything, but he's not a genius either. Usually, when it came to thinking problems or understanding tech or anything like that, it was Marina's strong point. "Well, I'm impressed just hearing about it, so I can only imagine how amazed everyone was with your presentation." Alex lifted up Lambda and then put her in her own seat as Casshern was done with the burgers. Alex turned his head to look at the clock. Getting late... I should probably head over to the base, check in with everyone, see if any new plot points have developed recently. Alex stood up. "Casshern, can you keep your eyes on Lambda for a bit longer? I told Marina I'd stop by the base and check in to see how things were going." Quickly hugging Lambda, Alex walked out the door. Alex opened the doors to the Brotherhood's headquarters, looking around. "Marina?" He looked everywhere through the building, but his girlfriend wasn't there. Maybe she's on a mission or something... Alex continued walking around until he came across Niex, who was in the middle of a discussion with Nuri. "Hey, long time, no see. Sorry if I'm interupting, but I told Marina I'd stop by to see how things are going. So... how are things going?"

Jason looked down as he and Garry found seats. He seemed like a nice enough man, but Jason didn't forget that this was a tournament. The less people knew about him, the better. As such, he usually kept people at an arm's distance. However, he wasn't going to leave Garry's question unanswered. "I trained myself. For several years. Actually, a more accurate way to say it would be that I've trained myself for my entire life." The two sat down in their seats and began watching the battle. "I should have won that first match, but I made a fatal error... I held back..."

Alex held Lambda in return, both of them squeezing each other tightly. "Well of course your presentation went great! Your the best presentation giver in the whole world!" Alex rubbed her head playfully, and Lambda laughed. He turned to Casshern. "Marina's over at the base, doing some work. Some... stuff happened while we were out, so I'm gonna go over there in a bit to check up on everything. Don't know how long I'll be... also, burgers sound good." Alex picked up Lambda and sat down on a nearby couch, with her sitting in his lap. "Now, why don't you tell me more about your incredible presentation, Lambda?" Alex looked over at Casshern and gave a quick wink. In addition to keeping Lambda in a good mood, she would also stop giving Casshern grief over wanting mac and cheese.