Faith [A Kingdom Hearts Rp]

[Insidious]

Noir's eyelids had just begun a weary descent when she heard the odd, unnatural library of noises she had grown quite familiar with. Heartless were nearby. Cursing vehemently under her breath, she wiped at her eyes and remained utterly silent, listening. Just to be sure. It resounded again, far more pronounced, as if they were cornering her. A sharp clicking noise, followed by distant responses. A tribe, a pack- whatever the term was, there were more than one.

Rising to her feet, Noir began to edge toward the open sands near water. Black antennae flickered in her vision and she stifled a sound of relief. Just the typical Shadows. But nevertheless, even those could still be a threat. Her weapons materialized in her grip, but she didn't need them for this. Noir carefully pinpointed her focus on the places where the heartless would most likely emerge, eyes narrowed to battle-ready slits.

Mere seconds after they appeared, three Shadows were encased in a flare that sprang
at their feet. But she wasn't as lucky as this let on- two charged at her sides, their
claws swiping in fury and endless hunger. Shallow scratches dug into her lower legs.
She gritted her teeth and slashed through the twin heartless rapidly, watching them fade to nothing as she pawed at the injuries in disgust. She didn't have time to soothe the horrible stinging growing on her skin, because more always followed the first. She
knew from experience. Pushing herself to a steady sprint across the dirt northwards,
plants whipped at her scratches painfully, as if taunting her. The thought nearly made her smirk.

[Skitty Cat]

Somewhere in Mississippi

~- From myself -~

Nick tossed and turned, the images from that night flashing in his mind. You’ll never be strong enough to stop me; let me prove it. His body jerked away, a curse on his tongue, Nick watched again as the white-haired mage attacked his sister. He wanted to stab the mage through the heart; but like always the dream stopped before he could do anything.

Bolting up right, Nick looked around him, double and triple checking that he was safe, that the wretched creature wasn't there. He pulled his knees up to his chest, wrapping his arms around them; he rest his head on his arms, blinking his eyes several times until the images faded.

After he was sure he could stand without falling, Nick stood up and headed to his bedroom door; relaxing even farther upon hearing Zephyr up and moving around. I really should get her something to eat, she’s probably cranky by now. He mused silently, opening the door, he noticed the snow leopard on the top step. Zephyr looked hungry and thus cranky.

Zephyr swapped at his leg, leaving three long, shallow scratches. Jumping backward, he glared at her and snapped, “You don’t have to be a bitch! I was going to get you something to eat, sheesh!“ Despite the attack, he was grinning and headed down the steps, reaching the bottom he glanced over to see Zephyr waiting for him to move. Stepping out of the way, he headed for the kitchen and noticed that Zephyr didn’t seem like herself.

“What’s wrong Zoe? Have a bad dream or something?”

~-~-~-~

Dallas, Texas

~- Surprise -~

Archer fought against the urge to shout as a girl caressed his arm. Next thing he knew, the two girls were knocked out on the floor. He did a quick check, before looking up at Nick, a little shocked by his method but still grateful that he wasn't pinned anymore. "That attack should knock them out. Lets get out of here."

He hastily headed toward the door; he didn't need to be told twice; although he did hesitate in regards to the girls being attacked over that. Shaking himself mentally, he glanced at Nick and said, "Well, get going!" Before he was out the door and heading toward Ramuh's house, slowing his pace down as soon as he reached the corner; Archer took in a deep breath of clean air.

Archer felt the tension wash away, checking to make sure that there was no one around; he asked softly, "Why did he knock them out? He could've just asked the girls to back off; oh well, what's been done is done." He smiled and set a brisk pace to the elder's house, a sinking feeling settling in his stomach. Archer looked around for a second, thinking about the explosion he heard, he said quietly, "Who the heck caused the explosion?"

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OOC: Yuck, the ending could've been way better, but that'll have to do.

