Altered Tundra

Desolation Row(Altered Tundra and LimeyPanda)

Chris felt drained.

Chris felt tired.

Chris felt like shit.

After using that last attack, Chris was all but drained of any fire power that he had. While he held the box/artifact in one hand, he was just waiting for Beth to follow his lead. He didn’t even notice there was a security guard had a gun shot at him. He heard the gun being fired as the loud boom put a strain on his ears, but he didn’t get shot. When Chris would look behind him, he saw ice. She saved me. That’s odd. Chris surely didn’t see that coming, but perhaps she wasn’t saving him, but maybe she was just hoping not to get caught or something like that. Whichever the case, Chris and Beth went to a white van.

As they were at the van, and all the while, Chris put the artifact box in the back of the van, and he pulled out the gem. It started to glow. “Well, this is odd.” He said as he just put it back into his pocket. Whatever mystical items these gems were, Chris definitely had some vague ideas of what they could be. He definitely knew they were connected to the artifact, but how was the million dollar question.

Hearing Beth saying she was driving, Chris had no objections. He got into the passenger’s seat, and off they went from the scene.

When they would be driving down some roads, Chris was just perplexed by these gems. “Say, Beth, what exactly do you think these gems are? Surely they aren’t from this world.” Chris said, asking about the gems. His first thought was some Doctor Strange type of shit, but that was way out there. Chris definitely had no idea, but he was intrigued.

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Wesley was amused. Nadeline was surely an interesting one. She was definitely forward, he had to at least give her that. Wesley smiled. “Perhaps dinner will be a start.” He said, slightly chuckling. He quite liked Nadeline’s forwardness. Of all the girls who have flirted with him, she was the most direct of all. He preferred the direct approach, but she definitely held herself with a certain dignity.

As Jaakuna saw the little something going on between Wesley and Nadeline, he just sighed. He didn’t understand that woman, but better Wesley than Jaakuna, right? Yes, right. On the course of Emiri, she made a note of how she slept too well. Jaakuna laughed at this. “Since when did you become the lazy one of us two?” He said.

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While Jaakuna and Wesley were at the dining room table eating the grandeur of the food on the table. It was the finest breakfast items one could ever hopeful. The best money could buy, actually. Though, Jaakuna sometimes just preferred cheap food. Some poorly-made French toast and shit coffee always seemed to be his preferred one, but Jaakuna didn’t mind the exotic ingredients. As he ate it, he recognized the taste.

“Is this Archadian Egg Custard?” Jaakuna asked Wesley.

Wesley was surprised. “Ah, a good eye you have there, Jaakuna. It is indeed Archadian Egg Custard. One of the finest in he world.”

Jaakuna nodded and he started eating the shit out of it. He might hate the current rule his country has, but the food there is to die for, sometimes even literally.

As he would eat more, Emiri and Nadeline walked in, and they bid them a good morning. Jaakuna turned to their direction, mouth full of custard. “Good morning ladies!” He said, food flying out. “oops.” He said closing his mouth and letting the remaining custard go down his wind hole.

He wiped his mouth with a napkin as Emiri would sit next to him. He turned to her. “Sleep well, Emiri?” He simply said.

Meanwhile, it would seem Nadeline was next to Wesley. “Good morning Lady Nadeline, I trust you found your room satisfactory? He said with such charisma and character as he smiled when he did so.

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Since the night of the party, Jaakuna and Emiri both had a good one. They talked and they kissed, then they walked each other to their rooms and then they would sleep the night away. Jaakuna was happy with the way things were and he wouldn’t push it at all. He didn’t want to make Emiri feel uncomfortable in any sense of the word. He wanted to make sure that the time she would come to the point where he is at with feelings that she did it of her own volition.

In the nine hours he was asleep, Jaakuna had a good sleep. The room he slept in was really big, especially for a guest room. All three of them — Jaakuna, Emiri, and Nadeline — had their own room and each were the same size. They were decorated with all of that fancy shit that palaces have. There was a balcony to each room and a window that let the natural lighting from the sun beam down the room. It would awake anyone in a glorious way.

