A Familiar Face (Lea/Open)

[Vanitas]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400px; height: 600px; background-image: url(http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h424/Shade066/Random/bg014.png);] [STYLE=float: left; width: 100px; height: 100px; background-image: url(http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m523/BorderWalker/vani.png); margin: 10 0 0 50px;] [/style] [STYLE=float: left; width: 140px; height: 90px;padding: 5 5 5 5px; margin: 10 0 0 10px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 9px; color: #E5E5E5;]THREAD THEME; Hollow Bastion Theme from KH1 TAGS; Lea, Unversed, the Return, and anyone else who wants in THOUGHTS; The boy in the mask returns to a world changed by time. Chaos ensues. [/style] [STYLE=width: 230px; height: 290px; margin: 120 0 0 60px; padding: 10 9 10 11px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 11px; color: #E5E5E5;]The familiar and ominous sound of the dark portal opening within the Postern seemed to echo off the icy walls and depths. It had been too long since the boy in the mask had visited this world, and it seemed a suitable place to begin to see the changes that may have taken place in his absence. A booted leg stepped forth from the portal, followed soon by a body and head. The head had been wrapped in the helmet of darkness, it's reflective surface keeping out the dangers of the dark corridor. Granted, the darkness posed no real thread to the masked boy, but the mask still had a nice effect when exiting the portal into the dark corridors of the in-between. Looking around, the Masked boy had been sure that this are was where a grand fountain of waterfalls once stood, far too bright and pretty for his taste, but grand in scale at least. Now though, it seemed to be a large scale construction site, with much going on. Were they... fixing things? Clearly this world had fallen apart, evidenced by the machinery and ice walls. His head turned up, seeing the castle from his location below, and the boy behind the mask smiled and laughed. “Wonder if the old Crock did this...?” he said as his mask faded away in darkness, turning to look back upon the Postern. Bending at the knees and quickly releasing, The boy, unmasked as Vanitas, leapt up high and landed on a higher vantage point, hoping to see more of the grand castle that once sat as the seat of this pathetically bright world. There had been great change here, change in the heart of this world. It seemed much darker, with secrets lurking in every corner. This was something Vanitas preferred much more, and even if the residents of this world were rebuilding their lost light, the tank of darkness was stronger now and would linger, possibly forever. Who's to say for sure? He looked to the castle, seeing the machines working and the steam pipes releasing the energy, and it made Vanitas smirk even more. “Such pathetic attempts.” was all he could think to say, turning on his heels and once more bending his knees and releasing to leap higher again into the Postern. Seemed there was a path to the castle proper itself not far ahead. An interesting proposition, seeing as the Masked boy hadn't been inside the castle in his prior visit. Perhaps that man Braig was still kicking around, weilding those guns of his. How long had it been since Braig existed though? Vanitas still wasn't sure how long he'd been gone, only that he couldn't sense Ventus or his pathetic friends Terra or that self-righteous Aqua. Did that mean they were gone, or did it mean the connection to Ventus had been severed, perhaps when Ventus defeated him in the Dive To The Heart. Or perhaps when Aqua broke the χ-blade In the Graveyard. Who was to say what the grand scheme of things said, but if Vanitas had any hope of creating the χ-blade again, he needed to find Ventus, or at least his heart. This world would be... adequate... to start looking.[/style]

Shade † of BTN

[lea]

Not too long after Vanitas had entered through his Dark Corridor, another one opened up out of nowhere. From deep within the shadows, a black robed man appeared, hood pulled over his face. Gloved hands reached up, grasping the hood lightly before pulling it down, revealing the spikey red hair of a man who had just recently found his heart again, though he wasn't sure how. He had reclaimed his identity as Lea.

Head turning side to side as he took in the surroundings of his old home, he couldn't help but notice that it looked as if it was being rebuilt. Rubble still littered the ground from battles long fought. Who was responsible for such destruction? Well...he know who was. It was one half of the man he had once called Superior. The Heartless half to be exact. "Geez...he could've at least cleaned up after himself..."

Something caught his attention then, a powerful feeling he only knew way too well. "Wonder who can have that powerful a darkness if its makin' me feel uneasy. Well..either way this should be fun." Black and white lightning shaped energy ran down both his arms then before circling his palms, his twin Chakrams Eternal flames erupting to his hands in a fiery blaze. Both were held loosely in their respective hands as he followed that darkness.

Soon enough, he spotted someone in armor that made him think of the Riku Replica, or even Riku himself..however it couldn't be. His armor was different colored, and he had a weird helmet or visor blocking his face then. "Hell-o. Walkin' freakshow nearby.." Diving behind a building for cover, he watched, trying to make heads or tails of why such a powerful darkness was emanating off this guy.

