Ryteb Pymeroce

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

Ryteb's arm twitched slightly at the sudden influx of dark magic, barely managing to dodge one of the snake heads attacking him. He saw that it seemed to be attacking everyone in the immediate area, which definitely included him. The young mage tried to remember back to Odin's lessons on dealing with creatures similar to this, only to be reminded that at that time he was concentrating on a prank. Well, screw it the thing was attacking, the obvious solution was to attack it back. For this, he summoned his Keyblade. He wasn't sure why, but when he held the blade his magic felt more powerful, like he had a deeper connection to the elements of the world.

"You want something to chew on you overgrown worm?" Ryteb yelled, "How about an ice cream? Blizzara!"

Out of his keyblade came an orb of ice, which flew towards the nearest snake heads. Upon contact with the tendril, it exploded in a storm of cold air, freezing them in place. That's... four down, and a hundred-odd more to go.

"Anyone got any snake repellant?" Ryteb asked, cracking a nervous grin.

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Ryteb was resisting the urge to throw up. What was the old saying, don't swim nor teleport less than half an hour after eating. For the first minute he didn't even pay attention to his surrounding, being brought back into focus when this strange woman started shoving things in his face. A candle and a cigarette.

"No thank you ma'am, I'm not allowed to smoke." Ryteb said, before his brain finally shifted back into gear, "Wait, really? You are asking me, a mage of considerable power and wisdom, to preform the service of a matchstick?"

The youth raised his hand, and flames of many colours appeared around him. His eyes glowed with an aura of mischief to them. "What is your next wish milady? You know you only get three right?"

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

Ryteb's bubble would, by some miracle, enter the dimensional bubble protecting Alternate Mysterious Tower, a square-bottomed high rectangle that was built before a shallow sea, the shallow sea whose shores Ryteb's bubble would wash up on. From said shore, a path of yellow bricks appeared, leading to the doors of the tower, where a man in with a white beard and grey-black hair, wearing a richly decorated robe of blue and gold and a ceremonial headdress decipting an 18-year old boy with silver hair, waited. Once Ryteb reached the man, who, according to his magical senses, would be a wizard just as powerful, if not more so, than his former master, Odin, the man would say:

"It's rare I get visitors to my tower unannounced. But I'd recognize Odin's magic anywhere; what happened to him?"

Ryteb was taken aback at this. "You knew my master? Who are you, old man?"

"Yes, I did; I know most wizards of his calibre. Either way, my name is Alexios Apokaukos, and I think you need something to eat," Alexios would then open the doors of his tower, where inside, magical brooms with arms growing out of their shafts were already serving tuna sandwhiches and milk tea.

In the shock and adrenaline, Ryteb had not noticed his stomach growling like the guardian of Hades. He walked up to the table, and began to bite into a sandwich

Should Ryteb begin eating, Alexios would then ask again:

"So, what did happen to Odin?"

Ryteb gulped down his mouthful, a few tears in his eyes. "He's gone. Terra Atum itself is gone, taken by the darkness... and by traitors."

Apokaukos' eyes glinted in rage, rage not directed at Ryteb, before he continued:

"Elaborate. Last message Odin sent me was that he had taken two apprentices, Ryteb and...Restam? I presume you must be Ryteb. Now, again, tell me everything."

"His name was Retsam, and it all comes back to the Heartless." Ryteb began, "When they first appeared on Terra Atum, Odin was intriged by these beings who possessed what seemed like life, yet were not of the elements. We began to study these beings, and the magic of which they are based. That is..." Ryteb paused and rubbed his left arm, "Until the accident. It was only by Odin's intervention that I am alive today. After that he stopped the experiments, and banned us from interacting with the darkness. I obeyed... and I thought that Retsam did as well."

A sigh.

"That old man...one of the first warnings I give to Magi of his caliber is to never, ever meddle with the Darkness or the Light, and by that, to not try to aborb them into your very natures." He would then look at Ryteb, saying:

"Anyway...I'm presuming you want revenge, as well as to save more people from what happened at Terra Atum. There is a way you can do that, but we'll have to do something about that dark arm of yours'."

The stare continued.

"We can either use a gigantic infusion of Light - the Cornerstone in Renovation or a Princess of Heart can do - or, and this is the harder part, you can learn to live with the Darkness, use willpower, self-restraint, and acceptance that Darkness is a natural part of the world to walk the Path of Dawn, which would then lead to another realization: That you can consume Darkness and turn it into Light. What would you prefer?"

