The Beginning. (Konaa, Shinn, Medy)

[~/\The Dragon Writer/\~]

(Normal quest rules apply)

It has to be around here somewhere...

That was the only thought that went through the head of a single girl, walking around the outside of Twilight Town's abandoned mansion. She was looking around the ground outside of it, trying to find something in particular. The door on the front of the mansion was locked tight with a very blatently obvious padlock on the front. The girl was searching through some bushes, holding a piece of tattered paper in one hand and a stick in the other. The rustling of the bushes, along with her quiet mumbling of irritation was all that could be heard. One or two small, furry creatures were wandering past, taking a moment to stop and stare at the girl, but they quickly scurried along on their way.

"Damnit!" She said somewhat loudly, with a voice full of annoyance, "How do they expect me to find this thing if I can't open the friggin' door?!" There was no real point to try and be quiet with the random phrases of irritation, but there soon would be. Without attracting the girl's attention, two Dusks suddenly sprang up from the ground, flailing their limbs around wildly. The girl, suddenly hearing a sound coming from behind her, turned her head and let out a shrill cry. She fell back into the bush, scrambling to pull out her weapon, but found she couldn't. A branch within the bush was at an angle where she could hardly move her left hand to take out her weapon. The Dusks were coming closer and closer, ready to tear the girl to shreds.

Dusk 1 Health: Green
Dusk 2 Health: Green

[Medy]

Twilight Town, another world that Kimi found completely and utterly bizarre when placed in comparison with every other world in this messed up universe. As he would walk through the sunlit streets, his eyes would become squinted as he glanced briefly at the sun. He'd been here for what seemed like hours, yet the sun had yet to show any signs of fading whatsoever. Looking down again, he would lift a hand to wipe a drop of sweat from his brow, running the backs of his fingers along the pale skin before lazily allowing it to drop down beside him. Having become used to such dark and dank conditions, the weather conditions were proving more than annoying at this time.

Wearing no more than the standard bleak and bland robes that he typically donned out in the realm of the humans, the grey shinigami attire would drag along the floor as Kimi walked, proving to be less than suitable for the weather that was bothering him. In future, he concluded, seeking out more appropriate clothing would be the best option before he set out. Taking initiative to duck into the shade provided by the clock tower in the middle of Twilight Town, the man known as 'Reaper' would lean momentarily against it before he would look around his surroundings. Compared to the tranquil settings of most of the worlds he had visited so far; inclusive of Wonderland and the Deep Jungle, this was certainly a complete opposite. Not quite urban in reality, but certainly a lot more active as far as company was concerned. Not that Kimi had conversed with many of the locals in the area. He'd done his best to avoid being dragged into discussion. From what he could see, these people didn't seem overly keen on outsiders.

Means I can just enjoy my break, I suppose...

Out of the corner of his eye, he would catch sight of a hole in the surroundings that would appear to lead elsewhere. The curiosity that Kimi commonly witnessed in his own mind would quite typically get the better of him, leading him to turn his attention fully in that direction. The walk he'd taken through Twilight Town had been fairly boring so far, the heat hadn't contributed much to brighten his thoughts of the world so far. Perhaps, an unknown area leading away from the hubble and bubble of the town-life would bring a refreshing sense of adventure to the young assassin?

Making his way briskly across the centre of the town, taking care to keep out of the way of the tram as it made one more journey around the outskirts of the open area, Kimi would make sure no-one was watching where he was going before clambering through the hole in the wall, his eyes lighting up on sight of foliage on the other side. Taking one last look behind him, he would conclude that his actions weren't being noted by anyone. Alas, a lifetime of being an assassin led Kimi to ensure that he was never seen doing his job, nor that there was anyone who could lay witness to any strange activities that he could get up to. With that, he would make his way out on the other side of the hole into the small wooded area awaiting him.

