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Kingdom Hearts: The Keyblade War.

Cyrus didn't offer any visible reaction upon seeing the palace. It was, unfortunately, exactly how he expected to find it: in ruins. Not completely in disrepair, as it had been occupied by an emperor only seven years prior. But the emperor was an aging man, even back then, so for him to have passed with no heir to take his place would have meant the end of an era, the closing of a Dynasty. Usually this opened the door for the start of a new Dynasty. A few years of war leading to the crowning of a new Imperial line. That wasn't the case here. China still appeared to be in tatters. Either the power vacuum left by the emperor had not yet been filled or something was keeping it from being so.

"By killing me you've condemned China to ruin... I hope you're happy..."

Finally Cyrus moved. He looked off to the side, arms crossing as if he were suddenly overcome by a chill. That memory wasn't exactly a happy moment of his life and being here, in the very place it happened caused him to replay that event over again in the forefront of his mind. Forget the temple reigniting old memories, the journey as a whole was beginning to do that to an even greater degree.

In a strange way, it was almost fortunate that Heartless began appearing. They at least would offer some form of distraction. He summoned both blades but before he could truly begin attacking he took notice of the creatures' behavior. They formed up in ranks, like soldiers. For a moment Cyrus even saw actual human imperial soldiers standing in ranks only to blink and see them as Heartless once more. That made him stop, his Keyblades even vanishing. No, they couldn't be... could they? He pushed the idea from his mind and, thankfully, found himself distracted by a distant roar. He sharply jerked his gaze to the sky, where the roar had come from. Around him the Heartless scattered and disappeared, the roar was enough to frighten them away. Then Cyrus saw it, or at least caught a glimpse of it: a dragon, it's serpentine body gliding through the sky like an eel in water.

"Dragon? Here?" questioned Cyrus as he followed after Arthal, "There were no Dragons when I came here last," he started, wondering if the echoing words of his memory held more truth then he initially believed, "this is worse than I thought."

Kingdom Hearts: The Keyblade War.

Gonna write my post on the assumption that the Dragons looks something like this. It is China after all.

Kung Fu Panda: The Invading Sun

Name: Yuguai

Age: 23

Animal: Turtle/Tortoise

Appearance: This was the best I could do.

Hider

Apprentice to Master...: Tigress

Fighting Style: It generally reflects his laid back attitude, being almost entirely defensive and non-aggressive. The most note-worthy aspect of this strange style of fighting is the creative use of the turtle's shell in combat, for it is used as both a shield and weapon at the same time. Some of his maneuvers involve retreating into his shell to endure an opponent's blow, or to do so while in aerial movement and ricocheting off of enemies. What little aggression shown in this style is, interestingly enough, far more passive than active. It can be accurately be described as the pacifist's style of fighting.

History: One of China's greatest bodies of water is the river Jiang. It is wide and flows in branching paths from various points inland until it comes together and spills into the sea. Many different towns and villages built their existence on the riverbanks, relying on it for fishing and easy transport. One of those ports was Teiping, birthplace of Yuguai. The son of a fisherman, Yuguai's father had always been a mystery to him. The only thing he actually knew about him was that he was once a wandering monk of some sort before settling down in Teiping. Before his father passed away, Yuguai spent his youth practically living on the family's fishing ship, the Morning Tide. He learned how to sail the river, to fish, and mysteriously enough, some basic Kung Fu techniques from his father at a young age. However, Yuguai's father fell ill and passed away when Yuguai was still a young teenager. He continued to practice what he learned, but never really advanced himself any further when it came to fighting and self defense. Instead Yuguai chose to take to the water, inheriting the Morning Tide and sailing up and the down the Jiang with only the vessel itself as his sole companion.

