The Grand Crossover RP - Pathway to Origin [IC/PG-13/Moved to NCM for Finale]

[Phantom Roxas]

Arthur could see that Kozaky was considering what to do with Arthur, but whatever he had thought of, he put it aside as he began work on the Digivice. He said that the robot, Inpachi, was in danger, and the failsafe was going to burn it to death. Arthur shrugged, figuring that it would be a reasonable course of action. Kozaky kept tinkering with the Digivice, which admittedly made Arthur a bit worried. Yes, he had asked for Kozaky's help, but it still made him uncomfortable to see the man work on the Digivice. Then the scientist, again not caring for Arthur's personal space, swiftly grabbed a piece of fur from MachGaogamon that had fallen on Arthur's suit. The new screen of the Digivice glowed, and Arthur smiled. Arthur accepted the Digivice from Kozaky, and bowed his head.

 

"Thank you," he said. He made special care not to promise the scientist that he owed him. Even if he was in the man's debt, he was not going to point that out, and with any luck, Kozaky either didn't care about that or was too insane to even consider it. Arthur walked around Kozaky and passed Gogiga Gagagigo. "The name's Arthur, by the way." He didn't expect the scientist to care, but it was common courtesy. The Void Fox followed Arthur out the door, ready to join the battlefield at her master's command.

 

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MachGaogamon growled in pain as his other hand was burnt by Jecht's attack. The human - if he could even be called that - charged forward at MachGaogamon, pushing him so far that he ended up on a mountain. They were further from the Castle of Necrophades, but that also meant they were further away from Arthur. MachGaogamon was not ready to leave him behind completely, but Jecht was in his way. MachGaogamon ran faster than Jecht could imagine, punching him scare in the chest, and shouted, "Howling Cannon!" An ultrasonic wave echoed from MachGaogamon's roar, numbing Jecht with the sound bombarding his eardrums.

 

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Another man appeared, offering to hug the people there. Eria ignored the man, as she was happy to see her attacks connect with Matthew, and it seemed like he was finally dead. Eria breathed a sigh of relief, but the man soon got up and began to heal himself. Tyson began attacking Matthew, but before Eria could join in on the attack, Matthew revealed a second revolver, shooting her before she had the chance to raise a shield. Eria was sent somewhere else. It looked like the roof of something, and she could vaguely make out the image of MachGaogamon. As such, she concluded that she was on the roof of the Divine's castle. There, she found a blonde woman dressed in purple. She didn't recognize the woman, so she figured it had to be someone from the Divine. It didn't seem like she had noticed Eria yet, so Eria summoned a wave of water, splashing it on the witch.

 

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A mysterious woman appeared, summoning several motes of light to surround her and Sora. After that, she cast more spells on the man Sora was fighting, and he seemed to have healed up completely, much to Sora's surprise. "So, you're with the Divine?" Even if the woman seemed to have no visible weapons, she was still supporting the man, so Sora had to at least knock her out. Sora casted Thunder, and though the thunderbolts we aimed right at the woman, the bolts simply disappeared as the touched her, and she wasn't the least bit harmed.

 

Realizing that it must have been due to her magic, Sora looked back at his original opponent, who had frozen Sora's fire attack. He offered a temporary truce to Sora, at least until the woman had left. The clearly wanted a fair fight, and Sora was willing to wait for the woman to leave, but he was prepared for when they could continue the fight. The Keyblade glowed, and flames began to consume both the weapon and Sora himself. However, they did not burn him, and the flames themselves were like a suit to Sora. With the Firestorm Command Style active, Sora nodded. "Sounds good to me."

[Ren✧]

Kozaky the Mad Scientist: The Divine (Castle Rooftop)

Kozaky had already forgotten the boy by the time he had left. He caught a snippet of a name, but paid it no attention. There were more important matters. Taking control of his tablet again, Kozaky tried to gain control of his Inpachi, but it seemed to have lost all sense of direction and all connections had been severed. "Bad. Bad. Bad. Go fix, yes. That would be best." Kozaky pulled out his storage cube, prepared to pack up all his belongings and head out onto the battlefield. "But...no. No. Dangerous." The Shadow Realm was a danger place, as Kozaky had already experienced through his numerous studies. There was no way he could just set out, even with Gogiga Gagagigo at his back. 

 

He was best served in the castle. Continuing to pack up his belongings, Kozaky snapped his fingers, ordering Gogiga Gagagigo to follow him. He made his way down four flights of stairs, bringing him to the main floor of the castle. Various pieces of furniture decorated the vast expanse. Suits of black armor lined the walls. Many people would be unnerved by them, but the mad scientist didn't mind in the slightest. In fact, he barely seemed to notice. He was fiddling with something in his hands. A look of disgust crossed his face as he looked at whatever he created. With a frustrated growl he threw it on the ground and angrily stomped on it.

 

"No more time. Set up." Kozaky thought about using the spell that Vigilance had cast over the group, summoning a group of guards, but dismissed the thought. He was a 'man' of science, and while he respected magic, he would much prefer to use numbers and formulas over spell and incantations. Walking over to one of the black suits of armor, Kozaky pulled out a cylindrical device from one of the pockets in his lab coat. "The Koa'ki Meiru Core." The device that Kozaky had created that had brought life to a group of organisms. He had created a whole new species capable of thriving in nearly any condition. The Shadow Realm was no exception.

 

Thrusting the core in the center of the armor's chest, its numbers of cords and wire sprung to life, attaching themselves to various spots around the black armor. After a few moments, the transformation was complete. Before Kozaky stood a powerful looking warrior. Kozaky ordered his two servants to take positions on either side of the main door. Anyone that tried to walk through would be met with a pair of powerful combatants.

 

Current Position: F1(G3)

 

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Quaranir of the Psijic Order: Counter Corps (In the Planes of the Shadow Realm)

After the first attack, Quaranir had experienced little combatants or interference. Calmly making his way towards the castle, he took in his surroundings. It seemed as if he were walking on a brick path, but the substance of such materials he had never seen before. They were smooth like glass, he seemed to be as durable as the bones of dragons. He had attempted to collect a sample of the material, but had been unsuccessful in even putting a dent in it, even with magic. Off to his left he could see what seemed to be a wave black scurrying over the ground. He could only guess that it was some herd of void creature that resembled an insect or an arachnid.

 

Catching sight of the castle, Quaranir couldn't help but be impressed. A sturdy structure for sure, and obviously fortified with enchantments. It would prove to be quite the task mounting a siege on it. He thought about entering alone, but figured that, that wouldn't be such a good idea. He would wait for Emiya or another member of the Counter Corps to show up. As soon as he began to settle in however, the door to the castle opened, revealing a blonde haired boy.

 

Quaranir acted without a moment's hesitation. The boy's current placement could only mean that he was a member of the Divine and that meant that he was an enemy. An obstacle in the way of retrieving the Eye. Using Telekinesis, Quaranir blasted a wave of air at the boy, hoping for a hit. He then drew his dagger, ready for the battle that would ensue. 