When Jaakuna would wake up, he stretched his arms out, and released a moderately-loud moan. It was all good for him and his mood when he woke up was just so pleasant. Perhaps Jaakuna felt wonderful about everything. As he got up from his bed, he had nothing on but his red and white boxers. He saw that his weapons and clothes were already ready for him. “Oh fancy.” He smirked and laughed a bit. He would proceed to put on his clothes, which included his usual wear. His weapons would be next as he would put them on one-by-one.

As he would make his way out of the room, he would run into Wesley. b]“Oh, Prince, hello.”[/b] Jaakuna said a bit awkwardly.

“Good morning Jaakuna. Sleep well?” He said with a pleasant smile.

“Yes I did, in fact.” Jaakuna said laughing a bit.

“I’m glad. Do come and join all of us for breakfast. Got to get stuffed before we depart.”
“Yes of course.”

Jaakuna said as he followed Wesley to the table.

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The kiss could have lasted forever and Jaakuna wouldn’t mind. He and Emiri were in a whole other world. It would see that the longer the kiss would go on, the closer they would get to each other. It would seem that it got to the point where they had each other one another’s arms. The moment was magical and on a beautiful night that it was, Jaakuna didn’t want to pull away. He wanted to hang on this moment for as long as he could.

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Hearing Prince Grant agree to his idea pleased Vincent to no end, and he even chuckled at what Grant had said about Princess Nadeline. “Oh yes, I know the kind.” Vincent couldn’t really say anything about kids since he’s young himself. Nonetheless, he agreed to the idea of Grant. “When things are settled, do please send word. There is a woman under my command who would most enjoy to help you. Perhaps you could meet her tonight, if you aren’t in a hurry.” He said, “Seek out Savayna Glacie, she would just die to hear about these plans, I’m sure.”

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Hearing the prince speak, he nodded.

“Oh but of course. Her highness can’t simply drop everything, especially for a private meeting with the enemy.” He mused. He knew that the Empress herself wouldn’t go out of her way to meet Vincent. Should it be a trap, she — along with her siblings — would simply be at a very bad disadvantage. Besides, Vincent didn’t wish to have hostility upon his guest. His reasoning for requesting any of them to come was nothing but a common thread the two empires shared.

“Now, shall we commence to the reason why I requested you or any of the royal family here?” He said as he crossed his legs smiling. “It would seem your niece, Nadeline Roselia, and my brother, Jaakuna Hinoko Darcone were seen together with some brunette, first in Bhujerba and again in Rabanastre.” He said smirking, “That is the sole reason why I have requested one of you here. I see a common thread. I want my brother for crimes against the kingdom and I assume you want your darling nieceback. So, here is my offer.” He said, “Our two empires call a truce, be it permanently or just temporarily, and work together to find these two and return them to their homelands to answer for their crimes.” He said stating his offer and reason for requesting one of the royal siblings to Archades.

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It’s safe to say that Jaakuna was slightly disappointed and he actually turned red when Emiri made that comment about how what he said was straight out of a fairy tail romance novel or something like that. That caused Jaakuna to chuckle a bit, but just out of embarrassment. “Ha Ha, I guess it did, didn’t it?” He said, as he laughed it off.

Hearing the rest of which she had to say, Jaakuna was curious as who she meant. Was she referring to that same guy that she said that she didn’t wanted to be handed over to. Jaakuna shrugged that off as he was just happy that she at least was on some type of feeling for him. It might not be as much as him, but Jaakuna is not mad at all. He was just worried that she would decline him or just flat out say something like ’I’m not into you that way’. That’s at least been Jaakuna’s experience, but he is glad that she is somewhere near the same town he is.

“That’s all I can ever ask for. You’ll get to that point when you’re ready. All I really wanted is you by my side.” He said as he gave her a kiss on the lips. It was the perfect setting after all.

