Altered Tundra

Time Stops For Fire(Altered Tundra and Hero)

Well, obviously Grant chose the latter option as seen from the fading of his brightly-colored room and the now dull, dark halls of Nabudis. He would just say that he was pathetic and she chuckled as if agreeing, but in a joking manner. He would thank her and pull her in for a hug. She smiled and closed her eyes. “You big dummy.” She said in a calm voice. The hug would only last for a minute or so until she would break away from it. “We’ll have all the time in the world to ‘hug’ later, but right now, we got to find the others. “ Savayna said, “Nadeline went to go free Wesley, but I don’t know about Jaakuna and Emiri.” She said as she led Grant out of the room they were in and down the hallways.

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Wesley was happy now that she was here and he even let out a laugh as she made the same exact promise to him as he had reminded her over and over again every time she would suggest going off and doing something alone. Wesley would get up, though he staggered, Nadeline obviously would help him. He looked at her and to the door. He would start walking, Nadeline with him. As he went through the door, the darkness faded and they would find themselves in the halls of Nabudis. Wesley smiled, but he breathed heavily. “We should hurry. The others need our help.” Wesley said, barely able to stand, but he couldn’t rest now.

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So confusing. Everything was just so confusing. He had three Emiri’s telling him that they were the real Emiri. Jaakuna didn’t know who to believe. He did know two of them were the dupes and one was the real Emiri, the one that he loves with all of his heart and soul, but at this point, Jaakuna didn’t even know who that one was. If he guessed wrong, then he could be dead. If he guessed right, then there’s still a chance he could die from the other two. It was just a very bad situation that seemed to just get worse as the minutes went on by.

Jaakuna would desperately(mentally) try to figure out who it was. He was searching his brain for hints, but nothing was coming. That’s when Jaakuna heard a voice.

Do you want to know who the real one is?
Who’s there?
Oh, Jaakuna, did you already forget your lord?
Zodiark! Get out of my head!
Oh come on, Jaakuna. Stop denying what you know you need, which is my help.
I don’t need your help.
You’re lying and you know it. Besides, I can point out the real one,. Just accept a portion of my power into your body, and I shall do it.

As Jaakuna mentally argued with Zodiark, he thought about everything that he said. He didn’t want to, gods he didn’t want to, but what other choices did he have? If he didn’t accept the help of Zodiark, he would never figure out who the real one was.

“Fine.” Jaakuna simply said.

He heard a laugh inside his mind and Jaakuna could feel the power of Zodiark flow through his body. No outward appearance would be seen, but he felt it. He actually felt good. The amount of power that was within him was far beyond what he felt before and Jaakuna had a certain enlightenment. As Jaakuna’s body began to adjust to the newfound powers it got, the other four — Wesley, Nadeline, Grant, and Savayna — all arrived and to see what they saw had open mouths and widened eyes.

‘Uh, what’s going on?” Savayna asked. “Why do I see three Emiri’s?” She asked again, dumbfounded. Wesley was going to say something, but Savayna pretty much said what he was going to say.

Jaakuna looked back at the four of them, happy to see that they crawled out of the illusions. He turned his attention to the three Emiris. “No use hiding anymore. I know the truth. Show your true self, Lola.” He said looking to the Emiri that he came out of his illusion with. He looked at the other two Emiri’s. “And that must mean the one that tried to kill the other one is my sweet, dear Emiri.” Jaakuna said smiling towards the real Emiri.

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“Trivial to you, but everything to me.” Francis stated as he would wait for the moment that Shion would attack. After a minute or two, she would come in, fast and hot. Her movements elegant and beautiful, much like her own self. She went for a simple horizonal strike. While admirable, she was obviously underestimating him. Francis simply pointed his Greatsword downward, delfecting her katana. The force in which she came would send her back a few feet. In those few seconds of her staggering back, Francis would go in for a straight thrust with his sword, pointed at her chest. Forgive me beautiful.

Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

Damn, remind me never to let my dog have sex with a spider. D:

Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

I think it's cause I've watched a lot of Hood movies and quite a few of my friends are/were gangsters, so I've picked up a few things from them as well haha.