 

Current Location: Right outside the castle, in company of Arthur

 

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Mephala the Webspinner: The Counter Corps(Planes of the Shadow Realm)

Mephala watched in frustration as the two boys dodged her trap as well as her swarm of spiders. She had underestimated them to be no more than the simple life forms that inhabited her own world. Apparently, other universes had a bit more sophisticated thoughts. But that was no matter. There were other ways to have fun. As the boys flew over her swarm, who tried to desperately get at them, Mephala threw herself into the air. With the powers of a Daedric Prince, she drifted over to the swarm, continuing her path to the fleeing members of the Counter Corps. 

 

Using her failed spiders as stepping stones, she simple leapt and jumped from one to another before catching up the boys. As one particularly gutsy spider made its leap at them, she executed a round house kick while flying through the air. The spider squealed in pain as it went rocketing through the air, landing in some far off void in the Shadow Realm. No doubt doomed to suffer a quick, yet painful death.

 

Casting a web to attach to the vehicle the two boys were fleeing on, Mephala desperately tried to get their attention. But not as a powerful Daedric Prince, but as a damsel in distress. "A little help, please? I'm with you guys." If everything went as planned, that damned assassin would finally notice her. And she could begin to weave her tangled web.

 

Current Location: Flying across the plains of the Shadow Realm, in company of Matt Mercer and Nero.

 

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Mephala the Webspinner: The Divine (Castle Rooftop)

Like her twin being, Mephala was frustrated and disappointed that the swarm of spiders had proved so ineffective. Cutting off her flow of energy to the spiders, she watched as her swarm would slowly melt into nothing more than remnants of dark magic. It was time that she took a more proactive part in this battle. Of course, everyone was more or less currently engaged. She could set her traps in the castle, perhaps cast some defensive enchantments. But, no that seemed too boring. Looking over the edge of the castle, she watched as two men started combat. She recognized one of them. The one that had been with that wolf creature. The other...the Psijic Monk! 

 

Mephala's heart began to hammer in her chest. She breathed steadily, trying to calm herself. There was no way that he could feel her presence in the Shadow Realm. There was too much Daedric influence all around them for him to be able to pick her out. And, in her current form the monk wouldn't be able to recognize her. Still, it was best to keep her distance. She would keep vigil on the rooftop, waiting for anyone that was approaching. 

 

Current Location: Castle Rooftop

 

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Kobalt Swift the Dragon Raiser: The Divine (Castle Rooftop)

After firmly establishing the consistency of the swarm of dragonlings he had set off, Kobalt hopped on Venus' back. The two were going to take a ride, circle the castle for any intruders. Although they would have to be careful not to attract the attention of any of the more powerful void creatures that littered the air. While he had full confidence in Venus to be able to give them a good thrashing, there were just too many of them. 

 

With a mighty flap of her wings, Venus took to the air, offering Kobalt an eagle's, or rather a dragon's view, of the surrounding area.

 

Current Location: Flying around the castle. Beware, there be dragons about.

[Kingdom Xathers]

... Here comes the sun...

Alister...

... Here comes the sun...

Hey, wake up...

... and I say, It's all right....

Alister!

"... was I just... singing...?" Alister mumbled as he regained consciousness. Blinking his eyes a bit, he looked around.

 

"Alister, you alright?" Alexander was kneeling to Alister's right, having tried to shake Alister awake for a few moments.

 

His senses coming back to him, Alister shoved Alex away and shuffled back a bit. "St-stay right there!" Alister stammered. "I... I don't know who you are--I mean, I do, it's just...." With so many questions stirring through his head, Alister merely pinched the bridge of his nose. "... so, you're name really is Alexander?"

 

"Yup," Alex nodded, still seated on the ground. "You know... you're going through quite a bit, I can tell. Maybe I should save my explanation--"

 

"We met once, right?" Alister muttered. "It was when I was... ...."

 

"When I was dead" was what Alister was trying to say, but he just couldn't bring himself to do so. Not that he was afraid of his own mortality, but because... he simply couldn't believe how he could have interacted with anyone after his death, or that anyone even wanted to be around him in death... after all he did... ... wait, didn't he once meet with that woman... ...?

 

Alister looked up to see Alex standing above him, a hand outstretched, offering to pull him up. He looked from Alex's green eyes down to the hand, staring almost blankly for a few seconds. With a sigh and a half-smile, Alister grabbed on to Alex's hand and allowed himself to be lifted up to his feet. "Alexander," Alister said, his hand still gripped in Alex's, giving it a brief shake, "I don't know how or why, but... it's... good to see you again."

 

"Likewise," Alexander replied with a smile.

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Jeanne/The Corps/Approaching the Castle

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Still fuming over Alexander's interference with her fight, Jeanne drove back toward the Castle on her motorcycle. "Damned lombax," she hissed under her breath as she made a high-speed leap over the river. "When I see him next time, I'm going to seriously discipline his furry arse!" She landed hard on the other side, squashing a lapdog-sized spider with her motorcycle's rear wheel in the process, then proceeded to speed toward the entrance of the castle. She supposed that, in the meantime, she'll have to take her frustrations out on any hapless Divine....

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Alexander (CC) and Alister (TD) (neither one knows this yet)/"Outskirts" of Shadow Realm

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"... so much for following my ice trail," Alexander sighed as he and Alister tried to make their way back to where they were before the chase; Alexander had hoped that they could follow the ice trail made by his ice skates, but it seemed that, in the short time that the two lombaxes had interacted, the trail had melted and evaporated. "I blame you," Alex added nonchalantly.

 

"What?! You were the one who led us here--!"

 

"Only because you were chasing me. Otherwise, we wouldn't be here."

 

Alister scoffed in disbelief. Sure, he felt partly responsible for their current predicament, but he wasn't about to admit it.

 

"So, what brings you here, anyway?" Alexander asked, suddenly curious as to Alister got into the Shadow Realm to begin with.

 

"Well, I--" Alister began, but was cut off by the sight of two individuals approaching, weapons drawn. One was a knight-like figure wearing crimson-colored armor, a black-and-purple cape billowing behind him. His helmet concealed most of his face, save for the bottom half which revealed a masculine jaw sporting a goatee.

 

The other individual was a muscular, tan-skinned male, roughly seven feet in height, sporting a futuristic chestplate over his otherwise exposed torso, along with matching shin guards and bracers. A tribal tattoo traveled down the length of both of his exposed arms. He also possessed blue eyes buried under scowling eyebrows, one scar running across the left eye. His had a curious skunk-patter of blond hair running across his otherwise brown hair, short and gelled back, and his beard possessed a similar pattern near the chin. "Stay right where you are," this individual commanded, holding up a glowing beam sword, similar in shape to a claymore, in his left hand, his right hand placed cautiously over a laser pistol holstered to his hip.

[The Warden]

Frankram whistled cheerfully as he ascended the staircases of the castle manually. He could have teleported back up, but knowing the intricacies would be good for making trick shots at those Counter Corps. Either way, he was stepping up the last staricase when he caught sight of a battle. A young g-g-girl, so, cuuu-uutteee!~

 

He shook his head, his passion would have to wait, for about three seconds. He carefully aimed the Mimigar ZZ-Mini straight at Eria. There was swift as light burst of energy that struck the fair young maiden. (Mimigar Roll: 4, Rabbit mod. Gained accessories: Bunny ears, puffy tail, blue playboy bunny suit with matching light blue stockings and high heels.)

