Raid #30

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Pulse [FF13] has been attacked by Darkness.

Dark Group | Attacking:

Caius Ballad [Leader]
Jihil Nabaat
Yazoo
Yukimura
Silv

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The Light has five days to get a team together to counter this attack or the Darkness will have a claim on the world! Dark, feel free to post here. Another post will be added when the Light gets a Raid Group, or if the Darkness has won the world! Keep an eye out!

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A Light Group of Five has Countered the Attack!

Light Group | Defending:

Lightning Farron[Leader]
Oerba Dia Vanille

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Rude
Noel Kreiss
Noctis Lucis Caelum
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Posting Order: Caius Ballad, Lightning Farron, Jihil Nabaat, Oerba Dia Vanille, Yazoo, Noel Kreiss, Yukimura, Noctis Lucis Caelum, Silv then Rude[/size].[/font][/size]

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If no winner has been decided by April 26th, then a staff member will review and decide the winner!

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Let the Battle Begin!!

[caiusballad]

Nightfall had befallen the world of Pulse. Stars shined high up in the sky, bathing the field in the pale moonlight. In the backdrop, the Pillar holding Cocoon remained in place somehow. It was a quiet night, one where one wouldn't expect anything to happen...that is until the man came into view.

Armored boots stepped along the soft grass, a smirk forming upon his lips as his chest began to glow red as well as his normally blue eyes. Violet and black armor covered the majority of this man's body. A soft breeze caused his violet hair to shift about some as his hand reached up for the sword placed on his back, grasping the bonelike handle as he pulled, swinging the blade once before stabbing it in the ground, kneeling before it. "Yeul...this battle, shall be fought in your name. And in your memory. May your spirits watch over us. May the memory of each and every one of you bring strength to my blade."

Silently, Caius rose, pulling Ragnarok from the space he had stabbed it, the Heart of Etro glowing yet again. Right above the handle, an eye opened up on Ragnarok, glowing red as well as Caius' eyes yet again. "All shall fall tonight. The chaos created shall be Etro's downfall. None shall stand in my path! As he spoke, Ragnarok was swung once, the blade becoming engulfed in a violet and black flame as he awaited, knowing full well Lightning would likely appear to stop him.

[Lightning]

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Was this battle truly never to end?

As the Goddess Etro's Champion, it was her duty to keep Caius in line. No matter the cost. And it was their destiny to fight one another til the end of time. A hand reached up to gently touch the small golden bird symbol attached to her breastplate. Etro.. She had left her legacy in her hands..... Her fingers traced lightly over the emblem from one end to the other. There had to be a way to end this endless conflict.

But time hadn't been kind enough to lend her the few extra moments to reflect on her own thoughts. A figure off in the distance came into view, still clearly recognizable by the warrior even in the absence of the sun. Solutions would have to wait until later. For now, she had a mission to fulfill. And it was to protect her home.

Lightning swiftly jumped from her high perch from on top of a cliff, landing a good distance away from her eternal rival, locking her icy gaze onto his eyes, refusing to tear her stare away for even a moment. Even in the pale moonlight, the gunblader shone in the dark like a beacon of light as her armor reflected the faint light the moon had to offer. She threw her arm out to her side, a flurry of feathers dancing around her forearm and flying out as her Valkyrie Wing gunblade appeared in a bright flash of light. The white feathers swirling about the blade as the light dispersed and falling gingerly to ground at her feet. She shifted the blade towards Caius, clearly pointing it's tip at him.

"I suggest you leave while I'm giving you the chance..."

Of course, she knew it wasn't that simple. He wouldn't just leave, especially now with her standing in his path. He'd see it as a challenge and gladly take her up on the offer. No matter though.

"What are you doing here...?" Her question was more demanding than curious. She had been keeping a close eye on the guardian ever since their battle in Valhalla, making sure to keep tabs on his every move.... But why was he here?

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[jihlnabaat]

Step after step, the Lieutenant Colonel Jihl Nabaat from the PSICOM army walked towards the crystal pillar that hold Cocoon above Pulse. Her home was up there, sustained by that blue crystal pillar. So fragile and yet so resistant. She cleaned her glasses as the night wind caressed her face. The battle for the sake of Cocoon. IF she succeeded in such task, her home world would be free of the menace known as L’Cie. No more people living in fear, no more wretched creatures that were just pawns from the Pulse Fal’Cie. The opposition against PSICOM would end as well as the life of those abominations.

