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Post by Control on Mar 29, 2010 7:40:40 GMT -5
The eyes that did notice Usagi's leaving were possibly the worse to have done so. Though the goddess gave no visual sign of it she had been entirely aware of Usagi's presence...
(I guess I don't mind)
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Post by Tara on Apr 12, 2010 15:31:16 GMT -5
At Cade's words, Kitty let out a hiss. "No Chaos Emeralds at all? That's hardly fair. I say if somebody has one they fought hard to get it and deserve to at least have the right to use it!"
Issil listened to his sister's reaction without a response. He knew she had and would want to use the blue Emerald. However it concerned him too. It meant no guidance from Case at all. He would truly be on his own.
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Post by Tearany on Apr 12, 2010 15:38:36 GMT -5
Stacey blushed, looking over at Kitty. She couldn't technically say the same. Tearany crossed her arms. "I know who Shadow is, duh."
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Post by Usagi on Apr 13, 2010 21:08:47 GMT -5
While a few others bickered amongst themselves (Most notably one of two humans with the sole insect), Kira wandered around past the group she'd technically entered with, before coming into clear view. Scanning the crowd as spirits made them visible to her, she chuckled to herself yet again, before turning to the goddess that was before them. "Hn hn hn hn... We are not the only competition here, are we..?" Faint whispers, unable to be translated by most ears passed around her, and Kira's smirk grew. "There's another... And that makes it an odd number..." She left the statement hanging, as though already aware of what could be done to remedy that particular problem.
Said problem was unaware of the eyes following her- sprinting through dark and dusted halls, she watched her breath fog in front of her before it blew past her face by the force of her own path through it. She'd snuck away from the crowd; if she could only find an exit now, that would be great! Continuing to run, one of her ankles became hooked around her other leg, sending her tumbling down in a heap on the floor. Shaking, Usagi sobbed tears of fear, tears of self-pity... Shuddering on the ground, she slowly pulled herself back up before taking off in a stumbled run yet again.
Meanwhile, Areu stood a fair distance from Ivan, looking about the room in a sorry attempt to gage his possible opponents. Ivan himself, however, looked to Prototype again, smiling nervously. "N-Neh, Prototype... Do you think I'll be ready..? I'm suddenly feeling nervous..." Stage fright maybe? That had to be it. Yea..
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Post by Control on Apr 14, 2010 15:04:15 GMT -5
"No, you are not. You have no understanding of what your opponents are capable of and could not possibly be prepared." Prototype told Ivan and looked around the room quickly. "But if it helps you, I am not prepared either, and I judge none are ready."
The emerald Issil had gave off a warm feeling. It cut off quickly though because the dark goddess seemed to look immediately his way. She glared a moment, but her eyes turned away from him and to his sister. "The Emeralds are powerful, enough so that it can mask what the combatant using it is really capable of. This is a competition of strength and skill between you all. It is not a competition of which Emerald is more powerful."
Something stood in Usagi's way. It looked at her with large blank eyes. It seemed to be a rabbit, gray of fur, with large ears that drooped down. It held out its hand and a voice whispered in her head. ~Why are you afraid? There is no harm in a competition. All are safe in the halls of the youngest god.~ Then another voiced hissed. Behind Usagi a shadowy form was taking shape, eventually it resembled a darker and more menacing version of the rabbit. "You interfere in the events of the Dark Lady." The first rabbit looked to him with a blank expression. "This is my home, I am as welcome here as your dark Lady, my master's sister, is welcome. Come Usagi, I can help you get rid of your fear. I am the true spirit of competition. He is a poor sport and no fun."
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Post by Usagi on Apr 14, 2010 23:35:52 GMT -5
Temporarily sent into a feeling of both incompetence and despair, Ivan quickly cast this aside as Prototype added the second part of her sentence, nodding nervously. Looking around the room, he noted that he and Prototype were not likely the only ones thinking that; everyone seemed 'off' somehow.
Kira herself, was even unnerved. This was, after all, the 'Tower of Chaos', the location of the Gods... Goddesses if one were specific. All around, the air was fraught with an intense aura of fear and anxiety, a silence settling down as if the crowd was waiting for some great bomb to explode. In a sense, that wasn't too far from the truth really...
Outside the room and in the darkness of the hallways, Usagi skidded to a stop as the grey rabbit appeared from nowhere, reaching out with a hand as if to ask for friendship. 'Why are you afraid..?' The voice in her head seemed to make her feel otherwise, regardless of what both it and her naiveté told her; logic said that anything in this building couldn't be good. Stepping backwards nervously, she stared at the rabbit, who continued to look back with a hand outstretched almost expectantly.
'You interfere in the events of the Dark Lady?!' Usagi quickly stopped backtracking when the voice behind her sounded out, spinning around to face yet another rabbit with wide eyes. Gaping, she attempted to voice something, even scream as she moved to the side to press her back against the hallway wall. Neither pair of eyes moved from their locations, the grey rabbit turning to her with its hand yet again as it 'spoke' once more.
'Come...'