 

The change was accompanied by a puff of pink smoke, and Frankram's eyes turned to hearts. "SO CUTE!" he cried.

 

(Current Position: Necrophades Rooftop)

 

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Big Boing had stood alone for too long. Her allies were in danger, and they needed assistance. Big Boing leapt into swift action, but the lake was going to be problematic. A hideous void creature rose from the waves, and its head was caved in by a well aimed kick to the head. She stood on the creature as it descended into the waves, and she leapt off its grotesque deformed head and landed on the opposite side.

 

The hellish void landscape seemed to twist and turn in this landscape, and the explosions of battle rang out across. The castle the Divine were perched is was getting close, and it seems the Counter Corps were getting close. That was good, but, they would need just a little bit of help getting closer. BB stood atop a cliff overlooking the nearby battles, and she knew, she had to do the one thing she did best. Raising her chest frontward, she unleashed, the Boing Chop. "Yeah!" she declared as she unleashed the most distracting thing in the universe.

 

The sounds of her pounded cleavage went for, well, not miles, but a good distance anyways. Enough to distract any nearby Divine.

 

(Current Position: Cliff near Castle Necrophases)

[Dad]

Kenpachi stood poised for a moment, feeling out his strength.  "Ha!  You're gonna show me a good time aren't ya?"  Kenpachi raised his right foot high off the ground and brought it down with such force that the ground beneath he and Sephiroth crumbled before launching them high into the air.  Following the free flow of the rushing air current, he raised his Zanpaktou from beneath him at break neck speed in an attempt to slice Sephiroth in half from the waist up.

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CURRENTLY OUTSIDE OF THE CASTLE OF NECROPHADES

 

Further below, Byakuya followed the castle around to it's far Eastern side where he found a rickety window with faded stained glass.  The glass was cloudy, making it difficult to assess what was inside the castle.  He did however manage to make out a staircase, and a strange shadow that appeared to be human.  However, it was hulking over, almost as if writhing in pain.  Then the glass grew cloudier and darker.  Something approached it rapidly!  Byakuya swiftly Shunpo'd to his right and dodged just in time as a large cannonball whizzed past him and exploded behind him.

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CURRENTLY INSIDE THE CASTLE OF NECROPHADES, 1F

 

Someone was watching him from outside.  Paranoia could be a blessing sometimes.  Bane turned around to see a floating . . .man?  The long hair could suggest otherwise.  He breathed hard through his mask as he looked around for something he could use to surprise the unwary prey.  There was a rusting cannon just next to the stair case he climbed down.  It was molding, and it's metal was rusting almost as though it had been taken from a ship of some kind.  It sat on top of a rickety wooden rolling cart.  To the right of the cannon, six black cannonballs sat in an eerie fashion, and began to whisper to him.  Bane heard their voices and began to hunch over with the very pitch of the voices of these cannonballs piercing his brain.  It angered him.  A lot.  He grabbed a cannonball from beside the cannon and using a finger, punched a hole into it's center.  Then, taking a tube from his mask he poured an eerie green liquid into it, then punched the hole close.

[spoiler=Yes you read that right.]  He punched a small hole in a  cannonball with his finger, then punched the ball so hard the hole closed and the ball remained in tact.

 

He reared his right arm back and threw the ball with such power that it created a brief wind tunnel as it hurled through the stained glass window.  Unfortunately he missed, but the ball had the impact he was looking for and exploded as his target came back into view.  The man disappeared and reappeared right as the ball reached him.  This angered Bane even more.

"What the hell are you!?" he said feeling taunted.

 

CURRENTLY OUTSIDE OF THE CASTLE OF NECROPHADES

 

Byakuya said nothing as he slowly floated towards the broken stained glass window.  Below him he heard a loud crack, and Kenpachi laughing.  Landing silently inside the castle, Byakuya dusted off his Kimono as he stood directly before Bane.  "In your world," he began calmly.  "I am what is known as a Shinigami or Death God.  And judging by your physique and stature, you are prepared to die for whatever cause you might be defending.  However, I can assure you that your dying wish will come true momentarily," he said challenging Bane without drawing his blade.  "If you stand before the peace of Soul Society-- the peace of these many Universes, I will cut you down."  Bane's face instantly went from angered, to confused, and to hysterical in a matter of seconds.  Well, not so much his face, more like his eye brows.  Bane laughed maniacally as he picked up two more cannonballs in either hand.  "You?  YOU!?  Cut ME DOWN!?  Ahahahahahaha!  Aaaaaaaaahahahahaha!  You're joking!  A bastard your size couldn't cut salami at my deli.  I'm gonna put these through your face, and then ask you a new question.  Or better yet, I should ask you now.  'Cause when you're dead, you ain't gonna have a chance to respond.  So what's your name pretty boy?  I wanna remember who to carve into my back after I rewrite the Universes!"

CURRENTLY INSIDE THE CASTLE OF NECROPHADES, 1F

 

Byakuya did not chuckle however.  He turned his back to Bane.  "If you can touch my robes, I will acknowledge your request to learn my name.  However, if you fail," Byakuya placed a hand on the hilt of his blade.  "I will present your head to your master in lieu of your defeat.  Now.  Come at me." 

 

Bane's laughing stopped abruptly as Byakuya turned his back, and he became completely enraged.  "You're gonna regret that.  You little sheet!"  Instead of throwing the cannonballs, he lunged at Byakuya with the cannonballs raised in either hand.
 

[Phantom Roxas]

OUTSIDE THE CASTLE OF NECROPHADES

 

As Arthur exited the castle, he was immediately blasted by a gust of wind. Arthur looked around, looking for who could have done that, and caught a man in a golden robe. Arthur drew it his crossbow, knowing that it was someone from the Counter Corps. Arthur looked around, catching the image of MachGaogamon, and what Arthur think was Jecht. Arthur sighed, but smiled. "Good for you, MachGaogamon." Arthur set his crossbow on the ground, holding his hands up to the air. "Alright, whoever you are, I'm all yours. It looks like a friend of mine has joined your side, and now he's fighting someone on mine. Tell me, what do you think of that?" The Void Fox crouched down, understanding that its master was attempting a ceasefire.

 

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CASTLE OF NECROPHADES - ROOFTOP

 

Eria felt her body changed. Now she was dressed in a bunny suit, which quite frankly, meant she was now wearing more than her usual outfit, but the way it fit Eria's body so tightly made her more embarrassed. Tapping the top of her hair, she felt that she had bunny ears, and look behind her, she found a matching tail. A man's voice called out how cute she looked, and Eria was flustered. Taking her staff, which Eria was surprised she still had, she shifted her focus towards the man, ignoring the witch she targeted earlier, and not even noticing the Daedric Prince that had arrived. The Water Charmer, not being used to high heels, tripped as she ran, falling down on her face. Eria got up to her feet, planting the staff in the surface of the roof.

