Mew

You open up your browser and goto cosmic/setting.uni. There are a lot of settings but you manage to find the settings For Sources and change them to Subconscious and Deep Soul.
You click apply settings.
You pass out from Something?
You see yourself except made of shadow with glowing yellow eyes. She smiles and the you start falling rapidly with Your Shadow fading in the distance.
You fall through the darkness. The darkness is suffocating like water and it seems like you slowed down. You find your decent into Darkness stopping You stand and the Darkness flies away from in under you. Reveling a circular stained glass platform. It is a mural of an unknown woman wielding two key like swords. It takes a bit for you to recognize them as Keyblades in your dream like state.
You hear a voice say
"So much to do, So little time.
Don't be afraid. The Door is closed... For Now.
Step forward"

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Mentat
She clicks apply settings and then passed out. After about five minutes her eyes start moving like REM sleep.

Edited: Because I have A good Idea.I think. Mentat could you edit the next post?
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He raised a hand in preparation to cast the logical countermagic against errant energy, should it be needed. Not everyone reacted the same to getting in touch with an unstable magical power source, and he had no intention of ending up like a certain would-be teacher of electrokinesis in Nagaworld.

He then wondered when that happened to him. It didn't synch with his normal memories. He'd never been to Nagaworld, much less knew what it was.

Whatever the cause of that odd memory, he chose to wait a bit.
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Well, that didn't remind us of the every nightmare. The part where there is potentially an 'evil' us or the part where a thing is made of shadows, because omens bad, bad omens. YES! Three times we have seen shadow beings and not once has it been a good sign. Four you're forgetting the halucination we had when we were pregnate with Jessy. That was different!Well, I didn't get a bad vibe from them like the other times, just mischief. So lets not jump to conclusions here.

New question: Who's the newbie? On the bright side we have never had a bad Kingdom Hearts dream. Ever enthusiastic, what now. I step forward looking around as I do.
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You step into the center of the stain glass circle. You hear the voice again.

"Power sleeps within you."

A stone alter appears on your left from a pillar of light.
On it is a shield with a Sunburst emblem on it.

" If you give it form..."

Further to your left, behind your initial position. Another stone alter appears from the light. On it is a rod that has a head engraved with mystic symbols.

"... It will give you strength."

To your right, a final stone alter appears from a pillar of light. On it is a simple one handed sword.

"Choose well."

'K, so I'm playing Sora. Wait, is it possible that we Versed? This is similar to what we experinced just before wakeing up outside the casle. Hmm, it is possible but I don't think so last time we were someone else and I am defenatly me this time. It is still a possiblility.

"I wonder if they have a discription with each of them like in the start of Kingdom Hearts." What does it matter? We will probobly take what we did in the games. I move up to each of the pillars and see if there is an inscription or if the voice will tell me about them. Starting with Sword just in case picking it up for voice overs is the same as picking as that is my traditional choice.

You examine the sword and the voice speaks.

"The power of the warrior. Invincible Courage. A sword of terrible Destruction. The path to the Sublime Way. Is this the Power that you seek?

"The sublime way? That was never part of the sword's discription...No." I put the sword down and move to the staff.

What does it matter if the descriptions are diffrent? Well, keep in mind that we partaly chose the sword back then for astetic and reach. We may no longer wish for the sword and instead keep the staff. Regardless of whether or not we would keep the staff now, we can at least agree that we are keeping the shield, right? Yes. I at least understand why. However this may come down to which sounds worse 'Terrible Destruction' or 'Ruin'. Because I remember back then something else 'Ruin' sounded worse. That ... is true, but we also regretted loosing the inner strength and wonder While we are on the subject though do either of you find it weird that the shield didn't have a negative statment about it. Not one we can recall at least. We will have to keep that in mind when we here the rest.

Sorry about giving you more work Magnus. If you want to speed it up you can go ahead and give the discription of the shield as well.

You put the sword down and go over to the staff. As you pick up and examine it, the voice speaks.

"The power of the mystic. Inner strength. A staff of wonder and
ruin. The path to impose your will on the World. The Path to bring the World to ruin. Is this the power you seek?"

You set the staff down and go to examine the Shield. The voice speaks again.
"The power of the guardian. Kindness to aid friends. A shield to repel all. The path to surviving against all adversity. Is this the power that you seek?"

