Search and Destroy [C]

[seraph]

The one next to him, who's name was apparently "Gemini" ran forward and transformed into an odd looking creature that immediately set to clawing the giant worm's eyes out.
This fight wasn't going to go well for Gemini and the other. Angel had sensed that someone else was somewhere on the castle. He was watching how everything was going to go. Smart. Angel didn't want to be in the position he was in right now. He had also wanted to stand by...but for whatever reason, he had jumped right down into the fray. This just might have been the dumbest thing he had ever done. Maybe.

Angel hadn't expected the rushing water. Luckily for him, if he had happened to touch it, it wouldn't have mattered: He was already dead....technically anyway.
As the gates burst open his black wings jutted from his back in a puff of black, sparkly dust that disappated just as fast as it had appeared. He leapt from the ground and hovered above the others, several feet above the water.

It looked disgusting. He sensed that it was something like acid. Dead or not, he would have ceased to exist had that touched him. But it provided a way for him to get out of this and maybe wait for another opening.
What he didn't need to happen was for these two shadows to die. That needed to be avoided. But...that didn't look likely, as Gemini and the other fellow were still working on the worm.
Maybe none of them would survive through the wave of acidic water that was now filling the courtyard.

[yuber]

With a slight enthusiastic grin spreading across his face, his azure eyes caught the sight of a large insect creature. It didn't look very friendly for it was lashing its head in multiple directions by the bid of its master. Folding his arms the grin faded for it wasn't amusing for long. His attention span had been low as of late, perhaps the lack of a decent challenge was the culprit but he couldn't quite place it. Three fighters, one with an uncanny aura of Zexions, were doing battle with the diseased Caterpillar and it looked as if they were in a tight spot.

A mere snigger escaped his lips as Dusk gave a comment about his comrades beast. Indeed he was growing a certain likeliness to the pair that emerged and found that their beasts were quite impressive indeed. That intricate symbol was also intriguing and he found his eyes un-moving against their glint. His stance lowered and he spread his legs for they were together moments before. Both arms fell casually to his sides as he sensed something was not well in the neighborhood.

As if fate willed it, one of the Husks caught sight of the Replica and decided an easy target. Perhaps they would have been providing he didn't have a weapon so powerful it threatened the very existence of beings. This weapon, was Darkness. Soaring towards the clone, it aimed directly for its upper body. Nothing more than a roll to the right caused the teen to dodge the blow without effort. Immediately he was back on his feet in that swift, fluid movement yet his weapon was not yet drawn. A flash of cerulean light emitted from his right hand which moments later thrust forward in the direction of the Husk.

The light combusted to form a dark blue flame which traveled with high speed in the shape of a football (soccerball). Its light was brighter on the inside and with a few moments it had slammed into the creatures left shoulder. However something happened which he hadn't quite expected. Slamming hard into the target area, it stumbled back slightly and the Replica relished in the small sound it made in which he interpreted as pain. Looking up he found that the flame was resting, stained into its shoulder. Its effect was to engulf the target once impact had begun yet the dark flames rested making no movement and soon faded away seconds later. His Dark Firaga had failed him, for the first time on a direct hit.

Yet he didn't seem entirely bothered as his lips curled into a sneer. "Resistant. Excellent. More fun for me" he said in a mocking tone as he began to encircle the Husk, it doing the same. Once more as if destiny had intervened, the doors to the far left had burst open with a black liquid coming forth at alarming speed. A frown appeared on his face at the thought of getting his clothes wet. Hopping backwards barely airborne as it passed his feet, he landed gracefully on the handrail provided as the Husk that had tried to injure him was being covered by the petrol like substance. Watching the vicious solution of petrol pass beneath his feet, it began to rise and would soon burst out the main doors into the courtyard.

Catching him off guard, the Husk, its lower extremities doused in petrol had launched itself at him again. Having little time to react, he grabbed what he could in a defensive action and the coiled pair were thrown outwards into the courtyard from the momentum. Rotating at a backward angle the Replica used his legs to place a strong foothold on its chest and at the right time pushed off hard. It slammed into the grass below whilst he initiated an acrobatic backflip. Once more he gracefully landed in front of Dawn, no more than 5 meters away from her. Giving a curt nod towards her he muttered just enough so she could hear "What a lovely mask" in an extremely sarcastic tone. What was more...the door burst open revealing a great wave of petrol. "Should of brought my raincoat" he said mentally.