Her transport ship had left her there after the devices caught with a massive energy coming from near the pillar. At first, Nabaat wondered if it was a L’Cie but her expectations were not met when her green eyes focused on the tall and rather creepy man standing near the pillar. His dark clothes and tribal adornments. He seemed to be someone from Pulse. Was he an enemy? The morbid sword on his hand, emitting some purple and dark energy made the Colonel stop in her tracks. What was that man? But before Jihl could say or do anything… She arrived.

Sacred armour and a new power. The leader of the pack of L’Cies that invaded Palamecia before. Lightning Farron. Jihl tapped her baton against her hand hard as she watched the events unfold before her very eyes. Lightning was talking to the dark man standing in front of the pillar and it didn’t seem to be a pleasant talk either. She had summon her weapon, a sword that materialized from within a small twister of white feathers. What kind of power was that one? She had never seen something like that… and yet. It didn’t matter. She was there. One of her main targets.

“So unfortunate to lay an eye on you, Miss Farron.” Said Jihl, walking to the area where Lightning and the dark warrior stood. “Here I thought that you were dead but it seems that you have an annoying habit of staying alive, even against all odds.” Jihl’s green eyes scanned the dark soldier at her side. He didn’t noticed her arrival. His eyes were just focused on the L’Cie. “Hope you don’t mind me barging in.” With a swift motion, Jihl got her baton ready. “We have scores to settle!”

[Oerba Dia Vanille]

[/color] Vanille chuckled. How Lightning had reacted to them, she was sure something was about to break out. I won't run away, Vanille thought.[/ul]

OOC: sorry for the short post ><

[Yazoo]

Following Jihl not too far behind was Yazoo, as he wasn't wearing his Organization cloak any longer. Actually, he hadn't worn it for quite some time now, his normal outfit now was visible and his head wasn't covered, but Yazoo was certain that Lightning had seen his face at least a few times during the battles they've met in.

Other than Lightning, he also had sensed Vanille, still an unknown person as the only time he had seen her was where he had remained hidden, but he sensed multiple other presences as well. One of them had been the first to make contact with the defence forces, also a Dark presence. Looking in the direction of Caius, he did not recognise the person, so the Remnant tilted his head slightly to look his way. A smirk played on his face as he was getting interested in this battle.

From all the looks of it, it seemed unavoidable so far that people didn't fight. Hostility was something even someone without the ability to sense aura's would notice in this current situation. He was certain of more presences to make themselves known soon enough. If not one just explodes into the scene and attacks everyone at once.

From his holster, he took his Velvet Nightmare. The gun had aided him in all his battles so far, other than that he also always had the Materia in his arm and summons at his call. Even if that didn't work out, he had some spells at the ready to cast without even the use of any Materia.

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OOC Note
Had no idea how to get started, lol.

[Noel Kreiss]

[[ Warning!!! My muse is low so please forgive me for this post x.x ]]

Pulse. A wonderful world filled with wildlife and natural beauty. Cocoon rested on top of its crystal pillar and Noel was going to keep it like that. The boy was born 700 years after Cocoon was stopped from crashing into Pulse. He knew what would happen to the world if it were to fall and he would stop this event from happening. It would be hard but he had help from all over. Lightning, Serah, Snow, Hope, and Sazh would try to stop this event and the one who would try to speed it up, Caius Ballad.

A portal formed a few meters above Lightning. It was a time distortion caused by a certain someone traveling through the Historia Crux. A boy dressed in blue tribal clothing came out his distortion as closed behind him. His eyes were locked onto the gathering group below him. As he came close to the ground, he landed with a roll and stood up. "Hey Light, Did I miss the party?" Noel asked as he finished dusting himself off.

His eyes looked around and saw a few people he knew but the others were new to him. The hunter walked over to Lightning as he locked eyes with Caius. "Caius...Up to no good I see..." Noel said as he took the sword off of his back. As the larger sword unfolded to form into its true size, he took out the smaller sword out of the sheath on the larger one. Whatever Caius was up to, he needed to be stopped but who were all of these other people? What were they up to? Well, only time would tell.

[Yukimura]

A corridor ripped open about a half a foot ball field away from the group massing together. From it, Yukimura stepped out, his jacket rising and rustling from a light breeze developing in the crowd. The swordsman had a serious expression on his face once more. He was about to enter yet another battle with warriors of Light and Darkness.

The warriors of darkness he was fighting with were not familiar to him at all. Yukimura's gaze shifted around to each one. One person had extremely long white hair with a weapon that looked like a sword of some sort. Another had long purple hair and a sword swarming in black and purple fire. The last one wielded a baton and seemed like that type who fought like her allies.