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First Judge, Brandon Hamut Darcone

Height — 6’4 | Weight — 230lbs | Hair color — Diminishing black | Eye Color — Silver
Name: Brandon “Bahamut” Ira Darcone
Title: The Grand Dragon
Nickname: Hamut
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Occupation: 1st Judge Magister of the Archadian Imperial Court; Head of House Darcone
Race: Hume

Personality:
As to be expected, Hamut is a very proud and assertive man. He believes that his house and family are the only ones that matter. Anything that revolves around his house he will partake in. If these so-called things are met with criticism or negativity, he will see to it that those who deny the awesomeness of the house Darcone are tried to the very extend of his reach in the Imperial Court. He has a mafia-type of mentality when it comes to family. Blood comes first and relations come second.

In conversations or just overall first meetings, Hamut is really direct, honest, and at the very most, he is very rude(At times). This is something that his grandson, Jaakuna, has inherited. Unlike his grandson, Hamut shows very little kindness and will most likely insult someone , even if they don’t deserve it. He’s very mean like that.

Special Abilities:
Dragon’s Seal
Hamut’s one special ability is known as Dragon’s ability which is a very unique combination of Fire and Dark magick which are two types of elements from both black and arcane magick. He is able to free manipulate each respective magick to his will. He can combine the two for destructive spells that have highly destructive power at the maximum. Alternatively, he can use either or for amplifying uses. He can effect the way his strength and defense are measured or even teleport to places in the form of red and black portals. He has reached a mastery of this skill in such a way that all aforementioned ways can be combined with each other. There are nearly endless possibilities for him to use it.

Skills:
In his lifetime, Hamut has garnered many skills both in of physical and mental nature. He has picked up various fighting styles that are hand-to-hand and swords. He has found uses of them in combination and he does use such combinations in battle to throw off opponents. His ability to predict what his opponent will do is only matched by his strategic mind which is obviously like wine — gets better with age. Added to the said skills, Hamut also has various social and persuasive skills, which means that he can get himself out of any sticky situation he finds himself in and he can assert his influence in such a way, as well.

Magicks and Tecknicks:
Most white magicks; all black and arcane magicks.
Telekinesis, Wither, Sheer, Shades of Black, Libra, and Achilles
Weapons
He has many masteries of weapons, He has a sword/cane known as the Mega Flare

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Second Judge, Francis Fenrir Von Sicarius

6'1|235lbs|Black|blue
Name: Francis “Fenrir” Von Sicarius
Nickname: Fenri
Title: The Golden Wolf
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Occupation: 2nd Judge Magister of the Archadian Imperial Court; Head of the Sicarius House

Personality:
Much like his son, Michelangelo, Francis has a very reserved manner. He believes justice is something that must be fair and just. Unlike most of the judges, he prefers not to influence his power against those who are “beneath” him. He much rather see things play out in in a natural way. He chooses his words wisely and will do all he can to enforce the laws when they need to be. When he is dealing with criminals, he is brutal, but just. He gives them a chance to explain themselves, but if it is not coherent with what he has been told, they will die by his sword.

Special Ability
Wolf Seal
The Wolf Seal is a mastery of Dark Magic. Mainly what this means is purely about Arcane Magic and almost anything that it revolves around. That could mean Gravity magic or whatever falls under Arcane Magick. His mastery is just like anyone else who has mastered anything, and as such, he can manipulate it in many ways. It could be for teleportation or amplifying his base attributes. There is a whole magnitude of shit he can do with Arcane Magick.

Skills
Being surrounded by death his entire life and always fearing the death herself would come for him, he decided to deal death before death could be dealt to him. This means that he picked up a sword early in life, practiced with it — bonded with it. From bonding with a sword, he’s also bonded with fighting as a whole, being one of multiple fighting styles, but it always falls back to his love for swords, and as such, he would seem to prefer fighting with a sword than his actual hands. He does pride himself in his Greatsword that he calls Alpha Blood, as he con

Magick and Tecknicks
Francis is a master of Arcane Magick. He has talents for other classes of magick, but Arcane is where he really excels at. It’s at the point where he doesn’t even need to call out the name of a spell. He just thinks it and it comes to be, much like how his role as a judge is. He rarely uses tecknicks.