[kairikiller]

[Ophelia: I must comment on your writing style. I love it. It makes me wish you were more active around here.

Roxas: if you could focus less on the Husks and more on the worm and/or the warriors, that'd be great. This thread isn't for the Husks, ya know? ^^]

The roars of a rushing fluid caught Dusk's not-so-obvious ears. He could hear everything about it, knowing its sound so well. He heard it. The muffled slap of each crash into a wall as it came rushing forward like the hooves of a thousand horseman. The doppler effect that resounded through the halls as it passed by the empty ones. He knew it all too well.

That battle... That war... He could hear the clash of metals, the spill and squirt of liquids, and the groans of men. A red sky, a devil's night. This wasn't the time, he knew this. But, that memory was one he had to hold on to.

The crashing waves. They contained a sickly smell of one who lived. No, this wasn't his type of wave. No...someone else had summoned this. A water-user. Of all places...a water-user had come to this place. She would prove troublesome. She would have to be dealt with soon.

The water now approached them. It was in sight, absorbing random art pieces and such along the way. Black water? What black magic is this?

But, once again, Dusk's thoughts collided together, making this man seem dull and not as bright as he'd like. His eyes stared at the oncoming rage of the ocean, stupified. "Man...that is one big wave. I wonder if I can survive it...eh-heh." He turned to Dawn with said look, it only now clicking that this female had no chances of surviving such a thing. He let out a sigh.

He had to reveal a little of his powers now to these unworthy creatures. How frustrating.

Dusk's arms bulged and his eyes glowed a little brighter. From where he stood, a red circle expanded along the ground. It expanded only enough to give Dusk and Dawn some moving space for later. Then, from the edge of the red circle, thin streams of blood shot up and then inverted toward the center above Dusk and Dawn's heads. Upon meeting in the center, the gaps between the streams were filled in as the streams crystallized and spread out to create a dome shield over the two warriors.

Dusk smiled behind his mask at what little of the wave he could see. He knew that the wave this water summoner had caused would not only go around the dome shield, but even ramp it a little...maybe even rushing toward the rest of the fighters and the worm. Oh, how lucky they'd be if that happen...though, that'd put the worm at a disadvantage too, but he didn't care about that wretched thing.

"A quick shield like this is thin; it won't last long. Heh, you might wanna get us out of here, love."

[darkriku]

The creature was unrelenting as it spewed forth gallons of acid upon one of its victims. And while it could not completely comprehend as to why its bile hadn’t eaten away at the puny swordsman below it, it could and did react quickly to the attack upon its head. This wolf beast, once human in form, managed a few moderate slashes into the worm’s mucus covered head before being constricted by the summon’s forked, prehensile tongue. Wrapping around the canine’s back legs, with a powerful tug the wolf-man was pulled off and swung through the acidic toxin that flowed freely from the parasite’s mouth. And with yet another whip-snap of its long muscle, the animal, Gemini, was sent hurdling towards the sword wielder, Xero. *Triumphantly, the creature screeched loudly while showing off its three rows of jagged teeth, even as tiny streams of putrid water began to pool around its long, slimy body.

Only when the large wave of poisonous sea water crashed into the worm’s massive form did the creature pay any heed to its watery new surroundings. Like being thrust into the intestines of a giant, the worm immediately felt at home in its new environment. Its protective slime coat and hardy nature defended it from the toxins that drifted in the waves. With a flick of its body, its tail sent crashing and smashing into the shrubs not uprooted by the wave, Ravenous half wriggled, half swum in the murky waters, looking for its previous prey targets once more after being somewhat pushed aside from the incoming waters. The merling, oddly enough, was left alone for now, despite her being in such close proximity to the worm.