Not long after he had set his back foot on the ground, the sound of a shrill cry reached his ears. It was impossible to mistake that somebody was in trouble. Not too far away either. His eyes would direct him to where he could make out a clearing in the distance, the light shining down on that area unmistakeable. From the position he was stood in, alert and questioning, he would break into a run as he sprinted after the plea.

It was uncharacteristic of Kimi, to give chase to help somebody who needed him. Usually, it was in his nature to ignore anyone in distress, simply continuing about his business as if he hadn't heard them. However, something was playing upon his mind. The pitch of the scream sounded rather... young. Not only that, it was certainly female. But one more thing was bothering him. He had that feeling he got when he was approaching one of his victims after they'd been paralysed with fear. That sense of sheer fright of not knowing what was approaching you. It caused him to speed up his approach as he burst into the clearing ahead of him.

Ignoring the bright light ahead of himself, his eyes would lock onto the event ahead of himself and confirm his previous thoughts. The little girl wasn't far away from him, only twenty metres or so to his immediate right as he had entered. The pupils dilating as they danced across to what the girl was staring at, they would contract as he acknowledged the threat. Was it worrying that he recognised what stalked the girl before him?

Dusks...

Kimi did his job efficiently and always made sure he was on top of his game physically and mentally. This meant being aware of all threats in whatever dimension he was in and knowing as much about everything that could interfere with his activities. Yes, he recognised what was making its way towards the girl in such a menacing manner. Not only that, he knew how resilient they were. No matter, he would deal with them accordingly.

In a flash, Kimi had put himself between the Dusks and the girl, making himself a clear obstacle for the two enemies. Raising his left arm, he would step backwards and hold it behind himself to act as a physical shield as he watched to see what the reactions would be. Should they attack, he would defend with his entire being. With that, he would glare onwards as the threat grew closer and allow a warning threat to escape his lips in a low growl.

"Back off..."

[Konaa]

As usual, it was a beautiful summer's day in Twilight Town. By "as usual" I mean "as always", there was no point of a weather forecast in this town. The world was permanently in dusk. Always had been, always would be. An unchanging paradise for one such as Konaa, who cared not for change and adventure, but merely wished to spend his days walking and sleeping.

At the moment, the boy in question was strolling through the forest, away from the town. The time for his chores had come, so naturally he had slipped away and headed in the direction of the abandoned mansion. Anything to avoid work, and hey, you could get a pretty decent nap at that place. Everything was looking cool, until he noticed someone else at the gate.

That was somewhat unusual. He was certain he had never spotted that person before. Strangers weren't common in Twilight Town, it was a fairly backwater world. The presence of a stranger wouldn't even draw much attention, due to the frequent emptying of the streets. Konaa certainly wouldn't normally notice one, but then, he barely ever payed attention anyway. But yeah, a stranger, this one. Unusual.

What WASN'T unusual were the Dusks creeping up behind her. Damned Nobodies had been a pain in the ass for a long time, mostly minor raids on the town, though there had been that one time when they had swarmed and overwhelmed Seifer's gang. And now these two were creeping up on this innocent girl, intending to kill her, naturally.

Konaa was about to increase his pace, when another warrior broke ranks to stand between the creatures and the girl. Another stranger, nonetheless. An odd day indeed. now, what to do? Konaa's mind was brilliant, but he had no combat abilities to speak of...Still, the girl needed help. Kicking off the ground, he dashed forward with surprising speed, skidding to a halt besides Kimi, where he raised his fists and faced the Nobodies, his face emotionless as ever, as was his voice when he spoke out to his new allies.

"Looks like you could use a hand. I'll back you up."