"Hmm... These people you seem to be allying yourself with might be able to hold their own, Yukimura," Dragon's Fang stated, observing the three people. The swordsman nodded in agreement, as he observed the warriors that had Light resonating from their hearts.

"They probably are still amassing, just like we are... It'll probably be best if we take advantage of this right now and take one of these three."

The swordsman drew Dragon's Fang from his back, as he looked at each person with Light. One of the three, a heavily armored female swordsman, appeared to look the more skilled of the three. Also, she appeared to be wielding a hybrid between a sword and a gun. The man appeared able to wield two swords the larger of the two staying on his back. The last one, another girl, wielded a rod of some sort.

"A caster, of some sort," Yukimura pondered, as he shifted his gaze from one person to the next. He stopped when he was about ten feet from the group, his grip tightened around the sword. There was going to be a battle and Yukimura would not let this moment pass when they had a numbers advantage.

Yukimura looked at the one with the short sword and sprinted towards him. He swung the blade with both hands in a horizontal spin at the man's chest, then swung up and back down in a vicious and rapid manner.

(Comin' at you Noel.)

[Noctis Lucis Caelum]

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Telekinesis: With little effort, Noctis can summon his weapons out of thin air with magical power, and materialize them anywhere in the free space of the battlefield. They hover within the air and are almost transparent if one doesn't look hard enough, and he can't materialize them into people or objects, so he needs to grab them out of the air and throw them in order to move them around to make offensive use of them in combat for the most part. He can also use his telekinesis to rotate them in the air, both to set a almost invisible trap in a switchblade-motion, or to orbit around his body in his defensive 'Coat of Arms' technique. He can summon one weapon at once, which he always chooses his main weapon, the Falchion as his weapon of choice along with any additional weapons. Even then, he may only use a few at a time, leaving others as back-up for projectiles or to act as a defense. (He can only summon as many weapons as there are opponents in the thread. If he uses a weapon to attack or defend, one post cooldown.)

Teleportation: Used in conjunction with his Telekinesis, he can teleport to any weapon on the field he has moved with his telekinesis, and use that weapon swiftly. He can then teleport again once having used that weapon or the power of that weapon, and only after someone has interrupted him can he teleport again. (Can teleport to up to two weapons per post/turn, or in other words three weapons per post/turn, at the cost of a cooldown for two turns.)

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[Silv]

From the Corridors, Silv stared at the stupid gathering of people. Nothing exciting seemed to happen so far until someone actually left the Corridors and attacked one of the Light's forces. She wanted to exit the Corridors and join him in his attack there, maybe throw a large wave at the entire stupid group to get them moving or something.

Before she left, another guy appeared and attacked all the forces of Dark. Well, someone can make a flashy entrance here, she thought to herself and moved through the Corridors to a different position, making use of her current situation. As the guy with all his weapons had finished his first attack, Silv opened a way out of the Corridors to Darkness and charged one surge of Darkness into her axe. She didn't bother to charge for her initial attack and thrown a Dark Beleaguer at the group from the back.

This was just a warning shot before she started her full attack by charging her axe well with Darkness.

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Dark Beleaguer: one post cooldown
used one without charging any posts, so it's a very weak attack

[snowrokosho]

How did this happen? That was all Rude could wonder as a dark portal opened and let him out into a place that he knew would be another battlefield. As he stepped out into the beautiful world of Pulse, lit by the moon, he looked over the area to see what was going on. It seemed that there was quite a gathering going on here.

For starters, the bulk of the group was gathered together having what looked like a face off of some sort. A lady with pink hair, a man in dark armor, a woman that looked like she was part of some form military and…Vanille? The sight of the young lady was a shocker to Rude. He hadn’t seen her since that attack in the strange world called Vana'diel. He had thought the young lady was had vanished from the worlds, but seeing her now made him very glad she was okay. In any case, these four were in a stand off that held so much tension that he could feel the hate between the four from where he stood. Since he didn’t know the other three and hardly knew Vanille, he decided to let the group have their own little fight. It was none of his business after all. Turning his eyes to the rest of the battlefield, Rude caught a glimpse of white hair, but didn’t have time to focus on it before more people were arriving. A boy that seemed to know the pink haired lady appeared first. Shortly after his arrival the boy was attacked by a guy wielding a sword. As he watched, things only got stranger as weapons appeared out of nowhere and began to block or attack the group of enemies in the area. It was an odd trick and very impressive. The owner--a dark haired young man wearing dark clothing--of the attack also seemed to know the gathering group, so no problems there. The last on the field was another white head person that he recognized. Silv, the human Heartless and in a way a business partner. She had already attacked the group, but having been the last to arrive, her attack did not bother the Turk.