“Ugh! How many times have I told you? It’s a worm! It has no legs, no eyes, and it will not form a pupa to undergo metamorphosis into any form of Lepidoptera!” Dawn spat while glancing over her shoulder at both Dusk and the summoned creature in question. “And yes,” she added with an all-knowing tone, “I think it ‘can handle it.’” *As if agreeing with its master, a shrill scream shook the courtyard. Ignoring her oddly silent partner and focusing once more on the door ahead, the odd trickles of water flowing through its cracks and across the lawn caused the warrior’s yellow eyes to narrow in suspicion and curiosity. ‘Hm, well this is certainly an interesting twist,’ she mentally considered in a sardonic state of mind. Glancing anxiously at her partner to see if he had noticed, undeniably, the reason for his silence now made sense. Like the flow of water, blood gushed in the same steady, sometimes rapid manner. He must have sensed it before even she.

Reeling from the shock of it all, but keeping enough sense about her to take her place next to Dusk, the female of the group tried to avoid her partner’s stare by looking off to the side. His simple sigh caused her jaws to snap shut and her teeth to grind together as a deep frown spread across her thin, pale lips. ‘Hmph! Stupid idiot! It’s not like I’m totally defenseless! This way is just simpler!’ she muttered miserably to herself before being rudely interrupted by a sudden presence landing nearby.

From behind her blank blue mask, a torrent of emotion washed over her facial features. Caught between reacting to the ghost of the boy she had defeated and the soon flood to break through the door, common sense won out as she kept her ground. Still, even as the shield of blood surrounded the pair, the confused warrior couldn’t help but try to seemingly stare through the thick red substance. Was that really who she thought it was? Or was her mind now resorting to playing tricks on her via illusions? Not until Dusk’s stupid voice reached her ears did she break away from her trance to focus on the next dilemma. Rolling her eyes in reaction to the stupid pet name, with a jerk of her free hand to one side, the ugly yellow jaws that had delivered her to this ridiculous world reappeared below them. A tangle of wiggling blue tongues wrapped around both warriors as the hungry, gaping mouth devoured the bloody bubble whole, and disappeared.

A large, rectangular room took shape around them. Surrounded by large rock pillars, a long red carpet cut through the center of the hall until coming to a halt at a single small throne. As the tongues uncurled from around their passengers, the currently empty Audience Chamber provided the warriors a drastic change from the crowded, now flooded courtyard. Unwavering, Dawn kept her place inside the yawning maw that was her teleportation between worlds, or in this case mere rooms. “Stay here, I’ll be right back. Unless, you want to come to the library with me?” she spoke, though believing that he’d hold no interest at all in accompanying her. But then, taking him into the library would be like leading a bull into the proverbial china shop. Without waiting for an answer, she disappeared behind the smiling yellow teeth before they too faded out of sight.

[xero]

Xero had no time to react as the water hit him, pushing him out of his defensive position against the acid. He spluttered as he surfaced, the poisonous thick water coating his eyes. He was unable to see before he cleared away his eyes. He moved towards the wilting castle in the middle of the now-watery area, clinging to it and climbing up. It was wilted slightly from the poisons, but Xero wasn't as weakened as he made himself seen.

His half-dragon heritage gave him slight protection against the toxins, though it wasn't full. He looked throughout the water from his vantage point, barely noticing Gemini being thrown through the area Xero previously was. He pointed the Blade of Destruction towards the worm as he spotted it, moving throughout the poisonous waters.

"BEAM OF DESTRUCTION!" He cried out, a red spark of energy gathering at the tip of his sword. The energy spark grew larger, becoming a large ball of black energy with a red core. He could already feel the drain on his energy from the charging attack. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but the toxins were draining his strength. The energy ball grew still larger, then ruptured on the side facing the worm. The energy quickly shot through the weak point towards the worm, turning into a large black beam of energy, a red center in it. Xero was pushed back by the force of the attack; after all, he'd put a lot of energy into it. He found support when his back hit the center of the hedge he was on, and the beam shot forwards quickly towards the worm.