 

"Embarrassing… Damn it, I'm not going to save Gagagigo like this~pyon." Eria gasped, covering her mouth as she suddenly added that last word, likely because of what the scientist did to her. Eria stood up and took off her high heels, dropping them to the floor. "I'll show you 'cute'~pyon." Eria held her staff to the sky, and soon, storm clouds began to form. Water dropped around them, dripping Eria's rabbit ears, and as the water drenched the drenched the man, the man began to freeze. The man was frozen, save for his head and his hands. Eria approached him, but kept some distance in case he tried to pounce at her in an attempt to embrace her cuteness. Eria kept the water raining, but she had only one thing to say.

 

"Change me back~pyon."

[Dad]

Yachiru was safely behind her Kidou Barrier when she heard a pop.  She couldn't make out where it was coming from, but it made her look around rapidly.  "What was that!?" she squealed.  Her eyes finally came across a woman in a bunny suit.  Her cheeks lit up with joy and fascination and her eyes burned with curiosity.  She bashed cleanly through the Kidou barrier disregarding hers and every one else's safety and jumped on top of Eria's head, zipping around her.  Yachiru giggled  with glee and then she finally stopped moving.  It was a, "bunny girl?" she questioned.  She poked Eria's nose trying to figure out if the girl was human or bunny.  Then she began to scratch her head in confusion, then tumbled over and rolled backwards.  She was now face to face with an icicle man as well.  "You guys are weird," she said licking the frozen ice.  

"Blech! No flavor."  She now climbed on top of the frozen man's head and perched herself there.  Out of her pocket she withdrew a very large swirling lollipop of vivid reds, blles, pinks, and yellows, and began to enjoy her sweet treat.  

"Change me back."  Eria's statement confused Yachiru.  Was this not her usual form?  Of course, Yachiru hadn't met Eria until now so she was now even more curious.  She stopped snacking to question Eria.  "But bunnies are cute," she said depressed that Eria would want to be anything less adorable.

[Kingdom Xathers]

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Sayer (TD)/Castle Necrophades Interior (I'm gonna assume somewhere around B5)/Approaching Bane and Byakuya

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Just as Bane had begun his attack, a large eye appeared right in front of the strongman, just as another appeared before the Shinigami. "Hold it, boys, hold it," Sayer chided as he entered the room. "Now, Bane, how could you just go off and start a fight without me?" he said to the larger man, trying to feign a sad/disappointed tone of voice. "And here I thought you and I had something special. Look, you're going to make me cry." At this, Sayer pointed at the bandages covering the top half of his face. "Well, on the inside, of course," he added admittedly, though how much of that was true, he was not about to indulge.

He took this moment to "face" Byakuya Ikutsuki. "... ah, I did not know we would be having a Shinigami over! My, now this is an honor and privilidge," he said with a flourishing bow. "Well, if the Counter Corps are in possession of a Grim Reaper or two, then I suppose this whole war of ours won't be such a total bore, after all.

"Now, are you two going to let me join in?" he asked with a smirk as he conjured up somewhere between eight and twelve more eyeballs out of thin air, "or am I just going to have to "go buck wild"... on the both of you?"

[Dad]

Bane stopped mid charge as Sayer interrupted.  He was half-way ready to agree and let Sayer join in, even with all his snide remarks and sarcasm.  But Byakuya interrupted.  

"You may bring as many as you like," Byakuya said dryly referring to the fact that Sayer had suddenly appeared from nowhere.  Bane nodded in agreement, cannonballs still in hand.  "Tough guy, this Death God.  Arrogant little sheet aren't ya?  Do what you want Sayer," he said rearing his arms back, and then drawing them in as hard as he could.  "Just don't get in my way!"

While Byakuya was oblivious (or so Bane believed) he had modified these cannonballs in his hands as well.  Bane crashed the cannonballs together, causing an enormous explosion, kicking up dust, shrapnel, glass, stone, and more.  The smoke cleared but Byakuya remained where he was, a cloud of cherry blossoms covering his back.  He turned at last to look over his shoulder.  There was an enormous hole in the floor now, and one in the roof as well.  The wall holding up the first floor stair case was nearly gone, and support beams were now visible where Bane once stood.

For once in a very long time, Byakuya did something he had not done since before Rukia died.  He chuckled.  "Did this fool erase himself from this side of the world?" he questioned aloud.  But before he could answer his own question, Bane erupted from the floor beneath Byakuya tackling the Shinigami into the air before gripping him by his left leg, and forcefully throwing him into the many eyes of Sayer.

[Merci]

"Oh, is that so?" The immortal sorceress replied nonchalantly as she heard the Dayo- er, Bayonetta speak about her circumstances in a sarcastic, almost insulting tone, ending with the lack of cafeteria service. Of course, there wouldn't be any of that. In fact, it would probably be even more favorable if she was at the brink of death's door by the time the Key had been found, to make using her powers easier without any crude resistance.

 

But then; "Oh, and apparently, you have some rather weak security in this place; unless I'm mistaken, I believe you are the only one who is supposed to be able to enter this room, and yet I've been noticing another individual coming and going through this vault as they please." Bayonetta said, lowering her voice to barely above a whisper, "An older woman, with larger... "assets" than yours."

 

"Are you just trying to insult me?" Isamy remarked in an annoyed tone, turning around to glare at the more mature woman. "Because if so, then-... Oh." Her expression changed, as if she had realized something. Then her gaze turned to the right. "It seems that you're correct. Thank you. Perhaps I'll give you a pizza or something as a reward once I'm done with this."

 

Holding her left hand outward, a long, indestructible scythe made of matter that resembled space materialized into it. "Now - die." Moments later, the scythe was flying in the air, spinning at the Witch-Kissed woman and aiming at her neck.

[Hälō]

Sephiroth, Castle gate

 

Instinctively swinging his blade to parry his enemy’s attack, Sephiroth allowed himself to be carried upward by the subsequent shock-wave. Now directly above the massive man, Sephiroth extended his hand towards the ground, as his eyes once again began  glowing with a brilliant light. “You said wanted a good time… But, wouldn't you rather I show you despair instead?” As the words left Sephiroth’s lips, 12 spheres of dark energy appeared in the air around his opponent, surrounding him, and creating a mine field of sorts.

 

“Dark flare.”

 

Watching his enemy’s movements carefully, Sephiroth then began to descend on his target, intent on destroying him in a flurry of slashes from Masamune.

 

Jecht, Mountain overlooking the castle.

 

Jecht griped his ears, as he was hit the high frequency attack. Something in his very soul felt as if it started stir, and he began to sense an all too familiar presence. “That’s enough of that!” Screaming at the top of his lungs, Jecht used his voice as a wall, to push back the opposing attack.

 

Ears bleeding, the man looked down at his right hand, only to see that a crimson flame had begun burning around his wrist.  As the fire began traveling up Jecht’s arm, the burnt flesh began replacing itself with armored scales, and his hand suddenly sprouted blood red claws. Jecht seemed to be struck with a wave of panic, as he flexed every muscle in his body. “No! IT’s YOUR TURN TO SLEEP!”

 

As he screamed, Jecht released a massive amount of malefic aura, that couldn't possibly be his own. The champion then became completely enveloped in a wall of crimson flame, that slowly began melting the side of the mountain. This flame persisted for only moments, before it suddenly dispersed, leaving Jecht standing in a smoldering creator.

