With All My Strength

A Dragoon, who once betrayed Cecil and has spent 17 years repenting for his sins. Descending the mountain he lived on for years, he finds that not all is the same. [Independent Kain Highwind RP blog set during FFIV The After Years]

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Looks like.. I'm gonna be here more often? Here and Pearly's blog. I just need to re-get the FFIV collection.. but hey, muse is awake so come bother him, please?

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HOLY MACKAREL I TOTALLY FORGOT I HAD THIS BLOG UNTIL MY KAIN MUSE REVIVED HIMSELF THANKS TO MY DAYDREAMING-- Or woke up.

I AM SO SORRY I'VE BEEN ABSENT I HAVE A LOT OF OTHER BLOGS. I should really, really condense them. Forgive me ;w;

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Oh my god I am so sorry. I've been making blogs like crazy. I haven't lost the muse for Kain. It's more or less I've been busy on my other blogs.

I'm sorry if you're waiting for a reply from me.. I'm also going through a tough time and have a deadline of this upcoming Monday to move elsewhere. So I'm scared and upset, and I'm probably not going to RP for some time.

My apologies. I'll be sure to work on the replies I owe when I can.

[xprinsipessa]

{dragonsgift} has entered the castle.

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*An amiable smile played across the Princess’ cherry red lips towards the other.* “Good afternoon, and welcome to the castle of the kingdom of Mariona. I am Princess Rosalinde,” *She gave in greeting.*

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The hooded male inclined his head, blond locks of hair shifting with the sudden movement. He'd found himself elsewhere, not on the Blue Planet.. And this was actually concerning. If he was here, then where was his young charge?

"Your Highness, I must ask a question of you." He said, getting straight to the point.

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Meanwhile on Skype:

--> Kain, you better run before you get bitchslapped.

[shadowofaknight]

(Alex you silly~ XD; You have great muses too~ People should follow you more. :3)

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—> Invalid.

[vigordevout]

Aww~ c’mon~ We all know it’s true~

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--> Nope.

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”..I suppose you’re here for the same reason as the others.” Kain spoke as if he’d done this before. “Baron is not a good place to go to for now. I suggest you find somewhere else to go.”

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"Kain? Is that truly you?" Porom asks calmly, confused really. The young pink haired healer looks at the blond quizzically. Why now of all times would Baron be unsafe? Did something happen to Cecil? "I was merely having to visit the area. What could have happened?" The last sentence was more of a whisper than anything else.

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Purple eyes blinked at the sight of the mage. This was the girl who had been talking to his dark side.. and he'd never really gotten to meet her.. A fist curled up but he willed it to slacken, his gaze remaining on her.

"You must have me mistaken with someone else." He said, merely watching her for any sign of danger. "It isn't wise to linger here. Soldiers could be on you at any minute."

[shadowofaknight]

(Alex you silly~ XD; You have great muses too~ People should follow you more. :3)

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--> Invalid.

[in-the-world-below-blog]

Indeed, Rydia did’t recognize him at all: every time they met they barely spoke to each other, just for very short and essential things, and everything she’s ever seen about him, above his armor, was a lot of blonde hair. The fact he didn’t even mention to be one of her acquaintances… didn’t help at all. “Ah? Really? How weird, when I tried to visit it the guards at the entrance stopped me… are you sure it’s really empty now?” Oh, Cecil, what was wrong again in Baron? 

"…" The summoner crossed her arms and nodded "Yes. Yes I am." Too bad she didn’t know where Luca (Or Edge with his ninja friends) were but… she wasn’t really planning to burst inside casting flare and everthing, Rydia only wanted to check if the blonde man was telling the truth or not.

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"The guards did stop me and my charge. We had to find another way inside. Lucky for us, someone knew about it and let us in." Best not to give specifics of how he really got inside the castle. "It was empty. No one was around.. Not even the King, which was odd.. Perhaps there is a reason to that.."