Time Stops For Fire(Altered Tundra and Hero)

“You’re right, it is pathetic.“ She said rather coldly. Savayna would stand up.

“We all have hardships in our life, and if we sulk on them, we will never grow, we will never be the person that our loved ones wanted us to be.” Savayna said, “if you let even your worst memories bring you down and actually want to relive it, then you really don’t deserve to be with us or be with me for that matter.” Savayna said as she eyed Grant. “It’s time to make a choice, dear ol’ Prince.” She said crossing her arms across her chest. “Will you allow yourself to be this pathetic person and stay here while you relive your worst moments of your life or will you grow a pair and show me the man that you claimed you were —the man that took me like none has before last night, and dammit, the man I fucking love to death?” She said as she uncrossed her arms. She bent her left arm and took her right hand, extended her index and middle fingers and tapped her wrist as if signaling that time was ticking.

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As Wesley said that he deserved this fate, Nadeline would begin to cut him off, and just as she was going to finish, she was cut off by a bullet from Grant’s gun. She would look at the two, herself and Grant. The other her was preparing holy and so the real Nadeline would use sleepga on her other self and Grant. The spell would put the other Nadeline to sleep, but Grant was too fast. They would exchange blows, some of which would include a few gun shots, some arcane magick, and a few rolls from Nadeline. The end result, however, was Nadeline slicing at Grant’s head and him fading away as a black cloud-like substance.

Once that was finished, Nadeline would head over to Wesley, who was still in his chains. She would slice up the chains and Wesley would fall towards the ground as the only thing keeping him standing were the chains. As he would fall forward, Nadeline caught him and embraced him. She would tell him that he has nothing to feel sorry for or hadn’t done anything wrong. She would remind him that he’s been nothing but wonderful to Nadeline and that she should be the one to apologize. Wesley’s eyes started to water, and as she would tell him to believe in her, he found the strength to wrap his arms around her and he said few words as he would release all the guilt and sadness he was feeling. He let out a loud cry. “I do believe in you, I do.” That was all he said. His crying was the only sounds his mouth would make, tears floating from his face onto Nadeline’s clothing and the cold, stone floor.

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As Emiri — or whoever it was — reached out to him, Jaakuna backed away. He didn’t know what was going on, but he definitely knew this person wasn’t Emiri. They may have her face, her mannerisms, and even the way her voice sounds, but Jaakuna knew his baby cakes, and this person in front of him didn’t him just didn’t feel right in his heart. That’s one thing that this person couldn’t fake, whoever it is. Even when she would try to ease his worry, Jaakuna wasn’t buying it. Just as she was going to make the pitch about how hard it was to believe, Jaakuna heard something from behind him.

“What the actual fuck is going on!?” Jaakuna asked in a shout.

He saw…three Emiris? Now how was that even possible. He saw one over another and had a dagger above her with one hand and the other binding one of the arms of the Emiri on the ground. As the Emiri on top of the other looked at Jaakuna, she would take the dagger and bring it down. Jaakuna didn’t think. “STOP!” Jaakuna yelled out and the dagger stopped. “I don’t know what the fuck is going on, but someone better tell me the real story or I’m gonna have to slap some bitches with my fist.” Jaakuna said clearly confused as fuck and equally as pissed off.

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Francis grinned at Shion’s comment about the size of something and how one uses it. Clearly they were flirting with each other and Francis dug it. Then, she would make a wager. She waged that if she won, Francis would stop looking for information on Utena, and she would ask him what he would like to wage. Francis smiled. “Oh, I am a man of simple tastes. “ He said, “If I win this sparring match,you allow me the honor of taking you on a date of the caliber that a fine woman like you deserves.” He said winking to her. “Are we in agreement?"

Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

Yup, by-far the monkey skaters are my favorite thing about the rp thus far. xD also posted~

Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

Carlos was glad to see that Niko was on-board with G helping them. Even though he was a little out there, at least he was friendly and he seemed to really like Carlos. Maybe it was because they were so much alike or Carlos was just so damn popular with people. Whichever the case, Carlos was happy to have some friends along the way.