[yuber]

[Just looking for an entrance with style, I'm not to keen on NPC bashing]

Looking like a small figure towering from the huge tidal wave emitting from the now broken doors, his attention had turned away from Dawn. Her facial expressions weren't exactly easy to decipher due to that porcelain mask. Nevertheless, Dusk had taken appropriate measures to make sure he and his comrade weren't injured from this huge wave. It seemed a little chaotic now in the courtyard and his mind wandered as to what the King would think of all this, like he cared. Folding his arms he let out a deep sigh and the darkness engulfed him once more to transport him off somewhere else.

Once again it appeared on the Colonnade which had black stained carpets due to the petrol passing over it. The opaque oval appeared once more forming out of the puddle of darkness on the floor. The jagged light coiled around it before it all faded away simultaneously leaving wisps of black accompanied with Replica Riku. Feeling the now spongy carpet beneath him wasn't exactly a pleasing act yet he wasn't too picky about things like that. Casually he began a set of small steps to the handrail again and looked below at the people combating the worm.

Xero's attack was quite...bright. A flash of red and black light illuminated the sky once he roared an incantation. That beam shot for its target and seemed quite accurate but anything could happen. Realizing petrol was everywhere, his Dark Firaga was now out of the question. Most likely he would end up burning himself and covered in mucus that worm would be more susceptible to fire attacks. Although his spell was of a dark element it had identical characteristics to flames. "Looks like I'm going to have to deal with things on a more personal level" he muttered to himself.

A swirling light with a darker center began to form from inside his now clenched right hand. Extending the hand and bringing it to his face, the dark purple light formed a wing like shape. Slowly the light faded away accompanied by small bubbles from a broth like solution. They soon faded leaving the most trusted weapon he had on him, the Soul Eater. Its wing like shape allowed a more fluid movement of combos and because it was shape in a way that blades could not lock easily, deadlocks were easily avoided. Its blue eye on the hilt blinked every few moments as he lowered the blade to his side.

The pair in the center had now left the area where there was most chaos, perhaps for the better. That displacement feeling came from another room in the castle. If they were using the corridors of darkness he would know but they seemed a little too high class to use such common methods. The warriors and some sort of other aquatic toxic being seemed to be doing just fine on their own without anyone else getting involved. Deciding against the first instinct to jump to the courtyard, he withdrew himself.

In a matter of seconds it would be filled with toxic petrol and by that time he wouldn't have long to live. He still had unfinished buisness anyway. Keeping the Soul Eater drawn, he proceeded to head down the Collonade as to where the displacement feeling had come from. The pair had disappeared from view so perhaps they were lurking in some other room. Keeping his wits about him he proceeded cautiously in case any surprise attacks from Husks or the warriors themselves. It would only be a matter of time before the corridors began to fill up with the unknown liquid.

[Edit: Had to change for not understanding what was being said. I presumed there was a single wave of whatever that liquid is but I must not be reading it correctly. Also changed per Dawns suggestion]

[Renewed Gemini]

As Gemini was grabbed, his eyes widened. Not at the tentacle, but at the wave. He struggled to begin changing back into his human form. Every trace of his wolf form washed away to be replaced by his human form. As if he were shedding skin like a snake. Right before the wave was about to hit Gemini, and as he was flying through the air. He knew he needed to use his secret move.

There was a loud, poofing noise and Gemini was no more, but replace by purple mist. The wind from the wave caught the mist and brought it high above the wave, barely avoiding the attack. He turned back into his human form and landed on the castle with Xero. He watched his attack and smiled.

"Nice," he said with a smirk. He looked around the courtyard and then looked at Xero. "Where did the Warriors go?" he asked.

[ophelia]

OT: thanks for the compliment NPC! ^_^ but it's hard to fine people to rp w/ -_-;;


Water sped by her ears and she breathed deeply, her heart beating erratically with the pounding of the surf and the water flowing like sweet syrup through her gills. Before the wave had broken she had dove deeply into the very heart and propelled herself to the speed of a torpedo with a rush of bubbles. Her webbed hands spread to accommodate the turbulence and she spun her body with a crack of bones to turn a full graceful three-sixty. Her back slid smoothly across the bottom of the entire expanse of marble floor, vision merely a rush of colors between her second set of eyelids.