 

With the transformation still very present on his right arm, Jecht starred at Machgaogamon with a calm expression. “Sorry about that… So, shall we continue our little scrimmage?”  Not waiting for his opponent’s response, Jecht slammed his clawed hand into the ground, sending a massive wave of rock, and rubble rushing forward. 

[Kingdom Xathers]

---

Sayer (TD)/Castle Necrophades Interior (B5)/Within the crater made by Bane's explosion

---

"Did this fool erase himself from this side of the world?" Byakuya said rhetorically, chuckling a bit.

 

"Nope," Sayer replied as the dust settled, revealing that he had conjured a barrier around himself to shield himself from the blast.  He gave a small smirk of his own before adding, "Actually, he's right beneath you."  As Sayer said this, Bane had erupted from the rubble below Ikutsuki, tackling the Shinigami into the air before throwing him, by the ankle, right towards Sayer.  "Fastball Special, eh?" Sayer asked as his eyeballs gathered closely into a cluster before launching themselves one-by-one at the Shinigami, striking at him from various angles.

 

---

Alexander (CC) and Alister (TD)/Shadow Realm "Outskirts"/Being confronted by two figures

---

"Waitwaitwait, hold on a sec!" Alexander said as calmly as possible for a person being held up.  "We are not enemies, and I don't wish us to be--"

 

"Zip it, fuzzball!" shouted the skunk-haired warrior.  "We're not gonna be having any of your bull--!"

 

"Hang on a moment, Russell," spoke the knight in crimson.  "These two do not appear to be tainted by the Shadows.  We can reason with them."

 

"But, Hermos--!"

 

"That's quite enough, Russell," said the knight named Hermos.  "We are not here to strike down innocent bystanders."

 

"He's right," said another figure that was approaching, this one even larger than the other two: This one was not wearing armor at all, merely a decorative loincloth and a tribal-esque necklace.  Red tattoos covered his pectorals, shoulders, and the sides of his face, and his long, floor-length hair was tied back into a ponytail.  Strapped to his back was a gigantic sword almost as long as he was tall.  In the center of his chest was what looked like a small x-shaped scar.  "Who would we be to just strike a creature down without first... ... Alex?!"

 

"Wildheart!  You're okay!" Alexander gasped in happy surprise, although it quickly changed to worry.  "Wait, what are you even doing here?"

 

"Long story, Alexander," Wildheart replied, his own face beginning to grow weary.  "A very long story.  We can't stay out here, though, the atmosphere's no good for our souls.  We'll have to head for our safehouse nearby."

 

"Sounds like a good plan," Alexander replied, with Alister nodding in agreement.

 

"Who's your friend, by the way?" Wildheart asked as he, Hermos and Russell took the lead.

 

"General Alister Azimuth," replied the other lombax.  "Four-Bolt Magistrate of the Lombax Praetorian Guard, and Elder Councilman for the Centre of Advanced Lombax--"  Alister suddenly cut himself off, looking left and right.

 

"Problem?"

 

"... just thought someone might interrupt me," Alister admitted with a chuckle.

[Reinforce]

Darcy

Just as she was about to finish establishing control over the flier, Darcy got knocked over by a wave of water, disrupting her just enough to make her lose all control over the large dragon. Turning around, now angry, she caught sight of a small girl just in time to see said girl hit by some weird weapon and turned into a bunny girl, and as such just laughed at the girl. Managing to calm herself down, Darcy casually threw her own spell at the girl, a simple one that would just blind the girl if it hit, followed in short succession by a curse that would turn her staff into a wooden stick if it hit. Turning to the now frozen madman on the Divine, she threw a third spell, designed to crack through the ice to allow that particular ally to escape.

 

Ayame and Naomi

Charging forward, the two girls followed their friend, as he tore through the area to attempt to get to what seemed to be a castle appearing ahead. Noticing it, and what seemed like a hoard of beasts heading towards them from that direction, Naomi stopped for a couple of seconds before sending a pulse of high frequency sound, that literally ripped to shreds their shadowy bodies. Of the couple that escaped that, two got hit by bolts of lightning sent by Ayame, leaving one to get destroyed by Jin as it closed in, leaving the group to continue on to the castle.

 

Lyon

With the blazing tree lured away from him, Lyon charged forward, heading towards the familiar water magic he sensed in the distance, that of the girl Eria who he had fought with just before. Noticing a castle ahead, he ran forward, barging the door open in front of him before moving to start exploring around the castle. Not immediately noticing anything unusual, he walked around, looking for anything that coule contain a soul, and using his sword to destroy a few possibilities. Unfortunately none of them seemed to be right, but he wandered on, continuing to look around the first floor.

[Phantom Roxas]

MachGaogamon steeled himself as Jecht tore the earth asunder. However, just then, he sensed something. His heart beat twice as fast, for but a brief moment. MachGaogamon placed his hand over his heart, knowing that somehow, Arthur was nearby, and with his Digivice fixed by someone at the Divine.

 

"He hasn't abandoned me," MachGaogamon told himself.

 

Back at the castle, Arthur took out his Digivice, not caring if the man could kill him or not. "I'll always be right beside you, buddy."

 

The Digivice glowed, shooting a beam all the way to MachGaogamon. Void creatures took notice of the light, and flew towards it. MachGaogamon could see the creatures, and clenched his fists. The light hit MachGaogamon, but the Digimon embraced it. The burns and tears in his gauntlets repaired themselves, and MachGaogamon seemed fully restored. A blue aura surrounded him as he took a battle stance.

 

Arthur glared at the man. "At least give me the chance to see my oldest friend give you guys a victory."

 

MachGaogamon roared, and the earth around him scattered. The wolf beast was gone in a blink of an eye, appearing just behind Jecht. "Howling Knuckle!" MachGaogamon punched Jecht repeatedly, until he finally punched him right in the direction of the void creatures.

 

---

A small girl hopped on Eria's head, much to her annoyance, especially when she reminded Eria of her status as a bunny girl. Unfortunately, the girl seemed to like Eria's new look, and Eria to tell her, "It's not funny~pyon." Fortunately, Eria could recognize one of Emiya's rings on the girl's finger, and sighed when she realized that the girl was also a part of the Counter Corps. Eria checked her finger, and was surprised to see that her ring was kept intact. Then again, what made her like this allowed her to keep her staff, so maybe it just didn't focus on something like that or the ring.

 

Then, Eria could hear a woman cackle, no doubt at Eria's new outfit. Eria turned to see that the witch in the purple robe had stood up from her meditation, and was now focusing on Eria. The woman fired a spell, but Eria blocked the first one with her staff, and rolled on the ground before the second one could hit. Then the witch threw a spell at the frozen man who made Eria look the way she did now, and Eria commanded several icicles to form from her staff before firing them at the witch. However, this did not stop them from hitting the man encased in the ice, but Eria couldn't focus on that at the moment, as the witch was clearly more powerful. Eria summoned an ice snake construct and commanded it to coil around the witch, ensnaring her before she could cast further spells.