[Shinn]

A corridor of darkness appeared from inside the mansion in a clear white room with childish drawings scattered across the floor and the table. From out of the corridor emerged Xemnas, his hood covering his face in a shadow of darkness. As the portal vanished into thin air he knelt forward grabbing the drawings that were drawn by the Memory Witch, Namine. One by one he examined each one of them in search for one that might have some kind of clue as to the whereabouts to a certain something. To his disappointment Xemnas found nothing of any importance. They were just scribbles of a naive little girl to him. Xemnas walked around the room in search of something. This is where Namine spent most of her time after she left Castle Oblivion there must have been something she left behind during her stay in this mansion. He had already looked in the computer room and found nothing. And he just came from the room where Sora had apparently been sleeping in for a year. This trip to Twilight Town seemed like a waste of time now.

That is until he heard a scream.......


Xemnas walked to the nearby window and looked down to see some girl had fallen into a bush and was close to being attacked by two Dusks. It was very strange to see Dusks behaving on their own unless some Nobody was controlling them from behind the scenes. It certainly wasn't Xemnas what use would this girl be to him right now? And it wasn't one of the former members of Organization XIII. It was likely these Dusks were now rouge and just attacking out of sheer instinct. Dusks were simple minded Nobodies but not savage beings such as the Heartless they just had enough common sense and intelligence to be above them.

Xemnas just stood there as the Dusks came closer and closer towards the girl not even attempting to help her. It wasn't as if he wanted to see her die it was just, he had more important things to do. Plus he could sense that help was already on the way.

Just then two young men appeared in between the Dusks and the girl acting as a human shield. It was all too predictable. It was the same as Sora and the others, how easy it was to have your heart lead you to do such nonsense as protecting a stranger. But at the same time Xemnas knew that sometimes this is where true strength lies. Xemnas decided to stay a while longer to see what would happen next since this didn't really involve him.

[~/\The Dragon Writer/\~]

(No posting order, just make sure it's one post per rotation)

Kimi and Konaa were both getting ready to attack the Dusks, and the Dusks were doing exactly the same. For a few moments, the entire surrounding area stood still with the rising tensions. It was quite clear what was going to happen, but it was a matter of when it was going to happen. Suddenly, there came a large amount of rustling from the bush the girl was sitting in, as she shoved her way past both Kimi and Konaa. She managed to get her sword freed from her hilt, and drove it straight into the 'head' of the Dusk on the left. Dragging her foot along the grass, the girl exposed her back to the other Dusk. The Nobody instantly took advantage of this opening, and began to slash at the girl's exposed back. It was at that point that the girl suddenly ran her hand down the hilt of her weapon. This released a very thin blade from the bottom of the sword.

The Nobody didn't have time to react to the blade before it was impaled. The two creatures then disappeared from the area, and a key appeared in its wake. "Thanks for distracting them! Now I can find that book..." The girl said absent mindedly, hardly paying any attention to either of them. Instead, she ran up to the door, placed the key inside, and turned it. The padlock fell to the ground and disappeared. The girl took no notice of this, but merely continued walking into the mansion with a newfound eagerness. Then, realizing there were two people behind her, she suddenly got the urge to be very kind and friendly with them for absolutely no apparent reason.

"Sorry, I'm not the most...well...I tend to not think about anyone else around me. Anyway, getting to the point, would you two like to help me find something? I could make it worth your while!" The girl told the two in a very...'persuading' voice for a girl of about twenty-three. She was definately pretty, and her long brownish-blond hair definately helped with that statement. Suddnely, there was a sound behind the girl, and about ten Heartless appeared from the ground. They were mostly shadows with two Neoshadows added in there. The girl, brandishing her weapon, looked back at the two using her peripherals and managed to get one last sentence out before the fight started.

"Well, looks like you don't have much choice now. Mind lending a hand?"

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8 Shadows: Green
2 Neoshadows: Green

[Shinn]

A book? Out of everything that had just happened her mention of a book seemed to spark some interest in Xemnas. What book was she speaking of and did it have some relation to what Xemnas himself was looking for? Xemnas decided to keep a watchful eye to make sure whatever she was looking for was something that belonged to Xemnas.

