Looming Shadows

Taiyo: "I cramped up."

"I'd appreciate that, thanks." Hinode turned around, still somewhat on guard but actually feeling that he would be relatively safe when resting for the time being.

OOC: Star Trek Physics!

*Artexi uses Spark Raod with one keyblade and Venon Raid with the other*
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*Monu summons his glider*

<Can you tie him on?>

OOC: I thought it a more enjoyable explanation than "magic."

L"Sure thing."

*Once again, Ivybind, from head to toe.*
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E"Really? That rarely happens to mermaids...why didn't you just say so in the first place? I thought you were just being rude."
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*In short order, all of the shooting stars are destroyed. Avici turns to continue through the portal.*

Avici<Overwhelm us with things I can't use time magic on? Some plan.>
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*Binah leads him into the Hall, eventually reaching a hall filled with doors. She opens one, revealing a standard, plain bedroom with a window, the decor matching the typical colors of the Hall of Masters.*

Binah<Well, here it is. You may decorate it however you see fit with any objects that you've purchased from another world or from home--once it's safe to return to your home, of course.>

"I'm not sure I understand; why would I spend time decorating a room that I'm only going to spend one night in?" Hinode blinked and then tilted his head once again, "...unless I'm free to return to this place whenever I have need of it?"

*Monu gets on his glider, waves, then heads through a portal back to the Land of Departure*
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*Artexi follows him*

<...Glad I could help.>
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*Eve places the essence in the containment device, then hooks the device to her computer and starts programming*

Taiyo: "I thought it would have been rude to not go swimming with you."

Binah<That is the general idea, yes. In point of fact, we expect you to spend most of your time with the rest of the Order, until such time that you gain the rank of Keyblade Master and the threat of the Keyblade War has been averted.>
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*Of course, it so happens that the Bombs are still patrolling randomly around the world, so once they spot Monu, they all fly towards him.*
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*They finally find themselves in sort of a round office room with windows shaped like moons & stars. Of course, the furniture is smashed & the books are badly burned. Flying near the ceiling, Yen Sid rains down meteors. Not being a big fan of this, Senthose has surrounded himself with a spherical barrier, & of course it's not long before it starts shooting out blasts of energy. Yen Sid quickly teleports to the ground, floating just above the holes he made in the floor with his meteors, & shoots a beam of light out of his hand that grabs Senthose's shield. He then throws the shield, Senthose & all, at Avici & Artexi. Somehow, his hat is still on.*
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E"Well, I'm kind of tired anyway, I just wanted to take a quick swim before I took a nap. So we can head back to the surface, if you want."

Taiyo: "Okay."

Taiyo makes her way towards the surface.

"Well, I'm grateful then - I've never had anyone else just give me a base of operations, but friends used to let me crash at their place...well crash like you organics say, not like we say."

He smirked and soon enough Hinode found himself walking away to turn in for the night. Sure, the time ahead of him was going to be hard, but...well maybe, just maybe they could get through it all in one piece.

*Returning the favor, Artexi pulls Avici out of the way of the incoming shield, then uses Spark Raid on Yen Sid*
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*Not having a good glider attack because I'm stupid, Monu just books it out of there as fast as he can*

Binah<Pleasant dreams.>
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*Because there is no rest for the wicked, Hinode awakens some time later. Of course, Binah is long gone, but he can hear someone moving around in another room. Searching his memory of the short tour of the Hall of Masters, he realizes that it is coming from the library.*
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*A crab scuttles up to Euryale's tail with something to prove. Irritated by its flopping, it strikes, only to be swiftly swatted & sent skipping across the lake. Euryale pushes herself up on her elbows & rubs her eyes as she yawns.*
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*He rams one on his way out, knocking it aside & denting his Glider. The Bombs pursue, but Heartless lacking intelligence, a lot of them just get distracted & fly off elsewhere.  However, a new problem reveals itself in the form of a contingent of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] that fly towards him in a pincer formation.*
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*Yen Sid uses a gust of wind to blow it back at them. Avici forms a ball of Senescence & hastens it so that he can fire it at Yen Sid like a missile. Senthose sends Thorn Beams around in a ring to corner Yen Sid from both sides.*
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L"Okay, ordinarily I'd suggest we split up, but let's save that until we have a basic lay of the land & its inhabitants. I see a bell tower that way, & it's standard procedure to explore major landmarks first, so let's go that way."

Naturally he didn't have much time to absorb where everything was in the hall, but he did figure that he should have been able to find it fairly quickly. Soon enough he was headed off to the library to investigate, having not really changed his clothes to sleep so he didn't need to get dressed in spite of looking rather messy.

Taiyo mostly crawls about, dispelling her tail as she's probably gonna be walking at some point. Acting on her instinct to cuddle, she moves closer to Euryale.