[Yosuke-kun]

Jin Akatsuki

 

 

Naomi's sound wave ripped through the bulk of the Void Creatures assailing the group long before they could make it close to the three. The few that remained were picked off by Ayame before they could get to Jin too, leaving only one large ogre-like Void Creature in his path. As he closed in, Jin flipped over the Void Ogre and sliced it in half using Form 1's double swords. The Void Ogre screamed as the holy metal cut cleanly through it's skin and flesh, echoing it's pained roar to the castle. Not wanting to leave it's opponent with a sense of victory, the Ogre turned and brought it's massive fist down at Jin, hoping to crush him before he could continue, only to have it's hand severed by Jin's sword.

 

Once the Void Ogre was dead, Jin turned and charged ahead to the castle. As he got closer, he could sense the multiple different battles raging violently around it. One in particular was Kenpachi's fight. Another was facing off against... Jin wasn't sure, but the feel of it made his skin crawl. A massive density of power was gathered in that single area. Just like that one at the river... he thought as he began to worry even more about the other Counter Corps.

 

They'll be okay... They're all strong too... he told himself as he reached the target he'd been aiming for, and smashed through the gates.

 

Castle Necroshades, Main Chamber

 

Higurashi - Hyoui

 

Jin glanced around at the interior of the castle, disappointed at what he found. "Looks like... Just a castle." he said. Suit's of armor lined the walls, holding swords and partisans like the noble knights who may have once worn them. High above his head hung a massive chandelier lit with purple candles, filling the room with a dim azure light. Their were a few windows, decorated by stained glass windows depicting gruesome scenes of monsters attacking humans and villages. All in all, Jin wouldn't have thought this castle at all out of place in an old survival horror game. Looking back at his allies, he shrugged and said "I mean... this place had a theme going with tentacles and weird mutations. Figured the castle would... You know what, it's not important."

 

Now to start searching for Isamy's soul, if that psychotic loli wannabe had a soul at least. But where might one hide something as important as a soul? The treasure room? No, that'd be too obvious... Maybe the throne room? No, that's still too obvious... Jin wracked his brain as he searched for any possible answer. The treasure room was too obvious, and the throne room was no different. No use in not checking them though. 

 

 

Cody Renner

 

Final Fantasy Advent Children - Those who fight

 

Cody ran and dodged as much as he could, leading the Inpachi away from the main battle, and thus leaving himself alone. This was worse now, since he didn't have any form of special abilities to aid him against the flaming log. If he threw a grenade, the flames would cause an instant explosion, but then he'd need to deal with all the shrapnel splattering across his face and body. Yes, now he was in a serious problem.

 

As he ran, he thought he could see the river beginning to thin. He could try to swim across the river, but he knew his luck wouldn't last from last time. If he stepped in the water, he was dead. He did notice one thing though. Inpachi was tall enough so that he'd make a bridge if he were willing enough. Or at least part of a bridge. That was his only chance. It might be crazy, but what other choice did he have?

 

Inpachi swung another massive fist at Cody, missing by only a few centimeters as Cody rolled underneath it and ran around, trying to put enough distance between Inpachi and himself as needed. Once he was sure he was as far away as he could get, Cody pulled a grenade from his vest, not even bothering to unpin it as the flames around Inpachi would do the work for him. His muscles tensed and flexed in his arm as he hurled the grenade straight at Blazing Inpachi's chest. The bomb exploded on impact, causing Inpachi to stumble away from Cody, and seemingly grow very angry.

 

Not waiting for another response, Cody pulled another grenade and hurled it at Inpachi's chest again, causing another explosion and knocking Inpachi into the river. As the chunk of wood splashed and flailed around as the flames slowly began to fizzle out, Cody ran over, knowing that the Void Creatures would not get too close to a massive weight of wood violently flailing in the water, and jumped forward onto it's leg. As he ran across it's chest, he nearly slipped a few times, and had to dodge Inpachi's fists too, but made it across, leaping the last few feet to the other side, landing in the shallows of the river, and running across the plains. In a lot of ways, this situation was best for Cody. His absolute lack of spirit energy would cause less Void Creatures to attack him.

[The Warden]

Eria was perfection to Frankram... almost, she was just missing one part to be complete and perfect ~moe~, but, she didn't want that. "Ch-ch-ch-CHANGE YOU BACK!"

 

The ice exploded off Frankram has his burning aura blazed fiercely against the dark backdrop of the Shadow Realm. His glasses reflected to hide his eyes as the attack that was intended to free him merely blew harmlessly off Frankram, due to his passion blazing so fiercely that naught could phase him. He pointed an accusing finger straight at Eria, who was currently assaulting the witch. "A chilled heart like yours simply cannot understand the beauty and perfection you have now become!" he declared loudly.

 

Then, inexplicably, he was standing behind Eria, his face rubbing against her tail (geez what a perv). "A cute little pompom tail that you can rub against your face for hours."

 

He was then suddenly to her right, his back arched as if he was leaning on something, and cherry blossom petals brushed past his face. "An outfit to accentuate the innocence, and the need to defend such a fragile creature against such a cruel and uncaring world."

 

He was then in front of her, and his fierce determination seemed to dwarf her. He placed a gentle hand to her ears, despite the fact a battle was going on, but, hey, you gotta stick to what you're passionate about. "AND ABOVE ALL! THE ADORABLE BUNNY EARS THAT TIES EVERYTHING TOGETHER. BUNNY EARS ARE ~MOE~. BUNNY EARS, NAY, ALL ANIMALS EARS ARE PERFECTION. YOU ARE A SYMBOL OF ALL THAT I AM TO ACHIEVE IN MY IMPERFECT WORLD. YOU ARE PERFECTION IN THE FACE! OF! ~MOE~!"

 

An explosion occured nearby, for no apparant reason. But, either way, it was damn good timing.

[Dad]

CURRENTLY HIGH IN THE AIR, OUTSIDE THE CASTLE OF NECROPHADES

 

“You said wanted a good time… But, wouldn't you rather I show you despair instead?”

 

Sephiroth parried the attack quite easily as Kenpachi expected.  "Despair?" he questioned with a smirk.  There were suddenly a dozen balls of energy surrounding Kenpachi.  "I don't believe in despair.  Not when I'm having this much fun!" Kenpachi cackled, and headed directly for Sephiroth with no intent to avoid the "minefield".  Instead, he bursted through the three dark spheres that were directly in front of him and met Sephiroth blade to blade, swinging madly in tow with the master swordsman.   His mouth open wide he laughed madly and Kenpachi continued to hack away as Sephiroth absorbed his blows and Kenpachi did the same of his opponent.  Kenpachi noticed Sephiroth's eyes could change color at will.

"My right eye can do that too.  But I don't see a reason to do so now.  Let's keep goin'!"

 

 

CURRENTLY INSIDE THE CASTLE OF NECROPHADES, 1F

 

Byakuya was tossed directly at Sayer, who retorted seconds before Bane's attack.  Then, the unknown enemy made his move.  Sayer launched many fast moving eyes at Byakuya, but they weren't fast enough.  Byakuya vanished and reappeared on the now collapsing staircase just behind Sayer, his Zanpaktou still sheathed and his head hanging low as he dusted off his sandals and robes.  He stood up straight to stare directly into the eyes of Bane who had landed with a thud in front of Sayer and was thus bombarded with the barrage of eye balls Sayer launched.  Being pummeled, he wrenched his wrist around and swatted the eyes away, angrily of course.  "You idiot!  Attack him, not me!"  Byakuya not being human had speeds that could not be measured by Bane's eyes.