[Vanitas]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400px; height: 600px; background-image: url(http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h424/Shade066/Random/bg014.png);] [STYLE=float: left; width: 100px; height: 100px; background-image: url(http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m523/BorderWalker/unversed2.png); margin: 10 0 0 50px;] [/style] [STYLE=float: left; width: 140px; height: 90px;padding: 5 5 5 5px; margin: 10 0 0 10px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 9px; color: #E5E5E5;]THREAD THEME:; Unversed Battle Theme 1 TAGS; Lea, Vanitas, and Anyone else THOUGHTS; Whoop. Here come the Unversed [/style] [STYLE=width: 230px; height: 290px; margin: 120 0 0 60px; padding: 10 9 10 11px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 11px; color: #E5E5E5;]Even as close to the rebuilt town and castle as this was, the sound of a Corridor of Darkness resonated clearly in the Postern, and it caused Vanitas to quickly turn his head and cover his face in the mask he wore. It wasn’t like he felt obligated to wear the mask, but even after all these long years, he still felt a desire to do as such, simply because of when he looked nothing like what he did now. All those years ago, when he looked like a creature with just a black head and yellow eyes… at least now he looked human…ish. He still had those golden yellow eyes, but they were a simple of power now with the glow, not a form that could frighten people. Staying back for a moment to watch the man, Vanitas had to be impressed by him summoning dual weapons in a flaming burst. So this man liked his fire? Paying little mind to the man more than a curious form, Vanitas went back to his search. If Ventus was on this world, he’d have to know. But even as he searched his heart to find the other half of him, he couldn’t find him. There was… a lingering presence, but it didn’t feel exactly like Ventus. The heart was different, but it had a similar essence to Ventus. The problem though was the heart was whole, and Ventus was fractured, like Vanitas’ own. Vanitas clutched his chest and tried to reach out. There had to be something, there just had to be. He couldn’t feel the blonde boy though at all. Where was that pathetic lump? Had the battle in their conjoined Dive to the Heart done something to him, where he couldn’t feel Ventus any more? Or had it done something worse perhaps? Shaking his head and letting his mask fade away again, Vanitas looked up and sighed. “Damnit, where in worlds did you disappear to?” he said, barely an audible whisper off his lips. I could try following that weak heart sense, see who it leads to, but it feels like whoever left it hasn’t been here in years. he thought, tapping his foot with mild impatience. There was still the question of why Vanitas existed now, despite the clash he had with Ventus so long ago. Just why was he alive at this point in time when he shouldn’t be, for all respective rights? Why did he exist? Was he still serving his purpose? The boy hadn’t been thinking precisely about what these thoughts did though, and in a moment six creatures spawned before him. Looking up from his thoughts, Vanitas wasn’t surprised to see that six flood Unversed had spawned around him. This caused him to let out a low sigh of agitation. He really did not want to deal with these things right now, but it seemed they had spawned from his emotions and worry about why he existed. Still… maybe they could be useful. He looked to them and smirked. “Maybe you can be useful. Find him.” The unversed may have been spawn of Vanitas, and pretty mindless, but they did at least obey him when needed. And they’d know what he meant by him. Ventus, or Master Xehanort. Either one would do at this point, though Ventus would be a much better catch compared to the old man. ======================== Ability: Master of Unversed - Summons three lesser Unversed per person in thread (counting Vanitas), each unversed has 5 HP and damage dealt is equal to cool down of power. Cooldown: 1/2 [/style]

Shade † of BTN

[lea]

Lea cursed himself silently as the strange boy glanced in his direction. The sound of the Corridor of Darkness forming and vanishing was likely enough to give him away. Regardless, because of only being offered a glance, the former Nobody didn't get a chance to see his face, and let's be honest it's probably a good thing he didn't. Too many assumptions could be, and likely would be made right there. No, all he got was a look at the black helmet after Vanitas donned it.

Still, silent as could be, he continued to watch him, wondering what the boy who held such a powerful darkness was searching for. A brow raised as he overheard the boy. Who the hell is he searching for??[/i] he wondered, keeping his thoughts quiet. In fact, he was just about to give up and turn around, finding spying to be a lost cause until the Unversed appeared. Interesting....are those a new form of Heartless...or are they Nobodies. Nah..they can't be Nobodies. Wait....what's that weird symbol?![/i]

Now, what brought the Flurry of Dancing Flames into action wasn't the sighting of the Unversed...no, it was the order. The strange boy had ordered them to find someone. Remembering the promise to himself to make up for everything he did in Organization XIII, he immediately had flames surround his chakrams, stepping out from behind his cover as he threw them at two of the Unversed. "Ya know...I don't think I can let you send your little playthings out to find whoever you want them to find." he said with a smirk. Should his chakrams hit their marks or not, he'd catch them upon their return, allowing them to become covered in flames once again.

"It would look bad on me if I let those things get set loose upon the entire town. So I'm going to destroy them here and now before they can cause any trouble. Got it memorized?"

