Kingdom Hearts: Afterwar (Started, Accepting via PM)

[Guest Tainted Black]

"Yes, Cero." Black began. "Finish whatever she was doing if anything. Other than that, watch the Nobodies." Then Black stood up from his chair and placed his book back down. "Now, Red, I would like you to do some work for me. Find out what the Unversed are up to. I'm trying to figure out wht all is going on, but I can't watch all at once. I'm going to be watching the others," Referring to the complete beings, "Myself. Alright?"

[Christian Exodia]

Ranyx appeared in a dark realm, & upon a regal black throne, put the hollow, lifeless girl upon it. He set the heart in a seperate dark cupboard & left. He walked around the dead Twilight Town & killed Heartless as he made it to the second tallest(Only to the Clock Tower, too cliche'.)building with a sea-salt ice cream in his hand(Too cliche I know, but what else did I have to work with?). "This feels familiar, but, I shouldn't care until my mission is fufilled. I need to find the Heartless with her soul. She's younger than me in body, but in soul she's my age. I need her to live. I. NEED. TO. FIND. WHO. TOOK. HER. SOUL!!!!!!" He said, & that last part was so loud, Black & Cero could hear it.

[Guest Tainted Black]

Black heard something, but what, he wasn't quite sure. Investigation time maybe? "Well, get to it you two." He flashed a toothy grin. "And I bid you adieu." He picked up his book, and faded, leaving the two Heartless to do as they were to do. HYe appeared in twilight Town, to begin looking, and found it desolate. He thought.

[Christian Exodia]

Ranyx finished his ice cream, and jumped to the floor of the town. He yelled, "HEARTLESS! COME OUT SO I CAN SEE YOUR FACE!" He screamed from the top of his lungs. Ranyx ran throughout the town until he slammed into Black. "Dude, sorry. So-YOU'RE-" He cut himself off because he was unknown what to say.

[Kōsuke Ueki]

Kirimono had no thought of escaping. He just wanted to help in any way possible. He wonders exactly why he is a Keyblade wielder? Is it because he is an amazing person? Is it because he is pure of heart? What could be the reason that he now wields the Destiny Key of Light? He began to walk around, still in confusion about everything.

[Guest Tainted Black]

Black raised his eyebrow at the person who ran into him. "I'm? I'm what?" He asked, Blue eyes staring back. "I'm Jack." He said extending a hand. He offered a soft smile and closed eyes. He thought. "What brings you to town?" He continued, "You look like a Traveler."

[Christian Exodia]

"I have a purpose. I found the body of a girl I once loved, but she was not yet dead. Only, frozen in time without her soul or heart. I saved her life, what she told me many years ago in the late war. Only me & her were left. I killed the Leechgrave, but at the cost of my own. She told me the story as she anagramed my name & I left her. I have found her heart in a shadow in a nearly-forever sleep. I awoke him & killed him in the same second. I stashed her hollow body & heart in a dark realm I call my house. I need her soul, & I can bring her back. But I can only do it in a full Kingdom Heart night. The equinox is soon, & that night will bring a full Kingdom Heart. I need to find her soul & bring her back." He explained. "You work for anybody?"

[Guest Tainted Black]

Black. going by Jack, blinked, and had a blank expression on his face. "So, you're a Nobody?" Black asked. Then he chuckled "I asked who you were, not for your life story kid. And no, I don't work for anyone. I'm human, see?" Black asked keeping up the facade. "I just prefer to dress like this. Makes me... unique." He smiled, resisting his signature grin.

[Christian Exodia]

"Yeah, this isn't my real face either." He said, pulling the mask, & beanie off & his hair fell. "Haven't gotten a cut in about, 6 years?" But he pulled out scissors & cut it down to size. "Made myself notes but never got to it." His sais appeared in his hands.

[Guest TheFinalFan]

((Mind if I temporarily control Hayner, Pence, and Olette?))