"It seems I cannot take you lightly, Bane.  You have touched my robes, and as such I will grant your wish."  Byakuya placed a hand on the hilt of his Zanpaktou.  "My name is Byakuya Kuchiki.  And I assure you, those will be the last words you ever hear."

 

Bane frowned beneath his mask and took off towards Byakuya, crashing through Sayer's eyes in his way, but failing as me missed Byakuya again.  This time however,  he kept charging and dove onto the floor and flipped over onto his back before sliding backwards, surprising Byakuya with two more cannonballs which were un-primed, not like the last three.  This time Byakuya fired back with a finger.  "Byakurai." he muttered, piercing through the cannonballs and causing them to explode all while nearly punching a hole through Bane's head with white lightning.  Bane, shocked, hurried to his feet.  "Lightning?  Playing parlor tricks now!?  Come on you little fairy!  Show me what you can really do!"  Bane's words irritated Byakuya, but he kept his composure as the brute came charging at Byakuya again.

"Shoushi," he said in his native tongue.  Byakuya approached Bane at a similar pace, but jumped clear above him and was about to fire a Kidou spell as he opened a palm.  However, before Byakuya could complete the spell, Bane had launched himself off of a crumbling wall, carrying his previous momentum over and doubling it.  Byakuya could not prepare for this.  Bane brought a fist from hell down on the Shinigami, who only managed to save himself trouble by finally drawing his Zanpaktou and creating distance between himself and Bane.  Bane's assault wasn't over however.  He continued to wail away at Byakuya who parried each of his blows until Bane brought a high right hook towards Byakuya's face, hurling him into the back of the building.  The wall crumbled on top of the Shinigami and kicked more dust into the air.

 

Bane cackled as the Shinigami went flying.  "Stings like a jabroni don't it?"

The air in the castle suddenly grew very thin and cold.  The crumbled wall, now leaving a gaping hole to the outside, shook softly as a pink glow emitted from it's cracks.  "Chire:  Senbonzakura."

 

CURRENTLY ON THE ROOF OF THE CASTLE OF NECROPHADES

 

Before Yachiru could continue adoring Eria's costume, a witch cackled and the man beneath her bottom broke free from his ice prison, causing her to fall and hit her head.  "Ow!  Grr.  You meanie!" she screeched.  Yachiru's demeanor changed instantly.  She went from her usual playful self to a blood lusting monster.  Her reiatsu soared as her pink spiritual pressure covered the entirety of the roof of the castle.  What upset Yachiru the most was not that she had hit her head.  It was not that she had just witnessed her lollipop become shattered and tasteless as she fell to the ground.  It was the fact that, as a woman, she was now witnessing the unfrozen man perversely touch Eria.  As an upstanding women of the Women's Socitey Club of Soul Society (say that three times fast) she was furious.

"Hentai.  You don't touch ladies like that!"  She tackled Frankram and slapped his face furiously.  "Nasty, nasty man!" She flailed before she prepared to draw her sword.
 

[Phantom Roxas]

Eria slapped the man's face as he rubbed it against Eria's new tail, but he didn't seem to notice. He went on an on about how Eria's "moe" was perfection, but Eria kept trying to focus on the witch. Then, since this guy was so obsessed with cute girls, Eria had an idea. "Alright, I'll stay like this~pyon." Eria sighed, but she had to keep talking the way she had to in order for her plan to work. "Oh, but maybe you'll want to change her too, won't you~pyon?" She pointed out the witch, but Eria knew what exactly she had to do to get this guy to agree to what she had to ask. She lifted her left foot behind her back, and held her hands close to her eyes, which she held wide open. "Please~pyon?" The display sickened Eria, but she had to do what she had to do. However, before Eria could get a response, the pink-haired girl lunged at the man, and Eria had to break her pose to get her. Eria grabbed the girl from midair, but the girl didn't stop swinging her sword. "Stop~pyon! We need him~pyon!"

[Dad]

Yachiru was nabbed in mid air, her eyes wide as she blinked.  Eria pleaded with her to stop because this man was needed.  Because Eria was still adorable Yachiru decided to behave herself, her child-like state of mind returning to her.  She flicked her tongue at the man on the ground.  "What are we gonna do with him Bunny-chan?" she said now turning to hold Eria's right hand and looked into her eyes, her thumb in her mouth.  Her sword had sealed itself somehow, and was dragging on the ground again.  Eria motioned at the witch as she mentioned changing the witch into a bunny as well.  Yachiru was curious, thinking a game was being played.  "Can I be a bunny too!?" she squealed excitedly.  She then ran over to the man on the ground and shook him violently.  "Make a bunny too, Hentai-san!" she said now poking him in the forehead.

[TFfan1]

With a shriek, the Leviathan burst apart, what was left of it sinking back into the pool of shadow. Adriel wiped his forehead and sighed. "That took way too long. Autumn?"

Autumn spun around, Angel Wing now covered in black blood. "Yeah?"

He looked to the castle. "We need to get going. I'll give you a lift."

Adriel wrapped his arms around Autumn and took off into the air, towards the castle.

 

---

 

Mammon paced back and forth, circled by a few Hellhounds he'd summoned for protection. He could hear fighting on the roof. I'm no warrior, I'm a strategist, a planner! Well, when push comes to shove...

He reached into his pocket and withdrew a necklace and a few coins. Mammon promptly devoured them, swallowing hastily. He could feel them boiling and churning in his stomach. He belched and began walking down the corridor to a corner of Floor 4, the Hellhounds following.  Now to wait, see if any heroes are in the mood for a face full of molten metal.

[Love of Ghibli]

Floor 3 B1

 

And it seemed that everything was getting pretty lively all of a sudden. Butler was trying to track the motions of everyone involved but it looked as if everyone was entering combat and having at each other. Dorian shrugged only because it was only a matter of time before their defenses fell through. It didn't matter though. From what he could tell only a small number of Divine were needed to successfully stall out the Counter Corps. The fighting was loud and pretty visceral but at the very least something was getting done. What made sense is though is that no one seemed to be on the same floor as him which was an important fact. The fights were pretty much contained to the roof and the first floor and if this kept up it would be like playing a videogame on survivor mode. To make it to the third floor members of the Counter Corps would most likely have to clear two floors of combat. Any relatively strong person should be injured enough for the two to take down with relative ease. This was the safest plan he could come up with. Thanks to his experience in dealing with those Number wielding good guys from his own era he knows the benefits of preparation.
 

All we have to do now is worry about any of the overpowered beings making their way through all of the others. I can see that we have some powerful beings on our side as well but I'm pretty sure only one is stationed in the castle. The others are out in the distance. He stroked his chin and a maleficent grin came across his face. He looked back at Butler and realized that Butler's magical prowess comes from his sheer strength of will. Maybe Isamy has something to boost his power. Dorain knew Butler would go along with whatever his master commanded, but still was he about to push the limit on his relationship with his Butler? 

 

Butler simply looked back as his master and unbeknownst to Dorian Butler can read him better than the young lad ever knew. Butler could tell that Dorian never liked not being one of if not the only power player, but in this one matter he did have a quiet point. Butler doesn't know how he stacks up against these multidimensional warriors he would have to test his mettle against them at some point. Though protecting was his primary duty Butler looked forward to actually fighting these heroes.