Weapons
He has a Greatsword he calls Alpha Blood. See armor picture for reference.

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Third Judge, Leviathan Necfedeles

Name: Levi "Leviathan Necfedeles
Nickname(S) : Levi
Title: The Water Serpent
Age: 25
Gender: female
Occupation: 3rd Judge Magister of the Imperial Court; Head of the Intel Sector of the Archadian Empire
Personality:
First rule when it comes to Levi is to never trust her. She is the reason why people always ask “where your loyalties lie?”, because no one ever knows when she’ll turn her back on anyone she’s working with. She’s so young and she’s already made it to third Judge, there’s a reason for that. She has used every trick in the book to get where she is. She’s lied, cheated, stole, blackmailed, and even doublecrossed some folks to get to her position of power. Never trust her cause she’ll have no problem stabbing anyone in the back, that’s for damn sure.

In her mannerisms, she will appear all nice and pleasant, but that is just a guise to get people to trust her. She is the same way in battle. She will lead people on and then surprise them at the very end. She is like that when she serves justice. She only delivers “justice” to those who she thinks will get in the way. Luckily for her, she is not the one who can make final judgments, but she sure can try.

Special Ability:
Serpent Seal
Very much unlike any of the other Judges’ special ability. Whereas the other ones strictly center around a sub-class of magick as a whole, the Serpent Seal is strictly for the Water and Blizzard type of magick. Considering the limited amount of variety, Levi has come to terms with it and she has been able to focus her manipulation of it way beyond that anyone in the history of Ivalice could even dream of. Some could even say that she surpasses the Espers of Ice and Water themselves. Of course, that is only rumor. In any case, she can call upon Ice and Water for multiple uses, which all vary on how much of it she wants to use it for. She can combine the two elements into a doomsday for anyone who has to face her. She can also manipulate the water within bodies should she want to. She also can slither her way through things by turning her own body to water and going through drain pipes. Her usage of it, as stated, is wide and just all over the place.

Skills:
As a warrior, she is skilled, but not the best one in sword fighting or any kind of fighting for that matter. No, her strengths lay with the talents of persuasion, stealth, bribary, and information gathering. She is one of Archadia’s top information-gatherers. She is so skilled in this art, she heads the Archadian Empire’s Intel Sector. She knows a lot, and she has eyes in every knook and cranny within the Imperial City of Archades and the entire Archadian Empire. She has influences throughout and even has spies in enemy territories. Yes, this is her mains kill, after all she is a snake and snakes need information to be well-protected.

Magic and Tecknicks
Levi has talents for black magick, especially the Water and Blizzard spells. She also has been known to have proficiency in Time magick.

Weapons
For Levi, she has two weapons. They are called the Venom of Leviathan. One is a dagger and one is a sword. She bares them in battle and can use them dangerously.

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Forth Judge, Isaiah Ixion Darcone

Name: Isaiah “Ixion” Darcone
Title: The Lightning Falcon
Age: 22
Gender:
Occupation:

Personality:
Quick to please, Isaiah is always one to jump at the chance to do anything risky and he is always quick about accepting anything. Sometimes he can be too much of a chatter bug too…sometimes. Even though he’s like this, he’s very respectful when he needs to be. He will always get the job done first and cause of his unique abilities, he is always the first one to go to when things of a large magnitude need to be handled quickly. On the other side of things, he is the guy that will always be having a good time and wastes no time. Perhaps this is another reason why he is the best.