 

"Come on, guys!"

"Slow down, Pence!"

"You know, you could at least tell us why you dragged us out here!"

"It's a surprise!"

A husky, black-haired kid with a red jersey was running through the streets of Twilight Town, followed closely by a sandy-haired boy in camo and a brown-haired girl wearing an orange blouse, as well as a dark-haired teenager in dark clothing.

Eventually, the kid in the jersey reached a crowd standing in between two shops.

"Hayner, Olette, Vaen! This is it! This is where the strange fortuneteller is!"

"What fortuneteller, Pence?" Olette asked.

"I found this stand the other day, and I checked it out. This woman will only give out fortunes to people once a day, but she can do a long-term or a short-term fortune, and they are always right! She said that I would find something I had lost, and, when I got home, I tripped on that gemstone from the Struggle trophy that that Sora guy gave us! I thought I had lost that little guy months ago!"

"OK...so she got one fortune right. Big deal." Hayner was skeptical about this.

"No! I talked to other people who got their fortunes, and everyone who has recieved a short-term fortune has had it come true within a day of getting it!"

"Alright. You have me hooked." Hayner relented.

Pence turned to Vaen, the fourth member of the group.

"Don't you want your fortune taken?"

"Sure...I guess." Vaen hesitated. "If it can help me find my memories, then sure."

"Alright! This must be a true wonder of the town! I'm sure of it!"

"Here we go again with your 'wonders'." Olette remarked.

They then waited in line for the mysterious fortuneteller...

[Hydra of Ages]

Red blinked, her tail poking out from behind her shirt. She raised an eyebrow in a confused expression.

 

"The Unversed? Why would I be sent to examine them? I mean, I look like a human, I would figure that they'd want me to examine... well, humans."

 

She sighed and bit a finger. "Oh well. I guess I've gotta do it. Now... exactly where ARE those Unversed, anyway?" she wondered aloud. "I never really knew or found out."

 

-

 

Croixidixx's head whipped up suddenly. "Someone else is here." he said quickly, before glancing to his side where an arrow had flashed by. There was a movement so quick it could hardly be identified, and an arrow of darkness aimed at Haxon's chest had been, instead, pinned to a nearby tree by a thin white knife with a Nobody symbol engraved in the hilt. The dagger fizzled and disappeared into strands of nothingness quickly, as Croixidixx glances around for the intruder while in a battle stance. He didn't summon his weapon just yet, however, hoping to have an element of surprise on his hand. His pet, meanwhile, had noticed its master's tension and squawked as it took to the air, red tail made of small blades dangling dangerously below his daggered-wings and swordlike beak.

[Guest TheFinalFan]

The four of them eventually managed to make their way to the front of the crowd to see a person in a black cloak in front of a card table that had a small, paper sign that proclaimed "100% Accurate Fortunes: Only 1000 Munny!".

"Yes? How may I help you?" a female voice spoke from underneath the hood, which was dark and mysterious. She had positioned her stand so that the light wouldn't penetrate her hood, concealing her identity.

"We would all like our fortunes, please!" Pence excitedly spoke up.

"Short-term, or long term?" the fortuneteller replied.

"Long-term." Olette responded before anyone else could.

"Very well. Place your hands in mine." The fortuneteller held out the palms of her hands, which seemed a bit too long for them to be human. Olette placed her hands in them, and after a moment, the fortuneteller retracted her hands.

"You will fall in love with the one you least expect, but the one you know the most."

Olette was a bit puzzled at this, until Hayner moved in and did the same thing Olette did.

After a few seconds, the fortuneteller retracted her hands.

"You will overcome your adversaries and teach them how to enforce discipline through kindness instead of hatred."

Hayner realized what that meant, and thought of how to go about that.

Pence stepped forward, and the process was repeated.

"You will discover that the world around you is much bigger than you think, and that there is a whole universe waiting for you when you open your eyes."