Ryteb looked at his hand, then back towards the wizard. And he realized what choice he had to make. "Well, I can't really see myself getting a princess, I mean, I haven't talked to a girl since... I don't remember." he said, cracking a grin, "But I also can't accept the darkness inside me. After what I saw... I don't think I'll ever be able to reconcile. I'm going to find my own way of dealing with it, without the aid of the Light or the Dark. After all, it's my path to walk."

"Then, I will tell you what you need to do, so that you can go with my blessing," said Apokaukos. He would then tell Ryteb the story of Ascot, the X-Blade, and the Multiverse, as well as about how the quest was to bring him back using the Princesses of Heart, seven women with Hearts of Pure Light. Once he was finished, he would then continue:

"Also, if The Team wins, your world can be restored; same for your master."

"So, what you're saying is, we have to find not one, but seven princesses of pure hearts, bathe this guy Ascot in some bright light, and then the multiverse get's fixed. Sounds simple enough, but what's the catch?"

"You're going to be hunted by the Thirteen Seekers of Darkness, which in turn are made up of Leo, Leo's Nobody, Leo's Heartless, Leo's Younger Self, and various people possessed by Leo, all of which have Keyblades. The reason they're not piling up on you immidiately? Well, because they're not a full thirteen; they want to possess a really powerful Keyblader to fill up their numbers, and they're waiting for the perfect opportunity to get that," Apokaukos explained.

Ryteb summoned his own keyblade as Apokaukos said that. "Well, it's a good thing that I'm just a small-fry keyblade wielder then. I'd hate to be someone really impressive."

A chuckle at that.

"So," said the wizard, "do you want to be teleported to The Team's position right away, or do you want some rest?"

"Let's dive right in at the deep end." Ryteb smiled, "I mean, what's the worst that could happen?"

"Very well then," said Apokaukos, as he teleported Ryteb to where Seth and the others were fighting!

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

Name: Ryteb

Appearance: He stands at roughly 5’3, and is rather scrawny in build, with fairly pale skin. His face could be called effeminate, but has a foxlike quality to it that makes most people around him suspect he’s plotting some mischief. There is a fae-like quality to his hair, which seems to ripple between the colours of a roaring flame. His eyes are a reddish orange, with that same twinkle of trickery to them as the rest of his face. His left forearm seems to be consumed by darkness, kept from passing into the rest of his body by blazing red tattoos on his bicep. To hide this, he wears an elbow length gauntlet on his right hand, made from a reddish bronze material.

As an apprentice mage, Ryteb wears a dark green robe, embroidered with all the stars and mystic symbols that are needed for those in the profession of magic. For ease of movement among apprentices, the robe only comes down to his knees, with a split so that he can run more easily. Along with the robe, he also wears a pair of blue jeans, and a stout pair of boots.

Bio: Ryteb lived on Terra Amet, a world where magic overran technology. He was an apprentice of Odin Stone, a kindly old man who studied the mysteries of the arcane, along with an older boy by the name of Retsam Alkeim. When the Heartless appeared, Odin took interest in them, even discovering techniques to manipulate the darkness. However, after one of the experimental darkness spells backfired, caused Ryteb to almost be consumed by the darkness, Odin ceased the experiments, and forbade either of them to try it again.

Though Ryteb followed the wishes of his master, Retsam was too deeply enthralled by the power of this new magic. The older apprentice continued the research of the Heartless in secret. As Retsam unlocked more secrets of the darkness, he gained more power, but also became harsher and more arrogant. Eventually he reached a point where he believed he had eclipsed Odin, and decided to eliminate his fool of a master. The ensuring fight was quite literally a world ending event.

As Retsam channelled the power of darkness, Odin wielded the strength of the elements. Ryteb wanted to help his master, but his strength was incomparable to the two of them. Eventually though, the fallen apprentice gained the upper hand, for he was younger than Odin, and the heartless were pouring into the world disrupting Odin’s connection to the world. He was about to strike the final blow on his master, when Ryteb got in the way, using a stick to shield himself. It was then that a Keyblade chose the young apprentice, granting him enough power to push his arrogant senior back. Drawing on the last dregs of the world, he used a powerful Firaga, which blasted Retsam away, into the darkness.

The battle had taken much out of Odin, and he was on his last legs. With his dying breath, he surrounded Ryteb in a barrier of light, and flung him out of the world. He washed up on the shore of an unknown world, and swore that he would find Retsam, and get revenge for his master.

Age: 16

Skills: Ryteb has a talent for elemental magics, most notably fire magic. He does possess some knowledge of manipulating darkness, but refuses to use it as his body risks being swallowed by the darkness. From his training, he does have some experience with hand to hand combat and swordfighting, but nowhere near the level of professional combatants.