In fact, it came no where near him. It seem luck had gotten him there in enough time to miss the attack, but not the whole battle. In any case,it seemed that most had a dance partner already with the exception of himself and the guy that could teleport and wield multiple weapons. Well, the Turk was definitely not going to fight Silv. Light side or not, he was not interested in damaging their business relationship with war, so unless she attacked him, he would do nothing to the woman, so who did that leave?

Rude’s eyes focused on the other silver head target he saw earlier. As he took in the form, he felt his heart stopped as he realized who the guy was. Long white hair, leather outfit, and guns…Yazoo. The third of the Remnants and the only one he had managed to avoid up until now. Out of everyone, he knew this one could potentially be trouble especially since the Turk knew what he could do. Deciding that the Remnant would be his target—due to the fact that he was familiar and Rude was curious about this one’s plans—the Turk, charged up a spell before swinging his arm downward and aiming Thunder at his target.
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Target: Yazoo

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[caiusballad]

I suggest you leave now while I'm giving you the chance.

Those words brought a rather pleased look upon the Immortal Guardian's face. He knew it was only a matter of time before she showed up. They were fated to battle, he and her. For however long Time itself determined they were. An everlasting battle, a neverending clash over the fate of Pulse. It pleased him really, to have such a worthy opponent to fight. They were very few and far, if not rare for one such as he.

"Why else would I be here Lightning?" he asked in an amused tone. A newcomer approached before he could speak, and she appeared to know the other as well, and in fact looked like she'd be a powerful ally in her own right. Lightning however didn't appear to be alone either. Vanille, the one who wasn't supposed to be here at all, made an appearance yet again outside of Valhalla. She had to be a Paradox, there was no other explanation for it. Noel appeared not long after, as did a white haired man whom even Caius sensed his power.

"For too long, the Goddess Etro has allowed her curse of seeing the future to plague the Seeress. I have decided, that since she refuses to undo her curse upon Yeul, that I will instead take over a creation of hers, turn it into my curse." He sensed Noel approach next, followed by sensing the darkness emanating from Yukimura. His face remained as it did, not showing that he noticed the attack on his former pupil. He knew Noel could hold his own. However what did surprise him was a weapon materializing out of nowhere to counter Yukimura. Even more suprising when the sound of gunfire echoed throughout towards Jihl, and finally he caught it, just barely a glimpse as a swallow blade swung itself towards him, Ragnarok raised just in the nick of time to parry the blow.

Now, what he wasn't expecting, was the appearance of Noctis himself after his rather flashy entrance, let alone seeing him appear holding onto the swallow blade. "You! he said in a low voice, just hinted with anger as he jumped away from the other. If Noctis was here, things might be a little harder. He was powerful in his own right, he remembered that from the meeting in Valhalla. Silv's own dark attack was fired next, however the Guardian simply stood his ground. The attack was weak, even he could sense it wasn't fired at full power. And last but not least, a man in a tuxedo and wearing glasses had appeared. All of Lightning's allies had one thing in common, they all reeked of the Light.

"You seem to have gathered an impressive group Lightning." His gaze shifted among each member of the dark, a smirk appearing upon his lips yet again, arm raising to beckon out to each and every one of them. "We come from different backgrounds, different walks of life, yet I sense the spark of darkness, a hint of Chaos in each and every one of you. Join me in this fight, and together we can abolish the group of Light here. Whether they did or not, he didn't care. He was going to dispose of them one way or the other anyway.

Ragnarok was swung, the eye above the hilt opening up, glowing a deep shade of scarlet as the area where his heart would be glowed as well. His eyes too began to glow, making him appear almost demonic in nature as he called upon the powers the Heart of Etro allowed him. "You should have warned your friend before hand Guardian of Etro..." motioning towards Noctis with Ragnarok before the blade was swung, flipped so that the tip of the blade faced the ground. "That he be not the only capable of striking multiple times. Husk of the wandering comet, I summon thee!" Right as he finished speaking, his weapon pierced the ground.

The sky itself began to darken as Caius' hair flew up, Ragnarok glowing intensely as a large spell seal rose up into the air. violet in color. From the sky itself, a large rock, perhaps even a comet itself met the summoning seal, before releasing eight comets from the seal itself, the large flaming rocks raining down around them all. Who got hit, who dodged, well that was based on their skill now wasn't it? "Warriors of darkness, I promise you victory! Join me, and together we will eliminate these servants to the Light, bringing a new world order to Pulse!"