Pence was ecstatic to hear this, and it was now Vaen's turn.

He placed his hands in hers, and instantly, he saw many images flashing before his eyes.

He saw a blonde-haired boy fighting creatures that looked like Heartless alongside a blue-haired girl and a brown-haired young man, then a brown-haired boy fighting Heartless with a duck and a dog, next the blonde boy again, this time in a cloak similar to the one the fortuneteller had, fighting Heartless with a red-haired man and a black-haired girl, and the sandy-haired boy, now in a black outfit, fighting both Heartless and other creatures that had an odd symbol.

Then, he saw two versions of himself: One with black hair and the markings on his right arm covering his entire body, and one with blonde hair, white clothes and a shining sword. They started fighting each other in a place that had many weapons in it that looked like the ones the two other boys had.

They eventually charged at each other...

...and he was back in reality.

The fortuneteller had keeled over and was gasping for breath, and Hayner, Pence and Olette had run over to help her up.

"Shop's closed for today." the fortuneteller announced, sounding tired. "Kids, that one was on the house, but your friend and I need to talk. Alone."

She quickly grabbed Vaen, ran into a nearby alley, and, before Vaen's friends vould react, jumped up to the roof several stories above, with Vaen in tow.

[Scyire]

Haxon was at first ready for combat, until he noticed the Nobody insignia.

 

He sat back and relaxed, and watched Croixidxx's tension, as he looked down in disappointment of the fact that there was no combat on the horizon.

[Proto]

"Master, you sure that I should handle the Nobodies? I mean I look the most suspicious of all of us, at least you and Red resemble humans you know what I look like under my mask." At that he transported towards the entrance of Nobody Castle. He saw a boy there, he looked extremely suspicious, looking at the Castle as if it troubled him. "Who are you and what buisness do you have at this castle?" Cero asked, pretending to be the guard to this was easy due to his large bulking body, knight armor and a hidden emblem.

[Guest Tainted Black]

 

Black looked at the kid. "You're wearing a mask, kid?" He asked the Nobody. "Why? You look like a Dusk under there or somethin'?" He chuckled at that. "I mean really, it can't be that bad." He flashed a toothy grin. "And what do you mean, you made notes?"

[Guest TheFinalFan]

Vaen and the fortuneteller landed on the rooftop, at which point Vaen tried to escape from the freaky woman.

"Blizzard." she declared as her left hand glowed blue. She then sent a blue bolt of energy at Vaen's legs, which encased them in solid ice.

"What do you want from me?!?" Vaen cried as he tried to free himself.

"What I want to know is why I saw what I saw."

"What you saw?!? What about what I saw?!?"

"Did you see two Keybladers fighting their way through Heartless, then two aspects off you duking it out in the Keyblade Graveyard?"

"If that's what those weapons those guys had are called, yes, I did."

"And did you notice anything strange about them?"

Vaen throught for a moment, then realized what she meant.

"They...they had...my face..."

"Ding ding ding! You get a prize! At least, you would if I had one..."

"What did that vision mean?"

The cloaked woman got closer to him.

"Ordinarily, I use my magic powers to figure out what is fated to happen to them-"

"Wait a second. Magic?"

"Of course. What do you think caused your legs to become popsicles?"

".....Point taken....."

"Anyways, I figure out their fate, our the major things that they are supposed to do, not the tiny, everyday decisions they make: that's more or less free will...you know what? I could go on and on about my abilities and the difference between fate and free will, but I digress. I reached into your future to find that you have several fates awaiting you, all of them branching out from one common point, a choice you will have to make in the relatively near future."

"I have no idea what, when, or where that will be, but I do know that your choice will affect not only you, but the entire universe."

"Your various fates mainly fall into one of two categories: a light self and a dark self. You will either choose the path of light, or the path of darkness. There might be a third, but I can't confirm it with my abilities."

"Continuing, these fates reflect your nature: a being with two hearts inside of him-"

"Wait? I have two hearts?!? Shouldn't that be a physical condition or something?"