As they would continue, they met up with one of the members of G’s crew. This one was a little monkey, who seemed to have normal, brownish-red fur, but it was also on a skateboard and it wore a backwards hat and had a pink T-shirt on that read ‘It Roks to hav Thumbs’. Carlos smiled at the monkey, but then he would climb up top of Carlos’ head and would start picking at his hair, no doubt for some snacked. Carlos would turn his head, but he would just let him. Carlos was cool like that.

When the mention of going to The Dark District came up, the little monkey twitched and would say that it gave him the heebie-jeebies. Carlos wasn’t too happy to hear that, but on the mention of both of them coming with, Carlos smiled a bit.

“You know it man! These humans are so tight! I just hope we don’t run into some freaky-type shit, y’know?” G said.

“Oh I feel ya dawg, especially those shady folks.” The monkey said. “They be some wacky-ass, punk-ass bitches!” He said.

“Um, Monkey..?”
“Waddup dawg?”
“You got a name?”
“My friends just call me Digger.”
“Nice to meet ya. I’m Carlos and my friend here is Nikolai.”

As Carlos would introduce Nikolai to yet another one of them, Digger would stay on Carlos’ shoulder, obviously wanting to stay on him. That’s when they would head to the Dark District and hopefully the humans would get home.

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As Lenore and Audrey were on the ground, Audrey would be the first one to get up, as she would dust herself to remove any dirt, She would then respond to Lenore by saying that she was indeed alright and that Lenore should not move cause of the blood from her head.. Lenore nodded and took the hand that Audrey offered her.

As she stood up, Lenore felt dizzy. Perhaps going unattended with the wound on her forehead was not such a great idea. Audrey would even offer up them not moving at a fast pace and actually resting. They would go to a bus stop at the corner and then Audrey said that they needed a plan.

When they sat down at the bus stop, Lenore rested her head against the back of the Bus Stop. She would then think about what their plan should be. “Well, obviously we need to find a way home, but I don’t see any creatures around.” Lenore stated the obvious there.

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When Nadeline would explain what her nightmare was like, Savayna could believe it. She was shocked as all hell, but she did believe it. Nadeline was indeed without the skill of swimming, which was ironic since she grew up in a city surrounded by water. Though, Nadeline would cut it short as they had to hurry it along. The other’s wouldn’t get out of their nightmares by themselves. She would warn Savayna to watch out for monsters as they were incredibly strong.

As they went through the halls, monsters would be slain here and there. Along the way of these halls, Nadeline noticed more pools of darkness and she would point out that one of them was quiet and deduced that it was the one belonging to Grant. Savayna would heed Nadeline’s words and would head into the one that was Grant’s.

When Savayna went into Grant’s pool of darkness, she looked around and she recognized the elaborate and intricate designs along the room. The colors of blue and gold and white laced together so perfectly, including the bed. Yes, Savyana remembered exactly where she was. This was Grant’s room, formally his father’s. As she walked more through the room, she saw Grant hugging an unconscious woman. Her raven-colored hair matched Grant’s own. Savayna walked closer to Grant and she took notice to the painting. She then looked to the woman in Grant’s arms and it was his mother. Is this his worst fear? Reliving his mother’s death? Savayna tried to piece what his was and as she would do that, there was another scene,t his time it was two men — one older and one in his late 20s. The younger one had just killed the older one and Grant was there seeing it and he then killed the younger one. Savayna was beginning to understand. I see, so he’s reliving the worst moments in his life in succession.

As Savayna continued to watch, then there was yet another scene, but this time it was at a resturant. She remembered this too. This was when they had that god-awful date. Savayna didn’t know that this was one of his worst memories; or rather, one of his fears. In this specific scene, it seemed the one moment that Savayna mentioned Jaakuna killing who he thought was his father for her. Savayna now had a look of surprise on her face. She literally had no idea that this was his a specific fear of his. Did he fear that I would go to Jaakuna again? Savayna now understood more depths of Grant’s soul.

