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Ven felt a piece of insight as his Keyblade made contact with her side, though he pulled back on his speed as the impact happened to avoid causing any real damage. “You had a bit of doubt, didn’t you?” He asked curiously. “You won’t progress if you don’t believe in your own ability. Try convincing yourself that you can keep up and beat me, even if you don’t think you can.”
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They reached the place, and Ven looked around. It was definitely out of the way, as they’d mentioned. “That’s fair,” he murmured. He did notice the strength of their foes seemingly increasing. “So…what kind of training did you have in mind?” He asked with a tilt of his head, Wayward Wind appearing in his hand.
Skuld summoned Starlight to her hand and nodded. “Well I want to work on my speed. And since you have the quickest reflexes out of all of us I was wondering if you could help me out.” She answered. Her speed had been lacking lately. And she knew she had to increase it to dodge attacks.
He chuckled a bit, his free hand rubbing the back of his head, almost as if he were nervous. It’s true, he was fast. Reflexes, reaction timing, and just moving in general. But still…he blinked a few times, dismissing the doubts. Skuld wanted to train with him, right? “I’d be happy to try. Not sure how I can teach speed though,” he offered a more normal laugh.
“Thank you Ventus. And help with anything to where I can improve my speed will help.” She offered a small smile to him. She was guessing that he was probably nervous by his actions. But she didn’t want to train with anyone else since Ventus was one of the best sparring partners she could ask for.
He nodded again. “Alright, I’ll do what I can. I guess…the more I think about it, I guess the best way to ‘teach’ quickness is just practice it.” With that, the corner of his lips curled up in a semi-smirk. “So with that in mind…” He moved some distance away before facing her, stance at the ready. “Try to keep up with me, Skuld!”
“I’ll do my best to keep up with you.” She returned his smirk as she got into a fighting stance as well. Her keyblade held partially in front of her as she looked at Ventus. She took a few steps forward before running at him to try and hit him.
He nodded and returned her smirk, readying his footwork first. Waiting for her to approach. Not yet...not yet... Now! As soon as she was within reach to land a blow, Ven dodge rolled underneath Skuld’s side, the one not holding Starlight, and immediately spun, swinging Wayward Wind in a horizontal arc.
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He tilted his head, though he kept his hood up still, regarding the other with confusion. There was definitely something about her that just felt…different. Different from the Organization, different from Sora, from that accursed DiZ, from Namine…from everyone else he’d encountered. There had to be more to her than meets the eye, and he needed to keep his guard up just in case.
He nodded to her answer about their location, and he felt his lips curl up in an involuntary smile. Nothing but desert and canyon for miles, and the nearest town was far off that they’d need….a Landspeeder? Some sort of transit vehicle, he figured. He was figuring out how to say he wanted to avoid town without coming off as suspicious when she trailed off and looked around.
“What is it..?” He asked, eyes narrowing as he followed the general direction of her gaze. Was something coming? He took a few steps closer, not calling for his Keyblades just yet. He didn’t sense the exact Darkness that he was used to, though there was something akin to it nearby. Which…meant there shouldn’t be any Heartless around, which by itself is a good thing. So what could it be??
By now, Amanda’s eyes were closed to slits and her head lowered. “I… I don’t know…” she spoke absently, as though her mind was elsewhere. Indeed it was, extending past Roxas onto the sands ahead. It was such a dizzying feeling, “reaching out”… She could see creatures. They walked upright, but were completely unlike humans, Tusken Raiders or even Jawas… though the one feature they shared were glowing yellow eyes.
“AH!” she gasped out, stepping backward as though she had been pushed. “Monsters..somewhere ahead,.” was the first thing she said after regaining her footing. “A whole party of them, they’ve already destroyed four moisture farms in as many days!”
Amanda pressed both hands to her chest, looking at Roxas with nervous eyes. “Survivors have started calling them ‘Heart Thieves’ or “Shadows’… I stick to monsters. If they pass through here, the people of Anchorhead need to be warned!”
It...seemed as though she suddenly wasn’t here. What...what was she doing? Some sort of strange ‘foresight’ type ability? Given what he knew from being around the Organization for so long, he’d take almost anything as being within the realm of possibility.
He stepped forward, wordlessly catching the woman as she’d stumbled backwards. “You okay?” He asked before she seemed to come back to himself. She then told him of what she’d ‘seen’, and groaned, leaning his head back. “Just great...” There were only two types of creatures that fit what she described, and both of which Roxas was hoping to avoid. Hence why he appeared in this world in the first place.