[Reinforce]

Darcy

Darting back, Darcy threw a spell at the ice snake, one that would create some curse flames around it and melt it down. Then, looking at the situation at hand, Darcy barely held herself back from laughing at her allies pathetic display but, smirking slightly, she took advantage of the distraction to send a nearly colourless spell flying Eria's way. It wasn't anything too dangerous, a simple sensitivity spell, that would amplify anything she felt, anything that either she touched or that touched her. "Oh please, like he'd want to make me look like a bunny girl. I wouldn't look moe at all, unlike you little girl." Then, she brought her hands together, casting one of her clone spells, creating a group of 10 identical clones around her, moving along with one of them to confuse her enemies, and avoid getting hit by that damn pervert's weapon as well.

 

Ayame and Naomi

Once they reached the castle, the two girls looked at each other for a moment, coming to an agreement before looking across at Jin. "Start looking around down here, we'll go look upstairs." Without waiting for an answer, Naomi changed form, the sleek, silver dragon looking out of place in the corrupted land. Hopping on, Ayame rode her friend up a few levels, flying towards the top floor, and Naomi using her sound magic to blow a hole in the wall so they could fly in. Once there, they were met with some sort of overweight man at first sight, though a few differences existed from the ordinary human they otherwise may have believed him to be. The eyes were the first noticable thing, being a ruby and a pearl respectively, and the visible skin seemd to be torn away, and replaced with what seemed to be solid gold and liquid copper. Not recognising him from any meetings amongst the Counter Corps, he was obviously from the Divine, and as such Ayame gathered up her power and threw a couple of bolts of lightning at him, while Naomi transformed back into her human form.

[The Warden]

The young girl's slaps were ineffective against passion, but, the bunny girl, such bright, wide eyes, such beautiful ~moe~. But the young hooligan was proving tedious, and though she made claims to wish to bask in ~moe~, she was too young, not mature enough to cater to the magnificence of ~moe~.

 

Frankram snapped his fingers and another glyph-like teleportation field appeared, but this one went down and engulfed Yachiru. The other portal appeared vertically above the parapat of the castle roof, and it cannon blasted Yachiru away across the battlefield. But, the bunny did make a suggestion to spread the ~moe~, except. Frankram saw the many copies through his peripheral. No, she is too old now, and, simply not right for the job. However, this one, this blooming cherry blossom, is the one."Alright, I will do it" he said.

 

This sounded like he was bowing to Eria's wish, but he was actually verbalizing the response to the idea he just came up with. He grasped Eria's free hand, and slipped the Mimigar ZZZZ onto it. It shrunk immediately, and with a poof, Eria was wearing a pair of blue circular glasses, with the eye condition to match the prescription.

 

Now, she was perfect. Frankram's cheeks lit up red as he melted. "You are now... perfect~~~"

[Yosuke-kun]

Jin Akatsuki

 

"Right. Just be caref-" But before Jin could finish, the two girls were gone. He let out a small sigh, then proceeded to use his sixth sense to try detecting any other aura presences within the castle. As he'd expected, there were several of them all about. Aside from Ayame and Naomi, there were two others he recognized. One was on the roof, and belonged to that blue haired sorceress Jin had seen around Unlimited Blade Works. From the look of it, she was facing off against two enemies, one of which was that woman who'd attacked Ayame earlier while Jin fought Shadow Tekai. The other was on his floor, in one of the rooms just ahead of him. "Wait, that's-" Without another thought, Jin bolted towards the door, opening it to see Kenpachi's small pink haired ally sitting on the floor, seemingly confused.

 

"You were with Kenny, weren't you?" Jin said, as he still didn't know Kenpachi's full name. "He called you 'Yachiru', right? What happened to you; and where's Kenny?"

A loud crashing from outside answered Jin's question. From the other side of the castle, Jin also sensed another person with similar spirit pressure to Kenpachi fighting another two enemies. Kenny will be alright. At least I hope he will, but who's this new guy? I didn't sense him before. Deciding that now was not the best time for that, Jin turned his attention back to Yachiru. "We need to keep moving. It's not really safe if we stay in one place." He said smiling and kneeling down to help Yachiru up.

 

As Yachiru reached for his hand, Jin noticed something off. Yachiru wasn't wearing Emiya's ring that Kenpachi had made her wear before heading out. Leaping back, and summoning Shukuro in Form 2 he released a flurry of bullets at the fake Yachiru, which dodged the attack, and began to take on the shape of a Void Creature. "To think. I was being all nice too." Jin said as the Black Knight charged at Jin, aiming it's lance directly at Jin's chest. Jin didn't hesitate and switched to Form 4, using the whip to pull the Knight's lance to the side and buried it in the flooring.

 

The knight stumbled and fell to the floor as he desperately tried to pull it's lance out of the wood flooring. Jin switched to Form 5, and swung the scythe viciously at the Knights head, battering the helm off and sending it hurtling towards the wall. As it clattered against it, the metal began to fade to dust, forming a neat knight shaped pile where Jin's enemy once was. "Obviously I'll have to be more careful here than I thought. Who knows how many more Knights are around now. But... why did that seem so easy?"

 

Jin's senses flickered once more, and he felt as if the water sorcerer may need his help. "Sorry Ayame, but as important as destroying Isamy is, I can't leave an ally alone like that..." With that, Jin dashed outside. The ebony feathered wings stretched out from his back, causing Jin to wince once again, but he managed to ignore the pain. Besides, it was the demon tail growing out of his lower back that hurt the most. The wings flapped hard, releasing a small amount of aura as they did and lifted Jin into the air a little. He flapped them again, and rose even higher. Continuing this pattern till he was high enough, Jin shot up towards the roof, summoning Shukuro's double swords as he did.

 

As he got closer to the roof, he charged his Inferno aura to his blades, preparing to use X-Inferno. He could see the witch that Ayama had fought now. Jin crossed his arms before his face, now completely ready to release the flames. As he passed the roof, he glared at the witch as well as the perverted old scientist with unbridled anger in his eyes. This anger however, was replaced by confusion as Jin noticed... Well he THOUGHT it was his ally, but he didn't remember any bunny girls in the Counter Corps. He couldn't help but stare at the once proud sorceress in confusion as he attempted to piece together what was happening. "Did... I miss the convention or something?" he asked as he lowered his swords and hovered in the air a short ways a way from the roof of the castle.

[Phantom Roxas]

Eria tried to reach for Yachiru, but the little girl was fired by the cannon the man had summoned. When the scientist said he would "do it", Eria sighed, glad to know her charm had worked. However, Eria was mistaken, as instead of moe-fying the witch, the man simply placed another device in Eria's hand, and suddenly, Eria felt glasses on her eyes. She moved them to the brim of her nose, only to discover that she was now nearsighted. Growing in frustration, Eria's face turned complete red, and she punced the man straight in the face. Her new tsundere personality was overwhelming her, and she faced all of the witch's clones.

 

"Whoever you are, I'm going to crush you~pyon!" She summoned two streams of water and sent them in circular formations striking at the witch clones from both sides.