[Vanitas]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400px; height: 600px; background-image: url(http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h424/Shade066/Random/bg014.png);] [STYLE=float: left; width: 100px; height: 100px; background-image: url(http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m523/BorderWalker/vanikey.png); margin: 10 0 0 50px;] [/style] [STYLE=float: left; width: 140px; height: 90px;padding: 5 5 5 5px; margin: 10 0 0 10px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 9px; color: #E5E5E5;]THREAD THEME:; Unversed Battle Theme 2 TAGS; Lea, Vanitas, and Anyone else THOUGHTS; Where is that Loser? [/style] [STYLE=width: 230px; height: 290px; margin: 120 0 0 60px; padding: 10 9 10 11px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 11px; color: #E5E5E5;]The feeling of two of his Unversed getting struck might have made Vanitas wince long ago, as each Unversed was a part of him when one broke it down, but having summoned and dealt with their demise every day since his conception, Vanitas treated the pain as little more than a pinch, something that drove him to be stronger. That being said, he hadn’t expected to feel the twinge of pain so early. It made him bite his lip, silently breathing in a slow breath to make sure he kept his composure. Maybe it hadn’t been a good idea to let the spiky fire-haired man get little more than a passing glance. He had rolled his head in a circle, then snapped it to either side, letting out small cracks from the stretching of his neck. So the man wanted to play. Well, from the sounds of it, it was less he wanted to play and more he wanted to interfere. “Bold claim.” Vanitas said, smirking. What was one more person to add to his death toll, right? Still, this early back into the game, perhaps it was best to play his cards right. Xehanort had always tried to instill in him some sense of logic and planning. If those plans were the reason Vanitas was around now, and why Radiant Garden looked like this, then maybe he could give the old geezer some credit. He’d play a small game with this man first, see if he had any info worth it to Vanitas, before deciding his fate. “Hold your fire, literally.” The words weren’t meant to be funny, but it might have still come across as such. The Unversed, having stopped once two got attacked to defend themselves, now stood in place, all six sinking into the ground to wait this out. Vanitas turned around to face the man, looking him over. Closer up, this man seemed… well, silly. That hair being so blazing red, and those flaming chakrams. To heck, even that black coat. What did this man think he was fooling? Was he trying to look tough? He’d probably never even dealt with a true powerful opponent before. And what was he, some silent defender of the town. Pathetic. “Tell you what bub, answer some questions for me and I’ll send them away.” he said, smirking and crossing his arms over his chest. Naturally, he’d consider maybe sending them away if this man actually had the answers he sought, otherwise he’d just probably kill him anyways. “Got it memorized?” Okay, he couldn’t help but make a crack at the man, but really? “First question, seen a small blonde boy running around, hair kinda spiky, eyes deep blue?” he’d hold off on saying the name right now, if only for the worry Aqua, Terra, or that pathetic weakling Ventus actually survived and might have become saints or something. How sickening. ============== Master of the Unversed: Cooldown: 2/2 Unversed 3 and 5 have taken 1 point of damage each [/style]

Shade † of BTN

[lea]

The hold your fire comment earned the strange looking boy a smirk, chakrams held loosely. Naturally, not a word escaped the former Organization members mouth until the other was done speaking. Yes, yes I know Lea actually stayed quiet until someone was finished talking, alert the press. Now that the boy appeared to be done, finally, it was his turn to talk.

"First off...don't say got it memorized to me. You need to come up with your own lines. Otherwise, ya just sound like a parrot...." He grinned then, twirling both chakrams once in his hands as he contemplated the description the boy had given him. If he could let this guy go without causing harm to the town, then great. Although, he couldn't help but feel like this wasn't going to be the case. Especially considering the description the other had given him fit two people he knew...who oddly enough looked identical. Is he talkin' about Roxas...or Ventus? If he's looking for them, I haven't seen him, but I wouldn't betray either of them like that.[/color]

His gaze narrowed then as he crossed both arms in front of his chest, tone growing slightly bolder as he spoke. "Sorry pal, don't think I can help ya out with that one. You described a friend of mine...and I wouldnt' be a good friend if I sold them out like that. So, I think we'll just handle this the hard way." Focusing, he centered his mind, visioning a flaming wall of fire surrounding not only them, but the boy's freaky little pets too. "In fact you could say you're about to get...BURNED!! Upon finishing his sentence, he stretched his arms out to his sides. A circle of flames erupted around his feet, appearing to consume his entire body in height.

However, those flames quickly erupted all around, likely even damaging each of the Unversed that were summoned, as well as the Masked Boy himself. Grinning as the Fire Wall completed, he kept his gaze upon his opponent. "That's just getting things started.." Bringing both chakrams directly above his head now, flames erupting around them yet again, he slammed them upon the ground, coating the floor within the Fire Wall with magma before jumping within the fire wall itself. What he was counting on, was the other finding him stupid for doing so...giving him the element of surprise when he chose to attack. For now, he just kept moving within the confines of the flames themselves.

Abilities Used:
Fire Wall: Lea will focus the power of fire to summon a wall that will close in around the perimeter of the battlefield. Wall lasts for 3 turns. Cooldown: 3 posts. Cooldown will not start until the wall wears off.

Magma Floor: Lea covers the entire floor with magma, damaging the opponent just by them standing there. The magma covers the ground for 3 posts. This technique can be obliterated by Roxas and Sora’s Clear Light ability.(reaction command in game) Cooldown: 3 posts. Cooldown will not initiate until the magma floor wears off.

