Letter Bee

Kingdom Hearts: The Lights of the Multiverse Redux [No Longer Full]

@Double@SMS@Nightknight, you can post now, and gave Mai a special role!

Kingdom Hearts: The Lights of the Multiverse Redux [No Longer Full]

"Your new pupil wouldn't know how Nobodies are born, or even that sapient ones exist; you might need to clarify that," Mr. Sardis would note. Tocsax would nod, then continue:

"First up, the Heartless, despite their name, are actually disembodied Hearts, consumed by Darkness and transformed into the terror we know today. Nobodies are the remnants of the original person or people whose heart was consumed, the mind, body, and soul. Basically, the leavings of the Heartless, which then come to life. Some of them are feral, unintelligent creatures no better than the Heartless. Others, made from strong-willed people, are indistinguishable from humans, except that they start out as lacking Hearts. They are born emotionless, but can, in time, regrow a replacement Heart as they grow older."

"That's what eventually happened with me," spoke Tocsax. "Either way, what I'm getting at...is that there is a way to restore Ascot. Two ways, in fact. One is to kill his Heartless, then me, restoring the Original Person. The other is to use a sufficiently strong source of Light to restore Ascot's Heartless back into a human. Fredrick's original Homeworld has one of those 'sufficiently strong sources of Light'. Mai, meanwhile...has developed a Unique Keyblade* from her Heart, the Seeker Keyblade, which, for some mysterious reason, is attuned to Ascot's Heartless, and can find the place where he is at."

"Ah," spoke Sardis, "So that's how her importance goes beyond her ability to fight."

"As for Seth," Tocsax said, "he's there because Mai needs a bodyguard, one who can do things even I cannot."

((*Sorry for not asking your permission, @SMS!))

@Double @Nightknight

Kingdom Hearts: The Lights of the Multiverse Redux [No Longer Full]

The 18-year old in a silk robe, the one with the staff and book, then spoke, his blue eyes opening wide with shock:

"The girl doesn't know what the Multiverse is?! Didn't the Moogles come to her world already?"

"No they did not, Mr. Sardis," was Tocsax's reply. "Nevertheless, she is a Keyblade Wielder with a unique set of skills, and she's a good fit for the position of 'pupil'. Plus, remember her importance goes beyond her ability to fight..." Mr. Sardis, whose blonde hair was covered with a pointed wizard's hat, frowned at that but decided to concede to Tocsax with a nod, before saying:

"Explain everything to her, then. That ought to be a good starting lesson." Tocsax then turned towards Mai, then continued:

"There are basically multiple worlds, multiple timelines and multiple versions of Earth, all of which form the Multiverse, aka a collection of Universes. All these worlds share one thing in common: People with strong Hearts can manifest the Keyblade, which is the weapon that you can manifest from your heart."

In reaction to Rick, Maria di Italia just said:

"You devalue your long history of service in your world too much. You have fought long and hard and loyally, have you not?"

Then came the Emperor's time to respond to Seth, asking:

"You don't believe in underdogs much, do you? Well, all will become clearer once we reveal to you the origins of the Multiverse, all of it," he further explained, before beginning a story:

"Long ago, there was only One Original Earth, and One Original Timeline and Universe. Science and Reason were paramount, with Magic almost nonexistent. It wasn't a bad world, not entirely, but it had more Darkness than Light. Then came a child, Ascot, who thought the world was doomed, and so sought ways to save it, and in his research, he somehow mananged to find out about the small spark of Magic in the Original World, which in turn was a flicker of The Light. Delving into the secrets of the Light, he discovered that the Light came from an unseen land by the name of Kingdom Hearts."

"If he can burst the barrier separating Earth from Kingdom Hearts, he thought, he can save the timeline. And so he fashioned a weapon, the X-Blade," he pronounced it 'Key-Blade', and broke the seperation between the Original Universe and Kingdom Hearts. And what was one, became more, what was absurd, became possible. Why? Because the Original Earth was split into several timelines, several universes, including yours'."