The keyblade that chose Ryteb is named Prometheus. It looks similar to the Spellbinder keyblade, but with some differences. The hilt is made of stone in the shape of a pair of eagle wings, with an ivory grip. The blade seems to be entirely flame, but smooth and controlled. For a keychain, there is merely a broken shackle. Prometheus boosts a person’s magical ability, and increases the strength of fire based magic.

Personality: Before his world was destroyed, Ryteb was a playful student. He didn’t think he could compete with Retsam to become the next master so spent his time learning magic in his own way, mostly by pulling pranks on the other two. After the failed experiment, he gained a fear of the dark, and has never gone to sleep without some form of lightsource around him. After his world’s destruction, he maintains the jokey demeanour, but he now has a fire in his heart. Now he seeks to become as strong, if not stronger, than his master so that he can defeat Retsam and avenge both his world and Odin. He tries not to show this, often training in secret to hide his perceived weakness from others.

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

Uh, sure. What's going on IC at the moment?

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

Name: Ryteb

Appearance: He stands at roughly 5’3, and is rather scrawny in build, with fairly pale skin. His face could be called effeminate, but has a foxlike quality to it that makes most people around him suspect he’s plotting some mischief. There is a fae-like quality to his hair, which seems to ripple between the colours of a roaring flame. His eyes are a reddish orange, with that same twinkle of trickery to them as the rest of his face. His left forearm seems to be consumed by darkness, kept from passing into the rest of his body by blazing red tattoos on his bicep. To hide this, he wears an elbow length gauntlet on his right hand, made from a reddish bronze material.

As an apprentice mage, Ryteb wears a dark green robe, embroidered with all the stars and mystic symbols that are needed for those in the profession of magic. For ease of movement among apprentices, the robe only comes down to his knees, with a split so that he can run more easily. Along with the robe, he also wears a pair of blue jeans, and a stout pair of boots.

Bio: Ryteb lived on Terra Amet, a world where magic overran technology. He was an apprentice of Odin Stone, a kindly old man who studied the mysteries of the arcane, along with an older boy by the name of Retsam Alkeim. When the Heartless appeared, Odin took interest in them, even discovering techniques to manipulate the darkness. However, after one of the experimental darkness spells backfired, caused Ryteb to almost be consumed by the darkness, Odin ceased the experiments, and forbade either of them to try it again.

Though Ryteb followed the wishes of his master, Retsam was too deeply enthralled by the power of this new magic. The older apprentice continued the research of the Heartless in secret. As Retsam unlocked more secrets of the darkness, he gained more power, but also became harsher and more arrogant. Eventually he reached a point where he believed he had eclipsed Odin, and decided to eliminate his fool of a master. The ensuring fight was quite literally a world ending event.

As Retsam channelled the power of darkness, Odin wielded the strength of the elements. Ryteb wanted to help his master, but his strength was incomparable to the two of them. Eventually though, the fallen apprentice gained the upper hand, for he was younger than Odin, and the heartless were pouring into the world disrupting Odin’s connection to the world. He was about to strike the final blow on his master, when Ryteb got in the way, using a stick to shield himself. It was then that a Keyblade chose the young apprentice, granting him enough power to push his arrogant senior back. Drawing on the last dregs of the world, he used a powerful Firaga, which blasted Retsam away, into the darkness.

The battle had taken much out of Odin, and he was on his last legs. With his dying breath, he surrounded Ryteb in a barrier of light, and flung him out of the world. He washed up on the shore of an unknown world, and swore that he would find Retsam, and get revenge for his master.

Age: 16

Skills: Ryteb has a talent for elemental magics, most notably fire magic. He does possess some knowledge of manipulating darkness, but refuses to use it as his body risks being swallowed by the darkness. From his training, he does have some experience with hand to hand combat and swordfighting, but nowhere near the level of professional combatants.

The keyblade that chose Ryteb is named Prometheus. It looks similar to the Spellbinder keyblade, but with some differences. The hilt is made of stone in the shape of a pair of eagle wings, with an ivory grip. The blade seems to be entirely flame, but smooth and controlled. For a keychain, there is merely a broken shackle. Prometheus boosts a person’s magical ability, and increases the strength of fire based magic.

Personality: Before his world was destroyed, Ryteb was a playful student. He didn’t think he could compete with Retsam to become the next master so spent his time learning magic in his own way, mostly by pulling pranks on the other two. After the failed experiment, he gained a fear of the dark, and has never gone to sleep without some form of lightsource around him. After his world’s destruction, he maintains the jokey demeanour, but he now has a fire in his heart. Now he seeks to become as strong, if not stronger, than his master so that he can defeat Retsam and avenge both his world and Odin. He tries not to show this, often training in secret to hide his perceived weakness from others.