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Post by Steve Harmer on Aug 19, 2006 13:42:51 GMT
[shadow=red,left,300]Come here for any general Forgotten City roleplays.[/shadow]
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Post by lutz on Aug 21, 2006 7:07:21 GMT
Lutz finally got a map showing where the forgotten city was. He traveled hoping to find answers something drew him there. The city still glows its white aura bright Lutz walks over to a pond with the clearest water hes ever seen.
Lutz: "Why did I come here...."
Lutz looks down at his feet.
Lutz: "Who am I..."
Lutz sits down next the pond and closes his eyes,
"give me a sign."
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Post by lutz on Aug 22, 2006 16:58:11 GMT
Lutz.........Lutz..........
A Voice calls out to him in his mind.
Ancient.........ones........
Lutz: "Whos there?!"
Lutz stands up and looks around, he grips his hand into a fist and it burst into flames. The voice seems to be right behind him everytime it speaks but when Lutz looks there is nothing.
Ancient..........Lutz..........Airoth.......
Lutz: "Where are you!"
Lutz launches the forming fireball into the pond and there is silence. Steam rose from the area of impact. Lutz walked away slowly from the Forgotten City and back to Midgar.
The water in the pond bubbled, a voice.....
Lutz......Airoth......
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 22, 2006 7:27:03 GMT
Many hours later, Axel landed there in the midst of the ruin and set Nikky down. "Here we are. I don't suggest you try running off... this forest has a treacherous reputation. They say it literally changes around on you so you'll get lost... and no, I don't have a Lunar Harp on me."
He opened up a small footlocker he'd obviously planted there earlier and got out some food. "These long flights are killers." He offered some. "I ain't all bad, kid... Here, have some." He fully expected her to refuse, but it was worth the token effort. No tricks this time... just a little mental warfare for the sheer amusement of it.
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 22, 2006 7:42:27 GMT
nikky glared coldly at him and turned her head away in refusal. she twitched impatiently before looking back. ''how long are you going to keep me here?'' she hissed. she was overly hostile of purpose, the rest of her energy was being used to try and contact someone... anyone.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 22, 2006 7:55:20 GMT
"Long as I think I need to... your boyfriend needs to be held in a little bit of suspense. Not more than a couple days, I should think." He was speaking as amiably as he would if she were his next-door neighbor. "No need to be so tense, miss... I may be heartless, but I'm still a gentleman." He dusted off the top of the footlocker and indicated she should sit down. "Anyway, since we'll be in close quarters for the next few days or so, maybe we should get to know a few of the basics. Name's Axel, and generally speaking, I'm your boyfriend's dark side. He had a brief encounter with my kind as a kid, and even though he got out of it with his skin intact, I was the price of his escape. After I got attached to a certain associate of mine... someone your pal Kidd might remember... well, I literally gave up my life for him. But since I made that choice, I've decided it wasn't the smartest move. But I can't take my own back... that's just not the way it works. I have to have someone else's... and who better than my otherworld twin?" He smiled at her. "Well, there's my story. How about you? How'd you wind up with my Other, pray tell? Knowing him, it was probably by accident."
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 22, 2006 17:56:56 GMT
she slowly and hesitantly sat down, still glaring but it was softened a lot. she watched him carefully. ''well, axel.... my name is nikky. i ran into reno at a bar... and since i was in some trouble i followed them when they left midgar....'' she held out the rest, not feeling the need to say anything more. ''there isn't anything for you to know about my life.... it either is none of your business or i don't care to bring it up. it wasn't pleasant to say the least....'' she looked away and then around.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 23, 2006 9:29:31 GMT
He nodded non-commitally. "Yeah, I got that impression from--"
He bit his tongue. He'd almost forgotten he wasn't supposed to mention HER...
"...uh, from an mutual acquaintence." He looked away and tried to make himself look busy. "You seen any of my halogen lamps around here...?"
And then, HER voice was in his brain again.
That came very close to being a deadly slip-up, Axel. Do you know what I do to those who fail me?