“...Alright, I’ll be there in just a second.” He reached out to the side and summoned a Dark Corridor. Based on where she said the settlement was, he figured its path would take them to it. “Step on through and we’ll be there in a matter of seconds,” he explained, already walking through, both Oathkeeper and Oblivion already in hand.
They reached the place, and Ven looked around. It was definitely out of the way, as they’d mentioned. “That’s fair,” he murmured. He did notice the strength of their foes seemingly increasing. “So…what kind of training did you have in mind?” He asked with a tilt of his head, Wayward Wind appearing in his hand.
Skuld summoned Starlight to her hand and nodded. “Well I want to work on my speed. And since you have the quickest reflexes out of all of us I was wondering if you could help me out.” She answered. Her speed had been lacking lately. And she knew she had to increase it to dodge attacks.
He chuckled a bit, his free hand rubbing the back of his head, almost as if he were nervous. It’s true, he was fast. Reflexes, reaction timing, and just moving in general. But still…he blinked a few times, dismissing the doubts. Skuld wanted to train with him, right? “I’d be happy to try. Not sure how I can teach speed though,” he offered a more normal laugh.
“Thank you Ventus. And help with anything to where I can improve my speed will help.” She offered a small smile to him. She was guessing that he was probably nervous by his actions. But she didn’t want to train with anyone else since Ventus was one of the best sparring partners she could ask for.
He nodded again. “Alright, I’ll do what I can. I guess...the more I think about it, I guess the best way to ‘teach’ quickness is just practice it.” With that, the corner of his lips curled up in a semi-smirk. “So with that in mind...” He moved some distance away before facing her, stance at the ready. “Try to keep up with me, Skuld!”
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There…seemed to be something about Ven that the brunet recognized. It was probably Roxas; no, it had to be Roxas. Though he wondered how that could be, that she would recognize him. After all, the ‘Olette’ that Roxas knew was a digital one, and assuming he was in the real vision of this world, she wouldn’t know him….right?
“It’s a pleasure to meet you Olette,” he smiled and placed a hand over his heart. “I’m Ventus. Call me Ven though!” It felt a little too formal to him, when people used his full name. Still, it’s not like it bugged him too much, just one of those small things.
Well…maybe he could actually test the thing that was on his mind. “I have a question if you don’t mind…do you know anyone by the name of Roxas?”
“Ven..nice name!” Olette smiled and heard him speak his question. “Oh! Well, I don’t know him myself..But the other me sure did.” She went into her back pocket and pulled out a picture. “Apparently there’s a copy of this town..and this boy..Roxas, was a part of it. My friend Sora should it to me and my other friends.” She laughed softly. “Crazy, right? How is it that he was there, and not here? He’s a friend that never was..as Hayner said.” She smiled. “That’s why you look so familiar. You’re practically identical to Roxas here.” She pointed to him in the photo. “Anyway, you said you wanted a tour right? I’ll be glad to be your guide. Just let me know when you’re ready and we can get started.”
He opened his mouth at first to thank her for her compliment about his name, when she dropped a very...interesting piece of information. “The...other you?” He tilted his head and looked at the photo, seeing the quartet.
“Sora showed that to you huh?” He asked, reaching out for only a half second before shaking his head, as if changing his mind about wanting the picture. “You all look happy in that one.” Then again...it made sense. During the glimpses of Twilight Town that he caught through Sora’s eyes, they didn’t seem to be missing anyone, but Roxas’ experiences that he’d described would greatly contradict that.
“That is pretty crazy,” he agreed with a chuckle, his mind returning to the present. He nodded with a bit of a smile in response to her last statement. “Yeah, I’m ready when you are.” He wouldn’t ask for a tour if he wasn’t ready, after all. Still, it was always better to be polite!
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Sora had been walking through Traverse Town, mostly making sure that the Heartless threat was under control. He had just reached the square in the Third District, when he was struck with nostalgia, having first met Donald and Goofy here. Having found his resolve to begin his journey…
His trip down Memory Lane was interrupted by a portal opening, and he tensed up, readying to defend himself if need be. It wasn’t one of those Dark Corridors that the Organization used, but he couldn’t be careless. “Who’s there?” He called out.
Thomas plopped from the portal before Sora, with little decency. “Ah hell in a hand basket where am I- Oh! i’ve been here before! Maybe I can catch leon he’ll point me to where my sales are this time.” Thomas then sat up staring at Sora. “Oh. hi there.”
His Kingdom Key appeared in his hand by instinct, and Sora himself wasn’t sure if he meant to call for it or not. Still, he took a half step back out of surprise at the arrival. “Who the-” Leon...? This guy knew Leon? “Who are you supposed to be?”