"Not the organ! I mean your spiritual heart! The one that you have that controls your emotions, your desires, your ability to love!"

"OK..go on..."

"As I was saying, you have two hearts, one of pure light, and one of pure darkness. The heart of light has untapped potential, and you haven't delved into it, but your heart of darkness has already manifested itself."

"My right arm..."

"Yep. Your right arm, the one that can summon Emblem Heartless and force them to obey you. That's your dark heart in action, and the more you use your right arm, the stronger that heart gets."

"But your light arm seems to be one of those hearts that can wield a Keyblade, a weapon designed to free the hearts of the Heartless it slays."

"Like those creepy-crawly black Heartless?"

"That's a Shadow, the most basic form of Heartless. They are Purebloods, and, apparently, your arm cannot control them. Maybe it's because they are too corrupted by darkness, maybe it's because your light heart is holding you back, but you seem unable to summon them."

"Now, you might have a Keyblade in you, which is a good thing, since unlocking hearts from Purebloods and controlling Emblems might be a good way to balance out your hearts."

"But what about you? How do you know all of this? Are you a Keyblader or something."

The fortuneteller paused.

"I'm a Nobody..."

"No! This is important! You ARE somebody!"

"I said Nobody! With a capital N! We are what's left of the body and soul when a Heartless is born."

"So, you look like black-cloaked people?"

"No. We have different forms, most of them humanoid. The more human we look, the more powerful we are. The most powerful of us Nobodies look almost exactly as they did when they were transformed."

"And you don't?"

The fortuneteller paused again before reaching for her hood.

"No."

In one swift motion, she turned around, took off her hood, revealing black hair with caramel-colored highlights, and undid her cloak.

Underneath, she had a long, slender body covered by sky-blue pants, strange, black boots, and a blue sleeveless vest with a furry collar and white angel wings embroidered on the back. She also had a black stripe that extended from a collar-like marking around her neck to her waistline, and probably below that. The stripe branched off to cover her breats, which were already covered by her vest.

The most interesting feature was her face, which consisted of long bangs covering her eyes, two of which were so long they extended to her vest, and a jagged mouth that seemed to be stuck in a perpetual grin.

"I am Norixa..." she continued, the middle part of her mouth moving normally "...and I used to be a type of Nobody called a Dancer."

[Christian Exodia]

"Made notes & what I am: A ashamed man with a dream to make a woman back to what she should be. She's a woman's heart with a hollow 6-year old's body, but no soul to change the body. Well, nothing is here, & before I go, I need to tell you what the monster really was. A. TWILIGHT. Thorn. A Leechgrave just eliminated 25 of the 723. The Twilight Thorn eliminated me & the rest, and bye."He explained, then snapped his fingers & was gone.

[Guest Tainted Black]

<... Snapping fingers is my thing...> Black thought after the kid faded.. With that, he proceeded to head to Traverse town. He just wandered, from the Alley he started in. He simply wandered the streets, as it was not yet time to return. He still had spying to do as 'Jack'.

[Guest TheFinalFan]

"So, you're a Nobody."

"Yes."

"And you don't have a heart."

"Correct."

"Which means you can't show emotion."

"What are you getting at?"

"You sure seem animated to me..."

"That's because of my memories, which I retained when I transformed. I can use those memories to fake emotions, like I have done later."

"How did you become a Nobody? You already told me how Nobodies are created, but how did you end up like this?"

"I did something stupid. Something that I have regretted ever since." Norixa snapped as she walked off.

Vaen, his legs now dethawed, ran after her.

"Where are you going?"

"Off. After that fiasco a few minutes ago, people will ask questions if I show up again. I can't afford to answer those questions, so I'm packing up and moving on."

"Can I come with you?"

Norixa pasued, then turned back.

"What about your friends?"

Now Vaen stopped as he thought about it.