Yuguai continued the family fishing business of course. He had to earn a living after all. But very recently word reached the Jiang that the Dragon Warrior and Furious Five were renouncing their titles. Shocking news to be sure, but Yuguai thought nothing of it himself. He had little interest in the goings on at the Jade Palace and instead preferred life on the Jiang. Soon after, something strange happened. A mysterious stranger came to Guai and bartered passage along the Jiang aboard Guai's ship. This was not so uncommon, as many fisherman on the Jiang doubled their vessels as transports to earn a bit of extra coin. And so, with an albeit mysterious passenger aboard, Guai set out down the river on what he believed would be a routine trip to the coast and back. This trip turned out to be anything but normal. Somewhere along the way, the Morning Tide was set upon by pirates, bandits using stolen boats to attack other vessels for their cargo. This wasn't Guai's first tussle with pirates, and in fact he held his own against them as he had done before, managing to repel their assault and force a retreat. It was his passenger that made the pirate attack interesting, for she easily dispatched a single pirate that approached her but otherwise just observed Guai fight the rest. When it was all said and done, Guai questioned the passenger's motives, now finding her rather suspicious. She revealed herself to be Master Tigress of all people, explaining that she was traveling along the Jiang in search of someone she could take on as an apprentice. Having already noticed Guai's nimbleness and spry climbing skills when traversing his ship's rigging, she needed only to see him in real combat before making her decision.

Guai was reluctant at first. His ship was practically his whole life, not to mention his entire livelihood. And here Tigress stood asking him to leave it behind and come train with her at the Jade Palace. It wasn't a decision Guai could make lightly, and he told Tigress as much. She took the response gracefully however, and insisted that they at least complete their planned trip to the coast and return trip to give the turtle time to think it over, and Guai agreed. Along the way, Tigress described what kind of training and potential adventure Guai could find by coming to the palace. In return, Guai spoke to Tigress briefly about his father, and about how much of an enigma he was. Sensing an opportunity, Tigress vowed that should Guai return with her, he would surely find some answers about the mystery that was his father. This offer, it turned out, was too good to pass up, and so Guai left the Morning Tide with Tigress and returned with her to the Jade Palace.

Weakness: Yuguai may be skilled at climbing and can endure even the hardest of manual labor thanks to his background as a sailor and fisherman, but he is also a bit of a pacifist. Deep down he really doesn't enjoy fighting like others might, and instead is often quite hesitant to do so out of fear of causing unintentional harm. There are also times where he would honestly prefer to just go out on the water and fish as opposed to train.

Misc: Yuguai is in no way related to Master Oogway. Just wanted to clarify that in case anyone was wondering.

Kung Fu Panda: The Invading Sun

Name: Yuguai

Age: 23

Animal: Turtle/Tortoise

Appearance: This was the best I could do.

Hider

Apprentice to Master...: Tigress

Fighting Style: It generally reflects his laid back attitude, being almost entirely defensive and non-aggressive. The most note-worthy aspect of this strange style of fighting is the creative use of the turtle's shell in combat, for it is used as both a shield and weapon at the same time. Some of his maneuvers involve retreating into his shell to endure an opponent's blow, or to do so while in aerial movement and ricocheting off of enemies. What little aggression shown in this style is, interestingly enough, far more passive than active. It can be accurately be described as the pacifist's style of fighting.

History: One of China's greatest bodies of water is the river Jiang. It is wide and flows in branching paths from various points inland until it comes together and spills into the sea. Many different towns and villages built their existence on the riverbanks, relying on it for fishing and easy transport. One of those ports was Teiping, birthplace of Yuguai. The son of a fisherman, Yuguai's father had always been a mystery to him. The only thing he actually knew about him was that he was once a wandering monk of some sort before settling down in Teiping. Before his father passed away, Yuguai spent his youth practically living on the family's fishing ship, the Morning Tide. He learned how to sail the river, to fish, and mysteriously enough, some basic Kung Fu techniques from his father at a young age. However, Yuguai's father fell ill and passed away when Yuguai was still a young teenager. He continued to practice what he learned, but never really advanced himself any further when it came to fighting and self defense. Instead Yuguai chose to take to the water, inheriting the Morning Tide and sailing up and the down the Jiang with only the vessel itself as his sole companion.