Special Abilities

Falcon Seal
A common thing among the Judges. They all have these seals that house powerful capabilities and Isaiah isn’t any different. His is called the Falcon Seal. Though only of a title, his powerful ability stems from the sole state of Thunder and Lightning-based Magick. Being a very frequent of said magick since an early age, Isaiah has trained his body to be able to use this magick in almost every way possible. The first was simply being able to apply it to every day needs. He first had to realize the mastery of said magick first. Once he did that, he would be able to manipulate it to his desires. It didn’t take long before his own soul fused with this form of magick and in turn he was able to draw on the essences of Thunder and Lightning from nature itself. So naturally this led to his body always being on a state of quickness and readiness for this type of magic. He can move faster, react faster, and achieve feats of strength only rivaled by the Summon he commands. He can command the highest of tiers for the Thunder spells
Skills

Magick and Tecknicks
Not really one for Tecknicks, so Ixion has refrained from learning them. However, magick is something he has found a lot of use for, so much so that he has been known to be pretty adept in most classes. However, his strength seems to be supporting and black magick. He’s a master at the Thunder and Lightning magic, and enhancement magicks as well.

Weapons
He has a katana sword by the name of Falcon’s Bolt. See non-armor picture for reference.

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Fifth Judge, Roburmaal Nulla Volentas

Height: 6’10|Weight: 290lbs|Hair Color: Beige |Eye Color: N/A
Name: Robur Nulla Voluntas
Title: The Loyal Lion
Age: 38(stopped aging)
Gender: Male
Race: Hume experimented with magicite and monster DNA(why he has no definitive eye color)
Occupation: Fifth Judge Magister of the Archadian Imperial Court

Personality:
Before he was experimented on, Robur was willful, respectful, and most of all, aware of his surroundings. He had ideas of his own, he had just about everything that made him consciously aware of everything. However, after the countless hours of being at the mercy of Vincent, his body was experimented on with various forms of Magicite. It can range from ice magicite, fire magicite, water magicite, raw magicite, earth magicite, and just about any kind of magicite one could imagine. His body was so engraved with magicite so much that it was integrated into his body as markings. As a result, his humanity was taken away from him. He no longer has free will, he no longer has anything that once made him who he was previously. He is a shell, a grunt, a golem, and most of all, the perfect soldier.

He can speak, so that’s not ruined. He replies and he still holds his understanding of orders, but he knows nothing of rebellion or self-thinking. He only know what he is ordered to do by the Emperor. If the Emperor wants him to kill someone, then he will kill. If the Emperor should order him to torture, he will torture. Anything the Emperor will order of him, Robur will do to the best of his abilities. As stated, he is the perfect soldier and he is the most loyal one to the Emperor.

Special Abilities:
Lion Seal
His heart was once that of a lion. His power reflects from that. Due to the copious amounts of magicite integrated not only into his body, but on the surface as well, Robur has a very strong affinity for magick. His body is attuned to the aspect of strength and sacrifice. His Lion Seal is an ability that is raw strength manifested in the form of magick. It’s not just a specific element or type of magick. It’s taking the principle of raw strength and utilizing it to his own means. This can range from metal to steel. Fire can also be used here, ice, water, poison, dark — anything and everything related to magick is brought forth in the end result of all of those experiments. His body has several ruins and glyphs that activate the raw essence of his magick. It is highly powerful and highly dangerous at the same time.

Skills:
A man of ferocious feats, Robur has honed his body in such physical condition that his ability to fight, deal hits, and pretty much anything a normal judge should know how to do, he does. Though, Robur has been experimented on constantly, so as a result, his skills in fighting and just brute strength is so over the top it’s a huge shock that he isn’t an actual monster can people have called him that. Also, he has shown more physical prowess than that of a Wyrm. So, yeah let that sink in.

Magick and Tecknicks:
Earth comes to his call as he commands it with his raw strength. He can bend all forms of Earth Magick in every aspect. Tecknicks are foreign to him.

Weapons
He has a great sword by the name of The King’s Will. He has a shield he calls Forsaken Soul

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She wasn’t making this easy for him. Jaakuna was definitely having a hard time just getting the words out in some aspect, but her limited responses were making him take the initiative. He would, of course, but it was a little awkward for him. He never was one to address such matters first, but he’ll do what he can.