Ophelia hit the wall with both hands and pushed herself off again in the opposite direction, to get a better internal map of the battle field. Preparing to hunt. After all a shark never showed it's fin unless it was absolutely sure it's prey was defenseless and had no means of escape. But suddenly she saw some many unfamiliar smells floating all around her it almost made her head spin, and it took away most of her self confidence. She had thought the battle would be a push over. But her tongue had picked up something so vile, tasted something so disgusting, so deeply disturbing to her primal animal instincts that it was all she could do not to bolt. She even spat up a little of the whale carcass she had eaten for brunch.

Ophelia turned frantically in small circles for a minute, before taking deep breaths of smoggy water to calm herself down. Much like taking a drag on a cigarette.

Worm. Sea Worm. Her natural enemy. Or at least something very closely related….a creature that ate mermaids….or merlings

She could feel the heat it radiated through the water and cringed, trying to scrub it's scent off her scaly skin with nails so vigorously that it bled. She was so busy preening that she didn't notice when the worm made a giant THRASH and sent a large wave in her direction. She was picked up and slammed against the wall before she could even blink.

The breath was driven from her lungs and some more bones crunched. Damn the thing. Even if it was on her side her blinding fear would make everything so much harder… Her vision was red from anger and blood. And then she heard some voices from directly over head.

Where'd the warriors go?

She would channel her anger into something productive.

Ophelia launched herself from out of the water like free Willy. Her claws bared, her teeth gleaming, her hair streaming behind, literally alive like snakes.

Here I am! she hissed heading straight towards him and brimming over with malice.

[seraph]

OoS: Hey guys. I've been really busy as of late, and it's going to be like this for a long time. This is the first tiem I've even had time to think about the forum. And you'll note that it's 6:35 am here. I have school in 20 minutes. After school I'm home for an hour doing homework and then I have work. So...it's basically impossible for me to get on here. So to make everything easier for you guys, I'm going to go ahead and withdraw Angel. ...not that it matters because I can't post anywhere else either. And...no one has really spoken to Angel or anything, so it won't really affect anything that has happened.

I'm really sorry about this. You guys keep beastin this thing! You are some of the best I've ever rp'd with. have fun.

[darkriku]

[Replica, you may want to edit your post, unless jumping into five feet of toxic water is what you planned on doing. Otherwise, I believe the area is still full of water.]

There was no time to react; no time to escape. The beam hit the summoned worm with deadly accuracy and power. With a piercing scream, the parasite shuddered violently as the raw energy from the attack literally split it in two, vertically straight down the middle, like an overripe piece of fruit. The two halves rolled away from one another, twitching and thrashing violently in the murky waters until at last their nerves and muscles appeared to shut down. Eventually they stilled completely, their pale bodies glowing just at the dark water’s surface as they appeared like newly formed islands about to break away from the seas that had hid them under their tides.

Between two long rows of bookshelves, the summoner of such a foul creature paused in her search, already a few tomes in hand. Her yellow eyes, the only feature upon her face allowed to be seen, narrowed in a mix of anger and curiosity. ‘Hm, seems there might have been a decent fighter either hidden in that group of idiots, or just arrived,’ she mumbled to herself before lowering her head to skim through another heavy hardback. She would have to make Dusk carry whatever she decided to check out. History books, though valued artifacts of various civilizations, were always so big! With a sigh and a loud ‘thump,’ it was quickly decided that she could make due with just one- the one she had just finished speed reading through. Still, that wouldn’t stop her from continuing her search, just in case there was something better to find in the short amount of time that she had.

Large bubbles rushed to the surface where they formed clumps of foam that stuck to the Ravenous’ sides. The mounds of putrid flesh bobbled like buoys until sinking even further into the dark depths. It appeared by sight and smell that the cause for their sudden movement was a rapid decay and release of gas from inside their bodies. With the exception of a few bubbles breaking free, the water appeared deathly still once more on the surface, until being broken by the Merling’s fast assault upon the changeling. But underneath told a different story.