Yuguai continued the family fishing business of course. He had to earn a living after all. But very recently word reached the Jiang that the Dragon Warrior and Furious Five were renouncing their titles. Shocking news to be sure, but Yuguai thought nothing of it himself. He had little interest in the goings on at the Jade Palace and instead preferred life on the Jiang. Soon after, something strange happened. A mysterious stranger came to Guai and bartered passage along the Jiang aboard Guai's ship. This was not so uncommon, as many fisherman on the Jiang doubled their vessels as transports to earn a bit of extra coin. And so, with an albeit mysterious passenger aboard, Guai set out down the river on what he believed would be a routine trip to the coast and back. This trip turned out to be anything but normal. Somewhere along the way, the Morning Tide was set upon by pirates, bandits using stolen boats to attack other vessels for their cargo. This wasn't Guai's first tussle with pirates, and in fact he held his own against them as he had done before, managing to repel their assault and force a retreat. It was his passenger that made the pirate attack interesting, for she easily dispatched a single pirate that approached her but otherwise just observed Guai fight the rest. When it was all said and done, Guai questioned the passenger's motives, now finding her rather suspicious. She revealed herself to be Master Tigress of all people, explaining that she was traveling along the Jiang in search of someone she could take on as an apprentice. Having already noticed Guai's nimbleness and spry climbing skills when traversing his ship's rigging, she needed only to see him in real combat before making her decision.

Guai was reluctant at first. His ship was practically his whole life, not to mention his entire livelihood. And here Tigress stood asking him to leave it behind and come train with her at the Jade Palace. It wasn't a decision Guai could make lightly, and he told Tigress as much. She took the response gracefully however, and insisted that they at least complete their planned trip to the coast and return trip to give the turtle time to think it over, and Guai agreed. Along the way, Tigress described what kind of training and potential adventure Guai could find by coming to the palace. In return, Guai spoke to Tigress briefly about his father, and about how much of an enigma he was. Sensing an opportunity, Tigress vowed that should Guai return with her, he would surely find some answers about the mystery that was his father. This offer, it turned out, was too good to pass up, and so Guai left the Morning Tide with Tigress and returned with her to the Jade Palace.

Weakness: Yuguai may be skilled at climbing and can endure even the hardest of manual labor thanks to his background as a sailor and fisherman, but he is also a bit of a pacifist. Deep down he really doesn't enjoy fighting like others might, and instead is often quite hesitant to do so out of fear of causing unintentional harm. There are also times where he would honestly prefer to just go out on the water and fish as opposed to train.

Misc: Yuguai is in no way related to Master Oogway. Just wanted to clarify that in case anyone was wondering.

Villain in a Half Shell (TMNT)

Bump?

Dragon Ball Z Roleplay

Bump?

Justice League: Futures End

@The Kid Lantern *raises hand* Present

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@The Kid Lantern I'm not expecting the Mr. Freeze thing to end particularly well. For one thing, Freeze can't be trusted. Secondly, I'm almost positive it'll take Batman all of like five minutes to catch wind of what's going on and show up to end the conversation.

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I'm kind of waiting for a time skip of some sort before posting again. Archer's kind of down for the count at the moment so trying to post now would result in a very short post to the effect of, "Zero was still passed out, with no signs of coming to until being given medical treatment." and that would be rather boring, I'm sure.

Also, a time skip would be the best opportunity to go through with my "Talk to Mr. Freeze" idea.

Kingdom Hearts: The Keyblade War.

While eating the last bite of muffin, and sipping on whatever coffee was left in his cup, Cyrus heard Arthal's announcement and almost immediately proceeded to tense up. Though he tried not to show it, it wasn't hard to see in his reaction that the man had reservations about going to the Land of Dragons. Still, he finished his coffee and silently made his way to where the gate was so he could follow Arthal. Moments before that Azazel greeted him with a silent wave and Cyrus returned the favor.

"The Land of Dragons... last I heard their former Dynasty had all but crumbled into warring factions. Something about the Emperor dying and there being no heir to inherit his throne." Cyrus said aloud to anyone who cared enough to listen. Unfortunately, that was as much as he said before starting to clam up and saying nothing more on the matter. Again, it wouldn't take a genius to see that there was something about the affair that Cyrus wasn't telling them.

"In any case, I've visited the Land of Dragons before so I imagine you'll be needing me so we don't lose our way." he said with a short sigh that made him sound none-too-excited about the trip, "And, yes, they're sure to be wary of us. The war hasn't exactly been kind to their world."

Unable to put it off any longer, he took a reluctant step through the warp gate. It was time to face one of the dark chapters of his past. How many years has it been? He asked himself mentally. Six? Seven? Either way, things are about to get... complicated.