[Eternal Dream]

OOC: Okay, I am so giving up on waiting for Alphonso. So, sorry about the delay; and I'm just gonna shut-up and post now.

IC:

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Just east of Omaha, Nebraska

~- Sixteen Hours -~

The girl might have a weapon that was part sword, part house key, and he might have magic that had cursed him since birth, but the fact remained that, just like anyone else, they had to get gas or walk. Which was what had Raine Shadow and Sasha at the Marathon just outside Omaha a little after midnight, a sixteen hour stint behind the wheel behind him.

Raine had barely killed the engine before Sasha had jumped out of the car, something about a killer need for a coke and Doritos trailing behind her as she sashayed into the station. He got out more slowly, allowing himself to enjoy a quick stretch before setting about the task of refueling the Mustang.

"Is he a mage?"

"Has to be. No one does tats that extensive anymore 'cause of mages. Nobody want's to be mistaken for that kind of creature."

"Think the police should know?"

"Did you see the girl that went in a second ago? The hat she was wearing and the way she took it off when she went in? She's military, most likely a Keyblader."

"So why...?"

"There's been rumors that the military's come up with some kinda serum that lobotomizes the freaks and turns them into dolls that kill on command; they won't do anything unless they're told to."

The voices washed over him, the derision clearly marking the speakers as a couple teenage boys. Raine watched the numbers slowly ticking upward, the desire to set them straight was so strong it actually hurt. Yet he continued to watch the gas and the price rise, the seething turmoil of his mind never reaching his dead eyes.

Until he saw something from the corner of his eye. Turning, he took in the kid coming at him, hand curled into a fist...

Raine caught the man's fist in his hand; he twisted his hand, bending the guy's wrist back as Raine ducked low and slid his foot along the ground, knocking the soldier's feet out from under him. The soldier gave a muffled grunt as he hit the ground. He was down only a second before he came up again, a six inch blade winking murder.

The soldier slashed at Raine, leaving a deep gash down the mage's left arm. The soldier was fast, but Raine was faster still. He ripped the knife from the man's hand and brought the steel down to kiss the skin of the soldier's neck, the teen's eyes blazing scarlet...

Raine ducked and the guy's hand smashed into the pump instead. A flick of his finger turned the pump off, a flex of muscles had Raine throwing his own punch at the guy. His aim was a great deal better as his knuckles crunched into the teen's cheek.

"You'd better back off! Raine, stand down!"

Sasha was there in the next instant, a small bag in her grip. Her eyes snapping fire, she snarled at the kid, "Listen you, I don't give a damn what you're opinion on mages is. You keep attacking people without provocation, first the local authorities'll have you, and then I'll flay your sorry ass. Understood?"

The boy just gaped back at her, his cheek slowly bruising. Throwing him one last glare, Sasha ducked into the car. Putting the nozzle back in the pump, Raine walked back to the driver's side and slid in. There was a flash of white as the light slid across his left arm. It was a six inch scar, a relic of that long ago fight.

The engine roared to life and they were out of there, the tires narrowly missing the teen's toes. Leaves you to wonder if the near miss was intentional or not.

Memphis, Tennessee

~- On the Hunt Tonight -~

"You're right, and I apologize for forgetting my manners. My name's Siam, it's nice to meet you. Okay, so there's Dallas and Iowa, what about you, Lily?"

Lily's laugh was caustic and bleak, a note of despair clear for any to hear. "Honestly? I have no idea. Where does one go when they've found out that the only home they've ever known has been razed to the ground, they're friends fates unknown? Where can you go when you've lost everything?"

She closed her eyes, trying to wrestle her emotions into submission. She couldn't afford to lose control; it was one of the first things she learned during the Project: Stay in control or die.

"Hey Lily, you wanna drive; or am I wrong in you having your license?"

The bark was even harsher than the last. "Yeah, I've got my license. But what's it matter? I'm not dragging you guys down with me, and if I stay, I'm pretty damn sure that's what'll happen."