Just as she was going to approach him, she was transported back to his room and there he was holding his mother again. Savayna didn’t understand. Why would it go back to here? Unless it was that he was reliving all of the worst moments in his life over and over again. Oh Grant.. Her heart ached for him. Savayna had to do something. She walked up to him, knelt down on one knee, and touched his shoulder. “Oh Grant..” Savayna said, “This isn’t real, Grant. Remember, your mother and father and brother died a long time ago and that date of ours already happened. This is all just an illusion playing on your worst fears and worst moments in your life. “

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Sitting in his darkness of a cell, Jaakuna wallowed in his self-pity and lack of self-worth. He had lost everyone and he really had no reason to live. That is why he chose to accept Zodiark as his god and let him take control of his body as a testament to that. Jaakuna sat in the water and he heard footsteps. He raised his head, thinking it might be Zodiark to converse with him briefly like he had done since five days ago after he took control of his body. Jaakuna saw and it wasn’t Zodiark. It was someone different and a happy expression appeared across Jaakuna’s face.

“Emiri!?” Jaakuna propped up to his feet. [b]“You were able to unfreeze yourself a second time! How did you do it?” Jaakuna asked.

He didn’t get an answer. All she did was pat him on his head before he propped up on his feet. He didn’t understand how she melted away the bars. They were meant to keep him sealed away, only enough room so that he can pop in his waking life here and there. She placed a hand on his head and soon they weren’t in the cell anymore, they weren’t in whatever part of a nightmare Jaakuna was in anymore. They were in Nabudis. Jaakuna felt like himself again. He didn’t’ feel Zodiark in him anymore, he didn’t feel the dark presence of the Keeper of Precepts anymore. No, he didn’t feel any of that, and yet, something was very off. Jaakuna had never knew Emiri to be able to clear away any sort of mist within someone or even melt away bars of steel. Jaakuna never knew Emiri to know any of that stuff. There was indeed something off about Emiri.

“You’re…You’re not Emiri.” Jaakuna exclaimed backing away from Emiri or whoever the hell it was. “You can’t be her!” He exclaimed once more.

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Wesley was in bad shape, like really bad shape. He had been cut all over his torso, and he was bleeding out fast. Nadeline had almost killed him and Wesley knew he failed her, so she had every right to do so. Wesley knew that he deserved a fate much worse than this. Everything that had happened to Nadeline and his family did so cause of his foolishness. Yes, he truly believed that he deserved this fate. And that’s when he saw her — another her, anyway.

Wesley looked up and he saw another Nadeline fighting the Nadeline that was about to kill him and the Grant that killed Nadeline’s rapist, his father, and his brother. The two of them fought the other Nadeline. The new Nadeline would strike down the Nadeline that tried to kill Wesley. That’s when Grant would shoot at the new one and a protect spell came to form and guarded her from any harm. That’s when a curaga spell came and the Nadeline that was raped in front of him and Grant would come at the new one, to which she would speak of how Wesley must snap out of it and that everything he saw was an illusion, and that she was the real one.

As Wesley listened, he knew that it was a trick. Everything from the point that he saw Nadeline get raped to when she almost killed him, how was he supposed to know what was real and what was an illusion? “Is this the fate I deserve? For failing you, I am tortured with the farce of a potential illusion of my worst fears.” Wesley laughed at himself. “I guess the punishment fit’s the crime.” He smiled and looked down.

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A smile came over him. Francis definitely wasn’t expecting this, but then again, one does not become the leader of an assassin group without being a skilled warrior. Truly, Shion was remarkable in every way and if she wanted to spar with Francis, he would indulge in her request. “I say that’s a wonderful idea.” He said brandishing his Alpha Blood Greatsword. He held it like a katana, but obviously it was much bigger than that. “I must warn you, I will not go easy on you just cause of your gender.” He said holding his sword in a double handed grip. “I sure hope you like big sticks.” He said winking to Shion.

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“YOU FUCKING BITCH! WHY THE HELL DID YOU SLAP ME !?” Savayna yelled out to Nadeline.

Of all the things that she could do, when Savayna was in the worst mood that she had ever been, the fucking bitch slaps her. She gripped her face, she looked around, specifically behind her. She wasn’t in Archades anymore, she didn’t see her other self getting her brains fucked out of her ass, she didn’t see Vincent do said fucking. No, she didn’t even see the light that gleamed upon the Emperor’s Office. She looked around and she saw a dark, rusty, old, stinky-ass room. She was back in Nabudis.

