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Post by Raven8 on Sept 22, 2011 19:40:45 GMT -8
Once this was Pride Castle, the seat of government for the country's net presence, and a duplicate of the real-world counterpart in every way. As with most things on the virtual island, however, Samhain's invasion changed that.
The royal family, their guards, and all other inhabitants of the castle have been imprisoned elsewhere.
Samhain's curse has aged the castle into a run-down yet regal ruin that looks decidedly haunted. The artwork in the lobby has been replaced with portraits of Lord Samhain himself and pictures of unspeakable horrors. The statue of the princess of Creamland that once stood in the castle is shattered, its rubble remaining scattered on the floor. The many twisting staircases, littered with broken or cracked steps, lead up to the central tower, in which all of the rooms are in a similar state of decay and disrepair.
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Post by kyuubi25 on Oct 4, 2011 21:12:30 GMT -8
"Of course, a castle, there's always a castle...why can't things ever be easy?"
Jinko decided it would be best to wait for backup before rushing in.
"Man, i hope they're not as slow as they were getting to the wall. If that's the case, then the trap's 'll get 'em. Only problem with that is, I'm gonna need help."
Jinko noticed that something was wrong here as well.
"Where are all the guards? Samhain, or whatever his name is, should at least have some guards around the castle, seeing as it's the logical choice for us to set up as a base of operations."
And so, Jinko went on waiting.
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Post by Snakeskin on Oct 7, 2011 22:44:56 GMT -8
Something strange was brewing... it didn't cross any of their minds, of course, for they were unfamiliar with the area... but normally, one would need to pass through the Castle Network to reach Pride Castle. However, it didn't appear to be there at all. Instead, there was the castle, just behind Pride Wall. Or, one of the Pride Walls.
Really, there only should have been one, in a normal world, and yet some of these warriors of light had found themselves between two. After all, this was not a normal world. Behind them now, the crumbled wall - it was only one again - opened not onto the beach of Pride Park, but to a series of large buildings and shops, decayed and covered in rust and blood-red vines. Castle Network, which should have been in front of them. At its center - where the castle really should have been - was the high, imposing tower of the Green Tempest Outpost. At its peak, one with eagle eyes might just be able to make out a white navi standing atop it, carrying something.
Next to the castle, another building was visible, one they hadn't seen before - it had once been the factory of Gauss, Inc. Of course, that factory should have been a part of the castle - it always had been, after all - but now it stood on its own. Even so, the castle looked complete. What was it lurking now in the space once filled with machines and workers? And what was being kept in the old factory that would require it to be moved into its own location? And even more than that, how could the heroes ever be sure they were really going where they thought they were?
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Post by kyuubi25 on Oct 8, 2011 10:00:24 GMT -8
Jinko knew something was up.
"Wait, how did I get here so fast?"
Jinko looked back and saw only the wall, and everyone else just standing there.
"Where's the Castle Network? Wait, don't tell me... SAMHAIN!!"
Jinko rushed into the first floor of the castle, determined to kill whoever stood in his way.
"Wait, this isn't the inside of a castle... This looks like a lobbby."
Something was wrong, and if his backup didn't arrive soon, he would possibly be deleted again.
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Post by Raven8 on Oct 11, 2011 21:04:12 GMT -8
*Walking up past the group that had already formed, the Armored Destroyer makes his way to the center of the room, amassing energy with every step. He'd already noticed the reality-warping effects of the invaders, and was obviously growing in in anger. Without a word, he makes his way to the center of the loby, clenches his fists, and thrusts his arms outward. With that move, the energy that sparks around the destroyer explodes, engulfing his entire form in a crimson orb as the ground benieth the feet of all in the area suddenly quakes with a violent shock-wave, the battlefield cracking under the raw power exerted into the earth. As the crimson orb dies down, the destroyer looks upward and yells out above all others in the area*
?: Enough of your worthless games, cowards! End your attempts to escape death and reveal yourself, or I'll bring this entire castle to the ground!
*The crimson energy from before begins to spark once again, flashing in the darkness as the brutal Navi of destruction awaits an answer....*
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Post by kyuubi25 on Oct 11, 2011 22:10:43 GMT -8
"Hm... looks like i should keep going."
Jinko opens the door to the next room and enters.
"Hm... Still don't know where I am."
He yells back to the others.
"It's very likely that we are running directly into a trap, i don't want any complaints if i'm right. Try not to get deleted, and don't give up."
Jinko then walks through the next door. The next room is pitch-back, no, darker, so dark that even the light from the AD is not enough to pierce it. Jinko closes the door, wanting to be alone for a moment.
"I know that she deleted me before, and I understand that she probably hates me, even though she doesn't know me, but i really hope that she's okay..."
He didn't know what he was saying, but he soon learned it to be true.
"Nah, she's probabl stronger than whatever this Samhain guy has."
He said that, but he didn't know if he was right. Unfortunately, there was only one way to find out. He was going to get to this Samhain, no matter what he had to do.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2011 21:35:08 GMT -8
Knight approached behind the Armored Destroyer. Looks like not many others were here yet. He remained silent as he accompanied his temporary ally, gripping his shield tightly as he waited, expecting an assault from the enemy.
