The Ultimate Lifeform

Eyes like fire narrowed, disapproving of the other's classification almost immediately. " 'Good' or 'evil'... It is hardly something to label the Heartless as. They have every right to exist as we do - even if their mere existence is volatile. Untrustworthy."

He spun around, letting his hand linger to his side now. "I have a tracking mechanism that I can very use - or, alternatively, my weapon is what naturally draws them into us. But for the sake of showing you ..." he trailed off, now letting darkness run down his his form, nestling deep into the ground. It flashed momentarily to show where it was - before going invisible. The elder remained silent, closing his eyes as he did his work. "That direction, off to the west,'' he commented, eyes going towards the direction.

"...That sounds like evil enough to me. Why do you defend something that, from what I've seen, only causes harm?" tendrils of pitch black that felt far too familiar for comfort caused him to step away, his own eyes narrowing sharply as they moved and.. doing things. only when it had vanished did he take a cautious step forward, eyes on the old man before him.

"...That was a lot like those creatures...." so it was something similar to those creatures, but it wasn't exactly the same. connected, maybe, but not directly linked..? "So you're tied to the Darkness you fight, then......" ..how uncomfortably close to home.

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Jack looks up at Shadow and gives the hedgehog a lopsided smile, like his face isn't used to the action.

"I fell and smacked my head on a chair, got a new scar in the process but I'm doing ok now I think..." He tilts his head so Shadow can see the freshly changed bandage. "I hurt when it rains, but I'm used to it."

Jack's body kind of folds up like paper until there's a black and gray rabbit Mobian where he used to be.

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before he can even voice his disbelief, he takes a step back out of surprise. jack's body seems to become paper-like right before his eyes, only to suddenly become a form far more familiar to the hedgehog than before, and he just had to stare, stunned and speechless, for a good few moments before shaking his head.

"......I'm not going to ask how you did that, because I likely wouldn't understand. But I am going to ask how you managed to get so scuffed up on a chair. Are you sure it wasn't something else?"

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“Do you have any idea how many people are dead because I wasn’t clever enough, wasn’t quick enough, wasn’t strong enough, wasn’t good enough?”

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Jack applies her horribly bruised face to Shadow's soft fluffy chest

it is rather fluffy, isn't it? he's a well-groomed hedgehog who takes pride in his appearance - it better be soft. however, that doesn't mean he's used to people touching it -

"....What are you doing? ...And what happened to your face?" it wasn't like that last time they'd met, so it clearly isn't a normal look. "The other guy better look worse.."

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A smirk appeared briefly onto the elder's face, as a chuckle left him. "Trust doesn't appeal to me as easily - as the average human,'' he revealed, but didn't elaborate past that. "No matter,'' he muttered, nodding out towards the environment. He wondered if more would pop up, anytime soon.. Eyes carefully scanned.

"A place entitled 'Kingdom of Corona'... We are out in the woods and greenery. There is a town not too far off from here."

"Those creatures you have seen? There are no doubt more of them around. But alas -- more than likely are gone for now. For, you see, they need substance just as we do. They need 'hearts'." He placed a hand suddenly onto his chest. "Spiritually, and literally."

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he'd heard all he needed to. creatures that seal spiritual - and literal - hearts? that couldn't be anything but pure evil, and evil needed to be dealt with swiftly.

"I see.... A kingdom where evil runs rampant, then. And what are you doing to destroy them? If you are to defend this kingdom from such monsters, and there are more, you aren't going to do any good standing around here, are you? Can you track them? How will you locate the creatures that remain?"

He was patient - awaiting the other's reply. His relaxed held a falsified sense of calmness, but the other didn't need to know that.

He hmph'ed, embers staring at the hedgehog, before dismissing his weapon. If need be, he'd use darkness in an attack, nice and unsuspecting. "It quite isn't - though one could argue there isn't much defense against such creatures here." Neutral - even if there had been a small indication of him knowing much more than he was letting on about the situation.

Slowly, allowing his hands fold behind his back once more.

"You would have to forgive me. I am on-edge these days, due to being a warrior for many years." Half truth - and no, he didn't care if the other forgave him, or not.

a warrior, was it? the hedgehog looked him over, eyes narrowing briefly before shrugging. it was difficult to tell just by looking sometimes, it seemed.. he definitely didn't seem to have the physique for it, though how could he tell with all that leather on? either way, it didn't matter to him. he'd dealt with far worse.

"Sorry. You'll have to find a better excuse than that. Or don't, I guess. It doesn't matter either way." another shake of his head and he turned his attention away from the old man, finally considering his latest location. "So where am I anyway? I don't recognize this place.."

A bout of laughter left the elder, as he stared down at Shadow with a grin. The stubborn practically rolled off of the other - and their combined stubbornness could have taken down an entire army of Heartless at this rate, if more wanted to appear. Though, the amusement slowly drained away, and disappointment shined within the ember hues. "Saddening. Which, I hardly expect you to be able to be fully prepared to take on a keyblade master such as myself .."

He finally lowered it, though kept it by his side. Burning coals narrowed. "So, you haven't? What purpose would you have otherwise? Perhaps - gaining knowledge of another world?" He gestured elsewhere with his other hand. "Are you meeting a friend?" The word was almost said with disgust, or complete distrust.

the hedgehog rolled his eyes, his attention focusing instead on their surroundings as he took it in properly. there was a charm to it, even he had to admit, but now hardly seemed the time to sight-see - especially if this man insisted on taunting him.

"Hmph. I'd say sorry to disappoint, but I'm not. Just here by chance, actually, as far as I can tell. Seems like this place isn't as hopeless as they usually are when it comes to handling dark creatures, so I don't think I need to do anything. Not my problem. You, however, seem way too interested in picking fights with strangers - what's your deal?"

Previously, he had seen the creature out of the corner of his eye during the fight, but he hadn't bothered to engage. Pay attention. A low threat, if anything. The pointy-eared male kept his weapon at his side, fingers flexing lightly against the metal hilt. Was this some variation of enemy, or - Xehanort didn't allow one inch of his invisible magickal shields down. Though, this small creature seemed ultimately .. harmless.

The elder cracked a brow at the remark, and he pointed the weapon towards Shadow. "Care to repeat that?" He threatened. "Afterall, you are on the other end of an unknown weapon ...'' He smirked.

"So I suppose those words more accurately apply to you, moreso than I." Though, he didn't move. No, this being was hardly worth it to see its blood strewn across the pavement. But he wouldn't back down ...

sharp red eyes looked unimpressed as they glanced over the length of that long weapon, and thin arms folded over the large tuft of white fur that adorned his chest with a snort, posture shifting to lean on one leg, the other tapping at the ground beneath them.

"So are you." no, he didn't seem about ready to elaborate any time soon, only making a fair show of how non-threatening he deemed this man and his strange, oversized key. he'd seen far more dangerous-looking weapons capable of so much more destruction - and destroyed them himself. whatever this was would be no different. "If you're threatening me, I won't go easy on you. I had not come to this world for a fight; are you marking yourself as my enemy?"