adamant | 6th roar [ video + action for violet ]

[ The feed starts with a very enthusiastic GOOOOO LEOOOON from a certain excited ninja. The first shot is of Lightning, who is glaring Yuffie down from the next seat over. Giggling and cheering, Yuffie turns the gear towards the match in progress. Noctowl and Honchkrow have presumably already been taken down, as currently Skarmory is facing down Falkner's Pidgeot. Both birds are in flight over the arena, but Pidgeot is slightly wobbly from poison; it's clear that Flood did a number on it already.

Yuffie is making ~~obnoxious commentary~~ a full play-by-play as the match continues; both pokemon have used Agility repeatedly, and the result is difficult to follow. One second Skarmory is diving for Pidgeot, the next Pidgeot is slamming its wing into Skarmory's head. Unfortunately for Pidgeot, its efforts are in vain: Skarmory has the type advantage. Skarmory uses Pidgeot's proximity to catch it in her talons, and unleashes a hideous Metal Sound at point-blank range. Pidgeot screams and flails away, causing Skarmory to lose her balance; their talons still twined, they go plummeting down in a cloud of blades and feathers.

Skarmory's metal shell means the impact doesn't bother her much; Pidgeot, on the other hand, poisoned and dizzy, is out. Yuffie gives a shrill whistle, effectively drowning out Lightning's own cheer. Skarmory shrieks triumphantly before she and Pidgeot go back to their respective pokeballs. The feed clicks out. ]

[ooc. Light and Yuffie used with permission! Thank you~]

[ Private text to radiantxsmile ]

I'll be leaving Violet at the earliest opportunity. I should be in Azalea by the end of the week, if all goes well.

[[ spoilers for bbs in thread with ventus. read at own risk. 8|b ]]

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But Terra and Aqua would've come to help...

[Which suddenly has him wondering where they went during all this]

[ Leon shakes his head. ]

Radiant Garden fell because there were no keyblade bearers to save it, Ven. [ His tone isn't accusing, only tired. ] We waited nearly a decade for Sora to arrive; until then, the only keyblade wielder was the King.

[ A pause. ] Ven...what happened to you three?

[That's troubling indeed, and his brow furrows as he takes this in]

I...think I know what'll happen to me, but...

[ The implications are pretty horrible, and Leon does feel a bit bad that he brought it up. ]

You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to.

[There's a soft sigh. He doesn't mind, really, only...]

I just don't want Terra to hear about it. He's pretty determined to help me, but this time...he can't. I get the feeling Aqua knows.

[ Leon nods briefly. ]

If he comes back here--I won't tell him a thing. You have my word.

Thanks.

[He really does appreciate it, as much is evident in his tone. After a pause, he lets out a small sigh]

It's...a bit complicated, but Ma- [No, after what he's done, Ven doesn't want to use the title] Xehanort, he...wanted to use me to make this weapon. A very special keyblade, one that'd drag all sorts of worlds into some crazy war again.

[Not just some legend, no]

A weapon?

[ Xehanort. The apprentice? The man who stole Ansem's name and made a Heartless and Nobody out of himself? Leon has few doubts that they're one and the same. ]

What war are you talking about?

[ He wishes he didn't feel quite so blind. He's used to being the one to give information, not receive it. ]

[And yet they are. Only Nomura would do this]

The χ-blade. If what Xehanort said was true, it's the cause of the keyblade war from ages ago.

[ Few doubts, not a few doubts. But still--oh, Nomura. ]

A keyblade war...? [ This is his first time hearing about this. He tries to think of any time the king might have mentioned a conflict, but nothing comes up. ] And how did he go about creating the...χ-blade?

[...Reading is a tricky art indeed. Can't even blame the hour for this, so let's blame Nomura some more]

He needed a heart of pure light and one of pure darkness, so he extracted the darkness from my heart and made somebody else.

[ English is a stupid thing indeed. Fffffff Nomura. Also has an idea of where this is going. ]

...Vanitas? [ But then--that doesn't explain--oh god headache coming on. ]

...Yeah, that's him.

[His troll sure seems to have gotten around]

Apparently since I'm strong enough now, if we become the same person again, that keyblade would be forged. I can't let that happen.

So, you...?

[ Horrible thought is pretty horrible. Say it ain't so, Ven. ]

I have to stop him and destroy it. Since it'd be made from my heart, I...think that'd explain why I'm not up and around during all this Heartless mess.

[ Alright. That makes sense. What a way to go, though. ]

If Vanitas comes from you--why does he look like Sora?

Four years ago - for me, anyway - my heart was pretty damaged by what Xehanort did. He took me to this island, and I guess he figured I was a goner, but somebody's heart reached out and helped me.

I'm pretty sure that was Sora.

Edited 2010-12-09 06:26 (UTC)

[ Fourteen years ago...that would make Sora, what? One? Two, at most? Man, this is confusing. ]

This Xehanort: could you tell me more about him? How did you meet him? Why did he specifically need to use you?

[Apparently even as a brand-new heart, Sora's a sweet kid]

I can't really remember anything from before that day, but...he was my first Keyblade Master. One day he wanted me to use my darkness and when I couldn't...he made Vanitas.

I'm not sure why he wanted me to use darkness so badly.

A keyblade master? Xehanort? That's...

[ Talk about falling from grace. Then again, the only Keybladers Leon knows are Sora and Mickey; he's only recently learned that anyone can wield a keyblade as long as the Inheritance Ceremony's been performed. ]

Does the name 'Ansem the Wise' ring any bells?

That's the ruler of Radiant Garden, right?

[That's all he knows about the guy, of course. He's just heard the name in passing while running arounf]

He was, yeah.

[ Oh my god that makes Leon the leader of RG doesn't it. What is this. ]

He was a scientist. About... [ Thinks this over. Timelines in KH are made to troll everyone. ] ...a year, or so, before Radiant Garden was invaded, he got a new apprentice: a man called Xehanort.

[Can we call him Prince Leon?]

...Xehanort as an apprentice?

[ Leon the Badass? ...not quite the same ring to it. ]

You sound skeptical.

[Leon the Belt-Laden?]

He's just so old.

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[video] do you think i should warn for spoilers?

[video] think it's been a reasonable span since bbs was out, but if you want to in case

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[video] heading home, be back in about 45 mins

[video] travel safely!

[video] /took a nap :T

[video] hope it was a good nap o/