"Seeing the consequences of his actions, Ascot broke the X-Blade into several pieces, then vanished. But by then, it was too late, for the people of the worlds fashioned weapons in the shape of the X-Blade, and warred with each other to dominate Kingdom Hearts. They mostly killed each other, but a few repentant survivors foreswore any attempt to conquer the Multiverse, forming the Old Keyblade Order."

"The Old Keyblade Order prospered, taking new recruits from people with strong hearts. One of those recruits was someone from this world, Leo the Second Mathemathician. Leo was a bright soul, but one who chafed under the strict restrictions of the Old Keyblade Order, as well as doubted their beliefs in cosmology; that Light was always good. To him, Light and Darkness were merely two sides of the same coin; neither can exist without the other."

"In fact, in his view, Light was tyrannizing over Darkness, and so the worlds had to be remade, so that Light and Darkness had to be in equal balance. So, he moved to do just that, summoning three Dragons - Alduin of Skyrim, Deathwing of Azeroth, and Acnologia of Fiore - to destroy the Old Keyblade Order." Emperor Michael's face turned grave.

"And he largely succeeded. There were survivors and retired members, but there was no more structure, no more organization. Leo was now free to accomplish the next set of his agenda."

"Under the guise of a student, Leo went to the world of Shining Field, a world where Genghis Khan was never born, and his son Hulegu never destroyed Baghdad, allowing the latter to remain a centre of knowledge and wisdom. There, he convinced Hakim the Wise, the Grand Vizier, to conduct experiments on Light and Darkness, experiments that caused the world to be consumed in the latter, and the Heartless to spread and become organized."

"And that is when worlds began falling and falling in quick succession." He then paused for breath.

"Michael, let me continue," said Tocsax, his face turning towards the group.

"I used to be a part of a group created by Leo, the Circle, which in turn was the precursor to the Thirteen Seekers of Darkness. From there, I discovered many of his secrets before defecting to Emperor Michael. The tales of my exploits would keep you standing for far longer than comfortable, so I'll make this brief."

"As Seth and Fredrick can see, I am a Nobody, and my name denotes that I am the Nobody of Ascot, the maker of the Multiverse for good or for ill." He then looked at the aforementioned Seth and Fredrick, before saying:

"And...as anyone who knows how Nobodies are born, that means that Ascot has a Heartless as well."

((Don't reply; I will create a Part 2 for this post))

HCL V: insert witty title here

In other news...IC problem that might have OOC Impacts: Namely my character/their faction falling apart due to Osamu's bad decisions, and getting knocked out of the game IC. Basically, the 01 Chosen Children would logically have had it with Osamu Akiyama, aka Osamu the Second, while Osamu II's father, Ryo Akiyama, naturally distrusts the 01 Chosen Children and can get his fellow Tamers from Digimon Tamers to distrust them as well.

So, the Mon Alliance might be rent from within at the very moment Malakai is preparing to strike back.

Any solutions? And, yes, Supertinyking and TheWizardGuy gave their own suggestions, but those require having Osamu II concede power to the 01 kids, which I am loath to do.

Multiverse Rising: Reborn

Ugh...sorry to be fickle, but I counted my potential and actual games; I have 10.

So, I'll have to leave this one again.

Multiverse Rising: Reborn

@Absolis, I would like to join your faction and avenge Uriah Olathaire.

Kingdom Hearts: The Lights of the Multiverse Redux [No Longer Full]

Tocsax chuckled.

"Well, it was mostly luck. Well, luck and a large amount of quality silk given to the wider Moogle Network. Basically, we needed one person who can get things done, another person who can serve as the moral centre of the group, and another who can balance things out. Id, Superego, and Ego, and I think you're a possible candidate for Id, if you don't mind me saying." He then followed up with:

"Oh, and we'll pay you, of course."

"Ahem," said the Captain, "I think it's time for you to come in as well, Master Tocsax?"

"All right," said the 18-year old boy before Mai grabbed him by his robe and, a bit justifiably, asked him to bring her back to the New Shinsengumi office or face pain. The young Nobody then looked at the 19-year old girl then spoke calmly:

"Okay, what are you worried about?" A moment of thought. "Oh. Right. Your parents. Well, they've been notified before hand, don't worry. Now, can we meet the Basileus? Emperors don't like being forced to wait, as you know."