"At least give me an hour! Please!"

"Fine."

The clock tower at Station Square tolled.

"You have 1 hour. I'll be on top of that tower when that hour is up. I hope you will be able to join me."

And with that, Norixa ran off across the rooftops, too fast for Vaen to catch up.

[Magnet Soldier]

Kurix appeared just after the knife had been thown. There was a moment of silence as he thought that there might be a traitor. "Now, what's all this about?" He asked with a Nobody's false smile. "We don't have a traitor in one of you do we? Cos' you know how I feel about traitors." He walked to the side and said, "Meeting in an hour. Tell everybody. Both of you." He looked at Croidxx to Haxon so they could see it meant both of them. He went back into the darkness but for a shorter period of time. He reappeared in the meeting room and waited for the rest of Organisation XIII.

[Guest Merciful Idiot]

Zarosis thought of taking the offensive, but that might be difficult. There were 2 of them and 1 of him. Three more dark arrows materialized in his hand and fired them, one by one, at Haxon.

I'll take the offensive in a different kind of way. Those arrows are imbued with Heartless trapped inside.

[Guest TheFinalFan]

"...and that's why I have to go." Vaen finished telling the gang.

They immediately started to protest.

"But you can't go!"

"What about the Struggle match this weekend?"

"Why should you trust her?"

Vaen sighed.

"Look, guys. This place has been my home for over a year. I don't have any other memories beyond that year, but you three treated me as one of your own. You took me in, and gave me your friendship. I can only begin to repay you with this."

He brought out a box from behind his back, and opened it up to show them tons of small yellow geometrical shapes.

"This is all of the Munny I have earned from defeating Heartless over the past year."

Pence snatched it up and started counting it.

"There's gotta be at least 200,000 in here!"

"346,518. The three of you can split it evenly."

Olette gave Vaen a big hug.

"Thank you, but the munny can't repay us for the fact that we're losing our best friend."

"And our star Struggle player..." Hayner muttered.

Olette reached into her pocket and pulled out a silver, star-shaped object with Vean's face drawn on one end.

"A strange old lady was selling these in town the other day, and I was going to give it to you at the tournament, but now seems like a better time. She claimed it was a lucky charm, and that it was made from the skin of a Paopu fruit, which she said, if shared between two people, means their destinies would be intertwined forever."

Vaen took the charm.

"Thank you."

Pence looked at his watch.

"Vaen! You'd better get going! You have 5 minutes until she leaves!"

Vaen shook the hands of Hayner, Pence, and Olette.

"You'd better be back for that tournament!" Hayner stated.

"Bring back something neat-o from out there!" Pence cheered.

"Keep safe." Olette wished.

Vaen walked out of the usual spot, and started walking up towards Station Square, not knowing when he will see his friends again.

[Christian Exodia]

Ranyx arrived at the gates of the World that Never Was. "I heard this is of the Organization XIII. Let's see how they fight!" He said, then disappeared into the contents of the castle. He appeared on the first floor with nothing there. He just floated to stairs, & ran up them. He then appeared in the gray room.

[Magnet Soldier]

"Where are they?" Kurix muttered too himself. "They could have not heard me. After all I was only there for afew seconds. Maybe I should check back on..." He stopped. There was an intruder in the grey room. A samurai appeared and confirmed these suspicions. Kurix stood up and vanished into darkness. He appeared outside the grey room. He opened the door and sent loads of dusks in (3945 to be exact) and waited for them to drag out the empty shell of a carcass. He summoned soul eater just incase.

[Christian Exodia]

"I WILL NOT LEAVE THIS WORLD UNTIL MY GIRLFRIEND IS ALIVE AGAIN!" He yelled, starting to kill the Dusks with his sais. His sais glowed. "Yes, this is good. YAHHHHHHH!" He yelled & make a black hole with in, pulling in half the remaning Dusks(1500 were left after) & splattered them across the walls, eliminating 500.