Siam had a stubborn streak, Lily could see that real clear. The other girl blew a quick breath and said, "How can you be so sure? Besides, I find a good, long run helps me clear my head when I feel like I'm gonna explode; and unless I'm wrong, you seem a lot like me in that sense. So?" She dangled the keys in front of Lily, an open, clear invitation.

Lily was about to take them when she saw movement from the corner of her eye. Without thinking, she drew her bow, aimed and fired; there was a solid sound of arrow sliding into flesh as the projectile buried itself in the Shadow's head a moment later.

"Good as that idea sounds," Lily said, watching as yellow eyes began to appear, "I think we need to take care of these little buggers first." There was a brief flash of light as a long, light weight sword appeared in the hand that wasn't holding her bow. Looking over at Tsuki and his obvious lack of weapons, she shouted "Catch!" And threw the blade to him.

Somewhere in Mississippi

~- The Cat is Purring -~

Matt had given up waiting for Xerxes to answer; he figured the guy was busy on a mission. Then he got a call from the Pentagon: He was suppose to meet with Timothy in Dallas for a strike against the mages. But there was something that had caught his attention en route...

Matt killed the engine of the bike; taking off the helmet, he shook his head briefly before looking at the cabin. It was a rather nice place, but it was secluded. He wouldn't have found it if it hadn't been for his communicator cuff going off. He had to admit to being curious; the cuffs picked up on each other when there was another within five miles. He'd no sooner than finished the thought when he heard a pained yelp from within.

“You don’t have to be a bitch! I was going to get you something to eat, sheesh!“

"Oh, no way!" He said, shaking his head in disbelief. Hopping off the bike, he made for the front door and rapped on it quickly. "Hey Nick! I know you're in there. Open up, dude!"

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OOC: As of now, I think you have just met up with one of my chapter wanna be posts. Sorry about not posting sooner.

[Lunarmaster54]

-Firsts-

Yellow eyes appeared all around them. Tsuki knew of these creatures but he had never seen them in person. Quite frankly he was kinda horrified.

"Kupo, those are shadow heartless. I take it you know how very dangerous they are?" Tinker commented, latching onto Tsuki's shoulder. Tsuki glared at him

"What are you doing?"

"Backseat fighting. I can't cast any spells right now so I figure i'll help you out" the moogle said "you can thank me later"

"I don't even have a..."

"CATCH!!"

Tsuki spun around and caught the sword by the handle, looking at it in interest.

"A katana? Interesting. Now you can fight them off...ON YOUR LEFT!!"

Tsuki looked to his left to see a shadow leaping at him, claws out. With a growl Tsuki lashed out at it, slicing it in half. He grinned.

"That was easy!"

"Don't get cocky yet! More on the way!"

Indeed the shadows rose up from the ground and swarmed the trio. Tsuki wasn't really paying attention to his companions as he slashed his way through the shadow heartless. All of that training he'd had in swordsmanship seems to have really paid off. Then again he DID have a moogle on his shoulder to warn him of any sort of sneak attacks that the little demons might attempt but none the less Tsuki thought he was doing well. Although he did take a nasty clawing to the his right side. With one last swipe of his sword Tsuki finished up and turned to the girls. They were just finishing up their own fights as well.

"Well....that wasn't so bad" Tsuki said cheerfully. Tinker hopped off of his shoulder "For a first battle you did pretty well..even if the opponents were basic"

Tsuki nodded and turned back to the girls

"Are you two okay?" he asked, one hand on his side.

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-Errands-

The mages were all running around doing things, getting into groups, talking, obviously they were preparing for something. Hannah vaguely wondered if they knew of Timothy's plans but dismissed the idea. There was no way. Even if they had already noticed the rise of troop numbers in the city there was no possible way they could all evacuate before the attack.

But just in case...