The girl picked up a key that was dropped by the Dusks after being vanquished and rushed for the door ignoring the other two guys who had attempted to protect her but did nothing. Xemnas could only imagine what those two must have felt after having the girl save herself. They must have had a combination of confusion and embarrassment.

Xemnas decided to leave the white room since now the girl had just entered the mansion. A corridor of darkness emerged from out of the ground near him and Xemnas stepped in vanishing along with the dark portal.

He emerged hidden in the shadows near the staircase so as to not attract attention to himself. He saw that almost a dozen Heartless had just appeared near where the girl was. She could probably take on two or three on her own and the other two men could take out about five or six. If Xemnas was going to find out what exactly was this book she was searching for he had no choice than to help her out a bit.

The Heartless were a weak race, nothing difficult for someone such as the Superior to handle. He could have just summoned his Sorcerer Nobodies if he wanted to, but it would have been a waste of time in his opinion. Instead he would take matters into his own hand.

Xemnas decided to keep himself out of the spotlight and chose to attack with his projectile magic instead of using his aerial blades. An thick beam of light about two feet in length appeared near the two Neo-Shadow Heartless above their unsuspecting heads. It then fired a shower of beams at the two Heartless. That was more than enough to destroy them.

[Konaa]

The air was tense. This would be the first truly dangerous battle he had ever fought, and he had to rely on a complete stranger to help him. He could come up with a fairly decent plan on short notice, but whether or not Kimi would follow along remained to be seen...Oh well, here goes-

...Nothing? The girl he was supposedly protecting had edged past him and promptly eliminated both of the Dusks. So...why did she need help again? The Dusks had dropped a key upon their death, and the girl had taken it and unlocked the door to the mansion. After which, she...thanked them for distracting the beasts. You're..welcome? geez.

After that, she switched to a recruitment policy. It would seem she was here to search for something, and wanted the two boys to help...Well, Konaa couldn't speak for Kimi, but that sounded like a huge waste of napping time. The fact that she was trying to get all persuasive on him had no effect on the fifteen year old boy. Yeah, those two could go off and do whatever, but there was a nap with his name on it. He opened his mouth to refuse...

...And was interrupted by the appearance of several shadowy beings. Aha, so these were the heartless. they weren't quite as common around here as the nobodies were...And they looked ready to kill. Damn, they were blocking the nearest point of safety, the mansion. He'd have to break through somehow...

...However, two mysterious shots of light eliminate the toughest looking heartless almost right off the bat. Somehow he doubted Kimi or the girl had done that, meaning they had a bit of extra backup. Normally, this would be where Konaa ran away...But this battle was appearing to be winnable with the mysterious fighter assisting them. Okay, sure, he'd give this a shot.

"Follow after me!"

With that, he ran forward, using the momentum to give a powerful kick to the nearest Shadow. His eyes were scanning the others of the mob, keeping track of their movements, looking for weaknesses...if they slipped up, he'd see it.

[Medy]

It all happened so fast. As soon as he had arrived to accompany the girl, help had joined the two of them in no time as Konaa stood by their side. It was the newcomer and Kimi that certainly appeared to be the more capable warriors out of this group of three, the girl didn't seem to be in much position to provide any real defence against the oncoming threat posed.

That judgement was probably what caused Kimi to uncharacteristically freeze in sheer surprise as before either himself or Konaa had the opportunity to step forward and fight, the threat was removed and the girl seemingly shocked everyone with her sudden decision to reveal her abilities as a fighter. Before he had the time to even think through what'd just happened before him, the girl had taken the chance to grab what seemed to be a key, which she then entered the mansion with accordingly. As he gave chase along with Konaa, there was one word that would accurately describe the current look on the face of the Reaper; bemused.

As Kimi would catch up to the relocation into the mansion, he would slow to a halt and listen to what the girl had to say, finally taking the time to acknowledge them aside from the mere comment of them providing no more than a distraction for the beasts outside. Now this was something that the assassin was interested in hearing. Perhaps they would eventually be given an explanation or at least an apology for the complete lack of gratitude shown for the will of himself and Konaa to step in and defend her, when they really didn't have to beforehand.