After getting an answer, Tocsax would let himself free then head inside the interior of the palace. The group would then see a well-lit but air-conditioned room with stained-glass windows, painted purple columns, and mosaics made up of exquisitely colored tiles that showed scenes of hunting, war, ceremony, and nature, with the latter occupying more space the further they went inside the hallway. There, a large throne room, with row upon row of armed men to the side, awaited the trio and Tocsax.

At the head of this chamber was positioned two thrones of pure electrum, an alloy of Gold and Silver, upon which sat two 18-year olds; the first one wearing black special forces armor, and a Byzantine Crown on his silver-haired head. A Keyblade of black and grey was by his side.

The second figure was a woman, still in physical girlhood, clad in a dress of pure black and white silk with pearls, and a similar diadem. Her hair was lustrous black, as were her eyes.

Flanking them were two more 18-year old boys; the first one wore a silk robe and carried a book and staff, the second one wore special forces armor like the armed men close to the throne, but had as his only weapon a shield with the image of a double-headed eagle.

Reaching a few meters away from these four figures, Tocsax then knelt down on one knee and bowed before getting up.

"My Basileus and Bassilisa, I have brought you the people who would save the Multiverse."

A smile from the Emperor and Empress, for that was what Basileus and Bassilisa meant in English.

"Tocsax, no need for that. This is a War Council, not a ceremony," the Empress said before she and the Emperor got up, and it was the latter's turn to speak:

"Keyblade Wielders, and Mercenary," the silver-haired man with what looked like purple eyes said, "My name is Michael XIII Sideros, and this is my wife, Maria di Italia. We are the Emperor and Empress of the Basilea ton Rhomanion, although our titles mean nothing except for how they can contribute to the fight against the Heartless and the Dissolution of the Multiverse. And yes, I am a Keyblade Wielder; and I have a job for you."

"And by a job, my husband means that you three, either by your skill or your potential, are fated to accompany us in a quest that would save the Multiverse as we know it." Maria di Italia replied, her smile pure and innocent.

@Double@SMS@Nightknight

Kingdom Hearts: The Lights of the Multiverse Redux [No Longer Full]

Sorry for taking so long with my post. My internet wasn't cooperating when I woke up, and it just started working again about an hour ago.

@SMS

That's okay; sent you a link to a place we can talk.

HCL V: insert witty title here

All right, my intervention here.

I'm going to talk to both Tyki and Tiny, and see if I can sort these matters out. In the meantime, let me mention some stuff.

@Letter Bee
I'm autistic, fairly severely so, and as such suck at interpreting signals. I cannot divulge people's emotions properly, and the information hidden in subtle messages most often passes right over my head. Insert Guardians of the Galaxy reference.

My point is, over the internet, nobody can read your face. Nobody gets your tone of voice, nobody can judge your stance, nobody can see the reactive expression on your face when you look at something. All the little signals that you'd usually communicate to others are gone, and all that's left is literal information and emoticons. As such, many of the things you would think are obvious to us are not going to be obvious to us, to anyone, due to the lack of nonverbal communication. When communicating, assume that we're all stupid and oblivious, and have no clue what's going on. Don't assume we know anything you haven't explicitly told us, that way issues such as this cannot crop up, and we limit the degree of miscommunication.

Also, bitch in my direction. Tiny's current GM, but I'm pretty much the rp help desk, and I'm more able to handle the bitching than Tiny, and more able to actually assist than Tyki. If you have an issue with a player, with the rules, with a GM decision, or anything else, bitch at me through Skype/Steam, or post a bitchy comment aimed at me in the OOC. I'll get the message, assist if I can, and relay the message to others if necessary. This applies to everyone on this thread.

@thewizardguy

Stop trying to portray me as in the wrong, Wizard.

Edit: Will message you on Skype.

HCL V: insert witty title here

@Letter Bee

Might I ask why that is?

@ShadowVentus

Because, quite frankly, this current dispute doesn't seem like 'settled' to me. Rather, it just seems like a larger conflagration has been put off for another time.

I mean, seriously, why this bias against Tyki?