Timothy had sent her to this mage dwelling to do one thing: cause destruction. Killing the elder seemed to have done nothing but rally them together against the military, so Hannah had been sent with about 16 soldiers to sneak in and cause as much damage as possible. They were armed with explosives to take down buildings, blades for sneak attacks, and guns in case extreme force was necessary. The troops were dressed in garments that would make them indistinguishable from the mages so they could sneak in from different entry points and start the mission. Besides mindless destruction, the troops were ordered to steal anything that looked interesting to bring back to Timothy.

"Split up into four platoons" Hannah ordered, voice raspy and emotionless "I'll walk right through the front while you sneak through the sides and back"

The troops saluted an affirmative and dashed off. Hannah waited for a few moments before beginning her walk. Slipping in was just as easy as the first time she was here. More moments passed as no one gave her a second glance. Did they really not recognize her?

"Blizzara Ice Spear"

Spikes of ice shot out of the ground, impaling mages and setting off an alarm. At the same time explosions could be heard all around her as her troops began their task. Hannah summoned her weapon in a flash of light as enemies surrounded her, trying to kill her. She broke them all, using a flashy moves as possible to draw attention to herself.
and somewhere, deep inside herself, she despaired.

[Skitty Cat]

Memphis, Tennessee

~- Almost Gone -~

Siam felt something crawling across her skin; twisting out of Lily’s sight, she watched the arrow embed itself in a Shadow heartless. A feral growl tearing itself from her, she readied an arrow and sent it flying at the closest heartless. She did not hesitate for a second, dancing out of the way of another one; she felt the familiar chill on her skin.

Encasing an arrow in ice, she let it fly and watched it explode into more ice crystals. Unable to see anything but Heartless and brief glimpse of Lily and Tsuki, she focused intently on the task. Siam felt claws glide across her skin as she spun out of the way; losing her balance for a second, she sent three more into the closest Shadows.

Siam finished her fight with relative ease, looking over to see Lily and Tsuki had also beaten their batch; she walked over to them to see how they were doing. "Are you two okay?"

“Yeah, I’m fine, got a bit of a scratch but it’s nothing major. What about you two?” She answered, looking around them to see if there was anymore Heartless; noticing the fact her mustang was missing, she asked, only slightly upset (from what they knew), “Wait, where’s my car!?”

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Somewhere in Mississippi

~- Unexpected Guest? -~

Hearing a rapping on the door, Nick tensed and listened as a familiar voice called, "Hey Nick! I know you're in there. Open up, dude!" Glancing at Zephyr he saw the threat on her face. Shit, what am I supposed to do? He thought, deciding on which option, he tensed and ran for the door, getting attacked by Zephyr along the way.

“Ow, bad Zephyr, bad girl, no claws!” He shouted, knowing that to anyone else it could sound…strange. Reaching the door, he grabbed the bandage on the table and unlocked the door. Nick saw Matt’s eyes travel to his right leg.

Looking down himself, Nick groaned, thinking very unpleasant thoughts about his feline companion. His pant leg was in shreds, just a few jean scraps remained below the knee. Looking up again, he saw the startled, though slightly amused look in Matt’s eyes. Nick ground his teeth together as Matt joked, “New look Nick? I applaud the effort, but I’m not sure the bloodied leg is worth the ‘Shredded by Snow Leopard” effect. And just why the hell do you have one anyway? Who has a pet leopard? She looks like she‘s ready to eat you!”

A smirk on his face, Nick joked back, “Aw, really? I hear it’s all the rage nowadays! Don’t worry, she only eats strangers!”

“I guess it’s a good thing I’m not a stranger, am I?” A note of uncertainty crept in to Matt’s voice, eyeing the hungry leopard with obvious concern. Earning a laugh from Nick, he waved the comment away and countered, “Nah, despite being as strange as they get; she won’t attack you. Got that Zoe?” He added, sending the snow leopard a scolding look.