Trust me, I know. You haven't been around too long, Xi, but your reputation didn't take long to spread.
"Xi"... Is that a hint of insolence I detect? Never mind, I'm tired of hearing excuses from people. Just take on the avatar quickly, you'll get your precious little ring things back, and I'll get back to the family business. Everybody wins.
I still don't know why you set me up with these d**n staffs. I hate them.
I wanted a token to be sure you'd at least try to return. These clumsy rings of yours... h**l if I know why, but for some reason you seem inordinately attached to them.
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 23, 2006 14:00:40 GMT
nikky raised a brow, noting the change. she shook her head. ''no... i haven't sorry.'' she watched him warily, she didn't like him but she didn't hate him. something didn't feel right....
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Post by matt on Oct 23, 2006 16:10:20 GMT
A demon lay hidden nearby. It was one of Akira's minions. They had been watching Akira's aquaintances for a long time, studying their strengths, and weaknesses. It was important to stay out of sight.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 23, 2006 17:04:38 GMT
Axel found one of them and dusted it off, activating it to drive off the gloom. "That's better." She's warming up to me. This is good.
Don't get too attached, Axel...
I won't. Sheesh, what do you think I am?
I think you... are being watched. Check your perimeter.
Axel tensed. He knew too well that Xima, sick and twisted as she was, had dead-on instincts. "Stay here, Nikky... I think we have company."
He started prowling around in search of whatever had drawn Xima's attention...
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 23, 2006 19:34:01 GMT
Finding nothing, Axel returned to his unwilling guest. "False alarm." Xima, are you getting paranoid on us?
You wish, fool. Something is definitely stalking you and the girl. Keep your eyes open.
All right, whatever.
He sat down by the halo lamp and drew his knees in. "Looks like we got time to kill." He studied Nikky and tried to resume his arrogant attitude. "And don't think Reno's gonna come out of the blue to get you out of this. He doesn't even know where to start looking, and if he did, he'd have no way to get here." She really is fine... wonder what it'll be like when the Transfer is over... she won't remember it even happened if it goes off the right way. Far as she's concerned, I won't just become her boyfriend... I'll BE her boyfriend.
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 24, 2006 0:57:00 GMT
nikky watched him leave and then come back. she watched a coin flip across her knuckles in sheer boredom. she nodded slightly in response to his voice, not really listening.
she looked over coldly. ''if reno has any sense he'll leave me here. i'm not worth the trouble if his life is at stake. but....'' she sighed slightly, still playing with her coin. she tossed it and caught it with a quick flick of the wrist. ''he's not as bright as i hoped and he will eventually find me....'' her pessimism was too strong to hide. she looked over and flashed a grin before tossing a very small knife back and forth and around her wrist. she yawned slightly and let it slide down her sleeve.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 24, 2006 2:13:23 GMT
Axel raised an eyebrow. "Not worth the trouble, you say? Hmm, I think we'd both disagree with that assessment." Axel leaned back, trying to give the illusion of relaxing. "Truth is, I've been watching him for a very, very long time. Just waiting for the right weakness to manifest itself, the perfect opportunity. It didn't take long to guess where his softest spot was-- it only took time after that to know when to make my move. When I heard you all were on your way out to Wutai... that was when I decided to manifest myself. Before that, you people just lurched from one misadventure to the next-- there was no predicting you." He took notice of the knife and tensed visibly. "Luring him here is not and never has been the objective. I have another location in mind... but that one is thoroughly more escapable, hence our short detour here." He reached for one of his staffs as casually as possible, just in case Nikky had any cute ideas brewing...
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 24, 2006 2:19:37 GMT
nikky shrugged and casually pulled the knife out of her other pocket. ''yeah... maybe.'' she wasn't really listening, partly because she didn't care. she tossed the knife and balanced it on her finger. she glanced over and grinned. ''and if you think i'm going to try and kill you, you are highly mistaken.'' she flipped the knife and layed it on her lap lightly. ''i have no reason to hurt you because i personally don't feel like being stuck here....'' she started playing with the coin again, letting the knife slide off onto the ground.
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