Shadows of the Past

*Monu dodges the fist then goes in for the kill. Safian swerves around the bullets then fires her lasers again*
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*Artexi's eyes become wide and she slowly shakes her head*

<I can't go back...>

Hitomi heads for the castle then the Great Maw if landing at the castle is non-applicable.

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Taiyo dodges and rams it again.

"There's nothing wrong with it, it's just a name. And I guess her place is a shit hole."
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*Once Roatha has dispelled his Glider & armor, he looks around at all of the crystals.*

"I see the Radiant, but where's the Garden?"
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*They've been dodging Taiyo because of their maneuverability, & this is no exception. Another few are taken out. Monu carves a small gash into the Driller, which Lilith fires lasers at, after dropping low. It crackles with electricity, but makes another jerking attack at Monu. 2 other Drillers from nearby move in towards him. Thiera forms her wing barrier into a funnel shape, focusing the bullets back on the Dragonflies & a Driller. As a result of all of their attacks, only 4 Dragonflies & the Drillers are left, resulting in significantly less bullets flying at them.*

<It's not a shit hole, my world is amazing, if you're okay with heat.>
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*Safian fires her laser at the two Drillers approaching Monu, while Monu himself dodges then repeats the attack*

Noctis shrugged, "Then why can't we go back? Dark and seedy past? Just keep your hood up."

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Mortal swoops towards the injured Driller, and has her glider shoot a large ball of fire at it.

Azuma: "Maybe it's just a name."

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So Taiyo goes and rams a Driller.

*The fireball misses wildly after Monu destroys the Driller. Lilith fires some shots at the heads of the other Drillers who were blasted with lasers & rammed, & so they all explode into chunks of multicolored rock floating around the world. The 2 remaining Drillers approach her & Thiera, while the 4 remaining Dragonflies fly around Monu & Taiyo, blasting them with laser bolts.*
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R"Well, whatever. Lead the way."

*He folds his arms behind his head.*
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N"Yeah, what she said."

*Artexi looks between the two, then sighs*

<Ok. It's gonna suck to wear this much clothing though. Especially because it's black.>
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*Monu soars out of laser range, then rams a dragonfly. Safian continues to laser the drillers*

And so Hitomi leads them through The Great Maw and towards the castle.

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Taiyo flies above the Dragonfly and rams it from above.

Mortal tries to blast the driller Safian attacked with her fire blast.

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"My heart bleeds for you," Noct said.

N"So, are we going, or not? Even Senthose has left by now."
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*They come to a stone square with a flower-like design of semiprecious stones inlaid into it. This leads to a ramp of a metal castle, lined with hanging gardens. However, it's gated off, & standing in front of the gate is [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. He points one of his crossbow things at them.*

<Halt! Who goes there! Wait...Hitomi, is that you? Man! Last I saw you, you were like this.>

*He bends down, waving his hand about 2 feet above the ground.*

<Where ya been? What've you been up to? Ansem won't talk about it.>

OOC: His name is "Braig."
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*Monu is blasted from his Glider & pelted with more lasers before he can even get close. Taiyo narrowly manages to destroy one. While Mortal & Safian destroy a Driller, Lilith distracts the remaining one by pelting it with lasers.*

L"Go save Monu!"

*Thiera tucks her Glider's wings in & speeds to where Monu is getting blown to shit. The Drill powers through Lilith's attacks & swings a fist at her, peeling one of the petals off, & exposing her inside of the ship. The piece of armor spirals off into oblivion, then disappears in a flash of red light.*

OOC: Braig must be invisible because you have no link to his appearance.

Hitomi: "We've come for information about Senthose."

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Taiyo sets to attacking another Driller.

*Monu desummons his glider and tries to grab onto Thiera's when she gets close. Safian fires at the remaining driller*
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*Artexi opens a dark corridor and hops though*

Noctis follows behind her.

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Mortal uses her lasers to attack another one of the remaining Dragonflies.

Braig<Hah! What makes you think I know anything about him? He left before you did!>
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*Once Monu is on, Thiera rotates slightly, releasing a conical shield to protect them. Once the Driller is distracted, Lilith speeds past it, firing a few shots. Lilith, Mortal, & the reflected lasers eventually manage to destroy the remaining Dragonflies. Without stopping, Lilith turns to keep firing wide shots towards the Driller, which sweeps an arm at Taiyo.*

T"Someone or something is definitely trying to stop us from getting into that world!"
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*And so they emerge outside of the gates of the city of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. A few meteors pass behind it in the pale dusk. Nero frowns.*

N"Great. You think they're here, too?"

*Safian keeps firing at the remaining Driller*
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*Artexi shrugs, busy staring at Agrabah*

Hitomi: "I don't expect you to. There may be information inside the castle regarding him."

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Taiyo dodges and attacks again.

"Is it the Organization?" Mortal asked, also shooting the Driller with lasers, because there is little left to do, "If so, good, I welcome the challenge!"

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Noctis frowns at the heat, and pulls up her own hood, not wanting the sun beating directly down on her head, "Fuck this place. There is good heat, then there is heat that serves no purpose. This is the latter." Her bitching out of the way, she looked up to see what Nero was talking about then scowled even deeper, "And so the day continues to get better."

<It's a desert. We're also wearing along black coats.>

Braig<Well, how's about this: I take you into the castle, find you a room, & then Ansem & the other brainiacs see what they can find on the computer first thing in the morning?>
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N"Well, since we're here, why not find a good place to stay? Let's sneak into that big castle over there. I bet they have rooms that they don't even use, so no one will ever know. And even if they do, there's not much that can beat a Keyblade in a fight."
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*The Driller explodes into chunks, but not before knocking Taiyo from her Glider.*

L"Possible. However, the last time I was here, I was suspicious of the Royal Vizier. He's a powerful dark sorcerer, & when I mentioned that my audience was over the disappearance of a friend, he convinced the Sultan to have me ejected from the palace."

*Artexi shakes her head*

<We need to stay away from the palace. There's great danger there.>
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*Safian flies over to pick up Taiyo*

Monu:<Sounds like we have a likely suspect.>

"Does it have anything on ancient beast men who turn to stone?" Noct asked.

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"How odd," Mortal said, "I suppose that would be the perfect place to start."

Hitomi: "As soon as possible would be preferable."

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Taiyo: "Thank you."

R"He's got a point, we're not really going to be able to pour over the data efficiently, with how late it's getting."
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N"Well, we have to go somewhere."

*He points to where spots on the horizon are approaching them from the direction of the meteor shower & growing steadily bigger.*
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L"Alright, first we'll land outside of the city. It's called 'Agrabah.'"

*She heads down. Thiera follows.*

Azuma: "She said as soon as possible, so whatever works."

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Taiyo either retrieves her glider and flies on down or hangs around Monu. Whatever happens.