Nick laughed as Zephyr rolled her eyes, the look on her face clearly read: Yeah, yeah, whatever. I can’t guarantee his safety though if gets on my nerves. Nick let a very nervous Matt into the house and shutting the door, locked it to prevent anymore intruders from entering.

[Eternal Dream]

Memphis, Tennessee

~- Hex Girl -~

The Shadows were entirely too easy. The swarm was large enough it would have been difficult if anyone of them had been by them self; but with all three of them? Ten minutes saw the Heartless defeated.

"Well, that was almost a let down," Lily muttered, tugging her arrow out of the first Shadow. They'd been inexperienced; she'd switched to slugging them after that first shot. She took pride in her aim; the Heartless hadn't been with her arrows.

"Are you two okay?"

"Fine, just a shallow scratch or two. But honestly? A little let down; those things were too easy."

"What? Been spoiling for a fight?" Siam teased.

Lily smiled slightly and chirped, "Maybe." Turning to Tsuki, Lily examined his side and said, "It's not too deep, but that's likely to sting for a little. I've got a salve that should help out with this; it's got Starthistle in it, so it'll dispel any Darkness that might have gotten into the cut." Looking back up, she continued, "You did a pretty good job. Just remember to hold the sword like this," she demonstrated, "And keep your feet spaced more evenly. But still, not bad. Who taught you with the blade?"

“Wait, where’s my car!?”

Lily flinched and a sheepish look came over her face. "Oops, almost forgot." Walking over to where the car had been, she bent down and picked up a small, silver object. "I was worried about the Heartless somehow trashing it, so I turned it into a charm for a bracelet. I can get it turned back in five se...."

Once more there was a flash of movement; this time, she saw a Neoshadow sneaking up behind Tsuki. No time for her bow; the kid would be dead before the arrow hit the creature. Dropping to the ground, Lily spoke quickly as she placed her hands on the pavement, "O Earth! Open thy maw and swallow the soul of my foe. Devil's Trench!"

The ground began shaking; but unlike a natural earthquake, the disturbance was situated on an exact line. In no more than a second, the spell's energy traveled from Lily to right behind Tsuki; a massive, deep throated groan was heard as the earth ripped itself open, swallowing the Newshadow whole before merging back seamlessly.

Lily pushed more energy into the earth, this time checking damage to the ground. She sighed as she picked herself up; the only thing screwed-up was the patch that had just had a Newshadow for a snack. It was a good thing too; any kind of magic that used seismic energy had to be tightly controlled in mountainous regions, otherwise you could just about bring the mountains down on top of you.

Her eyes darted around, taking their surroundings in in one giant sweep. Unable to see anymore, she looked at Siam and Tsuki and said quickly, "I think that's the last one. You guys okay?"

[Abhorsen]

Explosions
Panic
Blood
Damn it, has the military made its move already?!
Nick spun around to look at Archer "Go rally everyone together so we can stop them. I want Keeley Hazel, Renn and some mages he chooses, and some of the blades sent to back me up. I'm going ahead" before breaking into a run to the center of the camp. It was like the attack was happening from all sides, Nick heard gunfire and other sounds of battle but couldn't make out specifics.
Stupid smoke
He froze, however, as he reached the center of camp and saw who was leading the assault.
Hannah. Timothy's doll.
Nick didn't waste any time, he raised his hand, called on his magic and shot a forceful jet of water at the doll. She raised her own hand and responded by shooting a blizzaga back at him. The two attacks met in midair and cancelled each other out. Nick drew Kyūryū and rushed forwards, swinging downwards in a horizontal arc that was blocked by Hannah's scythe.
He couldn't afford to waste any time or get unnecessarily hurt. He'd stall her until backup arrived and then they would crush her.

OOC: Got permission to pp Hannah. Sorry for the short post, working 10 hour days all week this week at an animal hospital and i'm really exhausted.