[Vanitas]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400px; height: 600px; background-image: url(http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h424/Shade066/Random/bg014.png);] [STYLE=float: left; width: 100px; height: 100px; background-image: url(http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m523/BorderWalker/vanicome.png); margin: 10 0 0 50px;] [/style] [STYLE=float: left; width: 140px; height: 90px;padding: 5 5 5 5px; margin: 10 0 0 10px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 9px; color: #E5E5E5;]THREAD THEME:; Unversed Battle Theme 2 TAGS; Lea, Vanitas, and Anyone else THOUGHTS; Bad Move. [/style] [STYLE=width: 230px; height: 290px; margin: 120 0 0 60px; padding: 10 9 10 11px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 11px; color: #E5E5E5;]The smirk from the man said that he found the masked boy funny with his “hold your fire” comment at least, and or that that caused him to raise his eyebrow slightly, Well, it was clear this man thought himself funny, but what else did he think? Was he a powerful man? Probably not. Was he a skilled man? Also probably not. He seemed skilled in the use of Fire as an energy and tactic, but Fire, while powerful and wild, was just one skill of magic. Thunder and ice existed too, and a true master used all magic. Vanitas himself could use fire as he wanted, and he could use ice and lightning too. This man was nothing special, especially not in that coat. Seriously. He seemed to slacken, and his comment about coming up with his own lines were maybe somewhat warranted. Granted, he had been making fun of the man, but okay, he could let that slide. Vanitas kept his arms crossed and mimed to lean back a little as the man contemplated his question, and that made Vanitas realize rather quickly that this man had to know something. If he didn’t know, he would have said it outright. Pausing meant he knew something, and it meant his actual words would be quite interesting to hear. When he did say them, Vanitas rolled his head to the side and downward slightly, looking at the man from under his eyebrows. So this Ventus was his friend, and it meant he was probably still kicking around somewhere. Good, then he’d find the loser and break him in again, or possibly just break him. After all, if he was a weakling, what use was there in using him to forge the χ-blade? He’d much better work dead than anything else. But then, if Ventus was still around, why didn’t Vanitas feel him then? We’re still connected… right? he thought as he perked up at the man mentioning the hard way, and then the comment about getting burned. In a flash the helmet he wore covered his head as he saw the flames erupt around the man. He was trying something, clearly. The eruption of the flames was something that hadn’t be quite expected, but something that was easy enough to counter. Unfortunately, all of his unversed were quickly harmed in the attack and he felt the pain as he leapt up and over the flame wall as it came out, landing back within he confines of it and looking around. Well, an interesting stage set-up to be sure. Watching the man slam his weapons to the ground and coat the ground in Magma, this made him smirk. He could feel the pain as his Unversed were harmed and destroyed, but they were weak anyway. And the pain just pushed him further. As soon as the Magmas was out Vanitas was in fighting stance, the familiar glow of his weapon forming in his hand as his key blade, Void Gear, came to hand. “Bad move bud,” he said, quickly teleporting in the blink of an eye and leaving behind an After-image of himself as he simultaneously appeared next to Axel, hovering a few inches above the ground and slashing a quick combo of strikes out of his key blade before leaping back, whether the strikes hit or not, in anticipation of a retort in physical form. ================== Ability: After-Image - Vanitas teleports towards his target, leaving behind an after image of himself and making quick strikes with his keyblade. Cooldown: 1/2 All Unversed have been dispatched [/style]

Shade † of BTN

[lea]

Lea couldn't help but smirk as Vanitas tried to dodge the spreading Fire Wall by jumping, only to end up landing right back within its confines. Idiot... he thought to himself before jumping within the flames as a cover. He at least, was extremely grateful the Fire Wall had completely obliterated all of the Masked Boy's strange creatures. Seeing as how they didn't look like Heartless or Nobodies, and he didn't recognize the symbol, he didn't want to end up fighting them too.

Now, what surprised Lea the most as he hid within the flames happened to manifest itself in the boy's hand. A Keyblade?! Aw man...why do they always have to have Keyblades when I fight...[/color] he mused silently. The former Organization member was about to move to keep his location hidden however he was caught off guard by Vanitas' move. He had assumed the after-image was him, not realizing what it was until those blows of the boys connected with him within the flames, sending him to the ground for the briefest of moments.

Rolling off to the right, using the flames as cover he grinned. "Not bad...but I'm surprised to see a Keyblade in your hands. I mean c'mon...are they prizes in a box of cereal now or something?" This guy was going to have to be kept on his toes. He was powerful, far more powerful than he had anticipated. The blows he received sent sharp pains up and down his arms and shoulder, but he could heal himself with fire if they got too bad. For now they just hurt when he moved them, but nothing seemed broken. Dashing off quickly to the right, chakrams in hand he ran about, doing his best to throw off his location from his opponent.

Wonder if any of the other members of the Keyblade Club know about this guy...[/color] Choosing a spot somewhat southwest of the Masked Boy's location. It was time for a combo attack, a powerful one at that. And he had just the set up to do it. Placing his chakrams above his head after he crouched down, crossing his arms slightly he leapt through the flames, body spinning slightly as he lunged towards Vanitas, flames following him out and launching themselves towards the strange armored one for some fire damage. Now..that was only part one of the attack.