His jaw simply hung in awe with what echoed from the lips of the girl before them, defying the expectations that were settled in his mind. True, she had given an apology for her actions beforehand, but she now had the audacity to trust that the two people who'd been completely thrown aside when shown that their help wasn't really needed, would be perfectly happy to join her side and help her on a treasure hunt? The scowl would form on Kimi's face, symbolising the offence he felt towards such a request given the circumstances. Like Konaa just in front of him, he would motion to show his refusal when he was rudely interrupted.

Attention immediately directed to the abrupt appearance of yet another set of enemies, his body would react almost instinctively, much to his displeasure. The true form of the 'Reaper' would surface as the previously robed shinigami would vanish in a burst of flames, to be replaced immediately by the grotesque image of the cloaked figure, better known as the 'Ferryman'. Taking no more than a couple of seconds to complete the transformation, there was to chance to dwell on what had just happened as the lust for blood took control of Kimi's actions. As the pair of piercing yellow eyes glared out from underneath the hood of the new attire, their gaze would meet the nearest Heartless and a rampage would commence.

Ignoring the blasts of light that came down from above him for now, aware of their success in taking out the other enemies nearby, a sudden spin from Kimi would result with a mimic of an upwards swing, with a shocking result at the end for the Shadow recipient. Where nothing was in Kimi's hands before, a deadly scythe almost equal in height to the daunting stature of the reaper appeared with the pointed end of the blade directed straight at the target ahead of him. The sheer speed and the suddenness of the attack would make evasion difficult, but successful or not, Kimi would move onto another opponent and onto the next target in his path. Following Konaa's lead, he would be subtly helping to create a hole in this blockade. He knew full well that there was one way they could certainly win this battle.

They needed a vantage point.

As he finished the assault with a final swinging motion, bringing the scythe around from his left to the Shadow's right, aiming for a critical blow to the head, his attention partially turned to the stairs nearby. If they did indeed have assistance above, keeping the group together would surely be the best option they had. Getting to the high ground and defending it was a tactic that traditionally worked well for anyone. With that, he would conclude the attack and successful or not with the strike, he would decisively motion towards the staircase nearest to the group with the scythe, showing his intention to reach higher ground.

Keeping one hand on the scythe to attract the group's attention and show his plan, his other arm would raise before him in a beckoning motion, hoping to bring them towards him. Hoping that both his and Konaa's actions were enough to allow everyone to get through, his eyes would remain peeled for anything else that dared to venture too close. Of course, they would also keep an eye on the girl. It wouldn't surprise him one bit if she had her own plan up her sleeve.

[~/\The Dragon Writer/\~]

Needless to say, all of the Heartless were taken out rather quickly. If the 'helpers' didn't take out enough of the Heartless, then the nameless girl's skill with a sword took out all the remaining Heartless. All of the weaker Heartless were instantly destroyed, and the girl sheathed her sword once more. "Wow...that was somewhat unexpected..." She spoke with her back to both the helpers, not managing to see anything involving their fighting habits or anything. All she was focused on was why there were both Heartless and Nobodies attacking them in Twilight Town. "And this doesn't make any sense. If both Heartless and Nobodies are trying to stop me, then-AHHH!!"

Her sentence was cut short by a Dancer Nobody that suddenly appeared for no good reason. The Nobody wrapped its arms around her and threw her against the wall, knocking her out momentarily. Meanwhile, four other Dancers appeared surrounding Konaa and Kimi, moving in their strange ways and taking random slashes at the duo.