[Tavishmithos]

Reforge didn't have anything else to say about the topic after what Renn had said so he thought and pondered what was time happen with him now. Once again Renn had reached out to shake his hand so Ref accepted it and then furthered the intent and hugged him.

"Man. I hated going from state to state just to get here. It was terrible and some towns were just overrun with monsters I'm glad the surrounding area of this place isn't at all like that." A small part of Reforge told him that joining up with Renn might have been the wrong choice but that didn't really make sense to him with nothing to go on.

Time was moving forward as it always did but not much was happening and the child was eager to see the future as the present. "Umm so Renn, what's next?? You obviously came here for a reason but I assume you're done now??"

[Lunarmaster54]

-Surprise surprise-

"Fine, just a shallow scratch or two. But honestly? A little let down; those things were too easy."

"What? Been spoiling for a fight?" Siam teased.

A slight smile from...Lily? (Tsuki always was terrible with names) "Maybe."

Said person turned to look at Tsuki, examining his hurt side

"It's not too deep, but that's likely to sting for a little. I've got a salve that should help out with this; it's got Starthistle in it, so it'll dispel any Darkness that might have gotten into the cut." she said, just like a doctor Tsuki mused.
She wasn't finished. "You did a pretty good job. Just remember to hold the sword like this..." she demonstrated, "And keep your feet spaced more evenly. But still, not bad. Who taught you with the blade?"

"My dad" Tsuki replied "Been training me since....since I was fourteen actually. I was being trained to join the military.." he grimaced at the idea "but things have changed now..."

"You mean how he tried to kill you kupo?" Tinker chipped in. Tsuki ignored him.

“Wait, where’s my car!?”

Lily flinched, looking sheepish and Tsuki and Tinker exchanged a look. Clearly they were both imagining a heartless stealing the car and driving off with it. The mental image of a shadow driving was enough to make them both burst out laughing as Lily exsplained what had really happened to it.

The laughter ended abruptly as Lily quickly bent down and placed her hands on the ground, chanting

"O Earth! Open thy maw and swallow the soul of my foe. Devil's Trench!"

The ground began to shake and Tsuki watched in awe as the earth ripped itself open, swallowing a Newshadow that had somehow gotten behind Tsuki, ready to strike, whole before merging back. As if it had never been ripped open at all.

Tsuki was half shaken and half in awe.

"First time seeing magic used like that kupo?" he asked. Tsuki nodded "I take it lession 2 is..never lower your guard until your sure the battle has been won?" he asked

"I was thinking something more along the lines of 'constant vigilance!!' but yeah, basically" he replied.

"I think that's the last one. You guys okay?" Lily asked. Boy and Moogle both nodded.

"Thanks" Tsuki said "I wasn't exspecting..." the words died in his throat as two things decended upon them. Muscular, huminoid heartless with..swords?

"What...what the hell?!" Tsuki gasped, tightening his grip on his sword. Tinker got back on his shoulder

"An Orcus and a Invisible" he said coldly "They must be what caused the shadows and neo shadows to appear here in the first place"

"Do they always do that?!"

"If your unlucky kupo. Now don't forget what Lily showed you about your sword stance.."

The Orcus and Invisible rushed the group as more shadows and neo-shadows rose up from the ground

"...this might take a while"



OOC: Orcus- http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Orcus
Invisible- Invisible - The Keyhole - A world of information not accessible by Gummiship

They are NPCs so fight them how you like. Keep in mind though that both an Orcus and a Invisible are quite difficult to kill and do lots of damage...pain in my behind back in COM and DAYS that's for sure.

[Skitty Cat]

Somewhere in Mississippi

~- Looking for a pillow fight -~

A young girl ran past, giggling insanely as a boy chased her. Watching the scene, the cub stared longingly after them; wishing she could do that. A grin on the children's faces, a click of a camera drew all three of their attentions to the man standing near by; who was grinning at the sight of the two children. "Young lady, get over here! You know it's past supper time!"