Taking advantage of the Mermaid’s distraction and mimicking her very attack, the newly created twin worms emerged from the depths, their jaws gaping open as they flung themselves through the air. Each one only half the size of their original body, but still quite alarming in size and speed, one proved its dangerous nature by springing upon the easy target which was the crazy man/corpse from before whom had been playing with his fingers and carrying around a particular book. In one simple and fluid gulp, the man was gone, digested almost instantly by the worm’s powerful digestive tract.

At the same time as its twin, the other worm had broken free of the water’s surface and lunged for its intended target: the weakened and power drained Xero. Its jagged teeth caught both warrior and hedge, effectively pinning the man by his arm, which was now being torn to shreds. The beast’s terrible acid dripped and drooled across the sword wielder’s body, eating through his clothes and burning him severely.

It was a bad sign when even angels were forced to withdraw.


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New Posting Order

Posting Order:
1) Xero
2) Gemini
3) Ophelia
4) Roxas
5) Dawn or Dusk
6) Dawn or Dusk

[kairikiller]

[To make things go quicker, if your posts specifically are going towards Dawn (or her worm) or me, please say so OOC. That way, we can just read the posts that pertain to us.

And also, sorry to hear that, Seraph.

And yay for short posts due to lack of stuff to say/do.]

Dusk didn't even bother answering Dawn, looking at the place around them. Within moments, he knew Dawn was gone, but it didn't matter to him. The throne room of Disney Castle; how bright. It took his eyes a moment to adjust to the near-blinding light of the room that seemed to have no light source. "Heh-heh," he snickered, looking around before his eyes focused in on the throne itself.

The carpet didn't muffle any force caused by the behemoth's walking. His unseen muscular legs seemed like they would be stomping to a normal person. No, this was Dusk's regular walk. A methodic, sturdy strut.

His head turned to see the pillars on his left and right. He snicked again. Oh, how much fun he'd have with those things. The poor sap who entered the throne room with him in there would find out the wrath of his unparallelled strength. He'd rip out a pillar and smack his opponent into oblivion. Dusk couldn't help, but give a hardy laugh at the thought.

He was now upon the throne. It was...a bit smaller than it had looked from across the room. His shoulders went slack and his hidden face dulled. "This aint no throne. This is a babyseat!" his echoing voice said, alluding to some pent up anger. Gently, he placed his massive hand on the top of the throne. But, suddenly, the throne was in shambles, snapped wood and metal now sitting in a pile on the ground with Dusk's hand hovering an inch above it. This made his disappointment be relieved only slightly. After his signature chuckle, he stood erect, and called up into the room, "Where's your King NOW?!"

He knew the answer; Shadow had him. Much like he had Kairi. Speaking of Kairi, this girl's voice was getting louder in his head.

"You MONSTER! Haven't you all done enough...? Sora, Riku, the King..." It sounded like she wanted to cry.

Dusk dramatically and mockingly mimiced crying via balled up fists near his eye holes. "Boo-hoo! I'm a little girl who lost all my friends. Whine, whine. Cry, cry. Tear, tear. BAGH! Humans. Ya'll make me wanna turn lose the Antiforms so much sooner. Heh, just you wait. Wonder if you'll shut up when you see your Antiform tearing up folks. It'll be a blast. Heh, at least for me. Heh-heh. ...Assuming I don't plunge a spear through my head to get you to shut up first. That'll be a plus."

Kairi went silent.

[Edit: Okay. Maybe not so short. >>]

[xero]

Xero smiled once he saw what his attack had done to the worm... until there were two worms. His smile quickly faded, and then he was pinned against the hedge by his right arm. He unsummoned the Blade of Destruction. "ARGH!" He cried out, unable to resist as immense pain tore through his arm, and acid covered his body. The tiny scales of his skin weren't helping to stop these burns!

He summoned all of his remaining willpower and pulled. Much flesh tore right off the bone as he pulled his arm away from the worm, leaving a horrible bloody mess were his right arm should be. He considered himself lucky the bones remained, giving him the chance to heal it with the Blade of Creation. "I've no choice! Gemini, if you can hear me... find the warriors! Use that healing ability to your advantage!" His cry, filled with pain, echoed in the air as he dissolved into white light and black darkness, which spiraled into the sky, leaving the area.

((Strategic withdrawal to save my life and get SOME information of the Warriors out of the Plot Threads.))