Hopefully the element of surprise was on his side after he used the Blazing Camouflage attack, and weather it was or wasn't, flames surrounded his chakrams once again. "BURN!!! he shouted as he threw those flaming weapons of his at his opponent four times before catching them and slamming them upon the ground, unleashing a powerful flaming geyser that would shoot up directly below the Masked Boy. After his combo finished, the Flurry of Dancing Flames leapt back into the confines of the Fire Wall, using them to his advantage as cover. I can at least wait until the Fire Wall disperses...then get the hell out of here if he's still taking hits afterward. Sora may know somethin' about this guy...

Abilites Used:
Fire Wall: Lea will focus the power of fire to summon a wall that will close in around the perimeter of the battlefield. Wall lasts for 3 turns. Cooldown: 3 posts. Cooldown will not start until the wall wears off. Duration Remaining: 2 posts

Magma Floor: Lea covers the entire floor with magma, damaging the opponent just by them standing there. The magma covers the ground for 3 posts. This technique can be obliterated by Roxas and Sora’s Clear Light ability.(reaction command in game) Cooldown: 3 posts. Cooldown will not initiate until the magma floor wears off. Duration Remaining: 2 Posts

Blazing Camouflage: Due to his immunity to fire, Lea is capable of hiding within, as well as moving about within flames themselves. However this not only serves as a defensive technique, but an offensive one as well. This technique often gives him the element of surprise, allowing him to jump out at an opponent, with plumes of flames following him to deal Fire damage to his opponents. Cooldown: 2 posts

Blazing Geyser: An unnamed attack in the game itself, however Lea will throw his flaming chakrams at his opponent 4 times for a combo before finishing by summoning a jet of flame directly beneath or in front of them. Cooldown: 3 posts

[Vanitas]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400px; height: 600px; background-image: url(http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h424/Shade066/Random/bg014.png);] [STYLE=float: left; width: 100px; height: 100px; background-image: url(http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m523/BorderWalker/Vani1.png); margin: 10 0 0 50px;] [/style] [STYLE=float: left; width: 140px; height: 90px;padding: 5 5 5 5px; margin: 10 0 0 10px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 9px; color: #E5E5E5;]THREAD THEME:; Enter The Darkness TAGS; Lea, Vanitas, and Anyone else THOUGHTS; Seems he wants to play [/style] [STYLE=width: 230px; height: 290px; margin: 120 0 0 60px; padding: 10 9 10 11px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 11px; color: #E5E5E5;]Overconfidence. That seemed to be the man's flaw. Good, that's what Vanitas needed. Take him down a few pegs and Vanitas could easily dispatch him. Clearly this man was a very powerful man, if his power over fire was anything to demonstrate that. Such power might have been useful as an alley to find that weak punk and forge Kingdom Hearts, but that was too late now. The man had become overconfident when Vanitas chose to land back inside the fire circle. It wasn't like the masked boy to walk away from a fight, esspecially when challenged. He'd been willing to let this man leave unscathed, but the man chose to run in and attack Vanitas, meaning he had chosen to die by the boy's hands. Simple enough. It wouldn't be the first time someone had died by Vanitas' hands, and it wouldn't be the last. Just as planned, the After-Image worked. A handy trick, and once the blows had connected with this spiky-haired man, Vanitas had leapt back and kept his guard up. There'd be a retaliation of something. Now that the man had seen a move of Vanitas, he'd be able to counter, which meant Vanitas had to keep one step ahead. It'd be too easy to just summon one of the larger Unversed to take his place or fight alongside him, but he didn't need those weak creatures to help him defeat some punk man who thought he was the hottest things since fire spells. He kept his keyblade above his head, ready to move and strike in swift motions when needed. He listened to the man speak and that made him smirk. So, there were more then? “Hope you're not talking about some Blue-haired chick and a brown haired emo kid. Those two are just as useless as the one I'm looking for.” he said, keeping his eyes and body on the man as he moved, ready to anticipate something. He didn't know what to expect at this point, but he had to be ready. The man was pretty quick, but Vanitas had kept his eyes on him most of the time. He had spun just as the man reached the southwest location. It was a lot harder with him in the flames, it made it hard to keep an eye on him. He noticed out of the corner of his eye the man fly towards him from the flames, chakrams out and ready to attack. In a quick defensive move, Vanitas pulled his keyblade in front of him, using it to block the attack. It worked, somewhat, but he still felt the blows of the charkrams connect and pull him into the attack, making him wince. As the man backed off to cover his chakrams in flames, Vanitas widened his eyes,, seeing the Chakram's coming at him. He used his keyblade, knocking them aside as best he could but still getting hit by the final one as it caught him in the arm. Wincing, he saw the man through his chakrams to the ground and looked down himself at the ground below him to see the what was coming. He spun, barely avoiding the geyser as it swung up and quickly sidestepping. That was close, too close. This man Was powerful, and even Vanitas couldn't let overconfidence beat him at this. He swung his keyblade and snarled, watching as the man danced back into his flames. “No more games.” he said, his body and keyblade glowing in the dark energy as his power increased, keeping him ready. Keeping his eyes trained on the man, he waited to see the man try and attack again, ready for it this time. Time for the heavy stuff. ================= Abilities: Dark Embuding – Vanitas imbudes his keyblade with the power of darkness, increasing the power of his attacks. [4 Post duration] [¼] Dark Splicer – Cooldown: 2/2 [/style]

Shade † of BTN

[lea]

Music for this post: Force Your Way by The Black Mages

Impressed was the last thing Lea had ever thought he would find himself thinking about an opponent like the one he was fighting here. Yet here he was, actually enjoying himself somewhat, even if he was slightly disappointed the Blazing Geyser hadn't quite worked.
"Ya know...you ain't half bad." The flames were excellent, although not perfect cover. He still had to keep moving, and keep moving he did.