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A voice broke the silence of the room Jinko was in. It was enough to startle him, especially since there was no way for Jinko to see who was speaking. The voice was deep though -- certainly that of a male, not female.
???: " May I ask... what you're talking about?"
The voice sounded neither threatening nor welcoming... But the very presence of this other navi made the darkness feel thicker and only that much more tangible than it was before...
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Post by kyuubi25 on Oct 14, 2011 22:58:05 GMT -8
"Who are you, and why are you here?"
Jinko couldn't help being defensive. Just the presence of another navi in this dark room, unknown to him, made his skin crawl.
"How much did you hear?"
Jinko didn't want this navi to know too much about his thoughts. Actually, he didn't want anyone knowing about any of his thoughts.
"Do you serve Samhain?"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2011 9:13:59 GMT -8
???:" Hmph. Sam-who?"
The Navi walked toward the door, somehow able to navigate his way through the darkness, and opened it. The light from the other room pierced the darkness just enough so that his silhouette could be seen. It appeared as a Navi with strangely shaped armor -- alot of spikes, and a helmet that resembled a beast. Demonic wings were attached to the Navi, or rather, the creature's back, and the red eyes of the helmet seemed to hold a soul of their own.
Wyvern: " I was napping until I heard your voice wake me up. But as for the Samhain guy..."
He paused for a second, as he thought deeply, searching his memories for the name.
" ... Never heard of 'em."
Wyvern turned his head around, to see the drastic changes to the castle. Things certainly looked different after he woke up, compared to the way they looked before. The halloween design had a nice touch... sort of. The people here really went quite all-out on this place.
" Hmm... wonder who's idea this was..."
The Destroyer brought alot of attention to himself, and seemed to be the center of the destruction that had evidently just happened in this room. Surprisingly, the yelling and the noise let off by the Armored Destroyer wasn't enough to wake Wyvern up earlier. He turned his head back to the dark room -- not able to see Jinko, but knowing he was in there.
" Seems like a show's about to go down... What'd I miss, eh?"
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Post by kyuubi25 on Oct 15, 2011 9:38:54 GMT -8
"Oh, not much. Evil halloween guy takes over creamland net, we try to stop him, you were sleeping the whole time, oh, and the bad guy has a sidekick that looks like a horse-man-thing. That's all."
(This guy is infuriating, how could he sleep through all of this?)
Jinko walked through the door on the other side, expecting to find another room, but instead, he found a hallway.
"Well, this is different, ah well, now who's head do I have to bust to get a drink in this place?"
Jinko didn't want to talk to anyone, not just yet. He was however, starting to understand where Samhain was coming from.
(Maybe, to him, this is like one big Halloween Party)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2011 10:00:47 GMT -8
((*Pokes* This is Creamlan, not Sharo? xD)) Wyvern stood idly as the navi walked on. His story was a little confusing, but hey. it was believable.
... Enough.
" ... Fair enough, I guess."
Wyvern continued standing in the doorway between the two rooms, waiting for whatever was to happen next. Evil-doers these days... getting in the way of Wyvern's own plans. Might as well assist in disposing of this one, before moving on to his own agenda. And who knows? Maybe he could learn something from the Samhain-guy.
((EDIT: New Wyvern Img ftw: ))
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Post by Genesis on Oct 15, 2011 10:40:41 GMT -8
*The quake probably could only come from the Armored Destroyer, especially if he looked at the group of people they had with them. Then again, he didn't give them much of a look and more just recognized the strength that he had become familiar with. Hearing the voice of the armored navi, the idea didn't sound all that wrong now. If they destroyed enough, eventually they would find who they were looking for. If they ran into more walls, they would just have to keep blowing them up until they ran out of spares. Of course, all of this was just an attempt to buy more time for them until their designated time that they made. If nothing came of the words spoken, they would just fall back on the general concept that comprised part of the armored one's moniker.*
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Post by Snakeskin on Oct 15, 2011 15:41:27 GMT -8
At that moment, unbeknownst to the heroes within, the entrance chamber to the castle was switched with the lobby of the Green Tempest Outpost. They moved with it, and so their surroundings appeared the same. But outside was the gang of evildoers, ready for their mission.
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(OOC Note: If you're one of the navis who were in this castle lobby when it moved, continue posting here, NOT in the Green Tempest thread. Unless you go outside for some reason, then it IS the Green Tempest thread because you're not in the castle lobby anymore.)
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Post by Raven8 on Oct 15, 2011 18:14:03 GMT -8
*With the gate obviously open, the destroyer quietly lowers his cannons and walks forward, making no note of anyone else as he does so*
*AirMan following behind*
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2011 20:14:05 GMT -8
Wyvern paid little attention to anyone else as he followed the others into the next area. They had left him behind some time ago -- he was uninterested in progressing until he heard some interesting destructive sound coming from the next area...
[Location Change: Green Tempest]
Knight followed the others as well. Not noticing Wyvern, but rather concerned for what was happening up ahead.
[Location Change: Green Tempest]
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