Dancers: Green

[Medy]

Momentarily, Kimi thought that the removal of the Heartless there previously would give the group a clear chance to race up the staircase and then move onwards to safety; even if it was only temporary. As he noticed the last of the Heartless fall, he would foolishly move away from the 'safe' zone he'd placed himself in at the foot of the steps and back into the centre to join the others and try to usher them in the direction of where he had been previously. Completely forgetting the change of form he had taken, he would merely walk over to them in his menacing presence, effectively gliding along the floor with the bottom of his cloak dragging behind him as he did so. From underneath the hood, the two glaring eyes would stare straight at Konaa and the girl as he waited for their response.

But they wouldn't remain fixed upon them for long as the sudden arrival of yet more opponents would distract his attention. Just sensing the auras that these mysterious fiends gave off was enough to demand his focus as he swung around and took note of the situation they were now in. The already sneering eyes would narrow even more, it was clear that the persistence of these foes was beginning to try his patience. Right now, he had other things on his mind aside from defending himself from targets who didn't even pose much of a challenge combat-wise, simply annoying the 'Reaper' with their sheer stupidity to continue bothering the group. Noticing that no more of the creatures were going to appear, he would slowly pivot on the spot as he took note of the number before himself and Konaa, circling them as they prepared their attack.

Four in total, nothing too demanding.

As one would move in on him and attempt a slash, the assassin would simply drift backwards out of the way to evade the slash, watching the wild attempt miss before carefully watching the others around it. Whilst the lack of control from one of them posed no problem, simultaneous attacks from all of them at once could prove annoying. Keeping a tight grip of the scythe in his left hand, he would motion a couple of times to ward them away from himself before he debated how to go about dismissing them effectively. No doubt that Konaa behind him could handle his side of the circle, Kimi would for now focus on the two before him. Sliding from left to right to avoid another attacks, the Ferryman watched for any distinguishable signs to show their attacking process before acting decisively to deal with them.

Concluding that there was no need to break out any of the more 'magical' weapons in his arsenal, the scythe would suffice as he swung across his body from right to left, a backhand swipe with the long weapon extended enough to force them to back off if they wished to dodge the attack. The point behind this mere swing? To cause them to back off and hopefully separate from each other in the process, allowing Kimi to advance away from Konaa momentarily and launch a couple of attacks before retreating back inwards again.

From his position where his back was facing Konaa's, he would swiftly break the defensive stance and follow his primary move and launch two overhead attacks at the Dancers, aiming to at the least force them even further away, if not do some serious damage with the power of the strike. Successful or not with the first hit, he would spin after completing the downwards axe motion and bring the scythe back upwards again in an upwards arc to attack the second Dancer before moving back towards Konaa and keep the defensive position in the centre of the attack.

As he watched for the reactions from the Dancers on his side, his mind would turn to wondering how the girl was going to handle this. Not wishing to turn his eyes away from what was before him, he considered the fact that she had proven beforehand more than capable of defending herself when attacked. Even so, was she skilled enough to deal with these creatures?

A smile formed in the darkness under the hood of the cloak. So what if she couldn't handle herself? It's not as if she had any importance to him. The curve of the smile then faded slightly as the issue of regret settled in. If she did die, it would bother him constantly as to what she would have led the group into as they moved through this mansion...

As well as whether they'd find out who that mysterious person was awaiting them upstairs...

Kimi let out a quiet sigh as he continued to ponder, waiting for the Dancers to make their next move

Guess I'd best try and keep her alive...

[Konaa]

With the help of Kyoj-I mean, Kimi, Konaa had made a good dent into the ranks of the Heartless. Mainly because Kimi had turned into the good guy equivalent of SATAN. I mean, seriously, that form was creepy as hell for a supposed not-evil aligned guy. Oh well, as long as he wasn't killing Konaa, that's fine. And so, the girl once again stole their thunder and wiped out the remaining heartless. Geez, where do those things come from anyway? Is there a website or something? "Evil minions dot com, shadowy spawns of evil 15 percent off"?