As his opponent spoke of going all out now, the former Nobody smirked. So ya want all out huh...[/i] he thought to himself. All out was just fine with the Flurry of Dancing Flames. He had just the attack to do this too. "Alright guys...you heard him...he wants to play with the big boys now.." His chakrams were then thrown, each weapon circling about the confines of the Fire Wall, gathering fire for what he was planning next. But he was far from defenseless, even though he had sacrificed his weapons for this go around..they would be used soon enough. The only thing the firewielder hoped, was that the flames would be enough to conceal the fact he was gathering flames in his chakrams for a..very explosive technique soon.

"Hey freakshow! You should know better than to play with fire. You'll just find yourself getting...BURNED!!!" He was near the northeast section of the Fire Wall now..keeping very careful to stay on the move. While not stepping out of the confines of his little hidey hole, he unleased three fireballs towards Vanitas. Yes, even he was capable of the powerful Triple Firaga. "Think you should give up and go home to Mommy yet?" Oh how taunting his voice was as he moved locations within the Fire Wall yet again, attempting to throw his opponent off guard.

Abilities Used:
Fire Wall: Lea will focus the power of fire to summon a wall that will close in around the perimeter of the battlefield. Wall lasts for 3 turns. Cooldown: 3 posts. Cooldown will not start until the wall wears off. Duration Remaining: 1 posts

Magma Floor: Lea covers the entire floor with magma, damaging the opponent just by them standing there. The magma covers the ground for 3 posts. This technique can be obliterated by Roxas and Sora’s Clear Light ability.(reaction command in game) Cooldown: 3 posts. Cooldown will not initiate until the magma floor wears off. Duration Remaining: 1 Posts

Blazing Camouflage: Due to his immunity to fire, Lea is capable of hiding within, as well as moving about within flames themselves. However this not only serves as a defensive technique, but an offensive one as well. This technique often gives him the element of surprise, allowing him to jump out at an opponent, with plumes of flames following him to deal Fire damage to his opponents. Cooldown: 1 posts

Blazing Geyser: An unnamed attack in the game itself, however Lea will throw his flaming chakrams at his opponent 4 times for a combo before finishing by summoning a jet of flame directly beneath or in front of them. Cooldown: 2 posts


Limit Break:
Explosion: Lea will throw his chakrams towards his opponent while they are engulfed in fire about four times, creating a small explosion after the fourth throw. While not being thrown, his chakrams will spin around the battlefield, gathering fire. If he chooses to let them spin around, he is left vulnerable for one post, and must toss them the next post. Regardless of if he allows them to gather more fire for one post or not, once his Chakrams return he must immediately use his Final Limit. Cooldown: 3 posts Cooldown will initiate upon use of the Final Limit

Final Limit:
Once his Chakrams return to him after being used for Explosion, Lea fuses them together to form a single, large Chakram to throw at his opponent. The power behind both the fire damage and the explosion is doubled upon impact. Cooldown for the limit break will initiate once this technique is used.
*Note: He hasn't actually used this technique yet, he is allowing his Chakrams to gather flames for 1 turn. Will be used my next post.

Triple Firaga: A fourth spell in the fire magic tier. Unlike normal Firaga where one fireball is launched, three fireballs are launched. These fireballs have the ability to strike one opponent for massive fire damage, or split off and strike no more than three opponents separately. Cooldown: 4 posts