He wouldn't tell her of what he saw... no, that would just make her go to Baron and find out for herself. "I would recommend you not. The soldiers are nothing more than mindless zombies. Paler than usual, and only repeating what they've said."

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//silently promotes

Psst they have FF muses on there... u wu

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"I'm to suppose this is to be a regular occurrence here?" Kain asked himself with a small frown before addressing the individual in front of him. "I would advise following me and staying as far away from Baron as possible. I can get you to the next town, but only to that point."

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"Hmmmm… and then you expect me to walk away from that…" Gaia had become more and more addicted to adventure since starting her travels.  Sounded like a great mystery, and one she wanted in on.  Lifting her glasses, she was stunned by what she saw from him.  He was a man who had suffered long, a repentance of some sort.  And the cave… "I imagine it’s rife with monsters there…" She took out a journal and started taking frantic notes.  "Sounds like a great place to investigate…"

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"I’d expect you to have some common sense and not go running into danger because it’s there." Kain said, giving a small sigh. He looked to the cave he’d come out of before losing sight of Ceodore. "I wouldn’t recommend it. There are soldiers on the other side.. and the monsters in this area are not to be trifled with."

He put a hand on the hilt of the sword he carried, glancing back at the mountains. “Going to Mist would be the best possible route.”

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Gaia considered it a second, taking an appraising glance at the man in front of her.  He wasn’t anything to trifle with; she could see that even with her goggles set on filltered.  If he saw it was dangerous, then there was no need to doubt him. “Alright friend, alright,” she shrugged. “Mist it is… can I ask your name? Mine’s Gaia.  Archaeologist.”  She gave a lop-sided smile.  “Can I assume I’ll have the pleasure of your company for the trip??”

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He frowned slightly at how she had called him a friend. And she didn't even know him.. "I do not have a name." No, not since it was stolen from him. He'd have to conquer his dark side to retrieve his own name. The smile sort of put him off, but nonetheless he turned in the direction of Mist.

"Indeed, though I doubt it'll be as pleasurable as you think."

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"Then they do not know the wrath of women." Kain said, keeping his wits about him. She didn’t recognize him.. nor did she really notice his voice.. Most people could tell right off who he was by merely the sound of his voice..

…Dear Gods, Rosa.. Seventeen years.. Did you forget me already? He thought to himself as he glanced to her. “You are not weak or useless, mi’lady. I can see it in the way you hold yourself, even as you are on the peak of exhaustion.. You are strong.”

Kain swallowed, though tried not to make it audible. This was hard.. and he’d lost sight of Ceodore, too.. Damn it.. Just beyond Mist was the ruined mountains…

"As you wish." He did end up leading, however he looked back to make sure she didn’t collapse on herself and pass out from exhaustion.

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Now that she was thinking about that, his voice was quite familiar but he couldn’t be that figure she had in mind at the moment. She was sure if he was him but better wait before hesitate. "Your words are nice, sir… Uhm…" That’s the decisive moment. If he would answer as she supposed, he would really be Kain! "You didn’t tell me your name yet… I would like to know it."

Rosa looked herself around several times as to try to peer someone she knew, maybe her son. Oh, her son! The though about it made the white mage suddenly stop as a hand was now covering her mouth. "Hey, have you seen my son? He was out with the Red Wings for a mission and, when monsters attacked Baron, I’ve not saw him back. I’m worried for him. He’s tall and he has bluish white hair… I was wondering if you’ve seen him…"

When Kain started to walk along the path that took you to Mist, Rosa followed him without hesitation, with her hands together as if she was praying.

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"I have no name." Kain responded, the same as he had responded to Ceodore. What happened on Mount Ordeals, when his dark side had almost left him for dead and took his name from him..  "If you mean Ceodore, then yes. I have seen him and he is alive and well."

Gods this was harder than he thought. It was easy to fool Ceodore. He'd never met Kain, so he didn't know him. But with Rosa, it was harder to fool her into believing he was a nameless man. After all, he was after his own dark side, for pete's sake! A dragoon, ex-Baron.. That's all he knew from the conversation that Porom had with his dark side as he was trying his best to recover from the injuries.