The two children burst out laughing, the girl's lighter giggle mixing with the boy's deep chuckle, combining to form a most interesting melody. "You should get going before we get in trouble," he teased softly. She rolled her eyes and threw a punch his way, the boy dodged it and laughed at her. A regretful look washing over her face, she wandered over to her father to listen to the questions again.

"You know that he's just some fella, right?" He asked, before he shook his head and corrected himself, "No, he isn't just some fella, he's different from the other boys, isn't he?"

The girl's head snapped up, fury in her eyes for the briefest moments. "Daddy, he's just a friend and you know that!" She exclaimed, not even waiting to be excused, the girl ran past her father. Slamming the door to the house behind her, the cub watched as her father sighed and turned to the young teen.

Looking him up and down, he said curtly, "I suggest that you go home son; before it gets dark and the Heartless come out." Without another word on the manner, the man turned and headed into the house.

Wandering over to see if she could help, Zephyr looked up at the boy and noticed the tension in his face. Whining softly, she butted her head against his hand until he started to pet her. "I can't blame him for his actions, I'd do it too; but does he have to be so hard on her?" The boy whispered softly.

Zephyr shook her head, dispelling the memory with ease; noticing that the boys weren't in the room anymore. She shook her head again, but didn't hurry off to find them, they were still in the house, she knew that for a fact. Her ears swiveled in an attempt to catch any piece of conversation. "Wait, Timothy's still in Dallas?" Nick whispered angrily, the tension was rolling off him in thick waves; almost making it hard to breath.

Dallas, Texas

~- Highway to the Danger Zone -~

Archer smiled when Nick caught up, and for a while they walked in silence, until they rounded the corner to the house. He froze as the feeling of electrocution washed over him, voicing a colorful curse, Archer threw a look at Nick; curious to know what he thought. "Go rally everyone together so we can stop them. I want Keeley Hazel, Renn and some mages he chooses, and some of the blades sent to back me up. I'm going ahead."

Nodding in response, Archer bolted for the house, the whole time trying to figure out how many enemies there was. Slowing his pace down a hair, he walked into the house and looked to see Renn and Keeley there, along with a young mage he didn't recognize. "Who are you?" He asked the boy, shaking his head quickly, he said, "Forget that, it isn't important at the moment, it looks like the military is attacking again." He tossed a quick glance at the boy and added apologetically, "Sorry about that, little guy, but going to have to save the formalities until later."

"We need all available mages ASAP," he reported calmly, surprising himself at that part. Turning on his heel, Archer tossed over his shoulder, "You guys coming?" He barely finished speaking before he headed out to the front lawn, trying to judge just how many people Nick was going against.

Memphis. Tennessee

~- Everything you can‘t control -~

"Oops, almost forgot. I was worried about the Heartless somehow trashing it, so I turned it into a charm for a bracelet. I can get it turned back in five se...."

Siam watched Lily pick up the silver charm, and noted it looked exactly like her mustang; tribal tats. and all. Feeling the same thing Lily saw, Siam readied an arrow and whipped around; but before she could send it flying, and thus loose the arrow; Lily split the ground and had it swallow the Neo Shadow. Looking from the newly repaired ground to Lily, the arrow still ready to fly; she nodded when Lily asked if they were okay.

"Yeah, I'm fine, looks like Tsuki is too." She answered levelly, eying the charm again, she asked, "Could you teach me that spell?"

Before Lily could respond, a soft rustling noise drew Siam‘s attention away, more Shadows and Neo-Shadows rose from the ground. A curse on her tongue, Siam looked up to see an Invisible and Orcus descend from the sky. Tensing, she aimed at the nearest Heartless and let the arrow soar, embedding itself in a Neo-Shadow.

"...This might take a while." Tsuki sighed, glancing over her shoulder briefly, Siam shook her head and focused on the current task at hand. Shooting a silvery-blue sphere into the air, a song started to drift from it; it’s base instantly sent her heart racing and got the fight-or-flight instinct into overdrive.