Congradulations! We are still at the impass we were when Kingdom Hearts frist came out. I vote we drop the staff. And here I thought you'd defend it. 'the path to impose your will on the world' and 'the path to ruin'? These things sound contrary to our most stead fast goals and loves. ... We may want to reconsider that... We are dreaming afterall we didn't verse and the last thing we did was change the setting on our magic. By the way the drawbacks are the paths at their worst not something that WILL happen. If your still conserned about the shield its negative trait is just subtle, 'a shield to repel all' doesn't sound negative but it can be. The subtlety is disconcerting.
So are we droping the sheild then? I'd approve. Even with its flaws it still stands most for what we believe. So, it is down to what we will loose....IF we are keeping the staff, I beleive we should loose the sword. That way we trade 'Ruin' for 'Destruction.' I suppose that works. I'll just state for the record I still prefer the sword, but if balance is nessisary to ease your mind. Does this mean we are leading with the staff? We'll lead with the shield. As a mom it better represents what we are now days as opposed to the staff, which is more of something we are adding to that bases. And should we ever except what Ed Mentat says about versers what we may become.

Having made my decision I move to the Shield and answer "Yes." to the voice.

If you want to go ahead with the what to give up part, I will give up the sword.

You pick up the shield. The voice says
"I see. You are still clinging to the past."

The voice takes on a darker inflection at the end.

The glass shatters below you and you find yourself sinking into inky darkness. You try swimming but that only causes you to sink faster.  You go below the surface. And you feel the darkness pressing in from all sides, trying to enter you and corrupt you.

You are about to pass out from the lack of air. When you find yourself on the floor of your old home. You don't hear the sounds of children, animals or cars. And outside is inky blackness.

The only person you see is lounging on the couch playing your 3DS. Her skin is so tan that it is almost black. And her eyes are a vibrant gold that almost glows. You then notice that she would look exactly like you is she had the same skin and eye color as you.

She sets the 3DS down and looks at you with eyes that bore into your soul.
"I am disappointed that you didn't pick the staff as your main focus. But at least you didn't plan on rejecting it."

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Meanwhile in the Castle with Mentat.

You are practicing your katas with in the style of Viae Furoris. When you feel a massive source of Entropy enter the sanctum. A figure clad in a black hooded robe that has seen much wear and tear appears before you. The figure is wielding an oversized scythe of black metal with screaming faces and skulls pressed against it's surface. You see that there is a skeleton in the robe with glowing red pin pricks where the eyes should be.

It speaks with a low rumbling voice that sends the chill of the grave through you.

"You who have felt my touch countless time, but have eluded my grasp.  What is your business here?"
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"Oh. Right. You are a thing here." Mentat calmly continued what he was doing. He had been invoking a ritual meant to serve as a lightning rod in the event of a magical eruption. He knew how these things tended to go, and wanted that energy grounded harmlessly. "I'm doing what I do best, clearly."

He finally looked directly at the spectral entity, sizing him up. He continued his motions, though, even if they were a touch slower from distraction. "I see you are rocking the traditional, specter-type look. Which name you going by this season? Grim Reaper, Death, or your traditional name, Samael?"

I point at them, as I speak, a theory wrapping my mind as to what I'm dealing with. "I don't know who you are, not for certain. But seeing as this is a dream, you have to be some sort of aspect of myself. Based on the darkness that makes your door, a darker aspect.. I'm thinking one I don't hear a lot of now days. Whether I'm right or not, doesn't matter right now, I'll wager. What does is this, I am no longer the thunder cloud that dreams of being a dragon. I am the bear and woe onto those who threaten my children, make no mistake I still dream of the day the wind fills my wings, a dragon I still strive to be. Taking the Shield is acknowledgment of this shift. You may simply see the fact I didn't take the staff as clinging, well maybe I am a little. After all I'm not giving up on seeing my kids again anytime soon. But you more than any part of me must understand what it means for me to choose to keep the staff and forgo the sword. I'm keeping the staff because a sword is the only tool only good for one job, it cannot help me bypass what Ed mentioned, it is only good for cutting and death. I need the staff but it does not define me! And though the sword was always tempting it never did either, did it."



OOC: As you wouldn't know about the Thunder cloud, dragon thing I'll explain it here. A few years ago we were told to use an analogy to describe ourselves and what we wished to be. Back then I said I was like a Thunder cloud: dark with flashes of inspiration, and that I wished to be a dragon: a true master of the self.

The image of yourself smiles at your words with an almost a draconian aspect to her features.
She then gets up from her seat and seems to radiate raw power.