[Vanitas]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400px; height: 600px; background-image: url(http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h424/Shade066/Random/bg014.png);] [STYLE=float: left; width: 100px; height: 100px; background-image: url(http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m523/BorderWalker/vani3.png); margin: 10 0 0 50px;] [/style] [STYLE=float: left; width: 140px; height: 90px;padding: 5 5 5 5px; margin: 10 0 0 10px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 9px; color: #E5E5E5;]THREAD THEME:; Unbreakable Chains TAGS; Lea, Vanitas, and Anyone else THOUGHTS; No More Games [/style] [STYLE=width: 230px; height: 290px; margin: 120 0 0 60px; padding: 10 9 10 11px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 11px; color: #E5E5E5;]Though Vanitas would never admit it, he too felt impressed by his opponent. This spiky man had skills, there was no denying that. He wasn't a keyblader, but he held skills that could easily keep one at bay. Well, it was at least keeping Vanitas at bay, but Vanitas also hadn't gotten back into the swing of things yet. He'd been gone for a while, after all, and it was slowly getting back into the swing of things. That being said, when he heard the man give Vanitas a compliment for his skill, he had to smirk. Oh if only this red-headed punk knew anything of Vanitas and his purpose and mission. The χ-blade would be his, one way or the other, and there was no one, No one who would stand in his way! He got ready when the Chakram's were thrown, but did not expect them to start circling the ring, however. But this wasn't a bad thing either. Letting the Chakram's leave his vision for the moment and focusing on the man in the flames. He was hard to spot, but it was time to pull out all the stops and actually get this battle over with. With the chance now upon him, Vanitas made his move. With his keyblade powered by the dark energy, Vanitas charged forward, the darkness encasing him as he attacked the man, following up quickly with two more strikes should the first hit in a Dark Spiral. In a blink, he was throwing himself back and forming three dark crystals of energy before him in a triangular formation, roating in a circle before him. The crystals formed deep energy into the center and created a large ray of energy projected outwards, meant to hit the target of the red-headed man square in the chest and hit him with all the power. Even as the ray disperesed though, the Crystals stayed. He had to dodge the Firaga, not easy as he had to move carefully around them and he could feel the heat as at least one hit him, but he would not let that falter him. The pain was his strength. “And maybe you shouldn't talk so much.” he said, Keeping moving for any attack that might happen at this point. He'd be only to dodge it by luck no doubt, if he could dodge it at all. =================== Abilities: Dark Embuding – Imbudes his keyblade with the power of darkness, increasing the power and strength of his attacks [4 Post duration] [2/4] Dark Spiral – Vanitas quickly Charges at his opponent while blanketed in dark energy, attacking once, then twice more if the first attack connects. [2/3 Post cooldown] [1/[2/3]] Dark Cannon – Three crystals form in a triangular formation in front of Vanitas, forming a combined ray of energy at his target. [3 Post Cooldown] [1/3] [/style]

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[lea]

Battle Theme For This Post: VS Final Xemnas, KHII OST

Well this was certainly a surprise. Even as a Somebody he could sense the power of Darkness surging within this strange Masked Boy he was fighting. Not only that, but for the first time ever...he had been successfully attacked despite the camouflage the Fire Wall offered. All three of the boy's strikes hit from that combo, dropping the former Organization member down to one knee. Damn Dark Keyblader...

As he forced himself to rise up, albeit shakily the beam emitted from the Dark Cannon hit him square in the chest, sending him flying backward, through the Fire Wall into the stone wall of the Postern itself. His head smacked hard upon the wall as his body slumped down, causing him to grow dazed. The smallest movement hurt, his vision was blurry. No..can't...let it end...like this...[/color] Focusing as best he could his right hand raised itelf up, the large fireball of the Firaga spell manifesting. Instead of throw it at the Dark Keyblader he intead forced it upon his own chest.

What was next revealed, should honestly surprise his opponent if he could see. Instead of the former Organization members body lighting ablaze from the flame, it appeared to heal him. At least enough to help him stand. Right as he stood upright, both chakrams returned to his hands, now fully charged with the power of fire. "Oh...you think you're so slick huh. You're about to see what it's like to face a real hell... Running wasn't going to be able to help the strange boy no. Those flaming chakrams were thrown four times, leaving behind small explosions regardless of whether they hit their mark or not. If the chakrams didn't hit him and explode on contact, surely the shockwaves from the explosions would at least unsettle him.

But the fun wasn't over...not by a long shot. As the chakrams returned to him, both were caught neatly in each hand before being brought forth, spinning rapidly as they became engulfed in a bright light. Where two chakrams were once visible, was now a giant flaming chakram. "This ends here and now..." Hurtling the giant chakram towards Vanitas, it's power doubled in fire it would have a similar effect to the dual chakrams. However instead of a minor explosion, a large one would ensue regardless of whether it hit or not. That explosion..would simply prove to be the distraction as the sounds of a Dark Corridor forming rippled throughout.

As his chakram returned and separated the former Nobody grinned as he caught them, releasing them back to wherever they were hidden. "Catch ya later...it's been fun..but I know I can't beat ya. But I'll be back with someone who can..got it memorized?" Finishing his piece, the former Noboy stepped through, closing the Dark Corridor behind him.

Exit Lea

ooc note: sorry for ending it like this. Figured Lea would realize he is outmatched here and go find out more. Thank you for rp'ing with me. Feel free to post out the closing post and just let someone know when you do so this completed thread can be archived