*Artexi re summons her keyblade into her hand then attempts to tie Yen Sid up with vines*
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*Monu dives under the approaching enemies and keeps moving. He uses Air Gyre on any enemies that come into very close range as long as it won't shake off Xyukuse*

*Yen Sid decides that he's Moses. With a wave of his hands, causing the vines to twist together & transform into a [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. As it blasts them with lightning, Yen Sid flies out of the window.*

Avici<I'll get him!>

*And so he vanishes into thin air.*
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*He manages to destroy the Nobody ships & the Heartless have given up pursuit. However a trio of UFO Gummis are approaching.*
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*In the library, Thiera rolls out a chart, using various stacks of books to weigh it down. She looks up.*

Th"Oh, is it time to leave already?"
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*Euryale smiles down at her.*

E"Good morning--or is it afternoon?"
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*Lilith enters the hole in the wall leading to Second District, hoping that the others are following. Of course, not long after they arrive, they find themselves surrounded by a trio of Large Bodies & 6 Soldier Heartless, who promptly start spinning at them like tops, kicking at them with knife-like feet while the Large Bodies leap into the air.*

Taiyo yawns and stretches in her usual manner.

Taiyo: "Hm, I don't know."

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Azuma jumps back and Darkga's the Soldier's.

"I'm not sure; is it? Binah gave me a room to rest in, and when I woke up I heard someone moving around. I had no idea it was you Thiera. What are you looking at?" As he walked forward he soon narrowed his eyes.

"...what's my name?" He wasn't going to let her live down the fact that the last time she forgot what it was.

*Artexi dives away from the lightning, summons her glider, then uses Sol's Might on the Hydra's neck*
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*If he can't avoid them, Monu uses Air Gyre when they come in range*

Th"This is a chart of various communication spells."

*She points to the strange symbols on the paper & the more standard words written above them in more recent ink.*

Th"I am attempting to find the spell that will be most efficient for the group to learn."

*She frowns, his being a smartass lost on her.*

Th"It's Hinode Kyohaku--isn't it? Did you forget? Do you lose data while you're in the real world?! Are you going to dissolve if we don't do something about that?! Did someone alter your programming!? Does that result in a new name?>
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*Thus far this strategy is working & Monu destroys 2 of the UFO Gummis. However, the surviving one pursues, firing laser bolts at his back. Additionally, the main force of the Nobody fleet has finally arrived, a huge mass of ships that fire lasers at him from behind about a dozen Shield Gummis. Worse yet, this world is pretty far out. He can see that he's approaching Olympus Coliseum, but just barely.*
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*Azuma's attack destroys 3 of the Soldiers & ensnares a Large Body, which is further damaged by its allies' shockwave attacks--however, said attacks also blow back Azuma & Safian. With his spell broken, the Large Body that Azuma was attacking charges his ass. While all of this was going on, Lilith had double-jumped & used seed shots to eliminate the remaining soldiers. The other Large Bodies look around in confusion, scratching their heads.*
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*The Hydra screeches, green blood spurting from its neck. The way it smokes when it strikes what is left of the floor suggests that she doesn't want it to get on her.*

S<The Hydra has the power to regenerate its heads. You should go for the limbs, & then the heart.>

*Sure enough, he sends Thorn Beams to wrap around & stab into its ankles. However, it quickly rips itself free & whips its tail at Senthose with enough force to gouge a crack out of the wall. Also, its remaining heads snap at the 2 Organization members with their jaws.*
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E"So...what exactly was today? Where does it leave us?"

Taiyo: "Closer than before?"

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Azuma dodge rolls and upon recovering, stabs his Keyblade into the ground attacking the Large Body with Ice Storm.

*Safian jumps forward and sends several flame copies to crash into the Large Bodies*
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*Monu flies under the laser blasts and continues using the same strategy as it's all he can do*
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*Artexi flies away from the heads and uses Spark Raid on the hydra's chest area*

"You mean that you think all of us can learn a single spell and be able to communicate at any time as a result...is that it? I guess that anyone can be magically inclined...?" That actually sounded like a decent idea to him.

Then, however, Kyohaku scowled deeply, "What the hell? Stop being an ass! I'm perfectly fine; I was only asking because I'm still pretty pissed off that you forgot about what my name is the last time you were asked about it!"

*Senthose does his best to block, but is thrown towards the wall. Using a blast of energy, he manages to wright himself & propel himself towards the Hydra's right legs, slicing them at the ankles. The Hydra is also lacerated across the chest as it falls through the floor. Senthose's Keyblade is then consumed by a pupa of thorn beams. A [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] bursts through, which he then hops on, speeding towards the window.*
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*Azuma is just barely able to stop the Large Body before it reaches him. It swings a haymaker at him. The other Large Bodies fall over. When she lands, Lilith uses Zantetsuken to eliminate them, only for Shadows to emerge around her. Additionally, 3 Wyverns swoop down at Azuma's right side, 2 Air Soldiers at Safian's left, & 6 Yellow Operas appear around them.*
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*It's rather difficult to fly under laser blasts coming from several directions, above & below. This also gives time for the fleet to get in position in front of him, & when he tries to pass, a few of the Shield Gummis bash him, knocking him back. A trio of Grapplers take advantage of this to fly towards him, their pincers outstretched & snapping..*
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E"But what does that mean?"
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Th"Well, the trick is finding a spell that is accessible to everyone."

*She looks up when she starts being yelled at, 1st in confusion, then she scowls, her face flushing red. He now gets to see Thiera angry. He probably will not like her when she's angry.*

Th"Well, get over it, you petty little twerp!"

*She then looks back to her chart, waving him away.*

Th"You know what, just forget it! In the future, I just won't worry about you!"

*Monu tries to use Air Gyre to bash through the shield gummis before the Grapplers get to him. If not the he uses Air Gyre on them as well*
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*Safian breathes fire on the Air Soldiers*
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*Artexi follows Senthose*