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Post by Rising Dragon on Jul 25, 2007 18:04:54 GMT -5
The only relief from the sun that he had was the severe dust storm that blanketed this burning wasteland. Outside of the raging maelstrom, the sun beat down relentlessly, showing no mercy to its inhabitants. The only mercy would be at night--which was still a long ways off. Despite the wind, the dust, the heat, and the monsters, a lone figure marched relentlessly through it, on the trail of a great and powerful warrior who had defeated him hours before.
Green eyes narrowed, Rua Dragonheart had grabbed a fistful of his ragged brown cloak and swept it over his face, preventing him from breathing in the dust that blew at him. He seemed to struggle against the wind, as it blew opposite his destination. Is this Arumon's doing? he thought distantly, winding around rocks and potholes, passing by decrepit, abandoned huts. If it is, just one more reason for me to kick his ass when I find him again.
With that thought in mind, Rua continued his trek across the lonely desert, his eyes looking through the dust, searching for the armored warrior somewhere across the shifting sands.
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Post by Teej on Jul 26, 2007 1:01:00 GMT -5
Miles ahead of his previous foe now, Arumon moved his armored head to the left and then to the right, very slowly.
A common desert spawnpoint. The knight had guessed, looking at all of the corpses laying on the ground after he had decided they were distractions that needed to be removed. He stuck his blade into the sand by his side and took a small pause, glancing. Fires were arising out of the few huts he had also destroyed.
OThers will be here soon. It would be best that they don't find me yet. I need to find out how this world functions currently, first. Arumon thought, lifting his blade up again, then focusing energy into it to transform it into a hovercycle-like transportation.
(I'll meet up with RD after you gt more people....maybe it'd be best to avoid a fight right at the very beginning of the rp like this, since it will drag on for quite a while? >__>)
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Post by BD on Jul 26, 2007 19:13:58 GMT -5
Kite looked through the sand, "Wait a minute..." his eagle eys spotted Rua walking through the sands,"Yo, Rua. fancy seeing you here!"
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Post by Rising Dragon on Jul 26, 2007 20:08:33 GMT -5
Rua barely heard the voice shout out to him over the howling winds. He scanned his immediate area, looking for its source, and blinking in irritation as some sand got into his eye. I wish I could use my armor, he thought sourly, But that knight would see it a mile away.
He eventually saw a figure in the sands, and approached it, revealing it to be Kite. Wonderful, another staff member, he thought. "What are you doing out here, Kite?" he asked dryly, still using his cloak to cover the better part of his face, due to all the blowing dust.
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Post by BD on Jul 26, 2007 20:49:32 GMT -5
"Long story short there's a little problem the staff just had happen, let's just say an old program is out there that's more powerful than alot of things..." Kite said,"Judging by your look i'd say you've already had a run-in with it..."
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Post by Rising Dragon on Jul 26, 2007 21:11:03 GMT -5
Rua frowned, and looked in the direction of his quarry. Sure, he wanted to pursue, but here was a person, a staff member no less, who could tell him exactly what he was chasing. The Beta Tester looked about and spotted a nearby hut, one that was mostly intact, and walked towards it, motioning for Kite to follow.
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Post by BD on Jul 26, 2007 21:24:21 GMT -5
Kite followed, he also made sure to ready both gunblades should something...unpleasant show up.
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Post by Rising Dragon on Jul 26, 2007 21:40:21 GMT -5
Once they were inside, Rua removed his cloak and stashed it in his inventory, and leaned against the wall near the entrance.
"His name is Arumon," he started, watching the doorway as the dust blew by, "He was wandering the desert when I found him. Decked out in full body armor and was using a wicked sword. When he saw me, he declared that he had chosen me."
Rua grunted, replaying the ensuing battle in his mind, realizing just how screwed he could've been if Arumon wanted to be serious. "We battled after that," he continued. "I smashed his helmet, and in return, he told me his name. Eventually, he beat me. He said he was impressed that I lasted so long against him."
Rua sighed, closing his eyes and shaking his head. "Our battle generated a lot of energy. Once it was over, Arumon somehow took hold of that energy and used it to break a binding spell on him. He was toying with me. The amount of power he had after he broke free was staggering. He's easily as much of a threat as any of the first set of Sons we fought. And in a sense, I'm the one who freed him, because I was the one who lost."
Finally, he looked up and faced Kite. "And now you mean to tell me he's another program that decided it had enough of the Staff?"
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Post by BD on Jul 26, 2007 21:45:48 GMT -5
"In a manner of speaking, it is staff...it was during the Alpha, we had created a 'police force' of sorts to keep things going, Arumon was a captain in this armada...However, once 'they' were created, Arumon lost it and went rougue, we're just now catching up with him..." Kite said,"Rua, there's something you need to know...we created the sons...that's why ARumon went rougue..."
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Post by Rising Dragon on Jul 26, 2007 21:50:28 GMT -5
"I know already," Rua said simply, "Our friend Samanosuke let it slip when I was beating his ass after I saw him alive again."
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Post by BD on Jul 26, 2007 21:56:36 GMT -5
"Well, i'm glad you didn't kill me like I would have expected..." Kite said,"The two of use can at least be a match for him, so we should go after him."
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Post by Rising Dragon on Jul 26, 2007 22:03:42 GMT -5
"You weren't involved with the development of the Dark Balances," Rua said, "You were a beta tester like I was. Just one of their guinea pigs. Let the developers feel my wrath."
Rua swept his cloak back around him and stepped out into the screaming winds once more. "Come on," he called back, "We need to catch up before some idiot decides he's a match for Arumon."
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Post by BD on Jul 27, 2007 9:36:47 GMT -5
Kite got up and after Rua said that last phrase, he thought of Fitz for some reason. Kite reached into his pack and grabbed a small device,"Sora gave it to me, he says it can track actively used Keyblades."
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Post by Rising Dragon on Jul 27, 2007 11:19:59 GMT -5
"Keyblades?" Rua asked, perplexed, "The only one I know who uses a keyblade is Sora himself."
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Post by BD on Jul 29, 2007 14:09:57 GMT -5
"Keyblades?" Rua asked, perplexed, "The only one I know who uses a keyblade is Sora himself." "There's more than ya'd think..." Kite said trailing off.
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