[Vanitas]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400px; height: 600px; background-image: url(http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h424/Shade066/Random/bg014.png);] [STYLE=float: left; width: 100px; height: 100px; background-image: url(http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m523/BorderWalker/vanitasav.png); margin: 10 0 0 50px;] [/style] [STYLE=float: left; width: 140px; height: 90px;padding: 5 5 5 5px; margin: 10 0 0 10px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 9px; color: #E5E5E5;]Post THEME:; Dismiss TAGS; Lea, ending THOUGHTS; An end post to show Some of Vani’s weakness. Good thread [/style] [STYLE=width: 230px; height: 290px; margin: 120 0 0 60px; padding: 10 9 10 11px; overflow: auto; font-family: Malgun gothic; font-size: 11px; color: #E5E5E5;]It had been a risky move to run headlong into the flaming border, anyone else in the world could have told you that easily. Some might have even said it was a foolish move or notion to try and run headlong first into the wall that this man made of his own skill and power. In the case of Vanitas though, it wasn’t the risk, or the foolishness. No, Vanitas attacked because it was the only chance he had. Predicting the moves of the man, making quick calculations in his head, it was the only chance he had to come out on top and show him just how foolish the red-haired man was in attacking Vanitas. Foolish even more, seeing as Vanitas had been more than willing to let the man go about his business if he had just answered his questions. It was for that reason that Vanitas rushed in. Covered in darkness and practically gliding over the hot magma floor below, Vanitas swung up in a quick strike, then two quick cross-slashes, movments like a dancer but filled with the darkness and power. He couldn’t keep this up for long, but so long as he did it right, he could use the darkness to his advantage. With a quick bend of his knees, he was leaping back to avoid a potential counter, although from the looks of it the man had been hit and attacked quite well enough that there would be none. He watched him drop to one knee and Vanitas grinned beneath his mask, knowing this man would soon be his, soon be yet another notch on his key blade for all the lives ended by his hand. The crystals were formed, Vanitas pointing his key blade out at the man and letting the energy channel in the direction he pointed, right for his chest. They fired, fusing into one ray and knocking the man back as the flames dropped, seeing the man land against the wall of the Postern with a satisfying crunch. Whether it was the wall that crunched or the man’s bones, Vanitas cared little. His point had been made, and he was not done yet. But it seemed the other man wasn’t either. With the three crystals still before him, Vanitas primed to make his Last Word on the matter, but he paused when he saw yet another Firaga spell ready to be launched at him, or so he thought. Witnessing the man heal by fire had been… interesting. Vanitas had never seen such a trick before, and it meant this man was interesting and certainly did have skills in his specialization. But it also meant something else. This man might be harmed further by ice based attacked. Of course! A fire mage, and he hadn’t thought to use a Blizzard spell yet! How stupid of him! But he couldn’t berate himself for long, as he saw both Chakrams fly past him and back to the man’s hands, coated in flames. They were thrown, one, two, three, four times. Each time Vanitas had to move quick. He spun from the first, feeling a notch of flame and metal nick him in the back and causing him to wince. The second he spun from again, catching iton his key blade and the force with which it was thrown causing him to spin harder than he anticipated, throwing him off balance. That’s when he felt the first explosion, followed quickly by the second. They were packing a surprise kicik, and it certainly kicked Vanitas. Like a cat, he had to twist to move and counter both the Chakrams AND the explosions, and it was by no means easy. The third came flying And Vanitas continued spinning, leaping into the air and spinning to jump over the chakram as it came. It barely missed him, but the chockwave of the explosion pushed him out of sync. The fourth came, and Vanitas, instead of intentionally countering or trying to dodge, let himself fall to the ground with a thud, the fourth Chakram barely skirting over him as he shockwave caused him to roll away. So this man was a fighter till the end then? Vanitas pushed himself up from the ground and onto one knee, looking to the man and retracting his mask to show the anger in his face. His eyes were now glowing

[/b] with the hate and anger, and he pushed himself up, the Darkness ebbing off of him and his key blade to fuel the final attack. Even in the barrage of attack’s, he’d yet to lose the three crystals, and he was sure as all hell that this man would die, here and now, as a message to all others. His body would be strung up to show who was back and that they meant business. He watched with hate filled eyes as the man brought both his chakrams back and spun them into one large Chakram, Vanitas dropping his knees and bending to jump up a bit. As the Chakram was launched, Vanitas swung out with his key blade, spinning madly as the crystals shattered from being struck by his key blade. Shards were thrown to the man, or at least, where he was, and Vanitas landed back on the ground just as the Chakram was to hit. Holding out his key blade before him, he took the blow from the Chakram, forcing him back and throwing him to the ground, the sheer force throwing him so off-guard, alongside his anger and rage keeping him from thinking clearly. He lay on the ground from the strike after it had finished, pushing himself up and readying to attack the man again, even while weakened, but he did not see him. Any trace of the man other than the scars left from their battle were gone. He had escaped during the final attack, and Vanitas hadn’t even heard him due to his anger filled rage. How? Well no matter. Vanitas pushed himself off and grumbled, letting his Keyblade fall to his side and fade away. So much had changed, including the arrival of new heroes to try and protect the worlds it seemed. No matter. With a quick glance to his Side, Vanitas spotted three Unversed that had formed out of his anger and emotions, probably sometime before the Chakram actually hit, or during it’s actual strike. He looked to the three floods as they skirted about quickly in dance-like movements, a scowl on his face. “Find Vanitas. Find Xehanort. Find Aqua. Find Terra. It’s time a reunion was had so that things get set right.” he aused and began walking, but turned back before his Minion Unversed left. “And keep out of sight. I don’t need more lunatics like that spiky-haired freak to cause trouble for us.”

With a bend of his Knees Vanitas leapt, his mask fusing over his face and concealing his identity once more. Time to cause chaos, and Radiant Garden would be a perfect place to begin anew.[/style][/td][/tr][/table][/center]

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