She shook her head, still unable to speak as she trembled, slowly sliding down the wall as her body refused to move under the paralyzing fear she felt. "N-... Who..." Chocking on her breath, she shook her head before gasping for air. "I don't want to be here!" Sobbing and shaking uncontrollably as she looked into the grey rabbit's eyes, she couldn't help but think at the back of her mind a small point of irony- It just had to be rabbits...
(I feel like my Psych class is influencing me somehow. o3o )
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Post by Control on Apr 16, 2010 11:21:34 GMT -5
The gray rabbit cast once glance at the other. "Your Dark Lady has taken the arena of the tower for her needs, this is not the arena, this are the hallways of the undecided god. You have no power here." The shadowy form's eyes narrowed and his shape changed into that of Usagi herself. Only much paler of skin, and with very evil eyes. "Despicable demonling, this is not over." Then it reverted into a shape of shadows and fled down the hall. The gray rabbit then went up to Usagi, it placed a hand on her arm. Its fur was very soft and cool. "Depression weakens us, it is fed by fear. Come Usagi, I can help you remove the fear that will remove the saddness. Then you will have the power to leave."
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Post by Usagi on Apr 16, 2010 20:01:26 GMT -5
Looking over at the shadowed rabbit as it spoke, Usagi froze- 'Me... It turned into... Me..' Swallowing as she tried to calm herself down and breath easier, the teen jerked when the other rabbit's cool hand touched her arm. She stared- it was as though she hadn't even heard the rabbit, as though she were simply living a nightmare. Unconsciously, she shook her head, tears still streaming down her now dust-covered and grimy face. Finally, looking at the grey rabbit, she managed to choke a few words out. "Why... Who... Who are you..?"
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Post by Control on Apr 19, 2010 11:32:33 GMT -5
"I am called Spirit." The rabbit answered. "Come, I can help. I won't hurt you and I can help you learn how to be braver." The rabbit looked down the hallway that the tournament was occuring in. "They all have fear; just less of it. I can bring yours down to theirs, or even lower. Come Usagi."
Cade looked over the gathered audience and then nodded. [glow=red,2,300]"As all are either present or can hear my words from where they rest, know that the combatants have been chosen. Tonight you will be granted rest from, for some of you, the long jouneys you took. As you will soon see the tower was crafted by gods and strives to solve the every need of those we direct it to please. Any are welcome to their own rooms or may share as they decide. In the morning your opponents will be chosen for you."[/glow] Her words carried through the room, and indeed the whole tower. There would be none who would not hear them.[glow=red,2,300]"The tournament will take place as rounds of one on one combat within the arena you see before you. I warn you though, the arena is not always as it seems now. Winners will be decided in one of three ways. First, you are thrown out of the arena. Second, you surrender. Third, you are unable to remain conscious. Death will be avoided; but pain will be very real."[/glow]She motioned to the walls of weapons. [glow=red,2,300]"Many of you have weapons you are comfortable with, be they blades, guns, or your own hands. But as you wish you may select a weapon or set of weapons to use within a duel. The winner of a duel moves up the competitive ladder, loosers are removed from the tournament."[/glow]Her eyes flashed dangerously. [glow=red,2,300]"Some of you came here following goals of your own design, in which case you will be granted what you were after should you do well enough to please me. Be it the answer to a question, permission to leave, or even a lost piece of your soul. As for the victor of the entire tournament... Well look around you, you will find that all seven Chaos Emeralds are spread through this room in the hands of different competetors. The winner will be granted all seven, or if they wish a request that I may fulfill with my power."[/glow][glow=red,2,300]"Lastly..."[/glow] She paused and looked around the room. [glow=red,2,300]"To all of you there should be familiar faces and unfamiliar faces around you. Should a familiar face be one you hate you are not granted permission to act on that hate. Save it for the tournament."[/glow] Then the shadowy goddess dissapeared.
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Post by Usagi on Apr 19, 2010 23:59:44 GMT -5
She almost felt... Safe with this rabbit. Usagi wiped her tears from her eyes, breathing still shaky and uneven as she looked at 'Spirit's pupil-less eyes. "O... Ok..."
She held out her hands for the rabbit to take...
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Back in the arena, Kaizo smirked. "Good to see Unknown was right... Looks like all we have to do is win, neh, Wasp?"
Wasp bobbed up and down beside Kaizo, frowning slightly. "Mng... Wasp not like shadow-lady... Shadow-lady doesn't seem very honest to Wasp..." Kaizo merely rolled his eyes at this, muttering something about the insect simply putting off the inevitable, while the pangolin and echidna to the side both looked at each other.
Areu looked as though he was about to make a move on Ivan, but in the end, simply scowled at him. "I'll see you on the battle field, echidna." He then walked away, leaving the poor boy scratching his head.
"I don't even know that guy..."
All the while, Kira scanned the room until she located a certain well-known, primary coloured trio by the benches. Walking over and promptly taking a seat next to them (No doubt confusing the heck out of all three), she turned to say something. "You three seem to be the most calm, if not confident, here; please don't mind me, I simply wish to sit in a more positive area than that of the others. They are absolutely teeming with fear after all.~ Of course, bravado is hardly more than that, but at least it holds a more positive feel." Chuckling, she then crossed her legs and began a conversation with what appeared to be thin air.