"I see that you have some Will to Power. Good. You will Need That

As for what I am... I am The Dragon's Shadow. I have a few other names, But you can call me Shade."


She then glares at you. The irises of her eyes start glowing with a golden light while the whites burn away from the molten light revealing inky blackness beneath them with blood seeping from the edges. As she speaks you notice that there is no teeth or tongue inside her mouth. Just darkness. trickles of blood flow from the gaping wound that is her mouth.

"Now Tell me, You who want Dominion over Reality. By what right should You have that power?"

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Even though he is a skeleton. you feel that he has a grim smile from your attitude.

"Those are names that I have gone by, my servant. Although here I prefer to go by Death. I'm Sorry that I cannot give you the reward you desire for your services yet. Perhaps there is a temporary payment that I can offer?"
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Now that knocked the smirk right off of Mentat's face - being told directly he's a servant of an Anarch power, being told he can't be given what he wants, and most of all, the offer of something else.

He continued the katas deliberately, and slowly, with a ruthless determination to get it right. "I think when I do get what I'm after that it will be - against the justice of the universe - Azreal who takes me instead of you."

"Now, since I'm no longer in the business of attacking enemies who came at me under a banner of peace, you can tell me what you are here for. It's not for a friendly chit-chat."

"I think Ed's theory of spite covers this best. Life is an accident that fate is constantly trying to correct. Every second life exist is a black eye to fate, and this immortality thing, best not to ever see your kids. I see it as fate trying to punch back, and I'd like to give it a fat lip to match its eye. Magic is the fist by which one accomplishes this. By what right does one exist in the first place, let alone do anything? By the rights of existence, by the rights of will unbroken - will those rights work, or did you have something in mind?"

Teeth rip through the blackness of her mouth and split it into a grin.
"Fine then. Prove your worth"

Shade disappears and Then everything in the in The room starts melting. Until you are standing In the middle of Lighted circle within emblem of a dragon on it.

A shadow heartless appears before you and it has it's attention on you.

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Death chuckles at that. It's a cold dry sound that reminds you of the cracking of bones.

"Can I not exchange pleasantries with such a faithful servant that has sent so many into my grasp? No Matter. Let's move on to Business.
I can see that you have run afoul with The Hierarchy of Heaven. Quite the restriction on your power with The Fourfold Seal of Divinity. You must be quite eager to get out of that."

"Actually-" Mentat caught himself before he could finish his original thought. Opportunity was here, and information might be in his reach. "-yeah. It's annoying. So what's your offer? You don't do favors, even when you ARE on heaven's side."

He was going to tell him that he honestly didn't care, but hearing this offer out would at least be interesting. He wanted to know what Death wanted. He was quickly drawing the conclusion that this was going to be the usual Anarch schtick of a favor for 'your soul' or something like that, and that Death was just messing around.

But he would allow Death to leave this sanctuary corporeal and in this world. He had no interest in violating its sanctity as long as Death didn't.

I draw the Saber not even considering that it might not be at my side. No. But I wanna. NO. Do not do this stupid thing. Do this stupid thing. GOT IT. Not you too. I'm a gonna do it. RRrrr, Fine, be an idiot. With my other hand I unhook the keychain from my waist, partially because I think its funny and half out of the hope/belief that a heartless will naturally fear it. I spin the keychain in my left and hold the saber in my right. As I step towards the shadow heartless I start with a reverse slash from the sword followed by a low body swing from the keychain, which attempts to use the momentum of the first attack to amplify itself.

The Shadow gets the jump on you and Leaps at your face with a downward slash with a claw that 'glows' with Darkness. You Barely dodge with your reflexes before it continues with horizontal slash That comes out quicker than the first attack. You try to dodge but it slashes deeply across your stomach. You actually feel the pain from this. it hurt's like a deep cut.

You retaliate with a slash across it's head with your sabre. It tries to dodge but you catch it's antennae with your slash and rip them off. Making it spew inky black liquid out of the cut. It is strangely silent. Although it's head stretches like it is screaming
You follow up with slapping it with your Micky Mouse Icon key-chain. It is glowing with white light as you are slapping it. Then There Is a Bright Flash of light as it strikes. Destroying the Shadow And releasing an ethereal Heart. Which floats up to sky.