Now then, time to get out of here. Konaa was disliking this area severely. He didn't like being attacked, believe it or not. Okay, fine, that's easy to believe. Fighting was WAY too much effort to be worth it...That's when the next wave of enemies appeared again and promptly knocked out the girl. Dammit! This was going to be far more trouble then it was worth. This girl seemed to attract monsters, and usually they were the bad kind! You know, the "eat you alive" kind, or in this case the "steal your heart literally" kind.

now, these enemies...were dancing at him. Konaa wasn't much of a dancer, so he decided to decline their idea of a dance (I.e. tearing him to pieces) by stepping back and casually avoiding their reckless attacks. It would take more then random swings to hit Konaa. He stepped back, watching them carefully, ready to counter attack as soon as they let their guard down.

His respect for Kimi was rapidly growing, however. The warrior-reaper had easily repelled the enemy's attacks and was more then holding his own. It made Konaa feel sort of useless, besides his planning and observation he had no combat abilities. However, the Dancers had a low chance of hitting him with their unrefined strikes, so he could hold two off while Kimi finished off the two on his side. Sounded like a plan.

Adopting a defensive stance, he glared out at the Nobodies, daring them to strike the young strategist.

[~/\The Dragon Writer/\~]

The Dancer Nobodies certainly didn't like having anyone disturbing the Twilight Town mansion. It was very apparent in the way they angrily swayed their bodies back and forth. While Kimi was making his attack to send the Dancers back, the other two dancers moved up to Konaa and attempted to surround him. They couldn't both attack at once, but one of them managed to take a swipe at the back of Konaa's leg, knocking him onto the ground. The other two Dancers were having trouble managing Kimi's attacks, finding themselves being repelled by his swipe with the scythe. However, the second the attack was over with, and the Dancers didn't waste any time in going straight for the kill.

Just as they were about to attack Kimi, the double attack came from absolutely nowhere, taking out both of the Dancer Nobodies before they got to make any other attacks. That was two down, with three more to go. Where was the fifth one? It was still attacking the un-named girl who was just knocked unconcious...or so it seemed. With a sudden groan, the girl managed to open her eyes and take a very hazy look around at her surroundings. It was then that she remembered the Nobody. Unsheathing her sword moments before the Nobody slashed her, she just barely managed to block it. Looking over to the other two fighters, she managed to get one sentence out in the midst of her battling.
"Help would be really nice right about now!!"

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[Medy]

With both of his foes taken care of, Kimi would turn attention back to how his fellow 'warriors' were doing. Turning around with his trusty scythe tightly gripped in one hand, a look of sheer bemusement would cross his 'face' underneath the hood. Not quite as able against these opponents as he had proven himself, having used only the most basic of attacking movements to dismiss the pathetic challenges posed to him so far. Watching as Konaa's legs would be taken out from behind, the reaper knew that he would have to move quickly to allow Konaa to get back to his feet to defend himself before the dancers closed in for the kill.

Allowing the scythe to spin around in his hand so that it was being held only a few inches down from the blade, he would begin to charge forward before his approach was cut short from the cry on the other side of the room.

Time seemed to slow down as Kimi looked across to where he'd heard the plea for assistance and his eyes locked upon the last of the dancer nobodies, stalking the girl as she struggled to defend herself. Mumbling in annoyance, the assassin now had to think quickly about the decision before him. Aiding Konaa who was now at the mercy of the dancers as he hit the floor, or moving across to fend off the other opponent closing in on somebody who could surely defend herself against a single weak enemy.

As this weird moment of mental distortion finished, Kimi would make his move forward towards Konaa, his entire movement aimed at the dancer who had taken the strategist out from behind. A very dishonourable move as far as Kimi was concerned and he raised the scythe up high as he closed in behind the nobody before directing a well-aimed strike towards the mid-rift of the creature, aiming to separate the two halves of its body before planting himself straight between it and the fallen youth, using his body as a shield between him the nobody he'd just attacked, just in case his attack failed and the dancer was able to close in again.