Roxas had spent a bit longer than intended simply sizing up the woman, watching her closely, almost like one predator watching another. He didn’t pay much mind to her comments, and was almost ready to simply leave her be, when he caught her last comment.
He tensed just slightly at her mentioning him ‘popping up out of nowhere’. “Like you were paying much attention,” he retorted with a shake of his head. Amanda, huh? Odd name… “I’m Roxas,” he answered curtly. “From the way you spoke, you know the place pretty well. Do you know where the nearest town is?”
Even if he didn’t follow the Organization’s creed of ‘don’t be seen while scouting’, he still didn’t care to be in a heavily populated region right now. At least…not yet. If he were, he would have gone back to Twilight Town – the real one.
Not paying attention to your immediate surroundings is kinda the point of meditation! Amanda rested her hands on both hips, still deciding how to feel about this whole conversation. It had been a long time since she felt relatively safe enough to send joking-barbs at anyone… at least the boy didn’t seem to take offense to what she’d said.
Either that, or he just hadn’t been listening. Roxas, huh? Interesting name… I wonder where he’s from? “I could’ve guessed that you aren’t a local… technically though, neither am I.” Amanda nodded to him, before resting a hand to her chin. “Well… unfortunately, the “nearest” town is a bit of a journey, you’re smack in the middle of the Jundland Wastes now!”
Amanda gestured widely to the rock formations around them, including the one she’d been sitting on. “Nothing but this canyon for miles around! If you need to though, I have a Landspeeder we could… use…” she trailed off without meaning to, and started looking around again. Her instincts… or rather, the Force, she figured, were yelling for her attention. Something was out there, and approaching fast. A Tusken Raider? Angry Dewback?
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He tilted his head, though he kept his hood up still, regarding the other with confusion. There was definitely something about her that just felt...different. Different from the Organization, different from Sora, from that accursed DiZ, from Namine...from everyone else he’d encountered. There had to be more to her than meets the eye, and he needed to keep his guard up just in case.
He nodded to her answer about their location, and he felt his lips curl up in an involuntary smile. Nothing but desert and canyon for miles, and the nearest town was far off that they’d need....a Landspeeder? Some sort of transit vehicle, he figured. He was figuring out how to say he wanted to avoid town without coming off as suspicious when she trailed off and looked around.
“What is it..?” He asked, eyes narrowing as he followed the general direction of her gaze. Was something coming? He took a few steps closer, not calling for his Keyblades just yet. He didn’t sense the exact Darkness that he was used to, though there was something akin to it nearby. Which...meant there shouldn’t be any Heartless around, which by itself is a good thing. So what could it be??
They reached the place, and Ven looked around. It was definitely out of the way, as they’d mentioned. “That’s fair,” he murmured. He did notice the strength of their foes seemingly increasing. “So…what kind of training did you have in mind?” He asked with a tilt of his head, Wayward Wind appearing in his hand.
Skuld summoned Starlight to her hand and nodded. “Well I want to work on my speed. And since you have the quickest reflexes out of all of us I was wondering if you could help me out.” She answered. Her speed had been lacking lately. And she knew she had to increase it to dodge attacks.
He chuckled a bit, his free hand rubbing the back of his head, almost as if he were nervous. It’s true, he was fast. Reflexes, reaction timing, and just moving in general. But still...he blinked a few times, dismissing the doubts. Skuld wanted to train with him, right? “I’d be happy to try. Not sure how I can teach speed though,” he offered a more normal laugh.
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During their shared time in Sora’s Heart, Ven and the others had shared plenty of their memories of the various worlds and experiences that they’d had during their journeys. But there was one world that captured Ven’s attention more than the rest.
So, shortly after recovering his body, one of the first things that he did was travel to Twilight Town. He’d seen glimpses of the world and its inhabitants through Sora’s eyes, but wanted to experience it firsthand. After perhaps a half hour of wandering, he finally encountered someone that he recognized, even if it was second-hand recognition.
“Hi there,” Ven greeted with a soft smile. “I’m a little new around here, would it be alright if I asked for a tour of town?”
“Huh..?” Olette turned to see the boy, one that seemed..strangely familiar. Was this the same boy from the photo? The one from the other Twilight Town? Her eyes grew big with curiosity and joy all at the same time. Of course, Hayner and Pence had already left to go do whatever the boys loved to do. “Hi..!” She was a bit nervous. It was weird, she met him in the other Twilight Town, why was it so hard now? “Of course! My names Olette.” She pointed to herself, giving a soft smile. “Welcome to Twilight Town.”