A smirk on her face, Siam twisted out of the way of a Neo-Shadow, its claws grazing her hip. Loosing a quick snarl, she glanced around to see that once again they were each separated by their respective fights. She quickly lost track of the “bosses”, so she sent up a silent pray that Tsuki and Lily were okay, before returning to attacking her cluster of Heartless.

[Shinra]

Renn was quite surprised when Reforge had hugged him. But he quickly composed himself as Ref inquired on their next move,

After that, Renn heard sounds of battle. "That is our next move, we have to report to Nick back at camp." And as Renn turned away, he spotted a soldier behind Reforge.

Bang.

Renn fell to the ground clutching his gut. He barely had enough time to grab Ref by his shoulders and lean him to the left. It only grazed him though, just below his third rib.

(OOC:first RP post on my ps3 any good?)

[Tavishmithos]

Reforge yelped as he heard a bang and Renn fell sideways, obviously he'd been shot. He was so so shocked that Renn had acted so quickly, Ref would have rather just erected a barrier but his thoughts were disrupted when Renn moved him. Why people always wanted to be heroes was beyond him, but he understood the feelings and actions that caused such events to happen each and everyday.

"Oh crap, Renn!?!?! Are you okay?? Geez!!!" There were soldiers outside but before they could be dealt with Reforge had to tend to his new friend and make sure he was going to be alright. Already more shots had been fired into the vicinity of the house but Ref had materialized Fortinbras behind him and each bullet had collided with and been rejected by the blade as he readied a spell to cast on Renn.

Both of Ref's eyes glowed briefly and he placed a hand over Renn's side, causing Regenaga to take effect, which left a glow of bright splintering light attached to his side which then rose and enveloped the young man's entire body, healing him him at an accelerated rate and continuing to do so until ref's hold on the spell fell apart after a few minutes. "Good then, I don't like people attacking like that, its not cool at all." Ref turned around and looked at a soldier whom was preparing to fire on them again and the man actually looked into Reforge's eyes and laughed, pointing and gesturing to his comrades that Reforge was small and just a child.

The small boy looked gleeful and took his weapon from in front of the door way and stepped out, watching the soldiers whom were watching him to see what actions he'd take. "Heyy Renn?? Can you come out here and maybe help me with these guys?? They look pretty tough..." Ref then winked at the nearest solider, there were three of them and when he moved forward the solider started firing

Reforge expelled a small blast of magic from his finger tips to interrupt the bullets that came his way and then did the same thing again, only this time built up the potency of the blasts as they showered the man whom had now at close range, tried to beat Reforge away with the gun he was holding..

"Heyy, that hurt, you big meanie." Reforge moved his hand in a diagonal path across the man's midsection and all the particles there lit up and blew him back as reforge rubbed the side of his cheek where he'd been hit with the gun. behind the ,an who'd been knocked away was another solider whom looked younger but more ferocious but Reforge had gotten so annoyed by the throb in his face that he flew forward as the kid probably a few years older than himself began to load some shell into a bow type weapon and then dodged the first shot and locked hands with the kid as they started to roll around the ground and struggle.

The boy on the ground cursed, "what's with this kid?? He's stronger than he looks. Oh shit!!!"

Ref had summoned Fortinbras and slashed the kid up into the air about 15 feet and flew up to catch up and finish what he started. With a single slash with force exuded from Fortinbras, the solider flew into the ground with a loud crack and the impact spread along in a ripple pattern....forming a three foot crater all around the area.

[Shinra]

Renn was astounded by how Ref handled the troops, including the one that grazed him. Renn followed outside to see all of them defeated. Ref had asked for help after casting regenaga on him but.."I would've been happy to but you stole all my chances just after healing me!" He said with a funny smile.

They soon continued on toward the camp.