[Renewed Gemini]

Gemini noticed the girl come out of the water. "What the-!?" Gemini fell to the ground, but slipped into the poison water. He came up, hearing Xero's call. Damn him for putting this burden on him.... Gemini flowed with the water, looking around the river until finally, he came to a small hedge area.

Gemini saw a door and managed to grab hold of the handle, hanging on from the current of the river. He pulled as hard as he could against the water and opened it slightly. Once inside, he slammed it shut, then looked around. He felt the burning of the water still on him, but felt his regeneration working to make it better.

The room he was in held one thing, a big door. Gemini slowly strode to the door and looked it up and down. The largeness was just for show, as there was a smaller door in it. Gemini heard yelling behind it and knew that there was someone in here. Gemini reached for the handle and slowly opened the door to the white throne room...and the warrior called "Dusk"....

[yuber]

Quickly treading along the floor quietly he hurried past the door where Dusk was inside doing something or other. Usual for someone his size and perhaps they would be more of a challenge than the woman anyway. He preferred the more warrior types anyway. Yet something was wanting him to follow the woman. It was that expression and her eyes, they told him something that was a little odd. Yet he didn't want to fight her for her personal preference seemed like she wasn't a melee fighter. But Dusk did seem like one and would he be able to handle something like that, it was huge.

Taken off guard slightly by the sound that came from behind him, he spun around with his hair flicking around his right shoulder. Gazing the person in front of him up and down, he recognised him as one of the fighters with the others. Not seemingly noticing the Replica, he placed his hand on the doors and went inside to confront this Dusk. "Well he's dead..." he thought as he was about to proceed to find Dawn. However something inside him wasn't going to let him go so easily.

With an angry grunt he turned around fast with the Soul Eater still in his hand. Entering the throne room, the whole place looked a lot less cleaner than it had done before. It was probably the thing that was at the other end, it looked huge and somewhat disgusting. Its muscles bulged out into such a shape that it was bigger than his head. Feeling a slight hint of caution he proceeded forward.

Looking ahead the throne had been smashed to pieces and with the Warrior about to turn his wrath no doubt, on both Gemini and Replica Riku. "I'll stay out of your way if you stay out of mine" he said casually walking past Gemini not even looking at him. After getting a couple feet in front of Gemini slightly to his right, he raised the winged Soul Eater blade to commence battle. "Focus" he thought as he prepared for the worse.

[ophelia]

Ophelia lay panting water on the bottom on the pool again. Slightly dizzy and the worse for wear. Her mouth had the fuzzy and most unappealing taste of thick woven cloth in it. A swath of fabric from the lad's cloak, so much less delcious than flesh, was stuck in her teeth and she spat it out roughly. A trail of blood leaking out from her gums and drifting up infront of her like a gorey mist. Ophelia wipped her mouth on the back of her hand with one arm and held her aching head with the other.

She had missed darnit! Only getting a bite of the boy's cloak, landing with a tremendous belly flop, and clocking her head hard in the process. When the stars had vannished from in front of her eyes, she saw the dark shadow of his body being carried away by her own friendly waters and forthy bubbles of murk! Before she could catch a glimpse of where he was headed to, or where they had all disapeared. Oh damn them! Damn them all! Clever they thought they were, using her own weapons against her! His shirt even tasted better than hers!

Her fists clenched whiter than white as she was over come by seething rage. The water followed suit and seethed as well around her. A path of destruction, as the waves wove higher and higher, taking cue from her rising temper and her nashing snapping teeth. Waves crashed against the walls time after time, until the building shook plaster from the ceiling. And the walls trembled. The little shelter in the middle was hit the very worst. Where all the combatants (unbeknownst to a certain mermaid) were, because the source of the fury was sitting right against the outer wall. The opposite of a normal hurricane, most horrid in the middle from the self-named goddess of disaster and most mild on the outer conners of the room where her short sighted siren hissy fit couldn't quite see or reach.

The small ocean howled and screamed in unison with ophelia, and a sound like a hail of thunder boomed through the courtyard as pillars and marbled fixtures smashed and heaved under the distress.