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Comet: One of Caius' signature attacks. After chanting "Husk of the Wandering Comet, I summon thee!" He raises his sword into the air, summoning a purple, runed filled symbol which sends down between 6-8 comets towards the ground. (cooldown: 4 posts, done no more than twice per thread)

[Lightning]

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And slowly all the pieces began to fall into place. Lightning watched on as one by one forces of the Light and Dark joined together. For once, Lightning was actually glad to have aid at her side, though she'd never voice it directly.

Her icy blue gaze only flicked lightly to the side as a particular woman addressed her. "Hmph..Speak for yourself.." The warrior sneered, at both of her comments. Jihl HAD died... Yet here she stood. Honestly, she had hoped she would just stay that way... Some of the attendees had decided to lash out instantly upon arrival, but her comrades could handle themselves. Her real fight was with Caius. Fated rivals. Mortal enemies. She only scoffed lightly as the tip of her weapon remained at ready and pointed dead ahead.

As Caius went on to explain his revenge against the Goddess of Death, Lightning only returned his fuel driven anger with a straight face.

"Still chasing shadows, Caius? You still can't even see the very thing you hate standing in front of you?" Her words were meant to drive him to attack her. She knew Caius better than anyone else here.. And she was the only one who stood a chance against him. "For someone who despises Etro so much, you're awfully blind to her standing out in plain sight.."

Pulse.. It had become her home. Something she treasured and something she wanted to protect. She would be damned if she allowed Caius to wrap his twisted fingers around the world and claim it as his own. She owed it to her friends to protect their home world and she owed it to Etro to keep peace.

As Caius began to summon his large storm of meteors, Lightning was already preparing herself for the battle at large. "Odin..." Her fingers lightly hovered over the small golden emblem on her chest, a bright light forming in her hand as she grasped at it quickly, tossing a small rose shapes crystal into the air. With a quick slice of her blade the crystal split in half, a large rose colored emblem erupting from it's core and a large mechanical man appearing in the midst of it.


"Everyone! Watch out for the meteors! Odin, let's go!" Odin took the lead as the large eidolon charged forth, raising his blade and separating it into two, Odin zipped forward with great speed (Crushing Blow) and slashing outwards at the dark clad man. As his attack finished, the eidolon moved quickly out of the way as his summoner followed up closely behind with her blade raised. With Odin at least offering a distraction, Lightning could move in for the real attack.

Moving almost as quickly as her nickname itself, the warrior mercilessly hacked away, lifting her blade upwards diagonally followed by a powerful kick to the upper torso as she swung right to left before taking a small leap back, firing off a succession of rounds and flipping right back within range pulling her body around as she landed, blade still outstretched before winding up to spin her blade about again for another hit. (Army of One)

As her last blow landed, Lightning backflipped a few feet to stand by her Eidolon to regain her composure and prepare herself for the attacks Caius would soon lash back with. Hopefully the others were fairing well enough on their own.

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[jihlnabaat]

Jihl saw the supporting group of the L’Cie get bigger. Vanille was there. No surprises there. The sick L’Cie always helped each other. Luckily for her she seemed to have more then enough allies on her end as well. With a smirk, the Lieutenant Colonel tapped her baton as soon as she saw Vanille, getting ready to strike at any second. But more allies came and one of them seemed to be troublesome enough, teleporting like a man possessed, attacking everyone on sight.

“Seems that the L’Cie have quite a pack of allies at the moment…” She said to herself after she gave several jumps back to prevent getting hit by the boy who seemed to be gifted with teleportation. “This means war it seems…” Jihl smirked, taking her summoning device from her pocket, tossing it to midair. “If it’s war they want… It’s war they will indeed get.”

The portal opened in midair as soon as Jihl favourite monster, Kalavinka Stryker flew past her, allowing the woman to jump unto his back, before going into a higher altitude. “Time to shake this up, don’t you agree my dear?” The Colonel said with a smirk, pointing her baton towards Vanille. “FIRE!”

Kalavinka roared and flapped his wings, before casting Thundaga towards Vanille and her closest allies. Jihl was more then amused to see Lightning and Vanille together. With some luck, they would both die together, meaning less two L’Cie to hunt for.

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Summon Kalavinka Stryker - Kalavinka Striker – (His electric attacks are boosted by 1 for each enemy on the field, as long as their number is 2 or more)
Duration - 4 posts
Cooldown - 4 posts

Thundaga - Inflicts heavy damage upon an enemy.
Cooldown - 3 posts