There...seemed to be something about Ven that the brunet recognized. It was probably Roxas; no, it had to be Roxas. Though he wondered how that could be, that she would recognize him. After all, the ‘Olette’ that Roxas knew was a digital one, and assuming he was in the real vision of this world, she wouldn’t know him....right?
“It’s a pleasure to meet you Olette,” he smiled and placed a hand over his heart. “I’m Ventus. Call me Ven though!” It felt a little too formal to him, when people used his full name. Still, it’s not like it bugged him too much, just one of those small things.
Well...maybe he could actually test the thing that was on his mind. “I have a question if you don’t mind...do you know anyone by the name of Roxas?”
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“WHAT IS HAPPENING?!” Ven’s eyes widened, his fist clenching. “Aqua...please, no, not you too...” He dropped to his knees and started punching the ground. “Aqua! I can’t lose you again!”
Roxas had spent a bit longer than intended simply sizing up the woman, watching her closely, almost like one predator watching another. He didn’t pay much mind to her comments, and was almost ready to simply leave her be, when he caught her last comment.
He tensed just slightly at her mentioning him ‘popping up out of nowhere’. “Like you were paying much attention,” he retorted with a shake of his head. Amanda, huh? Odd name... “I’m Roxas,” he answered curtly. “From the way you spoke, you know the place pretty well. Do you know where the nearest town is?”
Even if he didn’t follow the Organization’s creed of ‘don’t be seen while scouting’, he still didn’t care to be in a heavily populated region right now. At least...not yet. If he were, he would have gone back to Twilight Town -- the real one.
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Roxas gritted his teeth as he arrived on a new world that he’d never been to before. He bore the coat that he wore back when he was a part of the Organization, but he most certainly did not share their ambition any longer. His first impression of where he was?
…It’s hot. Maybe even hotter than Agrabah, not that he thought it possible. Still, he had the feeling that there was someone nearby in this desert wasteland.
“Who’s there?” He called out, not bothering to be stealthy…not that there was any way to hide out here.
A new voice snapped Amanda out of her meditative trance, and she very nearly tumbled from her perch. She rubbed the side of her head with a quiet groan, suddenly feeling the heat again. The whole reason she left Anchorhead was to get away from the noise both in her head and out of it, and someone found her way out here?
She didn’t feel any darkness or heaviness about them… really, she didn’t feel anything about them at all! Like the figure was a void of some kind… Part of Amanda was just relieved that her Master hadn’t found her.
She climbed down and began to look around… not having to look for long. A lone figure all in black stood out like a sore thumb against the sand. Her first outfit was all grey and she all but roasted within an afternoon, she’d take her sand-colored tunic any day. “Are you crazy?!” she near-shouted, hurrying towards them, “You can’t wear black in the desert, you’ll bake out here!”
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Roxas blinked a few times in surprise underneath his hood. His eyes narrowed as he looked upon this other person. From this distance, it looked like they were a similar height, the woman perhaps just a bit taller than he was. The way she reacted, at first it seemed as though she were focusing on something -- but what? She was just sitting there until I called out... -- and then her reaction was entirely due to his garb...?
Was that...concern? Or what...? “This isn’t the first time I’ve been in a desert,” he answered in response, taking a few steps back as she was rushing towards him. “Who are you supposed to be though?” He couldn’t feel any hostility coming from her, though he was still very on edge. He needed to get away from it all to find a fresh place to regroup and begin his efforts. But if she were to attack him...he’d be ready.
They reached the place, and Ven looked around. It was definitely out of the way, as they’d mentioned. “That’s fair,” he murmured. He did notice the strength of their foes seemingly increasing. “So...what kind of training did you have in mind?” He asked with a tilt of his head, Wayward Wind appearing in his hand.
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During their shared time in Sora’s Heart, Ven and the others had shared plenty of their memories of the various worlds and experiences that they’d had during their journeys. But there was one world that captured Ven’s attention more than the rest.
So, shortly after recovering his body, one of the first things that he did was travel to Twilight Town. He’d seen glimpses of the world and its inhabitants through Sora’s eyes, but wanted to experience it firsthand. After perhaps a half hour of wandering, he finally encountered someone that he recognized, even if it was second-hand recognition.
“Hi there,” Ven greeted with a soft smile. “I’m a little new around here, would it be alright if I asked for a tour of town?”
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Roxas gritted his teeth as he arrived on a new world that he’d never been to before. He bore the coat that he wore back when he was a part of the Organization, but he most certainly did not share their ambition any longer. His first impression of where he was?
...It’s hot. Maybe even hotter than Agrabah, not that he thought it possible. Still, he had the feeling that there was someone nearby in this desert wasteland.
“Who’s there?” He called out, not bothering to be stealthy...not that there was any way to hide out here.