“It’s no doubt that we started off to a rocky foot. I’m sure there is no surprise there, but these past two days have been, well wonderful. Even though we’ve had moments of almost leaving each other in the wind, I like to think that we’re grown closer — way closer.” Jaakuna said as he did as he said, and pulled her closer, looking down to her(he’s taller, it’s a natural thing). “I’ve saved your life a couple of times and you mine. And with everything that has happened, I’ve found myself loving you, Emiri. As corny and cheesy as that might sound, it’s the very truth. I love you.” Jaakuna said as his body and hers were close to her.

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Entering the Emperor’s office, Michel and Grant proceeded to walk down the carpet and there sat Vincent waiting patiently. In front of his desk was a chair as well. Vincent waved for Michel to leave them be, so he did. “Prince Grant, let me be the first to welcome you to my city. Please do have a seat.” He said motioning Grant to take a seat. There would be many things for them to talk about.

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When the permission was granted, both Prince Grant and Michel were on their way. They would find themselves in Michel’s personal two-seater light cruiser that was so fast that within a half of an hour, they would be in Archades. Michel didn’t know what to say to the prince. Unlike his experiences with princes, this one seemed a bit different than others. Michel instantly had the feeling that this man had something about him, something mysterious, but he couldn’t place it. Michel didn’t speak the whole way as it would just be awkward and uncomfortable for the both of them

Nearly there, Michel pulled into Archadian airspace, and would soon port into the Aerodome. It would only be minutes until they got out of the airship, and the two of them would be in the Aerodome. Michel motioned Grant to follow him as his majesty wouldn’t want to waste any time.

“Please, follow me. I’m sure Emperor Vincent would like to speak with you at once.” Michel said as he led the way for Grant to go to the Emperor’s office in the biggest building within Archades.

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Jaakuna had no doubts that his surprised her, but what she doesn’t know is that it surprised him too. He had already admitted it to Nadeline in a fit of anger, but when he told Emiri, it freaked him out. It wasn’t something he intended on blurting out, at least not so soon. But, the moment that he and Emiri shared, it was just something that felt right.

“Yeah, I can imagine.” Jaakuna just laughed slightly at that. “It surprised me too. I’ve never really been in a place where I could say that in about three years, but when you saved my life,” He said, looking into Emiri’s eyes, taking her hands, “it just came out. Now, I’m not saying that it wasn’t already there, but with everything we’ve been through, especially today, I just..I don’t know, I guess I felt that if I didn’t say it, it would be too late.” Jaakuna said, still having her hands in his. “And I think it’s just something we really need to address. Even if you don’t return the same feeling, I just want to be able to talk about it.” Jaakuna said as in the back of his head, he’s realizing how freaking cheesy and corny he sounds right about now.

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Jaakuna wasn’t sure if she was serious or if she was just pulling his leg. Regardless, Jaakuna knew he had to tell her what he was referring to. Like, seriously, this was something new for him too, but he said it and he felt that at the very least, he needed to address it with her. The two of them have been through a lot in these two days. It almost seems like it has been a lifetime, but maybe that’s cause it WAS a lifetime ago. In any case, Jaakuna spoke. “You know, about what I said earlier, after you healed me.” Jaakuna spoke looking at her, then at the sky, then back to her and he saw her face —her beautiful, beautiful face.

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Michel stood as composed as he could. He didn’t want to say anything that would land him in trouble, so he would just stand still and let the princes decide it out. After they had talked it out(sort of), it would seem that Prince Grant would go with Michel back to Archades. Michel nodded at the decision. “Fine, then let us not keep my Emperor waiting. We should go now. If we hurry, we may make it to Archades before midnight.” He said as he waited for Prince Grant to follow him, and of course, until he was granted permission to leave. It would be rude if Michel were to do otherwise.