His attention turning towards the girl, he would raise a hand as his last action in the time available, activating the first of his wide arsenal of techniques. The true capabilities of the hitman were revealed as the ground around both the girl and the dancer began to shake violently, thousands of tremors being sent out from a centre point and cracks would then appear as the actual move itself showed its hideous appearance.

Should the dancer have made any more movement towards the girl, it would have found itself incredibly vulnerable from the attack which would come from below, being summoned with extraordinary pace. The cracks would expand and the floor in the middle of the mansion where the girl was would literally split open as a giant wall would rise upwards from the depths, making a large barrier between the girl and the approaching beast. At first, it would seem no different than a normal wall, standing high between the two intended targets and holding strong as it menacingly presented itself. However, it would hit those staring upon it quite quickly that it wasn't quite a normal wall.

What acted as the 'bricks' of this barrier, were the intertwined bodies of numerous people, the rotting dead of those from the underworld all squirming and struggling to break free, but inevitably wasting their time as the various levels of the dead and the bodies of those in 'limbo' would add an even more sinister and grotesque quality to the fighting style of the reaper.

The foul stench given off from the wall was overwhelming, although Kimi didn't seem to be fazed by it whatsoever and he would return his attention back to the fight at hand after confirming that his wall was successful in providing a temporary defence for the girl. Now he would focus on fighting off the threat posed to Konaa before moving other to properly vanquish the nobody as it would struggle to work its way around the wall. Ignoring whether the dancer nobody he had attacked previously was still around, he would turn towards the second creature.

[Konaa]

Heheheh, this was easy. Dodge, dodge, counterattack, dodge. They'd never hit him like this-oh, wait, whoops, they got him. It was a TRIP ATTACK, too, making it even more embarrassing. Not to mention painful. It was going to be a lot more painful once those dancers stabbed him to death, however.

Thankfully, Kimi came to his rescue, having shrugged off the dancers on his side of the combat, came to his rescue swiftly, driving off the dancing opponents with swings of his scythe. Konaa really needed to get one of those. eventually his hands and feet weren't going to cut it. As for now, however..

The girl had woken up AND cried out for help at the same time. that takes talent. ha, she deserved it for upstaging him twice in a row. Seriously, he was tempted to ditch her...though that'd be pretty "evil", wouldn't it...oh well. If she turned the tables single handedly again, Konaa was not going to put up with this any longer, considering how it was extremely hazardous to his health.

Tumbling aside from the dancers, leaving Kimi to deal with the rest, he threw his weight upwards, extending one of his legs to land a tremendous flying kick on the Dancer striking at the girl. Haha. Eat your heart out, Jackie Chan.

[~/\The Dragon Writer/\~]

Kimi had managed to take out his target with relative ease, Konna had managed to take out his target with relative ease, and now it was the girl's time to do just as both of them had done. She managed to get away from the Dancer by that strange wall of corpses which rose up from the ground. It was definately a disturbing image, but it was also one that the girl was planning on blocking out. Slashing the wall horizontally, then kicking the corpses, the last Dancer was buried alive in the remnants of those lost yearts ago. The girl wasn't planning on spending any more time downstairs than she had to, so she bolted up the stairs as quickly as she possibly could. One or two Nobodies tried to stop her, but the blade in the bottom of her sword did quick work of any of them.

Bursting through the door that stood in front of her, The girl found herself in a library-like room. There was nothing in the room except for a table, a couple of chairs, and about five million books, small and large. Looking around the room, the girl couldn't see anything except for a couple of leftover crayons, possibly left over from when Namine was still living in the mansion. Then, something sketched on top of the table caught her eye. It was a triangle of three circles. One of them had a mysterious symbol written within it, and another one had a Heartless symbol written within it. Meanwhile, the third was left untouched. The girl, not really caring if the two were behind her or not, started speaking to herself out loud.

"Well...what should be done with this mysterious circle? Since it seems to be the only obstacle between that book and myself...Hmph...this sucks..."