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"I have my Reasons. A magician such as yourself has surly sensed the energy flowing through the Castle. And it's nature to oppose Heaven. This energy gathers in certain points in the Castle where the strongest guardians dwell. If you where to Tap into those points. And then direct the flow towards the goal of destroying Heaven's seal on your magic...Well. I'm sure you would succeed at that. Although, I would imagine that the others assaulting the the castle wouldn't take kindly to such a blatant disregard of Heaven's Will."

Mentat rolled the idea over in his mind. "The theories are sound. And we both know I'm here by choice, so Heaven is not a factor to me."

True enough. He didn't need to go deeper into this castle - he wanted to destroy this castle.

"But I'll think about it. I'm just wondering how this action would benefit you."

He went back to the katas. He needed to get his mind ready. He had a guess as to how this would prosper Death (turn his foes against each other, obviously), but he wanted to hear the words Death would use - that one might profess a different motive, and offer a new possibility.

I take a deep breath and look around. "Okay Shade, you and I both know that if I haven't failed that there's more."

The Heart floats high in the sky and then starts shining with light. Sending your Shadow out long and wide.

A dragon of inky blackness raises from your shadow. It is about 10 yards long with Massive wings and teeth like swords... wait a minute, those are not ordinary swords. Those are Chainswords. It's mouth is literally full of Chainswords. That are on fire. It's claws are talons that cut through the ground with distressing ease.

It Roars at you. Hammering into your skull. Submit! Give Up!  DIE!

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"Let's just say. It pains me to see my servants in such a weakened state. Who knows? You might find a power that is agreeable to you."

With That Death fades from the room.

You notice that Mew's stomach is bleeding with a gash.

Mentat scowls as he walks to her, his conversation with Death no longer important in the moment. "This isn't supposed to happen until you actually begin casting."

Due to his magical suppression, he used the ambient energies here to complement his actions, applying direct pressure with his hand to the wound, and slowly and carefully moving her closer to the statue of Mary. "Stigmata is a frequent side effects of the nastier elements of the magic I use." He grunted out as he moved her. "That, or you are having a psychosomatic dream which can kill you. The rules here are different, if I recall - death in the dream world of this castle doesn't kill you. It turns you into a lost soul."

The scientist living in his mind piped up a question. "Yes, brain, I suppose that does mean we can find out if that's just fatal to us or if it actually does cause our soul to wander until the death of this world, should the worst happen. On the plus side, it will mean her lessons resume."

"Strength within, strength without." He calmed himself, and slowly focused healing energies into the wound, willing the natural energies of the room to focus on containing the bleeding. He combined this with actual effort, taking off his jacket and shirt, and tearing the shirt into makeshift bandages, which he bound around her. He figured she'd get over the lifted shirt.

If she got more injuries on the torso, she was waking up indecent, and if she lived she'd get over it, as far as Mentat was concerned.

"NO!…. On a side note Shade, this is your most metal design since Corpse Bite." A shield would be very beneficial right about now. I hook the keychain to the saber rather than reattach it to my waist, a little in the hope that its holy power will transfer to the blade. Okay a shield is to protect, so to summon the shield I need to think of something worth protecting. I focus intently on the mental image of my kids. Hoping that is enough to conjure it.

Regardless of my success I attempt to goad the dragon into slamming one of its front legs straight down at me. If successful (and dodged), I run up the leg to get on its back and from there move to the face where I will stab it in the eyes repeatedly.

Of course the plan itself has its own drawback as the mere thought eye-violence still makes me winch even if it is to save my life.

My plan may have to change based on if I am misunderstanding the size/scale of the beast.

Mew

With Your though of Protection, Your Keychain starts glowing with a white light. In a flash you find your left arm covered with a shield...Punch...Keyblade. With straps holding the shield in place. Lawson's sword is in your right hand.

You get the dragon to slam down with it's right arm. You then run up it's arm onto it's back. But before you manage to get to the head to stab the eye. It starts moving and bucking around wildly. Then It takes off flying.  Are you still going to stab it in the eye? You are sort of high up.

The Keyblade Punch shield looks something like this.

         _________
        /         \
       /  I I /][\ \______________
       |  I I |][| |--------------
       \  I I \][/ /           KEY
        \_________/


On one side of the handle is a shield boss that appears to be made of steel.

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Mentat

You gently channel the energy of the statue into Mew.
Something odd happens though. The flow reverses and then she is in a conflux of light.
When it dies down. Her wounds are gone and there is a ... Shield?Keyblade?Katar?
on her left arm.
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