(I just decided, 'hey, which cannons would be the best choice to bug?' and came to this decision. Have fun with Kira, Tear. ;D )
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Post by Tearany on Apr 20, 2010 14:33:34 GMT -5
Needless to say Sonic was weirded out enough where he shuffled down the bench just an inch. "Uhh...that's fine, I guess. His voice trailed off as he was unsure if she had heard him over her conversations with nothing.
Stacey was doing the opposite. She scanned the room for new faces and hopped along between available conversations and introducing herself to everyone she met. She had introduced herself to Cyber twice, who was talking with Tearany. "So, who IS that girl, Cyber?" "That's Stacey, as I'm sure you heard. We're really close friends. She's kinda loopy, and obviously really friendly." "Not your girlfriend?" Tearany asked with a smirk, much to Cyber's shock. "Oh- goodness, no." "Yeeeeeaaaahhhhh, okay." Tearany rolled her eyes. "So, any idea when this thing's gunna start?" She asked Cyber. He just shrugged. "Whenever, I guess." He stated. He didn't seem too interested. Tearany grabbed Control's arm and dragged him into their conversation. "This is Controlly, and he's my friend." Tearany gave him a big hug.
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Post by Control on Apr 20, 2010 14:49:53 GMT -5
Control was caught of guard by Tearany dragging him over and grabbing him in a near suffocating hug. "I... What?" He blinked, only catching the conversation half way. No sooner had he escaped Tearany's grasp that he was caught in an even more life threatening hug. The golden echidna proceeded to squeeze the life out of him. "Control! What wonders in seeing you and Swift here. I have been looking for you for what seems ages." She laughed. Control managed to choke out. "We've been trying to find you too Radom."
Oblivion took a glance around the room and disappeared in a puff of purple flames.
Talon looked around, she seemed a bit more relaxed after the dark goddess had left. "I am worried, Growl is nowhere to be seen but I am certain he came here."
Inferno rejoined Haze and Kitty. He clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Nothing but a bunch of do good wusses here, and other wusses."
Prototype looked too Eggman "Your commands Doctor?" The Doctor sighed and waved them off. "Go do whatever. This place is too loud and I need sleep. Come with me Metal Sonic, you're on guard." The blue metal hedgehog took one last glance at Swift before following Eggman away.
Knuckles cracked the items he was named for. "Of course I'm not afraid. I've tangled with all these guys before... most of them... some of them, I've seen most of the rest fight."
The rabbit gave a small smile and then she was gone. A warm feeling overcame Usagi. Suddenly new thoughts came up in her head like 'Why should I be afraid? This is only a contest, little more than a sport. It would probably be fun.' She also felt full of new energy, but something was also pressing against her just above her butt. And then she went blind as two large furry ears fell over her eyes.
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Post by Tara on Apr 20, 2010 14:55:12 GMT -5
Tara stood silent and vigilant, leaning up against a wall near Tearany as well as Control who had been dragged over. She stayed out of the conversation for the most part until an idea crossed her mind. "Hey... should the three of us room together? I don't want to be alone." She paused mid-sentence to stare at Radom. "Umm unless you'd prefer to catch up with your friend. That's fine too." She gave a smile to Spode who stood nearby shyly. "And her friend as well, I assume?"
Issil nodded to Talon. "I have no doubt he is in fact here. However Cade may be waiting for the opportunity to let him battle. He could just be waiting. We'll see come the fighting tomorrow I'm sure." He looked to Fang. "You going to be okay?"
"Of course... I was only staring off into space in thought. Don't concern yourself too much with me. I am simply pondering how I will handle myself in battle. I am a Raptor so certainly I am skilled. It is just there is now time to size up the others I may end up fighting," Fang responded before he went back to silence.
Kitty giggled at Inferno's reaction. "All the better for us, I'm sure."
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Post by Tearany on Apr 20, 2010 14:59:01 GMT -5
Tearany grabbed Tara in an equally powerful deathgrip hug the same as Control's. "And this is my friend Tara!" Cyber looked at Tearany with exasperated eyes. "Oh great, another one."
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Post by Usagi on Apr 22, 2010 10:17:45 GMT -5
With the initial blindness, came a consuming darkness that numbed the senses completely.
With darkness came oblivion, forgetfulness, nothingness. Without sight, what was there to fear about what happened, without hearing, what was there to fear about sound...
Take away the memory, and all fear would fade, that the senses could be returned... All that remained was a single word:
'U-Sa-Gi'
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Kira chuckled as Sonic edged away, before gesturing to the crowd for Knuckles. "So you have fought everyone, or seen everyone? That would put you at an advantage if it were truth, neh? But I am almost certain, that you have never met the second human, the missing combatants, the violet hedgehog and most certainly myself in addition to many others here... I prefer to keep under the blanket with such things after all, and I'm sure the world is vast..."
(No Kiraaaaa... Don't tick off Knuckles... ||D )
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