Now that he thought about it, if.. that really was his dark side, then he'd be going after Cecil. Damn it all! He really chose the worst time to resurface.. At least he was with Rosa.. he could protect her this way and not let her fall into that man's hands..

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--> Morning everyone [It's like.. 11:08AM where I'm at]. I have Airey, Gaia and Rosa's replies all pulled up and ready to write. And Kain's being a major dork on Skype, so let's hope it doesn't bleed onto Tumblr, shall we?

--> Other than that, I need to write a starter and I think I'm good for today.

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He gave a nod, deciding not to divulge exactly how he knew.. but by now it was probably common knowledge Baron had come under attack but what happened to Cecil.. to the King.. It was something only he knew. It wasn’t even Cecilsitting on that throne back there.. If only..

"If you are too tired to walk, then I can carry you. Mist is not too far from here." He said, trying to avoid looking at her. So many memories resurfaced when he did, and it was something Kain was trying his hardest not to think about.

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Was really so obvious her tiredness? She slowly shook her head as to refuse his suggestion and then walking by his side. She didn’t know that the news about Baron under attack would have flown so fast around the Blue Planet. But she couldn’t leave his husband going down with his ship, as Cid said when they were still in the castle. For this reason, her head was often turning towards the castle that slowly became more and more small in the horizon.

"I lost a friend of mine while coming here. Monsters attacked us and he yelled at me to run away as far as possible. I don’t know what to do or where to go. Everyone thinks I’m weak or useless. I could help my husband without problems, but… Orders are orders." She looked up to him when he mentioned the village of Mist almost near to them. Finally a place where to rest in. "Are we going to Mist? That’s a great idea. Please, lead the way."

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"Then they do not know the wrath of women." Kain said, keeping his wits about him. She didn't recognize him.. nor did she really notice his voice.. Most people could tell right off who he was by merely the sound of his voice..

...Dear Gods, Rosa.. Seventeen years.. Did you forget me already? He thought to himself as he glanced to her. "You are not weak or useless, mi'lady. I can see it in the way you hold yourself, even as you are on the peak of exhaustion.. You are strong."

Kain swallowed, though tried not to make it audible. This was hard.. and he'd lost sight of Ceodore, too.. Damn it.. Just beyond Mist was the ruined mountains...

"As you wish." He did end up leading, however he looked back to make sure she didn't collapse on herself and pass out from exhaustion.

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--> Hi guys, sorry I poofed. Wasn't anything going on with my dash... I'm back, though, but replies are going to be really slow due to the fact that I'm playing the After Years as I type this and I'm not very happy with Kain's tale whatsoever...

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"More travellers. If you’re intending on going to Baron, I would rather you turn around and return to where you came from. There is something amiss there." Kain said. This was getting tiring. Upon noticing the familiar face, though, he faltered slightly before regaining composure.

"I suppose I can lead you to the nearest town. It’s not too far from where we stand now."

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She was starting to feel tired; her legs suddenly heavy prevented her to go on. She turned to see how much she walked but the view of the Baron Castle in the horizon, worried her, and not a little. Cecil, her husband, the King of Baron, had advised her to go as far as possible from the Kingdom and so she would have done.

After walking for a little longer, finally someone decided to show up. It looked quite familiar but it wasn’t the right moment to think about it. Also, he mentioned something amiss in Baron… So, she wasn’t the one who knew it. "You noticed it too, uh?"

When the stranger offered his help in leading her to the nearest town, Rosa slowly nodded and started to walk by his side, still tired. "Thank you."

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He gave a nod, deciding not to divulge exactly how he knew.. but by now it was probably common knowledge Baron had come under attack but what happened to Cecil.. to the King.. It was something only he knew. It wasn't even Cecil sitting on that throne back there.. If only..

"If you are too tired to walk, then I can carry you. Mist is not too far from here." He said, trying to avoid looking at her. So many memories resurfaced when he did, and it was something Kain was trying his hardest not to think about.