‘What the hell happened? I was in Archadia, and my homeland..” Savayna retorted.

As she would remember everything, she remembered all the bad things that happened, her thinking that she deserved everything that happened to her and even all of her friends and her Grant telling her that she was a whore. Yes, she remembered wanting to get raped by Vincent, thinking that she deserved it. Savayna remembered Nadeline coming in to try and snap her out of it and how Savayna didn’t believe her. She remembered even starting to get in on the action that the other her and Vincent were doing. She remembered the slap and all the words that Nadeline told her about how she abandoned everything she worked for in Archadia to help her friends. She remembered how she told Nadeline about how Grant didn’t care. Yes, she remembered it all.

“Wait, I remember now. I was caught in some…dream? No, not a dream, a nightmare — a really, really bad nightmare.” Savayna figured it out and now she was thinking back to when her and Nadeline got pulled into the ceiling. “Last thing I remember was we got pulled into the ceiling and everyone else to the floor and walls.” She said placing her hand on her face thinking about where the others were. She removed her hand from her face. “If everyone else is in the same type of nightmare, how did you escape? You’re the one who saved me, so who saved you?” She asked Nadeline.

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Hearing her speak about seeking out power and how that would bring attention to herself, she sought out the potential in people. She would recruit them and grow them in ways similar like a plant As she would say that, Shion would grow a white flower that had a golden-yellow center. As she would state that she had eyes and ears all around Ivalice, the flower turned to dust and she manipulated it in her hand. That’s when she would respond to his second question to which she simply said that she hasn’t found a man that was worthy enough and how even Hamut wasn’t worthy of her, though she would assume that she was superior to him. He chuckled.

“Hamut is an old man drunk with power, but he doesn’t know restraint, he’s also arrogant and quite foolish. If it wasn’t for the fact of me not caring for the First Judge seat, I would kill him without a moment’s hesitation.” Francis spoke rather cruelly about his leader. “You’re obviously superior to him. He is old and on death’s door, while you’re at your prime. Truly, you are a sight to behold, Miss Shion.” And there he was at it with the flattery once more. Francis was on a mission and he would not rest until he made himself worthy of her.

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Savayna heard every single word that Nadeline said, but she wasn’t listening, not really anyway. Her gaze was turning to the other her and Vincent. The passion that fumed from their bodies made her feel worse and worse, and yet, she felt all tingly inside, as if she was getting turned on watching. Her insides wanted to join them and she probably could if she wanted. Though, the real Savayna gazed to Nadeline with eyes of despair and wanting. “Grant doesn’t love me. He told me that I’m just a one-gil whore. Besides, he’s royalty — how could he love someone as low as me?” She said as she would walk over to the other her and Vincent. “This is where I belong. I was never good enough to be friends with any of you, and I deserve this.” She said as she traced her fingers around Vincent’s back, and lining it around his buttocks.

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When she asked him what he really wanted, Francis was split there. He wanted to talk to his son, but yet, as he gazed upon Shion’s wonderful body, he found himself wanting her. Perhaps the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree as Michel was also a player, a ladies man, and irresistible to women, or so Francis has been told. “I first would like to see or talk to my son. After that, well I’m sure we could come to some…understanding.” He said smiling and removing his hand from her chin. He still looked at her auburn eyes with his ocean blue pearls.

Shion would ask Francis whether or not he let the rumors of Utena frighten him. They did not frighten him, but he did admit that some of the things they did were questionable, even from his standards. "No, I am not frightened by what your organization has done in the past or what they are currently doing in the present.” Francis said closing his eyes and smiling. He reopened them. “A couple things interest me. First off, how does the son of a Judge — my son — even turn up on Utena’s radar? My young Michel is definitely brighter for his age and his charm can get him into good deeds with some, but I’m quite surprised to even hear that he’s within the ranks of Utena, let alone a high-ranking member.” Francis admitted to himself that he was quite surprised his son has done so well for himself. “The other thing I am find myself wondering is how does a woman of your beauty not have a husband? Truly you be looking for a very specific man to capture your heart.’ Francis smiled curiously.

Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

Good post :D! I really liked the monkey, made me laugh a bit. xD